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![]() ----- Seems legit ![]() The Cher Show followed the end of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. Cher was now the solo star, and Mackie, already her trusted collaborator, went into overdrive. A single episode could feature multiple looks, but the signature moment was the dramatic unveiling. Underneath: a body-conscious confection of sequins, beads, cutouts, sheer illusion panels, feathers, and midriff-baring two-pieces that left little to the imagination. Standout Moments That Still Sparkle Among the many reveals, a few have achieved near-mythic status: • The “Satisfaction” rainbow two-piece that fans still rave about for its pure joy and color.
![]() • A striking turquoise number from “Got to Get You Into My Life”that stopped the show mid-spin.
![]() • The purple “Crocodile Rock” drama.
![]() • The white “Let Me Entertain You” sparkle
![]() Each reveal felt like a mini fashion show compressed into a few electric seconds. The audience reaction, cheers, gasps, applause, it was all part of the performance. The sequined, feathered, cutout creations helped define the 1970s and continue to influence stage costumes, red-carpet risk-takers, and anyone who believes clothes should make an entrance. Glamour, after all, is best when it’s revealed. Enjoy a compilation Cher’s season 1 reveals: Sorta kinda fashion adjacent?
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Happy Sunday!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:01 PM (hzuYO) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 02, 2026 10:01 PM (+yTe/) 3
How's August treating you so far?
Let's see. Hot. Dry. Another thanksbut. Still waiting to get get work back I paid for that was supposed to arrive last month. Hm. No different than any other month, I guess. Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 02, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z) 4
Good evening.
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 02, 2026 10:03 PM (348x5) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 02, 2026 10:04 PM (O0L8i) 6
Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Made it to DD#1's house, presents have been doled out to the grandsons (the 3-D plastic reticulated snakes were the biggest hit), dinner has been consumed, and now we are JJ st waiting until we can go to bed. Life is wonderful 💕💕💕 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 02, 2026 10:04 PM (S7WXb) 7
Good evening Horde and thanks to Disco and Piper!
Posted by: TRex - squirrel hell director dino at August 02, 2026 10:05 PM (jnBG1) 8
Hi friends!
Posted by: Piper at August 02, 2026 10:05 PM (pZEOD) 9
Yay, ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at August 02, 2026 10:05 PM (+9wcF) 10
Allie the Calico Kitty Cat says, "Hello!" and wants me to stop typing so I can rub her tummy. Even though it's not Tuesday
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 02, 2026 10:06 PM (FZ29D) 11
Christy,
Congrats on the first! And thank you for your recommendation in the gray boxes one night re Southern Sideboard cookbook...I was able to get one and absolutely love it, so thanks for the recommendation! Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at August 02, 2026 10:06 PM (XfIK1) 12
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Nice dresses. Too bad Cher is inside them. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 02, 2026 Yeah, she is loony toons. Must be the Hollywood air or something. Posted by: Piper at August 02, 2026 10:07 PM (Wmg4n) 13
Thanks, Doof. I don't know where everyone is as I just wandered in.
Exellent music!!! Thanks, Piper. I liked Cher as a young kid. If I had a rib removed I'd have a waist like hers. Felt she cheated to do that. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:07 PM (hzuYO) 14
Cher had the body, Sonny had the brains. Maybe we should have kept the smarter one.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 02, 2026 10:07 PM (1Ff7Z) Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 02, 2026 10:09 PM (1Ff7Z) 16
Squirrels should stay out of the attic.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 02, 2026 10:09 PM (Cqx++) 17
Good evening Horde and thanks to Disco and Piper!
Posted by: TRex - squirrel hell director dino at August 02, 2026 10:05 PM (jnBG1) Howdy Dino! Posted by: Doof at August 02, 2026 10:10 PM (QMAsf) 18
Maybe the squirrels in dog heaven aren't squirrels at all? Do they have transparent skin?
It's not like the Koran would mention dog heaven..... Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 10:10 PM (VHUov) 19
What is going on in Washington State and Idaho? Why all the random shootings? Isn't it bad enough Washington State is burning from the wildfires? What a crazy mess. Damn.
Posted by: Case at August 02, 2026 10:10 PM (bqIVz) Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 02, 2026 10:10 PM (Cqx++) 21
I have a contrarian opinion on the Flock cameras, because I've actually listened to the guys who invented them.
The upshot: if you don't want them, make the US a high trust society again. Until then, they're our best bet for getting crime under control. Posted by: Ian S. at August 02, 2026 10:10 PM (v8+Kf) 22
Sonny wouldn't have kept too well after the snow melted
Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 10:10 PM (rbvCR) 23
Thanks, Doof. I don't know where everyone is as I just wandered in.
Exellent music!!! Thanks, Piper. I liked Cher as a young kid. If I had a rib removed I'd have a waist like hers. Felt she cheated to do that. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:07 PM (hzuYO) Were you immediately whelmed? Posted by: Doof at August 02, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf) 24
I'd pay good money to watch that shoe race live.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 02, 2026 10:12 PM (NnhvP) 25
The national Anthem: they meant well.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:12 PM (Wj1DV) 26
Huh, the reveal for me is that Cher had a pretty decent voice. Amazing Bob Mackie gowns. They ought to be in a museum. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 02, 2026 10:12 PM (mmrXZ) 27
I’m only 29: they won’t let me in!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:12 PM (Wj1DV) 28
"Guy goes to film a Flock office building. He is met by Flock employees who say they don’t feel safe being surveilled."
If you think about it, this is not too different from working at JPMChase and not banking with them. (Which I wouldn't know anything 'bout dat.) Posted by: Tonypete at August 02, 2026 10:13 PM (uoXeR) 29
The upshot: if you don't want them, make the US a high trust society again. Until then, they're our best bet for getting crime under control.
My Constitutional rights are not dependent on the approval of someone who works for Flock. Posted by: Archimedes at August 02, 2026 10:13 PM (Riz8t) 30
Who is that warbling The Star Spangled Banner? Carol Burnett used to do a bit where she'd sing horribly to orchestral accompament and I thought it must take great talent to sing so horribly but, by golly, this chick is worse!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, and You're Not at August 02, 2026 10:14 PM (ndZc7) 31
Evening, Doof, and ONT Horde!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 10:15 PM (1z8ji) 32
I have a contrarian opinion on the Flock cameras, because I've actually listened to the guys who invented them.
The upshot: if you don't want them, make the US a high trust society again. Until then, they're our best bet for getting crime under control. Posted by: Ian S. at August 02, 2026 10:10 PM (v8+Kf) Very Orwellian take Posted by: Doof at August 02, 2026 10:15 PM (QMAsf) Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 02, 2026 10:15 PM (sAmhv) 34
Never watched the Cher show so thanks for the video on the dresses. Only had to endure seconds of her voice. I see that the show only made it one year. I guess without Sonny she wasn’t all that.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 02, 2026 10:15 PM (2NHgQ) 35
Rehumanize yourself
Posted by: Joemarine at August 02, 2026 10:16 PM (y171U) 36
Thanks for the entertaining ONT, Doof!
And thanks to Piper for the Cher fashion show! That human chain to rescue the doggeh was superb. Restores faith in humankind, it does. Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 02, 2026 10:17 PM (D/6p1) 37
Thank you to everyone in the gun thread! There's a picture of the spawn in case you missed it.
Posted by: lin-duh at August 02, 2026 10:17 PM (VCgbV) 38
Amazing Bob Mackie gowns. They ought to be in a museum.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 02, 2026 10:12 PM (mmrXZ) The best Bob Mackie gown was the Scarlett O'Hara dress worn by Carol Burnett. It is known. Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 02, 2026 10:17 PM (S7WXb) 39
It is pouring down
Posted by: Skip at August 02, 2026 10:18 PM (Ia/+0) 40
You will be made to trust our Flock Cameras, peon!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:18 PM (Wj1DV) 41
Oh! Thanks Doof, and Piper!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 02, 2026 10:18 PM (NnhvP) Posted by: Oddbob at August 02, 2026 10:19 PM (vTZFs) 43
The upshot: if you don't want them, make the US a high trust society again. Until then, they're our best bet for getting crime under control.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 02, 2026 10:10 PM (v8+Kf) Well, maybe, if you define "crime" as running a yellow light. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 10:19 PM (1z8ji) 44
I kept expecting Cher to trip over her discarded frocks.
Posted by: Joemarine at August 02, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U) 45
44 I kept expecting Cher to trip over her discarded frocks.
Posted by: Joemarine at August 02, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U) I would. Right off the stage. Posted by: Piper at August 02, 2026 10:20 PM (p4NUW) 46
It is pouring down
Posted by: Skip at August 02, 2026 10:18 PM (Ia/+0) Brewing up a storm here, I think. Gotten chilly, and howling gale out of the northwest. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 10:20 PM (1z8ji) 47
Doof, thanks for Collective Soul. Haven't heard them in awhile!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 02, 2026 10:21 PM (348x5) 48
Cher was a wonderful mannequin and had quite a bit of talent besides.
Posted by: Caesar and Cleo Fan at August 02, 2026 10:21 PM (JM9I6) 49
11 Christy,
Congrats on the first! And thank you for your recommendation in the gray boxes one night re Southern Sideboard cookbook...I was able to get one and absolutely love it, so thanks for the recommendation! Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at August 02, 2026 10:06 PM (XfIK1) **** Oh, wow! You are very welcome! I didn't think most people read my yammerings! I love that cookbook! The back cover is off and if I lost it I'd lose my Seafood Gumbo recipe forever! For about 2yrs after my father's mother's death I experimented til he said I had it like hers! She left no recipes, or very few, and was the most wonderful cook. Also the pecan pie recipe is a yearly treat for my men (I add more pecans that it calls for). Probably more. It was a wedding gift to me and I found one each for my DIL's. My grandmother was woman who also could sew anything from looking at a picture. Before she married she was a milliner. I have photos. She loved me bigly and I loved her right back as her only granddaughter. She had tears in her eyes when I moved West for college and that almost got me (I rarely cry). She did live to see my wedding and later our beautiful boys. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:21 PM (hzuYO) 50
Congrats to Spawn of lin-duh!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 02, 2026 10:21 PM (S7WXb) 51
If it is pouring up, please alert the authorities.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:22 PM (Wj1DV) 52
Were you immediately whelmed?
