Wednesday Night ONT - August 26, 2026 [TRex]

Good evening Horde! The time has come for mid-week shenanigans of the overnight variety. The bar is open and (mostly) re-stocked. Step up and place your order.

Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and join the fun. Good will offerings of amusing puns are encouraged. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. If you're a troll, go away.

This is a Tucker, Candace, Megyn, and Bill Kristol free zone. Please.

[Top photo: Sevierville, Tennessee]

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Sevierville is in east Tennessee, about a 40 minute drive south and east from Knoxville. Sevierville is considered the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains and places like Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. It is not a large town. It has no airport with regularly scheduled commercial service. It has no main boulevard with bustling honky tonk bars playing live music like Nashville, but it is considered the hometown of Dolly Parton. She grew up in a small cabin about 13 miles away, deeper into the hills and forest.

In these parts, Dolly is considered family regardless of blood relation. The news of her death came as a shock, but a much different and deeper shock than the passing of a celebrity. She was a rare link to old school country music but she was much more than that. Dolly was both Tennessee royalty and the life-long friend next door. In Appalachian terms, they were proud of her and she never forgot where she came from. They looked up to her while she remained one of them.

A statue of Dolly was installed in 1987 in front of the small courthouse in Sevierville. It depicts a barefoot Dolly sitting on a rock with a guitar. In ordinary times, the statue is a frequent and familiar stop for many. Today, it is a gathering point for her broader family to pay their respects. We made our own visit.

A steady stream of people brought flowers and other mementos - many wore Dolly shirts. Visitors spanned gender and age. Some paused at the growing memorial. Others wanted their photo taken with Dolly's statue. They will all remember where and when they heard the news.

Like a wake, hushed comments and murmurs gave voice to emotions and memories. Nobody expected her to be immortal but she was a fixture and a source of strength for years. As an 80 year old that started show biz young, she was always there for most people's lives. Everybody in east Tennessee has a personal Dolly story. Many across the south view Dolly as their patron saint.

Words will be written and said about Dolly. Many will come from people that don't fundamentally understand what made Dolly special or unique why she was so important to her Tennessee family. (Hint: it wasn't just flashy outfits and huge tracts of land.) She wasn't famous for being famous (or infamous). She got the joke but ensured everyone laughed together.

For a musician, sometimes a song says it best. The Carter family reworked a Christian hymn into a funeral hymn that has become a staple of the country music anthology:

I was standin' by the window
On one cold and cloudy day
And I saw the hearse come rollin'
For to carry my mother away

Oh, can the circle be unbroken?
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

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Back to our usual programming...

Department of TP History

Splinter-free toilet paper didn't exist until the 1930's

Paper has been utilized for purposes of hygiene since the 6th Century, in China. It became a mass-produced product in the 14th Century.
Modern toilet paper, for commercial use, started in the 19th Century and a patent for dispensers, that could hold rolls, was made in 1883.
The rolled toilet paper that we use today, which is perforated, was created in the 1880's. Toilet paper varies immensely; size, roughness, weight, resistance, residues, water-absorption, etc.
The bigger companies invest time and money in surveys to figure out which requirements sell best. This can lead to the adding of aloe in the paper, for a softer feeling paper.
Northern Issue, in 1935, began to advertise toilet paper that was "splinter free." Up until this point, it was common to have splinters in toilet roll, due to the production techniques used. St. Andrew's Paper Mill, in the UK, launched 2-ply paper in 1942.

Ouch.

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NJ Transit Toilet News

Ring flushed down New Jersey train toilet returned to owner

A New Jersey woman who accidentally flushed her wedding ring down a train toilet was reunited with the precious object thanks to NJ Transit employees.
Julie Angelicola said she had just left the bathroom aboard an NJ Transit train when she realized her wedding ring was missing.
"So I'm kind of meticulously getting all of this soap off of my hands with toilet paper and literally going finger by finger, and crumpling it all up, trying to do it quickly - threw it in the toilet, flushed the toilet, went back to my seat," Angelicola told WPVI-TV.
She reported the ring's loss to NJ Transit, which took the train out of service.
Employees put the train up on jacks, removed the toilet tank and opened it up to discover Angelicola's ring on top.
The ring was returned to Angelicola on Monday at a NJ Transit Customer Service Center.

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Random Ikea website of the week

Ever wonder how complicated a particular Ikea product is to build? Check out the "Ikea Complexity Index"

ikea complexity index
~20k ikea products, ranked by how long they take to build
"complexity" = steps x total parts
"est. time" = "complexity" x empirical factor (based on self-reported build times)
"ease rating" = average ease-of-assembly rating (1-5, higher = easier) left by reviewers on ikea.com.
"~" ratings are averaged across combo products.
not affiliated with ikea

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Tune those church bells!

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Mandatory Maiden

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Niche YouTube Channel of the Week

Tonight's feature is a YouTube channel called Millennial Farmer. Zach Johnson is a 5th generation family farmer from West Central Minnesota. He promotes agriculture by sharing his day-to-day experiences on the family farm. At its core, the channel shows where our food comes from and what it takes to produce it.

He's been posting videos on YouTube for 10 years and has accumulated 1.15 million subscribers. His channel shows the work of the farm as the seasons change, from planting through harvest. They primarily grow soybeans and corn.

The channel provides a first-person insight to running a farm.

The channel shows new equipment, repairs and getting stuck in the field. It shows the push of the harvest, including the challenges of weather and darkness. It also is unafraid to tackle business and regulatory factors - or anything else that impacts running a farm. It isn't hysterical but rather pragmatic and descriptive. They primarily run John Deere equipment.

Lots of problem solving.

