1 First?

2 Morning.

3 Second?

4 Good morning MisHum.  Happy Saturday.

5 Jewells, I like the new stuff at the sight.

6 Heh! 
Probably should also let your coffee pot sit on the burner for 30+ minutes so you get that signature Starbucks overroasted flavor.

7 Thank you Infidel

8 *"new" brilliant, incisive comment inserted* Good morning!

9 Good morning all. Nice cloudy raw morning here. Might have to "supplement" my coffee today.

10 I'm going to pack the comments.

11 I was too early again. Well I motivated, so instead of break time, it's work time to get the first step in my plumbing leak fixed, a new shut off valve to get the cold water going to most of the House going.

12 I've been buying my coffee at a little local shop.  They have a decent variety.  Yesterday I bought one called Southern Pecan.  Will grind that up this afternoon.

13 I have an insatiable hunger for chicken fried steak with gravy for breakfast and I'm off hunting for that now.

14 My local grocery store's deli had great coffee...then they installed a Starbucks....

15 That's called Faux Starbucks and it works for me!

16 I really like the BRCC AK47.

17 After burning that 5 dollar bill, put the ashes in really hot water and drink it.

18 Jewels, if you don't mind my asking, which LS shop do you get your coffee?

19 Browsing real estate for the great escape plan. Melbourne Florida looks nice, and you can actually get sewers and natural gas. 

20 If the commies are able to pack the court start brushing up on recipes for your pets, zoo animals, and dumpster fillings.

21 Gah, 36 degrees and 58% humidity.

22 Near the top on a Saturday mor I gb thread!

Who wouldathunkit

23 This is the first Saturday morning in ages that I've been able to sit in bed, sip my coffee, play with the kitties and spend time with my "grey"-coloured  box peeps. Luxury!

24 15 That's called Faux Starbucks and it works for me!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 17, 2021 09:10 AM (hOUT3)

I give them my preferred pronoun, "Hey You!"

25 For the true experience, you should give that $5 bill to Antifa.

26

Bwahahahaha!  Pew is also now selling bridges in Brooklyn....
@thehill 

Biden hits 59 percent approval rating in Pew poll

The replies OY...the replies!

https://tinyurl.com/yk5e8ygc

27 Vert! Toujours vert!

28 Probably should also let your coffee pot sit on the burner for 30+ minutes so you get that signature Starbucks overroasted flavor.


Recently I've been drinking coffee black from a roaster Doof recommended.  When I went to reorder they were down for maintenance so I went to the grocery store where I buy whatever is on sale.  Welp it was Starbucks so I bought a pound of Italian roast that was so fucking bitter I added cream and a bit of sugar.  I finished it up today and have a fresh pound from Kensington so I plan on drinking it straight going forward.

29 Good morning Hordelings! Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

30 Elimination of the Electoral College will mean the dissolution of the union.

31 Posted by: jewells45 is having a sale! at April 17, 2021 09:09 AM (nxdel)

That's some good stuff! I think you'll be pleasantly suprised.

32 {{{{Jewells45}}}

Harris Teeter (a Kroger owned subsidiary apparently) has a house brand of Southern Pecan (ground is all that I have seen) which has become my go-to coffee. Throw in a dash of cinnamon and presto, you have your own "house" brand!

33 I will now have to wear sackcloth and ashes and beat my breast repeatedly, because I actually went to Starbucks today and got some thing with brown sugar flavoring and almond milk because it tasted good and because they heat the milk so that it doesn't get cold while I'm drinking it, I'm talking a morning walk with Fen Spouse and I would have had to go out of way way to purchase something where they don't heat up the milk..

34 Elimination of the Electoral College will mean the dissolution of the union. Posted by: Minuteman

...and no more mean tweets, you mustn't forget that.

35 States should be passing laws just to set up triplines to Federal overreach.

36

Throw in a dash of cinnamon and presto, you have your own "house" brand!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 17, 2021 09:14 AM (hOUT3)

I read that as "cinnamon and pesto" and... considered it. I don't think it would work as well as it does in my mind.

37 Starbucks > Peet's

38 Hiya MisHum!
I prefer taking java at the Dungeon of Discord.  And unlike Starbucks, I can parade around in my bathrobe maskless without uptight squares freaking out.

39 This was my favorite leftist reply to the 59% approval rate for Biden:
"Amazing what happens what you have someone competent in the job."
I laughed.

40 Elimination of the Electoral College would mean that NYC might find out where food comes from.

41 States should be passing laws just to set up triplines to Federal overreach.

Posted by: Minuteman at April 17, 2021 09:16 AM (sl8p+)

I am sure the GOP Establishment is all over this, with Mitch McConnell and the RNC leading the way, so not to worry!

42 Had my coffee this am, the chicory blend sold by my local chain grocery at about a buck less for 12 oz. than the majors like Community and French Market.  Just as good to my un-snobbish, admittedly un-"educated" palate.
It's drizzling here, so no car washing.  I'm hanging out with the cats; going to call Miss Linda in a bit, and we may go over to Tar-zhay for a few things, and maybe a coffee and croissant stop later in the morning.   Possibly I might drive over to the wheel-and-tires shop and inspect some polished rims for the Buick.  Dunno yet.

43 Fraser Crane, it The Whistle Stop cafe on Main St.  Right across from the train station.  Hence the name I guess.

44 Instead of establishing sanctuary status for the second amendment states should give the entire Constitution sanctuary status.

45 Hrothgar that sounds wonderful!  I will try it.

46 Starbuck's is a fine example of how stupid people are.
Fat too. Gotta have that yummy fix like a six year old.
More coffee. Made at home for a few cents a cup.
The horror, the horror.

47 And unlike Starbucks, I can parade around in my bathrobe maskless without uptight squares freaking out. Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 17, 2021 09:18 AM (Dc2NZ)

Rules: Pics or...

48 Having green tea this morning.  My apologies.

49 38 Hiya MisHum!
I prefer taking java at the Dungeon of Discord.  And unlike Starbucks, I can parade around in my bathrobe maskless without uptight squares freaking out.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 17, 2021 09:18 AM (Dc2NZ)

Coffee at Camp Misanthrope is black and bitter, just as it's owner's soul.

50 Jr. needed a metal can with a plastic lid for storing something. He bought a can of throwaway coffee. Might have been Shaw's Signature Brand generic coffee. He started to chuck the coffee and I intercepted it on the way to the trash can. I tried it in my faux Keurig cup with little paper filter. It is literally the best I've had. Even beats the local Dunkin brew.

51 Chauvin / George Floyd trial closing arguments on Monday. Vibrant Festivities possible by middle to end of next week.

52 The wife used to skip the morning line of commuters at the Starbucks to go to the 7-11 next door with the landscapers who were going to work.  Better coffee, cheaper price, and nicer customer base.

53

Coffee at Camp Misanthrope is black and bitter, just as it's owner's soul.

Posted by: Ace Open Blog at April 17, 2021 09:20 AM (aA3+G)

I guess I can link image replies now instead of just posting the URL.

54 22Near the top on a Saturday mor I gb thread!

Who wouldathunkit

Posted by:Lokiat April 17, 2021 09:12 AM (KqiMr)

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Haven't had your coffee yet?

55 We're going to Biggby's now. TTFN.

56 Jewells, not sure how they do it, but my HT infrequently has a crazy sale deal on their house brand coffee with their membership card, Buy two get three free!
So I always check the coffee aisle and buy the sale stuff.

57 Just looked at the weather forecast.  Looks like Spring got pushed to the back and old man winter is making an appearance this week. 

58
51Chauvin / George Floyd trial closing arguments on Monday. Vibrant Festivities possible by middle to end of next week.

Posted by:Semi-Literate Thugat April 17, 2021 09:21 AM (2iDSr)

They announced schools will be closed from Wed - Fri in anticipation of the 'festivities'.

59 I did go to Starbux once.

60 Babylon Bee's Twitter is up.

61 Morning again, 'rons and 'ettes.

62 So did ace lock all the cobs out of the new system? But unintentionally because you are using his credentials?

63 >>>Starbucks > Peet's
Peet's is my go to since I  moved to the bay area. Every morning I have a cup of major dickensen blend brewed in a French press. It's great. 

64 Eris, I might have read that as "topless". Please forgive me. But pix would help allay that confusion.

65 We have a local, and locally-created and -owned, chain of coffee shops here called PJ's.  It's been around since the late '70s.  I don't know about all of them, but there is one in the area around my closest Target that doesn't give me a hard time about face diapers.  Plus they are cheaper than Starcluck's and their coffee is better.  Before I got Internet at home, I used to go there with my laptop to write to you folks.
I used to go to Panera Bread too, but I haven't been back in a year.  They may be Karenish about my not wearing a muzzle, and I don't want to find out.

66 That's a heck of a deal Hrothgar!

67 I'm still a coffee hipster though.  Current faves are Rootless Coffee's "Dark" and "Damn Fine Cup of Coffee" and BRCC's "Blackbeard's Delight".  And I use sugar-free Torani flavors for extra fagginess.

68

59 I did go to Starbux once.

Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2021 09:23 AM (Cxk7w)

I did once. I got to the airport really early for a flight. Had not eaten breakfast and was bored. Not a huge fan of coffee, so I did not get the point. Got a biscotti. Was not impressed. 

69 I think for the genuine at home starbucks experience, you don't bathe for days and then shoot heroin in the bathroom while your coffee brews

70 This might be a short post but that meme is a doozy.  I shared it.  A lot.  Thank you, MisHum.  Happy Caturday.  And good morning, Horde.

71 They announced schools will be closed from Wed - Fri in anticipation of the 'festivities'. Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 09:23 AM (cF8AT)

Amazing how quickly we adapt to "function" in the absence of even a crappy but somewhat sane civilizational structure.

72 I guess I can link image replies now instead of just posting the URL.

Posted by: hogmartin at April 17, 2021 09:22 AM (t+qrx)

Ha, being a married guy. My coffee is black, bitter like my soul  and hawtl ike my wife. 

73

69 I think for the genuine at home starbucks experience, you don't bathe for days and then shoot heroin in the bathroom while your coffee brews

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 17, 2021 09:26 AM (+xIcB)

Do they warm up the heroin?

74

Chauvin / George Floyd trial closing arguments on Monday. Vibrant Festivities possible by middle to end of next week.

Posted by:Semi-Literate Thugat April 17, 2021 09:21 AM (2iDSr)

They announced schools will be closed from Wed - Fri in anticipation of the 'festivities'.

