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Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

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    1. On the Throne again,
      The King of Battle’s on the Throne again.
      The life we love is outing posers with our friends,
      and KoB is on the Throne again.

      1. KoB must have made another “run for the boarder” if he’s back on the throne again.

    2. AH, warm and fuzzy and all that kinda shit.
      Like the “good old days” kinda thing.
      I’m shocked that I’m on and I’ve had a hectic Friday with work and end of the week and kids Dr appts (nothing).
      So bitches, I’m here.
      GFY,
      “To all who shall see these presents, greeting…..The singularly
      distinctive accomplishments of ChipNASA in his appearance in the Weekend Open Threads, reflect great credit upon himself and the Valor Guardians and those that have been long time (and “short time”) members of This Ain’t Hell.

      1. Hey ChipNASA, did you reply to the HOI®™ Call For Fire on the Eric Graham thread?

        1. HEY, Thanks for the heads up. that’s exactly why I ask you guys to poke me when you don’t see me comment. Either I’m behind in my thread reading or I miss them some times. (Requests come after I’ve visited and don’t exactly head back to the threads.)
          Just checked it and I’m more than 4 days behind in my reading but I did see his thread but didn’t see the HoI request.
          I see it’s got the votes. Let me go and clean that up and catch up.
          I’ll be around but that needs my attention.
          Cheers,
          BDA from KoB shortly!!! I’ll alert ya’all when it’s BOMBS AWAY!!!

        2. My comment got lost…I see it, I’m going to head there.
          I’ll have request for KoB to do a BDA when it’s there. You’ll see it.
          Thanks for giving me a heads up. Exactly what I need to give proper attention to threads I haven’t read yet or somethign I’ve been to that I need to go back to and revisit.
          Thanks
          Chip

    3. Hi Guys,
      I know it’s been a long time since I have been on here for awhile, but I’m sorry to say I have been going thru some health problems. I was in the hospital over fathers day week my wife had to call the meat wagon to come and get me as I was having major seizures! They have diagnosed me with epilepsy and put me on a bunch of meds that are kicking my ass! I am unable to walk and that is really pissing me off@@@ I will try and get on more often now that I am home again. This is not how I planned on spending my retirement years??? Please reach out to me if you have any questions. You can reach me at wiltedwilly69@gmail.com. Please know I still love and miss you all!!!
      Take care all
      Willy

      1. Hey Willy. Sorry to hear about ur troubles. The epilepsy thing has me curious
        becuase I have been having dificulty with sleep walking lately and having
        nocturnal seizures. I wake up injured and with a bit tongue, bruises etc.
        Diagnosis is severe sleep apnea and after a few months on a CPAP machine I
        sleep much better but there is still something going on.
        Waiting on an appt with a Neurologist.
        I’m thinking it has to do with Ft. Monmouth and their secret experiments on
        Signal Corps fools like us. Take care of yourself!
        Show up here when you can.

  4. I’ve been reading backwards on this site since ~ December – It definitely has changed – I’m back to February of 2012, it was so much more robust “back in the day”. It this site just trying to hang on…?

  5. DaHell is everybody? Laid back and gave a good 30 count, was rooting for my Man Roh-Dog to come thru and get the Crown of 5 in a Row FIRST for the Friday TAH Weekend Open Thread FIRST! (EARNED NEVER AWARDED) last week. Even suffering as I was, I had monitored the ‘net, looking to get some Company up here. Yes, it IS lonely at the top. Alas it was not to be when Hack Stone came a ‘rollin’ his stones on in here making claim to the Coveted Title of FIRST in the name of Elaine Ricci. As Jonn used to say…WHO?

    So with the completion of another successful FIRE MISSION, FIRE MISSION, FIRE MISSION, Time on Target…ON TARGET FIRE FOR EFFECT, the King of Battle, THE King of First, has wrestled the Crown of FIRST back from the Stoned Hack and returned it to its rightful place in the ranks of (GO) ARMY. There can be and still is ONLY ONE!

    Grilled stuffed porked beast chops, twice baked loaded taters, and trees with cheese for all hands. Plus Class VI Beverages and hand rolled seegars.

