Tuesday Overnight Open Thread

Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - October 20, 2026

Howdy Hordelings! The Tuesday ONT has arrived. On time, as always. Open thread, as always. Ready to be whelmed?

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ONT funnies

I haven't laughed this hard in a while!
This is hilarious because it's true! �� https://t.co/wAALTD63F1
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) October 20, 2026

Why do all these Triggered leftist go to see Ben or any Comedy show? �� https://t.co/cD7bkphCvT
— Johnny Midnight ⚡️ (@its_The_Dr) October 18, 2026

I love she’s calling a spade a spade.. It’s annoying https://t.co/TC5MWOgsnz
— Shaggy JTS �� (@JtShaggy) October 13, 2026

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This seems like a clever idea to me.

A married couple in San Diego wanted to get dressed up and go to a wedding. Problem was, they’d reached the age where nobody they knew was getting married anymore.
So they built a website where you can buy tickets to strangers’ weddings.
And the economics actually make sense.
The couple getting married has already committed to a venue minimum. Someone cancels. Now there’s an empty chair and a dinner they’re paying for either way.
Meanwhile, another couple would happily pay to eat, dance, have some cake and watch a best man make a series of increasingly questionable decisions with a microphone.
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Apparently one bride said the paying strangers brought so much energy to the dance floor that she wished she’d invited more.
Of course they did. Those people specifically bought tickets to be there. Half your actual guests are attending under a treaty negotiated between their mothers.
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This guy just wanted to take his wife dancing and accidentally identified a liquidity problem in the wedding market.

Check out the whole thing.

What do you think - good idea or nah?

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More funnies

Sometimes the comments are better than the original post. https://t.co/EGiH9KlGfY
— Playteaux (@Playteaux1) October 20, 2026

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The Brewers made it to the World Series. Fans who bought a "Timeless Ticket" a decade ago want to cash in. Trouble abounds!

Brewers promised a ticket to any future game for $1,000. Some fans unhappy with World Series seats

The Milwaukee Brewers ran a promotion over a decade ago offering fans a “Timeless Ticket” granting them admission to any game in the future if they paid $1,000.
Now that the Brewers are in the World Series for the first time since 1982, fans who took that deal are eager to redeem those tickets they bought in 2015. That has led to some complications.
Brewers president of business operations Rick Schlesinger said Tuesday that several hundred fans had indicated they wanted to redeem their Timeless Tickets for a World Series game. Schlesinger acknowledged that “we subsequently erred in our internal communications on the logistics of fulfilling the requests.”
“While we were able to accommodate all with seats, we received feedback from some that they were unhappy with their seat locations,” Schlesinger said. “Clearly, even with extraordinary limitations on available seats, we did not live up to the spirit of the program, and we have been working through a resolution.”
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The Brewers are trying to make amends.
Schlesinger said any Timeless Ticket holder who applied for World Series tickets before the deadline will now get to keep those World Series tickets while also being able to retain their Timeless Ticket to redeem for another game in any future season.
“We regret our mistake and look forward to welcoming them to American Family Field for their World Series experience,” Schlesinger said.

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I imagine 2026 World Series tickets in Milwaukee cost a lot more than these did in 1982

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RIP - Office Space "people skills" guy

Richard Riehle, actor best known for 'Office Space,' dies at 78

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Old school car stereo equipment was awesome. Pioneer is bringing it back!

Old-School Box Speakers Are Back—and Pioneer’s New ‘Cassette Deck’ Car Stereo Is Finally Coming to America

Pioneer is aptly calling this equipment its Heritage Collection. Here’s the logline: “The new collection pairs a head unit and speakers to bring its iconic sound to the cabin of vintage cars that defined a generation in the ’80s and ’90s. The collection reimagines the styling that marked those eras for modern-day drivers, including conveniences like Bluetooth, HD Radio, and SiriusXM readiness, while delivering the rich, detailed sound that has established Pioneer as a favorite among car audio enthusiasts.”

Photos at the link

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DJ Doof - This Date in Music History Edition

1977 - Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd boarded a chartered plane after playing a concert at Greenville Memorial Auditorium. The band was headed to Baton Rouge for a concert the following night, but the plane ran out of fuel and the pilots attempted an emergency landing that, tragically, failed. Lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines were killed in the crash, as were backing singer Cassie Gaines (Steve’s older sister), and the band’s assistant road manager, Dean Kilpatrick.

1976 - the Led Zeppelin concert documentary, The Song Remains The Same, premiered in New York City. Filming took place during the summer of 1973, capturing three nights of shows at Madison Square Garden.

Born on this date in 1950 - Tom Petty, American singer and songwriter. He was the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch.

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Tonight's ONT brought to you by cash flow

(Not much of a) Mystery Click

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Posted by: Doof at 10:00 PM

Comments

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1 Yet!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 20, 2026 10:00 PM (yEz+x)

2 “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.”
—Bilbo Baggins

Posted by: mindful webworker - all the bases are cupboard at October 20, 2026 10:00 PM (vmXN+)

3 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 20, 2026 10:00 PM (V8Zwm)

4 I mean yeet!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 20, 2026 10:00 PM (yEz+x)

5 a

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 20, 2026 10:01 PM (ogcfP)

6 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 20, 2026 10:01 PM (sAmhv)

7 AI Earth picture?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

8 Boobs!

Posted by: Bulg at October 20, 2026 10:02 PM (77rzZ)

9 I presume the picture is AI since the path disappears into the stream.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 20, 2026 10:03 PM (vTZFs)

10 Willowed:

170 > Next time a communist tells you, “We only had muskets when the 2nd amendment was written.”,

Not just irrelevant, but nonsensically incorrect.

People could, and did, own fully-armed and crewed private ships of war, capable of capturing and/or sinking the vessels of enemy powers, or even demolishing an entire coastal town.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:02 PM (qlLNh)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:03 PM (qlLNh)

11 Well, I guess if that music gig doesn't work out for Dire Straits they can fall back on their appliance delivery services...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 20, 2026 10:04 PM (FZ29D)

12 Old-School Box Speakers Are Back
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'Old School' is 6x9 cut-outs in the rear window shelf.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 20, 2026 10:04 PM (XeU6L)

13 Good evening Doof!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 20, 2026 10:05 PM (96kpa)

14 Old-School Box Speakers Are Back
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'Old School' is 6x9 cut-outs in the rear window shelf.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 20, 2026 10:04 PM (XeU6L)

The head unit is pretty cool looking

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:05 PM (QMAsf)

15 Good evening Doof!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 20, 2026 10:05 PM (96kpa)

Howdy COMM!

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:06 PM (QMAsf)

16 > What do you think - good idea or nah?

I think it's great. I love weddings, even if I don't know the people very well (e.g. children of former workmates), and would be happy to attend more. As long as the price is reasonable, I'd be happy to drink wine, eat cake and cheer at ever lull in the conversation.

They sure as shit beat funerals, which are becoming one of my primary social outlets at this stage of my life.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:07 PM (qlLNh)

17 Evening you lovely people! Thank you Doof!

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:07 PM (BJzO2)

18 Good evening all! Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

Several tags with recruiters today, hopefully some of it comes to fruition. My first day subbing tomorrow, I have my lunch packed, it's time to shower and get ready for bed.

Took a look at the underside of the stovetop. Thursday I might open it up and look at the actual burner, see if I can see an easy fix or what. If necessary, it looks like I can get a replacement burner on Amazon for 40 bucks-ish...

Posted by: RandomDave at October 20, 2026 10:07 PM (aJQbY)

19 If you're going to fuck with a comedian, you better bring it. Cuz they will bury you. This fat dude was too kind.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 20, 2026 10:07 PM (6vuXd)

20 Well, I guess if that music gig doesn't work out for Dire Straits they can fall back on their appliance delivery services...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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I have my own jet airplane...

Posted by: That little faggot at October 20, 2026 10:08 PM (XeU6L)

21 Good evening, questionable people.

Posted by: RI Red at October 20, 2026 10:08 PM (mPCUJ)

22 Don't forget cannons. Beautiful, beautiful cannons.

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:08 PM (BJzO2)

23 The Pioneer stereo doesn't look retro enough for me. And if it has four channels, and two box speakers, where do the other two channels go?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 10:09 PM (wSl27)

24 What do you think - good idea or nah?

I don't even want to go to weddings I am in or invited to. Buy tickets to one? GTFO.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 20, 2026 10:09 PM (xEhzD)

25 > I have my own jet airplane...
Posted by: That little faggot at October 20, 2026 10:08 PM (XeU6L)

Of course, the price of earrings, makeup, and hair transplants has gone up significantly since the '80s.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:09 PM (qlLNh)

26 >>>Not just irrelevant, but nonsensically incorrect.

