Wednesday Night ONT - October 14, 2026 [TRex]

Good evening Horde! The time has come for mid-week shenanigans of the overnight variety. The bar is open and fully 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: Consuaga, Tennessee]

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I think Buc-ee wants to give you a hug.

Best wishes to those traveling to the place for the thing.

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ONT Big Questions

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ONT Department of Mystery

I don't know what this is or how I got this photo.

I don't *think* this is AI, but does anyone know for sure?

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ONT Department of Gas Station History

Where and when?

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Mandatory Maiden

"Iron Maiden is a heavy metal band so their songs are all about partying and women, right?"

No. More like poetry by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in the late 1700s about life on the sea.

Like many Maiden classics, bassist Steve Harris was the primary creative driver for Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It arguably has seven(?) distinct chapters that track the original poem. The studio version is over thirteen and a half minutes. I can't imagine writing it, the reaction of the record company when they became aware of it, or playing it live. It is theatrical, conceptual and a pure passion project you can only get away with after being successful otherwise.

Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the closing track on the Powerslave album, released in 1984.

As Bruce Dickinson says, "This is what not to do if a bird shits on you."

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Niche YouTube Channel of the Week

Tonight's feature is a YouTube channel called Jesper Makes. The host is Jesper, a woodworker and creator based in Denmark. ("Viking, woodworker, coffee drinker. What could possibly go wrong?") He works out of a workshop on his property (previously an old horse barn) and has been filming there since around 2020. He has a fondness for reusing pallets.

In fairness, he's more of a philosopher woodworker than just a woodworker. The woodworking is worthwhile but arguably an excuse to tell a story. He makes a simple project into something more interesting and the story is about the project, the mistakes, the journey, and life around the shop. His channel is not about the cool new tool or project drama. It is not a tutorial channel (but you can still learn by watching). His scripts are tight, clever, thoughtful and reflect his observations about life in general. Ultimately, it isn't about the wood or the finished product.

He has over 364k subscribers. Many of his videos attract several hundred thousand views and some reach into the seven figures.

This is his (very accurate) description for a recent video:

I had a two-hour job. Three things, from a pallet that had been leaning in my workshop for a year.
So naturally I spent the whole day avoiding it.
First I built a tool to help me build the thing. Then I made rhubarb compote. Then there was lunch, which became the whole family, which is how lunch usually goes here. The cat supervised. The pallet waited.
This is a video about wasting a day, and about how a day you waste with the people around you might be the only kind worth keeping. It's also about sawhorses. Mostly the sawhorses.

Enjoy!

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Pittsburgh Scanner

The Pittsburgh police scanner is an internet treasure. Thank you people of Pittsburgh and thank you Pittsburgh scanner!

$20261013-roofrack.jpg$

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Chris Stapleton for the big ONT finish:

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Correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com where it will be promptly sorted and processed. Are you lurking ????

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Comments

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1 1234

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 14, 2026 10:00 PM (+CM+6)

2 A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.
—Groucho Marx

Posted by: mindful webworker - sizzlin' at October 14, 2026 10:00 PM (svcNg)

3 Deere!!

Posted by: nckate at October 14, 2026 10:00 PM (enNUy)

4 YAY ONT!!! Now for the content!

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 14, 2026 10:00 PM (+CM+6)

5 JohnFNot: How erudite.

Posted by: mindful webworker - succinctly sinking at October 14, 2026 10:01 PM (svcNg)

6 Good evening morons И спасибо, Дино!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:01 PM (RIvkX)

7 Raid on Omar’s house.

https://tinyurl.com/rwcsc5nb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 14, 2026 10:02 PM (RBKzD)

8 Geronimo!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 14, 2026 10:02 PM (wxsGM)

9 I will be going to visit Bucee in Amarillo next week!

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 14, 2026 10:02 PM (+CM+6)

10
Hi

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 14, 2026 10:04 PM (mmrXZ)

11 JohnFNot: How erudite.
Posted by: mindful webworker - succinctly sinking

It was not copy/paste.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 14, 2026 10:04 PM (+CM+6)

12 Best wishes to those traveling to the place for the thing.
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*touches finger to bridge of nose*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:04 PM (RIvkX)

13 The time has come for mid-week shenanigans

Elle King is the daughter of comedian/actor Rob Schneider...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:05 PM (l3cgK)

14 Dandy of an ONT - Thank you!

Posted by: 496 at October 14, 2026 10:05 PM (m8Qhu)

15 Drunk tied to roof rack on East Carson is not surprising. Probably happens several times a week.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 14, 2026 10:06 PM (zcI95)

16 Lotta cat hoarders on Riverview Avenue.

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)

17 I think Buc-ee wants to give you a hug.
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I've been to that Buc-ees on my way home from the TXMOME more than once...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 14, 2026 10:06 PM (FZ29D)

18 Thanks for the ONT, TRex! Keep your eyes open tonight; the unwanted activity has been forceful (or at least numerous).

Posted by: LRob in OK at October 14, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)

19 16 Lotta cat hoarders on Riverview Avenue.

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)

Naw, just one twice as big...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:08 PM (l3cgK)

20 Gas station, circa '65 - '67. Wisconsin?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 10:08 PM (quk5M)

21 Based on gas prices I would guess 1972.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:08 PM (RIvkX)

22 Good evening good people.

Okay. . . . and the rest of you too!

Posted by: Tonypete at October 14, 2026 10:08 PM (N5iuz)

23 18 Thanks for the ONT, TRex! Keep your eyes open tonight; the unwanted activity has been forceful (or at least numerous).

Posted by: LRob in OK at October 14, 2026 10:07 PM
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Yessir. On duty and on guard.

Posted by: TRex - all along the watchtower dino at October 14, 2026 10:09 PM (Cuw0G)

24 Badgerland Cooperative on the store sign of the gas station, got to be Wisconsin. And the rear end of the car looks like Chevy Impala from the late 60's.

Posted by: Joemarine at October 14, 2026 10:09 PM (y171U)

25 Pittsburgh Scanner:
East Liberty; 514 N. Highland
Caller said they fired someone and they're refusing to leave because they still have stuff to do.

______________________________

Two words.... "Browser History"

Posted by: Orson at October 14, 2026 10:09 PM (dIske)

26 Geronimo!
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 14, 2026 10:02 PM (wxsGM)

If you want to get into a plane, you shout Ominoreg!

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

27 The only metal that was about partying and women was from glam/hair metal bands, most metal is about doom, the apocalypse, and buying wholesale in a retail world.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 14, 2026 10:10 PM (XV/Pl)

28 I don't know what this is or how I got this photo.
.......

That fish needs a bicycle.

Posted by: wth at October 14, 2026 10:10 PM (oq9dX)

29 Love Chris Stapleton.

Posted by: huerfano at October 14, 2026 10:10 PM (2Xqig)

30 Memory from the late 70's...Dad had stopped off at the local gas station, and guy came out the clean the windshield...he went once with the squeegee...then twice, but the dust was still there...from the inside, I wiped my finger across the windshield and he understood; dust was on the INSIDE...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:10 PM (l3cgK)

31 I think Buc-ee wants to give you a hug.

He probably wants to pick your pocket or sue you.

