Weekend Open Thread
Since KoB put in a lot of effort to be “King of Firsts”, I figured it would be appropriate to dedicate this open thread to him. An additional throne sits in the throne room, left empty for KoB. Perhaps future mentions of the first commenter on the WOT could mention the additional throne set up in his memory during their victory speech. Enjoy your weekend!
Category: Open thread
First!
This FIRST in the WOT is dedicated entirely to my good friend, the King of Battle. You are missed, and TAH will not be the same without you. The throne is shared with your memory.
KoB was a true fan of my trivia, so here’s the column for the week. I’m going to miss his thoughts on the silly stuff I leave here.
DID YOU KNOW…?
Is the Empire State Building in New York City taller that it was intended to be?
By Commissioner Wretched
didyouknowcolumn@gmail.com
Copyright © 2025
And so it ends, the summer of 2025. Yes, I know that there are technically three more weeks (more or less) until we actually begin the fall season, but you and I both know that Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer.
Settle back, then, and get ready for the rush of the end of the year. It’s coming, whether we’re ready for it or not.
Another thing that comes your way, ready or not, is this weekly collection of nonsense that I do very much enjoy sharing with you. So read on, dear friend, and enjoy it as much as I do!
Did you know …
… the popular star of a radio western series was almost too popular for the role? Years before Gunsmoke became the longest-running TV western, it was a well-loved radio series starring actor William Conrad (1920-1994) as Marshal Matt Dillon. But Conrad had a very difficult time winning the role, because he worked on so many other radio series. Producers felt Conrad’s voice was too familiar to listeners for it to be associated with just one character, and they resisted giving him the role. Finally, though, Conrad’s perseverance paid off and he spent nine years as radio’s Dodge City marshal. (Too much of anything is not a good thing, it seems.)
… a Pope of the Roman Catholic Church was put on trial for heresy after he died? Pope Formosus (816 AD-896 AD) served as Supreme Pontiff of the Church from 891 until his death. His was a troubled reign, with a lot of power struggles taking place. But after he died, his enemies disinterred his body, propped it up on a throne, and staged a trial against him. Formosus was found guilty of charges including heresy and perjury, and all of his measures and acts as Pope were annulled. In addition, orders conferred by him were declared invalid, his papal vestments were stripped from his body, the three fingers he used to give the papal blessing were cut off, and his body was tossed into the Tiber River. It was later retrieved by a monk and reinterred in St. Peter’s Basilica, and further “trials” of dead pontiffs were banned. (Cross-examination was probably a thing to behold, I would think.)
… a famous writer provided himself with escape routes in case he angered authorities? Late in his life the French writer Voltaire (born François-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778) made his home near national borders so he could easily escape if his work made authorities angry with him. (Good idea!)
… you may suffer from xanthopsia? If you do, you have a visual issue, because people with xanthopsia see things as yellow. Everything has a yellowish tinge to it to sufferers of the problem.
… an automatic teller machine was created to dispense hot cash? Hitachi once produced an ATM that heated bills to 200 degrees in order to kill any bacteria, then ironed the bills before dispensing them. (It took a bit longer to get your cash, but the delay was worth it.)
… the Empire State Building in New York City is taller than it was intended to be? The original plans for the classic skyscraper called for it to be 1,050 feet tall. But every reference of the building says it’s 1,250 feet tall. The extra 200 feet is made up of a mooring mast for dirigibles, or rigid airships. The building was seldom used to moor airships, however, and after the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 the passenger airship industry just faded away. There are those, however, who say that the mooring mast was never really intended to be used – it was just an excuse to make the Empire State Building taller than the Chrysler Building, which is not far away. (Now there’s an idea whose time should be coming back – airships. I like it.)
… a married couple was photographed together 15 years before they met? The couple, Alex (born 1977) and Donna (born 1975) Voutsinas, married each other in 1995. One week before the wedding, while going through a stack of old photos, Donna discovered one of her posing with her siblings at Disney World in Florida in 1980. Alex looked at the picture and discovered that the man pushing a stroller in the background was his father … and he was the child in the stroller. What makes the story even more remarkable is, the two families didn’t even live in the same country – Alex and his family were visiting from Canada when the photo was taken. Fifteen years later, the two met, fell in love, and were wed. (Awwww.)
