Can you smell that air? Ahhh...

Woman gives birth to drug addicted baby, and ACLU says the woman is the victim!

I love being in the "open" :-)

*sigh*...Good morning, Jay777

Iraqi Constitution, 'nuff said.

Learn the Truth about Islam - One of these days, I'll actually beat Jay777 to the punch.....

Good morning MTNester.

Good news in the midst of disaster;

Quake killed over 3000 militants

Intelligence sources have confirmed that over 3000 terrorists who were waiting for an opportunity to cross into India from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were killed in the October 8 earthquake.

A top intelligence officer told rediff.com that while hundreds of terrorists were killed because of the huge buildings crumbling, most others were killed due to massive explosions that took place because of fire breaking out in their ammunition dumps.

"This was nature's way of closing down terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir," the officer said.

According to him, the figure of 3000 was tentative and the number of militants killed could be much more.

You've done it before Titus.

Here is a link to a World Net Daily Report that says:

The U.S. dollar is getting a modern makeover of sorts, as the Treasury Department has given its blessing for actress Geena Davis’ portrait to be temporarily featured on top of President George Washington.

Davis is starring in ABC’s new series, “Commander in Chief,” a drama about the first woman president.

Can someone please tell me this is a hoax?

When lunch time comes, I'll do a big Florida Cat 3 Hurricane Wilma hit next Sunday-Tuesday post.

Not sure if I'll just go a big, multi-colored headline, or will do colored backgrounds as well.

Speaking of the Iraq Constitution - Tech Central Station has a good piece about it and the slanted media coverage

#6 Titus

You need an "open" alarm to beat Jay777 to the punch!

Carnival of True Liberties III

#9

Since the Treasury is determined to make our money look like the Euro, probably not.

I DO NOT WANT MY DOLLAR BILL TO LOOK LIKE MONOPOLY MONEY! DO YOU HEAR ME, U.S. Mint?

#6 Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

How about those Bengals?

As far as beating him, do you really want to sit in front of the computer and hit refresh over and over starting around 11:00 am until the open thread arives?

OT: Internet Censorship

I have been blocked from using Jihad Watch and many other sites at the ISP level, presumably without the ISP's knowledge (their techies claim that they do not block sites). For the information of anyone else having this problem, you can access Jihad Watch using a proxy like Anonymizer but it costs money and, if you use their free proxy, you can't post.

Thus, first of all, I recommend reading this great article about bypassing internet censorship:

[Link: www.zensur.freerk.com...]

Then, you can do further research, or decide to use one of the options that the author describes depending on the method of censorship being used.

My ISP seems to be blocking access at the DNS server level, so when my browser calls for the IP address, it comes up as no address found.

Upon some reflection, I decided to use an anonymous surfing method called JAP, available here:

[Link: anon.inf.tu-dresden.de...]

The only caveat that I have with JAP is that it slows your surfing speed down; however, that is a small price to pay for the ability to bypass censorship.

The Mobots are trying to shut us down folks but they don't know who they are are messin' with. LIVE FREE OR DIE!

Al-BBC announces the success of the fine US military which has wiped out nearly a hundred effing terrorists in one sweep. Headline uses sneer quotes:

US strikes kill '70 Iraq rebels'

Article quickly points out that they weren't terrorists, of course, they were civilians:

Funerals were held for the dead on Monday in Ramadi
Helicopters and warplanes bombed two villages near Ramadi in western Iraq on Sunday, killing about 70 people, the US military says.
It said all the dead were militants, although eyewitnesses are quoted saying that many were civilians.

Hmm, I wonder who those eyewitnesses might have been.

The origins of the Plame fiasco.

CIA VS. THE WHITE HOUSE: IT WAS THE ELECTION, STUPID

Don't miss Cox & Forkum on Toledo race riots.

Seizing defeat from the jaws of victory at the WaPo, featuring Juan Cole...

[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]

#9 Jay777

Do you think it's like the ones produced at Christmas that have Santa's face on the dollar bill?

(Network is getting so slow here that it's taking forever for links to open...couldn't get there from here.)

No need to refresh, I just check here around lunch, leave a comment on a thread or two, I have LGF in bloglines.

