THE MORNING RANT: Delta Airlines Is Backpedaling from Obedience to the Climate Religion’s Commandments

The good news is that Delta Airlines is acknowledging that its previous green energy and net-zero goals cannot be achieved by the deadlines it had committed to.

The bad news is that Delta Airlines is still playing footsie at all with the green energy hustlers, rather than stating the simple truth that the “net zero” objectives cannot be met and will not be met. Most importantly, it’s frustrating that airline executives do not have the backbone to defend their businesses and assertively reject the premise that an airline should aspire to be carbon-free. Airlines fly on petroleum-based jet fuel. There is no shame in that.

But in Delta’s defense, executives at United and American are even bigger cowards, letting Delta take the first public steps toward backing away from the major airlines’ unattainable climate pledges.

“Delta Air Lines Waters Down Net-Zero Target to an ‘Aspiration’” [Bloomberg – 4/14/2026]

Delta Air Lines Inc. quietly scrubbed a pair of key environmental targets from its sustainability web page late last week. The Atlanta-based carrier deleted its pledge to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for 10% of its jet fuel by 2030. It also rephrased its quest to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 as an “aspiration,” rather than a “goal.”

Delta had promised to be using 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. SAF is made from used cooking oil and other non-petroleum sources. Delta’s SAF use has maxed out at 0.5%, or just 1/20th of what it had promised. There just aren’t enough “sustainable” sources of raw materials to make the SAF. Maybe people need to start eating more french fries and chicken fried steaks.

A Delta spokesman is quoted as saying ”While we have successfully increased use of SAF every year, we recognize that the technology has not advanced as rapidly as the industry requires.” In other words, promises were made based on technology that did not even exist at the time. The clean energy pledges were made with the hope that technologies would “advance rapidly.”

The airlines might as well have been making promises based on energy produced by perpetual motion machines. It would be no less speculative. It is a tremendous disgrace to corporate respectability that executives of publicly-traded companies – people making tens of millions of dollars per year – are making childish promises that they cannot fulfill. And I’m not sure which is worse, the public dishonesty of those executives who know they’re lying about their goals, or the maleducated executives who believe the green energy hype. Perhaps their egos allow them to believe that if they command it, it will happen.

The goal of being “net zero” in 24 years is just as dishonestly ludicrous. Changing this from a “goal” to an “aspiration” is just another weaselly way of stating that pledges are being made that won’t ever be fulfilled, but the executives aren’t honest enough to admit it.

It’s way past time for corporations to stop serving as mouthpieces for the left’s political agenda. Until then, corporations in service to the left don’t deserve our principled defense when the communist snakes those corporations have been coddling choose to bite them.

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I Don’t Understand Advertising

Normally when I’m ranting about corporations, usually for their woke political activism, I know the subject I am talking about.

Today, just for fun, I want to comment on something I know very little about – advertising. There is so much about it that puzzles me, such as why auto manufacturers have spent a fortune advertising EVs which consumers won’t buy, rather than targeting their advertising toward vehicles that customers would purchase. Or why Gillette had an advertising campaign in which it accused its (soon-to-be-former) customers of being sexual predators. Advertising is weird.

Anyhow, I saw these signs while grabbing some coffee at a Dunkin’ Doughnuts at an airport recently, and I just don’t get it.

One sign says: “SLOW AND STEADY – We craft our donuts slow and steady, hand-finishing them into perfection.”

Is this a re-purposed barbecue advertising campaign? Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?

The other sign says: ”TRIED AND TRUE – The donuts in our case today are still inspired by our original recipe dating back to 1950.”

“…inspired by”?? The styling of a Chrysler 300 is inspired by Rolls Royce. I saw a watch at Wal-Mart that was inspired by Rolex. What a puzzling admission that Dunkin has altered its recipe. When doughnuts were made fresh in-store, I recall them being much better than the doughnuts now made at a central commissary and shipped in.

To Dunkin’s credit, their coffee is still 100% arabica, and there are still 16 ounces in a pound of Dunkin coffee. And unlike Starbucks, Dunkin has never confronted me about racial injustice when I order a cup of coffee.

I suppose it’s actually a successful ad campaign, since Dunkin hasn’t run me off as an occasional customer. That is more than I can say about certain ad campaigns from Gillette, Anheuser-Busch, Cracker Barrel, and other woke companies who will never receive another dime from me.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:01 AM (PQb8B)

2 Mornin', Buck.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

3 United breaks guitars and other stuff.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (diia5)

4 Delta. I always think of that audio of the ghetto Delta commercial.......

"We run this vessel so deep, she be cryin."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (PQb8B)

5 I volunteer to eat more chicken fried steak.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (+48wn)

6 Delta had promised to be using 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030.

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Iowa and Congress -- but mostly Congress -- should just mandate that they use 10% ethanol in jet fuel.

/What could go wrong?

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (eViVQ)

7 Delta had promised to be using 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. SAF is made from used cooking oil and other non-petroleum sources. Delta’s SAF use has maxed out at 0.5%, or just 1/20th of what it had promised. There just aren’t enough “sustainable” sources of raw materials to make the SAF. Maybe people need to start eating more french fries and chicken fried steaks.

Seems the idea of 'sustainable' isn't so sustainable, now is it........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (PQb8B)

8 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

9 I posted yesterday that #woke was a safety-valve for downscale urban whites from affluent families. If they don't support gay race nonsense, which corporations can control; they would otherwise ponder Marxism (or whatever Platner is into this week), which corporations can't.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (gKWVE)

10 I really don't need my skies smelling like fried chicken.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (PQb8B)

11 I thought Cracker Barrel completely caved after the backlash to its woke campaign.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (LxER7)

12 Today, just for fun, I want to comment on something I know very little about – advertising. There is so much about it that puzzles me, such as why auto manufacturers have spent a fortune advertising EVs which consumers won’t buy, rather than targeting their advertising toward vehicles that customers would purchase.

Because the customer was not the target. Government bureaucrats were.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)

13 "Most importantly, it’s frustrating that airline executives do not have the backbone to defend their businesses"

Most of these executives act as though dismantling their businesses, whether through outright ESG-based suicide or slowly through financialization through enshittification. By that extraordinarily low benchmark, Delta is run by a hero.

Posted by: the lower depths at May 01, 2026 11:06 AM (dl6h/)

14 Congress should just mandate that all commercial airliners be equipped with and powered by SMRs (Small Modular Reactors).

/What could go wrong?

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (eViVQ)

15 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

Not. Even. Close.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcrRRlKTUM

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (iNUL3)

16 8 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
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Heh: [whispering] "I'm married does it matter, you can do that for me?!"

good stuff

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (G0vdT)

17 I'm not offended by Dunkin's ads. They don't seem overtly sexual. On the other hand, they don't want me to run out and get donuts, if we had Dunkin's here.

And good for Delta. I rarely fly but I'm not looking forward to Air Canada's solar powered fleet.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (Sco7b)

18 “…inspired by”?? The styling of a Chrysler 300 is inspired by Rolls Royce. I saw a watch at Wal-Mart that was inspired by Rolex. What a puzzling admission that Dunkin has altered its recipe. When doughnuts were made fresh in-store, I recall them being much better than the doughnuts now made at a central commissary and shipped in.

My workout routine is "inspired by" Chuck Norris.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

19 Funny how Corporations are worried about losing Leftists customers but ignore the majority of their customers who happen to lean Right.

And also the Lefts boycotts have never worked as opposed to the 'Right's' boycotts when we put our minds to it. ( which is rare)

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (kxLc1)

20 "Maybe people need to start eating more french fries and chicken fried steaks."

I see no problems with this

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (FenX4)

21
OUT: Moving the goal posts.
IN: Moving the aspiration posts.

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (eViVQ)

22 Just use windmills on the planes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (9oY+V)

23 Thank You Buck from 6.50/gal+ California.....

Happy Friday! Happy May Day Horde Kom-rats!