… the government of North Korea destroyed citizens’ savings accounts on purpose? The currency of North Korea is the won, named from a combination of the Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen. In 2009, the government of North Korea revalued the won in an effort to stop private markets, which were undermining the official national economy. They replaced 1,000-won notes with 10-won notes, effectively wiping out the savings of most people. They also said that people could exchange the old money for the new money at the conversion rate, but they could only convert 100,000 won, no matter how much of the old money they had. Protests led the government to raise the limit to 300,000 won. The worst part came when the government said the old money was no longer valid as of November 30, 2009 – but the new money would not be issued until December 7, 2009. For a period of one week, the country had no effective currency in circulation at all.
… the city of Portland, Oregon, owes its name to a coin flip? When the city was founded in 1851, a coin toss was used to decide its name from two preferred choices. Had the flip gone the other way, the city would today be known as Boston, Oregon. (Two out of three?)
… men are able to read smaller print than women? Conversely, women hear better than men do. (So don’t talk about what you read, guys.)
Now … you know!
Wow, living in a Communist Utopia sure is a major pain in the arse.
Lovely dedication, CW. I didn’t know KoB well, but I know you guys will miss him.
Also, have you been feeling alright since your heart attack?
I am getting better, AH … slowly, to be sure, and I don’t want to rush the process. But yes, I am feeling okay – just tired most of the time.
Good. I’m glad. I hope you continue to get better and will keep you in my prayers.
From one heart attack victim to another, I wish you a speedy recovery.
Considering the hoops I’m jumping through for a “minor” heart attack (NSTEMI in the bottom of my heart, no lasting damage), I can only imagine the hoops CW is hopping through.
Thank you so much! I’m not hopping very high these days, so the hoops are set rather low. But I am getting better, and I wish you a speedy recovery as well, my friend.
God bless and prayers to you both. As a victim of hereditary high BP from both sides, I am very sensitive to the plight of heart attack patients and survivors!
Great dedication, CW.
Thankful you are recovering from your heart attack well, continue to obey your doctors and care for yourself carefully.
Thanks so much, GB. I will most assuredly do what the doctors say.
The penny that decided Portland’s name is on display in the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland, near place to check out if you can get past homeless squalor downtown.
A righteous dedication.
Airships you say? (Sorry, meant to reply to CW. Mmmm, de ja vu?)
Great opening post CW, our KoB will be sorely missed..
William Conrad also narrated the television adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1964), Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties (1959–1964), The Fugitive (1963–1967), and Hoppity Hooper (1964–1967) as well as playing the Lead Detective, Frank Cannon in the TV Show “Cannon” (1971-1976).
He also served during WWII from 1943-1945 with the US Army Air Corps with the rank of O3/CPT.
“Frank Cannon in the TV Show “Cannon”
Loved that show especially when Cannon would draw his
snub nosed revolver and “waddle” around.
I’ll take third!
Top 10 for the first time in YEARS. Ya’ll have a great weekend.
God bless and keep KoB’s family.
You’re right. It has been a little more than four years since you scored back-to-back “Firsts” on 06 Aug 21and 13 Aug 21.
Somebody has an E-stalker.
I’m not understanding what you’re trying to say.
I’m merely the keeper of the Coveted Book of TAH OT “Firsts”.
Claw is the official keeper of the Tome of Records for TAH.
Present. WOT just ain’t the same. Damit.
Coulda had it but I was hoping KoB would suddenly appear.
Congrats to Commissioner. A fitting tribute.
KoB’s love of big guns always reminded me of time spent on
night guard at our mountain site. Always had the prick 25
tuned to some distant action as I listened to the commands
“shot over”…”splash over”…”left one hundred over”…and
other terms, while watching the distant glow.
Hope KoB has internet access in Heaven.
His internet (ethernet?) connection is light years faster than ours. Next really good thunderstorm, listen for the loud booms, as God just may turn the thunder over to KoB and say have fun.
I need a “laughing” emoji for this one.
I believe that may have happened. KoB just tossed an earth shattering KABOOM over top of D’s Cantina.
Late to the party as usual…….
Mike
USAF Retired
Some of us have jobs providing out of date and overpriced Red Hat Software to the federal government that precludes us from spending our Friday afternoons hitting the refresh button.
