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You are here: Home / Politics / America / Even the Crocodiles Have had Enough and Need a Diversion

Even the Crocodiles Have had Enough and Need a Diversion

by Adam L Silverman|  August 21, 201810:50 pm| 96 Comments

This post is in: America, Faunasphere, Nature, Open Threads, Not Normal

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Well you don’t see this everyday. And, of course, it’s in Florida!

Oh #Florida! Just when you thought you've seen everything, croc on a pool noodle ??: https://t.co/CwoZshyHS7 pic.twitter.com/LHYPXDwpYg

— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) August 20, 2018

From Fox13 Florida:

KEY LARGO, Fla. (FOX 13) – It’s not unusual to see an alligator or crocodile swimming in a canal in South Florida but it’s definitely unusual to see a crocodile swimming by on a pool noodle.

Victor Perez snapped the photo of a crocodile floating along on a pool noodle in Key Largo earlier this month.

We see crocs from time to time in our canal but never ever one on a noodle…” Perez told FOX 13. “He could have been from up north on vacation just chilling.”

The National Weather Service in Key West shared the photo saying, “Yes, that is a crocodile on a noodle. Even they know to ‘Play It Safe’ when heading into the water!”

While alligators are far more common in Florida, a breed of crocs called the American crocodile is found in South Florida and even as far north as Tampa.

Keep your heads above water!

Open thread!

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  1. 1.

    Omnes Omnibus

    August 21, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    I am from the North and I do not understand this.

  2. 2.

    HumboldtBlue

    August 21, 2018 at 10:54 pm

    Next it will be some dance revue or crocodile rock.

    Suzie.

  3. 3.

    rikyrah

    August 21, 2018 at 10:55 pm

    That was funny ?

  4. 4.

    LAO

    August 21, 2018 at 10:56 pm

    What an insane day!

  5. 5.

    Uncle Cosmo

    August 21, 2018 at 10:56 pm

    Which brings to mind the age-old question:

    Why are people commonly up to their ass in alligators but no one is ever up to their crotch in crocodiles?

  6. 6.

    lgerard

    August 21, 2018 at 10:57 pm

    Never understood why anyone wants to live in a state that still has dinosaurs

  7. 7.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 10:58 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: It is a crocodile that is using a pool noodle to lounge about in a canal in Florida. Usually people use the pool noodles, but the croc decided he or she wanted to just sort of float about without exerting a lot of effort by swimming.

    I guess the Wisconsin equivalent would be a moose deciding to use a snow machine to get around during the winter rather than walk.

  8. 8.

    Jerzy Russian

    August 21, 2018 at 10:58 pm

    I am from the North and I do not understand this.

    As far as I can tell, there is an alligator or crocodile swimming with a pool noodle. Evidently, pool noodles are almost exclusively used by humans as an aid to remain floating above water. One hopes the crocodile did not eat the previous occupant of the noodle.

  9. 9.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 21, 2018 at 10:59 pm

    @LAO: I know, a croc on a swim noodle. Anything else happen?

  10. 10.

    LAO

    August 21, 2018 at 10:59 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Isn’t that crazy enough for you?

  11. 11.

    Amir Khalid

    August 21, 2018 at 11:00 pm

    @Uncle Cosmo:
    “See you later, alligator/In a while, crocodile” — Bill Haley

  12. 12.

    Yarrow

    August 21, 2018 at 11:00 pm

    @lgerard: All states have dinosaurs. They’re birds.

  13. 13.

    Omnes Omnibus

    August 21, 2018 at 11:00 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Aha!

  14. 14.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 21, 2018 at 11:00 pm

    @Jerzy Russian:

    One hopes the crocodile did not eat the previous occupant of the noodle.

    Well, it said previous occupant was a Republican…

  15. 15.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:01 pm

    @LAO: It’s not over. He’s got to get back to DC from West Virginia. And then he’ll go right to the residence, turn on the TV, and watch all the reporting on the TiVo. And talk to Hannity. I went to the gym late and when doing cardio, Hannity was on one of the sets. His opening monologues reeked off fear. He’s got to be worried that Cohen will tell the SDNY and FBI folks all about his apartment complexes. So Hannity will be winding up the President and vice versa. Executive time is going to be ugly!

  16. 16.

    HumboldtBlue

    August 21, 2018 at 11:03 pm

    @Amir Khalid:

    That pretty much sums it up.

  17. 17.

    LAO

    August 21, 2018 at 11:03 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: I expect, unless Javanka successfully hides his phone, that there will be a flurry of crazy early morning texts from Twitler. Should be fun. And by funny, I’m thinking (hoping) indictable.