-- Tami 

In amazing contrast, my school district did NOT close the schools during the Cuban Missile Crisis in '62.  If they had, I'd remember, as I hated grammar school and would have been pleased by time off.

75 Never spent a penny or tasted nyd Starbucks.  Cow orkers keep trying to convert me.  No thanks.

76 Never spent a penny or tasted nyd Starbucks.  Cow orkers keep trying to convert me.  No thanks.

77 Good morning creeper!

78 Hogmartin, that link image fits nicely with The Moron worldview.

79 Good morning, MisHum, good morning, Horde,
What's all the fuss about the Electrical College? Aren't all colleges electrical?

80 Discovered a Kcup salted caramel cappuccino mix.  It is delicious.  Lord knows what is actually in it.  It's DELICIOUS.  Indulgio is the brand.  It's available on Amazon (spit) but got it at about half that price from Ollie's which is like a Big Lots, which means they might have it, they might not.  

81 If coffee describes who you are, I guess my light and slightly sweet cup applies .
10oz Caribou coffee with a splash of vanilla oat milk and a scant tsp of sugar...drunk over 90 minutes every morning.  My one, wonderful cup of coffee per day.

82 I must away, since chores and Conor desperately need attention! Things have really gotten out of hand here, so looks like a long day. At least, I get to mooch a great meal from son's family tonight and see my grandsons (mask-less grandsons that is)

Enjoy the day my fellow Morons and Moronettes!

83 $5 for a cup of  "COFFEE" is a lie. A venti brewed coffee is less than $2.50.

84 I find Peet's undrinkable and it all taste's the same, awful.  Even bourbon can't help.  Their teas are ok.  I can't afford to buy coffee by the cup anyway.  I did get asked to write a SLAPP motion recently so i'll earn some grocery $ this month.

85 Schools closed gives the Young Communists a chance to get their feet wet

86 BTW, NH Gov. Sununu lifted the mask mandate yesterday! It may or may not have made a difference to me.

87 Baked Apple.

Apple Donated Tens Of Millions Of Dollars To BLM, So Last Night BLM Repaid Them…

https://bit.ly/3swdapz

88 Have a great day Hrothgar!

89 Good morning, MisHum, good morning, Horde, What's all the fuss about the Electrical College? Aren't all colleges electrical? Posted by: callsign claymore at April 17, 2021 09:28 AM (CUR+x)

Only them kolledges with an engineering program!

90 an observation: whilst Simple Green is a perfectly cromulent general purpose cleaner, I miss the sheer toxicity of 409

91 and here I am with my cheap(er) grocery store blend.  Ah, coffee, a reason to wake in the morning.

92

I used to go to Panera Bread too, but I haven't been back in a year. They may be Karenish about my not wearing a muzzle, and I don't want to find out.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 17, 2021 09:24 AM (lSpWa)

They have a 'no weapons' sign and I don't go where I'm not welcome. That said, I did have to go there recently for an informal lockdown meetup for the office, and the sign didn't appear to be working. I didn't bother to tell them to get it fixed.

93 After the Supreme Court declared Texas had NO STANDING in its dispute with the fraudulent Pennsylvania election outcome Texas should have pointed out that the entire Federal government, to include the Supreme Court, is a creation of the states and that ruling rendered that court illegitimate, insubordinate, and defunct and has NO STANDING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
Any disagreement between the states, whether about election law, constitutionality, or even how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, must be adjudicated by the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court will not perform this function it is dysfunctional, malfunctioning and not functioning and makes itself a Constitutional nullity.

94 Lately i make 4 cups of coffee with 5 cups of water, scoop of whey powder, teaspoon of coconut oil, and 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk.  Drink that over a raging hot page of Ace of Spades.

95
Gosnell filmmakers to make ⁦@MySonHunter⁩ film about Hunter Biden


https://tinyurl.com/ygmmwlyq

96 * tips hat *
Mornin', y'all.

97 Coffee, as every schoolboy knows should be sold by the 16 oz pound, as God intended. 
Not the fruity 12.348977 oz "pounds". Wankers.

98 Living in an America where a BLACK, BLACK, BLACKER THAN BLACK, Y'ALL man can be shoved by a WHITEY CRACKA PINKY man, for no reason whatsoever... almost makes me ashamed to be a Communist newsreader in Reich-wing Wyoming.
https://k2radio.com/watch-army-sergeant-charged-with-assault-of-black-man-after-video-goes-viral/

99 #93 - and?  No stamp the other foot real hard too.

100 83 $5 for a cup of  "COFFEE" is a lie. A venti brewed coffee is less than $2.50.

Posted by: Alton Chipperson at April 17, 2021 09:31 AM (lR8wZ)

Alton, dear boy, we prefer to use the term "exaggeration for effect".

101 Duncanthrax - in re: the dual band HT, are you a new user, getting back into it, licensed/no...? 

102 "$5 for a cup of  "COFFEE" is a lie. A venti brewed coffee is less than $2.50."
.
Not by the time we are done.

103 Haven't been able to find 409 since the great plandemic started.

104 Apple Donated Tens Of Millions Of Dollars To BLM, So Last Night BLM Repaid Them…https://bit.ly/3swdapz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 17, 2021 09:32 AM (VVEnO)

Isn't Nike HQ near Portland?...are they sacred?

105 One of the best cups of coffee I've had at a coffee shop was Blue Bottle. Went one time because it was company paid for. I can't justify spending $6 on a cup of coffee. 

106 Peet's is my go to since I moved to the bay area.

"Major Dickason's Blend" is so good. I like to hit a Safeway when I go back there.

107 Well set up, guess will see how this leak fixing goes

108

In amazing contrast, my school district did NOT close the schools during the Cuban Missile Crisis in '62. If they had, I'd remember, as I hated grammar school and would have been pleased by time off.

Posted by:Wolfus Aureliusat April 17, 2021 09:27 AM (lSpWa)

I am reminded of the wonderful scene in "Hope and Glory": "Thank you, Adolf!"    

109 That's like whenever I get the urge of attraction to someone, I step back and take my heart out and slap it around and then stomp on it and then leave town cause I can't bear to be in the same town with the person who's broke my heart.
Then I come back and go on my way having taken a short cut.
Not their fault and maybe not mine. It just works out that way. I've tried to have different endings but to no avail.
And that's okay. I'm used to it by now. Well almost. I wonder what it would be like to have someone around for years. I mean close not casual.
So how the eff is everyone else in Meat Puppet land of the US?

110 Since we are discussing coffee shops of whatever stripe:  Do you tip if you simply pick up your coffee at the counter?  I usually don't.  But in The Time of Psychosis, if they are nice about my lack of a face diaper (read: They don't bother me at all), I'll leave a buck.  More if the counter girl is cute.  (Rare where I live.)

111 Hey, Jewells.  Thank you for the linky to your sale.  I'm off to do some shopping.

112 Isn't Nike HQ near Portland?...are they sacred?

They're in Beaverton, surrounded by acres and acres of grounds and fencing. Not ideal for urban rabble.

113 Isn't Nike HQ near Portland?...are they sacred?

They're in Beaverton, surrounded by acres and acres of grounds and fencing. Not ideal for urban rabble.

114 59I did go to Starbux once.

Posted by:Skipat April 17, 2021 09:23 AM (Cxk7w)

-----------------------------
My mother took me to Starbucks once.... Once... -- Danny Vermin

115 One click, two posts. That's productivity!

116 Pshaw! Sven, plumbing is EASY! 
Hot on the left, cold on the right, shit down the middle. Payday's on Friday.

117 Gosnell filmmakers to make ⁦@MySonHunter⁩ film about Hunter Biden

https://tinyurl.com/ygmmwlyq

Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 09:34 AM (cF8AT)

Rated XXX

118 the bestest cup of coffee on the planet EVAH was from the bootleg coffee service in the metal fab shop at the Ford Pilot Plant in Allen Park, Michigan

119 I read this morning that the young black man who was pushed by the Drill Sgt has been placed in a mental facility. Because, get this, he has a record of doing crazy shit.

120 Thanks creeper!

121 During the Cuban thing, we watched the TV for all the latest news.
I think we even practiced that stupid duck and cover crap.
Like a desk made out of 3/4 wood is going to protect me from radiation.
Suuuuurre.

There was a song. Remember it. Duck and cover, duck and cover. I think it had a turtle in it.

122 Later taters.  Off to carpe the diem.

123 The orange is green
répéter

The orange is green

124 Gosnell filmmakers to make ⁦@MySonHunter⁩ film about Hunter Biden


https://tinyurl.com/ygmmwlyq

Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 09:34 AM (cF8AT)

Rated XXX

125 I wonder what it would be like to have someone around for years. I mean close not casual.
So how the eff is everyone else in Meat Puppet land of the US?

Posted by: Jakee308 at April 17, 2021 09:40 AM (LS3oW)

Jakee, just try this: pick a random woman on the street. Give her your house and life savings. Walk away.

126 Jittery Joe's is our local roaster, but I prefer cafe Bustelo at home.
With milk and crema mexicana steamed makes a great strong cappuccino.
That in the morning with a (one a day) strong cigarette are some of the few vices I have left.

127 >>>Like a desk made out of 3/4 wood is going to protect me from radiation.
Suuuuurre.

I recommend two desks.

128 Post disappears...then reappears...love this place!

129 If you meet someone you suspect of being a Moron, just ask them "What color is an orange?".

130 Since there is no T to go OT on, I thought I'd just mention that I was going through some of my father's old stuff, and I came across the obituary for my mother's brother, my uncle Elmer Glidden. It noted that he was the leader of the Ace of Spades Squadron in WWII as a Marine dive bomber.  If I remember rightly, he took the spot when Henderson went down at Guadacanal, and kept it through Midway and beyond.   104 missions. A fine man. Stayed in the Marines through 1969, then retired back to my home town, so I got to know him pretty well.

131 The guy who pushed the Black guy should've kept his hands off. 
He may have had good reason to go after the guy but he should've kept his hands off. Unless the guy did anything that could've been seen as threatening. I didn't watch the video just saw some pictures.
People gonna have to start being smart about stuff because the rabble rousers are being trained in their neighborhoods on how to act to get people in trouble and start stuff.
Be very careful and sure of your actions. The main thing that got this guy was the video. Who took that btw? Without the video he would've just got a warning. Was he set up? Maybe.

