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Furry problems
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In which we do a sneaky
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 15, 2026 10:01 PM (kOluj)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 15, 2026 10:01 PM (kOluj)
Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:02 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 15, 2026 10:03 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ)
FWIW, on the shark-attack map, within the last couple years somebody got chomped in Casco Bay, Maine, just off Harpswell.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:04 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:08 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:08 PM (Jr+re)
Spetsnaz isn't there to rescue hostages. Spetsnaz is there to kill insurgents. They protect the regime, not the people.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:08 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 15, 2026 10:09 PM (m5P/4)
Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 10:09 PM (diia5)
... Just found him on the street...
Didn't they have a 'tourist' video recently wear somebody from Germany or England wandered across some southern guys...
and ended up chasing gators, going to a range, etc.?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:10 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:11 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2026 10:12 PM (Kyh8Y)
Good evening, Hordians.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (HdYcL)
I pity you, because Pooky will find you. He was a high school janitor and although gum was banned, he still had to scrape it off places.
Posted by: pookysgirl recommends hiding in Africa at May 15, 2026 10:12 PM (Wt5PA)
Thanks WD!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 15, 2026 10:13 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 15, 2026 10:13 PM (df/te)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:15 PM (xcxpd)
I was expecting a cute delivery girl. But it was literal.
Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:11 PM (VHUov)
Trust me, you do NOT want to fool with Dahomey Amazons....
Posted by: Harry Flashman at May 15, 2026 10:15 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: GWB at May 15, 2026 10:15 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (LmPA0)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (0Htd1)
And if you're a hostage and you get in the way of Spetsnaz killing insurgents, Spetsnaz will kill you too.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 15, 2026 10:17 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ)
Enlarged to show detail.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 15, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)
Third time this has been used on here. I think, just maybe, it can be retired now.
Happy evening to the early overnighters. Yay! It's a hard-to-beat WeirdDave Friday!
Posted by: mindful webworker - or is it Gilligan's Island? at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (cz4n2)
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (oq9dX)
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Alien?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
Could have been Rosemary's Baby.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (/lPRQ)
Spetsnaz isn't there to rescue hostages. Spetsnaz is there to kill insurgents. They protect the regime, not the people.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:08 PM (HdYcL)
That is true. Their reputation has taken a hit due to their performance in the ongoing Ukraine war but they are hard fuckers in a hard country.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:19 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (oq9dX)
Remember her in her prime, not how she ended up.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:19 PM (xcxpd)
And a huge list of 'Tall Girl' problems that were epic.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2026 10:19 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: mindful webworker - candygrammm at May 15, 2026 10:20 PM (cz4n2)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (0Htd1)
There's always gynecology.
Posted by: Amy Schumer at May 15, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Even notice whenever America Special Forces are mentioned in the news it is always SEAL Team Six or Delta Force?
Those guys do it all. Literally.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:21 PM (/lPRQ)
I was expecting a cute delivery girl. But it was literal.
Posted by: mikeski
Throw in the Futurama Snu Snu / Busted Hips scene.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:22 PM (/lPRQ)
Didn't they have a 'tourist' video recently wear somebody from Germany or England wandered across some southern guys...
and ended up chasing gators, going to a range, etc.?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Yeah, that was fun. It was a UK couple, and they ran into some Southerners -- men and women actually.
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 15, 2026 10:22 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: wth
Remember her in her prime, not how she ended up.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Helen Wood has also entered the chat. (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Pal Joey, and Deep Throat)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2026 10:22 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (0Htd1)
There's always gynecology.
Posted by: Amy Schumer at May 15, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE)
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Actually, I'm a gynecologist, but this is my lunch hour.
Posted by: Obscure Monty Python Reference at May 15, 2026 10:23 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 15, 2026 10:23 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Even notice whenever America Special Forces are mentioned in the news it is always SEAL Team Six or Delta Force?
Those guys do it all. Literally.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:21 PM (/lPRQ)
There are more Tier 1 operators than SEAL Team Six and Delta. But Team Six really likes headlines, much to the disapproval of the other Operators.
Most Delta guys don't talk much but they do get a lot of attention.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:23 PM (xcxpd)
I saw Pro-Bono Necromancy open for Ghostly Kisses at The Graveyard in 2022.
https://youtu.be/iMSXbTrrPNk
Posted by: mikeski was dying to see them at May 15, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: alpine_beer at May 15, 2026 10:25 PM (van9r)
Posted by: wth
Remember her in her prime, not how she ended up.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Helen Wood has also entered the chat. (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Pal Joey, and Deep Throat)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2026 10:22 PM (Kyh8Y)
Her I don't know but Rita Hayworth was in Pal Joey. Rowr.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)
Third time this has been used on here. I think, just maybe, it can be retired now.
Happy evening to the early overnighters. Yay! It's a hard-to-beat WeirdDave Friday!
Posted by: mindful webworker - or is it Gilligan's Island?
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Just Maybe....
Write a little routine where banned URLs just get that graphic every time they try to go to the home page or post a message ?
Then run it through an AI to make it photorealistic...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:26 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2026 10:26 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (oq9dX)
Perhaps a little more range time would help.