  18. 18.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:04 pm

    @LAO: And Bob Mueller looks up, shakes his head sadly, and reaches for another file folder…

  19. 19.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 21, 2018 at 11:05 pm

    @LAO:

    Isn’t that crazy enough for you?

    I did get a thing to make digital pics look like Kodachrome, but I live on the edge.

  20. 20.

    Amir Khalid

    August 21, 2018 at 11:06 pm

    0@Jerzy Russian:
    One hopes even more that the crocodile did not actually purchase the noodle. Because crocodiles using human money (or credit/debit cards would be too much for one to handle.

  21. 21.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:07 pm

    @Amir Khalid: Bitcoin.

  22. 22.

    LAO

    August 21, 2018 at 11:08 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: May I ask you a photography question? (I’m going to assume, yes but feel free to ignore if no) Is there a mid range point and shoot digital camera you’d recommend? I’d like to start taking mroe photographs but I’m not willing to make a major investment yet.

  23. 23.

    NotMax

    August 21, 2018 at 11:09 pm

    From a while back – using crocs as guard dogs.

    More somber, in SC, gator story from yesterday:

    Alligator kills woman trying to protect her dog at resort

  24. 24.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:11 pm

    @NotMax: I saw that, but felt it was a but maudlin and decided not to put that one up as a post.

  25. 25.

    LAO

    August 21, 2018 at 11:12 pm

    @NotMax: Between the republicans, neo-nazis and alligators, I’m just going to avoid the deep south for a while.

  26. 26.

    lgerard

    August 21, 2018 at 11:12 pm

    @Yarrow:

    All states have dinosaurs. They’re birds.

    Well, big dinosaurs. I’m not afraid of sparrows.

  27. 27.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:14 pm

    Not a cult. Not at all…

    Lou Dobbs: "It's one of the most enjoyable parts of these rallies, is — the communion, if you will, between this president and his ardent supporters at these rallies" pic.twitter.com/0tYcj3ATlu

    — Brendan Karet ? (@bad_takes) August 21, 2018

  28. 28.

    NotMax

    August 21, 2018 at 11:14 pm

    @LAO

    Not to mention the skeeters and chiggers.

    ;)

  29. 29.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:18 pm

    I’m Adam L. Silverman and I approved this message!

    Someone called into C-SPAN and told Gorka him and other Trump allies "Treasonous little bitches" pic.twitter.com/ETpQYTDKTP

    — jordan (@JordanUhl) August 21, 2018

    (I actually had nothing to do with it, but I endorse and approve it nonetheless).

  30. 30.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    August 21, 2018 at 11:19 pm

    Some little sibling is crying some major crocodile tears about not getting the yellow one.

  31. 31.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:19 pm

    @LAO: Bless their hearts.

  32. 32.

    Elizabelle

    August 21, 2018 at 11:21 pm

    Meh. It may be floating on a pool noodle, but it does not have a raccoon surfing on its back.

    I knew we had crocodiles in our future. Thank you, Adam.

  33. 33.

    dmsilev

    August 21, 2018 at 11:22 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Can they skip ahead to the Flavor-ade part?

  34. 34.

    eemom

    August 21, 2018 at 11:22 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:

    Suzie.

    She went and left us for some foreign guy.

  35. 35.

    Elizabelle

    August 21, 2018 at 11:23 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Eh. Indigestible.

  36. 36.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:23 pm

    @Old Dan and Little Ann: Well played.

  37. 37.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 21, 2018 at 11:23 pm

    @LAO: Unless you want a bigger picture(more megapixels) or zoom capability, the flagship phones(Samsung Note8, S9’s, Note9, or iPhoneX) from the past year or so will do the job. If you what zoom capability(I think it’s a must for travel), the one thing I’d look for is the ability to do RAW capture(think of as keeping the negatives). I’ve not spent much time looking at point and shoot’s, but I was considering get Madame a Panasonic for her(now aborted) trip to Korea.

  38. 38.

    Yarrow

    August 21, 2018 at 11:25 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: That’s hilarious. How sad they cut off the call. And what’s the Dragon of Budapest doing on C-SPAN anyway? Shame on them.

  39. 39.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:26 pm

    Yup pic.twitter.com/lqt5TOuU3Q

    — tK (@tcrewws) August 22, 2018

  40. 40.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:27 pm

    @Yarrow: That’s the Blue Footed Booby of Budapest.

  41. 41.

    LAO

    August 21, 2018 at 11:28 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Thank you sir!

    And on that note — Good night all! I’m going to need the sleep since I expect I will be very angry on line tomorrow (not here of course)

  42. 42.

