Mid-Morning Art Thread

Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh

I found this self-portrait to be interesting because of the slightly atypical colors.

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 atypical colors.

He's not bleeding!

Posted by: t-bird at May 18, 2026 09:31 AM (ATSTk)

2 The mescaline kicks in.

Posted by: gp at May 18, 2026 09:31 AM (N8ZBc)

3 Hmm, interesting style, I’ll need to look up this artist.

Posted by: Bryce at May 18, 2026 09:31 AM (7YB42)

4 The slightly atypical colors were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 18, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)

5 I see one ear.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 18, 2026 09:32 AM (jehhT)

6 That is not a happy man.

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

7 Erie.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 18, 2026 09:33 AM (Kt19C)

8 5 I see one ear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Say what?

Posted by: Vince at May 18, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

9 So his head hair and beard hair were of different colors?

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

10 7 Erie.

heh.

Canal of us get in on the ear puns?

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 09:34 AM (gtcuf)

11 And it's pronounced Van Gu-u-c-c-c-c-h.

Posted by: Phlegmish, Everywhere at May 18, 2026 09:35 AM (oftw2)

12
Ginger. No wonder he was crazy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 18, 2026 09:35 AM (HdYcL)

13 9 So his head hair and beard hair were of different colors?
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I was running low on Burnt Umber.

Posted by: Vincent at May 18, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

14 Atypical brush strokes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 09:35 AM (2GVsD)

15 Ear puns are a stapes of my repertoire.

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:35 AM (77rzZ)

16 Vinny!

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at May 18, 2026 09:35 AM (WQDw6)

17 Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 18, 2026 09:33 AM (Kt19C)

Don't take a Superior tone with me!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 18, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

18 Lend me your ear.

Posted by: Great Caesar's Ghost! at May 18, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)

19 He must have sawed off his right ear.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:37 AM (GpPpW)

20
It is easy to see that Vincent may have been "difficult" from this self portrait -- it's in the eyes.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 18, 2026 09:37 AM (s9VOe)

21
Ear today, gone tomorrow!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 18, 2026 09:37 AM (s9VOe)

22 Erie.

heh.

Canal of us get in on the ear puns?
Posted by: Delurker

This thread could use some piercing humor.

Posted by: Tuna at May 18, 2026 09:38 AM (lJ0H4)

23 9 So his head hair and beard hair were of different colors?
Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

That's not uncommon, is it? I think it's a red thing. I've seen lots of men who have brown or blondish hair, but their beards grow reddish.

Or am I imagining things?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 18, 2026 09:38 AM (h7ZuX)

24 Don McLean's other hit was about VVG.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 09:38 AM (gtcuf)

25 >>So his head hair and beard hair were of different colors?

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:34 AM

My nephew has the lighter red hair and a darker red beard, much like that. Still has two ears.

Posted by: huerfano at May 18, 2026 09:38 AM (VJX5o)

26 Imagine what he could have done if he had gotten eyeglasses.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:38 AM (GpPpW)

27 Vincent, "I same, I saw, I huh!?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 09:39 AM (2GVsD)

28
Now THAT is some razor burn! And on the cheeks, too!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 18, 2026 09:39 AM (s9VOe)

29
*Canal of us get in on the ear puns?
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It's nothing to wax poetic about.

Posted by: Oh, no... at May 18, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

30 Alternate title:

"The Painter Formally Known as Vincent "Two Ears" Van Gogh"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 09:39 AM (iJfKG)

31 Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 18, 2026 09:38 AM (h7ZuX)

I have dark brown hair but my beard has a lot of red in it. It's a thing.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 09:39 AM (gtcuf)

32 Not a lot going on in this painting. I would have stuck in a few cherubs, at least.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 18, 2026 09:39 AM (6/7Fs)

33 I heard this guy was a pretty good painter but I could be wrong.

I was only half listening.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 18, 2026 09:40 AM (Kyh8Y)

34 The sky was starry that night, my friends.

Posted by: Vincent Costanza at May 18, 2026 09:40 AM (rgnea)

35 The Starry Night is better. He seems drugged in this one.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:40 AM (GpPpW)

36 Don't take a Superior tone with me!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Trying to figure out what drug Huron, here.

Posted by: Kari Lake at May 18, 2026 09:41 AM (oftw2)

37 I like it. He doesn't look happy, but you get a clear idea of what he looked like.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 09:41 AM (X8xt3)

38 I heard this guy was a pretty good painter but I could be wrong.

Well, he is no Earl Scheib.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 09:41 AM (2GVsD)

39 what's the point?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 09:41 AM (X8xt3)

40
Not a lot going on in this painting. I would have stuck in a few cherubs, at least.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

I don't think that Vincent had much queued up in the "place some cherubs in my paintings" department.

Far from it. Take a look at his portraits of Dutch poors eating potatoes.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 18, 2026 09:41 AM (s9VOe)

41 Portrait looks rather eerie to me.

Posted by: Donny Brook at May 18, 2026 09:42 AM (+DJpc)

42 Vincent should have painted boobs. Would’ve cheered him up.

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

43 No models were available that day.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:42 AM (GpPpW)

44 I have a beautiful coffee table book of Van Gogh prints. Great one to immerse in every once in a while.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 09:42 AM (gtcuf)

45 37 I like it. He doesn't look happy, but you get a clear idea of what he looked like.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 09:41 AM (X8xt3)

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Could be said of any courtroom artist's drawing.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 18, 2026 09:42 AM (6/7Fs)

46 Don McLean's other hit was about VVG.

The largest class I took in college was an introductory psychology class held in an auditorium. I have no idea what made the class one of those popular ones everybody took; I signed up for it because it was an introductory psychology class.

On the first day, they used “Starry Starry Night” and a slideshow of Van Gogh paintings to illustrate something. I don’t remember what, nor the professor’s name, but the song stuck with me forever.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 18, 2026 09:43 AM (EXyHK)

47 [Licks chops]

Posted by: Mike Tyson at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM (rgnea)

48
Man that kirk Douglas was a pretty good painter...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM (x0n13)

49 38 I heard this guy was a pretty good painter but I could be wrong.

Well, he is no Earl Scheib.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 09:41 AM (2GVsD)

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Finished by lunchtime. And two coats!

