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No-Politics Open Thread

by Cheryl Rofer|  May 7, 20187:39 pm| 152 Comments

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As you might guess, after the second picture, the licking turned to biting, and then there were squeaks, and now the kittehs are off the desk. But they can be sweet about grooming each other.

By request, a pet and no-politics open thread!

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  1. 1.

    Elizabelle

    May 7, 2018 at 7:40 pm

    They’re beautiful, even without their vests.

  2. 2.

    Cheryl Rofer

    May 7, 2018 at 7:42 pm

    I came home from a lunch of fish tacos and had a great deal of interest in my hands, with gentle biting.

  3. 3.

    Major Major Major Major

    May 7, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    You should’ve kept taking pictures!

  4. 4.

    Teddys Person

    May 7, 2018 at 7:44 pm

    Sweet kitties are sweet!! Thank you kitties (can’t remember their names) for putting a smile on my face.

  5. 5.

    satby

    May 7, 2018 at 7:47 pm

    Thanks for this. Everything else feels like a trainwreck, and I’m an unwilling passenger.
    It was a perfect day here today, sunny and 70° with a light breeze. I had to mow my lawn, but the best part of having a cordless electric mower is you’re required to take an occasional break to recharge the battery. Lovely reason to sit and rock on the porch!

  6. 6.

    Cheryl Rofer

    May 7, 2018 at 7:48 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: I wanted to, but the pictures would have just been confusing. I couldn’t get a good angle on them.

    @Teddys Person: Zooey on the left, Ric on the right.

  7. 7.

    zhena gogolia

    May 7, 2018 at 7:49 pm

    @Major Major Major Major:

    You like those violent scenes!

  8. 8.

    Mary G

    May 7, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    My cats were sold to me as incredibly bonded, but they fight like well, cats and dogs, most of the time. But they have learned that if they are sweetly cleaning each other on the ledge where the evening snacks are served, they get more, so the battle always stops at 6:55 p.m. and they groom each other like little sweethearts. By bedtime, it’s back to hissing, growling, caterwauling and running.

    Thanks for the no-politics thread. I had just decided to get off Balloon Juice and watch the arrivals to the Met Gala. Nothing like astronomically expensive ridiculous clothing to cheer me up. It’s a Catholic theme, too, so hilarity is sure to ensue. Katy Perry had a six-foot span of wings, and arrived standing in the back of a vintage convertible. Priyanka Chopra solved the “limousine is wrinkling my dress” problem by riding in a NYC bus, hanging onto the strap, probably for one whole stop, and probably enraging the normal passengers who just want to get home from work. I will be in the lonely minority and say that I don’t love Riyannah’s more Madonna than Madonna miniskirt.

  9. 9.

    zhena gogolia

    May 7, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    Wow, Agnes Moorehead is acting up a storm. A little too much of one. Orson, tell her to dial it back.

  10. 10.

    zhena gogolia

    May 7, 2018 at 7:51 pm

    @Mary G:

    My dear departed Masha and Sasha were incredibly bonded for their first 3 years or so, and then decided they didn’t really like each other.

  11. 11.

    Cheryl Rofer

    May 7, 2018 at 7:53 pm

    Ric and Zooey are good buddies, but, like any twosome, it’s all fun and games until someone’s ear gets bitten too hard!

  12. 12.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 7:55 pm

    A few days ago Steve in the ATL asked me what gender I was, since it was apparently a debate topic at a meet-up he was at. It got me thinking that it could be fun to find out what other commenters thought I was based solely on what I’ve written here since I started commenting. What say you BJ?

  13. 13.

    Yarrow

    May 7, 2018 at 7:57 pm

    Awww…your kitties are cute.

    @Mary G: I love the Met Gala outfits. They’re always so crazy.

    My fridge seems to be working okay. After having it unplugged and in the middle of the kitchen all last week, this is an improvement. I’m still a bit wary.

  14. 14.

    Baud

    May 7, 2018 at 7:57 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?: All of them, Katie!

  15. 15.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 7:57 pm

    I can see today is going to be one of those days demanding a good hard drink.

    Suggestions?

  16. 16.

    zhena gogolia

    May 7, 2018 at 7:57 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:

    I guessed male.

  17. 17.

    zhena gogolia

    May 7, 2018 at 7:58 pm

    @TenguPhule:

    Highland Park single malt. I can’t drink it any more so you can enjoy it for me.

  18. 18.

    Cheryl Rofer

    May 7, 2018 at 7:59 pm

    Here are some #MetGala photos!

