Sunday Overnight Open Thread - October 25, 2026

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

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As Ace would say - I shan't believe it. I shannot

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Fani Willis, who once prosecuted Trump for his election denial, just fell victim to voter fraud.
Her voter registration was switched to NYC, address to Trump Tower - and it worked! https://t.co/SVaN9CAj2T
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 25, 2026

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Gays for Trump!

I love this guy. https://t.co/sG3eGrJK3c
— EARTH!🇺🇸 (@earthing5000) October 24, 2026

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Hockey players are awesome

Michael McCarron accidentally knocked over this dude’s beer, so he came back & handed him a 20
Legend https://t.co/zftnQEsiXu
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 25, 2026

These baseball players are too!

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

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

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Can You Name These Women’s Shoe Styles? A Fun Fashion Quiz

By request, this quiz tests how well you know the classics and the everyday icons. For each shoe below, read the description, look at the picture and pick the correct name from the list. Answers are at the end—no peeking!

The names: Kitten heels • Espadrilles • Stilettos • Pumps • Slingbacks • Wedges • Mules • Mary Janes • Platform heels • Ballet flats • Ankle booties • Loafers • Peep-toes • D’Orsays

The Quiz

1. A classic closed-toe shoe with a low-to-mid or high heel, smooth upper, and no straps or buckles across the instep. It slips on easily and defines polished elegance.

What is it?

2. Extremely thin, tall heel (usually 3–4+ inches) that creates a dramatic, leg-lengthening line. Often with a pointed or almond toe.

What is it?

3. Short, curved, slender heel typically 1–2 inches high. Softer and more wearable than a full stiletto while still giving a feminine lift.

What is it?

4. Open-back shoe with a strap that wraps around the back of the heel. The defining feature is that rear strap.

What is it?

5. Canvas (or fabric) upper attached to a thick, braided rope sole. Often flat or lightly wedged with a summery vibe.

What is it?

6. Continuous solid heel that slopes from the front of the sole to the back—no separate heel piece. Known for comfort and stability.

What is it?

7. Open-back shoe with no strap or covering around the heel. You simply slide your foot in.

What is it?

8. Closed-toe style with a single strap across the instep (often with a buckle). The strap is the signature detail.

What is it?

9. Thick platform sole under the ball of the foot combined with a high heel for extra height and a bold silhouette.

What is it?

10. Soft, low-profile flat with a rounded or slightly pointed toe and a flexible sole.

What is it?

11. Ankle-height boot that covers the ankle bone, often with a zipper, elastic, or buckle.

What is it?

12. Slip-on shoe with a low heel or flat sole, often casual yet polished.

What is it?

13. A style (usually a pump or heel) with an open front that reveals the toes. The “peek-a-boo” cutout is the defining feature.

What is it?

14. A elegant pump or heel where the sides are cut away low, creating an open, curved silhouette along the arch. Named after a 19th-century French countess.

What is it?

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Answer Key
1. Pumps
2. Stilettos
3. Kitten heels
4. Slingbacks
5. Espadrilles
6. Wedges
7. Mules
8. Mary Janes
9. Platform heels
10. Ballet flats
11. Ankle booties
12. Loafers
13. Peep-toes
14. D’Orsays

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Thanks, Piper!

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The 70s were awesome

Admittedly, a lot of us weren't even alive during this in the '70s, but this is funnier than anything on TV now! https://t.co/KSTB0v0jfi
— Hollywood Horror Museum (@horrormuseum) October 22, 2026

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DJ Doof - Random 70s Stuff Edition

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Comments

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1 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 25, 2026 10:00 PM (4cqyH)

2 You'd have to cross that hot lava to get to the other side of the pic.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 25, 2026 10:01 PM (1Ff7Z)

3 Hey, Doof.

Posted by: Bulg at October 25, 2026 10:02 PM (77rzZ)

4 Hello!

Posted by: Piper at October 25, 2026 10:03 PM (ZdaMQ)

5 Beautimus Maximus on the scenery.

Posted by: Java Joe at October 25, 2026 10:03 PM (bux19)

6 I don't know much about women's shoes, because I haven't been through basic training, but I think number nine is called a whoreshoe.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 25, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

7 Piper - I think one of those style of shoes are misnamed.

The gals I knew called them 'F**k me pumps'.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 25, 2026 10:04 PM (4cqyH)

8 What is it?

Bad for your feet and your back?