#19 Ed Mahmoud

Not sure if I'll just go a big, multi-colored headline, or will do colored backgrounds as well.

Go for it; you've set the bar on color and fonts. You have to keep out-doing yourself.

MTNester, it apparently really isn't a hoax. It is a temporary publicity stunt, but stil...yikes!

Chicken Kiev

I read that story on FoxNews.com, but there they said "70 killed during vote" and it wasn't until you read the first paragraph that you learned that the 70 were terrorists.

#16 Mentat: If you have a DNS problem then complain to your ISP to correct the issue. If they don't correct the issue get another ISP.

#11 TQC

Agree wholeheartedly, I blogged about it last night:

Liberal Media slant

Lunch break is over, I have to take my Air Force dress blues pants to get hemmed, is that how you spell it? They are too long. I usually wear BDU's daily, and I've gotten a little to chubby for my old pants, and had to get new ones, which are too long. They only make one length...guess so they can charge you again for the hemming...if thats how you spell it.

Enough with the ACLU bullshit already. Nobody here on LGF is an ACLU fan.

#12 MTNester

LOL, no joke. I'm gonna have to have Charles start emailing a minute before he puts the open thread up!

#15 got milk?

Good point. Though it'd run up Charles hit numbers on the sidebar!

And for the record, I'm actually a Chiefs fan. I don't actually live in Cincinnati, despite the name.

Make that "too" chubby.

You go, brave independent Muslim girls (no sarc)!

Al-BBC (yeah, them again) reports that a Dutch Muslim woman is taking her job-denial case to the Equal Opportunities court ... because SHE REFUSES to wear the hijab.

Samira Haddad was turned down for a post as Arabic teacher at the prestigious Islamic College in Amsterdam because she refuses to wear a headscarf....

The debate on Muslim clothing in the Netherlands is heating up. The government wants to ban the burqa in certain places, including schools.

Utrecht city council says it will stop paying social security to women who wear the burqa and headscarves to job interviews.

Karl Rove is responsible for the "suicide" of former SNL comic Charles Rocket and for the massive die-off of poultry in Macedonia. The latter action was a warm-up for the intro of avian flu in the United States, to infect chicken used at various Popeye's, Church's and KFC fast food outlets to further decimate African-Americans and finish the job started by blowing up the New Orleans levees. Rocket was targeted by mistake due to his unfortunate resemblence to Fitzgerald.

#18 superhawk

The collective screeching from the left side of the blogosphere when Rove and Libby are indicted next week is going to be very hard to stomach.

Seems Ted (hic!) Kennedy was involved in a water rescue over the weekend. Couple guys stranded as waves were coming in. Can't find the news story to post link.

Too bad he wasn't that concerned for Mary Jo.

#27 Red Satellite

Eggggzactly. Good post, BTW!

I saw early this morning on Yahoo News a story about 70 "insurgents" being killed by US bombing. An hour later, the story had been replaced by "Iraqis say, 39 civilians killed in US bombing".

Pathetic, if only because it's so transparent.

#8 terp mole:

Don't read too much into that - the 3,000 figure doesn't just mean folks like al Qaeda, but terrorists that operate in Kashmir and the Afghan/Pakistani border against India. It's a pretty lawless region, and there are any number of groups that have terror operations.

Also, that would seem to indicate that terrorists were particularly hard hit by the quake, moreso than the general population. Of the 54,000 figure now being touted, that would mean the terrorists were especially hard hit? Something isn't adding up, but maybe someone else could shed some more light on that.

#32 Chicken Kiev

Good for her! I hope many follow her lead. All it takes is a crack in the dam to start a flood!

#35 JnT
it's on the dead thread earlier this a.m.

Ted Kennedy helps rescue people? Form drowning?

Titus,

I am a Packer fan(win or lose).
I must say it is nice to see them(Bengals) do well for a change.

Debka is reporting that as many as 15 Russian Intelligence agents have entered Gaza recently from Egyptian Sinai...

That should be fromdrowning.

Looking for: Hallowe'en recommendations, category: genuinely scary Horror movies I can get from Netflix.

#28 Jay777 -

I have to take my Air Force dress blues pants to get hemmed

Ever been to Smitty Lee's outside the main gate at Osan AFB? Best damn tailor in the world.