Posted by: Doof at August 02, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf) The second I see Foreigner I am very whelmed!!XXXX Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:23 PM (hzuYO) 53
Is there a purgatory for squirrels?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 02, 2026 10:23 PM (u/oMr) 54
Hey, August is looking pretty good , one month closer to October.
Posted by: Eromero at August 02, 2026 10:23 PM (LHPAg) 55
Finished second in the sockpuppet race by one. Still first loser.
Posted by: Fugitive From The Board of Mental Health at August 02, 2026 10:23 PM (JM9I6) 56
Doof, thanks for Collective Soul. Haven't heard them in awhile!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 02, 2026 10:21 PM (348x5) YW! Underrated band, in my opinion. Posted by: Doof at August 02, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf) 57
Doof Enterprises, LLC is in talks with Flock to surveil ONT readers. It has come to our attention that some of you may be faking your level of whelm so we need a real gauge.
We've already got ShowerCam. What's a few more? Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov) 58
Sorry I'm late, my alien abductors were being a bit mendacious when they assured me I would be home by dinner time.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 02, 2026 10:25 PM (2RJDy) 59
Cher and Farrah Fawcett did a sketch on her show where they were mannequins in a store window. Funny and cute.
Posted by: Prolly Still On Youtube at August 02, 2026 10:25 PM (JM9I6) 60
make the US a high trust society again.
- So hang Fauci? An interview of the good doctor from last year was on CSPN today. What an arrogant dick! Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, and You're Not at August 02, 2026 10:25 PM (ndZc7) 61
How's August treating you so far?
Rain. It's jamming up my late summer golf plans. I work mids, days get shorter, harder to get out. I will endeavor to perceiver. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 02, 2026 10:25 PM (sAmhv) 62
August. Is that the name of the moose outside Club ONT?
If so, he's been letting me in, so we're fine. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 02, 2026 10:26 PM (qx7Zg) 63
In a more just world, Cher would have hit the tree.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 02, 2026 10:27 PM (u/oMr) 64
37 Thank you to everyone in the gun thread! There's a picture of the spawn in case you missed it.
Posted by: lin-duh at August 02, 2026 10:17 PM (VCgbV) Extremely cool ... ***remembers back to range time at a TxMoMe*** Posted by: browndog says woof at August 02, 2026 10:28 PM (3sXRv) 65
Cher was like an earlier version of Fauxhantos. She is half armenian and claimed to be half Indian...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 10:28 PM (sKqQm) 66
The upshot: if you don't want them, make the US a high trust society again. Until then, they're our best bet for getting crime under control.
My Constitutional rights are not dependent on the approval of someone who works for Flock. Posted by: Archimedes Yes. I explained this to y'all in a pithy one-liner 250 years ago. ..... Back off, Generation FaceBook. 18 words was considered "pithy" back then. Posted by: Ben Franklin at August 02, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov) 67
41 Oh! Thanks Doof, and Piper!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at More Doof than Piper. But you are welcome! Posted by: Piper at August 02, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n) 68
It is pouring down
How else could it pour? Posted by: Oddbob Pouring sideways isn't unknown. Though horizontal precipitation is more common with snow than rain. Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov) 69
"Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. Glad you could stop by! Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. How's August treating you so far?"
It's been raining cats and dogs all around WNY, but somehow I managed to find a place where the storms went all around but never on us, and played 18 holes with a friend ... had the course to ourselves ... 3 hours stolen from the gods. Posted by: browndog says woof at August 02, 2026 10:32 PM (3sXRv) 70
I made it 5 seconds into that national anthem bit.
Posted by: GWB at August 02, 2026 10:32 PM (kU0PQ) 71
Sonny wouldn't have kept too well after the snow melted
Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 10:10 PM (rbvCR) Maybe, but even brain dead he's smarter than her. Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 02, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z) 72
It poured down and slightly sideways a few hours earlier. Peak rainfall rate her according to my station hit 4.87"/hr. Rained about 1.2" in 20 minutes. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 02, 2026 10:33 PM (w6EFb) 73
The Leopard Face Eating Party supposedly started off as a leftwing thing on reddit
but I see page after meme after tweet of some lefty helping immigrants/illegals/refugees being murdered by them. Jihadis don't resort to cannibalism but they'll do anything short of eating your face Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 10:33 PM (sKqQm) 74
I love that statue of saving the dog! After working in the trauma unit I do hope if needed I run to the danger vs away. I guess my excuse could be age at this point, or yanking my grands out of danger.
In the past, though, on a few planes I helped flight attendants and the worst words my dude or sons ever heard were, "I'm a RN." They would groan. I continue to make them nervous. We have a new priest and I wanted to meet him today after Mass. Son said, "Mom, this is not the time to tell him your history." I said I would not and all I said was, "Welcome." He said, "Well, you've been known to say more." I get the same deal in the car afterwards from my dude and I repeated I said ONE WORD. He laughed and said it's just that we know you are never boring. Basically they are telling me I need to be watched at all times or I might go off like a lunatic. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:33 PM (hzuYO) 75
30 Who is that warbling The Star Spangled Banner? Carol Burnett used to do a bit where she'd sing horribly to orchestral accompament and I thought it must take great talent to sing so horribly but, by golly, this chick is worse!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, and You're Not at August 02, 2026 10:14 PM (ndZc7) Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas. She had some huge huts in the 60's (Baby Love, Nowhere to Hide) Posted by: tankdemon at August 02, 2026 10:33 PM (2RJDy) 76
65 Cher was like an earlier version of Fauxhantos. She is half armenian and claimed to be half Indian...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 10:28 PM Only in a song, right? Posted by: Piper at August 02, 2026 10:34 PM (Wmg4n) 77
You probably can't blame Cher all that much for the demise of her show. Variety shows were dropping like flies. Carol Burnett was canceled around that time. in the early 70s, Skelton, Gleason, Sullivan all bit the dust. Skelton had been on since '52, and Sullivan for 20 years too.
Posted by: TV Fax and Figgers at August 02, 2026 10:34 PM (JM9I6) 78
Yesterday, an 'ette (I believe) posted a link to an AI paper. I should have noted the link, but failed to...and now I cannot recall which thread, or the poster.
Anyone know where that was? Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 02, 2026 10:34 PM (XeU6L) 79
Temperature-wise, it was nice here.
But the nearby fires are huge. The one from Malheur County is well over 300,000 acres. The one north of Weiser blew up from 15,000 to 95,000 acres overnight. We had a dusting of ash on our cars this morning. Reminds me of Fort Collins in 2012 and 2023ish. The PNW is burning. Spokane has evacuation orders. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 10:35 PM (0aYVJ) 80
July wrapped up, and the high for the month was 99.5F, so it didn't break 100F this time. I guess it could still, but I'm betting it won't. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 02, 2026 10:35 PM (w6EFb) 81
39 It is pouring down
Posted by: Skip at August 02, 2026 10:18 PM (Ia/+0) I don't get really concerned until it starts pouring up. Posted by: tankdemon at August 02, 2026 10:36 PM (2RJDy) 82
In a more just world, Cher would have hit the tree.
Posted by: Cicero ----- Sonny may have done it on purpose. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 02, 2026 10:36 PM (XeU6L) 83
Were you familiar with any / all of those?
The Foreigner one, yes. It was part of my Journey/Foreigner tape. (120 min tape that I spliced the end of it to remove as much empty space as possible so I could just flip it over when the last song on the first side finished.) I played it a lot on the band bus on the way home from games for a couple of years. Posted by: GWB at August 02, 2026 10:37 PM (kU0PQ) 84
Martha Reeves used to warble like a songbird. Now she just warbles. Sic transit gloria mundi.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:38 PM (Wj1DV) Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 10:38 PM (sKqQm) 86
I heard it through the grapevine that Sonny had it coming.
Posted by: Treebeard at August 02, 2026 10:38 PM (Q+gd/) 87
Yes, Gloria was sick on the bus last Monday.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:38 PM (Wj1DV) 88
My only complaint about Cher is that she has a horrible singing voice. She is a terrible singer. Awful. That trembly vibrato is nauseating.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 10:39 PM (0aYVJ) 89
Fauci and Baric and Birx and quite a number of other people in and prior to the Biden administration have the problem that they combined to work with the Chinese to violate quite a number of laws and treaties about non-proliferation of biological warfare agents.
They will continue to breathe the air of freedom as long as no one decides to make this an issue. Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 10:39 PM (rbvCR) 90
So is Chad Williams a made up name because the shooter was the son of a police officer?
Lot of posts saying his name is Amer Mandzic. The son of Bosnian immigrants. His father has been a Twin Falls police officer for years. WTF? Posted by: polynikes at August 02, 2026 10:39 PM (KC5Lt) 91
Tonight for our cinema we watched "Speed" with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. I liked it as it was fast paced.
