Weekend Open Thread
Instead of the regular food or drink samples, the table contains samples of self-awareness. Customers suddenly realize that they’re self-centered and have acted without consideration of the other shoppers. Could one imagine what it would be like if people received samples of self-awareness before they hit the road? Enjoy your weekend!
Category: Open thread
FIRST!
KA-BOOM-KA-BOOOM-KABOOOM!!! The King of Battle…THE King of FIRSTs has endeavored, perservered, and gotten lucky enough to score a Trifecta of FIRSTs (Hot, WOT & WOT) and/or a TWOFER of Coveted (EARNED NEVER AWARDED) Vaunted TAH Friday Weekend Open Thread FIRSTs. A succesfull FIRE MISSION FIRE MISSION FIRE MISSION leaving a scattering of 26 Leaden Soldiers, busted up Outdated Red Hated (sic) Soft Wear, and a whimpering Chimpy in the dust of de’ feet.
In Honor of this Momentous Occasion the FIRST Three Rounds will be on The Gun Bunny. The Vast Chicken Wings are on the grill.
Well at least The king of battle is not self-centered.
LOL!
He’s the most humble man I know, second only to Shoeshine Boy.
Outstanding, King!!! Early drop on the WOT is becoming a habit here, I note. Rule with pride and dignity, my friend.
Tanks!, CW. More luck than anything else, refresh key not with standing. Usually take me a little nap after Gunsmoke, then shake the cobwebs out of my brain to get ready for the on/or about 1500 hrs drop of The WOT. Something told me to check just to make sure that the last coupla three weeks was not a glitch on the part of thebesig. Got me a Cold Caffeine Fix and Molasses Cookies and settled in to see what happens. Had to blink a time or two just to make sure I wasn’t seeing things. Was concerned when I saw some the usual suspects (you, Tox, The Stoned Hacker et;al) had been lurking around. Thought the competition would be a little fiercer, but alas, Bless Their Hearts, the next closest competitor was a full four (4!) minutes behind. Lois musta been doing a fine job on keeping you distracted. I owe her one.
There is no pride like EARNING a WOT FIRST, but, sadly, I traded my dignity for a twelver years ago.
“Cold Caffeine Fix”? Ar-uhh-cee cola?
Naw, Lil’ Bro…Watermelon Flavored Mountain Dew. Couldn’t have an Ar-uhh-cee cola…I’m outa Moon Pies. That would be sacrilege down heah. ’bout as bad as having a Co-Cola without a bag of them Toms Salted peanuts dropped down in the drink.
My south Texas family says Moon Pies pair nicely with Dr. Pepper.
They do, indeed, pair nicely.
Does that stuff come in cans…or only bottles?
Sorry, KoB, no lurking these past several weeks. Busy at work, getting actual work done.
That, and trying to correct an error on-line with a utility. SO far, no go. We’ll have to wait & see if it makes any difference or not. If the error makes a difference, I’ll have to call in, instead of on-line chat.
So, be magnificent, be munificent, be generous to all.
See ya around the campfires.
Dang
Missed by thiiiiis much.
More like thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much.
Braggart.
I wuz thinking “gloater” for a descriptive adjective, but “braggart” could work…maybe
😀
Not my negative rating showing, but I couldn’t think of a different word. No thesaurus handy, but if I did, I would even talk over my head.
Gloating is just bragging on steroids.
Way to go, King! I wonder what’s up with these extremely early drops of the WOT … but then I figured, what the heck. Let’s just roll with it. So I’m gonna roll out the trivia now.
DID YOU KNOW…?
Did the director of the 2002 movie “Spider-Man” actually hold auditions for the spider which bit Peter Parker?
By Commissioner Wretched
didyouknowcolumn@gmail.com
Copyright © 2024
With the double celebration of the Fourth of July and the four hundredth installment of this silly column now behind me, it’s time to turn my attention to the future and look forward.
As I do, though, I should note that a lot of you reading this haven’t been able to see the entire 400-column series, because your newspaper started carrying my wacky writing rather recently. Don’t fret, you haven’t missed much – or, rather, you have, but it all comes back around. Besides, there’s a Facebook page called “The Did You Know? Column” where all of the previous listings can be found.
So if you want to go read some blasts from the past, please feel free to indulge yourself.
Meanwhile, here’s number 401. Enjoy!
Did you know …
… at one time, Academy Award™ winners were announced before the ceremony? For the first Oscars in 1929, the winners were announced three months before the actual presentation of the awards. Over the next ten years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a list of winners prior to the ceremony, with a caution to the press to “embargo” or not use it until after the ceremony. But in 1940, the Los Angeles Times printed the list of winners the day of the ceremony, and the surprises were spoiled. For 1941 and onward, the Academy used the “sealed envelope” method of announcing winners at the ceremony. (And the winner is … the movie industry!)
