Saturday Night Club ONT - June 20, 2026 [D Squared]

Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino. We built this place for you so you can have some fun. Come in in, grab a drink or 3. Keep it light and friendly. Jerks need not enter the premises (the moose out front is keeping watch).

[Top photo: The first NoVa MoMe since the election of Virginia Governor Spanberger took place today. The state was on alert!]

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Saturday Night Jokes and Other Funnies

Randy, the painter, often thinned his paint to make it go further. The Baptist Church decided to restore its biggest building. Randy put in a low bid and got the job. He bought the paint, and thinned it with turpentine. Well, Randy was painting away, the job nearly completed, when suddenly there was a clap of thunder. The sky opened, and the rain poured down. It washed the thinned paint off the church. Randy fell from the scaffold, landing among the gravestones. He was no fool. He knew this was a judgment from the Almighty.

Randy raised his voice to the heavens, crying, "Oh, God, forgive me; what should I do?"

And from above, a mighty voice roared: “Repaint! Repaint! And thin no more!"

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O'Brien lived alone in the Irish countryside for many years, with just his dog for company.

One day, the dog died, and O'Brien went to see Father Mullaney, the parish priest.

"Father, me darlin' pup has passed on. I was wonderin', could ya be sayin' a mass for the poor creature?"

"Ah, I'm afraid not, we can't be havin' services for an animal in the church. But there's a few Baptists down the road and there's no tellin' what they're believin' in. Maybe they'll do somethin' for the poor creature."

"I'll be headin' off straight away, Father. Do ye think five grand would be enough to donate for the service?"

"Sweet Mary, mother o' Jesus! Why didn't ye tell me the dog was a bleedin' Catholic?"

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Drink of the Night

We have arrived at the sevens in our deck of playing card cocktails. Tonight we feature the 7 of hearts

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Club ONT Department of MoMe Reflections

As mentioned above, the 2026 NoVa MoMe took place today. Yuuuuuuge thanks to bluebell and Weasel for organizing another fun gathering! (Despite the official title "WeaselBell Productions", notice that we here at Club ONT know full well who to mention first when discussing the respective members of said team).

For the most part, the event went off as planned. JJ Sefton wasn't in attendance, but he used the weather machine to dial up perfect weather for us! Several NoVa MoMe veterans were in attendance, and we also had a few new folks

Always good to see new faces at a MoMe! If you've never attended one, we implore you to do so at the next opportunity! Seriously, even those of you who are shy or akward - or even ugly and stinky - we want you there! You can sit in a corner or behind a flowerpot wearing a "Lurker" name tag and just observe the event. Weasel himself pretty much just sits off to the side watching. If he can do it, so can you. C'mon - just go!

As for today, there were a couple of things worth noting.

First off - a person of questionable attire showed up. Khakis, dark colored polo shirt, and sunglasses. Someone (you know who you are!) stuck a warning label on his back. And we were VERY careful what we said around him.

Secondly - this one is quite puzzling. We do not quite know what happened here.

The most plausible explanation is that our good friend Piper - who you may recall succumbed to a tumor a few weeks ago - was reincarnated as a doggeh and made it to the MoMe today. No further information is available as of yet. We will keep you posted.

So -- will we be seeing you in Texas in October for TxMoMe XI???

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Club ONT Speaker Check Service

Volume up. Just making sure the speakers on your device are operating properly.

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Club ONT Department of Signs of the Apocalypse

Porsche Looked at Hyundai and Said, "We'll Have What They're Having"

The 2027 Taycan gets fake gear shifts, fake noise, and a feature Porsche quietly borrowed from Hyundai.

On Wednesday, the 2027 Porsche Taycan debuted with fake gear shifts and as the German automaker put it, "more emotive electric sport sound."
The fake gear shifts are being dubbed "virtual gears" with the feature known as E-Shift, according to Porsche. It's an option on all 2027 Taycan models, though it's standard on the Turbo GT trim, and will deliver a "perceptible shift motion," according to the automaker.
Taycans already had fake noise, but now Porsche said the system, which uses speakers to pump fake noise into the world just like Hyundai's does, has been "reinterpreted," according to the automaker. It's also officially called Porsche Electric Sport Sound. Dangerously close to sport exhaust.
Porsche also added a virtual rev counter to the 2027 Taycan to count the fake revs from the fake transmission.

Tell me you've lost your way without telling me you've lost your way.

Content cleanse with this:

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Club ONT Department of Wrestling History

The June 16, 1984, episode of Piper's Pit would go down in history as the start of something huge: the Rock 'n Roll Connection. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper interviewed pop star Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lou Albano crashed the conversation, and chaos ensued!

We know what you're thinking. "If only Mattel would make a trio of collectible figures to commemorate such a significant cultural moment in time..." Well, we have news for you.

A new 3 pack of action figures will make their debut at San Diego Comic-Con next month! Each is 6.5 inches tall. How much you ask? Only $80! What a bargain! If that's not enough, the Lauper figure comes with an interchangeable head and two extra pairs of hands.

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Club ONT Department of Disturbing Food

I Ate Blue Hot Dogs For You People, Are You Not Entertained?

The TikToker @itsmeju1iette is dedicated to trolling food internet at an exceptionally well-executed level. Juliette does things like create meat cereal in the style of Froot Loops, uses her dog's actual paws to make paw print cookies, and fills the frunk (front trunk) of a Tesla completely with tiramisu (unfortunately, commercially-made meat cereal does exist, and we once tried it).
One of her videos from a few years back is a simple one showing her cooking hot dogs in Gatorade, which turns them a remarkable blue color. Could this actually happen? Gatorade needs no introduction, but in my mind, the drink wouldn't impart that much color to a hot dog - or would it?

