re: #4 Eclectic Cyborg
She looks very happy.
re: #5 PhillyPretzel ✅
She looks very happy.
She spent 30 minutes riding around the yard after I took that. 🩷
This made me laugh…
This is the entire reason the internet was invented.
IG @ smacmcreanor pic.twitter.com/IE59LnfN9G— bonky ⚘ she/her (@shesbonky) December 25, 2023
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re: #1 Unabogie
He’s already preparing to contest the results.
Let him. He’ll be doing it with a Democratic Congress and Vice President certifying the results.
re: #12 Charles Johnson
Welcome to commercial free land everybody.
re: #12 Charles Johnson
Thank you very much, Secret Santas.
re: #18 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
The pie is out of the oven and cooling. Next up, the banana bread.
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I got addicted to Jim Nabors recipe. Adding macadamia nuts takes banana bread to a whole new level of nirvana.
Thank you to all the Secret Santas. And also to all the Secrete Santas oozing that Christmas spirit.
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re: #20 Joe Bacon ✅
The new(ish) macOS ability to copy text from images is amazingly good! I just used it to grab the text of that recipe and it was letter perfect, even the script title. Just needed a few extra linefeeds to break up paragraphs.
Gomer’s Banana Bread Pyle
1 cup butter or oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, beaten well
6 to 7 bananas, mashed
2½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ cup chopped macadamia nuts
Grease 2 large loaf pans or 5 small ones.
Cream the butter with the sugar. Add the eggs and beat well. Add the mashed bananas, stirring to blend. In a separate bowl sift together the dry ingredients. Fold the dry ingredients into the batter, mixing well. Add the macadamia nuts. Pour the batter into the pans. Bake in a 350° oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until done.
For muffins, fill 12 muffin cups ¾ full and bake in a 350° oven for 35 to 45 minutes.
Makes 2 large loaves, 5 small loaves, or 12 large muffins.
—Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle)
Now wait a minute wait a minute. Your apes aren’t here, they’re divested through out a digital decentralized, distributed and public digital ledger. pic.twitter.com/EFLJ52qu0c
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re: #12 Charles Johnson
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I agree with this except for the caveat that because of the Electoral College it doesn’t actually matter what the majority of Americans want. I hate to be a downer on Christmas but they absolutely are planning to use violence on Election Day to disrupt voting in large cities in Swing States and we just can’t allow ourselves to think the sheer malignancy and bad faith of that strategy means it can’t prevail.
re: #28 Decatur Deb
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re: #29 goddamnedfrank
I agree with this except for the caveat that because of the Electoral College it doesn’t actually matter what the majority of Americans want. I hate to be a downer on Christmas but they absolutely are planning to use violence on Election Day to disrupt voting in large cities in Swing States and we just can’t allow ourselves to think the sheer malignancy and bad faith of that strategy means it can’t prevail.
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yep — think of Succession. There, the series ended before SCOTUS could rule on what happened. With this SCOTUS, we know how they would have ruled.
re: #1 Unabogie
He’s already preparing to contest the results.
re: #32 Markm1960
100%
I keep trying to say that contesting the results was the 2020 game plan, and was plausible because he was President and had all the levers of power available to the Office of the Presidency. Threatening Secretaries of State and county elections officials with the DOJ, delaying the National Guard response when your supporters riot on Jan 6th, that shit is only really available to an incumbent. That isn’t going to be the game plan next time, it’s all going to go down on Election Day and they’re just going to try and keep as many people as possible from voting in certain select cities. It’s going to be extremely focused violence and we need to wrap our heads around that now because he’s been talking about it openly.
re: #31 Charles Johnson
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Whoa! Thanks, Secret Santa. I certainly wasn’t expecting that. Wow.
Schrader doesn’t seem to grasp the difference between OK to jump on the lap and Not OK to jump on the shoulders. I’d hate to ban him from both. Allowing both isn’t going to work either. The shoulders are not a safe perch. And it is startling to have Schrader sneak up behind me and land next to my head.
Zed just texted a picture of the “heart healthy” meal they just gave him in the hospital.
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TBH we have had some pretty awful airplane meals, even in first class.
re: #12 Charles Johnson
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Wow, thanks all. Happy Holidays!
Oh cool! Thanks for the subscription! That was very nice.
re: #12 Charles Johnson
Charles, how do I donate a subscription? My is pretty current, but I had to change cards so I might have turned off auto renew. I’d like to pay it forward since I got chose.
