Wednesday Night ONT - July 15, 2026 [TRex]

How do you do, fellow kids? Good evening Horde. The time has come for mid-week shenanigans. The bar is open and freshly re-stocked. Free refills!

Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and join the fun. Good will offerings of amusing puns are encouraged. Pants are discouraged due to the heat. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. If you're here for an argument, please go through the second door on the right and then close the door behind you. This is a Tucker, Candace, Megyn, and Bill Kristol free zone. Please.

Will reading the content protect you from Taco Bell lettuce explosive diarrhea? Couldn't hurt, right? The ONT is not a miracle worker, so keep your expectations low.

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Science News

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 is scheduled for July 16. Launch window opens at 6:45pm ET. Excellent Flight 12 recap film:

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Horde Shopping Update

I know what you're thinking. "Last week, you told us about the impending auction of Gus, one of the largest and most complete T-Rex skeletons ever found. What happened with that auction?" Glad you asked.

The auction estimate was $20 to $30 million, but Gus sold for over $50 million to an undisclosed buyer.

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday.
Sotheby's said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed "Gus," is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned off, besting the almost $45 million price tag for a nearly complete stegosaurus sold by the same New York auction house in 2024. The previous record holder had been a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Stan" that sold for nearly $32 million in 2020.
The auction house said the mystery winner outbid six other prospective buyers during Tuesday's 10-minute bidding battle.

If the buyer is among the Horde, please send me a note. Your secret will be safe with me.

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Kills Bugs Fast

Ace of Spades does not endorse any specific provider of mosquito killing drones and I cannot vouch for this company but anyone working to rid us of the flying blood suckers has my attention: Tornyol

Tornyol combines ultrasonic sonar and intelligent control algorithms in a 40-gram drone to eradicate all the mosquitoes in your space.

Tornyol uses ultrasonic sonar and autonomous guidance algorithms to locate and grind mosquitoes in its propellers.
A single Tornyol unit should be able to protect areas up to 5 acres.

If one is good, why not a swarm of skeeter killers? I'd be interested to see the result after roaming around my backyard for an hour.

Of course, there is always the old fashioned way...

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ONT Wayback Machine

You may know Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear but did you know that he once hosted Robot Wars, the British television series that preceded BattleBots?

The voice and delivery is unmistakably classic Clarkson. On another level, a 1998 television show featuring fighting robots might have been prescient...

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Where are the Iron Maiden fans?

ABBA now owns half of Iron Maiden? Kind of.

Iron Maiden Sells Music Catalog, Name, Image and Likeness Rights to Pophouse

Pophouse Entertainment, the investment firm co-founded by ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus, has announced a partnership with legendary British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, acquiring a stake in the publishing and master music rights, and the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Billboard reports that Pophouse has acquired a 50% "stake" in the assets.
The deal includes rights to the band's iconic mascot, the ghoulish character "Eddie."
However, for the sake of context, Pophouse paid upward of $300 million for a similar deal with Kiss, although the percentage was unclear.
The partnership, which has been structured and developed over the last year between Pophouse and the band's co-manager, Andy Taylor, "will enable Iron Maiden to pursue new creative ventures that connect with existing fans as well as bringing their extensive catalogue to new audiences," according to the announcement.

Does this mean Iron Maiden concerts will continue for perpetuity with a holographic Bruce Dickinson singing Fear of the Dark with a holographic Eddie?

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Ontario Public Service Announcement

Ontario police: Do not bring grenades to police stations

Police in Ontario are reminding residents not to bring explosives to police stations after an unexploded World War II grenade was turned in at an Ottawa station.
The Ontario Provincial Police said a resident brought the grenade to the OPP Detachment in Ottawa on Friday.
"The OPP would like to remind the public that if you find such items, please do not transport them to your local police station," OPP East Region wrote on social media. "This could obviously prove extremely dangerous to the person bringing the item and others around."
Officials recommended residents instead leave any explosives where they are found and report the location to authorities.

Of course, Ontario appears to be on fire at the moment, so maybe grenades have dropped down the priority list since Friday.

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Niche YouTube Channel of the Week

Tonight's feature is a YouTube channel called The Baseball Bat Bros. The channel does nothing other than test, review and compare bats. That is it.

Does price matter for wood bats? How does an illegally corked bat work? Do different shape handles matter? Does the cheapest bat sold at Walmart work? If you're into baseball bats, they have it. Nothing else.

His channel has over 1.2 million subscribers.

I know what you're thinking. Have over 5 million people really watched a ten minute video testing eleven wiffleball bats? Yes.

I'm including solely out of awe that someone can establish a successful YouTube channel that does nothing other than test and compare baseball bats. This is exactly the kind of niche narrowcasting that is only enabled by the interweb and platforms like YT. The videos are short, simple and digestible with no artificial drama. No highly polished graphics or editing. No clickbait.

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

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the Danish National Symphony for the big ONT finish:

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Did you know that IKEA operates a hotel in Sweden? It is the only one that exists. Anyway, correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com where it will be promptly filed. Are you lurking ????

Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM

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1 Ti i i ime is on my side
Yes it is

Posted by: mindful webworker - chore is fun to bee here at July 15, 2026 10:00 PM (p+5Bi)

2 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 15, 2026 10:00 PM (VmkSV)

3 Good evening Dino!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 15, 2026 10:00 PM (NnhvP)

4 Speaking of money

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 15, 2026 10:01 PM (C0oZI)

5 3 Good evening Dino!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 15, 2026 10:00 PM
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AZ! Good evening, Sir.

Posted by: TRex - Wed ONT host dino at July 15, 2026 10:02 PM (XfIK1)

6 Hey, TRex!

Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 10:02 PM (77rzZ)

7 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura at July 15, 2026 10:03 PM (D4WJT)

8 Watching The Flamingo Kid. Period piece of 1963 from the 1984 perspective. 'Sok. Probably should have been a period piece of 1983.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 15, 2026 10:03 PM (gKWVE)

9 Goo evening all, what'sup?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 15, 2026 10:03 PM (55Qr6)

10 6 Hey, TRex!

Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 10:02 PM
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Hey, Bulg!

