Thursday Overnight Open Thread - June 25, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Thursday ONT! Open thread, as always. Content supplied for those who are interested. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

[Top photo: Pigeon Point Light Station, a historic California landmark constructed in 1871]

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Legend

87-year-old makes hole-in-one, takes legendary photo

Congrats to an 87-year-old man named Lee McFarland for making a hole-in-one—but also for taking one of the best hole-in-one photos ever.
McFarland made his ace at Chippewa Golf Club just outside Toledo earlier this week by knocking in a driver from 135 yards out. And did he celebrate his impressive accomplishment? Your damn right he did.
A beer AND a cigarette in hand by the time you pluck your golf ball out of the hole is amazing stuff. That guy was ready to rock.
And apparently, he kept up the good play as well. As you can see, Lee also shot his age.

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45 years ago

Stripes released 45 years ago today.

26 June 1981 🪖 pic.twitter.com/qWaLz5I1Ca
— John Watches Horror (@Y2John84) June 25, 2026

This one deserves a rewatch. Been a long time for me. How about you -- favorite scenes or lines?

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Staying with movies, must be time for a Tombstone rewatch. Two different articles hit my feed recently.

The good one - Film Quote of the Day: The 'Tombstone' Line That Became Timeless Wisdom About Life's Uncertainty

I'm sure as writers we all feel the pressure of The Big Scenes—and we know when we're coming to them. Usually, they approach like a landmark in the writing process, if you visualize writing a script like traveling the Oregon Trail. You have to reach them and make sure they count.
These scenes are usually huge, pivotal character moments or the big confrontations. Sometimes they are dialogue-heavy, which I find is the bigger challenge than writing straight action. What are characters communicating in the silence between words? What are the minuscule differences between their potential word choices? How can you make sure it's both emotional and realistic?
That's why I love looking at scenes like this one from the end of Tombstone, in which Doc Holliday delivers one of the film's biggest gut-punches of dialogue: "There's no normal life, Wyatt. There's just life."

Val Kilmer was one of my favorite actors. This is a great example of why.

Now for the not so good article. Some AWFL writer from ScreenRant takes umbrage with Tombstone when viewed through modern day woke lenses.

8 Reasons It's Hard To Watch Tombstone Today

Whether it’s Val Kilmer’s legendary delivery of "I’m your huckleberry" or the sheer, kinetic energy of its iconic shootout, Tombstone feels like an immovable object in our collective pop culture consciousness. Who among us doesn't have a soft spot for this movie? It is a quintessential crowd-pleaser that demands to be watched on a loop, forever cemented as a high-water mark for the genre.
However, the nature of the movie—and the culture that consumes it—is inherently fluid. As the years have marched on, rewatching Tombstone through a contemporary lens reveals that even the most beloved classics are not immune to the passage of time. Looking back at the movie in 2026, it becomes clear that its status as a perfect western is complicated by evolving standards in storytelling, character depth, and the ways in which historical narratives are presented on screen.
This is not a condemnation of what Tombstone achieves, but rather an exploration of why certain elements that once felt like standard genre conventions now land with a bit of friction. By examining these aspects, we aren't trying to tear down a legend, but rather engaging with the reality of how our perspective shifts three decades later. Let’s look at the elements of this legendary film that make it a bit tougher to process through modern eyes.

You really need to read this whole thing for yourself. It's a hoot.

Female Characters Suffer From Lack Of Agency
Outdated Tough Guy Tropes Feel Cartoonish Today
Historical Accuracy Takes A Backseat To Myth

Those are just a few of the AWFL problems with Tombstone. Go read the article for the rest. And be sure to check out the comments - some of them could have been written by Hordelings!

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This guy needs to bring that beauty of a weapon to the ranch in October!

I wonder if this is suitable for home defense: 🤔😮 pic.twitter.com/2P9pU830hc
— AlphaFox (@alphafox) June 25, 2026

Seriously - how fun does that look?!?

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Meanwhile - this is what we're going to be up against when Civil War II goes hot.

This is why I don't fear Democrats. pic.twitter.com/ziRzghlB8U
— Mr. Star Spangled MAGA (@4thOfJuly365) June 25, 2026

I can't even come up with a funny or sarcastic comment. One of you got anything?

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DJ Doof - Another Easy Theme Edition

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Tonight's ONT brought to you by anniversaries

On this date in 1980, the Sony Walkman went on sale in the U.S.

BITE-SIZED FACT | The original price was $200. pic.twitter.com/DiunmJrcr5
— Bite-Sized Nostalgia (@landofthe80s) June 25, 2026

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Comments

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1 first?

Posted by: morigu at June 25, 2026 10:00 PM (RDxgA)

2 A woman converting to Islam is like a black person converting to slavery.
_Imtiaz Mahmood

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 10:00 PM (vPv7/)

3 But hork! What blight through yonder Windows™ brakes?
It is the yeast, and the rising ONT!

—Billy Shakes pears

Posted by: mindful webworker - throw it throw it at June 25, 2026 10:01 PM (1BE2o)

4 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 25, 2026 10:01 PM (IChWT)

5 of the freeee play ball!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 25, 2026 10:01 PM (R3BaE)

6 ONT!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 25, 2026 10:02 PM (Wnv9h)

7 Sorry I'm late, I got the peppermints and filaments mixed up. My wife got mad and I ended up facing the elements. What a strange turn of events.

Posted by: tankdemon at June 25, 2026 10:02 PM (hR7nK)

8 Hi folks.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 25, 2026 10:02 PM (CHHv1)

9 Sir DOOF of ONTland!
Hello darlin'😍...
Now onto content....weeeee!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 25, 2026 10:03 PM (uTEOj)

10 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco!

Posted by: TRex - goal scoring dino at June 25, 2026 10:03 PM (IQ6Gq)

11 I can't even come up with a funny or sarcastic comment. One of you got anything?

She needs a stick pony to prance around on.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 25, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

12 Thanks, Doof!

Posted by: tankdemon at June 25, 2026 10:03 PM (hR7nK)

13 The town fireworks are going off.

Heck, for a small farming community, it sounds like a hell of a lot of them. This isn't a pop - pop - pop thing. I'm kind of impressed.

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at June 25, 2026 10:03 PM (Sco7b)

14 And thanks Doof. - late...

I'll check things out later as I work.

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at June 25, 2026 10:04 PM (Sco7b)

15 Tombstone: The Earps weren't heroes, they were just other thugs wearing badges.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 25, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

16 How did it get to be Thursday already?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 25, 2026 10:05 PM (bhZyo)

17 "The fishing boats go out across the evening water." Great song.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 25, 2026 10:05 PM (DZ9Lv)

18 BITE-SIZED FACT | The original price was $200.

Which is why I never owned one.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 25, 2026 10:05 PM (ExV1e)

19 Quick goal by USA. Thanks for the ONT, Disco!

Posted by: scampydog at June 25, 2026 10:05 PM (rP/ks)

20 This is why I don't fear Democrats.

I can't even come up with a funny or sarcastic comment. One of you got anything?

