Monday Overnight Open Thread (8/3/26)

["The Turtle River" 24" x 48" acrylic - Mis. Hum.]

The Quotes of The Day

Quote I
"We're not meeting the moment!" James Carville

Quote II
“One of the new, soon-to-be Democratic congresspeople, Darlesia Chavalier, supports seizing all properties from landlords and said, ‘Seize the means of production.’ Mamdani has said ‘The end goal is seizing the means of production.’ I think they want to seize the means of production.”
“Now, maybe you missed that in school or missed school altogether, but THAT'S COMMUNISM.” Bill Maher

Quote III
“Important announcement: I am upping my offer, $10 million dollars for a head-to-head basketball game between the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces and a boy’s high school state title team of my choice.If the Aces beat my team, I will give them $10 million.” Clay Travis

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One of the critical technical problems faced by the many proposed data center satellite constellations is how they will radiate the heat of their computer processes.

The satellite computer startup Sophia Space has now obtained a patent for technology it created in partnership with JPL that it says could solve this issue. Startup Sophia Space gets patent for technology that will shed heat from data center satellites

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Pray for Wisconsin on election day in November. Having this woman as governor would be devastating.

Francesca Hong stormed out of her kitchen at Madison’s Morris Ramen to become the first Asian American member of the Wisconsin Legislature. Now she’s running for Governor.
Francesca Hong: At 18, I had a mental breakdown. I didn't actually walk at my high school graduation because I had been hospitalized for a week at a child psychiatric hospital. I just felt like nothing had meaning anymore. It was a numbness that took over, and a pain that I couldn't describe. I couldn't feel anymore, and that scared the hell out of me. And I found myself self-harming to feel something.
Marsh: Were you cutting yourself?
Hong: It was cutting. I was diagnosed with bipolar disease. I was taking SSRIs and I'd overdosed on lithium. I didn't know why I couldn't connect with people deeper, and that pushes you into isolation. But in restaurants, I didn't feel that. You see the best and worst of people here. It’s like, everyone wants to feel like they belong. I think a lot of the root causes were in being an immigrant's daughter, and wondering if my sacrifices would ever really justify my parents leaving their homeland to create a new life for me. And I think the people who come into restaurants come from so many different backgrounds and life experiences, and the best restaurant teams take care of one another so that you don't have to think about if you belong here or not.

And who says woke progressives don't have mental health issues?

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Better late than never. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Florida carries out rare double execution including ex-cop who killed girl, 11
Florida has taken the ‘incredibly rare’ step of executing two prisoners on the very same day.
Former police officer James Duckett, 68, and Dominick Occhicone, 80, both died at Florida State Prison near Starke on Tuesday.
The two men were put to death by lethal injection just five hours apart, becoming the 11th and 12th people executed by the state this year.
Duckett was convicted of the 1987 rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee. Occhicone received the death penalty for murdering his former fiancée’s parents, Raymond and Martha Artzner, in 1986.

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"The movement has begun." Or as we say at Misanthropic Acres a new grifter movement has begun.

MTG Teams Up With Tucker Carlson and Thomas Massie to Plot New Political Party: ‘The Movement Has Begun’

(Photo via: @fmrrepmtg on X)

What an adorably cute photo of Women Scorned, Inc. I wonder if their menstrual cycle is synchronized yet.

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As Col. Hannibal Smith once said, I love it when a plan comes together.

The court’s orders blocking the law took effect on July 21, less than three weeks after the effective date of the ban. Despite the uncertainty of whether SB 749 would take effect on July 1 due to the litigation from pro-Second Amendment groups, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and FPC, AR-15s and similar firearms that would be covered by the ban were flying off the shelves, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported in June.
“They’re buying the living daylights out of ARs,” Karen Ballengee, owner of Southern Police Equipment, said. “They’re buying guns as fast as they can get their hands on them.”

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The ONT Musical Interlude & Wild Blueberry Emporium

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The Mystery Click & The Emporium feature tunes that have been playing lately at Camp Misanthrope.

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Cold feet? More like hot water. Genius Award Winner

JULY 29--Setting fire to the church where you are scheduled to be married is no cure for a bride-to-be’s cold feet.
Police allege that a 25-year-old woman started a blaze earlier this month inside a Utah church as family members were setting up for a wedding ceremony planned for the following day, according to a probable cause affidavit.
After a fire alarm sounded inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Kaysville, a Salt Lake City suburb, relatives were able to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher and “water from some of the wedding decorations.”
There were six individuals in the church (seen above) when the fire was lit. “The cost of building repair to date is just over $108,000,” police noted.
The blaze, arson investigators reported, appeared to have started beneath a chair stacked along a wall in the church’s Relief Society room. “Under one of the chairs appeared to be items that were out of the ordinary, including what appeared to be a tampon with the applicator on the floor,” a cop reported.

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Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Ineptitude.

Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire & AceCorp, LLC. Dewey, Cheatem & Howe, S.C. has opined that is the only notice you Morons need. That and there is no more credit at the liquor store.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 10:02 PM

Comments

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1 1

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 03, 2026 10:02 PM (2n5IR)

2 Poised on the brink of extraordinary and positive change
or was I just dreaming that? Oh, well. Hello.

Posted by: mindful webworker - inordinately ordinary at August 03, 2026 10:02 PM (0poB+)

3 Hello, earthlings;

www.youtube.com/watch?v=M__w1pUjHJg

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 10:02 PM (4tmEn)

4 Lovely colors in that painting

Posted by: 496 at August 03, 2026 10:03 PM (MprtZ)

5 Yay ONT!!! Now for the content. Oh, and hello everyone!

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 03, 2026 10:03 PM (2n5IR)

6 Amazing speed there, John. Congrats.

Posted by: mindful webworker - merely next at August 03, 2026 10:03 PM (0poB+)

7 Great painting!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 03, 2026 10:03 PM (hzuYO)

8 Monday, Monday ...

Bah bah bah bah bah bah, bum bum ...