Just having my first cup of coffee of the day and enjoying watching the stock market.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (QGaXH)

24 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
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And then they did a race swap.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (kxLc1)

25 I've always loved Dunkin' coffee. Just stopped drinking it because it was 'spensive.

Brew Community Coffee at home, and if we're out and about, I'll find a 151 Coffee (no, no rum involved) and order their Americana.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (PQb8B)

26 --------
And then they did a race swap.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (kxLc1)

State Farm spends WAY too much money for advertising. No wonder they won't pay claims to desperate homeowners.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:10 AM (PQb8B)

27 Is this a re-purposed barbecue advertising campaign? Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?

I assume it's intended as a dig at Krispy Kreme's (rather fascinating to watch) production line machinery. Remember a few years ago when Starbuck's said they were going to SLOW DOWN the service to make it "feel artisanal" or some such BS? Same vibe I think.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:10 AM (vTZFs)

28 11 I thought Cracker Barrel completely caved after the backlash to its woke campaign.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (LxER7)

It has. Probably unwillingly, but caved in full just the same.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (tOcjL)

29
My workout routine is "inspired by" Chuck Norris.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

My workout routine is inspired by Coach Buttermaker.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (PQb8B)

30 I live in the county where: CBS News

Fuel refinery Delta bought is expected to save airline $300M this quarter as jet fuel prices jump 105%
Updated on: April 21, 2026

In part, "The Atlanta-based airline owns a refinery in Pennsylvania that is helping it cut fuel costs while rivals face jet fuel price increases as high as 105%, according to Clint Henderson, managing editor of The Points Guy.

"When Delta bought that refinery, there was a lot of head scratching, but now they look like geniuses," Henderson said."

2025 - The Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council, California-based Communities for a Better Environment and the Natural Resources Defense Council sued the federal government earlier this month, urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to put new regulations in place to keep communities safer from dangerous hydrogen fluoride.

They never f**king stop their well-funded racket. They want everything shutdown short of their many non-profits so we can grow pot, run casinos and have sport stadiums.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (NFX2v)

31 I SAID BUD LIGHT!

Posted by: Those commercials were good, too at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (c3YdQ)

32 A lot of advertising is just saying some words, any words, to distract. Kind of like magicians do. Or bunco artists. What's important is that there's an explanation, not that it actually explains anything.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (JXTT6)

33 Our "elite" class prove every day how non-elite they are.

Can you imagine Henry Ford bowing the knee like this?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (XHO5P)

34 Just having my first cup of coffee of the day and enjoying watching the stock market.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (QGaXH)

I call Wall Street the NYC Casino.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (kxLc1)

35 And unlike Starbucks, Dunkin has never confronted me about racial injustice when I order a cup of coffee
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I have only been into Starbucks at highway rest stops, and no one ever says anything about racial injustice there, so I am ignorant of this problem. Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee? How does that work? Do they give you written notes, or does someone just up and start talking to you?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (c3bGo)

36 It's nice to read but they are going to try again when they are sure that they can get away with it.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (+4yJ5)

37 Maybe Delta can use teenage acne oil to fuel their planes like the skit in the Kentucky Fried movie.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (tYGL3)

38 JackStraw, if you're still here, I meant Memorial Day, not Labor Day.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (l1Oiv)

39 I really don't need my skies smelling like fried chicken.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (PQb8B)

Moar Chem Trails! REEE!!11!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (wVcYX)

40 This is so dumb. Delta, all airlines, and every person and business that consumes energy has a natural incentive to minimize the use of energy. Its called money.

Rory McElroy is so worried about climate change and the energy the world consumes, he flies up to Augusta National on a daily basis to get a practice round in.

I guess we are just going to be doing this stupid song and dance forever.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (sX1BW)

41 Dunkin coffee is good, but their donuts? No thank you.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (2ap+5)

42 "Angus King: War ‘May Provoke’ Iranian Nuke Scientists to Race to Bomb"

"What if they perp walk Comey?"

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (cS1cw)

43 I've decided that my ambition to nuzzle into Sydney's soft jiggly chest is more of an aspiration than a goal.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (gKWVE)

44 Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (sX1BW)

My least favorite PGA player.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (kxLc1)

45 I thought Cracker Barrel completely caved after the backlash to its woke campaign.

They did. I don't suppose they re-re-modeled any of the stores that they had already changed but they stopped changing any more of them.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (vTZFs)

46 Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee?

They tried during the George Floyd riots. The higher ups thought it was a great idea to hold off on serving coffee to people who wanted their caffeine hit long enough to shame us for being white.

The policy died quicker than Floyd did.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (+4yJ5)

47 ==========================
I have only been into Starbucks at highway rest stops, and no one ever says anything about racial injustice there, so I am ignorant of this problem. Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee? How does that work? Do they give you written notes, or does someone just up and start talking to you?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (c3bGo)

There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (PQb8B)

48 such as why auto manufacturers have spent a fortune advertising EVs which consumers won’t buy, rather than targeting their advertising toward vehicles that customers would purchase.
_________

Even now, the ads for trucks never feature a person. Presumably because white dudes disproportionately drive trucks. The ads show the truck, but never the driver.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 11:14 AM (XvL8K)

49
My least favorite PGA player.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (kxLc1)

He's not even on the list of favorite. He's an insufferable douchebag.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (PQb8B)

50 Remember a few years ago when Starbuck's said they were going to SLOW DOWN the service to make it "feel artisanal" or some such BS?

We put the "anal" in "artisanal"!

Posted by: Starbucks at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (fmbc9)

51 > Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee?

Never been subjected to that.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (rJ48h)

52 Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?
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Fast is associated with cheap, unhealthy and dangerous. That's all that means. People want to know that time was put into the thing they are buying.

Also fast is no longer a selling point because EVERYTHING is fast. People accept they can walk into most any place and walk out with what they want "fast". So there's no cache in it.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (LGS3t)

53 19 Funny how Corporations are worried about losing Leftists customers but ignore the majority of their customers who happen to lean Right.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (kxLc1)

I think corporate execs operates more from worry about not being invited to the must-attend-or-you're-nobody parties in NYC, the Hamptons, DC, and Hollywood, along with not pissing-off their Leftist wives and their friends, than they worry about losing Leftist customers.

Posted by: Gref at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (5rh/l)

54 There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege.

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There was also a time when their hire-ups thought it was a good idea to let non-customer homeless stink up the restrooms so that actual customers could not and would not want to the use the restrooms. Whatever.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (sX1BW)

55 > Because the customer was not the target. Government bureaucrats were.
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Also, the bureaucrats were making the rules and providing the funds.

The EV push was as much about social control of a mobile population that the government wanted (and still wants) to subjugate.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (jehhT)

56
Never been subjected to that.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (rJ48h)

I'm sure it was isolated to liberal shitholes, but it was still a directive.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (PQb8B)

57 What a puzzling admission that Dunkin has altered its recipe.

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The Art Thread image today was inspired by "Liberty Leading the People" and the "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings.

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (eViVQ)

58 Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee?
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The policy died quicker than Floyd did.

Nice turn of phrase there. An idea so stupid that it could only come out of Seattle (OK, or Portland).

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:17 AM (vTZFs)

59 Remember a few years ago when Starbuck's said they were going to SLOW DOWN the service to make it "feel artisanal" or some such BS? Same vibe I think.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:10 AM (vTZFs)

Amateurs.

Posted by: Any given DMV office at May 01, 2026 11:18 AM (c3YdQ)

60 Delta is a minnesota garbage corporation who led the dei, covid, climate change zelotry over the last 20 years. The sooner they're out of business the better.

Posted by: South and Proud!! at May 01, 2026 11:18 AM (3dp5c)

61
There was also a time when their hire-ups thought it was a good idea to let non-customer homeless stink up the restrooms so that actual customers could not and would not want to the use the restrooms. Whatever.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (sX1BW)

And they put needle disposal units on the walls in the bathrooms because the homeless were going to shoot up anyway, why not make it clean?

Didn't make it clean.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:18 AM (PQb8B)

62
The Art Thread image today was inspired by "Liberty Leading the People" and the "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (eViVQ)

Or, CBD just f*cking with us.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (PQb8B)

63 It was always comical seeing people commit to doing something in the future that everyone knew was bullshit.

Though the Global Warming scam is falling apart now because the oligarchs that were funding it want to make money on AI datacenters now, and it is too much of a stretch to stick with the global warming narrative as you build all those data centers...