Posted by: Archimedes at October 25, 2026 10:04 PM (Riz8t)

9 What's on YOUR mind tonight?

Not enough ... or maybe too much ...

Posted by: Adriane the Whelmed Critic . . . at October 25, 2026 10:04 PM (3ZUWJ)

10 Wow, finally I’m not in the top ten of commenters.

Posted by: Bulg at October 25, 2026 10:05 PM (77rzZ)

11 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco and Piper!

Posted by: TRex - 10-4 good buddy dino at October 25, 2026 10:05 PM (XfIK1)

12 6 I don't know much about women's shoes, because I haven't been through basic training, but I think number nine is called a whoreshoe.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 25, 2026 10:03 PM

Those are over $1k, so it must be one of the higher class escorts. lol.

Posted by: Piper at October 25, 2026 10:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

13 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 25, 2026 10:06 PM (sAmhv)

14 You are welcome, TRex!

Posted by: Piper at October 25, 2026 10:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

15 Thanks for the ONT Disco and Piper.
Good evening horde

Posted by: scampydog chasing chartreuse microbus at October 25, 2026 10:08 PM (41CYW)

16 [1090 comments] 'jim (in Kalifornia)' [154.81 posts/day]

To paraphrase George Will, that isn't good commenting, it isn't even great commenting, that is heroic commenting.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 25, 2026 10:08 PM (Riz8t)

17 My wife loves buying shoes, but they are all sneakers and boots (stompy and cowboy). She has two pairs of flats for weddings, funerals and other sad occasions.

The only footwear with heels she has are the aforementioned boots.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 25, 2026 10:10 PM (0aYVJ)

18 Can't wear my Peep-toes until my toenail fungus clears up.

Posted by: Stinkfoot at October 25, 2026 10:11 PM (EdP2u)

19 Bulg, Does your family have a history growing Christmas trees near Catharpin?

Posted by: Mrs JTB at October 25, 2026 10:11 PM (yTvNw)

20 That post of the UK culture enhancer pointing her weapon at her coworker in the previous thread made me worry (more) for the future of western civilization. It is difficult to accept that so many people actually believe the "Diversity is our Strength" lie. She took a place that a competent person could have taken were actual merit the only consideration for the job.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at October 25, 2026 10:12 PM (Wofef)

21 Missing from Piper's list is the little white & black number worn by Catholic schoolgirls everywhere ... the saddle shoe ...

Posted by: Adriane the Foot Where Footwear Critic . . . at October 25, 2026 10:12 PM (3ZUWJ)

22 Thanks for another awesome fall photograph up top. Not sure how/if you can top this one.

Thanks to Piper for the shoe quiz!

Nice to see the Brewers pay respect to the national anthem. That's how it's done!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 25, 2026 10:12 PM (D/6p1)

23 Missing from Piper's list is the little white & black number worn by Catholic schoolgirls everywhere ... the saddle shoe ...

Ohhhhh. Ohhh, yeah.

Posted by: Joe Biden at October 25, 2026 10:13 PM (Riz8t)

24 Shoe, shoe, shoe, shoe, shoe, ... ok, a beer.

Posted by: weft cut-TR at October 25, 2026 10:13 PM (nEUC6)

25 Those are over $1k, so it must be one of the higher class escorts. lol.
Posted by: Piper at October 25, 2026 10:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

For Senators and higher only?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 25, 2026 10:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

26 I was poor as a child during the Depression. Could only find shoes at the Town Dump. Only one shoe and one boot fit. Mean kids at school called me "Shoebooty".

Posted by: Archie Bunker at October 25, 2026 10:15 PM (EdP2u)

27 and not one set of crocs.

also, The Dead's Fire on the Mountain is glorious use of a whammy bar. Or an envelope. Or some other technical guitar monkey legerdemain. Hey, why does my hand look so big?

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 25, 2026 10:16 PM (r7+Q7)

28 Can You Name These Women's Shoe Styles?

https://youtu.be/4VRZRQGpkW0

or if you need more context

https://youtu.be/I6uGId-a758

Posted by: mindful webworker - sneakers & boots at October 25, 2026 10:16 PM (uQQoV)

29 >>Mean kids at school called me "Shoebooty".

Shattered, Shattered...