People could, and did, own fully-armed and crewed private ships of war, capable of capturing and/or sinking the vessels of enemy powers, or even demolishing an entire coastal town.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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You could get into trouble, talking like that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 20, 2026 10:09 PM (ogcfP)

27 J. C. Whitney had under-dash record players.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 20, 2026 10:10 PM (XeU6L)

28 21? To whom are you referring)

Posted by: Bulg at October 20, 2026 10:10 PM (77rzZ)

29 Lot of stuff to get to here. Thanks Doof.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 20, 2026 10:10 PM (sl73Y)

30 So they built a website where you can buy tickets to strangers’ weddings.

What do you think - good idea or nah?

An idea of Biblical proportions!

The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.

[...]

Then he said to his servants, "The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find."

The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests.

Matthew 22:2,8-10

Posted by: mikeski at October 20, 2026 10:10 PM (VHUov)

31 Don't forget cannons. Beautiful, beautiful cannons.
Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:08 PM (BJzO2)

Blushes.

Posted by: Sydney Sweeney at October 20, 2026 10:11 PM (wSl27)

32 28 Feh.

Posted by: Bulg at October 20, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

33 >>>What do you think - good idea or nah?

Sounds like scalping to me.

Which is great, as long as they are more moral than Ticketmaster about it all.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 20, 2026 10:12 PM (rbvCR)

34 The head unit is pretty cool looking
Posted by: Doof

Yeah, it's pretty rad.

Posted by: 80s mikeski at October 20, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

35 Good evening, questionable people.
Posted by: RI Red at October 20, 2026 10:08 PM (mPCUJ)

Finally! I feel seen!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

36 21? To whom are you referring)
Posted by: Bulg at October 20, 2026 10:10 PM

Those that tonypete did not refer to, of course.

Which is likely a more voluminous account.

Posted by: RI Red at October 20, 2026 10:13 PM (mPCUJ)

37 I presume the picture is AI since the path disappears into the stream.
Posted by: Oddbob at October 20, 2026 10:03 PM (vTZFs)

Perhaps. Ignore that part -- it's a very beautiful scene!

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

38 The wedding thing seems... kind of ghoulish.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 20, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)

39 Evening you lovely people! Thank you Doof!
Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:07 PM (BJzO2)

Howdy Rat!

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

40

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies

https://youtu.be/0WPzFnZkZmI

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 20, 2026 10:15 PM (Cqx++)

41 People could, and did, own fully-armed and crewed private ships of war, capable of capturing and/or sinking the vessels of enemy powers, or even demolishing an entire coastal town.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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Time to cue "Barrett's Privateers"
https://tinyurl.com/3h7nm2mh

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 20, 2026 10:16 PM (XeU6L)

42 Good evening, questionable people.
Posted by: RI Red at October 20, 2026 10:08 PM (mPCUJ)

Finally! I feel seen!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

Its like he knows us!

Hes a witch!!!!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 20, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

43 > The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests.

Matthew 22:2,8-10
Posted by: mikeski at October 20, 2026 10:10 PM (VHUov)

Compare one of the requirements for receiving a doctorate at the medieval University of Paris (I think... one of the ancient universities) -- you had to give a course of lectures on your subject. That seems like a fairly reasonable requirement. However, you needed a quorum of attendees in order for it to count. Some doctoral candidates offered free booze and food, while others just sent their buddies out in the street to threaten to beat the shit out of anyone who didn't come listen to the lecture.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:16 PM (qlLNh)

44 Good evening all! Thanks for the ONT, Doof!...

Posted by: RandomDave at October 20, 2026 10:07 PM (aJQbY)

Twas a pleasure to provide them whelm

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)

45 *Pioneer is aptly calling this equipment ...
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the headbanger lawsuit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 20, 2026 10:17 PM (ogcfP)

46 > Next time a communist tells you, “We only had muskets when the 2nd amendment was written.”,

Not just irrelevant, but nonsensically incorrect.

People could, and did, own fully-armed and crewed private ships of war, capable of capturing and/or sinking the vessels of enemy powers, or even demolishing an entire coastal town.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Don't forget cannons. Beautiful, beautiful cannons.
Posted by: Some Rat

Exactly. "At the time the 2nd amendment was written," private citizens could own all the same armaments that a nation's armed forces could own.

So, where's my tank?

I'll skip the nukes; I don't want to be on the hook for the collateral damage downwind.

Posted by: mikeski at October 20, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)

47 Good evening, questionable people.
Posted by: RI Red at October 20, 2026 10:08 PM (mPCUJ)
Finally! I feel seen!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

Its like he knows us!
Hes a witch!!!!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 20, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

I do float pretty well.

Posted by: RI Red at October 20, 2026 10:18 PM (mPCUJ)

48 Hes a witch!!!!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 20, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)
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We're gonna need to bust out the scales and a duck just to be sure...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 20, 2026 10:18 PM (FZ29D)

49 Some doctoral candidates offered free booze and food, while others just sent their buddies out in the street to threaten to beat the shit out of anyone who didn't come listen to the lecture.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

The old ways had a lot going for them.

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:19 PM (BJzO2)

50 Its like he knows us!

Hes a witch!!!!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 20, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

He turned me into a newt.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 10:19 PM (1Ff7Z)

51 "At the time the 2nd amendment was written," private citizens ~~could~~did own all the same armaments that a nation's armed forces could own.
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Edit for accuracy.

Posted by: clarence at October 20, 2026 10:21 PM (7NfJh)

52 I was stuck at comment #1. Then I saw the correction. All is well now.

Posted by: Easily Confused!! at October 20, 2026 10:21 PM (EdP2u)

53 Doof,
You had boobs and rat took tits, right?

Posted by: lin-duh at October 20, 2026 10:21 PM (VCgbV)

54 > Time to cue "Barrett's Privateers"
https://tinyurl.com/3h7nm2mh
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 20, 2026 10:16 PM (XeU6L)

Nice. That one's new to me.

Yeah, American gold isn't quite as easy to extort as, say, French gold. The Barbary pirates also learned this lesson. As someone put it:

French response to the Barbary pirates: pay them to leave us alone.
American response to the Barbary pirates: kick their fucking asses.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:21 PM (qlLNh)

55 He turned me into a newt.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 10:19 PM (1Ff7Z)

I trust you got better.

Posted by: RI Red at October 20, 2026 10:21 PM (mPCUJ)

56 Great ONT, Sir Doof!

The photo up top is fabulous. No matter how wonderful the scene, you manage to come up with one even better!

The idea of paid wedding "guests" sounds strange, but relatively harmless. At least they are invested in the event.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 20, 2026 10:21 PM (D/6p1)

57 Hello! Hope everyone is well.

Posted by: Piper at October 20, 2026 10:22 PM (ZdaMQ)

58 Not a chance on the wedding thing. I throw a tantrum like a child dragged into a store by his mother everytime we get an invitation. Scampywife informs that no, we cannot just mail them a check.
Thanks for the ONT, Disco.

Posted by: scampydog at October 20, 2026 10:22 PM (QuT3d)

59
Did you notice the usernames in that car pun thread? Benjamin Dover was one.

People are funny.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 20, 2026 10:22 PM (mmrXZ)

60 Which is likely a more voluminous account.
Posted by: RI Red

Cannons

Sydney Sweeney

and Voluminous

all in one thread. Amazing but not surprising.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 20, 2026 10:23 PM (V8Zwm)

61 Not sure how I feel about the wedding tickets - it seems very weird to me. But I'm an introvert so not the target audience.

Howdy Horde!

Posted by: Iris at October 20, 2026 10:23 PM (286+n)

62 American response to the Barbary pirates: kick their fucking asses.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Kinda Americas response to any aggression up to the Korean "Police action".

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:23 PM (BJzO2)

63 Doof,
You had boobs and rat took tits, right?
Posted by: lin-duh at October 20, 2026 10:21 PM (VCgbV)

Yes - boobies to me, tits to rat.