Posted by: Barack Obama at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (sKqQm)

64 Jet airliners are a fraud. They are permanently moored to the loading ramps in airports. The board you all into the plane, then administer a dose of sleepy gas, and scoop you all up and truck you to the destination, and place aboard an identical plane moored at the ramp. You wake up, and there your are!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (utfVc)

65 "...I suppose it’s actually a successful ad campaign, since Dunkin hasn’t run me off as an occasional customer. That is more than I can say about certain ad campaigns from Gillette, Anheuser-Busch, Cracker Barrel, and other woke companies who will never receive another dime from me."

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I remain a loyal Cracker Barrel customer. They seem to be mending their ways. Every time I go to CB I remember my now long-deceased parents and how I would meet them in a Cracker Barrel along I-95 in Florida when I was in Orlando for bidd-ness and they lived below Melbourne.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)

66 Posted by: Gref at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (5rh/l)

Has to be some reason other than financial.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (kxLc1)

67 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

The original "well, she's a guy" one was awesome. The recurring ones not so much.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (FenX4)

68
We put the "anal" in "artisanal"!
Posted by: Starbucks at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (fmbc9)

I LOL'd.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (PQb8B)

69 Politics UK
@PolitlcsUK
BREAKING: The Golders Green terror attack suspect is called Essa Suleiman
He is a Somali translator who has a history of violence, including stabbing two police officers and a police dog in 2008

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Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)

70 30. addendum

And distributing suboxone, seemingly supporting the state's (Commonwealth's) likely goal of both a current & former prison population high and docile.

Care, custody and control.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (NFX2v)

71
The original "well, she's a guy" one was awesome. The recurring ones not so much.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (FenX4)

They replaced Jake with Blayke and took the humor right out of it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (PQb8B)

72 "It is a tremendous disgrace to corporate respectability that executives of publicly-traded companies – people making tens of millions of dollars per year – are making childish promises that they cannot fulfill."

Umm, it's a conclusive indictment of an entire society that absurd hypotheses are allowed to impoverish, distort, and serve as lysenkoist totalitarian cudgels against common sense and real science.

These executives just reflect the dumbed down, cowardly, unserious, imbecilic moral narcissistic culture they come from.

And let's not forget the outrageous and indefensible embrace of crude violent racism ("BLM") in 2020, and the vile idiocy of "DEI".

Buck as always you are right, but vast, vast understatement of the problem has become near-universal on the non-racist/totalitarian side.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (U/Byj)

73 They did. I don't suppose they re-re-modeled any of the stores that they had already changed but they stopped changing any more of them.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (vTZFs)

Did they actually do any makeovers or just talk about it?

The Cracker Barrel outside Cambridge, OH on I-70 has saved my life more than once when we went to visit the kids in school out in Indiana.

Now I want chicken-fried steak!

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (LxER7)

74 If some barista presumed to start telling me how to be a better person I would hope they would at least wait until I had taken a sip or two of coffee first. Everyone should know not to talk to me before coffee. Wait your turn.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (+ZtvI)

75 I remain a loyal Cracker Barrel customer. They seem to be mending their ways. Every time I go to CB I remember my now long-deceased parents and how I would meet them in a Cracker Barrel along I-95 in Florida when I was in Orlando for bidd-ness and they lived below Melbourne.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)

I also am...but I only go twice/year on driving trips. I can eat healthy and allergy safe, and it's all I ask on those drives (and my kids can get a fruit or vegetable without breaking my back)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)

76 -
Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)

It's racist to prevent him from exercising his culture, you see.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (PQb8B)

77 Amateurs.
Posted by: Any given DMV office

I've never waited more than 10 minutes at the S.F. DMV and there's plenty of parking too.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (W5mpo)

78 The original Jake from State Farm, not the DEI replacement.

Posted by: JohnnyCakes at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (9CBNQ)

79 Jet airliners are a fraud. They are permanently moored to the loading ramps in airports. The board you all into the plane, then administer a dose of sleepy gas, and scoop you all up and truck you to the destination, and place aboard an identical plane moored at the ramp. You wake up, and there your are!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Ok, you're half right. They actually achieve altitude, and then just wait for the earth to turn to the proper latitude and then descend. They should be called hovercrafts.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (diia5)

80 Even now, the ads for trucks never feature a person. Presumably because white dudes disproportionately drive trucks. The ads show the truck, but never the driver.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

That's because the driver's always exhausted after driving it to the top of that tall butte in the Grand Canyon.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (77rzZ)

81 Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?/i]

Meanwhile IngSoc sent some women to jail for 2 years for saying on twitter that immigrants should be sent home after the SouthPort attack

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (sKqQm)

82 My personal favorite ad?

"Slow down, you're gonna get us killed!"

https://youtu.be/mHv_-q2YNFE

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (/HDaX)

83 What a puzzling admission that Dunkin has altered its recipe
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Is it puzzling though? Half the original ingredients are probably banned. I think it's taken for granted that few things stay the same for long. Dunkin has had some of the best marketing in the last 20 years so I wouldn't single them out for questioning unless they went stupid or woke.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (LGS3t)

84 2025 - The Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council, California-based Communities for a Better Environment and the Natural Resources Defense Council sued the federal government earlier this month, urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to put new regulations in place to keep communities safer from dangerous hydrogen fluoride.

They never f**king stop their well-funded racket. They want everything shutdown short of their many non-profits so we can grow pot, run casinos and have sport stadiums.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (NFX2v)

What is the alleged source of this hydrogen fluoride?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (utfVc)

85 Dang. No more viral clips.

@disclosetv 15m
JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (diia5)

86 Did they actually do any makeovers or just talk about it?

I recall seeing pictures of the new decor when it was in the news. I suppose those could have been marketing mock-ups.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (vTZFs)

87 Remember the two black 'businessmen' who sued because they were asked to leave after sitting at a table for an extended period of time without ordering anything. Pure set up to sue.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (kxLc1)

88 What is the alleged source of this hydrogen fluoride?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Dentists high on their own supply?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:23 AM (diia5)

89 @disclosetv 15m
JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (diia5)
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Good.

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:23 AM (G0vdT)

90 8 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

I watch mainly Fox Business in the morning. So much advertising - which I fast-forward thru - seems so dismissive or derogatory to white males it's disgusting. And why is every other couple portrayed as mixed race? I married my Latin wife 40+ years ago but still...enough is enough.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (QGaXH)

91 Posted by: Paul at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (lRwRE)

You have more projection than Regan in The Exorcist .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (kxLc1)

92 Maybe not the best ad ever, but high on my list is the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing and the dad frolicking in the aisles with the kids moping.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (FenX4)

93 The last time I went to Cracker Barrel, it was a total disaster. Orders completely wrong (not just ours, the entire restaurant), the refund line backed out the door, the manager screeching "THAT AIN'T MY JOB!!!!) every 3 minutes.

Nah.

Posted by: JohnnyCakes at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (9CBNQ)

94 Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?

Ahhh, a lot of donuts are NOT fried, but baked.

Also, I'm more troubled by the graphics on those two signs. It's got a family un-friendly vibe to it. Maybe that's just because I'm a Moron.

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (D4VUo)

95 A Delta spokesman is quoted as saying ”While we have successfully increased use of SAF every year, we recognize that the technology has not advanced as rapidly as the industry requires.” In other words, promises were made based on technology that did not even exist at the time. The clean energy pledges were made with the hope that technologies would “advance rapidly.”

Not hoped. They were being coerced. And told that new tech, propped up by government money would keep them afloat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

96 JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM
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I'm going to miss all those youtube videos of fights at the Spirit gates.

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (G0vdT)

97 >Dang. No more viral clips.

@disclosetv 15m
JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (diia5)

We'll always have Frontier.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (rJ48h)

98 Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

He was a sweet and tender hooligan -

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (gKWVE)

99 Here's a campaign commercial for Big Mouf Bass.

https://tinyurl.com/4zzdjb2x

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (ndZc7)

100
There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

They skipped that step in Alabama, thank goodness.

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (Wmg4n)

101 Starbucks did at least two eye-poppingly idiotic and offensive political "initiatives", well before 2020. One was the racial one. I made a point to ask about it in the weeks following at a few of them which I hit regularly for reasons. Employees said "huh?" or rolled their eyes.

