Dogs and Cats Cafe

Dog and cat are friends.

Cleansing your dog's charkras. Or something. I don't know what this is.

Fuzzy calf has the zoomies.

Kitten thinks the lab's tail is a cat-toy.

Young elephant is in grade school bully mode.

Spy vs. Spy.

Cat is trying to moonwalk and he's better at it than I ever was.

Dog accepts his fate at a member of the cat pack.

They're celebrating their big win over Duncanthrax.

This cat territorial aggression must not stand.

And on Sunday, dog rested. Though he also rested Monday through Saturday too.

The jump.. 😅 https://t.co/nKpkqZQ8Ua
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) November 9, 2026

“I’m helping” 😊 https://t.co/YdkAGd4qQ8
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) November 8, 2026

We call 'em echidnas.

Echidnas are quill-covered, egg-laying mammals (monotremes) native to Australia and New Guinea. Alongside the duck-billed platypus, they are the only surviving mammals on Earth that lay eggs rather than giving birth to live young.

Meet the Egidna.. 😊 https://t.co/AxfsPaYVRp
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) November 8, 2026

The best bookmark.. 😅 https://t.co/8kInvbcZfo
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) November 7, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

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1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 09, 2026 07:21 PM (X8vlu)

2 I'll let the previous thread know...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at November 09, 2026 07:21 PM (O7YUW)

3 Thanks Grumpy. I nood'd, too.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 09, 2026 07:23 PM (X8vlu)

4 Animals are better than many people.

Posted by: Piper at November 09, 2026 07:26 PM (ZdaMQ)

5 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 09, 2026 07:26 PM (MRapk)

6 They're slow to show up today.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at November 09, 2026 07:26 PM (iIyc0)

7 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 09, 2026 07:26 PM (L/8vZ)

8 They're celebrating their big win over Duncanthrax.

Bah. If there must be mephitic penguinic content, this is much more appropriate:

https://tinyurl.com/mpnvy9ts

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 09, 2026 07:26 PM (0sNs1)

9 Cats and dogs really do have the best lives when they live with humans who love them.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 09, 2026 07:26 PM (s2iZv)

10 Echidnas are quill-covered

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They're not quills. Not detachable. Just spikes.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 09, 2026 07:29 PM (BI5O2)

11 Cats and dogs really do have the best lives when they live with humans who both love them and wear pants when perusing the Book Thread.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 09, 2026 07:26 PM

Suggested edit to increase precision.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 09, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

12 Dog should have at least taken their end on the bench

Posted by: Skip at November 09, 2026 07:31 PM (MRapk)

13 If my dog saw me in pants more than five minutes after entering my house, he'd probably assume I was an impostor and attack.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 09, 2026 07:32 PM (BI5O2)

14 YD, do you still have the same number, I need to talk to you.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 09, 2026 07:32 PM (8Uo7a)

15 Since it is a light thread, girls XC team took 3rd at state (missed 2nd by 1 point). Boys were contenders for 2nd or 3rd, but our lead runner suffered a physical setback during the race, and we did not have enough speed behind him to avoid taking 6th overall.

Oldest got a personal record therein; he excels on hilly courses, and he moved up from 6 or 7th place (regularly) to 5th, which caused his time to be scored for the team.

It was bittersweet for me, because I got to know a few of the seniors who'd really worked hard to get there, and I felt bad at the unfortunate turn of events. But It's kind of a big deal for the oldest to have been 5th as a freshman (10th overall in State in his division).

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 09, 2026 07:33 PM (RDiUV)

16
Bizarre Echidna fact: The males have a 4-headed penis. Only two function at any time.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 09, 2026 07:33 PM (w6EFb)

17 Willowed from previous thread, so people don't miss it. Sounds like a dream trip, ShainS! Glad you got to have such a blessed experience. I'd love to visit Israel someday. Also, what is a dueling-tree?

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Howdy, Darling!

The Wifey and I were bummed at missing this year's TX MoMe, but had an amazing time in Israel for two weeks -- including getting baptized in the Jordan River (near the spot where the Israelites crossed over that River and John the Baptist baptized Yeshua) by a Messianic Jewish Rabbi (somwhat known for being associated with and a spiritual consultant for "The Chosen").

Ellen insists on attending next year's gathering and bringing along our firearms and a gun-range dueling-tree which she was inspired to create after last year's event.