Posted by: TRex - skeeter patrol dino at July 15, 2026 10:03 PM (XfIK1)

11 I love the idea of a drone mosquito killer

Posted by: 496 at July 15, 2026 10:04 PM (sOtuf)

12 I would be featured on the scanner if they gave my dog to someone else.

Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:05 PM (Dd38x)

13 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 15, 2026 10:05 PM (sAmhv)

14 Watching The Flamingo Kid. Period piece of 1963 from the 1984 perspective. 'Sok. Probably should have been a period piece of 1983.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 15, 2026 10:03 PM (gKWVE)

I'm sure Wayne Gretzky watched it once or twice.

Posted by: polynikes at July 15, 2026 10:06 PM (/WQyy)

15 Howdy Dino! Evenin, Horde.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 15, 2026 10:06 PM (6lIrI)

16 Looks like Gus found a good home.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 15, 2026 10:06 PM (C0oZI)

17 The drone mosquito killer sounds interesting. We get our yard treated and the city sprays for them, probably not anything good to breathe, though. Maybe we need drones.

Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:07 PM (Dd38x)

18 I love the idea of a drone mosquito killer
Posted by: 496 at July 15, 2026 10:04 PM (sOtuf)

Its interesting, but beware unforseen consequences.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 15, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

19 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 15, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

20 PSA: Cement guys get mad when you destroy their work. You might end up with cement overshoes.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 15, 2026 10:07 PM (NnhvP)

21 15 Howdy Dino! Evenin, Horde.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 15, 2026 10:06 PM
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Howdy!

Posted by: TRex - friend of Gus dino at July 15, 2026 10:07 PM (XfIK1)

22 19 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 15, 2026 10:07 PM
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You're welcome!

Posted by: TRex - drone pilot dino at July 15, 2026 10:08 PM (XfIK1)

23 Did you know that IKEA operates a hotel in Sweden?

No housekeeping. You have to make your own bed.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 15, 2026 10:09 PM (vTZFs)

24 I'm sure Wayne Gretzky watched it once or twice.
Posted by: polynikes at July 15, 2026 10:06 PM (/WQyy)

the Great One has some hellishly large choppers now. Like he's wearing a mouthpiece.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, All Erudite and Stuff at July 15, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)

25 Did you know that IKEA operates a hotel in Sweden? It is the only one that exists.

Does each guest have to re-assemble the furniture after checking in to their room?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 15, 2026 10:09 PM (R+iUD)

26 Tis a frustrating day. Of the two 'active interview process' positions, one turned me down ("we really really liked you, but not quite enough", basically) and the other dropped the hourly rate - barely will pay the bills if they actually hire me (note this is a contract position and I haven't interviewed with the client yet, this is still 'interview process' phase).

So sick of this. God, I know You've got a plan for everyone, but I'd love to have a clue what the next step for me is gonna look like!

Posted by: RandomDave at July 15, 2026 10:09 PM (aJQbY)

27 ***mosquito killing drones
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A better idea than, Bill Gates, releasing genetically altered mosquitoes. Everything he touches turns into a human killer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 15, 2026 10:10 PM (C0oZI)

28 Thanks for the entertaining and enlightening ONT, T Rex!

So glad to hear that Gus went to a good home, even if it wasn't your home. Opportunity awaits!

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

29 I remember battle bots! I thought that was a great show, I wanted to see more of it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 15, 2026 10:10 PM (edUvp)

30 Went to the meat store today. Their stuff is top quality.
The haul:

4x Andouille sausages
4x Knockwurst
1 each bone in Berkshire pork chop
2 ea thin cut bone in porkchop
1 ea thick cut boneless pork loin chop

hoo doggies

Posted by: Don Black at July 15, 2026 10:11 PM (ZxPkt)

31 28 Thanks for the entertaining and enlightening ONT, T Rex!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 15, 2026 10:10 PM
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{crisp salute}

Posted by: TRex - bingo caller dino at July 15, 2026 10:11 PM (XfIK1)

32 No housekeeping. You have to make your own bed.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 15, 2026 10:09 PM (vTZFs)

Heh.

You know, I do not think I have ever bought an IKEA brand anything. I remember when I was buying book shelves for the apartment I found one that when put together was so far ahead of the others I had bought in quality and materials that it was plain as day. But I need a lot of books shelves so the cheaper, flimsier ones were the way to go in my mind. So I had one standout.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 15, 2026 10:12 PM (zZu0s)

33 As the Kris Kristofferson character says about Willie Nelson in the movie Songwriter: He did for the love, but he was not above the money.

Neither are Maiden.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 15, 2026 10:12 PM (QaH55)

34 Heard England lost to Argentina. Do the English have to give up the Falklands now? I mean, a small Argentine fishing boat could probably take it now. This isn't Margret Thatcher's Britain anymore. Far from it.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 15, 2026 10:12 PM (sAmhv)

35 Did you know that a Minuteman missile is bigger than a T-Rex? We went to the Minuteman museum today. And I finally got my hands on a "Delivery in 30 minutes or less" tshirt.

Posted by: pookysgirl, with missile facts at July 15, 2026 10:12 PM (IpEsz)

36 4x Andouille sausages
4x Knockwurst
1 each bone in Berkshire pork chop
2 ea thin cut bone in porkchop
1 ea thick cut boneless pork loin chop

hoo doggies
Posted by: Don Black at July 15, 2026 10:11 PM (ZxPkt)

Reading from the bottom, at first I thought that was a recipe. I was thinking 'have no idea what it is, but sounds good.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 15, 2026 10:13 PM (zZu0s)

37 >>> 34 Heard England lost to Argentina. Do the English have to give up the Falklands now? I mean, a small Argentine fishing boat could probably take it now. This isn't Margret Thatcher's Britain anymore. Far from it.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 15, 2026 10:12 PM (sAmhv)

Milei should have bet on it.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 15, 2026 10:13 PM (R+iUD)

38 10 TRex, I’m sorry that we didn’t spend more time together at the MoMe. Next year, hopefully. But thank you for coming up and introducing yourself to me.

Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 10:13 PM (77rzZ)

39 No. Just no. I am in the camp that thinks that private buyers should not own such finds. These specimens should go to museums, and scientists should be allowed to research them.

Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:13 PM (GD0B3)

40 No, no. You have to “make” your bed. Instructions with the box.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 15, 2026 10:14 PM (Jc9BQ)

41 >>> 39 No. Just no. I am in the camp that thinks that private buyers should not own such finds. These specimens should go to museums, and scientists should be allowed to research them.
Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:13 PM (GD0B3)

There was a great sock opportunity there...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 15, 2026 10:14 PM (R+iUD)

42 Just saw a headline that a woman, 91, died after crashing her minivan while on the Martha's Vineyard ferry.
Probably died of embarrassment.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 15, 2026 10:14 PM (sl73Y)

43 Did you know that a Minuteman missile is bigger than a T-Rex?

What is that in terms of giraffes?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:14 PM (Riz8t)

44 Posted by: RandomDave at July 15, 2026 10:09 PM (aJQbY)

Good luck, man. Hang in there.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 15, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)

45 Cheating at Bingo? That's low. A very public shunning is in order.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 15, 2026 10:14 PM (wVcYX)

46 Iron Maiden also recently licensed a "Trooper" IPA through Lagunitas Brewing.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 15, 2026 10:14 PM (nDXEV)

47 I was watching a video by one Chamath Palihapitiya who is a Sri Lankan/Canadian billionaire. In the video he says he would love to give 80% or more of his money to charity but the people in the government/NGOs are incompetent and should be fired.

Which is...true. I checked out what he is doing with his billion bucks instead of giving it to charity and found two things - he's got some grifting NGO in the US called FWD.us which is for legalizing all the illegals oh and he dumped his average looking Asian wife for a French woman with enormous knockers.

Funny how all these billionaires the left says they hate are the ones funding them.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 15, 2026 10:15 PM (sKqQm)

48 35 And I finally got my hands on a "Delivery in 30 minutes or less" tshirt.

Posted by: pookysgirl, with missile facts at July 15, 2026 10:12 PM
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Congrats on the swell wardrobe addition!

Posted by: TRex - dimiutive dino at July 15, 2026 10:15 PM (XfIK1)

49 TRex, thank you. I truly needed this tonight, especially the PPS call about the lady angry due to her bingo losses. Thanks for hosting Wednesdays, these are great threads!

Posted by: moki at July 15, 2026 10:15 PM (wLjpr)

50 Okay I don't have any paintings that match anything in the ONT so I'll just link one with Boobs.

Posted by: polynikes at July 15, 2026 10:15 PM (/WQyy)

51 I bought a small butcher block ikea table when I got divorced to use in our new small apartment. My boys and I shared thousands of meals around it. It is scarred and bruised and I still have it in my eating nook.

My boys and my DiL ate breakfast around it not too long ago.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (0c4bd)

52 Argentinians held up a sign referring to the Islas Malvinas (Falklands), and the English got really stupid about it and want the players banned. LOL.

Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (GD0B3)

53 I “discovered” red beans & rice some years back, dirty rice, whatever you want to call it. I was un-impressed with what is sold as Andouille sausage. I thought it was supposed to be hot, and have some kick. Lame, and chewy. I ended up preferring hamburger or even breakfast sausage. Not “authentic” but I’m not too picky so long as it tastes good.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (OPTvA)

54 Darn, we never get women flashers in cars in my town.

Posted by: Joemarine at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (y171U)

55 IT BELONDS IN A MUSEUM!

Posted by: Indiana Jones, Doctor of Archeology at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

56 Since the Falklands were topical today, I refreshed my memory. Fun fact to tell those who claim that England "colonized" the islands; when the English discovered them in 1765, there were NO human inhabitants. They're too far out in the ocean for any early people to have made it there. So the English who live their today are in fact the true descendants of the original inhabitants of the islands.

Also, England took possession of them 50 years before Argentina first existed.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (edUvp)

57 29 Battle Bots was a great show. And it had Carmen Electra doing interviews!

Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (77rzZ)

58 39 No. Just no. I am in the camp that thinks that private buyers should not own such finds. These specimens should go to museums, and scientists should be allowed to research them.

Posted by: runner
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Women?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (C0oZI)

59 Okay I don't have any paintings that match anything in the ONT so I'll just link one with Boobs.

Today's morning art was rather, uh, revealing.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (sKqQm)

60 Good: "he dumped his average looking Asian wife for a French woman with enormous knockers. "

Better: "He dumped his fishhead wife for a Finance woman with huge cannons."

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t)

61 49 TRex, thank you. I truly needed this tonight, especially the PPS call about the lady angry due to her bingo losses. Thanks for hosting Wednesdays, these are great threads!

Posted by: moki at July 15, 2026 10:15 PM
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Very kind. Thank you!

Posted by: TRex - taco bell lettuce tester dino at July 15, 2026 10:17 PM (XfIK1)

62 52 Argentinians held up a sign referring to the Islas Malvinas (Falklands), and the English got really stupid about it and want the players banned. LOL.
Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (GD0B3)

I rule that the whole England team should get red carded.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 15, 2026 10:17 PM (gKWVE)

63 The tetons, they were grand.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 15, 2026 10:17 PM (nDXEV)

64 'BELONGS'. SORRY, JUST FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS IS ALL!

Posted by: Indiana Jones, Doctor of Archeology at July 15, 2026 10:17 PM (zZu0s)

65 Keep plugging at it, RandomDave. I am sure you will come out on top soon. Sometimes it just takes a while.

Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 15, 2026 10:17 PM (3AwA+)

66 There was a great sock opportunity there...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 15, 2026 10:14 PM (R+iUD)

every comment is probably a great sock opportunity...

Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:18 PM (GD0B3)

67 No. Just no. I am in the camp that thinks that private buyers should not own such finds. These specimens should go to museums

I imagine it will end up in one regardless. It isn't like you can have an entire T-Rex skeleton in your living room, even if it's a Bezos-sized living room.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:18 PM (Riz8t)

68 I rule that the whole England team should get red carded.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 15, 2026 10:17 PM (gKWVE)

what can be worse than losing to Argentina in semis and having to play the French for the bronze ??

Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:18 PM (GD0B3)

69 I'm looking for the Wednesday ONT

*checks top pic*

I guess this is it

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 15, 2026 10:18 PM (6/7Fs)

70 Darn, we never get women flashers in cars in my town.
Posted by: Joemarine at July 15, 2026 10:16 PM (y171U)

Like topless beaches or topless protests, the idea is far more intriguing than the reality.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 15, 2026 10:19 PM (wVcYX)

71 Those wonderful folks in Pittsburgh never cease to entertain and amaze us. Way to go!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 15, 2026 10:20 PM (D/6p1)

72 You've got a plan for everyone, but I'd love to have a clue what the next step for me is gonna look like!
Posted by: RandomDave at July 15, 2026 10:09 PM (aJQbY)

Interviewing is so frustrating. I will be praying for you and hoping where you are supposed to be makes itself known asap.

Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:20 PM (Dd38x)

73 England lost to Argentina and France lost on Bastille Day.

Oy vey!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 15, 2026 10:20 PM (0c4bd)

74 I imagine it will end up in one regardless. It isn't like you can have an entire T-Rex skeleton in your living room, even if it's a Bezos-sized living room.

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Well, there is one sitting in Ken Griffins living room, or wherever he is storing his Stegosaurus....

Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:20 PM (GD0B3)

75 Ti i i ime is on my side
Yes it is
Posted by: mindful webworker - chore is fun to bee here at July 15, 2026 10:00

That's a good optimistic outlook. As for me I'm afraid with the passage of time I may end up dead. Seems to be a trend with my family.

Dad's cousin Bev died recently, it seems odd to be on the cusp of becoming the eldest generation in my family.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 15, 2026 10:20 PM (55Qr6)

76 Aetius451AD - thanks, I dunno what I'd do without the Horde to vent to occasionally.

polynikes - truly, it is art. Would hang.

Posted by: RandomDave at July 15, 2026 10:20 PM (aJQbY)

77 God, I know You've got a plan for everyone, but I'd love to have a clue what the next step for me is gonna look like!
Posted by: RandomDave at July 15, 2026 10:09 PM (aJQbY)

Hang in there. Endeavor to persevere, even.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 15, 2026 10:21 PM (wVcYX)

78 Honestly at this point I think the US should make a speech about the evils of colonization and demand Britain give the Falklands to Argentina because f*ck NAZIs.

Same reason I liked that Reagan told Argentina to FO back in the 80s.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 15, 2026 10:22 PM (sKqQm)

79 The place I go to makes all the different sausages in house.

Posted by: Don Black at July 15, 2026 10:22 PM (ZxPkt)

80 Well, there is one sitting in Ken Griffins living room, or wherever he is storing his Stegosaurus....
Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:20

The conservatory seems the best spot.

Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:23 PM (Dd38x)

81 Brunnhilde, Piper, thanks. Every encouraging word helps, y'know? Spider Robison might be a silly left-libertarian (my perception) but he gets it right sometimes - shared joy is increased.

Posted by: RandomDave at July 15, 2026 10:23 PM (aJQbY)

82 Bluff. Forbes Ave. Caller says a woman is flashing people in cars when they're stopped at the light then asking for money.

Chicago, one evening years ago. Stopped at a stoplight and a young lady standing on the corner flashed me. MiladyJo in the passenger seat did not notice. It was a freebie.

Posted by: mindful webworker - that was no lady... at July 15, 2026 10:23 PM (p+5Bi)

83 I would be featured on the scanner if they gave my dog to someone else.
Posted by: Piper

I'm not sure the Pittsburgh police department would be much help to you.

Posted by: mikeski at July 15, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

84 Thank you for the ONT, especially the Pittsburgh Scanner.

I want to know what would happen to me if I talked about Tucker, Candace, Megyn or pencil neck Kristol. Not that I plan to, I just want to know my punishment.

I own the thickest permanent record of our HS, by the way. I think the principal was afraid of me.

Carry on.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 15, 2026 10:24 PM (hzuYO)

85 God, I know You've got a plan for everyone, but I'd love to have a clue what the next step for me is gonna look like!

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..soon you will meet an interesting stranger...there is going to be a flood and ...an encounter with extraterrestrial beings!

Posted by: Baba Vanga at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (GD0B3)

86 56 Falklands

The writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez described the Falklands War as "two bald men fighting over a comb."

Posted by: mnw at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (RCjYY)

87 Personally, I’d be in favor of Argentina taking over the Falklands today.

Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (77rzZ)

88 Darn, we never get women flashers in cars in my town.
Posted by: Joemarine

Like topless beaches or topless protests, the idea is far more intriguing than the reality.
Posted by: Count de Monet

With what most panhandlers look like?

"Here's $5, just put it back on!"

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

89 We went to the Minuteman museum today. And I finally got my hands on a "Delivery in 30 minutes or less" tshirt.
Posted by: pookysgirl, with missile facts at July 15, 2026 10:12 PM (IpEsz)

A buddy and I visited there in 2017, think we were on our way to Devil's Tower. IIRC, there was another slogan that read, "If it's not there in 30 minutes, the second one is free"..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (nbLIj)

90 3 I would be featured on the scanner if they gave my dog to someone else.
Posted by: Piper

Caller says lady in workout clothes is assaulting owner of dog daycare center

Posted by: polynikes at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (/WQyy)

91 67 It isn't like you can have an entire T-Rex skeleton in your living room, even if it's a Bezos-sized living room.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:18 PM
***
Do an interweb search on "Nathan Myhrvold t-rex". I'll wait.

Posted by: TRex - interior decorator dino at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (XfIK1)

92 Bats eat mosquitoes. Cheaper than drones. Put up a bat house.

Posted by: davidt at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (Q+gd/)

93 83 I would be featured on the scanner if they gave my dog to someone else.
Posted by: Piper

I'm not sure the Pittsburgh police department would be much help to you.
Posted by: mikeski at July 15, 2026 10:24

We would be horde sourcing bail and one of our lawyers would need to brush up on criminal law. 😂

Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (Dd38x)

94 Sorry I'm late, getting yeeted by a bison has the potential to immobilize a feller for a spell.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 15, 2026 10:26 PM (PMi3m)

95 The conservatory seems the best spot.
Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:23 PM (Dd38x)

If I was a selfish billionaire who does not care about science, that is where I would display it, certainly.

Posted by: Baba Vanga at July 15, 2026 10:26 PM (GD0B3)

96 Yeah, I should have known better. The grocery store commercial Andouille is lame, despite being a little more expensive, and not even sold by the pound. Wankers. It’s OK, but.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 15, 2026 10:26 PM (OPTvA)

97 Thanks, Count de Monet. I strive to keep my wits about me.

Posted by: RandomDave at July 15, 2026 10:26 PM (aJQbY)

98 off seer sock!

Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:26 PM (GD0B3)

99 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, - that had to fun. Sounded great.

The title of my first book is going to be 'The Man With No Name.'

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 15, 2026 10:27 PM (sYM3s)

100 Hey, Piper!

Hey, ChristyBlinky!

Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 10:27 PM (77rzZ)

101 Fun Fact: The bass player from Loverboy was actually lost at sea.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 15, 2026 10:27 PM (nDXEV)

102 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Cancer markers continue to be below the "threshhold"; I have been feeling pretty good. We hope that is a good sign.

Tomorrow, Mr. TiFW and I are headed to Minneapolis for a Puzzle Parley weekend - I have been collecting antique wooden jigsaw puzzles fir many years, and the gentleman who restores these puzzles is going to be in attendance. Meeting him has been on my bucket list for several years.

Mr. TiFW will be taking a Scrollsaw Cutting Workshop while we are there - it was my way of sweetening the pot ♥️♥️♥️

While at my dentist's office this morning, I mentioned that we would be in Minneapolis this weekend, and he asked if we had plans to go to The Mall. Well, my ears perked right up - I had forgotten that the Mall of America was in Minneapolis!

I told Mr. TiFW that he can tell our dentist "Thanks a lot" the next time that he sees him....😂😂😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 15, 2026 10:27 PM (SRRAx)

103 Well, there is one sitting in Ken Griffins living room, or wherever he is storing his Stegosaurus....
Posted by: runner

As predicted:
billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin owns a massive, 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus fossil named "Apex". He purchased it at a Sotheby's auction for a record-breaking $44.6 million.

Rather than keeping it private, Griffin placed the 27-foot-long skeleton on a long-term loan at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where it is currently on public display

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:28 PM (Riz8t)

104 87 Personally, I’d be in favor of Argentina taking over the Falklands today.

Posted by: Bulg
----

What do the people who live in the Falklands think?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 15, 2026 10:28 PM (C0oZI)

105 Good evening good people.
Posted by: Tonypete

Tired of the same old grumpy replies to this greeting.

🎶I've seen all good people turn their heads each day
So satisfied, I'm on my way
I've seen all good people turn their heads each day
So satisfied, I'm on my way🎶
https://youtu.be/PB49uadFgYw

Posted by: mindful webworker - I am. Yes. at July 15, 2026 10:28 PM (p+5Bi)

106 Fun Fact: The bass player from Loverboy was actually lost at sea.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 15, 2026 10:27 PM (nDXEV)

Heh. Works every time.

Posted by: Robert Wagner at July 15, 2026 10:28 PM (zZu0s)

107 If you can afford the auction price of a T-Rex, you can afford to build the room around the T-Rex.

Posted by: Don Black at July 15, 2026 10:28 PM (ZxPkt)

108 Hi Bulg!

Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (Dd38x)

109 Can't see one of Vermeer's most famous paintings because it hangs in the private quarters of Buckingham Palace.

Posted by: polynikes at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (/WQyy)

110 I was reading about a plan to use dragonflies to kill mosquitos.

The problem: dragonflies are slow to grow and they are cannibalistic. So if you put a bunch of them in a small area they'll eat each other instead of the mosquitos

Posted by: 18-1 at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (sKqQm)

111 England lost to Argentina"

Malvinas Libre!

Posted by: man at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (XuXeR)

112 Greetings Horde

Thank you Mr. T-Rex

Still in Yosemite. Leafink Friday.

Limited connectivity.

Full after action report if I make it back.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (Dy6gY)

113 Tomorrow, Mr. TiFW and I are headed to Minneapolis for a Puzzle Parley weekend - I have been collecting antique wooden jigsaw puzzles fir many years, and the gentleman who restores these puzzles is going to be in attendance. Meeting him has been on my bucket list for several years.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 15, 2026 10:27 PM
***
That sounds suspiciously like a hobby.

Posted by: TRex - camp counselor dino at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (XfIK1)

114 ChristyBlinkyTheGreat, I think a sit-down with you would be non-stop fun. I'd just sit and soak up the stories and laugh at all the funny bits until my ribs gave way.

Posted by: RandomDave at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (aJQbY)

115 Rather than keeping it private, Griffin placed the 27-foot-long skeleton on a long-term loan at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where it is currently on public display

===

which means he is getting a massive tax deduction, but still owns the thing

Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (GD0B3)

116 TiFW, I pray that you continue to do better and better.

Have fun in Minn.

Posted by: LRob in OK at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (Jr+re)

117 The place I go to makes all the different sausages in house.
Posted by: Don Black at July 15, 2026 10:22 PM (ZxPkt)

I bought a bone-in pork shoulder and made 12 lbs of link sausage out of it. It is actually pretty good, but it is best that I made link sausage because it is a little lean otherwise.
I ground an onion in with the meat and I doubt I soaked the casings long enough because it is a tad bit salty. It is a lot of work, and it would be worse if I smoked it.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (rbvCR)

118 Good evening morons и спасибо, Дино.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (RIvkX)

119 I thought I saw in an old documentary that giant apes were the sworn enemy of dinos.

https://youtu.be/yvD3X3RcK3Y

Posted by: tankdemon at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (PMi3m)

120 I would want a triceratops myself

Posted by: Don Black at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (ZxPkt)

121 102 Bless you, TiFW!

Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 10:30 PM (77rzZ)

122 RandomDave, You are on a journey and everything you go through is a step. With each step you gain wisdom. When you finish all the steps, you will have arrived. I promise.

Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 15, 2026 10:30 PM (3AwA+)

123 Rather than keeping it private, Griffin placed the 27-foot-long skeleton on a long-term loan at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where it is currently on public display

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:28

….in the conservatory.

Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:30 PM (Dd38x)

124 a Lifetime Gift of Mr. Griffin

Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:30 PM (GD0B3)

125 TiFW

That's good news indeed.

Posted by: mnw at July 15, 2026 10:30 PM (RCjYY)

126 which means he is getting a massive tax deduction, but still owns the thing

Exactly.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:30 PM (Riz8t)

127 Tornyol uses ultrasonic sonar and autonomous guidance algorithms to locate and grind mosquitoes in its propellers.

Seems like you'd have to clean those gooey blades often.

🦟🦟🦟🚁

Posted by: mindful webworker - I am. Yes. at July 15, 2026 10:30 PM (p+5Bi)

128 The tetons, they were grand.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 15, 2026 10:17 PM (nDXEV)

We're making our way over there in about a week. Any bets on when Pooky is going to let slip in front of the kids what the name means?