Then there was another jobs-for-all or some stupid teenage level idiocy during the dead economy under the affirmative action criminal and airhead. Asked about that once at the register. Big eye-roll, followed by "not sure what we're supposed to do".

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (U/Byj)

102 Maybe not the best ad ever, but high on my list is the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing and the dad frolicking in the aisles with the kids moping.
Posted by: Doof

Yeah, that one was good.

Also, the Snickers "Feast!" ad.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)

103 ...the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing...

I thought that was hilarious but it didn't seem to last very long.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (vTZFs)

104 That first Slow and Steady poster looks like a butt plug.

Posted by: Lockheed at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (abIsI)

105 I actually like a lots of the Progressive ads. I think the Jamie character is hilarious.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (kxLc1)

106
They skipped that step in Alabama, thank goodness.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (Wmg4n)

I honestly wouldn't know as I don't like Starbucks coffee, so I'm never in one.

I did used to get their protein shakes when traveling with a couple of exercise freaks way back when, but that was it. Well before all this DIE and racist bullshit hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (PQb8B)

107 They skipped that step in Alabama, thank goodness.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (Wmg4n)

It is amazing how much business they do (based on lines.) They must turn a tidy profit. Customers obviously want it.

I just do not understand it. If I get on a coffee kick (which happens every few years) I just make it at home. Drink too much and then back down to some other form of caffeination.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (bss/y)

108 103 ...the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing...

I thought that was hilarious but it didn't seem to last very long.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (vTZFs)

Wendy's "Where's the Beef" was iconic...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (tOcjL)

109 JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ

Why was this entity given $500M of our money? It isn't as if there aren't other airlines.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

110 Our Starbucks didn't exactly change their policies to exclude nonpaying customers (=hobos), but they've shittified the interior so you don't get the comfy chairs anymore. Only tables with long cushioned benches.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (gKWVE)

111 That first Slow and Steady poster looks like a butt plug.
Posted by: Lockheed

I really don't wanna know how you know what a butt plug looks like.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)

112 8 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

I liked the Subaru dogs commercials. Also Hanna from Arco. Also the battery company with an old abandoned '50's car in the woods with the radio still playing (implausible and possibly illegal false advertising). And back in the 80's one of the west coast airlines had Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner as passengers on an aircraft....

So many great entertaining commercials. Remember the Bud Lite frogs ?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (QGaXH)

113 A friend who worked at AA said their approach to change was "We'll never be first to do (***), but we will be second."

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (wBaIH)

114 He was a sweet and tender hooligan -
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (gKWVE)

and he'll never, never do it again.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (FenX4)

115 Admitting there isn't a magic bullet is at least a first step.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (kGf4g)

116 'One sign says: “SLOW AND STEADY – We craft our donuts slow and steady, hand-finishing them into perfection.”

Is this a re-purposed barbecue advertising campaign? Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?'

I don't think you can take it so literally. I think it just means, "don't expect fast service, I'm busy making a dick and balls out of an eclair and two munchkins, I'll be with you when I'm done drawing on the pubic hair with this frosting."

or something

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (w/O5Q)

117 I used to get Starbucks hot chocolate in the winter when I was perusing Barnes and Nobles books when Starbucks was attached to them.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (kxLc1)

118 "Blind-Date Chick" in the Libbidy ads looks like Shelley Duvall with a few pounds added.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (LxER7)

119 Still probably the last truly great commercial. Lowe's Never Stop Improving:

https://shorturl.at/rxdqa

2011 and I swear it's like something from another planet.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (LGS3t)

120
Wendy's "Where's the Beef" was iconic...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (tOcjL)

"EVANINK wear!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (PQb8B)

121 I honestly wouldn't know as I don't like Starbucks coffee, so I'm never in one.

I pretty much never go into a standalone store but the not-Starbuck's Starbuck's in Barnes & Noble gets my custom almost every time I'm in there.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (vTZFs)

122 Bring back Hooters airlines.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (abIsI)

123 I did used to get their protein shakes when traveling with a couple of exercise freaks way back when, but that was it. Well before all this DIE and racist bullshit hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (PQb8B)

Hey, that reminds me. Our plant cafe has starbucks stuff. One is a smallish (12oz) coffee drink with protein (like 20g.) I scanned it because I wanted to see how much it was. $5.50. Nope. Back in the case.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

124 The Liberty Mutual ads are annoying. Not sure which ones are worse, the ones with Doug and the Emu, or the Bibberty-Bibberty ones with the idiot couple (real fish-headed woman, lol).

Posted by: JohnnyCakes at May 01, 2026 11:30 AM (9CBNQ)

125 Climate stuff is all about feelings.
And we're in charge about making all feelings-based policy decisions.

Posted by: White liberal women at May 01, 2026 11:30 AM (2Ez/1)

126 I actually like a lots of the Progressive ads. I think the Jamie character is hilarious.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

I like the Farmers ads. "We know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two."

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)

127 Why was this entity given $500M of our money? It isn't as if there aren't other airlines.
Posted by: Archimedes

I'll bet the books were worse than they reported to the Fed. ( but, there were legit arguments for keeping them alive rather than allowing the other carriers to eat up their market space )

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (diia5)

128 Hey JackStraw
… I just heard

Did the American Revolution start in Rhode Island?

Posted by: kactus at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (twS2i)

129 I actually like a lots of the Progressive ads. I think the Jamie character is hilarious.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (kxLc1)

It's the dog park........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (PQb8B)

130 Jon Favreau
@jonfavs
Graham Platner isn’t just our best and only chance to beat Susan Collins, he’s a good, decent man who’s struggled and grown and is always trying to do better.
I hope everyone with reservations takes a little time to get to know the real life version of him, not what the algorithm throws in our faces. Clearly, that’s what so many people in Maine have done - from all different walks of life and political persuasions.

-
He forgot add Sieg Heil!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (ndZc7)

131 https://shorturl.at/rxdqa

2011 and I swear it's like something from another planet.

A young heterosexual couple getting married and raising a family? Damn near a hate crime now.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (vTZFs)

132 Another great ad -

Snickers "who are the Chefs?" / end zone painting.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (FenX4)

133 The Liberty Mutual ads are annoying. Not sure which ones are worse, the ones with Doug and the Emu, or the Bibberty-Bibberty ones with the idiot couple (real fish-headed woman, lol).
Posted by: JohnnyCakes

"You named it Brad."

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (77rzZ)

134 125 Climate stuff is all about feelings.
And we're in charge about making all feelings-based policy decisions.
Posted by: White liberal women

Well you dumb b*tch, we just scrapped all of our 'Green' initiatives and are firing up our nuclear and coal plants again.

Posted by: Belgium at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (abIsI)

135 Yeah, it's really easy to misconstrue a Death's Head Tattoo.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y)

136 Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)

AND they made him a citizen AFTER his first stabbings.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (iNUL3)

137 It's the dog park........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (PQb8B)

Yeah that's a good one and Jamie isn't even in it.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (kxLc1)

138 but, there were legit arguments for keeping them alive rather than allowing the other carriers to eat up their market space

Such as?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

139 >>JackStraw, if you're still here, I meant Memorial Day, not Labor Day.

I just saw. I'm not sure at the moment. An old friend is talking about being in town but he's about as dependable as New England weather. I'll let you know as soon as I do.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (viF8m)

140 Starbucks magazine Print Ad from not long after 9/11. Don't know what was in their heads.

https://shorturl.at/vUvvl

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (LGS3t)

141 We'll always have Frontier.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (rJ48h)

Don't forget Jet Blue!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (/HDaX)

142 Yeah that's a good one and Jamie isn't even in it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (kxLc1)

There was that one time where they didn't make him look like a complete idiot, he lived in a really nice mansion and could sing and play guitar. Or was it piano....don't remember.

Now, he's just a party favor.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (PQb8B)

143 My exercise routine is inspired by Mark Twain: When I feel like exercise I lie down until the feeling passes.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (kGf4g)

144 Yeah, it's really easy to misconstrue a Death's Head Tattoo.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
_________

Collins should run an add riffing on "are we the baddies."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (XvL8K)

145 Flo's 'sister' is also funny.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (kxLc1)

146 138 but, there were legit arguments for keeping them alive rather than allowing the other carriers to eat up their market space

Such as?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

More competition is usually better. My counter to that counter is that because they need 500 million, they are not really competing. It's right there.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (bss/y)

147 Collins should run an add riffing on "are we the baddies."

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess she would have NO idea what you're talking about.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

148 My dietitian said to avoid fried foods.

Yikes.

