Sunday Celestial Bodies ONT - July 5, 2026 [Hour of the Wolf]

Time to take another whack at creating an ONT. Let's see if I've learned anything, shall we?

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Galileo was a NASA exploration spacecraft launched October 18, 1989, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on space shuttle Atlantis (STS-34). It crashed into Jupiter on September 21, 2003, after completing its primary mission, and three secondary missions.

Top 10 Science Results
• The descent probe measured atmospheric elements and found that their relative abundances were different than on the Sun, indicating Jupiter's evolution since the planet formed out of the solar nebula.
• Galileo made a first observation of ammonia clouds in another planet's atmosphere.The atmosphere seems to create ammonia ice particles of material from lower depths, but only in "fresh" clouds.
• Io's extensive volcanic activity may be 100 times greater than that found on Earth's.The heat and frequency of eruption are reminiscent of early Earth.
• Io's complex plasma interactions in Io's atmosphere include support for currents and coupling to Jupiter's atmosphere.
• Evidence supports a theory that liquid oceans exist under Europa's icy surface.
• Ganymede is the first satellite known to possess a magnetic field.
• Galileo magnetic data provide evidence that Europa, Ganymede and Callisto have a liquid-saltwater layer.
• Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto all provide evidence of a thin atmospheric layer known as a 'surface-bound exosphere'.
• Jupiter's ring system is formed by dust kicked up as interplanetary meteoroids smash into the planet's four small inner moons. The outermost ring is actually two rings, one embedded with the other.
• Galileo was the first spacecraft to dwell in a giant planet magnetosphere long enough to identify its global structure and to investigate its dynamics.

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(Mystery click with more impressive sport?)

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My doctor told me I need to find a "low-impact hobby" to help me relax. I told him I've taken up professional napping.
He asked if I was getting any results, and I told him "I'm currently ranked #1 in the bedroom, but the competition from my cat is fierce. She has better form and doesn't snore as loud".
He didn't write me a prescription, but he did look like he wanted to join the league.

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A woman went to the doctor's office and was seen by one of the new young doctors. After about four minutes in the examiniation room, she started screaming and ran down the hall. An older doctor stopped her what the problem was, and she told him her story. After listening, he told her to sit down and relax in another room.
The older doctor marched down the hallway to the back where the first doctor was and demanded, "What's the matter with you? Mrs. Terry is 63 years old, she has four grown children and seven grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?"
The new doctor continued to write on his clipboard and, without looking up, said, "Does she still have the hiccups?"

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Godzilla, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot stomp on, courage to shoot them with atomic breath, and wisdom to do a big roar afterwards.

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Gentle Readers of these United Colonies,

In this most auspicious time when the Continental Congress hath declared these Colonies free and independent States, the fashionable world yet turns its gaze to the latest modes. Though the drums of liberty beat loudly in our streets, the ladies and gentlemen of taste continue to adorn themselves with elegance befitting persons of quality. News of the newest toilettes from London and Paris (and such as may be had from our own clever mantua-makers) arrives even amid these stirring times.

For the Fair Sex: The Graceful Polonaise and Towering Coiffure

The mode most admired this summer among ladies of fashion is the Robe à la Polonaise. The overskirt is looped into graceful swags by means of cords or ribbons, falling in elegant drapery over a contrasting petticoat. This creates a charming, picturesque silhouette, neither so stiff as the old sack-back nor so plain as the new English styles. Striped silks and floral chintzes are all the rage, as are light muslins for the warmer months.

Stays continue to mould the figure into the fashionable conical shape, while wide hips are supported by panniers or hip rolls (somewhat reduced from former years, yet still essential to the mode). A fine fichu of lace or muslin crosses the bosom, and large hats with wide brims shade the face most becomingly.

The hair, or coiffure, remains a subject of much discourse. Powdered white or ash, it is built high upon pads and frames, sometimes reaching extraordinary heights. Feathers, ribbons, artificial flowers, and even small ornaments are placed with artful care. A lady may appear a walking garden or a miniature ship at full sail, most becoming at assemblies and balls.

For Gentlemen of Fashion: The Frock Coat and Embroidered Waistcoat

Gentlemen of taste favour the frock coat of fine wool or silk, cut with skirts that fall gracefully. Beneath lies a long waistcoat, often richly embroidered in gold or silver thread upon grounds of crimson, blue, or green. Knee breeches, white silk stockings, and shoes fastened with handsome silver or paste buckles complete the toilette.

The hair is powdered and dressed in a queue or bag-wig, surmounted by the tricorn hat cocked with becoming smartness. Ruffles of fine linen at throat and wrist add the final touch of gentility.

In These Times of Liberty

While many worthy patriots now wear garments of good American homespun, plain yet honest and serviceable, the assemblies and levees of Philadelphia and New York still display the full splendour of European modes. A lady in her striped polonaise or a gentleman in his embroidered waistcoat lends grace and gaiety even to these momentous days.

