Sunday Overnight Open Thread - October 11, 2026

Kancamagus Highway, Northern New Hampshire

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. Appreciate you stopping by. Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Another from Josh

we need to discuss 5 things rednecks were doing before rich people put a PRICE TAG ON IT!
Murfreesboro TN: 11/13 -hop springs |
Orlando Fl: 12/9 - Funny Bone
get your tickets 🫱🏾‍🫲🏼🫱🏾‍🫲🏼🫱🏾‍🫲🏼 https://t.co/KgDLgB8iLQ
— just josh Pray 😥 (@_joshpray) October 8, 2026

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Yeah, I'd totally hang out here!

Striptýz-bary jsou pro uslintaný animály...
Praví chlapi chodí do takovýchto pubů...
😎 https://t.co/ntijp0fbBT
— Diwous (@diwous) October 8, 2026

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Kewl history stuff

...this is new to me and I have been up in the Arch a couple of times... https://t.co/mOaSZ1mgXe
— Greg Karnes (@realGregKarnes) October 10, 2026

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Need some help staying regular? The ONT is here to help!

Oatmeal vs. Greek Yogurt: Which Breakfast Is Better to Help You Poop?

What you eat has a direct impact on how well your digestive system functions, including how often, and how comfortably, you poop. If you’re not going as regularly as you’d like, what you eat for breakfast may make a difference. Oatmeal and strained (Greek-style) yogurt are two of the most popular breakfast foods around, and both have earned a reputation for supporting gut health, but they work in different ways. So when it comes to helping you poop, is one better than the other? Here’s what dietitians say.

Check out the link for more if you need to.

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That's a big-ass veggie!

Maine woman grows 170-pound zucchini, breaks North American record

A woman from Maine has broken the North American and U.S. record for growing a zucchini.
The Maine Pumpkin Growers Association shared a post to social media saying that Sarah Whitty of Damariscotta grew the 170-pound "giant marrow" zucchini she named Secretariat.
Last year, Whitty grew a 162-pounder, but a small split disqualified it, something the Pumpkin Growers Association said is common with this type of crop.
But this year, Secretariat prevailed, coming in seven pounds heavier than the last North American record, and smashing the U.S. record of 152 pounds.

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Speaking of Maine - seems like there's a feud with Connecticut over lobster rolls.

Lobster roll debate over controversial ingredient divides New England

Ordering a lobster roll “Connecticut-style” in Maine might garner a dirty look — or worse, a side of mayonnaise instead of butter.
A recent debate has heated up in Maine over how a proper lobster roll should be served: warm, with butter, or cold, with mayo.
Maine-style lobster rolls traditionally consist of cold lobster meat, either tossed in mayo or served with mayo on the side.
A Connecticut-style roll typically includes warm lobster meat, poached in butter or served with warm butter on the side.
In both variations, the lobster is piled onto a warm, toasted split-top bun, usually brioche.
Despite the discourse over which style of lobster roll reigns supreme, Peter Bissell, co-owner of Highroller Lobster Co. in Portland, Maine, believes there’s room for both.

Both styles are available up near the Doof Enterprises northern command in Cape Cod. They're pricey but good. I prefer the cold / mayo version. Especially with a dusting of Old Bay (yes - I bring my own!)

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Y’all Ready for This? Creative Halloween Costumes From What You Already Got

It is no secret I go in big for Halloween. I typically do a blend of store bought items and things I have in the house already, all used in creative ways. As I was dressing the skeletons, I thought why not bring this same energy to costumes? Let’s raid the linen closet, the kitchen, and that drawer full of random stuff to see what we come up with!

Classic Ghost: The Ultimate Minimalist Statement

A white sheet is the original handmade costume, and it still works. Drape a clean flat sheet over your head, cut generous eye holes so you don’t wander into a tree, and add a mouth opening if you want to eat or drink. Wear all black underneath and smudge a little black eyeliner around your eyes and mouth, to hide any signs of mortal life.

For a couple’s twist, add a bold statement necklace on one and a necktie on the other for his-and-her ghosts. Maybe throw a Hawaiian shirt over the sheet, slap on sandals with socks, a big sun hat, and sunglasses. A tacky tourist ghost!

The Mummy (Another Oldie but Goody)

Forget toilet paper—that stuff unravels faster than a family reunion argument. Tear old white T-shirts, sheets, or pillowcases into strips and wrap yourself like you’re about to be stored in the attic for the winter. Leave your face half-free so you can still drink. Add dark circles under your eyes, a little pale or white makeup, and black boots or shoes to finish it.

The Pirate With a Twist

Tie a bandana or dish towel on your head and fashion an eye patch from cardboard secured with kitchen twine, maybe we need a rubber band or two. We should ask AOP for advice. Make a hook from foil molded over a paper towel tube. Wear all black, then tape up an empty Amazon box and carry it with you. Congratulations, you’re no longer just any pirate. You’re a Porch Pirate who just lifted a package from an unsuspecting neighbor. Bonus points if you act suspicious every time someone looks at the box.

The Scarecrow

Start with a plaid shirt, jeans or overalls, and boots. Stuff straw, raffia, or thin strips cut from tan plastic or paper bags into the sleeves, boot tops, and pockets (yellow or tan yarn works too). Add a floppy hat with more stuffing poking out, and use makeup or face paint for a triangle nose, or just some freckles if you’re keeping it low-key. If you have any crow decorations lying around, zip-tie or twist-tie a few to your outfit.

The Lamp

Pop a decorative lampshade on your head, the kind with fringe is ideal, just make sure you can still see. Dress in all black or brown underneath for your lamp stem and tape or clip a small flashlight inside the shade so you actually light up. When people stare, just tilt the shade and say, “Y’all are looking a little dim tonight.”

The Mom (or Dad) Who’s Had Enough

Throw an apron over any casual outfit, hang oven mitts from the ties, and wear a colander as a helmet. Carry a sponge in one hand and a stack of paper plates in the other. Mess up your hair and smudge your lipstick and mascara if you are the mom type. Walk around the party aggressively “cleaning” surfaces while announcing that you’re the only one around here who loads the dishwasher correctly.

The Package That Got Lost

Wear a big cardboard box (or several smaller ones taped together) with a shipping label drawn on the front. Shuffle around looking confused and ask people if they’ve seen your tracking number. Seek out the Porch Pirate if they’re at the same party, the two of you can have a whole subplot.

The Socks the Dryer Ate

Gather every single sock in the house that’s lost its mate and glue them all over an old solid-color shirt (or better yet, an old black shirt and pair of sweatpants you’re willing to sacrifice). Add random bits of dryer lint for texture. You are now the official representative of every sock that has ever disappeared into the laundry abyss.

These costumes prove you don’t need much more than a little imagination and whatever’s already lying around the house. They’re easy to throw together and they give you something to talk about when someone asks what in the world you’re supposed to be. Did this spark any ideas you can share with us?

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Thanks, Piper!

Bonus fashion content! Here are some photos sent in by our friend lin-duh.

Here is the spawn with friends from homecoming last weekend.

Ya gotta love Texas!

