Weekend Open Thread: The Song Remains the Same Edition

H. Clay Aalders
Weekend Open Thread
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I don’t care per se, but it makes for a great weekly theme.  It was inevitable that such a high-profile publicity-stunt relationship would be a highly memeable event.

 

Wake up Sheeple! This is really important!

To everyone but Brittany Mahomes that is…

For those unaware, KC’s QB, Patrick Mahomes (from all the commercials) has a wife who is constantly crying out for attention on social media. I am sure she didn’t like being upstaged in her husband’s home stadium.

The “vaccines” probably saved lives on balance among at-risk populations, but Kelce is as fit and healthy of an individual you will find, at least until T-Swizzle gets finished with him. The bigger risk is ending up as another break-up song.

With the theme-memes out of the way, it is time for the Events Calendar.

Two big ones this weekend…

Lost Pines Knife Show

Bowie’s Memorial Hammer-In

Mark will be at the Hammer-In.  I believe he is giving a talk saturday morning.

Next weekend the ABS Smoky Mountain Hammer in is cancelled…

CANCELED – ABS Great Smoky Mountain Hammer-In

And the week following is Blade Show West. Is anyone going?

Blade Show West

 

There are a bunch of odds-and-ends memes related to recent themes…

Goes well with the Pumpkin Spiced SPAM from last week.

Might be the first taco I don’t want…

Indeed.

I actually prefer spring. Mosquitoes or not.

F35 memes are still around, I hadn’t seen these 3.

Surprised I didn’t see this one before midweek.

Memes within memes are my favorite.

Stop trying to make WuFlu a thing again…

Finally, this is evergreen as a current event…

Moving on to our giveaway…

Hocky is the winner this week, if he would like to claim one of the 4 remaining knives, he is welcome to. We all know how he feels about Chinese-made knives, but maybe the pedigree of the M16 will pique his interest. If not, I will draw 2 winners next week.

Usual rules apply, up to 5 comments and replies count as your entries, and if you are new to the blog, your entries count double in your first week. Your first comments will be held back until I can approve them, so don’t worry if you don’t see them right away.

Good luck to you all.

I forgot to post a musical selection the past couple of weeks. This one goes out to my Brother who introduced me to Rev. Payton and who brought my niece down for a visit this week.

A bit different, but I’d rather listen to them than Taylor Swift.

But vegans seem so healthy.

You can play your Yamaha guitar while destroying your neighbors.

I’m not saying it was aliens…

But it was aliens.

Better than speaking Italian to a goat.

I missed that one.

Wasn’t that the South Park pilot?

Good boi go boom.

Karma is a bitch, don’t be your cellmate’s.

“It’s over Jim”.

Don’t do it.

I don’t blame this dog a bit…

Still a good boi.

They should make planes out of old 3310s.

Related…

 

It really was.

THe pilot will start to sweat when you turn off the fan.

YOu can try tying a pork chop around your neck as well.

Stick to Jui-Jitsu dude.

 

A cow in the window is actually pretty scary

there is actually someone who lives inside of the machine.

Hes just preparing to fight VIkings.

Too Soon?…

Also too soon…

Spolier alert: The Rat did win.

Poke-poke.

Painful.

You were lured into complacency by the lack of Rickrolls the past few weeks.

Related…

This is funny…

Skynet still struggles with hands.

I don’t believe it.

Poor guy. Hope he doesn’t sneeze.

Truth. I think I sprained my kidneys.

All of the above.

 

Godzilla is harder to train than a T-rex.

Well defended argument.

Roman Empire, pre-decline.

Enough to give you whiplash.

It’s honest work.

That’s all for tonight. I will let the Big Damn Band play you out.

Have a happy one folks.

 

 

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H. Clay Aalders

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives - spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

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  1. The “Black Plague” was NOT caused by RATS. They were the transport vehicles for the bubonic plague infected fleas. Wiped out about 200 million folks between 1347-1353. At boot camp in 1972, the corpsman still inoculated us with a plague vaccine. Hog cholera shot was like having gravy injected into my arm . . . Other “shots”: Yellow fever, dengue fever, typhus and tetanus; MMR (. . . got those as a kid in the 50s, what the hell, MORE SHOTS!). Within a day of getting 10-20 shots, my entire boot camp company could hardly move due to having “boot camp fever”.
    CMEAT: “You had me at Line 49 . . . Go T-Rex!

    Knife Time: “She’s a very kinky girl, the kind you don’t take home to mother . . .” (Rick James, 1981). Benchmade “Super Freek”, 560BK-1, CPM-M4; NIB . . . Where else but a pawn shop! “CPM M4” is interesting in its composition, notably Vanadium at 4%; Tungsten-5.5% and Molybdenum-5.3%. Non-stainless (Cr-4%), so the blade has Cerakote. The “V, W and Mo” give considerable toughness to the blade with an approximate Rc-60-65. Usually, toughness is sacrificed as hardness increases. The blade pivots on phosphor-bronze washers and is pretty much frictionless. This knife is a sell/trade . . . The knife deities are smiling on my hunt!