Thus, dear readers, whether you celebrate independence with a glass of Madeira or attend a private ball, may your attire be as elegant as your principles are just.

Yours in the latest mode,

The Fashion Correspondent

Philadelphia, this Fifth Day of July, 1776

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Thanks, Colonist Piper!

In 250 years, be sure to check out Colonist Piper's X page.

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Tune Time!

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Try the veal. I'll be here most of the night!

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Comments

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1 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 05, 2026 10:00 PM (+9wcF)

2 Wait!
They haven’t finished putting the P-38 together.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:02 PM (vC80E)

3 Evenin’, All.

We just need commonsense frozen-squirrel control.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:02 PM (77rzZ)

4 I won't guess first, but gotta be top 10!

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2026 10:02 PM (edUvp)

5 First?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 05, 2026 10:02 PM (sKqQm)

6 A frozen squirrel as a weapon?

That's just nuts.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2026 10:03 PM (NXz0i)

7 Right on time.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2026 10:03 PM (u/oMr)

8 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2026 10:04 PM (NXz0i)

9 Nobody should need more than one frozen squirrel a month.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:05 PM (77rzZ)

10 And here comes Tonypete with the insults.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:06 PM (77rzZ)

11 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 05, 2026 10:06 PM (w3u3d)

12 Local fireworks rescheduled for tonight. I debate whether I have the energy to go over to the park vs just sauntering to the best viewpoint I can find on my block...

Posted by: RandomDave at July 05, 2026 10:06 PM (aJQbY)

13 Stays continue to mould the figure into the fashionable conical shape, while wide hips are supported by panniers or hip rolls (somewhat reduced from former years, yet still essential to the mode). A fine fichu of lace or muslin crosses the bosom, and large hats with wide brims shade the face most becomingly.

Or...you know, yoga pants and a sports bra.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 05, 2026 10:06 PM (Riz8t)

14 Florida Man could have been nasty, and used a frozen porcupine.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 10:07 PM (qx7Zg)

15 Sorry I'm late, I was taking the training wheels off the Harley.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 05, 2026 10:07 PM (ZWAWS)

16 So if the Waffle House is in Fla, may we assume the squirrel was artificially frozen? Perhaps, frozen in a premeditated manner? Oh, this was no happenstance frozen squirrel, my friends.

Posted by: Det Cpt Hercule Obvious at July 05, 2026 10:07 PM (w/O5Q)

17 Hello!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:07 PM (OoFl2)

18 Good evening morons e grazie Hour of the Wolf

Does anybody else have a voice in their head?
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Yes!
/in unison

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)

19 Until this day I had no idea Betsy Ross was such a hottie.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2026 10:07 PM (u/oMr)

20 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 05, 2026 10:07 PM (sAmhv)

21 I went to fireworks displays and got...10 mosquitos bites.

The most impressive one was a bite through my mesh chair and pants.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 05, 2026 10:07 PM (sKqQm)

22 Colonial Couture?
Gotta' get a drink for this.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:08 PM (vC80E)

23 July 5, 1954-- Elvis Presley records "That's Alright, Mama"

The world as we used to know was never quite the same.

https://youtu.be/140N1nGiVfw

Posted by: tankdemon at July 05, 2026 10:08 PM (ZWAWS)

24 Meow
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat

* checks disclaimer *

Shouldn't that be "Lawyer Cheshirecat?"

Posted by: mikeski at July 05, 2026 10:08 PM (VHUov)

25 Greetings, fair Piper, and thank you for the insightful fashion news. How well did Ace's Time Machine work while you did your research?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 10:09 PM (qx7Zg)

26 Piper utterly fascinating colonial fashion porn.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

27 I'm guessing the guy in the painting is holding a telescope, but I suppose it could be some sort of Georgian era sex toy.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 05, 2026 10:09 PM (Riz8t)

28 At last - a fashion report I can comment on!

Posted by: Colonial Lurker at July 05, 2026 10:10 PM (xPLOK)

29 Piper, your fashion segment this evening is... revolutionary.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 05, 2026 10:10 PM (+9wcF)

30 25 Greetings, fair Piper, and thank you for the insightful fashion news. How well did Ace's Time Machine work while you did your research?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 10:09 PM

I was surprised he let me borrow it! I think he was distracted by crows and not really listening.

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

31 Blythe Danner as Martha Jefferson. Yum.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:10 PM (77rzZ)

32 Ganymede is the first satellite known to possess a magnetic field.

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How else would he have caught Zeus's lustful eye?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2026 10:11 PM (u/oMr)

33 This seems a perfectly acceptable ONT post. Better than having to suffer through an OrangeEnt ONT. (shudder)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 05, 2026 10:11 PM (1Ff7Z)

34 26 Piper utterly fascinating colonial fashion porn.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2026

Thank you. How is your wife?