Wow, she's awesome. She's probably had a lot of practice.

Posted by: Keir Starmer at June 25, 2026 10:05 PM (Riz8t)

21 But if you're doing a border theme, how can you omit Icehouse "Cross the Border"?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-MlVKZX9u8

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 25, 2026 10:06 PM (DZ9Lv)

22 8 Reasons It's Hard To Watch Tombstone Today.

Oh Jeeze. . . .

I'll tell you a show that difficult to rewatch today -

Queen for a Day. No kidding. What a horrible, cruel trial for the contestants. I didn't think much of it when I was a kid but wow, looking at it today?

Those producers and Jack Bailey should have been horrified but nope - Hollywood's gotta Hollywood.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 25, 2026 10:06 PM (IChWT)

23 Democrat weapon training video: I'm afraid of being attacked by those foam balls! Help me, weapon that is really hard to use well!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 25, 2026 10:07 PM (qx7Zg)

24 Woohoo! T'was the last day of school here, so no more driving Mama's little darlin's around until September 1!

I can sleep in tomorrow morning, so I'm staying up later tonight and I actually get to participate in the ONT and not just the Tech News like I normally do.

And now to read the content and the comments up to this point.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 25, 2026 10:07 PM (O7YUW)

25 Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by: a.moron at June 25, 2026 10:07 PM (X5Jzz)

26 Immona be that guy. I hated Stripes. Despite the outstanding cast, and the boobs. I hated it long before I enlisted. My buddies and I sneaked into the theater to see it.

And yes, I should lighten up. But my name ain't Francis.

I love dumb silly movies. This is not one.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:07 PM (0aYVJ)

27 Historical Accuracy Takes A Backseat To Myth

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An AWFL complains about untrue myths?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 25, 2026 10:08 PM (ndZc7)

28 "I can't even come up with a funny or sarcastic comment. One of you got anything?"

She never hit herself in the head, which suggests she's actually adept.

Posted by: davidt at June 25, 2026 10:08 PM (Q+gd/)

29 Congrats to Lee McFarland on a Hole In One!
He is 87 years old and carded an 87 today!
Red Tees - 135 Yards - Driver.

That reminded me of a joke.....

It was a sunny Saturday morning on the course, and I was beginning my pre-shot routine on #1, visualizing my upcoming shot, when a voice came over the clubhouse loudspeaker.

"Would the gentleman on the Ladies Tee back up to the Men's Tee, please!!"

I was still deep in my routine, seemingly impervious to the interruption. Again the announcement: "Would the MAN on the WOMEN'S Tee kindly back up to the Men's Tee."

I finally stopped, turned, looked through the clubhouse window directly at the person with the mike and shouted back, "Would the person in the clubhouse kindly shut up and let me play my second shot?!"

Posted by: mikeski at June 25, 2026 10:08 PM (VHUov)

30 How did it get to be Thursday already?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 25, 2026 10:05 PM (bhZyo)

We're two-thirds through the WTF days for this week.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 25, 2026 10:08 PM (qx7Zg)

31 Beautiful lighthouse picture up top. Doesn't look real though.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 25, 2026 10:09 PM (5LhFo)

32 Yay, ONT!

Also, free movie night on X (twitter). Tonight's feature, "Citizen Vigilante": https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2070157480915538098

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at June 25, 2026 10:09 PM (+9wcF)

33 Time and our exponential growth. Last thread: Italians are going to start complaining about English speakers using the term "Guinea pigs" since clearly Italians are not pigs, except maybe the Calabrians.

Posted by: Kindltot
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And Italy was city states, not a nation until after WWI. Germany was not a nation until late 19th century. Kitty Hawk didn't happen until December 17, 1903. We're zooming.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 10:09 PM (vPv7/)

34 How much nunchuk could a nunchuk chuk if she wasn't a nonchuk

Posted by: Ben Had at June 25, 2026 10:09 PM (afJtY)

35 I can't even come up with a funny or sarcastic comment. One of you got anything?

*rotates selector switch back to safe*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 25, 2026 10:10 PM (Wnv9h)

36 She never hit herself in the head, which suggests she's actually adept.
Posted by: davidt at June 25, 2026 10:08 PM (Q+gd/)

She smacked herself in the mouth. At least, that's what she said.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 25, 2026 10:10 PM (1Ff7Z)

37 Alternate music for the Mystery Click

Todd Rundgren

youtu.be/N5V5HktI4Kg

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 25, 2026 10:10 PM (bhZyo)

38 Tombstone is great.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 25, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

39 "Second shot?"

Show off!!

Posted by: Tonypete at June 25, 2026 10:11 PM (IChWT)

40 John Thune blocked Scott Pressler from entering a SD GOP dinner, he had a ticket. This is insanity.

Posted by: Piper at June 25, 2026 10:11 PM (p4NUW)

41 Reasons It's Hard To Watch Tombstone Today

Yeah, yeah, we today is so much moar enlightened.

Just watched astrophysicist Dr Becky's latest video
https://youtu.be/eQRUcAzktXU
and in presenting the crew of the next Artemis mission, she praises the increased presence of non-whites but laments that there's no gals on this one, which she proves with geometric logic must be intentional. Cringeworthy sexism and racism. Somehow that statistically aberrant five-gal crew was not a problem for her.

Posted by: mindful webworker - ism ism ism at June 25, 2026 10:11 PM (1BE2o)

42 More like none-chick, amirite?

Posted by: 496 at June 25, 2026 10:12 PM (2v2r4)

43 "There's no normal life, Wyatt. There's just life."

One of my all-time favorite movies. And all those guys were HOT! Much eye candy😛!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 25, 2026 10:12 PM (uTEOj)

44 Did you all see where some young reporter was asking Fetterman what he thought about how Larry David said that the UFC event at the White House was disgusting? (Yes everything about this story is ludicrous.)
Fetterman just said “Lighten up, Frances.” And walked away.
And then the reporter chased after him saying “what do you mean? Who’s Frances?”

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 25, 2026 10:13 PM (Ol0VD)

45 Re: Nunchuk Lady

Look at that footwork!

Her form is amazing! Its like she's dancing in between the opponents! A dance with Death and she is his mistress!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 25, 2026 10:13 PM (zZu0s)

46 John Thune blocked Scott Pressler from entering a SD GOP dinner, he had a ticket. This is insanity.
Posted by: Piper at June 25, 2026 10:11 PM (p4NUW)

Did they at least validate his parking?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 25, 2026 10:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

47 John Thune blocked Scott Pressler from entering a SD GOP dinner, he had a ticket. This is insanity.
Posted by: Piper at June 25, 2026 10:11 PM

Insanity?! This. Is. South Dakota!!!