Joked that their meeting was far more exciting than us meeting in a hospital elevator. He disagreed. Sandra is no doubt a liberal twit like the rest of them but I do like her movies. I like that Reeves seems like a good guy (he may not be). At least she's not that disgusting Nicole Kidman who's in everything and flashing body parts. I really, really, REALLY don't like her! Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:40 PM (hzuYO) Posted by: Tonypete at August 02, 2026 10:40 PM (uoXeR) 93
Sonny may have done it on purpose.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 02, 2026 10:36 PM (XeU6L) Weren’t Sonny and Cher already divorced by then? Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:40 PM (Wj1DV) 94
Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas. She had some huge huts in the 60's (Baby Love, Nowhere to Hide) Posted by: tankdemon at August 02, 2026 10:33 PM I thought huts were a euphemism, but then realized you meant hits, and if that isn’t a Piper typo, I don’t know what is. Posted by: Piper at August 02, 2026 10:40 PM (OoFl2) 95
So is Chad Williams a made up name because the shooter was the son of a police officer?
Lot of posts saying his name is Amer Mandzic. The son of Bosnian immigrants. His father has been a Twin Falls police officer for years. WTF? --- Posted by: polynikes at August 02, 2026 10:39 PM (KC5Lt) Thus, the 48 hour rule. I knew this shit stank from the get-go. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 10:41 PM (0aYVJ) 96
85 New England/New York are beautiful once you get away from the Hive cities.
Posted by: 18-1 That applies about anywhere in the US, but yes, NY/NE is beautiful. I feel sad for NY. Saddled with a horrible city, the rest of the state is fairly conservative (ignore Ithaca), kind of like PA. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 02, 2026 10:41 PM (sAmhv) 97
Cher was like an earlier version of Fauxhantos. She is half armenian and claimed to be half Indian...
Posted by: 18-1 A member of the Slapaho? Posted by: Tonypete at August 02, 2026 10:42 PM (uoXeR) 98
Cher was like an earlier version of Fauxhantos. She is half armenian and claimed to be half Indian...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 10:28 PM (sKqQm) Both the Armenians and the Indians use tandooris, so I suppose there is some bragging rights there. Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 10:42 PM (rbvCR) 99
Hanging Fauci and his accomplices would do a lot to restore my confidence in the medical system.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:42 PM (Wj1DV) 100
I did however, set the dew point and heat index records (for 2 years with the station). Dew point of 82F and Heat index of 121F on 7/2. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 02, 2026 10:43 PM (w6EFb) 101
90 So is Chad Williams a made up name because the shooter was the son of a police officer?
Lot of posts saying his name is Amer Mandzic. The son of Bosnian immigrants. His father has been a Twin Falls police officer for years. WTF? Posted by: polynikes It means that whatever national news coverage it gets, it will be anti 2nd amendment and then it will disappear, like it never happened. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 02, 2026 10:43 PM (sAmhv) 102
88 My only complaint about Cher is that she has a horrible singing voice. She is a terrible singer. Awful. That trembly vibrato is nauseating.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 10:39 PM (0aYVJ) She was the first recording artist to use autotune. Posted by: tankdemon at August 02, 2026 10:45 PM (2RJDy) 103
I have a contrarian opinion on the Flock cameras,
There is a town that has its own natural springs lake. Almost all of the shoreline and acreage back is privately owned—except for the dam and a couple long, thin peninsulas that the city. One peninsula has a sign set up that asks visitors to not spend more than seven nights camping. Its a primitive park with a couple port-o-lets and maybe a dozen campsites that were defined organically by previous guests. I'm guessing that the seven nights is an arbitrary number to keep it from turning into a homeless camp and annoying the lake house owners. Its too small to gate and staff. So how do they enforce it? One Flock camera at the entrance. Get beyond its range and enjoy your lake side camping. The town has this only one camera. Think of a better solution than a Flock camera. Posted by: Community Notes at August 02, 2026 10:45 PM (a4flb) 104
93 Sonny may have done it on purpose.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 02, 2026 10:36 PM (XeU6L) Weren’t Sonny and Cher already divorced by then? Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit Yes. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 02, 2026 10:45 PM (sAmhv) 105
Born in Brooklyn in 1955, lived in NYC Metropolitan area until '88, loved NY State, but will never return. In the clutches of Ma Hochul. There is no hope for any return to sanity.
Posted by: Excelsior! at August 02, 2026 10:46 PM (JM9I6) 106
78 Yesterday, an 'ette (I believe) posted a link to an AI paper. I should have noted the link, but failed to...and now I cannot recall which thread, or the poster.
Anyone know where that was? Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 02, 2026 10:34 PM (XeU6L) ********** Wasn't me but I know it. A professor and Alcorn State in MS. He failed 32 out of 35 in a class for using AI. Is well spoken and I wish others would do the same to cheating kids. Professor's name is Dr. Jason Gibson. I oddly recognized his accent before I read he was from MS. https://tinyurl.com/8hscdnct Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:46 PM (hzuYO) 107
Kidman is an ok actress. She's not an elite one but she can actually act.
Bullock picks entertaining roles but I don't think's got as much range or talent. Kidman used to be pickier about showing the goods, I assume she realizes she is at the end of the time where she can make any $$$ doing so. Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 10:46 PM (sKqQm) 108
I loved living in the Hudson Valley . Though I did count down the days for winter to be done with.
Posted by: polynikes at August 02, 2026 10:47 PM (KC5Lt) 109
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:40 PM (hzuYO)
I must chime in. Keanu Reeves is the real deal. He is one of the best. He has endured a lot of things over the years. He is a good man. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 10:48 PM (0aYVJ) 110
The Flock camera stuff reminds me a bit of the outcome of the government's response to 9/11.
Rather then deal with the problem - jailing/killing criminals/jihadis they instead monitor everyone. Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 10:48 PM (sKqQm) 111
Hanging Fauci and his accomplices would do a lot to restore my confidence in the medical system.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:42 PM (Wj1DV) You have to go back to pure merit admission to medical school, sink the current student loan system, get the local control over new hospitals and clinics by the current hospitals gutted, get rid of private equity ownership of clinics and hospitals, burn the insurance system as the primary billing source to the ground, and make pharma responsible, legally, for every death caused by the protocols developed by pharma. Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 10:48 PM (rbvCR) Posted by: wth at August 02, 2026 10:48 PM (oq9dX) 113
Hanging Fauci and his accomplices would do a lot to restore my confidence in the medical system.
Fauci will never hang. He won't meet any form of justice by this government because he did what they asked him to do. Now think of other sadistic attacks on human flourishing that also has a fawning media and a complicit government? Climate Change? De-industrialization? Open Borders? Does anyone think Fauci is a one-off on demonic schemes to harm or end millions of lives? Posted by: Community Notes at August 02, 2026 10:49 PM (a4flb) 114
Cher was like an earlier version of Fauxhantos. She is half armenian and claimed to be half Indian... Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 10:28 PM Only in a song, right? Posted by: Piper =============== No, she made it part of her fake mystique. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 02, 2026 10:49 PM (mmrXZ) 115
Sonny may have done it on purpose.
Posted by: Mike Hammer Weren’t Sonny and Cher already divorced by then? Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit Yes. Posted by: Puddleglum You'd have to be an A+++ asshole for your wife to go through the motions of divorcing you posthumously..... Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 10:49 PM (VHUov) 116
Amazing Bob Mackie gowns. They ought to be in a museum.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 02, 2026 10:12 PM (mmrXZ) The best Bob Mackie gown was the Scarlett O'Hara dress worn by Carol Burnett. It is known. Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 02, 2026 10:17 PM (S7WXb) I watched the Cher show when it first ran. She borrowed heavily from Carol Burnett, so much so that she had a segment where she took questions from the audience. Carol showed up in one segment as an audience member, and asked where she got the idea for taking questions from the audience. Off course it was all prearranged but Carol played it to the hilt and you saw the love that only good friends could sublimate for the sake of the joke. They should each write the other's biography... Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 02, 2026 10:50 PM (nbLIj) 117
Bedtime. Night y’all!
Posted by: Piper at August 02, 2026 10:50 PM (OoFl2) 118
Cher pictures: Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it.
Remember to tip your waitress. Posted by: Going deep. Out. at August 02, 2026 10:51 PM (Qw3Dr) 119
DJ Doof - Deeper Cuts Edition
Well known bands - songs you might not have heard very much. A few of my favorite tracks from well-known bands barely made the charts. Or missed them entirely. Journey - Topaz https://youtu.be/z0v69bbzeec Toad The Wet Sprocket - Something To Say https://youtu.be/nOOm5YciACc Toto - Stop Loving You https://youtu.be/HtxoW7Yuiaw The Fixx - Secret Separation https://youtu.be/fZciNthNnDA Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 10:52 PM (VHUov) 120
68 It is pouring down
How else could it pour? Posted by: Oddbob Pouring sideways isn't unknown. Though horizontal precipitation is more common with snow than rain. Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov) On Shemya, it rains up. The winds blow so awfully that you can't use regular windows. We did an "Aleutian solution" which was a hopper window with a hood over it, so you could open the window for air and not get the whole damned room soaking wet. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 10:52 PM (FyeA3) 121
@107...Kidman should let others start taking her roles as she's now too old to be playing some of them.
I dislike her because she's plastic inside and out. She claps her hands like a weird seal, which I realize I should not care about. She's had so much plastic surgery to her face her ears have grown larger,and I've read that's a sign of multiple face lifts. Fake. Fake. Fake. I cannot imagine being that vain. I don't care about her marriages, surrogacy, or anything else. I'll be trying to find a movie and not watch it because of her. Her parents were questionable, so I've read, in Australia. Father had something to do with pedo stuff and unsure of her mother. Kidman seems evil to me, otherwise I can't explain my disgust when I see her. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:52 PM (hzuYO) 122
Flock cameras, we are told, do not employ facial recognition software on road side use. HOWEVER, the facial recognition software is already available and could be employed rather easily from a technical standpoint. Admitted by the manufacturer.