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:11 PM (OoFl2)

35 Galileo was a NASA exploration spacecraft launched October 18, 1989, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on space shuttle Atlantis (STS-34). It crashed into Jupiter on September 21, 2003

Just think, if they ever name a satellite after Pete Buttigieg, they'll crash it into Uranus.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 05, 2026 10:12 PM (Riz8t)

36 Your music selections are perfect!! Well done. I can listen to that Hank Jr. song on a loop! Alas, I am listening to Ella Langley on a loop. I'll get over it. Probably.

youtu.be/sV_8fFSGUyI

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 05, 2026 10:12 PM (sAmhv)

37 29 Piper, your fashion segment this evening is... revolutionary.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 05

Ha!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:12 PM (OoFl2)

38 Evening HOTW, and to ONT 'rons and 'ettes!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 10:14 PM (1z8ji)

39 ***(and such as may be had from our own clever mantua-makers)
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He's got the telescope and she's got the floral wreath.
Make of that what you will.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:14 PM (vC80E)

40 Happy 250th + 1 day!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 05, 2026 10:15 PM (gqKkr)

41 Next, Piper works the Continental Army into shape.

“OK, Everyone, 500 jumping jacks!”

“And that goes for you too, Von Steuben!”

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

42 Galileo was a NASA exploration spacecraft launched October 18, 1989, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on space shuttle Atlantis (STS-34). It crashed into Jupiter on September 21, 2003

Just think, if they ever name a satellite after Pete Buttigieg, they'll crash it into Uranus.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 05, 2026 10:12 PM (Riz8t)

It will have to come to a full stop for 2-3 months shortly after launch, then travel like a pinball before it gets there.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 10:16 PM (qx7Zg)

43 The hair is powdered and dressed in a queue or bag-wig, surmounted by the tricorn hat cocked with becoming smartness. Ruffles of fine linen at throat and wrist add the final touch of gentility.
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You know who else wore a tricorner hat?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)

44 He's got the telescope and she's got the floral wreath.
Make of that what you will.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:14 PM (vC80E)

(pumps fist in triumph)

We're playing hoop and spear tonight!

Posted by: He said pointedly at July 05, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

45 Thanks for the educational and entertaining ONT, Hour of the Wolf!

And thanks to Piper for a most fitting and illuminating Fashion Thread. So glad we don't have to wear all those layers of clothing!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 05, 2026 10:17 PM (D/6p1)

46
You know who else wore a tricorner hat?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2026 10

Pirates!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:17 PM (OoFl2)

47 Next, Piper works the Continental Army into shape.

“OK, Everyone, 500 jumping jacks!”

“And that goes for you too, Von Steuben!”
Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

Does Weasel improve their marksmanship by releasing a few hundred wild turkeys? The order of instruction is that, if they kill it, they get to eat it?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 10:18 PM (qx7Zg)

48 England 2-1 but with only 10 on field

Posted by: gKWVE at July 05, 2026 10:18 PM (K7yuL)

49 48 England 2-1 but with only 10 on field
Posted by: gKWVE at July 05, 2026 10:18 PM (K7yuL)

I hope they knock MX out. Bunch of thugs.

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:19 PM (OoFl2)

50 It's dark here, so more fireworks are getting launched.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 10:20 PM (qx7Zg)

51 American men dressed like that? Ugh! Wigs and stockings?
I refuse to believe it. Those are Euro-men not American men.

Posted by: Case at July 05, 2026 10:20 PM (IY9No)

52 Uranus is the British planet.
Discovered by Flamsteed (as "34 Tauri") and then confirmed by Herschel.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 05, 2026 10:21 PM (K7yuL)

53 What a game this is.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 05, 2026 10:21 PM (K7yuL)

54 “Von Steuben, you fatty, drop and give me 50!”

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)

55 Thanks for asking. Mrs. F. took her first solid food today and is no longer taking the antiemetic, so she is a lot more conscious too. First real improvement since this whole awful episode began. If it sticks she may be d/c tomorrow. b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)

56 @bennyjohnson

Trump did this right over Mandami’s head
as the dirty little communist was sitting at George Washington’s desk backwards
bitching about not having sharia law in America surrounded by crying women in hijabs

https://tinyurl.com/bd7anvmf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:22 PM (vC80E)

57 So what was the rationale behind tricorne hats, and why did they fall out of fashion, and seem to have never made a comeback?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 10:22 PM (1z8ji)

58 American men dressed like that? Ugh! Wigs and stockings?
I refuse to believe it. Those are Euro-men not American men.
Posted by: Case at July 05, 2026 10:20 PM (IY9No)
* * * *
Indeed, they did! And they most likely spoke with *gasp!* an English accent!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 05, 2026 10:24 PM (D/6p1)

59 So, we’re still talking about Euroball?

What, does no one have any good soufflé recipes to share?

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)

60 Great thread Love the fashions!

Posted by: LASue at July 05, 2026 10:26 PM (lCppi)

61 Read that a judge has nixed the red card thing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:26 PM (vC80E)

62 The more things change, the more they stay the same; ergo, the big platinum hair pic is very reminiscent of my big Texas hair era, circa Urban Cowboy and JR Ewing. Not platinum though. I could have gone through a car wash with every hair in place due to the amount of hairspray I had to use. Good times, good times.

