Wednesday Night ONT - May 27, 2026 [TRex]

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

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

Will you be smarter after reading this ONT? Will you be better looking? Will you be more fun at parties? Will you see better at night? Will you be wealthier? Will you win at Connect Four? If you skip the content, you'll never know!

[Top photo: All hail the Fotomat. Drop your rolls of film off and pick up your photos a few days later. Magic!]

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Truth.

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Spelling matters.

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We will temporarily waive the "no math on the blog" rule to acknowledge the reality of this observation.

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Woof.

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Seems logical.

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Divine support can only help.

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Future civilizations are going to judge us harshly.

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Have you lost your emu?

Mystery emu found wandering city streets in Louisiana

Police in Louisiana were called to help round up a mystery emu spotted wandering the city streets.
The Duson Police Department said on social media that officers responded Wednesday to help the Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center wrangle a loose emu.
"Anyone missing an Emu? ID# 118962 found around the 300 block of B Robin in Duson," the shelter wrote on Facebook. "We don't know the sex. It's not housebroken. Someone please call us 337-291-5644 or come by to reclaim -- because our team and the dogs are very confused."

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I have no idea what these words mean in this order. I read the article and feel dumber for having done so. Naturally, that means I decided to share with you.

"Absurd": Social Media Misquotes Journalist, Erroneously Claims Sony Is Angry at Naughty Dog

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China Is Growing Artificial Human Embryos In Space To Learn More About Reproduction Beyond Earth

China's Tiangong Space Station is currently occupied by a group of artificial embryos, marking a major step in the quest to understand the ins and outs of reproduction in space. And while none of the embryo-like structures will ever develop into an actual person, the experiment should at least provide us with new insights into the impact of microgravity on early human development.

Previous research has shown that human, pig, and mouse sperm become disoriented in microgravity and are therefore less likely to be able to navigate the reproductive tract. A separate study found that jellyfish who spend their youth - or polyp stage - in space tend to experience vertigo when brought back to Earth, struggling to swim in a coherent manner.
On the other hand, mouse sperm that was sent to the ISS has been successfully used to rear healthy pups on Earth, suggesting that exposure to cosmic radiation may not cause harmful levels of DNA damage. Mouse embryos were also seen to develop normally onboard the ISS for a period of four days, eventually becoming blastocysts - collections of cells that later develop into the fetus and placenta.

I expect much related frivolity and observational humor in the comments. Do not disappoint me.

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

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Freeze frame for the big ONT finish:

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The ONT Fotomat staff will see all photos from rolls of film you drop off for development. Please keep this in mind when you ask the ONT Fotomat to develop your personal photos. Written correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Are you lurking ??

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1 first?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:00 PM (Jr+re)

2 Ha!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:00 PM (Jr+re)

3 Dino!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 27, 2026 10:00 PM (uTEOj)

4 STEVEN CHEUNG, WH (White House Communications Director):
"Mike Pompeo has no idea what the f*ck he’s talking about. He should shut his stupid mouth and leave the real work to the professionals. He’s not read into anything that’s happening, so how would he know."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:00 PM (D2ex+)

5 Trifecta!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:01 PM (Jr+re)

6 You know what happened when you left "frisky" pics to be developed at Fotomat?

Of course you do.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:01 PM (u/oMr)

7 Nope. Back to the content.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:01 PM (Jr+re)

8 3 Dino!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 27, 2026 10:00 PM
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COMM!

Posted by: TRex - fotomat clerk dino at May 27, 2026 10:02 PM (EJWxb)

9 An ode to Wednesday:

Midweek sits the day of Wednes
No one knows the reason why
Stuck between the Tues and Thurs days
Spends her hours drunk 'til Fri

Posted by: mindful webworker - a mid-week crisis at May 27, 2026 10:02 PM (YT3Yl)

10 Looks like a Plymouth stationwagon in the background, don't recognize the two dominant cars.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:02 PM (D2ex+)

11 Consider that when you call, that might be when others are calling too. When you don't call, others are also not calling.

Posted by: the observer effect at May 27, 2026 10:03 PM (gKWVE)

12 Does this mean that anal probing by aliens is no longer a thing?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (u/oMr)

13 You know what happened when you left "frisky" pics to be developed at Fotomat?

Of course you do.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:01 PM (u/oMr)
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Hence the popularity of Polaroid.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (ZOv7s)

14 Why do these hookers keep sucking my cock?

Posted by: someone in Pittsburgh at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (gKWVE)

15 All hail the Fotomat. Drop your rolls of film off and pick up your photos a few days later.

Of course, if you took racy pix, you never know how many prints were actually made....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

16 Laudanum had morphine

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (W5mpo)

17 Does this mean that anal probing by aliens is no longer a thing?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (u/oMr)
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"We have reached the limits of what anal probing can teach us."

Posted by: Yet another Simpsons quote at May 27, 2026 10:06 PM (ZOv7s)

18 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 27, 2026 10:06 PM (bfy6w)

19 I wonder if the woofy smells a bitch through the fence and has a woody.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 10:06 PM (qx7Zg)

20 anal probing by aliens is no longer a thing?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (u/oMr)

twenty buckazoids, same as in Tau Ceti

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 10:07 PM (gKWVE)

21 The little sports job in front is a Fiat, I think.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)

22 Loved Fotomat. Used it a bit.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 10:07 PM (U/Byj)

23 Knew a guy in college who worked at one of those photo-mats.
Gym bag full of homemade pron he had copied. Even had some of it collated...
"See, they take a pic of some pron on the 8mm or TV screen (VHS). When we give it back developed with no problems they give us their own 'work'."
Some of the stuff he had sorted like decks of cards.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 27, 2026 10:07 PM (/lPRQ)

24 On the other hand, mouse sperm that was sent to the ISS has been successfully used to rear healthy pups on Earth, suggesting that exposure to cosmic radiation may not cause harmful levels of DNA damage.
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So if cosmic radiation doesn't cause harmful levels of DNA damage, what superpowers did the mice develop?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:07 PM (gnNyN)

25 chemjeff, it's been a while!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)

26 I don't remember getting film developed at Fotomat, but I do remember going to the mall, doing off film at CPI, doing my shopping, and then picking up the pictures an hour later.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (gpQ8/)

27 Of course, if you took racy pix, you never know how many prints were actually made....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Conversely, you had to get the film to the lab for it do be developed, so snapping a picture at an inopportune moment often involved:

1. a beating
2. loss of the film
3. loss of the camera

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (ZOv7s)

28 I remember the drive through photo shacks but for Kodachrome, I used the pre-paid mailers sent directly to Kodak. Took a little longer but always got great results.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (vTZFs)

29 I'm tempted to say a Triumph, but I don't think so.

Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (Q+gd/)

30 >>> 10 Looks like a Plymouth stationwagon in the background, don't recognize the two dominant cars.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:02 PM (D2ex+)

You can tell it's an old picture because the cars have different colors.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (R+iUD)

31 Does this mean that anal probing by aliens is no longer a thing?
Posted by: Cicero

Or it's now an annual event.

Posted by: the power of AND at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (VHUov)

32 Not really.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (XV/Pl)

33 Mystery emu found wandering city streets in Louisiana

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Have we no border control at all?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:09 PM (ndZc7)

34 Evening all. Had a very promising interview ("the hiring manager is excited, I'll send you an invite to interview with him next week"). Have another scheduled for tomorrow that honestly might be better. Either way, crossing fingers and praying.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 27, 2026 10:09 PM (aJQbY)

35 All hail the Fotomat. Drop your rolls of film off and pick up your photos a few days later.

Of course, if you took racy pix, you never know how many prints were actually made....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)
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There's a hilarious Seinfeld storyline about this...

"I have some questions of my own." -- Jerry Seinfeld

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:09 PM (gnNyN)

36 Of course, if you took racy pix, you never know how many prints were actually made....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 27, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

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Sure, but on the plus side, you could rely on the proposition that they would never be posted in a forum where creeps and perverts around the globe would have access to them.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:10 PM (u/oMr)

37 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

38 22 The little sports job in front is a Fiat, I think.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:07 PM
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Agreed. Well spotted. Tail lights are the big clue.

Posted by: TRex - fix it again tony mechanic at May 27, 2026 10:10 PM (EJWxb)

39 On the other hand, mouse sperm that was sent to the ISS has been successfully used to rear healthy pups on Earth, suggesting that exposure to cosmic radiation may not cause harmful levels of DNA damage.
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So if cosmic radiation doesn't cause harmful levels of DNA damage, what superpowers did the mice develop?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Time travel.

And "Mighty Mouse" was a documentary.

Posted by: mikeski mouse at May 27, 2026 10:10 PM (VHUov)

40 Sorry I'm late, I gotnsome peanut butter stucknto the roof of my Winnebego.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 27, 2026 10:10 PM (pGAFi)

41 Like always, chemjeff, just older.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:10 PM (Jr+re)

42 Yay! ONT time!
Thank you Mr. TRex.

Why is Biden suing to block release of Hur interview tapes?

Will anything come of criminal investigation of E. Jean Carroll?

Enquiring Moh-Ron's want to know.

Off to read content and eat dinner here in the land that G-d forgot ....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (QGaXH)

43 40 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:10 PM
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You're welcome!