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at May 15, 2026 10:27 PM (ZTJjv)
Hammers, copper plumbing, green hair. No two of those things should go together.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2026 10:26 PM (vTZFs)
__________
Saw the green hair and said to myself, "This will turn out badly."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:27 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: runner at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (LmPA0)
Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2026 10:26 PM (vTZFs)
__________
Saw the green hair and said to myself, "This will turn out badly."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:27 PM (HdYcL)
***
I was thinking, green hair: "You're on your own, kid."
Posted by: Diogenes at May 15, 2026 10:29 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:29 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
No. How do you think they became #6?
Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 10:29 PM (diia5)
And a huge list of 'Tall Girl' problems that were epic.
Posted by: Tonypete
A typical residential door is 6'8", according to my 6'8" cousin who ducks through all doors by reflex.
So based on that video, "verytallmaddy" would tower over your coworker. She's gotta be 7-foot-..... let me google that for me.
She says she's 7-foot-5.
Posted by: mikeski notes 5-foot-7 would still be a tall girl at May 15, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 10:30 PM (bNzW0)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 15, 2026 10:30 PM (XV/Pl)
Maybe they ALL use Seal Team 6 as a nom de guerre.
(That Froggy wording may/could be/almost certainly is wrong!)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:30 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (LmPA0)
https://tinyurl.com/4kr54hke
Posted by: runner at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (GD0B3)
If you say so.
Posted by: Pedro Pascal at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
No. How do you think they became #6?
Posted by: Count Dracul
Also, don't ask about what happened to the testers for Preparations A through G.
Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (VHUov)
I was working in Yellowstone, and my buddy introduced me to a guy he met. Dude was snapping pictures and fell over a boulder. Buddy helped him up and they became friends. We all partied at the employee cantina (I was too young, but it was Wyoming in 1984, so, eh) Stranger dude was super cool, played guitar, and was hitting on a super-hot chick named CJ. Later we all adjourned around midnight to the overlook at the Lower falls of the Yellowstone to smoke some skunk-weed.
Dude was the son of Saul Zaentz. He told me about the film his Dad produced. Amadeus. Seriously, though, he was genuinely cool as hell. And I am pretty sure he scored with CJ.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at May 15, 2026 10:32 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 15, 2026 10:34 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
No. How do you think they became #6?
Posted by: Count Dracul
Also, don't ask about what happened to the testers for Preparations A through G.
Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (VHUov)
That Heinz 56 tastes like ass.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 15, 2026 10:34 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (LmPA0)
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Twenty bucks, same as in town.
(Obligatory)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:34 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 15, 2026 10:35 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (LmPA0)
There WERE just two SEAL teams, one West Coast and one East. Seal Team Six is the Development Group (DEVGRU) that was the real speartip who developed tactics to spread through the rest of the SEAL community. Team Six got all the hairy missions.
I don't know how many Teams there actually are now but they expanded, and contracted, during GWOT.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:35 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 15, 2026 10:36 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:36 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 15, 2026 10:35 PM (gKWVE)
Might be, I've seen some tall girls who were clearly AI, but this one seems to actually duck under doorways. I'd like to learn more.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:36 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 10:37 PM (bNzW0)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:37 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:37 PM (LmPA0)
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:38 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
Things did not work out... optimally.
Same with TFs Alpha - Charlie.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 10:39 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:37 PM (LmPA0)
Delta is Army.
SEALS are Navy.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:40 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: mikeski
Heinz 1 thru 56...
A-1 was a success though.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:41 PM (oq9dX)
...brb
Posted by: gKWVE at May 15, 2026 10:42 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:42 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2026 10:43 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 15, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at May 15, 2026 10:44 PM (0aYVJ)
Mess around with Maddy you will regret it.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:46 PM (ZVgZ4)
Anyone know why the flags in VA were at half staff today?
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:42 PM (77rzZ)
Teacher (I think) shooting somewhere.
The White Witch sheds icicles.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:46 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 10:47 PM (9EFgU)
Posted by: Bulg
They are mourning the death of real democracy.
Their democracy that is -
Supreme Court Denies Virginia Democrats’ Bid to Revive Illegally Gerrymandered Congressional Map
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:47 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 15, 2026 10:47 PM (RiICY)
Posted by: Bulg
Peace Officers Memorial Day
Posted by: Tuna at May 15, 2026 10:48 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:48 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Lirio100 at May 15, 2026 10:49 PM (ky7/T)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 15, 2026 10:47 PM (RiICY)
How many of the "You Might Be a Redneck" jokes are you expecting to match ;-) ?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 15, 2026 10:49 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:50 PM (77rzZ)
...brb
Posted by: gKWVE
......
Think she'd let me hump her leg like a poodle?
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (6C3mT)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (2Ez/1)
https://tinyurl.com/4kr54hke
Posted by: runner at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (GD0B3)
If you say so.
Posted by: Pedro Pascal at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (vSvIl)
Jeez!
What a hom...errr...never mind.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2026 10:43 PM (CHHv1)
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Be ashamed if something happened to it!