Then there those who don’t have to worry about answering phone calls from customers on a Friday afternoon because their phone service has been cut off and they were evicted from their residence/corporate headquarters on Lonesome Pine Lane.
They could just outsource the customer call center to India. That is such a recipe for success, everyone does it.
Phil Monkress should outsource his “muscle” from the senior executives of All Points Logistics to some low wage workers in New Delhi to threaten the Adorable Garbage that frequents this blog.
Happy Friday, you gents! Hope all of you had a great week! Right, so I got out of my anti-social funk, which has plagued me for about two weeks, and I should be posting normally on WOT until I encounter the next anti-social bank. Anyway, news with me is that, after many months of trying to save money, I have finally replaced my car’s oil pan that my mobile mechanic jacked up. Now my vehicle is still not driveable. The timing chain is maybe making noise and I don’t want to put myself in a position where my engine commits suicide. We’re thinking that (if it is the timing chain making that racket) when my mobile mechanic replaced my head gasket (which was his original job), he forgot to reset the chain’s tensioner when he put that system back together. I swear, no one should EVER let that man next to their vehicle ever again. But regardless I’m now at the end of a long road of dealing with this BS and I couldn’t be happier.
Alright, so for this WOT, I’m going to share a video that covers the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama on April 9, 2009 and the rescue oh her Captain, Richard Phillips, on April 12 of that year. Now the video will be mostly about the movie Captain Phillips and it’s historical authenticity and I will also go over some of the controversies surrounding Captain Phillips’ actions that led to the hijacking of his ship and him being held hostage.
Now, his crew has said in a lawsuit against Maersk that Captain Phillips intentionally hazarded his ship and crew by ignoring piracy advisories that warned about pirate activity in the area and ignored the advisement of keeping 600 nautical miles away from the Somali shore by keeping 380 NM from shore instead. So, after my own research, I believe these allegations are mostly untrue. To start, did sailing so close to the Somali coast mean that the Alabama was more easily spotted? Maybe. But due to the fact that the pirates used mother ships to vastly extend their range to 1000 NM and had the capability to kidnap tourists from the Seychelles, I’m willing to believe Captain Phillips’ argument that keeping 600 NM from the Somali coast wouldn’t have made a difference. Could he have sailed around the dangerous waters to eliminate the risk entirely? Maybe. But considering Maersk was willing to save money by not having armed guards be apart of their crews, I’m willing to believe that, while Captain Phillips would’ve kept his crew safe for that particular voyage, Maersk would’ve likely dismissed him for being well behind their schedule and replaced him with someone who didn’t have his scruples. All in all, given everything Captain Phillips knew and the resources he had at hand, I do believe getting his ship and crew through dangerous waters as quickly as possible was likely the right decision. That the decision kept Maersk happy is coincidental and immaterial. But one thing I will definitely hit the Captain on is that, mere weeks after he was rescued, he sold the rights to his story to get a movie made. Really dude??? You weren’t the only one there when the hijacking happened. You were not the only one traumatized by the event. Doing that so soon afterwards seems kinda scummy to me. Least wait a few years and get the permission of your crew before you do it!
All of you have a good weekend!
I was an Embarked Security Team Mission Commander on several USNS ships while stationed with Maritime Security Squadrons. One of the ships had a few CIVMARs that had sailed with Captain Phillips. Not one good word was said about that man, with all saying he was loath to follow his orders. I quote, “He got what he deserved” in relation to his kidnapping.
Yeah, I’ve heard some of his crew say something to that effect too. I don’t know if he did deserve what happened to him as I wasn’t there nor did I meet or work under the man. I’m only making observations from outside the event in the context of the movie he should’ve waited on. Considering I can picture dollars signs in his eyes right now, what some of those CIVMARs said of him I can say may not be too far from the truth.
*dollar
So, Bernathian-level stupid?
Fifteen, present and unaccountable as I award myself yet another Honorary First once again.
((((OVER))))
Damn this outdated Red Hat Software slowing my computer down!
Earlier discussions got me thinking about the time a CPO reported me for inappropriate behavior and language. I would never allow such language or behavior so I was startled and confused about the charges.
