To Sleep, Perchance To ONT

Hey y'all! Welcome to Friday night. Let's remember the wise words of the Hogfather:

Fido Friday: Malinois

https://t.co/efMhLbJFDY
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026

Tonight's quiz

For me it's 0. There are some things on here that I won't choose, but nothing that I wouldn't eat.

No I don't think I will

Cows

https://t.co/Yt2u8W1DVK
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026

Diversity is our strength

The frog story

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

https://t.co/OkEi3wYA4E
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026

Democracy manifest

This is true

Boredom

https://t.co/wDvQmALFXe
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026

Oh, nice

More signs

If you had "attacked by hogs while on the toilet," collect your winnings

https://t.co/PKaFyXYMVC
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026

How meteorology works

Was he not supposed to do that?

Mayhem

https://t.co/VAw0HFqpN5
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 17, 2026

I love this kid

Gen X

Another day in the USA

https://t.co/ZmYYdo4Lff
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026

The Falcons Twitter feed last week was hilarious

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by central planning:

Posted by: WeirdDave at 10:00 PM

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1 "If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane."
—Robert Frost

Posted by: mindful webworker - That's not funny at October 16, 2026 10:00 PM (vmXN+)

2 Hey everyone

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 16, 2026 10:01 PM (YcOeP)

3 Good evening morons especially the horde at the thing. Gracias wd por el ONT.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)

4 I won't eat a cottage.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 10:03 PM (88C+u)

5
Liver and ranch dressing. Everything else on the list will be fine.

Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:03 PM (/QHx4)

6 cry freedom
for the froggie in the wall
cry freedom
for he has no croak at all

Posted by: the beautiful south at October 16, 2026 10:06 PM (88C+u)

7 Hey WD

I will Miss a hug and smooch from you this year. Take care.

Hugs to Gingy. Now I want a Cesar.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (yEz+x)

8 All's whale that ends whale.

- Things Boomers wouldn't say on a bet.

Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (rj6Yv)

9 I'll eat chopped liver but not liver and onions so I'll award myself 0.5

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)

10
If the frog is stuck in the wall he is going to croak, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (/QHx4)

11 Not a fan of black licorice.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:08 PM (yEz+x)

12 Hope all y’all inTX are having a lovely time.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:09 PM (yEz+x)

13 Snails, tofu, and sardines. My understanding from my sister is that snails are fine if there's so much butter and garlic that you can't tell they're snails.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:09 PM (0Htd1)

14 Eating tofu is pointless. It has no real taste, and a slimy texture.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:10 PM (0Htd1)

15 Evening, all. Thanks for the ONT, WeirdDave! Some good ones as usual!

Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (aJQbY)

16 I don't get the Falcon score.

Posted by: Iris at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (286+n)

17 Beets for me, and anything infected with its purple taint.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (YcOeP)

18 You may be the fate of Ophelia
Sleeping and perchance to dream -
Honest to the point of recklessness
Self centered to the extreme

https://tinyurl.com/mraykpuf

Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (viF8m)

19 Regarding the OSHA law, you could throw your back out trying to poop into your hand.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)

20 Good to see the Hogswatch meme and there's only one or two things on the picky eater that I haven't found *some* way to be appetizing.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:12 PM (aJQbY)

21 Malinois for the Win!

Daisy was chasing balls today when one of them got too close to the nearby deer. She couldn't resist "herding" them a little bit, but she came back without leaving the yard after them. She's become a very good dog, and getting better all the time.

One fawn, about Daisy's size, seemed to be watching Daisy chasing the ball. Possibly wanted to join in the fun.

Watching the video of the Malinois leaping fences was very familiar. Daisy sails over the wall with the greatest of ease.

As I told her this morning, I'm so glad she chose us.

Is the plural of Malinois Malinoises?

Posted by: mindful webworker - and she's loud at October 16, 2026 10:13 PM (vmXN+)

22 By the way, where is the $25 million for black voter outreach he promised?

They call it scratch money down here.
100 bucks for a barber
500 bucks at the funeral home
2k for a fireman that is in on the vote.
Now do that for $25 M
It is called Houston

PS it is the same in Dallas AUstin San ANtoino

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 10:13 PM (/+uur)

23 For those who missed my morning job update...
the job that had such a great interview a couple of weeks ago got cancelled. Dangit.