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DJ Doof - Random 90s Stuff Edition

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Weekly commenter stats for week of 10-11-2026

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
Posts : 84
Comments : 24886
Unique hashes : 1393

Top 10 commenters:
1 [928 comments] 'jim (in Kalifornia)' [131.81 posts/day]
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5 [474 comments] 'm'
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Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
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7 [26 names] 'toby928(c)'
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10 [17 names] 'Mike Hammer, etc., etc.'

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Tonight's ONT brought to you by a real executioner for Tennessee

(H/T - Quarter Twenty)

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Doof Enterprises, LLC. hopes to see a bunch of you in Corsicana next weekend!

Your feedback may or may not be very important to Doof Enterprises. Follow Mr. Doof on X @doof2112 or do the email thing – doof2112 at proton dot me.

Posted by: Doof at 10:00 PM

Comments

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1 Yeet!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 10:01 PM (R4Dec)

2 nooo

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 11, 2026 10:01 PM (rI+gp)

3 Yea Doof!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 10:01 PM (NnhvP)

4 Not tonight, I have a head ache.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 10:01 PM (iLKq8)

5 Stupid bouncing text made me second. Now for the content.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 11, 2026 10:01 PM (rI+gp)

6 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 11, 2026 10:01 PM (N5iuz)

7 nooded

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 10:02 PM (NnhvP)

8 Kewl history stuff

Yes, the arch was made out of the old pull tabs on beer cans.

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

9 Harrumph!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 11, 2026 10:04 PM (4Je4D)

10 Good evening all!
My fall break is ending. I spent four of my five days off in the dentist’s chair. Three crowns. Not fun.

Posted by: Jmel at October 11, 2026 10:05 PM (3TlS+)

11
*enters on sedia gestatoria*
*flabillifers wave*
*casts benedictions with gloved hand*

Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 10:06 PM (eRlcH)

12 Oh cute, Lin-duh! I love it!

Posted by: Piper at October 11, 2026 10:07 PM (ZdaMQ)

13 Good mummy costumes, but for historical authenticity you need canopic jars with your guts in them.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 11, 2026 10:07 PM (4Je4D)

14 Maybe throw a Hawaiian shirt over the sheet, slap on sandals with socks, a big sun hat, and sunglasses. A tacky tourist ghost!

If you change your mind, you can go as ZZ Top.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 11, 2026 10:07 PM (Riz8t)

15 My fall break is ending. I spent four of my five days off in the dentist’s chair. Three crowns. Not fun.

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Sounds like the Three Crowns has changed since I used to drink there.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 11, 2026 10:08 PM (4Je4D)

16 Evening, Doof and ONT Horde!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 10:09 PM (quk5M)

17 I was astonished at the pictures of kids with guns, until you said they were from Texas. They're...different than NoVa. Those kids would have caused a riot here.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 11, 2026 10:09 PM (Riz8t)

18 Watch out for the snakes.

Scorpions too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 10:10 PM (iLKq8)

19 Sounds like the Three Crowns has changed since I used to drink there.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 11, 2026 10:08 PM (4Je4D)

Isn't three crowns a bet at the roulette table? Or am I thinking of some other game of chance?

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

20 Yet another week in which I didn't show up in the Commenter Stats. I'm not pulling my weight.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 11, 2026 10:11 PM (Riz8t)

21 Howdy everyone!

Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

22 That's the mild part of the Kancamagus.

Try it in February. Gets sporty.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2026 10:12 PM (viF8m)

23 Great stuff, Piper!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 11, 2026 10:12 PM (bslOC)

24 Digging the music clips -- thanks, Doof! And thank you Piper for the inspired low-budget costume ideas! (Hoping we will see you in Corsicana this year -- Piper, I mean; Doof is a given.)

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at October 11, 2026 10:13 PM (xVpNO)

25 The Fauci Ouchie

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 11, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)

26 Booobies!

https://tinyurl.com/j2hnv6f6

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 10:13 PM (rbvCR)

27 Lin-duh

Awesome kiddos. And you’re an awesome mom.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 10:14 PM (T/hl4)

28 Hello Everyone!

Thank you for always great content Sir Doof!

Off to lurk in the shadows like the weirdo that I am.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:14 PM (V+Y+B)

29 For you Flock camera opponents and speaking of lobster, Federally licensed Lobster boats have to have a GPS tracking device on it.

Posted by: polynikes at October 11, 2026 10:15 PM (KC5Lt)

30 I risk incurring lin-duh's wrath by mentioning Spawn in consecutive threads, but -- those hoco pictures were fire. Also showed really responsible firearm handling.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at October 11, 2026 10:15 PM (xVpNO)

31
We have been... Doofinated.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 10:15 PM (eRlcH)

32 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 11, 2026 10:15 PM (sAmhv)

33
And Piperfied, I should add.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 10:16 PM (eRlcH)

34 Stupid bouncing text made me second.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry

Get first, then hit the bourbon. Not the other way around.

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov)

35 They were going to do guns and goats pictures but it had been raining so it would have been a muddy mess.

Posted by: lin-duh at October 11, 2026 10:17 PM (VCgbV)

36 Isn't three crowns a bet at the roulette table? Or am I thinking of some other game of chance?

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https://tinyurl.com/mpvs7bfw

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 11, 2026 10:17 PM (4Je4D)

37 "Fashion and music, as always"

Music and passion are always in fashion....

At the Copa....

Copa Cabana.....

Don't fall in love.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:17 PM (V+Y+B)

38 They still haven't identified the mass shooter in PA who killed 8 but today they finally released the identity of one of the victims.

Posted by: polynikes at October 11, 2026 10:17 PM (KC5Lt)

39 Doof! Thank you for another whelming ONT.

PIPER! So happy you and your family, two and four legged, got through the hurricane ok.

You had me worried for a hot minute!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 10:18 PM (yEz+x)

40 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco and Piper!

Posted by: TRex - fall colors dino at October 11, 2026 10:19 PM (cBPux)

41 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:17 PM (V+Y+B)

Saddest most up beat music song ever.

Posted by: polynikes at October 11, 2026 10:19 PM (KC5Lt)

42 Kancamagus Highway, Northern New Hampshire

I had a wicked kancamagus behind my left knee a couple years ago. Doc drained it and gave me some antibiotics, and it cleared right up.

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)

43 34 Stupid bouncing text made me second.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry

Get first, then hit the bourbon. Not the other way around.
Posted by: mikeski

Dude. I’ve been hitting the bourbon since 1:00.
Fucking Seahawks.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 10:19 PM (yEz+x)

44 We have been... Doofinated.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 10:15 PM (eRlcH)

Whelming, aint it?

Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:19 PM (QMAsf)

45 Plot twist on that last pic ... the presumed executed again escapes her fate by slipping loose her ties and grabbing the needle from Fauci, and instead executing Fauci ... with his own needle/petard.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 11, 2026 10:20 PM (vbXSk)

46 Doof! Thank you for another whelming ONT.

PIPER! So happy you and your family, two and four legged, got through the hurricane ok.

You had me worried for a hot minute!
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 10:18 PM (yEz+x)

YW, nurse!

Sad that you won't be there for TxMoMe XI this year. You will be missed!

Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)

47 More than whelmed tonight, very nice, loved the "fashion" and the Arch video very much. I watch a fellow regularly on Youtube who fishes the river almost in the shadow of the Arch. He pulls so many species out of there from shore on the Missouri side, sturgeon, buffalo, grass carp, common carp, blue cats, channel cats, flathead cats, drum, Asian carp, 3 different gar species. His largest fish was a 130 lb. sturgeon.

Posted by: Pleased As Punch at October 11, 2026 10:22 PM (EdP2u)

48 Plot twist on that last pic ... the presumed executed again escapes her fate by slipping loose her ties and grabbing the needle from Fauci, and instead executing Fauci ... with his own needle/petard.

Soooo...a happy ending?

Posted by: Archimedes at October 11, 2026 10:22 PM (Riz8t)

49 Great ONT, as always, and very colorful photo up top.

Most excellent Halloween costumes fashion report!

Love the Texas homecoming display!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 11, 2026 10:22 PM (D/6p1)

50 A woman from Maine has broken the North American and U.S. record for growing a zucchini.

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I would guess that once you own the U.S. title, the North American record is pretty much a given.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 11, 2026 10:23 PM (4Je4D)

51 I'm seeing a number of anonymous sources reporting Talafreako was just discharged from a mental hospital and I have to laugh at the leftwing responses:

1: Its an anonymous source, what kind of idiot would trust an anonymous source on a partisan issue?

2: It would be illegal to share health care information with someone without permissions so obviously no one would do it. Why are you people talking about the covid shot and restaurants?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 11, 2026 10:23 PM (sKqQm)

52 That video on the Gateway Arch construction was terrific! I had no idea how the arch was completed. Amazing engineering!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 11, 2026 10:23 PM (D/6p1)

53 PIPER! So happy you and your family, two and four legged, got through the hurricane ok.

You had me worried for a hot minute!
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 10:18

Thank you for being my phone a friend through it! Actually, both of you. It’s nice having solid friends.

Posted by: Piper at October 11, 2026 10:23 PM (ZdaMQ)

54 Welcome to the Working Week! (again)

Posted by: caf at October 11, 2026 10:24 PM (fawlF)

55 To be clear the gun pictures were taken before hand at a location that was not on school property or the location of the actual dance. The kids on the shooting team always take pictures with gun when they dress up.

Posted by: lin-duh at October 11, 2026 10:24 PM (VCgbV)

56 Doof Enterprises, LLC. hopes to see a bunch of you in Corsicana next weekend!

I just go east on the 10 and make a left somewheres?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:24 PM (V+Y+B)

57 @51

The Dems are NOT having a good year.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 11, 2026 10:24 PM (Riz8t)

58 I have discovered the greatness of remote controlled construction equipment. It cost me a marriage......

Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 11, 2026 10:24 PM (jrgJz)

59 For you Flock camera opponents and speaking of lobster, Federally licensed Lobster boats have to have a GPS tracking device on it.
Posted by: polynikes at October 11, 2026 10:15 PM (KC5Lt)

They bought a Federal license to harvest a resource that belongs to the people. They can expect to be monitored to ensure they do not fish in closed areas.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 10:25 PM (quk5M)

60 Saddest most up beat music song ever.
Posted by: polynikes

Nano disagrees.

https://youtu.be/n56SFvzmiYA

I take the dreams that live inside my heart
And splash them across the nightmares in my head
And close my eyes and try to change
The person that I know that I've become

The echo of your words inside my mind
It lingers even after all these years
I pray that it will never fade
Inside my broken heart

* jazz piano solo *

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)

61 That remote construction toys lunch counter... I'm curious about the song playing in the background. Shazam can't ID it. When I plug the lyrics into Google, it thinks it must be Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison, but while the first line is the same, it's not that song. The singer sounds like he's an Elvis impersonator.

AI?

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 11, 2026 10:26 PM (syz1S)

62 They were going to do guns and goats pictures but it had been raining so it would have been a muddy mess.
Posted by: lin-duh at October 11, 2026 10:17 PM (VCgbV)

that would be the sort of picture you send to Tom Luongo.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 10:26 PM (rbvCR)

63 If I was a pirate I would much rather have a fork than a hook. Captain Fork was a character on the Uncle Floyd Show. I believe Michelle Fields sports one also.

Posted by: Imperial Stainless at October 11, 2026 10:26 PM (EdP2u)

64 To be clear the gun pictures were taken before hand at a location that was not on school property or the location of the actual dance. The kids on the shooting team always take pictures with gun when they dress up.

Even so, in NoVa it would result in mass pearl-clutching, tut-tutting, and diving onto the fainting couch.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 11, 2026 10:26 PM (Riz8t)

65 Thanks for the 90s tunes! How's It Going to Be is my second favorite Third Eye Blind song. Right behind Motorcycle Drive By.

Posted by: She Hobbit at October 11, 2026 10:26 PM (ftFVW)

66 St Louis considered the gateway to the West. I think the Pony Express started in St Joseph which is about 300 miles Northwest of. St Louis.

Posted by: polynikes at October 11, 2026 10:27 PM (KC5Lt)

67 I can't decide if the giant zucchini looks more like the Boeing Bomb from Joe Dirt, or the monster from It Conquered the World, starring the lovely Beverly Garland.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 11, 2026 10:27 PM (0aYVJ)

68 Howdy hello good even', dear Morons and Ettes.

The "scarecrow costume," that's just my daily look. Just have to add a little extra straw.🤠

Posted by: mindful webworker - needs a more local OkMoMe :/ at October 11, 2026 10:28 PM (yrKoI)

69 I just go east on the 10 and make a left somewheres?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:24 PM (V+Y+B)

More or less.

Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:29 PM (QMAsf)

70 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:14 PM (V+Y+B)

Nice hash!

Vino + You + Bread. Not quite "A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou," but you can't do much with 5 characters.

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)

71 Doof,
Thanks for sharing the photos of the spawn with her friends.

Posted by: lin-duh at October 11, 2026 10:29 PM (VCgbV)

72 Not to brag or anything, but $Dayjob is basically that remote control construction toy shop, only it's REAL construction machines. (I am on the software end, naturally....) I have learned so much about the care and feeding of compactors and bulldozers! All autonomous and remotely controlled!

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at October 11, 2026 10:30 PM (ee9bx)

73 My hash changed!

(V+Y+B)

Looks dangerously like math......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:30 PM (V+Y+B)

74 Evening, all!

Thanks for the ONT, Doof, and the costume ideas, Piper!

I'll probably do my usual costume this year. Gotta remember to get candy this week. Candy corn was the surprise hit last year - I bought some on a whim, put it in ziploc snack bags to stretch out the wrapped candies... and got lots of "oooh, candy corn, yay!" responses! :shrug:.

This year it will probably be met with 'eww, candy corn'

Posted by: RandomDave at October 11, 2026 10:30 PM (aJQbY)

75 I can abide cold seafood.

But not lobster. Or most fish. Salmon is ok. Shrimp is ok. Nothing else.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 11, 2026 10:30 PM (RORbl)

76 23 Great stuff, Piper!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 11, 2026 10:12 PM (bslOC)

Thank you!

Posted by: Piper at October 11, 2026 10:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

77 Thanks for the 90s tunes! How's It Going to Be is my second favorite Third Eye Blind song. Right behind Motorcycle Drive By.
Posted by: She Hobbit at October 11, 2026 10:26 PM (ftFVW)

That whole album is great. Maybe a candidate for MoMe After Dark!

Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

78 I can't decide if the giant zucchini looks more like the Boeing Bomb from Joe Dirt, or the monster from It Conquered the World, starring the lovely Beverly Garland.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 11, 2026 10:27 PM (0aYVJ)

Take it out to the range, fill it up with Tannerite, and plink at it from a great distance.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 10:31 PM (quk5M)

79 Excellent week here, #1 by a fur piece on the Sockpuppet Board and #3 on the Big Board. Never finished that high before on the Senior Circuit. Lost power for 5 hours the other day, posting from a hotspot. Probably lost 15 posts that way.

Posted by: Nameless, Brainless, Etc. at October 11, 2026 10:31 PM (EdP2u)

80 When I see the arch I wonder how they buried the other end of the clothes hanger.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 10:31 PM (NnhvP)

81 Stupid bouncing text made me second. Now for the content.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry

There is a workaround trick for that.

Send $5 and a stamped self-addressed envelope and I'll send instructions. Possibly.

Posted by: mindful webworker - it's all in the wrist at October 11, 2026 10:32 PM (yrKoI)

82 Doof,
Thanks for sharing the photos of the spawn with her friends.
Posted by: lin-duh at October 11, 2026 10:29 PM (VCgbV)

YW! Appreciate you sending them. Looking forward to seeing you. Will spawn be there again this year?

Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:32 PM (QMAsf)

83 AI answers the big questions.

Do they still make Necco wafers?

Yes, Necco Wafers are still made.
• The Return: Production resumed in May 2020 after the Spangler Candy Company acquired the brand and manufacturing equipment.
• The Hiatus: The original New England Confectionery Company shut down and suspended production when it went bankrupt in July 2018.
• The Flavors: They are still sold in the classic eight-flavor wax-wrapped rolls featuring lemon, lime, orange, clove, cinnamon, wintergreen, licorice, and chocolate, as well as chocolate-only options.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 11, 2026 10:32 PM (Riz8t)

84 Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 11, 2026 10:30 PM (ROR

Not a sushi fan I assume?

Posted by: polynikes at October 11, 2026 10:32 PM (KC5Lt)

85 17 I was astonished at the pictures of kids with guns, until you said they were from Texas. They're...different than NoVa. Those kids would have caused a riot here.

Posted by: Archimedes
--

There's no place like Texas.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 10:33 PM (iLKq8)

86
I just saw this today, and am kicking myself for missing it.

RIP Margaret Hamilton, of Apollo Guidance Computer fame, who worked at the MIT Instrumentation Lab back in the Apollo glory days. She died on Sept 30, at age 90. She shared a birthday of Aug. 17 with Gene Kranz, who just turned 93.

Here are two of her iconic photos:
https://t.ly/oq2l-
https://t.ly/sXxIm

The first is her standing next to a listing of the source code for the Apollo guidance computer.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 11, 2026 10:33 PM (w6EFb)

87 That whole album is great. Maybe a candidate for MoMe After Dark!
Posted by: Doof

I know *some* of us would enjoy that.

Posted by: She Hobbit at October 11, 2026 10:33 PM (ftFVW)

88 The monster from It Conquered the World had a mouth with teeth down near the bottom. It was immortalized in the Frank Zappa song "Cheepnis".

Posted by: We May Have To Use Nuclear Force! at October 11, 2026 10:34 PM (EdP2u)

89 >>I'm seeing a number of anonymous sources reporting Talafreako was just discharged from a mental hospital and I have to laugh at the leftwing responses:

You want to know how the left wins?

They are always on offense. The don't care about the non-stop lies the tell, they want us to chase them rather than making our positive case.

Sometimes you have to throw a punch in the face first. That's why Mike Tyson is campaigning for Trump.

We finally have a president who understands it.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2026 10:34 PM (viF8m)

90 Yes, spawn will be there. She's off to college next fall so not sure about her future attendance opportunities yet.

Posted by: lin-duh at October 11, 2026 10:35 PM (VCgbV)

91 Necco wafers always make me think of Tiddly-Winks

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 10:36 PM (rbvCR)

92 Do they still make Necco wafers?

Yes, Necco Wafers are still made.

• The Flavors: They are still sold in the classic eight-flavor wax-wrapped rolls featuring lemon, lime, orange, clove, cinnamon, wintergreen, licorice, and chocolate, as well as chocolate-only options.
Posted by: Archimedes

Flavors? They all just taste like mildly sweet chalk.

Posted by: She Hobbit at October 11, 2026 10:36 PM (ftFVW)

93 I thought he was going to return as Jane Talarico.

Posted by: polynikes at October 11, 2026 10:36 PM (KC5Lt)

94 Yeah, I'd totally hang out here!

Translation from Czech:

Strip clubs are for slobbering animals...
Real men go to pubs like this...

So Doof is not a slobbering animal, according to some Czech dude.

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 10:36 PM (VHUov)

95 Flavors? They all just taste like mildly sweet chalk.

Agreed. The next question after "do they still make them?", is "why?".

Posted by: Archimedes at October 11, 2026 10:37 PM (Riz8t)

96 Fauci will want her dressed in a beagle costume

Posted by: 88C+u at October 11, 2026 10:38 PM (88C+u)

97 So Doof is not a slobbering animal, according to some Czech dude.
Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 10:36 PM (VHUov)

It's on the internet so it must be true

Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:39 PM (QMAsf)

98 Yes, spawn will be there. She's off to college next fall so not sure about her future attendance opportunities yet.
Posted by: lin-duh
She'll be missed: but one outta two ain't bad! We'll see you soon.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 10:39 PM (NnhvP)

99 I was hoping everyone would be off tomorrow and no one would sign up for 6a, but that is not the case, it seems. Guess I better get to bed!

Posted by: Piper at October 11, 2026 10:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

100 In all fairness, Fauci never practiced medicine in the real world and probably wouldn't have been any more successful doing the injection himself.

Posted by: She Hobbit at October 11, 2026 10:39 PM (ftFVW)

101 Costume suggestion:

Get large cardboard box, and cut holes for head and arms (get tan pants and shirt to wear underneath to blend).

Draw two rectangles on front, and put a drawer pull in the middle of each rectangle.

Put on pants, shirt, and box.

Put lampshade on your head.

What are you?

A One Night Stand.

Posted by: Wethal at October 11, 2026 10:40 PM (gihWY)

102 no that would be "V-E+F"

Posted by: it's 2 at October 11, 2026 10:40 PM (88C+u)

103 A One Night Stand.
Posted by: Wethal at October 11

Perfect.

Posted by: Piper at October 11, 2026 10:41 PM (ZdaMQ)

104 I was hoping everyone would be off tomorrow and no one would sign up for 6a, but that is not the case, it seems. Guess I better get to bed!
Posted by: Piper at October 11, 2026 10:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

Good night, Employee of the Month. I'm calling it with 20 days still to go in the month since you came through with content on the heels of a hurricane.

Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)

105 Fauci will want her dressed in a beagle costume
Posted by: 88C+u at October 11, 2026 10:38 PM (88C+u)

Get Hunter Biden to do it. Tell him he gets to have his way with her once he shoots her up once.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)

106 >>Yes, Necco Wafers are still made.

