Thursday Overnight Open Thread - July 30, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Thursday ONT! Mixed bag of content for those who care. Open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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From the "Wait - she wasn't already dead??" files --

It is with profound sorrow that we bid farewell to Jeanne Gibson, our beloved Rosie the Riveter, has passed away today, July 29, 2026, at the remarkable age of 100. With her passing, we don't simply mourn the loss of a beloved friend, we honor the life of an American hero whose courage, dedication, and unwavering spirit helped shape history, and will continue to inspire generations to come.
At just 18 years old, Jeanne left her home in Minnesota in the summer of 1944 and answered her nation's call, becoming a welder at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle. With determination and grit, she helped build destroyers that strengthened the Allied war effort during World War II. She later continued her service with the Army Transportation Corps in Juneau, Alaska, embodying the resilience and patriotism of the Greatest Generation.

Read the whole thing here

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Still a mystery

Jimmy Hoffa disappears on this day in 1975. Do you know where he is? pic.twitter.com/Z178GoAulw
— SweetMarie (@Oceanbreeze473) July 30, 2026

Conspiracy theories abound. Are any answers found in this video? You be the judge.

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Also on this date in history - a Goose got cooked

40 years...
July 29 1986 - July 29 2026
R.I.P.
Lt. JG Nick Bradshaw
callsign: Goose pic.twitter.com/Z1GnssXZnk
— 80s Nostalgia Channel (@80s_channel) July 30, 2026

Here's the scene from the movie.

Very enjoyable movie. As was the sequel that came out recently.

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Feel good story

Couple who welcomed more than 60 foster children honored by Savannah Bananas

A South Florida couple who has opened their home to dozens of children is being recognized by the Savannah Bananas through the team's Bananas Foster initiative.
John and Tammy McGuire were honored during a recent Florida game for their commitment to foster care and adoption, causes that have long been part of their family history.

"My grandmother and grandfather ran an orphanage, and John's mother adopted a relative placement," Tammy McGuire said.
The McGuires had children of their own when they decided to become foster parents, believing they could make a difference in the lives of children in need. Over the years, 61 children have stayed in their home.

Bravo to the McGuires for making a difference for all of those children!

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Not all heroes wear capes

Apparently if you are messing with Flock cameras, You can just tell the cops you are doing an update.

The more you know! pic.twitter.com/vstfJ71Y0k
— PNWGUERRILLA (@pnwguerrilla) July 29, 2026

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I am not ready for this - are you?

Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next

Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving technology.
Amazon’s fully autonomous Zoox vehicles got approval Thursday to begin charging customers for rides in the specially designed cars that feature four inward-facing seats once they secure state and local approval. Zoox has already been offering free rides in Las Vegas and San Francisco since last year. At least a couple people were waiting at most stops Thursday afternoon for rides up and down the Vegas strip aboard one of the distinctive boxy-shaped vehicles.
“It’s kind of scary at first, but when I just got used to it, it’s really cool and chilling. I really liked the music and how you can adjust the temperature,” Chloe Huu from Ann Arbor, Michigan, said after taking a ride in a Zoox Thursday. But the projected wait time for the ride kept changing, which made it hard to plan.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also proposed a rule last month to allow robotaxis to operate without brake pedals, but that proposal is still pending. Administrator Jonathan Morrison said his agency wants to update the regulations to fit these fully autonomous vehicles while still acting as the “cop on the beat to make sure that this is being done right.”

Long article. Check out the whole thing.

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DJ Doof - Taking an 80s Walk Edition

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Tonight's ONT brought to you by stuff you wish you didn't know existed

Although I can’t quote the exact verse, I’m pretty sure it says in the Bible that if you make a Spaghetti-O’s gelatin dish you go straight to hell. pic.twitter.com/sGKcJxlLYU
— SweetMarie (@Oceanbreeze473) July 30, 2026

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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at July 30, 2026 09:52 PM (EJE3y)

2 I hate spaghetti-Os.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 30, 2026 09:52 PM (2WIwB)

3 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 09:53 PM (NQoRK)

4 Sidecar is a great summer cocktail when you've got a lemon tree. Maybe even if you don't. Refreshing.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 30, 2026 09:53 PM (U/Byj)

5 *pulls out pocketwatch* *taps*

Thanks for the early ONT.