Posted by: TxAnn at July 05, 2026 10:26 PM (SjAWL)

63 * *
Indeed, they did! And they most likely spoke with *gasp!* an English accent!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 05, 2026 10:24 PM

Technically, we have the accent.

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:28 PM (OoFl2)

64 Local fireworks rescheduled for tonight.

Now that you mention it, we would normally have a few stragglers blowing off leftovers about now but it's quiet. On the other hand, they did run an hour or so longer last night than in past years but it's only once every 50 years or so, so what the hell.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 05, 2026 10:28 PM (vTZFs)

65 55 Thanks for asking. Mrs. F. took her first solid food today and is no longer taking the antiemetic, so she is a lot more conscious too. First real improvement since this whole awful episode began. If it sticks she may be d/c tomorrow. b"h
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)

Oh that is much better news. Continued prayers!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:29 PM (OoFl2)

66 Technically, we have the accent.

Posted by: Piper
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shhhh

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:29 PM (vC80E)

67 I’m enjoying the Padres beating the Dodgers.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 05, 2026 10:30 PM (yEz+x)

68 Posted by: Open Blogger

A very serviceable and adequate ONT, Mr Blogger.😀

Piper's essay: We need more women in outlandish hats outside of the Derby.

Posted by: mindful webworker hearing fireworks and the dog barking at July 05, 2026 10:30 PM (tQ0hn)

69 Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2026 10:22 PM,
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Good news,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:31 PM (vC80E)

70 63. Nope. RP is a 19th-century affectation.

Screw Oxbridge. Screw the Ivy League.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:31 PM (77rzZ)

71 68 Posted by: Open Blogger

A very serviceable and adequate ONT, Mr Blogger.😀

Piper's essay: We need more women in outlandish hats outside of the Derby.
Posted by: mindful webworker hearing fireworks and the dog barking at July 05

And sailing ships in our hair! With pearls.

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:31 PM (OoFl2)

72 I hope they knock MX out. Bunch of thugs.

Oregon Public Broadcasting did an article about the city of Woodburn in Oregon, which is heavily Hispanic, and of course has been suffering under the boot of Trump and ICE.

But now, Woodburn is united in happiness- cheering for the Mexican soccer team.

I'm not sure if OPB thought through the message that this sends...

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 05, 2026 10:31 PM (aD4fx)

73 Kane got a bullshit yellow card

Posted by: gKWVE at July 05, 2026 10:32 PM (buFED)

74 Thanks for the content, Sir Wolf! Appreciate the night off.

Thanks to you too, Colonist Piper!

Posted by: Doof at July 05, 2026 10:32 PM (R/fPf)

75 SanFranPsycho

Been thinking of you and praying for you and your sweet beloved wife.

Please be comforted. Your family is cherished. Thank you for sharing your victories and your hardships.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 05, 2026 10:33 PM (yEz+x)

76 Good to hear, SanFranP.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:33 PM (77rzZ)

77 56 @bennyjohnson

Trump did this right over Mandami’s head
as the dirty little communist was sitting at George Washington’s desk backwards
bitching about not having sharia law in America surrounded by crying women in hijabs

https://tinyurl.com/bd7anvmf

Posted by: Braenyard

'Murica!!
LOL!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 05, 2026 10:33 PM (sAmhv)

78 I think natural gas heaters, heaters in cars and less necessity to do things (walk from one place to another) outside put hats out of business.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:33 PM (vC80E)

79 Hour of the Wolf did a great job! Maybe I will lean on him for my vacation next week. Fashion in the Future could be a theme!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:33 PM (OoFl2)

80 Sanchez got a yellow too.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 05, 2026 10:33 PM (buFED)

81 Hour of the Wolf did a great job! Maybe I will lean on him for my vacation next week. Fashion in the Future could be a theme!
Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:33 PM (OoFl2)

Nobody authorized a vacation for you.

Posted by: Doof at July 05, 2026 10:35 PM (R/fPf)

82 So am I getting boofed?

Posted by: gKWVE , lord of the hashes at July 05, 2026 10:36 PM (buFED)

83 I’d rather watch footage of Schembechler losing the Rose Bowl than watch soccer.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:36 PM (77rzZ)

84 I LOL'ed at the World Cup Foosball table.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 10:36 PM (1z8ji)

85 In my old neighborhood there was a grocery store about every two blocks. Everyone walked to the store; walked most everywhere. There was a cafe four blocks one way and three the other.
All of that was gone before I was a teen. The world changed.
It's changing again. It's just beginning.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:37 PM (vC80E)

86 81 Hour of the Wolf did a great job! Maybe I will lean on him for my vacation next week. Fashion in the Future could be a theme!
Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:33 PM (OoFl2)

Nobody authorized a vacation for you.
Posted by: Doof at July 05, 2026 10:35 PM

Well if I can get out of a vacation with my J’s mom, plus 2 moody teenagers on a technicality…

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:37 PM (OoFl2)

87 Hour Of The Wolf,
Outstanding Ont. thank you!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 05, 2026 10:38 PM (yEz+x)

88 88 England Mexico is one of the most amazing games ever.