Posted by: LizLem at November 09, 2026 07:34 PM (Toos7)

18 Oh, and the local newspaper got an absolutely amazing photo at the finish where oldest leaped through the air to beat the guy ahead of him by 0.02 seconds.

Amazing weekend.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 09, 2026 07:34 PM (RDiUV)

19 YD, do you still have the same number, I need to talk to you.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 09, 2026 07:32 PM (8Uo7a)

Indeed! I'm about to be pretty busy with stuff for the kids, but hit me up tomorrow anytime

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 09, 2026 07:35 PM (BI5O2)

20 TheFarSide.com daily dose today leads with a cartoon directly related to top pic.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at November 09, 2026 07:35 PM (KaHlS)

21 Bizarre Echidna fact: The males have a 4-headed penis. Only two function at any time.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 09, 2026 07:33 PM (w6EFb)

Male Echidna 1: What would you do if you had a million dollars?

Male Echidna 2: 4 chicks at the same time.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 09, 2026 07:36 PM (RDiUV)

22
Puff and Ruth got to be house dogs this morning; that is, they were allowed to wander around the downstairs.

Puff was a concern because she's psychotic, never having learned manners as a puppy. But both were surprisingly good and well behaved.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 09, 2026 07:36 PM (eRlcH)

23 18 Oh, and the local newspaper got an absolutely amazing photo at the finish where oldest leaped through the air to beat the guy ahead of him by 0.02 seconds.

Amazing weekend.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November

Sounds like it! Congratulations!

Posted by: Piper at November 09, 2026 07:36 PM (ZdaMQ)

24 Perry the Platypus was a big deal around the house when my kids were little. I carved a Perry pumpkin one halloween,.

"He's a semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal of action"

Posted by: Oglebay at November 09, 2026 07:37 PM (2ap+5)

25 Dog at top looks like my neighbor's dog.

Posted by: Eromero at November 09, 2026 07:37 PM (LHPAg)

26 Are there platypuses with non-duck bills?

Do we really need to keep using "duck-billed" as a descriptor? Or is it like saying "long-necked giraffe"?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 09, 2026 07:38 PM (aKiSo)

27 I've been pouring more of my time and emotions into my art, stuff I can control that brightens my life.

And hockey, because that's just fun. Even if my teams don't win, it's a good day when there's some hockey.

And the dog too, of course! Though I don't play fetch nearly enough as he'd like to, which is every minute of every day.

Posted by: LizLem at November 09, 2026 07:38 PM (Toos7)

28 Puff was a concern because she's psychotic, never having learned manners as a puppy. But both were surprisingly good and well behaved.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 09, 2026

Aww! Good girl, Puff.

Posted by: Piper at November 09, 2026 07:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

29 I've been pouring more of my time and emotions into my art, stuff I can control that brightens my life.

Posted by: LizLem at November 09, 2026 07:38 PM (Toos7)

Wisdom.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 09, 2026 07:40 PM (RDiUV)

30 Bizarre Echidna fact: The males have a 4-headed penis. Only two function at any time.
Posted by: publius

They can only go off half-cocked?

Posted by: Tonypete at November 09, 2026 07:41 PM (L/8vZ)

31 Bizarre Echidna fact: The males have a 4-headed penis. Only two function at any time.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 09, 2026 07:33 PM

So, somewhat similar to the male human brains, where only one functions at any time?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 09, 2026 07:41 PM (0sNs1)

32 Working on the piano and started to get teary-eyed playing Stardust because I was doing such a poor job.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 09, 2026 07:41 PM (2ap+5)

33 Are there platypuses with non-duck bills?

Do we really need to keep using "duck-billed" as a descriptor? Or is it like saying "long-necked giraffe"?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 09, 2026 07:38 PM (aKiSo)

Duck bills are known for trying to just enjoy a succulent Chinese meal. So it kind of serves as a warning.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 09, 2026 07:42 PM (RDiUV)

34 Aww! Good girl, Puff.
Posted by: Piper at November 09, 2026 07:39 PM

Where's my treat ???

