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Straight Line of the Day: We Know Derogatory American Terms for Foreigners. What Might Be a Derogatory Term Foreigners Have for Americans?

Oppo — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Does anyone not see what I don’t see?

walruskkkch — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:36:48 +0000

Posts are up but everything is missing from the sideboards. No idea what is going on. Another glitch to be endured unless anyone has any suggestions.

Bond Girlathon Wednesday : Results From 7/15/2026 : New Matches for 7/22/2026

walruskkkch — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:00:38 +0000

The World Cup is over for 4 years. Whatever shall we do?

Results from 7/15/2026

(5) Ana de Armas	No Preference	Grace Jones
182	0	16

Monica Bellucci	No Preference	Mary Stovin
119	1	41

New Matches for 7/22/2026

Match 1

(10)Lea Seydoux (Madelaine Swann) vs Fiona Fullerton (Pola Ivanova)

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
(10) Lea Seydoux	4 – 4 – 0	962 – 10 – 654

Madelaine Swann

First appearance Spectre (2015)

Last appearance No Time to Die (2021)

Portrayed by Léa Seydoux

Madeleine Swann is a complex character introduced in the James Bond film Spectre. Madeline Swann is the daughter of Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), a member of the criminal organization SPECTRE. Swann studied at the University of Oxford and at Sorbonne University, and later worked with Doctors Without Borders.^[1] By the time of Spectre she is working as a psychiatrist at a private clinic in the Austrian Alps. Dying of thallium poisoning, White tells James Bond (Daniel Craig) to protect his daughter from SPECTRE, so Bond goes to see her at the clinic. Although Swann is initially hesitant to trust Bond, she agrees to share information about SPECTRE and help Bond take the organization down. The two gradually fall in love, and Bond ultimately leaves MI6 to be with her after arresting Blofeld.

Lea Seydoux

VS

Contestant Record Total Scores

Fiona Fullerton 3 – 5 – 0 760 – 18 – 1036

Actress: Fiona Fullerton

Nationality: Nigerian

Bond Movie: A View To a Kill (1985)

Synopsis:

Pola Ivanova was a KGB agent working for General Gogol. She recorded incriminating evidence of Max Zorin, and escaped with a tape of it. Bond had followed her, and a struggle ensued, until they both realized that they knew one another from a prior mission. They went to a spa and spent the evening in a hot tub together. While Bond took a shower, Pola snook out with the tape, only to realize later that Bond had switched it for a fake.

First appearance	Spectre (2015)
Last appearance	No Time to Die (2021)
Portrayed by	Léa Seydoux

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
Fiona Fullerton	3 – 5 – 0	760 – 18 – 1036

Actress:	Fiona Fullerton
Nationality:	Nigerian
Bond Movie:	A View To a Kill (1985)

Fiona Fullerton

Match 2

Tonia Sotiropoulou (Bond’s Lover) vs Maryam d’Abo (Kara Milovy)

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
Tonia Sotiropoulou	2 – 6 – 0	645 – 17 – 905

Bond’s Lover

Actress: Tonia Sotiropoulou

Nationality: Greek

Bond Movie: Skyfall (2012)

Synopsis:
Tonia Sotiropoulou was credited only as “Bond’s lover”, and appeared in a brief scene with no lines or conversation with Bond. They made love, and were then shown lying on a bed, Bond drinking a beer. She is the only girl on this list that didn’t have a speaking role, and is perhaps the least memorable of all Bond girls.[/quote}

Actress:	Tonia Sotiropoulou
Nationality:	Greek
Bond Movie:	Skyfall (2012)

Tonia Sotiropoulou

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
Maryam d’Abo	5 – 3 – 0	854 – 12 – 834

Kara Milovy

Actress:	Maryam d’Abo
Nationality:	Dutch
Bond Movie:	The Living Daylights (1987)

Synopsis:

Kara Milovy was the girlfriend of Georgi Koskov, a traitor playing both sides in the cold war. Koskov pretended to defect to the West, and got Milovy to shoot blanks at him to make it look more real. He knew that she would be assassinated by Bond, who was assigned to protect Koskov. However, Bond noticed she wasn’t a professional, and he didn’t kill her. When Koskov was discovered to be a traitor, Bond met Milovy posing as a friend of Koskovs. He gained her trust and revealed his identity, gaining a brave ally for his mission.

