Weekend Open Thread

| January 13, 2023

If you want to pull back on excessive government spending, you might be an insurrectionist according to Ilhan Omar. So, if you want anything close to “fiscal responsibility” and are opposed to the US being a piggy bank for special interest and for the rest of the world, you might as well be an “insurrectionist”. Enjoy your weekend.

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Hack Stone

Magic 8-Ball, will Hack Stone secure first comment for Weekend Open Thread for Friday January 13, 2023? And Hack Stone would like to remind the Adorable Deplorables that unlike ChipNASA, Hack Stone takes the handling of classified material seriously, and although he does store classified material in the garage, the box of documents are being used as chocks to prevent the vintage 1980’s Jaguar from rolling down the driveway and impeding traffic on River Road.

Hack Stone

He shoots, he scores!

KoB

3 SECONDS…THREE SECONDS!!!!! Coirses foiled again. May a KongRat eat your crayons you Stoned Hack. I will console myself with some of this crockett pot orasted beef beast, some rice n gravy, creamed corn, a pan of buttered milk cat heads and a slab of Red Velvet Cake…along with my dreams of OAM.

Graybeard

Cong rats Hack!
Now, where’s the booze?

Hack Stone

I’m the garage next to the Corvette, but Hunter got there first.

Graybeard

Blast it.
Just when I thought he couldn’t get any lower….

5JC

The DOJ has moved swiftly for once and secured an indictment against the President. He may have thought he could get away with it once but not twice. He is going down.

https://babylonbee.com/news/doj-indicts-trump-for-bidens-possession-of-classified-documents

A Proud Infidel®™

With Merrit garland as US AG I’m sure that he’ll do ALL he can to be a good little partisan trick Poodle!

rgr769

The regime is now blaming Trump’s election and transition for their “inadvertent mishandling” of these classified docs.

MCPO USN

A 1980’s Jaguar IS a wheel chock.

KoB

1st

Hack Stone

You missed it by four seconds.

Commissioner Wretched

Rats of the Cong to Hack Stone for the coveted FIRST! In tribute, I offer trivia … do with it what you will.

DID YOU KNOW…?
Was a classic prime-time courtroom drama of the 1960s originally meant to be a daytime soap opera?
By Commissioner Wretched
didyouknowcolumn@gmail.com

Another year spreads itself before us, like a field covered in fresh snowfall. (If you read this in a place where it doesn’t snow, cover the field in anything you prefer.)

That means we get to make some new fresh marks on it. We get to decide what the year will be like, and hope that fate and/or Mother Nature doesn’t try to impose some other ideas upon it.

In other words, go to it, trivia friends. Make 2023 your year to shine.

As for me, I’m going to keep bringing you some gems from the trivia vault, which is still filled to bursting. Let’s share a few of those gems right now.

Commissioner Wretched

Did you know …

… one nation’s air force uses an ironic symbol? The Royal New Zealand Air Force uses a picture of a kiwi as its emblem. The kiwi is a flightless bird. (Symbolism is important, but come on, now.)

… one of the famous people shown on the cover of an iconic Beatles album did not originally want her face there? Actress Mae West (1893-1980) was approached by the British musical group to allow her photo to be one of the dozens on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, but she refused to grant permission. West changed her mind after she received a personal letter signed by the members of the group. Other women shown on the cover are Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) and Shirley Temple (1928-2014). (I guess the Beatles “went up and saw her some time.” Look it up, kids.)

A Proud Infidel®™

“… one nation’s air force uses an ironic symbol? The Royal New Zealand Air Force uses a picture of a kiwi as its emblem. The kiwi is a flightless bird.”

Yes, BUT the KIWI is the National Bird of New Zealand and the nickname for that nation’s Citizens is “Kiwis” just like those in Jolly Olde England are “Subjects” and Australians are “Aussies”.

Commissioner Wretched

No argument here … the wonderful young lady I took to Senior Prom 45+ years ago lives in New Zealand now and is a happily married kiwi. I loves me some kiwis! I just pointed out the irony of the RNZAF using a flightless bird as its symbol.

To put it in the words of Senator Claghorn: “It’s a joke, son!”

Commissioner Wretched

… the first attempt to market junk food to children was made in 1912? That year, Cracker Jack™ began including a prize in each box of the delicious caramel popcorn and peanut treat. A marketing success beyond any measure, it continues today with premium gifts in cereal boxes and take-out meals. (Wait a minute here … who’s calling Cracker Jack junk food?)

Hack Stone

Cracker Jacks are a gateway snack to anchor tattoos.

AW1Ed

I yam what I yam.