132 5 inches of snow Thursday night. Springtime in Colorado. For added fun, a very large tree branch was felled by wet snow, blocking my sidewalk. I dragged it out of the way. It was very heavy.

133 hogmartin, I'm new. Something I've wanted to do for a while. Studying for the tests, but I want to have some fundamental understanding, not just memorize the answers. Thought I could lurk and learn procedure, in parallel.

134 Hrothgar, engineers...you mean like in that excellent, life-changing movie, Prometheus?!

135 Good.Morning.

136 Posted by: RI Red at April 17, 2021 09:43 AM (Xkiew)
There was a country singer who said something like that. I forget who.

137 There was a song. Remember it. Duck and cover, duck and cover. I think it had a turtle in it. Posted by: Jakee308 at April 17, 2021 09:42 AM

Here you go, Bert the turtle in all his glory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60

138 Tami, my favorite comment on that new Hunter  movie:
charlie sheen gonna play him? its kinda gonna be like scarface meets the hangover meets fear and loathing meets i am sam


 From Jim.  I spewed.

139 I've got nothing. 

Quick, somebody tell an amusing anecdote. 

140 Morning everyone. Coffee made, griddle heating up. 

141

If you meet someone you suspect of being a Moron, just ask them "What color is an orange?".

Posted by: f'd at April 17, 2021 09:46 AM

are you saying that orange is the new snak-pac pudding?

142 did you guys see  Alien: Covenant Pitch Meeting ? you should .

143 This is rather refreshing. Parent of kid at expensive private school in NYC objects to the CRT "claptrap", withdraws his daughter and sends an e-mail to the other 599 or so parents:
(From "Legal Insurrection" site)

https://tinyurl.com/4xtfdfjv

144

That in the morning with a (one a day) strong cigarette are some of the few vices I have left. Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2021 09:44 AM (vuisn)

Holy hell. I wish I could smoke just one cigarette a day. For me it's either a pack a day or nothing.

145

I recommend two desks.

Posted by: Tony Fauci at April 17, 2021 09:45 AM (bZ09o)

I chorfled.

146 Haven't been to a Starshmucks in years. Two great local places within a mile of the casa. 
Morning errbody.

147 I've got nothing.  

Quick, somebody tell an amusing anecdote. 

Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2021 09:48 AM (m45I2)

*sigh
all riiight
Q: How does one bad cup of coffee end aa marriage ?   A: One person thinks it is grounds for divorce.

148

Quick, somebody tell an amusing anecdote. 
  --  Muldoon

I was a witness in a traffic case years ago. While I was in the courtroom waiting for my particular case to come up, the judge was dealing with a clearly long-time customer whom was suppose to take action on previous events. He was becoming visibly agitated with him. When he asked the miscreant "Why didn't you do (whatever) - I got you three chances? The guy said "I forgot." 

The judge said in reply: "You'll remember next time - 90 days!!" 

149
Ordinary joe at Starbucks is awful. Overpriced and overroasted. I can get better coffee at half the price at Stripes or Buc-ee's. Without the twee atmosphere. 

150 Haven't been to a Starshmucks in years. Two great local places within a mile of the casa. 
Morning errbody. Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 17, 2021 09:50 AM
Went to one in a grocery store with the wife once.  I didn't get any coffee but she handed them a five dollar bill for her coffee and only got coins back and this was 10+ years ago.  Never went back. 

McDonald's has consistently hands down had the best coffee IMO.  Plus if you have the app you can usually get any size coffee for a buck. 

151 This is probably the very definition of a first world problem, but there's a lot of bourbon/whiskey drinkers here, so:
   Last night, I tried Clyde May’s Alabama Style Whiskey Special Reserve 110 Proof.  Years ago I'd tried their original CM Alabama style Whiskey when it first came out at a more typical proof.  Originally, CM whiskey had a pretty little story attached to it that was apparently 99.9999991% baloney.  The salient point being that CM was a bootlegger who finished his whiskey by throwing a bunch of oven-dried apples in the barrel and letting them do their thing to give his brew a better flavor and more smoothness.
   But, that's not what CM does these days it "finishes" their whiskey with "apple essence" which could be anything from a glug of concentrated apple juice to a handful of Jolly Rancher Sour Apple candies thrown in the keg.
   Anywho, the earlier iteration was okay.  Fairly, appley but not overwhelmingly so with a bottom level Jim Beam thing going on.  The Special Reserve however was quite good.  Apple dialed down but still a smooth fruit bomb.  Very much an idiot's delight whiskey.  One where you can fill a glass with or without a cube and sit in your rocker or watching TV or stare at your glass and go "duhhhhhhhhhhhh" cuz nothing's going to bother you or challenge you from the glass.  Just relax with your eager puppy whiskey that's trying to please you.  It tastes like it'd make a good mixer ass well.
   My problem comes in cause I hate flavored bourbons/whiskeys as a general proposition.  Some are okay but nothing I really want to buy.  And while I really like the idea of barrel finishing with oven-dried apples, I'm not so hot on the Jolly Rancher scenario.  Basically, CM wants a premium price for a flavored bottle of booze.  I'm not inclined to buy.
   So, thinking about what you like in bourbons/whiskeys, am I being too persnickety or upholding standards against the joe Biden of Whiskeys - all hype and artificially enhanced with additives.
   Your call, morons!

152 Holy hell. I wish I could smoke just one cigarette a day. For me it's either a pack a day or nothing.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 09:50 AM (OED7z)

My doc told me he's seen studies saying 7 smokes a day is the 'magic #' to maintain addiction. I smoke about 10.

153 Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2021 09:48 AM (m45I2)
There once was a man named Muldoon
He could rhyme anything even an onomatopoeia

(now you finish it.)

154 Good morning! 

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere. 

155 "Quick, somebody tell an amusing anecdote."
.
Tell me what?

156
Posted by: From that time at April 17, 2021 09:46 AM (1VbWy)
Thanks for your  Ace of Spades related story. 

157 So, why do they have televise a funeral? I mean he was a nice guy and all but why televise it. My aunt died a couple of weeks ago. Nobody televised her funeral.

158 Q: How does one bad cup of coffee end aa marriage ? A: One person thinks it is grounds for divorce.

Posted by:runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink !at April 17, 2021 09:52 AM (Q9SFr)

I said she was fucking Goofy!

159 126 Jittery Joe's is our local roaster, but I prefer cafe Bustelo at home.
With milk and crema mexicana steamed makes a great strong cappuccino.
That in the morning with a (one a day) strong cigarette are some of the few vices I have left.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2021 09:44 AM (vuisn)

Are you in the Classic City?

160 Royal pomp n circumstance on tv, meh, but Queen ok by me, lived in london thru blitz, likes corgis, gin and steeplechase hoss racing. 

161 Tami, my favorite comment on that new Hunter movie:
charlie sheen gonna play him? its kinda gonna be like scarface meets the hangover meets fear and loathing meets i am sam


From Jim. I spewed.

Posted by:Infidelat April 17, 2021 09:47 AM (E0OEG)

LOL!  That's perfect!

162 If you meet someone you suspect of being a Moron, just ask them "What color is an orange?". Posted by: f'd

Proper response: "I think you mean colour..."

163 If you meet someone you suspect of being a Moron, just ask them "What color is an orange?".

Posted by: f'd at April 17, 2021 09:46 AM

 

are you saying that orange is the new snak-pac pudding?

Posted by: AltonJackson 

;">I just realized that if they answer "green" they might actually be a  small letter moron.

164 McDonald's has consistently hands down had the best coffee IMO. Plus if you have the app you can usually get any size coffee for a buck.

Posted by:Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)at April 17, 2021 09:53 AM (JUOKG)

-----------------------------
I love the McDonald's app.  Input the order before I leave the house (though they don't prepare it until you get there).  Of course, that doesn't stop screw-ups, and occasionally the app fails me, but those have been rare.
The only downside I recently discovered is that they don't allow payment by Arch Card (the McD's gift card).  My preference would be to use the card in the app, rather than one of my credit cards (this is what I do with the Dunkin Donuts app).

165 watching Prince Philip's funeral

166 Posted by:Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)at April 17, 2021 09:53 AM (JUOKG)
Agreed. When I'm on the road and have time, I'll hit Mickey D's for a cup.

167 Ok, Muldoon ...

Why can't Tyrannosaurus Rexii play tennis?

Because they're extinct!

168

My doc told me he's seen studies saying 7 smokes a day is the 'magic #' to maintain addiction. I smoke about 10.
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2021 09:54 AM (AwYPR)

I'm on week 3 of the nicotine patch. It really really really sucks. I like smoking.

169 I hated Howard Schultz for selling the Sonics to the buyer from OKC. He could have sold to a locals, but he made a few million more from the outsiders. The mega billionaire screwed Sonic fans for an extra 20 or 30 million dollars.
I'm over it now. I haven't watched the NBA since and you know what? I don't miss it a bit. But I would still light a $5 bill on fire before I ever set foot in one of his stores ever again.

170 Good Morning. I'm here. Been getting better sleep the last few nights so awaiting my first cup of coffee. Drip,drip,drip. I mix Trader Joe's brown bean with Starbucks dark roast like Sumatra or Cafe Verona and grind the beans. I also like light cream in my coffee, no sugar which means I hardly ever have coffee out as it is never just right.

171

Thought I could lurk and learn procedure, in parallel.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2021 09:46 AM (DMUuz)

That's an excellent idea. I would suggest checking to see if there's a local repeater that carries NTS traffic, and leaving the radio tuned to those so you can hear the protocol and conventions for passing traffic. The FT-60r (or any HT) can be a perfectly usable base station for local repeaters, just add a power brick to get you off the battery, a handheld mic so you can transmit without having to hold the radio, and a magmount dual band car antenna so you can play around with placing the antenna and not have to worry about keeping the radio held just so.
The basics of net etiquette will be very familiar from IC procedure, I think. Most of the basic electronics and theory questions should be no problem for a nuke school graduate. The only stuff that you can't work out from a formula or common sense is the FCC regulation questions.

172    The lively and beautiful Mrs naturalfake bought a bag of Starbucks "Veranda" blend coffee at the store.
   Ackshewallee, it's very tasty.  A nice medium(!) roast with a lot of flavor and very smooth.  Probably, the best Starbucks' coffee I've had.
  We plan to try it again when this bag is gone.
   If you're a medium roast fan, give it a whirl.