I had introduced the CPO to a coworker of mine who was a Cox’n in WWII. The CPO stormed off after the introductions.
I saw the Yeoman from the Quarterdeck later that day. The Yeoman couldn’t stop laughing. It seems the CPO reported my language and behavior to the US Navy Captain who was in command of her unit. The Captain explained to the CPO that the USAF MSgt was not harassing her and then he threw her out of the office.
I wonder if I would have been in more trouble if I introduced her to a Snipe or a Bos’n?
As a Snipe, I didn’t have to have a fresh air chit since
A-Div was located in the diesel engine repair shop forward hanger bay in Air Dale country.
I’ve always wondered. Is it yeo-man or yo-man?
In memory of KoB and others from this site that left us far to early. You will all be missed.
That’s good. Thanks.
The False Commander “Phony” Phil Monkress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) works balls.
He spent his Friday of checking the male employees in the Merritt Island office for hernias.
How much do reckon that Phil Monkress of All Points Logistics pays to constantly scrub Al Gore’s Amazing Internet of any mention of his claims to being a US Navy SEAL? He must have missed a payment this week, because his TAH hits show up on the first page today, just below his business profiles.
Saw a story this morning that Randy Jackson has had is permanent rank restored to Rear Admiral by the SecNav!
Has anyone come up with an obituary link for KoB?
Tallywhagger
We have KoB’s obituary.
We would like permission from TAH Admin (Dave H, our belovef AW1Ed, the besig, Mason, OAM and others) to post the link..if approved.
There are reasons all of us on TAH do not use our real names on this Blog…and we do not want to violate any TAH ROEs on name sharing and info…
Don’t know if all TAH Admin have to agree or if one can make the decision to A-OK the post.
We will wait for approval/disapproval on this post versus getting an email for a decision (To Post Or Not To Post…that is the question…)
Hope you understand, Tallywhagger. Thank You for asking…and caring.
Rest In Peace to our Brother, KoB.
We Miss You.
This is the first I’ve heard about KOB.
Godspeed my Cannon Cocker BIA and God Bless his family.
Thank you,
Tallywhagger
There were some real bad experiences in the past when Personally Identifiable Information (including names) were used on TAH. Jonn and Dave suffered a lot from it, and the best way forward was to have a level of OpSec by using other monikers.
I’d hate to see KoB’s kin trolled by some of the scumbags that TAH has exposed. I’m good with not knowing his obit – or having his obit with his given name replaced with “KoB The King of WOT Firsts”.
Concur. KoB was the name he chose to be known by here amongst we few, we happy few.
Good enough for me.
Ninja et al –
The intent behind wanting to see the obit would be, I assume, to be able to let his family know he is honored and missed. Rest assured, his family is aware there is a large collection of individuals on TAH grieving with them and holding his family in their thoughts and prayers.
That’s really all I need to hear – thank you
OAM: Agree with you as well as Graybeard’s assessment.
Tallwhagger: Hope this helps.
“Individuals”? More like a motley collection of
rustlers, cutthroats, murders, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwackers, hornswagglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass kickers, shitkickers, and… METHODISTS!
All hail the King of Battle!!
True fact: Today’s US Army song “The Army Goes Rolling Along” was originally a Field Artillery Song titled “The Caissons Go Rolling Along” which came from US Army Ops in the Philippines.
Happy weekend.
That’s wicked funny.
Love Larson’s sense of humor.
Lol yep:
“Don’t look conspicuous; it draws fire. For this reason, it is not at all uncommon for aircraft carriers to be known as bomb, rocket, and missile magnets.”
-Murphy’s Law of Combat #14
This is another Medal of Freedom that Trump needs to take care of. Gary Larson has to be one of the funniest cartoonists of all time.
Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbs fame too.
This coming Monday 9/8 starts roughly 15 or so visits for Radiation treatment on my upper lip for a basil cell. went through this back in Aug 2022 on the front of my nose so it’s been there done that. I said to the Doc on my 2022 visit that the machine looks like one of the Dr. Who Dalecks that PBS used to show. Turns out the Doc used to watch Dr. Who which goes back to 1963. At least the machine doesn’t say
EXTERMINATE. Have a great weekend all you Ladies and Gents out there in TAH land. Later Alligator…No 1950’s
street corner Vocal group harmony song to go along with my comment,
You got this, jeff. We got your back.