The channel also shows the family involvement and raising kids on a working farm. It restores your faith in the heartland and is a window to what it takes to be a farmer.

Videos routinely get several hundred thousand views and periodically get millions. Lots of interweb farming interest out there!

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Pittsburgh Scanner

The Pittsburgh police scanner has the night off in light of the unplanned Dolly content. There are a few giggles that will be included in next week's batch, so you won't miss anything.

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Dexy's Midnight Runners in pop-up video form for the big ONT finish:

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Comments

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1 Toot si

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 26, 2026 10:00 PM (ogcfP)

2 Kaboom

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 26, 2026 10:00 PM (LlgZh)

3 Squeek softly and carry a big shtick.
—Ronald McTrump

Posted by: mindful webworker - Eloon hates us at August 26, 2026 10:00 PM (11R8D)

4 We're gray tonight

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 26, 2026 10:01 PM (2GVsD)

5 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:01 PM (77rzZ)

6 Oooooo. Gray boxes.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 26, 2026 10:01 PM (yEz+x)

7 Bye bye Dolly. RIP.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 26, 2026 10:01 PM (S41Gd)

8 RIP Dolly - we'll miss you. My rural TN county is heartbroken.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 26, 2026 10:01 PM (he2p7)

9 This video game upgrade is so realistic in recreating the war in Ukraine, Bearclaw Vindaloomon will sh1t eclairs.

https://youtu.be/MDjn7dsnpgI

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 26, 2026 10:02 PM (2GVsD)

10 Boxed and grey. Or is it gray?

Posted by: Diogenes at August 26, 2026 10:03 PM (2WIwB)

11 There's a partial lunar eclipse on Aug 28.
gsfc.nasa.gov

Posted by: Iris at August 26, 2026 10:03 PM (286+n)

12
*door gets stuck in jamb*
*flies open*

Good evening, Hordians.

*door won't close*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 26, 2026 10:03 PM (O0L8i)

13 The rolled toilet paper that we use today, which is perforated

This seems...suboptimal. Or are they just talking about at the boundary between squares?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 26, 2026 10:04 PM (Riz8t)

14 Oof. I thought the statue was Joey Ramone.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 26, 2026 10:04 PM (4Je4D)

15 Sorry I'm late, I was teaching Seabisuit how to tie his shoes.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 26, 2026 10:04 PM (PMi3m)

16 Awww. I love a good wedding ring in the honeypot story.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 26, 2026 10:05 PM (4Je4D)

17 Islands in the Stream was written by The Bee Gees . Probably just Barry.

That's my favorite Dolly song .

Posted by: polynikes at August 26, 2026 10:06 PM (KC5Lt)

18 An ONT at 7PM.

WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 26, 2026 10:06 PM (O/xFD)

19 I was going to snark the woman losing her ring in the bathroom but there are probably more stories of men leaving their guns in public restrooms.

Posted by: polynikes at August 26, 2026 10:08 PM (KC5Lt)

20 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - AoSHQ's at August 26, 2026 10:08 PM (SRRAx)

21 Evenin'

Rick Beato has a very nice video about Dollie Parton. It's on YouTube. His videos are pretty good over all.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 26, 2026 10:08 PM (sAmhv)

22 Islands in the Stream was written by The Bee Gees . Probably just Barry.

That's my favorite Dolly song .
Posted by: polynikes

Pop country isn't my thing but that song is not bad. Kenny Rogers was a good dude, too.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 26, 2026 10:09 PM (rzEIv)

23 Oh my...
And there's a crazy DINO..,yikes!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 26, 2026 10:09 PM (hJKeX)

24 Repeated from previous thread -
X cancel has shutdown because of threat from X.

Posted by: buddhaha at August 26, 2026 10:09 PM (7x9jd)

25 Northern Issue, in 1935, began to advertise toilet paper that was "splinter free." Up until this point, it was common to have splinters in toilet roll, due to the production techniques used.

As the meme says, this sets a limit to my time-travel aspirations.

Posted by: mikeski at August 26, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)

26 That statue of Dolly is not very flattering.

Posted by: Don Black at August 26, 2026 10:10 PM (ZxPkt)

27 Vertigo on TCM.

What a stupid movie.

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:10 PM (77rzZ)

28 Yeah...
Loving Dollly..,,,

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 26, 2026 10:11 PM (hJKeX)

29 25 Northern Issue, in 1935, began to advertise toilet paper that was "splinter free." Up until this point, it was common to have splinters in toilet roll, due to the production techniques used.

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That would be a big selling point among the bear community.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 26, 2026 10:12 PM (4Je4D)

30 There's a partial lunar eclipse on Aug 28.

Who cares?

Posted by: Total eclipse of the Sun at August 26, 2026 10:12 PM (36x1j)

31 Northern Issue, in 1935, began to advertise toilet paper that was "splinter free." Up until this point, it was common to have splinters in toilet roll, due to the production techniques used.
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That would be a big selling point among the bear community.
Posted by: Cicero

To say nothing of the rabbit community.

Posted by: mikeski at August 26, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)

32 Thank you, TRex. We are doing a Dolly Tribute day Saturday at the studio.

Posted by: Piper at August 26, 2026 10:13 PM (ZdaMQ)

33 24 Repeated from previous thread -
X cancel has shutdown because of threat from X.