173
Are Harry Windsor and his harridan spouse there?

174 Barrista, there's a heroin needle in my cup.

175 129If you meet someone you suspect of being a Moron, just ask them "What color is an orange?".

Posted by:f'dat April 17, 2021 09:46 AM (Tnijr)

--------------------------
You can also ask them what happened to their guns.

176 I'm on week 3 of the nicotine patch. It really really really sucks. I like smoking.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 09:58 AM (OED7z)

Patch worked....last time I quit.

177 Hadrian, just Harry. The bitter half stayed in exile coz preggo

178 Um, hubs just got on FB and apparently his brother is married as of yesterday. So that's nice.

179 Field Report From a Random Lowe's:
Was looking for a gang box insert and an extra wide duplex coverplate.
Aisle guy said in an exasperated voice, we don't have it, haven't had it in weeks, probably won't get it anytime soon, try Amazon. Thank the Biden administration for this bullshit.
I said well, this is what you get when you steal an election.
He yelled, your damn right they stole the election.
Everyone in the vicinity nodded in the affirmative.

180 Posted by: From that time at April 17, 2021 09:46 AM (1VbWy)
I think it would be nice to see the funeral of Prince Phillip if only for the pomp and circumstance and, (I assume they will have them) the old hymns. I went to a lovely service at a friendly evangelical church in PA last Sunday, but they did praise choruses none of which I recognized, but I guess younger churchgoers have no connection to older hymns and like having a band. 

181 I'm on week 3 of the nicotine patch. It really really really sucks. I like smoking. Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 09:58 AM

I got lucky when I quit smoking.  I got so sick from the actual no $hit flu that I couldn't breath for almost three weeks no matter what the doctor gave me.  Had to stop smoking because every time I lit one up it would send me into rib busting coughing fits and once it was over I never went back. 

182 I am still on decaf *sigh*
ran out of Major Pete's dark roast decaf so now I'm on Wegman's store brand

183 Prince Philip was ok in my book. He had a thankless job (of course, with great perqs) but he did it without drama or complaint. As for Harry? Fuck that guy.(not literally)

184 Are Harry Windsor and his harridan spouse there? Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2021 09:59 AM (mht8P)
They decided she should stay home. They're covering her not being welcome by saying it's cause of the baby. Maybe so.
I know Harry's Bro is not happy with him.

185 I hated Howard Schultz for selling the Sonics to the buyer from OKC. He could have sold to a locals, but he made a few million more from the outsiders. The mega billionaire screwed Sonic fans for an extra 20 or 30 million dollars.
I'm over it now. I haven't watched the NBA since and you know what? I don't miss it a bit. But I would still light a $5 bill on fire before I ever set foot in one of his stores ever again.

Posted by: QUINT at April 17, 2021 09:59 AM (lMn1U)

I agree..  I kind of laugh that the Sonics went away so easily. I am not the biggest Seattle fan. I was a Frasier fan, and recall the many times the Sonics were part of the show.   And I don't recall entering a Starbucks in at least a decade.

186 Scotch coffee.  Learn to love it because once the final shtf it'll be what we have. Unless you can't find bread to burn or hot water.   

187 Hadrian, just Harry.



Harry is a POS.

188

watching Prince Philip's funeral l
posted by vmom sic semper stabbicus at April 17, 2021 09:58 AM

Are they putting him in with Prince Albert, or is he getting his own can?

189 I've been getting adds for a new flavored nicotine lozenge product, don't seem to be marketed for quitting though

190 on his coffin is draped his personal flag, a wreath, his military hat and sword
Charles walks behund, followed by Ann (only woman) , then the other sons and grandsons

191
Off to scrub down the kennel. We who are about to die salute you.

192  Jordan61
Hang in there on the patch.  We may need a Bacon Wench at the MoMeet.
And there is a lot of split and uncommunicative families these days. Like mine.  It's like a false religion / cult is in power, and hates heretics. 

193 I actually do like the so-called overroasted bitterness of Starbucks.  Coffee is supposed to be bitter.  But my formerly snobbish self had to economize a while back and found that Walmart brand Mocha coffee mixed with one part Starbucks French Roast (frequently on sale at Costco) is a pot of enormous flavor and has become my go to coffee.  

194 Big Government see the success of the middle class when building, family, homes, and wealth through home ownership.  Throws over a TRILLION dollars at the economy to make people that do not have the ability or stability to be homeowners.   The entire experiment fails and destroys the economy.
Big Government see the success of the middle class in using education to build wealth, businesses, and stability.  Throw over a TRILLION AND A HALF at getting people into college.  Many do not have the education (K12) or the discipline or the intelligence to get a degreed program that add value to them, to others, and to the economy.  The entire experiment fails and will destroy the economy.

195 Royal marines carried his coffin they are in the chapel now - I think Charles is tearing up

196 vmom, they can stop with the masks anydamntime!

197 From that time - actually Henderson was KIA at Midway, thus the airfield at Guadalcanal was named for him (2 months later).  So the distinguished Marine aviator probably took over the squadron after Midway.  And likely was in on some pretty intense action at Guadalcanal.  His squadron likely was in the sinking of many Japanese transports, and at least one battleship (Hiei).

198 Because he's a link to the past when England was more glorious and because it's a religious ceremonial occasion and  probably a lot of people would like to attend who couldn't who have appreciation for the Queen?

199 oh the heretical Anglican service is starting
splitters!

200 Eh, if you can't quit smoking or just like it,
take up vaping.
Nicotine in and of itself isn't particularly harmful.  It's all the other stuff in tobacco that get's burned up giving you the cancer, etc.
Vaping's a much better way to go if you're going to smoke.

201 Is this funeral racist or something?

202 165watching Prince Philip's funeral

Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus at April 17, 2021 09:58 AM (GBZnB)

 
Poor Elizabeth.  He was her rock.  She seems so small now.  I hope the kids behave themselves.  The last thing that lady needs is more drama.

203 Why are you watching TV?

204 *glances in* *wanders off*

205 Have a wonderful day, everyone.

There is a feeling of fin d’une époque in the air.  
So make the most of it. 

206 I saw Prince Phillip designed his own military style Land Rover vehicle to carry the coffin

207 4 person choir in a different part of the chapel, looks like
these social distancing theatrics are ridiculous

208 Just think of all the people the past year who couldn't have funerals.

209 Thanks everybody.

We are now amused. 

210 Publius' mom called an hour ago to let me know the funeral is on C-SPAN.  I said, "Whose funeral?"  (I'm not into the royals).  This is probably where he gets it.  They both read the Daily Mail (which mostly disgusts me with its celebrity tackiness).

211 The Biden administration anticipates that it will be releasing 400 migrant families into the country a day by mid-June as the influx of people encountered illegally crossing the border overwhelms its detention capacity, according to a government planning document.
So lets call that 1500 people.  That around 10,000 per week.  Thats 500,000 per year.  Thats the size of Columbus, Oh or Austin, Tx.
Where will they live?  Who will feed them?  Are the healthy?  Are they educated?  Who will educate them?

212 If y'all want to watch, fine...by why give a play by play to those who have no interest in it? Laters y'all.

213 203 Why are you watching TV?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)

hubby like's it on and at least today it's not talking heads

Btw, sharon, took your suggestion and read the 3rd book of Gunnie Rose right away. Geting a look at the Holy Russian Empire was interesting

214 Hogmartin, I got all ready to take the test right before the election, figuring that alternate communications during massive riots over Trump winning would be necessary.
I got distracted. But I think I'd better focus again.

215 Watching the funeral.
Where is the Queen sitting?

216 Have mountain men of and making breakfast.

217 212 If y'all want to watch, fine...by why give a play by play to those who have no interest in it? Laters y'all.

Posted by: SMH

Sorry, I'll shut up about it now. Didnt realize it was annoyung anyone

218 >>> Nicotine in and of itself isn't particularly harmful.
Truly? It is the plant's own insect repellent and can kill rodents.

219 watching Prince Philip's funeral Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus at April 17, 2021 09:58 AM (GBZnB)
---------
Is it at St. Paul's, or the Abbey?

220 Prince Charles wearing a mask is kind of sad. For sure he has had the vaccine.

221 Is it at St. Paul's, or the Abbey?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 17, 2021 10:15 AM (WGara)

not the Abbey, nor St Paul's. Not sure where it is.

222

And there is a lot of split and uncommunicative families these days. Like mine.  It's like a false religion / cult is in power, and hates heretics.  Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2021 10:05 AM (u82oZ)

I'm sure it was a courthouse deal and not an actual wedding shindig, but still. A text message would've been nice.

223 I would have gone to the funeral but I don't feel good. And I wasn't invited.

224 If you're looking for something to stream -
We started a series that so far has proven very entertaining.
"Bad Guys" on Netflix.
It a Korean series about a disgraced cop who gets called back when the regular cops can't catch a serial killer.  The cop forms a team of criminals (sort of a mini-Dirty Dozen) consisting of a hit man, a brutal thug, and a genius serial killer.
The stories play out as a kind of police procedural where al-l-l-l-l the hunted criminals get very satisfying beat downs as they are the most unsavory types of scumbags - serial killers, human traffickers, kidnappers, organ thieves.
The actors are all good.  Direction and action are good.  
Check it out.

225 They said St. George's Chapel.

226 To answer the question:  it's in St George's Chapel
The Queen sits by herself nearest front I think

227 not the Abbey, nor St Paul's. Not sure where it is.  Posted by: Quint, the original at April 17, 2021 10:18 AM (TPY/s) ---------
Perhaps St. George's chapel at Windsor.  A lot of royals are interred there.

228 Quint, the original
St. George Chapel in Windsor Castle. 

229

If you meet someone you suspect of being a Moron, just ask them "What color is an orange?".

Posted by:f'dat April 17, 2021 09:46 AM (Tnijr)

--------------------------
You can also ask them what happened to their guns.  -- No One of Consequence 

If he or she looks like she has a sense of humor, you can mention "otters" and "surprise" in the same sentence.

230 By the way i see the rioters burned an Apple Store. LOL
GOOD!

231 >>> Nicotine in and of itself isn't particularly harmful.
Truly? It is the plant's own insect repellent and can kill rodents.

Posted by: fluffy at April 17, 2021 10:15 AM (UnQlg)

not a scientist, but that is pretty much correct. I think it can restrict blood vessels, there is a term for that. But most smoker's who die from smoking, don't die from nicotine, nicotine is the addiction, not the actual cause of major harm.