Posted by: Two Guys from Jersey at May 15, 2026 10:53 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:55 PM (ZVgZ4)
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I bet there’s a Code for that
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 10:56 PM (bNzW0)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 10:57 PM (bNzW0)
·
BREAKING: Declassified FBI docs expose the malfeasance of Judge Boasberg who offered dirty FBI agent Kevin Clinesmith the excuse he was just innocently taking a "short-cut" to save time when he changed the wording in a CIA email that would have exculpated Trump adviser Carter Page b/c the new docs show Clinesmith also w/h exculpatory evidence on another Trump aide--Walid Phares--proving such corrupt behavior was his M.O., not a one-off, as Boasberg made it seem.
Boasberg gave Clinesmith, a fellow Democrat, no jail-time for his felony. Clinesmith's back practicing law, and Boasberg is still on the bench.
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Fucking Boasberg.
Posted by: Axeman at May 15, 2026 10:58 PM (Fi81e)
Boasberg gave Clinesmith, a fellow Democrat, no jail-time for his felony. Clinesmith's back practicing law, and Boasberg is still on the bench.
Posted by: Axeman
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See? Nothing happens.
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:50 PM (77rzZ)
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One of my kids did a semester abroad in Brisbane, Australia, a couple years back. Same deal about sharks and golf course water hazards.
Not that it impacted her, as she was trying to figure out the rules of Australian Football and coming to the conclusion that there aren't any....
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: four seasons at May 15, 2026 11:00 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake,
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You could have dropped us a card, you know.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:00 PM (9EFgU)
It has lost all meaning, Did Barney Frank's boy-toy die? Golly.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at May 15, 2026 11:01 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (77rzZ)
An officer that 'keeps the peace'. You know, a copper.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 11:01 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 11:01 PM (ZVgZ4)
Dogs fed and taken care of, evening prayers said. Good night, Hordians.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 11:02 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o)
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That's my line.
Posted by: Guy Who Always Says Nothing's Going to Happen at May 15, 2026 11:02 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
The refs have to wear white fedoras. That's it.
( now watch someone correct my kapélology. )
Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 11:03 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at May 15, 2026 11:01 PM (0aYVJ)
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Since Harvey Milk's tragic death there was never any good reason to return the flag to full staff.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:03 PM (6C3mT)
Posted by: Pedro Pascal at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (vSvIl)
Jeez!
What a hom...errr...never mind.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Repulsive?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:04 PM (9EFgU)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 11:04 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Spetsnaz at May 15, 2026 11:05 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 15, 2026 11:05 PM (D1E+2)
Bull sharks scare me much more than Great Whites or Makos. They are psychos that will chase you right up to the shore. Evil creatures.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:05 PM (viF8m)
( now watch someone correct my kapélology. )
Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 11:03 PM (diia5)
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I think they frown on Weapons of Mass Destruction on the field.
Posted by: Axeman at May 15, 2026 11:06 PM (Fi81e)
They're probably just thinking, "Long pig, the other white meat."
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 15, 2026 11:07 PM (+9wcF)
That prompted me to look this up, and as I suspected, my eyes began to glaze over. Some aspects of military nomenclature and hierarchy makes sense to me, and some don't and I get all confusitated. May be because I'm getting to be 29.
Anyway, it comes from the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie series, A, B, C, D. But in a convoluted way.
You've got your basic platoon, company, battalion, regiment/brigade/group whatever hierarchy, and that gets sort of complex. I don't think regiments really exist as operational units, but I'm not sure.
At any rate, Army Special Forces, the whole, is a division sized unit. On a chart, that is divided into Groups, but they use a regiment symbol (III). Each regiment is divided into battalions. Now, they divide the battalions into C, B, and A "teams". This is where A-team comes from. The A-team is a small operational group. The B team is the company HQ, and the C-team is the battalion HQ.
Somehow Delta force got called the "D team", or SFOD-D, supposedly to obfuscate a bit, and make it look like some normal additional "team" level or something.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 15, 2026 11:07 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Axeman at May 15, 2026 11:08 PM (Fi81e)
Ayup. Speed is fine. Accuracy is final.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 15, 2026 11:09 PM (bNzW0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:04 PM (9EFgU)
Looks like Bruce Jenner.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 15, 2026 11:11 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Bulg
Stupid peace gets outta hand, dont'cha know?
Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (diia5)
Peace Officers go patrolling and roust it wherever and whenever they can, demand its ID without any reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime, then arrest, beat, tase, and pepper spray it for resisting for asking what it did wrong.
Posted by: They shall cry peace, peace, and there is no peace at May 15, 2026 11:11 PM (TbWk/)
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Fucking Boasberg.
Posted by: Axeman at May 15, 2026 10:58 PM (Fi81e)
Whut... just because he was the Judge who was in charge of the FISA court when they signed off on spying on Republican American Citizens? including some in Congress?
Totes OK... right.... right????
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 15, 2026 11:14 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 11:15 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 15, 2026 11:07 PM (w6EFb)
Much like SEAL Team 6, they sit outside the normal chain hierarchy... mainly because their missions are often so classified they wanted to disguise what they were...
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 15, 2026 11:17 PM (mP0Kj)
Jets or jet skis don't usually hunt you. A Bull Shark will.