Posted by: TRex - one hour dino at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (EJWxb)

44 I think Fiat loosely translates to, tiny and ridiculous in Italian.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (XV/Pl)

45 Thanks for the ONT, TRex!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (Jr+re)

46 30 I'm tempted to say a Triumph, but I don't think so.
Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (Q+gd/)

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My guess is Fiat, but I have no clue as to the model.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (u/oMr)

47 Wait. The annual blessing of the guns? Our diocese doesn't have one of those. I wonder who the patron saint of firearms is.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)

48 Duran Duran video is attractive.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (D2ex+)

49 Evidently laudanum is still used in cases of severe diarrhea that do not respond to standard treatment.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:12 PM (zZu0s)

50 Conversely, you had to get the film to the lab for it do be developed, so snapping a picture at an inopportune moment often involved:

1. a beating
2. loss of the film
3. loss of the camera
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (ZOv7s)

I'm sure most were never kept. Why would anyone think they'd get the photos back?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 27, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

51 There was a neighbor who had a small dog, who could juuust fit his head through a knothole in a fence. It was hilarious, there was this disembodied pissed-off head barking at you, and laughing at him seemed only to enrage him more. Cute.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 10:12 PM (/0pJR)

52 Of course, if you took racy pix, you never know how many prints were actually made....
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Sure, but on the plus side, you could rely on the proposition that they would never be posted in a forum where creeps and perverts around the globe would have access to them.
Posted by: Cicero

Well, not until 40 years later.

Posted by: very dedicated perverts at May 27, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

53 Weird. I was expecting at least one hand grenade in thst picture.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 27, 2026 10:12 PM (pGAFi)

54 I keep my internal panic button on speed dial.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:12 PM (ndZc7)

55 Prolly a Studebaker.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:12 PM (D2ex+)

56 The patron saint of firearms is Saint Gabriel Possenti. He is recognized for his exceptional marksmanship, which he demonstrated by disarming a gang of mercenaries and demonstrating his proficiency with a handgun. His story includes rescuing a young woman from rapists and successfully shooting a lizard with his gun, which led to the fear of the band of thugs and their retreat. Saint Gabriel Possenti is also celebrated for his role as a Passionist monk and was canonized in 1920.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:13 PM (zZu0s)

57 36 Evening all. Had a very promising interview ("the hiring manager is excited, I'll send you an invite to interview with him next week").

Posted by: RandomDave at May 27, 2026 10:09 PM
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Hooray! Best wishes! It isn't at a fotomat, is it?

Posted by: TRex - career adviser dino at May 27, 2026 10:13 PM (EJWxb)

58 Fix It Again, Tony

Fiats were NOT very reliable.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:13 PM (Jr+re)

59 >>> 50 Wait. The annual blessing of the guns? Our diocese doesn't have one of those. I wonder who the patron saint of firearms is.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)

https://shorturl.at/Fz5kB

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 27, 2026 10:13 PM (R+iUD)

60 Wait. The annual blessing of the guns? Our diocese doesn't have one of those. I wonder who the patron saint of firearms is.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)
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St. Barbara is the patron saint of artillery, but if these are hunting rifles, that would be St. Hubert.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:13 PM (ZOv7s)

61 Thanks for another entertaining Wednesday night ONT, T Rex!

About those embryos in space... just how do the Chinese know that "none of the embryo-like structures will ever develop into an actual person"? Call me doubtful.

Thanks for the Pittsburgh scanner! Those wacky folks never disappoint!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 27, 2026 10:14 PM (D/6p1)

62 45 Yay! ONT time!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM
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That's the spirit!

Posted by: TRex - ONT cheerleader dino at May 27, 2026 10:14 PM (EJWxb)

63 Country Bear Fuckery

It’s grizzly mating season in Yellowstone National Park, and a pair of bears — a male called Quill and a female called Snow — didn’t let a crowd of onlookers disrupt their courtship.

The amorous grizzly scene near Yellowstone Lake caused a bear jam for at least a quarter mile in each direction for days this past week.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:14 PM (/+uur)

64 Biden has no standing to sue, the Hur interview is the product of the executive branch, and just how Biden retroactively decided Presidential perogatives did not apply to Trump, so to Trump can waive away Biden's priviledges.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 10:14 PM (XV/Pl)

65 >>Agreed. Well spotted. Tail lights are the big clue.

Spider 124. Early 70s.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 10:14 PM (viF8m)

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Establishing permanent human colonies off Earth means gravity different from 1g, and reproducing in it. That is likely going to be a big problem. You can assume there's some tolerance there. We just don't how big that tolerance is.

Ever biological process here has 1g has constant background given. And the evidence is that things just start going awry in something different from than 1g.

The Moon is about 1/6g. Mars is about 0.38g, call it 1/3.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 10:14 PM (w6EFb)

67 Fiats were NOT very reliable.
Posted by: LRob in OK

Now you tell me.

Posted by: guy stuck at the Zyzxx off-ramp for 50 yrs at May 27, 2026 10:14 PM (diia5)

68 Garbage Dinner of the Day (made to use up stuff I had on hand).

Mexican Mulligan

1 cup of brown rice (before cooking). I use brown rice because I have teh Diabeetus. White okay if you don't.
Good slug of soy sauce (hey, this is a scientific recipe)
Good slug of Worcestershire sauce
1 cup of frozen pepper strips
1.5 pounds hamburger, drained
1 packet Williams chili seasoning (you can use another brand if you wish, and I will explain why you are wrong...heh)
1 can red beans
1 can diced tomatoes

Cook rice. When it's just about done, add the soy sauce, chili seasoning, and Wash-Your-Sister sauce. Stir well.

Cook hamburger separately, OR used canned cooked ground beef (with fat removed) OR canned corned beef. In this case I had a can of cooked ground beef in the emergency stockpile that needed to be used up.

Add meat, beans, and tomatoes.

Simmer for 15-20 minutes at least.

I used some torn-up pieces of whole wheat bread from the last batch I made in lieu of crackers.

Pretty tasty. Way more than one person can eat at a sitting. The rest will go into freezer containers.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (IG3/x)

69 I wonder who the patron saint of firearms is.
Posted by: nerdygirl

Of course we have one.

Saint Gabriel.

Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. Not the messenger archangel one.

Posted by: mikeski, Catholic at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

70 1. a beating
2. loss of the film
3. loss of the camera
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:08 PM (ZOv7s)
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This was the subject of a Bloom County storyline where Steve Dallas and Opus took pictures of a grumpy Sean Penn.

In real life, Berkeley Breathed had broken his back and worked that into the storyline....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (gnNyN)

71 17 "We have reached the limits of what anal probing can teach us."

Especially after that guy with the 'squirts'...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (uTEOj)

72 The patron saint of firearms is Saint Gabriel Possenti. He is recognized for his exceptional marksmanship, which he demonstrated by disarming a gang of mercenaries and demonstrating his proficiency with a handgun. His story includes rescuing a young woman from rapists and successfully shooting a lizard with his gun, which led to the fear of the band of thugs and their retreat. Saint Gabriel Possenti is also celebrated for his role as a Passionist monk and was canonized in 1920.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:13 PM (zZu0s)
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A parish dedicated to Saint Gabriel Possenti would be lit.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (ZOv7s)

73 Somali Bear Fuckery

"What's happened to our country is we became a society, as you've seen with the Somali refugee problem in Minnesota, where you have a large number of people that are NOT following the honor system.

They're NOT playing by the rules.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (/+uur)

74 48 Thanks for the ONT, TRex!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM
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You're welcome. Say hello to the big red truck for us.

Posted by: TRex - under developed dino at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (EJWxb)

75 "the quest to understand the ins and outs of reproduction in space"

The name of the next album Frank Zappa was going to release. The lead song, Jellyfish with Vertigo sits on a shelf in his library vault, unreleased to this day.

https://youtu.be/y9amIG2-tp8

Posted by: mindful webworker - harmful levels of DNA damage at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (YT3Yl)

76 chemjeff, I don't think my doctors are planning my demise, but they wouldn't be surprised if things don't work out. I think when you've passed your "expected lifespan" they just say - OK, that could work.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (Jr+re)

77 Fiat 850. three guys could easily pick it up and move it. buddy drove his into a lake and we had to carry it out.

Posted by: free tibet at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (iNp3L)

78 St. Barbara is the patron saint of artillery, but if these are hunting rifles, that would be St. Hubert.

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Who has jurisdiction over Panzerfausts and recoilless rifles?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:16 PM (u/oMr)

79 They want us to believe that China, a country that harvests political prisoners organs while they are alive, is using "artificial: human embryos.
Riiiiiiiiiight.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 27, 2026 10:16 PM (Hookr)

80 Sure, but on the plus side, you could rely on the proposition that they would never be posted in a forum where creeps and perverts around the globe would have access to them.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:10 PM (u/oMr)

Not then, but maybe in the back pages of a pulp magazine.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 27, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

81 You know what happened when you left "frisky" pics to be developed at Fotomat?

Of course you do.
Posted by: Cicero

I suppose you want me to track down all the owners and give them back?

Posted by: Tonypete at May 27, 2026 10:16 PM (440br)

82 From content:

"Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted and are eligible for comment of the week consideration. "
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I didn't know that! Theres hope for me yet! I'm a punny guy!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 10:16 PM (QGaXH)

83 Yeah, Kodachrome was a different process. One attribute was better color, deeper saturation. Archival quality.

Old slides look perfect, or nearly so. Just about everything else fades severely, looks washed out, colors shift way off.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (/0pJR)

84 65 Thanks for another entertaining Wednesday night ONT, T Rex!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 27, 2026 10:14 PM
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Good evening LS! Kanpai!

Posted by: TRex - patron saint of dinos dino at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (EJWxb)

85 Later on, Fotomat went to 1 hr processing. We'd drop them off, go eat then look at the pics.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (D2ex+)

86 The annual deficit is $2 trillion — which means Stephen Miller implies there is $2 trillion of fraud in the $7 trillion federal budget.

Dont pay NOTHING
NADA
for 3 months

See who cries

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (/+uur)

87 Have to go get some grub, but wanted to continue (a bit) the 2A/AR discussion from last thread.

whig quoted Bruen thusly: "When the Second Amendment’s plain text covers an individual’s conduct, the Constitution presumptively protects that conduct. The government must then justify its regulation by demonstrating that it is consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation."