    [email protected] arrives looking iconic and dressed to the #MetHeavenlyBodies theme on the #MetGala carpet. #SarahJessicaParker pic.twitter.com/ZlFRPJ0bkn

    — The Met (@metmuseum) May 7, 2018

    Impacto: Katy Perry é o quinto assunto mais comentado das redes sociais no momento! #METGala pic.twitter.com/vAVOHLh8kf

    — Portal Katy Perry (@portalkatyperrx) May 7, 2018

    Ariana Grande #METGala 2018 pic.twitter.com/6hsYF6ojaK

    — Reggie ? (@Infinite67) May 7, 2018

    SZA #METGala 2018 pic.twitter.com/RXmyqDWIAV

    — Reggie ? (@Infinite67) May 7, 2018

    Zoe Kravitz pic.twitter.com/pe1AhFWW7y

    — Reggie ? (@Infinite67) May 7, 2018

    Rihanna #METGala 2018 pic.twitter.com/SKbd2ClRDS

    — Reggie ? (@Infinite67) May 7, 2018

    Lynda Carter #METGala 2018 pic.twitter.com/D0Vhd6WQul

    — Reggie ? (@Infinite67) May 7, 2018

  19. 19.

    Mary G

    May 7, 2018 at 8:02 pm

    Off the bus, Pryanka has a gorgeous headpiece, kind of like a medieval knight’s hood of chain mail, but in gold and jewels.

    Priyanka Chopra looks lush #MetGala2018 – and on theme pic.twitter.com/E7E17CbbmP— Jo-Anne Rowney (@JoAnne_Rowney) May 7, 2018

  20. 20.

    hitchhiker

    May 7, 2018 at 8:03 pm

    The expressions on those women’s faces are just … wth, ladies? Did someone kidnap you and force you into these bizarre outfits?

  21. 21.

    Major Major Major Major

    May 7, 2018 at 8:03 pm

    @zhena gogolia: I’ll have you know that my current short story only involves like two murderers.

  22. 22.

    Mary G

    May 7, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    Jared Leto went with his usual Rocker Pixie Jesus look, and Chadwick Boseman has kind of a hip Pope thing going on:

    CHADWICK BOSEMAN AND JARED LETO DID THAT EVERYONE GO HOME #MetGala #MetGala2018 pic.twitter.com/VKFO58UQVJ— Feyre☽ wants justice for Loki (@kyloxchalamet) May 7, 2018

    FINALLY A MAN WITH SENSE! COME TF THROUGH CHADWICK!!!!.#MetGala #MetGala2018 pic.twitter.com/1REBtWCaIe— Tom Holland & SHINee Stan (@mattswaggster) May 7, 2018

  23. 23.

    Mary G

    May 7, 2018 at 8:06 pm

    Oops, if a front pager is around, I put two tweets in my last comment and there are too many links, so it’s in moderation limbo.

  24. 24.

    Cheryl Rofer

    May 7, 2018 at 8:06 pm

    @Mary G:

    Priyanka Chopra looks lush #MetGala2018 – and on theme pic.twitter.com/E7E17CbbmP

    — Jo-Anne Rowney (@JoAnne_Rowney) May 7, 2018

  25. 25.

    Mnemosyne

    May 7, 2018 at 8:06 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    Magnificent Ambersons?

  26. 26.

    Cheryl Rofer

    May 7, 2018 at 8:08 pm

    @Mary G: Done.

  27. 27.

    Al

    May 7, 2018 at 8:09 pm

    We have two brothers who love to engage in passive-aggressive licking. Nine times out of ten it devolves into bickering, wrestling, sprinting around the house until one of them reaches the high ground (cat tower). I swear one day we’ll wake up and there will be two “pinocchio” real boys.

  28. 28.

    Mnemosyne

    May 7, 2018 at 8:12 pm

    @Mary G:

    I did not realize that was Chadwick Boseman, but the full-length photo was from pretty far away. I love when guys are willing to dress up and give the ladies some competition. ?

  29. 29.

    debbie

    May 7, 2018 at 8:13 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?

  30. 30.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 8:15 pm

    @zhena gogolia: What made you think that?

  31. 31.

    Roger Moore

    May 7, 2018 at 8:18 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:
    I assume based on your nym that you’re male.

  32. 32.

    James Powell

    May 7, 2018 at 8:20 pm

    Some cats are just spectacular.

  33. 33.

    efgoldman

    May 7, 2018 at 8:22 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:

    What say you BJ?

    A Martian?
    An evolved amoeba?
    A dolphin?

  34. 34.

    No Drought No More

    May 7, 2018 at 8:22 pm

    Why not pets and politics?

    Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo
    I do believe it
    I do believe it’s true
    It’s a light and tumble journey
    From the East Side to the park
    Just a fine and fancy ramble
    To the zoo
    But you can take the crosstown bus
    If it’s raining or it’s cold
    And the animals will love it if you do
    If you do, now
    Somethin’ tells me it’s all happening at the zoo
    I do believe it
    I do believe it’s true
    The monkeys stand for honesty
    Giraffes are insincere
    And the elephants are kindly but they’re dumb
    Orangutans are skeptical
    Of changes in their cages
    And the zookeeper is very fond of rum
    Zebras are reactionaries
    Antelopes are missionaries
    Pigeons plot in secrecy
    And hamsters turn on frequently
    What a gas, you gotta come and see
    At the zoo

  35. 35.

    Cheryl Rofer

    May 7, 2018 at 8:24 pm

    This is all I can think about. #MetGala2018 pic.twitter.com/oshRFRNBhe

    — Aly Ellis (@alykeves) May 8, 2018

  36. 36.

    Roger Moore

    May 7, 2018 at 8:26 pm

    @Al:

    We have two brothers who love to engage in passive-aggressive licking.

    Allogrooming in cats is a form of dominance behavior. The groomer is displaying dominance over the groomee.

  37. 37.

    randy khan

    May 7, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:

    What say you BJ?

    It never occurred to me to think about it one way or the other. (When I read I hear nearly everyone in my head in the same voice, which I don’t think of as having a gender. I don’t know if that’s common or not.) Also, to hearken back to one of the oldest Internet jokes, for all I know you’re a dog.

  38. 38.

    FlyingToaster

    May 7, 2018 at 8:29 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:

    What say you BJ?

    I never gave it a thought — I see your name and I think “college kid”. Your nym is male, which means precisely nothing on the internet.

  39. 39.

    Mnemosyne

    May 7, 2018 at 8:30 pm

    @Roger Moore:

    Ah. That explains why, when Keaton has been in group boarding situations, he’s known for grooming all of the other cats. And why he gets annoyed if Charlotte grooms him too persistently.

  40. 40.

    Major Major Major Major

    May 7, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    @efgoldman: Probably not a robot!

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?: I seem to recall you writing from the perspective of an early 20’s heterosexual male.

    @Cheryl Rofer: Ha!

  41. 41.

    daize

    May 7, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    @Mary G: Are you a fan of Tom and Lorenzo? They’re *fabulous* and *opinionated*! I just love their blog. They have kitties for editorial assistants. (Pixie Jesus is one of their nicknames for Jared…) :-)

  42. 42.

    randy khan

    May 7, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    Back to the cats. We have a pair of orange tabbies who came to us within a couple of months of each other and have been at varying places on the frenemy scale ever since. (Right now they seem to be closer to the friend side, and have been for a while, but they have gone back and forth over the years.) They will start off washing each other and then end up fighting each other, but without making any sounds other than the ones caused by them whacking each other or falling down to the floor. It’s like they’ve hit the mute button. And it can go on for a couple of minutes before they stop.

  43. 43.

    efgoldman

    May 7, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    @Yarrow:

    I’m still a bit wary.

    Don’t eat the green bread or the fuzzy meat

  44. 44.

    efgoldman

    May 7, 2018 at 8:38 pm

    @TenguPhule:

    Suggestions?

    Anything frozen solid

  45. 45.

    Mary G

    May 7, 2018 at 8:39 pm

    @daize: Oh, yes I am a full bore Bitter Kitten going back to Project Rungay days. I stole the name from them.

  46. 46.

    Mrs. D. Ranged in AZ

    May 7, 2018 at 8:39 pm

    @satby: Soooo jealous! It’s 104 degrees here today and was 106 yesterday as I was trying to run errands.

  47. 47.

    Shana

    May 7, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    @TenguPhule: One of my personal fave manhattans:

    2 parts Makers Mark
    1/2 part sweet vermouth
    1/2 part either Aperol or amaretto
    a dash or two of orange bitters if using Aperol

  48. 48.

    Peale

    May 7, 2018 at 8:45 pm

    Since this is a no politics thread, I want to take a moment to call attention to Netflix subscribers here to the Thai TV series Hormones, which became available this month. I’ll write more about it if we ever have a “what’s worth watching” Thread again.

    Netflix has signed an agreement with Thai media company GMM for 700 hours of content. Hormones is, thankfully, the first installment. Back in 2014, after we got destroyed in the mid terms, our politics was awful and I was sick, I escaped to this show. It was probably the most influential show to come out of Thailand in the past five years.

    Thai TV tends to be known for its overdramtic and rather raunchy lakhorns. It’s teen dramas were limited by censorship rules, however, and were really kind of non descript first romances. Hormones broke so many boundaries about what could be shown candidly while maintaining its family friendly time slot, made stars of many cast members, and was to say the least massively popular inside and outside of Thailand. Yeah, it’s high school, and full of dozens of characters, but it certainly worth a peak if you’ve not grown too stodgy to enjoy teen shows.