If they are around it's best to not be in the water.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:18 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 11:19 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:21 PM (6C3mT)
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 11:24 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2026 11:25 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
Heh! Co-worker and I used to do the same thing on midshift. Got Fox Sports available and they show Aussie Rules Football.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 15, 2026 11:25 PM (m5P/4)
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o)
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That's my line.
Posted by: Guy Who Always Says Nothing's Going to Happen
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Now that she is transmutating into Aztecian being, only tzompantli will satisfy.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:26 PM (9EFgU)
Heinz 1 thru 56...
A-1 was a success
1-up through 6-up did not test-market well.
Posted by: mindful webworker - trying to keep up at May 15, 2026 11:27 PM (cz4n2)
Posted by: Romeo13
But, as noted above, the only time you ever hear about SF Anything on the news it is always Delta or Team 6.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 11:28 PM (/lPRQ)
How's the bareboat testing going? I promise you will have the time of you life.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:28 PM (viF8m)
Howdy there!!!
You outta Philly yet? I still worry about you.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:29 PM (kJSFo)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 11:29 PM (ZVgZ4)
Heinz 1 thru 56...
A-1 was a success
1-up through 6-up did not test-market well.
WD-01 thru WD-39
Vick's formulas 1 to 43...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 11:30 PM (/lPRQ)
Just saw on the TV, so you know it is true, when the distillery started up they decided first to make whiskey... then realized they needed something that they could sell...
They made several batches and decided No. 7 was the best.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 11:33 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: JackStraw
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That sound's...kinky.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:34 PM (9EFgU)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:34 PM (GQnTc)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 15, 2026 11:37 PM (bNzW0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:38 PM (9EFgU)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:38 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: JackStraw
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That sound's...kinky.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:34 PM (9EFgU)
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Ask me about my through-hull ball valves.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:39 PM (6C3mT)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 11:39 PM (bNzW0)
Just saw on the TV, so you know it is true, when the distillery started up they decided first to make whiskey... then realized they needed something that they could sell...
They made several batches and decided No. 7 was the best.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
>Too much charcoal. Makes you crazy. Bourbon is a little milder. If I want to fuck some shit up, I drink Tennessee whiskey.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 15, 2026 11:40 PM (D1E+2)
Heinz 1 thru 56...
A-1 was a success
1-up through 6-up did not test-market well.
WD-01 thru WD-39
Vick's formulas 1 to 43...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Motels 1-5 and Supers 1-7 fell over and sank into the swamp.
Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov)
Is this a good time to bring up lampreys?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
No. My Dad worked on their control in the Great Lakes. His workplace had entire walls covered in jars filled with formaldehyde in which were preserved either ammocoetes (the larval stage of sea lampreys) or adults.
Disgusting things, they were. Yes, they put food on our table, but they were disgusting.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 15, 2026 11:42 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Spetsnaz at May 15, 2026 11:05 PM (4NO2D)
I can live with that. It's just like Saigon, eh Slick?
Posted by: Special Agent in Charge Johnson at May 15, 2026 11:43 PM (wVcYX)
Thank you, Horde, for existing and allowing me to exist too.
PS: Hordettes, yes, you do look better without makeup.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2026 11:43 PM (CHHv1)
Fuel pump on the car took a dump after we took on fuel at Kit Carson, CO. Runs for a while, seems to get hot, and quits. Was out and under car three times, no solution. Installed a brand new Yang Poon pump from Amazon; it was dead OOTB. Will get a new one from O'Reilly in the morning.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:43 PM (GQnTc)
Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov)
Wurst Western and Pastor Johnson hotel chains didn't make the cut, even in Rock Ridge.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 15, 2026 11:43 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Count de Monetl at May 15, 2026 11:45 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:45 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 11:39 PM (bNzW0)
Got here about 7 PM. Some big range fires burning in W. TX and the OK panhandle. We saw them. smelled the smoke.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:46 PM (GQnTc)
Canada land too cold?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:45 PM (A5RD0)
Here to join a Route 66 tour with some folks from the Studebaker club. Plan to ride with the crew from here to Kingman, AZ, and then peel off to Apache Junction. Driving the '64 Convertible.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:48 PM (GQnTc)
Posted by: Count de Monetl at May 15, 2026 11:48 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Norton From Newark at May 15, 2026 11:49 PM (oftw2)
Daughter and I spent one evening in a motel just off I-40 in Amarillo. This was during our journey from Oakland, CA to Delaware in her Ford Ranger while towing a U-Haul trailer in 2013.
Very sketchy, that place was. The door at the end of the hallway that emptied onto the parking lot had a mysterious habit of getting propped open throughout the night.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 15, 2026 11:50 PM (s9VOe)
Good to see you here.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 15, 2026 11:50 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 15, 2026 11:51 PM (AnnNE)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Holy Cow does that sound like fun! Good for you!
Happy trails!!!
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:52 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Norton From Newark at May 15, 2026 11:49 PM (oftw2)
Bull sharks swam up the Rio San Juan and infested Lago de Nicaragua, the huge lake that makes up half of southern Nicaragua. The old dictator Somoza contracted with Japanese fishermen to come fish them out, which they did very effectively. "Enviromentalists" were highly displeased. Folks that lived by the lake were delighted.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:53 PM (GQnTc)
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 11:54 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars
Did they have hourly and weekly rates?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 11:54 PM (/lPRQ)
Mariners suck in the 9th. May as well gove the Pardes another five runs.