Posted by: pookysgirl, place yer bets at July 15, 2026 10:30 PM (IpEsz)

129 Personally, I’d be in favor of Argentina taking over the Falklands today.
Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (77rzZ)

If the UK gets much stranger, the Falklanders may wind up being in favor of it too.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 15, 2026 10:31 PM (rbvCR)

130 107 If you can afford the auction price of a T-Rex, you can afford to build the room around the T-Rex.

Maybe THAT explains the Obama monolith.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:32 PM (Riz8t)

131 92 Bats eat mosquitoes. Cheaper than drones. Put up a bat house.

Posted by: davidt
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Purple Martins, barn swallows..

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 15, 2026 10:32 PM (C0oZI)

132 {TiFW}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)

133 I would want a triceratops myself
Posted by: Don Black at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (ZxPkt)

One of my favorite books as a kid was the one about the chicken that hatched out a triceratops.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 15, 2026 10:33 PM (rbvCR)

134 Awesome news, TiFW. Read up on the Mall of America before you go and ensure it hasn’t succumbed to unsavory types. We need you safe.

Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:33 PM (Dd38x)

135 If the UK gets much stranger, the Falklanders may wind up being in favor of it too.

At this point, I doubt the Brits could defend the Tower of London.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:33 PM (Riz8t)

136 When did bleach go from .99 cents a gallon to $4.00 for a half gallon? What the hell. I don't use a lot of bleach but damn if I know why the big increase. Sh"ts getting out of hand. Trump needs to get these costs down.

Posted by: Case at July 15, 2026 10:34 PM (IY9No)

137 Did you know that a Minuteman missile is bigger than a T-Rex? We went to the Minuteman museum today. And I finally got my hands on a "Delivery in 30 minutes or less" tshirt.
Posted by: pookysgirl, with missile facts at July 15, 2026 10:12 PM (IpEsz)

Is that how Gus is getting delivered?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 15, 2026 10:34 PM (qx7Zg)

138 On topic: Argentines are Italians who speak Spanish wish they are British act like they are French except they have a Prussian army.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 10:34 PM (RIvkX)

139 54 Darn, we never get women flashers in cars in my town.
Posted by: Joemarine

If this is the kind of woman who comes up to your car, flashing, in order to beg for money, you probably don't want to see what's under her shirt.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 15, 2026 10:35 PM (0Htd1)

140 Fun Fact: The bass player from Loverboy was actually lost at sea.
Posted by: Dr. Varno

I guess that's "fun" if you're not the bassist from Loverboy.

Posted by: mikeski at July 15, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov)

141 It was The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth

Posted by: Kindltot at July 15, 2026 10:35 PM (rbvCR)

142 Police in Ontario are reminding residents not to bring explosives to police stations...

_______________________________

That's great, Achmed. Really. That's a very nice vest..with the red cylinder thingys crafted so perfectly, and the dead man's switch. But, I'm sorry, those guys at the station don't want to see it. I'll talk to them. Maybe tomorrow.

Hey, it's the Toronto area. What did you expect. Jurisdiction of..."just leave your car keys near the front door so the home invaders can get to they easier."

Posted by: Orson at July 15, 2026 10:35 PM (dIske)

143 Personally, I'd vote for a return of the massive clouds of DDT enveloping the block, emanating from the backs of heavy duty pumper trucks, as a solution to mosquitos.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 15, 2026 10:35 PM (wVcYX)

144 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 15, 2026 10:27 PM (SRRAx)

Teresa that is so wonderful. I was devastated at your initial diagnosis but you are a fucking inspiration. And Horde Prayer is a beautiful thing!! 🩷

Posted by: ... at July 15, 2026 10:35 PM (vE0+H)

145 RandomDave you are on my list

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 10:36 PM (RIvkX)

146 I would be featured on the scanner if they gave my dog to someone else.
Posted by: Piper

I'm not sure the Pittsburgh police department would be much help to you.
Posted by: mikeski at July 15, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

I suspect the dogs would be released outside, and the people locked in the schnauzer sized cages. If there's any leftover dog poop, it gets lit next to the cages, to enhance their experience.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 15, 2026 10:37 PM (qx7Zg)

147 When did bleach go from .99 cents a gallon to $4.00 for a half gallon? What the hell. I don't use a lot of bleach but damn if I know why the big increase. Sh"ts getting out of hand. Trump needs to get these costs down.

Posted by: Case at July 15, 2026 10:34 PM (IY9No)

He shouldn't have told people to drink and inject it and build little shrines to Clorox in a makeshift altar in their garage.

Posted by: ... at July 15, 2026 10:37 PM (vE0+H)

148
Too late in the East, but those of you farther west, do check out the thin crescent Moon near the horizon after sunset. Venus will be up there putting on a bright show as well.

Leo the Lion is right near Venus, and Regulus is between Venus and the Moon.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 15, 2026 10:37 PM (w6EFb)

149 Kindltot

Nice to see you, sir. Please give a squeeze to your sweet wife. I miss y’all.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 15, 2026 10:38 PM (QCDKD)

150 143

DDT trucks would complement the asbestos kitchen tiles featured on the Cafe tonight.

Posted by: mnw at July 15, 2026 10:38 PM (RCjYY)

151 Like topless beaches or topless protests, the idea is far more intriguing than the reality.
Posted by: Count de Monet

I went to a topless beach near Venice. It's not just pretty, young women who are topless. And you should see what overweight, middle-aged men wear for bathing suits.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 15, 2026 10:39 PM (0Htd1)

152 I was reading about a plan to use dragonflies to kill mosquitos.

The problem: dragonflies are slow to grow and they are cannibalistic. So if you put a bunch of them in a small area they'll eat each other instead of the mosquitos
Posted by: 18-1

Mosquitoes being largely nocturnal and dragonflies largely diurnal is also a problem.

Not sure how they ever got the moniker "mosquito hawk."

Posted by: mikeski at July 15, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)

153 I did go to a topless beach in the Caribbean and honestly the French woman frequenting it were certainly not a negative.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 15, 2026 10:40 PM (sKqQm)

154 Salvator Mundi. Sold for over 400 million and is now hanging in MBS' yacht. sad.

Posted by: runner at July 15, 2026 10:40 PM (GD0B3)

155 He shouldn't have told people to drink and inject it and build little shrines to Clorox in a makeshift altar in their garage.
Posted by: ...

