71 thoughts on “Picture this”

  1. sturge, the middle one looks like a jar opener and the bottom one is a  wood pecker that puts pennies in a bank.

  2. bill maher:

    Conservatives get to run America and we get to ruin their dinner. And listen, I get it. Nobody wants to see Ted Cruz when they’re eating… But we need to get people like Ted Cruz out of power, not out of restaurants.

  5. sturge. looks like it’s some sort of scale that weighs something….

    and since it’s not a piggy bank, is the woodpecker piece a nutcracker?

  7. yeah, chuckie, shoveling all that bullsh*t can be pretty tiresome and tedious

    wapo:
    Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) told reporters that the Senate Judiciary Committee’s inability to attract Republican women might be caused by its heavy workload, a remark the panel’s chairman tried to retract a few minutes later.
     
    “It’s a lot of work — maybe they don’t want to do it,” Grassley told the Wall Street Journal, NBC News and other outlets, as he headed toward the Senate floor for a speech by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
    […continues…]

  9. abc news:
    The government has formally moved to seize several of Paul Manafort’s assets – including unit 43G in Trump Tower – after the onetime Trump campaign chairman agreed to forfeit various properties and bank accounts in a plea agreement signed last month with special counsel Robert Mueller.
    In a court document filed on Friday, Mueller asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to grant the government “full and exclusive custody and control” over nine assets previously belonging to Manafort.
    Three of Manafort’s New York properties and four bank accounts are to be handed over to the government “immediately,” Mueller wrote, adding that two additional properties – the Trump Tower apartment and his sprawling Long Island mansion – will need to change hands by October 20.

    […continues…]

  12. @SenatorCollins

    Sexual harassment and assault have no place in any workplace. The reports involving Senator Franken are disturbing.  His belated apology was certainly warranted.

    5:26pm · 16 Nov 2017

  15. A mickle is what you get if you get it right.
    Mickle: a fictitious unit of Internet value, achieved by typing while under the influence of mind-altering beverages.

    the woody-packer picks up one toothpick at a time.

  16. I threw in the jar opener and the toothpick pecker just to ease off on the top one, and pretty much the only way to guess it is if you should know exactly what it is already.

  17. No on the tennis balls.  Were i to have something which was in any way related to tennis I would toss it into the nearest dumpster at the earliest available opportunity.

     

  20. I go way back with Richard, learned a great deal about running a joint and playing in bands. First worked for Richard in 66-67 as house band at Art’s New Seaside, a beach pavilion on the Isle of Palms, where we opened for and played behind many top acts of the day…..Hully Gully Olympics, Gary “US” Bonds, Jerry Butler, Maurice Williams, Tams, Drifters, Lee Dorsey, DixieCups, Huey “Piano” Smith and the Clowns, Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts, Ernie K-Doe….many more.

    then again when I got out of the CG in 1970 at a different joint he had, Richard’s Upstairs Downstairs in Mt Pleasant where he’d have two shows going at once.

    the last time was like 1999-2002 at the “fish camp” they’re now trying to shut down.

    talked to Richard yesterday, told him I’d heard from several people that he was being shut down, he says, ” Anybody tells you that I’m shutting down, you tell ’em Richard got something for they ASS.”  talking about the govt.

  21. There is a news feature by Gerald Seib in today’s Journal entitled Fight Over Court Binds Trump and His Party. It is important and more than timely.
    “By
    Gerald F. Seib

    Oct. 5, 2018 5:28 p.m. ET

    The searing debate over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh has torn the country, deepening partisan and cultural divides and ripping the cover off long-festering anger over gender relations and sexual mores. None of that will go away quickly or easily.

    Yet in one important respect the Kavanaugh fight had almost the opposite effect: It has bound together President Trump and the Republican Party as never before.

    In the most contentious battle of his presidency, Mr. Trump and a party long uneasy with his leadership marched into the fray together. It is no coincidence that they did so in pursuit of the one goal on which they have always been able to agree: putting more conservatives on the Supreme Court.