Does the "White Man" Have a Monopoly on Racism?

[Link: www.northamericanpatriot.com...]

Interesting poem I found in a blog from Iraq I check on from time to time. It's rather long, but I liked it. The entire poem can be found in the comments to Alaa's October 9th post here:
[Link: messopotamian.blogspot.com...]

My editor found the magazine on line at:
[Link: www.azizahmagazine.com...]

Little Mosque Poems
By Mohja Kahf

In my little mosque
there is no room for me
to pray. I am
turned away faithfully
five times a day.

My little mosque
so meager
in resources, yet
so eager
to turn away
a woman
or a stranger

My little mosque
is penniless, behind on rent
Yet it is rich in anger
every Friday, coins of hate
are generously spent

My little mosque is poor yet
every week we are asked to give
to buy another curtain
to partition off the women
or to pave another parking space

I go to the Mosque of the Righteous
I have been going there all my life
I have been the Cheerleader of the Righteous Team
I have mocked the visiting teams cruelly
I am the worst of those I complain about:
I am a former Miss Mosque Banality

I would like to build
a little mosque
without a dome
or minaret
I'd hang a sign
over the door:
Bad Muslims
welcome here
Come in, listen
to some music,
sharpen the souls longing,
have a cigarette

I went to the mosque
when no one was there
and startled two angels
coming out of a broom closet
Are they gone now? one said
The looked relieved

My great big mosque
has a chandelier
big as a Christmas tree
and a jealously guarded
lock and key
I wonder why
everyone in it
looks just like me

My little mosque
has a bouncer at the door
You have to look pious
to get in

My little mosque
has a big sense of humor
Not

I went to the mosque
when no one was there
The prayer space was soft and serene
I heard a sound like lonely singing
or quiet sobbing. I heard a leafy rustling
I looked around
A little Quran
on a low shelf
was reciting itself

My little mosque has a Persian carper
depicting trees of paradise
in the mens section, which you enter
through a lovely classical arch
The womens section features
well, nothing

Piety dictates that men enter
my little mosque through magnificent columns
Piety dictates
that women enter
my little mosque
through the back alley,
just past the crack junkie here
and over these fallen garbage cans

My little mosque used to be democratic
with a rotating imam
we chose from among us every month
Now my little mosque has an appointed imam
trained abroad
No one can dispute his superior knowledge

We used to use our minds
to understand Quran
My little mosque discourages
that sort of thing these days
We have official salaried translators
for God

I used to carry around a little mosque
in the chambers of my heart
but it is closed indefinitely pending
extensive structural repairs

I miss having a mosque,
driving by and seeing cars lining the streets,
people double-parking, desperate
to catch the prayer in time
I miss noticing, as they dodge across traffic
toward the mosque entrance between
buses and trucks,
their long chemises fluttering,
that trail of gorgeous fabrics Muslims leave
gossamer, the colors of hot lava, fantastic shades
from the glorious places of the earth

I miss the stiff, uncomfortable men
looking anywhere but at me when they meet me,
and the double-faced women
full of judgment, and their beautiful
childing shining
with my chidren, I do

There's an article in today's NYT about the suffering of Kasmiri
Muslim families after the earthquake. The article contains all the
standard Pakistani propaganda about Kashmir, and it focuses on the
supposed brutality of Indian security forces without mentioning the
fact that Islamic terrorists (called "guerillas" in the article) have driven half a million Hindus from
Kashmir. I encourage everyone to contact the public editor at the New
York Times about this. They claim that they read every single letter
sent to them, and if enough of us speak out about this, maybe the New
York Times will actually do something.

Here is the article:
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]

And here is the letter I sent:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing in regard to Somini Sengupta's article, "Quake Widens
Rift in Families Across Kashmir," in the October 17th edition.

First of all, the article states that Kashmir has a "Muslim-majority"
population. However, while this may be true of the Kashmir valley
itself, the Jammu region is majority Hindu, and the Ladakh region is
Buddhist. Your reporting on Kashmir also consistently fails to mention
that almost half a million Hindus have been driven out of the Kashmir
valley by Islamic terrorists. The fact that the New York Times
willfully neglects one of the largest cases of ethnic cleansing in
recent history is disgraceful.