232 THE OLD SERVER IS BACK!!!!!!!!

I'm going to spend tomorrow doing some software updates - I hadn't done them because they require reboots, but right now no-one is on the server anyway.
Then we can decide what to do next.

233 yay Pixy!

234 He could rhyme anything even an onomatopoeia 

****


onomatopoeia  - a limerick

The teacher asked smart alec Thea
In a sentence, use 'onomatopoeia'
Thea said, "When Ah sprinkle,
It sounds like a tinkle
Ah think that Ah'm not oughta pee-a"

235 I think it can restrict blood vessels, there is a term for that.
----------
Vasoconstrictor.

236

Prince Charles wearing a mask is kind of sad.

At this point, any wearing of The Mask is kind of sad. 

237 Mazel tov Pixy

238 Vmom, glad you enjoyed it. I think the sister is going to turn out to be a very interesting story. 

239 {{{Pixy}}}

240 New shut off valve looks good, might need 1 stick of longer pipe to get to other connection without another joint to make. But could live with this if necessary the rest of the day or few hours.

241 Nicotine in small amounts may be good for you.
Kills bad things, purges your bowels and reduces appetite.
More coffee.

242 isnt nicotine being investigated as an alzheimer's treatment?

243 Yay, Pixy!

244 It seems we are hitting the vaccine "wall" earlier than we thought it would happen.  NYC has literally thousands of open appoints for the shot that no one is calling for.  Apparently it's happening all over the Country too. 


cdc says only 80 million people are fully vaccinated as of now.  We may ont get to the 40% level they say is needed and it's partly their fault for the pause in the J&J vaccine.  That put people who were on the fence about getting the shot firmly into the never going to get the shot side. 


Also biden and harris and their stupid double masking after being vaccinated bull$hit is hurting efforts too. 

245 if you asked a hundred average people whether cigs or chewing tobacco, dip, snus, or snuff are more likely to cause mouth cancer, 90 percent would say chewing tobacco, dip, snus, and snuff.  And they would be wrong. Even today, most people don't get the basics of these things. of course tobacco is bad for you, that is a fact.

246

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 17, 2021 10:21 AM (PiXy!)

Whoo hoo!

247 Sorry, I'll shut up about it now. Didnt realize it was annoyung anyone


We are all perfect, and you should aspire to be too !

248

Eh, if you can't quit smoking or just like it,
take up vaping.
Nicotine in and of itself isn't particularly harmful.  It's all the other stuff in tobacco that get's burned up giving you the cancer, etc.
Vaping's a much better way to go if you're going to smoke. -- NaturalFake

Poisonous and addictive both?  I'd say that's kind of harmful.  That said, pipe smoking *in moderation* is a lot better than ciggies.  Somebody who puffs a pipe all day every day is asking for lip or mouth cancer, yes, but a pipe once or twice a week is pleasant.  Seems to me I've read that the infamous Surgeon General's report of 1964 noted that pipe smokers seemed to have a longer lifespan than either cigarette smokers *or nonsmokers*.  

249 Nicotine in and of itself isn't particularly harmful.  Truly? It is the plant's own insect repellent and can kill rodents.

Posted by: fluffy at April 17, 2021 10:15 AM (UnQlg)

Same dealio as tea, cocoa, and coffee.

   What discourages or kills insects ie. caffeine, theobromine, theophylline just acts as a stimulant for us.

We got different biology than insects, yo!  And anything in sufficient quantities, even water can kill rodents or you.

250 NYC has literally thousands of open appoints for the shot that no one is calling for.  Apparently it's happening all over the Country too. 
*shifty eyes*

251 Hurray Pixy!

252 Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 17, 2021 10:21 AM
not all heroes wear capes...
thanks for all your hard work on this

253

Hogmartin, I got all ready to take the test right before the election, figuring that alternate communications during massive riots over Trump winning would be necessary.
I got distracted. But I think I'd better focus again.

Posted by: RI Red at April 17, 2021 10:14 AM (Xkiew)

It's a skill worth having. The test isn't very difficult, and there are lots of free resources for practicing. 
Some people seem to have the idea that they won't bother with getting licensed because when TSHTF they'll just pull out the radio that they chose based on some web searches and start reading the manual, but it's a lot more complicated than that. Even in an environment where nobody's policing the bands, there's more to it than just tuning to a frequency and talking like we're used to from the GMRS and FRS radios that come two to a blister pack. Studying for the test, listening to traffic for a few weeks, and getting some transmit experience is the way to go, even if you pack the radio away and don't use it after that.

254 Prince Charles wearing a mask is kind of sad.

***

See how it pulls his ears forward, making them... oh sweet baby Jesus!!!!

255 My bad, vmom...I'm in a grumpy mood and I didn't mean to take it out on you. It's a cold, gray, damp day, and my mood is matching it.

256 Mornin' Horde! I'm fixing pancakes if anybody wants some. 

Great news, Pixy!

257 Where will they live? Who will feed them? Are the healthy? Are they educated? Who will educate them?

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 17, 2021 10:13 AM (yrol0)

Not South Carolina.

258 Then we can decide what to do next. 



No one asked, but getting rid of green forever will be a nice first step, no ?

259 that's ok SMH
it's chilly and windy here, doesnt really feel like April

260

Posted by: SMH at April 17, 2021 10:26 AM (cwMIU)

{{{SMH}}}
When are the grandbabies coming?

261 If y'all want to watch, fine...by why give a play by play to those who have no interest in it? Laters y'all.

Posted by: SMH at April 17, 2021 10:13 AM (cwMIU)

Yup.  I had two uncles die this past year... 

It would be impossible for anyone to care less about the British royal family than I do, and yet it seems like crack for some people.  They just can't get enough.  

262  isnt nicotine being investigated as an alzheimer's treatment?

Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus at April 17, 2021 10:23 AM (GBZnB)

Yes.  There's studies showing it can help or slow alzheimer's.

263 I'm fixing pancakes if anybody wants some.  




I like waffles.  Got any waffles ?

264 Pixy got new hamsters?

265

Posted by: hogmartin at April 17, 2021 09:59 AM

I ordered the Yaesu handheld mic, and a couple of small (8" & 15") antenna to replace the rubber ducky along with it. HRO's customer service is outstanding (and they have a store in Irving for you). The magmount and power supply are good ideas. I figured another 'accessory' order would be being made shortly; I'll find the programming cable you mentioned, as well. Does CHIRP work here?

266 True fact, elephant's ears weigh 100 lbs.

267 I like Starbucks Pike's Peak or whatever it's called. It's black and bitter like my heart.

268 Good morning y'all! 

269 See how it pulls his ears forward, making them... oh sweet baby Jesus!!!!

Posted by: Muldoon

😂😂🙈🙉🙊

270 l love blueberry crepes(just make thinner pancakes) but always too lazy to make them.

271 How do you breathe through that little thing??

BTW, my ears weigh a hundred pounds... each!

272 Hey Jordan. : ) Oldest daughter is flying up from Texas Monday. Youngest daughter (with grandbabies) is picking her up at the airport and taking her to their spread in Missouri. Hubs and I will join them after my dental appt Monday.

273 isnt nicotine being investigated as an alzheimer's treatment?

Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus at April 17, 2021 10:23 AM (GBZnB)

Yes.  There's studies showing it can help or slow alzheimer's.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2021 10:28 AM (dWwl

the French went early on believing that nicotine made one resistant to Covid. That became a thing for a few weeks a few months after this started, but it got quashed quickly for "reasons".  There was a point where the French stopped all nicotine patch exports. And they are big pharma people. i think the French are second only to us in big pharma.

274 It's Saturday morning, and the trout were feeding earlier.  4 nice Brookies sacrificed to the cause and subsequently provided breakfast, split and broiled, eaten with salt, pepper and lemon butter.
Not sure how it gets much better.

275

I like waffles. Got any waffles ?

Posted by:runner

Sorry, I only have pancakes on the menu this morning. But Waffle House is always open!

276 Hogmartin, can the test be taken on-line now, or only in person? I got the great manual with all the questions and study guide. I think I'd need about a day to review.

277 I like watching traditional ceremonies with lots of pomp
must be the Catholic childhood

278 Five questions guaranteed to make you smile. I don't think they're guaranteed, but I thought some of them were kind of cute:
https://tinyurl.com/48x7ca55

279

Are you in the Classic City?

Posted by:BunkerintheBurbsat April 17, 2021 09:56 AM (thoeo)

Yes, I am. (don't tell no one)

280

Does CHIRP work here?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2021 10:29 AM (DMUuz)

I think CHIRP is a universal package that programs a whole array of radios, so long as you have the USB interface for that radio. You don't strictly need it, but it's a lot easier to program your local repeaters by looking at a table of frequencies and offsets and PL tones than it is to do it all on the radio itself, by a long shot.
That said, some radios do have hidden settings that can't be changed with the front-end interface but that CHIRP can see; I don't know if the ft-60r is one of them because I don't have one.
Glad to hear you're happy with HRO, I've bought quite a bit of stuff from them and never dealt with customer service (but then, never had to either).

281 the French went early on believing that nicotine made one resistant to Covid
---------
As if the French needed another excuse to sit in cafes drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

282 Antifa and blm burning down Apple Stores...Good

283 I like watching traditional ceremonies with lots of pomp must be the Catholic childhood Posted by: vmom *** I reckon being Baptist, I just never got it.

284 Death by snus-snus??

285

Posted by: Quint at April 17, 2021 10:31 AM (TPY/s)

Anecdotally, I've known a couple of families (including mine) where the non-smokers of the family caught the 'rona and the smokers of the family didn't.

286 I saw that, NGU...made me smile.

287 those are cute, Fen
I sleep like a baby - I eake up every 4 hours

288 It seems we are hitting the vaccine "wall" earlier than we thought it would happen. NYC has literally thousands of open appoints for the shot that no one is calling for. Apparently it's happening all over the Country too.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 17, 2021 10:24 AM (JUOKG)
Publius took his dad to the dr. the other day (I dislike that dr.) and he tsked about him not getting the CCP virus vaccine.  If I'd have been there, I would have said, "Why?  He doesn't go to bars and make out with strangers, and neither do we.  And we're the only people he's exposed to."