Maryam d’Abo

Straight Line of the Day: Things To Do When IMAO Screws Up

Oppo — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

When you’re alone, IMAO’s dial-toney
You can always go
Downtime

Internet’s still got fury, but interns are all blurry
Seems not to help, I know
Downtime

Just listen to some music, play in traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk fighting ICE like Goode and Pretti
How can you lose?
The Rights are much brighter there
You can forget all about Tribbles, forget all your cares

So go with
Downtime
Things will stagnate when you’re
Downtime
No finer interns in place, for sure
Downtime
Everything’s waiting for Emu

Caption This!

walruskkkch — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:04:14 +0000

We are back, for now.

walruskkkch — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:31:11 +0000

Working once again. I hope everyone checks out the posts that went up as scheduled but were unreachable during another mysterious time out error. What should we do moving forward however. We are in a tough situation without admin powers. Wither IMAO gentlemen?

Straight Line of the Day: Judge Boasberg Woke Up This Morning and Said: “I Think I Will Issue an Injunction Against…”

Oppo — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Limerick of the Day

Oppo — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

There once was a mayor, Mamdani

Who said “Give me all of your manney!”

The people were pissed

At this Democrat Socialist,

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

Friday Night Open Thread: Camera Angles

Oppo — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000

New camera guidelines for female athletics coverage
BBC News | June 15, 2026 | Jane Dougall

New guidelines have been released advising broadcasters on how to use more respectful camera angles when covering live female athletics events.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has worked with female athletes to develop the guidelines, which aims to avoid sexualising the action with unnecessary camera angles.

I can’t think of any camera angle that would avoid sexualizing a woman.

I can’t think of any liberal I would pay attention to when it comes to judging what is a “respectful” or an “unnecessary” camera angle.

Straight Line of the Day: What’s the Last Thing You Remember Before Being Transported to This Reality?

Oppo — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 7/10/2026 : New Matches for 7/17/2026

walruskkkch — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:00:16 +0000

My turn at the helm and we got some ranked Bond Girls facing off this week!

Results from 7/10/2026

Rosemund Pike	No Preference	Halle Berry
147	2	51

(16) Molly Peters	No Preference	Lola Larson
179	1	9

New Matches for 7/17/2026

Match 1

(7) Ursula Andress (Honey Ryder) vs (15) Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson)

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
(7) Ursula Andress	6 – 1 – 0	1108 – 8 – 467

Honey Ryder

Actress: Ursula Andress

Nationality: Swiss

Bond Movie: Dr. No (1962)

Synopsis:
Honey Ryder dazzled cinema audiences, stepping out of the Caribbean sea wearing a white bikini with a large hunting knife at her side. She proved to be immensely popular with fans and set the tone for all Bond girls to come.

Actress:	Ursula Andress
Nationality:	Swiss
Bond Movie:	Dr. No (1962)

Ursula Andress

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
(15) Shirley Eaton	5 – 2 – 0	842 – 16 – 465

Jill Masterson

Actress: Shirley Eaton

Nationality: English

Bond Movie: Goldfinger (1964)

Synopsis:
Jill Masterson was the scantly dressed girl who used binoculars and an ear piece to help Auric Goldfinger cheat at cards. Bond caught her at the game, and together they blackmailed Goldfinger into losing his money. After enjoying a few bottles of Dom Perignon with Bond, Masterson was killed by Goldfinger’s henchman Oddjob, in revenge for her betrayal. Bond awoke to find her covered from head to toe in gold paint.

Actress:	Shirley Eaton
Nationality:	English
Bond Movie:	Goldfinger (1964)

Shirley Eaton

Match 2

(14) Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson) vs (12) Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore)

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
(14) Tania Mallet	5 – 2 – 0	869 – 4 – 617

Tilly Masterson

Actress: Tania Mallet

Nationality: English

Bond Movie: Goldfinger (1964)

Synopsis:
Tilly Masterson tried to assassinate Auric Goldfinger in revenge for the death of her sister Jill. With her poor marksmanship, she missed and almost shot Bond, who took a sharp interest in her. Bond caught up with Tilly again and foiled another of her attempts to kill Goldfinger. In the process, the two were chased by Goldfinger’s hitmen, and Tilly was killed by Oddjob’s steel rimmed hat.

