Weekend Open Thread
When people purchase a product or service, they’re purchasing more than the product or service. They’re also purchasing one or a combination of benefits. When a woman who could be on the cover of a swimsuit magazine is featured in a clothing advertisement, a fantasy is being sold with the product. Older women weighing more than the woman in the commercial would associate the clothing item with a transformation from their actual look to that of the woman in the commercial. This is but an example. An overweight LGBT type with a nose ring and colored hair isn’t going to activate that mindset. Enjoy your weekend!
Category: Open thread
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Woooooot!!!
Good job. was drifting thru dee in he arms of Lord Morpheous and my fingers was shaking too hard to hit the post button.
Still kicking, My Friends just not too high. Pro tip…when the chancre mechanic tells you a bone marrow biopsy is too bad? The lie
Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers, my friend.
Best o’ luck, amigo
Hang in there big brother!
Get better Gun Bunny, my thought’s and prayers are with you.
I’ve had friends (including an under-5 child) who’ve had to have a bone marrow biopsy.
Yeah, the chancre mechanic lied.
Keep you in my prayers, brother.
Keep hanging in there, fellow southerner.
Prayers for you, KoB
Do you need some marrow? I’m AB- negative blood type, kind of rare because I can donate to just about anyone!
NICE AH!
Like I said to KOB checking in late better than never. I was working my ass off and then driving all over the place at post time and then completely forgot about stuff the last couple of hours., because I’ve purposely been trying to disconnect for everything for a bit cause it’s been, 2:30 AM insomnia and regular work days and shit hitting the fan but, it’s all OK.
FIRST!
Hey, KoB. How are you feeling?
Not too good. Spacey as all hell but long as I stay still it don’t hurt too bad. 45 mg of morph and 60 mg of perc spread thru the day ain’t working. Radiology doc said I has more hot spots than the initial scans showed.
I hope your doctors and nurses are keeping an eye out for bed sores. Even though it hurts to move, no need to add that to your problems. Keeping you in my prayers, bud.
Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
-Isaiah Chapter 41 Verse 10
I’ll interpret that as the doc saying you’re hot, KoB. Any chances the nurses are sayin’ the same and giving you extra care?
Seriously, here’s to hoping the meds begin to help a bit more soon, and you feel a bit better. I’m wishing you nothing but the best.
If you’re up for passing your address to the admins, I’ll try to find a card of a scantily-clad woman to send! (Just a card.. can’t send scantily-clad women through the mail, I’m afraid.)
Can’t ever could! Way back when (?) children could be sent to Grandma’s thru the mail. My ma threatene to send me!
How many units of Yeungling are allowed?
Checking in late but better than.
Hey fucktard, I’m sorry to hear you’re not 100%.
Sending some love and healing your way.
Big hug my brother get well, soonish 😘
Hack was on the phone trying to close a sale with the Amish community. Oh, well, maybe next week.
I know a few who are now neighbors of mine.
Such is life when you’re an hour-ish away from the original homestead of our beloved Jonn.
Drats
Whoa! The Amateur Historian beats the King of Battle for the coveted FIRST! This makes two in a row … wow. I’ll settle for fourth, and leave some trivia for all. Enjoy!
DID YOU KNOW…?
Was one of the most iconic scenes in film history totally improvised?
By Commissioner Wretched
didyouknowcolumn@gmail.com
Copyright © 2025
July comes to an end.
Most months do, in fact. Right about the time day 30 or 31 comes up, it’s time for that month to go into the dustbin of history. (Before you send in a note, yes, I realize February ends early, at day 28 or 29. So there.)
With August in the wings, I think it’s time for some trivia, don’t you? (If you say no, it’s going to be a very short column.)
Did you know …
… the son of an assassinated president saw the murders of two others? Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926), oldest son of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), was at his father’s bedside when he died of an assassin’s bullet. Lincoln was also accompanying President James Garfield (1831-1881) at a Washington train station as Secretary of War when Garfield was shot, and in 1901 he was at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, at the invitation of President William McKinley (1843-1901) and was near McKinley when he was shot. Lincoln then vowed to never again appear in public with an incumbent president, and refused several invitations from successive presidents to appear with them. (Can you blame him?)
