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Matthew Hooper's avatar

It’s the tail end of the slow season and I have the day off. Spent the day canning the home made soda. Questions here.

Menotsure's avatar

I'm assuming that paw paw syrup is a product made from the banana/pineappleish tasting fruit of the flowering paw paw tree. It would have to be good, if so.

https://i.etsystatic.com/48208866/r/il/536c67/6808063679/il_794xN.6808063679_8u8o.jpg

TootsStansbury 🇺🇦's avatar

Good luck! What does one say to bartenders? Break a glass?

When I was a tyke, we lived in Italy where my favorite drink was orange-ade. It was soda with orage syrup mixed in. When we got back to the States, I had an orange crush or a Nehi or whatever and…not the same thing at all.

(((What Fresh Hell Is This)))'s avatar

"Our biggest tourist attraction is a museum."

Your biggest tourist attraction, the Cleveland Museum of Art, is a world-renowned institution. And it's free! Don't knock it.

The cocktail sounds killer. Where does one find paw-paw syrup?

DJ Teetop's avatar

The Orchestra doesn't suck either

Rank Member's avatar

Let's also include the honorably delightful Holden property east of the city.

It is worth a visit.

Ruththecatlady's avatar

Wow that sounds good. No, I'm not crazy enough to try and make it. Good luck in your competition!! Looking forward to an update on that next Friday, just saying.

Thalia Is Not Amused's avatar

Best of luck, sweet friend! You know we're all rooting for you.

Menotsure's avatar

That's exactly what a muse would say.

Stulexington's avatar

Good luck, break a boot!

Oliver Furman's PA's avatar

All the luck, Hooper! It sounds dangerously tasty.

Birb-General of the US's avatar

Good luck. Anything with paw paw seems like a winner. Start a fad.

𝕺𝖓𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖉's avatar

All the best, Hooper. You know we’ll be cheering you on (from the naughty section).

QueerEldritchHorror's avatar

an inspired creation--very best of luck to you!

Jamoche's avatar

Bookmarking to use for minor details in a Leverage/Highlander crossover: Hardison at a bar that would absolutely not serve his usual neon orange soda.

Smoke O'Possum's avatar

Good luck, Hooper! This is truly an insane recipe. We'll done

"M"'s avatar

"Carbonate using a Soda Stream or other home carbonation machine. Bottle and refrigerate for later use."

Is anything going to explode when I try to do this?

Geaux Tigers

Matthew Hooper's avatar

Sodastream recommends that you only use their machine for water. I learned that hard way that you can carbonate other beverages, but you need to wait for the foam to completely settle before taking it off the machine to avoid getting soda everywhere.

"M"'s avatar

Thank you, Master Mixologist

:-)

Snarfyguy's avatar

"[N]obody in their right mind would make this at home."

'Nuff said!

Stranger Than Friction's avatar

I am not from Cleveland. I love that this cocktail has paw-paw syrup in it! This cocktail sounds so delicious. My question: what does the "216" represent?

oblivias's avatar

Cleveland's area code

Antifa Commander's avatar

In the words of Worf trying to do infield chatter, "Kill the opposing team!"

Er, that is, good luck!

Hank Napkin's avatar

TRUMP ADVISER SCRAMBLES TO JUSTIFY US MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAN

I thought it was 'Shambles'?

vorpal 🚫♔'s avatar

Alright. Today marks the third week of this fucking cold. Raw throat, coughing up crap, sneezing, no energy. This fucking sucks.

FurryCaterwauling's avatar

𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳

It's 7:00± to 8:00± pm Central on Friday. It's time to open a tab to www.arkansasrocks.com for the great show 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳 about all things Beatle. I use the Arkansas Rocks regular streaming option. I make time for this show every week and I always learn something.

Craig Nixon's avatar

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐒 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 ‘𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫’ 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚

𝐴𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑛𝑒𝑤 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑠, 𝑈𝑆 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 ‘𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑢𝑠’

Donald Trump has suggested the US could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba as tensions between Washington and Havana reach a new high after the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.