Posted by: Puff at November 09, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

35
Aww! Good girl, Puff.
Posted by: Piper at November 09, 2026 07:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

_________

Puff lost her mother when she was three weeks old. Puppies learn a great deal about how to behave from their mothers. Without the education, she's something of a wild child. While she was curious about things, Puff was a good girl while she was loose.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 09, 2026 07:45 PM (eRlcH)

36 Seems if I have it right, only one kind of platypus

Posted by: Skip at November 09, 2026 07:45 PM (MRapk)

37 Allie the Calico Kitty Cat (the *other* cutest little cat of them all) says, "Hello" and has climbed into my lap to tell me in no uncertain terms it's HER time now.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 09, 2026 07:46 PM (s2iZv)

38
I should note that being a maniac did not stop Puff from earning her AKC championship with five major wins.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 09, 2026 07:47 PM (eRlcH)

39 26 Are there platypuses with non-duck bills?

Do we really need to keep using "duck-billed" as a descriptor? Or is it like saying "long-necked giraffe"?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 09, 2026 07:38 PM (aKiSo)

A short necked giraffe is an okapi.

Posted by: Tarzan, Romance Novel Cover Model at November 09, 2026 07:48 PM (r7+Q7)

40 And if there are no other platypusses to use for reference, then who the crap was the first guy who said "Hey look at that thing, it's like a platypus but it has a duck-bill"? What, unlike the egg laying lactating water mutants you have back home that just have regular old boring egg laying lactating water mutant noses?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 09, 2026 07:48 PM (aKiSo)

41 I wish that guy had named more things.

"Hey, check out that Blue Jay".

"Blue what now? Oh, you mean that Holy Fuck You're Annoying Bird!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 09, 2026 07:50 PM (aKiSo)

42 "Platypus," sounds like a word Sylvester the Cat would come up with.

Posted by: davidt at November 09, 2026 07:50 PM (Q+gd/)

43 The Jump

I had a clumsy cat like that once. It's hilarious the way they act all "I meant to do that!"

Posted by: Delurker at November 09, 2026 07:52 PM (2Drhq)

44 "We need a discussion about what went wrong, how we fix it, what we stand for, and how our agenda must focus on the concerns of the American people,"

If you don't know by now, you will never ever know at all.

Posted by: fd at November 09, 2026 07:53 PM (MWfyi)

45 The Jump

I had a clumsy cat like that once. It's hilarious the way they act all "I meant to do that!"
Posted by: Delurker at November 09, 2026 07:52 PM (2Drhq)
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My cat Chloe is surprisingly uncoordinated despite her sleek, graceful appearance.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 09, 2026 07:54 PM (s2iZv)

46 He's a semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal of action
(Doo-bee-doo-bee-doo-bah, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo-bah)
He's a furry little flatfoot who'll never flinch from a fray-ee-ay-ee-ay
He's got more than just mad skill (Ooh-woah)
He's got a beaver tail and a bill (Wap-bap)
And the women swoon whenever they hear him say
(*Platypus chatter*) (*sigh*)

Posted by: Oglebay at November 09, 2026 07:55 PM (2ap+5)

47 Maybe its other kinds of platypus', the short nose, the ridge back, and long billed platypus are extinct but still need to be seperated by name.

Posted by: Skip at November 09, 2026 07:55 PM (MRapk)

48
Check that jumping cat's eyesight. I think it might have a depth perception problem. Or a height perception problem.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 09, 2026 07:57 PM (XJ22o)

49 Brave AI:

No, there are no other types of platypus; the duck-billed platypus is the sole living representative of its genus and family.
The name platypus is the official common name, and duck-billed is merely a descriptive adjective added in folklore to characterize its appearance, not to distinguish it from other species.
While the common name implies a duck-like bill, the animal's actual bill is soft, leathery, and skin-covered, containing roughly 40,000 electroreceptors for hunting, which is structurally distinct from a bird's hard, keratinized beak. Early European scientists initially mistook the specimen for a hoax, believing a duck's bill had been sewn onto a mammal, but it was confirmed to be a genuine, unique mammal.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 09, 2026 07:57 PM (6ydKt)

50 Bizarre Echidna fact: The males have a 4-headed penis. Only two function at any time.
Posted by: publius

Which sounds like a downside, sexually, but the females only have two vaginas, so it maths out.