Posted by: Adriane the Critically Critical Critic . . . at August 03, 2026 10:03 PM (3ZUWJ)

9 Coooookiiiieeeesssss.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 03, 2026 10:03 PM (YlWIZ)

10 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 03, 2026 10:04 PM (uoXeR)

11 Top pic: no shortage of happy little trees

Posted by: mindful webworker - merely next at August 03, 2026 10:05 PM (0poB+)

12 Clay Travis keeping his money is a lead pipe cinch.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 03, 2026 10:05 PM (YlWIZ)

13 You say “seize the means of production”; but I say “put one right between the runnin’ lights”

Stupid bastards

Posted by: Common Tater at August 03, 2026 10:05 PM (Uhisz)

14 Turtle River? I've always heard it's Turtle Creek.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 03, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

15 Happy to see a new ONT.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 03, 2026 10:05 PM (jMluN)

16 This tranny scandal is, of course, demonic.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 03, 2026 10:06 PM (YlWIZ)

17 Hey, is that Ace's Vespa?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 03, 2026 10:07 PM (6/7Fs)

18 Mis Hum. Outstanding painting. I love it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 03, 2026 10:07 PM (0aYVJ)

19 MTG Teams Up With Tucker Carlson and Thomas Massie to Plot New Political Party: ‘The Movement Has Begun’

Go away loser nobodies. You're wasting your time.

(pulls off their faces, exposing a donkey)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 03, 2026 10:07 PM (1Ff7Z)

20 ***Quote I

"We're not meeting the moment!" James Carville***
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This is a sham link. It does not go to Carville not only that I clicked several links from that link and none, NONE of them go to Carville speaking.

Shit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 10:08 PM (4tmEn)

21 Is that scooter worth tying up to that poor little Charlie Brown tree?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 03, 2026 10:08 PM (jMluN)

22 The scooter HAD to be tied to the little tree - it's a Limited Edition and they are disappearing daily!!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 10:08 PM (Jr+re)

23 Thank you all for your commentary on tonight's opening picture.
And as always, my work can be purchased for a nominal fee

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (CkDaS)

24 Clay Travis is just being a huge troll. And I love it.

Also, I might not be able to fix that bride who lit the fire in the church, but based on the one pic I saw of her, I'd be tempted to give it a shot

Posted by: 496 at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (RnjC7)

25 Carrying out the death penalty 40 years after the crime is useless.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (KC5Lt)

26 Real brain trust over at Tucker's place.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (6/7Fs)

27 Nice pastoral scene in the painting, Misanthropic Humanitarian.You have skill.

I would not want to canoe that, as it seems to be flat water with no current.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (u82oZ)

28 Yes, the Movement has begun!

The Bowel Movement...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (mP0Kj)

29 Florida carries out rare double execution...

_______________________

I wished they still used the electric chair....then I could have said:

" Duckett made a point of complaining that the seat was cold. Occhicone, whose execution immediately followed said 'it seemed warm to him'."

Posted by: Orson at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (dIske)

30 Thanks for the ONT, Mis Hum.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (Jr+re)

31 Misanthropic Humanitarian

I have two of your paintings enshrined at my house.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:10 PM (u82oZ)

32 Turtle River? I've always heard it's Turtle Creek.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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Which one?
The rich neighborhood in the Dallas area, or the poor one upstream from Letterman's old stomping grounds?

Posted by: buddhaha at August 03, 2026 10:10 PM (Lmo2r)

33 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 03, 2026 10:11 PM (sAmhv)

34 Hello, earthlings;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M__w1pUjHJg
Posted by: Braenyard

Is it too weird that when I hear Sinatra singing, I usually just think of Manchurian Candidate?

Posted by: mindful webworker - MisHum is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful... at August 03, 2026 10:11 PM (0poB+)

35 Which one?
The rich neighborhood in the Dallas area, or the poor one upstream from Letterman's old stomping grounds?
Posted by: buddhaha at August 03, 2026 10:10 PM (Lmo2r)

Sooo... if'n ya go tub'n there... it's

Turtles, all the way down?

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 03, 2026 10:11 PM (mP0Kj)

36 Thank you all for your commentary on tonight's opening picture.
And as always, my work can be purchased for a nominal fee
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (CkDaS)

Yes, it is a nice picture.

So, if you purchase that picture in the next thirty minutes, does the buyer also get a heads up on your next post to be able to get the "first?"

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 03, 2026 10:11 PM (1Ff7Z)

37 Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Ineptitude.
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It's lazy, but I think the presence of the bike "chain" will still stop that from wheel from going around too many times, so no one's driving that scooter away.

Someone might pick it up and toss it in the back of a pickup, maybe.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 03, 2026 10:12 PM (vSvIl)

38 Sorry I'm late, the fight against J. Wellington Wimpy for the last escape pod took longer than I expected.

Side note, anybody who gave him cheeseburger money this past week expecting to get paid tomorrow might be disappointed.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 03, 2026 10:12 PM (tB9ZP)

39
My word, these Mormons! First Mark Hofmann, now this reluctant bride,* getting out of their obligations by burning and exploding things. Get hold of yourselves and solve your problems normally, Mormons.

*and some Happy Trad Family influencers who were actually child abusers in between

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:13 PM (mmrXZ)

40 Evening all,

We have a launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-53
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: August 4, 2026 PDT
Launch Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT (1400 UTC, 16:00 CEST)

https://youtu.be/18lBZDObHp0

Those who weren't here earlier, we have a new kitten. He's a cutie!

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258

Posted by: Joyenz at August 03, 2026 10:13 PM (2F0/Y)

41 So, if you purchase that picture in the next thirty minutes, does the buyer also get a heads up on your next post to be able to get the "first?"
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 03, 2026 10:11 PM (1Ff7Z)

NO, but WAIT! Buy now and we'll send you a Free Set of Ginzu knives... they slice, they dice...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 03, 2026 10:13 PM (mP0Kj)

42 Fauci Has Been Taken Into Custody

Don't tease me, bro!

Posted by: mindful webworker - Hangin's too good for some folks at August 03, 2026 10:13 PM (0poB+)

43 "We're not meeting the moment!" James Carville

You absolutely are, Jimbo. This is the rotting fruit of your despicable labors. Bathe in it, you vile, small, man.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 03, 2026 10:13 PM (sAmhv)

44 Fetterman, dammit!.
You'd think that autocucumber would recognize a sitting US Senator, and not confuse it with a washed up late night comedian.

Posted by: buddhaha at August 03, 2026 10:13 PM (Lmo2r)

45 36 Thank you all for your commentary on tonight's opening picture.
And as always, my work can be purchased for a nominal fee
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (CkDaS)

Yes, it is a nice picture.