All aboard.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 09:56 PM (zZu0s)

6 Is my watch wrong?

Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 09:56 PM (OoFl2)

7 I hate spaghetti-Os.
Posted by: Diogenes

Absolute garbage.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 09:57 PM (NQoRK)

8 Sidecar is a great summer cocktail when you've got a lemon tree. Maybe even if you don't. Refreshing.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 30, 2026 09:53 PM (U/Byj)

Concur.
And the tree smells wonderful when it blooms.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 30, 2026 09:57 PM (2WIwB)

9 Use a url shortener [Doof]

Posted by: Herrick at July 30, 2026 10:00 PM (VymGc)

10 Duh...

Posted by: Boomer at July 30, 2026 10:00 PM (9EaCT)

11 Presto

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 30, 2026 10:00 PM (826kS)

12 Tomato gelatin. Pretty sure that earns a night in the box.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 10:01 PM (zZu0s)

13 I’m pretty sure it says in the Bible that if you make a Spaghetti-O’s gelatin dish you go straight to hell.

Lutheran potlucks are hell?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 30, 2026 10:02 PM (l3cgK)

14 I don't love spaghetti-o's, but I've had my fair share. That ring looked disgusting

Posted by: 496 at July 30, 2026 10:02 PM (TtNb7)

15 I'm surprised that the photographer didn't shoot the barn using a Dutch angle.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

16 At least a couple people were waiting at most stops

So... it's actually a REALLY small bus.

Posted by: GWB at July 30, 2026 10:03 PM (kU0PQ)

17 Do you know where he is?
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Left field.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 30, 2026 10:04 PM (826kS)

18 Chef Boyardee all were bland as hell. Give me some spice! Its like old people italianesque.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 10:04 PM (zZu0s)

19 I hate spaghetti-Os.
Posted by: Diogenes

Absolute garbage.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 09:57 PM (NQoRK)

Add hot sauce and parmesan cheese and they are slightly whelming

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:04 PM (QMAsf)

20
So. This is an ONT. I never seen the like.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 30, 2026 10:05 PM (O0L8i)

21 "Walk Like an Egyptian"--Bangles

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 30, 2026 10:05 PM (l3cgK)

22 Still a mystery

Exit 13 on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

23 I saw a post on X about Cueta, Spain being in North Africa.

Sure enough. It is not on the Iberian Peninsula.

Will Spain ask NATO for help? LOL.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 30, 2026 10:06 PM (qFwJc)

24 Ain't it funny how time slips away.
—Marty McFly

Posted by: mindful webworker - one point twenty-one jiggawatts at July 30, 2026 10:06 PM (/YSzp)

25 I hate spaghetti-Os.
Posted by: Diogenes

Absolute garbage.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 09:57 PM (NQoRK)

Would you change your mind if I told you that they were invented in NYC at 3am?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 30, 2026 10:06 PM (ExV1e)

26 Add hot sauce and parmesan cheese and they are slightly whelming
Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:04 PM (QMAsf)

Pretty much all canned good with 'cheese flavor' are horrifying in the same way.

Just spend an arm and a leg on some of that Rana premade pasta and get a jar of your preferred pasta sauce.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

27
Chef Boyardee all were bland as hell

___________

Ettore Boiardi also provided rations during WWII.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 30, 2026 10:07 PM (O0L8i)

28 Hey, All. Spaghettios are awesome, as are all Chef Boyardee products.

Posted by: Bulg at July 30, 2026 10:07 PM (77rzZ)

29 Sorry I'm late. I was making a dish for the potluck and had to wait for the gelatin to set.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:07 PM (2RJDy)

30 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (BW+Gb)

31 Will Spain ask NATO for help? LOL.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 30, 2026 10:06 PM (qFwJc)

That Moroccan who outright said he had problems with a murder back home, I'm sure, wetted a lot of panties up in Brussells and Berlin

Posted by: gKWVE isn't talking about urine at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (gKWVE)

32 Is my watch wrong?
Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 09:56 PM (OoFl2)

Is it a Swatch? Lie to me if you have to!

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (QMAsf)

33 Would you change your mind if I told you that they were invented in NYC at 3am?
Posted by: I used to have a different

My Nonna would tell my 5 sisters that nothing is open after midnight except for jail and their legs.