Secondly, the article blames India for the fact that a plebiscite has
never occurred in Kashmir. But the text of the UN resolution calling
for a plebiscite clearly states that Pakistan is to withdraw all its
troops from Kashmir and allow the Indian government to administer the
vote. Since Pakistan has not yet satisfied its obligation to withdraw,
which is a precondition for the plebiscite, how can you accuse India
of preventing it? The text of UN Security Council Resolution 47,
passed on April 21, 1948, can be found here, on the UN's website.

[Link: www.un.org...]

Finally, the article states that the Hindu ruler of Kashmir simply
"signed away" his territory. However, this decision was made in
response to an invasion of Kashmir by Pakistan-backed Pashtun
tribesmen, which was a violation of an agreement that both Indian and
Pakistan had made to settle the status of Kashmir politically. The
invasion by Pakistani tribesmen is a fact that is also acknowledged in
the Security Council resolution

It seems that your reporters in South Asia have unquestioningly
swallowed Pakistani propaganda on Kashmir without bothering to do
basic background research or even reading the relevant UN resolutions.
I do not expect the New York Times to take sides on this or any other
issue; I merely expect you to report ALL of the relevant facts. If
your paper is unwilling to do even that much, I shall have to
re-consider spending my money on your publication.

Rest In Peace, Charles Rocket.

Never been Osan JnT

Agency Frog Presse strikes again:

The United States, moving quickly to tighten its bonds with a key ally in the war on terror, said it was allocating up to 50 million dollars for initial aid to Pakistan

They can't resist spinning it as a political move. Evil America is cynically giving money only to make Pakistan a closer ally.

Too bad these idiot reporters haven't taken the time to do a little research. Look at our long history of helping poor countries in need. Countless billions have been donated by the US to whomever needed it. We clearly would have given the aid anyway.

Here's the whole article:
[Link: au.news.yahoo.com...]

Senator Kennedy aids fishermen's rescue

there ya go, 3rd bird.

#21 MTNester:
"Do you think it's like the ones produced at Christmas that have Santa's face on the dollar bill?"

That's exactly what it is. Just stickers on top of George Washington. And it's not the Treasury doing it, it's ABC. Nothing different from what you see at any tourist trap. Treasury couldn't very well say yes for everyone else but no for Geena Davis. Nothing to see here.

Re Sharia in Ontario Canada

I received the following letter today (the second one on this subject in response to my earlier appeals they not allow Sharia law in Ontario), from the Premier of Ontario:

"Some time ago, you wrote to me about faith-based family arbitrations. Our government has been carefully considering the issue of religious arbitrations--and throughout this review, we have listened closely to what Ontarians have had to say.

"As you may know, our government will be introducing legislation soon to ensure that all binding family law arbitrations are conducted and governed exclusively by Ontario and Canadian law. We believe family arbitrations based on other laws and principles, including religious principles, should not be enforced by the courts.

"Ontarians will always have the right to seek advice and assistance from any source in matters of family law, including religious advice. However, if the legislation is passed, Ontario courts will only enforce family arbitrations that use the family law of Canada. There will be one family law for all Ontarians: it is the law of the land that gives us our common ground as a proudly diverse society. And it is our diversity that gives us our strength as a province.

"Thanks again for your interest in our government's initiatives. Be assured that my colleagues and I will continue to take your views into consideration as we work to deliver the results Ontarians demand and deserve."

"Yours truly,
Dalton McGuinty
Premier"

MMMMM..... Open Thread.....

*rolls around in the open thread*

I repeat my nomination for the lgf rotating title bar:

"Hey, good man, keep wiping!"

Ahh dammit, now we're gonna have to give LanceKates a bath again.

FBI says that Hinrichs left suicide note on computer, but that raises more questions than answers. Why did they wait two weeks to make mention of this information, which happens to be a single line on a computer that was supposedly still on. I had been wondering whether we would learn of a suicide note, but the circumstances of the find are curious to say the least. It will be interesting to see how and when the JTTF and FBI open the sealed warrants and turn the investigation over to ATF.