- John Thune's ego

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 25, 2026 10:13 PM (Wnv9h)

48 I love Tombstone. But I have never thought of it as some kind of accurate account of the events. I simply love watching this film over and over again.

the cast is outstanding.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:13 PM (0aYVJ)

49 Would the gentleman on the Ladies Tee back up to the Men's Tee, please!!"
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I've been told that we aren't supposed to call them the ladies tees anymore.
They are now the forward tees.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 25, 2026 10:13 PM (5LhFo)

50 Re: Stripes

My "ex" and I would reprise the stove top scene quite a bit.

"Who's your buddy..."

That little bit of slap and tickle always led to better things

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 25, 2026 10:14 PM (3sXRv)

51 26 Immona be that guy. I hated Stripes. Despite the outstanding cast, and the boobs. I hated it long before I enlisted. My buddies and I sneaked into the theater to see it.

And yes, I should lighten up. But my name ain't Francis.

I love dumb silly movies. This is not one.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:07 PM (0aYVJ)

I like the movie, but it's depiction of basic training is completely unrealistic. Basic is designed to chew up smart asses like Bill Murray's character and spit them out, then either mold what's left into soldiers, or get rid of them. Also, the Sgt Hulka character was too old and too nice to be a DI.

Posted by: a.moron at June 25, 2026 10:14 PM (X5Jzz)

52 >>>I can't even come up with a funny or sarcastic comment. One of you got anything?

Tai-Chi is also a martial art, though higher impact than that Nun-chuck display

Posted by: Kindltot at June 25, 2026 10:14 PM (rbvCR)

53 Speaking of Stripes, Fetterman quotes the "Lighten up, Francis" quote from Stripes while discussing Larry David's butthurt and completely baffles TMZ "journalist."

https://tinyurl.com/yvuvf742

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 25, 2026 10:14 PM (ndZc7)

54 I can't even come up with a funny or sarcastic comment. One of you got anything?

I try not to poke fun at the handicapped.

.....who am I kidding?

"My drunken fist style Kung Fu would crush her mincing faggot style!"

Posted by: mikeski at June 25, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

55 If I was Thune I'd be scared of running into Scott Pressler too

Posted by: 496 at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM (hBtiT)

56 And, you gotta love that old (young at heart) golfer. God bless him, cig and all🤗 !

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM (uTEOj)

57 I love Tombstone. But I have never thought of it as some kind of accurate account of the events. I simply love watching this film over and over again.

the cast is outstanding.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:13 PM (0aYVJ)

Its like Braveheart. This is not history, just a damn good story.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM (zZu0s)

58 Finally watched the 1988 OVA Dragon's Heaven.

Genesis Survivor Gaiarth has a better story along the same lines.

GUNHED has better live action mecha.

But its art style is inspired by the French artist Mobius

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM (2GVsD)

59 That Tombstone thing was fucking blasphemy.

"Wyatt Earp is my friend."
"I got lot's of friends."
"I don't."

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM (QaH55)

60 I've been told that we aren't supposed to call them the ladies tees anymore.
They are now the forward tees.
Posted by: Florida Peasant

It was an old joke.

Posted by: mikeski at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

61 why Ike, whatever can you mean?

Posted by: Kindltot at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM (rbvCR)

62 Thanks for the Thursday Night ONT, Doof!

$200 for a Walkman? No wonder I didn't have one. That was a lot of coin in those days!

Love the wannabe warrior. How pathetic.

Fantastic photo up top.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM (D/6p1)

63 You could buy quite a bit for $200 in 1980.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 25, 2026 10:16 PM (Cqx++)

64 I love dumb silly movies. This is not one.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:07 PM (0aYVJ
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Yes, but Sean Young.

Posted by: 496 at June 25, 2026 10:16 PM (hBtiT)

65 Limp noodle nunchucks. Or whatever those are supposed to be. What a fighter. Top tier. Really.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 25, 2026 10:16 PM (jehhT)

66 Quote from Stripes....that's an easy one:

"Any of you guys, touch any of my stuff...I'll kill ya."

And a quote from the lady with the nunchucks:

"Right...right...no, no rush, officer. Yeah, the National Bank across from the Dairy Queen. There's some lady in the bank here swinging around her keychain trying to knock Nerf balls off a pylon. Got me. I have no idea. She brought them with her. Like I said, no rush. We have a soda bottle with a kid's proof cap we just gave her. She'll be here all afternoon trying to figure it out."

Posted by: Orson at June 25, 2026 10:17 PM (dIske)

67 Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 25, 2026 10:17 PM (Jr+re)

68 Was that one of Diogenes' geezer golf partners?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 25, 2026 10:17 PM (Cqx++)

69 The Doc Holliday clip was great. And Tombstone was a great movie.

Worth seeing again and again.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 25, 2026 10:17 PM (D/6p1)

70 Stripes had hilarious lines and some hilarious scenes. As an overall movie, it was pretty crap, but the laughs were good so who cares.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Ol0VD)

71 You didn't go see Stripes for accuracy, you went to have fun.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:18 PM (2GVsD)

72 According to the web $200 in 1980 is worth $808 today

Posted by: lin-duh at June 25, 2026 10:18 PM (VCgbV)

73 Its like Braveheart. This is not history, just a damn good story.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM

Exactly. Which is why I'll be watching The Patriot and Gettysburg next weekend.

Bayonets!!!!!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Wnv9h)

74 Looks like she's chasing butterflies with those nunchucks. Poorly.

Posted by: She Hobbit at June 25, 2026 10:19 PM (ftFVW)

75 Fireworks are over. Twenty some minutes.
It sounded really impressive.

China must be giving us discounts...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at June 25, 2026 10:19 PM (Sco7b)

76 66 Quote from Stripes....that's an easy one:

"Any of you guys, touch any of my stuff...I'll kill ya."

Posted by: Orson at June 25, 2026 10:17 PM (dIske)

Isn't it "Any you homos touch my stuff, I'll kill you"?

Posted by: a.moron at June 25, 2026 10:19 PM (X5Jzz)

77 I've been told that we aren't supposed to call them the ladies tees anymore.
They are now the forward tees.
Posted by: Florida Peasant

It was an old joke.
Posted by: mikeski
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I think calling them the forward tees is a joke.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 25, 2026 10:19 PM (5LhFo)

78 I can't even come up with a funny or sarcastic comment. One of you got anything?

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A career in professional T-ball is right out.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 25, 2026 10:20 PM (u/oMr)

79 That video is really titled - LARPing with Nun-chucks.

To make it more ridiculous would require foam nun-chucks in a pink color.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:21 PM (2GVsD)

80 You could buy quite a bit for $200 in 1980.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

That thing you can buy in town? Ten times!

