Cat-Head Cafe

Mustafa Bayram

She's got a kitty-cat and will sing that if you don't believe her.

Little lion cub practices his roar.

Floppy-eared goats chilling.

Baby elephant vs. a safari bus.

Baby goats going HAM.

Proud mom.

Scratching a tapir, if you know what I mean.

Dogs have charm and think they can make friends with anything.

Rescuing prairie dog pups.

Me after touching a dog: pic.twitter.com/39cxMcFtGB
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) June 17, 2026

Puppy's so happy and proud of new stick..🐕🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/gvbBnv6e4W
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) June 17, 2026

Happy pupper..🐕🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/4ViXk8tpWK
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) June 17, 2026

Mr. Meow..🐈🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/igBr0jNBPC
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) June 17, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

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1 That first cat is crying for help😆

Posted by: steevy at June 17, 2026 07:22 PM (YwEeS)

2
almost

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 17, 2026 07:23 PM (XJ22o)

3 Happy cafe! My hair is processing. I look crazy.

Posted by: Piper at June 17, 2026 07:25 PM (L4701)

4
I was wrong last thread, to be admired and appreciated isn't weakness, it's leadership by example.

Posted by: Auspex at June 17, 2026 07:26 PM (Y8DZL)

5 Mark Andrew Edwards,

The older Kindle version works.

Thank you so much!

Posted by: pawn at June 17, 2026 07:26 PM (+rSJz)

6 Springer spaniels are always happy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 17, 2026 07:28 PM (RIvkX)

7 Bonk bonk on tha head

Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 17, 2026 07:29 PM (nDXEV)

8
*runs in, soaked and haggard*

TS Arthur has passed through. A trash can got knocked over. But we will rebuild.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 07:30 PM (O0L8i)

9 Starting June 17, Aspinal of London is offering an extra 20% off all sale styles, making it one of the most compelling luxury sales of the season.

Aspinal of London is, of course, Kate Middleton's preferred handbag.

Posted by: AoSHQ Fashion Consultants at June 17, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

10 I think baby ele was just scratching his nose.

Posted by: banana Dream at June 17, 2026 07:31 PM (3uBP9)

11 Cat head biscuits are not really made from cat heads.

Posted by: Cat Head Facts at June 17, 2026 07:31 PM (vFG9F)

12 It's all yellow! Nice picture.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 17, 2026 07:31 PM (zYpTz)

13 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 17, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)

14 TS Arthur has passed through. A trash can got knocked over. But we will rebuild.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 07:30 PM (O0L8i)
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If you were a California homo you could probably get a government grant for that.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 17, 2026 07:32 PM (gnNyN)

15
Puppy with stick is so proud of himself.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 07:33 PM (O0L8i)

16 >>> Cat head biscuits are not really made from cat heads.
Posted by: Cat Head Facts at June 17, 2026 07:31 PM (vFG9F)

Sadly, no. Life is full of little disappointments like that.

Posted by: Panda Express at June 17, 2026 07:33 PM (3uBP9)

17 11 Cat head biscuits are not really made from cat heads.
Posted by: Cat Head Facts at June 17, 2026 07:31 PM (vFG9F)

Do tell.

Posted by: Girl Scout Cookies at June 17, 2026 07:33 PM (skR0U)

18 Scratching a tapir, if you know what I mean.

That's not just any old tapir, but a Malayan tapir, which are endangered. Just like old Democrats, and soon, Republicans!

Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard graduate at June 17, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)

19 Here's a short video for Nurse.

https://youtube.com/shorts/CYYknitpD9s

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 17, 2026 07:34 PM (qx7Zg)

20 "It's all yellow! Nice picture.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!"

That's one weird backroom.

Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 07:35 PM (vFG9F)

21 t's all yellow! Nice picture.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 17, 2026 07:31 PM

No, it's not. It's an awful color!

Posted by: Hunter B. at June 17, 2026 07:35 PM (0sNs1)

22 21 t's all yellow! Nice picture.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 17, 2026 07:31 PM

No, it's not. It's an awful color!

I painted me submarine that color, mate.

Posted by: Richard Starkey at June 17, 2026 07:36 PM (skR0U)

23 Here's some news you can't use:

"Psychology says people who eat with their hands don't lack table manners, they may be preserving a deeper connection to food, memory and their roots"

Like when they were toddlers.

Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 07:36 PM (vFG9F)

24 Dogs. To remind us of God.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (zZu0s)

25 Let's talk about people that only eat with their right hand, and why.

Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (vFG9F)

26 Prairie dogs have a secondary name - targets. Their dugout domains are very hazardous to cattle and horses. Not a fan!

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (Jr+re)

27 > Here's some news you can't use:

"Psychology says people who eat with their hands don't lack table manners, they may be preserving a deeper connection to food, memory and their roots"

Like when they were toddlers.
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Here's a bowl of soup. Good luck.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (jehhT)

28 Tapir? I barely know 'er!

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (gtcuf)

29
Aetius,

Yes!!!

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (/QHx4)

30 Here's a bowl of soup. Good luck.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (jehhT)

Hold bowl.

Drink.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 07:41 PM (zZu0s)

31 That first cat is crying for help😆

Posted by: steevy at June 17, 2026 07:22 PM (YwEeS)

I don't know.

My youngest has an orange cat, and they have this special bond. The cat will yowl at the front door when the kid goes out, the youngest will get something he is excited about like a new baseball mitt, and he'll show the cat, and the cat seems genuinely interested. It's bizarre.

Posted by: Vizzini at June 17, 2026 07:41 PM (dK+Kv)

32 Here's a bowl of soup. Good luck.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (jehhT)

Hold bowl.

Drink.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 07:41 PM (zZu0s)
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That's why we invented bread.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 17, 2026 07:42 PM (gnNyN)

33 Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM

You were asking earlier if there was a reason so many people were letting their freak flags fly these days, or had people been polymorphically-perverse for a long time.

It's relatively recent. What has influenced this?

Two words: Big Penguin.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

34 I'm a fan of Evelyn's Farm Diaries youtube channel. They always have baby goats on the farm!

https://tinyurl.com/ye2668bw

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 07:43 PM (gtcuf)

35 My youngest has an orange cat, and they have this special bond. The cat will yowl at the front door when the kid goes out, the youngest will get something he is excited about like a new baseball mitt, and he'll show the cat, and the cat seems genuinely interested. It's bizarre.
Posted by: Vizzini at June 17, 2026 07:41 PM (dK+
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My cat always appeared at least briefly when I got home just to say hello.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 17, 2026 07:43 PM (RIvkX)

36
Lol Duncan

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 07:43 PM (/QHx4)

37 It's relatively recent. What has influenced this?

Two words: Big Penguin.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

Iz Big Penguin with you in the rhoom right now ?

Posted by: Dr. Freud at June 17, 2026 07:44 PM (GD0B3)

38 Here's a bowl of soup. Good luck.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (jehhT)

Hold bowl.

Drink.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 07:41 PM (zZu0s)
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That's why we invented bread.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 17, 2026 07:42 PM (gnNyN)

Mmm. Soup sandwiches.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 17, 2026 07:44 PM (dK+Kv)

39 A tree fell down in downtown Fairhope. No power. Eeek.

Posted by: Piper at June 17, 2026 07:45 PM (5xvZ1)

40 Two words: Big Penguin.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)
====

Whew! And here I was worried about some eschatological crisis.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 17, 2026 07:45 PM (RIvkX)

41
I've known 2 orange cats in my life.

One was near-human. Had the personality of Mork. Died young while trying to make friends with a moving car.

The other is stupid, autistic, epileptic, incurious, and lazy even by cat standards.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 17, 2026 07:45 PM (XJ22o)

42 My cat always appeared at least briefly when I got home just to say hello.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 17, 2026 07:43 PM (RIvkX)

He's checking to see if you've been out catting around.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 17, 2026 07:46 PM (dK+Kv)

43 Is the lion cub auditioning to be nurse's new pet?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 17, 2026 07:46 PM (qx7Zg)

44 I put so many club crackers in my cream of tomato soup I can eat it with a fork.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 07:46 PM (GseMx)

45
Her Majesty has computer problems no one else on earth has ever or will ever have. Guess who has to sort them out?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 07:46 PM (O0L8i)

46 Mmm. Soup sandwiches.

Mom taught us kids to dip our grilled cheese sandwiches into the tomato soup for a tasty treat. All my kids and grandkids do the same!