However, the more curious fact is how Jay7777 keeps managing to post before anyone else on the open threads. Does he have a sensor or feature known only to him as to when Charles will post the open thread.

#48 Anant
well spoken

#52 vxbush:

Maybe its that guilty conscience coming back to haunt him?

/mary jo couldn't be reached for comment...

#52 vxbush:

Pretty much the last thing you want to hear if you're in danger of drowning... "don't worry, Ted Kennedy is on the way!"

A Chicago baseball team is in the World Series. In other news, Hell has apparently frozen over.

Yes, Kennedy tried to get to the dock..but each time he tried to row in, he went to the other dock he was seeing instead of the one the men were on. What can you do with a drunken sailor?

#57 OR

fine... if it must be done, I nominate Mandy Moore or Ann Coulter to do the bathing.

*nod*

and if Mandy becomes Michael, I will leave little 'presents' at the foot of your bed, just as Mo did to me once.

Tim Blair links to this Time Magazine article: Professor of Death: EXCLUSIVE: An Iraqi insurgent leader reveals how he trains and equips suicide bombers and sends them on their lethal missions.

"Daddy, I want to be a martyr. Can you get me an explosive belt?"

U.S. nabs al-Qaida Web site producer

/hitting them where it really hurts

#53 Manny

That's what I figured, but hard when you can't read for yourself. Thank you.

#57 OR

Ahh dammit, now we're gonna have to give LanceKates a bath again.

*MTNester turns back* OK, I'll keep a watch at the door...you do the bath thing.

#36 TQC

Thanks...and CNN is very good about that too

#58 lawhawk

FBI says that Hinrichs left suicide note on computer,

What, "I hate the infidels so much that I just want to kill myself and take some of them with me?"

Houston: Propaganda Now -Making Homicide Bombers Nice, Nice

Warner Independent Pictures
PARADISE NOW
Thursday, October 20th
7 pm

Angelika Houston
10 Texas Avenue (at the corner of Smith)
Houston, TX 77002
713-225-1470

THIS INVITE IS NON-TRANSFERABLE. PLEASE PRINT THIS AND USE AS YOUR TICKET (ADMITS 2). SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, DESIGNED TO SELL OUT AND NOT GUARANTEED. PLEASE PRESENT THIS EMAIL AT THE BOX OFFICE THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

About the film:

Winner - Amnesty International Award - Berlin International Film Festival
Winner - Blue Angel Award - Berlin International Film Festival
Official Selection - 2005 Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection - 2005 Telluride Film Festival

Paradise Now, already stirring up buzz on the international film festival circuit, follows the last days together of two Palestinian friends recruited for a suicide strike on Tel Aviv. Their interception and discovery at the Israeli border by a young woman causes them to reconsider their actions. This critically acclaimed film gives voice to the Palestinian condemnation of violence, while offering insights into the individuals causing these heinous crimes. As a testament to its humanity and its balanced portrayal of the issue, the Israeli government has given its official backing oy vey

#26 Axiom

I have complained to my ISP and they claim that they do not block sites. Yet, the sites ARE being blocked. I agree that changing my ISP would be a good idea and that is one of the recommended courses by the censorhip guru I referenced.

Anyways, I have posted as above because I wanted to help other people. I have solved my censorship problem with JAP.

#66 killian bundy:

That's excellent news!

#59

Thanks. I'm hoping I can get Charles to do a thread on this issue. There are too many people who don't know the truth about Kashmir because "reporters" like Somini Sengupta can't even be bothered to do basic research. I found the text of the resolution in 5 minutes, and it backs up everything I've said.

#67 MTNester:

De nada. Sometimes I think a slow connection or one of those weird dealies where some sites work and others don't is worse than losing one's connection entirely. Grrr! So I know how you feel.

Mark Steyn offers more excellent punditry in today's WashTimes;

Who are those masked men?

I underestimated multiculturalism. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks I assumed the internal contradictions of the rainbow coalition would be made plain -- that a cult of "tolerance" would in the end founder against a demographic so cheerfully upfront in their intolerance.

Instead, Islamic "militants" have become the highest repository of multicultural pieties. So you're nice about homosexuals and Native Americans? Big deal. Anyone can be tolerant of the tolerant, but tolerance of intolerance gives an even more intense frisson of pleasure to the multiculti masochists.

