Monday Overnight Open Thread...PC Crisis Edition (8/17/26)

Though Hamlet rambles and Lear rages,
And all the drop-scenes drop at once
Upon a hundred thousand stages,
It cannot grow by an inch or an ounce.

-- William Butler Yeats

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When the Kung Flu hit our shores what did Dr. ~~Josef Mengele~~ Anthony Fauci do other than cash his checks?

In May 2021, Janet Woodcock, the Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sent an email to Dr. Anthony Fauci, then director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and Dr. Francis Collins, then director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, expressing concern about the large number of adverse events she was hearing about following COVID vaccinations.
The correspondence, released by Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday, expose how federal health officials ignored early safety signals.
Woodcock said she had personally received reports from people, including many healthcare professionals, experiencing hard to classify adverse events that were not being captured by existing surveillance systems like VAERS.
She said all three of the vaccines— Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson—were resulting in these injuries.
“The symptoms do not fit into a specific syndrome and most are not easily quantifiable or evaluated with standard laboratory testing,” she wrote, adding, “no one takes them seriously, no one knows how to treat them, and there is no effort to study this.”

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If the Muslim invasion didn't make the average Englishman mad. Perhaps this will.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to receive royal funeral despite being stripped of titles

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Yes. She came in through President Trump's big beautiful front door. But when it was time to leave, she plopped her fat ass on the couch and got married. Boo-frigging-hoo. Send her home to Russia!

He Was a MAGA Patriot. ICE Took His Wife Away.
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.

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Beard Meets Food!

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Well, that's all you are going to get this fine evening! You are going to have to entertain each other, but remember, no unwanted touching before midnight!
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Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 10:20 PM

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1 "Whet the appetites of your associates for truth; give advice only when it is asked for."

Advice is always implicitly asked for on AoS.

Right?

Right?

Posted by: mindful webworker - place your bests at August 17, 2026 10:20 PM (Cl/mc)

2 affirmative action

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 10:21 PM (iLKq8)

3 'Bout time, MisHum!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 17, 2026 10:21 PM (kpS4V)

4 I informed the others.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 17, 2026 10:22 PM (M/bUm)

5 Beard beat his meat yester... I mean, he finished in time to win. Guy never keeps the money, but he will keep gift cards and give them away.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 17, 2026 10:22 PM (1Ff7Z)

6 I could eat it all: just give me a few days.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 17, 2026 10:22 PM (ZVgZ4)

7 yo

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 10:23 PM (/+uur)

8 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Thanks for the ONT, MisHum! 💕💕💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 17, 2026 10:23 PM (SRRAx)

9 I'll never understand competitive gluttony.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 17, 2026 10:24 PM (vTZFs)

10 I do like Beard's food challenges.

Wonder if that Italian place has a vomitorium in back.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 17, 2026 10:24 PM (kpS4V)

11 That People cover: if only!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 17, 2026 10:24 PM (ZVgZ4)

12 Though Hamlet rambles and Lear rages,
And all the drop-scenes drop at once
Upon a hundred thousand stages,
It cannot grow by an inch or an ounce.
-- William Butler Yeats

Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 10:24 PM (/+uur)

13 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 17, 2026 10:25 PM (sAmhv)

14 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:25 PM (hrOJm)

15 Layers and layers of fact checking.

Tom Elliott
@tomselliott
Of course professional [Washington Post] "fact checker" Glenn Kessler rated the claim Swalwell acted improperly w/ his Chinese honeytrap "Four Pinnochios."

"There is no suggestion of impropriety on Swalwell’s part."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:26 PM (ndZc7)

16 Mr. MAGA did not know that you can't overstay a temporary tourist visa ?? Is he gonna whine how Trump betrayed him??

Posted by: runner at August 17, 2026 10:26 PM (g47mK)

17 Good evening good people.

==

*looks around

who you talking to ??