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    1. m4 falls right betweern vanadis8 and 4v, two of my fave “compromises.” of those, i have 4v, a bit tougher with less edge retention than m4.
      my mom was watching some pbs history thing on the plague, it was a number of really cool episodes. the gal presenting (the show, you sick dogs) was very tolerable (not always the case with pbs, like npr, it’s propaganda that you pay for). i think science (real science, not fauci) can tell if your descendant from survivors, some peole were sort of immune.

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  3. my one buddy is head electrician at soldier field, does all the special events in addition to sports… another friend of ours works security. they both insist the fans at her show were solid compared to whoever that was that wouldn’t let babygroot the ex- mayor in. said she plays over three hours which is nice if you like that sort of thing. chiefs vs bears… ya know it’s kinda nice when the team sucks; i don’t set sundays aside like an idiot. can’t stand the collar and endzone inspirational crap anyhoo. made a joke up on the way back from lambeau last fall: do bears sh*t in the woods? no, justin fields. apologize if i repeat myself.
    almost decades old inside joke about jessica, kandykorn and hidden valleys. had to forward that one.
    skeeters at night without netting after the rain, black flies with tiny hatchets during the day.
    new variant in room was also forwarded, i can hear prickzter(.gov) now.
    big damn band played free at our lakefront lagoon some years back, they were fun. just discovering colter wall.
    the impossible food section at the grocery had gotten big, much smaller now again. pushthatcrap.
    squirrel yahtzee < frog baseball.
    douche bear is out there, he looks like dancing bear from captain kangaroo.
    i know alot of jesus', i call them all heysue.
    maybe that dog been eatin' sugar free gummi bears.
    karen will be fine, tourniquet around the neck.
    wolf eat pug.
    those drawers remind me of the father's pair in "female trouble." only time i watched a girl gnaw off her own babies umbilicle.umbilical.
    i'd still have a slider if 3g hadn't dropped.
    just turn the rear fan off, instant tilt a whirl.
    prince slazenger with the green hair went down on racketeering charges.
    you spelled brazilian grappling wrong.
    had to hit the kroger in ohio cuz they had the state liquor dealio. nice pile of flat irons and whatnot only to find 14 checkout aisles, zero cashiers. i never heard sandusky grumbling before but that chapped some asses.
    my wife and daughter (li'l girl college grad, mind you) still sofa fort. they call them snow days, snacks and tv.
    entire city has had a rat explosion. the rws diana 5g magnum p5 takes no prisoners. astro van rear seat bench in the alley just inside the overhead door. highballs and target practice. maybe a little karn squeezins.
    a pints a pound the world around. quarz galleon, sheesh.
    i remember a set of schulz strips from the fifties with the theme being linus van pelt could not draw hands. the gospel according to peanuts.
    if it was a bacteria it would be e. ieio which would reinstate the rule. but watch out for "crypty" the crytosporidian. not as bad as kuru though, that whole folded protein thing. "corpses of family members were often buried for days, then exhumed once the corpses were colonized by insect larvae, at which point the corpse would be dismembered and served with the larvae as a sidedish." come on, it's a comedy thread, all hallow's eve is upon us, pumpkin spice in the rear view mirror.
    crash test dummy comes to mind, but he's more specialized.
    that sneeze. i want that shirt. is it from manga? really well drawn, like a modern grimm tale. i sneeze like that, my one sister like this, "enh unh." no exclamation point, funniest thing.
    i read that the raymond burr parts were spliced into the american release of "gojira."
    too bad trex can't reach the trigger.

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    1. CMEAT-I just wanted to thank you. I have come to not only enjoy, but to look forward to your meme reviews! Love the way your brain works.

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      1. mostly caffeine and sleep deprivation, i wait until i’m on a 16hr shift to post. if it wasn’t for johnny drum the synapses would be misfiring around the clock.
        thanks. i need the encouragement. sometimes i can hear clay wincing.

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  4. I felt compelled to comment today, October 2, 2023. Sneezing can be dangerous! Do Not Stifle the Nasal Expulsion. It is your body’s way of clearing out the never-ending gunk that inhibits breathing. Please adjust your aim as necessary. I did not watch the Chiefs vs. Jets so I “missed” Ms. Swift and her pals in the Arrowhead suite: Sophie Turner, Hugh Jackman. Watch out Mr. Kelce, she hangs with people who, like her, “break up”. Speaking of “cow in the window”, on my way to the “Moran Forge” on early Saturday morning , an X-large Guernsey from my neighbor’s dairy farm stood in the middle of Wagaman Road. I knew not to startle it or attempt to go around it . . . I waited. (Gary Larson “animals” came to mind).