The verdict:

Interestingly enough, the Gatorade only colored the surface of the dog, and the Fierce Grape flavor was subtle. But it was there all right, though it was very faint. The meaty savoriness of the all-beef hot dog did the heavy lifting, and for something this strange-looking, it didn't taste as atrocious as it appeared.

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Club ONT Jukebox

It's almost officially summer!

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Top 10ish Comments of the Week

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Club ONT thanks you for your support! Unlike our regular patrons, there are some who have not yet fully committed to their Chung Wanging.

I might Wang Chung tonight. Haven’t decided yet. pic.twitter.com/BHKit1wGIG
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) June 13, 2026

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1 Gsr

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 10:00 PM (kOluj)

2 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at June 20, 2026 10:01 PM (PJdmB)

3 'Sup D-squared?

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 10:01 PM (kOluj)

4 Gee! I wish someone had told me there would be an ONT tonight. I wouldn't have missed it.

Um… or something.

Hullo.

Posted by: mindful webworker - dino mite at June 20, 2026 10:01 PM (9bb3y)

5 You know that Fed was Dildo, right?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 20, 2026 10:02 PM (kpS4V)

6 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:02 PM (ItpVy)

7 (presses nose to window, looks in from the outside)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 20, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

8 Art!

Posted by: Sandy at June 20, 2026 10:04 PM (6/7Fs)

9 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:05 PM (Hpgos)

10 We can shapeshift in the after life, you know. I looked AMAZING as a doggie.

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)

11 I saw Fierce Grape Flavor open for They Must Be Giants at The Troubadour in '86.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:07 PM (6/7Fs)

12 9 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:05 PM
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We missed you! (but waved from across the river)

Posted by: TRex - Club ONT coat check dino at June 20, 2026 10:07 PM (IQ6Gq)

13 I remember getting Summer In The City on the KHJ Radio promotional album in the 60's. See also, Polk Salad Annie.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:09 PM (6/7Fs)

14 See also, Venus.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:10 PM (6/7Fs)

15 We can shapeshift in the after life, you know. I looked AMAZING as a doggie.
Posted by: Piper
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But your personality is more like Ravioli, a golden retriever/poodle who was the friendliest, most enthusiastic doggo and want to say hi to everyone!

Missed you, try coming to one of these in the future...

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)

16 After debating it fully I have decided that yes, indeed, I will Wang Chung tonight.

https://tinyurl.com/3uwzzrx3

Posted by: LASue at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (6mVIs)

17 Thanks for the dandy Saturday Night Club ONT, D Squared!

And thanks for the reporting on the NoVaMoMe! We ALL wish we could have been there today.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (D/6p1)

18 "Porsche also added a virtual rev counter to the 2027 Taycan to count the fake revs from the fake transmission.

Tell me you've lost your way without telling me you've lost your way."

I hate that crap. Fake and gay.

#2 son and I went on a little road rally today, in a 1965 Spitfire. The sounds and smells are all real, not like that fake teutonic twaddle. Everybody loves that car. Park it next to a Porsche SUV and guess what gets the attention.

Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (vFG9F)

19 14

She's got it,
Oh baby, she's got it.
I'm your Venus
I'm your fire

That Venus?

Posted by: mnw at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (RCjYY)

20 See also, Going Up the Country.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (6/7Fs)

21 Porsche has lost there way. Dumb business decisions mostly. So much so, they are pulling out of sportscar racing at the prototype level. So, no Porsche racing for the overall win at LeMans next year. Not sure if they'll be in IMSA next season or not either.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (Hpgos)

22 That Venus?
Posted by: mnw at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (RCjYY)

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Shocking Blue's best effort.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:13 PM (6/7Fs)

23 If your weiner looks like that it's too late for a shot.

Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:13 PM (vFG9F)

24 15 We can shapeshift in the after life, you know. I looked AMAZING as a doggie.
Posted by: Piper
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But your personality is more like Ravioli, a golden retriever/poodle who was the friendliest, most enthusiastic doggo and want to say hi to everyone!

Missed you, try coming to one of these in the future...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)

I need to do that, life keeps getting in the way. I had to go to MD a few weeks ago for my uncle’s funeral and I can only get away from the studio so much. The downside to owning your own business is actually less flexibility! I don’t even know if I will make it (again) on our family vacation, at least not the full time. Boo hiss.

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

25 23 If your weiner looks like that it's too late for a shot.
Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:13 PM (vFG9F)

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Big Mike would respectfully disagree.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:16 PM (6/7Fs)

26 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:17 PM (77rzZ)

27 Top 10ish Comments of the Week — as always, nothing I contribute is of that honorable status. Whew!😥

Well, maybe I'll again make the much more honorable roll of top sock-er players. Socket puppets. Whaaatever.⚽

Posted by: mindful webworker - soccer it to me? -Dick Nixon at June 20, 2026 10:18 PM (9bb3y)

28 If your weiner looks like that it's too late for a shot.
Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:13 PM (vFG9F)

"No need cut it off. It fall off by self in two, three day!"

Posted by: Just The Punchline at June 20, 2026 10:18 PM (bhZyo)

29 And Ravioli is the best name ever.

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:18 PM (OoFl2)

30 Evening, Double D's, and ONT Horde! I would like to see F104 Starfighters do the same launch maneuvers those F22's did. I remember seeing the CF104's at an airshow at CFB Cold Lake, and those suckers were LOUD. And they could sit on their ass and fly straight up.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:18 PM (1z8ji)

31 12 9 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:05 PM
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We missed you! (but waved from across the river)
Posted by: TRex

I work on the NoVA side of the Potomac, so probably on the same side. I waved while driving in. Got flipped off. Probably not a moron.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:19 PM (Hpgos)

32 *waves to Bulg and Piper*

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 20, 2026 10:19 PM (ZHOnm)

33
The downside to owning your own business is actually less flexibility!

How can you take any time off at all without shutting down?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (Cqx++)

34 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper interviewed pop star Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lou Albano crashed the conversation, and chaos ensued!