  49. 49.

    gene108

    May 7, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    @efgoldman:

    Saiyan. Obviously.

    Kamehameha

  50. 50.

    Yarrow

    May 7, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    @efgoldman: Had to throw a bunch of stuff out. Such a waste but I wasn’t very confident it was okay. Some things I was able to salvage. I’ve got a thermometer in the fridge now and am keeping an eye on it. I check it every time I open it and the temp had held in at a safe temp since Saturday night when it all got put back together, so I’m a little less concerned now. It was a long week dealing with it, though.

  51. 51.

    Mnemosyne

    May 7, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    @randy khan:

    As a longtime cat owner, I don’t worry about any hitting or chasing until they start hissing or growling. It generally seems like silent wrestling is play and it doesn’t get serious until they start vocalizing.

  52. 52.

    Ruckus

    May 7, 2018 at 8:51 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:
    People thought I was black because of my handle, Ruckus/Uncle Ruckus……..
    Surprise, Surprise……..
    I am supposed to have a great grandmother who was supposed to be purebred Blackfoot Indian but there is no conformation of any kind, simply a family story. And even then that’s not quite the same as actually being Uncle Ruckus.

  53. 53.

    CarolDuhart2

    May 7, 2018 at 8:53 pm

    Black Panther is On Demand on Spectrum-one of the reasons I decided to go to cable.

    I go back and forth on a project-I want to do civics flashcards. Good idea or not? Not the world’s greatest artist, but I want to teach in a way that’s easy and tactile.

    Is there a non-cat food that helps cat gain weight?

  54. 54.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 8:55 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:

    I think it’s clear that (a) you are a male and (b) Steve in the ATL was joking/​snarking.

  55. 55.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    @Steeplejack:
    I figured he was, but I was still curious none the less

  56. 56.

    mainmata

    May 7, 2018 at 9:03 pm

    Panda, our stray cat who wandered into our house as an orphan in Jakarta, two months before the revolution in Jakarta turned 20 years old in April. He has lived on three continents at various times. He now mostly just sleeps, eats and poops but still has all his faculties and still socializes a little bit grouchily. In his heyday, he really behaved like a dog actively running after and playing with our children (when they were children) like a dog would do. He’s always been different.

    He’s called Panda because our small child (now successful adult) thought his black and white patterning reminded him of a panda (kid was 5 so figure).

  57. 57.

    Baud

    May 7, 2018 at 9:04 pm

    @Steeplejack: Do we have any young women here? All the youngs I can think of are male.

  58. 58.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 9:05 pm

    @Major Major Major Major:

    Hey, I could be an early 20s homosexual female, you wouldn’t know the difference unless I told you ?

    I used to think you were a woman until I found out you were male, alley based on the fact that you mentioned from time to time that you had a husband. That was many years ago before I stopped lurking.

  59. 59.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:06 pm

    @Mary G:

    I love Priyanka Chopra, but, my God, that show Quantico is unwatchably bad. I hung on as long as I could but gave up sometime last year.

    On the other hand, there’s a new episode of Elementary in about an hour. That show has been consistently good (after an admittedly shaky start), and Lucy Liu does good work. I’m sad to see that the show is always in jeopardy at renewal time, so I’m enjoying it while it lasts.

  60. 60.

    debbie

    May 7, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    I remember her scenery-chewing performance in the Twilight Zone episode.

  61. 61.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 9:10 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    That’s how I feel about Timeless. It’s probably not going to be renewed for a third season; it was almost canceled after its first. It was actually starting to go somewhere interesting too.

    ETA: I also really liked Elementary, aside from Demographics Unit episodes in season 2, since it was blatantly racially profiling. I also hate Chicago PD; complete police brutality apologia.

  62. 62.

    Major Major Major Major

    May 7, 2018 at 9:12 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:

    Hey, I could be an early 20s homosexual female, you wouldn’t know the difference unless I told you ?

    I’m remembering a comment you made where it was pretty clear you didn’t have a female body :)

  63. 63.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:14 pm

    I’ve seen some dopey-ass threads here in the last decade but this takes the cake.

  64. 64.

    FlyingToaster

    May 7, 2018 at 9:16 pm

    I’m sad to see that the show is always in jeopardy at renewal time, so I’m enjoying it while it lasts.

    The problem on Broadcast (versus PBS or shallow cable or deep cable) is that they have to sell X ad dollars, more than Y cost to purchase/produce. It’s a much higher number than reality TV or the other venues.