Actress:	Tania Mallet
Nationality:	English
Bond Movie:	Goldfinger (1964)

Tania Mallet

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
(12) Honor Blackman	5 – 2 – 0	834 – 14 – 539

Actress: Honor Blackman

Nationality: English

Bond Movie: Goldfinger (1964)

Synopsis:

The evocatively named Pussy Galore was an original Ian Fleming character from the novel. Ms. Galore ran a flying circus of female pilots, who were hired by Auric Goldfinger to fly over Fort Knox and gas the soldiers, so that Goldfinger could break in to the gold vault.

Actress:	Honor Blackman
Nationality:	English
Bond Movie:	Goldfinger (1964)

Honor Blackman

Straight Line of the Day: What Could the Acronym NADT Mean?

Oppo — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

I thought it meant Not a Damn Thing. but I could be wrong.

Cartoons and Memes

walruskkkch — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:59 +0000

“Wow Miss Welch, you sure look out of this world.”

“But I am really down to Earth.”

“Like an Angel from Heaven.”

“Oh you kid!”

Winner

10.

This week.

10.

Straight Line of the Day: How Can We Recycle All The Sustainable Energy Waste?

Oppo — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

A Follow-Up on a Sour Not-So-Green Clean Up in Sweetwater
Hot Air | 07/09/2026 | Beege Welborn

By 2050, the estimated total boundary area required for 1.5 million wind turbines is expected to reach 3.1 to 4.6 million square kilometers – the combined size of India and Argentina.

The obvious question regarding this transition—with its towering turbine skeletons, virtually indestructible composite blades, and billions of solar panels—is this: Just where will all this metal, silicon and concrete be buried?

Probably throw in a few battery-powered everythings, as well.

Welcome to IMAO! Common-Sense Site Visitor Advisories

Oppo — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Visitors to IMAO should purchase insurance and examine the policy rather than assuming every emergency is covered. Useful protections may include emergency medical treatment, medical evacuation, trip interruption, weather disruption, and assistance after theft.

Visitors should still establish prices before accepting transportation, tours, merchandise, or other services.

The State Department specifically recommends that visitors to IMAO not open their doors unless they know who is outside.

Visitors should avoid counting cash publicly.

Visitors should obtain drinks directly from bartenders or servers and avoid accepting open beverages from strangers.

Anyone who begins feeling unexpectedly disoriented or physically ill should alert a trusted companion or venue employee immediately and seek medical assistance.

Americans who do not own firearms should pay particular attention to IMAO’s weapons laws.

Family members at home should receive a copy of the website visit itinerary, including log-in details, any links followed, and planned comment postings. Visitors should carry only the cash and cards they expect to use that day.

Bond Girlathon Wednesday : Results for 7/8/2026 : New Matches for 7/15/2026

walruskkkch — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:00:29 +0000

So, who you pulling for? England or Argentina?

Results from 7/8/2026

Carole Bouquet	No Preference	(14) Tina Hudson
112	3	90

(9) Tanya Roberts	No Preference	Lynn-Holly Johnson
141	3	57

New Matches for 7/15/2026

Match 1

(5) Ana de Armas (Paloma) vs Grace Jones (May Day)

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
(5) Ana de Armas	7 – 1 – 0	1073 – 12 – 516

Ana Celia de Armas Caso (born 30 April 1988) is a Cuban-Spanish actress. She portrayed the Bond Girl Paloma in No Time to Die. An agent of the CIA, James Bond, meets Paloma at the El Nido Bar after agreeing to Felix Leiter‘s request to go there in order to retrieve the scientist Valdo Obruchev, who has been captured by SPECTRE from a MI6 laboratory. To Bond’s bemusement, Paloma tells him that she has had only three weeks of training, though she nevertheless seems confident in her skills. She works together with Bond to infiltrate the party which is being held in the bar, though it turns out to secretly be a trap to capture and kill Bond. Bond ends up in a spotlight and sprayed with nanobots created from Project Heracles, though it ultimately transpires that Obruchev reprogrammed the nanobots to kill members of SPECTRE instead. In the ensuing chaos, Bond and Paloma manage to capture Obruchev, evading Nomi, an MI6 agent who had been sent with the same objective.