Posted by: somebody had to say it at June 25, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

81 Stripes had hilarious lines and some hilarious scenes. As an overall movie, it was pretty crap, but the laughs were good so who cares.
Posted by: Tom Servo

When youngest son took his oath while enlisting, he damn near said: "I, state your name. . "

Posted by: Tonypete at June 25, 2026 10:21 PM (IChWT)

82 I can't even come up with a funny or sarcastic comment. One of you got anything?~Doof

Dem women in a 25 sec clip...I guess I'll watch this 'revolution' on TV....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 25, 2026 10:21 PM (uTEOj)

83 Meanwhile - this is what we're going to be up against when Civil War II goes hot.

Her instructor was a gay man.

Posted by: nerdygirl at June 25, 2026 10:22 PM (0Htd1)

84 >>> 77 I've been told that we aren't supposed to call them the ladies tees anymore.
They are now the forward tees.
Posted by: Florida Peasant

It was an old joke.
Posted by: mikeski
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I think calling them the forward tees is a joke.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 25, 2026 10:19 PM (5LhFo)

Only because the commies aren't ready to try 'front hole' or 'bonus hole' tees.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 25, 2026 10:22 PM (R+iUD)

85 I love dumb silly movies. This is not one.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:07 PM (0aYVJ
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Yes, but Sean Young.
Posted by: 496 at June 25, 2026 10:16 PM (hBtiT)

I know, I know! Sean Young had that Louise Brooks thing going on. A truly beautiful woman. But I just did not like that movie. This was when I was friggin' 17 years old. And long before I enlisted.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:22 PM (0aYVJ)

86 72 According to the web $200 in 1980 is worth $808 today
Posted by: lin-duh at June 25, 2026 10:18 PM (VCgbV)

I like old 'Price is Right' with Bob Barker on in the background too.

Seeing those $6000 cars always makes me shake my head. On a current one, they actually had a pick-up truck as a prize!! I was shocked.

And it wasn't made in Yugoslavia or wherever.

Back to it...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at June 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Sco7b)

87 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) - IMDb
Directed by John Sturges. With Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet. Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday...
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Wonder how it holds up next to the more recent one?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 10:22 PM (vPv7/)

88 Also, free movie night on X (twitter). Tonight's feature, "Citizen Vigilante": https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2070157480915538098
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at June 25, 2026 10:09 PM (+9wcF)

Yikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare for shit to get real.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 25, 2026 10:22 PM (bhZyo)

89 Sean Young was blazing hot in Stripes, she was pretty hot in her next film, Blade Runner, too.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 25, 2026 10:22 PM (XV/Pl)

90 Looks like she's chasing butterflies with those nunchucks. Poorly.
Posted by: She Hobbit

She practices with a feather duster.

"When you can leave the dust undisturbed, Grasshopper, you will have achieved enlightenment."

Posted by: en-lightintheloafers-ment at June 25, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)

91 Johnna Swick in Nunchuk Revenge

Posted by: Ben Had at June 25, 2026 10:23 PM (afJtY)

92 Stripes had hilarious lines and some hilarious scenes. As an overall movie, it was pretty crap, but the laughs were good so who cares.
Posted by: Tom Servo

First half was good. Second half, many donkey dongs were sucked.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 25, 2026 10:23 PM (ndZc7)

93 Citizen Vigilante

Death Wish but without the personal stakes.

And once again Europe is expecting America to save their worthless a$$es.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)

94 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 25, 2026 10:24 PM (pZ64F)

95 Sean Young as Chani in Dune

"Will you tell me about your world Usul."

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)

96 Good evening, everyone. I'm stepping away for a while. Have to go pick up my son at the airport. He's coming in for my mom's memorial service tomorrow.

I delegated authority over this thread to a trusted agent. I will get a full report on all of you when I return. You've been warned!

Posted by: Doof at June 25, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf)

97 I wonder if this is suitable for home defense

I guess it depends how much you like your home.

Posted by: mikeski at June 25, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

98 If I was Thune I'd be scared of running into Scott Pressler too
Posted by: 496 at June 25, 2026 10:15 PM (hBtiT)
* * * *
*SNORT*

You just know that Thune was the guy in grade school that everyone talked to, and everyone laughed about behind his back. Thune was inexcusably rude to Pressler, in my opinion. What a dick.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 25, 2026 10:26 PM (D/6p1)

99 Sean Young was blazing hot in Stripes, she was pretty hot in her next film, Blade Runner, too.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Not hot as Ray Finkle.

Posted by: scampydog at June 25, 2026 10:26 PM (41CYW)

100 Looks like she's chasing butterflies with those nunchucks. Poorly.
Posted by: She Hobbit
___

lol

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 25, 2026 10:26 PM (Q28kH)

101 I missed Hope Sandoval's 60th birthday yesterday, so here's a delightful five minutes of dream pop from when she was younger:

Mazzy Star - Flowers in December [4K Remaster] - 2 Meter Sessions (1996)
https://youtu.be/tN0_6yhKfOc

It is bittersweet to watch old videos like this. The three men there have all died of cancer: drummer Keith Mitchell on May 14, 2017, violinist William Cooper [Glenn] on March 16, 2001, and composer and guitarist Dave Roback on February 24, 2020, at which point the band was finally over for good. (They had sporadic revivals over the years until then.)

After the completion of their third studio album Among My Swan (1996), bassist Jill Emery stepped away from music to focus on the visual arts, and now prefers to be mostly known as a painter. But AFAIK, lyricist and lead vocalist Hope Sandoval and keyboardist Suki Ewers are still trucking along, occasionally doing music still.

Posted by: SciVo at June 25, 2026 10:26 PM (Sy6m/)

102 Thanks for the ONT Doof.

My favorite "line" in Stripes is the sound Sgt Hulka makes after getting mortared off that high platform. His operating system is truly rebooting.

Posted by: 496 at June 25, 2026 10:27 PM (FqCIy)

103
Meanwhile - this is what we're going to be up against when Civil War II goes hot.

Her instructor was a gay man.
Posted by: nerdygirl

She'll be up against the guy with the 50 cal revolver.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 25, 2026 10:27 PM (Cqx++)

104 "Will you tell me about your world Usul."
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)

She had virtually no lines in the movie. Not even internal thoughts.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 25, 2026 10:27 PM (zZu0s)

105 She was also pretty hot in No Way Out.

She was just an overall pretty woman, with a nice breathy voice, too bad she couldn't stay on target and keep her sh*t together, she could been bigger than she turned out to be.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 25, 2026 10:28 PM (XV/Pl)

106 She had virtually no lines in the movie. Not even internal thoughts.

Meanwhile you can't get Zendaya to shut up.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)

107 Turning in early.

Have to be up a oh dark thirty to drive to Cleveland for a 9:00am tee time.