… liquid nail polish was introduced in 1916? Devised by the Northan Warren Corporation, the initial polish was clear. Pink was the first color produced. (A proper selection, I would say.)
… you may suffer from achluophobia? If you do, you have a fear of the dark. (I’m not necessarily afraid of the dark; I’m more fearful of what’s in the dark.)
…you or someone you know could be a funambulist? Before you go looking up a telethon to help support the research, know that a funambulist is nothing more than a tightrope walker. By definition, then, walking a tightrope is called funambulism. (It’s fun, all right … until you trip, that is.)
… a Soviet attempt at blackmail against a world leader backfired spectacularly? The KGB, the Soviet Union’s secret police, tried to blackmail the president of Indonesia, Achmed Sukarno (1901-1970), with films of him being, shall we say, indiscrete with Russian women disguised as flight attendants. Rather than becoming angry and giving in to the blackmail, however, Sukarno was said to be flattered and pleased, and even asked for copies of the films. (That’s how you show ‘em!)
… camels don’t have a lock on going long times without water? Rats and giraffes can actually survive longer without water than camels do. (That’s about the only time you’ll ever hear rats and giraffes mentioned favorably at the same time.)
… the director of 2002’s Spider-Man held auditions for the spiders? Sam Raimi (born 1959) was looking for a particular kind of spider to use in the movie, for the scene in which lead character Peter Parker is bitten (and thus becomes Spider-Man). Entomologists suggested several species, and Raimi’s choice was the black widow. Using a real black widow wouldn’t work, of course, so Raimi held “spider auditions” to find one that would come as close to a black widow’s gait as possible without actually being poisonous. The one selected had only a single problem – it was the wrong color. Raimi actually had the spider made up to appear black for its scene. (Thus proving that makeup can cure just about anything.)
… two brothers combined to pitch a shutout in a Major League Baseball game? On August 22, 1975, brothers Rick (born 1949) and Paul Reuschel (born 1947), both pitching for the Chicago Cubs, combined to throw a five-hit shutout at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs won the game, 7-0, played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Rick was the starting pitcher, and Paul came on in relief in the seventh inning. (At that point in Cubs history, brothers pitching a shutout was the high point of the season.)
… bridesmaids at weddings have a historic purpose? Now positions of honor for friends and/or relatives of the bride, originally the purpose of the bridesmaid was to confuse evil spirits so they couldn’t tell who the real bride was. (I’ve got a line here, but it would close the show.)
… the Internet has a patron saint? In 1997, Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) named Saint Isidore of Seville (560-636) as Patron Saint of the Internet. The pontiff chose Isidore because, during Isidore’s lifetime, he tried to record everything ever known into one comprehensive encyclopedia. That’s sort of what the Internet does. (Patron saint of the Internet … now there’s a novel idea.)
… the Great Pyramids of Egypt were almost destroyed in the 1830s? During that decade, Egypt’s ruler, Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769-1849), had the idea of disassembling the Pyramids and using the stone as pre-cut construction material. It almost happened, too, until the project’s Quantity Surveyor fudged the numbers and convinced the ruler that it would cost more to take the Pyramids apart than they could possibly earn from selling the materials. (And the tourism industry said, “Whew!”)
… about half of the apartments available for rent in Los Angeles, California, do not have refrigerators? It’s legal, too. Refrigerators are considered an “amenity,” not a necessary appliance, so landlords don’t have to furnish one if they don’t want to. (One more reason not to move to Los Angeles.)
… you may be suffering from scopophobia? That’s the fear of being looked at. (I sure don’t suffer from it!)
Now … you know!
So, you’re saying that Muhammad Ali Pasha created the Multi Level Marketing industry, otherwise known as a pyramid scheme?
You didn’t know the first two letters in AMWAY stood for Ali, Muhammad?
The Best Oscar is the Angus All Beef…but The Best Hot Dog is The Nathan’s. Award Winning…’specially when one makes a chili cheese dawg enveloped around a Brioche Bun. I can clearly polish off a platter full.
I ain’t skeered to do my best work in the dark..tho I have to do some funambuling to talk Ms Thang into it.
Can we still use the term “blackmail”? One would think that would be RAAYYYCIISS! I personally prefer the gunz pr0n that our Beloved AW1Ed posts up for us…tho I have eyeballed some of them Delta “Stews”. I’ll bet that Pepper Ridge Farms remembers when they were all Sweet Southern Gals with a Honey Dew Voice…and fetch you all the water you could drink. We won’t talk about their “humps”.