Posted by: runner at August 17, 2026 10:27 PM (g47mK)

18 ***Beard Meets Food!
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Yup, gluttony, that's why Britons are not up in arms. Fat, dumb and happy.
If you have a little money or you're making money, fook the dumb asses across the tracks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 10:27 PM (iLKq8)

19 Howdy all, what's shakin?

Nice day here, no rain for a change. And the dog didn't dig up the cat, Butterscotch, that I buried yesterday. That's a big plus, lol.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 17, 2026 10:27 PM (4Qj8V)

20 I'll never understand competitive gluttony.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 17, 2026 10:24 PM (vTZFs)

I don't care for it either, but he seems to be a nice guy. Always respectful to his fans and the owners of the places. And he's funny. Have no interest in watching any of the other eaters. Especially a woman. Won't watch Katina. It just doesn't seem right.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 17, 2026 10:28 PM (1Ff7Z)

21 I had a home made burrito tonight with black beans and Spanish rice. Nearly killed me.

*never mind the 4 shots of Tequila and a Modelo or two before hand.*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 10:28 PM (2Cry5)

22 Keep on reading that as fat checker.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 10:29 PM (iLKq8)

23 Good evening morons y gracias mh

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 10:29 PM (Aepnf)

24

After midnight
We're gonna let it all hang out

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2026 10:29 PM (Cqx++)

25 Nice day here, no rain for a change. And the dog didn't dig up the cat, Butterscotch, that I buried yesterday. That's a big plus, lol.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 17, 2026 10:27 PM (4Qj8V)
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Rest in peace, Butterscotch.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 17, 2026 10:29 PM (kpS4V)

26
“She came in Trump’s beautiful, big front door.”
Ms. Bobreneva arrived on a tourist visa in late 2021

F'ing NY Times. Just to be totally sure, I asked DDG Search Assist:
Joe Biden was the president in 2021, serving as the 46th president of the United States. He took office on January 20, 2021.

Joe's big saggy front gates

Posted by: mindful webworker - am I missing something here? at August 17, 2026 10:30 PM (Cl/mc)

27 Finally, the wondrous ONT!

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 17, 2026 10:31 PM (D2ig8)

28 Rest in peace, Butterscotch.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 17, 2026 10:29 PM (kpS4V)

I buried butterscotch again today
WTF
3 feet was not enough

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 10:31 PM (/+uur)

29 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to receive royal funeral despite being stripped of titles

I don't know if that would outrage anyone. Not like he's dying soon. They have more important things to worry about than the funeral of Andrew Saxe-Coburg Gotha.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 17, 2026 10:32 PM (1Ff7Z)

30 Sitting in Sonoma Square on my last night away from the cold dark hell that is San Francisco

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 10:32 PM (Aepnf)

31 "And the dog didn't dig up the cat..."

Just letting it age a bit first.

Posted by: Dog at August 17, 2026 10:32 PM (Q+gd/)

32 Thanks for the dandy ONT, Mis Hum!

No way could I consume all that meat in one sitting.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 17, 2026 10:32 PM (D/6p1)

33 I'll never understand competitive gluttony.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 17, 2026 10:24 PM (vTZFs)

Nor the competitive crapping that follows.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2026 10:33 PM (2WIwB)

34 Evening all,

We have a Spacewalk in the morning. Coverage begins at 7 a.m EDT (1100 UTC, 13:00 CEST), but I have included the intended Spacewalk start time below.

NASA - ISS Spacewalk #282
International Space Station ISS - Space Affairs Live
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Time: 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 UTC, 14:35 CEST)

https://youtu.be/OHXWCIT-Fa0

Posted by: Joyenz at August 17, 2026 10:33 PM (2F0/Y)

35 Sitting in Sonoma Square on my last night away from the cold dark hell that is San Francisco
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 10:32 PM (

Nice place!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2026 10:34 PM (2WIwB)

36 Mis Hum!
Are you going to take on the food challenge?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 17, 2026 10:34 PM (NnhvP)

37 Sitting in Sonoma Square on my last night away from the cold dark hell that is San Francisco
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 10:32 PM (Aepnf)

I can send you some heat if you want. 110 today.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 17, 2026 10:35 PM (1Ff7Z)

38 30 Sitting in Sonoma Square on my last night away from the cold dark hell that is San Francisco
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 10:32 PM (Aepnf)

Second real tradeshow was as Moscone in SF about 100BC (1990)
So my bud and I ride the cars over to a famous Mexican restaurant and then ride back.
We called it Margaritas and CableCars.
We were drinking 8 by the last night
ha

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 10:36 PM (/+uur)

39 Hope this isn't the last time b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 10:36 PM (Aepnf)

40 We have a Spacewalk in the morning

Say, whatever happened with the leaky seals on the ISS Rooskie section?