Posted by: buddhaha
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On Monday 24th August at 8PM EST, we received at letter from X Corp. asking to cease and desist the service XCancel.
The service XCancel is stopped until further notice.
We are seeking legal advice and won't share more details for now.
Thank you for the trust you have put in these two years of XCancel.
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Meanest thing Musk has ever done.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 26, 2026 10:14 PM (ogcfP)

34 During The Great Toilet Paper Shortage in 1973 some TP was imported to the US from Eastern (still Commie) Europe. It had splinters in it.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 26, 2026 10:14 PM (WGGwz)

35 Good evening Mr. Dino!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 26, 2026 10:15 PM (NnhvP)

36 What made Dolly special isn't complicated. She was just a genuinely good person.

They are very rare and almost seem exotic. The world gets less special when lose one.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 26, 2026 10:15 PM (viF8m)

37 Good evening Horde! Thanks for being here.

Posted by: TRex - rocky top dino at August 26, 2026 10:16 PM (PBn7F)

38 Oh Piper, I really want to hear what happens when you play Jolene

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 26, 2026 10:16 PM (O/xFD)

39 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 26, 2026 10:09 PM (rzEIv)

Just curious. Is Toby Kieth considered pop country? I've always been a pop music fan and wondered if it carried over to my country selection.

A young me always caught grief from my friends but I proudly owned it .

Posted by: polynikes at August 26, 2026 10:16 PM (KC5Lt)

40
WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla

Kind of like polling!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 26, 2026 10:17 PM (NnhvP)

41 What happened to TP in different colors? A feller could make sure his stuff matched the rest of his decore. Chicks dig that. The blue matched the blue throw rug, and the blue shitter.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 26, 2026 10:17 PM (ClFA2)

42 Did T Rex turn Dave_in_Fla into a newt with this early posting?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 26, 2026 10:18 PM (2GVsD)

43 What happened to TP in different colors? A feller could make sure his stuff matched the rest of his decore. Chicks dig that. The blue matched the blue throw rug, and the blue shitter.
Posted by: Common Tater

Exactly. This is bullshit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 26, 2026 10:19 PM (rzEIv)

44 Piper’s gonna make her customers work out continuously from 9 to 5.

I’d stay far away from her studio.

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)

45 Evening all,

We have a launch tomorrow afternoon.

Arianespace - Ariane 62 - MTG-12
ELA-4 - Guiana SC, French Guiana
Launch Date: August 27, 2026
Launch Time: 4:10 PM EDT (17:10 GFT, 2010 UTC, 22:10 CEST)

https://youtu.be/UX4KRrrZ7Fk

Posted by: Joyenz at August 26, 2026 10:19 PM (2F0/Y)

46 I remember the TP in my freshman college dorm. It was one ply, apparently coated with wax, and you had to work really hard to get more than one square because the roll was on a heavy, off-axis roller.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 26, 2026 10:20 PM (Riz8t)

47 I was reading a thread from the Atlantic about declining birth rates. As you can imagine it was full of feminists arguing it was because the us didn't have paid family leave and daycare like the Nordic countries. Someone pointed out the Nordic countries actually have lower birthrates and the response?

The same people argued it was good the Nordic countries have lower birthrates ignoring the arguments they just made

Posted by: 18-1 at August 26, 2026 10:20 PM (ThRXl)

48 38 Oh Piper, I really want to hear what happens when you play Jolene
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 26, 2026 10:16 PM (O/xFD)

I did a trial run yesterday because I needed to make sure the play list worked. I have a newer teacher on Saturday and giving her a playlist where she has to really find the beats for 8 counts would be mean. Anyway, everyone loved it. No issues with Jolene. I love that song - Miley Cyrus does an incredible cover of it, by the way. The tear jerker moment is “I Will Always Love You”. I used it for stretch, so I could use the original and not a remix.

Posted by: Piper at August 26, 2026 10:20 PM (ZdaMQ)

49 Government procured TP is special stuff. Usually distributed by "Lighthouse For the Blind". Usually derided with phrases like "Another Fine Abrasive by 3M" and they weren't entirely wrong. The little folded packet in rations was called "John Wayne" paper. Because, it was "Rough, and Tough, and don't take no shit off anybody"

Posted by: Common Tater at August 26, 2026 10:20 PM (ClFA2)

50 Toot si

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 26, 2026 10:00 PM (ogcfP)

Goo' bye!

Posted by: Al Jolson at August 26, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

51 Jolene is not a song for me.

I quoted it to the woman who wrecked my family.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 26, 2026 10:21 PM (VCFK5)

52 Admont library, Vienna pretty place.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 26, 2026 10:21 PM (NnhvP)

53 Hey, Joyenz!

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)

54 Posted by: Common Tater at August 26, 2026 10:17 PM (ClFA

They make all kind of novelty TP. I still have a roll that has golf tips , golf trivia and golf jokes on it.

Posted by: polynikes at August 26, 2026 10:21 PM (KC5Lt)

55 Clive Burr was a great frigging drummer. I still get amazed listening to the song Killers. The way he explodes into the song after the intro and hammers that beat just never gets old. I saw maiden a few times in the early days with him. He was a powerhouse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuCskDuWYoA&

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 26, 2026 10:21 PM (S41Gd)

56 Jaye P Morgan, chick with the slutty double entendres on The Gong Show dead at 94

She had a bunch of musical hits in the 60's

Show ended when she whipped out her boobs to Gene Gene the Dancing Machine

Some gal once told me she saw her at a porno wrap party. She walked around all night with nothing on but a t shirt reading "Slut"

Posted by: Bob crane at August 26, 2026 10:22 PM (OERWa)

57 39 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 26, 2026 10:09 PM (rzEIv)

Just curious. Is Toby Kieth considered pop country? I've always been a pop music fan and wondered if it carried over to my country selection.

A young me always caught grief from my friends but I proudly owned it .
Posted by: polynikes

I keep it simple. If a song becomes POPular, it's pop. The genre doesn't matter. I might like it, I might not.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 26, 2026 10:22 PM (sAmhv)

58 What happened to TP in different colors? A feller could make sure his stuff matched the rest of his decore. Chicks dig that. The blue matched the blue throw rug, and the blue shitter.
Posted by: Common Tater

I suppose the dyes were found by the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and funny-colored buttholes.