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 17, 2026 07:46 PM (Jr+re)

47 Her Majesty has computer problems no one else on earth has ever or will ever have. Guess who has to sort them out?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 07:46 PM (O0L8i)

The Exorcist?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 17, 2026 07:47 PM (qx7Zg)

48 Prior to boarding Air Force 1 on the flight up Paris to meet other world leaders Trump is quoted as saying " I am saying that if other countries have them it is a little unfair for them not to have some."

Posted by: Paul at June 17, 2026 07:47 PM (u/66v)

49 Any man causes an eschatological crisis spends a night in the box.

Posted by: Carr, the Floorwalker at June 17, 2026 07:47 PM (skR0U)

50
LRob,

We do that also. It is yummy.

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 07:48 PM (/QHx4)

51 My cat always appeared at least briefly when I got home just to say hello.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 17, 2026 07:43 PM (RIvkX)

Mine used to do that the first three years . Would get up from sleeping to meet me with his eyes still closed while walking to me.

Now he stays sleeping and I have to go see him.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 07:48 PM (GseMx)

52 They actually make a grilled-cheese flavored tomato soup. Bought it at Whole Foods a couple of times. It's good, but nowhere near as good as dipping a real grilled cheese sammie in the soup.

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 07:48 PM (gtcuf)

53 I was in my 40's when I discovered grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. Not a soul in my family liked tomato soup.

Grilled cheese, yes, but not tomato soup.

I.... I feel deprived.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 17, 2026 07:50 PM (jehhT)

54 I'm going to be celebrating the Fourth in The Woodlands, TX this year. My son is at a medical rehab facility down there, and he's being discharged over the holiday weekend. That helps a bit with my PTO, at least. He's doing great; I can't wait to see him.

So the little lady and I are making a road trip out of it. Besides the rescue mission (I kid), I'll be able to collect a couple of new states (AL, MS, possibly AR) and finally see what this Buc-ees thing is all about. Definitely need to find a good holiday barbecue somewhere. Might as well enjoy the trip.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at June 17, 2026 07:50 PM (xverI)

55 LOOOOOL Trump to Offer Denmark to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland or outright sell it.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 17, 2026 07:51 PM (ubCxQ)

56 Coming down from NJ, btw. Hopefully the rental won't have Jersey tags, lol.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at June 17, 2026 07:51 PM (xverI)

57 How do you make a grilled cheese flavored tomato soup?

Posted by: JackStraw at June 17, 2026 07:52 PM (viF8m)

58
Coming down from NJ, btw. Hopefully the rental won't have Jersey tags, lol.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at June 17, 2026 07:51 PM (xverI)

_____________

Yeah, Europeans are one thing, Jerseyites another.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 07:55 PM (O0L8i)

59 Tomato soup is strange. It amazing if done right. Creamy w/ butter. Few things warm the body and soul as well.

Mammaw made these perfectly crisp grilled cheese. With crap, cheap bread and cheese. Perfect. Melty. Delicious. I have never been able to get even close. The woman was magic.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 07:55 PM (zZu0s)

60 How do you make a grilled cheese flavored tomato soup?

Blend in some amount of bread, butter and cheese? Ya got me!

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 17, 2026 07:55 PM (Jr+re)

61 JackStraw, I have a piece of news that you are going to find very interesting. Still have my number?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 17, 2026 07:55 PM (5P5DO)

62 57 How do you make a grilled cheese flavored tomato soup?

AI sez:

Whole Foods stocks Heyday Canning Co. Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup. This popular 15 oz can blends vine-ripened tomatoes, sharp cheddar cheese, and buttery sourdough cracker pieces to capture the exact flavor of a toasted grilled cheese sandwich dipped into creamy tomato soup.

That's a bit hyperbolic. It's not "the exact flavor." But it's mighty tasty. Enjoyed it while I was on soft foods after my implant surgery.

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 07:55 PM (gtcuf)

63 Coming down from NJ, btw. Hopefully the rental won't have Jersey tags, lol.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at June 17, 2026 07:51 PM (xverI

Exxon's legal department just moved from NJ to The Woodlands . Hope it's a good trip and your son is doing well.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 07:55 PM (GseMx)

64
Favorite cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 07:55 PM (O0L8i)

65
Kareem,

May you all have a wonderful trip.

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 07:56 PM (/QHx4)

66 Favorite cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches?

If you've got 5 kids like we did, cheap cheese.

Now with no kids, 'Murican!

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 17, 2026 07:57 PM (Jr+re)

67 Delurkrr for as muchas I like grilled cheese and tomato soup not sure thectwo separate can be beat

Posted by: Skip at June 17, 2026 07:57 PM (Ia/+0)

68 Sell Puerto Rico? Elon should buy it

Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 07:58 PM (vFG9F)

69 64
Favorite cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches?

Mom used yellow Kraft singles. As an adult I use cheddah.

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 07:58 PM (gtcuf)

70 Favorite grilled cheese sandwich. Gruyere

Posted by: Ben Had at June 17, 2026 07:58 PM (5P5DO)

71 What a pig. And soon to be Pelosi replacement.

Senator Scott Wiener
@Scott_Wiener
Senator Wiener on MAGA Homophobic Backlash Against Major League Baseball:

“On San Francisco Giants Pride Night — also the tenth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre — several players defaced their Pride caps with a biblical passage that has been hijacked by homophobes to ‘take back’ the rainbow from LGBTQ people. The players could have displayed this passage any night of the year but chose to do it only on Pride Night.

“The Giants, sadly, took no action in response, which is inconsistent with the Giants’ longstanding support for our LGBTQ community. Major League Baseball then warned the players that MLB rules bar defacement of uniforms. The Giants should publicly commit to enforcing rules around uniform defacement and should not effectively create a homophobia exemption to those rules.

“MAGA leaders like JD Vance and Josh Hawley are now glomming on and declaring an anti-LGBTQ culture war, in an attempt to bully MLB from enforcing its rules. MAGA leaders are only taking issue with enforcement of the rule against homophobic defacement, not any other form of defacement.

Posted by: beckster at June 17, 2026 07:58 PM (kX27y)

72
We use cheddar. Basic but good.

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 07:58 PM (/QHx4)

73 While we're at it can we trade Minnisomalia for Alberta?

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 07:58 PM (gtcuf)

74 >>JackStraw, I have a piece of news that you are going to find very interesting. Still have my number?

I don't think I do. Do you have mine?

Posted by: JackStraw at June 17, 2026 07:59 PM (viF8m)

75 Here's a bowl of soup. Good luck.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 17, 2026 07:38 PM (jehhT)
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Evelyn Waugh's grandson Alexander Waugh remarked that the family owed a great debt of gratitude to their Scottish ancestor who came to London so that they no longer ate porridge with their fingers.

Posted by: Archetypal Dumb Blonde at June 17, 2026 07:59 PM (ZOv7s)

76 Favorite grilled cheese sandwich. Gruyere

Ben Had, is that cheese even LEGAL in Texas?

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 17, 2026 07:59 PM (Jr+re)

77
Favorite grilled cheese sandwich. Gruyere

Posted by: Ben Had at June 17, 2026 07:58 PM (5P5DO)

___________

Provolone

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 07:59 PM (O0L8i)

78
Delurker,

Yes

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 07:59 PM (/QHx4)

79 RIP Tom Dreesen

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at June 17, 2026 07:59 PM (5yDGQ)

80
18

That's not just any old tapir, but a Malayan tapir, which are endangered. Just like old Democrats, and soon, Republicans!
Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard graduate at June 17, 2026 07:33 PM

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Like your career, you back-stabbing little piece of shit.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 17, 2026 08:00 PM (HLgI3)

81 Say what else you like about him, CBD managed to cheer nurse up a bit in the previous Thread.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

82 JackStraw, I don't. Email is sketchy for answering but ok for receiving.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 17, 2026 08:01 PM (5P5DO)

83 Damn, where did that old sock come from?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:01 PM (ZOv7s)

84
LOOOOOL Trump to Offer Denmark to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland or outright sell it.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio

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

Now that Iran is on the back burner, he's getting back to the fun foreign policy issues.