Posted by: mindful webworker - Leaky Seals for Easter at August 17, 2026 10:36 PM (Cl/mc)

41 Poor Butterscotch.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

42 When the Kung Flu hit our shores what did Dr. Josef Mengele Anthony Fauci do other than cash his checks?

He did the same thing he did in the AIDS case he oversaw: he protected those who spread it and told everyone they would get it and die, even though you wouldn't.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 10:38 PM (kU0PQ)

43 “She came in Trump’s beautiful, big front door.”
Ms. Bobreneva arrived on a tourist visa in late 2021

The good news for Mr. Jindra is that it is fairly easy to acquire Russian citizenship if you are married to a Russian citizen.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 17, 2026 10:39 PM (aD4fx)

44 >>>He did the same thing he did in the AIDS case he oversaw: he protected those who spread it and told everyone they would get it and die, even though you wouldn't.

Posted by: GWB
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The kids at work were fooking like rabbits, I asked aren't you worried? Nah, that's all govt bs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 10:41 PM (iLKq8)

45 >> Say, whatever happened with the leaky seals on the ISS Rooskie section?

Not so much seals, but little microcracks in that Rooskie module, likely caused by metal fatigue from the repeated docking.

The Rooskies just wanted to take a hack saw and cut something where they get to the area, NASA had a hissy fit that it was too risky and ordered our people into the Dragon, if you remember.

The Rooskies, thinking we were just a bunch of pussies, agreed to hold off on that. They're now just "watching" and doing some other tricks.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 17, 2026 10:41 PM (w6EFb)

46 The former Prince Andrew is a scumbag, and I don't think his "explanations" would convince even a Harvard professor at this point.

But I can't help but feel the British are using his misdeeds to distract themselves from the much greater horrors happening in their country on a daily basis. Is there a single mosque in the UK with a lower victim count than His Highness?

Posted by: Dr. T at August 17, 2026 10:42 PM (lHPJf)

47 He Was a MAGA Patriot.

See, this is what equality under the law looks like. I don't care who he supported or what he's otherwise done. He married an illegal alien (overstayed) and she should be sent home. Since she didn't self-deport, she can be kept out of the country indefinitely. Good.

If you break the law (or help someone else break the law) I want you to suffer the proper legal consequences.

It's not really asking that much when it comes down to it.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 10:42 PM (kU0PQ)

48 vomitorium in back"

Probably does have a back door....

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 10:45 PM (XuXeR)

49 The good news for Mr. Jindra is that it is fairly easy to acquire Russian citizenship if you are married to a Russian citizen.
Posted by: The ARC of History

Ha I think that may just test their whirlwind romance a bit much. Skew didn't leave Russia just to go back.

Posted by: Dandalo at August 17, 2026 10:45 PM (3QsZU)

50 She came in Trump’s beautiful, big front door.”
Ms. Bobreneva arrived on a tourist visa in late 2021"

Well, it is the NYT, so....

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 10:47 PM (XuXeR)

51 Say, whatever happened with the leaky seals on the ISS Rooskie section?
Posted by: mindful webworker - Leaky Seals for Easter at August 17, 2026 10:36 PM (Cl/mc)

No idea. The news hasn't reported anything else about that since.

Posted by: Joyenz at August 17, 2026 10:47 PM (2F0/Y)

52
The spacewalk procedure is a PITA. The ISS atmosphere is 21% O2 and 79% N2 at 1 atm, basically sea level air. But, the spacesuit atmosphere is pure O2 at a little over 4 psi.

So, the bends would be a big problem if they jumped in the suits and went outside. They have to camp out inside the airlock over-"night", where they reduce the pressure to about 10 psi. That gets the N2 levels down on its own. Then they have to prebreathe pure O2 for a couple hours before getting in the suits and depressurizing the airlock.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 17, 2026 10:47 PM (w6EFb)

53 Dude can eat. I can't eat like that now that I'm older. Maybe because I'm old and lazy and my metabolism has completely changed. Also, my body can't process that much food.

I still wish I could do it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 10:47 PM (tvdD1)

54 I buried butterscotch again today
WTF
3 feet was not enough
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 10:31 PM (/+uur)
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Uh....is Butterscotch actually dead?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 17, 2026 10:50 PM (kpS4V)

55 Dude can eat. I can't eat like that now that I'm older. Maybe because I'm old and lazy and my metabolism has completely changed. Also, my body can't process that much food.

