OK, apes—listen up! We’re at the weekend, again. If you find that you aren’t, you need to check your chronometer and flux capacitor to figure out where when you’re supposed to be. In trying to find my footing/style for these posts, I have come to the conclusion that they are, in part, a getting-to-know-you sort of thing. So, If you are enjoying a hot, or cold, toddy while participating in my quest to find out more info on you jackanapes, while attempting to engage in some witty banter and probing discussions, you can consider yourself on a date, I guess. We can go Dutch, but, I’m only gonna put out for a few of you. So, let’s get to it:
Well, if this is a date, we gotta start with date music: Late-night style
What is it about Ozymandias’ posts that get me to start writing up these posts, besides the lateness of said posts? Such a good writer (if you’re not reading them, you are missing out, friend-o), about some serious stuff, considering everyone impacted in his tale-including fellow glibs who’ve served. Salute to you all, from this Cadet Staff Sergeant.
Hey, everyone: The USN has seen some UFOs UAPs! Yeah, it’s a Jazz Shaw piece, but, he’s not writing about cops, so you’re sorta safe. Anyone want to hazard a guess as to what’s going on with this story? I, personally, have no idea what to think of all this: I’m fascinated that there’s a mystery to be solved, but, not convinced by an extra-terrestrial explanation. I will say that I find it refreshing that there seems to be a more serious, and, “agnostic” approach to this by DoD than in the past.
Wait—you weren’t planning on ordering the seafood, were you?
What are your dreams? No, seriously—what do you dream about? A friend recently told me he is reading up on lucid dreaming (don’t you DARE link to Silent Lucidity), in the hopes of being able to accomplish it. This is, apparently, due to (perceived) previous experience for him. I haven’t looked into I; I’m pretty sure I’d just find the same things he has. If you have any experience or info on the matter, I’d like to hear it. And, yes: I get the inherent danger of asking this group to talk about their subconsciouses. I simply consider it a challenge.
It seems that a gecko has taken a liking to one of the security cameras I view on my job. He’s made an appearance every night this week, over the course of each shift, and doesn’t seem to be deterred by the plastic dome that covers the camera. Hey, little buddy!
In Which Teddy Roosevelt Makes Men Everywhere Feel a Little Less Manly. One helluva guy. Too bad he was a politician. Compare and contrast his life vs. Franklin’s—Go!
I can honestly say that this evening has turned out better than past dates.
Alright: I had planned on ending on that last link. But, since we lost my man Eddie this week, I have to honor him with a very apropos link. Be sure to sing along.
Comments
369 responses to “The Night Shift for September 21st, 2019”
Next year is the 30th anniversary of Empire. Ponder that on the tree of woe.
…..40. Right?
’80 to ’20
It’s not that old. Only 1990. Promised Land, my favorite of their albums and the last true Queensrÿche one, came out in 1994.
Not SL!
OH! I Thought you were talking ESB. Empire.
Another not SL
Plinker! My man! That is my fave Queensryche song.
A few years ago I went to Geoff Tate’s Queenryche 25th Anniversary show of Operation Mindcrime in Atlanta with a couple friends. We seen the original tour a few times together and went for nostalgia reasons. It was a good show, but Geoff can’t hit the extended high notes any longer. The female singer for a few songs stood just off stage and finished the extended notes for him.
I stopped listening to Queensryche after Empire came out. I’ll have to give Promised Land a listen.
Speaking of dreams, forget Silent Lucidity. If you go too far into analyzing your dreams, it’ll lead down the Roads of Madness.
I will relay that to him. I think he probably feels that way, but, he’ll decide for himself, in any event.
I went to the Empire/Mindcrime show in Spokane in 1990. I still listen to Mindcrime in its entirety occasionally while driving
If you bailed after Empire, no guarantees on Promised Land. It’s a bit indulgent and lacking the edge of previous stuff.
I can’t listen to the title track without reminding Geoff (out loud) that we should spend at least forty-three times more on national defense and international relations than law enforcement.
Hah! By way of comparison, that part is 24 million more outdated & cringe worthy than space exploration.
I love the song but that monologue drove me nuts even before I became a libertarian.
#metoo!
If you have any experience or info on the matter, I’d like to hear it.
I remember reading a book on lucid dreaming many years ago.
I remember trying out some of the book’s suggestions (can’t remember them beyond writing down your dreams to help you figure out whether or not you are dreaming), and not getting anywhere with it.
Exactly what my friend said. He’s not expecting much–just a general curiosity.
I don’t want to lift the rock and see what’s under there. I gave up on hallucinogens decades ago for this very reason.
