Saturday, October 31, 2026
Tomorrow's Sunday. Why not celebrate it old school?
The concept of taking a day off has transformed over the decades -
and over the centuries in fact - from a rare aristocratic privilege or a religious duty into a heavily negotiated modern workplace benefit.
In Ancient Rome, citizens observed market days (nundinae) and public religious festivals. Imperial China’s Han Dynasty granted officials a rest day every five days (xiu-mu) for washing and family.
For centuries in the West, the primary structured "day off" was Sunday, pushed by Sabbatarians who argued for abstaining from labor on the holy day, which later expanded as factories adjusted for diverse religious practices.
The 18th and 19th centuries stripped away traditional agricultural rhythms. Factory workers, including children, routinely labored 12 to 16 hours a day, six or seven days a week.
Henry Ford institutionalized the 40-hour, 5-day workweek across his auto plants in 1926, finding that extra leisure time actually stabilized and boosted worker output, a model codified into U.S. law by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Take the day off. Chill - or do something with your family. Forget about watching football or Barney Miller reruns. Take the clan out to a late lunch or early dinner, and then fire up the fire pit, pop yourself a cold one, and enjoy the rest of your day.
No matter what you do, you never want to waste a day off.
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Who let her in in the first place? WTF guys - c'mon...
A woman wearing a burka was escorted out of a Florida county commissioners meeting on Tuesday after playing a recording of the Islamic call to prayer during the public comment period where residents spoke against the potential expansion of a local mosque amid concerns from some over its wording on zoning and agenda materials.
The incident occurred as the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners was listening to residents address the board. A woman covered head-to-toe in black, with only her left eye visible, and approached the podium. Rather than making a verbal statement, she activated a recording of the call to prayer. It was not immediately clear whether the gesture was a protest or a prank.
The audio played for nearly a minute before Board Chairman Dave Eggers interrupted, pointing out that county rules require public speakers to deliver verbal comments rather than play recordings.
At some point, we all gotta say enough is enough with this over-the-top Muslim shit. Their beliefs are antithetical to our Democratic Republic. These ancient ideologies and political actions run directly counter to the principles that sustain a constitutional republic, and we have to stop doing this freedom of religion shit when their religion call for our deaths in it's own friggin' 'Holy Book'.
Where - and when - do we draw the line? The woman should never have been let in to the meeting in the first place. Can't - or won't - identify yourself?
Fuck you. Stay out. End of story.
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'Largely peaceful' my ass...
Clashes have erupted in Paris, Marseille and other cities after tens of thousands of demonstrators, some in Halloween fancy dress, marched across France in a third wave of protests over the cost of living and deteriorating public services.
About 320,000 people – down from an estimated 410,000 last weekend – took part in rallies around the country, the interior ministry said, including 70,000 in Paris who marched along boulevards on the south-eastern outskirts, avoiding the city centre.
As evening approached and the largely peaceful demonstrations came to an end, police in several cities fired teargas and stun grenades to disperse crowds joined – as on the previous Saturday – by groups of masked rioters.
This is the same way the media here reported on the riots in Washington and Oregon and Minnesota last summer - 'largely peaceful' - while the rioters burned down their own cities. Granted, Guardian.com is an uber-leftie news source, but c'mon, guys, we're really not nearly as stupid as your subscribers might be. The shit they're doing in Europe right now is just as mis-guided and reckless - and pointless - as the shit these leftie morons do here. No wonder nobody trusts the media any more...
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The art of 'self reliance' isn't dead, but it might be taking a nap...
Self-reliance is the practice of trusting your own judgment, taking responsibility for your actions, and building the practical and mental tools to handle life independently. Far from cutting yourself off from others, true self-reliance makes you capable of doing many things yourself that others may not be capable of.
True independence (self reliance) relies on tangible, everyday skills that reduce your reliance on commercial systems.
Budgeting, tracking expenses, and living within your means. Fixing household items, changing car oil, handling flat tires, or sewing torn seams. Preparing nutritious meals from scratch, canning, foraging, or gardening. Knowing basic first aid, water purification, fire starting, and alternative heating or lighting sources.
Figuring out how to solve problems or navigate unfamiliar territory without constant outside assistance is key.
I'm good on 13 of the 15 items mentioned. How about you?
What's the secret base?!
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The sad truth about kids today...
As far as I'm concerned, this thing with these kids absolutely glued
to any screen they can get their hands on is their parent's fault and not theirs. Let's remember that most kids are idiots for a good long time. They'll attach themselves to anything that's put in front of 'em. Kid's parents don't prevent them from doom-scrolling all day long - in fact, they encourage it by providing the vehicle - the phone or the tablet.