    Deep cable has the problem of over-spending on quality series where they can’t sell enough DVDs or use it to attract subscribers. “Rome” fell into that hole; GoT managed to attract a LOT of people to buy in.

    CBS is trying that now with whatever they’re calling their streaming service; using “ST:Discovery” to try to attract subscribers. I’m waiting for the DVD. (This from the owner of all Babylon 5, and Crusade episodes.)

  65. 65.

    Omnes Omnibus

    May 7, 2018 at 9:17 pm

    @raven: If so, how is your comment helping?

  66. 66.

    FlyingToaster

    May 7, 2018 at 9:17 pm

    @raven: Who pissed in your Wheaties?

  67. 67.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:17 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Help what?

  68. 68.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 9:18 pm

    @Major Major Major Major:
    Was that this past Friday?

  69. 69.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 9:19 pm

    @efgoldman:

    Anything frozen solid

    I want to drink to forget, not kill someone (this time).

  70. 70.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:20 pm

    @Baud:

    The only one I can think of is gex (?), and I haven’t seen her around in a while. She was the one who went through a troubled relationship and the death of her partner a few years ago.

    Hope I got the nym right.

    I used to be surprised at how old the demographic of this blog skews. Now I worry sometimes that we’re out of touch with the yoots.

  71. 71.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:22 pm

    @Steeplejack: ABL isn’t old.

  72. 72.

    Baud

    May 7, 2018 at 9:22 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    https://youtu.be/HMqZ2PPOLik

  73. 73.

    efgoldman

    May 7, 2018 at 9:22 pm

    @raven:

    I’ve seen some dopey-ass threads here in the last decade but this takes the cake.

    Could be worse. We could be discussing hockey, or UGA football.

  74. 74.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    I used to be surprised at how old the demographic of this blog skews.

    I remember 12 years that this blog was already full of cranky old people. Who only got crankier as time passed.

  75. 75.

    Peale

    May 7, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    @Steeplejack: blogging is a gen ex thing.

  76. 76.

    Omnes Omnibus

    May 7, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    @Baud: @Steeplejack: Gex has been around in the past few days. Also, define young.

  77. 77.

    Amir Khalid

    May 7, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:
    I have not given any thought to what your gender might be.

  78. 78.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:24 pm

    @efgoldman: Yea well you can quit all that silly shit about Kirby getting fired.

    Kirby Smart has agreed to a six-year contract that will pay him approximately $3.75 million per season, according to a memorandum of understanding released by UGA on Sunday.

  79. 79.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 9:24 pm

    @efgoldman:

    Could be worse. We could be discussing hockey, or UGA football.

    Or mayonnaise. With Clowns.

  80. 80.

    Mary G

    May 7, 2018 at 9:25 pm

    @raven: I feel that way about football threads, but don’t say so.

  81. 81.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 9:25 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Also, define young.

    Ineligibile to vote for Bill Clinton.

  82. 82.

    Peale

    May 7, 2018 at 9:25 pm

    @Steeplejack: the cudlips lady….I think she was 15.

  83. 83.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:25 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:

    Hey, I could be an early 20s homosexual female, you wouldn’t know the difference unless I told you.

    You are surprisingly oblivious to how much personal information you leak in the course of commenting on this blog over a period of time. Like most people, I note. Hell, I think a review of my comments over the years would allow one to pinpoint the exact location of my modest rooms in Threadkill Lane.

  84. 84.

    schrodingers_cat

    May 7, 2018 at 9:26 pm

    @Steeplejack: I have never watched a single episode. She is gorgeous, and enterprising. She has produced critically acclaimed and award winning movies under her production banner. A movie she produced won the National Award in India last year.
    Ventilator
    She was awesome in Bajirao Mastani as the wronged wife.

  85. 85.

    Baud

    May 7, 2018 at 9:26 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    People who want to be on my lawn.

  86. 86.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:26 pm

    @Mary G: There hasn’t been a football thread here in years.

  87. 87.

    schrodingers_cat

    May 7, 2018 at 9:28 pm

    @raven: How so? This blog has had umpteenth threads about football. Are you saying that football is more important than fashion?

  88. 88.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 9:28 pm

    @raven:

    There hasn’t been a football thread here in years.

    What the hell do you call the Steeler’s threads?

  89. 89.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: Try to keep up.

  90. 90.

    Amir Khalid

    May 7, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    @Roger Moore:
    I’ve always considered Bianca’s lifelong habit of giving me tongue-baths a gesture of affection.

  91. 91.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    @raven:
    That’s because handegg is for lame-os.

  92. 92.

    Omnes Omnibus

    May 7, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    @TenguPhule: Basically under 40 then? Really?

  93. 93.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    @TenguPhule: A joke, just like the team.