Next week I start subbing. I plan to sub 2-3 days a week and leave the other days open for interviews, extended time on the job boards, etc. I've got some part time temp work in my field that is slowly getting organized for me to eventually do, and hopes for something longer-term to come through sooner rather than later.

I pray for guidance and "if it's the right job, let them give a firm offer. If it's not the right job, please make sure they don't give a firm offer".

Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:13 PM (aJQbY)

24 The expressions attributed to Boomers are accurate - for the railroad boom of the 1840s.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 10:14 PM (Riz8t)

25 That chart proves I should be a Boomer statistically but not culturally. Fvvvvvck that.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)

26 12 Hope all y’all inTX are having a lovely time.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:09 PM (yEz+x)

^^Ditto!

Posted by: Iris at October 16, 2026 10:16 PM (286+n)

27 If you had "attacked by hogs while on the toilet," collect your winnings

That...was not what I was hoping for.

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at October 16, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t)

28 Good evening Horde! Thanks WD.

Posted by: TRex- in the place for the thing dino at October 16, 2026 10:17 PM (lJmmt)

29 I scored 3:
Tofu, spinach and snails.

Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:17 PM (oq9dX)

30 Is the plural of Malinois Malinoises?
Posted by: mindful webworker - and she's loud at October 16, 2026 10:13 PM (vmXN+)

My brother did popo work about 100 million years ago
So he lets the doq out
he catches the criminal by the foot
dog on N of the Fence
Criminal on South
both screaming wide fuckn open
He said he almost peed his pants

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 10:17 PM (/+uur)

31 >>Next week I start subbing.

Substituting teaching?

Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:17 PM (viF8m)

32 Hogfather cartoon...

Reminds me of an anthropology book my brother had for a college class that I read...where the kids of certain natives in the jungles of South America are given knives at the age of 4 or 5. They learn quickly not to cut themselves...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:18 PM (l3cgK)

33 "…some things on here that I won't choose, but nothing that I wouldn't eat."

That was about my thought: wouldn't eat? I have tried them all at least once. Would rather not eat? Quite a few.

Posted by: mindful webworker - not fond of liver at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (vmXN+)

34
Hubby and I are boomers. One thing he says is "fuck me running"

I have never figured out how that would work.

Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (/QHx4)

35 A whale is a terrible thing to waste.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (vBZcw)

36 Weird Dave with another classic. Really enjoyed Erick the instigator story...and the ceramic frog story. I kind of think I might somehow be related to both those families.

Scored a 4 on the "would you eat it test". Negatory on all seafood (except crab)...crab is a hard shell spider that clumsily fell in the water and liked it for some reason.

Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (dIske)

37 You can't reason with cows.

Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (oq9dX)

38 So please don't say mañana if you don't mean it (don't mean it)
I have done your lines for so very long
Don't try to describe a Kiss concert if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget that you just may wind up being gonged

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 10:20 PM (/+uur)

39 37 You can't reason with cows.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (oq9dX)

Now do tatonka

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 10:20 PM (/+uur)

40 one might not be able to eat liver the same way after watching this shit
youtu.be/ojvh5ToQ-XQ
50:00 minute mark [it's about Japan's treatment of PoWs]

Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 10:21 PM (88C+u)

41 I really need to make a concerted effort to stop cursing.

Or at least drop off on the biggies.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (yEz+x)

42 My pickiness score is zero...although I don't like black licorice and cucumbers give me gas.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (l3cgK)

43 JackStraw - yep. We'll see how quickly my patience for children deteriorates when bound by professional stupidities.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (aJQbY)

44 Hubby and I are boomers. One thing he says is "fuck me running"
I have never figured out how that would work.

Posted by: four seasons

Practice, practice, practice.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (V8Zwm)

45 Hogfather is one of Terry Pratchett's best Discworld novels. Some very memorable quotes...

"It is said the prospect of hanging concentrates the mind wonderfully, but it was Valium compared to being watched by Mister Teatime."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (FZ29D)

46
Lol Tony

Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:23 PM (/QHx4)

47 I was super-picky when I was about 3-4 years old refusing anything but cottage cheese and jam. Either in a cup or in a sandwich.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)

48 4 I won't eat a cottage.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 10:03 PM (88C+u)

Unless it belonged to that witch and it was made of candy...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:23 PM (l3cgK)

49 "attacked by hogs while on the toilet,"

SEE?! THIS is why I have a bathroom gun!!!

Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 10:24 PM (kU0PQ)

50 After all the bad news in the world, we need a story with a happy ending. Thank you for the video of the concealed carry guy shooting the protestor.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:25 PM (0Htd1)

51 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 16, 2026 10:25 PM (gllTv)

52 My nephew has two Malinois and a 9 year old boy. Things get pretty active around their house.

Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 10:25 PM (2Xqig)

53 "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes"

I wondered where this was, who the protesters were, but then I thought, Who cares? This is fine as a generic incident.

Posted by: mindful webworker - hope he got away okay at October 16, 2026 10:25 PM (vmXN+)

54 Cottage cheese was not on the test or I would have scored another point.

Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:26 PM (oq9dX)

55 >>JackStraw - yep. We'll see how quickly my patience for children deteriorates when bound by professional stupidities.

You never know. Maybe this is guidance you were looking for. You might be an awesome teacher of young minds and you be might their favorite teacher.

Stranger things have happened.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:26 PM (viF8m)

56 I hate beets, too. But I've eaten them by mistake.

Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:28 PM (oq9dX)

57 Ruger Suspends Production of Several Major Models

https://shorturl.at/FieMY

"Effective immediately, Ruger is ceasing production of its LCR, SP101, GP100 and Bearcat revolvers. The company plans to complete its final production runs of the following models for 2026: SR1911, LC Carbine, PC Charger, PC Carbine, LC Charger, Redhawk, Super Redhawk, Blackhawk, Super Blackhawk, Single-Series revolvers, Vaquero, No. 1, 77-Series rifles, Hawkeye and Ruger Precision Rifle."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 10:28 PM (XOoSB)

58 The frog story. LOL. That's how family works.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:28 PM (l3cgK)

59 My no-go food list is three:
Liver
Lima beans
Grapefruit (but to be fair, I like grapefruit, but it is not good for a certain medication I take, so that sucks)

I don't like peas either, but will eat them if they are part of a dish, such as stir-fry.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 16, 2026 10:28 PM (0aYVJ)

60 I understand Undead Santa there.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:29 PM (s1VwS)

61 Yeah, animals be stupid. I was in charge of making sure the goats had water in their water container, but I would get...SO.VERY.FRUSTRATED.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:29 PM (l3cgK)

62 The damn goats would poop in the water. All the room in the pen where they'd pee and poop, but also in the water. Dumb f'n goats.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:29 PM (l3cgK)

63 I'd eat snails before I'd eat coconut on purpose.

Maybe not, but I hate coconut. Hate.

Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 10:30 PM (2Xqig)

64 No to Liver, no to Lima Beans, no to Oysters, no to Olives ...

As a Boomer, I think the Gen Alpha column is decidedly wrong. Seriously, I think the usage of the GA words is incorrectly applied.
...

Hope the festivities in Corsicana are in fulls swing and that memories are being made!

Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 10:30 PM (oCio0)

65 I understand Undead Santa there.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:29 PM (s1VwS)
---
That's DEATH who is substituting for the Hogfather, who has been kidnapped by the Tooth Fairy (sort of).

A bit like The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (FZ29D)

66 Evening, all!

Posted by: Caf at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (fawlF)

67 Your chances of being attacked by hogs while on the toilet are slim, but never zero.

😮MG!

Posted by: mindful webworker - I have questions at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (vmXN+)

68 Fresh steamed beets with butter and salt are yummy.

Pickled beets are also tasty.

Canned vegetables are gross. I was forced to eat canned peas and carrots and beans and beets. Lima beans were the worst. Mom yelled at me when I barfed them up.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (yEz+x)

69 11 Not a fan of black licorice.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:08 PM (yEz+x)

Same. I scored a 1. And not a Moron 1 either.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 16, 2026 10:32 PM (0CU3H)

70 And it's a good thing that animals are stupid. I'd feel kind of bad about eating cows if they could do calculus.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 10:32 PM (XOoSB)

71 I have to agree; in general, I would NOT eat a cottage...I may eat almost anything, but cottages are generally inedible, except for the witch's cottage in Hansel and Gretel.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:32 PM (l3cgK)

72 Cottage cheese is on the list, its on two lines

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (RIvkX)

73 Pissing off your mother is fun when you are young and foolish.

But when you realize she was your favorite and was so proud at your graduation from college. And years later when she loved your wife. (She had seen my older marriages fail)

I am so grateful.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (LOvBA)

74 MAE

Tomorrow?