Date a girl that wears glasses and you have 2 girls. Date a girl with makeup and you got 4 girls. Date a girl on Prozac and you have 10 girls. I AM skeered of girls with too much “War Paint”.
More like the high point of the decade(s)? Weren’t the Cubbies the Rodney Dangerfield of baseball?
Full disclosure…I have had my way with some bride’s maids.
Saint Isidore get his hair cut by a bunny rabbit? (iykyk)
King Tut woulda cursed if the rocks hada been taken.
Man that’s cold! Not sure what the law is here, but my rental property has a full set of appliances. Guess I need to go up on the rent.
Is that why girls don’t want us to “scope” them out?
Another fine j.o.b. on the trivia, CW You may want to shamelessly plug your trivia books that are for sale on the ‘Zon. Jus’ sayin’.
Ninth
Let’s see if this works
https://t.co/5IqYg62ybD
This is the one I wanted.
https://x.com/superflypod
So, hey, I’m around. Haven’t been in the comment section of any post for TAH for awhile now. I lost my job a couple weeks back, but I’m doing ok. Everyone have a good weekend!
What is your area of expertise, what market are you seeking employment and do you have a security clearance. Plenty Adorable Deplorables on here who know people who know people looking for quality employees. Just stay aware from Director of Media Relations for proud but humble woman owned businesses, that’s Hack’s territory.
I’m a trucker. I have a CDL-A license. But I kind of got a jack of all trades experience: Hospital Corpsman: medical, clerical, and customer service experience. I’ve also been an armored car guard and an aircraft fueler in previous civilian jobs. Anything I don’t know how to do, I have fairly high confidence in my ability to learn it.
@A H, What Armoured car company did you work for. I put in 37 years with Brink’s from 1970-2007 out of NYC. Started as United States Trucking (green trucks) and UST was invovled with a brinks (gray trucks) merger. US trucking did the NY Telephone boards rigging and had the Armoured car business as well. We were located at 66 Murray St. Manhatten in lower level and US was above us. US used 1950’s macks that had to be double clutched. Took us quite a number of years to get A/C aboard. Brink’s was originally located on 38 street in Manhatten and then worked out os 66 Murray street. We moved to the Brooklyn Navy Yard after problems with Trinity Church whom owned half of lower Manhatten.
2 years in Dunbar Armored before they were acquired by Brinks. I stuck around for around half a year before moving on.
Thanks A H, glad you made it out safely. We lost one person from our shop and another from the Newark New Jersey shop due to chessimard’s terrorist group during the war years on armoured trucks…
At the time I left Brink’s, one of my colleagues got robbed on her run. She didn’t maintain situational awareness and a crew of three got the drop on her when she off loading money from the back of the truck. They disarmed her and then cleaned her truck out. Luckily they didn’t shoot her. The week after that a guy in our region got cleaned out on his run. Left him hog tied for the Texas police to find him. After that, I decided to part ways with Brink’s because I didn’t feel safe working for them anymore. The level of risk that came with my job stopped being worth it.
We worked with 3 person crews. A driver Messenger and guard so when one person was unloading the truck, the other person was hitting the wall. Later on when the industry was de regulated their were companies coming out of the woodwork with 2 person crews and we were getting outbidded with lower prices from the 2 person crews.
Yeah, Dunbar was a two person crew company. Brink’s security policies are retarded, though. Would like to go into detail, but I think it’s better to maintain OPSEC for my former employer and the people who still work for them.
A guy who served with Hack became a trucker after retiring may know of some openings. What area are you based out of?
Colorado Springs.
I’ll get back to you.
Thank you.
You probably already know these ones, but here is his response.
I got let go by Swift.
Shit. I failed to look beyond the 1st sentence before I posted my comment above. Sorry about that.
Is there a fed ex freight terminal near you? Something that would be out and back to get you home daily or does being gone not bother you.
Because you have an M1 A1 working brain and aren’t completely retarded?!?
Getting fired by Swift is kind of a compliment.
Shit!
Once again, not only was Hack Stone denied his rightful title of First Commenter, but what he would have posted has been “overtaken by events”. In order to not let Hack’s “bon mot” die on the vine, he is going to post it anyway.
Magic 8-Ball, will Hack Stone secure enough delegates to secure the First Comment for the Weekend Open Thread, or will….anyway…. Magic 8-Ball says “What The Hell Did He Just Say?”