Posted by: The Rolling Stones at October 25, 2026 10:16 PM (Q+gd/)

30 Where do saddle shoes fit in?

Posted by: Vintage Cheerleader Enthusiast at October 25, 2026 10:16 PM (EdP2u)

31 None of the shoe answers included the word "hooker" which must be some kind of mistake.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 25, 2026 10:17 PM (vTZFs)

32 Evening, Sunday nighters!

ABC'sSunday Night Movie is Ghostbusters. It's wonderful to see again -- except the network has cut it up to fit a two-hour time slot. The continuity is pretty much okay. But we are losing little things like "Back off, man, I'm a scientist," Peter offering Egon a candy bar, and the exchange where we first see that Janine likes Egon ("I collect spores, molds, and fungus"). Some of the character and charm is missing, in other words, especially when you know the dialog and scenes as a true fan.

Ah, well. Its been a quiet day. How about yours?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 25, 2026 10:17 PM (wzUl9)

33 I could barely tolerate high heel shoes in my later school years. Now my feet want the 'barefoot' style shoes and will tolerate a lace up low hiking boot for riding and one pair of nice wider toe cowboy boots I found a couple years ago that are nice to slip on to do chores. Winter is best, I have a pair of comfy lightly insulated muck type boots that slip right on and are comfy. They are a cheap brand from TSC but have cute polka dots and are comfy.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 25, 2026 10:18 PM (PV+Zw)

34 Answer for all the shoes: Something I won't wear, except the boot.

Posted by: pookysgirl has giant feet at October 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Wt5PA)

35 Good evening morons y gracias Disco y Piper.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 25, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)

36 Fire on the Mountain - The Marshall Tucker Band

youtu.be/fxS0rSFLbJc

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 25, 2026 10:19 PM (sAmhv)

37
No. 7? Can such things be?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 25, 2026 10:19 PM (eRlcH)

38 If you are worried, no, your memory is not failing you. The "Convoy" song on the video is the version used for the movie, and is not the one played on the radio or on the album.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 25, 2026 10:19 PM (yOHKZ)

39 Kylie Cantrall sang the anthem for World Series Game 2. She's a sweet, young actress and singer - 19 I think now.

She had a fantastic show on DisneyChannel "Gabby Duran and the Unsittables" where she babysat alien kids. Cute, funny show. On Instagram, she said she got a call 48 hours before the game to sing.

She just finished a concert tour but wasn't going to pass that up. She also had videos of herself doing ab work at 7am so she likes showing that off...

3 minutes anthem....
https://tinyurl.com/yuxymr23

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 25, 2026 10:20 PM (Sco7b)

40 I don't think I've heard "Please Come to Boston" for literally decades but it's been earworming me for weeks.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 25, 2026 10:20 PM (vTZFs)

41 I got the shoes correct!! Yay me!

Posted by: lin-duh at October 25, 2026 10:20 PM (VCgbV)

42 41 I got the shoes correct!! Yay me!
Posted by: lin-duh at October 25, 2026

Woot woot! Yay!

Posted by: Piper at October 25, 2026 10:21 PM (ZdaMQ)

43 "Please Come to Boston" induces a John Belushi style, guitar bashing rage.

Gahhh, what dreck ...

Oh and Doof, tip o' the cap to the Caps last night, 'ol Tuchy did us in ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at October 25, 2026 10:22 PM (oCio0)

44 I remember back when MAE and Insomniac would be both around 1000 comments. They were hilarious.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 25, 2026 10:22 PM (IT8WN)

45
I got all the shoes, but I only got the D'Orsay by process of elimination. I learned something!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 25, 2026 10:22 PM (mmrXZ)

46 It’s one of those nights that y’all need to be told to stay out of my closet. I can’t handle the judgement! 🤣

Posted by: Piper at October 25, 2026 10:22 PM (ZdaMQ)

47 Shoe number 12 used to be called penny loafers, because you would put a penny in the slot on top.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 25, 2026 10:23 PM (0Htd1)

48 Evening, Doof, and ONT Horde. Pic up top looks like it could have been taken near Mayo, Yukon.

Frustrating shop day today. The stupid little Honda generator continues to defeat my efforts to make it start. No spark, at all. I know now it is not the oil level switch, nor the on/off switch, no the exciter coil, nor the ignition coil, nor the spark plug. Probably not the ignition pulse generator, although I cannot rule it out 100%. Leaves just the ignition module, or "spark unit" as Honda calls it. $379 on Amazon. Nope, nope, nope. Under a hundred bucks on eBay. Still a "Nope" for a part I cannot be certain is bad, and which is non-returnable.