As he left the White House for a campaigning event in Texas on Friday, Trump said: “The Cuban government is talking with us. They’re in a big deal of trouble.”

Although he gave no further details, it has been widely reported that US officials had met with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, the grandson of 94-year-old Raúl Castro, on the sidelines of the Caribbean leaders summit, Caricom, as part of negotiations on opening up the island.

Trump said on Friday: “They have no money, they have no anything right now. But they’re talking with us and maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba.”

The president’s comments come as relations between the two countries have sunk to one of their lowest points in an often bitter 67-year history. The US has cranked up pressure on Cuba’s struggling regime after its successful abduction of Venezuelan president and Cuba ally Nicolás Maduro in January.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/27/trump-cuba-regime-change

BillEGoatSmile's avatar

The Demented Orange Traitor is sliding faster and faster into utter insanity.

So. Much. Crazy.

Make it so, #1.

nodak.   988 if you need help.'s avatar

his "success" with Maduro has given him a huge ego boost.

This does not bode well.

Teen Laqueefa's avatar

It sounds a lot like "Lightly killed."

Anarchy Pony's avatar

Okay, the motorcycle carrier is installed on the truck. Tomorrow, ideally, I'll leave with the Himi 450, and return with the KLX300.

Mysterysurf's avatar

More motorcycle transactions afoot?

ziggywiggy's avatar

This is the face I get when I do not hand over moar of the new treats someone sent us. Ok so I have come to accept Harry has more fans than I, fans who send him treats. I can no longer demand of him (while I clean his litter box) when are you going to help pay the bills?

But seriously he knew there was something in that package for him

But little dude, why the attitude?

(treats are freeze dried Ahi Tuna, I would probably demand the whole thing too if I were a cat)

https://substack.com/@ziggywiggy/note/c-220761487?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2knfuc

Thalia Is Not Amused's avatar

So, I found out about Afghanistan and Pakistan on my way into work today. Asked my client if he'd heard anything about it, no. So he goes to check the news after dinner, but found Fox "News" instead. Sigh... Top of the hour, and they talked about trump making America sexier, and then 10 minutes about What Clinton Knew About The Epstein Files. I have no words, y'all.

Dinner turned out wonderfully, though! Shrimp scampi with jasmine rice, peas, sweet potato and yeast rolls. Plus chocolate chip cookies for dessert. I really love my job!

Jeff, still got my guitar's avatar

Pakistan has hit Afghan and TTP bases in Afghanistan hard with airstrikes. The media here in the US is ignoring it, hoping it will subside. Kind of like the WH. Afghanistan is threatening to fire artillery at Pakistan, they don't have much else. It's been simmering with low level attacks for some time now. This is a definite escalation. How long it will last is unknown.

The Blessed Reverend's avatar

Bach - second ViolinConcerto - Hillery Hahn

https://youtu.be/DgfyryZJES4?si=JxetE7U-mwXTuuiT

aggressive and elegant - like me!

weejee's avatar

Luv Hillery. My bride & I go to see her when she's in town.

Oy!'s avatar

"You can't copyright a title, so Led Zeppelin, I forgive you!" 😃

Parakeetist's avatar

Dude was a fun guy. Rest in peace.

Jeff, still got my guitar's avatar

He had King Curtis on sax, that's pretty cool. Can't copyright a song title though, as Neil once said.

Clammed Can Monster's avatar

If his was a sandwich song, was the LZ a meatloaf song? Oh wait, that's the other guy...

Craig Nixon's avatar

And an amazing jazz supergroup as sidemen. Wow.

Menotsure's avatar

Singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka has passed at 86 years.

Breaking up is, in fact, hard to do.

Thalia Is Not Amused's avatar

Damn. That's a shame, hon.

TheHeroOfCanton's avatar

Living right next door to an angel, no doubt.

Richard S's avatar

1 of 5:

Proposals before the FCC involve mirrors that could bathe entire cities in sunlight and, from SpaceX, a million satellites to serve as data centers.

https://wapo.st/4cdyP0s

𝘈 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵-𝘶𝘱 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘖𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦, 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥, 𝘪𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘌𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘬’𝘴 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘟 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 — 70 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘢 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳. 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘖𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 1,000 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘺 2028 𝘢𝘯𝘥 360,000 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘺 2035.