When does Cuba Libre happen?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 17, 2026 08:02 PM (XJ22o)

85 Past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 17, 2026 08:02 PM (Ia/+0)

86 Hadrian, as long as it is aged smoked provolone.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 17, 2026 08:02 PM (5P5DO)

87 "several players defaced their Pride caps with a biblical passage"
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How does one "deface" a baseball cap by quoting sacred scripture?

Who is *your* God, little man?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:02 PM (ZOv7s)

88 Whew! And here I was worried about some eschatological crisis.

Don't immanentize the Spheniscidae.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 17, 2026 08:03 PM (vTZFs)

89 RIP Walter Parazaider, Chicago's woodwinds player.

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:03 PM (gtcuf)

90 Damn, where did that old sock come from?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:01 PM

Probably the same drawer the .32 Longs are in.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)

91 Hey Ben Had!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 17, 2026 08:03 PM (s6tef)

92 On the way.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 17, 2026 08:03 PM (viF8m)

93 Like when they were toddlers.
Posted by: fd

HEY!

You probably use a fork when eating french fries, don't you?

Well la-de-dah! Pretty bougie.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 17, 2026 08:03 PM (ItpVy)

94 My soups ranked

1. Creamy Tomato
2. Clam Chowder
3. Zuppa Toscana from Olive Garden: A creamy broth loaded with spicy Italian sausage, fresh kale, and russet potatoes.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:04 PM (GseMx)

95 Now that Iran is on the back burner, he's getting back to the fun foreign policy issues.

When does Cuba Libre happen?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 17, 2026 08:02 PM (XJ22o)
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Iran was only somewhat about Iran. It was mainly about China. We showed Xi that we have the ability and (this is very important) THE WILLINGNESS to close the Straits of Hormuz when it suits us.

Taiwan is out of his reach, and he knows it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:04 PM (ZOv7s)

96 Trump signed the Iranian agreement before dinner at Versailles. Did I spell that right?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:04 PM (l26NL)

97 I suppose it would have been ok to scrawl a little dick and balls on your hat.

Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 08:04 PM (vFG9F)

98 I've been watching "Agatha Christie's Poirot."

It's kind of fun to see all these British actors I've seen in other projects and go, "Hey, it's that guy!"

In the current episode, a minor character is played by Christopher "Ninth Doctor" Eccleston.

I'm expecting him to upstage Poirot with his own clever solution to the crime and then hop off into the Tardis on another grand adventure in time and space.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 17, 2026 08:05 PM (gnNyN)

99 Probably the same drawer the .32 Longs are in.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)
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Nah, I shoot that all the time. Hmmm. [rummages around]

Yep, it was in with the 9mm Largo.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:05 PM (ZOv7s)

100 64
Favorite cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 07:55 PM (O0L8i)

Havarti and swiss. On sourdough. Closest I get to gourmet cooking.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 17, 2026 08:05 PM (zYpTz)

101 SMH, I am so happy for you both. Your new place is idyllic.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 17, 2026 08:05 PM (5P5DO)

102 Happy cafe! My hair is processing. I look crazy.
Posted by: Piper

Or are we supposed to be processing your hair?

Posted by: John with the long mustache at June 17, 2026 08:05 PM (VHUov)

103 Trump signed the Iranian agreement before dinner at Versailles. Did I spell that right?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:04 PM (l26NL)

Yep. Just down Versailles rd in Lexington.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 08:06 PM (zZu0s)

104 You probably use a fork when eating french fries, don't you?
Posted by: Tonypete at June 17, 2026 08:03 PM

You mean those things the French and Belgians dip in mayonnaise?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:06 PM (0sNs1)

105 Thanks, Ben Had!

It's just a relief to be out of Illinois, though we do miss our church.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 17, 2026 08:07 PM (s6tef)

106 Trump signed the Iranian agreement before dinner at Versailles. Did I spell that right?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:04 PM (l26NL)
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Yes.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 17, 2026 08:07 PM (amcLV)

107 In the current episode, a minor character is played by Christopher "Ninth Doctor" Eccleston.

I'm expecting him to upstage Poirot with his own clever solution to the crime and then hop off into the Tardis on another grand adventure in time and space.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 17, 2026 08:05 PM (gnNyN)

what is this one based on ? which book ?

Posted by: runner at June 17, 2026 08:07 PM (GD0B3)

108 "You probably use a fork when eating french fries, don't you?

Well la-de-dah! Pretty bougie.
Posted by: Tonypete "

"Humans experience food through multiple senses. Taste is only one part of the equation. The brain also processes texture, temperature, smell and touch. Psychologists call this multisensory integration. Multisensory integration refers to the brain's ability to combine information from different senses to create a richer experience. When people eat with their hands, touch becomes part of the meal."

I prefer to experience my fries with my fingers.

Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 08:07 PM (vFG9F)

109 You mean those things the French and Belgians dip in mayonnaise?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:06 PM (0sNs1)
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Pommes frites > French fries

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 17, 2026 08:07 PM (gnNyN)

110 LOOOOOL Trump to Offer Denmark to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland or outright sell it.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio

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

Now that Iran is on the back burner, he's getting back to the fun foreign policy issues.

When does Cuba Libre happen?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 17, 2026 08:02 PM (XJ22o)

If the swap happens, it's Denmark's problem.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 17, 2026 08:07 PM (qx7Zg)

111 I wonder if Trump gets a Royale with Cheese when he's in Paris?

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:08 PM (GseMx)

112 I've been watching "Agatha Christie's Poirot."

It's kind of fun to see all these British actors I've seen in other projects and go, "Hey, it's that guy!"

In reality, there are only about 14 British actors in total who all take turns guesting on each other's shows.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 17, 2026 08:08 PM (vTZFs)

113 It's kind of fun to see all these British actors I've seen in other projects and go, "Hey, it's that guy!"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 17, 2026 08:05 PM (gnNyN)
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At any given time, there are only about two dozen British actors. They're in everything, but only for a narrow window. Some get into Hollywood, the rest retreat back into stage productions or minor roles.

One of the actors in "Brideshead Revisited" (he played Boy Mulcaster) slummed it as an X-wing pilot in "Star Wars." And then you see him as an officer in "Danger UXB." Crazy stuff.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:08 PM (ZOv7s)

114 what is this one based on ? which book ?
Posted by: runner at June 17, 2026 08:07 PM (GD0B3)
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

Poirot's trying to solve the murder of his dentist.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 17, 2026 08:08 PM (gnNyN)

115 It's OK to use a fork though if you doused your fries in malt vinegar, right? Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:09 PM (gtcuf)

116 In reality, there are only about 14 British actors in total who all take turns guesting on each other's shows.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 17, 2026 08:08 PM (vTZFs)
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Beat me to it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:09 PM (ZOv7s)

117 Wow. Just had a Texas Peach Cobbler a friend’s family made. I got to learn how to make this.

Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:09 PM (6I5u0)

118 One of my favorite foods is on a stick.

Do they have corn dogs in Europe?

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:09 PM (GseMx)

119
Hmmm, lots of empty seats at the Ghana-Panama game. It's obviously Trump and late-stage capitalism. Oh, wait, it's being played in Toronto.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:09 PM (O0L8i)

120
71.

Senator Scott Wiener
@Scott_Wiener
Senator Wiener on MAGA Homophobic Backlash

“On San Francisco Giants Pride Night — also the tenth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre — several players defaced their Pride caps with a biblical passage that has been hijacked by homophobes to ‘take back’ the rainbow from LGBTQ people. The players could have displayed this passage any night of the year but chose to do it only on Pride Night.