Would I lose my barely-accepted Moron status if I confess that I have know idea what this is about, much less why Cyndi Lauper should have interchangeable heads?

Posted by: mindful webworker - do what now? at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (9bb3y)

35 31 Evening, Double D's, and ONT Horde! I would like to see F104 Starfighters do the same launch maneuvers those F22's did. I remember seeing the CF104's at an airshow at CFB Cold Lake, and those suckers were LOUD. And they could sit on their ass and fly straight up.

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They called it Widowmaker for a reason.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (6/7Fs)

36 Somebody cranky needs a timeout.

Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (vFG9F)

37 I have come here today to chew bubblegum...

Posted by: mnw at June 20, 2026 10:21 PM (RCjYY)

38 We can shapeshift in the after life, you know. I looked AMAZING as a doggie.
Posted by: Piper
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But your personality is more like Ravioli, a golden retriever/poodle who was the friendliest, most enthusiastic doggo and want to say hi to everyone!

Missed you, try coming to one of these in the future...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)

I need to do that, life keeps getting in the way. I had to go to MD a few weeks ago for my uncle’s funeral and I can only get away from the studio so much. The downside to owning your own business is actually less flexibility! I don’t even know if I will make it (again) on our family vacation, at least not the full time. Boo hiss.
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

My first thought was that Saijo and your cats had recruited a local dog to see if they were safe enough for you to meet.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:21 PM (qx7Zg)

39 And Ravioli is the best name ever.
Posted by: Piper
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You would have loved him Piper. He was so earnest and happy and loveable. Determined to meet and greet everyone!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

40 Yeah, that Fed guy at the MoMe was creepy. He professes to know art.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:23 PM (77rzZ)

41 Had a great time at my first MoMe today, and the pre-session yesterday afternoon - wonderful company all around. And Bluebell and I found out it's a small world indeed - Bluebell, if you're here tonight, my brother was very humbled and sends blessings.

Posted by: Patches at June 20, 2026 10:23 PM (88s3w)

42 Except for lauper they're all dead

Am im out of bubble gum too

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:23 PM (bXbFr)

43 I thought it said crab cocktail...
Dammit! Where are my damn glasses...and where is my cocktail?!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (uTEOj)

44 If I could shape shift it would not be into a dog. Perhaps a rhino or elephant, or maybe even a dinosaur!

Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (vFG9F)

45
T - 6 hours to solstice. Astronomical summer begins, and the days starting getting shorter. Astronomical spring 2026 will clock in at 92 days, 17 hours, and 38 minutes.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (w6EFb)

46 Wearing the splc designer duds

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (bXbFr)

47 32 Hey, SMH!

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)

48 She's got it,
Oh baby, she's got it.
I'm your Venus
I'm your fire

That Venus?
Posted by: mnw

I'd wager that, instead, it was

Venus if you will
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl with all your kisses and your charms
A girl without arms like you…♥♥♥

Posted by: mindful webworker - surely the things I ask can't be that great a ta-au-ah-ah-ah ah -ask at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (9bb3y)

49 The yellow sign in the top photo should appear on all exits in the Richmond area leading to the Virginia state capitol and executive offices.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (qx7Zg)

50 I don't want to brag but I picked my first zucchini of the season today.

So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ItpVy)

51 Helluva coincidence.

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
BREAKING: New Hampshire’s first transgender elected Rep., Stacie Laughton (D), sentenced to 33 YEARS in prison for the s*xual exploitation of children.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ndZc7)

52 >>> Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 20, 2026 10:18 PM (qFwJc)

Da fuq?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 20, 2026 10:27 PM (R+iUD)

53 You can only shapeshift into something youre own size right

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:27 PM (bXbFr)

54 Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (vFG9F)

I think it's happened.
I have no real idea what came over that guy, but I'll try stepping carefully in future.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 20, 2026 10:27 PM (gKWVE)

55 SMH, the Horde mafia is pressuring me to attend the Texas MoMe, so maybe I will see you there.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:28 PM (77rzZ)

56 See also, Going Up the Country.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (6/7Fs)

Which Canned Heat shamelessly stole, and faithfully copied, from Henry Thomas, a Texas blues man, who recorded it in 1928. Henry used an instrument called a "quill" worn on a neck brace, for the pipe part. Henry Thomas had a very haunting timbre to his voice.

Here is Henry's original of the song:

https://youtu.be/DTi6Z6qALwY

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:28 PM (1z8ji)

57 53 You can only shapeshift into something youre own size right
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:27 PM (bXbFr)

I have signed an NDA. Sorry.

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:28 PM (OoFl2)

58 Some one whizzed in his wheaties

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:28 PM (bXbFr)

59 Boy, if anybody else had said this, it'd be a hate crime.

The first openly transgender person elected to a US state legislature has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for child sexual exploitation.
Stacie Marie Laughton's defense had argued for a lower sentence on the basis of his possible "retardation."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (ndZc7)

60 From the web:

Two clowns are eating a cannibal.

One turns to the other and says, "I think we got this joke wrong"

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (qx7Zg)

61 I don't want to brag but I picked my first zucchini of the season today.

So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete

Just don't leave a box of them on the back seat of your car.

Someone's likely to break the window and leave another box.

Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)

62 50 I don't want to brag but I picked my first zucchini of the season today.

So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10

And then viral in 23 TikTok’s from nest video.

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (OoFl2)

63 >>> 50 I don't want to brag but I picked my first zucchini of the season today.