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf)

64
Not a chance on the wedding thing.

Posted by: scampydog

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Clearly you're not a prospective customer, but it sounds like a good business idea to me.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 20, 2026 10:25 PM (mmrXZ)

65 1 Yet!
Posted by: nurse ratched
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The best is yeet to come. Congrats on your first, Nurse.

Posted by: scampydog at October 20, 2026 10:25 PM (QuT3d)

66 Great ONT, Sir Doof!

The photo up top is fabulous. No matter how wonderful the scene, you manage to come up with one even better!

The idea of paid wedding "guests" sounds strange, but relatively harmless. At least they are invested in the event.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 20, 2026 10:21 PM (D/6p1)

Howdy LS, and thanks!

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:25 PM (QMAsf)

67 Tonypete:

Voluminous
Sydney Sweeney
America.

That is all.

Posted by: RI Red at October 20, 2026 10:26 PM (mPCUJ)

68 Boobs!
Posted by: Bulg

https://youtu.be/gLukMu3QrWo

Posted by: quality over quantity at October 20, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

69 >>People could, and did, own fully-armed and crewed private ships of war

I was born in the wrong century.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 10:26 PM (viF8m)

70 Thanks for the ONT, Disco.
Posted by: scampydog at October 20, 2026 10:22 PM (QuT3d)

Doggo!!

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf)

71 The Earth Picture is AI, unless there's somewhere on the planet where water runs uphill.

Go to stranger's weddings? Confession: In my misspent youth, I (with buddies) occasionally crashed wedding receptions where I knew neither bride nor groom. Why? Simple, free booze. We never caused any problems other than consuming liquor that may have run out 10 minutes earlier than otherwise. Stuck around no more than an hour, schmoozed a bit, and quietly slipped away, a couple of drinks ahead for the evening.

Posted by: buddhaha at October 20, 2026 10:26 PM (z4VKm)

72 The "pay to be a wedding guest" could get out of hand. Or you could make a funny comedy movie based on the premise. Eddy and Elaine decide to go to a stranger's wedding for shits and giggles, and it turns out the bride and groom are their respective exes. Hilarity ensues.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 10:27 PM (wSl27)

73 When the 1st Amendment was written, quill pens and hand-operated printing presses were cutting edge technology.

Posted by: Don Black at October 20, 2026 10:27 PM (ZxPkt)

74 Yes - boobies to me, tits to rat.
Posted by: Doof

Don't know about you, but mine have a place of honor at Rat Estates. Where I gaze upon them fondly.

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:27 PM (BJzO2)

75 French response to the Barbary pirates: pay them to leave us alone.
American response to the Barbary pirates: kick their fucking asses.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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We sail at dawn.

Posted by: Commodore Stephen Decatur at October 20, 2026 10:27 PM (XeU6L)

76 You're right
the footpath in that Earth photo just disappears

still, it's bucolic AF

Posted by: Don Black at October 20, 2026 10:28 PM (ZxPkt)

77 Boobs for Bulg. Also butt and legs. And hair. Somewhat NSFW, I guess.

https://bit.ly/senta-berger

Posted by: mindful webworker - why would you w where it's ns? at October 20, 2026 10:28 PM (vmXN+)

78 Scampydog, missed ya at the MoMe. Next year?

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:29 PM (BJzO2)

79 The wedding thing would not be a thing for me. 1. Food at a wedding is a big gamble. It’s not even close to a given it will be good. 2. Same with the cake 3. I say all this and I have 2 separate hysterical stories about weddings (one where I was in the MX embassy and not the wedding venue, another where I accidentally crashed a mafia wedding in Italy), so maybe it could be fun?

Posted by: Piper at October 20, 2026 10:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

80 also there's something amok with the water
in one spot it seems to flow up onto a rock so it can spill over again

Posted by: Don Black at October 20, 2026 10:30 PM (ZxPkt)

81 As nurse is prone to say:

Rat!
You bastard!🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 20, 2026 10:30 PM (96kpa)

82 Brewers promised a ticket to any future game for $1,000. Some fans unhappy with World Series seats

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Short of "Hot College Girl Topless Night", I don't think you can justify a $1,000 seat at a Brewers game. But, if I really wanted to stick it to them for putting me up in the cheap seats after giving them $1,000 a decade ago so they could invest that money and make more....I'd keep my eyes open for who attends the game.

If there is one celebrity there....one single celebrity sitting in the VIP section...I'm off to an attorney the following morning for a refund with 10 year's worth of interest on a grand.

Posted by: Orson at October 20, 2026 10:30 PM (dIske)

83 Don't know about you, but mine have a place of honor at Rat Estates. Where I gaze upon them fondly.
Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:27 PM (BJzO2)

Mine did not qualify for residence in the house - it's in the garage near my golf gear.

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

84 Scampydog, missed ya at the MoMe. Next year?
Posted by: Some Rat
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Yes, bummed we couldn't make it this year. Sounds like a great time for all who attended. 2027 is on the calendar!

Posted by: scampydog at October 20, 2026 10:31 PM (QuT3d)

85 Boobs!
Posted by: Bulg

https://youtu.be/gLukMu3QrWo
Posted by: quality over quantity
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Nose ring!
*blows raspberry*

Posted by: buddhaha at October 20, 2026 10:31 PM (z4VKm)

86 {{{Marie!!}}} Hope you are doing great!

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:32 PM (BJzO2)

87 Mystery click was on our 1st cd... long ago.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 20, 2026 10:32 PM (NnhvP)

88 Rat!

You bastard!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 20, 2026 10:32 PM (yEz+x)

89 The wedding thing would not be a thing for me. 1. Food at a wedding is a big gamble. It’s not even close to a given it will be good. 2. Same with the cake 3. I say all this and I have 2 separate hysterical stories about weddings (one where I was in the MX embassy and not the wedding venue, another where I accidentally crashed a mafia wedding in Italy), so maybe it could be fun?
Posted by: Piper at October 20, 2026 10:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

Gonna need to hear those stories some time!

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:33 PM (QMAsf)

90 The wedding idea is fine. The Irish have had old lady professional mourners attend funerals to drive up the numbers and my ancestors in Norway had old widows and old maids that checked obits and attended funerals and the lunch afterward. The food is paid for, there's always too much, and the ladies got a free meal and got out to a social event. Wedding's the same and usually a happier occasion.

Posted by: Food For Thought at October 20, 2026 10:33 PM (EdP2u)

91
Mine did not qualify for residence in the house - it's in the garage near my golf gear.
Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf

You need to file an appeal. Or just hang it on the stove and call it a day. Which is what I would do.

Posted by: Piper at October 20, 2026 10:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

92 The Romans used to hire professional mourners for funerals, skilled at weeping, screaming, prostrating themselves, etc.

One performer's duty was to put on a death mask made from the deceased and do an impression of him.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:34 PM (qlLNh)

93 >>>
So, where's my tank?

I'll skip the nukes; I don't want to be on the hook for the collateral damage downwind.

Posted by: mikeski
----

A, SAW, an M-79 and a HK USP Compact, that is all.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 20, 2026 10:34 PM (ogcfP)

94
At the TXMoMe, I talked to more than one lurker who told me, when I encouraged them to comment more, said they had nothing interesting to say.

Nothing can be more wrong than this. Not everyone can be as erudite, witty and eloquent as, say, me, but each of us has knowledge, enthusiasms, interests and experiences that could teach us something. It is what, collectively, makes this such a wonderful place.

So please comment more. Don't be concerned you'll be laughed to scorn; it's a sign you've been accepted. The Horde is a great group of people who are among the nicest in the world.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:35 PM (eRlcH)

95 {{{Nurse!!}}} How are you buddy?

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:36 PM (BJzO2)

96 You need to file an appeal. Or just hang it on the stove and call it a day. Which is what I would do.
Posted by: Piper at October 20, 2026 10:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

It'll make its way into the camper probably

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)

97 Evening all,

We have a launch really early in the morning.