I haven't seen pastel Kleenex since forever ago, either.

Posted by: mikeski at August 26, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

59 Thanks for the special ONT honoring Dolly, T Rex! And thanks for making the pilgrimage.

Great story about the returned wedding ring that was accidentally flushed. Kinda restores one's faith in humanity.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 26, 2026 10:22 PM (D/6p1)

60 21 Evenin'

Rick Beato has a very nice video about Dollie Parton. It's on YouTube. His videos are pretty good over all.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 26, 2026 10:08 PM (sAmhv)

Rick's tribute to Dolly is very good. I never realized how skilled she was playing an acoustic guitar. And the song she wrote and performed for Johnny Carson was fantastic. What a talented lady she was.

Posted by: Joemarine at August 26, 2026 10:23 PM (y171U)

61 I want to thank Ace for giving us the thread about Dolly yesterday. That was nice to give us fans a chance to say goodbye to her. And it's also nice that Trump asked for our country to lower our flag to half staff in honor of her. She was a good American loved by many.

Posted by: Case at August 26, 2026 10:23 PM (VrYHL)

62 You One Percenters with the blue shitters.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 26, 2026 10:23 PM (4Je4D)

63 Splinter-free toilet paper didn't exist until the 1930's.

___________________________

Smelly left hand still exists in Saudi Arabia. If a Muslim wishes to shake your hand and extends the left...a good kick in the marbles is the recommended response.

(This has been a public service announcement. And, now back to our regularly scheduled programming)

Posted by: Orson at August 26, 2026 10:23 PM (dIske)

64 51 Nurse, I am sorry about your family.

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)

65 NJ Transit is unbelievably bad. They are routinely late, cancel trains with no notice, and their highly touted real-time app is total crap.

So that story surprises me on many levels.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 26, 2026 10:25 PM (k5CNB)

66 >>>I suppose the dyes were found by the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and funny-colored buttholes.

I haven't seen pastel Kleenex since forever ago, either.
Posted by: mikeski at August 26, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

about 2012 most of that colored stuff went away. Paper towels with printing on it, patterned TP, and the rest. I think it was a form of shrinkflation.
I stopped buying it because I shopped at really cheap stores, but I suspect it all dried up about then.

Posted by: Bill Hominy at August 26, 2026 10:25 PM (rbvCR)

67 The term, National Treasure, applies to Dolly Parton.

She was truly one of a kind.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 26, 2026 10:25 PM (XV/Pl)

68 They make all kind of novelty TP. I still have a roll that has golf tips , golf trivia and golf jokes on it.
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Well, I must not be shopping in the right places! Goldurnit.

Yes, I forgot about pastel Kleenex. Mom had a special insert or outsert cover that was matched to all the other stuff in her bathroom.

At their first home, they had a mini-bathroom in the bedroom. Totally Pink. Real 1950s vibe goin' on.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 26, 2026 10:26 PM (ClFA2)

69 >>>At their first home, they had a mini-bathroom in the bedroom. Totally Pink. Real 1950s vibe goin' on.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 26, 2026 10:26 PM (ClFA2)

It is what they stole from us

Posted by: Bill Hominy at August 26, 2026 10:27 PM (rbvCR)

70 Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)

Hey Bulg! Hope you are well.

Posted by: Joyenz at August 26, 2026 10:27 PM (2F0/Y)

71 70 Joyenz, I am OK, thanks. I hope that you are, too.

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:29 PM (77rzZ)

72 Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:29 PM (77rzZ)

Glad to hear it. We're doing alright as well, thanks.

Posted by: Joyenz at August 26, 2026 10:30 PM (2F0/Y)

73 Just did a search for "novelty Toilet paper" and hundreds of results showed up. And, on the side of the page is the option to "refine your results." One of the filters is: "new" or "used".

I didn't refine my search.

Posted by: Orson at August 26, 2026 10:32 PM (dIske)

74 Jaye P. Morgan was a very accomplished singer and did a good bit of acting. I liked her. She even appeared on The Muppet Show.

Posted by: Mary Margaret Morgan at August 26, 2026 10:32 PM (JM9I6)

75 What happened to TP in different colors? A feller could make sure his stuff matched the rest of his decore. Chicks dig that. The blue matched the blue throw rug, and the blue shitter.
Posted by: Common Tater
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It's just straight-up white (tp) supremacy

Posted by: 496 at August 26, 2026 10:32 PM (OgaPP)

76 Dolly Parton’s last recorded song was Son of Jolene with Belles. Turns out he was just as awful as his mother and ends noting he will never be a man because of it.

I am not a country fan, I do like Dolly, though. The song is clever, it’s not Jolene.

Posted by: Piper at August 26, 2026 10:32 PM (ZdaMQ)

77 I hesitate to go watch 9 to 5, because of my everlasting loathing of Hannoi Jane. Not sure I can do it.

Saw it years and years ago. Maybe that will count.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 26, 2026 10:33 PM (0aYVJ)

78 >>I quoted it to the woman who wrecked my family.

You raised to fine young men. They are your family.

Maybe she removed the cancer.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 26, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

79 >Vertigo on TCM.

What a stupid movie.

Posted by: Bulg
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what's wrong now

Posted by: Don Black at August 26, 2026 10:35 PM (ZxPkt)

80 She even appeared on The Muppet Show.

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It was a long road from simple farm girl.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 26, 2026 10:35 PM (4Je4D)

81 Thank you for content Mr. TRex

Greetings from Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Continuing toward home tomorrow.