Posted by: torabora at May 01, 2026 11:36 AM (KtOUo)

149 There will be blood.

A wild exchange that is a concerning reflection of the state of Maine politics:

Liberal white lady: "With a lack of Luigi Mangione's, what are we going to do about the insurance companies?"

CD-2 candidate Matt Dunlap: "You understand why people get to that point."

-
Also I shouldn't talk considering I misspelled "two" above but the plural of "Mangione" is not "Mangione's."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)

150 I just saw. I'm not sure at the moment. An old friend is talking about being in town but he's about as dependable as New England weather. I'll let you know as soon as I do.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM

Sounds good. Bluebell has my email.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (l1Oiv)

151 Another great ad -

Snickers "who are the Chefs?" / end zone painting.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (FenX4)

Great googly moogly.

Posted by: far cry at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (fmbc9)

152 84. What is the alleged source of this hydrogen fluoride?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

WHYY News Climate Desk
‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries
Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.

In part, "Hydrogen fluoride is used as a catalyst in the blending process to make cleaner-burning high-octane gasoline at roughly 40 refineries across the country, according to the lawsuit. It’s also used to manufacture refrigerants, herbicides and pharmaceuticals."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (NFX2v)

153 "EVANINK wear!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM

Very nice!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (l1Oiv)

154 34 Just having my first cup of coffee of the day and enjoying watching the stock market.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (QGaXH)

I call Wall Street the NYC Casino.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (kxLc1)

'tis the greatest engine of wealth creation ever devised by man. Not that the Stock Market creates anything, it's the underlying companies and the opportunity for the little man to participate in their success (or failure).

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)

155 Not to be "that guy", but I think this is the real explanation for Spirit getting our money.

There is no public, systematic data from Spirit Airlines or aviation regulatory bodies that confirms a higher-than-normal incidence of Black passengers compared to other carriers.However, analysis of Spirit Airlines' customer profile suggests it serves a diverse, price-sensitive market that could differ from legacy carriers due to several factors:Target Market Focus: Spirit targets price-onsconscious leisure travelers, families, and Visiting Friends & Relatives (VFR) travelers, which often includes a high volume of passengers from diverse urban areas and, in particular, the U.S.–Latin America/Caribbean corridors.

It's bad enough that Mamdani wants to subsidize grocery stores in high crime "urban" locations. What's next, subsidized Carnival Cruises?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

156 I think Maine has a class problem. You have the very wealthy and the working class. I don't think the upper middle class is a big demographic.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (kxLc1)

157 151 Another great ad -

Snickers "who are the Chefs?" / end zone painting.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (FenX4)

Great googly moogly.
Posted by: far cry at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (fmbc9)

I'm Batman Snickers commercial is still peak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcBHh9C8pG8

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y)

158 smelling like fried chicken.

Tasty vapor trails to lead the Iranian drones astray.

Posted by: DaveA at May 01, 2026 11:39 AM (FhXTo)

159 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)

You must be a day trader.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (kxLc1)

160 I just do not understand it. If I get on a coffee kick (which happens every few years) I just make it at home. Drink too much and then back down to some other form of caffeination.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

If I am running late, I will grab a café misto with soy on the way in to work, or a dry cappuccino. I can order it on the app, run through the drive through at 530a and it’s ready for me. They actually get the dry cappuccino right, so they definitely train their baristas. We also have 2 local coffee places here I love, they just aren’t open as early as SB or I would go to them. I can walk to one and they make really interesting coffee, flavors you would not think work but they do. Right now they have one with beetroot and cardamon, sweetened with maple syrup they make in house and it is so good.

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

161 Until the unicorn fart technology takes over, it’s petroleum.

Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (uDa2+)

162 >>Hey JackStraw
… I just heard

>>Did the American Revolution start in Rhode Island?

Long debated by people with too much time on their hands. Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776. And Narragansett Bay was a major shipping port at the time with lots of skirmishes against the Brits prior to that.

We're just a lot more modest than those braggarts from Massachusetts and we don't dress up in Indian clothes and cultural appropriate their history.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:41 AM (viF8m)

163 WHYY News Climate Desk
‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries
Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.

In part, "Hydrogen fluoride is used as a catalyst in the blending process to make cleaner-burning high-octane gasoline at roughly 40 refineries across the country, according to the lawsuit. It’s also used to manufacture refrigerants, herbicides and pharmaceuticals."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (NFX2v)

I don't think the old "sue and settle" scam is going to work. New Sherriff in town.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:41 AM (utfVc)

164 And I love casinos but I realize the people who run them rarely lose money if at all.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kxLc1)

165 Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

Huh. What is a 'dry' cappuccino?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)

166 There's still talk about the proverbial "kill switch" being mandatory in new vehicles by 2027 or 28. Using AI it'll determine if the operator is under the influence, tired or otherwise a danger to operate the vehicle.

A leftist's wet dream if it comes true.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (jehhT)

167 Old and busted: bullet train to nowhere

New and cool: 911 call to no one

“Gavin Newsom promised to deliver a brand new 911 system within 3 years for $132 million. Now it is 7 years later, almost $500 million has been spent, and the system they rolled out was such a disaster, they’ve scrapped it.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (ndZc7)

168
'tis the greatest engine of wealth creation ever devised by man. Not that the Stock Market creates anything, it's the underlying companies and the opportunity for the little man to participate in their success (or failure).
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)

Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (w/O5Q)

169 We craft our donuts slow and steady, hand-finishing them into perfection.

McDonald's should steal that slogan so that you feel better about your burger that's been kept warm for hours.

Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (Uh88k)

170 If I am running late, I will grab a café misto with soy.......

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

I love when I can identify a poster within five to ten words.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (LGS3t)

171 164 And I love casinos but I realize the people who run them rarely lose money if at all.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kxLc1)

Correct.

Posted by: Terry Benedict at May 01, 2026 11:44 AM (LxER7)

172 Huh. What is a 'dry' cappuccino?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)

It has a little less vermouth.

Posted by: far cry at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (fmbc9)

173 Sec. Scott Bessent on status.

Maybe I'm just being paranoid but point 5 seems to be a shift in US demands. Am I wrong? I thought the blockaide stayed in place until they gave up nuclear program.

"Some color for the Iranian Leadership as they literally sit in the dark:

1. The United States has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz.

2. There is a hard currency, i.e. U.S. dollar, shortage.

3. Food and gasoline rationing are in place.

4. The entire international community has turned against you.

5. The BLOCKADE will continue, until there is pre-February 27 Freedom of Navigation."

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (G0vdT)

174 Gavin Newsom promised to deliver a brand new 911 system within 3 years for $132 million. Now it is 7 years later, almost $500 million has been spent, and the system they rolled out was such a disaster, they’ve scrapped it.

Promising a new system IS the system.

Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (Uh88k)

175 170 If I am running late, I will grab a café misto with soy.......

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

I love when I can identify a poster within five to ten words.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026

Oh this would be a fun ONT game. I can name that poster in 3 words…🤣

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (OoFl2)

176 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (l1Oiv)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (PQb8B)

177 Hydroflouric acid? It does happen. It's useful.

Sod off Swampy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

178 54 There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege

If ever there was a time for the phrase "Hold on a second sugartits."

On the opposite end of the commercial spectrum, Trivago should just plainly tell people they can get better hotel rates instead of coming off as douches.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (Sco7b)

179 The Big Man's views on Starbucks

https://tinyurl.com/3ahxdyxp

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (abIsI)

180 165 Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

Huh. What is a 'dry' cappuccino?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)

More foam than milk.

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (OoFl2)

181 162 >>Hey JackStraw
… I just heard

>>Did the American Revolution start in Rhode Island?

Long debated by people with too much time on their hands. Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776. And Narragansett Bay was a major shipping port at the time with lots of skirmishes against the Brits prior to that.