Rocket Lab - Electron - We're Not Hawking Around
LC 1 - Mähia, NZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: October 21, 2026
Launch Time: 3:00 A.M. EDT (0700 UTC, 09:00 CEST)

https://youtu.be/sJrSRKgCGFw

Posted by: Joyenz at October 20, 2026 10:36 PM (2F0/Y)

98 *stops
Talking*

*takes rest of night off*

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 20, 2026 10:37 PM (yEz+x)

99
Gonna need to hear those stories some time!
Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:33 PM (QMAsf)

Actually 3, though the third is less funny and my own wedding where the organist went all Shroeder from Peanuts and kept playing and playing, but never got to the song I picked to walk down the aisle. Now that I think about it, perhaps God was trying to send me a message.

Posted by: Piper at October 20, 2026 10:38 PM (ZdaMQ)

100 The Irish have had old lady professional mourners attend funerals to drive up the numbers
------

That sounds keen.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 20, 2026 10:38 PM (XeU6L)

101 At the TXMoMe, I talked to more than one lurker who told me, when I encouraged them to comment more, said they had nothing interesting to say.

Nothing can be more wrong than this. Not everyone can be as erudite, witty and eloquent as, say, me, but each of us has knowledge, enthusiasms, interests and experiences that could teach us something. It is what, collectively, makes this such a wonderful place.

So please comment more. Don't be concerned you'll be laughed to scorn; it's a sign you've been accepted. The Horde is a great group of people who are among the nicest in the world.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:35 PM (eRlcH)

Well said, H7. Good to finally meet you in person.

Posted by: Doof at October 20, 2026 10:38 PM (QMAsf)

102 I thought Dire Straits made a ton of money by not being little faggots and not having their own jet airplane.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 20, 2026 10:38 PM (vBZcw)

103
Rat! How are you doing? Improving in wind and limb, I hope.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:38 PM (eRlcH)

104 Nothing can be more wrong than this. Not everyone can be as erudite, witty and eloquent as, say, me, but each of us has knowledge, enthusiasms, interests and experiences that could teach us something. It is what, collectively, makes this such a wonderful place.

So please comment more. Don't be concerned you'll be laughed to scorn; it's a sign you've been accepted. The Horde is a great group of people who are among the nicest in the world.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:35 PM (eRlcH)

It was a pleasure to meet you, Hadrian. You are a fine gentleman, and certainly the snappiest dresser at the MoMee.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 10:39 PM (wSl27)

105 When Henny Youngman was doing a show on the road, he would talk to the manager or go down to the banquet facility if there was a wedding scheduled and talk to the bride's parents at rehearsal or whatever. He offered to do ten minutes for $200 cash. Got a lot of takers. You can always say that Henny Youngman entertained at your daughter's wedding, and he got $200 the government knew nothing about. He might have gotten a drink and a piece of cake, too.

Posted by: Free Enterprise at October 20, 2026 10:40 PM (EdP2u)

106 That sounds keen.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 20, 2026 10:38 PM (XeU6L)

Heh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 10:40 PM (wSl27)

107 It was a pleasure to meet you, Hadrian. You are a fine gentleman, and certainly the snappiest dresser at the MoMee.

---------

That's kind of like bragging on having your office in the tallest building in Topeka.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 20, 2026 10:40 PM (vBZcw)

108 The Irish have had old lady professional mourners attend funerals to drive up the numbers

That sounds keen.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

* golf clap *

Posted by: o'mikeski at October 20, 2026 10:41 PM (VHUov)

109
You are a fine gentleman, and certainly the snappiest dresser at the MoMee.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 10:39 PM (wSl27)

__________

Liked the top hat and spats, eh?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:42 PM (eRlcH)

110 108 The Irish have had old lady professional mourners attend funerals to drive up the numbers

--------------

The smart money hires a smoking hot chick to stand off by herself, weeping inconsolably.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 20, 2026 10:42 PM (vBZcw)

111 Liked the top hat and spats, eh?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:42 PM (eRlcH)

They coordinated very nicely with the toga!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 10:44 PM (wSl27)

112 I trust you got better.
Posted by: RI Red at October 20, 2026 10:21 PM (mPCUJ)

Something wrong with my eyes though.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 10:44 PM (1Ff7Z)

113 The "old school" Pioneer head units are nice, but I want my old Pioneer SuperTuner back. It fastened under the dash, was brushed aluminum instead of all black, and featured a rotary backlit dial, all analog, that reminded me of Sulu's helm on Trek, albeit much smaller. Yeah, I know, it would catch the eye of a thief and get ripped off quickly. But that was one cool-looking unit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 20, 2026 10:44 PM (wzUl9)

114 They sure as shit beat funerals, which are becoming one of my primary social outlets at this stage of my life.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
Hey, at some Catholic parishes there are old ladies who go to most of the funerals. They attend the funeral Mass, then they get a nice lunch.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 20, 2026 10:45 PM (0Htd1)

115 I saw this idea on the innernets, so I can't claim it:

For your funeral, set aside some money to hire an actress and a limo. A beautiful woman, all dressed in black, gets out of the limo and stands, motionless, some distance away from the graveside. Everyone sees her- but she speaks to no one.

As the casket is lowered into the grave, she returns to the limo and is gone.

Posted by: Don Black at October 20, 2026 10:45 PM (ZxPkt)

116 > That's kind of like bragging on having your office in the tallest building in Topeka.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 20, 2026 10:40 PM (vBZcw)

Prettiest girl at Walmart.

(I exaggerate, of course. I've seen women at Walmart who were very easy on the eyes. Others, however...)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:45 PM (qlLNh)

117 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Improving weekly! Have to keep reminding myself it ain't linier...and without the help and support of friends and family, things would have been a LOT harder.

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:45 PM (BJzO2)

118 The smart money hires a smoking hot chick to stand off by herself, weeping inconsolably.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 20, 2026

I have told y’all I will do this for you. I am not smoking hot, but the veil, sunglasses and black umbrella will hide a multitude of sins, plus I will be standing in the back.

Posted by: Piper at October 20, 2026 10:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

119 Thank you, Doof, for the ONT and Skynyrd's memory.

Before most of you were born I fell in love with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sadly I never went to a concert to see them as they were either in MS and I was out West in college or vice versa. One of my favorite bands to this day.

Their plane crashed 100mi south of Jackson, MS. Were taken to trauma hospitals in the city. My mother was a volunteer in one hospital, and met some of the survivors and families and said they were lovely people. I am positive she'd never heard of the band before this happened.

I love nearly every song they sang.

And, dang it, I wish they'd bought a new plane. Aerosmith rejected it.

That Smell was written in anger at bandmate Rossington's car crash into an oak tree, drunk and high on 'ludes.

It was said Ronnie wrote lyrics very fast and add to a guitar riff. He composed and memorized lyrics and remembered them for certain songs as his band practiced. Very tight and talented band who practiced and worked hard to perfect their sound.

Headlining Rolling Stone in the UK, Ronnie ticked Mick off by bringing his guitarists onto The Tongue. Ha!

One of my favorites:
Simple Man

https://tinyurl.com/47syn33s

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 10:47 PM (hzuYO)

120 > Hey, at some Catholic parishes there are old ladies who go to most of the funerals. They attend the funeral Mass, then they get a nice lunch.
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 20, 2026 10:45 PM (0Htd1)

The Facebook group for my high school class gets no posts for months on end. The only thing that will produce a spate of activity is someone dying.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:48 PM (qlLNh)

121 Once upon a time, my guy and I were attending a company product show in Chicago. Just for shits and grins, we came upon a wedding celebration. We were already dressed in 'professional attire', so we wandered into the celebration, picked up a couple of cocktails, and told anyone who asked that we were with the bride and/or groom's family. A good time was had.
No tickets required...🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 20, 2026 10:48 PM (96kpa)

122 Just finished a 1962 B & W British mystery/police procedural called Jigsaw. It was based on an American novel by Hilary (not Evelyn) Waugh, who wrote a lot of police procedurals around the same time as Ed McBain was getting started. This one was transplanted to Brighton in the UK. Very sharply done, not a wasted scene or bit of dialog, some dry humor, and it features that rare bird in mystery films: a *well-concealed* murderer whom a smart viewer can spot before the revelation scene.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 20, 2026 10:48 PM (wzUl9)

123 Is it possible to be Overwhelmed?
Because I’m that guy right now.
Loved all the clips. Just what I needed.
Thanks again, Doof, for a wonderful evening.