Festus, lift that rock! You can release the beautiful butterfly trapped within! Or wait… is that... oh crap, drop the rock! No really drop the rock!
Well thanks for that Jar! Between this and Sir Digby’s leech video I won’t sleep tonight.
What are you talking about?!? You’re the only one who goes the long haul for this shift–No sleep!
I have to confess that I’m not feeling it tonight. Got a lot on my plate right now. I’ll crack another beer and see where that takes me but no promises.
Gaia is one sick nasty bitch.
I have been indulging in vids about ravens. Playful little assholes.
Ugh JFC
The screaming is unsettling.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QkGvblv_ts4
You know what would be an awesome article? Links, with a Disney “Nature is sooo sweet” clip, followed by something like this of the same animal.
Yeah, I’m gonna pass on any further nature vids tonight.
“Y’know what? I’m bored! Let’s go get us a monkey!”
Festus! This is so…sudden.
See, I’m the sort of person who doesn’t mind replays of things like the Trevor Siemian or Alex Smith injuries.
And I’ve linked to Youtubes of Budd Dwyer before.
Teddy was a cool guy, but he was a Statist asshole
Yes, this!
Yeah he did take a ton of liberties expanding exec power. Mostly he did good things with it, but it paved the way for Woodrow Wilson, the beginning of the end of the US constitutional government and personal liberties.
^THIS!
Also: Howdy, Hayek! Jump in–the water’s fine!
(Tentatively dips toe in water)
Ok, but promise to be gentle with me. It’s my first time….
HAHAHAHAHAH—gasp for breath-HAHAHA!
I knew I was saving this for some reason: https://youtu.be/e-8t3Lu52Ic
Ok, but promise to be gentle with me. It’s my first time…
Ok, just the tip, and I’ll go slow.
He was no Coolidge
Middle son who picked up the guitar and has been tucking in his shirt and generally not being a teenage dick has revealed he has a girl in his sights that he likes.
My only advice, stip sharing poop pics to friends for laughs…
He plays the guitar. It won’t matter whether or not he shares poop pics.
I think this is right. Guitar > shit shots
“Tuck in your shirt!”
“OK, Dad.”
“Not Into your underwear, numbnuts.”
Appropriate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crnPfls0fHw
That has a little bit of different feel in 2019.
What’s the matter? Everybody loves “America’s Dad”!
#fatalberttoo
Ha! I can’t imagine what we would have got up to with the kind of tech available to kids today but it would have been something like that, for certain.
He is our wittier 14 year old. The poop pics were in response to some joke about Hitler.
He is going far.
Yeah, that’s what I always said.
He’s learnimg how to talk to the ladies…and I am not the best teacher. Apparently according to a reply here the other day I am a Sigma
Other than fish… never was. And now I never will.
Oh….Rhy….you clicked. I’m so very sorry.
One more reason to be a vegetarian.
CHAAAAAFED!!!
Also, need to shoot you an email
My workplace has a lot of cameras. One has a wasps nest next to it and theres a few with spiders.
That kinda sucks, actually. The wasp part, for sure.
Regarding twitter, do any glibs actually LIKE it? If so, why?
I think it’s incredibly powerful and it’s going to be crazy to see what Big Tech does to silence dissent on twitter come 2020.
Twitter just rolled out a new “feature” that allows the writer of a tweet to “hide” replies to their tweet. Don’t want your followers to see any dissent in your replies, now do ya?
Doesn’t matter if I like it or not. It’s a huge part of society. At least in the states. I don’t know any Japanese personally who use it.
Lrn 2 outrage society bro
They’ll go after the Koreans and Chinese online. It’s not pleasant because the Japanese aren’t practiced in being rude.
Agreed.
Also curious if anyone is having “success” on twitter? (However you would choose to define that.)
My sister teaches web design at a college. She was required by her employer to get on FB, Twitter, Instagram etc and get X number of followers
Only reason I’d get on them
I do feel sorry for people that are forced into using it. You’d think with all the “death threats” everyone gets, that companies would stop making that requirement.
I was forced to have a FB page in my last job in the Army. I told my public affairs person to set it up and never let me see it.
Twitter meets my needs, which is I can DM or publicly complain/twittershame companies when their regular customer service is either falling down or too slow.
Yep. This.
Huge? 7% of Americans use it.
83% of statistics are 100% bullshit.
Did they name it Ekochmbr?
I absolutely loathe it. It’s poisoning what’s left of “debate” and turning people’s minds to mush.
Used it one time to find a sports stream. Deleted my account last year.
I drink too much to even think about using Twitter. It’d be like handing a loaded firearm to a toddler.
and your point? The poster child for that is Commander in Chief of the most powerful military in the history of the world.