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (yEz+x)

75 Why isn't Brussel sprouts on that list?

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (iMWFR)

76 I don't like beets. I'll eat them, but I don't like them.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:34 PM (l3cgK)

77 No Lima beans.

Plus it was quite chilly this evening and the horde made fun of me because I was cold. Bunch of meanies!!

Posted by: lin-duh at October 16, 2026 10:34 PM (BTE+6)

78 Your chances of being attacked by hogs while on the toilet are slim, but never zero.
......

Just keep the outhouse door shut.

Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (oq9dX)

79 Canned vegetables are gross. I was forced to eat canned peas and carrots and beans and beets. Lima beans were the worst. Mom yelled at me when I barfed them up.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (yEz+x)
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Canned french cut green beans. Like eating straw.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (RIvkX)

80 no, his phone was not in airplane mode, it was in Airplane! mode...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (l3cgK)

81 75 Why isn't Brussel sprouts on that list?

It's a list of FOOD.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (Riz8t)

82 74 MAE

Tomorrow?
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (yEz+x)

Sorry, I have to work

I'll try to make time but it's going to be rough until Oct is done.

I hope you enjoyed the last warm day of the year though!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (s1VwS)

83 Anybody who sets up a camera to record themselves using the toilet deserves to be attacked by hogs.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (XOoSB)

84 Tofu. Strong NO.

Posted by: Joemarine at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (y171U)

85 Not all animals are stupid. Whales are not stupid. Killing them is.

There are a lot more stupid humans I wouldn't miss than a single whale.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (viF8m)

86 79 Canned vegetables are gross. I was forced to eat canned peas and carrots and beans and beets. Lima beans were the worst. Mom yelled at me when I barfed them up.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (yEz+x)
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Canned french cut green beans. Like eating straw.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (RIvkX)

But did she make you eat them again?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:36 PM (l3cgK)

87 15 for me. Though it's really only a problem when someone thinks they've been clever about ordering pizza.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at October 16, 2026 10:36 PM (vSvIl)

88 Evening all! Finally, in before everyone dropped off due to the time.

Wanted to alert Scampydog that I responded to his query late in last night's ONT re the letting out process for fur coats. I was typing on my tablet so it was hard to give you a lot of detail. One thing I will add is that the machine used to sew all of those little pieces back together is rather like a serger/overlock, with two wheels (feed dogs) that meet on the horizontal and hold the strips together while the threads move over and catch.

https://sewingmachinesplus.com/products/202-pro

Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 16, 2026 10:36 PM (Zr3aZ)

89 Cromulent shooting. Odds and intent looked harsh.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (wxsGM)

90 My number from this list is 16. I am a picky eater. There are many things that were not on this list that I also refuse to eat, including onions. Do I care about anyone's opinion about this? Absolutely not.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (UIPcr)

91 That's DEATH who is substituting for the Hogfather, who has been kidnapped by the Tooth Fairy (sort of).

A bit like The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (FZ29D)

No idea what a hogfather is but...I get the whole 'a sword is not intended to be safe'. I say that to my nieces and nephews when I gift them firearms.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (s1VwS)

92 Of everything on the picky eater list, I think snails, sardines, and blue cheese are the only ones I've never eaten. I could see possibly eating blue cheese and sardines. Once.

That said, I loathe coconut 99% of the time, and I'm not a huge fan of cucumbers, beets, or black licorice either.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (aJQbY)

93 Attended the local Oktoberfest tonight. Had a wonderful time with friends and good beer. The entertainment was first rate - we get all the A- bands and performers here as we are very close to Nashville. Anywho, there were a number of very elderly and/or disabled folks in the crowd. Their caretakers worked hard to make sure they were having a good time and were participating to the extent they could. One very old guy with almost no ability to move his hands or arms was sitting in his motorized wheelchair listening to the music. His caretaker handed him a sippy cup with beer in it. Which he was enjoying very much.

And I previously thought I had seen it all.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (V8Zwm)

94 It's a list of FOOD.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (Riz8t)
___

Good point.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (iMWFR)

95 Didn't know that coconut tree could throw coconuts like that...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (l3cgK)

96 Why was that person filming themself on the toilet. Or why was there a camera in the toilet????

Posted by: lin-duh at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (BTE+6)

97 1 point. No Liver!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (iIyc0)

98 I scored 9. Not an adventurous eater.
As a child I consumed many a veggie salted with my own tears.

Dave, did you make this wonderful thread as a consolation prize for those of us who aren't at the place with the thing?