    The “Concrete Crew” spread 15 yards of 3200 psi mix at the “Jay & Nancy Hendrickson Pavilion” which is adjacent to Bill Moran’s historic forge in Middletown. I was told the slab would harden to about 58-60 Rc in a day or two. The “Moran Show” is October 21st.

    Folklore: Squirrels with bushy tails portend a cold winter. I think that’s nuts. Aaargh!

    Quartz crystals: Aka “shiny white rocks” abound at the Moran property. I don’t know why. I use them with white-tail antlers as part of my knife table display. A kid asked me, “What kind of skull is that?”. I like those questions.

    I am appreciative of having the “RNG” select me in the “WOT” giveaway. I told Clay that I will “pass” on the CRKT. I admire knifemakers/designers like Kit Carson (“M16”) and Ken Onion (“Shenanigan”); however, these knives use/have used Teflon washers at the pivots. Phosphor bronze washers would be an improvement. . . Move forward CRKT.

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    1. I thought you would gab the Ken Onion Shenanigan Hocky, interesting it was the washers that halted the win.

      Could have been in the trading pile?

      That cow – The Far side or what!

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      1. Del: Some “Kershaw” knives made overseas use Teflon washers, too. About two decades ago, I had a budget Kershaw that rode around with me. Went to use it and the teflon washers had elongated and pushed out from the pivot . . . like a knife hernia! Other factors that affected my “passing” on the CRKTs: Not fond of hollow grinds; M16 feels wonky in my hand; and, I am trying to not “peddle” knives that I would not use. Heck, my peddler bag at the recent “Mason-Dixon Knife Club” show weighed about 20 lbs . . . at the start. Afterwards, it was about 10 lbs.

        Re the “Cow”: Ralph Shank, my dairy farm neighbor, told me about his cow in the road that sat or leaned on a car. Terrified the young woman driving. Jammed the driver’s side door. Guernsey or Holstein . . . I do not mess with milk cows.

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  5. Clay, I don’t know how long it takes you to put together the WOT, but thank you. So many great ones this week. AI hands, The Sneeze, nuking Godzilla all snort-worry. And I have to admit I’ve been sharing the dad jokes with my grandkids. Grandson was heard all afternoon muttering ,”quetzal in a galleon!” followed by giggles. You made a 13 year okd’s day. Mine too!
    Have a great weekend all!

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  6. Hope everyone is having a good weekend. My kids had a cold this week’s so naturally I have it for the weekend. Clay, I about fell out of my chair laughing at the karma meme, to true.

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    1. Steve, I hope you feel better soon.Doesn’t sound like a fun way to spend the weekend. We’re in full ragweed season here., and will be until the first freeze. It was 95 today, so who knows when that will be!
      The Great State Fair of Texas opened Friday. The heat usually breaks for good during the fair, so fingers crossed.

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    2. I hope you feel better soon. Ragweed season started a couple of weeks ago, and is in full bloom. Everyone I know is sniffling and sneezing. It lasts until the first freeze. Which is about when the mosquitoes disappear.

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  7. Keeping Godzilla in check, now that’s hilarious. We were in Kona, HI January 2018. Our daughter fot married then, one morning all the kids came running as their cell-phones were blowing up with the news of a missile launch headed our way. Turned out to be a false alarm, at least now I know what was really going on, darn Godzilla!

    Congratulations Hockey, pick the Shenanigan my friend! 🙂

    Some great ones Clay, that sneeze is familiar. Totally agree that is enough of that flu stuff!

    Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

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  8. Henry you knocked it out of the park with this thread! Some of those memes had me laughing my ass off. I received the CRKT last night. Thanks again!

    Especially the Taylor Swift Memes. I have never understood the fascination with her. She is the most generic mishmash of corporate consensus by committee mediocrity in the industry. The human equivalent of one ply toilet paper. Lol but her spiritual corporate creation twin decided to go off the rails and dance half naked for us with some high end kitchen knives on TikTok so maybe there is hope after all. Cage fight anyone? They could be the opening fight for Zuck and Elon.

    Theater of the absurd.

    Looking to be a pretty day starting! Time to get outside and get busy.

    Have a great weekend everyone!

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    1. Rick – I’d say you pretty much nailed that, I never got it, never will.
      Henry – great link to the Big Damn Band, it’s got a touch of that Oliver Anthony vibe, with a bit more levity.
      I’m off camping up along the Oregon Coast, should be fun, though we had planned on dropping into Crater Lake and Lassen NPs on the way back and the Gov shut down will likely put a fork in that. Still, fun to be had, a good forecast and a bag of knives to mess with.

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