Posted by: Gunslinger at October 20, 2026 10:49 PM (N91F8)

124 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:35 PM (eRlcH)

I enjoyed talking canines and rescues with you at the MoMe. I always appreciate someone with whom you’re able to exchange pics of the fur children.

Posted by: TxAnn at October 20, 2026 10:49 PM (itAg7)

125
"It takes a fresh eye to fully appreciate Delia. I may add that she’s a woman it’s far better to have with you than against you. She has the tongue of a cobra."

"And does she really spend all of her time going to wakes?"

"Apart from a few hours of sleep each night, I believe she does. As she said, she doesn’t miss a one. You must remember that she’s a singularly devout woman. Also," he said reflectively, "it’s somewhat cheaper than going to the movies."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:49 PM (eRlcH)

126 108 The Irish have had old lady professional mourners attend funerals to drive up the numbers

That sounds keen.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

______________________

See, this is where I think there's a better market. Weddings, for the most part are a happy occasion where the bride and groom usually are well liked. That tends to pack them in.

FUNERALS, on the other hand, are usually held on a weekday so it's going to cost you a PTO day to say "adios" to a person who may very well have been a complete ass. And, to be frank, a funeral is a score card. Lots of attendees...well, you must have been an alright guy, and no one saw your browser history.

If you only draw a couple stragglers, chances are you didn't win any congeniality awards while alive. And, it's a direct reflection on you.

That's where the niche market lies. Inflating the numbers to slip that last deceitful scam on the masses. Oh, he must hove been a good guy. Look at all the people....I wonder why they are all over 85 and have an escort with Happy Acres Retirement printed on his shirt?

Posted by: Orson at October 20, 2026 10:50 PM (dIske)

127 At the TXMoMe, I talked to more than one lurker who told me, when I encouraged them to comment more, said they had nothing interesting to say.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:35 PM (eRlcH)

They need to adopt the patented berserker method of just saying whatever and not giving a shit how it lands. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 20, 2026 10:50 PM (vzuC7)

128 I was spinning records at an AM/FM station in Ville Platte, LA, the night the news came across the AP teletype about Lynyrd Skynyrd. I dug up some of the singles and album cuts and played them in heavy rotation, and the young listeners loved it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 20, 2026 10:52 PM (wzUl9)

129 Not much point of having a good tuner in a car stereo anymore; there's a dearth of music suitable for us 29 year-olds. Maybe you have an NPR station with some classical on, at some odd hour, but the "classic rock" outlets are all playing 80's and 90's shite now.

I have been buying those cheap-ass "Dual" (orphan brand from Chy-nah) head units from WalMart at about 29 dollars a pop. They have a decent tuner, 4 channels claiming 25 watts per channel, and can sync up with your phone via Bluetooth. Also have a USB port, so you can bung in a thumb drive loaded with music of your own choice. I have had two of them die mysteriously, but at 29 dollars, it's not worth the effort to either buy or try to collect on the warranty. Throw it away, and plug in another. Similar, if not identical, devices can be found under several "brand" names on the 'Zon, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 10:53 PM (wSl27)

130 We are at that time- my creatures have found their spots in bed and settled, and I have 2 weight classes in the morning to teach. Sleep well!

Posted by: Piper at October 20, 2026 10:53 PM (ZdaMQ)

131 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 20, 2026 10:52 PM (wzUl9)

Wolfus, check out the current post at ALH. Might have a need for your expertise.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 10:53 PM (1Ff7Z)

132 Piper says she's not smoking hot. I, having never had the pleasure of meeting her, am unable to refute.

Horde?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 20, 2026 10:54 PM (vBZcw)

133 Hey, at some Catholic parishes there are old ladies who go to most of the funerals. They attend the funeral Mass, then they get a nice lunch.
Posted by: nerdygirl

As we have a large group of very elderly parishioners it is not unusual to have 2 -3 funerals a month. One month recently we had seven. We always have a lunch after - I'm in charge of the kitchen. I'm here to tell you that there is a core of 25-35 old ladies that come to the lunch whether or not they knew or even cared for, the deceased.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 20, 2026 10:54 PM (V8Zwm)

134 >>Before most of you were born I fell in love with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Woman please.

I had tickets with some friends to the Skynyrd show in Boston that November.

Bye, bye baby. It's been a sweet love.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 10:54 PM (viF8m)

135 When the 1st Amendment was written, quill pens and hand-operated printing presses were cutting edge technology.
Posted by: Don Black at October 20, 2026 10:27 PM (ZxPkt)

Fountain pens, Jefferson had a fountain pen.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 20, 2026 10:54 PM (rbvCR)

136 RE the wedding thing - we got married in the French Quarter in New Orleans, having rented out our favorite bar for the night. Some random tourist couple just so happened to wander in looking for directions to something else, and (after we announced to them they'd just been kidnapped) they ended up being one of the best parts of the reception. 20 years later, we're still friends.

Posted by: harbqll at October 20, 2026 10:54 PM (T4KLc)

137
Piper says she's not smoking hot. I, having never had the pleasure of meeting her, am unable to refute.

_________

Like every 'Ette, she's the epitome of pulchritude.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 10:56 PM (eRlcH)

138 133. Anyone?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October

You will have to trust I am pretty dang normal. Night!

Posted by: Piper at October 20, 2026 10:56 PM (ZdaMQ)

139 As the casket is lowered into the grave, she returns to the limo and is gone.
Posted by: Don Black at October 20, 2026 10:45 PM (ZxPkt)
*******
The funeral of a great-uncle I would have liked to attended: He was a train conductor and apparently had a girl at every stop. Three girls with engagement rings met over his coffin. I'm sure there was a brief respite of grief at that time.

Handsome man as I've seen a photo and that of his father. They gave me my eyes (gr. Granddaddy was a bigamist my mother found later on Ancestry...when Daddy thought his grandmother was a widow vs kicking his sorry self out). Got a new family in LA.

Gr. Grandmother Maggie found a note from a woman in his suit pocket and threw all of his clothing and stuff onto the front lawn for everyone to see, and left him with her kids. She died a few years before I arrived and am proud of her.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 10:57 PM (hzuYO)

140 It's a sobering moment when you realize that more of your peers are dying from natural causes than car accidents, workplace mishaps, and so on.

The first girl who was kind enough to show me her naughty bits died a while back. I felt older than usual that day.

(well, the first naughty bits that counted... I leave out playing doctor as a preschooler, seeing my sisters during diaper changes, etc... which if those things count for you, I don't think I really want to know you).

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 10:57 PM (qlLNh)

141 Like every 'Ette, she's the epitome of pulchritude.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

What he just said.

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:57 PM (BJzO2)

142 Berserker,
Where were you and the Mrs. This year???

Posted by: lin-duh at October 20, 2026 10:57 PM (VCgbV)

143
Wolfus, check out the current post at ALH. Might have a need for your expertise.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026

***
I shall. Oh, by the way, I finally gave in and created a YooToob account so I could comment on the latest of Bob Short's Man From U.N.C.L.E. animated films -- which premiered three days ago, and is a delight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 20, 2026 10:57 PM (wzUl9)

144 Boobs!
Posted by: Bulg

BOOOBS! (and bops)

https://tinyurl.com/3wd8ubht

Posted by: Kindltot at October 20, 2026 10:58 PM (rbvCR)

145 Hadrian,
It was lovely to meet you in person and I do hope you come again next year.

Posted by: lin-duh at October 20, 2026 10:58 PM (VCgbV)

146 As we have a large group of very elderly parishioners it is not unusual to have 2 -3 funerals a month. One month recently we had seven. We always have a lunch after - I'm in charge of the kitchen. I'm here to tell you that there is a core of 25-35 old ladies that come to the lunch whether or not they knew or even cared for, the deceased.
Posted by: Tonypete

I read that as "25-35 year old ladies," and thought, "and they're looking for the 35-to-45-year-old men who may have recently come into an inheritance?"

Posted by: mikeski denounces himself at October 20, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)

147 128 I was spinning records at an AM/FM station in Ville Platte, LA, the night the news came across the AP teletype about Lynyrd Skynyrd. I dug up some of the singles and album cuts and played them in heavy rotation, and the young listeners loved it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Were you there earlier in the year when Elvis died?