And so Islamists who murder non-Muslims in pursuit of explicitly Islamic goals are airbrushed into vague generic "rebel forces." You can't tell the players without a scorecard, and that's just how the Western media intend to keep it. If you wake up one morning and switch on the TV to see the Empire State Building crumbling to dust, don't be surprised if the announcer says: "Insurging rebel militant forces today attacked key targets in New York. In other news, the president's annual Ramadan banquet saw celebrities dancing into the small hours to Mullah Omar And His All-Girl Orchestra."
-----
I'm aware the very concept of "the enemy" is alien to the nonjudgmental, multicultural mind: There are no enemies, just friends whose grievances we haven't yet accommodated. But the media's sensitivity police apparently want this to be the first war we lose without even knowing to whom we lost it.

C'mon, guys, next time something happens in the Caucasus, why not blame the "Caucasians?" At least that way, we'll figure it must have been right-wing buddies of Timothy McVeigh.

#66 KB
magnificent news

I have seen no mentions on LGF and none in the local MSM either about A SERIES OF BOMB ATTACKS IN TRINIDAD'S CAPITAL CITY.

In July, August, September and now in October, bombs went off in Port of Spain, injuring many but killing none. One bomb in July injured fourteen people. Another in September was placed outside a KFC. And now last Friday, another.

What the hell is this? On Oct. 6, Scotland Yard arrested a British national named Umar Mohamed who was boarding a flight from Tobago to London. He was picked up on suspicion of being involved in the bombings. He also had "two throwing-knives" in his luggage. He was released the next day, then rearrested; his home searched by local and US officials, computer and phone seized, his grandmother's home searched, case set for 0ct. 26 in Tobago.

But even after Mohamed's arrest, another bomb exploded last Friday, so he obviously wasn't acting alone.

WHY HAVE WE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THE TRINIDAD BOMBINGS?

I want to keep following this case and I want people to know about it. Any Caribbean lizards who can tell us more?

G'day again

Some fabulous news - Kofi Anna praises Iraq election!

[Link: www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au...] Annan praises vote but casts doubt to whether it will decrease violence

#41 got milk?

I must say it is nice to see them(Bengals) do well for a change.

I suppose. It's been a while since they've done well, hasn't it?

#66 Killian Bundy

See, there we go, abusing our power so we can shut down all internet criticism of Chimpy McHallibushitler's foreign policy. this is why the UN needs to control the Internets.

/need I?

Sorry Annan not Anna!

Finally could see some of the Millions More (sic) event. Minister Louis has really jumped the shark. Man, his game is really weak. What a sad joke, but a fitting end.

#74 lawhawk

That's excellent news!

Yep, just think of the intelligence this guy possesses. I e-mailed it to Charles earlier. I hope and think it should have it's own thread.

/of, course, "Ethel" or someone else will undoubtably get the hat tip, sigh

I'm wondering if the Kennedy rescue bit was staged......

#71 Ann

said something like "I don't want to continue to live" or something like that...

I don't know what to make of this mess anymore...

I'm almost to where I don't care... let there be another bombing in Oklahoma... maybe people will be held accountable then.

first all the information was about this kid who had bombs in his apartment and pro-jihad material, and had been visiting a mosque nearby...

then the press did a full 180. either they were lying then, or they are lying now...

I just don't care anymore. I was writing up a deal on it for Titus' blog... but the more research i did, the more I got fed up with it all.

#65 ganzo azul

In November 2003 al-Tamimi was arrested by U.S. forces and tossed into Abu Ghraib on the outskirts of Baghdad, where, he says, he endured forms of torture similar to those displayed in the infamous photographs from the prison--including being chained at the neck and dragged around like a dog. While these claims cannot be verified without knowing his real name, al-Tamimi showed TIME scars on his leg that appeared consistent with lashing by electrical wires. He also says the stint in prison made him more religious. By the time al-Tamimi emerged nine months later, Saddam had been captured and the nature of the insurgency had changed: the Baathist networks, including al-Tamimi's group Jaish Mohammed, had in some cases joined forces with Islamic extremist organizations. Rejoining the leadership of the group, al-Tamimi initially used his skills in explosives to supervise its use of roadside bombs against U.S. and Iraqi forces. Although he doesn't say how and why he segued into handling suicide bombers, his experience in making alliances and connections made him a natural for the role.