If so, thank you- it is awesome!

Posted by: sal at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (f+FmA)

99 I think that "Falling Rock" sign should be updated to "Rocks Fell"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:38 PM (l3cgK)

100 77 No Lima beans.

Plus it was quite chilly this evening and the horde made fun of me because I was cold. Bunch of meanies!!

Posted by: lin-duh at October 16, 2026 10:34 PM (BTE+6)

I sometimes pick them out of mixed vegetables to eat right away. Yes, I know I'm strange.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (l3cgK)

101 The signs montage reminded me of a sign in a local town. It reads "YIELD" and is posted next to a railroad crossing. My reaction when I see that, inevitably, is, "Ya think?"

Posted by: Nemo at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (4RPgu)

102 97 1 point. No Liver!
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (iIyc0)

Try it with a nice Chianti and some Fava beans

#delicious

Posted by: Hannibal Lecter at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (oCio0)

103 If you had "attacked by hogs while on the toilet," collect your winnings

AI?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:40 PM (l3cgK)

104 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:36 PM (l3cgK)
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That's how I thought vegetables came, that or boiled never fresh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)

105 >>Posted by: Effie Perrine

I want to hear more about your Charles Stuart story. I'd almost forgotten about that but it was such a huge story when I was living there and you saw it up close.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:40 PM (viF8m)

106 I sometimes pick them out of mixed vegetables to eat right away. Yes, I know I'm strange.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (l3cgK

I had to read that a few times ...

You're not a well person are you. Not even bacon could save Lima beans.

Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (oCio0)

107 Coming to the Northeast, 3D printed plant-based meat.

Perfecta and Steakholder are bringing this Israeli technology to the meat department near you.

The MX200 meat printer uses Fused Paste Layer technology to print meat of any type.

Perhaps there is ONE place in Israel that needs to burn down.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (2GVsD)

108 Spiked Frag Grenade...Dude, at least have some strong, thick barrier to hide behind...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (l3cgK)

109 Cottage cheese is on the list, its on two lines
Posted by: San Franpsycho
......

And we were supposed to figure that out? What is this, a picky eaters TEST or something?

Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (oq9dX)

110 103 If you had "attacked by hogs while on the toilet," collect your winnings

AI?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:40 PM (l3cgK)

***dingdingding***

Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (oCio0)

111 Why was that person filming themself on the toilet. Or why was there a camera in the toilet????
Posted by: lin-duh at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (BTE+6)
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Continuous surveillance indoors is common in CCP land

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

112 I've tried every item on the picky eater list at least once. Some of them... *only* once.

5 items that are "never again" for me, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (rdVOm)

113 I love this kid

I don't care if this is true or not, it made me laugh.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:43 PM (l3cgK)

114 Rvrning, WD, and ONT Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 10:44 PM (vQ89V)

115 109 Cottage cheese is on the list, its on two lines
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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And we were supposed to figure that out? What is this, a picky eaters TEST or something?

Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (oq9dX)

Yeah, in Mexico some of the pregnant women would eat their cottages...tasted like adobe.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:44 PM (l3cgK)

116 >>Continuous surveillance indoors is common in CCP land

Outdoors too.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:45 PM (viF8m)

117 62 Watch this space. This woman does not play around.
>>@DataRepublican
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)
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Data worked with Glenn Beck recently and released a video called "Mapping the DSA Machine." They decided to release it free to all because it's that important. Terrifying and infuriating, and the web is much more complicated and organized than we ever imagined. Watched it last night. Here's the link to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh2qaFcj65w

Posted by: IrishEi ?
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We get rid of foreign judges; get rid of communist judges, enforce the rule of law and its concomitant penalties these miscreants will be in dungeons or better.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 10:45 PM (WXr4y)

118 At least Gen X is consistent...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:45 PM (l3cgK)

119 Canned vegetables are gross. I was forced to eat canned peas and carrots and beans and beets. Lima beans were the worst. Mom yelled at me when I barfed them up.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (yEz+x)
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Canned french cut green beans. Like eating straw.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (RIvkX)

I never understood why my friends hated spinach. I loved the stuff. Ma would get the Birdseye frozen bricks and steam it with some fresh garlic, and sometimes crumbled bacon.