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

32

Cat hoarder
Cat hoarder

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 14, 2026 10:10 PM (Cqx++)

33 I bought the largest Deere someone living in the suburbs should own. I wanted the one with all the crazy hydraulics and the scoop in back but my husband said absolutely not. Anyway when all the neighbors are driving their golf carts around, I'm driving my tractor. And it's loud as hell.

Posted by: nckate at October 14, 2026 10:11 PM (enNUy)

34 Is the roof rack drunk guy secured with bungee cords or ratchet straps?
Thanks for the ONT, Dino.

Posted by: scampydog at October 14, 2026 10:11 PM (QuT3d)

35 I hate loud EV chargers...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:11 PM (l3cgK)

36 Joe Buck and Troy Aikman might be breaking up.

Posted by: Don Black at October 14, 2026 10:11 PM (ZxPkt)

37 When and where - looks like the back end of a ‘67 Chevy next to the 60’s era pickup, and gas prices are low. So ‘67 to ‘69 I’d say.

Don’t know if Midland was a Texas brand. Could have been.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 14, 2026 10:11 PM (Y6Q+5)

38 I like some Maiden but other stuff is bo-ring. I have tons of respect for the band though.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 14, 2026 10:11 PM (Fv808)

39 Google says:
The image shows a vintage Midland gas station with Badgerland Cooperative signage displaying regular gas at 36.9¢ and premium at 40.9¢ per gallon.

Brand: Midland Cooperatives / Badgerland Cooperative
Visible Fuel Prices:

Regular: 36.9¢ per gallon
Premium: 40.9¢ per gallon
Diesel Fuel available

Era/Timeframe: Early to mid-1970s (consistent with vintage pricing and vehicle models)

https://shorturl.at/wAveg

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 14, 2026 10:12 PM (syz1S)

40 I think the fish with legs may represent an important leap in evolution long long ago.

Posted by: Don Black at October 14, 2026 10:13 PM (ZxPkt)

41 Good evening, Dino!

I made it to the place and tomorrow will be helping set up for the thing.

Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:13 PM (CQ8KO)

42 I hate loud EV chargers...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

I've never paid attention. Is it just an electrical hum, or do they play the Jeopardy theme 120 times per charge?

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

43 1969 Imlala in background at gas station.

Posted by: Big Porker at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (SYhdn)

44 Thanks for the ONT, TRex! Keep your eyes open tonight; the unwanted activity has been forceful (or at least numerous).
Posted by: LRob in OK at October 14, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)
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And repetitive and boring so boooring...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)

45 Don’t know if Midland was a Texas brand. Could have been.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 14, 2026 10:11 PM (Y6Q+5)

Logo looks like it could be a subsidiary of Marathon?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (quk5M)

46 I'm hitting the road around 1000 tomorrow. Be in town about 1500 or so. I am ready!!!

Posted by: LRob in OK at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (Jr+re)

47 Aah, I just saw Badgerland. Yep that’s Wisconsin.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 14, 2026 10:15 PM (Y6Q+5)

48 34 Thanks for the ONT, Dino.

Posted by: scampydog at October 14, 2026 10:11 PM
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Doggo!

Posted by: TRex - bungee ratchets dino at October 14, 2026 10:15 PM (Cuw0G)

49 something grabbed my desktop and wouldn't let go

ctrl > alt > del - nothing worked, nothing moved

had to cut the power to the unit to stop it

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 14, 2026 10:15 PM (2UA/a)

50 Oh, and how long would it take a grasshopper with a wooden leg to kick all the seeds out of a pickle?

Answer: Can't be done. Dill attracts parasitic wasps and robber flies. These two species are natural predators to grasshoppers. So, that brings us to Sam Raimi. What's he got to do with this, you ask? Well:

He directed "The Quick & the Dead." And, the grasshopper would be the latter.

Posted by: Orson at October 14, 2026 10:15 PM (dIske)

51 1969 Imlala in background at gas station.
Posted by: Big Porker at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (SYhdn)

The '69 Oolala was topless, though.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 10:15 PM (quk5M)

52 I will be going to visit Bucee in Amarillo next week!
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 14, 2026 10:02 PM (+CM+6)

Hope you make it by morning

Posted by: George Strait at October 14, 2026 10:16 PM (CQ8KO)

53 42 I hate loud EV chargers...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

I've never paid attention. Is it just an electrical hum, or do they play the Jeopardy theme 120 times per charge?

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

Oh, just commenting on the Pittsburgh Scanner...LOL

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:17 PM (l3cgK)

54 Logo looks like it could be a subsidiary of Marathon?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

That's what I thought. Doesn't look like Midland. TX either- the grass is green.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 14, 2026 10:17 PM (zcI95)

55 I'm hitting the road around 1000 tomorrow. Be in town about 1500 or so. I am ready!!!
Posted by: LRob in OK at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (Jr+re)

I should be landing at DFW about 5:45 PM tomorrow. Will see you shortly.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 10:17 PM (quk5M)

56 44 Thanks for the ONT, TRex! Keep your eyes open tonight; the unwanted activity has been forceful (or at least numerous).
Posted by: LRob in OK at October 14, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)
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And repetitive and boring so boooring...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)

Drilling for oil is boring.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:18 PM (l3cgK)

57 ONT Department of Mystery
I don't know what this is or how I got this photo.

I don't know how it managed to put its shirt on.

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)

58 I will be going to visit Bucee in Amarillo next week!
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 14, 2026 10:02 PM (+CM+6)

Hope you make it by morning
Posted by: George Strait

We'll get there by early afternoon, as we'll be staying in OKC the night before and it's not worth the effort to get there while it's still morning.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 14, 2026 10:18 PM (+CM+6)

59 Hi folks.

Sorry, I'm too dull to think of anything to add to that.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 14, 2026 10:19 PM (CHHv1)

60 51 1969 Imlala in background at gas station.
Posted by: Big Porker at October 14, 2026 10:14 PM (SYhdn)

The '69 Oolala was topless, though.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 10:15 PM (quk5M)

Pretty sure my dad had a '69 Impala hard top.

Posted by: Joemarine at October 14, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U)

61 I wiped my finger across the windshield and he understood; dust was on the INSIDE...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:10 PM (l3cgK)

I'd like to buy the rights to your scary movie.

Posted by: Count Floyd at October 14, 2026 10:19 PM (WbWbV)

62 And there's no trees that size in Midland.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 14, 2026 10:19 PM (zcI95)

63 49 something grabbed my desktop and wouldn't let go

ctrl > alt > del - nothing worked, nothing moved

had to cut the power to the unit to stop it

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 14, 2026 10:15 PM (2UA/a)

AI is pernicious...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:20 PM (l3cgK)

64 41 Good evening, Dino!

Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:13 PM
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Disco!

Posted by: TRex - roadie dino at October 14, 2026 10:20 PM (Cuw0G)

65
*disgustedly picks bra off chandelier*

I swear, this place...