Dolly P is a loss. Kind of like when Charlie Shultz (Peanuts) passed. An irreplaceable part of what makes us 'us' is gone.

RIP Dear Lady.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 26, 2026 10:36 PM (oYkq9)

82
RIP Dolly (pbuh) indeed. She was truly a good ol' gal.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 26, 2026 10:36 PM (w6EFb)

83 Rhinestone. Dolly and Stallone. Gotta find it on the DVD.

Totally forgot about it till just now.

Bet it's cheesy as hell, but, dang...gotta find it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 26, 2026 10:37 PM (0aYVJ)

84 Hey, Piper!

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:37 PM (77rzZ)

85 Hi Bulg!

Posted by: Piper at August 26, 2026 10:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

86 New Jersey Transit drowned one third of their
fleet during Superstorm Sandy. Parked their trains in their low-lying yard near Weehawken next to the Hudson. Dozens of other places to park their trains, high and dry. No one got in trouble for this and they got huge amounts of Fed money to buy all new train cars. Nice, right?

Posted by: Old News From Nova Caesarea at August 26, 2026 10:38 PM (JM9I6)

87 79 Vertigo has never made much sense to me.

Rear Window is a much better flick, IMHO.

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:40 PM (77rzZ)

88 Best to (((nurse r)))

Most to you love❣️

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 26, 2026 10:40 PM (hJKeX)

89 That corny video is all malarkey AI, all you have to do is poke a hole in the ground and stick in a seed. Farmings for dummy's.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 26, 2026 10:40 PM (ogcfP)

90 Goodnight all.

Posted by: Joyenz at August 26, 2026 10:40 PM (2F0/Y)

91 Some gal once told me she saw her (Jaye P Morgan) at a porno wrap party. She walked around all night with nothing on but a t shirt reading "Slut"
Posted by: Bob crane

Not as an ignominious fall as Dolly Sharp (real name Helen Wood). She was a dancer and Broadway performer (including work in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on Broadway, the Radio City Music Hall Ballet Corps, and the 1953 MGM musical Give a Girl a Break). She later appeared in a supporting role as Helen, in Deep Throat.

In DT, she asked a dude "Mind if I smoke while you eat?"

Posted by: Tonypete at August 26, 2026 10:40 PM (he2p7)

92 Good evening morons e grazie Dino

Thanks for that very touching memoriam.

May Dolly's memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 26, 2026 10:41 PM (RIvkX)

93 Jaye P. Morgan was a very accomplished singer and did a good bit of acting. I liked her. She even appeared on The Muppet Show.
Posted by: Mary Margaret Morgan at August 26, 2026 10:32 PM (JM9I6)

She also guest starred in an episode of the Odd Couple...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 26, 2026 10:41 PM (nbLIj)

94 G’night Joyenz!

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:42 PM (77rzZ)

95 27 Vertigo on TCM.

What a stupid movie.
Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:10 PM (77rzZ)

Awww Bulg. It's one of my faves. Especially the tree ring scene - before you know what's really going on. And the visuals of old San Francisco - what a beautiful city it once was.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 26, 2026 10:42 PM (oYkq9)

96 Evening, all!

The great job hunt continues. Should have an interview Friday with a company I applied to in June.... yeah, took them this long.

Still searching and applying because nothing's solid until they send that firm offer notice.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 26, 2026 10:42 PM (aJQbY)

97 79 >Vertigo on TCM.

What a stupid movie.

Posted by: Bulg
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Eh...it's supposed to be one of Hitchcock's best. Not to me. It seems very deliberatly slow to build. Frustratingly so. I like Stewart and Novak, however. Never had a fear of heights, so it's somewhat distracting.

Posted by: Orson at August 26, 2026 10:42 PM (dIske)

98 Dexy's Midnight Runners in pop-up video form for the big ONT finish
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No Irish.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 26, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

99 Sorry, I can already see confusion from how I phrased things. Just a first-round interview on Friday for a company. It would pay well... if it turns into an offer.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 26, 2026 10:43 PM (aJQbY)

100 They make all kind of novelty TP.

I have a novelty TP dispenser. It’s a music box but triggered by pulling toilet paper off. Unfortunately modern toilet paper is thinner than when this thing was built and the cardboard tubes are thinner, too. So the paper isn’t strong enough to wind the music box and the tube isn’t circular enough to let the music play when the springs tighten.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 26, 2026 10:44 PM (kYmoU)

101 Tonight needs Lowell. Cause I earned it.

https://tinyurl.com/yaxwmdbt

Posted by: JackStraw at August 26, 2026 10:44 PM (viF8m)

102 Remembering an American Icon: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
Rick Beato
https://youtu.be/G8rPCa_7Yzg

I gather that Rick liked her.🥹

Posted by: mindful webworker - no one like her at August 26, 2026 10:45 PM (11R8D)

103 I guess I'll go ahead and say goodnight. Thanx DINO for all you do😜

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 26, 2026 10:45 PM (hJKeX)

104 Vertigo has never made much sense to me.

Rear Window is a much better flick, IMHO.
Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:40 PM (77rzZ)

Vertigo is just a cheap rip-off of "High Anxiety."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 26, 2026 10:47 PM (1Ff7Z)

105 Dolly Parton Presents Her Top Ten Pet Peeves on David Letterman

https://youtu.be/CvaeUINhjQo

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 26, 2026 10:48 PM (2Ez/1)

106 Trump is reportedly reinstituting naval prize courts.

https://tinyurl.com/3zftpzzs

Now if we can just get Letters of Marque....