No, she really said shit like that.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (NQoRK)

34 Sorry I'm late. I was making a dish for the potluck and had to wait for the gelatin to set.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:07 PM (2RJDy)

Carrots? Lime jello?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)

35 Amazon’s fully autonomous Zoox vehicles got approval Thursday to begin charging customers for rides in the specially designed cars that feature four inward-facing seats once they secure state and local approval.

Uh huh. So, tell me how they'll react when a drunk illegal alien driving 100 mph on the wrong side of the road heads for it?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (1Ff7Z)

36 The movie The Irishman has a fairly plausible scenario of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance

Posted by: Don Black at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (ZxPkt)

37 Watching "the bombing of pan am 103" on netflix

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 30, 2026 10:09 PM (z3n3v)

38 I hated the first Top Gun movie. Except for Goose. He was cool.

I do like the new one, though. Not great, but good enough.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at July 30, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)

39 Jimmy Hoffa: Cornerstone of the Community

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 30, 2026 10:09 PM (kpS4V)

40 Sorry I'm late. I was making a dish for the potluck and had to wait for the gelatin to set.
Posted by: tankdemon

I have never experienced anything made in those copper fish shaped jello molds that hung on the walls during the late 60's.

My life is incomplete.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (NQoRK)

41 I hate spaghetti-Os.
Posted by: Diogenes

Absolute garbage.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 09:57 PM (NQoRK)

Would you change your mind if I told you that they were invented in NYC at 3am?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 30, 2026 10:06 PM (ExV1e)

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No.
And I bet he grew okra in the back yard.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (2WIwB)

42 I don't love spaghetti-o's, but I've had my fair share. That ring looked disgusting
Posted by: 496 at July 30, 2026 10:02 PM (TtNb7)

I thought it was a crazy-ass donut.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (1Ff7Z)

43 Loved Top Gun and RIP to Goose.

Thanks for the ONT, Doof.

Love Steve Miller and Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler and band always seemed to be having a great time!

Do you think anyone was hungry enough to eat that hidous jello/spaghetti O horror?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (hzuYO)

44 I hated the first Top Gun movie. Except for Goose. He was cool.

I do like the new one, though. Not great, but good enough.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at July 30, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)

Was it ace and garrett slow dancing on the beach after the volleyball game?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

45 That's one of the most repulsive things I've ever seen.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (viF8m)

46 My Nonna would tell my 5 sisters that nothing is open after midnight except for jail and their legs.

No, she really said shit like that.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (NQoRK)

The world would be a better place if it had more Nonnas like that today.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 30, 2026 10:11 PM (ExV1e)

47 Chef Boyardee all were bland as hell

___________

Ettore Boiardi also provided rations during WWII.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 30, 2026 10:07 PM (O0L8i)

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And they were still feeding us them in the 70's.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 30, 2026 10:11 PM (2WIwB)

48 32 Is my watch wrong?
Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 09:56 PM (OoFl2)

Is it a Swatch? Lie to me if you have to!

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (QMAsf)

Somewhere I have this old digital watch whose time is stuck on F:AP...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 30, 2026 10:11 PM (l3cgK)

49 we honor the life of an American hero whose courage, dedication, and unwavering spirit helped shape history, and will continue to inspire generations to come.

Rosie the Riveter was the poster child for poster childs.

Posted by: mindful webworker - salute! at July 30, 2026 10:11 PM (/YSzp)

50 I know that barn in the top photo. Also another barn skiing somewhere...Steamboat Springs?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 30, 2026 10:12 PM (hzuYO)

51 That Moroccan who outright said he had problems with a murder back home, I'm sure, wetted a lot of panties up in Brussells and Berlin
Posted by: gKWVE isn't talking about urine at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (gKWVE)

And some of them were women.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

52 39 Jimmy Hoffa: Cornerstone of the Community

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 30, 2026 10:09 PM (kpS4V)

The foundation upon which the building sits...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 30, 2026 10:12 PM (l3cgK)

53 That Spaghetti-Os abomination is what they serve bad Italians in Hell. Mangia, Benito!

Soon, Anthony. Soon.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 30, 2026 10:12 PM (kpS4V)

54 Spaghetti-Os were pretty gnarly back in the day. Edible if you didn’t think about it too much. They cannot possibly have improved in the years since.

Whomever developed “Meat Glue” should deserve a special place in hell.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 30, 2026 10:12 PM (zom6H)

55 32 Is my watch wrong?
Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 09:56 PM (OoFl2)

Is it a Swatch? Lie to me if you have to!
Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (QMAsf

I bet there are still some at my Dad’s house, I had a collection!

Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 10:12 PM (OoFl2)

56 Was it ace and garrett slow dancing on the beach after the volleyball game?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0

Possibly, but I think it was when Tom Cruise flexed while checking his watch.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at July 30, 2026 10:12 PM (0aYVJ)

57 In continuance of the evening's musical theme:

https://youtu.be/Cv6tuzHUuuk

Gentlemen, you might want township to 2:45.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:13 PM (2RJDy)

58 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Apparently, having an iron infusion will wear a person out for a couple of days afterward - who knew?

Anyway, it's nice to know why I have been SOOOO exhausted today!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 30, 2026 10:13 PM (SRRAx)

59 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco!

Posted by: TRex - jello mold dino at July 30, 2026 10:13 PM (yqadF)

60 Carrots? Lime jello?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)

Cottage cheese and Lime Jello is the West Coast preference. Had it at Viking Hus all the time.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

61 I have never had spaghettios. My mother would never buy anything like that.

Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 10:13 PM (OoFl2)

62 Is it a Swatch? Lie to me if you have to!

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:08 PM (QMAsf)
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Doof, I have a box of Swatches. Some of them just scream 80's.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 30, 2026 10:14 PM (kpS4V)

63 Watching "the bombing of pan am 103" on netflix
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 30, 2026 10:09 PM (z3n3v)

I knew someone on that plane.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

64 Interesting question. City allowed a Flock camera, onto someone's private property?

I know about public easements, but did they PAY the property owner? That is NOT City Property, it belongs to a private company.

And someone putting a camera onto MY private property? Yeah... non starter.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 30, 2026 10:14 PM (mP0Kj)

65 Uh oh!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 30, 2026 10:15 PM (Cqx++)

66 Sorry I'm late. I was making a dish for the potluck and had to wait for the gelatin to set.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:07 PM (2RJDy)

Did you use sliced bananas and carrots in the jello?

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (wVcYX)

67 61 I have never had spaghettios. My mother would never buy anything like that.
Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 10:13 PM (OoFl2)

I never had SpaghettiOs until I was living in Barracks with only a microwave to heat stuff...

Those, and Dinty Moore Beef stew...

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (mP0Kj)

68 My son and DIL live in Savannah. Two kids of their own and 3 adopted after fostering them for years. All 3 were nearly feral when they were taken in, all are living a good life now.

Posted by: Bananas Foster at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (JM9I6)

69 Jimmy Hoffa disappears on this day in 1975. Do you know where he is? pic.twitter.com/Z178GoAulw

— SweetMarie (@Oceanbreeze473) July 30, 2026

Endzone @ Giants Stadium.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (0W2r0)

70 More walking music:

https://youtu.be/nUnYH4vCf-I

Johnette has an underrated voice.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (2RJDy)

71 I hated the first Top Gun movie. Except for Goose. He was cool.

I do like the new one, though. Not great, but good enough.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at July 30, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)

I used to like Tom Cruise. Once he HAD to make Jim Phelps the villain, I've never watched the little fruit in anything since.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

72
I never had SpaghettiOs until I was living in Barracks with only a microwave to heat stuff...

___________

Wot? Not straight out of the can?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (O0L8i)

73 Can we just agree on the term “grandmother” for the mother of one’s parents?

Posted by: Bulg at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (77rzZ)

74 >>I have never had spaghettios. My mother would never buy anything like that.

Constantly short on money college me did. They were not good and they sure as hell don't look more appealing on top of a gelatin mold.

Who would even think of making that?

Posted by: JackStraw at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (viF8m)

75 Jimmy Hoffa disappears on this day in 1975. Do you know where he is?

Probably in the same place as Anthony Fauci's ethics and sense of shame.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (Riz8t)

76 "Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise": 🎶

https://tinyurl.com/4ry7kpwa

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (kpS4V)

77 nerd tidbit I figured out today. On some systems, including ours at work using a # symbol to comment out an incrontab line causes the incrond to suck up huge amounts of memory and eventually mess up the system when it runs out of available memory.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (PV+Zw)

78 58 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Apparently, having an iron infusion will wear a person out for a couple of days afterward - who knew?

Anyway, it's nice to know why I have been SOOOO exhausted today!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 30, 2026 10:13 PM (SRRAx)

There is Iron in your words... oh..... wait...