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 14, 2026 10:20 PM (eRlcH)

66 Can't go wrong with Zeppelin.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 14, 2026 10:20 PM (syz1S)

67 59 Hi folks.

Sorry, I'm too dull to think of anything to add to that.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 14, 2026 10:19 PM
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But could you animate it?

Posted by: TRex - visual effects dino at October 14, 2026 10:21 PM (Cuw0G)

68 Wishing everyone going to the place for the thing safe travels and a wonderful time.
Was hoping to make it this year, but we have family visiting. So ironic, I live only about 45 minutes away...

Next year in the place for the thing!

Posted by: sal at October 14, 2026 10:21 PM (f+FmA)

69 ONT Big Questions

Those are very large flapjacks. Or that's a very small doghouse.

But the asterisk means it's a required field, right? Can't skip it?

So I'm going with: 12 stanzas.

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

70 One thing about that mystery pic - pennies meant something.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 14, 2026 10:21 PM (2UA/a)

71 Safe travels to all y’all!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 14, 2026 10:22 PM (cfm/A)

72 People were tailgating the wegmans opening here. I don't think these are my people.

Posted by: nckate at October 14, 2026 10:22 PM (enNUy)

73 1969 Imlala in background at gas station.
Posted by: Big Porker

The '69 Oolala was topless, though.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

* golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)

74 I made it to the place and tomorrow will be helping set up for the thing.
Posted by: Doof
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Remember: do not make eye contact with anyone carrying anything larger than a folding chair. Do make eye contact with anyone carrying beer.

Posted by: scampydog at October 14, 2026 10:23 PM (QuT3d)

75 *disgustedly picks bra off chandelier*
I swear, this place...
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Hey, now... I had to hang it up somewhere to dry!

And no, I didn't win the wet t-shirt contest.

**pouts**

Posted by: JQ at October 14, 2026 10:23 PM (rdVOm)

76 Nurse, Holly was the maid of honor at our wedding, she was also the closest thing my wife had to a sister. They had the same birthday and came to the US about two weeks apart.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 14, 2026 10:23 PM (rbvCR)

77 Can't go wrong with Zeppelin.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 14, 2026 10:20 PM (syz1S)

Just don't fill it with hydrogen.

Posted by: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH at October 14, 2026 10:24 PM (4Je4D)

78 77 Can't go wrong with Zeppelin.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 14, 2026 10:20 PM (syz1S)

Just don't fill it with hydrogen.

Posted by: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH at October 14, 2026 10:24 PM (4Je4D)

I think the hydrogen was okay...it was the flame...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:24 PM (l3cgK)

79 I picked and canned green beans today. I made another 5 pints. I also baked bread.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 14, 2026 10:25 PM (rbvCR)

80 Sorry I'm late, my dirigible took some damage when I hit a speed bump too fast.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 14, 2026 10:25 PM (PMi3m)

81 Wish you could be in Tx this week, nurse. Won't be the same.

Posted by: LRob in OK at October 14, 2026 10:26 PM (Jr+re)

82 I think the hydrogen was okay...it was the flame...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

"The fall won't kill you, but the sudden stop at the end....."

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

83 I read it as “Badgerland Cooperative” which would put it in NJ.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 14, 2026 10:27 PM (tGVts)

84 Badgerland Cooperative is in Montello, Wisconsin.

It's the building in between the gas station and the muffler shop.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 14, 2026 10:27 PM (2UA/a)

85 Sorry autocucumber messed it up “Badderland Cooperative”.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 14, 2026 10:28 PM (tGVts)

86 Kindltot

I remember her. Sweet lady. So sad.

Please hug your sweet wife.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 14, 2026 10:28 PM (cfm/A)

87 Heh. Two-banger John Deeres. I've plowed with one before a long time ago.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 14, 2026 10:28 PM (g8Ew8)

88 People were tailgating the wegmans opening here. I don't think these are my people.
Posted by: nckate

I'm sure there were plenty of NY Yankee window stickers there.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 14, 2026 10:29 PM (zcI95)

89 LRob,
You’re sweet. Thank you for saying that.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 14, 2026 10:29 PM (cfm/A)

90 Hard to tell if it’s a a DD or a DG.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 14, 2026 10:29 PM (tGVts)

91 ZOD IMPERIAL.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:30 PM (UfDpa)

92 90 Hard to tell if it’s a a DD or a DG.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 14, 2026 10:29 PM
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DG

Posted by: TRex - high resolution dino at October 14, 2026 10:31 PM (Cuw0G)

93 On second look I’m going to agree on Badgerland.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 14, 2026 10:31 PM (tGVts)

94 91 ZOD IMPERIAL.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:30 PM (UfDpa)

How's the empire of ZOD treating you?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:31 PM (l3cgK)

95 I treat the Empire, Jim.

I always treat the Empire.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM (UfDpa)

96 I watch the whole pallet video...

Posted by: lin-duh at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM (VCgbV)

97 Remember: do not make eye contact with anyone carrying anything larger than a folding chair. Do make eye contact with anyone carrying beer.
Posted by: scampydog at October 14, 2026 10:23 PM (QuT3d)

Solid advice. Duly noted!

Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM (CQ8KO)

98 ZOD!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM (zcI95)

99 Two-banger John Deeres. I've plowed with one before a long time ago.

The Paolo, he plow the fertile field of many one-banger, but the two-banger, it is, how do you say, the rarest of gem.

Posted by: The Paolo at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM (4Je4D)

100 96 I watch the whole pallet video...

Posted by: lin-duh at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM
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And was it as advertised?

Posted by: TRex - philosopher dino at October 14, 2026 10:34 PM (Cuw0G)

101 Nurse. Flowers.

Pronto.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:34 PM (UfDpa)

102 Hello! I will be heading on the journey tomorrow, but won’t get to the place for the thing until Friday. I have to teach tomorrow so driving it in 2 parts.

Posted by: Piper at October 14, 2026 10:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

103 49 something grabbed my desktop and wouldn't let go

ctrl > alt > del - nothing worked, nothing moved

had to cut the power to the unit to stop it

Posted by: Braenyard

You gotta stay out those places, naughty boy.

Posted by: Gay Boys In Bondage at October 14, 2026 10:35 PM (EdP2u)

104
Remember: do not make eye contact with anyone carrying anything larger than a folding chair. Do make eye contact with anyone carrying beer.
Posted by: scampydog at October 14, 2026 10:23 PM (QuT3d)

____________

Wait, there are rules and etiquette I have to follow?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 14, 2026 10:35 PM (eRlcH)

105 So, am I the only married heterosexual male that thinks that Shane Gillis should

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:35 PM (UfDpa)

106 I'll be driving near Montello tomorrow, over near the Horicon Marsh. Not missing the days of the great clouds of geese

Posted by: YellowBird at October 14, 2026 10:36 PM (MEbkQ)

107 Friday. We’ll have coffee and donuts, okay?

Posted by: Eromero at October 14, 2026 10:37 PM (LHPAg)

108 It's a pick-your-own-adventure. There's no wrong answer.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:37 PM (UfDpa)

109

Everyone going to Texas have a wonderful time.