The things we do for friends

Night all ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 25, 2026 10:29 PM (3sXRv)

108
*** By examining these aspects, we aren't trying to tear down a legend, but rather engaging with the reality of how our perspective shifts three decades later. Let’s look at the elements of this legendary film that make it a bit tougher to process through modern eyes.***
--

Are you talking about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 10:30 PM (vPv7/)

109 105 She was also pretty hot in No Way Out.
----------
This.

Posted by: scampydog at June 25, 2026 10:30 PM (41CYW)

110 Not hot as Ray Finkle.
Posted by: scampydog at June 25, 2026 10:26 PM (41CYW)

*starts shower*
*plays Crying Game*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:30 PM (0aYVJ)

111 You could buy quite a bit for $200 in 1980.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 25, 2026 10:16 PM (Cqx++)

That was rent for a studio apartment and groceries for a month, and beer money.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 25, 2026 10:30 PM (rbvCR)

112 God love ya, Doof!

(((hugs)))

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 25, 2026 10:30 PM (D/6p1)

113 1984 Dune is an awesome movie. Much better than anything TJM likes.

Is it the book? No. Is it better than the new films? Yes. Haven't seen the second and I already know that.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 25, 2026 10:30 PM (CHHv1)

114 13 Stateless -- Fireworks went on sale yesterday so the annual reenactment of the battle of Stalingrad is happening. I suspect some of the bigger blasts may have come from Missouri or a big construction site.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at June 25, 2026 10:30 PM (DK5Sh)

115 Meanwhile you can't get Zendaya to shut up.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)

Did you see the newest Spiderman trailer? I am not as over the moon as some, but it did look... decent.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 25, 2026 10:31 PM (zZu0s)

116 Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 25, 2026 10:28 PM (XV/Pl)
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No Way Out was a damn good movie

Posted by: 496 at June 25, 2026 10:31 PM (FqCIy)

117 First half was good. Second half, many donkey dongs were sucked.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Agreed. As soon as they graduated, went downhill. Except for the mud wrestling. That was pretty funny.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 25, 2026 10:31 PM (158Wx)

118 So I went to mow part of my yard with the Dixon mower this morning, reserving the afternoon to work on buddy's Gravely mower. Fire up the Dixon, head off to the unmowed patch, and WTF? It won't hardly steer to the right at all. Left drive wheel not getting any drive, forwards or back. Limp it back up to the shop, get into it, and discover a broken part. I'm going to call it a fulcrum strut; I don't know its proper name. Part of the weird cone-and-cup drive used by Dixon for many years. It's a 5/16" steel rod, with one end threaded a long way for 5/16-24 NF, and the other end has a 2 inch long slug of 1/2" rod welded to it, threaded in 1/2-20 NF. The weld had broken. Bad Peon weld, it only lasted ten years! So I cleaned up the damaged area, made a new weld, and reinstalled it. Mower back in service. Yay!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 25, 2026 10:31 PM (1z8ji)

119 Queen for a Day. No kidding. What a horrible, cruel trial for the contestants. I didn't think much of it when I was a kid but wow, looking at it today?

When I was 9 years old, my best friend's older sister who was in junior high, was diagnosed with cancer. In those days that was a death sentence. She had her leg amputated. My friend wrote to "Queen for a Day" to try to get her sister on the show. She watched the mail for weeks after, to see if she got a response. Of course she didn't and that show always left a bad taste in my mouth.

Posted by: nerdygirl at June 25, 2026 10:32 PM (0Htd1)

120 Oh, I wish I was a loofah.

Posted by: Archer at June 25, 2026 10:33 PM (wvc0i)

121 I delegated authority over this thread to a trusted agent. I will get a full report on all of you when I return. You've been warned!
Posted by: Doof

This is like looking for the sniper in the Art Thread.

Posted by: mikeski at June 25, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)

122 I'd like some un-interrupted time to watch Asteroid City.

But too many chores at the moment.

Ah well. I have a roof over my head & food on the table.

Posted by: Adriane the O the Times, O the Morals Critic . . . at June 25, 2026 10:35 PM (3ZUWJ)

123 Seeing those $6000 cars always makes me shake my head. On a current one, they actually had a pick-up truck as a prize!! I was shocked.

And it wasn't made in Yugoslavia or wherever.

Back to it...
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at June 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Sco7b)

Supposedly a company called REO is going to be making a small pickup again, a drop-side flatbed pickup that is about the size of a 1995 Ford Ranger, with a gasoline engine and a manual transmission. Expected to be $21500 but won't be delivering until 2027

Posted by: Kindltot at June 25, 2026 10:36 PM (rbvCR)

124 Aetius

I did see it, but I am not a real Marvel fan so probably going to skip it.

Now if someone did a nice budget production of Bane Kerac's Cat Claw, it might be amusing.

Parody of Peter Parker, female college student gets scratched by a radioactive cat and gains super feline powers. Her enemy list is tres strange. The werewolf is the most normal of her rogue's gallery, then there is Extremity with her 48DDD chest.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:36 PM (2GVsD)

125 Good evening, everyone. I'm stepping away for a while. Have to go pick up my son at the airport. He's coming in for my mom's memorial service tomorrow.

I delegated authority over this thread to a trusted agent. I will get a full report on all of you when I return. You've been warned!
Posted by: Doof at June 25, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf)

Careful everyone. Saijo is watching!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 25, 2026 10:37 PM (qx7Zg)

126 8 Reasons It's Hard To Watch Tombstone Today

And all 8 are because she is miserable communist scum. Fuck her and the imaginary horse she rode in on like Catherine the Great. Go watch Brokeback Mountain, you sad, gay weirdo.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 25, 2026 10:37 PM (2QL9g)

127 26 Immona be that guy. I hated Stripes....
I love dumb silly movies. This is not one.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank

I hated Private Benjamin. Well, I liked the fact that it had Armand Assante in it. He was hot.

Posted by: nerdygirl at June 25, 2026 10:37 PM (0Htd1)

128 There is an obscure bit of historical accuracy in Tombstone. It was never determined how Ringo died. He was found by an oak tree, dead with a gunshot wound to the head, possibly a suicide.

In the movie Earp was told to meet Ringo by an oak tree, Holiday and Ringo had their confrontation by that oak tree, Holiday says, "Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave," and then Holiday tells Earp that Ringo couldn't handle the strain.

Posted by: davidt at June 25, 2026 10:38 PM (Q+gd/)

129 Biggest reason why that persyn can't watch Tombstone.

She is so narrow minded, she can't see another person's viewpoint. Even in entertainment.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:38 PM (2GVsD)

130 I am off to bed. Team USA needs to get it together! Come on Outlaws! We won our group, but we still need to win this game!