“The Giants, sadly, took no action in response, which is inconsistent with the Giants’ longstanding support for our LGBTQ community. Major League Baseball then warned the players that MLB rules bar defacement of uniforms. The Giants should publicly commit to enforcing rules around uniform defacement and should not effectively create a homophobia exemption to those rules.

“MAGA leaders like JD Vance and Josh Hawley are now glomming on and declaring an anti-LGBTQ culture war, in an attempt to bully MLB from enforcing its rules. MAGA leaders are only taking issue with enforcement of the rule against homophobic defacement, not any other form of defacement.
Posted by: beckster

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Elaborate essay. Hey Scott -- It doesn't work anymore, shit-dick.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 17, 2026 08:10 PM (HLgI3)

121 You mean those things the French and Belgians dip in mayonnaise?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:06 PM (0sNs1)
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Pommes frites.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:10 PM (ZOv7s)

122 I think Europe is where they invented the corn dog.

Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 08:10 PM (vFG9F)

123
Doesn't he like shitty dicks?

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 08:11 PM (/QHx4)

124 Wow. Just had a Texas Peach Cobbler a friend’s family made. I got to learn how to make this.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:09 PM (6I5u0

That's good but a Texas blackberry cobbler kicks ass.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:11 PM (GseMx)

125 where they invented the corn dog.

Gotta be some state fair! Right next to the deep fried turkey legs.

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 17, 2026 08:11 PM (Jr+re)

126 Hmmm, lots of empty seats at the Ghana-Panama game. It's obviously Trump and late-stage capitalism. Oh, wait, it's being played in Toronto.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:09 PM (O0L8i)
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Canadians are too poor to afford tickets. Also hard to buy them when you have to keep your "elbows up!" all the time.

(What does that even mean?)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:12 PM (ZOv7s)

127 I often use a fork when eating pizza. Especially the thick ones like Beau-jo's. Man I miss Beau-jo's.

And Snickers bars. jk

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Dickweed at June 17, 2026 08:12 PM (0aYVJ)

128 Beat me to it.

But it's nice to know that I'm not the only who has noticed.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 17, 2026 08:13 PM (vTZFs)

129 I hate even more summer colds when you get to the late stage and you have nasal and chest congestion with phlegm the consistency of spackle.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 08:13 PM (zZu0s)

130 I often use a fork when eating pizza. Especially the thick ones like Beau-jo's. Man I miss Beau-jo's.

Posted by: Pug Mahon

If you hold your knife and fork in the continental style, we'll have to ask for your cardboard membership card to be returned.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 17, 2026 08:14 PM (ItpVy)

131 Doesn't he like shitty dicks?

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 08:11 PM (/QHx4)

He's a pedophile. He should be six feet under.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 08:14 PM (zZu0s)

132 I think Europe is where they invented the corn dog.
Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 08:10 PM (vFG9F)
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They typically don't eat maize.

In the 1960s my mother's family hosted a French exchange student and they served corn on the cob, and he thought it was an elaborate prank, because everyone in Europe knows that is animal feed.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:14 PM (ZOv7s)

133 I think Europe is where they invented the corn dog.
Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 08:10 PM (vFG9F)

Don't be dissing the corn dog.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:14 PM (GseMx)

134 Good evening! Got to spend an afternoon at a local flight school getting ready to fly again after cvgfttukmbly years. Then I come home and see we’re enjoying the sights and sounds of furrinerz enjoying America and locally, the rodeo. What a great day!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 17, 2026 08:14 PM (3Ope8)

135 >> That's good but a Texas blackberry cobbler kicks ass.
Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:11 PM (GseMx)

Funny thing is she said “that’s nothing, you haven’t tasted the blackberry yet”.

Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:15 PM (6I5u0)

136 I like pommes frites dipped in the German ketchup, as a side to a bratwurst mit broetchen and mittelsharfer senf.

I just ate dinner, but now I'm already hungry again.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Dickweed at June 17, 2026 08:15 PM (0aYVJ)

137 Not that kind of corn dog.

Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 08:15 PM (vFG9F)

138 Happy cafe! My hair is processing. I look crazy.
Posted by: Piper at June 17, 2026 07:25 PM

* makes 'call me' sign *

Posted by: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) at June 17, 2026 08:15 PM (0sNs1)

139 Wow. Just had a Texas Peach Cobbler a friend’s family made. I got to learn how to make this.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:09 PM (6I5u0)

just cook long enough for the cobblestones to get fork-tender.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:15 PM (uhVAy)

140
Hey, Scott! The rainbow as God's promise to Noah predates Pride Month. And Sodom and Gomorrah, by thr way.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:16 PM (O0L8i)

141 If you hold your knife and fork in the continental style, we'll have to ask for your cardboard membership card to be returned.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 17, 2026 08:14 PM (ItpVy)
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Let's be honest. If you're doing the full Continental dining, where the knife stays in the weapon hand, eating steak goes much faster. Indeed, I think that centuries of scarcity promoted this sensible habit, lest someone try to steal your slice.

You've got a knife ready in your hand.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:16 PM (ZOv7s)

142 In the 1960s my mother's family hosted a French exchange student and they served corn on the cob, and he thought it was an elaborate prank, because everyone in Europe knows that is animal feed.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

We hosted a Japanese student and set out cereal and a jug of milk for breakfast for him. He had no idea of what to do with it.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 17, 2026 08:16 PM (ItpVy)

143 Canadians are too poor to afford tickets. Also hard to buy them when you have to keep your "elbows up!" all the time.

(What does that even mean?)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:12 PM (ZOv7s)
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It keeps them out of the poutine.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 17, 2026 08:16 PM (amcLV)

144 I think Europe is where they invented the corn dog.
Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 08:10 PM (vFG9F)

Don't be dissing the corn dog.
Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:14 PM (GseMx)

Since the dip is cornmeal, I doubt it. Probably invented in Texas at a fair somewhere.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:16 PM (uhVAy)

145 That's good but a Texas blackberry cobbler kicks ass.
Posted by: polynikes

Texas banana pudding with the 'Nilla wafers. Oh, man.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:16 PM (l26NL)

146 Funny thing is she said “that’s nothing, you haven’t tasted the blackberry yet”.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:15 PM (6I5u0

Truth!

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:17 PM (GseMx)

147
Thanks Aetius,

I thought he was but wasn't sure.

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 08:17 PM (/QHx4)

148 On the old Opie & Anthony Radio Show they used to play a song called "Shitdick" by The People Haters.

Whole song just consists of the band yelling out the names of famous gay people and then SHITDICK! Always cracked me up.

Boy. George. SHITDICK! Liberace SHITDICK! Rob Halford SHITDICK! Robert. Englund SHITDICK!

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:17 PM (gtcuf)

149 LOOOOOL Trump to Offer Denmark to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland or outright sell it.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio

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Now that Iran is on the back burner, he's getting back to the fun foreign policy issues.

When does Cuba Libre happen?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 17, 2026 08:02 PM (XJ22o)

Meh.

If he manages to trade Cuba for Greenland, then I'll be impressed.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 17, 2026 08:17 PM (dK+Kv)

150 Since the dip is cornmeal, I doubt it. Probably invented in Texas at a fair somewhere.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:16 PM (uhVAy)
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Or Iowa. Nebraska? Places where they are drowned in corn.

"Hey guys, I got an idea of what we can do with all this stuff!"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:18 PM (ZOv7s)

151 Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:09 PM (6I5u0)

Pecan pie. Specifically, chocolate bourbon pecan pie.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (3Ope8)

152 Boy. George. SHITDICK! Liberace SHITDICK! Rob Halford SHITDICK! Robert. Englund SHITDICK!
Posted by: Delurker

Wait, Liberace was gay?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (l26NL)

153 Great photo. Purrfection.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (cvJV+)

154 I don't know what it's called but I have the knife in my right hand and my fork turned backwards in my left hand when I'm eating steak.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (GseMx)

155 Texas banana pudding with the 'Nilla wafers. Oh, man.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:16 PM (l26NL)
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Just reading that put me into diabetic shock.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (ZOv7s)

156
Pecan pie.

__________

Never cottoned to pecan pie. Too sweet. The acid in fruit pies moderates that some, but pecan is too much.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:20 PM (O0L8i)

157 saw a teaser for supergirl on the tv box. has her putting on make-up followed by text that, due to a poor font choice, i read as "power clam".