Safe travel prayers to everyone.

Posted by: four seasons at October 14, 2026 10:38 PM (/QHx4)

110 65
*disgustedly picks bra off chandelier*

I swear, this place...
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 14, 2026 10:20 PM (eRlcH)

Look at the size. Obviously not mine.

Posted by: Piper at October 14, 2026 10:38 PM (ZdaMQ)

111 Wait, there are rules and etiquette I have to follow?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 14, 2026 10:35 PM
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Yes. Especially the expectations for bra storage on the chandelier.

Posted by: TRex - DJ jazzy dino at October 14, 2026 10:38 PM (Cuw0G)

112 Hi folks.

Sorry, I'm too dull to think of anything to add to that.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 14, 2026 10:19 PM (CHHv1)
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Bad haiku

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)

113 Hail Zod

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)

114 Zod! S'up?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 14, 2026 10:40 PM (2e8h4)

115 97 Remember: do not make eye contact with anyone carrying anything larger than a folding chair. Do make eye contact with anyone carrying beer.
Posted by: scampydog at October 14, 2026 10:23 PM (QuT3d)

Solid advice. Duly noted!
Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM

I am hoping the rental car throws the paparazzi off.

Posted by: Piper at October 14, 2026 10:41 PM (ZdaMQ)

116 [Deleted. Defamatory. -TRex]

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at October 14, 2026 10:41 PM (ShyYY)

117 I treat the Empire, Jim.

I always treat the Empire.
Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM (UfDpa)
=====

The Inland Empire. Imperial County.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

118 AI sez, "There is no evidence that Trump ordered Musk to restrict Starlink services in Ukraine."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:42 PM (l3cgK)

119 (ShyYY)

Someone escaped the padded room again. And they are not shy about it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 14, 2026 10:43 PM (2GVsD)

120 117 I treat the Empire, Jim.

I always treat the Empire.
Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM (UfDpa)
=====

The Inland Empire. Imperial County.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

Inland Empire does not include Imperial County AFAIK...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:43 PM (l3cgK)

121 Good night, horde! Be back in a few days.

Posted by: LRob in OK at October 14, 2026 10:44 PM (Jr+re)

122 40 I think the fish with legs may represent an important leap in evolution long long ago.
Posted by: Don Black at October 14, 2026 10:13 PM (ZxPkt)

I think we finally found a fish that needs a bicycle.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 14, 2026 10:44 PM (0CU3H)

123 I thought it was Quatarlson's bots that dropped his viewership by 70% or so after the Russian bot farms were hit...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:45 PM (l3cgK)

124 Someone escaped the padded room again. And they are not shy about it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 14, 2026

Let’s not get hasty- if we are bots, we get to change birthdates and roll time way back, right?

Posted by: Piper at October 14, 2026 10:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

125 I made it to the place and tomorrow will be helping set up for the thing.
Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:13 PM

We'll be in the place for the thing around noon-ish, and will be prep cooking like a boss.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 14, 2026 10:45 PM (2e8h4)

126 122 40 I think the fish with legs may represent an important leap in evolution long long ago.
Posted by: Don Black at October 14, 2026 10:13 PM (ZxPkt)

I think we finally found a fish that needs a bicycle.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 14, 2026 10:44 PM (0CU3H)

Obviously NOT a feminist fish...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:45 PM (l3cgK)

127 I don't know what this is or how I got this photo.
.......

That fish needs a bicycle.
Posted by: wth at October 14, 2026 10:10 PM (oq9dX)

It was a landshark- the predecessor to a TRex? Guessing - I didn't send it.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 14, 2026 10:46 PM (qx7Zg)

128 Piper,

Let's do the time warp again?
Oh T. Rex took the garbage out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 14, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)

129 I'm a flatlander, San, not unlike Napoleon. The Brits can have the vastness of the oceans.

I have the land and my incredibly profitable DraftKings account. And slaves.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:46 PM (UfDpa)

130 Slowly take up slack
you will feel some slight recoil
get up off the ground.

a haiku for first time with shotgun

Posted by: Eromero at October 14, 2026 10:47 PM (LHPAg)

131 Evenin'

"Iron Maiden - Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner"

Rush's "Xanadu" is also based on a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 14, 2026 10:47 PM (Kdi1r)

132 ZOD IMPERIAL.
Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:30 PM (UfDpa)

Does that come with a better trim package than most Chrysler Imperials?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 14, 2026 10:47 PM (qx7Zg)

133 Posted by: wth at October 14, 2026 10:10 PM (oq9dX)

Credit where due. I didn't even notice your post when I made mine 30m after this one.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 14, 2026 10:47 PM (0CU3H)

134 Tadpoles have tails and legs at one point in their development.

Posted by: We Get Along Swimmingly at October 14, 2026 10:48 PM (EdP2u)

135 Hail Zod!

Praying for a safe and fun MoMee weekend!

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at October 14, 2026 10:48 PM (Y5ezX)

136 Someone escaped the padded room again. And they are not shy about it.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Wait one - -

Was the bra hanging on the chandelier from the padded room? I'm so confused.

Which reminds me - there was a young lass, Glenna by name, who sat at her desk in her dorm room, door open and coed building, with nary any clothing on from the waist up.

She had quite a following. Ah, the 70's.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 14, 2026 10:49 PM (N5iuz)

137 Wolf:

Naugahyde. For the ladies.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:50 PM (UfDpa)

138 Late to the party but wanted to thank T Rex for another great ONT!

Love the photo up top. 'Merica!

Love Buc-ee's and miss it. They just built the first in this state but it's about four hours away. A bit too far to go for gas, especially at today's prices.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 14, 2026 10:50 PM (D/6p1)

139 So, am I the only married heterosexual male that thinks that Shane Gillis should
****

Who? or What? And why?

Posted by: clarence at October 14, 2026 10:51 PM (hOSrB)

140 I am hoping the rental car throws the paparazzi off.
Posted by: Piper at October 14, 2026 10:41 PM (ZdaMQ)

Whoops. I told them the route you're taking. Maybe wear a wig??

Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:51 PM (CQ8KO)

141 Inland Empire does not include Imperial County AFAIK...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:43 PM (l3cgK)
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No? What do I know. It is inland.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:51 PM (RIvkX)

142 I haven't received my stenciled-gold invitation to the MoMe. Is Bluebell to blame?

Deliver her to me.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:52 PM (UfDpa)

143 138 Late to the party but wanted to thank T Rex for another great ONT!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 14, 2026 10:50 PM
***
Thanks LS! Good evening to you.

Posted by: TRex - time zoned dino at October 14, 2026 10:53 PM (Cuw0G)

144
Whoops. I told them the route you're taking. Maybe wear a wig??
Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:51 PM (CQ8KO)

___________

Whatever you do, don't drive at high speed through a tunnel.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 14, 2026 10:54 PM (eRlcH)

145 We'll be in the place for the thing around noon-ish, and will be prep cooking like a boss.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 14, 2026 10:45 PM (2e8h4)

Good -- I'll be hungry!

Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:54 PM (CQ8KO)

146 dontcuttheredwire@icloud.com

Don't sell me things. I already own everything.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:55 PM (UfDpa)

147 What's up, RedMind?

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:55 PM (UfDpa)

148 (ShyYY)

Someone escaped the padded room again. And they are not shy about it.
Posted by: Anna Puma

The YY chromosomes explains their intelligence level, though.

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 10:56 PM (VHUov)

149 Enjoyed the video about the sawhorses, T-Rex.

Nothing means anything until you notice it.

Thanks.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 14, 2026 10:56 PM (xzRPE)

150 Okay, changed the model in Tensor. The Ren-Faire princess came out looking pretty darn good.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 14, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

151 Yay Mr. T!🦖
Per the gas price...I'm guessing early 70s, based on the vehicles in the background. Ha! Never gonna see that again...considering inflation, probably $4+/gal. now Tracks.
Hi Horde💕💕!!!

I'm sooo gonna miss being in TX. Please raise a glass or 2 for me, and maybe hit a target or 10....🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 14, 2026 10:56 PM (96kpa)

152 I haven't received my stenciled-gold invitation to the MoMe. Is Bluebell to blame?

Deliver her to me.
Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:52 PM (UfDpa)

The TxMoMe is under Ben Had's purview. Mess with her at your own risk!

Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:56 PM (CQ8KO)

153 Buc-ee’s in Amarillo has $3.72/gal regular unleaded, if travelers to the TX MoMe are heading in that direction.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 14, 2026 10:57 PM (1UOiF)

154 Buc-ee’s in Amarillo has $3.72/gal regular unleaded, if travelers to the TX MoMe are heading in that direction.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 14, 2026 10:57 PM (1UOiF)

3.65 at the one in Ennis today

Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:58 PM (CQ8KO)

155 ONT Department of Gas Station History - Where and when?

Found it. What did I win?

Milton, WI - 1974
https://tinyurl.com/4jwumsju

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 14, 2026 10:58 PM (VyD10)

156 No, Inbred Empire* is Riverside, San Berdoo - I think. Imperial County is a different thing. No nickname for it here. Usually just "El Centro" or "the desert".

Sometimes go out to El Centro to catch the Blue Angels' first show of the season, first Saturday in March. That's their winter training home. One year it was 97 degrees. First weekend in March. Guess that's one reason they can grow multiple crops of lettuce each year.

* nothing against that area, just a nickname, as Americans love to create nicknames, usually deleterious, for everything. Before these areas became so crowded and developed, they were pretty nice - lots of citrus orchards, beautiful mountains, quiet.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 14, 2026 10:58 PM (U/Byj)

157 Side request for the Horde:

One of my unemployment projects has been to build a game for mobile phones. Claude AI describes my game as "Battleship reimagined."

Before I can officially publish it on Google Play, I am required to run a closed beta test with a set of preauthorized testers.

If you're on an Android phone and want to give it a try, please send your Google email address to me at admin at maritimegaming dot com -- I'll add you to the authorized list and send you the Google Play link to install the game.

Posted by: Half Dozen at October 14, 2026 10:58 PM (JZhkI)

158 Any tips on driving from DFW car rental center to the place? I figure: get on Airport Freeway, go west a short hop to 360 Freeway, south on that to US 20, east on 20 to I 45, and then south. Avoiding toll roads and downtown Dallas.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 10:58 PM (quk5M)

159 Rush's "Xanadu" is also based on a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 14, 2026 10:47 PM (Kdi1r)

It wasn’t about Olivia Newton John?

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 14, 2026 10:59 PM (Y6Q+5)

160 At every high school there should be a monument to Iron Maiden, celebrating their promotion of interest in literature. I love “Rime”…

But my lifelong passion is history, and therefore I love “Aces High”. Especially the Live After Death version where The Right Honourable himself introduces the song.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 14, 2026 10:59 PM (1UOiF)

161 Doof:

Texas is an uncivilized, Mad-Max ruin of a desert. I find that attractive.

When, Where.

Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:59 PM (UfDpa)

162 Whoops. I told them the route you're taking. Maybe wear a wig??
Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:51 PM (CQ8KO)

Sigh.

Posted by: Piper at October 14, 2026 11:00 PM (ZdaMQ)

163 Whoops. I told them the route you're taking. Maybe wear a wig??
Posted by: Doof at October 14, 2026 10:51 PM (CQ8KO)

___________

Whatever you do, don't drive at high speed through a tunnel.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 14, 2026 10:54 PM (eRlcH)

Make sure it really is a tunnel, and you aren't in a Roadrunner cartoon.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 14, 2026 11:01 PM (qx7Zg)

164 ONT Department of Mystery
I don't know what this is or how I got this photo.

A fish. With legs. And fingers on its feet. Wearing a onesie.

I'm guessing it's a manhole cover outside the Salvador Dali Museum.

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 11:01 PM (VHUov)

165 Wait, the TxMoMe is this week already?

Dangit -- we lost track of the calendar. Maybe next year...

Posted by: Half Dozen at October 14, 2026 11:01 PM (JZhkI)

166 Brewers 2026 Payroll: $142 million
Dodgers 2026 Payroll: $430 million

2026 NLCS through 3 games
Brewers 3 - Dodgers 0

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 14, 2026 11:02 PM (VyD10)

167 Posted by: rhomboid at October 14, 2026 10:58 PM (U/Byj)

Folks from Imperial Valley just call it "The Valley"...yeah, not very original.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 11:03 PM (l3cgK)

168 I should be at the thing in time to do some antiquing on Friday. If anyone wants to join in, contact me by way of

tutuatin@hoboes.com

(This is a temporary address that will disappear after the thing.)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 14, 2026 11:04 PM (kYmoU)

169 Not going to Buc-ee's ever. Don't like their litigious attitude suing anyone with a cute animal logo. Discriminating against truckers is another demerit. Besides, I have been loyal to Pedro SOTB for over a half-century.

Posted by: You Never Sausage A Place at October 14, 2026 11:04 PM (EdP2u)

170 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbLcqYMnmCI

Why Women Hang Red Underwear on the Chandelier

Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 14, 2026 11:05 PM (jrgJz)

171 Okay, changed the model in Tensor. The Ren-Faire princess came out looking pretty darn good.
Posted by: Anna Puma

So that's how mahou shoujo dressed in the 1700s.....

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 11:06 PM (VHUov)

172 Do car rental places cater to drivers who need blocks on the pedals?

Posted by: Randy Newman at October 14, 2026 11:07 PM (EdP2u)

173 I guess Mikeski likes the change?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 14, 2026 11:07 PM (2GVsD)

174 But my lifelong passion is history, and therefore I love “Aces High”. Especially the Live After Death version where The Right Honourable himself introduces the song.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 14, 2026 10:59 PM
***
Patience, grasshopper. Mandatory Maiden works on its own timeline.

Posted by: TRex - Eddie wrangler dino at October 14, 2026 11:07 PM (Cuw0G)

175 170 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbLcqYMnmCI

Why Women Hang Red Underwear on the Chandelier

Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 14, 2026 11:05 PM (jrgJz)

So a woman that throws her bra on a Chandelier wants to be motor-boated?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 11:07 PM (l3cgK)

176 Good evening, Dino! Thanks for hosting the ONT.

Kindltot, internet hugs for you and your dear lady.

