I didn't play the video but I heard the squeak. Also feeling validated in my long standing opinion on those ring doorbells. Those who sacrifice privacy for security will not have either one, and I don't care about the context of the original quote.

People in my office literally called in sick because they were so sad the Mariners lost. Sports people are so, so weird.

I'm pretty curious to hear biped's take on the hanging shirt and how much of a stain on Seattle's blighted landscape it represents. On the one hand, it's a crass and vulgar message, on public display at a busy intersection. Though it does appear clean and perhaps even freshly laundered, and also lacking any funny stickers or graffiti.

@4,

That's not a take, come on!

@5, cut him some slack, he’s just happy to know at least someone is thinking about him

Should probably wait until Nov 5th to post the image of that shirt.

@5...
He's just getting his daily validation that he still exists.
Kinda sad, ain't it?

@4: I think it’s more that you are so, SO silly people are starting to think of as more of a pet. “What’s Biped barking at now?” “Look at him growling at that sticker!”

The last inning of a baseball game where you're down by one run is like the slot machine at the airport.

Within a year, I expect Trump will decide that the rest of the White House doesn't measure up to the new ballroom in size or grandeur, and bulldoze that as well to build a 47-story gold-plated palace. He really is that crazy.

@15: It's such a stab in our national heart.

Lissa @12...
You just described my 10 y.o. obnoxious Little Dog, Corabelle, who likes to yell a lot at whatever. You know why they call them pugs? Half dog, half pig. Don't know where the 'u' came from, but it fits.

And yeah, this is just an excuse to eat popcorn.

Bi-pedo @18....
WHUUTTT?

Let's see... I'm about one year out from retiring in my 50s, no mortgage, no debt.
I was a 'disadvantaged teen' and would have loved being 'progressively advocated' for.

I'm pretty fine with where I'm at right now, thank you very much.

You asshat.

@17: Have you seen The Mitchells vs. the Machines? There's a whole running gag about what a pug is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaK_8-3pWKk

@19: Well yeah babe, that's the idea xoxo

Sorry! @20

Lissa @22...
No, I had not seen that! That was funny as hell. And my pug just stared at me cracking up while watching it "Huh?"
Thank you so much.

Bi-pedo @ 20...
Well, I certainly didn't vote for the orange shit-gibbon who is currently destroying the White House, so once again you are completely wrong. It must be rough being wrong all the time, but I would guess Dunning-Krueger is a salve for your hurt fee-fees.
Dumbass.

CKathes dear, I wouldn’t worry too much about what trump will be doing in a year. He’s well past his sell-by date, and the best healthcare in the world won’t stop the inevitable.

Stephen Walker is running the show. That’s what worries me, but maybe he and VP Guyliner will hate each other.

@25: I am flattered that you think I'm so young! Just for that I'm going to ask that the next Slog AM be wrapped in a piece of cheese so you can swallow it more easily <3
@26: It is a VERY funny movie, I highly recommend it :)

"...these cameras are threatening our status as a sanctuary state."

First, there is no such thing as a sanctuary state (as e.g., ICE deporting persons from Seattle with impunity should have told you). The feds can obtain data from state and local governments to enforce laws, and the federal government has a monopoly on enforcing immigration laws. If it wants to invite the states to share in that monopoly, each state may elect to do so (e.g. Florida), but if the feds want that data, they will get it.

Second, for adults, there is no such thing as an expectation of privacy in public. Walk on a public sidewalk, drive on a public road, do anything in the real or virtual public square; anyone can see and record you. Smile!

Finally, with regards to the headline, the Mariners didn't "blow it," they simply lost to a better team. (Admittedly, this is not their usual method of losing, which usually involves playing worse teams, but it was how they lost this time.) My 1995 vote, against the original stadium proposal, has never, ever looked bad by the end of October.

the King of Pustulance daily demonstrates that he has truly mastered the Art of the Schlemiel!

@Lissa...
Ok, I've watched that clip about five times and it is still hilarious. The eyes and loaf of bread jokes kill me. I always refer to my Little Dog as an overgrown Vienna sausage.

@27 Perhaps, but it looks like my time estimate was much too long. The Washington Post now reports that Trump is demolishing virtually the entire East Wing. (Imagine the rage explosion from MAGA-world if Biden -- or, god forbid, Obama! -- had done anything remotely like this.)

@2 You've never had a hangover?

@Lissa...
Ok... just watched the whole thing and it's amazing. Not my usual jam, but the story and animation were awesome, and I had to keep looking at the loaf of bread on my bed to make sure she wasn't uploaded into the movie. That's my pug right there.

Thanks again for the recommendation, definitely on the list for next time I visit my youngest niece and nephew.

@14 our Ms
in a nutshell

the shell game
we Love to
buy into

the
ONLIEST
Game in Town.

C U Next Spring!

I'm in your head, bro! I'm in your head! Rent free! Paying only attention to me! I need your attention! Pay me attention please. Attention. Negative attention seeking.

Ballrooms are typically built in mansions, so it makes sense they're connected. If it keeps with the architectural style, it really will be lovely.

it'll Be
shoddy af
built by Vandals
knowing they're Gonna
Get Stiffed cuz Bonespurs'll
Pocket all our Hard-Earned Cash

look for
the Roof to
get Blown off

the Plumbing to Leak

the wiring to Short likely
Burning down the whole White House

at about the Same Time
Eltrumpster Shuffles
off his Mortal Coil.

Godspeed!

36: oh my goodness I love how much you care about me! You’re really just a big softie 😘

@38 The ballroom's design doesn't matter in this case. It's simply too big for the site. It'll dwarf the White House itself -- which I suspect will bug Trump to the point where he'll want to replace it with something much bigger and gaudier to match the ballroom. And it doesn't look like anyone in D.C. who technically has authority to stop him is willing to do so ("our hands are tied!"). This is real. He could very well demolish the entire house.

@44

or
just
Burn
it Down

like
he's
doing
w/America

@43

Obama
HAS No son;

you
mean
They're
Switching Teams?