Nothing to see here.
Having safely returned from a rousing, multi-day game of smash liver, I am here to provide a few links. OMWC, SP and Webdom continue to be just superb hosts.
FFS. This is pay walled, but the headline says it all.
I’m fixed, but I’m so totally getting one of these.
I don’t know if this should be a head on desk moment, or a moment of glee.
I’ve never lived a lifestyle where this would have been necessary, but okay.
You know who else built they’re own meat plant?
There is absolutely no downside to this at all.
And lastly, a shout out to FourScore. Your honey played a prominent role as an ingredient last week. And I just wanted to let you know that was the finest honey I have ever eaten in my life. It was the taste and smell of my childhood, roaming through the woods and underbrush of the Napa Valley. Bravo, Sir!
How about a little ancient Billy Joel today?
‘Nothing to see here’
My favorite picture of Swissy.
At least Glinda didn’t spill his red wine on himself.
Hey, speaking of prepping, add to your cellar!
Red Wine? Turnips? Cucumbers pickled? Ammo? I’m a terrible shot and wine gives me a wicked hangover so I only purchase it two or three times a year. I’m a cheap date in regards to wine. Anything more expensive than $30 a bottle is lost on me.
Also, I rent for cash off the books. I have no cellar.
We eat you first.
Kinky.
Dammit!
Forgot to add the obligatory Frank Drebin:
“Kinky. But I like my sex the way I like my basketball. One on one and with as little dribbling as possible”
I just noticed, “Every man has a right to his own destiny, until it crosses into another man’s.”
Ayn Marley?
Gordon R. Dickson in “Dorsai!”.
I shot the sheriff because he was in the process of enforcing a statist system of institutionalized violence which I was forced to fight against using my individual right to self defense. I did not shoot the deputy, as he properly recognized that the proper role of government is to protect the rights of the individual against violence by force or fraud.
‘There is absolutely no downside to this at all’
‘…the bond between the soldier and his neodog (or “caleb”) is more intense than any human marriage or relationship. If the master is killed, the neodog is killed at once. If the dog is killed, doctors restrain the master and slowly put his mind back together.’
I Love Fucking Robot Dogs!!!…wait…
I feel like Heinlein really left us hanging with that exchange.
The further East we get in California, the more tolerable everyone is.
I am not surprised.
The Des is another Universe, it’s where I want to die,
There was a town in Idaho that didn’t allow shooting on your property? What the fuck?
I have heard Californians are going to Idaho in droves and fucking it up.
Hey, fellow Californian emigrants: we are refugees, not missionaries.
“we are refugees, ” I never forget that, the people here are uncommonly nice, it feels strange not to be paranoid,
As much as I love my Home, California died many years ago for me,
Well, they certainly did that to Colorado. That’s one of the reasons we left.
Fortunately they don’t seem to be able to withstand the winters up here in the Great Land.
Even here, I only know one ex Cali, Angela, it can be brutal for SoCal people, sissies,
You might be protected from Commifornians, but New Yawkers are a bit more cold adapted, and are still a threat to your way of life.
I AM CORNHOLIO!
/ you threaten me?
There’s enough born and bred south Michiganers fucking things up.
They were correcting something that should have been taken care of long ago. Land that could be hunted on no longer could be after it was annexed by the city.
We cull deer in town yearly, right about now, in fact.
As is the custom, there will be be a Zoom tonight. I’m hosting for Neph who is on detached duty.
Time: Oct 16, 2021 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8696035120
There will be a special video presentation from a cabin in the woods around 8:30.
Silicone Saturday is ON TOPIC!
https://archive.is/GsP3J
Okay, duck lips are now officially a turnoff for me.
https://archive.is/h5Bj8/c9ef57ad70503ab3808e51ca6f1446fd71089dde.jpg
NSFW.
See, they make any face ugly.
Um, she should maybe get that piercing looked at by a doctor.
That does not look ok.
I was thinking the same thing.
Spuds—just curious, did you meet OMWC and SP on here? At TOS or in real life?
I’ve known OMWC since the early ’90s. We met on a pre-internet service called Prodigy, which had a wine board hosted by world renowned wine critic, Robert Parker. The rest is history.
SP and Webdom are just delightful additions to the friendship, and dear friends in their own right.
Okay, I have to ask. I’ve once seen mention of the claim on this site that one of TPTB here lays claim to the patent for the plumping effect in a Ballpark Frank. I’ve always suspected that it was you.
Please feel free to respond or not respond in the manner you most feel comfortable with… aka…silence or a hearty helping of Piss Off. No butthurt on my end.
the plumping effect in a Ballpark Frank
I didn’t know that the “two balls and a strike” fluffing method was patentable.