  94. 94.

    Amir Khalid

    May 7, 2018 at 9:30 pm

    @raven:
    Yeah, not since Randinho quit posting.

  95. 95.

    Omnes Omnibus

    May 7, 2018 at 9:30 pm

    @Baud: Yeah, but I want to be on your lawn.

  96. 96.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 9:30 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: That is the normal definition of young.

  97. 97.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    @raven:

    A joke, just like the team.

    i can see you’re spoiling for a fight here.

    What’s got you so wound up?

  98. 98.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    @Amir Khalid: Maybe he’ll crank it up for whaddaya call it in a month or so.

  99. 99.

    FlyingToaster

    May 7, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    @TenguPhule: Looking at my Mr. Boston’s:

    Black Russian
    Creole Lady
    Grasshopper
    Irish & Soda
    Robson

    What’s in stock to work with?

  100. 100.

    Mary G

    May 7, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    @Steeplejack: I’ve never seen her act, but she is gorgeous and has great taste in red carpet clothes. I must apologize – I had bookmarked your advice on no-knead bread making on my old computer, and thought I had put it on the backup hard drives. Then last night I couldn’t find it, and being embarrassed to ask again, went through evening posts in March until I hit the one where you asked if I had seen your response. I hadn’t seen that one until now! Sorry! I have everything lined up now and hope to bake tomorrow. Thank you for responding; I had tried another one with half a cup of sugar in it and it was awful.

    I don’t know if it was here, but I’ve seen a lot of recommendations for the Great British Baking Show and have just started streaming it. It is British Empire porn on steroids, but very enjoyable.

  101. 101.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    @raven:
    They’re still handegg threads.

  102. 102.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    @TenguPhule: Wound up? I’m on my way to bed.

  103. 103.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 9:33 pm

    @FlyingToaster: Vodka, Brandy, Gin, Sake, Shochu, Rum, Whiskey, Bourbon.

  104. 104.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:33 pm

    @raven:

    ABL also hasn’t commented here in years (that I know of).

    ETA: Some of the sisters (e.g., rikyrah, lamhXX) seem young-ish (under 40).

  105. 105.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:33 pm

    Saved by Cole, have fun knuckleheads.

  106. 106.

    Major Major Major Major

    May 7, 2018 at 9:34 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?: No, what did you post then?

  107. 107.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:34 pm

    @Steeplejack: It has been a while but she was young when she was here.

  108. 108.

    schrodingers_cat

    May 7, 2018 at 9:35 pm

    @Mary G: @Steeplejack: Here she is in 7 Khoon Maaf ( Excused for 7 seven murders) based on Ruskin Bond’s Susannah’s seven husbands.

  109. 109.

    Gravenstone

    May 7, 2018 at 9:35 pm

    My bonded siblings will do that. Grooming turns to mayhem in the blink of an eye. 10 minutes later, they’re sleeping together.

  110. 110.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 9:36 pm

    @Major Major Major Major:
    I confirmed that I was male when Steve in the ATL asked me, who I suspect was fucking with me.

  111. 111.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:37 pm

    @Baud:

    Exactly!

  112. 112.

    schrodingers_cat

    May 7, 2018 at 9:37 pm

    @Amir Khalid: She is showing you who is the boss. My kittehs lick me too. I live to serve.

  113. 113.

    Major Major Major Major

    May 7, 2018 at 9:37 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?: You do have a very young-straight-male way about you.

  114. 114.

    efgoldman

    May 7, 2018 at 9:37 pm

    @raven:

    you can quit all that silly shit about Kirby getting fired.

    Right. Like they never bought out a guy they want to get rid of.

    @Mary G:

    I feel that way about football threads, but don’t say so.

    Because you’re much too nice, and much too old

  115. 115.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:39 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Also, define young.

    In the context of this blog, I would say under 40.

  116. 116.

    ? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?

    May 7, 2018 at 9:39 pm

    @Major Major Major Major:
    What does that mean?

  117. 117.

    raven

    May 7, 2018 at 9:39 pm

    @efgoldman: I KNOW you are not that stupid.

  118. 118.

    Mnemosyne

    May 7, 2018 at 9:41 pm

    @Mary G:

    It is British Empire porn on steroids, but very enjoyable.

    I like that they make a point of showing a very diverse Britain — you don’t get a cast like that season after season unless the producers are making an effort to be inclusive.

  119. 119.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:42 pm

    @Peale:

    She was a one-time phenomenon, like a comet, not really what I would call a blog regular.

  120. 120.