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 05, 2026

It’s crazy! Come on England!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:39 PM (OoFl2)

89 Part of yestereve's Independence Day celebrations included a relatively brief but impressively strong thunderstorm.

Out here south of town, we had plenty of lightning to accompany the late fireworks, and plenty of tree branches downed all over the yard. Nature's pruning methods are harsh.

But in-town got it much worse. Trees felled, electricity interrupted, and localized flooding. Son's yard got all that, and they say the juice will be turned back on by Midnight. The roof on Daughter's ballet center was ripped off, and in the morning they found two inches of rain on the floor. Hoping all their valuable videotapes on the second floor survived. I haven't heard about other damages in town, but there surely were some.

Neighbors are still popping fireworks steadily this evening. Daisy dog was fine with them last night, but she was with many people and a couple of other dogs. Today it's just her usual humans. I guess she thinks she has to defend us. Finally had so many kabooms she gave up on the barking back.

America!!

Posted by: mindful webworker enjoying leftovers from yesterday's picnic basket at July 05, 2026 10:40 PM (tQ0hn)

90 Okay that was weird….

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:40 PM (OoFl2)

91 Piper, you have to see the movie "Young Washington" if only for the costumes. The woman's gowns during the ballroom dance scene are beautiful and very much like the photos you posted, and the men's military suits look very accurate.

Posted by: Joemarine at July 05, 2026 10:41 PM (y171U)

92 Well if I can get out of a vacation with my J’s mom, plus 2 moody teenagers on a technicality…

Posted by: Piper
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Contract labor gets no vacation.
If you're not going to show you must provide
adequate replacement.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:41 PM (vC80E)

93 Thanks for asking. Mrs. F. took her first solid food today and is no longer taking the antiemetic, so she is a lot more conscious too. First real improvement since this whole awful episode began. If it sticks she may be d/c tomorrow. b"h
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)

Any chance that Mrs. F's problems were the result of DEI incompetence, or worse, a deliberate act by an Antifa, or musloid type?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 10:41 PM (1z8ji)

94 Gotta change the subject from soccer.

So, BOOBS!

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:41 PM (77rzZ)

95 I was trying to figure out the breakdown of political prisoners between England and Scotland so I tried googling. The answers google provided:

1) AI Answer: Britain has no political prisoners according to established human rights organizations

2) Guardian: Britain has Environment and Palestinian political prisoners

3) British government: The only people arrested in Britain have committed serious offenses

4) The Independent (from 2024 for some reason): The government is making a mistake in giving racists shorter sentences for protesting the Southport stabbing

Of course I did this search after watching the British police arrest a guy for saying Muhammed committed genocide. They told him specifically that is why he was being arrested. Note the Koran also says Muhammed commited genocide

Posted by: 18-1 at July 05, 2026 10:41 PM (sKqQm)

96 Frozen squirrel as a weapon? WTF, did he have it in his back pocket?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 05, 2026 10:42 PM (S41Gd)

97 Hour of the Wolf did a great job! Maybe I will lean on him for my vacation next week. Fashion in the Future could be a theme!
Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:33 PM (OoFl2)

Nobody authorized a vacation for you.
Posted by: Doof at July 05, 2026 10:35 PM (R/fPf)

Perhaps you should ask Bulg to do it, based on women's fashions from Battlestar Gallactica from 1978, Buck Roger's in the 25th Century, or Flash (the one with Ornella Muti).

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 10:44 PM (qx7Zg)

98 A while back I decided to hand feed a squirrel. I put on my work gloves and put a peanut in my fingers and held it out. He came out and...bit right through the glove. Fortunately there was slack room in the gloves so I feel the tooth go through but not into me.

I realized at that point squirrels can't see very well up close because of their eye structure.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 05, 2026 10:44 PM (sKqQm)

99 The Koran does not say Muhammad committed genocide, it only says the kaffirs deserve it

Posted by: gKWVE , lord of the hashes at July 05, 2026 10:44 PM (buFED)

100 Any chance that Mrs. F's problems were the result of DEI incompetence, or worse, a deliberate act by an Antifa, or musloid type?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Two different places in US; articles on muslin nurses saying they would not provide and one saying would let the Jew die.
They are currently unemployed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:44 PM (vC80E)

101 Hi, Piper!

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:45 PM (77rzZ)

102 In Europe, motorcycle saddlebags are referred to as "panniers".

Imagine if they'd made a different choice: "This bikes hip rolls have a 2 liter capacity each."