He never would have done this had he not been mistreated in Abu Ghraib. It's George Bush's fault.

I'm listening to Rush right now. He's talking about how the AP is spinning the Iraq vote negatively. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Rush is a Lizard! Go Charles.

Angelika Houston- For a woman that age, she is a hottie.

#75 Anant
best wishes.

It is infuriating how little effort if any that "journalists" put into research before publishing what obviously is plain propoganda. They are such twits. I'm not at all sure that they even realize the ire they raise with their glib articles of fiction. They either know better and despise their readers, or they don't know any better. If you have the stomache for it, perhaps you could continue to submit reports to the editor in hopes that they might appreciate reality and include it in their next publication.

#71 Ann:

Sorry, but the story doesn't elaborate on the contents of the note.

The father said he could not recall the exact wording but said his son used profanity in the message and was obviously very angry. "He wrote he was dissatisfied with the situation and was going to quit living," the father said.

What is also curious is that we keep getting the information from the father, instead of directly from the FBI/JTTF or other law enforcement. Why is there such reluctance to divulge information about this case if it's just a run of the mill suicide by high explosive?

Well it's goodnight from Down Under - lovely talking to you

One last bit of news - president Bush is off to China, japan, South Korea and Mongolia in November

President Bush off to China

And my really crook joke of the night

"And as for the problem with pigeons around the Town Hall" said the Mayor "It's no use trying to dodge the issue"

Nightynight all

Just kidding. Although the Angelika does make a salmon to die for. Good place for dinner dates. When I was dating my wife, I told her parents we were going to see an "art house" movie.

Little did I realize, that was a '70s euphenism for porno films.

#82 Aussiemagpie

Sorry Annan not Anna!

It's OK...he's a girly-man.

I am having a difficult time with the picture on Drudge of the Chinese capsule returning to earth. Or did it land on the moon? What is with the numerous rockets setting it down? Is this from a Star Trek movie?

How about a shocking lime green/pink color combo for hurricane update. My tribute to the Sex Pistols, as it were.

#86 LanceKates

I don't know what to make of this mess anymore...

Yes, it's very odd. None of the imformation that we have received makes sense.

If it was a botched bombing, maybe it is leading us to several cells, and we can't know the details right now... which is fine with me.

Juan Cole; Stuck on Stupid
Peace in Iraq Still Elusive after Constitutional Referendum

Several of my knowledgeable readers are convinced that the Ninevah voting results as reported so far look like fraud. One suspected that the Iraqi government so feared a defeat there that they over-did the ballot stuffing and ended up with an implausible result.

One of my Iraqi-American correspondents compared the turnout statistics from Ninevah and Diyala provinces last Jan. 30 to those coming out now, and found the current numbers completely unbelievable.

So his only "proof" of fraud comes from his readers and un-named "correspondents" combined with an unexpected outcome? What a dummy.

Evidence? We Don't Need No Stinking Evidence! Ronnie Earle goes with the "fake but accurate" approach to prosecuting Tom DeLay.

Shocking pink/lime green countodwn

5. . .4. . .3. . .2. . .1. . .

I need to hurry and finish cleaning up around here so I can be ready for the next hurricane, yuk!

Lis t of people Clinton had killed.

#44 Ferris.....

"Looking for: Hallowe'en recommendations, category: genuinely scary Horror movies I can get from Netflix."

Without a doubt, the original, black and white, Dawn of the Dead. Its still gives me the willys.

#99 RM
Saturday's Austin-American Statesman's article re: Earle vs. Delay noted that Earle's "list" is merely a possibility. Sick!

#98

STOLEN ELECTIONS EVERYWHERE I TELL YOU!

LLL

Protons have mass?

I didn't even know they were Catholic!

#91 lawhawk

The father said he could not recall the exact wording The father said he could not recall the exact wording

Your son commits a very violent, public suicide, and he can't remember the details.