    FlyingToaster

    May 7, 2018 at 9:42 pm

    @TenguPhule:

    Robson:
    2 t Lemon Juice
    1 T OJ
    1 1/2 t Grenadine
    1 oz Rum
    shake w/ ice, strain (optional)

    Bourbon Highball (also works for Brandy & Rum)
    2 oz Bourbon
    ice
    fill Ginger ale, seltzer, carbonated water
    stir

    Gotta go put WarriorGirl to bed; back in a bit.

  121. 121.

    Omnes Omnibus

    May 7, 2018 at 9:42 pm

    @Steeplejack: So you agree with TenguPhule. I sense collusion.

  122. 122.

    daize

    May 7, 2018 at 9:43 pm

    @Mary G: Thanks for your response. You are a true fan! I love that TLo are local to me (Philadelphia). I think another of our valued Balloon Juice commenters may also be a “kitten” if I remember correctly.

  123. 123.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:43 pm

    @schrodingers_cat:

    Yes, I have seen her in other things. But her prime exposure in America now is Quantico, and did I mention that it is dreadful? What a waste of her talent and screen presence.

  124. 124.

    MomSense

    May 7, 2018 at 9:44 pm

    @Steeplejack: @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:

    I got sucked into the new series The Resident.

  125. 125.

    TenguPhule

    May 7, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    @FlyingToaster: Sounds good to me.

  126. 126.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    @raven:

    Bullshit. Cracker used to put up threads last fall that even included a graphic of the top Saturday match-ups.

  127. 127.

    MomSense

    May 7, 2018 at 9:46 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    Lamh, Goku, and psifighter are youngs.

  128. 128.

    Mary G

    May 7, 2018 at 9:46 pm

    @daize: Yes, Lamh is too. She must be working today.

  129. 129.

    MomSense

    May 7, 2018 at 9:47 pm

    @Mary G:

    GBBS is fab as is the new Queer Eye.

  130. 130.

    schrodingers_cat

    May 7, 2018 at 9:47 pm

    @Steeplejack: Even the promos look awful. Never made me want to watch, even as a fan of PC’s work.

  131. 131.

    satby

    May 7, 2018 at 9:50 pm

    @Mrs. D. Ranged in AZ: yeah, a friend was growing about how she loved the 100° hear in AZ, where she’s visiting. That’s my vision of hell: 100+ in May. July should be awesome.

  132. 132.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:50 pm

    @Mary G:

    I have everything lined up now and hope to bake tomorrow.

    Good luck! I’m telling you, if you follow that guy’s method (and I’m blanking on his name right now) you cannot fail. I have proved it myself and even proved it with a friend who is a fantastic cook but a horrible baker because she considers “recipes” almost an insult to her freewheeling ways in the kitchen.

  133. 133.

    donnah

    May 7, 2018 at 9:51 pm

    @MomSense:

    I like The Resident, too. It’s a lot deeper than I expected.

  134. 134.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    I hadn’t seen his comment when I replied, but I guess.

    In an office or out in the world, I might put the line at 30 (with 30-40 in sort of a gray zone depending on the individual’s demeanor), but on this blog? Under 40 is a spring chicken.

  135. 135.

    J R in WV

    May 7, 2018 at 9:59 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Last night bigger kitty Punkin was sitting on my lap, I was in bed reading about midnight. More slender cat Spike crept up onto my shoulder to purr and be happy.

    Punkin smacked Spike on the butt without making a sound, except for Spike spinning around and going for Pun’kin. But I had already smacked Punkin, hard, so she was on the run when Spike spun around to grab her.

    Cats! We sleep with a heavy quilt, we call it our “Cat Armor” to allow us to have cats on us in bed. Punkin sleeps on my hip often, and if she isn’t around Spike sleeps on my side. I sleep on my side mostly, it helps my joints not hurt so bad.

    This time of year Spike spends a lot of time outdoors, last night it was raining, so she wanted to be inside and on my hip or shoulder.

  136. 136.

    Major Major Major Major

    May 7, 2018 at 10:02 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?: you write things that lead me to guess you are a young straight male.

  137. 137.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 10:02 pm

    @MomSense:

    I was put off by the premise—autistic Doogie Howser (or so it seemed)—and gave it a miss. Probably unfair, because I thought the premise of Bull was awful when I first heard it, and that turned out to be about the best network show I have picked up recently.

    Maybe I’ll give The Resident a shot, although I have to admit that I don’t generally like doctor/​medical shows.

  138. 138.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 10:04 pm

    @MomSense:

    Baud’s original question was about young women. Neither Goku nor PsiFighter is female.

  139. 139.

    FlyingToaster

    May 7, 2018 at 10:06 pm

    @TenguPhule:

    Gin Buck:
    1 oz Lemon Juice
    1 1/2 oz Gin
    Ginger Ale
    Pour ingredients over ice and stir.