The pulse generator does kick out a couple hundred mV of AC when it is triggered. So a plan has been formed. Connect pulse generator to a GM 4-pin HEI module, which I should have several of on hand. Drive ignition coil off HEI module, using an external 12 volt battery as a power source. See if plug sparks.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 10:23 PM (1z+WB)

49 And Sven. Jeepers. That dude could comment.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 25, 2026 10:23 PM (IT8WN)

50 The only time I had detention in high school in 1972, I met a girl who was wearing a tube top, hot pants, and platform shoes that laced up her calf. A Ginger with porcelain skin, 5' 10", her Dad was Norwegian, her Mom was Italian. Dated for a while.

Posted by: Very Attractive Hybrid, I Must Say at October 25, 2026 10:23 PM (EdP2u)

51 Howdy everyone!

Posted by: Doof at October 25, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf)

52 Slingbacks

_______________________

I'm going to file a protest on this one. I'm pretty sure "slingbacks" are when a woman gets a little older and they hang down, screwing up her gardening, so she sling them over her shoulder...thus, slingbacks.

Now, ask me what an "ankle bootie" is.

As for Hollywood Squares. I still remember the newer version with Gilbert Gottfried. It was a classic moment:

https://tinyurl.com/cjsaw8kb

Stick with it....It gets better and better.

Posted by: Orson at October 25, 2026 10:24 PM (dIske)

53 I can't wear heels anymore except wedges. Knees can't handle it.

Posted by: lin-duh at October 25, 2026 10:24 PM (VCgbV)

54 The pulse generator does kick out a couple hundred mV of AC when it is triggered. So a plan has been formed. Connect pulse generator to a GM 4-pin HEI module, which I should have several of on hand. Drive ignition coil off HEI module, using an external 12 volt battery as a power source. See if plug sparks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25

This is exactly what I was going to suggest.

Posted by: Piper at October 25, 2026 10:24 PM (ZdaMQ)

55 If any man got all the shoes right, you’re gayer than Paul Lynde!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 25, 2026 10:24 PM (wWuuh)

56
It will be a sad week when Paul and Raimondo are Top Ten commenters.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 25, 2026 10:26 PM (eRlcH)

57 Frustrating shop day today. The stupid little Honda generator continues to defeat my efforts to make it start. No spark, at all. I know now it is not the oil level switch, nor the on/off switch, no the exciter coil, nor the ignition coil, nor the spark plug. Probably not the ignition pulse generator, although I cannot rule it out 100%. Leaves just the ignition module, or "spark unit" as Honda calls it. $379 on Amazon. Nope, nope, nope. Under a hundred bucks on eBay. Still a "Nope" for a part I cannot be certain is bad, and which is non-returnable.

The pulse generator does kick out a couple hundred mV of AC when it is triggered. So a plan has been formed. Connect pulse generator to a GM 4-pin HEI module, which I should have several of on hand. Drive ignition coil off HEI module, using an external 12 volt battery as a power source. See if plug sparks.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 10:23 PM (1z+WB)

How much are a few shotgun shells? lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 25, 2026 10:26 PM (vzuC7)

58 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 10:26 PM (zZu0s)

59 Of course, my shoes are nice...I get the best pair of hiking or hunting boots I can afford, then wear them daily until the soles are smooth (no tread left) or they start smelling like I will definitely develop toenail fungus (or already have) if I keep wearing them.

My wife and daughters on the other hand...let's just say that if the cobbler's children HAVE shoes, it is beacause they can afford them due to doing business with us. One daughter seems obsessed with heels because they make her appear much taller than me...she is only really a little taller...ha!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at October 25, 2026 10:26 PM (Wofef)

60 I didn't attempt the shoe quiz. For the longest time, I was unaware that women had feet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 10:27 PM (1z+WB)

61 AOP, I refuse to believe you were born in the Victorian era.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 25, 2026 10:29 PM (wWuuh)

62 Piper, I'm a straight guy who's been married twice. I'm aware of the *names* of the shoe types you list in your quiz, but not what they look like. If I were to write a scene involving shoe shopping, I'd have to get female advice to make it sound realistic.