So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ItpVy)

I thought you were supposed to drop them on the driver's seat of their cars wherever possible.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (R+iUD)

64
Spring 2026 clocked in a little short this time, about and hour and a half less than average.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)

65 Hey, Piper.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:30 PM (77rzZ)

66 They called it Widowmaker for a reason.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (6/7Fs)

Mostly because the 104 was a high-altitude interceptor, forced into a ground-attack role, for which it was very ill-suited.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (1z8ji)

67 "You can only shapeshift into something youre own size right
Posted by: Miguel cervantes"

I don't know it was so tightly regulated. I would just shape shift into a small dinosaur then.

Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (vFG9F)

68 So I had this gigantic oak tree removed today, it was very close to the house and we had a near miss a couple of weeks ago so it had to go.

The crew were all young Pennsylvania good old boys, very pleasant and professional.

They all smoked and had butt's hanging out of their mouths the whole time.

Which oddly, was very reassurring.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (XV/Pl)

69 Wth is wrong with people a continuing series

Mutant hot dogs?

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (bXbFr)

70 Saijo just brought me his cookie. He is so sweet. Or goofy. Or both.

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (OoFl2)

71 life keeps getting in the way. I had to go to… my uncle’s funeral…
Posted by: Piper

Eau de irony. Magnified by your own tragic demise.😀

Posted by: mindful webworker - death as a part of life, it's true at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (9bb3y)

72 Hi SMH!

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (OoFl2)

73 50 I don't want to brag but I picked my first zucchini of the season today.

So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ItpVy)

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You can also attend a WNBA game and toss them out in the court in the middle of play.

Just a thought.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:32 PM (6/7Fs)

74 Wang chung is best known for the suund teack to live and doe in la

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (bXbFr)

75 Spring 2026 clocked in a little short this time, about and hour and a half less than average.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)

Somebody didn't wind Spring's spring quite tight enough this year, I guess.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (qx7Zg)

76 @53

>>You can only shapeshift into something youre own size right

Well, it depends on the needs of the story and if it's coherent within the rules that are set up.

Or you could be Terry Gilliam and don't give a sh*t about such things as coherence.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (XV/Pl)

77 I want to thank all of the Hordelings that I talked to today. You all cheered me up after my sister’s passing.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (77rzZ)

78 Apparently, Trump is going to steal an airplane.

Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
The plan is for this plane to be in service for two years and then Trump will take if for himself. No President has ever stolen an Air Force for himself.
And you paid for it. The total cost could be $1 billion of your money for a new luxury jet for Trump and his family.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (ndZc7)

79 Sound track

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:34 PM (bXbFr)

80 Yeah there is that

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:34 PM (bXbFr)

81 BREAKING: New Hampshire’s first transgender elected Rep., Stacie Laughton (D), sentenced to 33 YEARS in prison for the s*xual exploitation of children.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ndZc7)

Pity New Hampshire is too poor to be able to afford a gas chamber.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:34 PM (1z8ji)

82 SMH, the Horde mafia is pressuring me to attend the Texas MoMe, so maybe I will see you there.
Posted by: Bulg
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We're hoping to be there too, but this buying a house put a huge dent in our savings (closing costs), and Ex-ex is looking for a new job, since commuting 2 hours each way is not an option.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 20, 2026 10:35 PM (ZHOnm)

83 The plan is for this plane to be in service for two years and then Trump will take if for himself. No President has ever stolen an Air Force for himself.
And you paid for it. The total cost could be $1 billion of your money for a new luxury jet for Trump and his family.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (ndZc7)

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Why, this is an outrage.

Beef jerky?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:35 PM (6/7Fs)

84 Why, this is an outrage.

Beef jerky?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:35 PM (6/7Fs)

Is anything ever inrageous?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:37 PM (1z8ji)

85 We're hoping to be there too, but this buying a house put a huge dent in our savings (closing costs), and Ex-ex is looking for a new job, since commuting 2 hours each way is not an option.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 20, 2026 10:35 PM (ZHOnm)

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A two-hour commute? Pfft.

I used to do that in my sleep.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:37 PM (6/7Fs)

86 82 SMH, may God lead us to the MoMes as He sees fit.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:37 PM (77rzZ)

87 Only when youre whelmed

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:38 PM (bXbFr)

88 Or gruntled

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:38 PM (bXbFr)

89 You can also attend a WNBA game and toss them out in the court in the middle of play.

Just a thought.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:32 PM (6/7Fs)

Does he get bonus points if he gets the zucchini to land on a player's head without breaking?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:38 PM (qx7Zg)

90 You know what that hot dog looks like, don’t you?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 20, 2026 10:38 PM (ZVgZ4)

91 33
The downside to owning your own business is actually less flexibility!

How can you take any time off at all without shutting down?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 20, 2026 10:20

I have employees, but I teach a lot on week days. so covering all of my classes is hard. I only teach a few weekends, weekend get aways are easiest. I would have to do a modified schedule if I left for the whole week, and I hate to do that to clients. I may just for 1/2 the week or something.

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:39 PM (OoFl2)

92 Climbing fighters. Once upon a time, I was at an F-4 Phantom base, when I spotted a visiting F-16 getting ready to take off. This was early in the F-16's career, so seeing one was notable.

The F-16 took off and immediately stood on its tail and climbed straight up. What was amusing was what happened next.

Next to take off were three Phantoms. For those unfamiliar, the Phantom was a big, heavy airplane, especially compared to the F-16. Each Phantom rolled down the runway, lifted off, tried to go vertical for a split second, and immediately gave up the attempt.

I imagine there was much grunting of frustration and the grinding of teeth in the cockpits.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 20, 2026 10:40 PM (bhZyo)

93 Is anything ever inrageous?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

We keep that to ourselves.

Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)

94 Hi Bulg!

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:42 PM (pZEOD)

95 I used to do that in my sleep.
Posted by: Cicero

Hey! If you don't like the way I drive, stay off of the sidewalk!

Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:43 PM (ItpVy)

96 Just think of all the Air Force Ones Trump could buy with the fraud money that Tim Walz handed out to Somali Learing Centers.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)

97 Happy Saturday Horde!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (0nHVk)

98 84 AOP, only that stuff that is instanding.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (77rzZ)

99 Howdy, horde! Thanks for Club ONT, double-D's!

I wouldn't mind if a couple of zucchini were left on my porch once in a while. They want $1.99/lb at the grocery. Insane!

Last time I grew them, one plant got hit by vine-borers & died. The other was okay until I skipped watering... and it died. But that's okay, we got quite a few. And no-- we *asked* neighbors if they wanted any-- didn't just dump surprises on them.

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (rdVOm)

100 Is anything ever inrageous?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

We keep that to ourselves.
Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)

At least until the head explodes or lava starts to leak.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (qx7Zg)

101 The F4 was the test case for the theory that, if you put enough thrust behind it, you could make a brick fly.

Posted by: clarence at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (I5lp2)

102 100?

Posted by: PT, Piano Teacher, former Official Delurker at June 20, 2026 10:45 PM (XqvXS)

103 97 Hey, DDS!

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:45 PM (77rzZ)

104 97 Happy Saturday Horde!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (0nHVk)

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*checks clipboard*

Line on the left. One cross each.

Posted by: Centurion #4 at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (6/7Fs)

105 Missed it by that much. :-)

Posted by: PT, Piano Teacher, former Official Delurker at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (XqvXS)

106 63 Helena

"I don't want to brag but I picked my first zucchini today."

For you, then, "The Zucchini Song"!

"Ohhh! What a beauty,
I never saw one as large as that before!
Ohhh! What a beauty,
It must be 2 foot long or maybe more!"

Posted by: mnw at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (RCjYY)

107 You can only shapeshift into something youre own size right
Posted by: Miguel cervantes

Still a great superpower. I'd be constantly shapeshifted into me, except super ripped.

Posted by: mikeski asks, "Bro, do you even shift?" at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)

108 97 Happy Saturday Horde!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM
***
You're earlier than usual!

Posted by: TRex - tick tock dino at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (IQ6Gq)

109 Saw something passing strange this afternoon, as I was packing up tools in the shop. A steady stream of traffic on the E-W grid road, just south of my place, that leads to town. One car, or pickup, after another. Then a pause, and another whole batch. This road never gets traffic like that. All I can think of is that the paved highway 2 miles south of here had a wreck or some other closure, and traffic was detoured to the grid road.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:47 PM (1z8ji)

110 Hi, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:47 PM (rdVOm)

111 Happy Saturday Horde!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
***********
Wow, this is a treat...either I am way past my bedtime or you are early, cause we are never on here at the same time....but great to see you in real time!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:49 PM (IQ6Gq)

112 Oh sure. F-22s and unlimited climb outs.
Pppfffttt.
*yawns*
Now. Roll a battalion of tanks across that airport and now you got something exciting!

Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 10:50 PM (2WIwB)

113 And no-- we *asked* neighbors if they wanted any-- didn't just dump surprises on them.
Posted by: JQ

Clearly you are not of Italian-American heritage.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:51 PM (ItpVy)

114 Bluebell made a good point to me today when I mentioned the recent death of my sister, after which I was tending to withdraw within myself.

She mentioned that the Horde is a family, of sorts, unto itself. And I fully agree with her in this. Thank you all, for being my Internet family, and for getting me out today.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:52 PM (77rzZ)

115 112 Now. Roll a battalion of tanks across that airport and now you got something exciting!

Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 10:50 PM
***
That's tankdemon's department and he's late. We don't know why.

Posted by: TRex - sherman dino at June 20, 2026 10:53 PM (IQ6Gq)

116 Which one of you morons is going to set up the hotdog cart outside a WNBA game, break out the green Gator-Aid, and have some fun?

Extra points if your hotdog cart has a sign:

The Green Dildo (don't play with your food)

Posted by: Orson at June 20, 2026 10:53 PM (dIske)

117 Clearly you are not of Italian-American heritage.
Posted by: Tonypete

LOL, true.

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:53 PM (rdVOm)

118 >> Somebody didn't wind Spring's spring quite tight enough this year, I guess.

Blame the Moon. That's the biggest driver of the variation in exact apparent season timing.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:53 PM (w6EFb)

119 114 Bluebell made a good point to me today when I mentioned the recent death of my sister, after which I was tending to withdraw within myself.

She mentioned that the Horde is a family, of sorts, unto itself. And I fully agree with her in this. Thank you all, for being my Internet family, and for getting me out today.
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:52 PM (77rzZ)

And we all know who the weird uncle is….🤣

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:54 PM (pZEOD)

120 …I have know idea what this is about, much less why Cyndi Lauper should have interchangeable heads?

Hair color, maybe?

I actually enjoy Cyndi Lauper’s albums quite a bit. But Lauper herself always reminds me of the singer from Eraserhead. Of which I was recently reminded while watching horde-adjacent movie material.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 20, 2026 10:54 PM (kYmoU)

121 I am here earlier than usual I am attempting a biological reset, earlier to bed, so far I am batting about 180, much room for improvement. I stopped by the candle making thread for a while, very interesting TRex, I have an old fashioned candle mold in my back hall, it is full of American flags.

JQ, good to see you, a Chivas if you will please.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 10:54 PM (0nHVk)

122 Now. Roll a battalion of tanks across that airport and now you got something exciting!

Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 10:50 PM
***
That's tankdemon's department and he's late. We don't know why.
Posted by: TRex - sherman dino
***********
YET! I have faith he will report in....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:55 PM (IQ6Gq)

123 Bulg
We are a family.
Bluebell is kinda like mom.
So stay out of my stuff or I'm telling mom!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 10:56 PM (2WIwB)

124 *Chivas for Debby*

*A round for The Horde*

Cheers!