We're just a lot more modest than those braggarts from Massachusetts and we don't dress up in Indian clothes and cultural appropriate their history.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:41 AM (viF8m)

Yeah, tell us about your being first to the party. We dare you.

Posted by: Members of the Lexington, MA Militia Company at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (5rh/l)

182 Oh this would be a fun ONT game. I can name that poster in 3 words…🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (OoFl2)

Ralphy, Snowflake, Canada

Posted by: Try this at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (Sco7b)

183 Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?
Posted by: Bilwis

The dark ages will argue.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 11:47 AM (kGf4g)

184 There's still talk about the proverbial "kill switch" being mandatory in new vehicles by 2027 or 28.

IIUC, it has passed the House but would still needs a Senate vote and a Trump signature. Hopefully, he would veto it but I have no confidence in that either way.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:47 AM (vTZFs)

185 Who has just asking about Talcum X?

>>@ChuckRossDC
·
2m
>>Update: Recent Islamic convert Shaun King is now asking people to give $8k to the family above to provide cancer treatments. No details. No proof. Just trust him.

>>He used this exact same model when he was a Christian pastor and then a BLM organizer. He's found new marks.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)

186 75 I remain a loyal Cracker Barrel customer. They seem to be mending their ways. Every time I go to CB I remember my now long-deceased parents and how I would meet them in a Cracker Barrel along I-95 in Florida when I was in Orlando for bidd-ness and they lived below Melbourne.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)

I also am...but I only go twice/year on driving trips. I can eat healthy and allergy safe, and it's all I ask on those drives (and my kids can get a fruit or vegetable without breaking my back)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)

For a long time we didn't have any Cracker Barrels in California. It would be the first place I'd hit as soon as I got off the plane when I traveled. On road trips with the kids we'd always go once we were out of state. The kids would set up a mock protest of 'oh no, not dad's favorite place again....'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (QGaXH)

187
79 Jet airliners are a fraud. They are permanently moored to the loading ramps in airports. The board you all into the plane, then administer a dose of sleepy gas, and scoop you all up and truck you to the destination, and place aboard an identical plane moored at the ramp.

You wake up, and there you are!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

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Happy landings on a, uh, chocolate bar.

Posted by: San Francisco at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (azNOR)

188
Gavin Newsom promised to deliver a brand new 911 system within 3 years for $132 million. Now it is 7 years later, almost $500 million has been spent, and the system they rolled out was such a disaster, they’ve scrapped it.

Cal 911 to report that the 911 system doesn't work.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (Cqx++)

189 Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (OoFl2)

I'm super easy myself. If you see "hey remember that time when I said" it's more than likely me. Spoiler: no one remembers that time when I said nor cares

Or something about redheads.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (LGS3t)

190 Ralphy, Snowflake, Canada
Posted by: Try this at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (Sco7b)

Stateless.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)

191 The history of the stock market is very interesting and definitely had some growing pains that resulted in the regulations you see today.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (kxLc1)

192 Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

Yes. Indubitably.

Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (vTZFs)

193 Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776.

Who? Are you just pulling my leg with made-up names?

Posted by: King George III at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (E/qck)

194 More foam than milk.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (OoFl2)

Ok. How is that 'dry'? Just playing on a martini?

Do they make a dirty cappuccino?

LOL. That sounds dirty.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)

195 Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?
Posted by: Bilwis

The dark ages will argue.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

If by the dark ages you mean islam, I agree.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:50 AM (diia5)

196 92 Maybe not the best ad ever, but high on my list is the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing and the dad frolicking in the aisles with the kids moping.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (FenX4)

One of my all-time favorites too!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (QGaXH)

197
I also am...but I only go twice/year on driving trips. I can eat healthy and allergy safe, and it's all I ask on those drives (and my kids can get a fruit or vegetable without breaking my back)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)

For a long time we didn't have any Cracker Barrels in California. It would be the first place I'd hit as soon as I got off the plane when I traveled. On road trips with the kids we'd always go once we were out of state. The kids would set up a mock protest of 'oh no, not dad's favorite place again....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (QGaXH)

The fried apples are the perfect bribe.

In fact, the green beans and fried apples are my 2 go-to sides. They bring me sourdough for my small meatball slice and I am happy.

Many times, by the end of a trip, I've had very little beef, so it's nice to enjoy just a little hominess...

Now, their meatloaf pales vs mine, but it's all about the timing! And the fried apples where I'm not putting in any effort...perfect dessert to finish the meal.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (tOcjL)

198 192 Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

Yes. Indubitably.
Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (vTZFs)

The question is was marx actually original at all? The ten deciding how to use the money from the 1 is as old as the Greeks and even before. Envy is as old as humanity (see Cain v Able.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)

199 190 Ralphy, Snowflake, Canada
Posted by: Try this at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (Sco7b)

Stateless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)

Guilty. I love those animals though.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Sco7b)

200 Had a friend whose brother worked for Delta back in the 80s. He said their unofficial motto was "Fly Delta to New York, luggage to Nevada."

Posted by: Darth Randall at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (f1kZG)

201 Guilty. I love those animals though.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Sco7b)

No shade.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)

202 The thing is Marxists must have existed before Marxists. The entire founding of this country was to get away from the HOA get rich do gooding Karens.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (LGS3t)

203 Rhode Island? Who gives a fuck? It ain't real anyway.

Posted by: King George III at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (2UnvF)

204 Pigs are flying over a frozen Hell!

Abby Phillip is the reasonable one.

https://tinyurl.com/3kc292cz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (ndZc7)

205 Update: Recent Islamic convert Shaun King is now asking people to give $8k to the family above to provide cancer treatments. No details. No proof. Just trust him.

>>He used this exact same model when he was a Christian pastor and then a BLM organizer. He's found new marks.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)

He's finally found his true spiritual home.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (utfVc)

206 Watched a documentary on the making of Galaxy Quest last night. Really good. I didn't know Harold Ramis was the director until he backed out. And the casting stories are really interesting. Alec Baldwin really wanted the part as Taggert.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (kxLc1)

207 So, I've been told the 3am phone call was the kid just needing to talk. She's still being really hard on herself for what she did and can't explain why she did it.

She's struggling with keeping her emotions in check. She'll need to work hard on that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (PQb8B)

208 Nobody reads the copy these chicks think up. They see a simple, colorful, visual design of a delicious, deadly hunk of fried dough with sugar being sprayed all over it, and then want that shit immediately.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

209 207 So, I've been told the 3am phone call was the kid just needing to talk. She's still being really hard on herself for what she did and can't explain why she did it.

She's struggling with keeping her emotions in check. She'll need to work hard on that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (PQb8B)

Hope everything works out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)

210 Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

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How about butter knife into the electric outlet?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (ndZc7)

211 "9-1-1 Emergency. We are currently experiencing a greater than usual number of calls. In order to comply with state-mandated minimum wait times we are not adding ay callers to the wait queue. Please try again later. Click."

(P.S. I actually got this message when calling DMV a few years ago.)

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (I0N4X)

212 206 Watched a documentary on the making of Galaxy Quest last night. Really good. I didn't know Harold Ramis was the director until he backed out. And the casting stories are really interesting. Alec Baldwin really wanted the part as Taggert.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (kxLc1)
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I'd like to watch that. Where can I find it. I love that movie.

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (G0vdT)

213 So many mom and pop comfort food restaurants by me that I don't bother with Cracker Barrel anymore.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (kxLc1)

214 I'd like to watch that. Where can I find it. I love that movie.
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (G0vdT)

It was free on Tubi. I'll have to lookup the name though.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:56 AM (kxLc1)

215 Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

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Well, it's a manifestation of it, I guess. But "I want power over everyone so I can be a living god" is the oldest bad idea.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 11:57 AM (BI5O2)

216 >>Rhode Island? Who gives a fuck? It ain't real anyway.

So much hostility.

Not only was RI the first to declare independence it was the last colony to sign the Constitution because of the fear of an all powerful central government. Held out for a year until finally signing after the 12 oppressors threatened Rogue Island with a trade embargo.

We warned you but did you listen?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:57 AM (viF8m)

217 It was free on Tubi. I'll have to lookup the name though.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:56 AM (kxLc1)
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Thanks

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (G0vdT)

218
Hope everything works out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)

Me too. I pray, which I'm not all that good at, for her a lot. She's really a good kid, but struggles to control her brain.