Shit. Dammit. Kill me.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:55 PM (aYmfF)
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Your dad made you guys eat Lamprey? That’s hardcore
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 11:57 PM (bNzW0)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
It's the sticky sheets that bother me most.
Posted by: Mike Lindell at May 15, 2026 11:57 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:58 PM (GQnTc)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:59 PM (viF8m)
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Meh. It's like spaghetti, but with teeth on one end.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:59 PM (6C3mT)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars
Probably smokers going out to burn a fag in the parking lot.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:00 AM (GQnTc)
Posted by: Mike Lindell at May 15, 2026 11:57 PM (oftw2)
Yet the Teflon MyPillow never sold well.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:01 AM (GQnTc)
“Percussive maintenance”. Failing (worn out) engine starters can get a few more starts out of ‘em with a hammer, too, this way. It works!
Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:03 AM (bNzW0)
Posted by: Musloid at May 16, 2026 12:03 AM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:05 AM (GQnTc)
Carburetor man said, in order to keep my warranty, I had to install a fuel filter before and after the fuel pump.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 16, 2026 12:05 AM (9EFgU)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Back around '97 I was driving an old S-10 Blazer in a Hawaiian lava field... miles from the road the pump stopped. It was an aftermarket electric unit I installed and fortunately had a clue that the power line somehow got cut. (no Tikka Tikka Tikka when moving the key from off to run).
Had a toolbox and a spool of wire so reran the power from the fuse box to it.
Success. That was the time I did not die in a lava field.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:05 AM (/lPRQ)
Now that she is transmutating into Aztecian being, only tzompantli will satisfy.
Posted by: Braenyard
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All things considered, I think my demands are entirely reasonable!
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 16, 2026 12:05 AM (XJ22o)
“Percussive maintenance”. Failing (worn out) engine starters can get a few more starts out of ‘em with a hammer, too, this way. It works!
Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:03 AM (bNzW0)
Oh yeah. This is an in-line low=pressure pump that sits between the right side of the fuel tank and the frame and spring. Lie on ground, squirm around, reach in and change it. Don't even have to jack the car up. If I had a hoist available, sure it would go on the hoist. Not really hard to reach, just a PITA.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:08 AM (GQnTc)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 16, 2026 12:09 AM (A5RD0)
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Meh. It's like spaghetti, but with teeth on one end.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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So, little ones?
Lop the head off, squeeze the guts out.
Meanwhile, heat up some olive oil, throw in some crushed garlic, a pinch of red pepper, maybe some black olives, sun dried tomatoes, and capers. Toss in the baby lamprey. Be careful not to overcook.
Serve with rigatoni.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:10 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 16, 2026 12:12 AM (9EFgU)
I tested one, it measured 15 psi, spec was 3 to 5 psi. The only thing preventing flooding is a teeny tiny viton tipped needle & seat. My suspicion is some of these Classic Car engine fires you see are caused by this.
Fuel level in the float bowl, is a critical spec. All the other calibrations are predicated on this being correct. On the Holley 2300 you could pull the cover and watch while the engine was idling, if careful. I thought they worked kinda like a toilet tank, you know, fill up, empty, fill up. Nope, it’s supposed to maintain a specific fuel height range on a constant basis.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:13 AM (bNzW0)
https://youtube.com/shorts/6yGmNS_k3qo
#10 is a winner.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 16, 2026 12:15 AM (qx7Zg)
Lop the head off, squeeze the guts out.
Meanwhile, heat up some olive oil, throw in some crushed garlic, a pinch of red pepper, maybe some black olives, sun dried tomatoes, and capers. Toss in the baby lamprey. Be careful not to overcook.
Serve with rigatoni.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:10 AM (/lPRQ)
Eel will keet.
Posted by: Doug Marcaida at May 16, 2026 12:15 AM (GQnTc)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 16, 2026 12:19 AM (viF8m)
I change the Fuel filters on electronic fuel injected engines often. More frequent than the 30,000 miles usually indicated anyhow. I swear it runs noticeably smoother and quieter.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:19 AM (bNzW0)
That's exactly how they feel about it too.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 16, 2026 12:19 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Common Tater
Nah. Same thing. If the water in your tank was draining slowly all the time. Float valves are pretty simple.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:20 AM (/lPRQ)
Fuel level in the float bowl, is a critical spec. All the other calibrations are predicated on this being correct. On the Holley 2300 you could pull the cover and watch while the engine was idling, if careful. I thought they worked kinda like a toilet tank, you know, fill up, empty, fill up. Nope, it’s supposed to maintain a specific fuel height range on a constant basis.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:13 AM (bNzW0)
Current fuel is a little less dense than the fuel of yore. So the carb floats don't float as high. Means the bowl gets a little more full than it used to do to close the float valve. So carb runs richer. As a rule of thumb, I like to set the float about 1/16" lower than spec, if modern fuel is to be used. To get it any better, I would need an air-fuel ratio meter to sample the exhaust gases.