I'm not sure I trust municipalities, counties and cities to keep it that way. In fact, I know I don't trust them to keep it that way. Posted by: Orson at August 02, 2026 10:53 PM (dIske) 123
The best Bob Mackie gown was the Scarlett O'Hara dress worn by Carol Burnett. It is known. Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth ============== HA! I actually did not know that was a Bob Mackie gown. It was a masterpiece all right. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 02, 2026 10:54 PM (mmrXZ) 124
Forgot re: Kidman. When she and the country Keith Urban first married or soon after and bought a house I read a report.
She had her own "scream room." Whatever that is. I have many rooms for unfinished hobbies but still lack a scream room. Wth? Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:54 PM (hzuYO) 125
Hail is caused by it literally raining up. Raindrops get caught in a updraft and freeze, and don't come down until they get heavy enough. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 02, 2026 10:54 PM (w6EFb) 126
90 So is Chad Williams a made up name because the shooter was the son of a police officer?
Lot of posts saying his name is Amer Mandzic. The son of Bosnian immigrants. His father has been a Twin Falls police officer for years. WTF? Posted by: polynikes What a stupid made up name. Posted by: Haven Monahan at August 02, 2026 10:54 PM (wVcYX) 127
You have to go back to pure merit admission to medical school, sink the current student loan system, get the local control over new hospitals and clinics by the current hospitals gutted, get rid of private equity ownership of clinics and hospitals, burn the insurance system as the primary billing source to the ground, and make pharma responsible, legally, for every death caused by the protocols developed by pharma.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 10:48 PM (rbvCR) There you go, coming up with a reasonable solution to our problems! But you have to admit, neither one of us is going to get his way with the world. Also, heads on pikes would satisfy my fears about government more than medicine. Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:55 PM (Wj1DV) 128
Good eveningmorons y gracias a Disco y Piper
There was a year or two where people tuned into Cher just to see what she was wearing which was usually smoking teh haaawt! Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 02, 2026 10:55 PM (JvZF+) 129
ChristyBlinky -Thanks. But, that's not it. Link was to a paper reflecting on AI substance and development.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 02, 2026 10:56 PM (XeU6L) 130
109 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:40 PM (hzuYO)
I must chime in. Keanu Reeves is the real deal. He is one of the best. He has endured a lot of things over the years. He is a good man. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 10:48 PM (0aYVJ) ******** Thanks, Pug. That's what I've read about him as well. I have only seen a couple of his movies and intend to start finding them. The two I have seen I really liked him. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:56 PM (hzuYO) 131
Fauci is a congenital liar arising out of his off the charts narcissism. He thinks he can explain his way out of his inconsistencies or that he's so smart that he can say anything he wants and it doesn't matter if he contradicts himself later because he's just changed his mind.
I bet his peers find him insufferable. Posted by: polynikes at August 02, 2026 10:57 PM (KC5Lt) 132
129 ChristyBlinky -Thanks. But, that's not it. Link was to a paper reflecting on AI substance and development.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 02, 2026 10:56 PM (XeU6L) Sorry, Mike! Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:57 PM (hzuYO) 133
There was a year or two where people tuned into Cher just to see what she was wearing which was usually smoking teh haaawt!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 02, 2026 10:55 PM (JvZF+) Probably fine so long as you turn down the audio. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 10:57 PM (FyeA3) 134
Wasn't there a big to do this past week because it was reported thst Texas looked through foot of like 83,000 Flock cameras trying to locate a woman who had gotten an abortion?
Speaking of cameras, are liberals still upset thst cops'body cams are more likely to show cops conducting themselves properly than malfeasance and abuse of power? Also,, being able to review body cam footage before testifying has done a lot to improve their performance on the witness stsnd. Posted by: tankdemon at August 02, 2026 10:57 PM (2RJDy) 135
124 Forgot re: Kidman. When she and the country Keith Urban first married or soon after and bought a house I read a report.
She had her own "scream room." Whatever that is. I have many rooms for unfinished hobbies but still lack a scream room. Wth? Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:54 PM (hzuYO)stand. She must be a huge Edvard Munch fan. Posted by: tankdemon at August 02, 2026 10:59 PM (2RJDy) 136
John and Yoko were both into Primal Scream Therapy around 1970. It showed in their music.
Posted by: Plastic Ono Fan at August 02, 2026 10:59 PM (JM9I6) 137
I bet his peers find him insufferable.
Posted by: polynikes at August 02, 2026 10:57 PM (KC5Lt) With pigs like him, the only charm you get is when he needs something--adulation, a grant, some kind of kudos. Otherwise he is probably a colossal prick. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:00 PM (FyeA3) 138
Hanging Fauci and his accomplices would do a lot to restore my confidence in the medical system.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:42 PM (Wj1DV) You have to go back to pure merit admission to medical school, sink the current student loan system, get the local control over new hospitals and clinics by the current hospitals gutted, get rid of private equity ownership of clinics and hospitals, burn the insurance system as the primary billing source to the ground, and make pharma responsible, legally, for every death caused by the protocols developed by pharma. Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 10:48 PM (rbvCR) So you're saying there's a chance... Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 02, 2026 11:00 PM (nbLIj) 139
Cher is a better actress than she is a singer.
Posted by: polynikes at August 02, 2026 11:00 PM (KC5Lt) 140
burn the insurance system as the primary billing source to the ground,
Hate the game, not the player. "Insurance" is the game where fraud, sex changes, boob jobs, depression, anxiety, drug abuse, self-abuse, heart transplants on death row inmates, fraud, 100% coverage of every illegal alien, welfare rat and foreigner is covered by over-billing, billions paid into lawfare, regulations, fraud, and fraud. OTOH, there is another game called "medical cost sharing" which is a tiny fraction of monthly dues. Posted by: Community Notes at August 02, 2026 11:02 PM (a4flb) 141
139 Cher is a better actress than she is a singer.
Posted by: polynikes at August 02, 2026 11:00 PM (KC5Lt) "Snap out of it!" Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:02 PM (FyeA3) 142
Cher did a medley on her show with the Jackson 5 that was pretty good.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 02, 2026 11:02 PM (JvZF+) 143
Perhaps it's time for people to prescribe the use of Dr. Guillotin's invention for terrible medical personnel and researchers.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 02, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg) 144
Cher is a better actress than she is a singer.
Posted by: polynikes at August 02, 2026 11:00 PM (KC5Lt) I agree. Circle gets the square. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 11:03 PM (0aYVJ) 145
John and Yoko were both into Primal Scream Therapy around 1970. It showed in their music.
Posted by: Plastic Ono Fan And today we have death metal. Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 11:03 PM (VHUov) 146
Snap out of it!"
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:02 PM (FyeA She was just as good before that in Mask. Posted by: polynikes at August 02, 2026 11:04 PM (KC5Lt) 147
Mike, Maybe KT's Saturday morning thread -- before gardening.
Posted by: Mrs JTB at August 02, 2026 11:05 PM (yTvNw) 148
Squirrels...they know what they did.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 02, 2026 11:06 PM (Wnv9h) 149
If I remember correctly Sonny Bono hit a tree in a tree well with his head. I guess before helmets caught on.
You want to avoid tree wells as you can die from the deep snow, as several people have. When I downhill skied I avoided tree wells. I would cross-country ski in trees, if that counts. I wanted to continue to do this 10yrs ago and son said I was getting too olde. I wasn't and should have continued as now I am too old! He just did not like cross-country skiing. (Blows raspberries like our baby granddaughter!). Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 11:06 PM (hzuYO) 150
Perhaps it's time for people to prescribe the use of Dr. Guillotin's invention for terrible medical personnel and researchers.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 02, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg) Put them on a ventilator. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 11:07 PM (1z8ji) 151
The Intermountain West and parts of WA and Oregon could use that rain! Blow it back here!
I am hoping 2wks from now autumn starts to find us. Please. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 11:07 PM (hzuYO) 152
Hanging Fauci and his accomplices would do a lot to restore my confidence in the medical system.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 02, 2026 10:42 PM (Wj1DV) - Ask your doctor if Hanging Fauci is right for you. Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 02, 2026 11:07 PM (fDryU) 153
Man, I forgot how good looking Cher was back in the day. Now I remember why everyone wanted to watch her.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 02, 2026 11:09 PM (/R3g/) 154
Ask your doctor if Hanging Fauci is right for you.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 02, 2026 11:07 PM (fDryU) ===== My doctor wears a mask and STANDS ON MY LAWN Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 02, 2026 11:09 PM (JvZF+) 155
Mike -
vmom gave us a nic-link to her post here: https://tinyurl.com/vmom-ai which has a link to the deeper article in question Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 02, 2026 11:11 PM (aJQbY) 156
The medical system is incapable of admitting it was wrong. They just can't do it. Admitting their error, honestly evaluating why they screwed up and all that would be the way to restore confidence. But the system is just flat-out incapable of doing that. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 02, 2026 11:11 PM (w6EFb) 157
Lot of posts saying his name is Amer Mandzic. The son of Bosnian immigrants. His father has been a Twin Falls police officer for years.
WTF? Posted by: polynikes What a stupid made up name. Posted by: Haven Monahan at August 02, 2026 10:54 PM (wVcYX) Should have gone with Rollo Tomasi. Posted by: Tom Servo at August 02, 2026 11:11 PM (/R3g/) 158
The two I have seen I really liked him.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 10:56 PM (hzuYO) Tread lightly. River's Edge is super dark. But, Speed, Point Break, Bill and Ted are good examples. Oh, just remembered: Parenthood. Small role, but it really captures his coolness. He is the real deal. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 11:13 PM (0aYVJ) 159
_Tried to watch Male and Female, too old - slow.
_Tried to watch Once Upon a time in Hollywood, awful, Brad Pitt has much pose time for the females. Is Tarantino a fag? _Watched Quatermass and the Pit, good movie. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 02, 2026 11:13 PM (+yTe/) 160
River's Edge is super dark.