New England Concessionary Company.

Necco

Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2026 10:43 PM (viF8m)

107 Wearing a large cardboard box with rounded holes in it with a sign up top that says Free Breast Exams is always a crowd-pleaser and doesn't cost hardly nuthin'.

Posted by: Russian Hands, Roman Fingers at October 11, 2026 10:44 PM (EdP2u)

108 I'm packed for Corsicana.

Who's picking me up?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 11, 2026 10:44 PM (hzuYO)

109 Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 11, 2026 10:30 PM (ROR

Not a sushi fan I assume?
Posted by: polynikes at October 11, 2026 10:32 PM (KC5Lt)
----------
Actually, yeah. Some of it. But not cold fish on a dinner plate. That's not Sushi. It's just cold fish to me.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 11, 2026 10:44 PM (RORbl)

110 My pleasure, Piper.

Sometimes it’s nice to keep in contact when the world is storming outside.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 10:45 PM (yEz+x)

111 Good night, Employee of the Month. I'm calling it with 20 days still to go in the month since you came through with content on the heels of a hurricane.
Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf

And I redecorated the yard. Just wait until I make you sit through 800 pictures of that plus the dog.

Posted by: Piper at October 11, 2026 10:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

112 Those weapons are very good props. ...hmmm?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 10:46 PM (iLKq8)

113 Good night, Employee of the Month. I'm calling it with 20 days still to go in the month since you came through with content on the heels of a hurricane.
Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf

And I redecorated the yard. Just wait until I make you sit through 800 pictures of that plus the dog.
Posted by: Piper at October 11, 2026 10:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

Popcorn time!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 10:47 PM (qx7Zg)

114 Get Hunter Biden to do it. Tell him he gets to have his way with her once he shoots her up once.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)

Degenerate as Hunter is, I don't think necrophilia or even The Cosby Way is among his list of sins.
Plus if he sees free drugs lying around, I don't think he'd spare any for anyone else.

Posted by: he might snort her ashes afterward though at October 11, 2026 10:47 PM (88C+u)

115 Not a sushi fan I assume?
Posted by: polynikes

Actually, yeah. Some of it. But not cold fish on a dinner plate. That's not Sushi. It's just cold fish to me.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Correct. That's sashimi.

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)

116 108 I'm packed for Corsicana.

Who's picking me up?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 11, 2026 10:44 PM (hzuYO)

I'm not going but if I was I'd tell you head down by the 10 and look for a dark gray late model Ram 1500. California plates.

Maybe show a little leg....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:49 PM (V+Y+B)

117 Grok
"Around 9 fixed-wing airplanes (plus 1 helicopter), with sources citing “at least 10” total aircraft or sometimes 11; none confirmed after the early/mid-1980s."

Posted by: illiniwek at October 11, 2026 10:49 PM (vbXSk)

118 Degenerate as Hunter is, I don't think necrophilia or even The Cosby Way is among his list of sins.
Plus if he sees free drugs lying around, I don't think he'd spare any for anyone else.
Posted by: he might snort her ashes afterward though

He seems like more of a fan of the Reverse Cosby.

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 10:49 PM (VHUov)

119 my Grok question was about how may aircraft have flown through the st louis arch.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 11, 2026 10:50 PM (vbXSk)

120 >>Who's picking me up?

Right the middle of the plate.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2026 10:50 PM (viF8m)

121 Question for the golfers.

Have you ever hit a golf ball so far left it grew blue hair and started protesting?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 10:51 PM (qx7Zg)

122 Good evening morons e grazie Disco

Posted by: San Franspycho at October 11, 2026 10:52 PM (RIvkX)

123 >> no that would be "V-E+F"
Posted by: it's 2

That's 2 - 2g, where g is the number of holes. (for orientable surfaces).

Posted by: Leonhard Euler at October 11, 2026 10:52 PM (w6EFb)

124 Doof, lib little sis saw Rush last night in Seattle

Posted by: San Franspycho at October 11, 2026 10:52 PM (RIvkX)

125 Question for the golfers.

Have you ever hit a golf ball so far left it grew blue hair and started protesting?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

No, but if I were to aim one like that, I'd probably hit the fairway.

Posted by: sliceski at October 11, 2026 10:52 PM (VHUov)

126 Please take this zucchini!!

Posted by: Everyone who grows zucchini at October 11, 2026 10:54 PM (RIvkX)

127 124 Doof, lib little sis saw Rush last night in Seattle
Posted by: San Franspycho

No wonder I had a headache.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 10:54 PM (yEz+x)

128 Of course this former peeing on students kink (saves urine) would be from MN. Of course.

And his photo matches what I'd think he'd look like.

https://tinyurl.com/3nz77cmh

I should stop scanning headlines til maybe 2027.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 11, 2026 10:54 PM (hzuYO)

129 Both Hunter and Beau were badly injured in the car crash that killed Neilia Biden and 13 month old Naomi. Maybe knowing your Mom tried to get revenge on Joe's cheating with Jill by wiping out the whole family had a lasting effect.

Posted by: Joe Is A Demon at October 11, 2026 10:55 PM (EdP2u)

130
Euler was about the most prolific mathematician in history. The list of things named after him is ridiculous. At one point, they decided to just stop naming it after him, and using the second guy to discover it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 11, 2026 10:55 PM (w6EFb)

131 Doof, lib little sis saw Rush last night in Seattle
Posted by: San Franspycho at October 11, 2026 10:52 PM (RIvkX)

Did she enjoy it? 2 weeks until I get to see them again!

Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:56 PM (QMAsf)

132 120 >>Who's picking me up?

Right the middle of the plate.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2026 10:50 PM (viF8m)

Low and slow and I'm the only one who took a swing.....and a miss...LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:56 PM (V+Y+B)

133 Maine woman grows 170-pound zucchini, breaks North American record

Using this as a dildo is not recommended...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 10:57 PM (l3cgK)

134 Piper, great costumes I've been both pirate and scarecrow

But mostly Captain Kirk.

Posted by: Everyone who grows zucchini at October 11, 2026 10:57 PM (RIvkX)

135
Euler maintained a pace of a major publication (in today's terms) every 2 weeks for 50 years. And in the later half of his life, he was blind in one eye and couldn't see out of the other, yet kept up the pace.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 11, 2026 10:58 PM (w6EFb)

136 This guy (who doesn't own an island) claims Francesco Maurolico found the V-E+F equation in 1537:
ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/euler
He credits AM Legendre in 1794 for the first real proof.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 11, 2026 10:59 PM (88C+u)

137 Evenin', Horde.

Sorry I missed the Gun Thread. Out with family north of San Antonio. Safe travels to all the TxMoMe attendees, and I'll see y'all at the MoMe!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 11, 2026 10:59 PM (7HDzS)

138 Is it customary to pose with your weapons for homecoming in Texas? I thought you're supposed to pose with your truck?