    Note for my ninja…gabn/rtr/hbtd! 😀 😉 😛

  7. Just watched a funeral (respectively) about three feet from backyard. A Vietnam era GMG3 was interned in the old area of the cemetery between some elder vets from his family, a very solid cluster of flags. Chuckle, the youglings put some ashes in bear bottle for his favorite fishing spot.

  8. Fifth distinct poster. It seems.

    All quiet in the Graybeard Compound. Too stinkin’ muggy to get up to any hijinks.

  9. Congrats FA! Yeah, I’m busy over here, getting my teeth kicked in on silver and looking into trolling my town HARD.
    Some days are better left at the fishing hole.
    Have a GREAT weekend y’all! (Work them preps!)

    Also, odysee and bitchute for alternative censorshiptube video hosting. Damn shame what they’ve turned the ‘free exchange of ideas’ into.

  11. @ ChipNASA – I second, third, whatever.. API ®™’s motion to bring the much loved HOI®™ in on the Eric Graham thread. Much needed, well indicated. Send it. Thank you.
    And naturally, a big tip of the glass and salute to KoB for his Firstness. Back to the pine-line for me, cheers to all here.

  12. Time for the semi-annual insurance quote-off… USAA sounded REALLY GOOD till they informed me their really competitive quote was only for 6 months (vs. my current annual one.) Getting hard to insure the casa and cars for less than three grand annually.

    1. President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neanderthal B Woodman Domestic Violent Extremist SuperStraight says:

      Have you looked at other insurance companies? I know that USAA was really trying to recruit/insure me, until I looked at other major companies. USAA was more expensive for both home & auto by a sizeable chunk.

      1. Yeah.

        USAA has become a joke.

        They went outside the military when they saw they could make more money and have gone to shit.

        1. So far Hartford, Progressive, Mercury, USAA, Farmer’s. Still to go Geico, Liberty Mutual, State Farm and a local agent. Any suggestions welcomed as long as it isn’t Allstate.

    2. If you are in Texas, look at Germania. It’s a type of co-op insurance.

      I understand Woodmen to be something similar. Same with Sons of Hermann.

      Other co-op-type insurances are around.

  13. It appears that the King of Battle has returned to the throne … and all seems right with the world. Sort of, anyway.

    Being the case, I’ll drop another column of freshly minted trivia for you all to enjoy!

    DID YOU KNOW…?
    When was the first photograph of a human being actually taken?
    By Commissioner Wretched

    Children today are being slighted by television.

    Sure, kids spend hours in front of the tube, but are the programs quality like they used to be?

    I’m talking specifically about Saturday mornings.

    Cartoons. Nothing but wall-to-wall cartoons on every network.

    Ah, the good old days!

    Today, of course, cartoons are nowhere to be found on network television any day, and especially on Saturdays. Educational programs abound – I know, I used to co-produce and direct one – but as far as just plain fun, you can’t beat a good old Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes cartoon.

    The closest a person can come these days are the comic strips in the newspaper, or maybe a trivia column.

    So come on, pardners … since I don’t have any comic strips, let’s rustle up some trivia!

    Did you know …

    … the “like” button on Facebook posts originally had another name? The button was called “awesome” at first. (An awesome idea at the time, no doubt.)

    … shopping malls and casinos are laid out in a deliberate effort to confuse people? The idea is called the “Gruen transfer,” named for architect Victor Gruen (1903-1980). Gruen described how an intentionally confusing layout of a place can cause consumers to spend more time – and, consequently, more money – in the place. Later in his life, Gruen disavowed the idea, but by then it was too late. Designers had already caught hold of the idea and capitalized on it. (Are you confused yet?)

    … a well-known tongue twister actually has a solution? The riddle, “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?” has an actual numerical answer. A wildlife technician named Richard Thomas (born 1938) figured it out in 1988. According to Thomas’ calculations, in 24 hours, with a good wind at his back, the typical woodchuck would chuck about 700 pounds of wood. (If that woodchuck would … oh, forget it.)

    … about 21% of people do not make their beds every morning? (Probably because a good many of them don’t get out of their beds in the morning!)

    … elephants think people are cute? (How do they figure these things out, anyway?)

    … bears can defeat bear traps? Bears are rather smart animals and can roll rocks into bear traps to trip them, then they’ll eat the bait in safety. (Smarter than the average bear, right, Yogi?)