Posted by: Piper at June 25, 2026 10:39 PM (OoFl2)

131 Parody of Peter Parker, female college student gets scratched by a radioactive cat and gains super feline powers. Her enemy list is tres strange. The werewolf is the most normal of her rogue's gallery, then there is Extremity with her 48DDD chest.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:36 PM (2GVsD

Well, thats two things going for it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 25, 2026 10:39 PM (zZu0s)

132 Supposedly a company called REO is going to be making a small pickup again, a drop-side flatbed pickup that is about the size of a 1995 Ford Ranger, with a gasoline engine and a manual transmission. Expected to be $21500 but won't be delivering until 2027
Posted by: Kindltot at June 25, 2026 10:36 PM (rbvCR)

A zombie brand, like Dual, and Crosley and Studebaker are now. REO was Ransom E. Olds' car company after he sold Oldsmobile to General Motors, and could not use his own full name on cars he built. And trucks; REO was a big name in trucks for some time.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 25, 2026 10:40 PM (1z8ji)

133 How's it going, Eisenhower?

Posted by: Wally at June 25, 2026 10:40 PM (0e5Te)

134 I hated Private Benjamin. Well, I liked the fact that it had Armand Assante in it. He was hot.
Posted by: nerdygirl at June 25, 2026 10:37 PM (0Htd1)

Heh. I met my wife in the Army. She reminded me of Goldie Hawn.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:40 PM (0aYVJ)

135 The REO is claiming: Not a retro rehash — an entirely new vehicle with one constraint above all others: reliability. A naturally aspirated gas four, body-on-frame, mechanical 4WD, built to run past a half-million miles.

500,000-mile powertrain

Posted by: Kindltot at June 25, 2026 10:41 PM (rbvCR)

136 >> but laments that there's no gals on this one, which she proves with geometric logic must be intentional.

There was some screeching about that right after the announcement, and Isaacman felt the need to respond to it on his Administrator X account.

He basically said, NASA, SpaceX, etc have a shit ton of female womyn astronauts all over the place, and we pick the crew from the pool with the training and skill sets best suited to the particular mission task at hand. Because we want to get the job done.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 25, 2026 10:42 PM (w6EFb)

137 $200 bucks big money back then. Walkman clones rocked shortly thereafter.

Posted by: From about That Time at June 25, 2026 10:43 PM (sl73Y)

138 OrangeEnt

I've never seen Tombstone. However, I read a well-written scholarly bio of the historical Earp-- the kind of book with footnotes for each chapter, & a full bibliography at the end.

I concluded that the Earp brothers and the Clantons were NOT just two similar groups of thugs-- just alike.

Ike Clanton announced quite clearly that he was riding into town to kill the Earps. Wyatt's brother either was, or had been, a Deputy U.S. Marsal (can't recall which). At the time of the shootout, Wyatt was a duly-appointed lawman himself.

Attacking the police with firearms is just a very bad idea-- then or now. Ike Clanton was also drunk when he died btw. The firefight lasted 12 secons from first shot to last shot, IIRC.

Having read that history book, I see Wyatt Earp as a somewhat commendable historical figure. He spent only a couple of years of his long life as a lawmen, in several different places. The OTHER 50 or so years, he was a bouncer in a saloon casino; a casino owner; and a prize fight referee. He described himself to a journo as having "mostly been a merchant in pasteboard and ivory."

He was a delegate to the GOP National Convention in 1920 (I THINK it was 1920).

Posted by: mnw at June 25, 2026 10:43 PM (RCjYY)

139
Artemis III is basically going to be a another Apollo repeat, this time of Apollo 9, the LEO testing of the LM and docking with it and the descent and ascent engines.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 25, 2026 10:43 PM (w6EFb)

140 Aetius

As you can tell this is a low-budget official production of Cat Claw.

https://youtu.be/XHk0FzQfbe8

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:43 PM (2GVsD)

141 AOP, that is why they are saying they used that marque. They could call it Fred for all I care, for that sort of crappy small truck

Posted by: Kindltot at June 25, 2026 10:44 PM (rbvCR)

142 He basically said, NASA, SpaceX, etc have a shit ton of female womyn astronauts all over the place, and we pick the crew from the pool with the training and skill sets best suited to the particular mission task at hand. Because we want to get the job done.
Posted by: publius

It is 2026. This is Not Allowed.

Posted by: mikeski at June 25, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

143 Drag link, could that be the word? I have two one on each side but they have more to do with elevating the mower deck. The right side drag link, an Amazon replacement, broke again. Made three yard cuts using coat hanger wire to hold up that side of the mower deck.
May wait until fall to replace it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 10:45 PM (vPv7/)

144 There was some screeching about that right after the announcement, and Isaacman felt the need to respond to it on his Administrator X account.

He basically said, NASA, SpaceX, etc have a shit ton of female womyn astronauts all over the place, and we pick the crew from the pool with the training and skill sets best suited to the particular mission task at hand. Because we want to get the job done.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 25, 2026 10:42 PM (w6EFb)

Depending on the crew's demeanor, they should take wigs and pig snouts up with them, and act as the Hogettes for one of their video sessions.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 25, 2026 10:45 PM (qx7Zg)

145 "Pigs in space!!!!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)

146 But that's not what I was thinking.
A ratchet for a breaker bar but they are using it with an electric drill to start small gas engines. I'm getting one. Have you seen them in use in the real?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 10:46 PM (vPv7/)

147 Sheesh...turns out I posted all my comments on the Cafe...
Oh well. They still stand😦

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 25, 2026 10:46 PM (uTEOj)

148 Nunchaku should have
1) octagonal batons with sharp corners for pressure cuts and grip in grappling/control techniques
2) paracord or similar connector (traditional was probably silk for strength) about as long as your fist is wide
3) no ball bearing swivels.

I used to practice with them about 1/2 hour a day. Learned the basics from Fumio Demura, got a bit of polish from my then - Sensei who was a personal friend of Demura. They are decidedly _not_ easy to master.

And both of them are lacking in sense, coordination, and skill.

Bless their little hearts

Posted by: Coelacanth at June 25, 2026 10:47 PM (64qRd)

149 Depending on the crew's demeanor, they should take wigs and pig snouts up with them, and act as the Hogettes for one of their video sessions.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 25, 2026 10:45 PM (qx7Zg)
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Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 25, 2026 10:47 PM (amcLV)

150 Nurse}}}
{{{Salty}}} goodnight luv!
{{{Piper}}}

We get all the best here💕!
Best Horde ever!!!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 25, 2026 10:47 PM (uTEOj)

151 18 BITE-SIZED FACT | The original price was $200.

Which is why I never owned one.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 25, 2026 10:05 PM (ExV1e)

I worked very part time in a little convenience store on campus my sophomore year. It was just about that time. Before Walkman, people looked at each other and spoke with one another. After Walkman, they all looked down and didn't even mumble a response to the cashier.

It was the first encounter with something that led to the zombies who never look up from their cell phones.

It was the end of polite encounters.