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at October 14, 2026 11:09 PM (Y5ezX)

177 Do car rental places cater to drivers who need blocks on the pedals?
Posted by: Randy Newman at October 14, 2026 11:07 PM (EdP2u)

I'm not Happy!

I'm well under 6 feet, but I often find I need to set the driver's seat fully back to be comfortable. My Avanti is one of the few cars that I cannot drive with the seat fully back. It has scads of legroom.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 11:10 PM (quk5M)

178 176 Good evening, Dino! Thanks for hosting the ONT.

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at October 14, 2026 11:09 PM
***
You're welcome! Thanks for being here.

Posted by: TRex - dino (scheduled to appear at the place for the thing) at October 14, 2026 11:11 PM (Cuw0G)

179
I thought it was Quatarlson's bots that dropped his viewership by 70% or so after the Russian bot farms were hit...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:45 PM (l3cgK)

It may not have been that the Russians were officially involved, there is a chance that Tucker and everyone else affected were buying bot-driven engagement and the company (companies) they were using were working through Yandex as the cheapest data centers.
"buying likes" for online content is a current scandal, it is used to drive engagement for the advertising metrics, and justify the prices charged for advertising.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 14, 2026 11:11 PM (rbvCR)

180 Why Women Hang Red Underwear on the Chandelier
Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 14, 2026 11:05 PM (jrgJz)

Why do firemen wear red suspenders?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 11:12 PM (quk5M)

181 Why do firemen wear red suspenders?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 11:12 PM (quk5M)

to keep their pants up.

Where do Generals keep their armies?

Posted by: Kindltot at October 14, 2026 11:17 PM (rbvCR)

182 Local news does a shitty job.

There was a 3 mile long drop of semi-solid manure on a state highway, that caused delays for 3+ hours, and I can't find any story about it. If I hadn't heard it on my scanner, I wouldn't have known why it happened.

I suspect the fire department, and others, who had to clean it up were ok with the cloudy weather in the upper 60s, instead of sunny and high 90s.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 14, 2026 11:18 PM (qx7Zg)

183 Chris Stapleton, super lib.

No thanks.

Posted by: WinLinBSDAdmin at October 14, 2026 11:19 PM (Sn//3)

184 I guess Mikeski likes the change?
Posted by: Anna Puma

Definitely a good choice for the art style.

And reminds me of the local RenFest. Minnesota's has permanent buildings. I've heard some are just temporary "tent cities" or temporary facades? Sounds less fun.

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 11:19 PM (VHUov)

185 It may not have been that the Russians were officially involved, there is a chance that Tucker and everyone else affected were buying bot-driven engagement and the company (companies) they were using were working through Yandex as the cheapest data centers.
"buying likes" for online content is a current scandal, it is used to drive engagement for the advertising metrics, and justify the prices charged for advertising.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 14, 2026 11:11 PM (rbvCR)

You know, I have been watching the Garage 54 Youtube channel now for some time. Bunch of crazy Ivans having fun doing weird shit to cars. Engaging characters, lots of humor, and some impressive mechanical skills. The road trips are quite a revelation. Novosibirsk and area looks a lot like America of the 1950's: lots of modern development, but plenty of older buildings still being used. Lots and lots of cars. Roads mostly well-maintained. I would happily visit there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 11:19 PM (quk5M)

186 27 The only metal that was about partying and women was from glam/hair metal bands, most metal is about doom, the apocalypse, and buying wholesale in a retail world.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 14, 2026 10:10 PM (XV/Pl)

And dragons. You forgot about the dragons.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at October 14, 2026 11:19 PM (lfNXu)

187 Why do firemen wear red suspenders?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

to keep their pants up.

Where do Generals keep their armies?
Posted by: Kindltot

Up their sleevies.

Why do cows wear bells?

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 11:22 PM (VHUov)

188 What's up, RedMind?
Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:55 PM

Not much. Hanging with friends in TX. Getting ready to do MoMe things in a few days.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 14, 2026 11:22 PM (2e8h4)

189 AOP, I am not sure if you heard, but I made that rudimentary lathe by screwing brackets to the picnic table and my wife running the drill to power it until she had to go to work.
It worked well, but it fell apart eventually. I was able to finish off the shovel handle with just a spoke-shave.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 14, 2026 11:26 PM (rbvCR)

190 Brewers 2026 Payroll: $142 million
Dodgers 2026 Payroll: $430 million

2026 NLCS through 3 games
Brewers 3 - Dodgers 0
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
-----
Yahbut.... The Brewers have to live in Milwaukee while the Dodgers get to live in....
Nevermind.

Posted by: buddhaha at October 14, 2026 11:26 PM (YhYE7)

191 Off to bed, have to pack, figure out shoes, get the rental, teach. Whew! Sweet dreams!

Posted by: Piper at October 14, 2026 11:26 PM (ZdaMQ)

192 Lost in the shuffle...oh well...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 14, 2026 11:27 PM (96kpa)

193 188 Not much. Hanging with friends in TX. Getting ready to do MoMe things in a few days.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 14, 2026 11:22 PM (2e8h4)

The free hotel cancellation expired at 6pm today so I can’t chicken out. I could but I’m too cheap to lose money and miles. I thought about it though.

Posted by: TxAnn at October 14, 2026 11:28 PM (itAg7)

194 AOP, I am not sure if you heard, but I made that rudimentary lathe by screwing brackets to the picnic table and my wife running the drill to power it until she had to go to work.
It worked well, but it fell apart eventually. I was able to finish off the shovel handle with just a spoke-shave.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 14, 2026 11:26 PM (rbvCR)

Yeah, I did read that. Good work. I need to make a new hammer handle for my 16-oz ball-pein. $21 at Princess Auto. Yikes!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 11:29 PM (quk5M)

195 Gas station 1971 somewhere in the Texarkana area. Now to read everyone else's guess, after the rest of the posting.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 14, 2026 11:30 PM (sl73Y)

196 Cornell did not shut down social activities of the black (4) asian (2) and latino (1) fraternities.

Because of course.

Posted by: M Gaga at October 14, 2026 11:36 PM (3p/KU)

197 Good evening. I'm well on the way to overpacking for my first TxMoMe.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 14, 2026 11:37 PM (wVcYX)

198 192 Lost in the shuffle...oh well...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 14, 2026 11:27 PM
***
Sorry...watching the pallet video...again.

Posted by: TRex- palletized dino at October 14, 2026 11:38 PM (Cuw0G)

199 I keep on swearing I need to make a shave-horse for tool handles, and I keep using clamps and the picnic table to hold them instead.