Posted by: anachronda at June 17, 2026 08:21 PM (qdr3M)

158 Wait, Liberace was gay?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (l26NL)
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I never saw that coming. I mean, women loved him!

Posted by: Austin Danger Powers at June 17, 2026 08:21 PM (amcLV)

159
Banana pudding made with homemade vanilla pudding is the bomb.

Instant pudding sucks.

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 08:21 PM (/QHx4)

160 Texas banana pudding with the 'Nilla wafers. Oh, man.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:16 PM (l26NL)
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Just reading that put me into diabetic shock.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (ZOv7s)

Dibs on your share.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 17, 2026 08:21 PM (dK+Kv)

161 I don't know what it's called but I have the knife in my right hand and my fork turned backwards in my left hand when I'm eating steak.
Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (GseMx)
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My grandmother had not one but two books of etiquette that were regularly consulted at holiday meals. The proper American way of cutting meat is to use the primary hand with the knife, secondary with fork.

Meat was to be cut one bite at a time, and after making a slice, the knife was placed on the plate, and the primary hand assumed the fork, and raised it to the mouth. You then switched again.

Cutting up all the meat at once was considered something one did for a child.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:22 PM (ZOv7s)

162
Our favorite Cajun restaurant had fabulous apple crisp with ice cream. We ordered it every time we ate there. So they got rid of it, of course.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:22 PM (O0L8i)

163 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:20 PM (O0L8i)

A half of slice is my limit but it's a good half slice.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:22 PM (GseMx)

164 I don't know what it's called but I have the knife in my right hand and my fork turned backwards in my left hand when I'm eating steak.
Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (GseMx)

that's for parrying the other diner's knives.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:23 PM (uhVAy)

165 Or Iowa. Nebraska? Places where they are drowned in corn.

"Hey guys, I got an idea of what we can do with all this stuff!"

"Convince the feds to mandate it in auto fuel! We'll be rich! Bwahahaha!"

Posted by: Oddbob at June 17, 2026 08:23 PM (vTZFs)

166 I think my life is probably improved by skipping over anything Scott Weiner writes as well as avoiding pictures of him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 17, 2026 08:23 PM (dSKRp)

167 Dibs on your share.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 17, 2026 08:21 PM (dK+Kv)
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*deftly caught as it falls from my nerveless hand*

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:23 PM (ZOv7s)

168 Corn dogs in other cultures:

In Canada, corn dogs are often called "Pogos".

In Australia, where they have become a popular food at agricultural shows and carnivals, they are known as either "Pluto pups", "Dagwood dogs", "dippy dogs" or (historically) "pronto pups". The name "Pluto pup" likely derives from the Disney character Pluto. "Dagwood dog" is derived from the name of a character from the American comic strip Blondie, which was created in 1930. In the comic strip, Dagwood, Blondie's husband, has a dog named Daisy. Historically the name "pronto pup" was originally used as a brand name in the United States in 1941, although this name had become obsolete as early as 1949 and was replaced by the name "Pluto pup". Some have suggested that Pluto pups are made in factories, while Dagwood dogs are prepared on site.

In France, the term beignet de saucisse is used, which literally translates to "sausage donut".

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at June 17, 2026 08:23 PM (0sNs1)

169 In France, the term beignet de saucisse is used, which literally translates to "sausage donut".

Geez. leave it to the French to make corndogs homo.

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:25 PM (gtcuf)

170 Bagel dogs FTW!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 17, 2026 08:25 PM (amcLV)

171
I think my life is probably improved by skipping over anything Scott Weiner writes as well as avoiding pictures of him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 17, 2026 08:23 PM (dSKRp)

___________

Is this the pedophile who's agitating for the age of consent to be 12?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:25 PM (O0L8i)

172 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:22 PM (O0L8i)

A scoop of vanilla on apple crisp, apple pie , Brown Betty is awesome. It even makes a hostess apple pie taste great.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:26 PM (GseMx)

173 My grandmother had not one but two books of etiquette that were regularly consulted at holiday meals. The proper American way of cutting meat is to use the primary hand with the knife, secondary with fork.

Meat was to be cut one bite at a time, and after making a slice, the knife was placed on the plate, and the primary hand assumed the fork, and raised it to the mouth. You then switched again.

Cutting up all the meat at once was considered something one did for a child.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:22 PM (ZOv7s)

I have a book by Miss Manners from the 80s and her point is that the point of manners is to not be efficient, since the most efficient way would be to throw a live animal on the table and have everyone kill it with their teeth and hands. So yes, the knife to cut a bit, then put down the knife and eat with the fork is to slow you down so you have time for polite conversation and to find out who killed the chambermaid.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:26 PM (uhVAy)

174 I think my life is probably improved by skipping over anything Scott Weiner writes as well as avoiding pictures of him.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 17, 2026 08:23 PM (dSKRp)
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Who picks these names?! Is all the world a Dickensian joke?

Two dudes named Weiner, both obsessed with sticking their Gentlemen's sausages in anything that moves. Waving them about like pom-poms, photographing them like works of art, demanding the world let them be flung far and wide like a freak rain of frogs.

Who says the devil doesn't have a sense of humor?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:26 PM (ZOv7s)

175 Is this the pedophile who's agitating for the age of consent to be 12?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:25 PM (O0L8i)

Thats the one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 08:27 PM (zZu0s)

176 Bamalam woah Brown Betty!

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:27 PM (gtcuf)

177 >> Pecan pie. Specifically, chocolate bourbon pecan pie.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (3Ope

Oh c’mon. That not even fair. I’m gonna get fat. Gonna have to double my run distance.

Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:27 PM (6I5u0)

178 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:25 PM (O0L8i)

Yes. He is very likely to win Nancy Pelosi's old House seat.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 17, 2026 08:27 PM (dSKRp)

179 saw a teaser for supergirl on the tv box. has her putting on make-up followed by text that, due to a poor font choice, i read as "power clam".
Posted by: anachronda

I saw Power Clam open for Powerwolf at Power Plant Live! in 2015.

It wasn't as powerful as I expected.

Posted by: mikeski at June 17, 2026 08:28 PM (VHUov)

180 ~~I think my~~ My life is ~~probably~~ significantly improved by skipping over anything Scott Weiner writes, as well as avoiding pictures of him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 17, 2026 08:23 PM

Suggested edit.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:28 PM (0sNs1)

181 I have a book by Miss Manners from the 80s and her point is that the point of manners is to not be efficient, since the most efficient way would be to throw a live animal on the table and have everyone kill it with their teeth and hands. So yes, the knife to cut a bit, then put down the knife and eat with the fork is to slow you down so you have time for polite conversation and to find out who killed the chambermaid.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:26 PM (uhVAy)
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Miss Manners was one, Gloria Vanderbilt was the other, and because her work was older, it was considered to have precedence.

I recall a Christmas dinner where a fierce debate erupted over the most polite way to say "Excuse me for that fart."

I was a teenager at the time, and it was absolutely hilarious.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:28 PM (ZOv7s)

182 I saw Power Clam open for Powerwolf at Power Plant Live! in 2015.

It wasn't as powerful as I expected.
Posted by: mikeski at June 17, 2026 08:28 PM (VHUov)

They threw the breakers.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 17, 2026 08:29 PM (zZu0s)

183 96 Trump signed the Iranian agreement before dinner at Versailles. Did I spell that right?

hmm. "t". "h". "a". "t". looks right to me.

Posted by: anachronda at June 17, 2026 08:30 PM (qdr3M)

184 Yes. He is very likely to win Nancy Pelosi's old House seat.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 17, 2026 08:27 PM (dSKRp)
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Even money that the House refuses to seat him.