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (mP0Kj)

79 That's one of the most repulsive things I've ever seen.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (viF8m)

Then you've never seen a pigs foot suspended in jello. Piet de Jambon or something. Ancien? I dunno. French disgusting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (zZu0s)

80 Watching "the bombing of pan am 103" on netflix
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 30, 2026 10:09 PM (z3n3v)

I knew someone on that plane.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

Same here. Army buddy of mine.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (2WIwB)

81 Doof, I have a box of Swatches. Some of them just scream 80's.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 30, 2026 10:14 PM (kpS4V)

Did you have the little rubber guards?

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (QMAsf)

82 66 Did you use sliced bananas and carrots in the jello?
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (wVcYX)

I was inspired by Hector Boardi.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (2RJDy)

83 From the Cafe:

67 I'm imagining that arachno-bot weaving a baby into swaddling webs, attaching it to a wall, and singing German lullabies to it.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 30, 2026 07:44 PM (kpS4V)

Plot twist: the lullaby is "Du Hast"
Re-twist: the baby likes it

Posted by: SciVo at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (Sy6m/)

84 66 Sorry I'm late. I was making a dish for the potluck and had to wait for the gelatin to set.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:07 PM (2RJDy)

Did you use sliced bananas and carrots in the jello?

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (wVcYX)

Spaghetti-O’s

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 30, 2026 10:18 PM (l3cgK)

85 Thanks Doof, Steely Dan and Dire Straits...perfect almost end to the week (and Month)

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 30, 2026 10:18 PM (XfIK1)

86 72
I never had SpaghettiOs until I was living in Barracks with only a microwave to heat stuff...

___________

Wot? Not straight out of the can?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (O0L8i)

/Raises his nose in a snooty manner...

No... I was Navy, not a Marine...

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 30, 2026 10:18 PM (mP0Kj)

87 That's one of the most repulsive things I've ever seen.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (viF8m)

Tell me you've never been to a nude beach without actually saying you've never been to a nude beach.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 30, 2026 10:18 PM (wVcYX)

88 Howdy, Doof!

Spaghetti-Os JELLO ring - northern Lutherans most assuredly to blame....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 30, 2026 10:19 PM (2M7lc)

89 Good evening morons e grazie Disco

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2026 10:19 PM (JvZF+)

90 61 I have never had spaghettios. My mother would never buy anything like that.
Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 10:13 PM (OoFl2)
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My sweet Mama was not a good cook, but even she would not fix that horror. She inherited her talent from her English mother who cooked bland. My brothers would laugh at me if she made meatloaf as I'd hide it the best I could in mashed potatoes. It had the consistency of a sponge and I still haven't figured out how she did that...and don't want to know.

Thankful my father's mother was a fantastic cook of everything as she learned as a day student at a French convent. On the border of MS and LA. I learned there is good food you can make from her: French, Creole, seafood, and she baked. Fantastic.

I left you a note at the cafe about us painting cabinets for one of our bathrooms a couple of years ago. Dark teal...when I saw your kitchen post.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 30, 2026 10:20 PM (hzuYO)

91 Jimmy Hoffa was dumped in the Meadowlands.

It is what it is.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2026 10:20 PM (JvZF+)

92 87 That's one of the most repulsive things I've ever seen.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (viF8m)

Tell me you've never been to a nude beach without actually saying you've never been to a nude beach.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 30, 2026 10:18 PM (wVcYX)

Nude Beach 1980's? Wowzers...

Nude Beach Now? uh.... no...

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 30, 2026 10:20 PM (mP0Kj)

93 First World Problem: I had to change the phone number I've had for twenty years. You would think all website designers would put the "Change your phone number" function in the same place. You would be wrong.

Not to mention how many sites wanted to send a text to my old (dead) number for log in verification.

On the upside, a few people I don't ever want to talk to again can no longer call me!

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 30, 2026 10:20 PM (jhu71)

94 Those, and Dinty Moore Beef stew...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 30, 2026 10:16 PM (mP0Kj)

Dirty Moore beef stew used to be a LOT better than it is now. Dad would always take two slices of bread, lay them on the plate and ladle the stew on top. Salt pepper. Delicious.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 30, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)

95 We came to the US from Germany late '86. Ended up with no personal car so rented one for a trip to Florida. Turned on the radio at our 15 yr old's demand and the tune was Walk Like an Egyptian. We all laughed very heartily!!