Posted by: Doug Marcaida at May 16, 2026 12:20 AM (GQnTc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:21 AM (GQnTc)
If you're thinking about going to the air show at Mountain Home AFB, be aware that the amount of traffic overwhelms the local road system at the end of the show. The normal one hour drive from the base to Boise turns into a two, sometimes three, hour ordeal.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 16, 2026 12:23 AM (kZXPY)
I just noticed "Mortixtl" which is not Morticia, which I've been reading that as until it just hit me.
Inquiring minds want to know what's going on.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 16, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:24 AM (GQnTc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 16, 2026 12:25 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: tankdemon at May 16, 2026 12:25 AM (2RJDy)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:21 PM (6C3mT)
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By all means.
Posted by: Big Lamprey at May 16, 2026 12:30 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 16, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)
A couple of nights ago, someone got on an Aztec kick and added "xtl" to his name. It caught on. Just a minor fad, not to worry, it will go away.
Unlike that "Michael Jackson!" tattoo on your left butt cheek.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 16, 2026 12:30 AM (kZXPY)
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No, really. I’m not making this up. The float height is set as a proxy, merely to achieve the proper fuel height in the bowl. I didn’t say it was complex, just that they don’t work like a toilet tank. The idea generally is to maintain sufficient fuel in the bowl at all times, under all conditions, from idle to wide open throttle under load. It might be simple, but it is very important.
I have used O2 sensors to adjust carburetors. They can be dialed in for very good fuel metering. They are not anywhere close right out of the box, I discovered. This is a probably CYA policy, because they don’t want people grenading their motors. A carbureted V8 in a car can achieve 25 mpg at cruise on the highway. Just like fuel injected engines, actually.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:30 AM (bNzW0)
Posted by: Axeman at May 16, 2026 12:34 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:30 AM (bNzW0)
With or without the cow magnets attached to the fuel line?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 16, 2026 12:34 AM (kZXPY)
Posted by: publius
A couple of nights ago, someone got on an Aztec kick and added "xtl" to his name. It caught on. Just a minor fad, not to worry, it will go away.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
A "tl," at least. It started during one of Ace's threads about some politico named Xochitl Hinojosa.
It will go away, but it may flare up once in a while after it does.
Posted by: mikeskitl at May 16, 2026 12:37 AM (VHUov)
Here to join a Route 66 tour with some folks from the Studebaker club. Plan to ride with the crew from here to Kingman, AZ, and then peel off to Apache Junction. Driving the '64 Convertible.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
You'll miss seeing the Route 66 Museum somewhere in Oklahoma, which is a hoot.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 12:37 AM (s9VOe)
Ah, thanks. I missed that, but was thinking it had to be something I missed.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 16, 2026 12:40 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake,
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You could have dropped us a card, you know.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:00 PM (9EFgU)
We were so busy every day that by the time we got back to the hotel we were too tired to do anything other than put on our jammies and fall into bed!
We saw 4 Broadway shows, the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum, Carnegie Hall, the 9/11 Memorial (museum was closed on Tuesday), One World Tower Observation Deck, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the statue of Liberty, Central Park (carriage ride), Starbucks Reserve, the LEGO Store, FAO Schwartz, Macy's, Times Square, and all of the touristy shops along the way.
We had a lot of fun, and most of the people were very nice and willing to help this little old lady on her scooter. We put that poor scooter through her paces - we logged a LOT of miles while we were there! My friend didn't want to go on the subway, so we took busses when we had to; our hotel was centrally located.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 12:43 AM (RiICY)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 16, 2026 12:44 AM (diia5)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
You'll miss seeing the Route 66 Museum somewhere in Oklahoma, which is a hoot.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 12:37 AM (s9VOe)
One day I will do Rt 66 on a motorcycle. I don't actually have a bucket list, but that one thing I do want to do.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 16, 2026 12:45 AM (snZF9)
Sorry, I drifted off looking through photos on Windoze laptop.
How is it that photos can disappear from a folder? I must have a couple dozen such with nothing in them.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 12:46 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Doug Marcaida at May 16, 2026 12:20 AM (GQnTc)
I have to do with harley carbs all the time. The old float specs are out the window with this modern crap they call fuel.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 16, 2026 12:49 AM (snZF9)
By "putting food on the table", I meant that his salary earned from his job performing sea lamprey control is what put food on the table. We were never served Sea Lamprey Surprise as a meal.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 12:49 AM (s9VOe)
Heya, Teresa. What a week!
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 16, 2026 12:52 AM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Common Tater
Probably easier to just go with the fuel injection and ECM.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:52 AM (/lPRQ)
I have to do with harley carbs all the time. The old float specs are out the window with this modern crap they call fuel.
Posted by: Berserker
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Do you do that on a dyno?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 16, 2026 12:54 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 16, 2026 12:45 AM (snZF9)
My advice is to do it sooner, rather than "one day".
Tomorrow isn't guaranteed for any of us, and it would be a shame if you reached the end of your life and had regrets about all of the things you wanted to do but never got around to doing.
Rust me, the memories will be worth it 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 12:55 AM (RiICY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I've hit old 66 probably 6 or 7 times (not counting Holbrook, which is "local") traversing I40. Dot-Indian motels, mostly.
