Friday Night Open Thread: Simony Says
Oppo Misses the Point
Any Army Veterans Among Our Tight Little Group?
— and by “tight,” I mean in the positive, not the negative, sense. Unless applicable.
If so, happy 250th! You carried on George Washington’s legacy… Valley Forge and Crossing the Delaware, and D-Day.
Oh, you Navy and Marine guys did, too. Don’t tell the Army guys I said that.
You Air Force guys can’t be carrying on Washington’s legacy for obvious reasons. Space Force? Please.
I never served. I never put my life on the line for the whole country. That makes me personally a pusscake by comparison. But my dad rose to LT 1C (Airborne) in the army. Dues paid?
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Straight Line of the Day: What Else To Know About Foreign Dating Apps
Americans Warned Not to Use Dating Apps: What to Know
Newsweek | 6/4/25 | Theo Burman and Shane CroucherAmericans have been warned about the risks posed by dating apps after several kidnappings in Mexico.
The U.S. Consulate General Guadalajara said it had confirmed reports of U.S. citizens “kidnapped by individuals the victims met on dating apps in recent months in the Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Nayarit areas,” adding the violence is not limited to one geographic area.
“Victims and their family members in the United States have at times been extorted for large sums of money to secure their release,” the security alert said.
Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 6/6/2025 : New Matches for 6/13/2025
Reporting for guest hosting duties. Sorry for the delay but Mr. Walrus reports that house chores and getting the new gutters installed has taken precedence for his time. That and drinking last night and then chasing down the Strawberry moon.
Results
| Tsai Chin | No Preference | Rachel Grant |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 2 | 149 |
| Valerie Leon | No Preference | Karin Dor |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | 6 | 67 |
Matches for 6/13/2025
Match 1
Jill St. John (Tiffany Case) vs Barbara Carerra (Fatima Blush)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Jill St. John | 0 – 1 – 0 | 93 – 0 – 165 |
Actress: Jill St. John Nationality: American Bond Movie: Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Synopsis:
Tiffany Case was a diamond smuggler in part of a pipeline of smugglers that ultimately ended at Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Courier Peter Franks was supposed to pass the diamonds to Tiffany, but Bond intercepted and impersonated Franks, and managed to take the diamonds for himself. Bond’s involvement saved Tiffany being murdered, and she eventually switched to Bond’s allegiance.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Carerra | 1 – 0 – 0 | 126 – 1 -22 |
Birth Name: Barbara Kingsbury
Age: 79, born 31 December 1945
Country of origin:
Nicaragua
Currently Residing In:
United States
Returning to his villa, Bond finds Nicole killed by Blush. After a chase on his Q-branch motorbike, Bond finds himself in an ambush and is captured by Blush. She admits to being impressed with him, and forces Bond to declare in writing that she is his “Number One” sexual partner. Bond distracts her with promises, then uses his Q-branch fountain pen gun to kill Blush with an explosive dart.
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Match 2
Jacqueline Bisset (Giovanna Goodthighs) vs Kim Basinger (Domino Petachi)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Bisset | 1 – 0 – 0 | 165 – 0 – 93 |
Miss Goodthighs is a Smersh agent who attempts to kill baccarat master Evelyn Tremble (operating under the alias James Bond 007) at Casino Royale in a bid to prevent him from bankrupting her employer Le Chiffre. She meets him in a hotel room, wearing a nightgown and cradling a large bottle of champagne suggestively in her arms. Despite successfully seducing and poisoning him with a spiked drink, he is rescued by his recruiter and ally Vesper Lynd. When Tremble asks what became of her, Lynd remarks that she “took care of her”.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Basinger | 1 – 0 – 0 | 154 – 0 – 64 |
Birth Name: Kimila Ann Basinger
Age: 71, born 8 December 1953
Country of origin:
Height: 5′ 6″
Relationship Status: In a relationship
Foreign Secretary Lord Ambrose orders a reluctant M to reactivate the double-0 section, and Bond is tasked with tracking down the missing weapons. Bond follows a lead to the Bahamas and finds Domino Petachi, Jack’s sister, and her wealthy lover Maximillian Largo, who is SPECTRE’s top agent.