    NotMax

    August 21, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    Making an extra loaf of bread in anticipation of the power going out when Hurricane Lane blows kisses at these shores.

    Canned tuna? Check.
    Canned chili? Check.
    Granola bars? Check.
    Booze? Check and double check.

    And this baby is a godsend. Often sale priced at Amazon.

  43. 43.

    Bumper

    August 21, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    Currently in Florida visiting DW, have only seen one alligator in the wild. Must say, it’s hot as hell here. Don’t know how the residents manage to live in this sauna.

  44. 44.

    Yarrow

    August 21, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: It appears to be old news from several years ago. No confirmation from other sources unless something has changed.

  45. 45.

    Yarrow

    August 21, 2018 at 11:31 pm

    @NotMax: You’ve stockpiled extra water, right? Stay safe!

  46. 46.

    Elizabelle

    August 21, 2018 at 11:31 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: That might be fake news. Mary G put it up too.

    No other reporting on this. Item could be old. No link to any underlying reporting; ABC logo is merely a logo.

    I hope clae does not have early news on this. All the best to JEC.

  47. 47.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:32 pm

    @Yarrow: That’s good. Not ready for my former boss to be ill again.

  48. 48.

    Platonailedit

    August 21, 2018 at 11:33 pm

    @Adam L Silverman:

    And the host apologized and disconnected that call?

    And the wile racists get to yell all they want to on the same fucking c-span?

  49. 49.

    NotMax

    August 21, 2018 at 11:35 pm

    @Yarrow

    Plan is to fill up both of the giant stewpots with agua tomorrow.

  50. 50.

    catclub

    August 21, 2018 at 11:35 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Bitecoin

  51. 51.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:40 pm

    @Elizabelle: I’ll delete it.

  52. 52.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:41 pm

    @Platonailedit: Eez a puzzlement.

  53. 53.

    Yarrow

    August 21, 2018 at 11:41 pm

    @NotMax: Smart move. I haven’t followed the storm–are you in the path?

    I know it’s the NYT, but the headline of tomorrow’s paper is excellent. You can’t see it when I post it but if you click through you can: “Pleading Guilty, Cohen Implicates President.” Tick tock!

    Here's the front page of The New York Times 8/22/2018. Read our coverage from a long, busy day of news here: https://t.co/StRCWRYlLj pic.twitter.com/8B5pZZK8Mb— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 22, 2018

  54. 54.

    frosty

    August 21, 2018 at 11:44 pm

    @Bumper: Yeah, a few years ago we went camping in Anastasia State Park near St. Augustine in our popup with no AC. The daily rain flooded the campsite, but at least we were on high ground. After that trip, all of our trailers since then have AC. Which I consider to be Not. Camping. But I was overruled. And on occasion not entirely annoyed by that.

  55. 55.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 21, 2018 at 11:44 pm

    @NotMax: You need one gallon per day per person and/or pet multiplied by however many days you might be without water.

  56. 56.

    NotMax

    August 21, 2018 at 11:45 pm

    @Yarrow

    It’s tracking further to the north than anyone would prefer. Thursday and Friday here will not be much fun.

  57. 57.

    frosty

    August 21, 2018 at 11:46 pm

    @NotMax: Fill up the bathtubs so you have water to flush the toilets.

    Why yes, yes, I prepped for Y2K.

  58. 58.

    Yarrow

    August 21, 2018 at 11:47 pm

    @Bumper: It’s like winter in a cold climate. You stay indoors in the a/c and just get through the summer. The rest of the year is pretty pleasant. Sure, you can go outside in the winter in the north, but it’s not fun a lot of the time and not everyone likes it. You can go outside in the summer in Florida but it can be pretty miserable. Summer is something to be endured and that first cool front in the fall is a treat.

  59. 59.

    Yarrow

    August 21, 2018 at 11:49 pm

    @NotMax: Hmmm…yeah. No matter what you’ll get some of that mess. Are you on high ground or is flooding a risk? Be smart and fill the bathtub or other containers so you can flush the toilet.

  60. 60.

    Platonailedit

    August 21, 2018 at 11:50 pm

    Traitorous thug’s military parade.

  61. 61.

    frosty

    August 21, 2018 at 11:52 pm

    @Yarrow: Cold front. Warm front. I dunno why the weather guys called the that but that’s what they are.

    /weather pedant*

    *grammar too, but I’m usually way late to those. Jackals here pounce on them like a dead wildebeest on the savannah.

  62. 62.

    Platonailedit

    August 21, 2018 at 11:53 pm

    There has never been an Infrastructure Week like this Infrastructure Week.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 22, 2018

  63. 63.