I still wish I could do it.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
I too used to be able to eat a lot, then the metabolism just slowed to nothing.
Oh well. I'm good.

oh well.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 17, 2026 10:52 PM (NnhvP)

56 The former Prince Andrew is a scumbag, and I don't think his "explanations" would convince even a Harvard professor at this point.

But I can't help but feel the British are using his misdeeds to distract themselves from the much greater horrors happening in their country on a daily basis. Is there a single mosque in the UK with a lower victim count than His Highness?
Posted by: Dr. T at August 17, 2026 10:42 PM (lHPJf)

I'm surprised Cambridge hasn't given him a professorship in Female Studies.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 17, 2026 10:53 PM (qx7Zg)

57 yes, I agree with Oddbob, don't understand eating contests. Bobbing for apples, yes, seeing who can eat a pie the fastest without hands, yes, but most hotdogs, etc. just gross

Posted by: Iris at August 17, 2026 10:53 PM (286+n)

58 The KKK took my baby away.

Posted by: Joey Ramone at August 17, 2026 10:54 PM (JM9I6)

59 I had a home made burrito tonight with black beans and Spanish rice. Nearly killed me.

*never mind the 4 shots of Tequila and a Modelo or two before hand.*
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 10:28 PM (2Cry5)

That would be a danged expensive way to go.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 10:55 PM (kU0PQ)

60 Sitting in Sonoma Square on my last night away from the cold dark hell that is San Francisco
Posted by: San Franpsycho

That's about the only thing I love about this place.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 10:56 PM (DZ9Lv)

61 Here's a shoe to get Piper going, after last night's fashion showcase.

https://youtu.be/kXJzZ5AyHmE?t=41

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 17, 2026 10:57 PM (qx7Zg)

62 I'm not gonna, I'm craving a really good steak now

Posted by: lin-duh at August 17, 2026 10:57 PM (VCgbV)

63 That's about the only thing I love about this place.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 10:56 PM (DZ9Lv)
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My wife and family depend on it for survival. I hate the fog.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 10:58 PM (JvZF+)

64 "There is no suggestion of impropriety on Swalwell’s part."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:26 PM (ndZc7)

Pfft. There was a lot more than suggestions. Most of the stuff in that new drop isn't even really new. We knew that back then (except, I think, for the attempted recruiting of Fang Fang).

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 10:58 PM (kU0PQ)

65 61 Here's a shoe to get Piper going, after last night's fashion showcase.

https://youtu.be/kXJzZ5AyHmE?t=41
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 17, 2026 10:57

Cute! Lol

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

66 Rest in peace, Butterscotch.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 17, 2026 10:29 PM

TY Eris, she was a sweet kitty. Showed up in the neighborhood 19 yrs ago. Little girls next door were eating butterscotch cookies that day, thus the name. They fed her and played with her.

Later that summer she had kittens in the neighbor's wood pile. We took them all in to protect the kittens. Eventually we found homes for the kittens and ended up keeping Scotches.

She ruled the roost thru 2 big labs who came and went during her tenure. Lately she allowed the latest dog, Flash, to share her home and frequently jousted with him.

She was a Tortie and according to Scottish tradition if a Tortie choses your home it is good luck. And that is true, we were lucky to have such a sweetheart for 19 yrs.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 17, 2026 10:59 PM (4Qj8V)

67 Good night, friends. Time for bed.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 11:00 PM (ZdaMQ)

68 My wife and family depend on it for survival. I hate the fog.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I wish we got snow once in awhile, but since the trade off is no Summer, I'm good. Right now I've got a hoodie on and it's slightly chilly b/c the cat wants to hang out on the front step.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 11:00 PM (DZ9Lv)

69 Mr. Jindra considered himself a MAGA patriot until his wife’s detention.
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Uh-huh. MAGA patriot. The most MAGAest patriotest Trumpety Trump Trumper there ever was. I'm sure of it.