Posted by: The King Is Dead! at October 20, 2026 10:59 PM (EdP2u)

148 Gotta quit for the night. I'm so tired of it all.🥱

https://youtu.be/n_A1zoktaEE

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - going going gone at October 20, 2026 10:59 PM (vmXN+)

149 The Pioneer stereo doesn't look retro enough for me. And if it has four channels, and two box speakers, where do the other two channels go?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 10:09 PM (wSl27)

I have a sizeable collection of cassettes and cd's that I can't play in my 21st century car stereo. I don't want a Pioneer head unit that "looks" retro. I want the Pioneer head unit that I had in my Chrysler Laser Turbo in 1985 with an actual cassette player.

What the hell good is a door that looks like a cassette slot? Oh look, there are USB ports behind there. Can I plug a separate CD player in one and a cassette deck in another? No? Then what the boffing hell are these USB ports going to do for me that the other half dozen unused USB ports in my car aren't?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 20, 2026 11:01 PM (08OqX)

150 Were you there earlier in the year when Elvis died?
Posted by: The King Is Dead! at October 20, 2026

***
I was -- but it was my night off!!! I was listening to another, country station and heard the DJ mention that he would have "more music from the late Elvis Presley" just as he went into the network news. I thought, Oh, you meant Jim Reeves. But the top news item was exactly that.

Bing Crosby also died that summer, and I dug up some of his old records and played them -- including, of course, "White Christmas."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 20, 2026 11:02 PM (wzUl9)

151 Boobs for Bulg. Also butt and legs. And hair. Somewhat NSFW, I guess.

https://bit.ly/senta-berger
Posted by: mindful webworker - why would you w where it's ns?
......

You're jammin' me.

Posted by: wth at October 20, 2026 11:03 PM (oq9dX)

152 Family lore had it that my one great-grandfather had a second family in Colorado, where he went to seek work during the Depression, spending several years there.

Sure enough, when I did my DNA a few years back, there are DNA relatives I've never heard of in Colorado.

I've never quite mustered the courage to contact them.

I fully expect to find a bunch of relatives in the Philippines as soon as the DNA service covers that area. That grandfather burned through six wives in CONUS. I can only imagine his behavior in the WWII PI.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 11:04 PM (qlLNh)

153 136 RE the wedding thing - we got married in the French Quarter in New Orleans, having rented out our favorite bar for the night. Some random tourist couple just so happened to wander in looking for directions to something else, and (after we announced to them they'd just been kidnapped) they ended up being one of the best parts of the reception. 20 years later, we're still friends.
Posted by: harbqll at October 20, 2026 10:54 PM (T4KLc)
*****
Love it! NOLA is where we went on our honeymoon. My Long Island guy was blown away with Bourbon St. and it was normal for me.

It didn't help that it was St. Patrick's Day & a parade when we arrived to French Quarter. We accidently got married on one of the drunkest days of the year as it was the Saturday of his spring break at the university.

Ten years later we decided to have our anniversary dinners on another night after a guy spilled his Guiness down my pale green linen suit at a street party. The Irish Pub we walked to, after a French dinner (I know!) threw beads like Mardi Gras from the roof. I was reaching for a necklace at the same time as the beer guy. It did wash out but that was it for us celebrating on that day with crazy people

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 11:04 PM (hzuYO)

154
The mysterious lady in black is a prank for a man's funeral. What about a woman's funeral? Racking my brains.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 20, 2026 11:04 PM (mmrXZ)

155 https://bit.ly/senta-berger
Posted by: mindful webworker - why would you w where it's ns?
......

You're jammin' me.
Posted by: wth at October 20, 2026

***
Senta Berger was on an early episode of U.N.C.L.E. One of the few movie or TV women that I ever heard my father speak enthusiastically about.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 20, 2026 11:04 PM (wzUl9)

156 Morris the cat died 11 months after Elvis

Posted by: Kindltot at October 20, 2026 11:06 PM (rbvCR)

157 Was Teresa at the MoMe?

I hope she's doing ok.

Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 11:07 PM (hzuYO)

158 Classic bad political ad today by a "non-partisan"education group. The speaker noted that Nebraska ranked 11th in student achievement but "only" 47th in per pupil spending. I'm thinking, "Maybe spending isn't related to results!" But the speaker took from this "Think how much better we could be if we spent a little more."

Posted by: Wally at October 20, 2026 11:07 PM (2QvrQ)

159 Time to hit the pillow, all. I may or may not take it easy on the workout front tomorrow; we'll see how I feel after I've had my coffee.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 20, 2026 11:07 PM (wzUl9)

160 Good evening morons und danke Disko

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 20, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX)

161

the LA Forum on November 23, 1973—Lynyrd Skynyrd opened for The Who on that date.

I was there. It was loud.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 20, 2026 11:08 PM (Cqx++)

162 The mysterious lady in black is a prank for a man's funeral. What about a woman's funeral? Racking my brains.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 20, 2026 11:04 PM (mmrXZ)

Two young people of the right age to have been her hidden bastard children?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 11:08 PM (wSl27)

163 I thought Dire Straits made a ton of money by not being little faggots and not having their own jet airplane.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
......

They listened to their dads and invested wisely.

Posted by: wth at October 20, 2026 11:08 PM (oq9dX)

164 One thing about the EU riots; the EU itself has been rather quite. I would expect that if the EU were actually behind the riots, they would be talking about an EU 'peace' force, one that would become a permanent continent-wide thing.

Odd.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 20, 2026 11:09 PM (nEUC6)

165 The mysterious lady in black is a prank for a man's funeral. What about a woman's funeral? Racking my brains.

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A herd of cats suddenly appears?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 20, 2026 11:09 PM (vBZcw)

166 > Two young people of the right age to have been her hidden bastard children?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 11:08 PM (wSl27)

Maybe more than two, of several different races.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 11:09 PM (qlLNh)

167 Was Teresa at the MoMe?

I hope she's doing ok.

Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Yes, and she looked great and she keeps giving the middle finger to cancer!

Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 11:10 PM (BJzO2)

168
Bye, bye baby. It's been a sweet love.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 10:54 PM (viF8m)

*********
Oh. I thought I was the oldest! I don't look my age by decades, so I'm told. I don't feel old most of the time due to sarcasm pickling my brain.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 11:11 PM (hzuYO)

169 The strangers at a wedding thing? Yeah... that was my Nieces wedding 6 months ago.

2 WAY different families, at a 5 star venue... mine? middle class but all doing well in retirement... with Kids and Grands...

His family? South Calif Beach Aristocracy... big time lawyer type Beach community money.

but everyone was Partyin hard... for three straight days.

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 20, 2026 11:11 PM (mP0Kj)

170 I always figured that the "little faggot" in the Dire Straits tune was Elton John, mainly because of the "Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair." line.

He famously got hair transplants around that time, and he was certainly rich enough to have his own jet airplane.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 11:11 PM (qlLNh)

171 Wedding tixs.
Great idea!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 20, 2026 11:12 PM (M+c8n)

172 Yes, and she looked great and she keeps giving the middle finger to cancer!
Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 11:10 PM (BJzO2)

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Great! Yay, Teresa!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 11:12 PM (hzuYO)

173 164 One thing about the EU riots; the EU itself has been rather quite. I would expect that if the EU were actually behind the riots, they would be talking about an EU 'peace' force, one that would become a permanent continent-wide thing.

Odd.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 20, 2026 11:09 PM (nEUC6)

EU has been trying to build a Military using troops from various countries under a unified Chain of Command... but... NATO is already there... and the EU does not want to be subordinate to NATO... so...

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 20, 2026 11:12 PM (mP0Kj)

174 Quick scan....

No link, Wolfus???

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 11:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

175 Thank you, Doof, for the ONT and Skynyrd's memory.

Before most of you were born I fell in love with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
====

My h.s. year book is laid out with the lyrics of Free Bird.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 20, 2026 11:13 PM (RIvkX)

176
I don't understand people taking pictures of a dead person in the casket.

I have seen that happen twice.

Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:14 PM (/QHx4)

177 162 The mysterious lady in black is a prank for a man's funeral. What about a woman's funeral? Racking my brains.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 20, 2026 11:04 PM (mmrXZ)

Two young people of the right age to have been her hidden bastard children?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 11:08 PM (wSl27)

Chad, in Armani... says nothing, just a single Red Rose on the Casket... then walks away in silence.... (strange how ya never know...)