Herein lies, perhaps, what I think is the quintessential perversion and usurpation by the courts. That last sentence. If the "Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation" violates the 2A, it's OK? In fact it is the *basis* for ruling on the 2A? To use a legal academic expression, WTFF?

So here's what the 2A *actually* says, I guess:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed, excepting insofar as such infringement is consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.

How am I wrong here? 2A is not a firm or clear limit on government, it's a suggestion? If courts and legislatures have infringed it "historically", well, they can do that. (cont.)

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (U/Byj)

88 This was the subject of a Bloom County storyline where Steve Dallas and Opus took pictures of a grumpy Sean Penn.

In real life, Berkeley Breathed had broken his back and worked that into the storyline....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (gnNyN)
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True. I still have my Bloom County books, but I also saw this play out in real life, as the cool kids say.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (ZOv7s)

89
You can tell it's an old picture because the cars have different colors.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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Every car.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:18 PM (D2ex+)

90 Evening Horde, thx TRex
Talarico is going to be upset that alien anal probing is off his dance card. One of the sacraments of his church

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 10:18 PM (zaxlN)

91 Good evening morons ותודה דינו!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)

92 88 Yeah, Kodachrome was a different process. One attribute was better color, deeper saturation. Archival quality.

Old slides look perfect, or nearly so. Just about everything else fades severely, looks washed out, colors shift way off.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (/0pJR)

I got a nikon camera
I love to take a photograph

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:18 PM (/+uur)

93 The emu was wandering around Lafayette, LA?

Probably trying to figure out how to get across town without being stuck in traffic. The place had 75K people when I lived there 1976-1979, and some areas were still the boonies. When I gassed up there after Katrina in '05, the former boonies looked like Sunset Boulevard in LA.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 27, 2026 10:18 PM (wzUl9)

94 True. I still have my Bloom County books, but I also saw this play out in real life, as the cool kids say.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (ZOv7s)
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That's what made the story so funny...based on real life...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:19 PM (gnNyN)

95 Wait. The annual blessing of the guns? Our diocese doesn't have one of those. I wonder who the patron saint of firearms is.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 27, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)

Per the Intertubes: Saint Gabriel Possenti's feast day is February 27. He is the patron of hanguns because his marksmanship enabled him to rescue a woman about to be raped by a marauding gang of thugs at Isola del Gran Sasso, Italy in 1860.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 27, 2026 10:19 PM (J6prq)

96 So of the 400 or 500 pics in our high school annual I took about 100.
I took 10 of the 20 color pics.
I got ZERO creds.
0.0

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:19 PM (/+uur)

97
These "artificial embryos" are some sort of stem cell thing that grows like embryos, or so they claim.

NASA would not even attempt this. The Chicoms are just doing this because of the international "optics". They would have no qualms at all about using the real thing. Or actually impregnating a woman and putting in her in space to see what happens if they could get away with it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 10:20 PM (w6EFb)

98 Who has jurisdiction over Panzerfausts and recoilless rifles?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:16 PM (u/oMr)
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You'd have to consult the Book of Armaments for that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:20 PM (ZOv7s)

99 100 True. I still have my Bloom County books, but I also saw this play out in real life, as the cool kids say.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (ZOv7s)
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That's what made the story so funny...based on real life...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:19 PM (gnNyN)

You were at UT?

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:20 PM (/+uur)

100 Perf, I'm writing a book review, but it's too long for a comment. Once I'm done, I'll email it to you.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 27, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

101 wonder who the patron saint of firearms is.
Posted by: nerdygirl

The patron saint of weapons and firearms is Saint Sebastian. He was a Roman soldier and Christian martyr (died around 288 AD) who was sentenced to be executed by being shot with arrows. Over time, his patronage extended to firearms and anyone who works with or depends on weapons (hunters, law enforcement, military personnel, gunsmiths, etc.).

He is usually depicted tied to a tree or post, pierced with many arrows.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 27, 2026 10:20 PM (440br)

102 People who drive too slow in the fast lane.
====

And people who stand in the exit on the bus.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

103 (cont.)

This seems to capture perfectly the court's legislative power, which is limited only by previous laws or rulings, regardless of how aberrant or baseless they were. NOT by the constitution itself.

As to all the other considerations, thanks for the commenters talking about them, I am aware of them. They can be summed up under "bad faith, lawless performance of duties" by the courts. Which has reached histrionic almost comical proportions, with the leaks in the abortion case and the gaming/delays of the VRA case.

Anyway.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 10:21 PM (U/Byj)

104 Academia Waltz

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:21 PM (/+uur)

105 TRex, the red truck says hello back.

And is not parked anywhere seemingly difficult to others.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)

106 Rabies Vac

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:21 PM (/+uur)

107 I got a nikon camera
I love to take a photograph

The song was wrong. Greens weren't where Kodachrome was best, reds were. Ektachrome emphasized greens and blues.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 10:21 PM (vTZFs)

108 It isn't at a fotomat, is it? - TRex

Well, I mean. IT means we get to look at everyone's pictures, so... if you squint really hard?

Posted by: RandomDave at May 27, 2026 10:22 PM (aJQbY)

109 >>> 77 The patron saint of firearms is Saint Gabriel Possenti. He is recognized for his exceptional marksmanship, which he demonstrated by disarming a gang of mercenaries and demonstrating his proficiency with a handgun. His story includes rescuing a young woman from rapists and successfully shooting a lizard with his gun, which led to the fear of the band of thugs and their retreat. Saint Gabriel Possenti is also celebrated for his role as a Passionist monk and was canonized in 1920.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:13 PM (zZu0s)
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A parish dedicated to Saint Gabriel Possenti would be lit.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:15 PM (ZOv7s)

Or a monastic order:
https://shorturl.at/inb2g

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 27, 2026 10:22 PM (R+iUD)

110 Perf, I'm writing a book review, but it's too long for a comment. Once I'm done, I'll email it to you.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 27, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Sounds good!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:22 PM (gnNyN)

111 And yes, I've been harboring that grudge against Paul Simon for over 50 years.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 10:22 PM (vTZFs)

112 China Is Growing Artificial Human Embryos In Space To Learn More About Reproduction Beyond Earth
===

As all communist scum, they do not respect human life.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)

113 I ran across this, and thought at least a few would enjoy it.

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In Brussels (nowhere else!), queuing to pay at the supermarket;
sees this:
- A man in the queue; a little boy behind him plays with the baby cart and hits him repeatedly on the back of his heels - it hurts; the man tells the kid: "OK boy, be careful; it hurts."
- The boy takes no heed and goes on, harder.
— The man asks the mother: "Could you tell your boy to stop?" She replies: "Oh, I raise him to be a free person; I don't want to frustrate him."
- Another man behind the mother carefully opens the shampoo bottle he was carrying and pours it on her head, saying: "Oh yes, my mom raised me like this too."
- Then another lady, behind the shampoo man, hands him a small banknote, saying: "Take this — it's my share for the shampoo."

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 10:23 PM (qx7Zg)

114 That's what made the story so funny...based on real life...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:19 PM (gnNyN)
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Yes, it was seriously meta. Penn actually beat a photographer, but photographers who did the same thing often suffered for their actions.

See also: "The Godfather," Sonny smashing a camera and then throwing money at its owner.

In my orbit, cameras were spared, but the film was ripped out.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:23 PM (ZOv7s)

115 39 Sure, but on the plus side, you could rely on the proposition that they would never be posted in a forum where creeps and perverts around the globe would have access to them.

You mean like here?😛

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 27, 2026 10:23 PM (uTEOj)

116 Evenin’, All. Hey, TRex.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:23 PM (77rzZ)

117 I wonder who the patron saint of firearms is.
Posted by: nerdygirl

Of course we have one.
Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Posted by: mikeski, Catholic

St. Barbara is the patron saint of artillery, but if these are hunting rifles, that would be St. Hubert.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

The patron saint of weapons and firearms is Saint Sebastian. Posted by: Tonypete

OK, we have more than one.

There's a lot of guns what need blessing, okay?

Posted by: mikeski, Catholic at May 27, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

118 One thing I noticed. Cameras cannot begin to capture the colors in nature. We didn’t notice that so much when it took days to get prints back.

Now I can compare images in real time, practically. The blues and purples and reds and yellows, forget it. Cameras do excellent, don’t misunderstand but … Nature is amazing. I am very thankful my eyesight is still sharp and clear.

Instead of taking pictures people should focus on making memories, in the emulsion of your mind Or however

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 10:24 PM (/0pJR)

119 So, what has Ace HQ been like these past several years?

Who knows what happens on day shift?

The ONTs are strikingly familiar.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:24 PM (Jr+re)

120 People who drive too slow in the fast lane.
====

And people who stand in the exit on the bus.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

And the two old ladies whom stop and chat in the middle of one of the grocery aisles while perfectly executing a Romulan Blocking Maneuver.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 27, 2026 10:24 PM (440br)

121 How am I wrong here? 2A is not a firm or clear limit on government, it's a suggestion? If courts and legislatures have infringed it "historically", well, they can do that. (cont.)
Posted by: rhomboid
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It's in the title of the document: Bill of Rights

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:24 PM (D2ex+)

122
British photography. I have a picture on the wall in the Command Center of the 1984 University of Cambridge Chemistry Department that has faded to a kind of pinkish haze.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 10:24 PM (HdYcL)

123 Speaking of Batman, I watched several episodes of Spider Noir today and pretty much liked it. It's exactly what it sounds like, a depression era PI noir crossed with a superhero show. Lots of noir tropes such as striped shadows while hiding in a closet. I would've liked it better if it had more period music, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, etc., rather than contemporary crap.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:25 PM (ndZc7)

124 And people who stand in the exit on the bus.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

A few year ago in Long Island there where about 50 kids from China staying there. Door open run in elevator.
So 1 morning a dude and I he was about 6 4 240 and I leaving ele.
We walked out as 20 China kids tried to run in. They were piled in the floor of lobby.
Manners

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:25 PM (/+uur)

125 I think it was Dr. Johnny Fever of WKRP in Cincinnati, who dreamed of working in the little Fotomat booth.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 27, 2026 10:26 PM (mYu4O)

126 There really is no ambiguity or confusion in the words of the 2nd amendment, the clear meaning is that, the people can possess arms of all types and variety and carry them on their person with no attenuation of that ability.