But, Speed, Point Break, Bill and Ted are good examples. Oh, just remembered: Parenthood. Small role, but it really captures his coolness. He is the real deal. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 11:13 PM (0aYVJ ********** Thanks! I don't do dark or demonic at all. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 02, 2026 11:15 PM (hzuYO) Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 02, 2026 11:15 PM (Cqx++) 162
Top 2 on both lists.
Clearly I'm retired now. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 02, 2026 11:17 PM (2Ez/1) 163
Contrarian here re Cher. I didn't get all the hype.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 02, 2026 11:18 PM (wVcYX) 164
I see a story out of Sweden where a 14 year old was raped by an immigrant.
The court found him innocent because since he didn't speak Swedish he probably couldn't understand when she said no. Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 11:18 PM (sKqQm) 165
River's Edge is very nihilistic and tragic. Keanu is superb so is the actor who plays his kid brother.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 02, 2026 11:20 PM (JvZF+) 166
145 John and Yoko were both into Primal Scream Therapy around 1970. It showed in their music. Posted by: Plastic Ono Fan Listening to that makes me want to engage in Primal Scream Therapy. Posted by: Tom Servo at August 02, 2026 11:20 PM (/R3g/) 167
37 Thank you to everyone in the gun thread! There's a picture of the spawn in case you missed it.
Posted by: lin-duh at August 02, 2026 10:17 PM (VCgbV) Well done Spawn! I knew she was a serious competitor, but now she has the hardware to prove it. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:21 PM (FyeA3) 168
But the system is just flat-out incapable of doing that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 02, 2026 11:11 PM (w6EFb) Then Medical Doctors will stop being those respected professions that Country Clubs are built around, and become technicians, like the traditional role of Surgeon used to be when they operated out of barber shops and cut corns. Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 11:21 PM (rbvCR) 169
Contrarian here re Cher. I didn't get all the hype.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 02, 2026 11:18 PM (wVcYX) ==== *lights torch* Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 02, 2026 11:21 PM (JvZF+) 170
164 I see a story out of Sweden where a 14 year old was raped by an immigrant.
The court found him innocent because since he didn't speak Swedish he probably couldn't understand when she said no. Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 11:18 PM (sKqQm) I would think it would be required of the actual rapist to determine if what he was up to was, in fact, legal, before doing it, regardless of any language barrier. If he didn't know she was underage, isn't that his fault? Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:22 PM (FyeA3) 171
I seem to remember that the Star Spangled Banner uses the music of an old drinking song. Is it easier to sing the national anthem while drunk?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 02, 2026 11:22 PM (qx7Zg) 172
This is from somewhere in Memphis. Horde members are almost old enough!
I'm here for the Early Bird Special, dammit Posted by: Miklos presents various forms of dubious ID at August 02, 2026 11:23 PM (XOG/m) 173
I would think it would be required of the actual rapist to determine if what he was up to was, in fact, legal, before doing it, regardless of any language barrier. If he didn't know she was underage, isn't that his fault?
The court addressed that. They said she could have passed for an adult. Remember she was 14. Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 11:24 PM (sKqQm) 174
This is from somewhere in Memphis. Horde members are almost old enough!
I'm here for the Early Bird Special, dammit Posted by: Miklos presents various forms of dubious ID at August 02, 2026 11:23 PM (XOG/m) At least they're consistent. ID to enter restaurant, ID to vote. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 02, 2026 11:25 PM (qx7Zg) 175
River's Edge is very nihilistic and tragic. Keanu is superb so is the actor who plays his kid brother.
Posted by: San Franpsycho Our attorneys will be in touch We want part of the gross, not net Posted by: River's Edge Homeowners Association at August 02, 2026 11:26 PM (XOG/m) 176
You have to go back to pure merit admission to medical school, Posted by: Kindltot ============== Thank heaven the Trump administration is strong-arming medical schools into doing that. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 02, 2026 11:26 PM (mmrXZ) 177
Is it easier to sing the national anthem while drunk?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 02, 2026 11:22 PM (qx7Zg) Well, so long as you are the drunk, and nobody records it, then yes. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:26 PM (FyeA3) 178
Evenin’, All, Let the boob talk begin!
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:26 PM (77rzZ) 179
River's Edge is very nihilistic and tragic. Keanu is superb so is the actor who plays his kid brother.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 02, 2026 11:20 PM (JvZF+) I agree. It was a warning for folks who prefer the lighter Keanu. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 11:26 PM (0aYVJ) 180
The court addressed that. They said she could have passed for an adult.
Remember she was 14. Posted by: 18-1 at August 02, 2026 11:24 PM (sKqQm) Well, then, time for daddy to collect his hunting rifle and go a-huntin'. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:27 PM (FyeA3) 181
Well, I got ONE measly sheet of roofing tin hung on the inside wall of my big shop today. Yesterday was four sheets. It took so long because I am refining my technique. I have devised a way to use my car trailer winch as a hoisting apparatus in conjunction with a little jib boom with a pulley, clamped to the top of my rolling warehouse stairs. Made several efforts with a pulley block; nope that doesn't work. I am just about at the point of getting it right. The hook on the lifting cradle has to be lowered maybe 3 inches, so it doesn't hit the pulley before the top of the panel hits the ceiling. And I need to make some sort of rope guide or fairlead so the rope doesn't jump the pulley if the load is offset to the side a bit.
And I lost the little doggone magnet out of the end of my 1/4" hex driver bit. That sucks. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 11:27 PM (1z8ji) 182
Daniel Roebuck in River's Edge was so fucking creepy.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide Gen X at August 02, 2026 11:27 PM (0aYVJ) 183
I see Miklos has two entries on the sock list. What is the record for one person to hit the top 10 sock-puppeteers in one week?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 02, 2026 11:28 PM (qx7Zg) 184
At least they're consistent. ID to enter restaurant, ID to vote.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf I never had a fake ID For a surcharge, the underage kids could always get beer and likker Posted by: Free Market Miklos at August 02, 2026 11:28 PM (XOG/m) 185
159 _Watched Quatermass and the Pit, good movie.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 02, 2026 11:13 PM (+yTe/) ----------------------- It was a good flick, and Andrew Keir did a good job, but I preferred the first two Quatermass movies simply because Brian Donlevy was such a lovable, relatable prick. Posted by: Pennsyltucky at August 02, 2026 11:28 PM (8ILPt) Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:28 PM (FyeA3) 187
Also, Sonny Bono was the real deal. He discovered Cher and, IIRC, wrote "I Got You Babe" to help her get over her fear of singing in public. Contrary to opinions here, I think Cher was an amazing singer in her prime, Bang Bang and A Cowboy's Work is Never Done being two examples off the top of my head.
Their marriage ended because of Sonny's infidelities. I think all of his marriages ended because of this. Too bad. I recall a Grammy award show where they played a clip of him and Cher singing I Got You Babe and the camera cut to him collapsing into tears. Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 02, 2026 11:28 PM (nbLIj) 188
Hello, y'all.
All-Cher fashion section: Sure could be worse! Top 10 sockpuppeteers: 10 [23 names] 'mindful webworker' I wonder how I manage to just squeak onto the bottom of the list so often. Of course, if my IP wasn't variable, I'd probably be higher on the list. Ah, well, here's a comment to add to the stack today. But just this one. 🎸"I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote." https://youtu.be/as1NcX31szs G'nite, y'all.💤 Posted by: mindful webworker - Sonny, watch out for that treeeee at August 02, 2026 11:30 PM (0poB+) 189
I see Miklos has two entries on the sock list. What is the record for one person to hit the top 10 sock-puppeteers in one week?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf Has been three times in a week. Depends on when the ISP randomly reassigns stuff. Posted by: Multi-Miklos, mere Magyar Moron at August 02, 2026 11:30 PM (XOG/m) 190
I seem to remember that the Star Spangled Banner uses the music of an old drinking song. Is it easier to sing the national anthem while drunk?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf Yup, the song was "To Anacreon In Heaven." We saw "The Odyssey" today because it was hot and we were bored. We remained bored but did get to eat popcorn and peanut M&M's, so there's that. It should be called "An Odyssey" because it sure wasn't Homer's Odyssey, as many people have mentioned. We had no expectations of this movie and it fulfilled them. It got us out of the house and that was about all one can say about it. Posted by: tankascribe at August 02, 2026 11:30 PM (NtoJk) 191
Crap, I didn’t see the stuff about the 14-year-old Swedish girl. Ick.
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Agree about Cher... altho I never forgot. Hyapatia Lee looked remarkably like Cher, I always thought, back when they were both young. Posted by: mnw at August 02, 2026 11:31 PM (RCjYY) 193
vmom gave us a nic-link to her post here: https://tinyurl.com/vmom-ai which has a link to the deeper article in question Posted by: RandomDave ---------- AH! That's it! Thanks very much! Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 02, 2026 11:31 PM (XeU6L) 194
Thank heaven the Trump administration is strong-arming medical schools into doing that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia All Medical School applications must be approved by Prof. Dr. Seamus Muldoon Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at August 02, 2026 11:33 PM (XOG/m) 195
Prayer up for all those in Tacoma.
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:35 PM (77rzZ) 196
AOP, maybe you could use something like a 2x4 to make a whippletree to suspend the sheet. It might prevent having to worry about balancing the load just right.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 11:36 PM (rbvCR) 197
I've been sharing a lot of stuff about Flock cameras recently. Maybe I need to submit a Morning Rant thread about it so the daywalkers get to see this stuff.