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:56 PM (rdVOm)

125 119 And You, Young Lady, will be confined to the attic until further notice. 🙂

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:57 PM (77rzZ)

126 JQ, thanks for the drink...I hope it's a much better day for you today....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:58 PM (IQ6Gq)

127
There's a Bob Segar song with something about "Blame it on the Moon", IIRC.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:58 PM (w6EFb)

128 She mentioned that the Horde is a family, of sorts, unto itself. And I fully agree with her in this. Thank you all, for being my Internet family, and for getting me out today.
Posted by: Bulg

And we all know who the weird uncle is….🤣
Posted by: Piper

I'm wondering who (among the 'Rons) it isn't.....

Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)

129 There's a Bob Segar song with something about "Blame it on the Moon", IIRC.

Shame on you for misremembering lyrics.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 20, 2026 10:59 PM (kYmoU)

130 She mentioned that the Horde is a family, of sorts, unto itself. And I fully agree with her in this. Thank you all, for being my Internet family, and for getting me out today.

---------

Just don't ask for a loan and we'll be fine, ummkay?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (6/7Fs)

131 The normal member of a weird family is the weird one of the bunch.

Posted by: Marilyn Munster at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (Q+gd/)

132 Was stationed at Lakenheath. Those are Langley F-22's.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (Yw4Qw)

133 >>I am here earlier than usual I am attempting a biological reset, earlier to bed, so far I am batting about 180, much room for improvement.

Same here, Debby! It's too darned hot here by noon, so yard work needs to be done very early. And then lunch with hubby (because he sundowns in the afternoon and that's hard for me to handle) so, I need to get going much sooner than I have been doing. Ugh. Never was a "morning person" even when the job demanded it.

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (rdVOm)

134 123 Does Mom know that you steal from the geezers?

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (77rzZ)

135 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0FgLGKa4U

Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at June 20, 2026 11:02 PM (Skc+N)

136 Thanks, Grateful! Today has been much better!

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:03 PM (rdVOm)

137 127
There's a Bob Segar song with something about "Blame it on the Moon", IIRC.
Posted by: publius

youtu.be/AOcDyBS7T1U

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 11:03 PM (Hpgos)

138 Got my muffler job mostly finished today. The tailpipe and U-bend over the axle is one welded unit, but it is clamped into the muffler, which in turn is clamped to the exhaust pipe. Those joints are separable, should the need arise.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 11:04 PM (1z8ji)

139 Last time I grew them, one plant got hit by vine-borers & died. The other was okay until I skipped watering... and it died...
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (rdVOm)

But the third one...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 20, 2026 11:05 PM (nbLIj)

140 Hot & breezy here today, so I flattened out a wadded-up tarp that had covered lawn tractor over winter, (It was covered with bird poop) and hosed it off.

One person vs. 16 x 24 tarp, in the wind... had to pin down the corners with lawn chairs before spraying off. LOL! It'll be dry by tomorrow and hopefully not so windy while I re-fold it.

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)

141 But the third one...
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Alas, there was no third one.

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:09 PM (rdVOm)

142 Grateful, it is so very nice to see you!

Piper, I waded into something that I shouldn't have last night. I was oblivious to any prior history, thank you for being the classy person that you are, I meant no offense to you.

Bulg, get you butt to Texas, you will have a great time, meet some more of your family.

Thanks JQ, that was delish, might I trouble you for another before bed.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 11:10 PM (0nHVk)

143 I am off to bed, y’all have a great night!

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 11:10 PM (p4NUW)

144
I don't want to brag but I picked my first zucchini of the season today.

So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete

=============

::seething with jealousy::

Not that I'm not a neighbor, but that you're able to grow zucchini.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 20, 2026 11:11 PM (XJ22o)

145 Evening shading into night, people. We just watched the 1946 color film of The Yearling w/ Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman, and with small roles for Chill Wills (you'd never recognize him -- he was slim!), Forrest Tucker, and June Lockhart, who has all of one line. A charming coming-of-age story for the 12-year-old boy, Jody, who wants a pet and adopts a fawn whose mother has died.

Peck is sort of miscast as a farmer in 1870s Florida, but Jane Wyman absolutely nails her role as the non-demonstrative and no-nonsense, but loving, mother.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:11 PM (wzUl9)

146 There's a Bob Segar song with something about "Blame it on the Moon", IIRC.

***
I thought we were supposed to blame it on Rio. You know, that girl who dances on the sand.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:13 PM (wzUl9)

147 Hey Wolfus, every time I land on an episode of House Hunters I half expect it be you looking for a nice little place in Indiana.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 11:14 PM (0nHVk)

148 Not that I'm not a neighbor, but that you're able to grow zucchini.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 20, 2026 11:11 PM (XJ22o)

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Have you tried burying a dead fish where you plant the seeds?

Posted by: Squanto at June 20, 2026 11:14 PM (6/7Fs)

149 Hi y’all!

Pretty crazy on the beach. Sunny and 65.

So. Many. Tourists. Cruise ships just left port, three of them. USA vs AUS yesterday and the BoSox in town. I’ve never seen so many Star Spangled Benners flying and USA soccer jerseys and happy people.

Not a fag flag in sight. Serious. It’s spooky.