Ah, Clorox. The Greek goddess of laundry and murder scenes.

Posted by: mikeski at July 15, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)

156 All the Pittsburgh scanner offerings are great except for the fourth one. That one pisses me off. I will always leave my dog with a friend if I'm going out of town, and that's exactly why.

That being said, I'm not sure "The Golden Bone" is a good name for a kennel. A house of ill repute, maybe...

Posted by: Orson at July 15, 2026 10:41 PM (dIske)

157 The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain also does a fun arrangement of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly:

https://youtu.be/pLgJ7pk0X-s?is=Z0a2y61SA9M31nbP

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 15, 2026 10:41 PM (SRRAx)

158 Darn, we never get women flashers in cars in my town.
Posted by: Joemarine

If this is the kind of woman who comes up to your car, flashing, in order to beg for money, you probably don't want to see what's under her shirt.
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 15, 2026 10:35 PM (0Htd1)

He asks for Sydney Sweeney. He gets Nancy Pelosi.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 15, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)

159 I saw a nude beach in France, and happily the young women there were quite attractive indeed.

The challenge was to look at the girls without my then-wife noticing.

Posted by: mnw at July 15, 2026 10:43 PM (RCjYY)

160 Iron Maiden also recently licensed a "Trooper" IPA through Lagunitas Brewing.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 15, 2026 10:14 PM (nDXEV)

Dude! Must find! I love IPAs, and Lagunitas is one of my favorite breweries, and...

UP THE IRONS!!

I am sporting a tremendous woody right now!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, so easily distracted at July 15, 2026 10:43 PM (0aYVJ)

161
It isn't like you can have an entire T-Rex skeleton in your living room, even if it's a Bezos-sized living room.
Posted by: Archimedes

It would probably fit in Citizen Kane's living room.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 15, 2026 10:45 PM (Cqx++)

162 Bingo cheats are the worst

Posted by: LASue at July 15, 2026 10:46 PM (lCppi)

163 Nice to see you, sir. Please give a squeeze to your sweet wife. I miss y’all.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 15, 2026 10:38 PM (QCDKD)

We need to come visit you, I know.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 15, 2026 10:46 PM (rbvCR)

164 Laundry detergent is getting high too. $10.00 for a half gallon. Seems like anything you pick up at the store is at least $5.00. Things are getting ridiculous.

Posted by: Case at July 15, 2026 10:47 PM (IY9No)

165 There’s an awesome clip of the danish National Symphony performing the Dune (1984) theme.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 15, 2026 10:47 PM (4g5V+)

166
This lunation will be the Buck Moon, if you go by the common calendar month naming convention. I don't like that and prefer the seasonal convention. Under that, this will be the Sturgeon Moon, the second full Moon of astronomical summer. They will be out of sync until May of next year when the true Blue Moon resets it.

The last lunation was the shortest of the year, and this one will be one hour and 3 minutes longer.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 15, 2026 10:48 PM (w6EFb)

167 159 I saw a nude beach in France, and happily the young women there were quite attractive indeed.

The challenge was to look at the girls without my then-wife noticing.
Posted by: mnw at July 15, 2026 10:43 PM (RCjYY)

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So the eyes popping and the aah-OOOOO-gah horn weren't dead giveaways then?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 15, 2026 10:48 PM (u/oMr)

168 I've been to Portugal. I don't know if the beaches were topless but the women often did without anyway.
And yeah, the paunchy balding 39 year old men in speedos were there.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 15, 2026 10:48 PM (gKWVE)

169 Great video on the Starship launch. Really enjoyed it, thanks.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 15, 2026 10:48 PM (2NHgQ)

170 165 There’s an awesome clip of the danish National Symphony performing the Dune (1984) theme.

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Are they in the nude?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 15, 2026 10:49 PM (u/oMr)

171 149 Hey, Nurse Ratched.

Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 10:49 PM (77rzZ)

172 Laundry detergent is getting high too. $10.00 for a half gallon. Seems like anything you pick up at the store is at least $5.00. Things are getting ridiculous.

And how much of that is retailers struggling to maintain their already slim margins in the face of state legislatures cranking up the minimum wage?

Posted by: Blanco Basura at July 15, 2026 10:49 PM (D4WJT)

173 154

Wonder why MBS would want an extraordinarily expensive picture of Jesus.

Posted by: mnw at July 15, 2026 10:49 PM (RCjYY)

174 Rather than keeping it private, Griffin placed the 27-foot-long skeleton on a long-term loan at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where it is currently on public display

Posted by: Archimedes at July 15, 2026 10:28 PM (Riz8t)

How long before it, too, relocates to Florida.

Posted by: LASue at July 15, 2026 10:50 PM (lCppi)

175 113 Tomorrow, Mr. TiFW and I are headed to Minneapolis for a Puzzle Parley weekend - I have been collecting antique wooden jigsaw puzzles fir many years, and the gentleman who restores these puzzles is going to be in attendance. Meeting him has been on my bucket list for several years.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 15, 2026 10:27 PM
***
That sounds suspiciously like a hobby.
Posted by: TRex - camp counselor dino at July 15, 2026 10:29 PM (XfIK1)

Well, it would be more of a hobby if I actually put them together once in a while, rather than just hoarding them.

I spend most of my hobby time working on needlework projects (cross stitch and crochet).

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 15, 2026 10:50 PM (SRRAx)

176 Hey, it's the Toronto area. What did you expect. Jurisdiction of..."just leave your car keys near the front door so the home invaders can get to they easier."
Posted by: Orson at July 15, 2026 10:35 PM (dIske)

Where they will punish YOU for making it easier for thieves to enter the vehicle. Now, common sense should tell us not to do that, sure, but is it not interesting the police will come after YOU for that, not the perp?

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 15, 2026 10:51 PM (4g5V+)

177 Teresa in Fort Worth- thats wonderful news. Hearing about your progress always brightens my day!

Posted by: LASue at July 15, 2026 10:51 PM (lCppi)

178 ….in the conservatory.
Posted by: Piper at July 15, 2026 10:30 PM (Dd38x)

… with a lead pipe.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 15, 2026 10:52 PM (Jc9BQ)

179 And how much of that is retailers struggling to maintain their already slim margins in the face of state legislatures cranking up the minimum wage?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at July 15, 2026 10:49 PM (D4WJT)

Not an issue in TX for there is no state minimum wage here, fortunately.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 15, 2026 10:52 PM (4g5V+)

180 79 The place I go to makes all the different sausages in house.
Posted by: Don Black

Well, sure. All the sawdust on the floor and lips and assholes are put to good use.