Posted by: A. Schicklegruber at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM (6/7Fs)

50 Cookie duster style 'stache.

I wonder why having hairs extending down over the upper lip and overlapping into the food consumption area was ever a thing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM (Dv3i1)

51 I have right many Van Gogh coffee table books as well. Those would reach deep clearance at the book stores.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM (GpPpW)

52 "a slideshow of Van Gogh paintings to illustrate something."

'Don't be this guy.'

Posted by: gp at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM (N8ZBc)

53 Windmills and canals are Dutch. He should have stuck with that, rather than self-mutilation.

Posted by: The Unkindest Cut at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)

54 >> I heard this guy was a pretty good painter but I could be wrong.

I was only half listening.

Pretty good? I call an audible. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM (X8xt3)

55
Wouldn't hang because who wants portraits of strangers hanging around the house?

OTOH, if I could get the same type of portrait from VvG for myself and/or family...hell's yeah I would hang.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM (iJfKG)

56 38 I heard this guy was a pretty good painter but I could be wrong.

Well, he is no Earl Scheib.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 09:41 AM (2GVsD)

Forgot to leave the windows open to get the interior done free...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 18, 2026 09:45 AM (x0n13)

57 36 Don't take a Superior tone with me!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Trying to figure out what drug Huron, here.
Posted by: Kari Lake
####

Michigan steams like a young man's dreams. The islands and bays are for sportsmen.

Posted by: G. Lightfoot at May 18, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

58 42 Vincent should have painted boobs. Would’ve cheered him up.
Posted by: Bulg

Painted them on canvas, or....?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 18, 2026 09:45 AM (Dv3i1)

59 Hmm, interesting style, I’ll need to look up this artist.

Is "stippling" a technique or style? That's what this looks like. It's pretty effective.

Posted by: t-bird at May 18, 2026 09:45 AM (ATSTk)

60 Gingerbeard the Skeevy Dutchman.

Posted by: XTC at May 18, 2026 09:45 AM (FpHTM)

61 I wonder why having hairs extending down over the upper lip and overlapping into the food consumption area was ever a thing.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

It's worked out pretty well for Sam Elliott.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 18, 2026 09:46 AM (Kyh8Y)

62 I get my great lakes confused sometimes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:46 AM (GpPpW)

63 I wonder why having hairs extending down over the upper lip and overlapping into the food consumption area was ever a thing.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

I'm a big fan. Can revisit the scrambled eggs I had for breakfast later in the day.

Posted by: Jerry Colonna at May 18, 2026 09:46 AM (oftw2)

64 He looks like he hates the artist.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 18, 2026 09:46 AM (jehhT)

65 51 I have right many Van Gogh coffee table books as well. Those would reach deep clearance at the book stores.

That's kind of how I obtained it! Way back in my yoot I had a job in the warehouse of a company that bought out the inventories of closed bookstores and resold them. There were a lot of unwanted books that sat around forever, and the very cool boss would just let us take some of them. The Van Gogh book was one of those.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 09:47 AM (gtcuf)

66
Don McLean's other hit was about VVG.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 09:38 AM (gtcuf)

American Pie?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 09:47 AM (iJfKG)

67 Notice he didn't do the portrait showing his other side.

Posted by: GWB at May 18, 2026 09:47 AM (kU0PQ)

68 51 I have right many Van Gogh coffee table books as well.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:44 AM
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But do you have a coffee table book about coffee tables?

Posted by: Kramer at May 18, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

69 He looks like he hates the artist.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Yep. He does/did.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 18, 2026 09:47 AM (Kyh8Y)

70 Van Gogh is one of my favorites, and I've always liked this portrait. Of the impressionists, his work always gives me the best impression of what he was trying to capture.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 18, 2026 09:47 AM (dg4N9)

71 Amazing the jet pilots were all able to get down in one piece.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:47 AM (GpPpW)

72 Ear.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 18, 2026 09:48 AM (bss/y)

73
ASCII Van Gogh

https://tinyurl.com/ASCIIvincent

Impressionists be damned!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 18, 2026 09:48 AM (s9VOe)

74 >>I get my great lakes confused sometimes.

Maybe start with the fingers?

Posted by: New York state at May 18, 2026 09:48 AM (X8xt3)

75 So his head hair and beard hair were of different colors?
Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

It happens, actually.

Posted by: GWB at May 18, 2026 09:48 AM (kU0PQ)

76 He looks REALLY CONCERNED about Ebola.

It's not everyone's cup of tea, but there is a beautifully done 'Doctor Who' episode called 'Vincent and the Doctor' - Doctor Who: Season 5, Episode 10.

The Doctor and hot red-head Amelia Pond met Vincent. It was as much a love letter to the guy as you could get in a sci-fi show.

* * * * *

Oh, art-related...from Instapundit...

A fascinating art social experiment unfolded on social media this week after someone shared an actual Monet painting as an AI-generated artwork and asked people to explain what makes the “AI image” inferior to a genuine Monet piece. There was no shortage of “sharp-eyed” critics eager to chime in.

It all started after X user @SHL0MS posted the painting and wrote: “I just generated an image in the style of a Monet painting using AI. Please describe, in as much detail as possible, what makes this inferior to a real Monet painting.”

* * * * * * * *

“The fact that it looks like s**t and is s**t,” writes @RDL0013 in a since-deleted reply. “Slop. Doesn’t look anywhere near like a Monet. Looks exactly like somebody trying to replicate style and achieving like 20% of it. Not as vibrant as Monet’s typical choice..

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 18, 2026 09:48 AM (Sco7b)

77 Maybe start with the fingers?
Posted by: New York state

I don't know where to start with this setup.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 18, 2026 09:49 AM (Kyh8Y)

78
It's worked out pretty well for Sam Elliott.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 18, 2026 09:46 AM (Kyh8Y)

The mustache does all the acting for him.

Much like Sydney Sweeney's boobs.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 09:50 AM (iJfKG)

79 Vincent should have painted boobs.

And dogs.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 18, 2026 09:50 AM (Kt19C)

80 And it's pronounced Van Gu-u-c-c-c-c-h.
Posted by: Phlegmish,[/ii]

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

Van Going, Van Going, Van Gone - a limeriick

"It's pronounced 'Van Gocccch'!", he cried
"No way, it's Van Goughfff'!", she replied
But then Muldoon came along
And said, "Both of you are wrong.
It's 'Van Go'! (the 'ggghh' is merely implied)!"