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 20, 2026 11:15 PM (mP0Kj)

178 Is Chippendales still a thing?

Maybe hire six of 'em to be pallbearers for a woman, weeping uncontrollably all the while.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 11:15 PM (qlLNh)

179 The mysterious lady in black is a prank for a man's funeral. What about a woman's funeral? Racking my brains.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 20, 2026 11:04 PM (mmrXZ)

Hire a motorcycle club to come in and stand respectfully, and then leave

Posted by: Kindltot at October 20, 2026 11:16 PM (rbvCR)

180 I don't understand people taking pictures of a dead person in the casket.

I have seen that happen twice.

Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:14 PM (/QHx4)

Sometimes you need proof!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 11:16 PM (wSl27)

181 Morris the cat died 11 months after Elvis
Posted by: Kindltot
......

I wonder who was fatter.

Posted by: wth at October 20, 2026 11:16 PM (oq9dX)

182
Lol AOP

Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:16 PM (/QHx4)

183 Maybe spending isn't related to results
_-_
Got one of those in Co again this round..."We rank 43rd in spending on schools!!!"
I like to poke at people with the reverse of the old saw..."I don't know how much teachers make, but I know it is too much. Look at the results!"

Posted by: Don in SoCo at October 20, 2026 11:16 PM (1gmsy)

184 > I don't understand people taking pictures of a dead person in the casket.

Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:14 PM (/QHx4)

Ever see one of those 19th Century photographs of a woman holding an obviously dead baby?

I won't judge someone else's grief, but...

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 11:17 PM (qlLNh)

185 Say what you will about Morris, but he never put a bullet into a TV set.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 20, 2026 11:17 PM (vBZcw)

186 I once found a guy who died while eating dinner, the night before last. No pictures.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 20, 2026 11:18 PM (RIvkX)

187 31 Don't forget cannons. Beautiful, beautiful cannons.
Posted by: Some Rat at October 20, 2026 10:08 PM (BJzO2)

Blushes.

Posted by: Sydney Sweeney at October 20, 2026 10:11 PM (wSl27)

Huh. I didn't realize Sydney was capable of blushing.

Carry on.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 20, 2026 11:18 PM (syz1S)

188 >>Oh. I thought I was the oldest! I don't look my age by decades, so I'm told. I don't feel old most of the time due to sarcasm pickling my brain.

I do. Worth every second of it.

August 9, 1995. Driving along the beach on Nantucket in a rented Jeep toward Great Point with my ex, my BFF and his wife. Comes over WMVY, which some of you New England morons might remember, that Jerry Garcia had died.

He and I are still huge fans and it was a terrible moment. Then MYV announced they were going to play Jerry and Dead tunes for the next 48 hours in tribute. We had a full cooler of beer and it was a beautiful day so found a spot and listened to great music and celebrated his life.

Never forget that day.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 11:19 PM (viF8m)

189 I remember an interview with Ronnie Van Zant where he was asked how he wanted to die.

"Shot by a jealous husband at the age of 70."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 11:20 PM (qlLNh)

190 I don't understand people taking pictures of a dead person in the casket.

I have seen that happen twice.

Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:14 PM (/QHx4)

I see you haven't been to the Philippines.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 20, 2026 11:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

191

I get back in the olden days when photography was expensive.

I have seen two family members whip out the cellphone and take pictures.

Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:21 PM (/QHx4)

192 Never forget that day.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 11:19 PM (viF8m)
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I was working at the Arizona Department of Economic Security in Phoenix when friends started calling. TBH I was surprised he was even alive.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 20, 2026 11:23 PM (RIvkX)

193 >>EU has been trying to build a Military using troops from various countries under a unified Chain of Command... but... NATO is already there... and the EU does not want to be subordinate to NATO... so...

Posted by: Romeo13
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It's going to be a cold winter.
They need something to keep them warm.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 20, 2026 11:24 PM (ogcfP)

194 >>I was working at the Arizona Department of Economic Security in Phoenix when friends started calling. TBH I was surprised he was even alive.

I think he was too. Hell, I'm kinda surprised I'm still here.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 11:25 PM (viF8m)

195
Louis XVI's diary entry for July 14, 1789: "Nothing"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 20, 2026 11:27 PM (eRlcH)

196 How are we sure Morris is really dead and not living with some old guy in Vegas?

Posted by: wth at October 20, 2026 11:29 PM (oq9dX)

197 I have a sizeable collection of cassettes and cd's that I can't play in my 21st century car stereo.

Yes. I have a Pioneer in my car. I installed it myself. It has a CD/DVD player, an SDHC card player, a USB port, and an AUX plug. I have at one time or other used each of them. It is a great device. Last I looked, they don’t make anything like it anymore.

I suspect what Pioneer is trying vainly to overcome is (a) the lack of people who care about physical media, and (b) the lack of standardized spaces on cars to install aftermarket stereos.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 20, 2026 11:30 PM (kYmoU)

198 Is Chippendales still a thing?

Maybe hire six of 'em to be pallbearers for a woman, weeping uncontrollably all the while.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Stay off our turf, white boys.

Posted by: Ghanaian Dancing Pallbearers at October 20, 2026 11:31 PM (VHUov)

199 Sometimes you need proof!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
.....

Especially if you want to collect the second half of payment.

Posted by: wth at October 20, 2026 11:32 PM (oq9dX)

200 I don't understand people taking pictures of a dead person in the casket.
I have seen that happen twice.
Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:14 PM (/QHx4)

That was a big thing in the Victorian era.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 20, 2026 11:34 PM (88C+u)

201
wth,

Lol.

Oh look Joe is dead and I don't have to repay the loan.

Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:35 PM (/QHx4)

202 The first girl who was kind enough to show me her naughty bits died a while back. I felt older than usual that day.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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I read about the death of my first girlfriend (and, beyond that, a gentleman remains silent) in Time Magazine while sitting waiting for a haircut. It was like a completely unfunny cartoon - a gasoline tanker ran into the building her and her recently retired (Navy) husband were remodeling as a bar. I went through the rest of the day in a daze.

Posted by: buddhaha at October 20, 2026 11:35 PM (z4VKm)

203
Never forget that day.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 11:19 PM (viF8m)
****
Have always wanted to visit Nantucket.

I have no regrets at all about my mispent youth. I had more fun than I deserved and get to be married to one of my partners who partied with me. Our sons have no idea because we didn't tell them much.

Trying to think of a regret...nope! None! It's been a great ride!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 11:36 PM (hzuYO)

204 I suspect what Pioneer is trying vainly to overcome is (a) the lack of people who care about physical media, and (b) the lack of standardized spaces on cars to install aftermarket stereos.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 20, 2026 11:30 PM (kYmoU)

For many years, there was a DIN standard for car stereos. They were all the same width. 1 DIN was the standard height, but there were also 1.5 DIN and 2 DIN models. The DIN standard probably had a maximum depth, and also a standard pinout, but I am not certain about that. The little Dual head unit I mentioned upthread is a 1 DIN unit, but it is only about 2 inches deep, and weighs a scant few ounces.

DIN is "Deutsch Institut fur something or other".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 11:36 PM (wSl27)

205 OpenAI discovered a recording device hidden in its office, which was allegedly planted by Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi engineer. The company used its AI models to trace the device back to him, leading to his arrest by the FBI.
---

It was ALLEGEDLY his face recorded on AI's security device.
Story is the judge won't give bale because the Arabs will pay it.
Speculation is that his release may depend on whether the Saudis sign on to the Abraham Accords or not.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 20, 2026 11:37 PM (ogcfP)

206 I don't understand people taking pictures of a dead person in the casket.
Posted by: four seasons

Ever see one of those 19th Century photographs of a woman holding an obviously dead baby?

I won't judge someone else's grief, but...
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

I linked this a few ONTs ago when Victorian funeral portraiture was mentioned. But hey, someone might have missed it.

Blackbriar - A Thousand Anemones
https://youtu.be/36IlzQFq7RQ

I linked the band earlier today, too, when lesbian vampires came up. They cover a lot of HQ-worthy topics in their videos.

Posted by: mikeski at October 20, 2026 11:38 PM (VHUov)

207
"Shot by a jealous husband at the age of 70."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 20, 2026 11:20 PM (qlLNh)

***********
Gimme 3 Steps, Mister

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 11:39 PM (hzuYO)

208 The standard rounded, sloped rear glass with a shelf behind the seat was perfect for speakers mounted under the shelf whereby the sound would reflect off the glass toward the front.
The hard glass reflecting and seemingly amplifying the sound with no distortion.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 20, 2026 11:43 PM (ogcfP)

209 180 I don't understand people taking pictures of a dead person in the casket.