    … Olympic medals are taxable in the United States? Considered earned income by the Internal Revenue Service, medals are taxed at the winner’s tax rate, which can be up to 39%. (The Olympics giveth, the government taketh away.)

    … the first photograph to show a human being was taken in 1838? The picture is of a street scene in Paris and was taken by Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), one of several people who independently invented the idea of photography. The picture was not supposed to show a person; rather, it was to be a shot of some buildings along the Boulevard du Temple in Paris. The exposure took about ten minutes, so people walking and horses passing by did not register, as they were moving too fast. In one part of the image, however, a man is standing with his foot on a box and another man is kneeling beside the box. The standing man is having his boots shined by the kneeling man, and they remained in the same relative positions throughout the ten-minute exposure. It was the first time a human being was captured in a photograph. (And not long afterward, the paparazzi were created!)

    … scientists in Germany have developed a candy that does not cause cavities? (Now, invent one with no calories!)

    … cats can recognize their owner’s voice? (The same study also discovered that cats regularly choose to ignore it.)

    … Ohio needed 150 years to join the United States? Ohio applied to Congress to join the Union as the 17th state in 1803, but Congress never acted on the resolution. The oversight was finally caught on August 7, 1953, and Ohio was formally admitted to the Union – making it technically the 48th state, not the 17th.

    … eating a banana at night can help you fall asleep? Bananas contain magnesium and potassium, which are natural muscle relaxants. The carbohydrates in the banana also help make you sleepy. (Beats cooking a turkey, doesn’t it?)

    … you might be an Otherkin? If you’re not up on all these things, an Otherkin is a person who genuinely believes he is not human, either in a physical or spiritual sense. Otherkin believe they are mystical creatures such as elves or vampires; animals trapped in human bodies; or the living incarnation of a fictional character. (Another instance of the jokes just writing themselves, eh?)

    … every day is a holiday somewhere in the world? (Not here, obviously.)

    … a group of pandas is called an embarrassment?

    … a couple of long-frozen worms were defrosted and found to be alive? Collected in the Siberian permafrost of Russia, the two worms were among 300 that scientists gathered in 2018 for analysis. Amazingly, when thawed out, two started moving and eating. One of the worms is 32,000 years old, and the other is 41,700 years old. (And they don’t look a day over 20,000!)

    … banging your head against the wall for one hour will burn about 150 calories? (And it gives you one heck of a headache, too!)

    Now … you know!

    1. Another fine job on this week’s Trivia from my man CW. Look forward to it every week. From the what it’s worth department, the METV Network, over the air broadcast in your AO should come from Columbus GA, either CH 3 or CH 9 sub channels, transmits Looney Tunes every morning from 0700 to 0800 hrs. Saturday Mornings they run up to 4 hours of classic Bugs and the rest of the Looney Tunes Gang. Lots of free TV out there, just get a fairly decent out door antenna (remember those?) and hit the scan button. I pick up about 37 channels, including all of the networks, and on a good overcast day can pull ATL and Columbus from here. Cut the cable and tell Cox/Comscope/Charter/et al to kiss off.

    3. Concerning bears – there are “bear vaults” made to store food for those camping in bear country that, initially, kept the bears from your calories.

      Then different places started having to warn campers that one or more of their bears had learned how to open the bear vaults. Back to bear vaults + hanging bear bags.

      I don’t know that any raccoons have figured them out yet, but they will, I’m sure.

    4. “banging your head against the wall for one hour will burn about 150 calories?”

      I have been doing that for years in academia.

      Good to know that it actually helps in other ways than making you hard-headed.

    5. Forgot where I saw it donkey’s years ago:

      “How much ground could a groundhog grind if a groundhog could grind ground?”

    6. banging your head against the wall for one hour will burn about 150 calories? (And it gives you one heck of a headache, too!)

      But it feels sooooo good when you stop.