Posted by: Everyone who grows zucchini at October 11, 2026 10:59 PM (RIvkX)

139 130
Euler was about the most prolific mathematician in history. The list of things named after him is ridiculous. At one point, they decided to just stop naming it after him, and using the second guy to discover it.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 11, 2026 10:55 PM (w6EFb)

Such a fantastic mind. Can't comprehend what that must be like....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 11:00 PM (V+Y+B)

140 Speaking of Oilers, the Texans defeated the Titans today 26-3.
But that's like saying the Tigers defeated the Idiots Who Climb Into Tiger Pens.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 11, 2026 11:00 PM (88C+u)

141 My hash changed!

(V+Y+B)

Looks dangerously like math......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:30 PM (V+Y+B)
-

We Elders did that!

https://tinyurl.com/4xc3zcu3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 11:00 PM (NPrCr)

142 That remote construction toys lunch counter... I'm curious about the song playing in the background. Shazam can't ID it. When I plug the lyrics into Google, it thinks it must be Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison, but while the first line is the same, it's not that song. The singer sounds like he's an Elvis impersonator.

AI?
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 11, 2026 10:26 PM (syz1S)

Yeah, I’m thinking AI. The first line isn’t quite the same as Ray Orbison’s “Pretty Woman”: the probably AI song has “my street” while Orbison sings “down the street”. I typed in every word of the song that was sung, even finished the line about a gleam in her eye and no hits but Orbison. Thinking it must be AI.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 11, 2026 11:01 PM (tPQMP)

143
Necco wafers always make me think of Tiddly-Winks
Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 10:36 PM (rbvCR)

_________

Or poker chips

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 11:01 PM (eRlcH)

144 Oh Lord...#1 and #5 on the lists of shame...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 11:01 PM (l3cgK)

145 And my current hash is like NPR crap!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 11:01 PM (NPrCr)

146 132 120 >>Who's picking me up?

Right the middle of the plate.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2026 10:50 PM (viF8m)

Low and slow and I'm the only one who took a swing.....and a miss...LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 10:56 PM (V+Y+B)
*******
Terribly hurt and devastatingly depressed forevermore.

Or for a minute. Over it.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 11, 2026 11:02 PM (hzuYO)

147 Joe Is A Demon at October 11, 2026 10:55 PM (EdP2u)

Doesn't sound like mommy-dearest was all that great either if she tried to take her own kids with her.

Posted by: in retrospect, we should have seen Lindsey Clancy coming at October 11, 2026 11:02 PM (88C+u)

148 A woman from Maine has broken the North American and U.S. record for growing a zucchini.

______________________________

170 lbs. is nothing. I prune those little ones off the vine with my front end loader and keep the big ones. And, mine talk.
Sincerely,
Uri Scostahova
Third shed from the left of the old post office
Chernobyl, Russia

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

149 >>Both Hunter and Beau were badly injured in the car crash that killed Neilia Biden and 13 month old Naomi. Maybe knowing your Mom tried to get revenge on Joe's cheating with Jill by wiping out the whole family had a lasting effect.

Oh what tangled webs we weave

Some guy said that long time ago.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2026 11:03 PM (viF8m)

150 Lobstah Roll is to be served cold with Mayo, on a slightly warm bun / roll.

This Connecticut shite is just that ... shite!

Posted by: browndog says woof at October 11, 2026 11:03 PM (oCio0)

151 I just found a bigger zucchini:

https://tinyurl.com/y8u5daew

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 11:04 PM (NPrCr)

152 Piper, thanks for the Halloween costume suggestions. When we were kids we always made our own costumes, and we did some of those. One thing I learned with the scarecrow is that straw is itchy.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 11, 2026 11:05 PM (0Htd1)

153 145 And my current hash is like NPR crap!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

I tried listening to NPR yesterday as I was driving to the range. They were trying to be funny. Talking about Cheetos.

Not funny.

On the other hand. SNL last night was funny. I mean, really funny. I’ve not laughed at SNL in decades.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 11:05 PM (yEz+x)

154 Dog and ram deal with robotic "dog". Starts at 14:05 until 14:40. Might be AI, but I like the real dog's final act.

https://youtu.be/aKAzHihRDVs

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 11:05 PM (qx7Zg)

155 104 I was hoping everyone would be off tomorrow and no one would sign up for 6a, but that is not the case, it seems. Guess I better get to bed!
Posted by: Piper
---

There are these weird people who enjoy getting up as early in the morning as possible. My account didn't understand this.
Call the home, speak to the lady of the house (usually), 'we have an early morning appointment open if you would like it?' - Yes, how early can you be here?- 'Seven AM is the open time.'
- oh, yes, wonderful. -
_other people

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 11:05 PM (iLKq8)

156 Flavors? They all just taste like mildly sweet chalk.
Posted by: She Hobbit at October 11, 2026 10:36 PM (ftFVW)

When did you eat chalk?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 11, 2026 11:06 PM (tPQMP)

157 150 Lobstah Roll is to be served cold with Mayo, on a slightly warm bun / roll.

This Connecticut shite is just that ... shite!

Posted by: browndog says woof at October 11, 2026 11:03 PM (oCio0)

Would it be good with Kewpie Japanese spicy mayo?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 11:06 PM (l3cgK)

158 I'm packed for Corsicana.

Who's picking me up?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

"How you do'in?"

Posted by: Tonypete at October 11, 2026 11:07 PM (N5iuz)

159 151 I just found a bigger zucchini:

https://tinyurl.com/y8u5daew

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 11:04 PM (NPrCr)

Staypuff Marshmallow...

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

160 So.... about that time my surplus squash and cucumbers where on the "free veggie" table at the end of the driveway...

The fuckers took the table and left the squash and cucumbers.

*true story*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 11, 2026 11:09 PM (RORbl)

161 Would it be good with Kewpie Japanese spicy mayo?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 11:06 PM (l3cgK)

Can't see why not ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at October 11, 2026 11:09 PM (oCio0)

162 >>Or for a minute. Over it.

Me too.

Now i just laugh about it.

We only get one shot at life. Enjoy every second ot it.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 11, 2026 11:09 PM (viF8m)

163 160 So.... about that time my surplus squash and cucumbers where on the "free veggie" table at the end of the driveway...

The fuckers took the table and left the squash and cucumbers.

*true story*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 11, 2026 11:09 PM (RORbl)

But people are STARVING in America!...(watches old footage of looters taking TVs)...

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

164 They bought a Federal license to harvest a resource that belongs to the people. They can expect to be monitored to ensure they do not fish in closed areas.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
----

Now, get the Chinese out of the Pacific.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 11:10 PM (iLKq8)

165 Need some help staying regular? The ONT is here to help!
.......

So it's a poop thread?

Posted by: wth at October 11, 2026 11:10 PM (oq9dX)

166 >> This guy (who doesn't own an island) claims Francesco Maurolico found the V-E+F equation in 1537

That is probably true. Descartes likely stumbled on it as well but didn't publish it.

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

167 165 Need some help staying regular? The ONT is here to help!
.......

So it's a poop thread?

Posted by: wth at October 11, 2026 11:10 PM (oq9dX)

I figured between oatmeal and greek yogurt it'd be the power of AND...