Well I’d get banned in about five minutes flat, so there is that…
I have mixed feelings. Somw tweet accounts can be fun but the platform overall is a shithole
At one time, I adored Twitter. They’ve fucked around with it so much they destroyed what I loved about it. I actually ranted about it this week.
I read it and it was good. That targeted marketing really grinds my gears. Just because I happen to be a gentleman of a certain age does not mean that I’m interested in penis pills and cheating sites. That’s even with the ad-blocker on.
Thanks! Yes, that shit gets old.
I follow a few accounts that I find interesting or entertaining.
I tried following a bunch of accounts when I first got on there, but (a) there’s too much noise and (b) I quickly learned that most of my favorite authors and musicians hate me.
I haven’t tweeted anything in ages, since that’s just asking for trouble these days.
I won’t use it. I had an account years ago, and seemed to only ever try to counter-punch statists. Had some chuckle-head try to invalidate my argument by claiming I had no followers. It derped me so much that I came to my sense and quit the platform. Just like fb–no more, even if I miss out.
tl;dr Some chick on Twitter derped me and I came (to my senses).
High.
Low.
Low.
Always liked that tune. Thanks, MikeS!
Knew it.
I pretend that abortion never happened and his career ended around 1990.
Seriously? Over one song?
You need to Turn On, Tune In, and Drop out.
Not bad at all.
I exaggerate. I loved Key Lime Pie and I hated Low. Never really investigated further.
This is one of those comments where I type in a response, delete it, then another, delete that one too.
Then I just wait and what other people say, then never actually respond. I also have a bunch of emails
in my “saved for later” folder. The oldest is four years old.
But you clicked “Post Comment” this time! Yay, you!
Wisdom for the ages, nw. I mean that in all seriousness. I used to have an address book and on the cover page of the phone# section I wrote in black sharpie “THINK ABOUT IT!”.
AF?
Not enough
Hello.
Is this post the Glib equivalent of:
“Hey… u up?”
Sometimes it’s pretty lively but they can’t all be gems. I have to go watch a show with Wifey but I’ll be back in an hour or so.
Pffft….tease.
I prefer coquettish, you wolf!
Wolf croquettes?
Oh…gotcha.
You need to check your priorities.
Ummmmm…..yes!
I am still up, but I am waiting for the Tylenol PM to kick in.
Well good morning glibs.
Hi
The goddamn hipster coffe shop only opens in an hour
Meh–hang out here. Water’s fine.
Also, Good Morning.
I’m cheap. I make my own goddamn coffee.
Afternoon, Pie. Only know because my hangover is slightly more tolerable.
I though they did not have hangovers in Japan
That is because Japanese men are lightweights and get drunk before they poison their bodies.
I’ll take you out with my construction worker buddies. Yeah, some nihonjins get beet red after one beer. Not those guys. They’ll drink you under the kotatsu.
Lies! All Japanese men work in offices in suits, and all Japanese women wear schoolgirl outfits and fight demons with magic swords.
I wish. Seriously, these fuckers drink like fish. The in laws, even the MIL, would embarrass an ice road trucker on his day off.
Lol.
Nice metaphor
I’m just being silly. I have been drinking with a Chinese guy in Vegas while his wife fulfilled every stereotype by playing blackjack all night. His English got weaker over time, but he could slam the bourbon. I think I finally dragged myself to my room about 4 am, but I had been a mess for hours.
Must be the oxygen they pump in the casinos. I play blackjack at the same table in Vegas for 3 days straight when I was 25. Got invited by two different ladies in their 40’s to go back to their room. Had a girlfriend so I passed. Shouldn’t have because she was a cheating cunte.
If you ever want to see hard-core drinking just hang out with deep sea welders. It must be all the extra oxygen pumping through their veins or something. They used to come for breakfast at the diner where I cooked and eat? Holy shit those guys would eat. I’d meet them at the bar in the evening and I never once escaped being stumble-bum drunk by the time I left and they’d just be hitting their groove. (Euphemisms a-plenty but I don’t care)
My Chinese teacher spent 20+ years in China. He had some interesting tales of drinking such as his Chinese peers trying to get him drunk during company outings by doing pair shots of him and everyone as a “honor”. His eventual strategy was to make sure his boss had to take one as well each time, which cut down on that.
You know, I KNOW there have to be construction worker buddies in every country in the world. Lots of them. Shit gets built. Only construction worker buddies build shit.
But I’m having a helluva time with Japanese construction worker buddies. Serious cognitive dissonance.