Okay, I did know "loafers." I wear 'em myself, without being in the least light in 'em.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 25, 2026 10:31 PM (wzUl9)

63 Was with the grandkids at Kalihari this weekend, every bone and joint in my body is screaming but it was worth it.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 25, 2026 10:31 PM (XV/Pl)

64 Thanks for the ONT Doof.

And the Boston song. Yeah, that's been a while for me too.

Hmmm. I'm in the computer room working now. Two monitors and an attached tv. I may turn the tv on, open up that YouTube song again and just have that keep me going for a few more hours.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 25, 2026 10:31 PM (Sco7b)

65 How much are a few shotgun shells? lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 25, 2026 10:26 PM (vzuC7)

I scooped this thing for nothing at the dump. I am not going to spend big dollars on it. If the HEI module makes it run, then maybe $79 for a "spark unit" would make some sort of sense, It's a black box that also includes warning lights to indicate output, overload, and low oil. Running on the HEI would basically confirm that the present spark unit is nfg.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 10:31 PM (1z+WB)

66
Men's Shoes

1. Loafers
2. Sneakers
3. Everything else

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 25, 2026 10:32 PM (eRlcH)

67 Lynde was someone people only liked in small doses. Guest starring in some fussy role or a few quips on the Hollywood Squares, he was fine. ABC tried to star him in a sitcom in 1972, a Dad role. It was pretty awful. Pamelyn Ferdin played his daughter and she missed out on playing Edna Unger for a year when she was signed to the Lynde show. She didn't like him much because he was caranky and only ever called her "kid". She loved Randall and Klugman and they treated her like a niece.

Posted by: That's Why There's Two Ednas at October 25, 2026 10:33 PM (EdP2u)

68 Thanks for the ONT!

I got all the shoes correct! Does this go on my permanent record?

Wish I had the thickest pack of index cards of my 200 student HS of stupid stuff, like talking in class, being late for class due to talking, &, the most worst horrible thing of all was my bf talking me into the Beta Club photo for the yearbook. I wasn't in the Beta Club.

I really got yelled at for that one! And had to pay for another picture (I should have asked for the rejected one as it was a really good photo of me). I just stared at Mr. M. as he yelled at me almost weekly. Breezed in and said hey to the secretary. I wasn't bombing anything or stabbing people! Big deal!

Just so you young whipper snappers know, I was rocking similar espadrilles like those above in the mid-seventies in hippie dresses during college. They made me 5'10" or so. I still have the hippie dress from when I caught my dude's eye. Couldn't wear it now, but I kept it for my granddaughter's...who I hope are not hippies or bad like me.

As I spent half of this day puny I have a LOT to do tomorrow and need to go to bed.

Have a great night! Rock on!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 25, 2026 10:34 PM (hzuYO)

69 Answer Key
1. Pumps
2. Stilettos
3. Kitten heels
4. Slingbacks
5. Espadrilles
6. Wedges
7. Mules
8. Mary Janes
9. Platform heels
10. Ballet flats
11. Ankle booties
12. Loafers
13. Peep-toes
14. D�Orsays
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Is this going to be on the test?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 25, 2026 10:34 PM (RIvkX)

70 Marshall Tucker Band - Fire on the Mountain >>>> Grateful Dead - Fire on the Mountain.

Posted by: ballistic at October 25, 2026 10:34 PM (oqH4h)

71 I've been watching The Final Problem on Netflix, a Spanish murder mystery series. I estimate it is set in the early sixties among the Jet Set beautiful people. Anyway, this talk of couture reminds me of a scene in third episode in which a fairly attractive character walks out onto a patio but this time she's wearing a green outfit with hat and she is stunningly beautiful (maybe evil though). It seems clothes make the woman too.

Incidentally, something in this show I have not seen before. Of course, I need captions to translate into English. They also narrate the incidental music. "Tense strings, percussive piano."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 25, 2026 10:35 PM (ndZc7)

72 55 If any man got all the shoes right, you’re gayer than Paul Lynde!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Paul Lynde was more masculine than Obama.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 25, 2026 10:35 PM (sAmhv)

73 Men's Shoes

1. Loafers
2. Sneakers
3. Everything else
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 25, 2026

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Sitting right here, boss.
( -- Cowboy and work boots)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 25, 2026 10:35 PM (wzUl9)

74 My wife loves buying shoes, but they are all sneakers and boots…
Posted by: Pug Mahon

Posted by: mindful webworker - sneakers & boots

I swear, 'pon my sole, I did not see Pug's comment before leaving my sock addendum.

