Random photos, comics, etc.

[Randy Stankey]

Well, at least it isn't like what happened with our dog when we were kids.

We put up our tree, the dog took one look at it and thought, "Oh! Look! Indoor plumbing!"

[Leo Enticknap]

Or just using a tree in exactly the same way as s/he did when out on a walk.

This was Pussolini's first encounter with the Christmas tree. We adopted him in the summer of 2023, but last Christmas we visited relatives in England. The work, family, and logistical challenges involved in making that possible (especially with a seven-year old) meant that the decorations simply didn't go up last year.

Our first cat took one look at the tree once we'd put it up and decorated it, and immediately climbed all the way up its steel "trunk," tried to grab hold of the topper star with her front claws, did to the tree's center of gravity what you'd expect (despite being only 2-3 months old and not weighing more than 3-4lb at the time), and took a 90º ride to the ground with the tree as her passenger. Nine years later, she still refuses to go anywhere near it.

[Randy Stankey]

I don't know. Sometimes I think we should just bolt the tree to the floor and cable it to the ceiling then let the cat climb it. It'd probably be a lot less hassle, in the long run.

[Ryan Gallagher]

Growing up we had big dogs with obliviously waggy tails... our fancy ornaments always went above waist height... all the wooden and non-breakables went in the bottom half. Back when real trees were more common you also always had to fend off the pets drinking the tree water in the stand. Mmmm sap.

[Leo Enticknap]

Source.

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She's married to a lizard???!!!

[Frank Cox]

Would that be a Lounge lizard?

[Randy Stankey]

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I won't bother inserting a caption.
If you are old enough, you'll get the joke.
If you don't, you're probably too young to understand.

[Jim Cassedy]

A cousin sent me this several years ago on my birthday:

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> I was hoping to get a pardon from Joe Biden for a changeover
I missed last week, and for any I might miss in the future, but
apparently, I didn't make his list. . .

[Leo Enticknap]

[requesting forgiveness for the politics]

Swapping out a light engine with a deceased green formatter in a DP2K-32B this morning, I commented to the owner that the only way of fixing it that did not involve shipping it to Belgium would be to ask the POTUS to make the time to issue a 201nd executive order: the "make Barcos work again" order. The owner replied that I had to come up with a more catchy acronym than that, or he wouldn't even answer the phone.

[Leo Enticknap]

I have a nomination for the "headline writer of the year" award:

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[Ryan Gallagher]

I have a nomination for the "headline writer of the year" award:

I count 6, maybe 7? ;-) But Daily Mail was never known for their accuracy and integrity.

[Leo Enticknap]

This stuff is really going to sell well in what remains of Pacific Palisades and Altadena...

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[Leo Enticknap]

For if your child is stuck in Freud's anal stage...

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[Frank Cox]

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[Jim Cassedy]

I've been extra busy at the theater this week, but when my,
boss asked me "if I could use a hand in the projection room",
- - this is definitely NOT what I had in mind. . . .
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