Posted by: muldoon at May 18, 2026 09:50 AM (qgHp7)

81 Seneca, Cayuga, Skaneateles, Owasco, Keuka, Canandaigua, Conesus, Hemlock, Canadice, Honeoye, and Otisco .

Whew. The Great Lakes are easier.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 09:50 AM (gtcuf)

82
I have a beautiful coffee table book of Van Gogh prints. Great one to immerse in every once in a while.

Posted by: Delurker

In what do you immerse them? Coffee? Tea? Chocolate milk?

Do you nibble away at the pages' edges?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 18, 2026 09:51 AM (s9VOe)

83 Looks very pointillist.
Van Gogh was a truly amazing artist.
Would hang, or sell for many millions
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 18, 2026 09:51 AM (gu0hJ)

84 May 18 is the 46th anniversary of Mt St Helens blowing her stack.

So. There’s that.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 18, 2026 09:52 AM (PXByH)

85 Van Gogh scenes usually don't do much for me. The technique is fascinating with the disparate bits of color that seem to conflict but end up merging into a whole. I can't imagine seeing the world like that. Is this just natural to him or did he have to practice the process? Unlike other artists I don't recall hearing about finding a lot of test pieces and early sketches he left behind.

The eyes in this painting are the focus for me. They are by far the most detailed and realistic and revealing. The result may be true to life but it sure isn't a happy picture.

Posted by: JTB at May 18, 2026 09:52 AM (yTvNw)

86 Ik vind het leuk.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 18, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

87 No one has ever successfully used Skaneateles in a limerick.

Posted by: It's Been Proved! at May 18, 2026 09:53 AM (oftw2)

88 Skaneateles...
Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 09:50 AM (gtcuf)

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Really good Friday Fish Fry there.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 18, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

89 I really like his idyllic agricultural scenes as well.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:54 AM (GpPpW)

90 May 18 is the 46th anniversary of Mt St Helens blowing her stack.

So. There’s that.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 18, 2026 09:52 AM (PXByH)

The Pacific Rim has been very active the last few years.

Maybe the Old Gal will wake up again soon.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 09:54 AM (iJfKG)

91 Skaneateles is over 600 ft deep.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 18, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

92 D&D used to have a "druj" undead that was floating body parts. Eye, hand, skull.
Imagine being chased down a hallway by Van Gogh's possessed floating ear.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 18, 2026 09:55 AM (gKWVE)

93 Nurse, was Seattle affected much by St. Helens?

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

94 The Bath, Michigan School Explosion was 99 years ago today.

Posted by: The Huge Manatee!!! at May 18, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)

95 This Van Gogh guy certainly isn't up to Hunter Biden's level.
Would not hang.

Posted by: Reforger at May 18, 2026 09:56 AM (ZFqKB)

96 Wonder what this prompt would generate with AI?

"Van Gogh art style. Oil on canvas. Mt. St. Helens erupting."

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 09:56 AM (2GVsD)

97 92 Skaneateles is over 600 ft deep.
_____

*whistles innocently*

Posted by: Maggadino Family Enterprises at May 18, 2026 09:57 AM (Dv3i1)

98 There once was a lake, Skaneateles
Among lots of lakes hidden in the trees
If an explorer takes
A tour of all these lakes
He can be most assured that it's one of these.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 09:57 AM (gtcuf)

99 D&D used to have a "druj" undead that was floating body parts. Eye, hand, skull. Imagine being chased down a hallway by Van Gogh's possessed floating ear.

Would be forced to listen to Oh No Yoko songs if the ear caught you?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 09:58 AM (2GVsD)

100 So ladies, honest question:

Tom Selleck or Sam Elliott Mustache?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 18, 2026 09:58 AM (bss/y)

101 93 D&D used to have a "druj" undead that was floating body parts. Eye, hand, skull.
Imagine being chased down a hallway by Van Gogh's possessed floating ear.
Posted by: gKWVE

I live this nightmare every time I close my eyes.

Posted by: Temple Servant Malchus at May 18, 2026 09:58 AM (oftw2)

102 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 09:59 AM (R11M+)

103 Gitchugumee is the really big one.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 09:59 AM (GpPpW)

104 I'll be honest: I have never been that huge a fan of Van Gogh. It's one of those things where I am on the outside looking in.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 18, 2026 09:59 AM (bss/y)

105 Thanks to AI, there is no longer a barrier to the average homeowner having a portrait of their own dog playing poker.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at May 18, 2026 09:59 AM (gpQ8/)

106
Skaneateles is over 600 ft deep.
_____

*whistles innocently*

Posted by: Maggadino Family Enterprises

How deep is it really now, what with all the canoes filled with guns that have capsized there?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 18, 2026 09:59 AM (s9VOe)

107 "Van Gogh's floating ear" is a 6th level illusionist spell in 2nd edition.

Posted by: Reforger at May 18, 2026 10:00 AM (ZFqKB)

108 104 Gitchugumee is the really big one.

Elizabeth Warren's anscestral hunting grounds.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 10:00 AM (gtcuf)

109 So his head hair and beard hair were of different colors?
Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:34 AM

Being a hardwood man means that means a lot less.

Posted by: Lance at May 18, 2026 10:00 AM (0sNs1)

110 I wonder why having hairs extending down over the upper lip and overlapping into the food consumption area was ever a thing.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

***********

The answer to this question is plain
Bushy mustaches are really a pain
My father liked to say
It was the fashion of the day
Until eating soup became quite a strain

Posted by: muldoon at May 18, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)

111
No, I really have to go fire off some silos and right now. There's junk to be removed from this here domicile!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 18, 2026 10:01 AM (s9VOe)

112 My Grandpa was in his kitchen drinking coffee and watching the mountain when it exploded. They lived in Longview to the southwest, so they escaped the brunt of it, but it still broke a few windows on his house.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at May 18, 2026 10:01 AM (PSEDc)

113 D&D used to have a "druj" undead that was floating body parts. Eye, hand, skull.
Imagine being chased down a hallway by Van Gogh's possessed floating ear.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 18, 2026 09:55 AM (gKWVE)

His ear's not dead.