… old remedies can be rather strange? For instance, a book called The Red Book of Hergest, from Wales, offered an herbal remedy to ease the effects of imbibing too many spirits. The book suggests eating bruised saffron with spring water. Additionally, saffron can cure sadness, the book adds … in moderation. “Beware of eating over much,” it says, “lest you should die of excessive joy.” (Oh, joy.)
… some countries do hold on to traditions? For instance, in Sweden, Christmas Eve sees the broadcast of a 1958 Walt Disney television special, From All of Us to All of You. Translated into Swedish, the show is called Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul, meaning Donald Duck and his Friends Wish You a Merry Christmas. The show has been aired without commercial interruption every December 24 at 3 p.m. since 1959. (And our networks can’t even show A Charlie Brown Christmas any more.)
… a museum exists that is dedicated to presidential “also-rans”? Located in Norton, Kansas, the “They Also Ran Gallery” is a small museum paying tribute to those who didn’t win their presidential elections. The museum was created in 1965 by William Walter Rouse (1923-1981), a banker who thought it appropriate to commemorate those who ran for president and didn’t win the office. The museum is located on an upper floor of Norton’s First State Bank, and its first enshrined runner-up was Horace Greeley (1811-1872), who lost the 1872 election to Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). (“They also ran” is another term for “Loveable Loser.”)
… one of the most iconic film scenes in history was totally improvised? In the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, there is a scene in which the hero, Indiana Jones, faces a swordsman in the streets of Cairo, Egypt. The swordsman does a dazzling display with his scimitar, at the end of which Jones simply pulls out his pistol and shoots the swordsman. The scene was not supposed to go like that, however. Jones, portrayed by actor Harrison Ford (born 1942), was supposed to engage in “the ultimate duel of a sword against a whip,” as one writer said. However, Ford was ill from the effects of dysentery, and did not have the energy to even begin the duel – which, of course, would have actually been conducted by stuntmen. So, improvising something he had already discussed with director Steven Spielberg (born 1946), Ford simply pulled the pistol and fired, and the swordsman – played by British stuntman Terry Richards (1932-2014) – dropped to the ground. Additional trivia note: Richards, an accomplished swordsman as well as a stuntman, had practiced the swordfight for several weeks before shooting, but understood Ford’s reluctance to do the scene, considering how ill he felt. (Knowing how dysentery can affect a person, I think that was the right call.)
… you are made of stardust? Partly, anyway. According to Mental Floss, the calcium in your bones and the iron in your blood was created in the explosions of ancient giant stars. (How it got here, I leave up to you.)
… the most-visited country in the world is France? According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, more people visit France than any other country. If you were wondering, Spain is second; the United States is third. (And you would think they’d be nicer to people coming to visit!)
I can vouch for how dysentery makes you feel, I ended up with it on one of my ME tours and it kicked my ass!
… automobile tires were initially white? Tires made from natural rubber are white, but in 1912 carbon chemicals began to be mixed with the latex in an effort to make them more durable. The carbon chemicals turned the rubber black. (Understandable.)
… one Canadian province requires contracts to be bilingual? In Quebec, the French-speaking part of Canada, any contract drafted in English must have a bilingual clause stating that the contract is only in English … or it must be drafted in both French and English. Without that clause, the entire agreement is invalid. (“Mais oui!” “I don’t know, may we?”)
… soft tortillas are a favorite food for astronauts in space? The reason is that they don’t crumble, so no crumbs can get caught in the equipment. (Man doth not live by bread alone, you know.)
… the old New York City Hall held a fascinating secret? When the building was being renovated in 1903, it was discovered that there was a secret stairwell in it. The stairwell was designed to be used by city officials to escape the building when angry constituents were waiting for them outside. (Sneaky. Fitting, but sneaky.)
Now … you know!
Quebec and its denizens love to be a PITA for everyone else, don’t they? Everywhere else HAS to have everything in English and French, but it’s ALL French in Quebec!
My name, Jose Jimenez. Occupation, astronaut.
Probably the first to eat soft tortillas in space.
Thanks for the laughs, Bill Dana. Served in the Infantry in WWII.
http://www.bill-dana.com/pages/biography.html
Third? Fourth?
Earliest I’ve been in the last several months.