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:00 PM (vE0+H)

70
Sophie Adenot, the French gal who will be doing the spacewalk with our guy tomorrow:

https://t.ly/_BvAe

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 17, 2026 11:01 PM (w6EFb)

71 When he voted for Trump all three times he yelled at the California polling place, "This is MAGA country!"

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:01 PM (vE0+H)

72
*faces camera*
*assumes grave expression*
*holds blank papers*

Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 11:01 PM (O0L8i)

73 My Mom's twin sister in Norway whenever they had lobster or some mollusk would eat huge quantities, go vomit, and come back for more. Not with any other kinds of food-only those two items. The mollusk could be gotten on the rocks in the fjord at night. I think abalone is the closest relative in the US. They were good, but I've only vomited maybe 4 times in 70 years and really don't fancy it.

Posted by: Nordisk Tidende at August 17, 2026 11:03 PM (JM9I6)

74
That is gross

Posted by: four seasons at August 17, 2026 11:04 PM (/QHx4)

75 *faces camera*
*assumes grave expression*
*holds blank papers*

Good evening, Hordians.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 11:01 PM (O0L8i)
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Hard to believe I once got news by watching Cronkite on TV for 30 minutes every night.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 11:05 PM (JvZF+)

76 I'll never understand competitive gluttony.
Posted by: Oddbob

Nor the competitive crapping that follows.
Posted by: Diogenes

No problemo.

Posted by: Captain Splatter at August 17, 2026 11:06 PM (oq9dX)

77 Blood Meridian is a book by Carlos Castaneda about Marvel's Kingpin who teams up with the banjo boy from Deliverance. They join up work Clint Eastwood and Doc Holiday and go down to Mexico and go Last of the Mohecans on a bunch of Apaches.

Posted by: Max Power at August 17, 2026 11:06 PM (TO3+g)

78 If you're hacksawing in the space station the saw particles are going everywhere....in your eyes. You're breathing them. It's a stupid idea.

Posted by: torabora at August 17, 2026 11:07 PM (vkHt0)

79 I think Stalin or Mao still has him beat. Hitler, depending on how you want to count these things.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 11:09 PM (Y/06r)

80 Say, whatever happened with the leaky seals on the ISS Rooskie section?

Do I have to say it?
Whooo-eee!

Posted by: Phil Swift at August 17, 2026 11:09 PM (oq9dX)

81 eat huge quantities, go vomit, and come back for more
_-_
Could be a sign of a food allergy.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:09 PM (cKOjp)

82 80 Say, whatever happened with the leaky seals on the ISS Rooskie section?

Do I have to say it?
Whooo-eee!
Posted by: Phil Swift at August 17, 2026 11:09 PM (oq9dX)

Flex. Seal. In. Space!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 11:10 PM (Y/06r)

83 Could be a sign of a food allergy.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:09 PM (cKOjp)
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That was my first thought. My eldest likes clams and mussels but always throws up afterwards. She doesn't eat them anymore

Posted by: 496 at August 17, 2026 11:11 PM (aK3Fj)

84 Evening, Horde.

Tired.

The heat drains ya.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 17, 2026 11:11 PM (aJQbY)

85 They join up work Clint Eastwood and Doc Holiday and go down to Mexico and go Last of the Mohicans on a bunch of Apaches.
_-_
I thought I told you guys to keep Castañeda out of the peyote. Some people just don't listen.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:12 PM (J4Alq)

86 Dude can eat. I can't eat like that now that I'm older. Maybe because I'm old and lazy and my metabolism has completely changed. Also, my body can't process that much food.

I still wish I could do it.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 10:47 PM (tvdD1)

72 ounce challenge at the now-gone Texas Cattle Co was a boneless sirloin. A 72 oz Tbone would go down a bit easier. TCC would also add a football-sized potato to the challenge, whereas he just had a handful of fries.

That steak looked gorgeous, and I'd want to linger over it for an hour or two. All for 100 bucks? Where do I sign up?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 11:12 PM (nbLIj)

87 Here's a shoe to get Piper going, after last night's fashion showcase.

https://youtu.be/kXJzZ5AyHmE?t=41
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 17, 2026 10:57

Cute! Lol
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

***

Ha!
I missed last night but went back to check. Pipes was bringing it with the shoe stuff! Nicely done.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2026 11:13 PM (2WIwB)

88 >>>I've only vomited maybe 4 times in 70 years and really don't fancy it.