Heel, this is Horde mind to a scary level, isn't it?🤯

Posted by: mindful webworker - bullets & beef at October 25, 2026 10:35 PM (uQQoV)

75 I missed three on the shoes. Got one of them wrong which led to another which led to another.

I'll almost certainly never get one of 'em right (espadrilles) because... never heard of it before.

*yawn* *yaawn* Bedtimes, methinks. Hopefully I get the interview scheduled quickly tomorrow so I can plan what days to sub. Suspect they'll take their sweet time, alas.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 25, 2026 10:36 PM (aJQbY)

76 Oh, it was hilarious, but Abdul, who is having trouble with black voters in Michigan was on MSNow late this afternoon on Al Sharpton's show.

The charm tour, such as it is, continues.

I'm not sure how much black Skeletor helped. Carville, white Skeletor, isn't a fan.

Oh wait, the miracle of AI. I just asked ChatGPT this...

President Obama gave a speech today for Abdul. Examine the transcripts. How many times did Obama talk about himself? How many times did he talk about Abdul?

Place your bets....

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 25, 2026 10:36 PM (Sco7b)

77 Stateless @ comment 39. I haven't caught a sports game of any kind in several years but realized I've missed a lot of well performed National Anthems in the meantime. Thanks for posting.

Posted by: Rex B at October 25, 2026 10:37 PM (sdSI9)

78 Men's Shoes

1. Loafers
2. Sneakers
3. Everything else
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Too many categories.

Answers to the Men's Shoes quiz:

1) Shoes
2) Boots

Posted by: mikeski at October 25, 2026 10:37 PM (VHUov)

79 It’s bed time! Sleep well, friends.

Posted by: Piper at October 25, 2026 10:38 PM (ZdaMQ)

80 What the transcript shows:

References to Abdul by name
20
Counting “Abdul” and “Abdul's” in Obama's remarks, excluding speaker labels.

Personal stories about Obama
~8
Distinct anecdotes or passages, rather than individual pronouns.

How much did he actually talk about Abdul?
The speech ran about 41 minutes after Obama's introduction. His most concentrated discussion of El-Sayed came between approximately 23:26 and 30:46, when he discussed El-Sayed's policy positions, background, disagreements with Obama and Republican opponent Mike Rogers. He also endorsed El-Sayed at the beginning and end.

The distinction is that Obama mentioned Abdul by name about 20 times, but spent much of the speech discussing national politics and his criticisms of the Trump administration. He also referred to himself repeatedly, sometimes to explain his record and sometimes to draw comparisons with El-Sayed.

So, much of the speech was about Obama.
Grab a beer if you guessed correctly.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 25, 2026 10:39 PM (Sco7b)

81 If you are worried, no, your memory is not failing you. The "Convoy" song on the video is the version used for the movie, and is not the one played on the radio or on the album.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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Fire on the Mountain - The Marshall Tucker Band

youtu.be/fxS0rSFLbJc
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Yeah, I was far more distressed about the Dead 'Fire on the Mountain' reference vs. Marshall Tucker, than about 'Convoy'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 25, 2026 10:39 PM (XeU6L)

82 77 Stateless @ comment 39. I haven't caught a sports game of any kind in several years but realized I've missed a lot of well performed National Anthems in the meantime. Thanks for posting.
Posted by: Rex B at October 25, 2026 10:37 PM (sdSI9)

My pleasure.

Kylie did a fantastic job.
Have a happy week.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 25, 2026 10:40 PM (Sco7b)

83 Do you know about the shoe sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at October 25, 2026 10:40 PM (Q+gd/)

84
Mean kids at school called me "Shoebooty".
Posted by: Archie Bunker

Good night Shoebooty.

Posted by: Meathead at October 25, 2026 10:41 PM (Cqx++)

85 Number 12, ladies, trust me. At the end of a long day you’ll thank me.

Posted by: Eromero at October 25, 2026 10:41 PM (LHPAg)

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