Thanks,
Jeff
re: #16 Patricia Kayden
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Voters don’t get to decide what is the law.
The Constitution is (the law).
And it’s mostly clear.
Well, clear enough
Even on Xmas.
re: #43 EstebanTornado1963
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re: #4 Eclectic Cyborg
And the payoff for putting that darn toy together:
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Got a Barbie Jeep for our daughter so long ago. She loved it. It was actually made so well, and she didn’t abuse it, that we were able to sell it and in the end it cost us like 25 bucks for 2 summers.
She will have a ball.
That will happen much quicker than you think.
Nice.
re: #18 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
The pie is out of the oven and cooling. Next up, the banana bread.
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There’s pie?!?!???
re: #50 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Cool. It looks like a barded turkey to me.
It’s close enough to 4:20 for me. All I have left to do for tonight’s meal is heat up the ham slices, mix up the potatoes/gravy and nuke the corn.
re: #50 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
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3.2 Kilos (just over 7 pounds) of French turkey, just right for the family.
Nice looking bird.
re: #45 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Mom loved to slice her baked banana bread loaves about 1/2 inch thick and then spread a shmear of Philly Cream Cheese on the slice.
re: #44 Dangerman
Voters don’t get to decide what is the law.
The Constitution is .
And it’s mostly clear.
Well, clear enoughEven on Xmas.
They do in states that have referenda provisions that allow you to modify the state Constitution or state laws. And then the GOP overrides the voters’ clear intent when they don’t like it.
re: #50 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It looks good too. Pity it is not Kosher.
thefreedictionary.com
re: #58 PhillyPretzel ✅
It looks good too. Pity it is not Kosher.
thefreedictionary.com
Bacon is the reason for the season.
Dang. The weather in Philly does not look too good. Dense Fog Advisory.
weather.gov
re: #57 Hecuba’s daughter
They do in states that have referenda provisions that allow you to modify the state Constitution or state laws. And then the GOP overrides the voters’ clear intent when they don’t like it.
Yeah but that’s not what’s happening here.
They are using this asinine argument cause they know they can’t win the merits
re: #57 Hecuba’s daughter
They do in states that have referenda provisions that allow you to modify the state Constitution or state laws. And then the GOP overrides the voters’ clear intent when they don’t like it.
Just remember this is the Ohio Asshole who is leading the fight to overturn the November pro-choice amendment passage.
re: #63 Vicious Babushka
You can thank Xi Jingping for that.
re: #61 wrenchwench
2024 might be the year Polio is declared a thing of the past!
MAGAs: Hold my beer!!
re: #54 Joe Bacon ✅
Mom loved to slice her banana bread loaves about 1/2 inch thick and then spread a shmear of Philly Cream Cheese on the slice.
These are “mini-loaves”. Two of them are already spoken for. I have a couple of pounds of both Hazel nuts and pecans that I going to use to make “butter”. Here’s a sneak peek of the loaves in the oven.
re: #12 Charles Johnson
Wow! Thanks Santa! I sincerely appreciate this.
Note to self…post more, you ungrateful twat.
My son is at the hospital now, bringing Z stuff from home that he has asked for. Hopefully he will be discharged Wednesday or Thursday.
My son will come home with the Chinese food that we missed having last night.
re: #69 Dangerman
So tfg is miserable today.
Good.
PS: the actual president
The Christmas story is at the heart of the Christian faith, but the values of hope, love, peace, and joy are universal.
They speak to all of us as human beings who are here on this Earth to care for one another, to look out for one another, to love one another.
These values are always important, and we see them in action in communities throughout our country.
All across America, we see stories of revival and renewal, hope and optimism. And pride. Pride in your work, in your family, in your town. Pride in this nation.
My hope this Christmas season is that we take a few moments of quiet reflection. To really look at each other, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as who we really are: Fellow Americans. Fellow human beings worthy of being treated with dignity and respect.
We’re truly blessed to live in this nation. And I truly hope we take the time to look out for one another…
Jill and I wish you and your family peace, joy, health, and happiness this season.
From the Biden family to yours, Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Joe Biden
President of the United States
re: #73 Dangerman
Yes. That is Joe. Go Joe.
re: #74 GlutenFreeJesus
Nice china. Lenox or Spode?
re: #72 Vicious Babushka
My son is at the hospital now, bringing Z stuff from home that he has asked for. Hopefully he will be discharged Wednesday or Thursday.
My son will come home with the Chinese food that we missed having last night.