A supertanker full of oil would make a tasty prize, to be sure.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 26, 2026 10:48 PM (IG3/x)

107 I brought some Charmin to the Soviet Union. Even the hotel had only very low grade paper.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 26, 2026 10:50 PM (RIvkX)

108 In 1972 Jerry Garcia said Dolly was his "favorite girl singer." He had diverse tastes in music and really liked the British
band Pentangle, who the Dead met in England. Pigpen was also a fan of them. Jerry learned some acoustical guitar techniques from them and incorporated them into his playing. Pentangle opened for the Dead several times in the early 70s.

Posted by: Rockin' Mel Slirrup at August 26, 2026 10:50 PM (JM9I6)

109 97 Bell, Book, and Candle is the definitive Stewart/Novak pairing. Plus, it’s got Elsa Lanchester, Jack Lemmon, Hermione Gingold, Janice Rule, and, best of all…Ernie Kovacs,

Also, Floyd the Barber:

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:51 PM (77rzZ)

110 Rear Window is a much better flick, IMHO.
Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:40 PM (77rzZ)
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I read recently that Rear Window isn't shown very much any more because certain type individuals whined about the Raymond Burr strangling a small dog. Another group of certain individuals complained that the movie makes Stewart (and the audience) voyeurs.

I loved that movie. I was a big Grace Kelly fan until I found out she was banging half of Hollywood.

Posted by: Orson at August 26, 2026 10:53 PM (dIske)

111 Dolly Parton Presents Her Top Ten Pet Peeves on David Letterman

https://youtu.be/CvaeUINhjQo
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 26, 2026 10:48 PM (2Ez/1)

So fun. She truly is an American icon.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 26, 2026 10:53 PM (0aYVJ)

112 I remember the great toilet paper shortage of 2020. Followed by the great egg shortage of 2022. Tough times.

Posted by: Case at August 26, 2026 10:54 PM (VrYHL)

113 110 Grace Kelly was probably the most beautiful slut in Hollywood.

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:55 PM (77rzZ)

114 Sevierville, TN rates a Buc-ees.

Just sayin’.

(And there is a huge one on the other side of Knoxville - Crossville I think is the name of the town? Correct me if wrong…I stopped at that one on a huge cross country drive from the TX Panhandle to DC and back in 2024)

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 26, 2026 10:57 PM (jPziU)

115 I read recently that Rear Window isn't shown very much any more because certain type individuals whined about the Raymond Burr strangling a small dog. Another group of certain individuals complained that the movie makes Stewart (and the audience) voyeurs.

I loved that movie. I was a big Grace Kelly fan until I found out she was banging half of Hollywood.
Posted by: Orson at August 26, 2026 10:53 PM

Like this:

https://youtu.be/D2lQ7SgkLiU

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 26, 2026 10:57 PM (2Ez/1)

116 A supertanker full of oil would make a tasty prize, to be sure.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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Man and his crew could retire.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 26, 2026 10:58 PM (ogcfP)

117 "Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"
Always thought that was funny... until Th. night.

I fell and I couldn't get up! Spent the night on the floor, and the next 6 days in a hospital. Hurt my right knee, but nothing broken or torn.

I'll be getting in-home physical therapy for an unknown period of time.

Hospital: First time I ever had a young woman hold my junk to enable me urinate. I was humiliated and mortified the first time. But then the experience became as familiar and routine as tooth brushing. Both of us bored.

I spent a night on the floor because of an unlikely series of cascading events-- same way most disasters occur. I put two devices on chargers in the kitchen at the same time, 40 feet from my bed. One was a Life Alert-tyoe emergency fall alarm; the other was my cell phone-- while my son was out-of-town. So I was alone.

Posted by: mnw at August 26, 2026 10:58 PM (LeW4B)

118 >>n 1972 Jerry Garcia said Dolly was his "favorite girl singer." He had diverse tastes in music and really liked the British
band Pentangle, who the Dead met in England. Pigpen was also a fan of them. Jerry learned some acoustical guitar techniques from them and incorporated them into his playing. Pentangle opened for the Dead several times in the early 70s.

No. Way.

One of my favorite interviews Jerry gave was when the interviewer tried to get him to trash the Monkeys. Jerry said something like the Monkeys have a huge fan base. Not what we play but a lot of people like their music.

Jerry was also a really nice person. Funny how that works.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 26, 2026 10:59 PM (viF8m)

119 Grace Kelly was probably the most beautiful slut in Hollywood.
Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 10:55 PM (77rzZ)

Hey!

Posted by: Jaye P. at August 26, 2026 11:00 PM (1Ff7Z)

120 So. Sitting in the ER, waiting to see if they have to admit my old man who may or may not have had a heart attack a couple hours ago.

I finally got him to let me bring him into the ER to get checked out. Stubborn old fucker.

Posted by: garrett at August 26, 2026 11:01 PM (e7ski)

121 I lived a short (winding) drive from Gatlinburg/Sevierville. It was a not much before Dollywood. She made the are a weekend resort in a beautiful place for us in the southeast.
She was so daring and willing to take chances, I think that part of her exuberant outlook connected her with all Americans who embrace the future. We don't put on a Jimmy Carter cardigan when it gets cold, we frack and drill and put a log on the fire.
An American treasure. We have many.
Not to get misty, but AoC is one of them.

Posted by: Idiocracy was a documentary at August 26, 2026 11:01 PM (P5+26)

122 "So I'm kind of meticulously getting all of this soap off of my hands with toilet paper and literally going finger by finger, and crumpling it all up, trying to do it quickly - threw it in the toilet, flushed the toilet, went back to my seat,"

... okay, maybe I'm ignorant of New Jersey train bathrooms, but don't they provide water for you to rinse off the soap?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 26, 2026 11:02 PM (C0Nlv)

123 Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 26, 2026 10:57 PM (2Ez/1)
__________________

Fart jokes never get old. Never.