If they’re dressed like this, it’s not because the are directing scat porn.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSA0wLghOh454wBOVhnRU92uyxihYztZ-bZXQkBV_COCVGDPTuA
Now that’s better!
No safety toe tabi in that picture?
Burden of proof. Shifted.
https://mobile.twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1175516074961494017
Goalposts. Out in the parking lot with the tailgaters.
Biden and his son were up to their elbows in corruption involving Ukraine and now people who had no idea that’s the case are finding out about it. They’ve shot themselves in the foot yet again.
Actual conversation 5 mins ago:
Me: your aunt, whom I respect for engaging in the American experience (she legally immigrated from Argentina) thinks all rich people should pay high taxes.
14 yr old Son: And where is all that money going to come from? Unicorns?
Happy dad
https://youtu.be/YKUOB8MN4Kc
It makes my heart swell with pride when my eldest stepson posts on FB “Fuck off, slaver”
Oh, man….
::whistles off into the distance::
It’s past his bedtime, so we should save the leech and crawfish link for our Suthen, our resident Looseeana chef.
Also I think that will affect what I dream tonigh. Not in a good way.
It’s a metaphor for the left skinsuiting things Suthen loves
Alright, hayeksplosives in the house. The real party can start.
*Tucks in shirt*
*Fails*
https://imgur.com/a/LaicuWY
Wow, so Straf … Ummm… Dude…. I hate to tell you this… you turned Japanese.
I really think so
It’s Hayek. You’re supposed to leave a portion of the shirt protruding from your open zipper, turn the pockets inside-out and start making elephant noises.
Does that….does that work?
/asking for a friend
*sigh* No, never.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_asNhzXq72w&list=WL&index=17&t=0s
404
Finally!
So how many of you dressed like Vikings and started drinking mead at 10 AM today?
That was my day!!
I spent the day entertaining 3 tween girls. And I have a nasty cold. You had more fun. On the bright side, I started vaping Thursday and haven’t had a cigarette since, and if I made it through today without one I think I may succeed at this.
Go Jarflax!
I can’t wait til they outlaw it and move us back to smoking!
OK, first, the gentle talk. Then, the heart swelling. Now, the mead-Viking stuff!
I’m appreciating my posting metaphor so much, now!
😉
::looks outside to check moonlight::
/as opposed to looking inside? SD startin’ to mean something else…
Wore a Thor’s Hammer but struck with German bier.
It’s hard to find good mead out here.
Yeah, SoCal mead sucks too.
Stinger Mead from Winehaven in Minnesota is the absolute best I’ve ever had.
The friend I’ve mentioned having dinner and coffee with makes mead. It is what I’ve been exposed to, and it is gooooooood!
I didn’t crawl out of bed until 3:30 PM so just another day for me.
Lucid dreaming is just being aware that you’re dreaming while you’re still in the middle of the dream, right?
That happens to me in probably half the dreams that I remember. I don’t know how or why it happens, though, so can’t give any advice.
I always thought it meant “directing” your dreams somehow. But yeah, I’m aware I’m dreaming about half the time too. The other half, it seems absolutely real to me and I’m confused AF when I wake up.
For what friend is interested in, “directing the dream” would be most accurate.
Hmm. I think I can sort of direct them. I’ve had dreams where I realized it was a dream and then decided to start flying or something. I remember having other dreams where I got frustrated because I realized I was dreaming but couldn’t take control.
Although honestly, dreams are so weird and ephemeral that it’s possible that “I know I’m dreaming” is just retconned in upon waking.
Excellent point.
I think it’s an ‘already moving toward waking’ so you’re not fully asleep anymore. That’s why you can remember it, too. So lucid dreaming is training yourself to sleep shallowly, which I don’t think is good for humans, long-term, tbh. Your subconscious needs time to process shit on its own.
When I started Keppra meds for epilepsy, and then on each subsequent dosage increase, I had several days of “vivid” dreams.some were so mundane that I had to figure out if it was a dream of a memory.
The human brain is a scary and wonderful thing.
Dream OR a memory, it should read
Yeah, exactly this. Some of them absolutely seem like memories until about a half hour after I wake up and come to my senses.
Half? Damn for me it is 1 in 10 and it is usually a dream where something goes wrong i realise and sort of change something before it becomes a nightmare
1 in 10 is generous, in my
bookbrain.Yes now that i think about it probably less for me as well… although have no actual idea besides ballparking
Re: the Teddy R and Woodrow Wilson comments above.
Regardless of what you think of Henry Kissinger policies and actions, his book “Diplomacy” is a masterpiece.
He does draw parallels between Teddy and Woody that most folks would never have considered.
A timeless book on human psychology and politics
I remember 3-4 dreams a night. Mostly, I wish I didn’t.