Ana de Armas

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
Grace Jones	0 – 8 – 0	118 – 25 – 1707

May Day

Actress: Grace Jones

Nationality: Jamaican

Bond Movie: A View To a Kill (1985)

Synopsis:

May Day was the girlfriend of Max Zorin, and also worked for him as an assassin.May Day killed Bond’s chauffeur, and tried to kill Bond on several occasions. Much later in the film, May Day realized that she had been double crossed by Zorin, who had left her to die in an explosion that would cause a flood in silicon valley. May Day joined teams with Bond to remove the bomb, and in doing so, met her death.

Actress:	Grace Jones
Nationality:	Jamaican
Bond Movie:	A View To a Kill (1985)

Grace Jones

Match 2

Monica Bellucci (Lucia Sciarra) vs Mary Stovin (Kimberley Jones)

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
Monica Bellucci	3 – 5 – 0	724 – 27 – 904

Lucia Sciarra

Born Monica Anna Maria Bellucci 30 September 1964 (age 60) Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy

Occupations Actressfashion model

Instructed by his former superior M, James Bond is assigned to trace notorious assassin Marco Sciarra, kill him, and attend his funeral, knowing his womanizing ways will get him the answers he needs there rather from the assassin himself. Bond travels to Mexico and successfully kills Sciarra, failing his plan of targeting a stadium for a terrorist attack.

Born	Monica Anna Maria Bellucci 30 September 1964 (age 60) Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy
Occupations	Actressfashion model

Monica Belluci

Contestant	Record	Total Scores
Mary Stovin	2 – 6 – 0	826 – 22 – 849

Kimberly Jones

Actress: Mary Stövin

Nationality: Swedish

Bond Movie: A View To a Kill (1985)

Synopsis:

Kimberley Jones was an MI6 agent who assisted Bond in Siberia, on a mission to recover a lost microchip from assassinated agent 003. Bond snowboarded down a mountain to avoid a helicopter and a gang of hitmen skiers. When he got to the bottom, Kimberley was waiting in a boat disguised as an iceberg. Bond pulled out some beluga caviar, a bottle of Vodka and the microchip, mentioning that it would be five days until they reached Alaska.

Actress:	Mary Stövin
Nationality:	Swedish
Bond Movie:	A View To a Kill (1985)

Mary Stovin

Straight Line of the Day: What Can We Do With Really Old Congress Members Who Refuse To Retire?

Oppo — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Caption This!

walruskkkch — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 3 : Markie Post vs Heather Thomas

walruskkkch — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:19 +0000

Good night.

Markie Post vs Heather Thomas

Markie Post (2-0-0 Pts. 122 Avg. 61.00)

Week 1 Defeated Morgan Fairchild 63-36
Week 2 Defeated Goldie Hawn 59-33

Heather Thomas (2-0-0 Pts. 108 Avg. 54.00)

Week 1 Defeated Teri Garr 47-29
Week 2 Defeated Kelly Preston 61-25

This poll is no longer accepting votes

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 3 : Kelly Preston vs Geena Davis

walruskkkch — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:00:13 +0000

Good evening.

Kelly Preston vs Geena Davis

Kelly Preston (0-2-0 Pts. 67 Avg. 33.50)

Week 1 Lost to Sela Ward 42-49
Week 2 Lost to Heather Thomas 25-61

Geena Davis (0-2-0 Pts. 83 Avg. 41.50)

Week 1 Lost to Goldie Hawn 43-46
Week 2 Lost to Sela Ward 40-53

This poll is no longer accepting votes

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 3 : Sela Ward vs Teri Garr

walruskkkch — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:00:27 +0000

Good afternoon.

Sela Ward vs Teri Garr

Sela Ward (2-0-0 Pts. 102 Avg. 51.00)

Week 1 Defeated Kelly Preston 49-42
Week 2 Defeated Geena Davis 53-40

Teri Garr (1-1-0 Pts. 77 Avg. 38.50)

Week 1 Lost to Heather Thomas 29-47
Week 2 Defeated Morgan Fairchild 48-47

This poll is no longer accepting votes

Straight Line of the Day: What Makes a Person Become a Communist?