3 to 1 that he can even sit in a normal chair.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:30 PM (ZOv7s)

185 Pecan pie. Specifically, chocolate bourbon pecan pie.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 17, 2026 08:19 PM (3Ope

Oh c’mon. That not even fair. I’m gonna get fat. Gonna have to double my run distance.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:27 PM (6I5u0)

Place the pie on the far side of the table for a start.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:31 PM (uhVAy)

186 Evenin’, All. The pic up top looks like something we’d see on the Art Thread.

Posted by: Bulg at June 17, 2026 08:31 PM (77rzZ)

187 When I was as a teen my mom told me not to order mashed potatoes on any date. Apparently my mash potato eating technique at the time was not flattering.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:32 PM (GseMx)

188 Place the pie on the far side of the table for a start.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:31 PM (uhVAy)
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I'll gain two pounds just by looking at it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:32 PM (ZOv7s)

189 I cut my waffle up first and then put the syrup on. Mrs fd does the opposite. My way is better, damn the etiquette.

My steak does not receive the same treatment however. I'm no barbarian.

Posted by: fd at June 17, 2026 08:32 PM (vFG9F)

190 Even money that the House refuses to seat him.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:30 PM

Sadly, I'd take that bet (on the will seat side), even if the R's retain the House.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:32 PM (0sNs1)

191 Miss Manners was cool. And oddly attractive.

Posted by: Bulg at June 17, 2026 08:33 PM (77rzZ)

192 n France, the term beignet de saucisse is used, which literally translates to "sausage donut".

Geez. leave it to the French to make corndogs homo.

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:25 PM (gtcuf)

Comment of the week candidate.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 17, 2026 08:33 PM (dK+Kv)

193 The kitty in Mr. Meow has no idea what is going on.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 17, 2026 08:33 PM (ZVgZ4)

194 Apparently my mash potato eating technique at the time was not flattering.
Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:32 PM

Did you put a layer of mashed potato on your knife, top it with a row of peas, and then consume?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:34 PM (0sNs1)

195
Blueberries: muffins, pancakes

Blackberries: cobbler

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:34 PM (O0L8i)

196 Any man causes an eschatological crisis spends a night in the box.
Posted by: Carr, the Floorwalker at June 17, 2026 07:47 PM (skR0U)

Could someone please ask the Germans to buy a better Dictionary?

Posted by: Kindltot at June 17, 2026 08:34 PM (rbvCR)

197
Pedophiles should be killed.

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 08:35 PM (/QHx4)

198 Miss Manners was cool. And oddly attractive.
Posted by: Bulg at June 17, 2026 08:33 PM (77rzZ)
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I dimly recall the quasi-Victorian illustration. Can't remember what the gal actually looked like.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:35 PM (ZOv7s)

199 Blackberries: cobbler
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:34 PM (O0L8i)

Jam.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 17, 2026 08:35 PM (rbvCR)

200 168 In France, the term beignet de saucisse is used, which literally translates to "sausage donut".

pork wellington > sausage donut

(had trouble at the grocery the other day because the self-checkout lane didn't know what a "doughnut" was. had to hit the help button. when help appeared, she typed "donut" and scowled at me.)

Posted by: anachronda at June 17, 2026 08:35 PM (qdr3M)

201 Iran did not want to sign in person and sit next to Trump because he lies to persons of color and his Breath Stinks !!!

Posted by: Dorcus Blimeline at June 17, 2026 08:36 PM (Es4vZ)

202 Did you put a layer of mashed potato on your knife, top it with a row of peas, and then consume?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:34 PM (0sNs1)
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I eat my peas with honey,
I've done so all my life.
It makes the peas taste funny,
But it keeps them on my knife.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:36 PM (ZOv7s)

203
Pineapple and cherry cobbler is very good.

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 08:36 PM (/QHx4)

204 Whole song just consists of the band yelling out the names of famous gay people and then SHITDICK! Always cracked me up.

Boy. George. SHITDICK! Liberace SHITDICK! Rob Halford SHITDICK! Robert. Englund SHITDICK!

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:17 PM (gtcuf)

Point of order, I think we would all prefer the term "poo pecker." Less crude, same result.

Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:36 PM (bl07w)

205 Miss Manners was cool. And oddly attractive.
Posted by: Bulg at June 17, 2026 08:33 PM (77rzZ)
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I dimly recall the quasi-Victorian illustration. Can't remember what the gal actually looked like.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:35 PM (ZOv7s)

She looked a lot like the illustrations.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:36 PM (uhVAy)

206 Blueberries: muffins, pancakes
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:34 PM

And pie.

Anytime is a good time for pie.

Posted by: Fabienne at June 17, 2026 08:37 PM (0sNs1)

207 Could someone please ask the Germans to buy a better Dictionary?
Posted by: Kindltot at June 17, 2026 08:34 PM (rbvCR)
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Was du tust, tue ganz!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:37 PM (ZOv7s)

208 In Texas a Kolache is filled with meat/protein instead of fruit.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:37 PM (GseMx)

209
Jam.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 17, 2026 08:35 PM (rbvCR)

____________

Yes, of course.

Peach butter on toast. Heaven.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:37 PM (O0L8i)

210 She looked a lot like the illustrations.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:36 PM (uhVAy)
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If Victorian chicks weren't hawt, none of us would be here.

QED

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:38 PM (ZOv7s)

211 194 Did you put a layer of mashed potato on your knife, top it with a row of peas, and then consume?

i eat my peas with honey
i've done it all my life
it makes the peas taste funny
but it keeps them on the knife!

Posted by: anachronda at June 17, 2026 08:38 PM (qdr3M)

212 (had trouble at the grocery the other day because the self-checkout lane didn't know what a "doughnut" was. had to hit the help button. when help appeared, she typed "donut" and scowled at me.)
Posted by: anachronda at June 17, 2026 08:35 PM (qdr3M)

I approve of the removal of unpronounced letters in words.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:38 PM (uhVAy)

213 Mamdani and Mahmood. Think I see the problem here.......

San Francisco voters could soon be asked to bankroll government-backed grocery stores and crack down on so-called “zombie” retailers under a pair of proposals that echo New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s controversial food affordability plan.

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is expected to unveil two ballot measures for November that would create a fund to support grocery stores and impose taxes on chain corporations that leave grocery stores and pharmacies vacant, The San Francisco Standard reported.

Posted by: beckster at June 17, 2026 08:39 PM (kX27y)

214 i eat my peas with honey
i've done it all my life
it makes the peas taste funny
but it keeps them on the knife!
Posted by: anachronda at June 17, 2026 08:38 PM (qdr3M)
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HORDE MIND IS REAL

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:39 PM (ZOv7s)

215 I eat my peas with honey,
I've done so all my life.
It makes the peas taste funny,
But it keeps them on my knife.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:36 PM (ZOv7s)

I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you this right now,
I'd rather see than be one.

Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:39 PM (bl07w)

216
In Texas a Kolache is filled with meat/protein instead of fruit.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:37 PM (GseMx)

____________

The meat ones are klobasniks, but kolache is the term used for all filled knishes made with kolach bread.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:39 PM (O0L8i)

217 I have long been glad that I do not have a sweet-tooth. I'm hefty enough without that to add to it.

I do like a slice of fruit pie now and then; peach, apple, blueberry, etc. Not rhubarb, though. Too tart, even when mixed with strawberries. Pecan pie is way too rich for me.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Dickweed at June 17, 2026 08:40 PM (0aYVJ)

218 Mamdani and Mahmood. Think I see the problem here.......

San Francisco voters could soon be asked to bankroll government-backed grocery stores and crack down on so-called “zombie” retailers under a pair of proposals that echo New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s controversial food affordability plan.

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is expected to unveil two ballot measures for November that would create a fund to support grocery stores and impose taxes on chain corporations that leave grocery stores and pharmacies vacant, The San Francisco Standard reported.