That was Q. He was working on enhancing penis size. Science doesn’t always take a straight path.
BWAHAHAHA!!!! That’s friggin’ awesome. I just don’t have anywhere near that talent. No worries.
Prodigy….I think I had my first cybersex on that
You still in touch with that dude?
(spoiler: that was a dude)
Hahaha no doubt.
I used Prodigy, starting with a 1200 bd Hayes Smartmodem. Much has changed since then.
I remember my friend’s dad connecting to The Source with the acoustic-coupler modem on their new Atari 800. Totally futuristic.
Three hours to update on a forum that now takes about ten minutes.
I had no idea you were from Napa. It’s odd growing up in places that later become super expensive and desirable. I can’t understand any of my friends who go back to SLO, it’s so expensive and fake now. A little finger of LA sneaking up the coast, destroying all it sees.
So what you’re saying is we should nuke the big costal coastal cities to save the country (including big lakecoasts)?
Lex Luthor (Hackman edition) knew what was what.
How was Otisville?
Or was it Otisberg?
Or Otisburgh?
Otistown?
Oh, I remember – Otiscity
Otisburg
Ostrythe?
I’ve always liked that word. If I ever have a son with a Scandinavian chick I’ll name the kid Ostrythe.
SLO used to be so idyllic and awesome.
Nothing says “welcome to your new home and new job ❤️“ quite like “Now take the right exit to Death Valley Road.”
Wish us luck…
Good luck.
Remember the Borax Boguns only come out at night.
Anything’s better than Commiefornia.
I wonder what the price of 20 mules is these days?
They probably created Death Valley to protect a bait fish.
Taking the back way in?
Slipping in the backdoor of Nevada? There’s a ballad in there, somewhere.
Somewhere but it’s lost in a deep hole
There sure is: https://youtu.be/TRxsM8pGSf0
That is certainly a theme song for something.
I saw that on the map, very cool IMO,
Wut? Are you mining borax or what?
This is what a prominent pro-Putin Russian politician, a member of the ruling United Russia party, says about the vaccination campaign in Russia.
Compare this to how the US rulers talk about their unvaccinated subjects.
…were hand-picked by the government for their willingness to lie to the people, if they’re anything like ours.
“we conducted the entire mis-information campaign”
I had customers last year who were saying that it was going to be up to a year to get their livestock slaughtered. They said the butchers were closing down, or something, because of regulations.
Anecdotally speaking, there’s been a slow death of the local butcher for decades now, and everything I’ve read and heard is it’s due to the ever more complex (read: more expensive to conform with) standards.
“Having safely returned from a rousing, multi-day game of smash liver”
Is it really possible to even damage that organ? I’ve drank enough alcohol to float me on a large ship from here to Europe and my liver function is 100%. Just had it checked again, not even a trace of fatty liver. What the fuck? Do you have to drink a gallon of 100% pure alcohol a day for 40 year or something to actually kill that thing?
I don’t know, but my uncle managed, and he had to get a new one.
I don’t get it. Alcohol did manage to damage my heart , but I completely recovered from that, while still drinking. Damaged my kidneys also, but it’s so minor that it doesn’t matter.
Amazing that drinking a powerful neurotoxin every day could hurt you, but it is what it is.
I only drink beer, but I drink a lot, every day, I seem to work just fine, YMMV,
“I only drink beer”
Me too. It’s not good for you, but…
But, it still has food value, and the low ABv, doesn’t get you as fast,
Wolverine status confirmed.
I have dealt with a number of patients that drank themselves to death. It pretty much tends to be a lifestyle.
It actually killed my brother. Or at least that’s what they said. I don’t even know what actually happened, but they said it was his liver.
My brother died from cirrhosis, hadn’t had a drink in 35-40 years. He was also diabetic, did not take care of that problem, either.
I want to see Chuckie as NFL commissioner. I’m one sick mofo I know, but not nearly as sick as the pussies who run the NFL.
A-Rod was a good player but he’s just cring as a commentator.
Good to hear that you made the trip safely,both ways, Spud. Rumor has it that the liver is recoverable but it takes time and a terrible remedy.
This ain’t your father’s Napa Valley but it is what it is. Winters are brutal, summer’s mosquitoes are unbearable. Warn your old friends back in CA not to attempt a move, too dangerous. For the Glibs, however, there is a honeymoon shanty that stays empty most of the time.
Optimistically, I bought a deer hunting license yesterday, only 3 more weeks of waiting.
Every deer license is bought optimistically.
Good on ya. Now you’ve got the option to go hunting. Git ‘em!
Hiya Spud!
You know who else built they’re own meat plant?
No clue, but Massie has been pushing his PRIME act for years. It would solve this bullshit once and for all.
(Their)
I got my Fourscore package, too. Absolutely amazing.