Ah, well, back to the salt mines. Work to do, bills to pay.
Happy Friday, you gents! Hope all of you had a great week! Not much going on with me besides me being in Denver (ewww) this weekend. Gonna be celebrating my dad’s 65th birthday this weekend. Couldn’t do that last weekend because of money constraints, but it worked out: my extended family is hosting a party for him at my Aunt’s place. Gonna be awesome (besides having to tiptoe around my dem relatives and hoping my sister doesn’t show).
Anyway, for this WOT, Graybeard gave me the idea to share a good video on the Greco-Persian Wars. You know that 300 movie? Yeah, that movie wasn’t historically accurate (no kidding), but it was the first time in my life I was introduced to the history of the conflict. Must’ve been 13 or 14 when that movie came out. But, anyway, historical accuracy aside, it was a really good movie and it got my generation interested in the Spartans:
Here’s some videos on the following Peloponnesian War (named after the Spartan’s Peloponnesian League). It’s simple, but entertaining. I may share a more detailed video on the topic next week:
Part 2:
And here, I will dip out of history to go over my second favorite subject: Philosophy. Here is a video on Socrates, the Father of Western Philosophy:
And here is a modern retelling of Socrates’ Trial. It has some good stuff in it:
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Have you ever hear a name from your past and googled he/she/it to see whatever happened to he/she/it? I did recently.
The name I heard was someone I hadn’t seen it about 30 years. He would tell a story of his service in the USAF. We veterans would gather at the grown-ups table, drink beer, and tell war stories and other lies. He would always join in and it was noticed that it was always the same story. It turns out he was discharged before he finished basic training. Now, it does happen that a basic trainee will get terribly injured, or, be found with some incurable disease. Not him, he just couldn’t get with the program.
So, anyway, I used the google and found he had died and the funeral home posted a memorial page. Right there on top of the page was the Air Force seal and an announcement he was an Air Force veteran.
Now I know why grave robbing is still a crime, I had the strongest urge to dig him up and slap him upside his head.
Sounds like the perfect spot for a piss tube.
I remember my days of OSUT there on good old “Fort Lost-in-the-woods” and yes, we had some thrown out who just couldn’t or wouldn’t get their shit together except for one who had a heart murmur discovered during a medical check-up and that was it for him. All of the throwaways were treated like shit until the day they were put on a Grey-mutt to go home except for him, the Cader had the attitude of “Hey, we wish we could keep you, but Medical says no!” and he was given a job helping in Admin until his time to go.
There were some fucking turds in OSUT. That’s for sure.
You just did not know how big and stanky until you had a few years under your belt and looked back.
Like this dude who couldn’t hack it with the Coast Guard, but…
The pride of Sun Valley, Idaho. Obama’s favorite traitor. Fuck ‘em both.
I agree! If he weren’t already dead, he should be! What a coward!
I don’t know who needs to know this but if you are retired and have the old style grey ID card they will no longer be accepted after January 2026 for entry to bases or insurance purposes even if it has a valid date (or indef) on it. Same goes for your spouse if you have one.
With that in mind you would think that they have put a few extra people in the offices at the DEERS ID card section to help out with the transition but of course not. If you are wondering if you have the right card it is white and says “identification and privilege” on the front, bottom, middle.
That is right, you will have your own for real white privilege card, go you!
If you have an appointment keep your expectations low. My 0920 appointment started at 1000. That was after they tried to talk me into leaving because they were “really busy” and coming back on a day to wait in line. Since they only did appointments on that day I have no idea why they were so busy. But about 20 people in front of me left so, it could have taken an extra hour or two.
Also they won’t tell you this, but when you go to get your new ID card(s) you will need two forms of ID other than your military ID. A driver’s license and passport/ passport card are fine.
If you are under 65 your new card will be good till then. If you are 65 and up you will get an indef card.
They have never thought to hire more people!
It’s Gumm’-mint, where efficiency is against the Law!
True…
Quick update from Northern Cali. Lots of lightning storms rolling through each night, and yesterday we got dispatched for our second initial attack assignment this ” roll”.. got in some.good work, and made it to the hotel by midnight.. thats one week down, one to go..
Happy Hump Day!
Hope you get to enjoy what’s left of the weekend.