Flock cameras are asshoe. Overreach and extremely counter to the 4th Amendment. Those who administer these things certainly understand the concept when they themselves are the ones being filmed. Here's another example. Authoritarians gotta, uh...authoritarianize. And there's the massive hypocrisy as always. Cops, city officials, Flock companies, they want you to submit to mass surveillance and violation of your fourth and fifth amendment rights, but freak the fuck out if you lawfully record them since they don't have control over your camera. Posted by: It's all about power and control at August 02, 2026 11:36 PM (TbWk/) 198
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Sonny Bono's last marriage didn't end in divorce. It ended rather abruptly for a different reason. After he & Cher split up, his life hit rock bottom, by his own admission. But he recovered. Posted by: mnw at August 02, 2026 11:36 PM (RCjYY) 199
>>>vmom gave us a nic-link to her post here:
https://tinyurl.com/vmom-ai which has a link to the deeper article in question Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) --- We are back into the age of highwaymen. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 02, 2026 11:37 PM (+yTe/) 200
Miklos is AI.
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:37 PM (77rzZ) 201
Hyapatia Lee looked remarkably like Cher, I always thought, back when they were both young.
Posted by: mnw at August 02, 2026 11:31 PM (RCjYY) I think it was possible to see more of Hypatia Lee than of Cher. Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 11:39 PM (rbvCR) 202
Hyapatia Lee looked remarkably like Cher, I always thought, back when they were both young.
Posted by: mnw at August 02, 2026 11:31 PM (RCjYY) We appear to have proximate birthdays... Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 02, 2026 11:39 PM (nbLIj) 203
Miklos is AI.
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:37 PM (77rzZ) Artificial Intelligence? Absolutely Insane? Actively Incredible? Need some context here... Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 02, 2026 11:39 PM (qx7Zg) 204
The court addressed that. They said she could have passed for an adult.
Remember she was 14. Posted by: 18-1 The age of consent in Sweden is only 15, unless the older partner is in a position of authority (the kid's teacher, etc.) Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov) 205
After he & Cher split up, his life hit rock bottom, by his own admission. But he recovered.
Posted by: mnw at August 02, 2026 11:36 PM (RCjYY) I thought he hit Tree Bottom. Posted by: Tom Servo at August 02, 2026 11:41 PM (/R3g/) 206
203 Actually intelligent
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:41 PM (77rzZ) 207
Thank heaven the Trump administration is strong-arming medical schools into doing that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia All Medical School applications must be approved by Prof. Dr. Seamus Muldoon Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at August 02, 2026 11:33 PM (XOG/m) They must also be screened by nurse ratched telling them that they are incredibly, massively, fucking wrong, without getting angry... or fainting. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 02, 2026 11:42 PM (qx7Zg) 208
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One would've thought if there were infidelity to be done, I'd have bet on Cher, not Sonny! Women have rogue tastes. But Sonny Bono? Posted by: mnw at August 02, 2026 11:42 PM (RCjYY) 209
Cher was overrated. Except in Moonstruck. She was great in that. But everyone in that flick was excellent.
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:44 PM (77rzZ) 210
185 159 _Watched Quatermass and the Pit, good movie. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 02, 2026 11:13 PM (+yTe/) I saw that when I was a yute, freaked me out. Especially the giant devil martian at the end! Posted by: Tom Servo at August 02, 2026 11:47 PM (/R3g/) 211
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"We appear to have proximate birthdays" If you're talking about me, and not Cher, then I think you & I are the oldest morons extant. Posted by: mnw at August 02, 2026 11:47 PM (RCjYY) 212
One would've thought if there were infidelity to be done, I'd have bet on Cher, not Sonny! Women have rogue tastes. But Sonny Bono?
Posted by: mnw at August 02, 2026 11:42 PM (RCjYY) Cher met Greg Allman around the time of her divorce from Sonny. The marriage lasted about ten days, but Greg credits her with saving his life when he OD'ed on heroin.. Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 02, 2026 11:49 PM (nbLIj) 213
Miklos is AI.
Posted by: Bulg Search Ace ONT archives back to about 2015 Miklosbot vXXXXXXX began about that time Posted by: Miklosbot has become self-aware at August 02, 2026 11:50 PM (XOG/m) Posted by: mnw at August 02, 2026 11:50 PM (RCjYY) 215
Can't stand Cher.
Her first hit sounds exactly like her last one. And every thing in between. Posted by: Diogenes at August 02, 2026 11:51 PM (2WIwB) Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 02, 2026 11:51 PM (DZ9Lv) Posted by: Miklos thinks the Worls might be a slightly better place for it at August 02, 2026 11:52 PM (XOG/m) 218
How'd I know she was 13? She look at least 15.
Posted by: Mohammad M. Muhammad at August 02, 2026 11:53 PM (JM9I6) 219
195 Prayer up for all those in Tacoma.
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:35 PM (77rzZ) The heck is happening in Tacoma? Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:53 PM (FyeA3) 220
If I recall, 'Rivers Edge' was based on a true story. I think I watched a 'Forensic Files' about it. Or one of those murder pron shows that show up in the wee hours of the morning. There are a couple of TVs at work and the channel selection is not great. Sometimes a murder pron marathon is all that is available.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 02, 2026 11:53 PM (sAmhv) 221
Happy Birthday, Miklos!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at August 02, 2026 11:54 PM (xVpNO) 222
AOP, maybe you could use something like a 2x4 to make a whippletree to suspend the sheet. It might prevent having to worry about balancing the load just right.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 02, 2026 11:36 PM (rbvCR) Well, what I made is a T-bar affair. Cross-piece 19" long, with J-hooks spaced at 18" to engage with standing ribs on tin panel. Three-foot length of steel tubing welded to the middle of that, eye welded to end. An inverted "T". Well, that didn't work. Top of panel wanted to topple away. Got a piece of larger tubing to slip over upright, welded fingers to the top of it go behind lip of J-strip screwed to top of panel. I welded an "S" hook at the 4-foot point to hook the winch line to. This works pretty well, except the "S" hook hits the boom pulley about the same time the top of the panel hits the ceiling. Next iteration, I will lower the "S" hook by three inches. A tiny bit of wiggle room. The lift itself goes very easy. My winch has polymer winch line, not wire rope. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 11:54 PM (1z8ji) 223
At least I didn't die skiing!
Posted by: Spider Sabich at August 02, 2026 11:54 PM (JM9I6) 224
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Sonny hit tree bottom long after he'd gotten his life back in order. Posted by: mnw I think he was in congress by then, so yes. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 02, 2026 11:55 PM (sAmhv) 225
218 How'd I know she was 13? She look at least 15.
Posted by: Mohammad M. Muhammad at August 02, 2026 11:53 PM (JM9I6) Bailiff, whack his pee pee. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:55 PM (FyeA3) 226
All Medical School applications must be approved by Prof. Dr. Seamus Muldoon
Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at August 02, 2026 11:33 PM (XOG/m) They must also be screened by nurse ratched telling them that they are incredibly, massively, fucking wrong, without getting angry... or fainting. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf APPROVED Posted by: Secretary Robert Miklos Kennedy Jr. at August 02, 2026 11:55 PM (XOG/m) 227
219 Fires
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:56 PM (77rzZ) 228
223 At least I didn't die skiing!
Posted by: Spider Sabich at August 02, 2026 11:54 PM (JM9I6) Well, if you have to be shot dead, it should at least be by Claudine Longet. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:56 PM (FyeA3) 229
It is, in fact, my Birfday
Posted by: Miklos thinks the Worls might be a slightly better place for it at August 02, 2026 11:52 PM (XOG/m) Happy Birthday, Miklos! Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 11:57 PM (1z8ji) Posted by: Well Wisher Miklos at August 02, 2026 11:57 PM (XOG/m) 231
How'd I know she was 13? She look at least 15.
Posted by: Mohammad M. Muhammad Bailiff, whack his pee pee. Posted by: tcn in AK Better, remove it, and then deport him back to Durkadurkastan. Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 11:57 PM (VHUov) 232
Prayer up for all those in Tacoma.
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:35 PM (77rzZ) The heck is happening in Tacoma? Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:53 PM (FyeA3) Was wondering the same thing. Gotta go to the Mall on Thursday. Posted by: Diogenes at August 02, 2026 11:57 PM (2WIwB) 233
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Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:56 PM (77rzZ) I thought Spokane was on fire. Tacoma is a little farther west than that. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:57 PM (FyeA3) 234
It is, in fact, my Birfday
Posted by: Miklos Where's the Commissar? I need a festive little hat. Happy Birthday! Posted by: mikeski at August 02, 2026 11:58 PM (VHUov) 235
Fires
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:56 PM (77rzZ) Fires in Tacoma? It's right on the water. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 11:58 PM (1z8ji) 236
George of the Jungle was warned "Watch out for that tree".
Wish I had heeded that advice. Posted by: Michael Kennedy at August 02, 2026 11:58 PM (JM9I6) 237
Happy Birthday, Miklos!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Today was a Cajun KRVS day With some WWOZ mixed in Posted by: Mikleuse d'Anniversaire at August 02, 2026 11:58 PM (XOG/m) 238
Fires in Tacoma? It's right on the water.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 11:58 PM (1z8ji) Well I guess that’s where the smoke is. Posted by: Tom Servo at August 02, 2026 11:59 PM (/R3g/) 239
Fires
Posted by: Bulg at August 02, 2026 11:56 PM (77rzZ) I thought Spokane was on fire. Tacoma is a little farther west than that. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:57 PM (FyeA3) I've several buddies living in Spokane. They've had to evacuate. One has lost his house. A bad weekend. Posted by: Diogenes at August 03, 2026 12:00 AM (2WIwB) 240
Where's the Commissar? I need a festive little hat.