Posted by: beckster at June 17, 2026 08:39 PM (kX27y)

King Canute at least was trying to show his flatterers that he was not all powerful when he commanded the tide to stop and it did not. Commies don't seem to have that wisdom.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:40 PM (uhVAy)

219 I approve of the removal of unpronounced letters in words.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:38 PM

Thr s rn n th wrds f ldct fr ll th wrld t s.

Posted by: The Welsh at June 17, 2026 08:41 PM (0sNs1)

220 Anytime is a good time for pie.
Posted by: Fabienne at June 17, 2026 08:37 PM (0sNs1)

Nobody ever kicked me out for bringing pie.

Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:41 PM (bl07w)

221 Pecan pie is way too rich for me.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Dickweed at June 17, 2026 08:40 PM (0aYVJ)

Add strong dark roast coffee with it and power through.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 17, 2026 08:41 PM (dK+Kv)

222 Judith Martin (Miss Manners) is still alive.

Posted by: Bulg at June 17, 2026 08:41 PM (77rzZ)

223 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is expected to unveil two ballot measures for November that would create a fund to support grocery stores and impose taxes on chain corporations that leave grocery stores and pharmacies vacant, The San Francisco Standard reported.

Posted by: beckster at June 17, 2026 08:39 PM (kX27y)
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It will lose on Election day by a 70-30 margin, but when the mail in ballots are counted it will pass with 52% of the vote.

And more ballots we be cast than California has citizens.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:41 PM (ZOv7s)

224
Even money that the House refuses to seat him.

Why? The House gave Gerry Studds a standing ovation and that was way before PedoHomo got so popular.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 17, 2026 08:42 PM (Cqx++)

225 Crows love to eat prairie dog meat, but you have to plug them first. Endless food source.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 17, 2026 08:42 PM (9SpJJ)

226 In Texas a Kolache is filled with meat/protein instead of fruit.
Posted by: polynikes

One of my favorite Kolache places is in West, Texas. West, Texas is in east Texas. Still good though.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:42 PM (l26NL)

227 Used to love foraging wild strawberries, raspberries, mullberries and blackberries when I lived back east. When we were kids, mom would send me and the sibs out to the field behind our house with Tupperware containers to get strawberries for strawberry shortcake and to make homemade jam. Nothing beats wild berries for flavor.

Can't get those in the mountain west where I live now. But, the golden currants are almost ripe, and we have these weird bush cherries that grow wild. They're called Nanking cherries, and as you can tell from the name they're not native but they escape freely into the wild. I call them weird because cherries are supposed to grow on trees, not bushes, dammit!

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:42 PM (gtcuf)

228
One of my favorite Kolache places is in West, Texas. West, Texas is in east Texas. Still good though.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:42 PM (l26NL)

___________

Hruska's Bakery in Ellinger.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:43 PM (O0L8i)

229 The world's largest penguin statue made out of mashed potatoes was 22 feet 7 inches tall and weighed over 10 tons. Some who saw the spectacle described it as "Lumpy and disturbing" , as the innovative use of brown gravy created quite a scene of mayhem at random intervals, coating everyone within a 50 foot circle with a thick layer of a (thankfully) pseudo-mephitic artificial excrement.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at June 17, 2026 08:43 PM (vFG9F)

230 212 I approve of the removal of unpronounced letters in words.

there's a cashier at a local restaurant that pronounces the "p" in receipt.

Posted by: anachronda at June 17, 2026 08:43 PM (qdr3M)

231 Why? The House gave Gerry Studds a standing ovation and that was way before PedoHomo got so popular.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 17, 2026 08:42 PM (Cqx++)
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It was the setup for an incontinence joke. Not an actual prediction.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:44 PM (ZOv7s)

232 I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you this right now,
I'd rather see than be one.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:39 PM

Oh, the eagles, they fly high in Mobile.
Oh, the eagles, they fly high in Mobile.
Oh, the eagles they fly high,
and they sh*t right in your eye.
Aren't you glad that cows don't fly in Mobile?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:44 PM (0sNs1)

233
If everything was perfect, what would we have left to make for of?

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 08:45 PM (/QHx4)

234 I have a book by Miss Manners from the 80s and her point is that the point of manners is to not be efficient, since the most efficient way would be to throw a live animal on the table and have everyone kill it with their teeth and hands. So yes, the knife to cut a bit, then put down the knife and eat with the fork is to slow you down so you have time for polite conversation and to find out who killed the chambermaid.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:26 PM (uhVAy)

Why does that sound totally inefficient, and even lead to the guests being harmed and the food animal getting away, not to mention all the parts you don’t want to eat?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 17, 2026 08:46 PM (ZVgZ4)

235 One of my favorite Kolache places is in West, Texas. West, Texas is in east Texas. Still good though.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:42 PM

The one on the east side of I-35, the one down a couple of blocks on the east side of 35, or the one on the west side of 35?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:46 PM (0sNs1)

236 Some who saw the spectacle described it as "Lumpy and disturbing"
Posted by: Penguin Facts

I've heard that too!

Posted by: Slimy Bill Clinton at June 17, 2026 08:46 PM (ItpVy)

237 I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you this right now,
I'd rather see than be one.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Purple is my favorite color.

I love it more than red and blue combined.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:47 PM (l26NL)

238 Oh, the eagles, they fly high in Mobile.
Oh, the eagles, they fly high in Mobile.
Oh, the eagles they fly high,
and they sh*t right in your eye.
Aren't you glad that cows don't fly in Mobile?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:44 PM (0sNs1)

Birdie birdie in the sky,
Dropped a turdie in my eye,
I don't scream
I don't cry
I'm just glad that cows don't fly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:47 PM (bl07w)

239 There’s a kolache place out by NRG. Every time we go into Houston these fat bastards stop there. I can’t remember the name but they are delicious.

Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:48 PM (k4nvX)

240 The one on the east side of I-35, the one down a couple of blocks on the east side of 35, or the one on the west side of 35?
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Right on I-35. I honestly didn't know there were others. That's how lazy I am.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:48 PM (l26NL)

241 Dad used to do poetry at the dinner table, when we weren't doing math or something equally as weird. It wasn't Ode to a Nightingale, but I have a lot of that silly stuff memorized.

He preferred Ogden Nash and Robert Service, mostly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:49 PM (bl07w)

242 I approve of the removal of unpronounced letters in words.

there's a cashier at a local restaurant that pronounces the "p" in receipt.
Posted by: anachronda

One of my overweening MBAs insisted on pronouncing the 'l' in salmon. We teased her unmercifully.

This was the same woman that ironed her dress while she was wearing it. The dress melted and burned her leg horribly.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 17, 2026 08:49 PM (ItpVy)

243
There’s a kolache place out by NRG. Every time we go into Houston these fat bastards stop there.

___________

I stop at Kolache Factory after Mass. Two Polish Hots and large house coffee.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:50 PM (O0L8i)

244 I made a stab at making applesauce cake in the rice cooker. I followed the recipe and everything, and it turned out not great.
I think the recipe is savable, but I am going to have to try a whipped egg and less batter to keep it lighter.
It is going to come out like an English boiled pudding, that is pretty much what all is possible in a rice cooker.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 17, 2026 08:50 PM (rbvCR)

245 Now, how many pie radians will divide the pie into seven equal pieces....

Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:51 PM (bl07w)

246 They're called Nanking cherries, and as you can tell from the name they're not native but they escape freely into the wild. I call them weird because cherries are supposed to grow on trees, not bushes, dammit!
Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:42 PM (gtcuf)

A small tree is just a bush.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 17, 2026 08:51 PM (ZVgZ4)

247 SMH, I am sure that was the hardest part of your move.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 17, 2026 08:51 PM (5P5DO)

248
He preferred Ogden Nash and Robert Service, mostly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:49 PM (bl07w)

___________

I'd rather fail my Wasserman test,
Than listen to the poems of Edgar Guest.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:51 PM (O0L8i)

249 Pedophiles should be killed.

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 08:35 PM (/QHx4)

Temporary replacement for iron bombs in a war zone.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 17, 2026 08:52 PM (qx7Zg)

250 One of my overweening MBAs insisted on pronouncing the 'l' in salmon. We teased her unmercifully.

This was the same woman that ironed her dress while she was wearing it. The dress melted and burned her leg horribly.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 17, 2026 08:49 PM (ItpVy)

Adding insult to injury. Nice.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 17, 2026 08:52 PM (dK+Kv)

251 "Queue" is my worst unpronounced letters pet peeve.