Tell your friend to be careful for what he wishes.
Well, he’s not going gung-ho over it, so much as reading up on it. But, I did hedge a bit when he mentioned it.
He’s a smart guy, so I don’t think he’s gonna get in over his head. But, point taken.
I also remember 3 4 a night but for short periods. Like if i dont write down within half an hout I forget. I have all sorts of drrams from mundane to weird to scifi
Las night i dreamed i was taking an importsnt exam and ran out of paper and there was no paper available in the room and i was geting desperate.
OMWC calls those “frustration dreams.” Just routine stuff, but he’s being thwarted at every turn.
My recurring bad dream is that I’ve gone back to college, I haven’t been to any of my classes in weeks, and now it’s exam time.
Mine is going back to old jobs where I have no interest in being.
Oh yeah, that’s a big chunk of my dreams. The school one, too.
#metoo
My biggest recurring dreams have been related to the military. Stressful, but not really bad.
One was a two-part dream. I woke up as I was raising my arms to jump a fence. Got up to take a leak – I know I was up because I checked my e-mail/phone – then went back to sleep and was in the same dream but a few weeks later.
That IS weird. I think I’ve had a 2-parter, but, I can’t remember anything about it. Pretty sure it didn’t jump time like that.
And that’s when the Ex-Lax started to take effect…
Semi-related: For the last year-or-so, almost every morning, the very first conscious thought I have is a song running through my head. Doesn’t have to be the last song I heard before falling asleep. In fact, it almost never is. It’s weird.
Probably 95% of my dreams are either neutral or pleasant. But that 5%… hoo boy.
I haven’t had a bad dream (that I remember) in literally decades. I guess I need to check my happy-dream privileged.
I get unpleasant ones all the time but usually not to the nightmare level. It probably doesn’t help that I almost never sleep for more than a couple of hours at a time.
Of course, I’ve had a pretty cushy life. And no jobs that mandated me seeing horrible things, unlike many here.
Not bragging. Rejoicing.
Bedtime for me. Night all
Sweet dreams!
Lucid dreams
::slow clap::
Dammit, Pie…brilliant!
That was masterful.
‘Night!
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Yes! Mike remembers…. Or, he’s just that good.
/MikeS = Jamal Wallace?
Let’s just say I have no idea who Jamal Wallace is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hMMUJ2Gn7Y
/shame! shame!
Ciao!
Night Jar!
And, who hasn’t used one of those once or twice?
Well, I was thinking more of the bird but you do you, Sir.
Light weights. It’s not even 8pm yet.
It is not even 9 AM yet. I want some coffee… 15 minutes left
^This! Well, if I was in Hawai’i….
Late to the party. Lame
It’s OK, playa–you’re still loved. I presume.
I was just digging through some stuff I did 15 years ago to see what became of it.
You ever work with Central Square?
If that’s for me, I have no idea what it is.
Ah… No–no place I’ve worked for could/would need that.
I own several of TR’s hunting books. They were best sellers in their day and still good outdoors books.
He was instrumental in the redesign of the final US gold coins including my avatar.
But he was a statist for sure.
For any night owl NFL fans. This is an interesting look at the NFL expansion and contraction. It also covers the history of each team name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovdbrdCIP7U
I’m a big fan of the Cleveland Rams.
—Brain asplode—
Strongbad for the win.
OK, it wasn’t brain, but, nonetheless.
Oh, now you’re telling me you are familiar with Homestarunner.
Get out of my head!!
Of course! I’m a regular Renaissance Man…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1j9AuFbiIk
A fave: https://youtu.be/T8nXy7e3yNI?t=80
You are a man after my own heart ♥️
Aww! Well, I’m in good company!
::dips 10-gallon fedora::
Ma’am…
/yes; a combo of my Texas/knighted style
Lol.
Also also: If Terri Garr being smokin’ hot is in there, I may want to rent a room from you!
/preps rental references
Needs moar contraction.
Thx for links, Digs.
Indeed!
Just be sure to be here next week for my riveting treatise on stained-glass toilets.
*joyously scribbles reminder on napkin*
*spills drink*
*grabs napkin to wipe up spill*
Like getting a cute girl’s phone number and then Mom washes your jeans without checking the pockets.
Every toilet I’ve ever owned got stained from time to t… Oh, stained GLASS toilets… Never mind.
Works of art, I tells ya.
You know it
Yes, sir…um, Sir. Well done. I like your new gig.
I like the way you talk, too.
/much thanks for being here
I really dig that movie. Dwight Yoakum was surprisingly excellent.
He and BBT seem to be a fairly good team in movies.