I told her that everything is a crutch. Weed. Booze. Pharma.....it doesn't fix anything. It just postpones the inevitable. You have to face it regardless. Get control of your brain now and you'll be better off later.

I've been able to do that, but it is one of the hardest things I've ever done.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (PQb8B)

219 Called Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (kxLc1)

220 [i213 So many mom and pop comfort food restaurants by me that I don't bother with Cracker Barrel anymore.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Same here. We only use the CB parking lot for overnight stays when travelling in the RV. They're good about that.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (abIsI)

221 I just hope the plane that I will be a passenger on doesn't achieve Delta's net-zero goal mid-flight.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (Dv3i1)

222 Caesars Pizza conga line commercial from 1991.

https://tinyurl.com/mp57d2ss

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (5xuJ/)

223 >> Anyhow, I saw these signs while grabbing some coffee at a Dunkin’ Doughnuts at an airport recently, and I just don’t get it.

They can trick someone in a hurry into subconsciously picturing the face behind the counter personally decorating all the doughnuts with loving care.

>> When doughnuts were made fresh in-store, I recall them being much better than the doughnuts now made at a central commissary and shipped in.

Well, there you go. That would be incompatible with the subconscious picture, so it could maybe even make someone briefly forget what he knows.

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (Sy6m/)

224 Well, it's a manifestation of it, I guess. But "I want power over everyone so I can be a living god" is the oldest bad idea.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 11:57 AM (BI5O2)

'Then there will be women who actually beg to play with my peepee!'

Just add that and then THIS.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)

225 Anyone seen CRT recently? I may have missed him.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)

226
'Then there will be women who actually beg to play with my peepee!'

Just add that and then THIS.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)

Because it's always about the pussy. Throughout most of history. Every time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (PQb8B)

227 :Iowa and Congress -- but mostly Congress -- should just mandate that they use 10% ethanol in jet fuel.

/What could go wrong?

Posted by: ShainS"

The new fuel mix will not be enough to reach their destination and they crash and everybody dies?

Posted by: Ripley at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (PTDkx)

228 The question is was marx actually original at all?
____

You dare to question marx ??

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (Dv3i1)

229 Another great ad I dimly remember from the 80's. Two guys in a truck at a stoplight in a city. Advertising some product (beer? water?) made in a rural area in Washington or Oregon. First guy says 'wow - so this is the big city' and the second guy older, wiser says sarcastically 'this is Modesto'.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (QGaXH)

230 Anyone seen CRT recently? I may have missed him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)

I seem to remember him earlier this week........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (PQb8B)

231 For those of you who are 29 years old:
Mean Joe Greene's Coca- Cola ad.

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (yl9wi)

232 163. I don't think the old "sue and settle" scam is going to work. New Sherriff in town.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I do agree when it comes to the EPA.

Locally, it remains a problem. Unfortunately, if not a win on their levels, they stir up & fund (including helping members get political seats) the local environmental justice groups in Philly and Delco who are not beyond greatly exaggerating - if not outright lying - about their causes.

While what follows is related to Waste Management, you'll get the point they publicly go beyond our Federal government's laws.

"The Plan is explicitly guided by the internationally peer-reviewed definition of Zero Waste and the Zero Waste Hierarchy — a set of waste management priorities that we developed which are now used as an international standard through the Zero Waste International Alliance. In contrast with EPA’s waste management hierarchy, which places incineration above landfilling, the Zero Waste Hierarchy recognizes that incineration is worse and is considered “unacceptable” in a Zero Waste system."

And that is the way of the state and local county Democratic councils.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (NFX2v)

233 Because it's always about the pussy. Throughout most of history. Every time.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (PQb8B)

Most?

Posted by: Adam at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (c3YdQ)

234 Noon news

FoxNews - May Day
MS Now - 60 days - war powers
CNN - President Trump - no taxes on Social Security
CBC - some Canadian crap

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (Sco7b)

235 Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776.

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F*ck them and the Island they Rhode in on.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (ndZc7)

236 Friendly reminder:

Ethanol sucks. Bad.

Make Corn Whiskey Again

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (PQb8B)

237 Been adding asian squats into the mix. My left knee is not happy about this development.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y)

238
Most?
Posted by: Adam at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (c3YdQ)

Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (PQb8B)

239 I was associated with five airlines during a chaotic career as a reservations agent. Delta is the only one that still exists.

Tell me again what a great idea deregulation was.

Posted by: creeper at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (80oeU)

240 I seem to remember him earlier this week........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (PQb8B)

Good. I am on at odd, random times besides the morning.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)

241 And that is the way of the state and local county Democratic councils.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (NFX2v)

Well, Democrats are evil, and stupid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (utfVc)

242 @ChuckRossDC
Update: Recent Islamic convert Shaun King is now asking people to give $8k to the family above to provide cancer treatments. No details. No proof. Just trust him.
He used this exact same model when he was a Christian pastor

I don't condone the medieval Inquisition but - I understand.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (gKWVE)

243 I was inspired by Ace to make a dozen hard-boiled eggs this morning.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (Fbc0I)

244 - Want to advertise a vehicle to me.

An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.

Posted by: TeeJ at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (PpROq)

245 Been adding asian squats into the mix. My left knee is not happy about this development.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y)

Is that like Montezuma's Revenge, or Delhi Belly?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (n9ltV)

246 NOO YORK CITY???!!!

Git a rope!

Posted by: The Pace Picante Posse at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (LxER7)

247 I don't condone the medieval Inquisition but - I understand.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (gKWVE)

Lot of Torquemadas running around.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (bss/y)

248 241. Well, Democrats are evil, and stupid.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Aye.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (NFX2v)

249 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (PQb8B)
Did the diagnosis take a toll on your daughter?

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (LGS3t)

250 For those of you who are 29 years old:
Mean Joe Greene's Coca- Cola ad.
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (yl9wi)

North Texas State University (Now UNT) alum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (PQb8B)

251 Worst commercial?

Head on Head on Head on Head on Head on

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (kxLc1)

252 Is that like Montezuma's Revenge, or Delhi Belly?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (n9ltV)

Deep squat. No weight. Like you are sitting on your heels almost, but not leaning forward. The extension is tweaking that knee.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)

253 Want to advertise a vehicle to me.

An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.

Some boutique maker could do that. Probably cost about a quarter-mil each.

Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (vTZFs)

254 /bad idea sock

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 12:06 PM (vTZFs)

255 Want to advertise a vehicle to me.

An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.

That's a Johnny Cash song.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:06 PM (kxLc1)

256 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:

“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."

Beyond parody.

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For only $19 a day . . .

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (ndZc7)

257 159 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)

You must be a day trader.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (kxLc1)

No sir. I rarely trade. I just buy, hold and let it grow. For example, I've held Intel since 2004. Apple since 2009 (we made a fortune on it - literally). Great companies like Paychex, Darden, Eli Lilly.....

I look for long term established companies with a long history of increasing their dividends every year.

Intel tried my patience for a while but they're up a stunning amount in the last few months.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (QGaXH)

258 Some boutique maker could do that. Probably cost about a quarter-mil each.
Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (vTZFs)

Yeah, there is a company that makes... '67 to '69 Mustangs that run about 150k each. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Fucking too expensive.

The company was on Jay Leno's channel.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (bss/y)

259 Did the diagnosis take a toll on your daughter?
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (LGS3t)

Her mother's cancer? Yes. But, she was able to go to the first chemo treatment, so she saw what the process was going to be. They talked a lot, so she knew mom would be ok.

We moved her into her dorm shortly after the treatments started, so she had that distraction as well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (PQb8B)

260 Anyone seen CRT recently? I may have missed him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)

he goes by LED now.

Posted by: alpine_beer at May 01, 2026 12:08 PM (van9r)

261 Deep squat. No weight. Like you are sitting on your heels almost, but not leaning forward. The extension is tweaking that knee.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)

Called Asian squat because those mf'ers can stay in that squat position forever.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:08 PM (kxLc1)

262 An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.
Posted by: TeeJ at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (PpROq)

Those GM square-body pickups rusted away to dust if you simply drove by a crying Trigglypuff. The succeeding series of bodies had vastly better rustproofing.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:08 PM (utfVc)

263 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:

“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."