289 Post contains four words. 

290 Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 17, 2021 10:02 AM (JUOKG)
My quit story is similar except when I recovered from the flu all of a sudden I could smell the stale smoke stench of my tiny apartment, and it disgusted me. I thought if my habitat smelled like smoke, I must stink of it too. So I quit that day cold turkey.
(I was young, so had a lot more determination and discipline.)

291 Posted by: Quint at April 17, 2021 10:31 AM (TPY/s)

Anecdotally, I've known a couple of families (including mine) where the non-smokers of the family caught the 'rona and the smokers of the family didn't.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 10:34 AM (OED7z)

not a scientist, lawyer, or even a person who stays in hotels regularly. But I bet they did have some facts behind it. I bet you can google it, it was a thing. Of course is got shut down because that would be beyond "problematic".

292

Hogmartin, can the test be taken on-line now, or only in person? I got the great manual with all the questions and study guide. I think I'd need about a day to review.

Posted by:RI Redat April 17, 2021 10:32 AM (Xkiew)

I really don't know, sorry. It depends on the area. I saw an article that said that some clubs are working on a remote exam, but you'd have to find out who's proctoring exams in your area and see what they offer.

293 Never should have fired Girardi

294 I reckon being Baptist, I just never got it.

Posted by: SMH at April 17, 2021 10:34 AM (cwMIU)

I just know we kicked the bloody British out of this country for a reason.  And yet the tendency for snobbish deference to elites is strong.  Needless to say, we've created our own here, so for me this tendency to ooh and ah at pomp is particularly bitter and ironic.  

295 Pixy, you da man! Although this has been an interesting experience.

296 Anecdotally, I've known a couple of families (including mine) where the non-smokers of the family caught the 'rona and the smokers of the family didn't.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 10:34 AM (OED7z)

Last spring there were reports from Europe that smokers were less susceptible to the 'rona, since their receptors are damaged from smoking and the virus doesn't attach so easily.

As you can imagine, that kind of information is not allowed to be disseminated.

297 I don't feel like 'net searching because I'm using the tablet but there was a House M.D. episode where House wrote a "prescription" for cigarettes (just one or two a day) for a Walk-in Clinic patient. I can't recall what it was a treatment for, along with him saying something like, "You can get it in any pharmacy. It's not covered by your insurance but luckily it's not very expensive...".

298 They are testing using magic mushrooms and mdma to treat ptsd and depression

299 So if the 59% approval is remotely accurate, then at least half the country approves of open borders and closed schools. Where are all the the  concerned suburban moms?
Or maybe it's just the stimulus payoff.

300   I like watching traditional ceremonies with lots of pomp  must be the Catholic childhood

Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus at April 17, 2021 10:32 AM (GBZnB)

Yes.  The High Mass really seems like giving glory to God.

That's why on the rare occasions when I've gone to other denominations' services, I find them unsatisfying or flat out goofy.  YMMV, of course.

The same applies for the Vatican 2 inspired guitar masses.  Just....bleh.

301 Cancer and COPD > Covid 

302
Anecdotally, I've known a couple of families (including mine) where the non-smokers of the family caught the 'rona and the smokers of the family didn't.

Posted by:Jordan61at April 17, 2021 10:34 AM (OED7z)

I've seen that reported in more than one place.

BTW...I had to quit the Chantix.  I walked around nauseous most of the day.  Guess I'll give the patches another go.

Vaping makes me cough...I know that sounds weird but it does. 

303 295 Pixy, you da man! Although this has been an interesting experience.
I got to learn the phrase 'rabidly insipid sea pickle'.
We need a Pixyism of the day, or some such.

304

not a scientist, lawyer, or even a person who stays in hotels regularly. But I bet they did have some facts behind it. I bet you can google it, it was a thing. Of course is got shut down because that would be beyond "problematic".

Posted by: Quint at April 17, 2021 10:37 AM (TPY/s)

One set of drug pushers (Big Pharma) getting competition from another set of drug pushers (Big Tobacco).  Like mafia families, you can't have them horning in on your racket.

You know, for a while there they were saying the homeless were not getting the Covids anywhere near the numbers they were expecting.  I wonder if crack and heroin and meth might be natural blockers of the China crud.  I think we all here should do our own experiment.  I'll take crack.  Who wants to try heroin/meth?  We'll get some answers, we will.  

305 Thanks, HM. You and Duncan have re-motivated me. Time to get off my a** and add another expensive hobby. I wonder if my set should be mounted on the gun rack in the canoe?

306

Does CHIRP work here?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2021 10:29 AM

 

I think CHIRP is a universal package that programs a whole array of radios, so long as you have the USB interface for that radio. You don't strictly need it, but it's a lot easier to program your local repeaters by looking at a table of frequencies and offsets and PL tones than it is to do it all on the radio itself, by a long shot.
That said, some radios do have hidden settings that can't be changed with the front-end interface but that CHIRP can see; I don't know if the ft-60r is one of them because I don't have one.
Glad to hear you're happy with HRO, I've bought quite a bit of stuff from them and never dealt with customer service (but then, never had to either).

Posted by: hogmartin at April 17, 2021 10:33 AM

I haven't looked at it in a while, but I recall that the list of hardware in CHIRP is rather extensive.  If you can connect it, odds are tremendous that CHIRP can service it

307 I like watching traditional ceremonies with lots of pomp must be the Catholic childhood Posted by: vmom *** I reckon being Baptist, I just never got it. Posted by: SMH at April 17, 2021 10:34 AM (cwMIU) The Great Squirrel Revival: https://tinyurl.com/wcc37rzw

308 Local roaster here that's a coffee savant. Lots of brews. Ex Coast Guard from San Fransisco, conservative, serves coffee at the pro life marches. Called Lifeboat Coffee. They ship.
Sorry for the ad, but it's a great small business. 

309 Sorry Meh, not a Ray Steven fan.

310 Yes, I am. (don't tell no one)

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2021 10:33 AM (vuisn)

I went to school over there and still visit pretty often. I'm a couple hours west of you. We need a MoMee one of these days.

311 It's Saturday morning, and the trout were feeding earlier.  4 nice Brookies sacrificed to the cause and subsequently provided breakfast, split and broiled, eaten with salt, pepper and lemon butter.
Not sure how it gets much better.

Posted by: irongrampa at April 17, 2021 10:32 AM (KATBx)

agreed. Brookies could be bigger but that isn't going to  happen.

312

Vaping makes me cough...I know that sounds weird but it does. 

Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 10:42 AM (cF8AT)

Me too! I thought I was doing it wrong. Son bought all the stuff for me and mixed the liquid and all, but it makes me cough like crazy. Still, it's nice to hit it every once in a while when I have a bad craving.

313

Vaping makes me cough...I know that sounds weird but it does.

Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 10:42 AM (cF8AT)

I use an 18mg juice in the morning and a 36mg salt for the rest of the day, fwiw. Still get the throat bite first thing in the morning, but it's easier and doesn't last as long with the lower nicotine.

314

BTW...I had to quit the Chantix. I walked around nauseous most of the day. Guess I'll give the patches another go.

Vaping makes me cough...I know that sounds weird but it does.

Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 10:42 AM (cF8AT)

Chantix worked very well for me.  Unfortunately I started smoking again after Tim died.  I plan to get another prescription so I can quit again.

The only side effect I noticed was that it made me stupid.  I guess Publius could put up with that for a few months.

315

Local roaster here that's a coffee savant. Lots of brews. Ex Coast Guard from San Fransisco, conservative, serves coffee at the pro life marches. Called Lifeboat Coffee. They ship. Sorry for the ad, but it's a great small business. 


Posted by: Covfefe Joe at April 17, 2021 10:43 AM (S4jmh)

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Cannibal Bob told me about them last year and for the life of me I couldn't remember the name, and Google searches were no help.

316 Or maybe it's a 12mg juice.
I dunno. There's numbers, and I go from the low number to the high number.

317 Prince Philip's funeral just ending.  Look at that cathedral, beautifully preserved, almost totally uncontaminated by Christians.  That's the finale state of the churches in the west now.

318 Vaping actually cut me down to 4 or 5 smokes a day. Hack is gone. Cold turkey never seems to work anyway.

319 Woah...bobcat attacks woman in NC, and her hubby goes all hero. https://tinyurl.com/dsk2vz5w

320
Ok all you vapers....what are you using to vape?  Be specific.  Maybe it's just the device I'm using.  Someone also told me if you get the higher nicotines, they might be the cause of the coughing.  True?

321 In reading past European military history ( 1800s< , tobacco smoke was thought to be a disinfectant 

322

I haven't looked at it in a while, but I recall that the list of hardware in CHIRP is rather extensive. If you can connect it, odds are tremendous that CHIRP can service it

Posted by:AltonJacksonat April 17, 2021 10:42 AM (DUIap)

I haven't used it in a while either. For some reason, it had stuck in my mind as "the thing you use with Baofeng HTs", but I think I have settings files for the FT-857 in the directory too, so it must work on everything.

323 Anecdotally, I've known a couple of families (including mine) where the non-smokers of the family caught the 'rona and the smokers of the family didn't. Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 10:34 AM

I just realized that every single person that I personally know that got coivd is a non smoker.  Not a single person I know that smokes ever got it. 


That is odd.  You would think they would be more susceptible to getting it. 

324 I could finish my project with what I have in stock but want no more than the two joints minimum and if use what I have couldn't do it with less than 4.

325 Luckily our cable Parliamentary station [that confusingly for you guys is called "CPAC"!] is showing the funeral live without stupid freaking "TV journalists" giving a play-by-play that they usually eff-up.

Interestingly, the Royal Marines buglers just played the Last Post (that you call 'Taps') and then the trumpeters for the Household Cavalry played the Reveille (that only sounds a bit like yours) separately. Oh, and then the RMs reiterated it with a bar from the Reveille as well. Interesting.

326

176 I'm on week 3 of the nicotine patch. It really really really sucks. I like smoking.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 09:58 AM (OED7z)

Have you tried the nicotine lozenges? I'd recommend the 4mg Cherry flavor. Generic. 

327 Nice wheels the Queen has

328

Ok all you vapers....what are you using to vape? Be specific. Maybe it's just the device I'm using. Someone also told me if you get the higher nicotines, they might be the cause of the coughing. True?

Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 10:50 AM (cF8AT)

A Vaporesso xros pod kit for the juice and a... I dunno, some other thing with a tank for the salt. Says "drag" onnit, you can swap in different coils.
Honestly, just go to the vape shop and lay it all out for the kid behind the counter, they should have an idea of what will work.