Posted by: tcn in AK at June 25, 2026 10:48 PM (bl07w)

152 Isaacman appears to be doing OK. He's the man, I think, that Musk wanted in the first place. Go p.o.ed at Trump for not picking him.
(he donated to Dems or something like that)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 10:50 PM (vPv7/)

153 I remember Queen for a Day. Thinking back, it was sad to watch other people's sad affairs.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 25, 2026 10:50 PM (Cqx++)

154
Apollo 9's Rusty Schweickart gave us one of the most memorable space quotes of all time, "There's nothing so beautiful as a urine dump at sunset".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 25, 2026 10:50 PM (w6EFb)

155 Artemis III is basically going to be a another Apollo repeat, this time of Apollo 9, the LEO testing of the LM and docking with it and the descent and ascent engines.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 25, 2026 10:43 PM (w6EFb)

Cool. They are doing this right. Yes, using tried and true experiences, but with much newer equipment. Gotta make sure it all works. Not rushing into anything.

Thank you publius, for keeping us caught up.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:50 PM (0aYVJ)

156 AOP, that is why they are saying they used that marque. They could call it Fred for all I care, for that sort of crappy small truck
Posted by: Kindltot at June 25, 2026 10:44 PM (rbvCR)

Appropriating an extinct Auto brand name for a new automotive venture sounds cheesy as Hell to me. Pick something original, like "Joe Truck".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 25, 2026 10:51 PM (1z8ji)

157
Artemis IV is going to be the actual landing still, no Apollo 10 "dress rehearsal" repeat. At least not yet.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 25, 2026 10:51 PM (w6EFb)

158 Certify everything because AAA does not do service calls in Lunar orbit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)

159 I never had a Walkman. I had some kind of Sears knockoff. Lasted for years.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 10:54 PM (0aYVJ)

160 As you can tell this is a low-budget official production of Cat Claw.

https://youtu.be/XHk0FzQfbe8
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 25, 2026 10:43 PM (2GVsD)

Lol. Made for $15, a Slim Jim and a Six Pack of PBR.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 25, 2026 10:54 PM (zZu0s)

161 Nunchuks are terrible weapons.

They are similar to a flail, but a flail has a long straight base so you are unlikely to hit yourself with the striking end

Posted by: 18-1 at June 25, 2026 10:54 PM (sKqQm)

162 BITE-SIZED FACT | The original price was $200.
Which is why I never owned one.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

That $200 is like $1700 today.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 25, 2026 10:54 PM (/lPRQ)

163 Attacking the police with firearms is just a very bad idea-->>>
--

You can't talk to a man with a shotgun in his hand...
_Smack Water Jack

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 10:55 PM (vPv7/)

164
Before Walkman, people looked at each other and spoke with one another. After Walkman, they all looked down and didn't even mumble a response to the cashier.

It was the first encounter with something that led to the zombies who never look up from their cell phones.

It was the end of polite encounters.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Did you ever see the Star Trek Next Generation episode "The Game"?

www.imdb.com/title/tt0708798

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 25, 2026 10:55 PM (Cqx++)

165 When youngest son took his oath while enlisting, he damn near said: "I, state your name. . "
Posted by: Tonypete at June 25, 2026 10:21 PM (IChWT)

Are any of you homosexuals?

No, but we are willing to learn.

Posted by: tcn in AK at June 25, 2026 10:56 PM (bl07w)

166 As long as the REO engine is cast iron and low-compression it could last 1/2 a million miles.

It needs to be over built and under stressed.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 25, 2026 10:57 PM (XV/Pl)

167 Citizen Vigilante

Citizen Vigilante II: The Reckoning

Citizen Vigilante III: This Time It's Personal

Predator vs. Citizen Vigilante

Abbott and Costello Meet Citizen Vigilante

James Gunn's Citizen Vigilante by James Gunn

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 25, 2026 10:57 PM (bhZyo)

168 They make little digital music players that look like tiny walkmans complete with an lcd screen that plays animation of a "tape" spooling. Why do I have a music player instead of just use my phone? Because getting stuff on a phone isn't always easy, certainly not with an iphone and I like to rip my own stuff with Exact Audio Copy at lossless. And not one of those pricy ones. It was about 50 bucks, has a good headphone amp/DAC, and takes a 256GB microSD. FiiO Snowsky Echo Mini.

And that leads to the following conspiracy theory. I wonder if all these consumer products that are much much cheaper than the name brand items of 4-5 years ago are being dumped onto the USA market by china to get a distributed cloud of devices that can form surveillance nets. This thing has bluetooth. That's an antenna. A lot of "smart" watches are now available at $10-$50 now, same thing. There's a flood of these little devices coming in with various types of antennas. Makes me wonder.

I wonder if anyone checks into these sort of things.

Posted by: banana Dream at June 25, 2026 10:57 PM (3uBP9)

169
Apollo 8 was something of a penciled-in mission. Apollo 8 was supposed to be Apollo 9. They had these mission types, using letters (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) leading up the actual landing, which was a G-mission. A and B were unmanned tests. The C mission was the manned test of the CSM in LEO, and that was Apollo 7, launched by a Saturn IB.

The D mission was the crewed test of the CSM and LM in LEO, and this was supposed to be Apollo 8. Apollo 9 was going to be an E-mission, which was a high elliptical orbit test of the CSM-LM. An almost TLI going to high apogee. Borman, Anders, and Lovell were training for this D-mission.

But it became apparent that the D version of the LM wasn't going to be ready, and no way to safely make it ready. The Saturn V and CSM were ready, and so they went to broke and came up with a "C-prime mission". The crews switched because the crew for the D-mission was in heavy training and simulation for that. After the success of both 8 and 9, there was no need for the E mission anymore. They went right to the F-mission, Apollo 10.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 25, 2026 10:59 PM (w6EFb)

170 addendum to 138:

Apparently I exceeded the word limit, so they made me stop typing.

Another thing I found interesting about the Earps & the shootout at the OK corral:

Tombstone had a group of miners who had formed an auxiliary police force. The Earps could've summoned 20 or so armed men by ringing the town's alarm bell. They chose not to do so, because they didn't want a bunch of amateurs shooting God knows what. Instead, when the Earps decided they needed reinforcemnt, Wyatt sent for his friend Doc-- who was NOT an amateur.

Posted by: mnw at June 25, 2026 11:00 PM (RCjYY)

171 They invade czechosolvakia with a missile laden rv

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 25, 2026 11:00 PM (bXbFr)

172 When youngest son took his oath while enlisting, he damn near said: "I, state your name. . "
Posted by: Tonypete at June 25, 2026 10:21 PM (IChWT)

Are any of you homosexuals?

No, but we are willing to learn.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 25, 2026 10:56 PM (bl07w)

When I enlisted, the recruiter asked me, "have you ever taken drugs?' I had smoked some weed, a few times. His expression said, answer this carefully.
"no. I have never smoked the drugs."