Posted by: LRob in OK at July 30, 2026 10:20 PM (Jr+re)

96 Can any musical theme based on walking be complete without Nancy Sinatra?

https://youtu.be/GM1kzbAgo_E

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:20 PM (2RJDy)

97

Lace W
@LaceW297666
3h
Replying to @Steve09812
There were actually 5 people that represented Rosie the Riveter. The actual model that was used was Rose Will Monroe: Died May 31, 1997, at age 77; the physical model who starred in the promotional war-bond film and images. Jeanne Gibson that passed today was the last survivo

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 30, 2026 10:21 PM (Cqx++)

98 I only ever got canned spaghetti at grandma's house. This is partly why it so beloved.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2026 10:21 PM (JvZF+)

99 Sorry, Chef Boyardee stuff is awesome.

Posted by: Bulg at July 30, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)

100 >>Tell me you've never been to a nude beach without actually saying you've never been to a nude beach.

Point taken.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 30, 2026 10:21 PM (viF8m)

101 Say what you will about Hoffa, but he cemented his legacy.

Posted by: Otto Penn at July 30, 2026 10:21 PM (JHVDg)

102 19 I hate spaghetti-Os.
Posted by: Diogenes

Absolute garbage.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 09:57 PM (NQoRK)

Add hot sauce and parmesan cheese and they are slightly whelming
Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:04 PM

Crumble a generous amount of Ritz crackers on top, and eat it in layers with the cracker topping still crisp.

That offsets the gelatinous nature intrinsic to Spaghetti-Os.

It is almost like you people are starting to forget your starving student days.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 30, 2026 10:22 PM (HlyYF)

103 Thanks Doof, Steely Dan and Dire Straits...perfect almost end to the week (and Month)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 30, 2026 10:18 PM (XfIK1)

You have good taste in music!

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:23 PM (QMAsf)

104
Did you have the little rubber guards?
Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026
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Yeah, but they didn't survive.

One watch was so neon and Nu Wave that I was told not to wear it in uniform.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 30, 2026 10:23 PM (kpS4V)

105 Missing Persons was a fav back in the day. Dale Bozzio, before the band, in Hustler, definitely before the Brazilian trend. Not too bad. Made enjoying the music even better.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 30, 2026 10:23 PM (QaH55)

106 83
Plot twist: the lullaby is "Du Hast"
Re-twist: the baby likes it
Posted by: SciVo at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (Sy6m/)

Of course the baby is going to like it.

I did hum The Immigrant Song to my grandson while rocking him. Gotta get them appreciating the finer things early in life.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM (2RJDy)

107 It is almost like you people are starting to forget your starving student days.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 30, 2026 10:22 PM (HlyYF)

Hey there! Haven't seen you in a while. Hope all is well!

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf)

108 It is almost like you people are starting to forget your starving student days.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 30, 2026 10:22 PM (HlyYF)

I survived one summer on mac & cheese and frozen pot pies, alternating. 25 cents each.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM (wVcYX)

109 Chef Boyardee ravioli. Eaten out of the can. Cold. In a drizzling rain. While your boots are wet.

Good times. Good times.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM (jhu71)

110 Evening, all

Posted by: caf at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM (fawlF)

111 Your meatloaf can get a texture of sponge if you let the meat get too warm and knead it too hard. I will guess your mom also liked to cook things from a cold oven to far too hot. That can make hamburger "toothsome"

Posted by: Kindltot at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM (rbvCR)

112 Chef Boyardee canned ravioli is not bad, at least it wasn't when I last ate it twenty years ago. Put a little of your own tomato sauce on top to make it spicier.

Posted by: Joemarine at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM (y171U)

113 Those, and Dinty Moore Beef stew...
Posted by: Romeo13

I lived on DMBS. Security guard job I had in high school was at Diamond Shamrock Chemicals private hanger at Love Field in Dallas. They had cabinets stocked with that and Hormel Chili. And a fridge full of cokes. We could have what we wanted. Since we couldn't leave, and there weren't many places open in 1981 overnight...