Trying to decide if I’m gonna subscribe to ESPN+ for the hockey. I haven’t watched a game since 3/20.
Thoughts?
Don’t do it.
So we got ESPN+ but it’s so sporadic on if we get the Kings. Black out if they are playing Vegas. I’ll go back to free streams…I don’t care about if I’m stealing.
Know what I would love to see…Kopitar and Ovechkin on the same team. Both can command the ice and puck and Kopi can just feed Ovi to propell him past Gretzsky hahaha
So what are you saying? If I’m in CO, will I get MN games?
I really don’t know lol. I’ve had it for a week to try out. Since we are playing you tonight I guess I’ll see if it is a game they carry.
In my experience ESPN+ blacked out local games. Which didn’t affect me because cable has regional networks that show all the locals games.
I liked ESPN+ until they jacked up the fee by something like 40% this year. Dropped it out of spite.
I get all the hockey I could want on cable. I had ESPN+ mostly for soccer and tennis but I can live without.
How much woke are you willing pay for?
I’m all packed up for my trip to Pahrump.
I’ll be incommunicado for the week. Four day combat shotgun class. Woo-hoo!
Enjoy! If swinging thru Vegas either on way or out let me know.
Vegas is on the travel route, so I’ll be driving straight through. We’re planning a trip with a Vegas stopover, though.
Sounds like Pahrump is becoming Glib’s Gulch.
As long as they need an A/C guy, I’m there,
/Hahhahha!
Who is teaching the class?
Front Sight.
Thanks. I have to file that away for the future.
For KK, 36” gas pusher with a bathtub – https://youtu.be/-mOja8CtGrM
Danke schon
That is indeed a lot of coach for $40k
https://archive.is/6Ilrk/1c31c0170537adf523ce9f35f3bb6c68bd6e8606.jpg
NSFW.
https://archive.is/X4khq/4b15a3cb1f0eb63013f9aee4876b089340e0b3f2.jpg
NSFW.
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NSFW.
https://archive.is/noVCq/9473cf36b383ad17c3b8f9c3944360eab33236b1.jpg
NSFW.
More redheads. Lord have mercy.
+1 RCH
Good lord, get that girl some some sun block, SPF 1000 preferably. She’s gonna catch fire if someone doesn’t help.
What a beautiful face.
Well, if the coaching thing doesn’t work out, he can always get a job at IHOP.
*narrows gaze*
That’s bad, even by our standards.
::looks at Shpip’s avatar:: If anyone should work there, you should.
I already have a successful career in the shipyard.
I’m a natural at ribbeting.
I heard you had a history of jumping ship.
I shouldn’t joke. My first job after college was marketing a special sandal for one-legged people.
It was a flop.
And your second job was making croak monsieurs at a sandwich shop?
Jimmy Carr does accents – https://youtu.be/Q92-tiNtw8A
We are safely ensconced in Pahrump now. Having a well deserved glass of wine.
Attached lounge is doing karaoke night. Hubby is going to sing “No Matter What” to me.
I am pleased.
Are you staying there for a while, or is there another leg tonight?
I’m stumped as to what their plans are.
We are taking possession of the keys to the house tomorrow but the stuff in the moving truck doesn’t arrive til Monday.
So we are in a hotel tonight snd sunday night at least, possibly Monday night too if it’s too crazy at the house.
Well, congrats on escaping California.
I am pleased, too.
Congrats, HE!
I will add my “Congrats!” as well.
Huzzah! Enjoy Nuh-vawh-duh!
Just about ready to leave tomorrow for a little getaway at Shawnee State Park Lodge in southernmost Ohio. Hope to catch some autumn color, though we may be a bit early for that area’s peak.
Got any reception there? Or is this a vacation from the internet too?
I HOPE we have internet. ? ::checks lodge’s FAQs in a panic:: They DO have high speed internet.
Good.
Totally unrelated, I finally got a page written in Red Card after I have no idea how long it’s been stalled. It’s about 36K words in, I need to avoid introducing new subplots and start rolling others into the main plot.
Hmmm…maybe I’ll make what I have of it so far my fireside reading – to refresh my alleged memory.
Will you two just fuck already…jesus…
Grow up.
Good game so far Tundra.
MN/LA? Yes, it is.
Iowa Hawkeyes get exposed, along with the “College Ratings” voters. Iowa, #3 last week, was getting pasted at home by #4 Penn State until State’s star quarterback went down. Iowa managed to pull it out, and gets rewarded by moving up to #2. Visitng unranked Purdue walks all over them today; Iowa shouldn’t be in Top 10.
Espn’s football Power index had them at a much more reasonable 13. Purdue is probably going to end up being a 7 win team this year, so it’s not a horrible loss, but that ends Iowa’s CFP aspirations a la Ohio state in 2018.