That’s why they gave Z so much rice!
Working on a health care plan during Christmas. He really cares about us! pic.twitter.com/kQRtAIampn
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 25, 2023
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re: #83 Charles Johnson
We just found another Secret Santa ad-free subscription somebody put behind the sofa! And this one will go to…
Patricia Kayden! Enjoy.
Thanks!!
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BIDEN: “All good. Take a look! Start reporting it the right way.”
🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NbKC8o7gLj— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) December 24, 2023
re: #86 Patricia Kayden
How do I activate the subscription?
refresh the page and the ads should disappear now
re: #78 Dangerman
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They never admitted the insurance companies were the actual death panels.
Deny your claim and sponsor a NASCAR driver.
Fuck, have a blimp.
re: #73 Dangerman
The MAGAT’s reaction to that.
You fucking traitor! We’re the only True Americans™!
Got to see an old friend I haven’t seen in years today. She’s doing pretty well. 💪🏼
re: #12 Charles Johnson
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Biden spent Christmas morning calling military units to thank them for their service.
Trump spent the morning in virtually unintelligible ranting about how badly the world has treated him. “Like nobody has ever seen before.”
Our Christmas Sweeties Tray, w/ Cranberry Cordial. That’s the good china and the Waterford crystal:
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re: #67 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
These are “mini-loaves”. Two of them are already spoken for. I have a couple of pounds of both Hazel nuts and pecans that I going to use to make “butter”. Here’s a sneak peek of the loaves in the oven.
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!
ATTENTION!
URGENT COMMUNIQUE FROM GRINCH AND SCROOGE SUPREME WORLD HEADQUARTERS
From: Cthulhu
Subject: “war on Christmas”
It is my sad duty to report that our efforts to intercept the “Red Elf” Santa Claus and his propaganda sleigh have once again been frustrated by the illegal, unconstitutional intervention of NORAD, a federally funded agency that has no business facilitating the religiously motivated bribery of children.
The news is equally bleak elsewhere. On the commerce front, even the grinchiest of business enterprises, Walmart, has closed for the day. The only bright spot is that the Salvation Army’s infantry, the notorious “bell ringers,” have finally been forced to retreat back to their lairs with loot in hand.
Lord Cthulhu wishes you a happy and nutritious solstice and renews Its standing invitation to the daily banquet at our headquarters under the Greenland icecap.
re: #102 GlutenFreeJesus
I thought so. They seem to have the nicest patterns. And have a very Merry Christmas. :)
re: #12 Charles Johnson
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Wow. Thanks Secret Santas.
Happy Holidays everyone.
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Oh I just noticed. Wow thank you Secret Santa. I am now a believer!
re: #99 Dangerman
See??
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Trump looks like shit. And he looks like he smells like shit.
re: #39 Vicious Babushka
Zed just texted a picture of the “heart healthy” meal they just gave him in the hospital.
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Well that’s as disgusting as the hospital food I remember when I lost 15 lbs. while in hospital in 2020 for a week.
Ick.
re: #108 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅
Personally I think The Sound of Music is closer to being a Christmas Movie than Die Hard.
The whole point of the robbery plot was what would happen on Christmas night:
“It’s Christmas, Charlie. It’s a time of miracles.”
re: #114 austin_blue
The whole point of the robbery plot was what would happen on Christmas night:
“It’s Christmas,
CharlieTheo. It’s a time of miracles.”
re: #114 austin_blue
The whole point of the robbery plot was what would happen on Christmas night:
“It’s Christmas, Charlie. It’s a time of miracles.”
Bruce Willis said it best: “It’s not a Christmas movie, it’s a Bruce Willis movie.”
re: #117 Ace Rothstein
Fuck me, you are as right as rain. I am a Checkmated Lib!
re: #108 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅
re: #110 Ace Rothstein
No.
re: #116 Dangerman
Yes.
re: #114 austin_blue
The whole point of the robbery plot was what would happen on Christmas night:
“It’s Christmas, Charlie. It’s a time of miracles.”
re: #117 Ace Rothstein
“It’s Christmas,
CharlieTheo. It’s a time of miracles.”
re: #118 Ace Rothstein
Bruce Willis said it best: “It’s not a Christmas movie, it’s a Bruce Willis movie.”
Sorry, Bruce, but Die Hard is a Christmas movie…
re: #12 Charles Johnson
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Oh. Wow. Thanks, guys. I greatly appreciate it.