Anything else is pure legalistic jiggery pokery and fantasia.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 10:26 PM (XV/Pl)

127
People who drive too slow in the fast lane.

______________

People who only look at the menu when they get to the counter.

People who brake before exiting the freeway or don't speed up getting on.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 10:26 PM (HdYcL)

128 I didn't know that! Theres hope for me yet! I'm a punny guy!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 10:16 PM (QGaXH)

Mongo just acorn in forest of life.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 10:26 PM (qx7Zg)

129 >>> 134 There really is no ambiguity or confusion in the words of the 2nd amendment, the clear meaning is that, the people can possess arms of all types and variety and carry them on their person with no attenuation of that ability.

Anything else is pure legalistic jiggery pokery and fantasia.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 10:26 PM (XV/Pl)

Of course it is. The same retards shriek about "h8te speech".

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 27, 2026 10:27 PM (R+iUD)

130 RandomDave,
you're in my prayers.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 27, 2026 10:27 PM (0Htd1)

131 I wonder who the patron saint of firearms is.
Posted by: nerdygirl

St. Browning.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:27 PM (ndZc7)

132 I always try and guess the mystery click. I thought it would be "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 27, 2026 10:28 PM (TRCcP)

133 Rhomboid -

You should keep your eye on Harmeet Dhillon and the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ. Doesn't get talked about much with everything else going on but she is actively pursuing 2A cases including the recently filed case against the state of Colorado and their unlawful magazine ban which in effect was an AR-15 ban.

Roughly 80% of the Civil Rights team resigned or was fired after Trump won but they are getting their mojo on now. And 2A rights are in her bullseye.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 10:28 PM (viF8m)

134 Anything else is pure legalistic jiggery pokery and fantasia.

---------

That's what it's all about.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:28 PM (u/oMr)

135 > Yeah, Kodachrome was a different process. One attribute was better color, deeper saturation. Archival quality.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 10:17 PM (/0pJR)

Yes. As far as archival quality goes, the main difference was that Kodachrome (Process K-14) was dyed during processing, rather than having the dyes put in the separate layers at the factory, as with Ektachrome/Fujichrome/Agfachrome/Process E-6 slide film (and Process C-41 color negative film). This meant that you could use Extreme Badass dyes rather than being limited to the pussboi dyes that would work in a so-called "integral tripack".

Process K-14 was a Rube Goldberg procedure of diffusing a colored dye into the film, then diffusing it back out, carefully rexposing the film to light during processing through colored filters built in to the film stack, and about a million other steps.

You needed trained chemists on staff to run a K-14 line. In practice, only Kodak itself and a few very large independent processors could afford to process it.

E-6 and C-41 could be processed by local labs, or even at home if you were a careful worker.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 10:28 PM (IG3/x)

136
Anything else is pure legalistic jiggery pokery and fantasia.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 10:26 PM (XV/Pl)

_____________

Look at many state constitutions.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 10:28 PM (HdYcL)

137 What finally killed off the parking lot film booths

https://youtu.be/kQm7KlKlE2o?t=147

Posted by: mindful webworker - done in the past at May 27, 2026 10:29 PM (YT3Yl)

138 mouse sperm that was sent to the ISS has been successfully used to rear healthy pups on Earth
.......

each with a human penis growing on their back.

Posted by: wth at May 27, 2026 10:29 PM (oq9dX)

139 Mongo just acorn in forest of life.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 10:26 PM (qx7Zg)

From which tall pines grow

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:29 PM (/+uur)

140 So, who wants to talk about boobs?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:29 PM (77rzZ)

141 People who only look at the menu when they get to the counter.

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Some of us work better under pressure.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:29 PM (u/oMr)

142 I think it was Dr. Johnny Fever of WKRP in Cincinnati, who dreamed of working in the little Fotomat booth.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 27, 2026 10:26 PM (mYu4O)
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A lot of the guys who went into that line work were visibly a bit off.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:29 PM (ZOv7s)

143 “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”

Yeah, there isn’t a lot of room for nonsense there.

This is why the pseudo-intellectuals want you to think only by going to school for 25 years could anyone possibly understand any of it. “Don’t you worry your pretty little head. We’ll tell you what they really meant”

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 10:29 PM (/0pJR)

144 One thing I noticed. Cameras cannot begin to capture the colors in nature.

Yes. A few years ago, I was on a cruise to Alaska that took us up close to a glacier. The blues in the ice were so amazingly intense that I can honestly say I've never seen that color anywhere else. I chose not to take pictures because I knew they would be disappointing later.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 10:29 PM (vTZFs)

145 I haven't even thought of Fotomat in decades. I will assume they are long gone in the mists of time.

Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 27, 2026 10:30 PM (bfy6w)

146 St. Browning.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:27 PM (ndZc7)

Mother Glock

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:30 PM (/+uur)

147 I was on the road all day today - anything interesting go down?

Posted by: Tonypete at May 27, 2026 10:31 PM (440br)

148 145 What finally killed off the parking lot film booths

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A DeLorean that was also a Time Machine?

Posted by: M. McFly at May 27, 2026 10:31 PM (u/oMr)

149 118 And yes, I've been harboring that grudge against Paul Simon for over 50 years.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 10:22 PM
***
Now I'm really glad I didn't put that song in the content...

Posted by: TRex - Kodachrome dino at May 27, 2026 10:31 PM (TXyj6)

150 And the two old ladies whom stop and chat in the middle of one of the grocery aisles while perfectly executing a Romulan Blocking Maneuver.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 27, 2026 10:24 PM (440br)
==

All the aunties in my neighborhood are thugs. They will hip check you for a seat.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)

151 Mother Glock
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:30 PM (/+uur)
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Glock is of the devil. Repent!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:31 PM (ZOv7s)

152 Police in Louisiana were called to help round up a mystery emu spotted wandering the city streets.

I saw Mystery Emu open for Rhea's Obsession at the Cajundome in '01.

https://youtu.be/1GBTsPSOLfc

Posted by: mikeski at May 27, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov)

153 I was on the road all day today - anything interesting go down?
Posted by: Tonypete at May 27, 2026 10:31 PM (440br)

Sponge was on a plane ride.

We were trying to come up with new ways to call Talarico gay with retarded shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:32 PM (zZu0s)

154 Aetius451AD, Thank you for that. I thought you were joking, but I looked it up. He is a patron saint of guns. Hallelujah.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 27, 2026 10:32 PM (0Htd1)

155 I was on the road all day today - anything interesting go down?
Posted by: Tonypete at May 27, 2026 10:31 PM (440br)
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Ace came out as trans and all the COBs quit in protest.

So, nah.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:32 PM (ZOv7s)

156 >>> 139 I wonder who the patron saint of firearms is.
Posted by: nerdygirl

St. Browning.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:27 PM (ndZc7)

He appears in this series:
https://shorturl.at/u7iTd

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 27, 2026 10:33 PM (R+iUD)

157 The 2nd Amendment is pretty much the most clearly written an least ambiguous amendment in the bill of rights.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 10:33 PM (XV/Pl)

158 I wonder if you need some kind of permit to haul T Rex on a truck?

Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2026 10:33 PM (2WIwB)

159 And yes, I've been harboring that grudge against Paul Simon for over 50 years.
Posted by: Oddbob

In my humble opinion, there are two pop composers that might make a nonfrivolous claim to genius, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder. Yes, I know, they're both libtards.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:34 PM (ndZc7)

160 123 Evenin’, All. Hey, TRex.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:23 PM
***
Hey Bulg!

Posted by: TRex - doodling dino at May 27, 2026 10:34 PM (TXyj6)

161 Chemjeff is back?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:34 PM (77rzZ)

162 So, who wants to talk about boobs?
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:29 PM (77rzZ)

This source?

Eccentrica Gallumbits is the far-famed triple-breasted whore of Eroticon Six. Some people say her erogenous zones start some four miles from her actual body. Ford Prefect disagrees, saying five. It is possible that the Big Bang was actually one of her orgasms. She wrote The Big Bang Theory - A Personal View by Eccentrica Gallumbits and It's Just One Boob After Another.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 10:34 PM (qx7Zg)

163 Although, 'jiggery pokery and fantasia', has it's place.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:34 PM (D2ex+)

164 >>> 169 I wonder if you need some kind of permit to haul T Rex on a truck?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2026 10:33 PM (2WIwB)

Same as feral pigs - only if it's live.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 27, 2026 10:35 PM (R+iUD)

165
Talarico

[X] Live boy
[ ] Dead girl

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 10:35 PM (HdYcL)

166 Question: If you take 300 gold bars from the job site to keep at home, do you have to fill out some kind of requisition form so they can check up on them later?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:35 PM (u/oMr)

167 Mongo just acorn in forest of life.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 10:26 PM (qx7Zg)

From which tall pines grow
Posted by: r hennigantx

Wut?