They (the parents) lie to themselves, saying the phones are necessary for the kids security. Bullshit. My old man taught me how to fight dirty when I was around 9 years old. That was my security - a good swift kick to the nuts - know what I mean?
I am convinced that 'smart' phones make kids stupider...
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How do we let these nutjobs main-stream so easily?
A transgender bus driver for a Canadian school was canned (love that little dig) after wearing a skimpy schoolgirl’s outfit and dubbing their route the “Lolita Line” - and is now suing over the firing. The driver - identified only as L.Z. in court papers - was booted from it's gig with Ontario’s York Catholic District School Board in 2025 after outraged parents reported the situation.
Stunning images appeared to capture L.Z. in full get-up at the door of the bus - wearing a short pink skirt, a frilly white top and knee-high stockings.
L.Z. also reportedly placed a placard reading “Lolita Line” in the window of the bus, in an apparent reference to the infamous 1955 Vladimir Nabokov novel about a middle-aged man sexually obsessed with a 12-year-old girl. That name also eerily echoed the widely used nickname of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet, the “Lolita Express.”
L.Z. was booted from the job - but the ex-driver turned around and sued the school district and bus company claiming “discrimination with respect to employment because of ethnic origin, gender identity, and sex” because they are “a transgender woman.”
Good luck with that, girlfriend...
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Is inflation really as bad as the media makes it out to be? They say inflation is a dominant concern for American households in late 2026, with families feeling the pinch in unexpected places. One report stated that parents are explicitly warning their kids not to expect much, reflecting broader economic anxiety that has seeped into seasonal rituals.
Political debate continues over the causes and duration of these issues, with voters expressing frustration that everyday costs remain elevated despite earlier 'promises of relief' from this - and every other administration.
The cartoon tries to make the pointed argument that the economy is delivering disappointment at every level, including to children. By inferring that parents somehow pass along lowered expectations, it suggests that current conditions are forcing families to accept diminished returns on once-simple traditions.
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Ireland will set up a government body that would for the first time undertake research and preparations for the possibility of future unity with British-run Northern Ireland, Prime Minister Micheal Martin was quoted as saying on Friday.
The new body would be tasked with scoping out the models and challenges for different potential outcomes, including Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom or maintaining its devolved entity but as part of a united Ireland.
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On December 8, 1940, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., the Chicago Bears demolished the Washington Redskins 73–0 in the NFL Championship Game. It remains the largest margin of victory in league history (regular season or playoffs). Attendance was a sellout 36,034.
This was the first NFL title game broadcast nationwide, carried by the Mutual Broadcasting System with Red Barber as the sole announcer (no color commentator). Barber later recalled calling the game alone from a precarious overhang and, at one point late in the blowout, bringing in Nebraska coach Biff Jones to confirm the score on air because listeners who tuned in mid-game might not believe what they were hearing.
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There is now imperical evidence that she is as dumb as she looks. Ilhan Omar was so confused by her marriage to her brother, she crossed out her own name twice on the official application.
A certified copy from the Hennepin County, Minn., government shows that the Democratic congresswoman’s surname was initially written as Omar, before being crossed out and replaced with Elmi. A final edit reverted it back to Omar.
Yet another layer gets peeled off her bullshit onion.
Wuddya think - she got her bags packed already?
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More likely than not it's just a way that dramatizes how effective social media is in getting out any message to impressionable young out-of-work jerkoffs.
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Well, when the pool went back in to the garage at the end of the summer, me and my brothers had a great sand pit (like about an inch thick at most) to play in. We could spend the whole day out there, building roads, digging mines - whatever we could conjur. It sucks that I have no idea what ever happened to those - and my Matchbox cars and trucks. Maybe they just got regifted to some other kid in our ridiculously extended family...
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Does anyone really know what time it is?
This iconic photograph is titled Boy with a Watch (Ragazzo con l'orologio), captured in Comacchio, Italy, in 1955 by the pioneering Italian photojournalist Piergiorgio Branzi.
Branzi (1928–2022), was a major figure in post-war Italian humanist street photography and photojournalism.
Subject: A young boy (affectionately known locally as "Il Cicca") walking through a wet square in Comacchio, carrying a large clock or pocket-watch-style timepiece on his shoulders, with his reflection mirrored in a puddle below. Taken during Branzi's early 1950s travels documenting the social realities and daily life of post-war Italy, the original was B&W...
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