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

168 Flavors? They all just taste like mildly sweet chalk.
Posted by: She Hobbit

When did you eat chalk?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

chalk = calcium carbonate = Rolaids (tm)

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)

169 168 Flavors? They all just taste like mildly sweet chalk.
Posted by: She Hobbit

When did you eat chalk?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

chalk = calcium carbonate = Rolaids (tm)

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)

Rol-AIDS? Like what Talarico has?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 11:13 PM (l3cgK)

170 Did she enjoy it? 2 weeks until I get to see them again!
Posted by: Doof at October 11, 2026 10:56 PM (QMAsf)
====
I think the road trip was the highlight.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 11, 2026 11:14 PM (RIvkX)

171 Rol-AIDS? Like what Talarico has?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 11:13 PM (l3cgK)

He has a rock n roll head. If he rolls it too much, you hear the rocks shifting.

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

172 The last Halloween costume party I went to was back in 2006. It's easy to remember the year because I recall that there were a lot Steve Irwin costumes.

The lesson being, if you are going to die in spectacular fashion....don't do it in September.

Posted by: Orson at October 11, 2026 11:14 PM (dIske)

173
This is interesting. Euler was the one who popularized using pi for pi, 'i' for the imaginary unit, and of course, 'e' for the ln base, otherwise called Euler's number.

Also capital sigma for the summation sign, and capital delta for a finite difference.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 11, 2026 11:15 PM (w6EFb)

174 Huh. I might have been to that roadside turnout. I don't remember the route I took through NH and Vermont when I moved to Maine. But I did make a point of driving through them to fill out my "all 50 states" card.

Posted by: GWB at October 11, 2026 11:16 PM (kU0PQ)

175 I can't remember the last time I dressed up. Grade school was a long time ageo

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 11, 2026 11:17 PM (cJOax)

176 Cold with mayo is good for to-go or packing

Hot with butter is better but has to be eaten immediately. Lobster and butter are meant for each other.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 11, 2026 11:18 PM (RIvkX)

177 Neilia came from some money and was a very supportive wife, helping Joe all along the way in his political career and having and raising his three kids. I guess she snapped when Joe started banging the fishnet wearing babysitter slut Jill, who was herself married. Journalist AJ Weberman did excellent work researching Joe and his work can be found online. His first foray into Journalism was being the leading "Dylanologist" in the late 60s, including going through Bob's trash cans when he lived in the village. He was all over alternative hippie, radio when FM was a baby.

Posted by: Child of the 60s at October 11, 2026 11:19 PM (EdP2u)

178 When people grow bushels of zucchini, traditionally they unload the extra by leaving a basket of them, anonymously, on neighbors' doorsteps.

Imagine leaving just one zucc instead, but really big.

It makes me laugh.

Retro pseudo flashback song🐵

https://youtu.be/kpp-Ry2ZNhY

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - once upon a time we had fun at October 11, 2026 11:20 PM (yrKoI)

179 165 Need some help staying regular? The ONT is here to help!
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So it's a poop thread?
Posted by: wth at October 11, 2026 11:10 PM (oq9dX)

If Euler was around he'd probably figure out how many posts as a fcn of mystery links, embedded vids, cobs and day of week before it becomes a poop thread.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 11, 2026 11:20 PM (V+Y+B)

180 Nice NH photo. The Kancamagus is one of the roads you want to go a little slower through May and June. That's a high density moose locale in those months. I'm pretty sure the photo is right on top of White Mountains National Forest. A bunch of nasty accidents happen on that highway every year around that time.

Posted by: Orson at October 11, 2026 11:21 PM (dIske)

181 took through NH and Vermont when I moved to Maine. But I did make a point of driving through them to fill out my "all 50 states" card.
Posted by: GWB

Rhode Island doesn't count.

Posted by: Hardly Worth a Mention at October 11, 2026 11:22 PM (EdP2u)

182 Thanks for the ONT Doof...love the top photo of the mountains in NH. Gorgeous.

Gorgeous here in rocky mountain ski country for a month or so, but not all at once like those mountains. We first have reds of oaks and maples in September, then the gold of aspens...some are orange.

It's gradual vs all at once and beautiful. Snow at the tops now with the "tropical storm" from CA, and just the way it is.

Just the Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby

https://tinyurl.com/y3tyamba
Great piano song...wish I could play this well.

I woke up today with this song for reasons unknown. Not sure why, man, except I watching China Beach and before my time. Flower power.

It nearly drove me crazy til I remembered the words.

Age of Aquarius
1969 Fifth Dimension

https://tinyurl.com/d5cpt6mz

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 11, 2026 11:22 PM (hzuYO)

183 170# zucchini?!?
And women are always saying size doesn't matter. Pfft.

Posted by: GWB at October 11, 2026 11:23 PM (kU0PQ)

184 And, if you go as a lamp, you dange well better wear fishnet hose and speak Italian. Or I'm just gonna call it lame. (That's pronounced lah-may.)

Posted by: GWB at October 11, 2026 11:26 PM (kU0PQ)

185 I'm somewhat surprised no one recommended dressing up as the moose outside the Saturday ONTs.

Probably because I just saw that someone, dressed like a bison, was arrested in Yellowstone for chasing tourists.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 11:27 PM (qx7Zg)

186 Tonight's ONT brought to you by a real executioner for Tennessee

Just put beagle ears and a tail on her, and he's on it!

Posted by: GWB at October 11, 2026 11:27 PM (kU0PQ)

187 For Halloween, Pooky and JT are going as knights, while Pookette is going to be a pirate and Lil Pooky will be her parrot. I'm guessing Lil Pooky is going to spend most of the night on Pookette's shoulders. Maybe he'll finally start talking!

Posted by: pookysgirl will be bundled up at October 11, 2026 11:27 PM (Wt5PA)

188 took through NH and Vermont when I moved to Maine. But I did make a point of driving through them to fill out my "all 50 states" card.
Posted by: GWB

Rhode Island doesn't count.
Posted by: Hardly Worth a Mention at October 11, 2026 11:22 PM (EdP2u)

I still drove through it.

(Actually, I visited a friend's brother who was in a Naval school there.)

Posted by: GWB at October 11, 2026 11:28 PM (kU0PQ)

189
The Age of Aquarius will not begin until 2597 AD, when the vernal equinox officially crosses into the IAU boundary of Aquarius.

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

190 For Halloween, Pooky and JT are going as knights, while Pookette is going to be a pirate and Lil Pooky will be her parrot. I'm guessing Lil Pooky is going to spend most of the night on Pookette's shoulders. Maybe he'll finally start talking!
Posted by: pookysgirl will be bundled up at October 11, 2026 11:27 PM (Wt5PA)

So, you're going as an Eskimo?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 11:32 PM (qx7Zg)

191 Probably because I just saw that someone, dressed like a bison, was arrested in Yellowstone for chasing tourists.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 11:27 PM (qx7Zg)

That's impossible, Pooky's been home with me all week.

Posted by: pookysgirl keeps track of these things at October 11, 2026 11:33 PM (Wt5PA)

192 175 I can't remember the last time I dressed up. Grade school was a long time ageo
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 11, 2026 11:17 PM (cJOax)

*******
College for me. Can't say what I was in 1976 because I don't want to admit how crazy I was, altho I should't care.