Posted by: The Mighty Oak at May 27, 2026 10:35 PM (oq9dX)

168 Ace came out as trans and all the COBs quit in protest.

So, nah.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:32 PM (ZOv7s)

Ace is a Wookiee?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 10:35 PM (qx7Zg)

169 I always try and guess the mystery click. I thought it would be "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry

I figured "Photograph" by Def Leppard.

Posted by: mikeski at May 27, 2026 10:36 PM (VHUov)

170 Fotomat elves described ease of service as, "About as hard as cottage cheese."

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 27, 2026 10:36 PM (YlWIZ)

171 Wikipedia has a good description of Process K-14.

https://tinyurl.com/2yh3ay67

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 10:36 PM (IG3/x)

172 Although, 'jiggery pokery and fantasia', has it's place.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:34 PM (D2ex+)
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This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Pastor Talerico at May 27, 2026 10:36 PM (ZOv7s)

173 140 I always try and guess the mystery click. I thought it would be "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 27, 2026 10:28 PM
***
It was considered but rejected due to oddbob vibes.

Posted by: TRex - mystery click dino at May 27, 2026 10:36 PM (TXyj6)

174 Hi, Chemjeff!

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:36 PM (77rzZ)

175 Well, I don't know if it was a record, but my neighbor, Trixie had her husband come home early, and the mailman was pretty darned fast.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (2WIwB)

176 I wonder if you need some kind of permit to haul T Rex on a truck?
Posted by: Diogenes

Dunno why, but this caused me to wonder what would happen if a T Rex walked to the front of the line during a short arm inspection after a weekend Liberty.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (440br)

177 The question about the gold bars "from work" is - why were there gold bars WHERE the guy worked?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (Jr+re)

178 A parish dedicated to Saint Gabriel Possenti would be lit.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Like to see Don Lemon invade services in that one.

Posted by: mindful webworker - armed and spirited at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (YT3Yl)

179 175 Although, 'jiggery pokery and fantasia', has it's place.

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"It's"?

*puts face in hands*

Posted by: The AoSHQ House Pedant at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (u/oMr)

180 Damn, I forgot about the Fotomat. There was one in town where I grew up. Looked similar to the one in the pic. Sitting out there in the middle of a parking lot of a huge chain of stores.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (snZF9)

181 I haven't even thought of Fotomat in decades. I will assume they are long gone in the mists of time.
Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 27, 2026 10:30 PM (bfy6w)

But we still have the pictures.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (1Ff7Z)

182 Eeek, a mouse!

Posted by: wth at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (oq9dX)

183 The "high volume of calls" is always there. It's like "Our menu has recently changed."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (CHHv1)

184
I figured "Photograph" by Def Leppard.
Posted by: mikeski at May 27, 2026 10:36 PM
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Top contender but didn't make the final cut.

Posted by: TRex - high and dry dino at May 27, 2026 10:38 PM (TXyj6)

185 It was considered but rejected due to oddbob vibes.

TBF (not Avenger) I don't hate the whole song, just the part about "greens of summer."

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 10:38 PM (vTZFs)

186 I figured "Photograph" by Def Leppard.
Posted by: mikeski at May 27, 2026 10:36 PM (VHUov)
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Hello?

Posted by: "Centerfold" has entered the chat at May 27, 2026 10:38 PM (ZOv7s)

187 Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 10:25 PM (/+uur)
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They do not have a queuing culture.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)

188 Always appreciate Geils.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:39 PM (sl73Y)

189 Previous research has shown that human, pig, and mouse sperm become disoriented in microgravity and are therefore less likely to be able to navigate the reproductive tract.

"Disoriented?" So, they're intelligent?

I mean, my nuts do a fair amount of my thinking..... but an individual sperm?

Or are they a hivemind, like bees and ants?

Posted by: mikeski, led by multitudes at May 27, 2026 10:39 PM (VHUov)

190 The 2nd Amendment is pretty much the most clearly written an least ambiguous amendment in the bill of rights.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 10:33 PM (XV/Pl)

Pretty much. We got guns, keep your dick skinners off.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 27, 2026 10:39 PM (snZF9)

191 "Your idiotic call may be recorded for training purposes or general office merriment"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:40 PM (u/oMr)

192 What model and year is the convertible at the photo mart?

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:40 PM (sl73Y)

193 "It's"?

*puts face in hands*

Posted by: The AoSHQ House Pedant

Yeah, that's a tricky one because it's not the usual rule for possessives. You just have to remember the exception.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 10:40 PM (vTZFs)

194 Hello! Smiling girls for peak customer service!

Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 10:40 PM (Dd38x)

195 Like to see Don Lemon invade services in that one.
Posted by: mindful webworker - armed and spirited at May 27, 2026 10:37 PM (YT3Yl)
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Sort of like the Mariachi in the Tarasco bar.

"Forgive me father, for I have just killed a great many men."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:40 PM (ZOv7s)

196 So, who wants to talk about boobs?
Posted by: Bulg

*raises hand, looks around*

Posted by: wth at May 27, 2026 10:41 PM (oq9dX)

197 "Your call is important to us. Here's a loop of some shitty music to listen to until you finally give up."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:41 PM (u/oMr)

198 >>Always appreciate Geils.

Me too. Great guy.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 10:42 PM (viF8m)

199 Previous research has shown that human, pig, and mouse sperm become disoriented in microgravity and are therefore less likely to be able to navigate the reproductive tract.

"Disoriented?" So, they're intelligent?

I mean, my nuts do a fair amount of my thinking..... but an individual sperm?

Or are they a hivemind, like bees and ants?
Posted by: mikeski, led by multitudes at May 27, 2026 10:39 PM (VHUov)
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If the sperm stops and asks for directions, you know the end result will be a girl.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:42 PM (gnNyN)

200 "Disoriented?" So, they're intelligent?

I mean, my nuts do a fair amount of my thinking..... but an individual sperm?

Or are they a hivemind, like bees and ants?
Posted by: mikeski, led by multitudes at May 27, 2026 10:39 PM (VHUov)
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Not intelligent, instinctive, like swimming against the current to spawn.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:42 PM (ZOv7s)

201 Could have been "Pictures of You" br The Cure

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 10:43 PM (zaxlN)

202 178
Talarico

[X] Live boy
[ ] Dead girl
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

😂

Posted by: Puddleglum, greetings from Amish Country at May 27, 2026 10:43 PM (bfy6w)

203
Apollo famously used some custom versions of Ektachrome in those Hasseblads.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 10:43 PM (w6EFb)

204 36 Evening all. Had a very promising interview ("the hiring manager is excited, I'll send you an invite to interview with him next week"). Have another scheduled for tomorrow that honestly might be better. Either way, crossing fingers and praying.
Posted by: RandomDave at May 27, 2026 10:09 PM (aJQbY)

Prayers for the best outcome!

Posted by: Piper at May 27, 2026 10:43 PM (Dd38x)

205 I always steal gold bars from work. And thumbtacks and stuff.

Posted by: wth at May 27, 2026 10:43 PM (oq9dX)

206 JackStraw thanks, and I have been following the DOJ's new-found attention to constitutional rights including the Second.

Too meaty for an ONT but whig's cite from the Bruen decision contained, as I said above, what seemed a clear statement of the judicial derailment and usurpation. Not just the 2A, but across the board, and not just recently.

If wildly unconstitutional laws were tolerated in the past, then they over-ride the constitution's clear language today. That's actually just part of the problem.

Constitution was designed and intended to be amended as needed. In some ways it has been. But in wide critical areas it's simply ignored, or "interpreted" out of common sense existence, when the populace clearly would be opposed to amending it. The 2A gives no cover whatsoever to this horseshit, so it might be the purest example.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 10:43 PM (U/Byj)

207 What model and year is the convertible at the photo mart?

Fiat 850, prior to 1972 - small bumpers.

Could be as early as 1968 or so?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:44 PM (Jr+re)

208 Divine support can only help.

I know about blessing holy water, and various sacramental oils.

I guess the blessing for Hoppes #9 must be in the unabridged catechism?

Posted by: mikeski, incensed at May 27, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

209 Saw J Geils Band twice in the 80s . Both great shows.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 10:44 PM (zaxlN)

210 Could have been "Pictures of You" br The Cure

"Photographs and Memories" by Jim Croce.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 10:44 PM (vTZFs)

211 182 Chemjeff, I started out as “Bulgaroctonus,” in honor of the Byzantine Emperor Basil II, the “Bulgar-Slayer.” It got whittled down here to “Bulgar,”. Then, finally, the Boss, Ace himself, -referred to me as “Bulg.” So that’s what I adopted as as my formal, Ace-endorsed nic here:

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:44 PM (77rzZ)

212 Thanks, nerdygirl! Always appreciated!

People who only look at the menu when they get to the counter.
I give people a little more slack about this now that they so often put up digital ads showing the products for 5 minutes, and the actual list of products to order for about 5 seconds, then repeat.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 27, 2026 10:44 PM (aJQbY)

213 217 Could have been "Pictures of You" br The Cure
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 10:43 PM
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Considered but didn't make the cut due to lots of sads. Every comment on YouTube read like a eulogy for someone.

Posted by: TRex - upbeat dino at May 27, 2026 10:45 PM (TXyj6)

214 The official DNC account told Steven Miller, and I quote, "shut up you ugly fuck" after he congratulated Talerico for being the Dems' first trans Senate candidate.

So Democrat messaging for the midterms is certainly gong well, LOL.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 27, 2026 10:46 PM (sabhw)

215 I want my car back

It's the green convertible

Left the keys in it while retrieving intimate photos

Posted by: Amicable divorce fan Miklos at May 27, 2026 10:46 PM (iMAA+)

216 ---
This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Pastor Talerico
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Thinking more of the Duran Duran video.