Posted by: Nordisk Tidende

>Last time I vomited was a Jägerbomb about 15 years ago. And I can hold my liquor pretty well. Nasty stuff.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 11:13 PM (tvdD1)

89 Damn electricity went out around 8pm thanks to a thunderstorm, just now came back on. It wouldn't be bad except the temperature was in the 90's. So no A/C.
I hate August. Got the A/C back on and every fan going.
I should lower the temperature to 65 degrees, but I won't, I'm too cheap.

Posted by: Case at August 17, 2026 11:13 PM (VrYHL)

90
When it comes to the most massive meal, the hottest food, the most disgusting plate of grubs, any challenge like that -- I say no. I have nothing to prove.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 11:14 PM (t1fZA)

91 Ain't got no AC here...most summers that is fine ..this one was a bit warm, some consecutive days over 100F.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:16 PM (J4Alq)

92 Say, whatever happened with the leaky seals on the ISS Rooskie section?

Do I have to say it?
Whooo-eee!
Posted by: Phil Swift at August 17, 2026 11:09 PM (oq9dX)

Flex. Seal. In. Space!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 11:10 PM (Y/06r)

If you really get the Russians mad, they drop your drawers while you sleep, and stick your butt against the leak. Skin seal.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 17, 2026 11:16 PM (qx7Zg)

93 Say, whatever happened with the leaky seals on the ISS Rooskie section?

Do I have to say it?
Whooo-eee!
Posted by: Phil Swift at August 17, 2026 11:09 PM (oq9dX)

Flex. Seal. In. Space!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 11:10 PM (Y/06r)

***

Sssssssssssssssssssssssss......

Posted by: Old Seals at August 17, 2026 11:17 PM (2WIwB)

94 I thought some russian chick lost her mind and tried to drill out.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 11:18 PM (COjc4)

95
The Rooskies have some patented sealant compound called Germetall-1.

Epoxy and Kapton tape are used as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 17, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)

96 Insanity in outer space would be...interesting...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:19 PM (J4Alq)

97 Another “life long Republican” who’s fucking an illegal?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 17, 2026 11:19 PM (dKrJA)

98 "Nah, it's just a little ice cream"

Posted by: 496 at August 17, 2026 11:19 PM (v3ONH)

99 Say, whatever happened with the leaky seals on the ISS Rooskie section?
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We surely have no idea.

Posted by: The Otters at August 17, 2026 11:21 PM (vE0+H)

100 The Rooskies have some patented sealant compound called Germetall-1.

Watch I saw boat in half...

Posted by: Vladimir Swift at August 17, 2026 11:22 PM (oq9dX)

101 Are we still sending money to Ukraine for the dwarf to steal it?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 17, 2026 11:23 PM (dKrJA)

102 Beard is a mad lad at these food challenges. He diets pretty stringently inbetween IIRC. The way some of these competitive eaters have said they stay at a reasonable weight is keeping their total average caloric intake within normal limits, exercise, and eating very very clean between challenges. There's a fair amount of discipline involved.

Posted by: Better them than me at August 17, 2026 11:24 PM (TbWk/)

103 >>>I've only vomited maybe 4 times in 70 years and really don't fancy it.

Posted by: Nordisk Tidende

>Last time I vomited was a Jägerbomb about 15 years ago. And I can hold my liquor pretty well. Nasty stuff.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 11:13 PM (tvdD1)
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Just the thought of paying for a liter bottle of Norsky aquavit would make me throw up.

Posted by: mrp at August 17, 2026 11:25 PM (rj6Yv)

104 >>>Insanity in outer space would be...interesting...

Posted by: Don in SoCo

>We need more of these movies, because it's going to happen. Somebody flips their lid over the dander in the vacuum apparatus, shit like that. Kill them all with a spork!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 11:25 PM (tvdD1)

105 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to receive royal funeral despite being stripped of titles

Tomorrow? Tomorrow works for everyone, yes?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 11:26 PM (nbLIj)

106 Are we still sending money to Ukraine for the dwarf to steal it?
_-_
No worries, Cocazio-whatever. 10 percent for big guy, no problems.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:27 PM (J4Alq)

107 Last time I vomited was a Jägerbomb about 15 years ago. And I can hold my liquor pretty well. Nasty stuff.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 11:13 PM (tvdD1)

Jaeger is nasty shit. Might as well drink Robitussin.