Oh, GFY with that bullshit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (PQb8B)

264 Oh, GFY with that bullshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (PQb8B)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (bss/y)

265 Even some Muslims have figured out that Shaun King is a grifter. He was disinvited to a CAIR banquet:

https://tinyurl.com/54s9x3xp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (2sfNr)

266 If you can't trust Shaun King, who can you trust?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (ndZc7)

267 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (PQb8B)

I was just wondering if that might have had some part in what's happening. Not all but some.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (LGS3t)

268 Yeah, there is a company that makes... '67 to '69 Mustangs that run about 150k each. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Fucking too expensive.

The company was on Jay Leno's channel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (bss/y)

That is about ballpark for a literally handbuilt car.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (utfVc)

269 Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)

It was a joke. Maybe not a good one, but clearly recognizable.

You need more coffee!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (n9ltV)

270 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:

“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."

Beyond parody.
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For only $19 a day . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (ndZc7)

I can hear Tyrus on Gutfeld tonight. He's going to have a field day with that one.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (5xuJ/)

271 You mean Sunny Hostin wasnt born a slave? You wouldn't know it with the bs she spews.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (LGS3t)

272 That is about ballpark for a literally handbuilt car.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (utfVc)

Yeah, that was the idea I got. Small volume.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y)

273 166 There's still talk about the proverbial "kill switch" being mandatory in new vehicles by 2027 or 28. Using AI it'll determine if the operator is under the influence, tired or otherwise a danger to operate the vehicle.

A leftist's wet dream if it comes true.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (jehhT)

Like self-driving taxi's - it will last until the first congress-person's or celebrities loved one gets robbed, raped or killed because their car wouldn't drive away out of danger.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (QGaXH)

274 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:

“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."

Oh, GFY with that bullshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (PQb8B)

***

Pretty much convinces me that it is just a TV show and they are reading lines.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (2WIwB)

275 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (QGaXH)

I meant to say NOT a day trader.

Anyway I held onto a Golden Dividend stock company for years and then it went kaput in a year before I knew what happened. My fault of course .

Even so I do agree that long term is how you beat the casino, I mean the market.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (kxLc1)

276
I was just wondering if that might have had some part in what's happening. Not all but some.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (LGS3t)

I'm sure that's quite possible. First Lady is doing really well and all tests have been coming back clean. The 2 year mark is next Feb and a clean bill there, the radiation oncologist said she is good to go.

That helps.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (PQb8B)

277 Sunny has been shitting in high cotton for a long time off the money she was so proud of her husband stealing. She's got it sooooo rough in America.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (BI5O2)

278 The View is a CIA operation.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (LGS3t)

279 OT- More fugitive update from last thread.

If the guy has been in this part of the state for 17-18 years and IF he is still alive, he would be turning 60 y/o soon. He is at best a sociopath, and probably does not have any reliable assistance or support. He likely killed Jack in a psychotic blackout rage and is well known to be confrontational over trivial incidents. Living rough and 'off the land' and alone for a few days, sure, for a few months, maybe, but for 18 years? Not very damn likely. This is a part oof the state where if you walk up the wrong driveway you could be looking down the barrel of a shotgun or hunting rifle. and wind up in a shallow grave. So I think the likelihood is that the CBI is now looking for TWO sets of remains, Jack's and his killer, rather than huntig a fugitive. I say "Good"

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (I0N4X)

280 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:
“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."
Beyond parody.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Someone should ask her what those rights are. Imma guess she has zero understanding of rights.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (diia5)

281
now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

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Reminds me of when Trump got elected in 2016 and Van Jones said solemnly "Black parents across the nation were waking up to the reality that they were going to have to have The Talk with their kids." You're no longer safe in your own country. The majority of Americans want you dead. It's open season on you now.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (n7rxJ)

282 Nood. Ace has arrived.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (ExV1e)

283 Nood voter rolls NC

Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (a992C)

284 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (PQb8B)

Excellent. I won't say small mercies because they are big but still take the good where you can get it. Brit Lass likes to say "remember where you've come from". If you don't give that respect you will always manage to miss the forest for the trees. I am not saying you don't I am just saying it's sage advice.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (LGS3t)

285
Pretty much convinces me that it is just a TV show and they are reading lines.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (2WIwB)

It's all propaganda all the time.

They have no morals. They deny the existence of their souls.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (PQb8B)

286 Kind of interesting how often it's the worst grifters and thugs on the planet who get interested in reverting to Islam.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (gKWVE)

287
Excellent. I won't say small mercies because they are big but still take the good where you can get it. Brit Lass likes to say "remember where you've come from". If you don't give that respect you will always manage to miss the forest for the trees. I am not saying you don't I am just saying it's sage advice.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (LGS3t)

Thanks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (PQb8B)

288 Dunkin is a mere shadow of its former greatness. My DD habit was maybe two or three visits a week. When I was on the road, finding one close to the hotel I was at fixed my breakfast plans during my stay.

I missed Dunkin when I moved to California. Foster's and Winchell's, which the locals raved about, never came close. When Krispy Kreme hit the area, they were an immediate success, mostly due to the ability to get a still-warm half dozen to pair with a morning pot of coffee.

The transfat panic of 2006 was the first nail in the coffin. I remember the virtually overnight banning of transfats by New York City's Board of Health toward the end of that year. Visiting family in NJ in 2008, I looked forward to my first Bavarian cream donut in many a year. Couldn't get that particular donut in California for some reason. Think Boston Cream, but powdered sugar instead of the chocolate glaze. The former was commonplace, but the powdered sugar variant was hard to find.

Anyway, I recall approaching the DD counter at Newark airport, ordering an original DD (the standard fried round donut with a thumb-shaped appendage on one side, IYKYK), and a Bavarian cream. (1/2)

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (nbLIj)

289 NOOD

The dead are voting!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (Sco7b)

290 I see a nood upstairs...I'll finish here to anyone interested..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (nbLIj)

291 Kind of interesting how often it's the worst grifters and thugs on the planet who get interested in reverting to Islam.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (gKWVE)

You know those Captcha dealios, where you have to use the cursor to slide a puzzle piece into the hole in the picture?

Like That.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (utfVc)

292 - AOP

I have an 85 K-10. Bought about 3 years ago. Old farm truck with about 83K miles on it.
Beat up interior and rust bucket? Well duh. But mechanic said just new shocks needed. I also did new tires.
The truck purchase price? Best $3600 I ever spent.

Posted by: TeeJ at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (PpROq)

293 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.

Posted by: Bulg
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Mr. Mayhem

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (XeU6L)

294 For those of you who are 29 years old:
Mean Joe Greene's Coca- Cola ad.
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM

Definitely 29.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (l1Oiv)

295 The IKEA commercial with the old lady running and yelling “start the car, start the car!” always made me chuckle. The most wonderful time of the year ad was a good one too but the kids never saw the humour in it.

Posted by: kelly at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (fJaQK)

296 (2/2)

The Bavarian had the texture of a hamburger bun. Dry and tasteless to the point where no amount of sugar or filling could redeem it. The DD might not have been fried, but rather baked. Whatever the case, it lacked the crisp exterior that was the whole point of that donut. It wasn't as bad as the Bavarian, but it just wasn't...special anymore.

Fast-forward to the present, and I guess they found a suitable fat substitute. The good news is that Dunkin finally opened in California. The bad news is California's regulations convinced them to bake most of their donuts in large facilities in Arizona, freeze them, then truck them overnight to the CA stores.

So you don't get a fresh Dunkin Donut in California. Also, I'm convinced they're smaller than what you'd normally get elsewhere. Fortunately, here in Florida, good donuts can be had in every neighborhood. I even found an honest-to-God Italian bakery a short drive from my front door. Blessed, I am.

That said, I should drop in on the local Dunkin just to compare it with the California offering one of these days. For research purposes, you understand...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 12:35 PM (nbLIj)

297 They removed "Donuts" from the name for a reason.

Posted by: JSchuler at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (l6eKM)

298 .
Solution: Generate sustainable aviation fuel by requiring passengers to have hoses stuffed up their butts to harvest methane to help power the plane.

Posted by: Marooned at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (kt8QE)

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