My favorite version of a shave-horse for working tool handles was just a heavy corner pillar on a lean-to porch that someone had bored holes and cuts into to hold the tools handles to be worked on with a draw knife.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 14, 2026 11:38 PM (rbvCR)

200 >>>Novosibirsk was founded in 1893 on the Ob River crossing point of the future Trans-Siberian Railway, where the Novosibirsk Rail Bridge was constructed.
----

Recently viewed the movie, 'TransSiberian' a railroad mystery movie. Pretty good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 14, 2026 11:39 PM (2UA/a)

201 197 Good evening. I'm well on the way to overpacking for my first TxMoMe.
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 14, 2026 11:37 PM (wVcYX)

I’m glad I’m not the only one. A cold front is coming Sat but it may rain on Friday when I’m leaving. Granted, it’s a 3 hour drive but I’m ending up like Mrs. Howell on a 3 hour tour. It’s kind of like preparing to go on Let’s Make a Deal. You don’t know what you need so you take everything.

Posted by: TxAnn at October 14, 2026 11:41 PM (itAg7)

202 Cornell did not shut down social activities of the black (4) asian (2) and latino (1) fraternities.
Posted by: M Gaga

Cornell has two separate Computer Science departments?

Posted by: mikeski at October 14, 2026 11:41 PM (VHUov)

203 Novosibirsk was founded in 1893 on the Ob River crossing point of the future Trans-Siberian Railway, where the Novosibirsk Rail Bridge was constructed.
----

Recently viewed the movie, 'TransSiberian' a railroad mystery movie. Pretty good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 14, 2026 11:39 PM (2UA/a)

It looks like a thriving city in Northern Alberta, like Grande Prairie, or Peace River, each of which have major river bridges. The forest and countryside is very similar.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 14, 2026 11:44 PM (quk5M)

204 Russia is much better under Putin than ever under the Soviet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 14, 2026 11:45 PM (2UA/a)

205 So, I had some pallets laying around. I built a compost bin. Works great--lots of airflow. Ain't pretty, but works great...
Things one can do when you don't live in the city...🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 14, 2026 11:50 PM (96kpa)

206 You don’t know what you need so you take everything.
Posted by: TxAnn at October 14, 2026 11:41 PM (itAg7)

Exactly. I'm handicapped by the legacy of Robert Baden-Powell to always Be Prepared.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 14, 2026 11:50 PM (wVcYX)

207
The Dodgers get to live in....
Nevermind.
Posted by: buddhaha

Send dem bums back to Brooklyn.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 14, 2026 11:50 PM (Cqx++)

208 Niche YouTube channels you say?

Check out Mr. Wobbles.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5_rQR7vRm6o

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 14, 2026 11:53 PM (dK+Kv)

209 I thought it was Quatarlson's bots that dropped his viewership by 70% or so after the Russian bot farms were hit...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 14, 2026 10:45 PM (l3cgK)

I've said all along that people like him, Candace Owens, and Nick Fuentes are ops, generals with no real armies. The internet is fake and gay.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 14, 2026 11:53 PM (hG7ox)

210 >>Found it. What did I win?

Well, I found it impressive.

Now describe the history of Badgerland Cooperative ...

Posted by: Lurk at October 14, 2026 11:55 PM (wOK9Z)

211 Thirty % of the nation will vote Democrat come hell or high water.
A percentage of that thirty will listen to Schtucker and Krandice, no more than that.

We are not a nation of idiots.
We are a nation with some idiots.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 14, 2026 11:58 PM (2UA/a)

212 We are not a nation of idiots.
We are a nation with some idiots.
****

And we've made it safe for them to flourish.

Posted by: clarence at October 15, 2026 12:02 AM (hOSrB)

213 21 Based on gas prices I would guess 1972.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:08 PM (RIvkX)

at 1972: 36.9¢/gal ≈ $2.95/gal today
during the 70s OPEC crisis: 53¢/gal ≈ $4.25/gal today

Interesting comparison, especially considering current events.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 15, 2026 12:06 AM (0CU3H)

214 116 [Deleted. Defamatory. -TRex]
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at October 14, 2026 10:41 PM (ShyYY)

I like it! Preserves the numbering order. Obviously the idea of a very schmaart personage .

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 15, 2026 12:08 AM (QGaXH)

215 117 I treat the Empire, Jim.

I always treat the Empire.
Posted by: ZOD at October 14, 2026 10:33 PM (UfDpa)
=====

The Inland Empire. Imperial County.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

More like Riverside-San Bernardino...no?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 15, 2026 12:10 AM (QGaXH)

216 How does one deprogram someone from Taq'r?
Friend was big Trump supporter, now considers him worst ever.

Posted by: MikeN at October 15, 2026 12:11 AM (FbiR5)

217 Me: Looks like folks are beginning to foregather in Corsicana.

MiladyJo: Well, let's plan on being there next year.

Me: Um… [ponders possible multiple surgeries in the year ahead, as well as shyness, social reticence, inferiority complex, concerns about travel, stage fright, et many cetera] …maaaybe…? 😶

https://youtu.be/Vkv7nNL7M3k

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - crippling anxiety at October 15, 2026 12:12 AM (svcNg)

218 156 No, Inbred Empire* is Riverside, San Berdoo - I think. Imperial County is a different thing. No nickname for it here. Usually just "El Centro" or "the desert".

Sometimes go out to El Centro to catch the Blue Angels' first show of the season, first Saturday in March. That's their winter training home. One year it was 97 degrees. First weekend in March. Guess that's one reason they can grow multiple crops of lettuce each year.

* nothing against that area, just a nickname, as Americans love to create nicknames, usually deleterious, for everything. Before these areas became so crowded and developed, they were pretty nice - lots of citrus orchards, beautiful mountains, quiet.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 14, 2026 10:58 PM (U/Byj)

The beach kids call them 909ers, after the area code for Riverside/San Bernardino. Not in a complimentary way. More like 'the lifeguards had to rescue some 909er in the ocean today....'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 15, 2026 12:16 AM (QGaXH)

219 The Inland Empire. Imperial County.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 14, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

More like Riverside-San Bernardino...no?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 15, 2026 12:10 AM (QGaXH)

Pretty sure "Inland Empire" is used to describe eastern Washington State, Spokane and points south.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 15, 2026 12:20 AM (quk5M)

220 We're havin' a heat wave... highs in the 70s, 40s overnight... Wooh!

I'm enjoying the mild weather while it lasts.

Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 12:20 AM (rdVOm)

221 Pretty sure "Inland Empire" is used to describe eastern Washington State, Spokane and points south.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

It was, when I was growing up there.

Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

222 I'll be raising a glass to alla y'all MoMe'ers this weekend! Have fun & be safe!

Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)

223 221 Pretty sure "Inland Empire" is used to describe eastern Washington State, Spokane and points south.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

It was, when I was growing up there.
Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

I guess there's more than one. In the Southern California context it's Riverside/San Bernardino, not the Imperial Valley, which is not to be confused with the Chrysler Imperial, which is a car, not a valley.

Chrysler might also be a good name for a cat. Do you have a cat? I don't have a cat, or a dog right now.

Am I rambling? Cause it feels like I'm rambling...not to be confused with a Rambler which was also a car but combined with Nash and Jeep the become AMC which was eventually bought out by Chrysler....

I'll shut up now....