Posted by: mikeski at November 09, 2026 07:57 PM (VHUov)

51 Check that jumping cat's eyesight. I think it might have a depth perception problem. Or a height perception problem.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 09, 2026 07:57 PM (XJ22o)
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I was wondering if the shortened tail might be having an effect...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 09, 2026 07:57 PM (s2iZv)

52
The upcoming Star Trek TOS episode on Heroes and Icons is the one where they find Zefram Cochrane on the strange planet. Elinor Donahue is in this episode.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 09, 2026 07:57 PM (w6EFb)

53 Trump loses against!!! We want obona back ..

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at November 09, 2026 07:58 PM (vIVFB)

54
Elinor Donahue cheesecake from way back:
https://t.ly/i_2z4

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 09, 2026 08:00 PM (w6EFb)

55 I was once in a neo-psychedelic band that called ourselves Platypus Rex for about 15 minutes. No doubt a name decided on after some jazz cabbage was inhaled. But, no one else seemed to get the pun so we changed it. That band went through like 5 names in 2 years.

Posted by: Delurker at November 09, 2026 08:00 PM (2Drhq)

56 Check that jumping cat's eyesight. I think it might have a depth perception problem. Or a height perception problem.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

It even runs all spazzy. Wonder if it's got a nervous system issue.

Posted by: mikeski at November 09, 2026 08:00 PM (VHUov)

57 Those penguins are so cute. Love them.

Posted by: bluebell at November 09, 2026 08:01 PM (uyuYG)

58 Just saw quick hits on Hegseth stepping down. Holy tomatopaste.

Trump needs to blow Iran the fuck up. NOW
And take over Cuba now.
What the hell is going on?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 09, 2026 08:02 PM (vC80E)

59 I was once in a neo-psychedelic band that called ourselves Platypus Rex for about 15 minutes. No doubt a name decided on after some jazz cabbage was inhaled. But, no one else seemed to get the pun so we changed it. That band went through like 5 names in 2 years.
Posted by: Delurker

Sometimes that works out.

Posted by: The members of Jethro Tull at November 09, 2026 08:02 PM (VHUov)

60 Flounder, congrats to your boy. Sounds like it was a great race for him.

Posted by: bluebell at November 09, 2026 08:04 PM (uyuYG)

61 That band went through like 5 names in 2 years.
Posted by: Delurker at November 09, 2026 08:00 PM (2Drhq)

Platypus Rex wasn’t bad though.

King Platypus once translated.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 09, 2026 08:04 PM (6ydKt)

62 It's time for Trump to get back on that horse and kick ass.
This isn't the time for conciliation
Or mass hypnosis

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 09, 2026 08:05 PM (vC80E)

63 Experts have determined that the platypus has no nipples. This does not seem to hinder them in any way.

Posted by: Platypus Facts at November 09, 2026 08:06 PM (MWfyi)

64 If I get a cat I want one like the bookmarker which just like to be near you and get curious about what this weird human is up to.

Better than the aloof cats who only show up to see you at dinner time.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 09, 2026 08:06 PM (6ydKt)

65 Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 09, 2026 08:07 PM (MRapk)

66 Experts have determined that the platypus has no nipples. This does not seem to hinder them in any way.
Posted by: Platypus Facts

It also provides immunity to purple nurples.

Posted by: Grade-School Platypus Facts at November 09, 2026 08:08 PM (VHUov)

67 56 Check that jumping cat's eyesight. I think it might have a depth perception problem. Or a height perception problem.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

It even runs all spazzy. Wonder if it's got a nervous system issue.
Posted by: mikeski at November 09, 2026 08:00 PM (VHUov)

I think it’s bad eyesight, a short tail, and you can hear its claws when it jumps on the table, maybe that’s giving it some problems, too.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 09, 2026 08:08 PM (6ydKt)

68 61 Platypus Rex wasn’t bad though.

Buncha punters in our audience didn't know their classical Greek drama LOL

Posted by: Delurker at November 09, 2026 08:08 PM (2Drhq)

69 I am sadly eating Cheerios for dinner. lol. We had a late lunch, plus the house was just cleaned. No one felt like a big meal or a big mess.

Posted by: Piper at November 09, 2026 08:09 PM (ZdaMQ)

70 Platypus Rex wasn’t bad though.

King Platypus once translated.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

The name was good, but the pun was a Greek tragedy.