Then, for reasons that remain a mystery to this very day, she served up canned spinach. I suddenly understood my friends spinach hate. Could not get a forkful past my gag reflex. Foul, evil stuff..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (08OqX)

120 I don't really care for the Discworld but even I know who the Hogfather is. I watched the movie.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)

121 34
Hubby and I are boomers. One thing he says is "fuck me running"

I have never figured out how that would work.

Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (/QHx4)

If one person, the one that runs, is carrying the other person...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (l3cgK)

122 The MX200 meat printer uses Fused Paste Layer technology to print meat of any type.

Perhaps there is ONE place in Israel that needs to burn down.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (2GVsD)
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Mmmm. Bio-mimetic gel.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)

123 I can only assume that all the links that don’t load on this page don’t load anywhere.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 16, 2026 10:48 PM (jTgrB)

124 All's whale that ends whale.

- Things Boomers wouldn't say on a bet.
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (rj6Yv)

Have actually eaten whale. Fresh pilot whale, caught by Greenlanders. It was yummy. I had seconds. But I also like liver.

Won't eat: coconut, ranch dressing, black licorice. Cottages are OK, especially the Gingerbread ones.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 10:49 PM (vQ89V)

125 And we were supposed to figure that out? What is this, a picky eaters TEST or something?

Posted by: wth
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"Food, eat."
_Tarzan, King of the Jungle

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 10:49 PM (WXr4y)

126 My score is 0 too. I don’t like lima beans but have and will eat them.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 16, 2026 10:49 PM (jTgrB)

127 106 I sometimes pick them out of mixed vegetables to eat right away. Yes, I know I'm strange.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (l3cgK

I had to read that a few times ...

You're not a well person are you. Not even bacon could save Lima beans.

Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (oCio0)

I've been told that more than once by more than one person...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:51 PM (l3cgK)

128 Picky Eater Contest, I score 6.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 10:51 PM (WXr4y)

129 Posted by: Effie Perrine
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Thank you for the info - both last night and this evening. Interesting info.

Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 10:51 PM (9XhnF)

130 Thank you for the translation chart for Gens Z and Alpha. Rad. Gear.

Correction to my earlier count. Never had snail. Probably wouldn't, depending on preparation and situation.

Still chuckling over the cattle. That was epic.

Someday that wall will be torn down, and that ceramic frog will jump out dancing with a top hat and cane, singing, "Hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my good time gal."

Another fabulous Friday post, WeirdDave. Five stars.

https://youtu.be/evgEJlOPoeo

Posted by: mindful webworker - Groovy at October 16, 2026 10:52 PM (vmXN+)

131 116 >>Continuous surveillance indoors is common in CCP land

Outdoors too.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:45 PM (viF8m)

We were at a Sheraton in Beijing...there was a camera in the air vent right over the toilet. Found one in my FIL's room too. Seemed like a feature, not a bug.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:53 PM (l3cgK)

132 >>We get rid of foreign judges; get rid of communist judges, enforce the rule of law and its concomitant penalties these miscreants will be in dungeons or better.

Sadly, it really isn't that simple. I wish it was.

Many of the ways we are being attacked are perfectly legal. Winning one election is not going to fix everything. We've got to keep on winning.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:53 PM (viF8m)

133 Four. Solid four. I'm also fat, so I can afford to be picky.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at October 16, 2026 10:53 PM (QaH55)

134 I scored 3 points, ie almost all food is fair game.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)

135 119
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I never understood why my friends hated spinach. I loved the stuff. Ma would get the Birdseye frozen bricks and steam it with some fresh garlic, and sometimes crumbled bacon.

Then, for reasons that remain a mystery to this very day, she served up canned spinach. I suddenly understood my friends spinach hate. Could not get a forkful past my gag reflex. Foul, evil stuff..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (08OqX)

Mom had recipe from my Paternal grandma that she'd cook...first cook a pound of bacon. Next, cook the onions and add the spinach. Add some apple cider vinegar to the end. Saltiness came from the bacon grease.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:54 PM (l3cgK)

136 120 I don't really care for the Discworld but even I know who the Hogfather is. I watched the movie.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)

I'd tell you I read most, if not all of the books, but being this is not the book thread, I won't.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:55 PM (l3cgK)

137 16.

Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 10:55 PM (WvkZN)

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