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Overnight Open Thread [01/12/2026]

Mt. Baldy (Mount San Antonio) is probably 15 miles from Rancho Cucamonga, and one can see the peak from Interstate 15. It's also 10,000 feet high and will kill you without any effort at all!

Like these three knuckleheads: Bodies of three hikers recovered from Mt. Baldy amid harsh weather. Really? Harsh weather in December on a tall mountain? Who knew!

Nature never makes any blunders; when she makes a fool she means it.

-- Josh Billings

It isn't difficult to prepare oneself for most eventualities. Sure, that Chinese missile strike on Los Angeles might put you in a bit of a pickle, or the massive earthquake that shakes half the mountain down on your head will probably cut into your clubbing that night, but for most days? Appropriate footwear, appropriate clothing, water and a bit of food, and a good map in case your phone dies.

Personally, I like being armed, but in California that might get you arrested.

Oh...you might want to check the weather report too!

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The current hysterical news cycle is dominated by a failing attempt to portray Renee Good as some sort of paragon of loving motherhood and sweetness and light. It is the typical trivialization of the human condition that the left is fixated by, and it is an indicator of just how evil they are. Apparently because Good had stuffed animals in her car and had children, she was incapable of trying to run down an ICE officer. Obviously that makes no sense, but is also reminds me of the socialist view of humanity, that we are all just one thing, and completely interchangeable.

Well, the Aufseherinnen (female guards) in the Nazi concentration camps mostly led normal lives before they became unspeakably evil. One thing does not prevent the other.

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Sorry, but I watched this, so you have to also. I will not suffer alone.

This man says if you are a Trump supporter you should not eat sushi, Mexican food or celebrate Cinco de Mayo,

"Find some German food"pic.twitter.com/yX97Z61YA1

— Defiant L's (@DefiantLs) January 12, 2026

****** Thief snatched 'beloved' walrus penis from famed NJ restaurant Donkey's Place -- and owner needs help getting it back

What's the big deal? It's not like it's an otter penis or a penguin penis!

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The world's leading expert on European wasps walks into a record shop.

He asks the assistant, “Do you have European Vespidae Acoustics Volume 2? I believe it was released this week.”

The assistant checks the computer and then says, “Certainly. Would you like to listen before you buy it?”

The expert replies, “Of course!”

The assistant hands him a pair of earphones and puts the record on a turntable near the counter, and turns it on.

The expert listens for a few moments and says to the assistant, “I'm terribly sorry, but I am the world's leading expert on European wasps and this is not accurate at all. I don't recognize any of those sounds. Are you sure this is the correct recording?”

The assistant checks the turntable. “Yes, sir,” he says. “This is the European Vespidae Acoustics Volume 2. Let me skip ahead to the second track.”

Again the expert listens for a few moments and then says to the assistant, “This just can't be right! I've been an expert in this field for 43 years and I still don't recognize any of these sounds.”

The assistant apologizes and lifts the needle to the next track. As soon as the track starts playing, the expert throws off the headphones. “This is outrageous false advertising! I am the world's leading expert on European wasps and no European wasp has ever made a sound like the ones on this record!”

The manager of the shop overhears the commotion and walks over. “What seems to be the problem, sir?”

The expert turns to him, red-faced and fuming. “This is an outrage! I am the world's leading expert on European wasps. Nobody knows more about them than I do. There is no way in hell that the sounds on that record were made by European wasps!”

The manager glances down and notices the problem instantly. “I'm terribly sorry, sir. It appears we've been playing you the bee side.”

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America!

Man Turns Tiny Shop Into Automated Factory, Producing $3M Products Per Year

Hell Yes!

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[Hat Tip: Diogenes]
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