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Commissioner Wretched

… one of television’s best-loved courtroom dramas was almost a soap opera? Perry Mason, based on a series of novels written by Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) and then a popular radio drama, was originally bought by the CBS television network as a possible daytime drama, or soap opera. The producers wanted to have the character of Mason have an off-duty life to include a wife and attendant family drama, but Gardner wanted none of that. He also did not want the character featured in a five-day-a-week program, and actually walked away from the entire deal over the issue. So one of the writers of the Mason radio show, Irving Vendig (1902-1995), secured Gardner’s permission to do a derivative of the show as a daytime drama, which he called The Edge of Night. That show ran on television from 1956 to 1975 on CBS, and from 1975 to 1984 on ABC.

Commissioner Wretched

Perry Mason, as devised by Gardner (who returned to the deal after a cooling-off period), ran on CBS prime time from 1957 to 1966. That show starred Raymond Burr (1917-1993) in the title role. Additional trivia note: Many fans of the series believe Mason only lost one case. He actually lost three – but two losses were reversed on appeal. Gardner, the creator of the series, appeared in the final prime-time episode as the judge hearing Mason’s last case.

Hate_me

Good on Gardner for not selling out.

Commissioner Wretched

… a major error can be found in a favorite film? If you watch the 1994 classic Forrest Gump, you will see a scene in which Forrest, played by Tom Hanks (born 1956) and Lieutenant Dan, played by Gary Sinise (born 1955), are pulling up a shrimp net and they bring up varied trash such as a toilet seat and an empty can of Mello Yello™ soda. That’s the blooper – the scene is set in 1974, but Mello Yello was not put on sale until 1979. (Well, Forrest did just about everything else, so time travel shouldn’t have been a problem for him.)

… about 1/3 of all cat owners believe their cat can read their minds? (What? You mean they really can’t? My Boris has some explaining to do.)

… sheep are able to recognize one another in photographs? (How did they figure that out, anyway?)

David

Quite a few bloopers in major films, like the car in the background of the chariot race in Ben-Hur. Or the German troops in Raiders of the Lost Ark carrying MP-40s in 1935. Or the seeming thousands of western movies in which people shoot their trusty Colt 1873s as early as 1836.

Commissioner Wretched

… a Soviet leader ordered the assassination of an American movie star? During his reign as leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) ordered many people murdered, among them American western star John Wayne (1907-1979). Stalin ordered Wayne be killed because he felt the star’s prominence would hinder his mission to spread Communism all over the world. This, despite the fact that Stalin – who loved American western movies – was a big fan of Wayne. (I’m kind of glad that little plan didn’t work out, myself.)

… scientists do not really know why people blush? (I could offer a reason, but it makes me blush to think of it.)

… a Harris Interactive poll showed that 70% of men and 57% of women shower daily? (No comment. Not even a chance for a comment. I like my face the way it’s currently arranged.)

Commissioner Wretched

… it is really easy to make change for a U.S. $100 bill? Believe it or not (sorry, Mr. Ripley, but I had to say it), there are 9,823,546,661,905 different ways to change a C note, according to the U.S. Treasury. (The hard part these days is having the hundred dollar bill to change.)

… one pound of spaghetti would make a heck of a noodle? If the full pound were to be laid out as one noodle, it would be about 300 feet long. Additional trivia note: spaghetti is a plural word. The singular form is spaghetto.

… coffee is good for you in a way you probably didn’t realize? A team at the University of California found that the steam coming off of a cup of hot coffee contains the same amount of antioxidants as three oranges. The antioxidants are compounds which help prevent cancer and heart disease. (Gimme another cup o’ Joe, then.)

Now … you know!

KoB

Another fine job, CW…not that we expected any different. Still haven’t gotten your Tomes up yet, but rest assured, the SciFy ones will be the FIRST (ht2 HS) to be critiqued. Baby Girl is working on getting er Papa down there, but until I get over the wobblys????

Lubs me some Perry Mason Shows. See it on the MeTV locally at 0900 and 2330 hrs each day. More particularly, LOVES me some Barbara Hale. She shows up on a number of old flicks, usually not as dressed down as she is as Della Street. Classy Lady of the Old School Hollywood.
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A Proud Infidel®™

ROWR, ROWR!!!

Hack Stone

Due to events that have recently come to our attention, Hack Stone, as First Commenter for This Ain’t Hell Weekend Open Thread and Supreme Ruler for the next 168 hours, barring any impeachment procedures initiated by the disgruntled masses, mandates remedial ComSec Handling Procedures Training tomorrow morning at 08:00. Adorable Deplorables on leave will be recalled for duty. Those in attendance will purchase, at their own expense, 1 Black Sharpie Magic Marker, 3 Rolls of Security Packing Tape, and 5 storage boxes. Assemble in the driveway of the Biden Estate in Wilmington Delaware at 07:00 tomorrow, wearing uniform of the day.

SFC D

Uniform of the day will be jockstrap, pile cap, and low quarters. Socks are optional.