Posted by: Orson at August 26, 2026 11:02 PM (dIske)

124 Fort Smith NHS >> Mr. Smith....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 26, 2026 11:02 PM (oYkq9)

125 Metro Transit Bathroom....I hope to never need to use one of those things. Ever.

Posted by: garrett at August 26, 2026 11:04 PM (e7ski)

126 Nurses are special people. They really are. I remember when my dad was dying in the hospital I had just walked out of his room down the hall and wasn’t feeling too great. I had a lot of pain in my face. This pretty nurse was walking towards me and took one look at me, and then she started crying, I mean instant waterworks. I laugh about it now, but I wondered if maybe she was new or something. I’m pretty sure I couldn’t do their job

Posted by: Common Tater at August 26, 2026 11:05 PM (Y8TXp)

127 Posted by: mnw at August 26, 2026 10:58 PM (LeW4B)

A prayer for your speedy and complete recovery

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 26, 2026 11:06 PM (RIvkX)

128 I'm doing Research using my Oscar-Vault app and discovered John Williams did the score to Valley of The Dolls, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1967.

The more you know.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 26, 2026 11:08 PM (XV/Pl)

129 Posted by: garrett at August 26, 2026 11:01 PM (e7ski)

The fact they are making you wait is probably good news.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 26, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)

130 Cooling off, going down to 80 tonight.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 26, 2026 11:08 PM (ogcfP)

131 I spent a night on the floor because of an unlikely series of cascading events-- same way most disasters occur. I put two devices on chargers in the kitchen at the same time, 40 feet from my bed. One was a Life Alert-tyoe emergency fall alarm; the other was my cell phone-- while my son was out-of-town. So I was alone.
Posted by: mnw

PLEASE PLEASE
PLEASE

Spend time every fucking day getting down on the floor and then getting back up. Lay down on your back. On your stomach. On the stairs with your head downward. FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET UP.

Don’t make me go to your homes and kick your assses. If you can’t do it, or are afraid, talk to your doc about physical therapy or occupational therapy.

Do it.

Do it tomorrow morning.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 26, 2026 11:08 PM (yEz+x)

132 G’nigt, All,

Posted by: Bulg at August 26, 2026 11:09 PM (77rzZ)

133 (And there is a huge one on the other side of Knoxville - Crossville I think is the name of the town? Correct me if wrong…I stopped at that one on a huge cross country drive from the TX Panhandle to DC and back in 2024)
Posted by: Cow Demon

Yes, there is one in Crossville. Sevierville has one already. You mean we need another one there?

Posted by: Tonypete at August 26, 2026 11:10 PM (he2p7)

134 >>I finally got him to let me bring him into the ER to get checked out. Stubborn old fucker.

Your father is stubborn?

My best to him and you.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 26, 2026 11:11 PM (viF8m)

135 25 Northern Issue, in 1935, began to advertise toilet paper that was "splinter free." Up until this point, it was common to have splinters in toilet roll, due to the production techniques used.

Ah, yes- the 1930's shame and guilt ads:
Hostess overhears guest's tot complaining "Mommy, their toilet paper is scratchy."
Hostess asks friend for advice- buys Northern.
Next visit tot says something about how nice the TP is now, absolving Hostess.

Posted by: sal at August 26, 2026 11:11 PM (f+FmA)

136 Stubborn old fucker.

Posted by: garrett at August 26, 2026 11:01 PM (e7ski)
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Parents always wait a few hours so they're sure the offspring who takes them gets no sleep that night. I think it's payback

Posted by: 496 at August 26, 2026 11:11 PM (hajF2)

137 Jerry was only 53 when he died. He looked like death warmed over. He really needed an intervention. Kick the smack, the coke, and lose a hundred pounds maybe, and he’d have been fine.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 26, 2026 11:12 PM (Y8TXp)

138 Some gal once told me she saw her at a porno wrap party. She walked around all night with nothing on but a t shirt reading "Slut"
Posted by: Bob crane at August 26, 2026 10:22 PM (OERWa)

And she lived to 94. Jaye lived the life she wanted to live.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 26, 2026 11:12 PM (88C+u)

139
The fact they are making you wait is probably good news.

Hopefully. He has had a few issues with his heart and strokes (post Covid Shot). Was hoping he was past those minor strokes that happened immediately after he was given the not-vax.

I don't think he is on immediate danger. But he just turned 79 a month or so ago...so, hard telling.

Posted by: garrett at August 26, 2026 11:12 PM (e7ski)

140 126

I have ENORMOUS admiration for people who empty bed pans.They're doing jobs Americans won't do-- except that they ARE Americans, at least at the hospital in subburban STL hospital where I was.

They're saving for retirement. They're increasing their SSA benefits. No SNAP for them, thanks anyway,

Posted by: mnw at August 26, 2026 11:13 PM (LeW4B)

141 Why does cell service suck so badly in Silicon Valley?

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 26, 2026 11:14 PM (qogc6)

142 I cannot imagine a parent of Garrett’s being stubborn.

Peace be with you, garrett. Hope dad is a-ok.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 26, 2026 11:14 PM (yEz+x)

143
ARGENTINA

Grupo Vasser invests USD 4.5 million to bring the Kohler toilet brand to Argentina
[no word about toilet paper]

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 26, 2026 11:14 PM (ogcfP)

144 Lay down on your back. On your stomach. On the stairs with your head downward. FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET UP.
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I sleep on my stomach on the floor. I do that one daily. Interesting idea on the stairs though. Have you really practiced that? Sounds difficult to say the least

Posted by: 496 at August 26, 2026 11:15 PM (pvZnA)

145 Why does cell service suck so badly in Silicon Valley?
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 26, 2026 11:14 PM (qogc6)

Silicon isn't a good conductor of electricity?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 26, 2026 11:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

146 125 Metro Transit Bathroom....I hope to never need to use one of those things. Ever.
Posted by: garrett at August 26, 2026 11:04 PM (e7ski)

---------

Pfft. Hold my Tsingtao.