Here here! (To Jeff)Get well soon! I’ll include a prayer for you.
Thanks AH, much appreciated
We’ll be praying for you brother.
Thanks Graybeard, The Radiation treatments beat the MOES job I had before the 2022 Radiation zaps.
Yeah, several of the guys in my Sunday School class have had MOHS surgery. (I think we’re talking about the same thing)
One on his eyelid.
None of them enjoy that process!
Radiation for basal cell? I’ve had two–both cut off. First one left a pretty interesting scar, considering it was way deeper than initially thought.
Nothing more disconcerting than feeling the doc scrape the skull under your forehead, followed by jerking around in the chair when the electric cauterizer is hitting the nerve going up and over your skull, which BTW is still numb.
Good times.
I’ve had the small scrapes done which came out negative plus the Above MOES I had on the side of my nose way before the Doc got the Radiation zapper.. This Radiation zapping machine beats the MOES procedures. This is my second time with a date with the Zapper This Monday, I’ll put my LPH-3 cap on top of the zapper to make it look dapper.
To Jeff, Our Beloved King of Puns…(KoP…see what we did there…how do you think KoB came up with his nickname..😉🫡🤭)
Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers (Yes, we still believe in that concept…😉🤭)
As our beloved Signal NCO SFC D stated (and we agree with him wholeheartedly) you got this, Jeff. We definitely have your back…120%!
I’m a wee bit embarrassed by that “beloved” thing, but I’ll take it! We’ve got enough cancer survivors in this beloved batch of bitching bastids to form our own support group. Actually, I think we already have!
We miss KoB addressing you as “Lil Bro”…🫡 and you will always be our Bagram Buddy…KA-Boom! (“It’s A Wonderful Life”…)
Amen on the cancer survivor support group! There are also those on TAH who have survived cardiac situations, with the latest being CW…Graybeard and Eggs are in our prayers for their upcoming tests and surgical interventions.
We are indeed a strong Brotherhood/Sisterhood community…Thank You to everyone for that bond.
He was my big brother in many ways, my brother from a southren mother.
We are a de facto support group, aren’t we ninja?
God bless the denizens of TAH.
Now here’s a Armstrong and Miller video I looked up after seeing a short titled: When Millennials meet Nazis. Being a Millennial myself (yeah, I know. I know. Please hold your snickering. ), I find this funny and regrettably find this caricature of my generation kinda accurate. Enjoy 😁:
There a slew of those Armstrong and Miller WWII pilot bits on YouTube, and they’re all funny as all get out.
And I’m not even lying.
The one I posted above had me rolling, especially with the millennial angle. I’ll likely watch the rest of ’em before bed tonight
Have you seen this throwback?
Lol Now I have! That’s brilliantly funny 😆🤣
Is it a sign of my age, or is it my inner band geek that when you said “Armstrong and Miller”, I immediately thought “Louis and Glenn”?
Louis Armstrong, the first jazz musician on the moon.
Hack Stone just got a call from some guy who sounded like he was calling from the Men’s Room of All Points Logistics. Apparently he wanted to give Hack Stone free solar panels. The conversation went something like this:
Solar Panel Guy: Is this Hack Stone?
Hack Stone: Who is calling?
Solar Panel Guy: This is some guy from some company you never heard of offering you solar panels at no cost to you.
Hack Stone: How does it work?
Solar Panel Guy: The government has a program that provides solar panels…
Hack Stone: No, how does solar power work?
Solar Panel Guy: You don’t know how solar power works?
Hack Stone: No, I don’t. Please explain.
Solar Panel Guy: The power comes from the sun.
Hack Stone: So you control the sun?
Solar Panel Guy: No, I don’t control the sun.
Hack Stone: Does Al gore control the sun?
Solar Panel Guy: No, Al Gore does not control the sun.
Hack Stone: Then why do they give him all that money?
Solar Panel Guy: I don’t know.
Hack Stone: Is Al Gore there? Can I speak to him?
Solar Panel Guy: No, Al Gore is not here.
Hack Stone: When do you expect him to be there?
Solar Panel Guy: Al Gore is not going to be here.
Hack Stone: Why not? Did het get fired?