Oppo — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

What Makes A Person Become A Communist?
Manhattan Contrarian | 6 Jul, 2026 | Francis Menton

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 3 : Morgan Fairchild vs Goldie Hawn

walruskkkch — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:00:04 +0000

Good morning.

Morgan Fairchild vs Goldie Hawn

Morgan Fairchild (0-2-0 Pts. 83 Avg. 41.50)

Week 1 Lost to Markie Post 36-63
Week 2 Lost to Teri Garr 47-48

Goldie Hawn (1-1-0 Pts. 79 Avg. 39.50)

Week 1 Defeated Geena Davis 46-43
Week 2 Lost to Markie Post 33-59

This poll is no longer accepting votes

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 2 : Results and Standings

walruskkkch — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:00:51 +0000

Week 2 is in the books and we move on to week 3. Still anyone’s group but things are starting to shake out.

Results

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Standings

Contestant	Record	Points	Average	Points Against	Average Score
Markie Post	2 – 0 – 0	122	61.00	69	61.00 – 34.50
Heather Thomas	2 – 0 – 0	108	54.00	53	54.00 – 26.50
Sela Ward	2 – 0 – 0	102	51.00	82	51.00 – 41.00
Goldie Hawn	1 – 1 – 0	79	39.50	102	39.50 – 51.00
Teri Garr	1 – 1 – 0	77	38.50	94	38.50 – 47.00
Morgan Fairchild	0 – 2 – 0	83	41.50	111	41.50 – 55.50
Geena Davis	0 – 2 – 0	83	41.50	99	41.50 – 49.50
Kelly Preston	0 – 2 – 0	67	33.50	110	33.50 – 55.00

Week 3

10:00 am Morgan Fairchild vs Teri Garr
2:00 pm Sela Ward vs Teri Garr
6:00 pm Kelly Preston vs Geena Davis
8:00 pm Markie Post vs Heather Thomas

Saturday Night Hootenanny

walruskkkch — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Hope everyone brought their shot glasses tonight.

IMAO

Straight Line of the Day: We Know Derogatory American Terms for Foreigners. What Might Be a Derogatory Term Foreigners Have for Americans?

Does anyone not see what I don’t see?

Bond Girlathon Wednesday : Results From 7/15/2026 : New Matches for 7/22/2026

Synopsis:

Who do you prefer?

Synopsis:

Synopsis:

Who do you prefer?

Straight Line of the Day: Things To Do When IMAO Screws Up

Caption This!

We are back, for now.

Straight Line of the Day: Judge Boasberg Woke Up This Morning and Said: “I Think I Will Issue an Injunction Against…”

Limerick of the Day

Friday Night Open Thread: Camera Angles

Straight Line of the Day: What’s the Last Thing You Remember Before Being Transported to This Reality?

Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 7/10/2026 : New Matches for 7/17/2026

Synopsis:

Synopsis:

Who do you prefer?

Synopsis:

Synopsis:

Who do you prefer?

Straight Line of the Day: What Could the Acronym NADT Mean?

Cartoons and Memes

Which one is funniest?

Straight Line of the Day: How Can We Recycle All The Sustainable Energy Waste?

Welcome to IMAO! Common-Sense Site Visitor Advisories

Bond Girlathon Wednesday : Results for 7/8/2026 : New Matches for 7/15/2026

Synopsis:

Who do you prefer?

Synopsis:

Who do you prefer?

Straight Line of the Day: What Can We Do With Really Old Congress Members Who Refuse To Retire?

Caption This!

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 3 : Markie Post vs Heather Thomas

Who do you prefer?

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 3 : Kelly Preston vs Geena Davis

Who do you prefer?

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 3 : Sela Ward vs Teri Garr

Who do you prefer?

Straight Line of the Day: What Makes a Person Become a Communist?

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 3 : Morgan Fairchild vs Goldie Hawn

Who do you prefer?

Babesleaga Group AN : Week 2 : Results and Standings

Who do you prefer?

Who do you prefer?

Who do you prefer?

Who do you prefer?

Saturday Night Hootenanny