It's just pinna for the fjords.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 10:01 AM (iJfKG)

114 Stefano "The Undertaker" Magaddino owned a funeral parlor. He didn't need no lake LOL.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 10:01 AM (gtcuf)

115 I looked it up.

Sadly it's more pronounced like "skinny atlas" which leaves out my "Can I sip from your Skaneateles please?" pick up line.

Victoria Day today.
No garbage pick-up.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 18, 2026 10:02 AM (Sco7b)

116 Forget it, guys. It's over. No way we can compete with this.

https://tinyurl.com/mt6wnhcm

https://tinyurl.com/3k32td95

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:02 AM (ndZc7)

117 Oh hey I got mail from the Smithsonian addressed to Ms. Anna Puma. Wanting a donation.

*tosses letter in garbage*

If I like any of their stuff, will steal it. Nyah.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 10:03 AM (2GVsD)

118 Apparently Hermes is pronounced hermez. Who knew? Expensive fashion brand.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:03 AM (GpPpW)

119 Loads of Italians in the Central NYS and Finger Lakes region.

Posted by: There Goes The Neighborhood at May 18, 2026 10:04 AM (oftw2)

120 117 Forget it, guys. It's over. No way we can compete with this.

https://tinyurl.com/mt6wnhcm

https://tinyurl.com/3k32td95
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:02 AM (ndZc7)

Guys stormed the beaches of Normandy...

For this.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 18, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)

121 Gitchugumee is the really big one.

Posted by: Boss Moss

====

Not book thread, but John Bacon's "Gales of November" is a fascinating history of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking.

He interviewed dozens of family members, former crew, and crew of the ships that were nearby when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at May 18, 2026 10:05 AM (gpQ8/)

122 119 Apparently Hermes is pronounced hermez. Who knew? Expensive fashion brand.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:03 AM (GpPpW)

The only place I have seen their shops is in the airport. They seem to scream: 'You can't afford me!' so I kept on walking.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 18, 2026 10:06 AM (bss/y)

123
104 Gitchugumee is the really big one.
Posted by: Boss Moss
###

It is said she never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy.

Posted by: G. Lightfoot at May 18, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)

124 Back up to $100 oil. Export ban?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:07 AM (GpPpW)

125 Chipotle has become Waffle House.

https://tinyurl.com/27cymxhb

https://tinyurl.com/cvkrwne8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

126 The UK got CUKT:

https://tinyurl.com/j4em2jdp

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 18, 2026 10:07 AM (DGD6U)

127 Hermes is pronounced hermez.
And Herdez salsa is pronounced her-deez.
Let's call the whole thing off!

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 10:08 AM (gtcuf)

128 Forget it, guys. It's over. No way we can compete with this.

https://tinyurl.com/mt6wnhcm

https://tinyurl.com/3k32td95
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:02 AM (ndZc7)

Guys stormed the beaches of Normandy...

For this.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 18, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)

The self-hate and daddy-hate is strong with this one.

She should really just dye herself black and speak with a Jamaican accent or something.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 10:09 AM (iJfKG)

129 Forget it, guys. It's over. No way we can compete with this.

https://tinyurl.com/mt6wnhcm

I want to say I can fix her. But I suspect she's unfixable.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 10:10 AM (gtcuf)

130 Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh

I found this self-portrait to be interesting because of the slightly atypical colors. Posted by: CBD
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This article seems to be related:
van Gogh museum nl
5 things you need to know about Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits

(The subtopics are

There are over 35 self-portraits by Vincent but just one portrait photo of him.

Vincent didn’t paint self-portraits because he was vain.

The self-portraits tell us something about his personality.

Three self-portraits hint at Vincent’s illness.

The self-portraits have shaped our image of Vincent.
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As to today's art selection, ambivalent about whether or not I'd hang the portrait painting.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 18, 2026 10:12 AM (NFX2v)

131 Chipotle has become Waffle House.

https://tinyurl.com/27cymxhb

https://tinyurl.com/cvkrwne8
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

I'm beginning to believe that the Police should just arrest anyone in a hoodie.

You know, as a Pre-Crime Prevention thing like in the movie "Minority Report"...only without Tom Cruise and weird aquatic psychic gingers.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 10:12 AM (iJfKG)

132 She should really just dye herself black and speak with a Jamaican accent or something.

Posted by: naturalfake

Mon.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:13 AM (ndZc7)

133 youtube.com/watch?v=eCPda6zCPxY

How to pronounce Skaneateles.

Dude has a pretty strong accent so I don't know how close he is to being right. He makes it sound like it rhymes with Minneapolis.

Posted by: muldoon at May 18, 2026 10:13 AM (qgHp7)

134 Damn, a Van Gag.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 18, 2026 10:14 AM (snZF9)

135 As to today's art selection, ambivalent about whether or not I'd hang the portrait painting.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 18, 2026 10:12 AM (NFX2v)
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If any of the Horde no longer want an original van Gogh gathering dust in their home, please contact me.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 18, 2026 10:14 AM (DGD6U)

136 I s a youth using a highchair as a weapon?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:14 AM (GpPpW)

137 And Herdez salsa is pronounced her-deez.

Her-deez NUTZ!

Posted by: Guy who can't resist a deez nutz joke at May 18, 2026 10:15 AM (TbWk/)

138 Damn, a Van Gag.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 18, 2026 10:14 AM (snZF9)
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Phlegmish?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 18, 2026 10:15 AM (DGD6U)

139 Don’t take Skaneateles if you are allergic to Skaneateles.

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)

140 Forget it, guys. It's over. No way we can compete with this.

https://tinyurl.com/mt6wnhcm

I want to say I can fix her. But I suspect she's unfixable.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 10:10 AM (gtcuf)

Fixed? She needs to be enslaved in a burka.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 18, 2026 10:15 AM (snZF9)

141 You know, as a Pre-Crime Prevention thing like in the movie "Minority Report"...only without Tom Cruise and weird aquatic psychic gingers.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 10:12 AM (iJfKG)

Strange gingers lying in ponds distributing predictions is no basis for a system of law enforcement!

Posted by: Monty Python Report at May 18, 2026 10:17 AM (TbWk/)

142 Britain Avoids Iran Offensive Role Amid Trump Criticism, Highlighting UK’s Defense Shortfalls

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At least it's a legitimate excuse. "That's right. We're weak and stupid."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:18 AM (ndZc7)

143 The interwebs say she's a single mom. So there's at least one child being subjected to this.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 18, 2026 10:18 AM (2Ez/1)

144 133 "no, mon... me don't want to buy nuttin!'"