    7. And am thoroughly entertained! Thank you, Commissioner Wretched!! And thank you for – “ Otherkin believe they are mystical creatures such as elves or vampires; animals trapped in human bodies; or the living incarnation of a fictional character. (Another instance of the jokes just writing themselves, eh?)” – this now lends a much greater understanding of WHY Lars actually exists…

  14. Hack Stone isn’t going to dispute his standing on this particular Weekend Open Thread, as Hack was stuck in traffic on the Capital Beltway coming back from the Asian Market in Vienna. That would be Vienna Virginia, not Vienna Austria. But next week Hack will regain his rightful title as First Post For The Weekend Open Thread.

    1. Next time Hack Stone wants to visit a City named Vienna, head a little further South to Vienna (Vy-ANNA) Georgia, preferably the FIRST Weekend in November. Check out the several hundred Pit Masters, smoking but no joking, during the annual Big Pig Jig BBQ Cookoff. Southern BBQ at its finest. You’ll forget all about an Asian Market in and amongst the real pit BBQ going on.

        1. Vy-Annie Sausages…chocked full of peckers and lips since 1903! No logger’s lunch pail or fisherman’s tackle box is complete without a can of them and a tube of saltine crackers.

    1. He’s full of excrement. The new strain is statistically about 1/10th less fatal, and most of the deaths have been from “vaccinated” people (UK’s numbers. Haven’t seen recent US ones).

      I’m about ready to get someone that’s “delta positive” to spit in my mouth, just to make sure I’ve got all the antibodies and T cell action.

      F**K your jab, Joe. And the last guy is a putz for financing this sh*tshow.

      We’ve all been lied to. Time to get it back, with interest.

      Dr Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity breaks down the 05JUL21 UK NIH numbers:
      https://youtu.be/jRQ8bneI7vs

    2. I wonder if our Major Moonbat hasn’t volunteered to rat Farcebook users and sites out that aren’t in line with the current Chinese Virus Propaganda?

  16. Federal Judge orders the halting of accepting DACA applications… No impact on current DACA:

    Judge Andrew Hanen, a Texas judge, found that the Department of Homeland Security violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in creating the policy. He found that the policy was implemented unlawfully and ordered DHS to stop approving DACA applications, although he said it could continue to accept applications and that it does not affect the status of any current DACA recipients.

    The judge found that the agency’s interpretation of statutes was “overly broad” and those laws did not carry the authority for the federal government to institute the program.

    “DACA would grant lawful presence and work authorization to over a million people for whom Congress had made no provision and has consistently refused to make such a provision,” Hanen wrote.

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-biden-administration-new-daca-applications

  17. Not First!!!
    As for the pandemic, ver.5, or is it ver.6, I see that LA is mandating masks, yet again, inside outside, all around the town.
    I don’t know if it’s the city of LA, or LA county. Then again, if one goes with it, I’m sure the other governmental body will follow along.

  18. For those not Facebook friends with Hack Stone, he was at Water Country USA yesterday, and while on the Nitro Racer, that toenail that got crushed a few weeks back while Hack was carrying the Costco deep freezer into Stately Stone Manor fell off, so if you happen to come across a left big toe nail, please return it, care of the proud but humble woman owned business formerly located in Bethesda Maryland. A reward will be offered, no questions asked, except why the f*ck would you pick up a toenail in a waterpark, you sick twisted individual. And just put a silver lining on this, since the big toenail fell off, Hack Stone now saves 10% on his pedicures.

  19. President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neanderthal B Woodman Domestic Violent Extremist SuperStraight says:

    Oops. Late to the party.
    Was busy doing deep research into parts, part numbers, and availability of said parts for a project at work. I

    Q: is there a conservative alternative to PayPal?

  21. For those of you in Florida, swing by All-Points Logistics HQ in Merritt Island and visit the chow hall so you can grab your free (taxpayer-funded) lunch special of a Double Phildoburger and a side of lies.

    And while you are there, maybe you can ask the False Commander “Phony” Phil Monkress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) why he does not respond to queries seeking clarification of his highly dubious and potentially felonious Native American, Law Enforcement and Navy SEAL claims.

    Trust me, he will be there. Stealing from the American Taxpayer based upon these claims is a full time job and weekends are no exception. Plus fewer losers, er, I mean employees are around so Phildo can hit that coke straw hard and not have to worry about being seen or sharing.

  22. Don’t forget Disqus… they’ve don’t do websites of their own, just “moderate” conservative opinion on other peoples’ websites who use their comment engine.

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