Confession time – I had an edible tonight that’s supposed to help me sleep. Full confession – I just ate it cause I wanted to get high.
Look: If I was boring you, you coulda said something! No need to get on the reefer.
I didn’t know Festus was a Reefer Negro!!!11!!!
Is Reefer Negros a band name yet?
Is Corn Pop a breakfast cereal?
That might make for an excellent morning combo.
It’s not the same without that foil paper bag inside.
I haven’t smoked weed in twenty years but this is such a mellow high that I’m forced to admit it is an enjoyable experience. Perfectly legal and lands on about page three of things that I think are my personal, moral failures.
Hmmm. Forty……eight, for me. Is that a personal, moral failure? I can’t keep up, these days.
Sigh. I’m in a state where it’s legal, but work for the fed govt so I still can’t have any mind altering substances.
(Slings back perfectly acceptable vodka shot)
Well, at least you are where they aren’t gonna kick up a fuss. “They” being local authorities.
Enjoy the booze!
Cheers, dears!
And I sometimes play Nurse Ratched so I can tranquilize my gorilla husband.
It’s Medication Time! Have a gummy. And he’s docile.
Thank the Lord for small mercies, eh?
Anything that keeps me from resorting to Big Chief’s solution…
::quietly puts away Hayeks’ cuckoo clock gift::
Y’all mutha fuckers need
Jesuscognac!I haven’t worn Lees in a while, Mike.
I still prefer Levis even if they are woke. They fits my butt and don’t crush my package. Still fairly durable, too.
I’ve had good luck with Target’s brand. Then, got some Old Navy after 20 years. Then, they went woke(r).
Fuuuuuuuuck.
Might be the reefer madness talking but that was outstanding, MikeS. Two fer two!
You want Teddy Roosevelt? I’ll give you Teddy Roosevelt.
https://youtu.be/0MKHVKuaO74
Well, I don’t think I want TR, but, any VB clip is fantastic.
Evening, Chafed!
Plus, I owe you.
Way too literal and it lacks the {unintended} humor of the original video. But good job rickrolling me.
::has a sad::
I thought it was clever….
Also–emails sent
I’ll have to reply tomorrow. I’m playing Mr. Mom this weekend and better get some sleep.
You go, with your 221 voltage.
220, 221…whatever it takes
/ original Mr Mom.
“Hi, Jack–I’m Annette. You’re doing it wrong.”
Such a great movie.
And back when Teri Garr was smokin’ hot.
?
Also, they have continued the story with a series on Vudu, following Megan and her husband, who is now Mr. Mom…
Things In The News That Made You Happy This Week – I’ll go first. Justie’s black-face errors. Go!
Fuck that. HE does blackface three times and I’M the one to get a lecture on privilege.
News? I get my news here, really. And, you all* make me happy, so….
JT getting outed as a filthy Canucki wastrel was fun!
The lady that just called out Beta over his gun-grabber shit was awesome.
*not him. Or, him. They’re assholes.
The Dude that won that 1st amendment case against the judge was nice. Dems stepping on their own dicks nearly every day was featured, as well.
The guy…the one criticizing the judge as if he were calling for woodchippers?
Yeah, that was fantastic.
The very same. I was leery because the details were so sparse but even if he was a cunte, he still has the right to do what he did.
Exactamundo!
NYT getting caught BS’ing about B Kavanaugh.
Beto letting the mask slip too much so even Dems admitting he may have set gun control back decades. (I didn’t see the woman calling him out)
It’s difficult for me to tell if the authors even know what they’ve done, and how f’d up they are.
I happy that Beta’s anti-gun tirade has backfired and gotten most of his pissed at him over it. Bye-bye loser. Too bad you never had a real job to fall back on.
“…most of his D-party cohorts pissed…”
I’d like to think so, but he seems to have emboldened the grabbiest to rip the masks off as well.
Yep. The most strident of the hoplophobe fantasizers.
And unfortunately, it pushes the Overton window only one direction.
Those mainstream gun grabbers are poo-pooing Beto because he’s pushed a little two fast and muscling in their turf, but I think they’re secretly not unhappy to see what happens. They make the appropriate public “oh, he doesn’t represent us” motions, but if he doesn’t get smacked down, and he hasn’t really, they’ll start moving that way as well.
Yep! Right said
FredGustave.He doesn’t need a job, he married into money. CNN analyst is probably in his future.
I want to make a joke here, but he’s the best one!
The best thing Big Head Todd ever did was recognize and embrace greatness.