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:19 AM (R11M+)

145 D&D used to have a "druj" undead that was floating body parts. Eye, hand, skull.
Imagine being chased down a hallway by Van Gogh's possessed floating ear.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 18, 2026 09:55 AM (gKWVE)

Druj is from Zoroastrianism, it is either a demoness or one of the myriad of minor demons that surround her, depending on the source material. They are identified with flies, and have to do with death and decay.

[things my head contains for no particular reason]

Posted by: Kindltot at May 18, 2026 10:20 AM (rbvCR)

146 You know, as a Pre-Crime Prevention thing like in the movie "Minority Report"

It’s one of the silliest things about such “cautionary” movies. We don’t arrest people for literally committing worse and worse crimes that are obviously going to lead to murder. We don’t arrest people for posting actual threats to commit murder.

Minority Report could have been a lot funnier—or a lot more dystopian—if Tom Cruise’s troubles were against the background of a world where the subways were unusable because of all of the obvious crimes in which the perpetrator was caught and let go; and if politicians were regularly killed because people who threatened to kill them were allowed to try.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 18, 2026 10:20 AM (EXyHK)

147 https://tinyurl.com/3k32td95
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:0

Big deal!

The hummers for Hillary girls, and grossly ... guys, were REALLY commited to winning.

Someone's mowing the lawn. Later this week. Third time this year.....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 18, 2026 10:20 AM (Sco7b)

148 Did HMS Dragon run out of water again?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 10:20 AM (2GVsD)

149 glorp gleep gloop

Posted by: Paul, who enjoys the sexual affections of dogs at May 18, 2026 10:21 AM (BLRQ5)

150 >>The interwebs say she's a single mom.

Read something earlier about her twerking videos that she's 32 years old.

32.

Still a high school mean girl in spirit, though, as many of the AWFLs are.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 18, 2026 10:21 AM (J4Dwc)

151 Does anyone else get emails reportedly from SSA saying that you have a message in your account? The link looks legit but when I log into my account... no messages.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 18, 2026 10:21 AM (ExV1e)

152 Chipotle has become Waffle House.

https://tinyurl.com/27cymxhb

https://tinyurl.com/cvkrwne8
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

I used to recoil whenever I saw someone use the term "chimping out" as I found it racist and dehumanizing. Then I watch things like the clips provided above. The similarities to the mindlessly destructive animalistic behavior of lower simians are hard to deny. I hate that we're in this timeline. Hate it.

Posted by: I'm really struggling with this shit at May 18, 2026 10:22 AM (TbWk/)

153 Does anyone else get emails reportedly from SSA saying that you have a message in your account? The link looks legit but when I log into my account... no messages.

Nope, but then I don’t have messages there either.

You are doing it the right way, it sounds like: don’t click on the link in the email; go directly to your account by way of your existing bookmark or the correct URL.

I really hate when sites send an email about something that is hidden on their web site. PayPal is bad about this. It’s like they want to train their customers to be hacked.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 18, 2026 10:23 AM (EXyHK)

154 Four year old and no job, mon? When I was your age I 'ad a paper route, a koolaid stand, I mowed de lawn, I was a deliveryboy, a babysitter, I worked in de coalmine...gimme back my 'at you lazy lima bean!

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 10:23 AM (gtcuf)

155 Some pop writer mentioned Zoroastrianism in his novels. What I read of it he was driving around in a ragged VW bug if iirc. Little brother's Physics teacher coach got him reading this stuff I think.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:23 AM (GpPpW)

156 One needs to look at as many as you can of his over 800 paintings and thousands of drawings to see what an artistic genius Van Gogh was. His sketches show what natural technical talent he had.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 18, 2026 10:24 AM (qrzX6)

157 he's consulting his auricle.

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:24 AM (R11M+)

158 The interwebs say she's a single mom.

Read something earlier about her twerking videos that she's 32 years old.

This is what "strong independent grrrlboss don't need no man" hath wrought.

Posted by: Thanks feminism! at May 18, 2026 10:24 AM (TbWk/)

159 Watxh out for the wall toots.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:25 AM (GpPpW)

160 Back up to $100 oil. Export ban?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:07 AM (GpPpW)

The problem is not that we are exporting extra oil, the problem is that we don't have sufficient refinery capacity since no one has built a new refinery since 1976 and California is shutting their refineries down.
ALSO because of the Jones Act (which restricts US to US port shipping on non-US built and operated hulls which was put in place to "reduce the cost and facilitate the market for US shipbuilding" and did the opposite) we can't ship from the East coast to the West coast, so they sell the oil and refined fuel overseas.

We had a restriction on exporting crude. It drove the prices up by killing production because it restricted the market and there was not enough capacity to refine here in the US. It will do it again. Until we have more refineries.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 18, 2026 10:25 AM (rbvCR)

161 I think Waffle House still reigns supreme when it comes to epic beatdowns. It's a much classier clientele. Sophisticated even.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 18, 2026 10:26 AM (jehhT)

162 he painted this in the vestibular.

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:26 AM (R11M+)

163 Wakes up
Scratches.
Looks around
Dang.he used to paint by sound but in his later years was only half as good as he used to be.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 18, 2026 10:26 AM (2WIwB)

164
Saw the new horror movie "Obsession" this weekend.

Very well done horror movie, shocking in parts but not spectacularly gory (except for one part). Not the date movie of the year.

The story concerns a guy in love with a gal who has him in the friend zone. He wants to tell her how he feels but is too shy, and kind of a weenie.
He buys her a silly "Make a Wish" gift but blows that moment and in a moment in frustration uses it himself to "make her love him more than anyone in the world". His wish comes true...but not in the way he wanted. Yes, this is a Monkey's Paw type story. Hijinks ensue.

It's pretty great. Great Acting. Great Writing, directing, and editing. You will be shocked, creeped-out, and kept on your toes throughout the movie. It's a horror movie so I don't want to oversell it. But, great job to all involved.

My one complaint is that it comes to a great and satisfactory horror ending one minute or so before the actual end before it comes to the actual end. IMHO, they should've stuck with that but the actual ending is fine.

If this sounds like you will like it, you will love it.