Almost like Seattle has an excuse to fly their red white and blue and not be harassed by the freak show haters. I’m stunned.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 20, 2026 11:15 PM (A5RD0)

150 Hey Wolfus, every time I land on an episode of House Hunters I half expect it be you looking for a nice little place in Indiana.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026

***
They would probably laugh at how low my budget is.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:16 PM (wzUl9)

151 >> blame it on Rio.

https://t.ly/FxbI-

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:17 PM (w6EFb)

152
Yes, it's blame it on midnight, and shame on the Moon.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)

153 Hey Wolfus, every time I land on an episode of House Hunters I half expect it be you looking for a nice little place in Indiana.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026

***
They would probably laugh at how low my budget is.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:16 PM (wzUl9)

Don't they focus on couples, like an influencer and a day care center owner with a $5 million budget?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 11:18 PM (qx7Zg)

154 *another Chivas for Debby*

You know, I'll have another beverage too. Couldn't sleep last night, slept late this morning... ugh. Get so tired of fighting it! Maybe can just knock myself out? No, not worth the hangover.

Tomorrow is Fathers' Day, and surely stepson will call while I'm with hubby. Don't want to be all messed up then! I'll saute a lobster tail (cut-up) to bring with me at lunch. Good thing the place is nearby.

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:19 PM (rdVOm)

155 Club ONT Jukebox
It's almost officially summer!

Bonus tracks!

https://youtu.be/7NJ_nzOckOQ
https://youtu.be/Z2ys-mE9NNA
https://youtu.be/8epnNzRSUdI
https://youtu.be/2Hoehsoj5xk
https://youtu.be/HVBE0cvDukE

Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 11:20 PM (VHUov)

156 Technology is not my friend tonight. Ah well, I guess that's why they make tomorrows.

G'night. Too bad I couldn't be a the MoMe.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 20, 2026 11:21 PM (CHHv1)

157 About time for me to shuffle off to Pillow World. Chance or rain early tomorrow is low. I plan to work out before dawn and before breakfast -- which will be light. Miss Linda is going to make waffles a little later to use up the last of the batter she whipped up earlier this week.

Tomorrow night I plan to sit up late and have a late snack about 10:30 or 11:00. Reason? Monday at 8 am I have to have blood drawn, so no food or coffee after midnight. They usually get to me fast, so I should be able to zip to my favorite diner for food and black juice soon after.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:21 PM (wzUl9)

158 Hey Wolfus, every time I land on an episode of House Hunters I half expect it be you looking for a nice little place in Indiana.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

They would probably laugh at how low my budget is.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Don't they focus on couples, like an influencer and a day care center owner with a $5 million budget?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

"I'm a butterfly therapist and my husband is a stay-at-home astronaut. Our budget is 1.2 million."

Posted by: the meme about that at June 20, 2026 11:22 PM (VHUov)

159
Then there's this, Away Rio. We're bound for the Rio Grande:

https://t.ly/8gQNd

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:23 PM (w6EFb)

160 https://youtu.be/eGY7Catuhq0

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:23 PM (rdVOm)

161 Yes, it's blame it on midnight, and shame on the Moon.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)

I used to always be the scapegoat, but time has passed me by.

Posted by: The Bossa Nova at June 20, 2026 11:29 PM (1z8ji)

162 Thanks for the sky and seasons info, publius. I'm enjoying observing the heavens, day and night, spending more time outside than I used to.

Happy Summer, everyone! I'm taking a vacation from internetland. See you around the autumnal equinox? :-)

Posted by: PT, Piano Teacher, former Official Delurker at June 20, 2026 11:29 PM (XqvXS)

163 A Doberman and a German Shepherd are in the waiting room at the vet.

German Shepherd: Why are you here?
Doberman: I chewed up the mailman. At first he was demanding I be put down, but my owner got him to agree to just have me castrated. Why are you here?
German Shepherd: The lady who owns me came out of the shower and dropped the shampoo bottle. It rolled behind the toilet, so she got down on all fours to retrieve it. I couldn't resist... I mounted her.
Doberman: So you're here for castration too.
German Shepherd: Nope, just a nail trim.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 20, 2026 11:30 PM (qpyNK)

164
It just occurred to me, this is the evening of the day before the summer solstice. So, this is Summer's Eve. Are you feeling fresh?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:31 PM (w6EFb)

165 Hey all,

We have a launch late tomorrow morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-28
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: June 21, 2026
Launch Time: 8:12 a.m. PDT (1512 UTC, 17:12 CEST)

https://youtu.be/mC_L0wUT_gs

Posted by: Joyenz at June 20, 2026 11:31 PM (2F0/Y)

166 I used to do that in my sleep.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:37 PM (6/7Fs)

Hey!
I was 14 ok. And it only happened twice.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 11:33 PM (2WIwB)

167
I just told Miley, "Hey Hon, it's Summer's Eve!".

Her reply, "Don't be a douche!"

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:33 PM (w6EFb)

168 Decided to grab a stogie and a glass of Black Barrel. Sitting on the front porch listening to a steady rain, admiring the 24" deep x 16 diameter hole I dug this afternoon, then filled with concrete for to hold our new flag pole.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:33 PM (6lIrI)

169 lol publius

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 20, 2026 11:34 PM (ZHOnm)

170 LOL, Rodrigo!

Posted by: The Bossa Nova at June 20, 2026 11:34 PM (1z8ji)

171 Does Mom know that you steal from the geezers?
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (77rzZ)

That's not stealing. Those old bastards put their money down fair 'n square.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 11:34 PM (2WIwB)

172 Summer's Eve,
Makes me feel faint.
Blowin' through the stankness of my taint...

Posted by: Seals and Crofts at June 20, 2026 11:37 PM (qpyNK)

173 Nurse, glad to hear your city decided to straighten up. I heard they were threatening to ship it off to military school with the G*dd@mn Finkelstein shit kid.....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:38 PM (6lIrI)

174 >> I'm enjoying observing the heavens, day and night, spending more time outside than I used to.