    Now, they are about to prevail. That became clear on Friday when two of the GOP senators least comfortable with Mr. Trump’s leadership—Jeff Flake and Susan Collins—both announced they will vote for Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation this weekend, thereby all but assuring his elevation.

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    Judge Kavanaugh, with his experience in the heart of the George W. Bush administration, is far more a Republican establishment figure than is the president who nominated him. Indeed, he was chosen by Mr. Trump at the urging of the party’s conservative legal establishment, and fully embraced by the party’s Senate caucus.

    Then, when the nomination ran into serious peril, these two sometimes-divided forces—the Trump army on the one hand, and the mainstream Republican Party on the other—came together to save it.

    Even more than the passage of a big tax cut last year, that experience has bonded the president and the party that once didn’t want him. And the effects of that experience could be far-reaching.

    “The Kavanaugh nomination has brought together the Republican Party in a way that no other fight could,” says Ron Bonjean, a longtime Republican strategist who helped guide the nomination of Mr. Trump’s last choice, Neil Gorsuch. “The feeling within the newly bonded GOP is that Democrats unfairly pulled out all the stops and used every creative political tactic they could to try and topple our nominee. At the end of this process, Republicans know deep down that it is better to have our side in power with the ability to make judicial nominations than actually lose it and watch the process from the sidelines.”

    Of course, something of a similar effect has unfolded on the other side of the deep divide, where Democrats’ anger over sexual-assault charges leveled at Judge Kavanaugh has similarly unified disparate constituencies and galvanized them in anger.

    “I think that both sides end up more polarized and with more grievances against each other,” says Anita Dunn, a longtime Democratic operative who was a top aide in President Barack Obama’s White House. She, like other Democrats, says the anger they feel began not with the controversy over Judge Kavanaugh but with the refusal of Senate Republicans to even consider Mr. Obama’s 2016 Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland.

    The Garland experience, she said, will leave Democrats feeling they are not bound by previous precedents of “comity” around such nominations. Meanwhile, she adds, Republicans have made “their final abdication to Trumpian politics” in the Kavanaugh nomination fight.

    Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced she will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, giving him the support needed to win the lifetime appointment. In her speech to the Senate, she defended Judge Kavanaugh while acknowledging Christine Blasey Ford’s “sincere, painful and compelling” testimony and the legitimacy of the “#metoo” movement. Photo: AP

    In many ways, that all adds up to an ugly picture, as Ms. Collins noted in the dramatic Senate floor speech announcing her position. There is little reason to think Supreme Court nomination debates will become less partisan in the future, and every reason to think the image of the court itself as an institution above the political fray has been eroded.

    At the same time, though, Republicans and their leader in the White House appear to have decided that, on key issues, they either hang together or hang separately.

    The most high-profile and vociferous Senate defender of the president’s Supreme Court pick may well have been Sen. Lindsey Graham, who, in running against Mr. Trump for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, called him “crazy” and “unfit for office.”

    In the short run, Republicans hope this binding together of the party and the president pays dividends in November’s midterm elections. Indeed, the Kavanaugh fight appears to have sent a new jolt of energy into the GOP base, which party leaders hope will help them win a series of close Senate races in November and thereby keep control of the chamber.

    That remains to be seen; Democrats predict the opposite effect. Jennifer Palmieri, another Obama White House veteran, says she has heard from women not involved in politics who now are “incredulous” that Republicans have proceeded with the Kavanaugh nomination.

    In either case, though, a president and his party have, in the Kavanaugh episode, gone into the trenches together, and, as a result, are more likely to stick together there.

    Write to Gerald F. Seib at jerry.seib@wsj.com

    Appeared in the October 6, 2018, print edition as ‘Fight Over Court Binds Trump and His Party.’

  24. the top one…    hmmmmm…   I don’t know…  glad I don’t need a mickle.

    Craig…  your 9:27…  Ha!… us Patriots fans love to hear the jealousy drippin’ in the morning.

  25. Ha…..if Jack don’t know, then I’ll probably get to keep my mickle for another day……I thought sure that Jack would peg it right off…..