Although, with you in mind, pikery pokery may be just the ticket for you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:46 PM (D2ex+)

217 If the sperm stops and asks for directions, you know the end result will be a girl.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Literal LOL. 😂

Posted by: mikeski at May 27, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)

218 Prayers for the best outcome!
Posted by: Piper

Thanks to you as well, Piper! I know I can count on the 'ettes to have my back!

Posted by: RandomDave at May 27, 2026 10:46 PM (aJQbY)

219 If the sperm stops and asks for directions, you know the end result will be a girl.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 10:42 PM (gnNyN)
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Given the direction sense of my daughters, this would explain a lot.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:47 PM (ZOv7s)

220 Howdy Hordelings and thanks Dino!

Posted by: Doof at May 27, 2026 10:48 PM (QMAsf)

221 227 Apologies to all for my punctuation errors.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:48 PM (77rzZ)

222 Actually, in my absence, I've gotten a little bit into baking. Not quite yet at the level of Great British Baking Show but still, I have fun making cakes and cookies.
Posted by: chemjeff at May 27, 2026 10:46 PM (InIxp)
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Jackstraw gets baked a lot.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:48 PM (ZOv7s)

223 >>Agreed. Well spotted. Tail lights are the big clue.

Spider 124. Early 70s.
Posted by: JackStraw at May

Had a 72 Spider. If that's a spider, I'd guess much earlier, 64 or so. Still not sure.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:48 PM (sl73Y)

224 Bulgaroctonus was a good Byzantine emperor, but not top tier.

FUN FACT: From Constantine through Constantine XI Paleologos, the Byzantine Empire had 88 emperors.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:48 PM (u/oMr)

225 231
Posted by: Amicable divorce fan Miklos at May 27, 2026 10:46 PM
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Good to see you back. The comments of the week haven't been the same without you.

Posted by: TRex - 35mm dino at May 27, 2026 10:49 PM (TXyj6)

226 People who brake before exiting the freeway or don't speed up getting on.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I've had to enter the freeway from a dead stop because someone in front of me stopped. Fortunately the traffic on the freeway wasn't very heavy.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 27, 2026 10:49 PM (0Htd1)

227 Wow, getting late. God be with you.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 27, 2026 10:49 PM (ZOv7s)

228 I know about blessing holy water, and various sacramental oils.

I guess the blessing for Hoppes #9 must be in the unabridged catechism?
Posted by: mikeski, incensed at May 27, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

Wasn't Holy Hoppes #9 used to bless weapons before battle in a Monty Python movie?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 10:49 PM (qx7Zg)

229 20 Hi all! Miss me?
Posted by: chemjeff at May 27, 2026 10:07 PM (InIxp)

😳

Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 27, 2026 10:49 PM (TTAGa)

230 I'm sorry, but you can't always be experiencing a higher volume of calls than average.

That's not how averages work.

We don't get it.

Posted by: the parents of Lake Wobegon at May 27, 2026 10:50 PM (VHUov)

231 >>If wildly unconstitutional laws were tolerated in the past, then they over-ride the constitution's clear language today. That's actually just part of the problem.

It's been amply demonstrated to all of us over the last decade that we have a huge problem in our legal system, largely our judiciary. They routinely ignore black letter law, overstep their authority and ignore precedent. And why not, there is no downside to going yolo. Neither Roberts nor Congress has done squat to stop them and in some cases like FISA just keeps shoveling them money.

That's the next big problem we have on the to do list.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 10:50 PM (viF8m)

232 237 Howdy Hordelings and thanks Dino!
Posted by: Doof at May 27, 2026 10:48 PM
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Disco! Tell me you spotted the Sammy Hagar mystery click. Nobody else has mentioned it yet.

Posted by: TRex - 55mph plus dino at May 27, 2026 10:50 PM (TXyj6)

233 10 Looks like a Plymouth stationwagon in the background, don't recognize the two dominant cars.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 10:02 PM (D2ex+)
____________________

It's been a while since I've seen one, but the two-tone puke green and bird shit white one might be an Opel.

Posted by: Orson at May 27, 2026 10:50 PM (dIske)

234 247 20 Hi all! Miss me?
Posted by: chemjeff at May 27, 2026 10:07 PM (InIxp)

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What have you done with the real chemjeff?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:50 PM (u/oMr)

235 238 Because he was a badass and the last great Roman/Byzantine Emperor.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:50 PM (77rzZ)

236 If that's a spider

It's not a 124 spider. Don't know if they called some 850s spiders, though.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:51 PM (Jr+re)

237 So Democrat messaging for the midterms is certainly gong well, LOL.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 27, 2026 10:46 PM (sabhw)

Its an odd one. Seems a bit less wry than if they were trying to defend Trans honor, you'd think.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:51 PM (zZu0s)

238 When I saw that top photo, I figured this would be the mystery link.
https://youtu.be/N4ltLp30KVs

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 27, 2026 10:52 PM (syz1S)

239 Sammy Hagar mystery click.

Hey! Don't we have rules here?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 27, 2026 10:53 PM (Jr+re)

240 Kinda dunk.

8 hour day was almost 11.

I spent the long weekend with my boys and daughter in law. It was cathartic. They are amazing young people. All America First. Don’t trust shit from the government. Patriots. They all voted Trump x 2 or 3 depending on eligibility.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 27, 2026 10:53 PM (0XtpM)

241 TRex, for that image I expected "Life in the fastlane", but the Hagar is good too

Posted by: RandomDave at May 27, 2026 10:53 PM (aJQbY)

242 Howdy Hordelings and thanks Dino!
Posted by: Doof at May 27, 2026 10:48 PM
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Disco! Tell me you spotted the Sammy Hagar mystery click. Nobody else has mentioned it yet.
Posted by: TRex - 55mph plus dino at May 27, 2026 10:50 PM (TXyj6)

It's on the far side of the moon. You might have used Godzilla by BOC on the meme of you on the trailer.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 10:53 PM (qx7Zg)

243 Disco! Tell me you spotted the Sammy Hagar mystery click. Nobody else has mentioned it yet.
Posted by: TRex - 55mph plus dino at May 27, 2026 10:50 PM (TXyj6)

Of course. It was hiding in plain sight. But I thought it would be a relevant song from The Eagles

Posted by: Doof at May 27, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)

244 I've had to enter the freeway from a dead stop because someone in front of me stopped. Fortunately the traffic on the freeway wasn't very heavy.
Posted by: nerdygirl

So, tell us how much you really enjoy those "metering" lights on certain on-ramps!

Do you hate them as passionately as I?

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 10:55 PM (rdVOm)

245 Actually have a consultation Friday with a lawyer from the main law firm in CA that honchos all the 2A cases. Personal matters not pertaining to the Big Issues, but expect there'll be time to engage him a bit to get his views on the trainwreck of 2A "jurisprudence".

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 10:55 PM (U/Byj)

246 TRex, for that image I expected "Life in the fastlane", but the Hagar is good too
Posted by: RandomDave at May 27, 2026 10:53 PM
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Considered but Sammy's black Ferrari at speed clinched the win.

Posted by: TRex - 512BB dino at May 27, 2026 10:55 PM (TXyj6)

247 if it was really that important, we wouldn't play shitty music for you.

I often feel like the music over the closing credits is designed to get everyone out of the theater. Or I did back when I went to theaters.

I guess it worked.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 27, 2026 10:55 PM (kYmoU)

248 Fun asmongold short:

https://youtube.com/shorts/8U8YHS28R
Zk?si=-5nWEOiltwA8Aqsb

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:56 PM (zZu0s)

249 Dammit and I still broke out of the box.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 10:56 PM (zZu0s)

250 Oh wow, the video for the mystery click is just absolutely scene-chewing awesome, too, TRex.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 27, 2026 10:57 PM (aJQbY)

251 212

"Here's some shitty music to listen to, until you give up and go away."

Some of them play Mozart. One gthat I know of plays "Music written by some of our employees. We hope you enjoy it."

Posted by: mnw at May 27, 2026 10:57 PM (RCjYY)

252 I'm sorry, but you can't always be experiencing a higher volume of calls than average.

That's not how averages work.

We don't get it.
Posted by: the parents of Lake Wobegon

It scares me more than a little that I got that.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 27, 2026 10:58 PM (440br)

253 I am the real chemjeff. How have you been Cicero?
Posted by: chemjeff at May 27, 2026 10:52 PM (InIxp)

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Sharp as a whip and smart as a knife.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 10:59 PM (u/oMr)

254 I always try and guess the mystery click. I thought it would be "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry

I figured "Photograph" by Def Leppard.
Posted by: mikeski

It could also have been a whole mystery album.

https://youtu.be/saPO0dwOn_k

Posted by: mikeski at May 27, 2026 10:59 PM (VHUov)

255 And from the comments: 'when she has enough red flags to sail a pirate ship, but you still want to be the Captain.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:00 PM (zZu0s)

256 214 Previous research has shown that human, pig, and mouse sperm become disoriented in microgravity and are therefore less likely to be able to navigate the reproductive tract.
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In space one can't simply shoot from the hip, he must aim.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:00 PM (D2ex+)

257 Missile/drone attack on Kuwait ongoing. Spicy.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 11:00 PM (U/Byj)

258 Has he blessed the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 27, 2026 11:00 PM (Cqx++)

259 Why gold bars?

Well it is a currency par excellence. US Dollars aren’t as desirable by foreigners or foreign governments. Recall that when Obie paid off the Iranian mullahs, they wanted Swiss Francs and pallets of gold bullion. Stable. Not dollars. They take up a lot of room now, since $100 is the largest note, and barely buys a box of smokes.