Go here to learn how to tell the FCC these proposals are dangerously insane supervillain crap:

https://aas.org/posts/advocacy/2026/02/how-submit-comments-satellite-applications-fcc

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 6 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 9.

Rags's avatar

Now there's the solution for global warming!

No.......wait....it's that other thing

Oliver Furman's PA's avatar

Am I the only one thinking about ants and magnifying glasses?

Stulexington's avatar

"Cloud servers aren't high enough! Lets do orbital data storage! Then no one can get to them!" Imagine a space mission to turn one of them off and turn it back on again.

Uncle Andy's avatar

We got a million points of light

For the crypto mining man

And for easier aiming our AI

Machine gun hand

Sorry Neil I couldn't help myself

Wokey McWokeface's avatar

Christian space lasers. I warned you all!

Smoke O'Possum's avatar

What could go right?

Rocket Cat and Last Free Folk's avatar

This will destroy the ecosystem, full stop. What in the hell are people thinking?

Oliver Furman's PA's avatar

Stop fucking with the planet, you idiots!

Anarchy Pony's avatar

About themselves.

nodak.   988 if you need help.'s avatar

little bois scared of the dark.

The Blessed Reverend's avatar

sounds like Elon doing the thinkin'

The Blessed Reverend's avatar

pretty sure we don't need any of that stuff

Jeff, still got my guitar's avatar

"𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵"

Ya, I'm sure that'll be a safe, cheap, stable form of energy to use.

calliecallie, aka pollyanna's avatar

A bat signal for the aliens.

Clammed Can Monster's avatar

A million points of light? There'll be a fuckton more than that when they start running into all the other crap that's up there...

BlueStateLibel's avatar

I'm now celebrating my one-year anniversary of adopting Bonnie, the tortoiseshell. I don't think I've ever had such a gentle cat. Not that my others (RIP), were rough, but Bonnie is so extraordinarily gentle, it's amazing Anyway, one of the best things I ever did, and as Tom Petty would say, I got lucky.

Rocket Cat and Last Free Folk's avatar

That is lucky. Garfield is 100x more gentle than Gato, who lived to bite more than anything. I mean, they are nature’s Jeffrey Dahmers. Dinos got nuttin on Felidae. Velociraptor has nuttin on large sized cats, and the age of cats was self-limiting bc extinction. They can take over an island’s ecosystem quickly, like the rodents and birds they are coevolved to predate upon.

Oy!'s avatar

The moron Kash Patel failed the 1st Rule of Lackeys & Sycophants : DO NOT UPSTAGE THE BOSS

...................................................................................................................................................

"Trump Was Upset with Kash Patel"

“President Donald Trump was disappointed in FBI Director Kash Patel’s behavior at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and conveyed his displeasure in a conversation with him,“ NBC News reports.

“Patel went viral for his locker-room celebration with the U.S. men’s hockey team after its win against Canada on Sunday — the first time the U.S. team took home gold since 1980. In a video that was first posted by ProPublica, Patel, an avid hockey fan, could be seen chugging a beer and banging on a table, while yelling in an exuberant display of celebration.”

paperlesstiger's avatar

How does he get away with using a government plane for that? Was it supposed to be an official public drunk?

The Blessed Reverend's avatar

this is how things go sour with The Criminal - something he sees on TV he doesn't like - then it is only a matter of time - a very short time = before you are out on your ass

TheHeroOfCanton's avatar

And yet, no one lost their job.

'Only the best people'.

Teen Laqueefa's avatar

I don't think he's doing it intentionally

LEAKED: Trump's Executive Order to RIG the 2026 Election

Democracy Docket

Mysterysurf's avatar

Paul Humphreys of the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is 66 years old today. Here's the band performing "Joan Of Arc – Maid Of Orleans":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2DLG522Kws

And here he is with bandmate Andy McCloskey performing "Electricity" in 2011:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D0yUTZxius