My Magic 8-Ball told me that Hack will put my name in as FIRST next WOT so I can get get some ZZZZZZZSSSSS in my recliner which is finer but I don’t live in Alabama. Thanks Hack
Next Friday Hack should be returning to the National Capital Region after a few days of convalescent leave. He was recently diagnosed with Dippydoodleitis, and the Doctor said the only cure is a few days in Frantic City. Hack Stone will “borrow” the entire payroll from the proud by humble woman owned business and double the money, and if everything comes to fruition, that should be a cool $12.
Empires have been built on less.
Shenanigans!! Irregularities!!! Gyrations!!!
Incongruous!!! Duplicity!!! Conspiracy!!
WTFOMGBBQSTFUISMS!!!
Oh well, I knew we’ve been getting early drops, but I had no idea when or what so I just popped in to see what the fuck was up and it’s KOB the BOBVCYABFD!!
Enjoy your kingdom and maybe you too can Join the cacophony of voices recommending that Joe Biden either stay or go and influence the coming selection.
FIRST NINETEENTH
1st Signal Brigade. You know who you are.
I got an email from a person that saw my name on the Laurelton Queens NYC website and contacted me because we graduated the same HS in 1963 and sent me his bio that is open to the public so if you google Rich Ladisky, you can see that he ran his ham radio at NASA talking to the guys in the space station and got an award for the most world wide number of amateur radio contacts. I wonder how all those QSL cards fit on the wall. He says that he will wait untill the snow bird season starts and he comes down to Boca Raton and we will get together. Hes in a Camera club also that does underwater pics.Says he has some radio setup at his summer home in Conneticit. Check him out Beans and you will get a big kick out of the Bio.
Smoked or Country Ham Radio?
Yup. Except my time with The Jagged Shaft was Korea. 209th (88-90) and B 304th (99-00).
My unemployment aside, I would like to share something unrelated. I really love movies. I’m also a pretty big superhero fan as well. And I would like to share a video about censorship in our media and how that is a hindrance to our culture rather than an advantage. The video is 4 years old, but I think the sentiments of the Youtuber still rings true today.
Why The Past Matters
I so miss the Good Old Days when the perpetually offended WUSSES weren’t constantly being catered to, and those in charge weren’t jelly-spines pissants!
Open Thread!
Late to the party again.
Private? It’s only old Ronald Reagan jokes.
Oh! I love those!
It’s deeply offensive to liberal sensitivities.
And liberals sensitivities are offensive to those who aren’t liberals.
Plus, they make great meme material.
Liberal tears are a great AR lubricant and double as an all-natural, diabetic-friendly sweetener .
Just fucking die.
After last-ditch effort, the Gaza pier aid mission is coming to an end
By Geoff Ziezulewicz and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Military Times
a piers so.
Ha!
Heard the other day that AOC (Agent Of Chaos), introduced articles of impeachment against SCOTUS Justice Alito and Thomas for “ethics violations”.
Haven’t heard much about it since but home it gets squashed on the Senate floor.
FJB and F-OAC.
Derp. Late to the party. Just noticed there’s an entry on that topic already.
Eh, she’s just trying to remain relevant even though her relevancy is all used up by this point.
I don’t think that’s true. There are a lot of annoying b****** out there. They need a voice in Congress. And it needs to sound just like them. That way they get all the respect that they deserve.
Someone else not happy with her. I don’t give the first, second or third shit about her, but how long before she becomes more vocal over her stance against Israel.
Does she still work for tips? It’s all about the money, and we may soon see the price of her loyalty.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/us/politics/aoc-dsa-endorsement.html&ved=2ahUKEwjIxIKJy6KHAxXbj4kEHRgVDE0Q0PADKAB6BAgXEAE&usg=AOvVaw1wH53dOhtcG-XYD2g_xBeH
She wasn’t sufficiently pro-PaliNazi.
Still waiting to see what her buy in price is. Her change in messaging will be the marker to judge by.
Present and Unaccountable once again as i award myself another Honorary First.
((((OVER))))
Epstein did not kill himself.
The D-rats are already doing or have done everything they accuse our side of.
FUCK the “Feebies” and the other G-types monitoring us while ignoring real crime.
Present.
Still trying to get traction after the storm. Power back, but routine is blown.
Thankful that all my family & friends are safe, houses liveable for most of them. (One pair had a tree come down on two rooms, crushing the rooms.)
God bless you all, and keep Dave in your prayers.
So apparently, the case against Alec Baldwin was dropped when they found out that he only played Trump on television and he was not actually Donald Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/arts/rust-trial-pause-alec-baldwin-shooting.html
Dropped with prejudice due to prosecutorial oopsies. We all predicted he would walk.