329 Fish for breakfast doesn't sound so good in theory, but if you practice it right, wow...

330   In reading past European military history ( 1800s<, tobacco smoke was thought to be a disinfectant
I made English fansubs of a movie about the founder of the Red Cross, Henri Dunant.  His first humanitarian effort was after the battle of Solferino, where he got all the injured packed into church which served as a temporary hospital.  And it's true, he insisted everyone had to smoke cigars - he may not have known about germs, but he knew that smoke would keep the flies away from all the open wounds.

331

That is odd.  You would think they would be more susceptible to getting it.  Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 17, 2021 10:53 AM (JUOKG)

In fairness I do have to add that the one person I know who died from Covid was a lifelong smoker. 

332
William, Kate & Harry walking together.  They even appear to be talking to each other.

333 Ok all you vapers....what are you using to vape? Be specific. Maybe it's just the device I'm using. Someone also told me if you get the higher nicotines, they might be the cause of the coughing. True?

Posted by:Tamiat April 17, 2021 10:50 AM (cF8AT)

I use an Aspire PockeX I got for $30.

I use a 24ml nic "Cubano" or "4-Star General" liquid. I don't think the nic amount matters. On my device, if the wick gets too dry, that'll definitely give you a cough, but that's devices with a wick.

334 It's Saturday morning, and the trout were feeding earlier.  4 nice Brookies sacrificed to the cause and subsequently provided breakfast, split and broiled, eaten with salt, pepper and lemon butter.
Not sure how it gets much better.

Posted by: irongrampa 

  Native brookies ? With spears ?

335 Vaping actually cut me down to 4 or 5 smokes a day. Hack is gone. Cold turkey never seems to work anyway.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2021 10:49 AM (vuisn)

I quit chewing tobacco many years ago, "cold turkey."  The concern with any nicotine replacement strategy is eventually you're going to have to quit the nicotine.  Whether it's all at once, or just that small amount, eventually you gotta get to zero, and your brain is going to rebel against it.  

So good luck.  Anything more than zero is not good.  

336 William, Kate & Harry walking together.  They even appear to be talking to each other.

Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 10:56 AM (cF8AT)

Well the bitch isn't there

337 "I could finish my project with what I have in stock but want no more than the two joints minimum"

Ya mon!

338 SHM, I hope you are recovering well and your health is trending upwards. You have been in my prayers the last week. God Bless you and yours. Christ is King!

339 Wonder what they are going to do with the Land Rover Hearst after he funeral. 

340
A Vaporesso xros pod kit for the juice and a... I dunno, some other thing with a tank for the salt. Says "drag" onnit, you can swap in different coils.
Honestly, just go to the vape shop and lay it all out for the kid behind the counter, they should have an idea of what will work.

Posted by:hogmartinat April 17, 2021 10:54 AM (t+qrx)

Yeah, that's what I need to do.  I even know someone who manages vape shops.  I'll have to get in touch with her.  

341

Have you tried the nicotine lozenges? I'd recommend the 4mg Cherry flavor. Generic.  Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2021 10:54 AM (lmikk)

I tried those but the package says don't swallow. How are you supposed to suck on a lozenge without swallowing?
And shut up, Horde, because I know you're gonna start.

342 Wonder what they are going to do with the Land Rover Hearst after he funeral. 

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2021 10:57 AM (2DOZq)

Make em an offer the don't refuse

343

Well the bitch isn't there

Posted by:Nevergiveupat April 17, 2021 10:57 AM (GPwVZ)

He'll catch hell when he gets home.

344 Darn! I'm wrong. I guess CPAC is using the BBC or Brit parliamentary station for its feed and TV guy is speaking now instead of airing it without commentary.  

At least he shut up during the service.

345 William, Kate & Harry walking together.  They even appear to be talking to each other.

Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 10:56 AM (cF8AT)

William is asking him if he likes that the BLM chick lives in a better house then he does. 

346 Wonder what they are going to do with the Land Rover Hearst after he funeral.
Should have taken him for one last spin off-roading before heading to the vault.

347 How to make Starbucks at home:
1.  Start with used grounds, the older the better
2.  Make a full pot with said grounds
3.  Let pot set on warmer, the longer the better but a minimum of six hours

4.  Pour a cup
5.  Throw $10 in garbage
6.  Pour cup into sink

348 William, Kate & Harry walking together. They even appear to be talking to each other.

"What I wouldn't give some days to trade places with Grampa Phillip!"

349  Wonder what they are going to do with the Land Rover Hearst after he funeral. 

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2021 10:57 AM (2DOZq)

Mecum/Jackson auctions?

350 Thanks Pepe, same to you! I'm doing well.

351 In fairness I do have to add that the one person I know who died from Covid was a lifelong smoker. 

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 10:55 AM (OED7z)

The only people I know who got the Covids are people who never shut up about every damn thing that's wrong with them, and so at this late stage I honestly don't know if I "know" anyone who's actually had it.  

352 Four better houses!

Buying Large Mansions, homie!

353

Chantix worked very well for me.  Unfortunately I started smoking again after Tim died.  I plan to get another prescription so I can quit again.

The only side effect I noticed was that it made me stupid.  I guess Publius could put up with that for a few months.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, tired of typing green at April 17, 2021 10:48 AM

chantix gave me the most bizarre vivid dreams I have ever had.  I quit taking it in less than a week.  It also had some serious black box warnings on it until recently.

354 Told story before of my dad who smoked since he was a teenager when I was a teen tells he had a cigarette on his break then shortly after had a industrial accident which was stabbed piercing ( single wire) a lung, after a week in hospital never had another cigarette ever.

355 I tried those but the package says don't swallow. How are you supposed to suck on a lozenge without swallowing? 
And shut up, Horde, because I know you're gonna start.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 10:58 AM (OED7z)

It's early so I'm going to pass.  (Something I've never ever said regard to this subject) 

356
I tried those but the package says don't swallow. How are you supposed to suck on a lozenge without swallowing?
And shut up, Horde, because I know you're gonna start.

Posted by:Jordan61at April 17, 2021 10:58 AM (OED7z) 

I think they mean to suck the lozenge until it's gone...don't swallow (or chew?) it whole.

357 William, Kate & Harry walking together.  They even appear to be talking to each other.
_____________

A few years from now, Harry is going to be feeling very, very stupid and wondering how he ever could have let himself be conned and used by such an obviously manipulative and conniving woman.

358 On coffee, will not personally goto DD, will get their coffee brand in the grocery store.

359 I like watching traditional ceremonies with lots of pomp
must be the Catholic childhood

Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus at April 17, 2021 10:32 AM (GBZnB)

i am looking for a new church. Mine has left me, just has the town and state has left me. I have looked into some more "conservative" churches, but they so far are going with the " I am laid back cool and so are you vibe".  I want the traditional church.  I don't need a fire breather, i just want some respect for the institution. To be clear, I realize everyone has different desires. If I were near one, I would love a "Cowboy Church".

360

It's early so I'm going to pass.  (Something I've never ever said regard to this subject) 

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2021 11:03 AM (2DOZq)

Your mind went there.  As an ex-chewing tobacco user, my mind went to setting up spittoons (coke cans, styrofoam cups... best are those wide mouth tea bottles like Snapple) all over the house.  

Just remember not to accidentally drink from one of them.  Trust me on this.  

361

I tried those but the package says don't swallow. How are you supposed to suck on a lozenge without swallowing?
And shut up, Horde, because I know you're gonna start.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 10:58 AM (OED7z)

I think the package means do not swallow the lozenge. I do not spit out the juice or anything. 

362

I think they mean to suck the lozenge until it's gone...don't swallow (or chew?) it whole.

Posted by: Tami at April 17, 2021 11:05 AM (cF8AT)

It does say that, but it also says "minimize swallowing" so I was getting all paranoid and spitting into my trash can. Which is gross.

363

Wonder what they are going to do with the Land Rover Hearst after he funeral. 

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth

The Queen will need it within 3 years. Hope she has 5 years or more to outlast Charles.

364 1.  Start with used grounds, the older the better
2.  Make a full pot with said grounds
3.  Let pot set on warmer, the longer the better but a minimum of six hours

4.  Pour a cup
5.  Throw $10 in garbage
6.  Pour cup into sink

Posted by: Sua Sponte at April 17, 2021 11:00 AM

Forgot 4 1/2

Pour in cleam 1/2" and 4 spoons sugar

365

A few years from now, Harry is going to be living in a van down by the river feeling very, very stupid and wondering how he ever could have let himself be conned and used by such an obviously manipulative and conniving woman.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at April 17, 2021 11:05 AM

enhanced for accuracy

366 A few years from now, Harry is going to be feeling very, very stupid and wondering how he ever could have let himself be conned and used by such an obviously manipulative and conniving woman.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at April 17, 2021 11:05 AM (k4dH2)

Royals ain't known for their intellect.

367 Prince Phillips funeral?

368

Posted by: Quint at April 17, 2021 11:05 AM (TPY/s)

I'd recommend looking up to see if the Latin Mass is offered at any churches near you. Even if you do not go to the Latin Mass, it usually means the Father is of a particular bent, if you see what I mean. 

369 221 Is it at St. Paul's, or the Abbey?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 17, 2021 10:15 AM (WGara)

not the Abbey, nor St Paul's. Not sure where it is. 

Posted by: Quint, the original at April 17, 2021 10:18 AM (TPY/s)

It's in my living room, and I gotta tell ya, the royals smell bad.  Cloves, cabbage, and full Depends.

370

The Queen will need it within 3 years. Hope she has 5 years or more to outlast Charles.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2021 11:06 AM (u82oZ)

Stay outta my comment box, Salty!
Anyway, I hope you're wrong. Didn't the Queen Mother live till be 100-something?

371 I haven't used it in a while either. For some reason, it had stuck in my mind as "the thing you use with Baofeng HTs", but I think I have settings files for the FT-857 in the directory too, so it must work on everything.

Posted by:hogmartinat April 17, 2021 10:51 AM (t+qrx)

O lort.  You guys do that stuff too?  I use Chirp to load up my Baofengs.  

372 not the Abbey, nor St Paul's. Not sure where it is.
I think it's the chapel at Windsor Castle.  He'll be buried in the vault underneath, I believe.

373

not the Abbey, nor St Paul's. Not sure where it is. 