Anonymous

Hunter’s ready.

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Green Thumb

Phoildo has this up on his wall in his office at All-Points Logistics HQ.

Green Thumb

My bad, that Phildo as in Phil Monkress.

5JC

Got you covered. They are right on top of the old 8″ floppy discs of Red Hat Software.

5JC

Done. In case you are wondering that is my Vette in the correct parking spot

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A Proud Infidel®™

You mean the CHEvette that smokes every other car in town behind it thanks to its worn-out piston rings?

AW1Ed

Elon has dropped the price on the Model Y Performance to $57K, down from $70K. Not a huge fan of the 1/4 mile as a benchmark, but 0-60 in 3.5 seconds is real world jaw-dropping performance right off the showroom floor.

Anonymous

True, but does it look/sound cool and get chicks?

rgr769

A C8 will beat that.

rgr769

I can’t tell. What part of your C8 is in the photo?

Graybeard

I never saw 8″ floppies of Red Hat – that was usually run on PC type hardware IIRC.

I have some 8″ floppies for DEC’s PDP-11s, and papertape programs to run on them as well.
I may still have a removable 3kb HD for a VAX around here somewhere.

I can neither confirm nor deny that there are classified documents stored thereon.

Graybeard

You mean I’m the 4th individual to post?
Wow.

Graybeard

Present and still unaccountable.

Recovering well from the hernia surgery. Brother is doing well. Mrs. GB on track for knee replacement next month.
Kids & grandkids all healthy-ish.

God’s been good to us.
Y’all have a great weekend.

Sapper3307

Happy weekend!

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24th

Green Thumb

The False Commander “Phony” Phil Monkress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) is firmly against curtailing goverment spending.

How else is he going to line his pockets with taxpayer dollars from the contracts he procures using his fake Native American, Navy SEAL and Law Enforcement claims?

And the Phildo knows where the meat pole goes…in the American Taxpayer’s collective asshole.

Phildostyle!

Fyrfighter

If your name is Ilhan Omar, you “might” be a brother fucker who committed immigration fraud…

Graybeard

Leave it to the rag-heads to take depravity to hole new depths.

I still think we need to air-drop her over Mozambique – nude & bound.

Fyrfighter

Damn GB, spew alert next time! and now I need brain bleach!

rgr769

Welp, what do you expect from a culture that considers small boys and goats as sex objects.

A Proud Infidel®™

PRESENT and I award myself Honorary First once again.

((((OVER))))

Fyrfighter

Well, the enemy is definitely within the walls here in Colorado.. this bill is the gun banning lefts wet dream, and given how fucked up this state has become, it’s virtually guaranteed to pass..

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Fyrfighter

Sorry, I don’t know how to clean up that link. If any admin could help…

HTTR4LIFE

Words mean things.

A bigot is someone who hates minorities; it is not someone that minorities hate.

A groomer is an adult who solicits an inappropriate relationship with a child with intent to exploit the child; it is not an adult who wants to make the classroom a safe place for LGBT students and their families.

An insurrectionist is someone seeking to overthrow the government by force; it is not someone protesting irrational government policy.

Think y’all can handle that?

Hate_me

I agree that definitions are important and that details matter.

I disagree with two out of three of your definitions, and find the third a bit lacking in nuance.

rgr769

Well, your first definition is bogus. Bigotry has nothing to do with the percentage of a population a racial, religious, or ethnic group holds.

Sapper3307

Safety briefings will save you.

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Anonymous

Don’t drink and drink, don’t drink and swim, and if you get drunk, have sex and fall off the bed it’s your own damn fault– what’re your questions?

HTTR4LIFE

Terminal Lance?

Mick

On station.

Hack Stone

Never saw a “Violence Interrupter” arrested for drugs and weapons possession before, said absolutely nobody.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-violence-worker-found-chicago-home-naked-gun-suspected-narcotics-5ok-cash-prosecutors?dicbo=v2-a9f77a5fc54f45042f28897ca3518ea9

Thunderstixx

So, I have been sick with the flu or whatever kind of hot mess is floating around since Christmas.
I was feeling better right after New Years and even vntured out to go to some of my favorite hangouts.
Then, since I live in a warmer location, I decided to sleep with a window open…
Back it came and with a vengeance
The VA Clinic here in Austin is closed for the MLK day so I’m going to have to wait until Tuesday for a chance of a Dr’s Appointment or just to the Urgent Care clinic.
I hope your Christmas and Holiday season was better than mine.
But I really have nothing to complain about as last year was truly one of the best of my life.
It’s always fun to come around here and see what the latest scuttlebutt is and join in kicking the crap out of some valor vultures and assorted commies such as the never spoken Berkeley buzzard…
Take care friends, and it sure does seem like a short time since we lost our fearless leader, Jonn Lilyea.