Posted by: mikeskopolous at November 09, 2026 08:09 PM (VHUov)

71 Ahh Oedipus Rex.

Never really read it, but I know of Oedipus because of course.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 09, 2026 08:12 PM (6ydKt)

72 Perfessor Squirrel, I think Chloe is my spirit animal. No one can believe I'm as clumsy as I am. When we were newlyweds, my husband said in front of an aunt that he hoped I'd be less clumsy once my nerves about the wedding were over. She said, Nope, it's in the genes. I go through life setting glasses on tables that aren't there. And I don't look clumsy. Sigh.

Posted by: Wenda at November 09, 2026 08:16 PM (qBjG1)

73
Trump loses against!!! We want obona back ..
Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt

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I'm beginning to think Mary Cloggenstein is a real person. Too realistic to be fake.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 09, 2026 08:16 PM (XJ22o)

74 Mary is real. You just have to believe. Like Peter Pan. Scary, huh?

Posted by: fd at November 09, 2026 08:19 PM (MWfyi)

75 I'm beginning to think Mary Cloggenstein is a real person. Too realistic to be fake.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 09, 2026 08:16 PM (XJ22o)

Well, if she isn't real, I guarantee there are thousands of women in Brattleboro who could be her if they found AoS one drunken Monday night.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 09, 2026 08:20 PM (6ydKt)

76 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at November 09, 2026 08:20 PM (77rzZ)

77 LETS GO BILLS!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 09, 2026 08:21 PM (2jJtO)

78 Get enough Islamic people in office and they will pass laws to have all dogs killed. Because they are unclean or something. I don't know how they feel about cats. Goats are OK, I suppose.

Posted by: Case at November 09, 2026 08:21 PM (En+fz)

79 Better than the aloof cats who only show up to see you at dinner time.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 09, 2026 08:06 PM (6ydKt)
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Where can I find some of these mythical creatures?

My cats surround me day and night.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 09, 2026 08:22 PM (s2iZv)

80 And holy crap, it’s dark and RAINING. But warm. So mountains are getting rain and not snow.

Boooooo.

Boat ride home was so freaking cozy. Windows fogged. We all smell like wet sheep. Warm and toasty inside. I love my commute.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 09, 2026 08:23 PM (2jJtO)

81 Mary Cloggenstein and Dorcas Blimline are both real, and long for the reality of The Paolo.

Posted by: Bulg at November 09, 2026 08:24 PM (77rzZ)

82 79 Perfessor, I hope that your life insurance is up to date, and your next of kin identified.

Posted by: Bulg at November 09, 2026 08:34 PM (77rzZ)

83 Yay, dogz n catz! Thanks, Ace!

It's not raining here *yet* but it's on the menu for tonight & tomorrow. Bleh. So I did yard work today. Caught up for a little while, heh.

Posted by: JQ at November 09, 2026 08:34 PM (rdVOm)

84 God created all the creatures of the Earth, and ended up with a box full of spare bits. Thus, the platypus and the echidna.

Posted by: Don Black at November 09, 2026 08:40 PM (ZxPkt)

85 "God created all the creatures of the Earth, and ended up with a box full of spare bits. "

Musta ran out of nipples.

Posted by: fd at November 09, 2026 08:41 PM (MWfyi)

86 Unseasonably warm weather this week at Villa Gorilla. Forecast calls for it being 20 degrees cooler next week. I'm holding off on sucking the leaves off the yard for a few more days, hoping some more will fall.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 09, 2026 08:42 PM (FZzOq)

87 Evening, Ace, and Cafe-goers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 09, 2026 08:42 PM (yky4J)

88 I am certainly the most socked of regular AoSHQ commenters, and am often openly mocked, much as you are doing this evening.

That will never deter me from speaking the truth about the existential threats of the cis-patriarchy and the environmental violence that surrounds us, which thereby shows my true allyship via dialoguing with the communities of LGBTQ+BIPOC people, persons who immigrated, the unhoused, birthing persons and incarcerated people, and all other victims of
the privileged.

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein of Brattleboro, VT at November 09, 2026 08:43 PM (rT/AY)

89 Musta ran out of nipples.
Posted by: fd at November 09, 2026 08:41 PM (MWfyi)
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Used them all up on the dogs and cats...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 09, 2026 08:45 PM (s2iZv)

90 Y'all realize that when Mary speaks of the "privileged" she referring to you, the Cardboard Level and higher members of the AoSHQ Commentariat, right?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 09, 2026 08:46 PM (0sNs1)

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