Hey folks! Long time no see.
Hey.
You know, middle of the night gets a bit quiet.
Sure, but we’re both here
I was debating going to sleep. It depends on whether I can think of a fix to a story problem I wrote my characters into and get back into the flow of the scene.
Dammit. I hear it in your avatar’s voice.
#MeToo
My stomach bulge has grown significantly over the last few weeks. I am showing. It has caused alarm among the normies in my life who do not comprehend the choices of the Great Firster. But they are irrelevant. The First That Will Change Everything grows and comes to term in my man-womb. The small-minded are of no concern to what is to come.
Dude, that’s a hernia.
I was thinking worms. We’ll see.
I’m pretty sure his pronouns are changing.
Kuato lives!
Alien abduction.
Are you a birthing person?
I’m still concerned it’s a xenomorph in there. Maybe we should nuke it, just to be sure.
Lol
Gastritis. Get over yourself.
/not a docty
Not a doctor
I hate auto “correct “
Tomorrow, in theory, we meet our Nevada realtor and take possession of the house that we bought without seeing in reality.
But our furniture moving truck arrives Monday, so we will still be in the Best Western for a couple of days.
When I checked in tonight the front desk gal saw I had pre paid a “pet” . I confirmed Yes a cat. Big mistake. She said they don’t take cats, and I showed on their website that they did.
She was young and nervous so I said he identifies as a Yorkshire terrier.
She said “that works” and now here we are.
Felix did awesome on the trip. What a good boy!!
Good doggie!
Lol.
Ise be drunken.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aFaaJ5h13M
suh’ fam
yo whats goody yo
TALL SABBATH CANS!
*regular Hamm’s cans* getting a night off after working 9 straight feels pretty good…but I should have gotten some work done for my side gig. But, I’m LIT AF
So, of course, I’m Tweetin:
I find no fault with this tweet.
I’m up early(ish) iy seems. Let the sobering begin.
it’s hard to type in the dark. I need a backlit keyboard. *tilts screen down to illuminate keys.* Better.
mmmCovfefe.
We have backlit keyboards at work, but they are not clickatty clack, and thus inferior.
I have one of these babies for the awesome tactile feedback and clicking clack.
My young direct reports seemed intimidated. I should add that I had an office, so I wasn’t annoying a whole cube farm with it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07CNGSWTL?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
You can’t touch-type?
Nope. Hunt and peck all the way.
Sobering is the work of The Devil! #drunk4Life
I have sinned! Apparently, I meandered off and left a mostly fresh vodka martini unattended last night. I’m a monster.
Sounds like a breakfast eye-opener to me.
I just cut-up, trimmed (to the best of my ability) an 18 lb brisket. Jugsy is pissing and moaning about her sore arm from Vax #deux.
Like my overnight brothers, Im doing my best to get to the Saturday Night Zoom Level of BAC.
Some of you may need some Sunday Morning Coming Down.
Saturday Night Zoom Level of BAC.
I never last long enough to make it to the Zooms. I mean, I could, but who wants to see me glassy-eyed and drooling on myself.
I believe Lee Meriwether and Julie Newmar are both still alive.
Batgirl v. Catwoman ?
Yvonne Craig > Julie Newmar.
Change my mind.
This tells me you’re a tard. That’s a term we don’t use any more.
Too close to call for me. They both had lovely figures. Julie could rock any hairstyle or color, but Yvonne had a cuteness to her that was quite special.
Yvonne had those dancer’s LAIGS.
Likely thicc.
Yvonne Craig is dead.
Fun fact- both Julie Newmar and Yvonne Craig appeared on Star Trek. Julie was the pregnant broad that said “Mah-Coy” and of course Yvonne was the slutty green chic.
I would imagine either got Shatner’d or sampled some Roddenberries.
God bless the nineties.
And I was expecting “All Lit Up Again”.
Both are a disappointment.
It get’s even worse than the Catwoman bit in the The Batman movie.
I don’t plan on watching that. Any non-woke positive reviews?
It most certainly does. Apostrophe abuse is particularly bad.
Mornin y’all.
suh’ cuh
I got a pair of porterhouses and some burgers to grill today.
Also gonna try to make some BBQ chicken with some sauce from Mojeaux.
My manic-depressive water heater clearly has a dislike for Jugsy. For the past two weeks, it has been operating flawlessly, despite the poorly-designed, planned-obsolesce gas valve, providing me and The Dozer (he got a bath) with adequate warmed water. 12 hours after her triumphant arrival to the Palatial 2X-Wide™, it nearly immolates me during my last attempt to light it.
File under: Home Maintenance Update.
… Wut? …
Glad you survived it!