3 fer 3. You’re on a roll, Mikey! Have some of this – https://youtu.be/zd5MA4sKefI
I’ll give you greatness.
https://youtu.be/2E9W1QOl_ko
I once went out with a nice young lady, who met Lemmy in a bar…well, I don’t remember where she said it took place. She said he seemed surprised that she knew who he was. He was apparently a very chill guy.
I’m partial to this one https://youtu.be/J06yQb4lbPk
Nice. Boom boom boom.
Last night/day of sumo. Two months to next basho.
We’ve got rugby to tide us over.
Ireland/Scotland starts soon.
How was the Russia game?
Only watched part. They’ve raised expectations. Used to be happy if they scored one try a match.
I don’t know who to drink for?! Wait, I’ve got two hands…
https://i.redd.it/8q5xhphu42n31.jpg
Enho wins his last bout. 9-6 for this one. Not bad for the little guy.
Listening to less good version of this live.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fS7GIe3SSy0
Show the court on the cockroach dolly just where that Giant Japanese hornet stung you and used your lifeless husk as a cocoon for it’s larvae, Straff. This is a safe space, she can’t get you here.
I am just getting to where I start the fire in my Weber. I’ve got dry-rubbed ribs, sausage, Tandori chicken, steak, and burgers for the kids.
Sounds great Tex! As my English Grandma would say, “Tuck in!”
Did up filets again this evening. Now that enough time has passed, it’s lunch time!
This chick. Her dimple is mesmerizing… https://youtu.be/TtxgwOQvMxg
They are almost like video “artifacts”…they dance in and out of existence.
It’s probably what Ladies of the Court were aiming for at Versailles Palace circa 1764. It was a pretty good video, even though she does go on a bit.
So Jordan Peterson went into rehab. Now he can be completely written off.
Wha..? What was his deal?
FUUUUUUCK….
OK – just Googled it and see what happened.
He’s had a pretty rough life – dealing with health and mental issues, a daughter with mythic proportion health issues, and this year with his wife going through cancer. What he got addicted to was prescribed meds which he didn’t abuse but was addicted nine the less.
Yep. I saw some Lefties rubbing their hands in glee over this. He’s obviously a very emotional man and I wish nothing but the best for him. Not sure that rehab was the right move but I’m not living in his skin.
Yeah, understandable coming from where he is. Just sad to see what will happen to him. Not completely similar, but witness what happened to Limbaugh after his pill thing.
The other part that bothers me is if someone as strong willed as Peterson has problems with a normal prescription, what does it do to lesser mortals?
Limbaugh managed to come back though, but that was when people recognized that other people, even opponents, were human and everyone could use a second chance.
Nowadays? Not so much.
Here’s hoping that JP isn’t too smart for his own good, and that the rehab is effective.
Zzzzzxxxzzxzzzzxx—snort
Wait what?
I’m awake I’m awake!!
Just plumb tuckered out and fell asleep!
I’m back now though!
Well, then….Howdy. ?
You know…I just realized that, in my pic, ol’ Bill Smtrovich is turned back like he’s looking at the preceding avatar(s).
So, yeah–Howdy!
And hello to you, my Good Sir Digby (curtsies deeply).
Well, now–I do love a deep curtsey!
M’Lady…
You were just resting your eyes, hayek.
Those eyes were just resting in my sockets…
Me. tonight. On Glibs. https://youtu.be/PPGotchWBBk
They weren’t high!!
Oh, c’mon, fellas–A Lady shows up, and everyone just kinda Napoleon Dynamite’s it?
Also, nothing beats a refreshing low-carb beer @330 am
Sorry, Digster. I’m played out. Gotta hit the hay before I fall asleep in my chair and fuck up my neck for a week. Godspeed!
Alright, ya ragamuffin. Get rested.
https://youtu.be/sxMrWSTlvgg
Back atcha!
Amazon put a plum wine dispenser in the deal of the day. I was a little intrigued that there would enough interest in umeshu for such a product. Was from Amazon.com not Amazon.jp too. Then I started getting annoyed that Amazon figured out I like the stuff. Finally I realized Plum was the brand and it was a generic wine dispenser system.
Does plum wine require something different?
Aww. Sorry you haz a disappoint.
I just poured a lovely glass of Franzia Cardboardeau (nod to SP for coining that term)
Salut’!!
As I sip my Corona Premium tallboy…
I did not like plum wine
Was it plum nasty?
/Texas humor
Well then, I would recommend that you not drink it.
I don’t care for it myself and thus drink it only if there is no other choice.
MikeS remarked above that his job never made him encounter terrible things to see.
My worst was when a lab manager asked me, “Say, what exactly would we be dealing with if someone took a full hand to hand jolt of a 325 kilojoule capacitor, anyway?”