    NotMax

    August 21, 2018 at 11:54 pm

    @Adam L. Silverman

    IIRC, largest pot holds 20 quarts (5 gallons) and next largest 16 quarts. Just li’l ol’ me, so hunky-dory.

    Also have some assorted canned drinks somewhere in the back of the fridge, if needs must. Even have powdered milk (yuck). And am perfectly willing to settle for room temp coffee.

  64. 64.

    Marcopolo

    August 21, 2018 at 11:54 pm

    Two things:
    First Mickey Edwards, a retired R congressman from OK tonight on Chris Hayes disputed a sitting Prez cannot be indicted–“yes the DOJ has guidelines that say a sitting Prez probably isn’t indictable because if they were such indictments would interfere with their ability to do their job but the Constitution says a sitting Prez can be impeached and isn’t that as big or even bigger impediment to them being able to do their jobs?” Sounds like a legit argument to me.

    Two, everyone, and I do mean everyone call your senators tomorrow to tell them to hold off on the Kavanaugh confirmation. Now that we have testimony under oath in a court of law that Trump committed a felony there is no way a person nominated by him should be placed on the Supreme Court in a position where they would be able to rule on legal matters pertaining to Trump and his presidency.

    Have a good night everyone, I’m to bed.

  65. 65.

    Doug R

    August 21, 2018 at 11:56 pm

    The local movie stations have been running the Bond movies pretty much in sequence. Reading up on some of the wilder stunts, the scene in Live And Let Die where Bond runs across alligator backs to escape was a real stunt. Apparently the stunt guy got injured/bit on the fourth take and then did another one. That fifth take is the one they used in the film.

  66. 66.

    Amir Khalid

    August 21, 2018 at 11:56 pm

    @Elizabelle:
    Just googled for news on Jimmy Carter. No new mention of cancer.

  67. 67.

    Yarrow

    August 21, 2018 at 11:57 pm

    @frosty: LOL. In hot climates they are not cold fronts until December/January. They are merely cool and even the weather guys will describe them that way. There’s an official name and a common name. “Cool front” is a common name.

  68. 68.

    smike

    August 21, 2018 at 11:59 pm

    @LAO: Don’t know what you consider mid-range, but I have a digital SLR (a Nikon D60 that I consider lower mid-range) that is quite impressive and allows for ‘point and click’ or full control by the user. It has more features than I ever hope to utilize.

  69. 69.

    sukabi

    August 22, 2018 at 12:00 am

    @Yarrow: that’s quite a front page… I fully expect a stream of FAKE NEWS tweets and personal attacks on NYT, Cohen and pretty much everyone else…perhaps he’ll blow an aneurysm…

  70. 70.

    Calouste

    August 22, 2018 at 12:00 am

    @Adam L Silverman: Crocodile money would be bitecoin.

  71. 71.

    Elizabelle

    August 22, 2018 at 12:02 am

    @Amir Khalid: yup. and may it remain that way. viva jimmy.

  72. 72.

    Yarrow

    August 22, 2018 at 12:02 am

    @Marcopolo:

    everyone, and I do mean everyone call your senators tomorrow to tell them to hold off on the Kavanaugh confirmation. Now that we have testimony under oath in a court of law that Trump committed a felony there is no way a person nominated by him should be placed on the Supreme Court in a position where they would be able to rule on legal matters pertaining to Trump and his presidency.

    I will be doing this first thing tomorrow. I’m also going to call my Rep and mention impeachment. Traitor in the White House needs to go.

  73. 73.

    NotMax

    August 22, 2018 at 12:03 am

    @Yarrow

    No bathtub. Over a thousand feet above sea level, so any flooding would be short-lived, and cottage sits up on piers.

    Let ’em arrest me for peeing outside. :)

    Supposed to drive elderly landlady to a medical appointment Wednesday morning. We’ll eyeball the skies then and make a decision, most of Wed. looks to be blustery but otherwise okay.

  74. 74.

    Calouste

    August 22, 2018 at 12:04 am

    WaPo is reporting that the shitgibbon’s company paid Cohen $420,000 for legal services not actually rendered, to pay him back the hush money plus bonus. The payment was signed off by “an executive”. Three guesses for the last name of that executive…

  75. 75.

    Doug R

    August 22, 2018 at 12:04 am

    @Yarrow: The name refers to the temperature of the front relative to the air around it. Since cold air sinks, cold fronts tend to slam into other air masses head on whereas warm fronts tend to ride over a little first, sometimes you may even get an inversion if it traps the cold air.