Solar Panel Guy: Al Gore does not work here.
Hack Stone: It’s probably because he got fired.
Solar Panel Guy: Al Gore never worked here.
Hack Stone: Would you happen to have his phone number? I’d like to learn more about solar panels.
It was at the point that he hung up. Hack Stone should have asked if he needed any Red Hat Software.
You could’ve also asked him if solar was better than nuclear on a cloudy day.
That and ask him how well solar power does right after a snowstorm!
He just called Hack back on Hack’s cell phone. Hack asked him if we didn’t have this conversation. He assured Hack that we did not just speak. So Hack asked him if he was calling from the Men’s Room. He said he was calling from his office, and Hack replied that he worked in plenty of offices, and the acoustics did not sound like the sound was echoing off of ceramic tile. Hack should have asked to speak to Al Gore.
I used to get calls from the Sheriff’s coalition or something like that.
I had a blast with them.
“Let me call my sister too, she’s in jail for being a crack whore, but she’s getting out in a week !!!”
It went downhill from there.
It was so much fun.
Kind of like ragging on larsy-boi, he’s so much fun to annoy !!!
Haven’t seen him in a second. He still stomping around?
Hack quite frequently gets a robocall from a guy soliciting donations for some PAC that is trying to help elect politicians who will fight for veterans, or cops, or to find a cure for breast cancer, or a cure for ice cream headache. You ask how much goes for fundraising, and every time they answer with “That’s a good question. There’s substantial costs with administrative costs and IRS compliance, but the hope is to have enough left to help elect candidates that will advocate for whatever bullshit we say we are helping.” Then Hack asks do they ever have any money leftover. That’s when the direct you to a website. Bottom line is that “not less than !0% goes to help those hey are advocating for”.
One time Hack had an actual person the line. When she gave the “not less than !0%” to help veterans, Hack responded with “So, I give you a dollar, you keep 90 cents and give ten cents to the veteran’s that you want to help. I can give the veteran 25 cents, he gets 250% more than what he would get from you, and I save 75% of my money.”
I did something like that about 24, 25 years ago, I held my nostrils closed and answered the phone. The woman asked who was speaking. I responded, “I am Magellan”.
Her: Is your mother there?
“Magellan”: Are you the dentist?
Her: No, I’m here to offer your mom [service she was offering]
“Magellan”: The dentist is mean!
Her: I’m not the dentist, I just want to offer your mom [service she was offering]
“Magellan”: My mom tells me that if I am bad, she will send me to the dentist!
We end up cycling through the same conversation. She started to get flustered and I could hear her coworkers silint laughing in the background. She eventually ended the call.
Another tactic that I use is answering the phone in Spanish. One time, I had someone with an Indian or Pakistani accent ask, real loud and slow, “Do you speak English?”
If they show some understanding of Spanish, I switch to a third language. Either way, when you switch to a foreign language, the call is extremely short and you usually don’t hear from them again.
Hitler gets pranked called (parody):
This one is pretty good.
https://youtube.com/shorts/79Hv5jCDdag?si=ZXqSf_7q0nXNBapH
Let’s try it this way.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/79Hv5jCDdag
Did you ever watch this show. Somehow a television executive approved on situation comedy based on Hitler. Truly offensive. And funny as shit.
Heil Honey I’m Home was a sitcom in 1990 about the fictionalized lives of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun as if they were living in an apartment and acted like any old husband and wife. They must also avoid the crazy antics of their Jewish neighbors, the Goldsteins.
This show is famous for having only 1 episode before it was eventually pulled from TV stations. Originally, the only way to see this was on bootleg, until now. Now, uncut, unedited, all it one segment, Heil Honey I’m Home.
Since Spanish is fairly common in Texas, I just answer in German.
I’ve had Pakistani/Indian callers get all upset at that.