Sometimes you’ll take a slight discount if you want to convert into local currency, but recognized gold coins are universal money everywhere. Very convenient for spooks paying off informants, and paying in dollars or other currencies might result in very awkward questions. Just guessing, mostly. But I doubt I’m mistaken, because I’m not.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:00 PM (gUqk9)

260 270 Just don’t piss me off.
— Zombie Basil Ii

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:01 PM (77rzZ)

261 Fiat 850 Spyder. The was also a rare hardtop called a 850 Racer and a neat little rust bucket coupe called the 850 GT. They were all based on the 850 sedan. Fiats of that Era were subject to the first recall for corrosion, so some models are quite scarce today.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at May 27, 2026 11:01 PM (KqVR8)

262 So, tell us how much you really enjoy those "metering" lights on certain on-ramps!

Do you hate them as passionately as I?
Posted by: JQ

Technically, those should only be running when the freeway's already doing a brisk 7.5 mph.

When they're still running when everyone's going 75, there's a civil engineer who's gonna be getting the deluxe version of that Far Side cartoon.

Posted by: mikeski assumes several Special Hells at May 27, 2026 11:02 PM (VHUov)

263 1972 Fiat 124 Spider.

Scroll down to the rear photo.

https://tinyurl.com/2jvyfz9b

Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2026 11:02 PM (viF8m)

264 283 Oh man, I remember Simple Minds when I was in highschool. Long time ago. Better times in some ways.
Posted by: chemjeff at May 27, 2026 11:01 PM
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Gold star to you for finding the link.

Posted by: TRex - mystery click dino at May 27, 2026 11:02 PM (TXyj6)

265 278 Missile/drone attack on Kuwait ongoing. Spicy.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 11:00 PM (U/Byj)

Next up... the Arab league steps up and declares war on Iran?

What does the Iraqi Government think about all this... have not heard if they are supporting Iran or not.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 27, 2026 11:03 PM (mP0Kj)

266 — Zombie Basil II, I mean

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:03 PM (77rzZ)

267 “Click here to see if you’ve been Pre-Approved!”

Well, why don’t you just tell me? You should already know if I’m approved or not. Right?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:04 PM (gUqk9)

268 >>> 259 Kinda dunk.

8 hour day was almost 11.

I spent the long weekend with my boys and daughter in law. It was cathartic. They are amazing young people. All America First. Don’t trust shit from the government. Patriots. They all voted Trump x 2 or 3 depending on eligibility.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 27, 2026 10:53 PM (0XtpM)

Nurse!!!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 27, 2026 11:04 PM (R+iUD)

269 Amazon trucks have a panic button? And Amazon provides security to drivers? Color me surprised.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 27, 2026 11:04 PM (knl5M)

270 71 ..... Mars is about 0.38g, call it 1/3.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 10:14 PM (w6EFb)

Why don't we just keep calling it 'Mars'?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 11:05 PM (QGaXH)

271 The emu wandered away from his fellow birds of a feather because he was tired of being ostrichized.

Posted by: Rex B at May 27, 2026 11:06 PM (rgnea)

272 Missile/drone attack on Kuwait ongoing. Spicy.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 11:00 PM (U/Byj)
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Why bomb Kuwait?

Why not?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 11:06 PM (RIvkX)

273 Technically, those should only be running when the freeway's already doing a brisk 7.5 mph.

When they're still running when everyone's going 75, there's a civil engineer who's gonna be getting the deluxe version of that Far Side cartoon.
Posted by: mikeski assumes several Special Hells at May 27, 2026 11:02 PM (VHUov)

Calif LOWERED the speed limit on some freeway in January.... now the limit switches from 65 to 70 all the time.

Fun Part? by Calif law if the speed limit is 65, Trucks with trailers have a 55 speed limit, but when it is 70, they can drive 70.

Also, by lowering the speed limit, people are on the road more time... thus more congestion... about 7% more which is noticeably.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 27, 2026 11:06 PM (mP0Kj)

274 O Fotomat … ! Why didst thou leaveth us so soon … !?

Posted by: Dr_No at May 27, 2026 11:06 PM (ayRl+)

275 294 The emu wandered away from his fellow birds of a feather because he was tired of being ostrichized.
Posted by: Rex B at May 27, 2026 11:06 PM
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Well played.

Posted by: TRex - limu emu dino at May 27, 2026 11:07 PM (TXyj6)

276 In further news, I had a nice weekend . Managed to score some inexpensive Chevron Regular! Only 6.099/gal!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 11:08 PM (QGaXH)

277 That's the next big problem we have on the to do list.
Posted by: JackStraw

Oh yeah, so much this.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 11:09 PM (sl73Y)

278 297 O Fotomat … ! Why didst thou leaveth us so soon … !?
Posted by: Dr_No at May 27, 2026 11:06 PM (ayRl+)

Fotomat was a Prime job for teenagers when I was a young un...

Not like working Fasty Food which was hard on your skin (damn grease...)

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 27, 2026 11:09 PM (mP0Kj)

279 S.F. is forecast to get .22" of rain tonight. We haven't had that much rain this late in the rain year in 15 years. I remember back in '98 or so when we got .25" in June and that was biblical.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 27, 2026 11:09 PM (W5mpo)

280 298 294 The emu wandered away from his fellow birds of a feather because he was tired of being ostrichized.
Posted by: Rex B at May 27, 2026 11:06 PM
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Well played.
Posted by: TRex - limu emu dino at May 27, 2026 11:07 PM (TXyj6)

But, did he cross the Road?

Posted by: The Chicken at May 27, 2026 11:10 PM (mP0Kj)

281 Amazon, in conjunction with AmeriGas (propane) is now offering home delivery of 20gal tank exchanges provided they're "AmeriGas" branded in select cities.

I see no potential for disaster here.

Nope, none.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 11:10 PM (jehhT)

282 speaking of rat sperm, look what the cat dragged in .

Posted by: alpine_beer at May 27, 2026 11:10 PM (van9r)

283 300 In further news, I had a nice weekend . Managed to score some inexpensive Chevron Regular! Only 6.099/gal!

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$6.099?

Can you hook me up with your source, man?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 11:11 PM (u/oMr)

284 @ 29 I remember the drive through photo shacks but for Kodachrome, I used the pre-paid mailers sent directly to Kodak. Took a little longer but always got great results.
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Did you ever send K'chrome to A&I after the Fotomats closed or you local pro film processor wouldn't send it for you? A&I (Alexander & Ishihara) was in Hollywood and turnaround was about 2 weeks - and they weren't cheap either also too …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 27, 2026 11:11 PM (ayRl+)

285 124 is front engined, the little job at the fotomat is a much smaller rear engined

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at May 27, 2026 11:11 PM (KqVR8)

286 Also, by lowering the speed limit, people are on the road more time... thus more congestion... about 7% more which is noticeably.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 27, 2026 11:06 PM (mP0Kj)

Hmmm. I wonder if that is some really backhanded way to make people believe the city and state are thriving (high traffic.) Homeless coming to the state do not have cars.

Too cute?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:12 PM (zZu0s)

287 I’m reading this history of the Byzantine Empire that my son gave me for Christmas, it uses the Greek names for most of the Emperors after the Latin era had passed after Justinian. But it still refers to Basil II as “Basil II” and not as “Basileos II:”. You don’t eff around with that guy, even posthumously.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 11:13 PM (77rzZ)

288 Fiat 850 Spyder. The was also a rare hardtop called a 850 Racer and a neat little rust bucket coupe called the 850 GT. They were all based on the 850 sedan. Fiats of that Era were subject to the first recall for corrosion, so some models are quite scarce today.
Posted by: Jinx the C

Thank you, accept as settled.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 11:13 PM (sl73Y)

289 Amerigas. Those fags only install 15 pounds of propane in a 20 pound tank. They safely hold 20 pounds, as God intended.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:13 PM (gUqk9)

290 20 Hi all! Miss me?
Posted by: chemjeff

wtf!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 27, 2026 11:13 PM (ITh2A)

291
Gas has fallen from 3.89 to 3.59 over the last few days. Maybe even less.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 11:13 PM (HdYcL)

292 Did 20 or so comments just disappear?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:15 PM (zZu0s)

293 Oh, good grief. I just watched a movie trailer called "The Brink of War" about Reagan and Gorbachev meeting in Iceland in 1986. I can't wait to see how they screw up historical record on that one.

Jeff Daniels (about as Leftist as they come) is playing Reagan and using his normal voice while wearing a half-ass wig. I shutter to think of the liberties they will take and the outright nonsense they will imply to take down Reagan's legacy. They'll probably try to make it look like Gorbachev was the competent one.

Posted by: Orson at May 27, 2026 11:15 PM (dIske)

294 285 1972 Fiat 124 Spider.

Scroll down to the rear photo.

https://tinyurl.com/2jvyfz9b
Posted by: JackStraw at

Yeh, that's what I owned, and top picture seems not it.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 11:15 PM (sl73Y)

295 @ 311 I’m reading this history of the Byzantine Empire that my son gave me for Christmas, it uses the Greek names for most of the Emperors after the Latin era had passed after Justinian. But it still refers to Basil II as “Basil II” and not as “Basileos II:”. You don’t eff around with that guy, even posthumously.
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Did it say anything about Manuel … ? He's from Barcelona, you know …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 27, 2026 11:15 PM (ayRl+)

296
Amerigas. Those fags only install 15 pounds of propane in a 20 pound tank. They safely hold 20 pounds, as God intended.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:13 PM (gUqk9)

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Thought that they only filled to 80% of the tank's capacity.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 11:15 PM (HdYcL)

297 When was the last time you've seen a cleric at a bowling alley? I've seen them cheating on the golf course and getting soused in the country club, but it's a little tougher to pull off when bowling.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 27, 2026 11:15 PM (D1E+2)

298 So, you think you’re getting a tank of propane at a reasonable price. But it is not, it’s only 75% full which seriously impacts the endurance or run time of stoves and heaters and such.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:15 PM (gUqk9)

299 Hard to find open details on specific targets in Kuwait, generally, during the ongoing unpleasantness. There were some hits on a hotel and their social security HQ high-rise during Round 1, which had video. But we've got significant resources/bases/personnel there. Ali as-Salem airbase being one, where most (I think) of our KIA to date have been.