  76. 76.

    Yarrow

    August 22, 2018 at 12:07 am

    Apparently Lanny Davis was on fire tonight on CNN. Said there was a wire transfer from Trump org to fake company to pay Stormy Daniels. Also:

    Michael Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis told CNN tonight that Cohen has information that would be of interest to Mueller in his conspiracy probe of the Russians.— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 22, 2018

    Tick tock, motherfucker.

  77. 77.

    Yarrow

    August 22, 2018 at 12:08 am

    @Doug R: I know. I’m a weather geek.

  78. 78.

    smike

    August 22, 2018 at 12:09 am

    @Yarrow: Exactly right.

  79. 79.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 22, 2018 at 12:10 am

    @frosty: When I was a teen my parents bought a travel trailer, first thing we’d do is hook up the a/c and put mom in the trailer.

  80. 80.

    Yarrow

    August 22, 2018 at 12:10 am

    @NotMax: Sounds like wind will be your biggest issue. Stay safe. As they say, run from water, hide from wind.

  81. 81.

    danielx

    August 22, 2018 at 12:11 am

    @Uncle Cosmo:

    Because that’s a bad, bad image.

  82. 82.

    dmsilev

    August 22, 2018 at 12:11 am

    @Yarrow:

    Apparently Lanny Davis was on fire tonight on CNN.

    Literally so, one hopes?

  83. 83.

    Amir Khalid

    August 22, 2018 at 12:13 am

    @Yarrow:
    Der Müller Gottes mahlt langsam, aber mahlt außerordentlich klein.

  84. 84.

    TS (the original)

    August 22, 2018 at 12:14 am

    @Yarrow: It would seem Pierce is aflame as well – hope he is right

    I Lived Through Watergate. I Lived Through the Saturday Night Massacre. There Never Was Anything Like This.
    The Cohen and Manafort developments could be a mortal blow to the Trump presidency—and Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination

    it is now plain that the Trump campaign in 2016 was merely a vehicle for various grifters and opportunists to get rich. I still believe none of these people had the foggiest notion that Trump would become president*

    Then, my god, he gets elected

  85. 85.

    frosty

    August 22, 2018 at 12:16 am

    @Yarrow: A front that comes through in the summer is a cold front, defined as a cold air mass colliding with a warm air mass. I dunno why meteorologists call them cold and warm instead of cool and hot, but that’s the way it is.

  86. 86.

    frosty

    August 22, 2018 at 12:19 am

    @Yarrow: Coincidentally, I did both today after a couple of weeks of silence. Not calling off hearings but opposing Kavanaugh. And telling my Freedom Caucus rep that I wanted him to start impeachment hearings. I couldn’t remember all the offenses but I rattled off three of them.

  87. 87.

    Yarrow

    August 22, 2018 at 12:25 am

    @frosty: I didn’t call today because I couldn’t unglue myself from watching events unfold. I’ll be calling tomorrow, that’s for sure. I hope their phones are ringing all day long tomorrow.

  88. 88.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 22, 2018 at 12:27 am

    @Yarrow: Starve a cyclone, feed a tornado. Or something.

  89. 89.

    Suzanne

    August 22, 2018 at 12:30 am

    I just laughed so hard that I farted and Mr. Suzanne is teasing me. I hate everyone.

  90. 90.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 22, 2018 at 12:34 am

    @Suzanne: My work here is done. I’ll be moving along to some other blog now.//

  91. 91.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 22, 2018 at 12:34 am

    @smike: The one issue I have with DSLR’s is weight, I’m a mirrorless guy. If they were still in the camera market, I’d recommend the Samsung NX500; great pics, you can shoot in full auto and mimic a point and shoot and really light. That’s the camera I’ve been shooting with for the past couple of years.

  92. 92.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 22, 2018 at 12:36 am

    @Suzanne:

    I hate everyone.

    I’m sorry, John G. Cole owns the copyright on that.

  93. 93.

    Suzanne

    August 22, 2018 at 12:54 am

    @Adam L Silverman: And I didn’t even eat any chicken wings. That’s how much I was amused by this crocodile.

  94. 94.

    smike

    August 22, 2018 at 1:09 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:
    Actually, I agree. The weight and the size do not make for convenience. I’ve been thinking of selling the camera as it does not get much use recently, though it does produce great pics.

  95. 95.

    opiejeanne

    August 22, 2018 at 4:22 am

    @Suzanne: Do chicken wings have that effect?

  96. 96.

    Anonymous At Work

    August 22, 2018 at 10:30 am

    Florida: Yeah, we don’t have a clue either…(potential official state motto)

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