I am thinking some people got some untraceable cash. I fail to see how live ammo that wasn’t used to shoot anyone exculpates anyone from negligent homicide. Especially the guy that cocked the gun and pulled the trigger. Now the armorer will claim she gets off, too.
I think my take was correct, note the prosecutor’s quote at the end of the article:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/12/alec-baldwin-court-case-rust-shooting-trial
The armorer can file for a new trial based on new evidence. The ammunition wasn’t produced or discovered until after her trial was complete. Nobody was really looking for it either. That doesn’t mean she will necessarily win. It seems awfully convenient to have showed up at that point in time.
The implication was that the prop guy, had access to the safe where the ammunition was held. That fact was known before the trial But I don’t know if it came up during the trial.
Untraceable cash? Well, it is an election year. Just sayin. Has anybody checked ballwins bank account for recent activity?
I’m no legal expert and not a lawer, but I don’t understand how ammunition that was apparently not at the scene or even in the state is relevant to the case.
Described as “Starline brass with round nosed bullets and silver primers” – describes a good part of my .45 Colt stock.
I am a former lawer, and I don’t see the relevance of ammo that wasn’t used to shoot anyone excuses those that are responsible for the shooting. Since Baldwin didn’t load the subject single action revolver, I fail to see how some live ammo on site excuses his conduct. Indeed, knowledge of the presence of live ammo on the set would cause me to check every revolver I handled before I did anything with it.
One of the inviolate, primary rules of Army ranges is “Thou shalt not allow live rounds and blank rounds on the range at the same time”. You cannot “inadvertently” load a live round that ain’t on the range.
IMO that’s another example of what a WHOREHOUSE our Justice System has become.
This big Moma crawled thru my yard today, the rat dogs are unhappy.
Looks like a Common Snapping turtle. Soup, anyone?
I think this particular thread needs to be renamed. It’s pretty much nothing but the proclamation if “first” and commentary regarding it. The new title should be “playground line”.
An “open thread” is pretty much by definition about – well, whatever everyone wants. The “first” tradition goes back about 10 years. In Internet tems, we’re on ancient hallowed turf here.
I certainly don’t want to give up my position in the Book of Firsts due to a nomenclature dispute.
Naw, Ot, out of 86 comments so far only about 10% are in relation to the contest for FIRST. The rest are a hodge podge of misc comments, linkys, conversations, and so on, fitting for an Open Thread. As far as the fight for the FIRST Comment? Hallowed ground, indeed, ever since the first FIRST was declared way back yonder. Many of us that were only able to lurk and in many cases not comment for whatever reason back then looked forward to the opportunity to have the time to comment and compete. Silly? maybe…YMMV. Time consuming? Oh Hells to the yeah! Worth the time and effort it takes? Damn Skippy it is! You can’t go buy that at any store. Not only an entry made in the Gold Letter Embossed Book of FIRST, but bragging rights come with it.
A contest that makes no never mind about your physical or mental abilities, your economic status, past rank/position in life or anything else and NO ONE has any advantage over anyone else. Only the Admin that posts the Open Thread knows what time it will drop. Yes it does seem as if the same usual suspects snag the prize, but thru out the years there have been a large number that have been listed in “The Book”.
And btw, if there is any subject you want to talk about or something you want to share in a post, do the copy/paste thing and jump on in.
I think I started the “First!” tradition when we started having the WOT!
IIRC, you are correct…You were the first FIRST.
Yep, I STARTED IT!!! 😀😁😎😀
The keeper of the Holy Book of TAH would know. “Mr. Claw to the white courtesy phone”.
Comment #100 – The very “First” posted to the Coveted Book of Firsts was made by API®™ at 4:40 PM on the Second Day of January, 2015.
Any blues fans here? No need for late nights to see him, as he can be seen between snack time and nap time.
https://x.com/AmericaReal3/status/1811761453797388778
We were watching the Trump Rally LIVE in PA and heard hooting. We think President Trump got hit.
Shooting, not hooting.
We think President Trump was hit near the ear.
Yep, assassination attempt of President Trump at the Butler Pennsylvania rally and I just slow mowed it and I could see that something hit him in the side of the head and his ear was eating bleeding. He grabbed his head and he went down a puff puff of by the side of his head.
👍👍
Prayers for President Trump and his Family.
And so it begins…
Prepare
Go 1
2
We saw the same picture and said CLASSIC!
Thank You for sharing. A Keeper!
AMEN…👏👏
Thanks, I just posted an article on this.
THANK You so much, the besig!
👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
The False Commander “Phony” Phil Monkress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) works balls.
Did you sign up for the Phil Monkress Extreme Fake SEAL Workshop yet?
Is this company proud but humble?