But... I rode the whole of 66 back in '58, to visit relatives in LA. Now that it's a tourist attraction, instead of the simple way to get from here to there, I'm planning a trip of the leg from Seligman to Kingman.
The temps have moderated down in the valley lately, it's not supposed to crack a hundred until Thursday. If you matta be here, it's not too hot.
I have to be down there Tues & Wed. Only 99° those days.😁
Been running low 80s high 70s up here at 6000'.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 16, 2026 01:02 AM (a+u3Q)
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 16, 2026 12:52 AM (XJ22o)
It was amazing! My friend's 14-year-old daughter was with us, and it was such a joy to see the looks of amazement in her eyes. She missed a week of school, but the experiences she had were an entirely different kind of education. She had a lot of fun - we all did - and she was excited to go back to school and tell her friends about everything she saw.
She was especially excited about getting to see Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) up close and personal (we had seats on the stage, and at one point in the sheer w, he was sitting right in front of her).
A marvelous time was had by all 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 01:02 AM (RiICY)
I got off on a gamma ray burst kick tonight. Here's a little animation of a black hole "eating" a star, which is plausible explanation (of a couple or three) of what produced the longest duration GRB seen yet, which happened back in July 2025:
https://is.gd/yIRp90
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 16, 2026 01:06 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot:
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Pics of old girlfriends and your wife found them?
Posted by: buddhaha at May 16, 2026 01:06 AM (a+u3Q)
Pics of old girlfriends and your wife found them?
Posted by: buddhaha
Nah. They were mostly from trips taken between 2010 and 2018.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 01:09 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Berserker
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Do you do that on a dyno?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 16, 2026 12:54 AM (XeU6L)
No, no need to. With harley carbs, stock, S&S, mikuni HSR42 etc they just leak out the overflow hose, unless the float is stupid high then it will dump into the manifold. All you need to do is set them to where it don't dump out of the overflow hose and you're good. I'm a little more scientific, or lunatic. I'll hold the bowl onto the carb without the screws, turn the gas on, wait about 30 seconds, shut the gas, and pull the bowl down and visually look at the level, and adjust it if needed. Works every time.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 16, 2026 01:11 AM (snZF9)
Gonna go roust up some of my ill behaved antecedents. I found one -- a great granduncle -- who FAFOed with another youngun' in 1907 and got stabbed to death for his effort. The stabber expired within one week of having arrived in prison to serve his sentence for manslaughter.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 01:13 AM (s9VOe)
Folks said it sucked.
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Pulled up this YooToob-suggested time travel comedy. About half-way through, we realized we'd seen it before. Kinda cute and plenty goofy. Merely fifteen minutes, which more movies ought to be.
SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
https://youtu.be/dSqemws9p08
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By the say, if you know about Fridays with Frank the cop, he just posted his 200th episode. One of his "customers" has about the worst emotional breakdowns a person could have on a mere traffic stop. (13:20)
https://youtu.be/86b0U_Ozy78
Posted by: mindful webworker - Horde mind auxiliary neuron at May 16, 2026 01:14 AM (cz4n2)
Tomorrow isn't guaranteed for any of us, and it would be a shame if you reached the end of your life and had regrets about all of the things you wanted to do but never got around to doing.
Rust me, the memories will be worth it 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 12:55 AM (RiICY)
I was watching a vid of a dude that tours on a motorcycle. He had a great line. He said life is like a roll of toilet paper, the less that remains the faster it spins, lol. Within the next year or so, maybe even this year I'll be looking to some cruising.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 16, 2026 01:15 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: publius
Sssshh.
Everyone, stay calm. Do not make publius angry.
Posted by: mikeski at May 16, 2026 01:17 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Common Tater
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At $800+ per injector, I'm a bit paranoid about the 10k recommendation on the Cummins. I've installed extra fuel.filter and water separator cartridges in the fuel line.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 16, 2026 01:18 AM (a+u3Q)
Posted by: buddhaha at May 16, 2026 01:18 AM (a+u3Q)
Man, no shit. My brother has a 2006 Ram pickup with the cummins diesel. He was looking into new injectors, not that he needs them but he's planing for the future. Holy shit those fuckers are pricey.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 16, 2026 01:21 AM (snZF9)
Teresa, did you guys see Every Brilliant Thing? Was that the Daniel Radcliffe performance?
What did you think of it?
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 16, 2026 01:22 AM (XJ22o)
It wasn't when we built up my '66 283 several years ago. A lot of electric-pump systems call for a pressurized feed/return loop, but all the fuel injection conversion units offered also required a fully pressurizable gas tank, which would have meant a whole new tank, and of course a "computer."
Instead we did old school stuff, solid lifters, a single plane manifold designed to go with a small Holley 4 barrel, 'half-race' cam, headers, and a 5-speed Tremec. Engine went from 160 HP to 250, and road mileage from 16 to 29.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 16, 2026 01:24 AM (zdLoL)
https://youtu.be/86b0U_Ozy78
Posted by: mindful webworker - Horde mind auxiliary neuron at May 16, 2026 01:14 AM (cz4n2)
I so could never have been a cop.