KFRG (K-Frog) is the leading Country Station there.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 15, 2026 12:30 AM (QGaXH)

224 Not sure if it was in Pittsburg, but ...

Saw a police bodycam video of a girl that refused to leave after she was either fired or just told to go home for the night.

It ended with her strapped down in a body brace chair in the the police holding funny farm section. It was ... surreal.

Posted by: Adriane the Logical Progresion of Things Critic. . . at October 15, 2026 12:31 AM (3ZUWJ)

225 Hi, ARiK! You don't have to shut up, LOL. Good to 'see' you...

Gotta keep *da ONT* alive while all the travelin' Morons head to TX!

Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 12:33 AM (rdVOm)

226 Novosibirsk is north of China.
Fucking Chinese.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 15, 2026 12:34 AM (2UA/a)

227 Don't take Novosibirsk if you're allergic to Novosibirsk.

Posted by: The Legal Department at October 15, 2026 12:44 AM (xzRPE)

228 225 Hi, ARiK! You don't have to shut up, LOL. Good to 'see' you...

Gotta keep *da ONT* alive while all the travelin' Morons head to TX!
Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 12:33 AM (rdVOm

Hi JQ! Good to be 'seen'.

Killing time before I have to pick my son* up at John Wayne in a bit.

* Cheap blankety-blank makes six-figures but won't spend $20 on a Uber home from the airport, especially since he can expense it.....Obviously the apple didn't fall far from the tree....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 15, 2026 12:45 AM (QGaXH)

229 3-0 bitches. Suck it, Dodgers. And the announcers, who are all in on the Dodgers. They can all kiss my backside.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 15, 2026 12:48 AM (2SSbU)

230 I'm a travelin' Moron ...
made a lotta stops ...
All over the US of A ...
And in every part I lost my heart
at a MoMe, hey, hey, hey ...

Posted by: Not Actually Ricky Nelson at October 15, 2026 12:48 AM (3ZUWJ)

231 220 We're havin' a heat wave... highs in the 70s, 40s overnight... Wooh!

I'm enjoying the mild weather while it lasts.
Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 12:20 AM (rdVOm)

Just below freezing, two nights in a row. If it ain't dead yet, it will be.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 15, 2026 12:49 AM (2SSbU)

232 What happened to Miklos? Probation revoked?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 15, 2026 12:50 AM (hG7ox)

233 Just below freezing, two nights in a row. If it ain't dead yet, it will be.
Posted by: tcn in AK

** pushes a glass of hot coco thru USB port **

Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at October 15, 2026 12:51 AM (3ZUWJ)

234 201 197 Good evening. I'm well on the way to overpacking for my first TxMoMe.
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 14, 2026 11:37 PM (wVcYX)

I’m glad I’m not the only one. A cold front is coming Sat but it may rain on Friday when I’m leaving. Granted, it’s a 3 hour drive but I’m ending up like Mrs. Howell on a 3 hour tour. It’s kind of like preparing to go on Let’s Make a Deal. You don’t know what you need so you take everything.
Posted by: TxAnn at October 14, 2026 11:41 PM (itAg7)

Just do the AK summer thing. Hoodies and shorts. And X-tra Tuffs if it gets muddy. You'll be good to go no matter what.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 15, 2026 12:52 AM (2SSbU)

235 231 220 We're havin' a heat wave... highs in the 70s, 40s overnight... Wooh!

I'm enjoying the mild weather while it lasts.
Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 12:20 AM (rdVOm)

Just below freezing, two nights in a row. If it ain't dead yet, it will be.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 15, 2026 12:49 AM (2SSbU)

We dropped down to a surprisingly cool 54 this morning. But we're gonna heat up again over the weekend.

I've been wondering what happened with Miklos, also. I thought he was part of the infrastructure around these parts.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 15, 2026 12:53 AM (QGaXH)

236 Just below freezing, two nights in a row. If it ain't dead yet, it will be.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 15, 2026 12:49 AM (2SSbU)

It was 63 degrees here, shortly after noon. Then a rain shower rolled through, cooled it off a little, Saw a rainbow, or part of one. Very little rain fell right here, but elsewhere in the area, it was pretty heavy, I guess.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 15, 2026 12:53 AM (quk5M)

237 I've been wondering what happened with Miklos, also. I thought he was part of the infrastructure around these parts.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 15, 2026 12:53 AM (QGaXH)

So, was it Darlene, Charlene, or Marline who sat on him and broke his back? Inquiring minds want to know.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 15, 2026 12:54 AM (2SSbU)

238 233 Just below freezing, two nights in a row. If it ain't dead yet, it will be.
Posted by: tcn in AK

** pushes a glass of hot coco thru USB port **
Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at October 15, 2026 12:51 AM (3ZUWJ)

I don't think you have to worry unless a hoot owl shows up outside your window for six nights in a row.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 15, 2026 12:54 AM (QGaXH)

239 I'm enjoying the mild weather while it lasts.
Posted by: JQ

Ogosh. My old neighbor used to say this was the most beautiful time of the year, if you didn't know what was coming next.
He also said, one time, "If I had to die, I'd like to go in the fall of the year, just so I'd know I was going to miss one of these winters." And he did, too -- with a smile on his face.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 15, 2026 12:55 AM (zdLoL)

240 I don't think you have to worry unless a hoot owl shows up outside your window for six nights in a row.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone)

With or without the Tootsie Pop ?

Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at October 15, 2026 12:56 AM (3ZUWJ)

241 So, was it Darlene, Charlene, or Marline who sat on him and broke his back? Inquiring minds want to know.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 15, 2026 12:54 AM (2SSbU)

Maybe all three at once? He is a pretty slender guy, was privileged to meet him last year.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 15, 2026 12:57 AM (quk5M)

242 I am imbibing something a little bit stronger than cocoa. But thanks for the offer.

Spending the next week or so moving back into the house. Renovations are nearly done, although we still have to use the shower in the camper for a bit. Got the bed moved into the new bedroom, chairs, dressers, closet with shelves, etc. Starting to move stuff into the kitchen, although we still don't have the plumbing in place entirely. Fridge is in, range, still working on the dishwasher (which I haven't had in two damned years!!), and the ice maker in the bar is still waiting.

But, it's beautiful, and the good part is that I will be taken out of it in a pine box, so I'm happy.

Hot tub? Not quite yet, it's in Fairbanks, but soon. Soon.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 15, 2026 12:59 AM (2SSbU)

243 Just below freezing, two nights in a row. If it ain't dead yet, it will be.
Posted by: tcn in AK

LOL. Had *that* the last couple nights! Now, a brief reprieve...

I'll take it!

Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)

244 California's Inland Empire - that's where all the L.A. grandparents would go when the kids visited - to their second homes at Murrietta Hot Springs. Then we'd go to Temecula for pizza. That place got dull real fast when you're 11, 12, 13.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 15, 2026 01:02 AM (Fv808)

245 Hope Miklos is ok! Maybe he'll show up at the MoMe this year too?

Take care, Miklos, wherever you are!

Posted by: JQ at October 15, 2026 01:12 AM (rdVOm)

246 August weather is back. Going down to 80 tonight.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 15, 2026 01:12 AM (2UA/a)

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