Posted by: Gross gross and gross at August 17, 2026 11:27 PM (TbWk/)

108 76 I'll never understand competitive gluttony.
Posted by: Oddbob

Nor the competitive crapping that follows.
Posted by: Diogenes

No problemo.
Posted by: Captain Splatter

Or the infinite capacity of humans to believe in the farce of fELON Musk?

Need an example? STARLINK the flagship that is keeping his empire inflated charges you 5x the size of what you actually would use if you use cable modem more mobile.

Imagine if the gas, electric, water or IRS charged you 5x more than you actually used? Taxes in the 90's Soviet Union were *only* 200% of your income, Starlink usage has that beat!one example, many more! powerwall? solar roof? grok? Just WOW! Yes, get yo a$$ to Marz!

Cue the Harry Lime fingers through the grate scene as the filth and corruption foam up around his waist.

LET's GO BRANDON!
That Hotel in Moscow is a better deal.
3Seas Accord, +Greenland, +Cuba and Ukraine drones to firebomb IRG for you.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at August 17, 2026 11:28 PM (9S4VS)

109 Another “life long Republican” who’s fucking an illegal?
-
She's Russian.

Trump works for Russia (TM)

Banging her = MAGA.

QED
-the media, probably

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 17, 2026 11:28 PM (vSvIl)

110 Happy-ish Monday Evening, all y'all ...

Posted by: Adriane the Critically Critical Critic . . . at August 17, 2026 11:29 PM (3ZUWJ)

111 it's going to happen
_-_
No "safe" way to handle it other that push 'em out the airlock and sever the tether. Sorry, Pyotr, I'm afraid I can nyet do that.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:29 PM (J4Alq)

112 Uh....is Butterscotch actually dead?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 17, 2026 10:50

Oh that really is ironic. I've told the story of Sally the cat, her predecessor, here before. We came home from a trip, neighbor cared for Sally. Jules comes out while I unload the car...Sally is dead!

Well she's 20 but WTF is this to come home to? I check, no breathing, no pulse. Dig a hole, carry her to the backdoor and I hear something, like she exhaled.

Wait and chalk it up to the death exhale, no movement, no pulse. I place her in the cold ground, then her legs moved! Took Sally inside, laid her down, petted her and she started breathing noticeably.

Soon realized it was time to let her go, stopped petting and she was gone in a few minutes.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 17, 2026 11:30 PM (4Qj8V)

113 The humidity out west is usually low. But here in the southeast it's high especially this time of year. Also the older I get the worse it feels. But I'm a tough old grouch, I'll get by. Not long before September gets here and things should cool off a bit.

Posted by: Case at August 17, 2026 11:32 PM (VrYHL)

114
They do extensive psych testing on astronaut candidates, trying to find their various buttons and seeing what happens when they get pushed. They subject them to all kinds of near torture stress tests.

You want people who can be Mr. Spock under life and death pressure.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 17, 2026 11:32 PM (w6EFb)

115 105 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to receive royal funeral despite being stripped of titles

Tomorrow? Tomorrow works for everyone, yes?

Posted by: Joe Kidd

Wouldn't be the first Colby(tm) canoe drop shipped, this could rival the Clinton Body count but it is much too slow. need the Brennan rat to start to squeal and it will be over in a less than month.

Why? Because when Truth become a liability ALL (normal) People Become the Enemy and anything goes.

IT TAKES A VILLAIN: TO TELL US THE (obviousness of the) TRUTH
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-WhoRtheTargets
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ctHARRIS19takedown
Not One Battle after Another; One LIB after Another.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at August 17, 2026 11:33 PM (A77eV)

116 5x the size of what you actually would use if you use cable modem more mobile
_-_
Your local options are likely waaay better than mine, but I replaced my rf line of sight link with Musk's deal, cut my bill in half, increased speed by a factor of 10, and greatly increased reliability....'course, I am in a rural area.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:33 PM (J4Alq)

117 I think the food I could eat the most would be deviled eggs. At least 24 of them. They just go down so easy. Though I expect after I finish they would come up just as easy.

Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 11:34 PM (KC5Lt)

118 Kinda painful off and on all day. That means I'm healing, right? It's tolerable. Mostly. Going to see if another night's sleep will help. Couldn't hoit, as Curly might say.