Top thirty, present and unaccountable as I award myself yet another Honorary First.
((((OVER))))
Anyone else having fun watching the D-rat party implode as they cannibalize each other?
I am. 😀😀😀😁
Continue the move from old Casa de Sparky to new. Old should be closed on within the next week or so. It’s a bit of a commute from home to work but spending the night under my own roof in my own bed? Priceless.
More to follow and when I can learn how to post pics that don’t blow out the bandwidth.
Yay! The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down. No more NPR. Seems this organization cannot propagandize us with progressivism/wokism without out our federal tax dollars funding it.
Makes one wonder where all those donated funds from their seemingly endless fundraisers went.
Some (D)emon-rat’s pocket, no doubt. Or a gay hooker.
You forgot to add blow. Gay hookers and blow. Our (D)emon-rat overlords would never do anything so nefarious as to line their own pockets. /s
Boats & Hoes…
Nancy Pelosi’s liquor fund? Asking for a friend.
Anyone else noticed Kameltoe’s speech and posture lately? Whatz up with her? Maybe she needs more time at Camp Betty Ford. Askin’ for a fren, of course.
Mmmmyeah, I was kinda-wondering the same thing myself.
Present & Unaccountable as ever. Still FIRST (h/t AH) in the hearts and minds of our kids and grandkids.
Keep each other in your prayers, and may God bless you all.
You too G! Stay well.
Uh oh, preverts AND stolen valor… may’ve been just a costume party, but still sucks.
That’s a nice Phil Monkress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) look.
Came across this little ditty:
I wonder how many of those involved to get us where we are now, while putting on a brave face, are or will be lawering up.
Other than the fact that I can’t use that language I would enjoy teaching that to my guitar students.
That has to be one of the best, most bad-ass Uncle Sams I have ever seen.
Have people in Maine spent too much time out the in the cold?
https://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/2025/07/skipism-wednesday-some-government.html
How did we miss Jaguar committing suicide in the name of wokeness?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/35669921/jaguar-sales-plummet-woke-pink-backlash/
A 98% drop in sales is going to be noticeable on their annual reports.
If you go to the link and watch the ads you will have no idea WTF is going on.
Registered 49 cars in Europe last month. Not good if they’re relying on Lucas to keep the lights on.
Yeah, Jaguar has taken it in the ass while American Eagle’s profits are soaring. Happenstance? Coincidence? Another post talked about moonbat liberals BUYING American Eagle clothing just to burn it, either way, AE PROFITS!
Wouldn’t burning it be bad for the environment?
Mmmm-yeah, carbon-stuff and alla-that shit, ifyaknowhutimean! BUT WAIT, that shit don’t-matter if you’re a liberal moonbat.
The biggest problem is that the new Jaguars are electric only and they’re unproven. A percentage of potential Jaguar owners want one with an internal combustion engine (or at least the option). Plus the failure of Tesla and the ease at which they can burn makes owners leery of purchasing one.
If your gonna go woke, go big. It isn’t easy to destroy a 103 year old company over night but it can be done.
That said there are a lot of fine electric cars out there. But the company is well known for having vehicles with electrical issues. So they would be the last place I would buy an electric car.
The bartender does have a purty mouth.
Lots of time in that position?
Is she advertising her skills, or taking it someplace not usually taken.
Or, she’s yelling at some guy (I assume) who dissed her.
Warming up for donkey show.
66 Mustang?
You can tell by the headlights.
No, not those headlights. The ones on the car.
Possibly. 66s had 3 chrome spears where the side scoop is located, where 65s did not. Hard to tell if it’s a legit GT350, as they are easy to clone, but it is a good looking ride (both the car and the girl) 👍
Whoever made this side by side comparison though, I don’t know what their message was supposed to be. Blondes, bluejeans and old cars are notsees?
The 67 had the rally lights on the grill so I backed up to
66 and yeah possibly 65. Need to see more her to be sure….
Hitler has smaller boobs?
True fact: Adolph Hiter was a vegetarian, share that with every vegan you come across!
Soy is loaded with estrogen, just saying.
The False Commander “Phony” Phil Monkress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) works balls and then takes it in the ass.
That’s like saying water is wet, fire is hot and shit stinks!