    Rickeys (works for most everything)
    1/2 oz Lime Juice
    1 1/2 oz pick your poison
    pour ingredients over ice, add selzer/carbonated water and stir

    Hopefully that will get you by for the evening.

  140. 140.

    Brachiator

    May 7, 2018 at 10:15 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    Maybe I’ll give The Resident a shot, although I have to admit that I don’t generally like doctor/​medical shows.

    I used to be a bit of a fan of some medical shows. I watched ER, but not House or Grey’s Anatomy.

    I recently queued up one of the Dr Kildare movies on TCM, for future viewing, just to see what the hubbub was all about. I think my mother used to watch a Dr Kildare TV series.

  141. 141.

    zhena gogolia

    May 7, 2018 at 10:19 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Yep. We just watched The Winslow Boy. I heart Robert Donat.

  142. 142.

    zhena gogolia

    May 7, 2018 at 10:19 pm

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?:

    Nothing specific. I just get a feeling.

  143. 143.

    zhena gogolia

    May 7, 2018 at 10:24 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    Women under 40 are taking care of kids and too busy to read blogs.

  144. 144.

    Ella in New Mexico

    May 7, 2018 at 10:25 pm

    As you might guess, after the second picture, the licking turned to biting, and then there were squeaks, and now the kittehs are off the desk. But they can be sweet about grooming each other.

    LOL This is exactly how my brother kitty boys act.

  145. 145.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 10:29 pm

    @Brachiator:

    The Dr. Kildare TV series was very different from the old movies. Shiny ’60s technology with appealing characters and emotional drama.

    The old movies have appealing characters and emotional drama too, but there is a weird (to the modern eye) undercurrent about the scope of medical science at the time. The doctors perform these miraculous operations, and some of them are like “Wait, that was a big deal back then?” And patients occasionally die from diseases that we just laugh at now.

    I guess my point is that the medicine in ’60s Kildare feels closer to where we are now than ’30s-40s Kildare medicine does to even ’60s medicine.

  146. 146.

    J R in WV

    May 7, 2018 at 10:29 pm

    @FlyingToaster:

    One of my favorites is what I call a Margarita Tonic:

    Tall glass filled with ice, add:

    Shot brown tequila
    shot orange liquor, better than Triple Sec
    Juice of at least 1/2 a lime
    Top with tonic water, stir gently

    I also like a gin & tonic, or just straight brown liquor in a glass. Or Calvados…

  147. 147.

    Jager

    May 7, 2018 at 10:33 pm

    When Mrs J and I moved in together, she had a white Persian. The cat had never been around a dog, my German Shepherd had never been exposed to a cat, I talked with a good trainer, he said, “Make sure the cat has a place where she can get away from the dog and they’ll work it out.” Tense in the beginning, after about a month the dog would be zonked on the floor and the kitty would sneak up and bat his ears, he’d look at her and go back to sleep and she’d curl up next to him. One day she pissed him off with her irritating ways, he jumped up, gave her a loud bark and she took off. Five minutes later she was back, he barked again and she arched her back and hissed at him. The dog said to hell with it, laid back down and kitty girl crawled on his back, slid down and curled up next to him. They got along perfectly after that. The dog was really sad when our kitty girl passed at 20.

  148. 148.

    Mnemosyne

    May 7, 2018 at 10:33 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    Penicillin. The difference was penicillin, the original wonder drug.

  149. 149.

    Steeplejack

    May 7, 2018 at 10:44 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Yeah. Plus we spent a lot of money and learned a lot about medical care during World War II. And the government continued to spend a lot of money in the 1950s on everything, but especially science.

  150. 150.

    Brachiator

    May 7, 2018 at 10:44 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    I guess my point is that the medicine in ’60s Kildare feels closer to where we are now than ’30s-40s Kildare medicine does to even ’60s medicine.

    Thanks. I will keep this in mind when I see the movie. Most of the time, I can adjust for differences in sensibility and attitudes. But every now and then,I will just be pulled out of a movie.

  151. 151.

    FlyingToaster

    May 8, 2018 at 12:32 am

    @J R in WV: Saved. That sounds really good, though I’m out of stock on damn near everything, and low on rum. At Chez Toaster, I’m the only one who drinks, and most of what I have time for right now is beer or hard cider. After the girl is in bed / laundry is folded / bills are paid / dishwasher is cycled / you get the drift. HerrDoktor is spending all day at work and much of the evening logging in. So he’ll make dinner, as that’s relaxing, but the rest is all mine.

    I’d love the Calvados, but it’d knock me out.

  152. 152.

    SgrAstar

    May 8, 2018 at 1:53 am

    @? ?? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ? ?: yer a boy, Goku.

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