Posted by: Reforger at May 16, 2026 01:24 AM (ZFqKB)
By the say, if you know about Fridays with Frank the cop, he just posted his 200th episode. One of his "customers" has about the worst emotional breakdowns a person could have on a mere traffic stop. (13:20)
https://youtu.be/86b0U_Ozy78
Posted by: mindful webworker - Horde mind auxiliary neuron
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Guess interactions with cops have changed.
Mine have been more like interacting with a DI.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 16, 2026 01:24 AM (I1GeS)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 16, 2026 01:24 AM (zdLoL)
And if you break down on on the side of the road you will always get it home.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 16, 2026 01:25 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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That reminds me of the day or so where everybody added "bot" to their name because conservatives online were "all bots" according to some urinalist.
Posted by: Axebot at May 16, 2026 01:26 AM (Fi81e)
as well as from our dialogue made at this time.
Posted by: Pressure washing services at May 16, 2026 01:26 AM (6t/JD)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 16, 2026 01:26 AM (w6EFb)
and ended up chasing gators, going to a range, etc.?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:10 PM (/lPRQ)
There is a French guy on TikTok who visited Texas, he said his only danger was when he ordered slightly spicy ribs that came with a side of emotional support pickles, and got told "bless you" so many times he nearly converted.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 16, 2026 01:30 AM (rbvCR)
A "tl," at least. It started during one of Ace's threads about some politico named Xochitl Hinojosa.
It will go away, but it may flare up once in a while after it does.
Posted by: mikeskitl
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You should see what Dark Litigator has done to his name. Like, he poked a hole in its tongue and drew a knotted cord through it.
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 16, 2026 01:31 AM (XJ22o)
as well as from our dialogue made at this time.
Posted by: Pressure washing services
Can't you just sell us the machines, like old times? What's up with this new machines-as-a-service business model?
Also, replace yourself with a free AI and maybe your English will make sense.
Posted by: mikeski at May 16, 2026 01:32 AM (VHUov)
-Teresa in Fort Worth
Holy cow, Teresa. That's a lot. Glad for you & yours.
Posted by: mindful webworker - all that in an afternoon, right? at May 16, 2026 01:34 AM (cz4n2)
It will go away, but it may flare up once in a while after it does.
Posted by: mikeskitl at May 16, 2026 12:37 AM (VHUov)
silly, I know
Posted by: Xindltotl at May 16, 2026 01:36 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Xindltotl at May 16, 2026 01:38 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl
I reformed it a bit. I couldn't understand myself.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 16, 2026 01:41 AM (W5mpo)
Mine have been more like interacting with a DI.
Posted by: Braenyard
I've always said, you'd be fortunate to get stopped by Frank. Strict and by the book, but mostly friendly. Maybe they edit out all the worst interactions.
Of course, if he was pulling folks out of their cars and beating them for minor infractions, he probably wouldn't be the internet star that he is.
Posted by: mindful webworker - blue light specials at May 16, 2026 01:41 AM (cz4n2)
https://youtu.be/Z6keBL3HYag
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - blue light specials at May 16, 2026 01:44 AM (cz4n2)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 16, 2026 01:45 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 16, 2026 01:48 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
****
I understood that post. Which means I have spent more time with lawyers than is healthy. And why I have not wanted to study law even when people have said I would be good at it.
Posted by: clarence at May 16, 2026 01:57 AM (G+2/5)
Posted by: Xindltotl
Confirm? This is Colonel Trautman, please acknowledge.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 16, 2026 02:00 AM (diia5)
My bachelor's is in math, so other options include accounting, business information systems, computer science, or electrical engineering. I have a lot of interests and varied experience!
Posted by: SciVo at May 16, 2026 02:06 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: XiVotl at May 16, 2026 02:07 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 16, 2026 02:18 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: XiVotl at May 16, 2026 02:26 AM (Sy6m/)
As the meme put it:
Oh no! Anyway...
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 16, 2026 02:41 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 16, 2026 02:48 AM (m5P/4)
As the meme put it:
Oh no! Anyway...
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
For shame. Staying in the closet so long.
Posted by: mikeski at May 16, 2026 02:48 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 16, 2026 02:58 AM (m5P/4)
Nobody cares, Bill.
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Did he also announce that water is wet?
Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 16, 2026 03:06 AM (uIdDr)
Posted by: XiVotl at May 16, 2026 03:09 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:34 PM (GQnTc)
Well, damn, I am not far from there at all.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 16, 2026 03:15 AM (xzBJP)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2026 03:30 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Reforger at May 16, 2026 01:24 AM (ZFqKB)
I hope Grandma smacks her upside the head when she gets home.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 16, 2026 03:34 AM (DwqWV)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 16, 2026 04:29 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: clarence at May 16, 2026 04:31 AM (G+2/5)
Teresa, did you guys see Every Brilliant Thing? Was that the Daniel Radcliffe performance?
What did you think of it?
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 16, 2026 01:22 AM (XJ22o)
Yes - it was amazing! We had seats on the stage. He is only there until May 24th, then Mariska Hargitay takes over the role.
I like Ms. Hargitay just fine, but I think she is the wrong choice for this role - she will be too earnest and try to bring a level of emotion into the role that is just...wrong.
That is my humble opinion, of course....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 05:29 AM (RiICY)
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