Check it out.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 10:26 AM (iJfKG)

165 [things my head contains for no particular reason]
Posted by: Kindltot at May 18, 2026 10:20 AM (rbvCR)

I blame TSR. Where I to have studied Grey's Anatomy half as much as I did those damn D&D books and the source material I'd be a Doctor.

I can baffle anybody with endless streams of bullshit I picked up during those years.

Posted by: Reforger at May 18, 2026 10:27 AM (ZFqKB)

166 Geez, just a saw a picture of Babs Streisand.

She is looking more and more like Ozzy Osbourne.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 18, 2026 10:27 AM (2GVsD)

167 Vincent didn’t paint self-portraits because he was vain.

The self-portraits tell us something about his personality.

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He did a lot of self portraits because he had no money to pay for models. He painted and sketched every day .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 18, 2026 10:27 AM (qrzX6)

168 159 The interwebs say she's a single mom.

Read something earlier about her twerking videos that she's 32 years old.

This is what "strong independent grrrlboss don't need no man" hath wrought.
Posted by: Thanks feminism!
____
Her parents must be so proud!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 18, 2026 10:28 AM (2Ez/1)

169 117 Forget it, guys. It's over. No way we can compete with this.

https://tinyurl.com/mt6wnhcm
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The 13th Congressional District -
US Senators Gary Peters, Elissa Slotkin
US Representative, Shri Thanedar

In 2024, there were 1.19 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (341k people) in Congressional District 13, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 287k White (Non-Hispanic) and 36.5k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Congressional District 13, MI are Spanish (55,658 households), Arabic (26,672 households), and Bengali (11,461 households).,

>Morgan Lewis, LawFlash, Campbell’s Stipulated Order Reinforces Trademark Protection in Political Speech

The Campbell’s Company and CSC Brands LP recently resolved a trademark infringement lawsuit against Michigan congressional candidate Shelby Nicole Campbell and her “Campbell for Congress” campaign, which used imagery closely resembling the iconic Campbell’s soup can design in her 2026 campaign materials. (More)

🤷‍♀️ But imho minority women WILL NOT support her.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 18, 2026 10:28 AM (NFX2v)

170 He did a lot of self portraits because he had no money to pay for models. He painted and sketched every day .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 18, 2026 10:27 AM (qrzX6)

The whole giving people body parts thing was a turn off.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 18, 2026 10:28 AM (ExV1e)

171 van's labrynth.

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:29 AM (R11M+)

172 I shan't believe it!

Convicted Minnesota Fraudster Reveals Ilhan Omar Knew All About Minnesota Fraud Scandal

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:29 AM (ndZc7)

173 Everyone now thinks the rakshasha is a tiger because David Trampier drew it as one.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 18, 2026 10:29 AM (gKWVE)

174 Romans countrymen lend me your ear.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:29 AM (GpPpW)

175 168. He did a lot of self portraits because he had no money to pay for models. He painted and sketched every day .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Yup. That's a point in the article.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 18, 2026 10:29 AM (NFX2v)

176 he was quite sensitive and loved a good ultricle.

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:30 AM (R11M+)

177 Van Gogh first caught my attention because of his use of color. He's my favorite of that genre.

Posted by: Crusader at May 18, 2026 10:32 AM (TN0g+)

178 after talking to auditory hallucinations at work his boss was forced to say, sorry vince i'm going to have to saccule.

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:32 AM (R11M+)

179 Why is Ilhan Omar still in the U.S.?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 18, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)

180 180 Why is Ilhan Omar still in the U.S.?

The Congressional UniParty protects its own.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 10:33 AM (gtcuf)

181 we don't have sufficient refinery capacity since no one has built a new refinery since 1976

"But that would take ten years!"
- the winning argument for fifty years.

Posted by: t-bird at May 18, 2026 10:34 AM (ATSTk)

182 If shr returned home one of her countrymen would steal all her loot.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:34 AM (GpPpW)

183 How are we gonna worm our way out of all these ear puns?

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)

184 Yoko Ono's Greatest Hits Volume II.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:36 AM (GpPpW)

185 I don't think Van Gogh shot himself. I think it was a punk kid that was always F'ing with him. He went out with all of his painting equipment that day and after he was shot he managed to return to town without any of it. The gun was never found and Van Gogh was never known to have a gun. One rarely shoot themselves in the stomach to commit suicide. Also they just stay where they are. And Van Gogh was the kind of person who wouldn't turn in the culprit . He probably thought he was doing him a favor.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 18, 2026 10:36 AM (qrzX6)

186 If this sounds like you will like it, you will love it.

Check it out.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 18, 2026 10:26 AM (iJfKG)

Thank you very much for the review!!

On Instagram - which doesn't piss me off - Madeleine and Violet McGraw had pictures and raved about the movie.

Madeleine was Gwen in 'Black Phone' one and two and her sister Violet was the human girl in the 'M3gan' movies so they've done horror movies. Nice to have another opinion though.

I'll look for it when it hits home video. I like closed-captioning.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 18, 2026 10:36 AM (Sco7b)

187 >>Why is Ilhan Omar still in the U.S.?

Because here is where the sweet, sweet fraud money is.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 18, 2026 10:36 AM (J4Dwc)

188 189 Lost chance to sock Willie Sutton.

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

189 "hey, vince! lobe that over here!"

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:39 AM (R11M+)

190 Ear today, gone tomorrow.

Posted by: Delurker at May 18, 2026 10:39 AM (gtcuf)

191 Posted by: Le Haim at May 18, 2026 10:34 AM (7EbTZ)

You live in a retarded fantasy world. Self hating idiots are the worst. Don't forget to take your psych meds.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 18, 2026 10:39 AM (qrzX6)

192 comfy smoking jacket.

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:40 AM (R11M+)

193 185 How are we gonna worm our way out of all these ear puns?
Posted by: Bulg

Don't take the bait!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 18, 2026 10:40 AM (Dv3i1)

194 193 i've been resisting, but the second attempt just makes it so cringy.

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:41 AM (R11M+)

195 She loves my cochlea.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:42 AM (GpPpW)

196 >>How are we gonna worm our way out of all these ear puns?

Gotta bolt from the conversation, or the punster ill ring around you, with piercing commentary!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 10:43 AM (X8xt3)

197 197 hahaha worse than mine

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:43 AM (R11M+)

198 >>Why is Ilhan Omar still in the U.S.?