How about a little Spanish guitar to close out the night?
https://youtu.be/jc5w9sTvykQ

G'nite, y'all💤.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Cuchi Cuchi at August 17, 2026 11:39 PM (Cl/mc)

119 73 My Mom's twin sister in Norway whenever they had lobster or some mollusk would eat huge quantities, go vomit, and come back for more. Not with any other kinds of food-only those two items. The mollusk could be gotten on the rocks in the fjord at night. I think abalone is the closest relative in the US. They were good, but I've only vomited maybe 4 times in 70 years and really don't fancy it.
Posted by: Nordisk Tidende at August 17, 2026 11:03 PM (JM9I6)
Somehow that story is missing a little something, like goblets or golden chalices of mead. And maybe those giant turkey drumsticks at renaissance fairs. Ok, I digressed a little there.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 17, 2026 11:40 PM (SjAWL)

120 Is The Beard a Scots? I have him in my Top Five list, but after a shower. Blue eyes and black hair was my goal for a man as a young girl. Adam checked some boxes for me.

I was hoping he did no aspirate. Goodness!

Somehow I fell in love and married a blonde with green eyes almost 50yrs ago. That's amore!

Saw these guys below in the middle of the week with a huge renal exam the next day. Had my study index cards with me in line for tickets for a small theater.

They were very good and I rocked with my posse.

My study method for eXams consisted of reading what I had to, some research, then highlighting the second time, and index cards from the highlights I memorized. I may look dumb but multiple choice I aced.

Nurse friends were worried about me going to this concert due to my reputation.

I made the highest grade in the class for this test and wondered if seeing a concert the night prior was the secret. I obviously did not party that night!

Night, y'all!

Two Lane Highway

https://tinyurl.com/5n7s24sd

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 17, 2026 11:41 PM (hzuYO)

121 G'nite, y'all💤.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Cuchi Cuchi at August 17, 2026 11:39

Sleep well mindful, time to heal.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 17, 2026 11:43 PM (4Qj8V)

122 Early night tonight.
Later Hordemates.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2026 11:47 PM (2WIwB)

123 Hmmm.... rather Trollish out tonight... eh whut?

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 17, 2026 11:50 PM (mP0Kj)

124
>>Over dinner at a seafood restaurant in Redwood City the night before her appointment, Ms. Bobreneva barely touched her crab cakes.

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Trump is literally Hitler.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 11:50 PM (XJ22o)

125
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to receive royal funeral despite being stripped of titles

Tomorrow? Tomorrow works for everyone, yes?

Posted by: Joe Kidd

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lol

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 11:53 PM (XJ22o)

126 I think Beard is from Manchester.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 17, 2026 11:53 PM (1Ff7Z)

127 No, I was wrong. He said once he's from Leeds.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 17, 2026 11:54 PM (1Ff7Z)

128 Lifelong Republican is one thing, but is he rock-ribbed? That's equally important.

Posted by: Mega Ultra MAGA Man. at August 17, 2026 11:54 PM (JM9I6)

129 Oh yeah, I learned all about King Lear and that Somali Learing Center.

Posted by: Orson at August 17, 2026 11:54 PM (dIske)

130 Were David Doyle and Tom Bosley interchangeable?

Posted by: TV Facts and Foibles at August 17, 2026 11:56 PM (JM9I6)

131
The only thing they are learing is how to steal.

Posted by: four seasons at August 17, 2026 11:57 PM (/QHx4)

132
103 >>>I've only vomited maybe 4 times in 70 years and really don't fancy it.

Posted by: Nordisk Tidende

Twice in the last couple of years I’ve had something called a vertigo attack, which feels like either food poisoning or a horrible hangover, but has nothing to do with alcohol. The causes are very difficult to pin down. For me, day started off normal but then I started feeling dizzy and light headed; drove home quickly while I still could. (Hard to drive when the world is spinning)

Ended up laying on the bathroom floor for about 4 hours; even the slightest motion brought intensely painful attempts at vomiting. Finally lessened enough to sleep, and when I woke up I was back to normal.

Damned strange and scary event.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2026 11:58 PM (52Iog)

133 I watched dozens of those beard meats food dude vids. Frigging guy is a machine.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 17, 2026 11:59 PM (S41Gd)

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