So, if you purchase that picture in the next thirty minutes, does the buyer also get a heads up on your next post to be able to get the "first?"
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 03, 2026 10:11 PM (1Ff7Z)

Only if full price is paid.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:13 PM (CkDaS)

46 ‘The Movement Has Begun’

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I say that every time I take a shit

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 03, 2026 10:15 PM (9CZQg)

47 Which one?
The rich neighborhood in the Dallas area, or the poor one upstream from Letterman's old stomping grounds?
Posted by: buddhaha at August 03, 2026 10:10 PM (Lmo2r)

The housing development in the north part of my town.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 03, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

48 [carefully surveys the banks of the Turtle river from concealment, looking for snipers]

Howdy MisHum!
Seriously...very nice painting.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2026 10:15 PM (XeU6L)

49
Took 40 freaking years to execute those guys. The one was 68 years old. He lived substantially more of his life after the murder than before.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:15 PM (mmrXZ)

50 Thanks for the dandy ONT, Mis Hum!

Great artwork up top. The greens of the vegetation and the blues of the water are a fascinating blend.

That final photo is not ineptitude, but the hallmark of a high trust society. If the bike is still there when the owner returns, he may have high confidence that he is in a high trust society. If not, well, he chose poorly.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 03, 2026 10:16 PM (D/6p1)

51 Thomas Eagleton

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 03, 2026 10:16 PM (Cqx++)

52 MTG Teams Up With Tucker Carlson and Thomas Massie to Plot New Political Party: ‘The Movement Has Begun’

The Explosive Diarrhea Party!

Good Luck!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 03, 2026 10:16 PM (sAmhv)

53 17 Hey, is that Ace's Vespa?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 03, 2026 10:07 PM (6/7Fs)

Not any more.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 03, 2026 10:16 PM (tB9ZP)

54 Those Florida executions were about 30 years overdue. But good anyway.

Posted by: Cosda at August 03, 2026 10:16 PM (aZBZS)

55
We have a launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-53
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: August 4, 2026 PDT
Launch Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT (1400 UTC, 16:00 CEST)

Posted by: Joyenz

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After that one I saw the other night, I'm going to try to see that one, too.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:17 PM (mmrXZ)

56 Also, I might not be able to fix that bride who lit the fire in the church, but based on the one pic I saw of her, I'd be tempted to give it a shot
Posted by: 496 at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (RnjC7)

Some things are not fixable: "Do you guys want sparkling or regular water?"

https://tinyurl.com/hbnku242

Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

57 Cosda

Clear the backlog. Make the time from sentencing to execution a year.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:17 PM (u82oZ)

58 25 Carrying out the death penalty 40 years after the crime is useless.
Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (KC5Lt)

So I take it you are not in the "Deterrence Camp"?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:17 PM (CkDaS)

59 Oh gosh. It's our MisHum😜
Hi dude.....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 03, 2026 10:17 PM (348x5)

60 Oh I love this one, MisHum!

Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:18 PM (Dd38x)

61 50 Thanks for the dandy ONT, Mis Hum!

Great artwork up top. The greens of the vegetation and the blues of the water are a fascinating blend.

That final photo is not ineptitude, but the hallmark of a high trust society. If the bike is still there when the owner returns, he may have high confidence that he is in a high trust society. If not, well, he chose poorly.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 03, 2026 10:16 PM (D/6p1)

Trust but verify, eh?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:18 PM (CkDaS)

62

Gonna Booglarize ya, baby

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 03, 2026 10:19 PM (Cqx++)

63 If ace needs more bling for the crows, he can auction off Firsts. Can he bill the trolls?

I want the Blade to pay double the going rate.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:19 PM (u82oZ)

64 The DSA operation is basically what Trump did writ large, and from the Left. Remember Trump came on the scene with all these "crazy" "extreme" proposals like the "muslim ban" and then gradually softened as he gained more and more followers while still keeping some ideas that would have seemed extreme except compared to things like the muslim ban, so now previously "tough" ideas like sealing the border or actually kicking people out is softened.

This is what the Democrats are doing right now. By presenting full throated communism and having their "mainstream" explicitly denounce it, they are effectively using the Trump Strategy but as the greater party at large.

This gives them two huge advantages to go with all the other advantages it gives. One, it extinguishes all previous accusations from Republicans and Trump that mainstream Democrats are communists. What the Democrats are saying is "no, *these* are the communists". As the Democrats slowly absorb the energy and ideas and "soften" to the more "moderate" solutions, they get the advantage of both an appearance of moderation AND jerking the country Left while having it seem totally organic.

Posted by: ... at August 03, 2026 10:19 PM (vE0+H)

65 Misanthropic Humanitarian, your paintings are getting better and better! I've had soft pastel lessons and paint when I have my act together (which is never). Several framed.

One key is asymmetrical number of trees, etc. and you've got that compared to other paintings a few months ago.

Also, the water reflection is not easy and is lovely in this one. My teacher (lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains) said to achieve this sometimes hold the painting upside down before finishing.

This one is very pretty.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 03, 2026 10:19 PM (hzuYO)

66 Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 03, 2026 10:17 PM (348x5)

Hey there.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:19 PM (CkDaS)

67 Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra

An armed society that grants trust reluctantly is a sound society. Like the Wild West.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:20 PM (u82oZ)

68 Francesca Hong is an anchor baby Chinese govt. operative.

Vote at will.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 10:20 PM (4tmEn)

69 Clear the backlog. Make the time from sentencing to execution a year.

Seems like each state could allow a brief period to contest/appeal the ruling followed immediately by a review in the state supreme court, which is about as far us as most reviews/appeals go (there aren't that many death sentences), then execute the bastard. Especially child murderers.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 10:20 PM (Jr+re)

70 44 Fetterman, dammit!.
You'd think that autocucumber would recognize a sitting US Senator, and not confuse it with a washed up late night comedian.
Posted by: buddhaha

No Jews.

Posted by: AutoCorrect at August 03, 2026 10:20 PM (sAmhv)

71 >>>>>>
Clear the backlog. Make the time from sentencing to execution a year.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
-------Why so long?

Posted by: Cosda at August 03, 2026 10:21 PM (aZBZS)

72 I wanna be in that painting

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at August 03, 2026 10:22 PM (0TVIV)

73 {{{COMountainMarie}}}

I trust you are thriving and avoiding hungry bears.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:22 PM (u82oZ)

74 After that one I saw the other night, I'm going to try to see that one, too.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:17 PM (mmrXZ)

If you have good conditions and view, definitely record it.

Posted by: Joyenz at August 03, 2026 10:22 PM (2F0/Y)

75 Cosda

Clear the drugs out of the system for harvesting the organs, naturally. China and blue city gunshot ICUs are leading the way.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:23 PM (u82oZ)

76 Made it home. Lucy got her butt shaved and the cyst lanced and drained. Shot of abx, pain meds and a cone.

That’s what I get for trying to take a little vacation.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at August 03, 2026 10:23 PM (FlHFA)

77
If you have good conditions and view, definitely record it.
Posted by: Joyenz

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Will do.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:24 PM (mmrXZ)

78 Mixed nuts.

The beautiful and charming Ms. Hong's chief of staff has PTSD.

https://tinyurl.com/32bbznnh

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, and You're Not at August 03, 2026 10:25 PM (ndZc7)

79

re: The DNC vs the DSA?