Sounds about as fun as two of my favorite head games I love to play on telepests (OOPS, Telemarketers), one was when A Proud Infidel®™ was enjoying life in his first house when one called trying to sell him vinyl siding while API®™ was drinking beer and watching TV, the telepest was run all the way through his sales pitch script, and as soon as he asked me what siding I currently had, he cussed and hung up as soon as I said ‘brick”! My other personal favorite was when I was called by some goob who sounded like he was calling from downtown New Delhi who swore to me that his name was “Bob” trying to sell me a home security system, every response to his questions was how The Great Flying Spaghetti Monster took care of everything, he killed and ate burglars, ditto with fire damage, and afterwards restored everything, … and at the end of his sales pitch I told him, “And may The Great Flying Spaghetti Monster be with you too!” to which he said “Oooh, thank you!”, and two weeks later I got another sales pitch of the same thing, but as soon as I mentioned The Great Flying Spaghetti Monster, his response was “Fuck you bastard, go to hell!”
Tom Mabe is still the master.
Babylon Bee 😆:
They’re not that bad? 🤨
Hope everyone has a great weekend. Monday I go in for some open heart preventative maintenance, thankfully we found things reasonably early. Not many symptoms but the signs showed up on regular labwork and then an angiogram, heart disease runs in the family (lost my father to heart disease).
I hope everything goes well for you. I’ll say a prayer for you. Sorry ’bout your dad.
Thank You , please keep Mrs. Eggs in thoughts & prayers – I get to sleep through the first part of this process.
“It is no secret what God can do.” You will be in God’s hands and we will keep you and your family in our hearts and prayers.
And I’m sure you’ll be a model patient for her… prayers for you both, she gets extra!
Praying for Mrs. Eggs as well. May God’s peace fill her through this time, and His Grace cover you all.
Prayers for you, too, Eggs.
When they start working on our tickers I get a little nervous.
I have follow-up Monday, with some… interesting… ECG records for the doc.
Our family is thinking about you, Graybeard..We have faith our Lord will look over you on your Monday followup (Proverbs 3:5-6 & Philippians 4:13).
Thinking about your brother as well! Thank you for keeping us updated on his status!
All the best, Eggs. Keeping you in my prayers.
Eggs, thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Thinking about you and Mrs. Eggs with positive thoughts and prayers.
God bless and prayers for you !!!
My thoughts and prayers are with you and Mrs. Eggs for a full recovery.
Someone (or someones) needs to be called out for leaking this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/navy-seal-north-korea-trump-2019.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jk8.Zfmj.W1TLiSYo5LcC&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Heads gonna need to roll for this leak, especially considering it involves a country with a government that has the ego of a toddler with nukes.
Not the first time the NYT has undermined national security.
Google them and USS DACE and keep all sharp and heavy objects out of reach.
Present. Unaccountable. And blessed beyond all I could ask or imagine.
Y’all have a blessed weekend and a great week next week.
Everything old is new again:
I know, I’m enjoying the sound of liberal heads exploding everywhere, how about you?
Here’s an explosion that’ll make your sticker peck out:
https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/09/06/jd-vance-krassenstein-i-dont-care-what-you-call-it-n2418532
I LIKE IT!!
😆 🤣 😂 Probably the funniest image I’ve seen today:
But wait, there’s more!
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2025/09/06/brian-krassenstein-thinks-jd-vance-should-be-impeached-for-cursing-him-out-n2418558
Does this mean the educational videos the old War Department used to make are coming back?
Hack Stone is currently watching The Three stooges short You Natzy Spy (1940). Mattie Herring (Lorna Gray) is providing a psychic reading to Moe Hailstone (Moe Howard) using a Magic 8-Ball. Just how long have they been around? Did Adolf Hitler consult a Magic 8-Ball when planning his invasions?
Looks like credit for the Magic 8-Ball should be given to The Three Stooges.
A billiard “8-ball” was used as a fortune-telling device in the scene with the female spy, Mattie Herring. This predates by ten years the famous toy fortune-telling device, “The Magic Eight Ball”, first marketed by Alabe Crafts Co. in 1950.
When Hack Stone wins tonight’s Powerball drawing, the first thing that he is going to purchase is a top of the line Mailbox, that being one with a functioning door, so that Psul of The Ballsack can duct tape it to the hood of his 1980’s vintage Jaguar broken down by the River Road exit of the Capital Beltway. Then those government software purchase orders should start flowing in.
This one has probably been posted a million times already. Lets make a million and one.
Shit is about to get real in Texas. It’s Texas vs Islam.
https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/09/07/texas-muslims-want-to-ban-alcohol-gambling-pork-n2418587