Posted by: Any Public Restroom in Beijing at August 26, 2026 11:16 PM (6/7Fs)

147 Thanks Jack and Nurse.

I am gonna hop off as the popups on the cell are way harder to navigate than on my laptop.

Maybe check back in later if I have to kill more time?

Have a good night all.

Posted by: garrett at August 26, 2026 11:17 PM (e7ski)

148 Weren’t public pay toilets a thing once? Ya had to pay a quarter to use the crapper? Or at least to get the door open. What happened to those?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 26, 2026 11:20 PM (Y8TXp)

149 127

Thank you.

The experience was certainly a momento mori* for me.

*a reminder that life is short, basically.

Posted by: mnw at August 26, 2026 11:20 PM (LeW4B)

150 Why does cell service suck so badly in Silicon Valley?
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 26, 2026 11:14 PM (qogc6)

I would guess the density of rich people who don't want cell phone towers cluttering up their neighborhood.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 26, 2026 11:20 PM (WGGwz)

151 If you can get up after a simulated fall headfirst down stairs, you have the strength and coordination to get off the floor. Put yourself in an uncomfortable circumstance and practice how to get out of it. Use different muscle groups. Think movements through.

But. You need to be able to get up off the floor.

You can do it. Even with a fractured hip.

Don’t make me.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 26, 2026 11:21 PM (yEz+x)

152 *waves goodnight*

Long day of travel, I'm tired. Everyone have an awesome evening.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 26, 2026 11:22 PM (qogc6)

153 Prayers for everyone who needs them. Y'all take care...

Posted by: sal at August 26, 2026 11:22 PM (f+FmA)

154 The Department of Justice reported this Wednesday that it seized internet domains used by "QTFY," Chairman Xi's toy, and subsidiary of the Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company based in Chyna. They were caught hacking U.S. government agencies: NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate, and others. The two platforms were called "QScan" and "QTRouter".

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 26, 2026 11:23 PM (ogcfP)

155 Howdy, horde!

Nice tribute to Dolly, TRex.

Posted by: JQ at August 26, 2026 11:26 PM (rdVOm)

156 The Department of Justice reported this Wednesday that it seized internet domains used by "QTFY,"

The two platforms were called "QScan" and "QTRouter".
Posted by: Braenyard

QTCutieRouter will be rebranded as a pr0n site.

Posted by: mikeski at August 26, 2026 11:27 PM (VHUov)

157 Dunno if anyone mentioned it but actor Tim Curry passed away.

Made us and our pups LOL several times.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 26, 2026 11:28 PM (C6GAH)

158 People don't always get up from a fall. I knew a fellow named Gary Burgett, who co-owned the Mason & Hamlin Piano Company. His brother ran the factory in MA, Gary ran the tech end in SF area. He had become very wealthy from inventing the PianoDisc function that so many pianos come with. Started with cassette in the 70s, moved to CD, then digital.
Alone in his big house, he fell down the grand staircase and didn't get up. Found there next day. He was a very nice guy, despite being a genius. He was the best piano player I ever heard.

Posted by: RIP 2015 at August 26, 2026 11:28 PM (JM9I6)

159 Soooo before posting my Beato link (#102), I did a quick search for "Beato" and found no hits. Wrote my comment, but realized I hadn't refreshed in a while. Yeah, sure enough, Puddleglum (#21) had already mentioned it.

Okay, yeah, but I left a link to the video. Nyah.😜

Posted by: mindful webworker - Keeping up with the blog is haaaard at August 26, 2026 11:31 PM (11R8D)

160 Evening, TRex, and ONT Horde. Back home. I tried to post a greeting on my phone from the Elnora Hotel, where I went for Wing Nite, but I could not figure out how to dismiss the on-screen keyboard to hit the "post" button. But the phone works, and the Vanadium browser that came with the Graphene OS apparently has the necessary moxie to quell the dread AOSHQ popup ads, for I saw nary a one.

Observations? If I'm going to browse on the phone, I will need some strong reading glasses, and fingers like a mouse proctologist.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 26, 2026 11:31 PM (1z8ji)

161 Gary was 65 when he died.

Posted by: Addendum at August 26, 2026 11:32 PM (JM9I6)

162 When XH & I were in Japan, the base theater showed Best Little Whorehouse In Texas every weekend for about 6 months.. it was a small base, then.

Teevee (the ONE english language broadcast) courtesy of AFRTS, Far East Network, had movies but only alternated between "John Wayne week" and "Clint Eastwood week" LOL. Game shows were always reruns, and soaps were many months behind.

That was where/when I stopped watching teevee and lost interest in movies, generally.

Posted by: JQ at August 26, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)

163 I heard a blurb on the news that Euro's are saying F*ck the government and are turning on their air conditioning. Made me laugh.

Posted by: Case at August 26, 2026 11:33 PM (VrYHL)

164 Repeated from previous thread -
X cancel has shutdown because of threat from X.
Posted by: buddhaha

Repeated from previous thread -
How to view Ace's X links without joining X, even though X has killed xcancel/nitter:

https://twitterwebviewer.com

Now you have to copy the link and paste it into the twitterwebviewer page, so, a couple of extra steps.

But it works.

For now.....

Posted by: mindful webworker - Keeping up with the blog is haaaard at August 26, 2026 11:33 PM (11R8D)

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