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM (0W2r0)

114 Sorry, Chef Boyardee stuff is awesome.
Posted by: Bulg at July 30, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)

I don't remember if there were ravioli, but the straight spaghetti with meatballs is good enough. Probably because it's dry. I don't like soupy spaghetti. I don't usually eat it anymore either. Mom ain't around to make it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 30, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

115 Is it just me, or did anybody else get a "Content unavailable" message on The Cure video?

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:26 PM (2RJDy)

116 Say what you will about Hoffa, but he cemented his legacy.
Posted by: Otto Penn

I'm pretty sure that when (if?) we get to Heaven, Saint Peter's waiting room has a list on the wall of FAQs.

Where is Jimmy Hoffa? (and the answer) is certain to be on that list.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 10:26 PM (NQoRK)

117 73 Can we just agree on the term “grandmother” for the mother of one’s parents?
Posted by: Bulg at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (77rzZ)

Oh Bulg, the different terms are warm and endearing. They inspire memories and invoke feelings. Nonna is typical for Italian families. My French grandmother was Memere. I am Gigi and if you called me grandmother, you would see a side of me one rarely ever sees. Trust this.

Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 10:26 PM (OoFl2)

118 I have never experienced anything made in those copper fish shaped jello molds that hung on the walls during the late 60's.

My life is incomplete.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (NQoRK)
====

Mrs. F. makes an awesome salmon dip and uses that mold.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2026 10:27 PM (JvZF+)

119 Never did like the Chef Boyardee stuff. Very blech. Even as a kid.

My starvation food as a single guy was canned chili, fried hot dogs on white bread, and oatmeal.

And on payday, a sixer of Michelob and Taco Bell. Tacos were like 60 cents each back the day.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at July 30, 2026 10:27 PM (0aYVJ)

120 It is almost like you people are starting to forget your starving student days.

We ate a lot of pasta, potatoes, bread and hamburger.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2026 10:28 PM (NQoRK)

121 Is it just me, or did anybody else get a "Content unavailable" message on The Cure video?
Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:26 PM (2RJDy)

Just checked it and it works fine for me

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:28 PM (QMAsf)

122 Hey there! Haven't seen you in a while. Hope all is well!

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM

Howdy Doof!

Still spending lots of time on the lives of the generation above me, and the generation below me.

Everybody doing fairly well, but it is a lot of work to keep all those plates spinning at the same time without letting any crash to the ground.

Hope everything is going well on your end?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 30, 2026 10:30 PM (HlyYF)

123 I would eat spaghettos right out of the can. No hot sauce or Parmesan. Loved them chilled

Posted by: Accomack at July 30, 2026 10:30 PM (1Vo6X)

124 I finally watched "Song, Sung, Blue" today. Not bad.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 30, 2026 10:30 PM (VCgbV)

125 45 That's one of the most repulsive things I've ever seen.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 30, 2026 10:10 PM (viF8m)

This is an ONT, you are going to have to be more specific.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:31 PM (2RJDy)

126 109 Chef Boyardee ravioli. Eaten out of the can. Cold. In a drizzling rain. While your boots are wet.

Good times. Good times.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM (jhu71)

A-firm

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 30, 2026 10:31 PM (QaH55)

127 My grad student menu
-groats and oats
-hamburger helper no hamburger
-frozen ravioli
-fresh spinach and kimchi
-protein powder

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2026 10:32 PM (JvZF+)

128
I left you a note at the cafe about us painting cabinets for one of our bathrooms a couple of years ago. Dark teal...when I saw your kitchen post.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
Ohhhhh….sounds very cool! I wonder if I should horde source my decisions. Just repaint the same colors or totally new. I picked the original colors, so it’s not that I don’t like it. And the house is open, so there has to be some connection. But I literally painted every single thing in this house black fox or Greek villa. Nothing else.

Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 10:32 PM (OoFl2)

129 On the advice of counsel, Doof Enterprises, LLC invokes our 5th amendment privilege in response to any questions you may have tonight..
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And presumably, the next 110 hostings.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 30, 2026 10:33 PM (XeU6L)

130 I survived one summer on mac & cheese and frozen pot pies, alternating. 25 cents each.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM

Yep.

The Marie Callendar chicken pot pies are surprisingly decent now. When the fridge is empty and you don't have time to run to the store, two piping hot out of the microwave are decent.

Wish they were still 25 cents though.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 30, 2026 10:33 PM (HlyYF)

131 Not a grandpa yet, but I called my grandparents Grandma and Grandpa. It fits with my family's history. I do like Abuelo and Abuela, though. Spanish has a nice sound to it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at July 30, 2026 10:34 PM (0aYVJ)

132 Hope everything is going well on your end?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 30, 2026 10:30 PM (HlyYF)

All is well here, thanks. My problems are all first world variety.