A guess?
She has a lot of foreign support from CAIR and Qatar.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 10:44 AM (X8xt3)

199 193 You live in a retarded fantasy world. Self hating idiots are the worst. Don't forget to take your psych meds.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 18, 2026 10:39 AM (qrzX6)

There are a lot of people out there who SHOULD hate themselves.

Posted by: XTC at May 18, 2026 10:45 AM (iXqHn)

200 Depression is just looking back on your lack of achievements honestly.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:46 AM (GpPpW)

201 This morning I am making cinnamon rolls for my wife.
Yeasted dough with rye malt, butter and brown sugar filling, and penuche frosting.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 18, 2026 10:46 AM (rbvCR)

202 legion post guys, all gone now.
weiss, "you're in a good mood!"
oly, climbing stairs, "got new hearing aids"
weiss, "how do you like 'em?"
oly, "best ones yet"
weiss, "what kind is it?"
oly, "oh, about 3:30"

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:46 AM (R11M+)

203 BOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!

Posted by: Mount Saint Helens at May 18, 2026 10:47 AM (BRvvM)

204 Nurse, was Seattle affected much by St. Helens?
Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

Any time the Seattle politicians want to divert public attention from some particularly nasty bit of corruption, they f!oat a dozen stories about volcanoes and how Mt Rainier is overdue. All the local karens go apeshit. Then they test the local volcano warning system, which always fails, and raise taxes to "fix" it.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 18, 2026 10:47 AM (2WIwB)

205 you know who else liked "penuche frosting?"

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:47 AM (R11M+)

206 >>This morning I am making cinnamon rolls for my wife.
Yeasted dough with rye malt, butter and brown sugar filling, and penuche frosting.

What a way to start the week!
You rock

Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 10:48 AM (X8xt3)

207 Three Hispanic teens arrested for carrying out ONE DOZEN shootings in Austin over the weekend

https://tinyurl.com/3sm97njv

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were taken into custody after a string of shootings, vehicle thefts and robberies across South and East Austin.

Authorities said the 17-year-old had an active warrant for stealing a firearm from the same store where the 15-year-old allegedly stole another gun Saturday. Investigators believe the suspects stole more than four vehicles during the spree and may have switched vehicles multiple times.
. . . .
Late Sunday night, the Manor Police Department announced a third suspect who fled from a vehicle during a pursuit in Manor had been located and detained. Officials said there is 'no ongoing threat to the public at this time.'

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During the 12 shootings, four people were injured, one critically.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:48 AM (ndZc7)

208 >>Why is Ilhan Omar still in the U.S.?
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I'd get used to this. Not every illegal who enters the US has free shit on their mind. Some have political aspirations.

There are already migrants here in the US that are in Congress and their allegiance isn't to America. It's to their "people."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 18, 2026 10:49 AM (jehhT)

209 For twerking girl, it would be great to get stories from the guys who have known her to get a more-rounded picture of what a hard-working, level-headed, practical decision maker she is.

I bet we'd get stories.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 18, 2026 10:49 AM (Sco7b)

210 There's been a steady drum beat of ear puns.

Posted by: Didja notice at May 18, 2026 10:51 AM (2Ez/1)

211 Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 10:48 AM (X8xt3)

I announced I was leaving scones with sultanas for Brit Lass in the morning on one of the night threads last week, and no one gave a fuck!

They came out great btw. I have always had trouble with scones.

Posted by: ... at May 18, 2026 10:51 AM (GD4ux)

212 Why is Ilhan Omar still in the U.S.?
Posted by: I gotta ask at May 18, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)

"limited hang out to dry"

If Nur gets prosecuted, it means all her peers in Congress may get investigated as well. It is one and the same with the "blue wall" on internal investigations in dirty departments.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 18, 2026 10:51 AM (rbvCR)

213 There are already migrants here in the US that are in Congress and their allegiance isn't to America. It's to their "people."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 18, 2026 10:49 AM (jehhT)
=====
Still amazed after 100 years of "Fvck that guy he's from Staten Island" that New Yorkers elected as mayor someone who is not even American let alone from New York.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 18, 2026 10:51 AM (RIvkX)

214 Hammering out ear puns on the anvil.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:52 AM (GpPpW)

215 you know who else liked "penuche frosting?"

Me.

Penuche frosting. Peanut penuche. Caramel penuche. Penuche bars. Coconut penuche candy.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 18, 2026 10:52 AM (EXyHK)

216 Stateless, how is the monkey coming along?

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 10:52 AM (77rzZ)

217 CNBC, State judge blocks evidence from Luigi Mangione backpack in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case
Published Mon, May 18 202610:06 AM, Updated 18 Min Ago, Dan Mangan

Key Points
A New York state court judge blocked prosecutors in the murder trial of Luigi Mangione from using some of the evidence from his backpack when he was detained by police in Altoona, Pa.
Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.
“The evidence found during the search of the backpack at the McDonald’s must be suppressed, including the magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip,” the judge wrote.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 18, 2026 10:52 AM (NFX2v)

218 Maybe it's time to stop with the female police chiefs.

Posted by: Yeah, I said it at May 18, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

219 They came out great btw. I have always had trouble with scones.
Posted by: ... at May 18, 2026 10:51 AM (GD4ux)
====

Cherry Cranberry scones a few days ago.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 18, 2026 10:53 AM (RIvkX)

220 >>They came out great btw. I have always had trouble with scones.

"Sultanas" - reminds me of the Great British Bake Off.
Sounds delicious!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 10:53 AM (X8xt3)

221
The problem is not that we are exporting extra oil, the problem is that we don't have sufficient refinery capacity since no one has built a new refinery since 1976 and California is shutting their refineries down.

___________

Can't say I'm an expert, but building a new refinery - assuming the BANANAs let you - is that it's incredibly capital intensive. I can see expanding and debottlenecking existing capacity but I also see that LyondellBasell's Houston refinery is being demolished for lack of a buyer.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 18, 2026 10:54 AM (HdYcL)

222 >>Cherry Cranberry scones a few days ago.

Dang! You guys need to be sending pictures of these to CBD for the Sunday Food thread.

All sounds so delicious!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 10:54 AM (X8xt3)

223 Cherry Cranberry scones a few days ago.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 18, 2026 10:53 AM (RIvkX)

She doesn't like tart stuff too much but I bet I would like that. I like tarts, that's why I like her.