Posted by: Waste Not, Want Not at July 15, 2026 10:53 PM (hVCM7)

181 Cheese Danish?

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 15, 2026 10:53 PM (wVcYX)

182 Do an interweb search on "Nathan Myhrvold t-rex". I'll wait.
Posted by: TRex - interior decorator dino at July 15, 2026 10:25 PM (XfIK1)
* * * *
What a great story and an amazing home!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 15, 2026 10:53 PM (D/6p1)

183 144 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 15, 2026 10:27 PM (SRRAx)

Teresa that is so wonderful. I was devastated at your initial diagnosis but you are a fucking inspiration. And Horde Prayer is a beautiful thing!! 🩷
Posted by: ... at July 15, 2026 10:35 PM (vE0+H)

Don't know that I am so much "inspirational", rather than f***ing lucky that so far medications have been working for me. So many people with this type of cancer are not as fortunate as I have been.

I do know that Horde prayers have definitely helped! ♥️♥️♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 15, 2026 10:53 PM (SRRAx)

184 ….in the conservatory.
Posted by: Piper

… with a lead pipe.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

No, with a dinosaur bone. Haven't you been following along?

Posted by: Professor Plum at July 15, 2026 10:54 PM (VHUov)

185

New York lawmaker, Nikki Lucas, proposed a 10% discount for shoppers who use the self-checkout lane. The bill, which was introduced in May, would only require retail establishments that also sell food to provide the discount.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 15, 2026 10:55 PM (Cqx++)

186
I say "true" Blue Moon, but all this stuff was invented in the early 20th Century by an editor of the Maine Farmer's Almanac. There's no ancient tradition of any sort with it.

But, the seasonal convention does do the most astronomically and logically consistent job of fitting the occasional oddball 13th full Moon in tropical year into thing while respecting the real old traditions.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 15, 2026 10:56 PM (w6EFb)

187 Click on King Kong and you get Godzilla.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 15, 2026 10:56 PM (Cqx++)

188 Hi folks. RtC also says hi, though that might have been a yawn.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 15, 2026 10:57 PM (CHHv1)

189 TiFW - Good news: Halleluah! Forgot to mention you at the prayer meeting tonight, but I prayed for your continuing improvement just now. Enjoy the Mall of America!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 15, 2026 10:58 PM (Jc9BQ)

190 I was fortunate enough to see the dinosaur exhibit in the Museum of Natural History when on my bucket list trip to NYC in May. I was gawking like a school kid the entire time I was there -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 15, 2026 10:58 PM (SRRAx)

191 🚨We interrupt the merriment for a serious matter.🚨

DAYLIGHT STUPID TIME

House passes Daylight Saving Time reform as Trump signals support for ending clock change
"For decades, we have accepted this ritual of springing forward and falling back, even though it disrupts routines, throws off our sleep and creates unnecessary frustration for families across the country," Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., said Tuesday, detailing how the clock changes have disrupted her infant daughter's sleep schedule. "Let's stop asking Americans to reset their clocks every March and November," she continued. "Let's provide some certainty and consistency and a little more sunshine at the end of the day.🤦‍♂️
h/t MJA, IOTWreport
iotwreport.com/
house-passes-daylight-saving-time-reform/

Midwest Chick: I don’t care as long as the time changes stop
For my part, I like DST. I like having extra time after work to get stuff done.🤦‍♂️

Apologies to those who like DST, but it's as ignorant as needing the government to tell you to breath.

Daylight Saving Time: The Simple Alternative
How free people would handle the seasons
mindfulwebworks.com/radical/daylight

Resume frolicking

Posted by: mindful webworker - I am. Yes. at July 15, 2026 10:59 PM (p+5Bi)

192 That GB&U theme was fun - halfway through I was thinking “I just wish they’d done Ecstasy of Gold “ and there it was! Second half of that clip.

My only slight criticism is that the Soprano in Ecstacy of Gold had a nice voice, but when Enrico Morricone directed it himself, he got an Italian Opera diva who could out punch the entire brass section by herself. The part kinda calls for that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 15, 2026 10:59 PM (wLnmp)

193 No, with a dinosaur bone. Haven't you been following along?
Posted by: Professor Plum at July 15, 2026 10:54 PM (VHUov)

I obviously haven’t a Clue.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 15, 2026 11:00 PM (Jc9BQ)

194 Yo Dino!

Iron Maiden and ABBA connected? Sounds like one of my playlists!

Posted by: Doof at July 15, 2026 11:00 PM (QLC6i)

195 I saw a nude beach in France, and happily the young women there were quite attractive indeed.

The challenge was to look at the girls without my then-wife noticing.
Posted by: mnw

So the eyes popping and the aah-OOOOO-gah horn weren't dead giveaways then?
Posted by: Cicero

He said "French" women. The weedy little Citroen horn sound wouldn't alert anyone. As long as she's not looking at you when your beret pops off your head and spins around, you're fine.

Posted by: mikeski at July 15, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)

196 OK, so time to liven this thread up: BOOBS!

Posted by: Bulg at July 15, 2026 11:01 PM (77rzZ)

197
As was the case in the early '70s when we tried permanent DST, this will last one winter. The higher latitudes in the western edges of the time zones (looking at you Michigan and Indiana) will have sunrise times as late as 9:30AMish.

That didn't fly then, and it won't fly now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 15, 2026 11:01 PM (w6EFb)

198 A new Pew Research Center poll found that 44% of Muslim Americans view Hamas favorably.

The survey also found that 17% of Black Protestants hold a favorable view of Hamas, 8% of Catholics, and 4% of White evangelical Protestants.

Only 26% of Muslim Americans said they view Israelis favorably, compared with 74% of White evangelical Protestants, 55% of Black Protestants, and 51% of Catholics.

The poll also found younger Americans across religious groups are more likely to view Palestinians favorably than Israelis, with favorable attitudes toward Israelis declining among both Republicans and Democrats over the past decade.

Foundation for Defense of Democracies researcher Hussain Abdul-Hussain said the findings resemble polling among Palestinians.
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They call it a Pew poll for a reason...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 15, 2026 11:02 PM (C0oZI)

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