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 11:00 PM (0aYVJ)

173 >>> Did you ever see the Star Trek Next Generation episode "The Game"?

www.imdb.com/title/tt0708798
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 25, 2026 10:55 PM (Cqx++)

That was peak Ashly Judd cuteness. Almost turned wesley straight.

Posted by: banana Dream - almost at June 25, 2026 11:01 PM (3uBP9)

174 John Thune blocked Scott Pressler from entering a SD GOP dinner, he had a ticket. This is insanity.
Posted by: Piper
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It is still the UniParty and it will fight Trump and his voters to the bitter end.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 25, 2026 11:01 PM (/lPRQ)

175 News flash!!!

My local LE outfit just sent out a facebook post saying that if you don't want to talk to door to door salesmen, you don't have to answer your door.

Wow people.

No f**king shit.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 25, 2026 11:02 PM (IChWT)

176 Who among us doesn't have a soft spot for this movie?

A great many of us have a soft spot for the movie because we have a soft spot for the actual history. And I'm guessing everything I'm going to read after that sentence is going to ignore actual history and actual context.

Posted by: GWB at June 25, 2026 11:02 PM (kU0PQ)

177 Thanks for the Al Stewart tune. Will be a sad day when he passes.

Posted by: turambar at June 25, 2026 11:06 PM (Q0yOR)

178 David Mamet goes down the Lindbergh Kidnapping rabbit hole. It's deep:
youtube.com/watch?v=emldZJZD-jM

Posted by: gp at June 25, 2026 11:06 PM (Jr5Lq)

179 The $200 walkman had a ton of clones within a year with the price down around $79. Within 2 years, cheap ones were around $39. At that point, the "real" Walkman was on version 2 and the price was under a hundred bucks. Also, by that point all the variants were ubiquitous.

Posted by: buddhaha at June 25, 2026 11:06 PM (1+Bny)

180 It's time to find Thune's soft spot and use it. Mercilessly.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 11:07 PM (vPv7/)

181
Another big reason for the C' mission being created was fear the Rooskies might beat us to a crewed fly by of the Moon.

Spy photos spotted the ill-fated Russian N1 rocket being set up at a massive new launch complex. Turned out it was just a mock-up, being used for pad integration testing and all that. You get a mock up model of your rocket to test out the layout and connections and ground crew procedures.

There is some speculation that the very high ups (CIA and WH level) knew it was a mock-up and not a real rocket, but NASA didn't know. This would've meant a very high level inside source, so it's understandable they would want to protect him at all costs.

Anyway, NASA feared the Rooskies might be about launch a crew around the Moon.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 25, 2026 11:07 PM (w6EFb)

182 I never had a Walkman. I had some kind of Sears knockoff. Lasted for years.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank
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Same here - some knockoff. Wore out a lot of batteries and the Red Rider As Far as Siam cassette on that little dandy.

Posted by: scampydog at June 25, 2026 11:09 PM (41CYW)

183 My recruiter asked me, "are you a homosexual?" I looked at his carefully manicured nails, and wanted to answer, "no, are you?" It was bizarre to see some perfumed princess asking me if I was a homo. This was in 1987.

In hindsight, joining the Army was the right call (meeting my wife, having kids, being where I am now, etc), but seeing an NCO with polished nails was a bit jarring.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 11:09 PM (0aYVJ)

184 When I enlisted, the recruiter asked me, "have you ever taken drugs?' I had smoked some weed, a few times. His expression said, answer this carefully.
"no. I have never smoked the drugs."
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 25, 2026 11:00 PM (0aYVJ)

Lie, lie, lie. Deny, deny, deny. Demand proof.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 25, 2026 11:09 PM (2QL9g)

185 The $200 walkman had a ton of clones within a year with the price down around $79. Within 2 years, cheap ones were around $39. At that point, the "real" Walkman was on version 2 and the price was under a hundred bucks. Also, by that point all the variants were ubiquitous.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 25, 2026 11:06 PM (1+Bny)

Yep. I had one of the clones. Still might have it around here somewhere. They had a vast appetite for AA batteries. Electric motors use juice, no shit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 25, 2026 11:12 PM (1z8ji)

186 gp

I never looked at the Lindbergh kidnapping as being much of a rabbit hole. The only question is whether Hauptmann had an accomplice/getaway driver.

Posted by: mnw at June 25, 2026 11:13 PM (RCjYY)

187 It is still the UniParty and it will fight Trump and his voters to the bitter end.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Paxton's going to be a Senator and I'm willing to believe that there will be a few more shark MAGAs to join him. The whimsical senators may wake up in a new world after the election.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 25, 2026 11:13 PM (vPv7/)

188 "mnw at June 25, 2026 11:13 PM (RCjYY)"

I don't know anything about it. I'm just a Mamet fan

Posted by: gp at June 25, 2026 11:14 PM (Jr5Lq)

189 183 My recruiter asked me, "are you a homosexual?" I looked at his carefully manicured nails, and wanted to answer, "no, are you?" It was bizarre to see some perfumed princess asking me if I was a homo. This was in 1987.
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I was asked the same question in '86 or '87 - phone call, not in person. Question must have been on the checklist. I replied with something colorful - he laughed.

Posted by: scampydog at June 25, 2026 11:15 PM (41CYW)

190 Nice lighthouse photo. And it looks very real just backward.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 25, 2026 11:15 PM (viF8m)

191 I never looked at the Lindbergh kidnapping as being much of a rabbit hole. The only question is whether Hauptmann had an accomplice/getaway driver.
Posted by: mnw at June 25, 2026 11:13 PM (RCjYY)

Hauptmann became a conductor, didn't he?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 25, 2026 11:16 PM (1z8ji)

192 The little snowflake with her 8 reasons Tombstone doesn't resonate with 2026 audiences would be amusing if she wasn't so pathetic. Who says the movie hasn't aged well besides her and a few of her brain dead flying monkeys. Her bio at the top of the article says she is an award winning something or other. Sure it wasn't a trophy for participating, sweetie? However the comments are worth reading.

I would love to see her 'analysis' of The Odyssey or Hamlet. I could use a good laugh.

Posted by: JTB at June 25, 2026 11:16 PM (yTvNw)

193 191 LOL

Posted by: gp at June 25, 2026 11:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

194 188

Me too. I didn't realize Mamet had taken an interest in the kidnapping.

Posted by: mnw at June 25, 2026 11:17 PM (RCjYY)

195 Appropriating an extinct Auto brand name for a new automotive venture sounds cheesy as Hell to me. Pick something original, like "Joe Truck".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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The China Method. Purchase defunct US Brand names, attach it to something and.maybe the US consumer will assume it's A US company, and not poor quality Chinese crap.
As to autos, I give you MG, replete with the octagon around it. Designed and built in China, mostly EVs.

Posted by: buddhaha at June 25, 2026 11:18 PM (1+Bny)

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