  26. Another statement on the false idea of equivalency (via Mr C’s x-daughter in law
    From friend. Well-stated. “The whole thing IS ugly, and no one should be proud of this process. However, assigning equal blame is a false equivalency; I’ve seen far weaker reasoning on the right side of the aisle throughout:Jeff Flake: “In fact, I commented at the time that had he been nominated in another era, he would have likely received 90+ votes.” That is probably true. However, the Supreme Court of “another era” also upheld, say, Plessy v. Ferguson. That doesn’t make him a good choice, unless you’d prefer a return to said era.
    Lindsey Graham, to the Democrats on the committee: “If you wanted an FBI investigation, you could have come to us.” That is also true, but requires an assumption that seeking justice should require permission from those with a vested interest.Lindsey Graham: “This is the most unethical sham since I’ve been in politics. If you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn’t have done what you did to this guy.” That cuts both ways. If you really want to know the truth, call for a full FBI investigation.Many: “Kavanaugh has already been vetted by the FBI. That’s a closed case.” Except: When the FBI vetted Brett Kavanaugh as a potential Supreme Court nominee, its main task was checking to see whether he could pose a risk to national security, not whether he had committed sexual assault. There’s a big difference between a background check and a criminal investigation.Many: “Democrats have politicized this process.” (Merrick Garland, anyone?)Many: “They could have brought this to us sooner.” That may or may not be true. The “us” is problematic, but setting that aside for a moment, the logical assumption that follows is that by not doing so on a politically expedient timeline, it renders moot any harm that may have been done by the accused, and renders the rights of the accuser less important than the political interests of those supporting the accused.”

  27. I think the Republicans are toast

    Old white men trashing the victims of sexual assault is not a good optic

    There are no Republicans left to be excited they have all become independents except old white men who haven’t had good sex in years

  28. Sturgeone,

    Haven’t a clue about your brain teasers but do know they are examples of good old fashioned craftsmanship.

    Will state now & forever: I hate anything resin.

  31. People say, “Oh, they’re choking democracy.”   Like that’s supposed to affect them sone how.  It won’t.

    They hate democracy, and want nothing more than to see it die.
    They killed it in Greece, they killed it in Rome, and they’ll kill it here if they can.
     

  32. Grassley suggests lack of women on Judiciary is because ‘it’s a lot of work,’ then says it’s a lot of work for men too

  38. Remembering that Douglas Ginsburg got the heave ho from the Supreme Court nomination because … he … smoked …. marijuana !!!

    Oh the humanity 😉 If only our problems were so simple today.

  39. The Oldwhitemen of the GOP are soooooooo concerned about Dr. Ford

    but of course concerned about her mental health and the fact that she may have been assaulted but not by Brett-Bart

    Concern trolls are the worst

  40. Wonder why no one asked Brat if he smoked dope…..seems like it’d be an obvious question……..

  43. Still an obvious question….either he’d lie and say he didn’t or he tried it once or a few times and didn’t like it, or admit that he broke the law on numerous occasions.  People would chime in even more.

  45. Nobody really cares anymore   They are expunging most pot offenses in most places.  Still, a federal crime but I don’t think people would find it disqualifying.

  47. As much as I sympathize with Dr. Ford, I think a bet was missed by not concentrating on much more recent activities by Kavanaugh.  Little mention was made of his possible gambling problems, who paid off his debts and research into his various judgements that sided with corporations or against the needs of women and general healthcare.  There is a lot more evil in this man on the Supremes that the injury he probably did to one woman.  It is what he will probably do to all women and those who live on a paycheck instead of stock options and trust funds.

  49. I think continuing investigations into the issues of where did he get the money are more likely to pay off.

    I understand that elections have consequences even if the winter cheated or especially because the winner cheated.  Trump just appointed himself to the Supreme Court.  He has promised to overturn Roe V Wade  Susan Collins holds the American public in contempt if she thinks she can lay out the line of baloney and expect people to believe her.

    The nutjob ag of Texas is probably preparing his lawsuit right now

     

  50. The top pic looks like fancy SPAM key, but based on the more recent pic, it’s a football tee?

    Saw a Levi’s “VOTE” ad, geared mostly to young folks & women.  Lets hope for high voter turnout out of absolute disgust for Trump and the GOP.