Posted by: buddhaha at July 05, 2026 10:46 PM (iaABv)

103 I realized at that point squirrels can't see very well up close because of their eye structure.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 05, 2026 10:44 PM (sKqQm)

Well, that, and also that they are obligate carnivores.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 10:46 PM (1z8ji)

104 @bennyjohnson

Trump did this right over Mandami’s head
as the dirty little communist was sitting at George Washington’s desk backwards
bitching about not having sharia law in America surrounded by crying women in hijabs

https://tinyurl.com/bd7anvmf

Posted by: Braenyard

He should have dropped a fucking MOAB on that asshole. Happy 250th you driftwood piece of shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 05, 2026 10:46 PM (S41Gd)

105 97 My fashion thread would consist only of bikinis. On very well-endowed women.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:47 PM (77rzZ)

106 16 So if the Waffle House is in Fla, may we assume the squirrel was artificially frozen? Perhaps, frozen in a premeditated manner? Oh, this was no happenstance frozen squirrel, my friends.
Posted by: Det Cpt Hercule Obvious

He must have gotten the squirrel out of the Waffle House freezer. Makes you wonder what they might be grinding up and putting in their sausage.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 05, 2026 10:47 PM (0Htd1)

107 So what was the rationale behind tricorne hats, and why did they fall out of fashion, and seem to have never made a comeback?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 10:22 PM (1z8ji)

This guy will tell you about it:

https://tinyurl.com/yzy27y3d

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 05, 2026 10:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

108
4) The Independent (from 2024 for some reason): The government is making a mistake in giving racists shorter sentences for protesting the Southport stabbing

Of course I did this search after watching the British police arrest a guy for saying Muhammed committed genocide. They told him specifically that is why he was being arrested. Note the Koran also says Muhammed commited genocide

Posted by: 18-1
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This was from Karoline Leavitt

https://tinyurl.com/kpbbdvx7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:48 PM (vC80E)

109 Tricorn hats were actually pretty cool.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:49 PM (77rzZ)

110 Wow, #94 and #97 work well together.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 10:49 PM (qx7Zg)

111 Well, that, and also that they are obligate carnivores.

Well, we do like to eat nuts...

Posted by: Some squirrel looking at your pants at July 05, 2026 10:49 PM (sKqQm)

112 My dad said one factor in the decline of hats was simply the fact that post war cars - new models didn’t really start until ‘47 and ‘48, somewhere in there - into the 1950s especially, they were much more sleek, if not smaller, and there was no room to wear a hat whilst motoring about.
—

I read an interesting book about Valley Forge. The Congress was made aware of the deplorable condition of the troops but they were disinclined to spend any money. They were without proper clothing, even boots or shoes, and barely fed.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 05, 2026 10:50 PM (IZ5Pv)

113 Personally, I would love to wear the outfit that Colin Firth wore in "Pride and Prejudice," in the scene that he finds Lizzy Bennett at Pemberley. Green and tan. Boots.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 05, 2026 10:50 PM (qFwJc)

114 Two different places in US; articles on muslin nurses saying they would not provide and one saying would let the Jew die.
They are currently unemployed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 10:44 PM (vC80E)

Not good enough. Dead, or aboard a slow boat to Shitcanistan.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 10:50 PM (1z8ji)

115 America!!
Posted by: mindful webworker enjoying leftovers from yesterday's picnic basket at July 05, 2026 10:40 PM

I hope the studio is okay, and the floors can be saved!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:50 PM (OoFl2)

116 Frozen squirrel as a weapon? WTF, did he have it in his back pocket?
Posted by: Berserker

In his squirrel thermos, surely.

Posted by: mikeski at July 05, 2026 10:53 PM (VHUov)

117 91 Piper, you have to see the movie "Young Washington" if only for the costumes. The woman's gowns during the ballroom dance scene are beautiful and very much like the photos you posted, and the men's military suits look very accurate.
Posted by: Joemarine at July 05, 2026

I will definitely take a look!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:53 PM (OoFl2)

118 Hi Bulg!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 10:53 PM (OoFl2)

119 110 🙂

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:53 PM (77rzZ)

120 Well, Wolf, you had me at Foreigner, Brad Paisley and the Florida Man with the frozen squirrel.

Thank you and Piper for the ONT.

Piper...thanks be to God we don't have to wear all of those layers now. I'd surely die from everyone's BO and my own heat (but I'd never have BO). The hair alone would make me completely loco, and yellowjackets would get trapped in there and kill me. Altho some of it is lovely (the clothing).

My late brother could have been a professional bass fisherman. Daily or twice daily fishin' living on our father's lake. He'd patiently take our sons when they were small and I'd patiently pay him for the lures that are still probably in trees down there. He never threw the boys out of the boat.

My little brother looks like the twin of Brad Paisley. I know Brad and his cute wife are probably flaming liberals, but he's naturally witty and he made up his mind to date her when he saw her in a movie, which is sweet.