So, among the sane, some rational targets in Kuwait. But you're dealing with the IRGC, or factions thereof, possibly, so sky's the limit.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 11:15 PM (U/Byj)

300 Looks like the chemjeff nic got banned.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:16 PM (zZu0s)

301 Thought that they only filled to 80% of the tank's capacity
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Yes, that’s true. And that is … wait for it … 20 pounds.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:17 PM (gUqk9)

302 Hmmm, acrimony? Or suspicion of socking? Or was it the link he posted?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:17 PM (zZu0s)

303 Did you ever send K'chrome to A&I after the Fotomats closed or you local pro film processor wouldn't send it for you? A&I (Alexander & Ishihara) was in Hollywood and turnaround was about 2 weeks - and they weren't cheap either also too …

No, I don't recognize the name A&I. To be honest, I don't actually remember where the yellow/brown mailers were addressed to. I would assume Kodak in Rochester NY but I could be wrong.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:18 PM (vTZFs)

304 The very last Kodachrome facility was in … Oklahoma or someplace like that. It was the only one for quite a while, and closed with much fanfare and gnashing of teeth.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:19 PM (gUqk9)

305 Wait, I got banned?
Posted by: chemjeff at May 27, 2026 11:18 PM
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Never mind. Please step into the chamber.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 11:19 PM (RIvkX)

306 Never mind. Please step into the chamber.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 11:19 PM (RIvkX)

I don't want to go on the cart!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:20 PM (zZu0s)

307 Beaufort Castle (historic Crusader castle in southern Lebanon) reportedly hit by Israeli fire. After, reportedly, a lot of shelling of the area nearby.

Now, since we know the IDF is famous for just kind of shooting randomly, carpet bombing, spray-and-pray, and other primitive Third World military tactics, why would there be shelling of the area near the castle? Bueller?

Oh, right. No, the IDF tries/usually succeeds in being so precise it's considered a demerit if a high-value target hit takes out anyone else at all. Poor Lebanon. "Palestinians", then Iran, have ruined the place, and it's doubtful there'll be any real improvement in our lifetime.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 11:20 PM (U/Byj)

308 When was the last time you've seen a cleric at a bowling alley?

There is a group of (I assume) monks that I've seen at the local disc golf course a couple of times.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:20 PM (vTZFs)

309 I don't want to go on the cart!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:20 PM (zZu0s)

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*clonk!*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 11:21 PM (RIvkX)

310 Chemjeff, if you are genuine, reverse that and send an email to cbd and explain you are active again.

Trolls never sleep and you may be getting in the crossfire.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:21 PM (zZu0s)

311 Here - “Dwaynes photo” was in Parsons, Kansas. Last Kodachrome facility.

And then Dwayne must have said the hell with it.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:21 PM (gUqk9)

312 For those who like old school artillery.

https://youtube.com/shorts/6xtEDk29AOs

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 11:21 PM (qx7Zg)

313 We did not have photomat up here. It was always 7-10 days, round trip to Seattle for developing. Used to take film to Sears, actually. They had the fastest turn around.

And nobody thought that was weird.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 27, 2026 11:22 PM (DwqWV)

314
I have a 500 gallon tank and AmeriGas fills it to 400.

At least AmeriGas has stopped using foreign call centers for customer service. A couple of years ago, I could not get it through their thick heads that my tank was down to 6% and we had a hard freeze coming. I eventually went to the local yard and taped a note on the door telling them we needed propane. 30 minutes later a guy from there called and said they were on their way.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 11:22 PM (HdYcL)

315 *clonk!*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 11:21 PM (RIvkX)

I think I'll go for a walk!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:22 PM (zZu0s)

316 308 When was the last time you've seen a cleric at a bowling alley?

There is a group of (I assume) monks that I've seen at the local disc golf course a couple of times.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 27, 2026 11:20 PM (vTZFs)

Dominicans bowl. At least, up here. Both Fathers and Brothers.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 27, 2026 11:23 PM (DwqWV)

317 315 *clonk!*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 11:21 PM (RIvkX)

I think I'll go for a walk!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:22 PM (zZu0s)

Yer not foolin' anyone, y'know?

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 27, 2026 11:23 PM (DwqWV)

318 by Calif law if the speed limit is 65, Trucks with trailers have a 55 speed limit, but when it is 70, they can drive 70.
Posted by: Romeo13

O_o

Example #198423 that 99.99% "The Law" is just there to make us follow "The Law," and not for any logical reason.

Also, how do the illiterate illegal alien truckers know what the speed limit is?

Posted by: mikeski at May 27, 2026 11:23 PM (VHUov)

319 He must be feeling better.

*clonk!*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 11:24 PM (RIvkX)

320 I'm trying to think how we would do sign counter sign with chemjeff. Its only been a decade.

So... what kind of casual dining do you like? *peer*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:25 PM (zZu0s)

321 291
Gas has fallen from 3.89 to 3.59 over the last few days. Maybe even less.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 11:13 PM (HdYcL)

Saw 5.09 today.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 27, 2026 11:25 PM (DwqWV)

322 Yer not foolin' anyone, y'know?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 27, 2026 11:23 PM (DwqWV)

I feel happy!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:26 PM (zZu0s)

323 There are reports of new late night/early morning (local time) military strikes by the US over Iran. The US military carried out new strikes inside Iran after intercepting multiple Iranian drones, according to Reuters. An American official said the targeted Iranian military site was assessed to pose a threat to both American forces and commercial shipping operating near the Strait of Hormuz.

Reuters further reported that the intercepted drones had been launched from Iran, marking another escalation in tensions as Washington moves to counter perceived threats to regional maritime traffic and its military presence.

Just prior to this confirmation, CNN described mystery explosions along Iran's coast:

Three explosions were heard to the east of Bandar Abbas, a strategic Iranian port city and naval base near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported in the early hours of Thursday.

The blasts were reported at around 1:30 a.m. local time and caused the air defense systems of Bandar Abbas to be briefly activated, according to Fars, a media outlet with links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:26 PM (D2ex+)

324 @sentdefender
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that it carried out a drone and missile attack this morning against an American airbase in Kuwait, as retaliation for last night’s U.S. strikes against a drone launch site near Bandar Abbas.

Posted by: Methos at May 27, 2026 11:27 PM (vSvIl)

325 Emus. I reported an at large emu running across the road one morning. Called sheriff's dispatch. They took my report, but I could tell they thought I was crazy. Or high.

By afternoon, that emu was all over social media. It closed down the freaking freeway , running amok. It did end up well. They got an emu whisperer who got it to a forever emu home.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 27, 2026 11:27 PM (Xdfhw)

326 I haven't done anything to merit a ban.
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That's what they all say.

Posted by: The Barrel at May 27, 2026 11:27 PM (RIvkX)

327 I didn't do anything to merit a ban.
Posted by: chemjeff at May 27, 2026 11:26 PM (InIxp)

Sweetie, we know, and you know, what happened. Let's not be coy. Mind your manners and all will be well, but check in with CBD like a good boy and get right with the Horde.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 27, 2026 11:27 PM (DwqWV)

328

TRUMP: STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL BE OPEN TO EVERYBODY

TRUMP: WE'LL WATCH OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ

TRUMP: OMAN WILL BEHAVE OR WE'LL HAVE TO BLOW THEM UP

TRUMP ON IRAN: WHEN THEY BEHAVE WE'LL LET THEM HAVE THEIR MONEY

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 11:28 PM (D2ex+)

329
CNN described mystery explosions along Iran's coast

Mystery explosions from the Mystery Machine.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 27, 2026 11:28 PM (Cqx++)

330 I'm trying to think how we would do sign counter sign with chemjeff. Its only been a decade.
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Ask him about his chili recipe.

Posted by: Methos at May 27, 2026 11:28 PM (vSvIl)

331 The Soviets took the very first images of the far side of the Moon.

But they used American film! They had captured it from a crashed satellite or spy plane or somesuch. They couldn’t make film as thin as we could, or something like that.

If I remember correctly they took the shots, developed the film on the satellite itself, and then slow scanned the images via radio to the ground.

The earliest US spy satellites did a similar Rube Goldberg kind of thing, the film lacks being ejected by parachute and snatched up by airplanes. It was a big deal once they stopped using film. A lot of times, whatever they were trying to get intelligence on, the information was hopelessly stale or outdated by the time it had been retrieved, developed, and pored over by the spooks.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 27, 2026 11:28 PM (gUqk9)

332 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:21 PM (zZu0s)

This comment is a perfect example of why commenters need to stay out of the banning issue.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2026 11:29 PM (iERP6)

333 I still sock Mr Paul Anka from time to time, ffs.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:29 PM (zZu0s)

334 *holds up hands, slowly backs away*

Integrity!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:30 PM (zZu0s)

335 I had to look back and see which one he meant.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 27, 2026 11:31 PM (zZu0s)

336 Ooh. Tit for tat. That'll work out well for the turbans. Hope they keep it up. While I am forced to assume that the entire pause and hot ceasefire was for the purpose of running the clock, based on intel/expectations about regime weakening and splits under blockade and economic collapse, and not the extraordinarily dubious ostensible reason of finding a "deal", I hope this continues and full festivities resume soon.

Unknown unknowns related to ordnance stocks or other considerations aside, of course.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 27, 2026 11:31 PM (U/Byj)

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