Happy Birthday! Posted by: mikeski I can send you a little hat The dog wore it, but only for about 20 seconds Posted by: Miklos knows what Dixie likes, and hats are not treats at August 03, 2026 12:00 AM (XOG/m) 241
Well, I have bought a new phone. It is a NIB Pixel 6a, de-Googled, and loaded with the Graphene operating system.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 12:01 AM (1z8ji) 242
223 At least I didn't die skiing!
Posted by: Spider Sabich at August 02, 2026 11:54 PM (JM9I6) Well, if you have to be shot dead, it should at least be by Claudine Longet. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 02, 2026 11:56 PM (FyeA3) If I'm the only one here old enough to remember the SNL skit of this incident then I'm taking my lawn and going home! Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2026 12:01 AM (nbLIj) 243
Fires in Tacoma? It's right on the water.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 11:58 PM (1z8ji) Well I guess that’s where the smoke is. Posted by: Tom Servo at August 02, 2026 11:59 PM (/R3g/) And the fire is in the sky. Posted by: Diogenes at August 03, 2026 12:02 AM (2WIwB) 244
I've several buddies living in Spokane. They've had to evacuate. One has lost his house. A bad weekend.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 03, 2026 12:00 AM (2WIwB) Any word on Jordan61 and her hubby? They are Spokane rural, I think. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 12:02 AM (1z8ji) 245
The difference between Spokane and Tacoma is, quite remarkable. Spokane is high plateau, nearly desert, although apples grow there fairly well. Tacoma is on the ocean, a rather large port, part of the southern Puget Sound. Most stuff that gets shipped to AK comes through Tacoma Harbor.
Spokane, not so much. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:02 AM (FyeA3) 246
Trump says the attack he's holding off on for now will the biggest since WWII.
Ummm. Not even remotely close. By any measure. Which is completely unimportant of course. And marketing hyperbole is his schtick, and it's harmless and amusing and weirdly refreshing sometimes, especially when it shocks the straights. But it does inspire a (pointless) pretty good trivia discussion for war geeks. Given there'll be zero ground component, it's hard to compare with WWII or post-war operations. But just for one case, any given day in the ATO (air tasking order) of the air campaign for Desert Storm probably had multiples of the biggest day with Iran. And it went on without pause for 6 weeks. Posted by: rhomboid at August 03, 2026 12:03 AM (U/Byj) Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:03 AM (RCjYY) 248
Claudine never explained why he was called "Spider".
She married her defense lawyer, coincidentally Posted by: Miklos for the Defense at August 03, 2026 12:06 AM (XOG/m) 249
Spokane, not so much.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:02 AM (FyeA3) Spokane, north, south, and east, is well forested, for miles and miles. Go west on I-90 for a dozen miles or so, and the forest gives way to scattered pines, then bald prairie. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 12:06 AM (1z8ji) 250
Hope Gonzaga hasn't been reduced to ashes. Because hoops.
Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:07 AM (RCjYY) 251
Any word on Jordan61 and her hubby? They are Spokane rural, I think.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 12:02 AM (1z8ji) A good question??? Haven't heard from her in awhile. Posted by: Diogenes at August 03, 2026 12:09 AM (2WIwB) Posted by: Socratic Miklosopoulos (no homo) at August 03, 2026 12:09 AM (XOG/m) 253
Fuking Fauci didn't think we were going to live long enough to hate him. He's a mass murdering psycopath. Literally involved in every mass death outbrake since the 80's. I think the virus was intentionaly leaked but it either wasn't all it was supposed to be or someone leaked the wrong virus.
Due to a few things I think the later. Posted by: Reforger at August 03, 2026 12:10 AM (zhLil) 254
Hope Gonzaga hasn't been reduced to ashes. Because hoops.
Posted by: mnw They used to be Catholic, too Posted by: Miklos was warned about the Jesuits at August 03, 2026 12:10 AM (XOG/m) 255
Anyone who can pronounce BOTH "Spokane" and "Gonzaga" correctly is probably either a resident or an alum.
Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:12 AM (RCjYY) 256
Hope Gonzaga hasn't been reduced to ashes. Because hoops.
Posted by: mnw They used to be Catholic, too Posted by: Miklos was warned about the Jesuits at August 03, 2026 12:10 AM (XOG/m) The University museum there has a toupee that Bing Crosby wore in White Christmas. Posted by: Diogenes at August 03, 2026 12:12 AM (2WIwB) 257
You're NOT the only one here old enough.
Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:03 AM (RCjYY) >Repositions lawn >Proffers cigar to MNW >Casts suspicious eye toward those meddling kids And happy birthday Miklos.. Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2026 12:13 AM (nbLIj) 258
Is Artificial Intelligence a Real Thing?
Original Stupid sure is Posted by: Socratic Miklosopoulos (no homo) at August 03, 2026 12:09 AM (XOG/m) Artificial Ignorance is real. An example is the belief that it's safe to drink bleach. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 12:13 AM (qx7Zg) 259
90 for a dozen miles or so, and the forest gives way to scattered pines, then bald prairie.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon I saw Bald Prairie open for Poco on their "Good Feeling To Know" Tour in '71. Posted by: Musikladen at August 03, 2026 12:13 AM (JM9I6) 260
It is a NIB Pixel 6a, de-Googled, and loaded with the Graphene operating system.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon -------- Interesting. I am smartphone ignorant, so, in brief, why that combination? Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2026 12:14 AM (XeU6L) 261
Due to a few things I think the later.
Posted by: Reforger Has anyone else noticed that aged, long-serving politicians never, I mean never, die of cancer? Jimmy Carter, at the age of 100? Posted by: Miklos expresses extereme suspicion at August 03, 2026 12:14 AM (XOG/m) 262
And I lost the little doggone magnet out of the end of my 1/4" hex driver bit. That sucks. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 02, 2026 11:27 PM (1z8ji) ************ I'm sorry. That's the only part of your story I understood, which is not your fault at all. I remembered the trauma of sewing my youngest granddaughter's quilt a year ago from that statement. I finally decided, after seven years, to clean out the bobbit case thing in my sewing machine. Please keep in mind that I only sew, so far, when I have a deadline (in this case a baby flannel quilt). I have a history of sewing trauma involving loud cussing, so my dude is usually on edge until he hears the machine purring along. I have to review how to thread it and tension creating much tension in me every time because I am not organized at all about anything. Anyway, I proudly used the little brush to get lint out of the bobbin case when the tiny screw that attaches to the pressure foot fell into the case.I could see it but tweezers were not cutting it. A complete collapse of society was near and my dude had a tiny magnet and saved the life of me and the machine from us both hurling out the window. Good night all. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 03, 2026 12:15 AM (hzuYO) 263
The University museum there has a toupee that Bing Crosby wore in White Christmas.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 03, 2026 12:12 AM (2WIwB) I hope it was humanely euthanized. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 12:16 AM (1z8ji) 264
John McCain and Harry Reid are still alive?
Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2026 12:17 AM (rbvCR) 265
Der Bingle graduated from Gonzaga, his bandleader brother Bob attended, but did not graduate.
Posted by: The Bulldogs at August 03, 2026 12:17 AM (JM9I6) 266
Yikes, they murdered the National Anthem.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2026 12:17 AM (S41Gd) 267
>Repositions lawn
>Proffers cigar to MNW >Casts suspicious eye toward those meddling kids And happy birthday Miklos.. Posted by: Joe Kidd *surreptitiously leaves cold beer on porch* Posted by: Miklos redeems himself, if not the Youths at August 03, 2026 12:18 AM (XOG/m) 268
I had Foreigner 4 on vinyl. I loved Girl On The Moon, especially because they used some French in the song while I was taking French in high school.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 03, 2026 12:18 AM (2n5IR) 269
Actually, it sounds like Katherine Hepburn singing the anthem.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2026 12:18 AM (S41Gd) 270
I was just reading a piece on HA which sounded serious, but ended up striking me as almost comical. It’s about everyone is worried about a coup in Iran. Really? Who’s going to take over the Government?
Oh. The IRGC, of course. You mean no one noticed that this already happened, months ago? Posted by: Tom Servo at August 03, 2026 12:19 AM (/R3g/) 271
Jimmy Carter, at the age of 100?
Posted by: Miklos expresses extereme suspicion at August 03, 2026 12:14 AM (XOG/m) How about Biden surviving double brain aneurysms back in the 80's? Posted by: Reforger at August 03, 2026 12:19 AM (zhLil) 272
It is a NIB Pixel 6a, de-Googled, and loaded with the Graphene operating system.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon I saw NIB open for ABBA in Nuremburg in '78. Posted by: Diogenes at August 03, 2026 12:20 AM (2WIwB) 273
and Claudine Longet apparently assumed room temperature just three months ago..
http://tiny.cc/wau7101 Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2026 12:20 AM (nbLIj) 274
I have a history of sewing trauma
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat Many Chinese have worse, and are paid even less Posted by: Miklos is Thankful for Blessings Large and Small at August 03, 2026 12:21 AM (XOG/m) 275
255 Anyone who can pronounce BOTH "Spokane" and "Gonzaga" correctly is probably either a resident or an alum.
Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:12 AM (RCjYY) Now try Oconomowoc. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:21 AM (FyeA3) 276
Happy birthday Miklos!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at August 03, 2026 12:22 AM (2WIwB) 277
Cher always seemed like more of a visual experience than an audio one.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 03, 2026 12:22 AM (CHHv1) 278
How about Biden surviving double brain aneurysms back in the 80's?
Posted by: Reforger at August 03, 2026 12:19 AM (zhLil) To be fair, he wasn't all that bright to begin with, so it was a low bar to recovery. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:22 AM (FyeA3) 279
Interesting. I am smartphone ignorant, so, in brief, why that combination?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2026 12:14 AM (XeU6L) Curiously enough, the Google Pixel phones are relatively inexpensive (especially if a generation or two old) and are also quite amenable to having the OS wiped and a new OS installed. Graphene OS is some sort of a fork off Android, and it relies upon a particular security chip which is found in the Pixel phones (and some others). No Google account required, no Google Play store, no tracking, no ads served. Apparently apps can be side-loaded, or bought from other servers. I don't use apps, anyway. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 12:22 AM (1z8ji) 280
Anyone who can pronounce BOTH "Spokane" and "Gonzaga" correctly is probably either a resident or an alum.
Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:12 AM (RCjYY) Now try Oconomowoc. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:21 AM (FyeA3) Been there. https://youtu.be/_oqzy8HU6dQ For giggles, listen to an AI voice try to say it. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 12:24 AM (qx7Zg) 281
Now try Oconomowoc.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:21 AM (FyeA3) I think both New England and Alaska should be used as proof that glossolalia should never be used for a situs naming convention. Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2026 12:24 AM (rbvCR) Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:25 AM (RCjYY) Posted by: Tina Turner at August 03, 2026 12:28 AM (zhLil) 284
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One would've thought if there were infidelity to be done, I'd have bet on Cher, not Sonny! Women have rogue tastes. But Sonny Bono? Posted by: mnw at - - - - - -- They got all crazy over me, I can tell you...! Posted by: Sonny's Lip Ferret at August 03, 2026 12:28 AM (IBxO/) 285
@Ma_WuKong - 7 PM
After speaking with Chinese about the issue of Ceuta, I have found that they mainly offer 3 solutions: — Execute those who invade. — Execute the political leaders who allow the invasion. — Execute both Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 12:28 AM (+yTe/) 286
Anyone who can pronounce BOTH "Spokane" and "Gonzaga" correctly is probably either a resident or an alum.
Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:12 AM (RCjYY) Now try Oconomowoc. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:21 AM (FyeA3) I would, but someone left a cold beer on my porch and, well, it's not gonna drink itself... Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2026 12:29 AM (nbLIj) 287
281 Now try Oconomowoc.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:21 AM (FyeA3) I think both New England and Alaska should be used as proof that glossolalia should never be used for a situs naming convention. Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2026 12:24 AM (rbvCR) Oconomowoc is in Wisconsin. Every vowel is pronounced differently. You just have to know, that's all. Of course, in AK, we have Eek, Chicken, Ekwok, Nulato, and naturally, Wasilla. There are plenty more. But Oconomowoc is just plain silly. Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:29 AM (FyeA3) Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 03, 2026 12:29 AM (DZ9Lv) 289
Now try Oconomowoc.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 03, 2026 12:21 AM (FyeA3) I think both New England and Alaska should be used as proof that glossolalia should never be used for a situs naming convention. Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2026 12:24 AM (rbvCR) Oconomowoc is in the land of Cheese. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 12:30 AM (qx7Zg) 290
Sonny Bono will always be remebered in the little shop of horrors portion of Ski Patrol training.
Posted by: Reforger at August 03, 2026 12:32 AM (zhLil) 291
Oconomowoc is in the land of Cheese.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2026 12:30 AM (qx7Zg) It still sounds all glossolalia-like Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2026 12:33 AM (rbvCR) 292
How about Biden surviving double brain aneurysms back in the 80's?
Posted by: Reforger at August 03, 2026 12:19 AM (zhLil) Kudos to his proctologist. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2026 12:34 AM (S41Gd) 293
Happy Birfday, Miklos!
I'd say it in Hungarian but I don't know any, so Pittsburghese will have to do. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 03, 2026 12:34 AM (sAmhv) 294
Now it is raining here.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 03, 2026 12:36 AM (1z8ji) 295
Adlai is mostly forgotten now, but most people liked him too.
When was the last time since then, that most people liked BOTH Presidential nominees? None since then, I think. Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:36 AM (RCjYY) 296
"Well known bands - songs you might not have heard very much."
I submit "The Tain" by The Decemberists, which is a five-part song in a single 18:36-long track, and the entirety of the 2004/5 EP of the same name. If you have a 35-minute commute, you can just pop the CD in, start singing along, and when it's done, you're past the halfway point. I have done that many times. You likely already know if you dislike Colin Meloy's voice or the band's style, in which case don't bother, since this is the distilled essence of Decemberistness. But it goes both ways -- if you do like them, then you must: The Decemberists - The Tain, Pts. 1-5 (Audio) https://youtu.be/FmAymmuymLY Posted by: SciVo at August 03, 2026 12:37 AM (Sy6m/) 297
Reporter: Why is the U.S. intervening to support the Japanese yen at this time?
Trump: Japan’s been very good to us, with the exception, of course, of Pearl Harbor. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 12:37 AM (+yTe/) 298
@Ma_WuKong - 7 PM
After speaking with Chinese about the issue of Ceuta, I have found that they mainly offer 3 solutions: — Execute those who invade. — Execute the political leaders who allow the invasion. — Execute both Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 03, 2026 12:28 AM (+yTe/) Good plan. They should be doing that here. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2026 12:38 AM (S41Gd) 299
I'm pretty sure that the Earth will be rightfully populated for the betterment of the planet and the species when all humans exterminate one another, at the conclusion of a failed experiment, and we cockroaches can finally stretch out and have a planet to enjoy fully. Then the galactic union can finally begin.
Oops, I mean, not "we" cockroaches. "The" cockroaches. You know, "them," those guys (and gals! Hiyo!). Not me personally. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 03, 2026 12:38 AM (CHHv1) 300
I recall Cher on the David Letterman Show. It was, uh, interesting. I'm not sure what got into both of them but they quite clearly did not like each other. Dave was an ass. Cher wasn't much better. Maybe it was like looking into a mirror.
I may be confusing the Madonna visit to the Letterman show. That one was colorful too. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 03, 2026 12:38 AM (sAmhv) 301
Happy Birfday, Miklos! Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 03, 2026 12:40 AM (w6EFb) 302
Dump tacos again! Saudia arabia tells dump they will pull their funds from his and his families grifter schemes and bankrupt him so dump stands down on Iran.
Posted by: raimondo at August 03, 2026 12:41 AM (6AO7+) 303
Damn wish I had a trip to Japan soon, but not scheduled. I've been there when it was 77 yen to the $; at the moment it's over 150. Even in 2023, last time there, it was 147 or so. Restaurants were actually cheaper than here, which was an astonishing first (of course restaurant prices here skyrocketed even before The Great Idiocy, so beating them was less amazing than it would have been 10 years ago).
Posted by: rhomboid at August 03, 2026 12:42 AM (U/Byj) 304
On Aug 2nd, 1876, Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead while playing poker, holding what is now known as the Dead Man's Hand. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 03, 2026 12:42 AM (w6EFb) 305
282 Kidd
I can remember seeing the dancing "I Like Ike" buttons. Posted by: mnw at August 03, 2026 12:25 AM (RCjYY) You may have me there. I only go back to dancing Winston cigarette packs.. Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2026 12:42 AM (nbLIj) 306
Investigator investdumps war crimes gun downed in the street.
Posted by: raimondo at August 03, 2026 12:42 AM (6AO7+) 307
Japan was the source of cheap loans, that bankers and investors could take out, and then pay the interest on from the earnings from investing into higher return markets. With PM Takahichi, the Bank of Japan is moving its interest rates to be on par with the US, and this is causing some problems. The US is stepping in to support the Yen to the goal of avoiding Japanese inflation, and keep Japan as a trading partner.
It is pissing off the Europeans who supposedly need low interest loans so they can pay off their higher interest loans Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2026 12:43 AM (rbvCR) 308
Happy Kuwait Invasion Day, for those who celebrate.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 03, 2026 12:43 AM (U/Byj) 309
Rain stopped
Posted by: Skip at August 03, 2026 12:43 AM (Ia/+0) 310
Happy Birthday, Miklos, or was it yesterday? Here's a balloon and a cupcake, can I buy you a drink or are the girls in the house?
Joe Kidd, I remember that Saturday Night Live sketch, wow, I am getting old. Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 03, 2026 12:43 AM (ibDUx) Posted by: Miklos also still carries the Lamp at August 03, 2026 12:44 AM (XOG/m) 312
Get two words into a really stupid comment on the ONT and you know it's Retardo.
But fear him. He's a small business owner. Tiresome piece of shit that he is. Posted by: Reforger at August 03, 2026 12:44 AM (zhLil) 313
Good evening, all. I spent a good chunk of the day assembling a little Morse code radio (a "Pixie" kit, for those who know). I powered it up and it works - not well, mind you, but it works. I'm just happy it didn't burst into flames. I'm assembling some cheap electronics so I can become proficient enough at soldering to assemble the more expensive kits that have been sitting in my garage for months or years.
Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2026 12:45 AM (OygQN) 314
The pharmacy must have run out of lithium drugs.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2026 12:46 AM (XeU6L) 315
Happy Birfday, Miklos!
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley Same and Next Year as well to You and all Yourn! Posted by: Miklos and Dixie barks HI! at August 03, 2026 12:46 AM (XOG/m) 316
Amb. Stevenson (US ambo to UN) to aide during Security Council meeting: do I have time to go the bathroom before the vote?
Aide: yes, sir, I think so. Amb. Stevenson: do I want to go to the bathroom? (cruel but funny joke that resonated because of Stevenson's squish reputation, whatever the merits of the perception) Posted by: rhomboid at August 03, 2026 12:47 AM (U/Byj) 317
Retardo.
But fear him. He's a small business owner. Tiresome piece of shit that he is. Posted by: Reforger more like a small penis owner amirite Posted by: gKWVE at August 03, 2026 12:48 AM (gKWVE) 318
Sponge.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 03, 2026 12:48 AM (vDZgA) 319
Miklos -
So... over 29 now? Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2026 12:49 AM (XeU6L) 320
Casts suspicious eye toward those meddling kids
And happy birthday Miklos.. Posted by: Joe Kidd Me and you both Posted by: Miklos finds a shot gun rests easy over the knees at August 03, 2026 12:49 AM (XOG/m) Processing 0.05, elapsed 0.0583 seconds. |
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