The Chapel at Windsor Castle. St Goerges

374 Jordan61
Yes, but the QMum was not reigning for a lot of that.  Queen Elizabeth II takes her duties seriously. 

375

It does say that, but it also says "minimize swallowing" so I was getting all paranoid and spitting into my trash can. Which is gross.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 11:06 AM (OED7z)

Damn. This is a hard topic to stay serious on. 
I did not notice that in the instructions. If you start noticing the affects of OD-Nausea, light headedness or anything like that- take the lozenge out for a bit. 

376

Just remember not to accidentally drink from one of them.  Trust me on this.  

Posted by: BurtTC at April 17, 2021 11:06 AM (XhUIh)

I almost did that before in college at all places Shakey's Pizza.  I had set down my drink down next to the video game I was playing and subsequently reached for it without looking and grabbed somebody's abandoned spit cup.  

377

not the Abbey, nor St Paul's. Not sure where it is.

Posted by:Quint, the originalat April 17, 2021 10:18 AM (TPY/s)

Windsor cathedral.

378

Yes, but the QMum was not reigning for a lot of that.  Queen Elizabeth II takes her duties seriously.  Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2021 11:11 AM (u82oZ)

True, and I thought of that right after I posted.

379 anyone who quits dip or cigs has my respect. i recall an MLB player who documented his quitting. He went into severe depression. It was a well known case. Anyone who quits tobacco has my respect. I say drive on and move on!

380 SMH I appreciate it.  I'm happy to hear that. Keep doing what you are doing. Christ has called on you to be one of his warriors, and He protects you so you can lead the fight in His name. That is a blessing. 

381 Anyway, I hope you're wrong. Didn't the Queen Mother live till be 100-something? Yes, just short of 102 (I was just looking up the family tree). Queen Elizabeth will be 95 in a few days.

382 A few years from now, Harry is going to be living in a van down by the river 
____________  
LOL, probably not.  Chuck won't let that happen (no matter how much Harry deserves it).
I remember when Princess Stephanie (Grace Kelly's daughter) was living in the U.S., getting impregnated periodically by random dudes of low repute, her dad reportedly found out she was living in some dump at one point and he set up her up with a $50,000 a month allowance so that she could at least pay for the "basic necessities" of life. LOL.  The rich (and that includes the rich royals) are different.

383   So, William, Kate & Harry are walking together.
  And Kate says, " How are you supposed to suck on a lozenge without swallowing?"
  Then William says, "Well, the sucking is the important part.  Really quite lovely.  I'm not sure it matters what happens with the...um, residue afterwards."
  Then, Harry says, 'Well, how am I supposed to suck the lozenge when Meghan keeps sticking her's up me bum."

384 She wouldn't have gone far away
If only you'd started ringing your bell

385

I almost did that before in college at all places Shakey's Pizza.  I had set down my drink down next to the video game I was playing and subsequently reached for it without looking and grabbed somebody's abandoned spit cup.  

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2021 11:12 AM (2DOZq)

depends on where you live. When the bar says "no dip cups" you know you are in the South or Texas. i myself drank from my friends spittoon. We were too young, too drunk, and made the mistake of using the same glasses. i pride myself on puking only hours later.  And the beer was Colt .45, we didn't know any better.

386 'Cold. Refreshing. Colt .45'

387 {{{SMH}}}

It's one of those days down here, too.

388 Dad quit smoking 4 days before he died.

389 Posted by: Quint at April 17, 2021 11:05 AM (TPY/s)I'd recommend looking up to see if the Latin Mass is offered at any churches near you. Even if you do not go to the Latin Mass, it usually means the Father is of a particular bent, if you see what I mean. 

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2021 11:08 AM (lmikk)

i appreciate the recco. i did buy some books by Scott Hahn years ago. i am a Presbyterian, the same religion as my parents. But our church was an outlier, it was conservative in a church that was nominally liberal but had little actual control over individual churches. Things have change now, just like the much of the country has changed. it is a time for discernment. I can't go back to something I no longer believe in. The problem is not me, it is them. yeah that sounds trite, but it is true. They changed and warped the church, i did not change.

390 Cold. Refreshing. Colt .45'
Posted by: Billy Dee Williams at April 17, 2021 11:17 AM

Colt 45 rounds are $2.00 a piece and climbing, and that is for the crap mouse fart cowboy loads.  Good defensive loads are $5.00 each with strict limits. 

391 NICOTINE KILLS EVERYTHING ! INCLUDING COVID19 !!

392

NICOTINE KILLS EVERYTHING ! INCLUDING COVID19 !! Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 17, 2021 11:20 AM (Q9SFr)

LOL

393 Dad quit smoking 4 days before he died.

Posted by: Infidel at April 17, 2021 11:19 AM (E0OEG)

I knew a very good Marine who was an alcoholic in his later days. He quit i think a year before he passed away. At his funeral, his family kept talking about the alcoholism. There is something about that that bothered me. The guy made a choice to quit. Sure he passed, but I don't know the reasons. He deserved more respect imo. This guy was a grunt in Korea and an officer aviator in Vietnam. You don't see that every day.

394 I have strong Presbyterian roots. The church decided to divest Israel. I am like you know it's in The Book, right?  Presbyterian no more. 

395 Re the comments on the Pew poll, how scary is it some people believe Joe is doing well? Amazing how many people Trump mentally broke. 

396 They changed and warped the church, i did not change. Posted by: Quint at April 17, 2021 11:19 AM (TPY/s)

Look for an EPC church (Evangelical Presbyterian Church).

397

Re the comments on the Pew poll, how scary is it some people believe Joe is doing well? Amazing how many people Trump mentally broke.

Posted by:Only Contextat April 17, 2021 11:23 AM (xEIoY)

I went digging on that poll...

For this analysis, we surveyed 5,109 U.S. adults in April 2021. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of Pew Research Center American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses.


And....

52% Dem - 3,253 
43% Rep - 1,706

https://tinyurl.com/yfpzlgjq

398 Nood w/praying hands

399 395 Re the comments on the Pew poll, how scary is it some people believe Joe is doing well? Amazing how many people Trump mentally broke. 

Posted by: Only Context at April 17, 2021 11:23 AM (xEIoY)

You believe the polls?   HAHAHAHAHA!

400 Nood

401

Posted by: BurtTC at April 17, 2021 11:06 AM (XhUIh)

I almost did that before in college at all places Shakey's Pizza.  I had set down my drink down next to the video game I was playing and subsequently reached for it without looking and grabbed somebody's abandoned spit cup.  

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2021 11:12 AM (2DOZq)

Anyone who uses dip long enough will have had more than once accidentally drank from their own spit cup.  Especially if one consumes alcohol as well.  

Thankfully, both are in my past.  

402 395Re the comments on the Pew poll, how scary is it some people believe Joe is doing well? Amazing how many people Trump mentally broke.

Posted by:Only Contextat April 17, 2021 11:23 AM (xEIoY)

The media is telling them things are fine, and that has more power than the price of groceries or total on the pump. 
And then shit will go wrong and these dunces will be stunned and go "where did this come from?!" Like the person who is stunned when they are fired or their spouse files for divorce, cause they didn't think all those warnings given earlier were that serious.

403 https://tinyurl.com/yfpzlgjq Posted by: Tami Ipsos, huh? They've been calling me recently. Boy, are they barking up the wrong tree.

404 The most exciting thing on this blog was hearing that Jordan doesn’t like to swallow.

405 Quint, dad was unable to smoke those last few days.  I still smoke.  What I remember most about his was he was the most honorable, gentlemanly, husband and best dad a girl could have.

406 It does say that, but it also says "minimize swallowing" so I was getting all paranoid and spitting into my trash can. Which is gross.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2021 11:06 AM (OED7z)

don't worry about it, just do it your own way. something some don't get about tobacco, not the Horde mind you, is skin is porous. It doesn't matter if you spit, swallow, or inhale. our skin is porous. There is a reason cigar smokers who don't inhale can't give it up. There is a reason why dippers are super addicted, maybe more than some smokers. The stupid old wives tale about dip having glass in it proves the point. People don't understand how nicotine goes into our system. Whether you smoke cigs, cigars, dip, or even sniff snuff, the nicotine gets in. That is true to pipes as well.

407 Re Latin Rite Masses
The are some parishes which celebrate "Traditional" Latin Masses which are not in Communion with the Church. Prominent among these is the Priestly Society of  Pius X, using the post-nomials of SSPX, although there are others.

408 Quint, dad was unable to smoke those last few days.  I still smoke.  What I remember most about his was he was the most honorable, gentlemanly, husband and best dad a girl could have.

Posted by: Infidel at April 17, 2021 11:39 AM (E0OEG)

he chose to quit. He made that choice, regardless of how long he lived after that choice. You said it best, and you would know. I think what you said was a very powerful honorific for a life well lived. You had a good dad, as did I. We are lucky in that way.

409 Yes we are Quint.  I hear so many stories that just break my heart.  When I was a child I had no idea of the evil shit that people did.

410

Anyone who uses dip long enough will have had more than once accidentally drank from their own spit cup.  Especially if one consumes alcohol as well.  

Thankfully, both are in my past.  

Posted by: BurtTC at April 17, 2021 11:30 AM (XhUIh)

i used to follow the tobacco companies for investment research purposes. They always had great fundamentals so if you followed the Buffet/ Ben Graham model, you had to end up with them.

Most dippers quit because their mates demand it. I am sure that it is a good thing, but it is also quantifiable. Most guys that get married, are forced to quit, enough said. That is a fact, the companies are well aware of this.

411 Yes we are Quint.  I hear so many stories that just break my heart.  When I was a child I had no idea of the evil shit that people did.

Posted by: Infidel at April 17, 2021 12:09 PM (E0OEG)

it is sad. I wish my life was perfect, but it is not. I do know i had the leg up of having great parents. Many have not had that, and I appreciate what I had.

412 No life is perfect.  I'm still reeling from the past year.  Doesn't help that it's unseasonably cold and damp right now.  I need sun and warm.

413 No life is perfect.  I'm still reeling from the past year.  Doesn't help that it's unseasonably cold and damp right now.  I need sun and warm.

Posted by: Infidel at April 17, 2021 12:16 PM (E0OEG)

if you truly need it, go find it. There is always a way. I know there are times when things can't be done, I know people can go threw real hardship. But if it is feasible, and you need it, make it happen. It is Spring, you can find some sun I hope.

414 Tomorrow is supposed to be nice.  I think a drive to the Mesa with a brewsky and lunch and the little hole in the wall would be nice.