Will I see you at the ranch this year?

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)

133 Great ONT, Doof! Thanks.

Fantastic photo of the Tetons up top. They are stunning in person.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 30, 2026 10:35 PM (D/6p1)

134 115 Is it just me, or did anybody else get a "Content unavailable" message on The Cure video?

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:26 PM

I got it to play. Clicked since I hadn't heard that song in a while.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 30, 2026 10:35 PM (HlyYF)

135 133 Great ONT, Doof! Thanks.

Fantastic photo of the Tetons up top. They are stunning in person.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 30, 2026 10:35 PM (D/6p1)

Tetons are always stunning....

At least until they sag...

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 30, 2026 10:35 PM (mP0Kj)

136 >>This is an ONT, you are going to have to be more specific.

I've done some things in my life I'm not proud of, but I've never eaten a Spaghetti-O and gelatin mold. And I never will.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 30, 2026 10:36 PM (viF8m)

137 130 I survived one summer on mac & cheese and frozen pot pies, alternating. 25 cents each.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 30, 2026 10:24 PM

Old girlfriend was a grad student. She lived on frozen bean burritos. They were like 4 for a dollar or something.
You know, they weren't bad...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 30, 2026 10:36 PM (QaH55)

138 Great ONT, Doof! Thanks.

Fantastic photo of the Tetons up top. They are stunning in person.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 30, 2026 10:35 PM (D/6p1)

Howdy LS!

So you're saying the Tetons are real and spectacular?

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:37 PM (QMAsf)

139 76 "Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise": 🎶

https://tinyurl.com/4ry7kpwa

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 30, 2026 10:17 PM (kpS4V)

I think that I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:37 PM (2RJDy)

140 131 Not a grandpa yet, but I called my grandparents Grandma and Grandpa. It fits with my family's history. I do like Abuelo and Abuela, though. Spanish has a nice sound to it.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at July 30, 2026

The men in my family are Grandaddy. Because the South. Except my mom’s dad- he was (are you ready?) Bumpa. Because he saw it in a movie, thought it was hysterical, and that was what it would be.

He also had a song and dance he did to get rid of warts (he played the guitar). It was a series of specific circle directions. I wish I could remember the lyrics, but I never had a wart, so it was just my cousins. It worked, though, so…*twilight zone music*.

Posted by: Piper at July 30, 2026 10:38 PM (OoFl2)

141 Fantastic photo of the Tetons up top. They are stunning in person.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 30, 2026 10:35 PM (D/6p1)

On a clear day you can see them from as far away as Craters of the Moon on the Idaho side. Spectacular.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at July 30, 2026 10:38 PM (0aYVJ)

142 Will I see you at the ranch this year?

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:34 PM

Definitely!

Bride of PI already told me to reserve the dates.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 30, 2026 10:38 PM (HlyYF)

143 We have a regular who was booked on 103

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2026 10:38 PM (vE0+H)

144 121 Is it just me, or did anybody else get a "Content unavailable" message on The Cure video?
Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:26 PM (2RJDy)

Just checked it and it works fine for me
Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2026 10:28 PM (QMAsf)

Must be my VPN or browser (Duck Duck Go.)

Posted by: tankdemon at July 30, 2026 10:38 PM (2RJDy)

145 There was the Chef Boyardi camp, and there was the Franco American camp, which was my grocery shopping mother's camp. So I was forced into the latter, until college, when I discovered the former. Better.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 30, 2026 10:39 PM (sl73Y)

146 Shopping meme for the guys

https://youtu.be/4lich6R2zbs?t=117

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 30, 2026 10:39 PM (qx7Zg)

147 A lot of people are turned off by gelatinous anything. I'm kind of partial to it. Oysters. Good pate. Gefilte fish. Jello.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2026 10:39 PM (JvZF+)

148 117 Piper, I did not know my grandparents (except for my maternal grandmother, of whom I was somewhat afraid), so I will take your word for it. But in my Dutch family, “grandparents” were generally referred to as such. They were not cuddly figures.

Posted by: Bulg at July 30, 2026 10:40 PM (77rzZ)

149 The guy in the camera spoof; Elmer Fudd's grandson?

Posted by: Archer at July 30, 2026 10:41 PM (wvc0i)

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