The Sister Souljah moment of 2026?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 03, 2026 10:25 PM (Cqx++)

80 {{{nurse ratched.}}}

No guilt trips for vacations, please.

It's another story to tell the grandbabies.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:25 PM (u82oZ)

81 This one is very pretty.

Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 03, 2026 10:19 PM (hzuYO)

Thank you.
And you are most certainly welcome.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:26 PM (CkDaS)

82 nurse, decades ago, we had a big tom cat, a Burmese, who showed up with a swollen drippy tail. Took him to a vet. After close examination, he told me the cat was a coward and had been bitten at the base of his tail, probably by another cat. I wanted to stop feeding him but another party in the marriage disagreed.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 10:26 PM (Jr+re)

83 Remember Trump stole the middle from both parties and made it the general proviso of the Republicans while leaving Democrats where they were - out in the old, dead, leftard cold.

So now instead of trying to claw that middle back by going to the actual center, Democrats are presenting a brand new open extreme (which was really what they've been all along) and inventing a brand new middle whole cloth which is just slightly to the right of the new "extremists". They will get people back that way, especially against a Republican Party that no longer has Trump at the helm, which may suddenly seem aged, stale, established or "stuck in the past".

It's an operation. The whole thing is planned. Democrats don't take a shit in the morning without their marching orders.

Posted by: ... at August 03, 2026 10:26 PM (vE0+H)

84 Celerity is part of Justice as well, it isn’t just the certainty, the speed as well.

The classic example is the mental case that tried to shoot president-elect Roosevelt when he was visiting Miami with Chicago mayor Tony Cermak. FDR was unhurt, Cermak was wounded.

Cermak died after two weeks, so they switched to a murder trial midstream. The perp was apprehended, arraigned, tried, convicted and executed in 32 days.

These days they would have barely scheduled a press conference

Posted by: Common Tater at August 03, 2026 10:27 PM (Uhisz)

85 https://tinyurl.com/hbnku242

Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)
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Yikes. Point taken.

Posted by: 496 at August 03, 2026 10:27 PM (BZ3bm)

86 76 Made it home. Lucy got her butt shaved and the cyst lanced and drained. Shot of abx, pain meds and a cone.

That’s what I get for trying to take a little vacation.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at August 03, 2026 10:23 PM (FlHFA)

Sorry to hear about your dear Lucy. Hope she has a fast recovery and you get some vay-kay.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:28 PM (CkDaS)

87 Wife: You’re shirtless?

(husband nods)

Wife: And covered in…oil?

Husband: Well, you know how you always say I never glisten?

Wife: Listen. You never listen.

Husband: oh.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:28 PM (u82oZ)

88 68 Francesca Hong is Korean. Her parents came on student visas. They were eventually naturalized, but she was born while they were on the student visas.

Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:29 PM (Dd38x)

89 ***MTG Teams Up With Tucker Carlson and Thomas Massie to Plot New Political Party: ‘The Movement Has Begun’
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For me, not for thee party. That picture is so Americanesque.

https://youtu.be/6GmYsHZjTPk&t=17

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 10:29 PM (4tmEn)

90 “Now, maybe you missed that in school or missed school altogether, but THAT'S COMMUNISM.” Bill Maher

The left is playing a game now.

Like roads or library...har har you are a socialist too!

Ask the left why they don't go form a socialist commune on their own? Har har socialism means the government controls ALL means of production.

Oh and for those not following this closely the means of production includes your hands and your brain.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 03, 2026 10:29 PM (sKqQm)

91 68 Francesca Hong is an anchor baby Chinese govt. operative.

Vote at will.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 10:20 PM (4tmEn)
__________________________

I'm more interested in her being thrown in the literal "looney bin" when she was 18 for an entire week. They don't to that lightly. She was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder.

Who knows. if she hits her head will campaigning she might come out the other end conservative.

Posted by: Orson at August 03, 2026 10:30 PM (dIske)

92 Quote II
“One of the new, soon-to-be Democratic congresspeople, Darlesia Chavalier, supports seizing all properties from landlords and said, ‘Seize the means of production.’ Mamdani has said ‘The end goal is seizing the means of production.’ I think they want to seize the means of production.”

Seize this, AWFL Honkus!

Posted by: Count de Monet channeling Josephus (Mel Brooks is a genius) at August 03, 2026 10:31 PM (wVcYX)

93 Mis Hum that painting is lovely.

Posted by: ... at August 03, 2026 10:31 PM (vE0+H)

94 Poor Lucy!

Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:31 PM (Dd38x)

95 She’s a “paperwork American”. The courts have just piled atrocity upon atrocity with their bullshit rulings

Posted by: Common Tater at August 03, 2026 10:32 PM (Uhisz)

96 Carrying out the death penalty 40 years after the crime is useless.
Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (KC5Lt)

Agreed. The immediacy of deterrence has gone out the window, and the poor suffering families of the murder victims are tortured by the delays. Execution date should be no more than 90 days after the final appeal is heard. And every delaying tactic used by the defense, or anti-death penalty busybodies, should result in a 10% reduction of the voltage used in the chair, making for a longer and more painful death.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 10:32 PM (1z8ji)

97 Orson

I thought that worked only for a stoke victim whose wife left him.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:32 PM (u82oZ)

98 ‘The Movement Has Begun’

Talk about being the turd in the punchbowl.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2026 10:33 PM (2GVsD)

99 66 TheMum...
Good to see you coming around

I hope you and your lovely one are catching many yummy fish.😲😲!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 03, 2026 10:33 PM (348x5)

100 And yes what I'm saying is the DSA deployment for this election season and well into our future, is a purebred genuine Hawaiian Kush DNC op.

Posted by: ... at August 03, 2026 10:33 PM (vE0+H)

101 95 She’s a “paperwork American”. The courts have just piled atrocity upon atrocity with their bullshit rulings
Posted by: Common Tater at August 03, 2026 10:32 PM (Uhisz)

She is an anchor baby, but her parents were not here illegally. I guess that is something. I guess. Sort of.

Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:34 PM (Dd38x)

102 "HONK FOR HONG HONKEY!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2026 10:34 PM (2GVsD)

103 Howdy MisHum!
Seriously...very nice painting.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2026 10:15 PM (XeU6L)

I will second that, Mike!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 10:34 PM (1z8ji)

104
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, and You're Not at August 03, 2026 10:25 PM (ndZc7)

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

omg. To take that apart...

She did not arrive in America until AFTER 9/11...

But she suffers more than anyone because of Islamophobic backlash...

Also because of constant anxiety that she's perceived as unAmerican...

And other unspecified assaults on her very being...

And because she herself is a memory of a terrorist attack.

/fin

This could be a cool party game. You draw a random atrocity out of a hat and devise some daisy chain of consequences that makes you the biggest victim of all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:34 PM (mmrXZ)

105 Anna Puma

The positive outlook is this is another split the unhinged vote total effort.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:34 PM (u82oZ)

106 She’s a “paperwork American”. The courts have just piled atrocity upon atrocity with their bullshit rulings

By their decision a German child born to a German couple in 1942 Warsaw is a Polish citizen.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 03, 2026 10:35 PM (sKqQm)

107 She is an anchor baby, but her parents were not here illegally. I guess that is something. I guess. Sort of.
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No it really isn’t, this is my point. The courts are full of shit

Posted by: Common Tater at August 03, 2026 10:35 PM (Uhisz)

108 Piper et al

Look up the strange and disturbing case of Alice Leal Guo

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2026 10:36 PM (2GVsD)

109 Those Florida executions were about 30 years overdue. But good anyway.
Posted by: Cosda at August 03, 2026 10:16 PM (aZBZS)

To be fair, I believe much of the delay can be laid to lawfare by the Left.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 10:36 PM (1z8ji)

110 I thought that worked only for a stoke victim whose wife left him.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:32 PM (u82oZ)
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No, you've got it all wrong. She was real broken up for him and his incapacitation, swearsies

Posted by: 496 at August 03, 2026 10:37 PM (pvZnA)

111 Short anectdote about locking up bikes. Waaay back, I walked out of my apartment to see the lock on the chain securing my CB750 had been cut and was lying on the ground. When the perps whipped the cover off of it, they must have been disappointed to find an empty frame.

The engine was sitting on a metal crate in my kitchen, where I was replacing the head gasket. I was actually pretty amused by the incident

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2026 10:37 PM (XeU6L)

112 NayCly! Oh my darling!
My very much love to you💕💕💕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 03, 2026 10:37 PM (348x5)

113 Salty Dawg

Only if the shivs come out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2026 10:37 PM (2GVsD)

114 NayCly! Oh my darling!
My very much love to you💕💕💕

Get a room . . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 10:38 PM (Jr+re)

115 Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 03, 2026 10:33 PM (348x5)

Fishing has been nice. And The Fabulous is back from her Granny Nanny duties.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:38 PM (CkDaS)

116 Blonde Morticia

As a junior officer, there may have been a competition with other junior officers to make every problem in the ship an issue caused by the Executive's Officer. Hilarity ensued. Allegedly.

Normal tasking was for the XO to run the inside of the ship, while the CO took care of outside the ship. Some role mixing did occur.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:38 PM (u82oZ)

117
25 Carrying out the death penalty 40 years after the crime is useless.
Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2026 10:09 PM (KC5Lt)”

Something I find very inconsistent in death penalty opponents; if a killer is stopped in the act (hopefully before completion) then we cheer someone (police OR bystander) who ends that killers life on the spot. BUT if he is found 5 minutes later, snd just laughs while he is arrested, we get to spend 40 years taking care of him while everyone plays expensive legal games.

What’s the sense in that?

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 03, 2026 10:39 PM (Fo91n)

118 In no particular order:
Nice pic, MisHum!

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My mandela effect of the day:
claims that 'till' (yes, four letters, two ells) is - #1 definition! - a preposition that has been in continuous common use since the 12th century.

Really? Then why is it that, as voraciously and widely as I read, including things back to the 18th century, I have NEVER seen it used that way in English except among ignorant tweets and dictionary sites (and probably not even tweets)? I think someone's rewriting things again and hoping we believe the lies. Perhaps it was common spelling during middle English and someone's leaving off the "but it fell out of common usage with the rise of 'until'" part in an attempt to gaslight me?

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Job update: No update. Like the Dude, I abide. In the morning I'll send a "Hey, just checking..." email.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 03, 2026 10:39 PM (aJQbY)

119 COMountainMarie

Thank you, sunshine.

BTW, I am thinking of a Colorado trip in the future. I may email you some thoughts on that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:40 PM (u82oZ)

120 This could be a cool party game. You draw a random atrocity out of a hat and devise some daisy chain of consequences that makes you the biggest victim of all.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Heh! I will have to remember this!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 03, 2026 10:40 PM (sAmhv)

121 If any WNBA team takes the offer, what does the state high school boys basketball team get for playing? "Ooh, we're better than a bunch of thuggish women."

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 10:40 PM (qx7Zg)

122 I thought that worked only for a stoke victim whose wife left him.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:32 PM (u82oZ)
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You did just remind me of Ace's phony letters from her to Fetterman. Those were damn funny

Posted by: 496 at August 03, 2026 10:40 PM (z9zfD)

123 POLITICO
@politico
He’s eating barbecue. He’s winning over Joe Rogan.
James Talarico is determined not to let Ken Paxton’s and Republicans’ attacks on his masculinity define him in what has emerged as one of the party’s loudest tactics in the crucial Senate race.

-
Good thing Macho Man Randy Savage has passed on or they'd be fighting over who's the most macho.

P.S. He's a tactic? Now, weasel I could see.

P.P.S. James discusses his favorite Bible verses.

https://tinyurl.com/2ew9z5uv

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, and You're Not at August 03, 2026 10:40 PM (ndZc7)

124 That Fauci skit: I've avoided United Spot for a long time. I just don't find their work that funny, and this one was not really grinworthy either. I tried it because I saw they've moved from their old cartoony style to A.I. Didn't help. What also didn't help was that laugh track that just seemed random and repetitive. As usual, the premise was promising but the execution lacked.

But, thanks, MisHum; nothin' on you. Reinforced my aversion to United Spot.

Rand's sweater was appropriately awful.