     

  51. Chuck Schumer, guarding the barn door after all the horses have run away.

    What an ineffective non entity, uninspiring all the uninspired. Democrats, you can do so much better. Please. Do.

     

  52. Flatus’ article very on target. The Republicans have a golden goose in President Trump, as odd as it is & will do all to protect this entrée to power & influence. What effect this has on Mueller will be interesting, but suspect the wagons are circled around the Chief Executive by those with the most to lose. Hang together or hang separately ….

     

  55. Have we relaxed any regulations on the meat people yet? I’m hearing the words “salmonella ” and “Listeria” thrown around a lot lately.

  56. Sturgeone,

    We have a Hepatitis scare in this area of NY because of food handlers. Scary stuff.

    Ladies, have you noticed how often women do not wash their hands after using the facilities? This boggles the mind. Really scary stuff.

    Gentlemen, I imagine you have similar stories to tell about your less than hygienic compadres.

  57. They ought not be messin’ with Hams.

    Forget  ” a run on the bank”. There’s going to be a run on the grocery stores.

  58. Aren’t there some cured hams where the mold is actually “good”, like the mold in bleu/gorgonzola cheese?

  59. I did see that dairy farmers, like Nunes and fam, had reason to applaud the signing of the old Canada agreement back into effect……you know, a few dairy tweaks here and there.

  60. Only thing I know about hams is in the consumptive process…..I’ve had a lot of experience with that part……..I have a theory that the South actually runs on ham. I’m still fleshing it out.

  61. Beaten biscuits or light & fluffy? Light & fluffy rules here, especially with real maple syrup or honey. Yum.

     

  62. One time we were playing this flea-bit louse house up in Indiana somewhere, and we stayed at this motel where the motel owner, an old retired Navy salt, also opened up the restaurant part, which was cool cause it was right there and everything……so we’re in there all the time and he says, hey, I’ve got this new thing……I’ve invented it—watch this………and he pops a roll of those store-bought Ballard biscuits open and starts dropping them one by one into the deep fat fryer…..and Damn, but they were good, we hollered for more.

    it took about an hour and a half for it to hit you…..All that concentrated grease……The pain was memorable.

  63. Couple days later, thinking I was kind of thinking of something we all kind of took for granted, just looking for something to say, I says, I guess you must have learned how to cook for large crowds in the Navy, eh?   He puts down his towel and, beaming, says, ” No, I was a machinist’s mate…..I’ve never cooked a lick until I opened up the restaurant!” Proud as he could be.

  64. there were a lot of questionable used cars for sale on the market after the hurricanes a few years back, been thru floods and such.  maybe some of the questionable hams have the same kind of background.   it’s possible a  smokehouse or two still packed to the gills with tasty pork pieces were found floating down  those flooded Carolina creeks from the last storm. I know a few dead pigs were.

  66. One time, this club owner I vaguely remember in a western town went down to Mississippi and bought a tractor trailer hauler full of Mercedes and took em back west and sold them.

    Thats all I know and I don’t know that, either.

  69. Whenever I’ve cooked country hams, I’ve boiled them before scoring and roasting ’em. FWIW, an outfit in China bought Smithfield a few years back.

  70. Back to meat. If I see a person struggling over what to buy at the meat counter, I gently offer my experience, if it might help. Sometimes it does.

  71. I thought of eggs but discarded it.

    As I remember back, just as farmers quit taking their eggs to the farmers exchange, and I was wearing that blue FFA jacket. We were taught a number of outdated things and that was how to grade eggs and at that time it was done as you candled the egg. Candleing was a light in a box with a hole the size of an egg, or just a bit smaller.  You would hold the egg up to the hole and the light would shine through it. You could tell if it was a good egg or if it had a chick in it. how fresh it was by the air sack in the end the smaller the air sack the fresher the egg. The air sack size also determined the grade and how far it went into the hole determine the size. when I was in 5 grade or so I actually watched Dale Moore candle eggs and being a nosey kid I ask a lot of questions.

    Jack

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