Bond and Leiter attempt to board Largo’s yacht, the Flying Saucer, in search of the missing nuclear warheads. Bond finds Domino and attempts to make Largo jealous by kissing her in front of a one-way mirror. Enraged, Largo traps Bond and takes him and Domino to Palmyra, Largo’s base of operations in North Africa. Largo punishes Domino for her betrayal by selling her to passing Arabs. Bond escapes from his prison and rescues her.
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I Have “Weaponized” (a Term I Hold in Contempt) A.I. (a Concept I Hold in Contempt) Against Itself (in Contempt, of Course)
Libs: “The National Commander-in-Chief Has No Authority Over the N-Guard!”
Straight Line of the Day: In Her Book, KJP Reveals…
Ex-WH press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre left the Democratic Party, publisher of her new book says
Associated Press | June 4, 2025 | Hillel ItalieFormer White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall that promises a close look at President Biden’s decision not to run for reelection and calls for thinking beyond the two-party system.
Jean-Pierre herself has switched her affiliation to independent after working in two Democratic administrations, according to Legacy Lit, a Hachette Book Group imprint that will publish “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines” on Oct. 21.
In it, she reveals…
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OK, I’m Just Going To Leave This Here
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Pool Floats For Sexual Gratification
Outkick | June 04, 2025
Judge not…
Who’s That “No Kings” at My Door?
Straight Line of the Day: How To Be the Ideal Wife
Bond Girlathon Wednesday : Results for 6/4/2025 and new Matches for 6/11/2025
June is busting out all over and we have the ladies to prove it.
Results
| Caroline Munro | No Preference | Talisa Soto |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | 5 | 56 |
| Eva Green | No Preference | Olga Bisera |
|---|---|---|
| 178 | 3 | 36 |
Matches for 6/11/2025
Match 1
Lois Chiles (Holly Goodhead) vs Catherian Murino (Solange Dimitrios)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Lois Chiles | 0 – 3 – 0 | 191 – 1 – 345 |
Actress: Lois Chiles Nationality: American Bond Movie: Moonraker (1979) Synopsis:
Holly Goodhead was a CIA agent working undercover as an astronaut for the Hugo Drax organization. After spending the night together with Bond, the two met up at the top of Sugarloaf mountain in Rio. On the cable car ride down, Jaws tried to kill them, and Holly’s cover was blown. Bond managed to escape, and rescued Holly after the pair were almost killed in a rocket blast chamber. They went to space together and shot down Drax’s globes that contained fatal gases meant to kill the human race on Earth.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Catherina Murino | 1 – 2 – 0 | 364 – 4 – 338 |
Actress: Catherina Murino Nationality: Italian Bond Movie: Casino Royale (2006) Synopsis:
Solange Dimitrios was the wife of Alex Dimitrios, a villain working for Le Chiffre. She joined Alex at a poker table, but was dismissed for being several hours late, and instead sat bored at the bar. At the end of the evening, her husband’s Aston Martin DB5 was brought round by the valet, and she went to get in. However, Bond had won the car in their poker game, and he used his charm to tempt her back to his place for a drink.
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Match 2
Corinne Clery (Corinne Dufour) vs Olga Kurylenko (Camille Montes)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Corinne Clery | 3 – 0 – 0 | 336 – 2 – 151 |
Actress: Corinne Cléry Nationality: French Bond Movie: Moonraker (1979) Synopsis:
Corinne Dufour was Hugo Drax’s personal assistant and pilot. She flew Bond over Drax’s estate, giving him a guided tour of the Moonraker complex and flying him to meet Drax. After spending the night with Bond, Corinne revealed the location of Drax’s safe, where Bond photographed secret documents. Drax discovered this, and Corinne was killed by Drax’s vicious pack of dogs.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Olga Kurylenko | 2 – 1 – 0 | 440 – 5 – 211 |
Actress: Olga Kurylenko Nationality: French Bond Movie: Quantum of Solace (2008) Synopsis:
Camille Montes was a Bolivian agent who’s family was murdered by General Medrano. She slept with Medrano’s business acquaintance Dominic Greene to try and get close enough to Medrano to enact revenge. The plan failed and she was almost killed, so Camille teamed up with Bond to kill Medrano and Greene.
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