Posted by: mindful webworker - comedy criticism is no laughing matter at August 03, 2026 10:41 PM (0poB+)

125 The Beefheart is wonderful. The full 27 minute Beat Club performance is great.

Posted by: Electricity at August 03, 2026 10:42 PM (JM9I6)

126 Good evening morons e grazie mh

Love love love the painting

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 03, 2026 10:43 PM (JvZF+)

127 >>>“They’re buying the living daylights out of ARs,” Karen Ballengee, owner of Southern Police Equipment, said. “They’re buying guns as fast as they can get their hands on them.”
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The left does not understand the amount of carnage they are going to cause.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 10:43 PM (4tmEn)

128
there may have been a competition with other junior officers to make every problem in the ship an issue caused by the Executive's Officer. Hilarity ensued.

Posted by: NaCly Dog

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

This competition was probably played in the days of Odysseus.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:43 PM (mmrXZ)

129 Women Scorned party: Splitters. But, the antler chandelier was kinda impressive. In an old 1930s hunting lodge kind of way.

Posted by: mindful webworker - antler chairs would have been a nice touch at August 03, 2026 10:43 PM (0poB+)

130 This could be a cool party game. You draw a random atrocity out of a hat and devise some daisy chain of consequences that makes you the biggest victim of all.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:34 PM (mmrXZ)

I declare the Siege of Baler to be the cause of my [check notes] um, claustrophobia. Darned Filipinos. This is why I can't eat lumpia.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2026 10:43 PM (rbvCR)

131 My mandela effect of the day:
claims that 'till' (yes, four letters, two ells) is - #1 definition! - a preposition that has been in continuous common use since the 12th century.

Really? Then why is it that, as voraciously and widely as I read, including things back to the 18th century, I have NEVER seen it used that way in English except among ignorant tweets and dictionary sites (and probably not even tweets)? I think someone's rewriting things again and hoping we believe the lies. Perhaps it was common spelling during middle English and someone's leaving off the "but it fell out of common usage with the rise of 'until'" part in an attempt to gaslight me?

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Job update: No update. Like the Dude, I abide. In the morning I'll send a "Hey, just checking..." email.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 03, 2026 10:39 PM (aJQbY)

"Till" is a verb, as in "till the soil". It can also be a noun, as in "glacial till".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 10:43 PM (1z8ji)

132 Love the art, Mis. Hum.

Posted by: KT at August 03, 2026 10:43 PM (rdeQO)

133 The left isn’t opposed to the death penalty, of that I have no doubt. They are opposed to their own getting hanged, fried, shot, injected or otherwise dealt with appropriately.

They will have a strange new love for the death penalty should they achieve enough power. Watch.

It’s just as conditional as any other of their other principles.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 03, 2026 10:44 PM (Uhisz)

134 There are accusations of padded bras being used for an aerodynamic advantage taking the cycling world by storm as the Tour de France Femmes takes place across Switzerland and France.

tittiedynamics

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 03, 2026 10:44 PM (/+uur)

135 The Turtle River painting is wonderful. Is it a Magic Eye thing,where if you stare into it you see the turtles? I can't see it, Elaine!

Posted by: Mr. Pitt at August 03, 2026 10:44 PM (JM9I6)

136 118;Job update: No update. Like the Dude, I abide. In the morning I'll send a "Hey, just checking..." email.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August

Subject: Thank you for the interview
Dear [Interviewer’s Name],

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me [on date] about the [Job Title] position. I enjoyed learning more about the role and the team. Our conversation further strengthened my interest in the opportunity.

I particularly appreciated hearing about [mention one specific topic, project, or aspect of the role/company that stood out]. I’m confident that my experience in [relevant skill or background] would allow me to contribute meaningfully.

Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you need any additional information from me. I look forward to the next steps.
Best regards,
[Your Name]
[Phone Number]
[LinkedIn or email if relevant]

Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:44 PM (Dd38x)

137 They will have a strange new love for the death penalty should they achieve enough power. Watch.

It’s just as conditional as any other of their other principles.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 03, 2026 10:44 PM (Uhisz)

They love killing babies

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 03, 2026 10:44 PM (/+uur)

138 The two men were put to death by lethal injection just five hours apart, becoming the 11th and 12th people executed by the state this year.
=====

Thereby saving the lives of future innocent victims

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 03, 2026 10:45 PM (JvZF+)

139
Heh! I will have to remember this!
Posted by: Puddleglum

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

I've got a name for it: Victilympics!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:45 PM (mmrXZ)

140 AOP that's what I said! Dictionary sites are lying otherwise and the LLMs are believing them.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 03, 2026 10:45 PM (aJQbY)

141 I've heard "till" used to define the drawer/box where cash was kept in small stores.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 10:45 PM (Jr+re)

142 Mr. Pitt

On the bank to the left.
Although normally there are logs in the water covered by turtles, rather than on the river bank.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:46 PM (u82oZ)

143 That Tucker Carlson photo reminds of the photo of the DSA meeting with all the mask-wearers. Cree-pee.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 03, 2026 10:46 PM (JvZF+)

144 Piper, this is more "Hey, company recruiters and schedulers, have you heard from the client about when they want to do the interview yet?"

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 03, 2026 10:46 PM (aJQbY)

145 Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:44 PM (Dd38x)

Piper, that is an awesome nugget of assistance. Thanks on behalf of job seekers.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 03, 2026 10:47 PM (OlzlW)

146 "Drumbo" French is Beefheart's drummer in that clip. He does the whole performance while wearing a monocle and tie-dyed underwear on his head.

Posted by: Offbeat at August 03, 2026 10:47 PM (JM9I6)

147 He does the whole performance while wearing a monocle and tie-dyed underwear on his head.

If ya wanta make a livin' ya gotta put on a good show!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 10:48 PM (Jr+re)

148 "HONK FOR HONG HONKEY!"
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2026 10:34 PM (2GVsD)

Honk, honk!

Posted by: Harpo at August 03, 2026 10:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

149 16 This tranny scandal is, of course, demonic.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 03, 2026 10:06 PM (YlWIZ)

Which one? Seem to be a few to choose from lately.

Posted by: The murdery one or the rapey one? at August 03, 2026 10:48 PM (TbWk/)

150 The best things in life are free.

John McFaul
@JohnMcFaul1
You know what, Matt? I have no idea what’s in the DSA platform, and I’m not a DSA member, so frankly, whatever it says is irrelevant to me. I voted for Zohran because he promised fast & free buses, a rent freeze & cheaper groceries.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, and You're Not at August 03, 2026 10:49 PM (ndZc7)

151 till = until

I'll wait till Monday.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 03, 2026 10:49 PM (OlzlW)

152 I've heard "till" used to define the drawer/box where cash was kept in small stores.
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 10:45 PM (Jr+re)

You're right! I forgot that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 10:49 PM (1z8ji)

153 121 If any WNBA team takes the offer, what does the state high school boys basketball team get for playing? "Ooh, we're better than a bunch of thuggish women."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 10:40 PM (qx7Zg)

There has to be at least 4 or 5 gals that don't play for the Intl Team of Carpet Munchers.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:50 PM (CkDaS)

154 144 Piper, this is more "Hey, company recruiters and schedulers, have you heard from the client about when they want to do the interview yet?"
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 03, 2026

Awww. Okay. Well, hold on to that one for later. lol.

Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:50 PM (Dd38x)

155 145 Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:44 PM (Dd38x)

Piper, that is an awesome nugget of assistance. Thanks on behalf of job seekers.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August

I used to do it for a living once upon a time!

Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:51 PM (Dd38x)

156 I text 12 YOs after school

Jamie T

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 03, 2026 10:51 PM (/+uur)

157 146 "Drumbo" French is Beefheart's drummer in that clip. He does the whole performance while wearing a monocle and tie-dyed underwear on his head.
Posted by: Offbeat at August 03, 2026 10:47 PM (JM9I6)

An appreciative Music Thread commenter.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:51 PM (CkDaS)

158
Heh! I will have to remember this!
Posted by: Puddleglum

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

Here are some atrocities to get you started:

The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Johnstown Flood
San Francisco Earthquake
Nanjing Massacre
AD 79 eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Giant meteor that killed off dinosaurs
The Holocaust

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:51 PM (mmrXZ)

159 You know what, Matt? I have no idea what’s in the DSA platform, and I’m not a DSA member, so frankly, whatever it says is irrelevant to me. I voted for Zohran because he promised fast & free buses, a rent freeze & cheaper groceries.

As I have pointed out for a while a significant chunk of the Dem's vote is the FSA - people that want free shit and do not care how the government pays for it. And literally nothing else matters.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 03, 2026 10:51 PM (sKqQm)

160 Hope the groom appreciates that he dodged a bullet with that firebug bride.

Posted by: mindful webworker - I saw Firebug Bride open for Flaming Lips one hot night at August 03, 2026 10:52 PM (0poB+)

161 JohnMcFaul1
You know what, Matt? I have no idea what’s in the DSA platform, and I’m not a DSA member, so frankly, whatever it says is irrelevant to me. I voted for Zohran because he promised fast & free buses, a rent freeze & cheaper groceries.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, and You're Not at August 03, 2026 10:49 PM (ndZc7)

Then why didn't you vote for the Tooth Fairy, you deranged faggot? You'd have a better chance of getting the results you wish for.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 10:52 PM (1z8ji)

162 'til

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 10:53 PM (4tmEn)

163 Look, running the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States is doable for us neurodivergent, Cluster B Boss Babes. I just need some Me Time now and then. No biggie. 5 million people are my subjects, er ah citizens, er ah residents.

Posted by: Lena Hildago, Harris County Judge (Chief Executive) at August 03, 2026 10:53 PM (wVcYX)

164 Best regards,
[Your Name]
[Phone Number]
[LinkedIn or email if relevant]
Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 10:44 PM (Dd38x)

They'll still ghost you. They give not a single fuck about job applicants.

Posted by: Corpo HR is total shit at August 03, 2026 10:53 PM (TbWk/)

165 Hope the groom appreciates that he dodged a bullet with that firebug bride.
Posted by: mindful webworker - I saw Firebug Bride open for Flaming Lips one hot night at August 03, 2026 10:52 PM (0poB+)

It could have been worse- she might have set him on fire.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 10:54 PM (qx7Zg)

166 She might have set his privates afire.

Or worse, she runs for office.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2026 10:55 PM (2GVsD)

167 he dodged a bullet with that firebug bride.
Posted by: mindful webworker - I saw Firebug Bride open for Flaming Lips one hot night at August 03, 2026 10:52 PM (0poB+
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He's a young lad. He's probably thinking about how conjugal visit sex works.

Posted by: 496 at August 03, 2026 10:55 PM (LRjsT)

168 It could have been worse- she might have set him on fire.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 10:54 PM (qx7Zg)

A hunka-hunk of Burning Love!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 10:56 PM (1z8ji)

169 That's a lovely painting, MisHum. Very bright and cheery, lovely colors, very inviting. I could never make anything like that. Cheers.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 03, 2026 10:57 PM (CHHv1)

170
Here are some atrocities to get you started:

The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Johnstown Flood
San Francisco Earthquake
Nanjing Massacre
AD 79 eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Giant meteor that killed off dinosaurs
The Holocaust
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:51 PM (mmrXZ)

Dibs on the Galveston Flood!
No, seriously, one of my maternal grandfathers survived that.

Posted by: sal at August 03, 2026 10:57 PM (f+FmA)

171 165 Hope the groom appreciates that he dodged a bullet with that firebug bride.
Posted by: mindful webworker - I saw Firebug Bride open for Flaming Lips one hot night at August 03, 2026 10:52 PM (0poB+)

It could have been worse- she might have set him on fire.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 10:54 PM (qx7Zg)

And I bet she was reported as "the quiet type"

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at August 03, 2026 10:58 PM (CkDaS)

172 NyCly!
Please oh pleaase do get in touch
I would so love to give you a big hug🤨💟💕
!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 03, 2026 10:59 PM (348x5)

173 Have a great night, everyone.

May you get the sleep you need. And no bear attacks.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 10:59 PM (u82oZ)

174 Here are some atrocities to get you started:

The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Johnstown Flood
San Francisco Earthquake
Nanjing Massacre
AD 79 eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Giant meteor that killed off dinosaurs
The Holocaust
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2026 10:51 PM (mmrXZ)

Dibs on the Galveston Flood!
No, seriously, one of my maternal grandfathers survived that.
Posted by: sal at August 03, 2026 10:57 PM (f+FmA)

Only three of these are atrocities; meaning deliberately caused by human agency.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 10:59 PM (1z8ji)

175 COMountainMarie

As you wish, dear one.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 03, 2026 11:00 PM (u82oZ)

176 If I was going to pick a disaster, I’d pick the Boston Molasses Flood.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 03, 2026 11:00 PM (Fo91n)

177 Till

https://youtu.be/5gndkZJl46w

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2026 11:00 PM (nbLIj)

178 >> Here are some atrocities to get you started:

You've got to include the Younger Dryas in that.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 03, 2026 11:00 PM (w6EFb)

179 4% of DSA member are working class.
Build shit elec plumb at al

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 03, 2026 11:00 PM (/+uur)

180 nurse, decades ago, we had a big tom cat, a Burmese, who showed up with a swollen drippy tail. Took him to a vet. After close examination, he told me the cat was a coward and had been bitten at the base of his tail, probably by another cat. I wanted to stop feeding him but another party in the marriage disagreed.
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 10:26 PM (Jr+re)

You definitely don't understand how cats (or most animals) fight.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 03, 2026 11:00 PM (g8Ew8)

181 Is it too weird that when I hear Sinatra singing, I usually just think of Manchurian Candidate?
Posted by: mindful webworker - MisHum is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful... at August 03, 2026 10:11 PM (0poB+)

Sinatra was lined up to play Dirty Harry, which, for some reason, I cannot seem to forget. I always think "Go ahead, make my day" when I hear him start up with New York, New York...