I totally love romantic stories like this because while ours is happy and forever it was rather bizarre in the making and no wine or roses. Coors and watching for the first snowflake at the top of a mountain in an ancient car was our story. No regrets.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 05, 2026 10:54 PM (hzuYO)

121 This guy will tell you about it:

https://tinyurl.com/yzy27y3d
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 05, 2026 10:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

I could not stay with it long enough to get his story. Annoying presenter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 10:54 PM (1z8ji)

122 Nicely done Piper!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 05, 2026 10:54 PM (2WIwB)

123 62 The more things change, the more they stay the same; ergo, the big platinum hair pic is very reminiscent of my big Texas hair era, circa Urban Cowboy and JR Ewing. Not platinum though. I could have gone through a car wash with every hair in place due to the amount of hairspray I had to use. Good times, good times.
Posted by: TxAnn
Ladybird Johnson's hair looked like a helmet.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 05, 2026 10:54 PM (0Htd1)

124 This was from Karoline Leavitt

https://tinyurl.com/kpbbdvx7

The other big one from the last few days is a white kid being attacked by a group of black guys.

One guy knocks him down.
A second one punches him the head while he is trying to get up.
Then a bobbie-ette flies in and throws the white kid up against the wall hitting him from the side.
He thew a punch that slightly hit her and you can see his eyes pop open when he realized it was a cop not a member of the gang but she arrests him anyway.
Her partner had gone to the group of black guys, talked with them, and then came back and threw the white kid in the police car roughly.

My guess is the claim is the lone white kid said something rayciss so the mobbing was ok.

Note almost 100% of the leftists commenting on the story claim this was good policing because the kid threw a punch at a cop and the fact he was being mobbed 1s before she threw him against the wall has no baring on his arrest.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 05, 2026 10:55 PM (sKqQm)

125 Hour Of The Wolf,
Outstanding Ont. thank you!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 05, 2026 10:38 PM (yEz+x)

Thank you. I think they're getting better. Doof has two more, but I think I need to change out the news section. It might depress Beckoning Chasm.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 10:55 PM (qx7Zg)

126
Herschel wanted to name Uranus after George III, "Georgium Sidus". Needless to say, that did not fly outside of Britain. Of course, it would confirm that George III was an asshole.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 05, 2026 10:56 PM (w6EFb)

127 Indeed, they did! And they most likely spoke with *gasp!* an English accent!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 05, 2026 10:24 PM

Technically, we have the accent.
Posted by: Piper
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Not really. There's a u tube out there about this very subject, and, according to it, American Mid-Atlantic is closer to the English spoken in Parliament in 1776 than any of today's Brit accents. The drift in the UK toward broad As and stretched Rs was driven by a desire by the upper classes to distinguish themselves from the ordinary people.

Posted by: buddhaha at July 05, 2026 10:57 PM (iaABv)

128 Trump did this right over Mandami’s head
as the dirty little communist was sitting at George Washington’s desk backwards
bitching about not having sharia law in America surrounded by crying women in hijabs

https://tinyurl.com/bd7anvmf

Posted by: Braenyard

He should have dropped a fucking MOAB on that asshole. Happy 250th you driftwood piece of shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 05, 2026 10:46 PM (S41Gd)

***

That photo was deliberately staged to be as insulting as possible. Mandami is a nasty POS.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 05, 2026 10:57 PM (2WIwB)

129 Evening, all.

Thanks for the fashions, Piper. Some of the late 18th century clothing was really lovely.

Posted by: sal at July 05, 2026 10:58 PM (f+FmA)

130 Weird. Was unable to open the ONT on my phone.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 05, 2026 10:59 PM (2WIwB)

131 There's a u tube out there about this very subject, and, according to it, American Mid-Atlantic is closer to the English spoken in Parliament in 1776 than any of today's Brit accents. The drift in the UK toward broad As and stretched Rs was driven by a desire by the upper classes to distinguish themselves from the ordinary people.

Posted by: buddhaha
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Right.
That's why Brits do Southern accents so well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 11:00 PM (vC80E)

132
There were many "precoveries" of Uranus well before -- they just thought it was a dim star. The earliest most probable is Hipparchus, who observed and catalogued it back in 128 BC. There is no star at that position, and that's about where Uranus would've been then.

Flamsteed was the first to definitely, no question about observe Uranus in 1690, and six times later. Again, he thought it was a star. And several astronomers observed it between then and Herschel.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 05, 2026 11:00 PM (w6EFb)

133 How feels the Horde (and Piper, couture-wise) about Ida Lupino? IMHO, she was definitely a 1 in the hubba-hubha department, and wore clothes very well.

Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 11:01 PM (77rzZ)

134 Why does the gal with the high couffeur have a covid mask on?!
Hi Piper🧐....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 05, 2026 11:01 PM (uTEOj)

135 This didn’t get any play yesterday – bad dog

Elon Musk Retweeted
Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸@pmarca Jul 4
God bless America

https://tinyurl.com/y7xuehzj

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 05, 2026 11:03 PM (vC80E)

136 Flamsteed was the first to definitely, no question about observe Uranus in 1690, and six times later. Again, he thought it was a star. And several astronomers observed it between then and Herschel.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 05, 2026 11:00 PM (w6EFb)

Since Uranus was not really "discovered", and its orbit determined, until the early Modern era, I LOL at its inclusion on astrology charts.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 05, 2026 11:03 PM (1z8ji)

137 Early morning as normal, so I am off t bed. Hopefully an England hangs on to this lead and hopefully they have lots of protection if they do. Both teams have 10 players right now.

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 11:03 PM (OoFl2)

138 I'm guessing the guy in the painting is holding a telescope, but I suppose it could be some sort of Georgian era sex toy.
Posted by: Archimedes

Embraceth thee, the palliative potence of "and."

Posted by: the guy in the painting at July 05, 2026 11:04 PM (VHUov)

139 Using a frozen squirrel as a weapon is genius. Then, after the deed is done you non-chalantly walk down the interstate, when alone just drop it in the middle of one of the vehicle lanes and continue on your way.

It beats driving down to the bridge over the river and tossing it in the water. The cops stake out those known drop sites.

Posted by: Orson at July 05, 2026 11:05 PM (dIske)

140 112

"Congress was disinclined to spend any money"

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had NO power to tax, not even to impose a customs
duty on imports.

All Congress could do was to ask the states, very politely, to send them some money. You can imagine how effective THAT was.

So, Congress had no money to spend.

This situation continued after the War, contributing to a major postwar economic depression. Only the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 finally ended this almost fatal flaw in our system of govt.

Posted by: mnw at July 05, 2026 11:06 PM (RCjYY)

141 I hope the studio is okay, and the floors can be saved!
Posted by: Piper

Alas, doesn't sound like it. She says everything in there is soaked. And with that excellent thoughtfulness and foresight of artistic businesses, they had no renters' insurances.😒

Posted by: mindful webworker - oh, look - leftover potato salad at July 05, 2026 11:06 PM (tQ0hn)

142 Franp - glad to hear the good news!

Years (and pounds) ago, I could fit into my bespoke 18th c. formal outfits. The gorgeous outer coats and waistcoats, yes still, but the breaches? LOL, not a chance. One is dark blue velvet with silver trim, the other dark red taffeta with raised criss-crossing and also silver trim.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 05, 2026 11:06 PM (DZ9Lv)

143 @81-Doof

"Nobody authorized a vacation for you."

Get ready to work some overtime, Doof.

Posted by: Case at July 05, 2026 11:06 PM (IY9No)

144 My fashion thread would consist only of bikinis. On very well-endowed women.
Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 10:47 PM (77rzZ)

It's still summer, you know.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 05, 2026 11:06 PM (1Ff7Z)

145 But now, Woodburn is united in happiness- cheering for the Mexican soccer team.

I'm not sure if OPB thought through the message that this sends...
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 05, 2026 10:31 PM (aD4fx)
==
Well now they can cry a bit more. England with the crazy win.

Posted by: Black JEM at July 05, 2026 11:07 PM (UQRAm)

146 >> , I LOL at its inclusion on astrology charts.

There was a very funny piece from several years ago, may have been Phil Plait (the "Bad Astronomer") going through the various "rules" of astrology, at least how they imagine the planets influence earthly events.

Distance doesn't matter, and size doesn't matter either, taking them at their word, so he concluded that tiniest dust speck at the edge of the observable universe should have has much influence as Jupiter.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 05, 2026 11:07 PM (w6EFb)

147 138 I'm guessing the guy in the painting is holding a telescope, but I suppose it could be some sort of Georgian era sex toy.
Posted by: Archimedes

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Steam-powered, no doubt.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2026 11:08 PM (u/oMr)

148 Adios, El Tri!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2026 11:08 PM (OoFl2)

149 England beat Mexico. I hope they have enough assets available to get the English players out alive. Mexicans are going to do their level best to get 'revenge'.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at July 05, 2026 11:08 PM (HXBtj)

150 This situation continued after the War, contributing to a major postwar economic depression. Only the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 finally ended this almost fatal flaw in our system of govt.
Posted by: mnw at July 05, 2026 11:06 PM (RCjYY)

Not worth a Continental.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 05, 2026 11:09 PM (gqKkr)

151 How feels the Horde (and Piper, couture-wise) about Ida Lupino? IMHO, she was definitely a 1 in the hubba-hubha department, and wore clothes very well.
Posted by: Bulg at July 05, 2026 11:01 PM (77rzZ)

I had to look her up. I remembered her from a Twilight Zone episode, but didn't realize she directed one of the episodes I find very satisfying - "The Masks".

Good looking, and could pull off fashion and simpler attire.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 05, 2026 11:09 PM (qx7Zg)

152 The problem with giving congress the power to tax is eventually they are going to use it to give billions to Somali Learing centers.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 05, 2026 11:10 PM (sKqQm)

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