Posted by: ... at May 18, 2026 10:55 AM (GD4ux)

224 Cherry Cranberry scones a few days ago.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 18, 2026 10:53 AM (RIvkX)

Lemon-blueberry here.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 18, 2026 10:55 AM (2WIwB)

225 "and buttered scones for tea"

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:55 AM (R11M+)

226 218 Stateless, how is the monkey coming along?

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 10:52 AM

Thanks for asking!

Everything is here. Pedestal is buried in the ground. I just have to pick up cement to ce,ent the outside one to his pedestal. The inside one should be fine.

I'll have pictures when they're in place.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 18, 2026 10:55 AM (Sco7b)

227 Welp, Laura Loomer and Massie's girlfriend have claimed that Massie was sexing up Lauren Boebert immediately after his wife died.

And there are other claims that Massie is down double digits now in that primary vote set for tomorrow.

Last note, MS district court order on voting districts in Mississippi was just overturned by Scotus. Justice Action Jackson dissents from the order.

Posted by: whig at May 18, 2026 10:56 AM (E4rtv)

228 Great, now I'm craving scones!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 18, 2026 10:56 AM (X8xt3)

229 91> The Pacific Rim has been very active the last few years. Maybe the Old Gal will wake up again soon.

The Old Gal's Rim was angry that day, my friends

Posted by: Georgie Likes Bananas at May 18, 2026 10:56 AM (U3fVU)

230 Three Hispanic teens arrested for carrying out ONE DOZEN shootings in Austin over the weekend

Honestly I thought they were Chechens when I read "white or Hispanic". Whatever they were, they should be tried as adults. Bubba in Huntsville gonna love 'em.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 18, 2026 10:56 AM (gKWVE)

231 "flowery twats"

Posted by: cmeat at May 18, 2026 10:57 AM (R11M+)

232 Massie sure has a wide coalition behind him.
Of "American Reich" edgelords, Mike Pence acolytes, Boebert, MTG, and many many Democrats.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 18, 2026 10:58 AM (gKWVE)

233 FWIW, on X

Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
·
3h
EXCLUSIVE:

During my 2 hour exclusive interview with Cynthia West
@Cyntaxed007
, she explained in greater detail the sexual things
@RepThomasMassie
asked her to do that she didn’t want to do.

She told me that when they would have sex, Massie asked her to tell him dirty and pornographic stories that included fake scenarios about him meeting up with other married couples and girls as young as 19 and 20 years old. Cynthia recalls telling him the young woman he wanted her to tell made up sexual stories about was in similar age to his daughter, and she declined and refused to indulge his sexual demands because Cynthia felt it was demeaning, gross and inappropriate.

She recounted one instance where Massie told her they were even going to “meet up” with the couple he demanded that she sexualize in stories while they were intimate.

I asked her if she was suggesting Massie was asking her to engage in swinger meet ups, and she said yes.

Posted by: whig at May 18, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)

234 Joe Munchkin is gone?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:58 AM (GpPpW)

235 > Welp, Laura Loomer and Massie's girlfriend have claimed that Massie was sexing up Lauren Boebert immediately after his wife died.
---------
I seem to recall the stronk, MAGA women; Boebert, MTG, Mace, etc. being smart, conservative women with boobs!

Any left in office that aren't nutters?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 18, 2026 10:58 AM (jehhT)

236 Three Hispanic teens arrested for carrying out ONE DOZEN shootings in Austin over the weekend

Shit!
Come on Texas! How did these little twerps lived long enough to shoot that many times???

Posted by: Diogenes at May 18, 2026 10:59 AM (2WIwB)

237 During my 2 hour exclusive interview with Cynthia West
@Cyntaxed007
, she explained in greater detail the sexual things
@RepThomasMassie
asked her to do that she didn’t want to do.

I would do anything for love, but I won't do that!
-Meatloaf

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 18, 2026 10:59 AM (Dv3i1)

238 Joe Munchkin is gone?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 18, 2026 10:58 AM (GpPpW)

Imma gonna use that for a sock

Posted by: Kindltot at May 18, 2026 10:59 AM (rbvCR)

239 Oh, and the state of Texas should try these little bastards. Not Austin. Austin's DA is José Pompa Garza. Why do I know the name of some rinky dink DA? Because he's got Soros' arm up his bottom and refuses to prosecute crime in his city.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 18, 2026 11:00 AM (gKWVE)

240 237 The Luna chick?

Posted by: Bulg at May 18, 2026 11:00 AM (77rzZ)

241 Any left in office that aren't nutters?
____

Anna Paulina Luna?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 18, 2026 11:00 AM (Dv3i1)

242 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 18, 2026 11:00 AM (NcvvS)

243 And now, a word from the Chicken Man.

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Rep Steve Cohen on Republicans redistricting him out of office in Tennessee:
“They’re colonizing Memphis."
Absolutely. Hysterical.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 11:03 AM (ndZc7)

244 “The evidence found during the search of the backpack at the McDonald’s must be suppressed, including the magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip,” the judge wrote.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 18, 2026 10:52 AM (NFX2v)
====

This is crazy! How can searching the belongings and person of someone arrested for 1st degree murder be unconstitutional? How are law enforcement supposed to protect themselves from such an imminent threat? What if the perp had a bomb?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 18, 2026 11:14 AM (RIvkX)

245 Willowed yet again.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 18, 2026 11:15 AM (RIvkX)

246 Chipotle has become Waffle House.

https://tinyurl.com/27cymxhb

https://tinyurl.com/cvkrwne8
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 18, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

Download the video and dub chimpanzees screaming over the audio. Send it to Hakeem and Rev Al. Music under should be Yakity Sax.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 18, 2026 11:16 AM (5xuJ/)

247 I can't ear you Guv'ner.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 18, 2026 11:35 AM (ynpvh)

248 a spectacular Van Gogh

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 18, 2026 11:56 AM (OziX7)

249 I have been lucky enough to visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. They have all his self portraits in a row chronologically. There are about 25-30 of them. It is one of the most disturbing things I have ever experienced, by the time you reach the last of them, you have watched the man go insane. The man truly painted what he saw.

Posted by: Riddle at May 18, 2026 12:08 PM (uE32N)

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