Why two ue's WHY TWO UE's?

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:52 PM (gtcuf)

252 Right on I-35. I honestly didn't know there were others. That's how lazy I am.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:48 PM

There are two right on I-35, almost across from each other. Opinions vary (and some are quite strongly held) as to which one is better. IMO, the one a couple of blocks to the east of 35 is the best, but it has shorter hours, and often is quite sold out, so unless you can get there before 9:30 or 10:00 a.m., it's a crapshoot as to whether it's worth the effort.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 17, 2026 08:52 PM (0sNs1)

253 245 Now, how many pie radians will divide the pie into seven equal pieces....
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:51 PM (bl07w)

Cut across three times and eat one piece.

Posted by: Reforger at June 17, 2026 08:53 PM (2bUGO)

254 Now, how many pie radians will divide the pie into seven equal pieces....
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:51 PM (bl07w)

2 * pi / 7

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:53 PM (uhVAy)

255 Now, how many pie radians will divide the pie into seven equal pieces....
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 17, 2026 08:51 PM (bl07w)

Assuming a complete pie to start with, 2π/7 radians should do it.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 17, 2026 08:53 PM (ZVgZ4)

256 Wasn’t there some kind of disaster in West, Texas, several years ago? Some kind of big fire? I remember the name of the town and thinking it was odd.

Posted by: Bulg at June 17, 2026 08:53 PM (77rzZ)

257 Posted by: Kindltot at June 17, 2026 08:50 PM (rbvCR

My Dad was so amazed at the Mock Apple pie made with Ritz Crackers he made a half dozen over a few weeks until he and we got sick of them.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:54 PM (GseMx)

258 Yes, of course.

Peach butter on toast. Heaven.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:37 PM (O0L8i)

I would make peach butter out of the bruised and too-cut up peaches from canning. I realized I was thinking about damaging the peaches while processing them so I could get a full batch of peach butter. So I gave up canning peaches in favor or making peach butter, instead.

I make cherry jam out of the small cherries that don't work well in my pitter, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 17, 2026 08:54 PM (rbvCR)

259 "Queue" is my worst unpronounced letters pet peeve.

Why two ue's WHY TWO UE's?

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:52 PM (gtcuf)

When I use it in code I am writing I condense it to Q.

variables are InputQ, OutputQ, and so on.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:54 PM (uhVAy)

260 There are two right on I-35, almost across from each other. Opinions vary (and some are quite strongly held) as to which one is better. IMO, the one a couple of blocks to the east of 35 is the best, but it has shorter hours, and often is quite sold out, so unless you can get there before 9:30 or 10:00 a.m., it's a crapshoot as to whether it's worth the effort.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

I had no idea. Next time I visit the family gravesites I will explore. And eat Kolaches.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:55 PM (l26NL)

261 Bulg, a fertilizer plant explosion.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 17, 2026 08:55 PM (5P5DO)

262 According to /pol/, it's the grand strategy of Israel to conquer... Turkey.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 17, 2026 08:55 PM (/wizo)

263 I was shocked at how decent the kolache was at Shipleys.

Posted by: Marcus T at June 17, 2026 08:56 PM (k4nvX)

264
Wasn’t there some kind of disaster in West, Texas, several years ago?

__________

Fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people, including 12 first responders.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:56 PM (O0L8i)

265 Queue" is my worst unpronounced letters pet peeve.

Why two ue's WHY TWO UE's?

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:52 PM (gtcuf)

Vacuum enters the discussion.

Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:56 PM (GseMx)

266 "Queue" is my worst unpronounced letters pet peeve.

Why two ue's WHY TWO UE's?

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:52 PM (gtcuf)

it used to be the name for a ponytail. I would reflexively blame the French for the situation.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:56 PM (uhVAy)

267 I call them weird because cherries are supposed to grow on trees, not bushes, dammit!
Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:42 PM (gtcuf)
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STAY OUT THE BUSHES!

Posted by: REVEREND Jackson at June 17, 2026 08:56 PM (ZOv7s)

268
We partially moved stuff 10 years ago when we moved to Wyoming.

We had a big house in SC and gave away most stuff two years ago when we sold the SC house.

We are still unpacking stuff we moved here two years ago.

We are at the point of posting a curb alert on Facebook.

We're old and don't need all this stuff.

Posted by: four seasons at June 17, 2026 08:57 PM (/QHx4)

269 Wasn’t there some kind of disaster in West, Texas, several years ago? Some kind of big fire? I remember the name of the town and thinking it was odd.
Posted by: Bulg

Huge explosion if I recall. Naphtha was involved I think.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 17, 2026 08:57 PM (l26NL)

270 261 Yes, that was it. Thanks, Ben Had.

Posted by: Bulg at June 17, 2026 08:57 PM (77rzZ)

271 Hadrian, I was going to ask if I needed to send water wings for you and the pups.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 17, 2026 08:57 PM (5P5DO)

272 Vacuum enters the discussion.
Posted by: polynikes at June 17, 2026 08:56 PM (GseMx)

you need the extra U to make the vowel long.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:58 PM (uhVAy)

273 I'm getting attack-bombed on X for saying nobody can "transition," least of all a 4-year old.

I'm having fun calling the attackers science-deniers.

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:58 PM (gtcuf)

274 And Hadrian and Blutarski.

Posted by: Bulg at June 17, 2026 08:58 PM (77rzZ)

275 it used to be the name for a ponytail. I would reflexively blame the French for the situation.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:56 PM (uhVAy)
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Common term for the Manchu haircut where the front was shaved and the back gathered into a long braid. Imposed (with some difficulty) on the Han Chinese.

The Manchu compensated for that being being severely Confucian, and it worked.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:59 PM (ZOv7s)

276
Hadrian, I was going to ask if I needed to send water wings for you and the pups.

Posted by: Ben Had

___________

That's characteristically kind of you, but we got off light. Lake Jackson and Freeport got over 8 inches of rain today.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 09:00 PM (O0L8i)

277 it used to be the name for a ponytail. I would reflexively blame the French for the situation.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 08:56 PM (uhVAy)
---
Common term for the Manchu haircut where the front was shaved and the back gathered into a long braid. Imposed (with some difficulty) on the Han Chinese.

The Manchu compensated for that being being severely Confucian, and it worked.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 08:59 PM (ZOv7s)

You can read all about that in his book on the Spanish Civil War. It's a banger!

Posted by: Oldcat at June 17, 2026 09:01 PM (uhVAy)

278 “Queue” is Example No. 1 of why French needs to be stricken from the ranks of civilized languages.

Posted by: Bulg at June 17, 2026 09:01 PM (77rzZ)

279 For seven slices of pie, each slice should be 51.4286 degrees wide.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at June 17, 2026 09:01 PM (0sNs1)

280 If Turkey could be conquered, Greece would have already done it. A more salient point: if Russia attacks Turkey from the rear, would Greece help?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 17, 2026 09:01 PM (ZVgZ4)

281 Fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people, including 12 first responders.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 17, 2026 08:56 PM (O0L8i)
---
China has these on a daily basis and we never hear about them in the media. The channels covering China are full of it, massive explosions, all of them would be global news anywhere else, but the CCP doesn't like people talking about it, and all the "western" media oblige.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 17, 2026 09:01 PM (ZOv7s)

282 I'm getting attack-bombed on X for saying nobody can "transition," least of all a 4-year old.

I'm having fun calling the attackers science-deniers.

Posted by: Delurker at June 17, 2026 08:58 PM (gtcuf)

Throw in groomer and pedo for good measure.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 17, 2026 09:01 PM (dK+Kv)

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