Glad you're enjoying it. In these modern times, we just don't do that much anymore. Time, navigation, seasons, etc, are all automatic now, and the connection is lost on the modern general public.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:39 PM (w6EFb)

175 &172 - LOL'ed. Might have woke the neighbors

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:39 PM (6lIrI)

176 Lol publius.

Sweet dreams Horde, I am running out of gas.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 11:41 PM (0nHVk)

177 Wow, California Government is saying that Disneylands Autopia, a ride that has been open for 70 years, must change, or close.

The Gas engines they use in the gokarts are now verboten.

Going... after... Disneyland... Hubris.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 20, 2026 11:42 PM (mP0Kj)

178 I was going through some notes from 2021 in my tablet, and I found the entry, "RONCO Heavy weapons division " with no explanation.
No idea what I was thinking, maybe Ron Popiel was trying to find a new market or set up a line of mecha-warrior suits or something.
I wonder what story I was working on.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 20, 2026 11:43 PM (rbvCR)

179 Ooh, I made it onto the "comments of the week" list. I feel like Navin Johnson. Hopefully nobody starts shooting at me....

Posted by: PabloD at June 20, 2026 11:44 PM (tTZHu)

180 'Night, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:44 PM (rdVOm)

181 178 I was going through some notes from 2021 in my tablet, and I found the entry, "RONCO Heavy weapons division " with no explanation.
No idea what I was thinking, maybe Ron Popiel was trying to find a new market or set up a line of mecha-warrior suits or something.
I wonder what story I was working on.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 20, 2026 11:43 PM (rbvCR)

RONCO Heavy Weapons, a subsidiary of Acme Corp

Posted by: Wile E. Coyote. at June 20, 2026 11:44 PM (mP0Kj)

182 @178 - it slices, it dices! It perforates and mutlilates! But wait, there's more! Order now and get a free brick of C4.....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:45 PM (6lIrI)

183 Most of my shorts are khaki.

And sunglasses are a must.

But I like Henleys.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 20, 2026 11:45 PM (mPXxA)

184 > Going... after... Disneyland... Hubris.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 20, 2026 11:42 PM (mP0Kj)

The article I found says they're switching to electric.

I predict failure... even in California no self-respecting kid is going to want to drive a gussied-up mobility scooter.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 20, 2026 11:46 PM (qpyNK)

185 182 @178 - it slices, it dices! It perforates and mutlilates! But wait, there's more! Order now and get a free brick of C4.....
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:45 PM (6lIrI)

As everything must have its opposite.

Silly Putty shows there must be Serious Putty... which some of us call.. C4

Posted by: Wile E. Coyote. at June 20, 2026 11:47 PM (mP0Kj)

186 179 Ooh, I made it onto the "comments of the week" list. I feel like Navin Johnson. Hopefully nobody starts shooting at me....
Posted by: PabloD at June 20, 2026 11:44 PM (tTZHu)

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Meh. Everyone knows the whole thing is rigged.

Not to take away from your achievement or anything...

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 11:49 PM (6/7Fs)

187 Elon Musk just posted a picture of a very pregnant woman riding in a Cybertruck, with no comment.

Another kid for him?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 20, 2026 11:52 PM (qpyNK)

188 Elon Musk just posted a picture of a very pregnant woman riding in a Cybertruck, with no comment.
Another kid for him?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Dude better be careful, or he'll be only a billionaire again.

Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

189 173 Nurse, glad to hear your city decided to straighten up. I heard they were threatening to ship it off to military school with the G*dd@mn Finkelstein shit kid.....
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher

Oh! It’s temporary, for sure. But.

It tells me there’s a lot of folks out here going with the flow just to get along. And now there’s an excuse to go all USA USA USA, they are taking it unabashedly.

Makes me happy.

Next weekend. Iran vs Egypt. It’s the PRIDE MATCH.

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 20, 2026 11:56 PM (A5RD0)

190
Along those lines, I was listening to a podcast the other day with one of the Younger Dryas impact guys being interviewed by some young feller. He was talking about the alignment of Giza and some of the others that corresponded to the sky around 10,500BC due to precession.

"What's precession?" Well, it's the 26,000 year wobble of the earth's axis.

"How does that affect the alignment and of what". Well, it changes the constellation the equinox appears in. "Equinox?" When the sun rises due east and sets due west, basically. It's the Zodiac constellation that occurs in.

"You mean star patterns?".....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:56 PM (w6EFb)

191 Daughter and SoninLaw just dropped by for a minute. Asked what I was doing tomorrow evening. Invited us out, either a restaurant or to their place for dinner. I'm easy, any outgoing is fine; I just don't much care for being out after dark. We'll see. It's Dad's Day, not like I have any say in what we'll do!🤪

Hey, Bartender: I notice we've somehow got some coffee liquor. Wondering what to do with it. Of an evening, not in the morning coffee. If we had some vodka, we could make a Russki, I guess. Just have rum and whiskey. And weird things like bitters. Any ideas?

Over vanilla ice cream along with some crumbled cookies, maybe? I'm a glass of wine or a beer guy, not much of a mixed bev type. Occasional rum-and-something.

Maybe I should just go to bed…

Posted by: mindful webworker - adopted cousin in the Horde family at June 20, 2026 11:57 PM (9bb3y)

192 Dude better be careful, or he'll be only a billionaire again.
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

Supposedly he does a business agreement with each.

It's got to be an odd headspace to be in.

I'd prefer just one, but he is an odd one. Maybe he is so hyperfixated on not losing sight of Mars that he does not want to take the risk. If he married someone, you know some judge would give her half his shit (automatically making her the world's richest woman- which would deform a relationship to incomprehensibility.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:00 AM (mPXxA)

193 Going... after... Disneyland... Hubris.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 20, 2026 11:42 PM (mP0Kj)

Newsome kept it shut down during COVID despite their pleadings that Disneyworld had been open for almost a year with no one getting sick.

Something something...boot stamping a face forever...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 12:00 AM (nbLIj)

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