Was "Auntie-Bellum" the next year in an evening gown from Good Will and a tiara. My bf/husband (won't say what he was) picked me up in the parking lot of the hotel as we were leaving and I slid out of his arms a few feet to the pavement as my dress was very slippery (thick aqua satin or something). I was unfazed as I'd had a lot of drinks and danced for hours at the party. One college friend was alarmed altho I landed on my arse laughing. Gorgeous Navajo guy who helped me up and we still hear from.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 11, 2026 11:34 PM (hzuYO)

193 A short joke for the ladies...

https://youtube.com/shorts/-JlTGVKZALE

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 11:34 PM (qx7Zg)

194 My first lobster roll was at a McDonald's near the Quincy Market in Boston. I make my own now every so often. I can get 1/4+ pound lobster tails for $5.

Living in NH, I would stop at the grocery store after work and order a whole lobster fot $5. The store would steam in for me while I went next door to the Boston Market restaurant and get a bunch of side dishes.

Posted by: Beartooth at October 11, 2026 11:34 PM (DB1SB)

195 Pisces > Age of Aquarius

https://youtu.be/SQNtGoM3FVU

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 11:34 PM (VHUov)

196 I just saw that someone, dressed like a bison, was arrested in Yellowstone for chasing tourists.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

*taps shoulder*

Posted by: the grizzly from revenant at October 11, 2026 11:36 PM (88C+u)

197 We Elders did that!

https://tinyurl.com/4xc3zcu3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
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It's a sekret message that' he's being held hostage.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 11:37 PM (iLKq8)

198 So, you're going as an Eskimo?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 11, 2026 11:32 PM (qx7Zg)

Haha, sort of. Our house is set back from the street and sidewalk, and I'm the only one on our block that gives out candy. So I sit on the sidewalk, next to a glowing inflatable character, and give out candy while the rest of the family goes to the nursing home.

Posted by: pookysgirl struggles to stay warm to start with at October 11, 2026 11:37 PM (Wt5PA)

199 Necco wafers always make me think of Tiddly-Winks
Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 10:36 PM (rbvCR)

_________

Or poker chips
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 11:01 PM (eRlcH)

You know you're well over 29 when you use the large Tums for poker chips.

Posted by: GWB at October 11, 2026 11:37 PM (kU0PQ)

200 Forgot...was a pregnant nun with boy #1 for that Halloween. He was due in 10 days, and of course went 10 more days past his due date to make me weep every morning.

I was not one of those girls who could have faked it without anyone knowing I read about. Or, wow, not knowing and whee here he is!

No. I scared people in line at grocery stores who let me go ahead in line. Got stuck in turnstiles. Could barely fit behind a table at a burger place. It was not cool being all baby and looking normal from behind. Surprise!

His final shock for us was to stop moving past his due date, and send me to OB to hook me up and poke him to move. Nurses said, "Oh, twins?" We said no and they picked up 2 heartbeats (long before ultrasounds unless medically needed). We both quietly freaked. My comment was that we only had one crib. The charge nurse came in and looked at me (I felt like a cow at the auction) and said, "She's big but not twins big."

He weighed 10lbs so I think twins big as I was the one dealing with it.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 11, 2026 11:42 PM (hzuYO)

201 Halloween is…meh. Other than the candy…I do nothing for Halloween. No decorations, costumes or anything. The time for that in my life is long over.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 11, 2026 11:44 PM (ekZzx)

202 Watched the first four episodes of "Blake's 7." It's pretty cool.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 11, 2026 11:46 PM (CHHv1)

203 ew, these mosquitoes are getting bad, let's go inside.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 11:46 PM (iLKq8)

204
That V - E + F = 2 is very fundamental topological relation. That is called, you guessed it, the Euler characteristic. Any solid that forms a closed surface with no "holes" is topologically a sphere. The Euler characteristic demands that any such sphere must have curvature.

Also, that number is the reason why there are only 5 regular polyhedra, or Platonic solids as they're called due to the Ancient Greek Homos being so enamored with them.

Now, with polyhedra, the faces or mostly flat. The curvature is concentrated in singularities at the vertices, or corners (believe it or not, the edges, while they look singular extrinsically, they are not intrinsically, but are in fact the zero curvature -- a flat lander wouldn't even feel them).

Now, for a smooth surface, such as the perfect sphere, or oblate spheroids, ellipsoids, etc, etc. That curvature gets spread out all over the surface. But the Euler characteristic demands that curvature integrate to 2*2pi, or 720 degrees. That 720 degrees is the sum of the "angle deficit" of all the vertices.

Only triangle, squares, and pentagons can put together to make a solid surface where the angle sum is less than 360 degrees.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 11, 2026 11:46 PM (w6EFb)

205 I can't recall having a Necco wafer. Sounds like I'm not missing anything.

The best cookie from stores are Tim Tams from Australia.

If you know anyone who likes chocolate and needs to gain weight I think they'd do the trick.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 11, 2026 11:50 PM (hzuYO)

206 Also, that number is the reason why there are only 5 regular polyhedra, or Platonic solids as they're called due to the Ancient Greek Homos being so enamored with them.

d4, d6, d8, d12, d20.

D&D teaches more math than most schools.

Posted by: mikeski rolls for initiative at October 11, 2026 11:51 PM (VHUov)

207 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at October 11, 2026 11:53 PM (77rzZ)

208 D&D teaches more math than most schools.

Posted by: mikeski rolls for initiative at October 11, 2026 11:51 PM (VHUov)

Pooky, our GM, calls it "improv theatre with calculus."

Posted by: pookysgirl usually gets roped into playing a kitsune at October 11, 2026 11:53 PM (Wt5PA)

209 D&D teaches more math than most schools.
Posted by: mikeski rolls for initiative

Math does not recognize saving throws.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 11, 2026 11:54 PM (Fv808)

210
Now, take a torus. That is closed, but topologically is a very different animal than a sphere. The Euler characteristic of that is 0. So, that says a torus can be flat. And it can, only problem is, you can't embed it in just 3D smoothly.

The classic symmetric donut shape is a 2-torus that can be embedding in 3D (of course it can, cause it exists and we can visualize it, duh). But its curvature integrates to zero (it's positive on the outside, and negative on the inside, zero on the exact top and bottom), just like the Euler characteristic demands.

And there are polyhedral toruses, but the rules there for what is "regular" is different. The sum there is always zero.

A two-hole torus Euler number is -2. And so it must have negative curvature, the negative of a sphere's curvature.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 11, 2026 11:58 PM (w6EFb)

211 “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine, both parties have agreed. Do not break it! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
_President Trump

“We are awaiting clear details of the dialogue between America and Russia–and we expect Putin to follow through on what President Trump said."
_Deal Breaking Shit Weasel Zelensky

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 12, 2026 12:00 AM (iLKq8)

212 Sigh. This is far too intellectual a discussion.

BOOBS!

Posted by: Bulg at October 12, 2026 12:01 AM (77rzZ)

213 121 Question for the golfers.

Have you ever hit a golf ball so far left it grew blue hair and started protesting?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Yes. It then landed amongst the poison ivy, woodland critters, and jaggy bushes, and then demanded I save it. I left it there. Sometimes you just got to give the golf ball what it wants. Only way it will learn.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 12, 2026 12:02 AM (sAmhv)

214 " ...I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,”
_President Trump

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 12, 2026 12:02 AM (iLKq8)

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