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 03, 2026 11:01 PM (cSmE1)

182
They will have a strange new love for the death penalty should they achieve enough power. Watch.

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They've taken three cracks at Trump, assassinated Charlie Kirk and murdered that CEO. They have the taste of blood in their mouths.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 03, 2026 11:03 PM (O0L8i)

183 You've got to include the Younger Dryas in that.

Taylor Lorenz remembers that time well.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2026 11:03 PM (2GVsD)

184 Sinatra was lined up to play Dirty Harry, which, for some reason, I cannot seem to forget. I always think "Go ahead, make my day" when I hear him start up with New York, New York...
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 03, 2026 11:01 PM (cSmE1)

Seems to me somebody should found a town by the name of East Clintwood. Just because.

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

185 Joe Kidd, that man could sing! Nice song. Thanks.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 11:04 PM (Jr+re)

186
Here are some atrocities to get you started:

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The Novus Ordo Mass
Gas cans

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 03, 2026 11:04 PM (O0L8i)

187 I see no turtle.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 03, 2026 11:05 PM (u/oMr)

188 Seems to me somebody should found a town by the name of East Clintwood. Just because.

The Beavis & Butthead types would spray-paint out the 'n'

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2026 11:05 PM (2GVsD)

189 MisHum!
Thanks.

Posted by: GWB at August 03, 2026 11:05 PM (kU0PQ)

190
Sinatra the actor >>> Sinatra the singer

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 03, 2026 11:05 PM (O0L8i)

191 Pretty sure it’s bedtime. Nightsie noodles!

Posted by: Piper at August 03, 2026 11:06 PM (Dd38x)

192 Dr PC & B, I've had several tom cats who fought regularly and they all had scarred noses and ears and eyelids. I think this cat was unassing the AO.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 03, 2026 11:06 PM (Jr+re)

193 Never forget

Oradour-sur-Glane

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2026 11:06 PM (2GVsD)

194
There was also the 536 AD event. Some still think maybe a little SMOD event, but the majority think it was some Heap Big Volcanic eruptions. It caused the "worst year" in recorded human history.

A Roman historian wrote: ""during this year a most dread portent took place. For the sun gave forth its light without brightness... and it seemed exceedingly like the sun in eclipse, for the beams it shed were not clear"

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 03, 2026 11:06 PM (w6EFb)

195 I voted for Zohran because he promised fast & free buses, a rent freeze & cheaper groceries.
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As I have pointed out for a while a significant chunk of the Dem's vote is the FSA - people that want free shit and do not care how the government pays for it. And literally nothing else matters.

Posted by: 18-1
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We're not getting American culture back until we quit paying people not to work.
_no free shit from uncle gov.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 11:07 PM (4tmEn)

196 Here are some atrocities to get you started:

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The Novus Ordo Mass
Gas cans
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 03, 2026 11:04 PM (O0L8i)

Morbidly obese fat chicks in yoga pants
Fat guys in Speedos at the beach

Posted by: Lena Hildago, Harris County Judge (Chief Executive) at August 03, 2026 11:07 PM (wVcYX)

197 121 If any WNBA team takes the offer, what does the state high school boys basketball team get for playing? "Ooh, we're better than a bunch of thuggish women."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 10:40 PM (qx7Zg)

From the article: the boy's team splits the 10 mil.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 03, 2026 11:07 PM (cSmE1)

198 The producers of Die Hard were contractually obligated to offer Frank Sinatra the role of John McClain in Die Hard due to him being the lead in The Detective. Could've changed a Christmas classic.

Posted by: Bete at August 03, 2026 11:08 PM (LX4y3)

199 190
Sinatra the actor >>> Sinatra the singer
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 03, 2026 11:05 PM (O0L8i)

Got any recommendations? I've only seen him in the manchurian candidate.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 03, 2026 11:08 PM (cSmE1)

200 Off, crazy lady sock

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 03, 2026 11:08 PM (wVcYX)

201 Seems to me somebody should found a town by the name of East Clintwood. Just because.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 11:03 PM (1z8ji)

When I become Emperor, that will definitely be on the agenda.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 03, 2026 11:10 PM (cSmE1)

202 Sinatra the actor >>> Sinatra the singer
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 03, 2026 11:05 PM (O0L8i)

Got any recommendations? I've only seen him in the manchurian candidate.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 03, 2026 11:08 PM (cSmE1)

Suddenly (1954)

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 03, 2026 11:11 PM (wVcYX)

203 Suddenly (1954)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 03, 2026 11:11 PM (wVcYX)

Checking out to check it out. Thanks.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 03, 2026 11:12 PM (cSmE1)

204 Sinatra the actor >>> Sinatra the singer
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 03, 2026 11:05 PM (O0L8i)

Got any recommendations? I've only seen him in the manchurian candidate.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 03, 2026 11:08 PM (cSmE1)

Suddenly (1954)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 03, 2026 11:11 PM (wVcYX)

Oceans 11 (1960)

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 11:13 PM (qx7Zg)

205 It’s surprising really, how often Hollywood movies and radio programs mirrored actual research and spook activities, in retrospect of de-classified materials. A lot of the 50s Sci-Fi in particular.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 03, 2026 11:13 PM (Uhisz)

206 Piper, this is more "Hey, company recruiters and schedulers, have you heard from the client about when they want to do the interview yet?"
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 03, 2026 10:46 PM (aJQbY)

In the past, I've followed up with (paraphrasing), "I'm keeping some time open for the client interview. Let me know there's a day or two on the calendar that appears likely from your perspective"..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2026 11:14 PM (nbLIj)

207 Frank Sinatra was technically required to be offered the role of John McClane in Die Hard first but at 70 years old turned it down. He starred as John Leland in The Detective, the prequel to Nothing Lasts Forever (the Die Hard book) in 1968.

Posted by: ... at August 03, 2026 11:14 PM (vE0+H)

208 198 nevermind........

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