I have seen that happen twice.

Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:14 PM (/QHx4)

Sometimes you need proof!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 11:16 PM (wSl27)

_______________________________________

You ever see the Shay Bradley funeral video? The guy knew his days were numbered, so he had a little surprise arranged by some friends at the burial. It's a classic.

https://tinyurl.com/njkzuvpd

Posted by: Orson at October 20, 2026 11:45 PM (dIske)

210 >>Have always wanted to visit Nantucket.

One of the more beautiful places you will ever see. Also one of the more overpriced places you will ever see. But if you want to get your glam on Nantucket is the place.

There are 3 major, I use the term loosely, islands of note off the coast of MA and RI and some smaller ones. Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Block. Nantucket is the most exclusive, the Vineyard is the most visited and touristy. Block is the Goldilocks choice.

But don't tell anyone.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 11:47 PM (viF8m)

211 but everyone was Partyin hard... for three straight days.
Posted by: Romeo13
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I have yet to determine which was the best long-running party I've ever been at - a (4day) Polish wedding, or a (5day) Irish wake.

Posted by: buddhaha at October 20, 2026 11:49 PM (z4VKm)

212
Amy Krowbar is going to be elected governor in Minnesota after it becomes suddenly solvent thanks to all the fraud money going back where it belongs. Then she'll take credit for the New Era of Prosperity in Minnesota.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 20, 2026 11:49 PM (mmrXZ)

213
Speculation is that his release may depend on whether the Saudis sign on to the Abraham Accords or not.

Posted by: Braenyard

================

For one lousy engineer?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 20, 2026 11:50 PM (mmrXZ)

214
But don't tell anyone.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 11:47 PM (viF8m)

********
Knew about that one as my late BIL and his wife (UofRI) used to go yearly. He died at 33yrs of a rare heart disease when we were 31...he died running and training for the Boston Marathon.

His wife is from RI (he was born in RI like my dude). She didn't like my redneck self much from the start. I don't really know why, but whatever. He liked to party and have fun, so we got along great. She often had migraines and didn't like parties. They had two little boys like we did at the time.

I supported her as best as I could from FL for two years til she remarried. For reasons unknown 11yrs ago she ghosted me once we moved West. She thought I was getting to close to our MIL and was oddly jealous...which couldn't be further from the truth. After MIL died she emailed his siblings that she was cutting ties and adios!

We should drop in on them en route to Nantucket! She'd flip out!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 11:52 PM (hzuYO)

215 Maybe stop believing the polls and go vote.

>>@Polymarket

>>JUST IN: U.S. polling firm Wedgewood Polls admits to completely fabricating election polling data ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 11:53 PM (viF8m)

216 The mysterious lady in black is a prank for a man's funeral. What about a woman's funeral? Racking my brains.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Two young people of the right age to have been her hidden bastard children?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

It would take a rather..... large woman to have had two pregnancies without the world knowing. Secret bastard children work better for a dead dude.

That was the opening scene of the Usagi Drop manga/anime. Single 30-year-old dude shows up for grandpa's funeral. Grandpa's 6-year-old illegitimate daughter is there. Nobody else in the high-society family wanted to admit their patriarch was a horndog with a mistress or three, so they wanted to just put her up for adoption. Single 30-year-old dude says "forget that" and takes in his 6-year-old aunt.

The anime, and the first part of the manga, is a d'awwww cute story about a guy learning to dad.

The second part of the manga will not be mentioned, other than to bring up the "Japan, nuked too much or not enough?" question.

Posted by: mikeski at October 20, 2026 11:53 PM (VHUov)

217 JUST IN: U.S. polling firm Wedgewood Polls admits to completely fabricating election polling data ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 20, 2026 11:53 PM (viF8m)
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Shocking news.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 20, 2026 11:55 PM (RIvkX)

218 *BIL was born in Long Island, like my dude.

I was born in Jackson, MS. Which might have been why SIL was not fond of me as I dunno. I was friendly, kind, crazy and didn't get it.

She always said, oddly, that we looked like movie stars after a trip to see them in CA and Lake Tahoe. No idea why she said this, either, as I was a crazy chick with long blonde hair and whatevah. Never thought or cared how I looked. So it shouldn't have been that issue. I'll never know and that's ok.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 20, 2026 11:57 PM (hzuYO)

219 Happy Tuesday Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at October 20, 2026 11:58 PM (ibDUx)

220 Howdy, horde.

Mellow night...

Posted by: JQ at October 21, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)

221 How is everyone. I'm watching "Let's Hope It's a Girl" and like most Italian films, you don't have to care if you miss the subtitles.

Happy Wednesday to you all.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 21, 2026 12:00 AM (CHHv1)

222 I once knew a man from Nantucket...

Posted by: He was featured in a limerick at October 21, 2026 12:03 AM (JemjW)

223 I'm watching "Let's Hope It's a Girl" and like most Italian films, you don't have to care if you miss the subtitles.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

That title hits a lot differently in 2026 than it did in 1986.

Posted by: mikeski at October 21, 2026 12:08 AM (VHUov)

224 "Let's Hope It's a Girl" is the new hetero man's prayer, as he heads out to meet his new date.

Posted by: JQ at October 21, 2026 12:15 AM (rdVOm)

225

Lol JQ

Posted by: four seasons at October 21, 2026 12:16 AM (/QHx4)

226 180 I don't understand people taking pictures of a dead person in the casket.

I have seen that happen twice.

Posted by: four seasons at October 20, 2026 11:14 PM (/QHx4)

Sometimes you need proof!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 20, 2026 11:16 PM (wSl27)

_______________________________________

You ever see the Shay Bradley funeral video? The guy knew his days were numbered, so he had a little surprise arranged by some friends at the burial. It's a classic.

https://tinyurl.com/njkzuvpd
Posted by: Orson at October 20, 2026 11:45 PM (dIske)
======

The Victorians had a strange liking for posing with recently-deceased relatives in a familial setting, like sitting on a couch or a chair. Because the cameras of the day required seconds for an exposure, all of the parties in the image had to hold still until the photographer placed the lens cover back on the lens. That makes it difficult to identify the departed from the living.

Posted by: mrp at October 21, 2026 12:16 AM (rj6Yv)

227 They were all the same width. 1 DIN was the standard height, but there were also 1.5 DIN and 2 DIN models.

Yup. Mine is a 2-DIN. But I rent several cars a year now on trips, and I haven’t seen anything that looks like a standard size for years.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 21, 2026 12:19 AM (kYmoU)

228 ================

For one lousy engineer?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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I think he's in the family.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 21, 2026 12:19 AM (ogcfP)

229 Why do all these Triggered leftist go to see Ben or any Comedy show?

I'm not actually sure what she did or said...that parts not in the video...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 21, 2026 12:19 AM (l3cgK)

230 What do you think - good idea or nah?

Good idea, as long as you don't have people triggered by the wedding ceremony, like with some comedians and their audience...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 21, 2026 12:21 AM (l3cgK)

231 I always thought it would be fun to crash big family reunions that are held in public parks. Does anyone know what their long lost second cousins look like?

Of course, passing my pasty self off as second cousin to Jonquarius or Kwan Lee might prove a bit difficult.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 21, 2026 12:22 AM (/9wBX)

232 Sometimes the comments are better than the original post.

Sounds like she has some moron/ette followers...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 21, 2026 12:23 AM (l3cgK)

233

Search Assist

Abdulrahman Alfozan is not a member of the Saudi royal family; however, he has been in frequent communication with a member of the Saudi royal family, specifically Prince Khalid bin Bader Al Saud, who is a partner at the venture capital firm RAED Ventures, where Alfozan also works.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 21, 2026 12:24 AM (ogcfP)

234 Maybe stop believing the polls and go vote.

Did that today. Felt good. I know some folks don't like the early voting thing, but without another 100 or so polling places, election day lines would be hours long and people would say "I don't have time for this."

While the unemployed parasites would say "I'm being paid to wreck the country. I can do this all day...at multiple sites, too."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 21, 2026 12:24 AM (CHHv1)

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