Certain death, we both knew. But what else?
So began my grim investigation, including a nice copy of the IEC “Effects of Electric Current on the Human Body and Livestock” and several trips to the local forensic pathologist. A few court transcripts by expert witnesses testifying on electrocution.
Saw some pictures no one should see, a couple autopsies, smelled the BBQ flesh. They’d never even seen 325kJ electrical hit so we had the theoretical “worse than the reality before us”.
I eventually came back to the lab manager and could only muster 2 words:
Closed. Casket.
I believe it pretty much chars everything along its path. The up side is you would never feel it.
With 325,000 joules, it’s more of … an explosion
Of flesh, I mean.
But yeah, instant painless death for the victim. Lifetime nightmares for the witnesses.
Ohhh….that chicken and beer……hmph
Sometimes I think that the paths to death over history haven’t changed so much as far as variety. In the past people died of minor infections and stuff we can treat with common medicines. But now you can be killed just walking down the street or by accidentally touching some piece of technology which didn’t exist 100 years ago.
Welcome to 21st Century ! Now with 75% more death variety than Victorian England!
Oh, but the fun….!
Yeeesh….
The closest I can come to that would be photos take an a fatality accident from my first agency. I don’t recall much about it, as I don’t think it happened while I was there, and was seeing the pictures as they were being passed around (uh-huh….)
There were intact human brains sitting in the roadway. I say ‘intact’ as they kept their shape fairly well. How it all happened, I don’t know. But, it was bad.
After I was out of there, the fd made the news for having to cut an obese woman out of her mattress because she had grown into the coils. Didn’t see pics of that!
Oy vey. I do marvel at the news of 700 lb man being craned out of building to go to hospital.
Who feeds them and enables them?? How do they pee and poop?? What TF??
Privacy is paramount. It amazes me what people will tolerate so as not to have to put out effort to not grow into a mattress.
But, it happens. Enough that it’s a “thing”.
Oh, while we are all here talking about the shocking (ahem) things humans can endure…
Do NOT google the phase “Swamps of Dagobah reddit”
I mean…unless you are bored/reeeealy curious/have a thing for medial horror
No, my memory is too photographic. I can’t un-see stuff, so I steer clear when possible.
Good on ya, M’Lady. I can tell you that the moral of the tale is, “If you’re going to do intravenous drugs, be very picky about where you inject them. And, be clean about it”.
(Apparently, when I am drunk I drop definite and indefinite articles from my speech and typing, like a good Russkie should).
Lucky me!
::looks around for old Russian textbook::
‘It’s good plan, Boris, but I do not see how it rids world of Moose and Squirrel”
+1 Wossamotta U
Japanese has none of those pesky articles – maybe that’s one reason why I tend towards Japanese speaking venues when I am in my cups.
For Our Ren Faire Queene – https://youtu.be/3VKzqAefBVY
Lol. That is some random shit but I did enjoy.
And yeah, I caught the exploding flesh remarks.
Lew has a sad
You are a virtual index of 80s and 90s pop culture!
Don’t forget the 70’s! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOaZbaPzdsk
Or, something sweeter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ABxl46Ovv8
Even sweeter? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVDUYJo3CjU
God rest Bud Luckey
/Thank you, btw
Yep, remember them all! I am a child of the 70s.
I loved 3-2-1 Countdown.
I am usually am singing something throwback from that time period
Last blast https://youtu.be/nowsfuBLnzk
::tiptoes in::
(whispers) Anybody around?
Hmmm… at this point, I guess I just sit tight ’til Morning Lynx…
::sips coffee protein shake and opens another browser tab::
Hey! Where’ya goin’?
Oh! Well, then! Mornin’, sir! How ya doin’?
I’m still here. I guess you could call me ::removes sunglasses:: An unreliable narrator… YEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!
Mornin’! Was it you saying earlier you had a lot on your plate? Is it getting better by the morning light? (I guess I should check my Eastern Daylight Time privilege…)
Not really. I’m just shifting deck chairs about, whistling a happy tune…
…while holding your head erect?
As for me, I’m irrationally proud that, though I got a trifle squiffy last night at Mr. GT’s band’s gig at our favorite little winery, I held it together enough to help his unload the gear when we got home. I even got his (relatively small) bass amp stacked on top of its twin without mishap! Then I fell asleep on the sofa in front of a DVRed episode of Forged in Fire because the effing DVR apparently recorded but then deleted the NASCAR Cup race.
(corr: …help hiM unload the gear…)
::taps mic::
Hullo? Hullo? This thing on?
::crickets::
Ah, well! Story of my life!
Yikes! I was expecting this.