Suicides are based on a loss of hope. Homocide bombers act out of anger.

On a lighter note, we are off to hit the golf course on this perfect 10 golf day, according to Weather.com!

#91 lawhawk:
"What is also curious is that we keep getting the information from the father, instead of directly from the FBI/JTTF or other law enforcement. Why is there such reluctance to divulge information about this case if it's just a run of the mill suicide by high explosive?"

It's pretty routine for law enforcement to share the gory details of suicides only with the family. That actually gives me some comfort. If the FBI were all, "SEE? Here's his suicide note! And here's his crappy grades! And here's the fight he had with his dad over money!" or whatever I'd be more concerned because my BS meter would be pinging louder.

Still not convinced that the story is benign as it's being spun, mind you. Just sayin' that the lack of info is actually (minor) evidence that it's not a big deal.

#97 Ann

well, the early information pointed to some islamic deal...

but now all the news stories are ignoring that, saying this was just a lone kid who wanted to kill himself.

and they made sure to mention that he loved guns and had lots of them, and some WWII type bombs in his apartment.

this suicide note, which is just now coming out, was apparently on the computer screen when the feds got into his apartment.

Its just very aggrivating when you don't know who to trust... there's no accountability with the press... either they lied about the islmaic ties, or they're lying now about the lack of them.

And the public will never know which it is. I'm contemplating starting to do prep work to work for the FBI or the CIA. I'm tired of having my head forced into the sand.

#101
HOWDY 'NAM!
I've got to take off as well. It was good noting your existence online again!

"The liberals are upset today. They discovered once again the Iraqi people agree with Bush: That their freedom is worth fighting and dying for. And they proved it by risking death to make a statement. They proved it by creating a remarkable Constitution in ten months--when it took us years."

[Link: www.opinionjournal.com...]

Nam Grunt- No worries. No hurricane for Orange, TX for at least 7 months.

Wilma probably heads towards Florida, but there is always a small chance it stays below about 26^oN and misses Westerlies, and crosses Yucatan and heads into Mexico.

But Texas, being Western corner of GOMEX, protected (except maybe Brownsville).

Hey, LanceKates!

Isn't there some sort of weather-control system in one of the Star Trek series or movies? Supposed to control things like hurricanes, tornados, etc.

Well, let's get with it, darn it! Get your team of engineers on it quick. Nam's had enough for this year!

#95 David2
I've been wondering about that too. Here's the Getty images of the capsule. Note that there is a parachute for the craft but there doesn't appear to be a heat shield on the bottom because of those rockets. Threre is some signs of heat on one side. I don't know what to make of this but the craft looks a bit suspect.
Anyone else have thoughts on this?

#112 Ed Mahmoud abu al Qahool Martyr Brigades,

Let 'er buck, there's nothing left to destroy in Orange ;-).

#102 Murqtaad

Clinton knows who killed Kevin Ives!

/Overpass near Grandview, Missouri, circa 1993

Words fail me here.

Iran suspects UK of terror bombings

TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that his country strongly suspects Britain in the recent terrorist bombings in Iran.

Ahmadinejad, in a short speech before a cabinet meeting, said the presence of British troops in southern Iraq along the Iranian border is the only reason for insecurity for both neighboring countries, a news agency reported on Sunday.

"We solidly suspect Britain over the terrorist acts," he said.

Hey Nam Grunt!

You've been greatly missed. ;-) glad to see you back in what seems to be one piece.

#117 Kragar

I think Iran forgot their sarc tag....?

#98 Kilgore Trout

Good article at "TKS" over at N. Review.

Basically says that those, like Cole, who have opposed the war from the beginning are truly "stuck on stupid"- they are married to their ideology and therefore are mentally programmed to discount good news and focus on the bad.

They just cant escape their partisan, anti-war blinders NO MATTER WHAT happens!

And if there isnt any bad news, they have to invent some.

#118 LanceKates,

Yes me and my apt. are in one piece, but everything around me isn't. ;-).

#113 MTN

there was an episode in TNG where they controlled the weather somehow on a planet.

and earth had some weather controlling device to keep terrible storms at bay. (I think that was alluded to in Deep Space Nine)

I don't know about Star Wars... I know that a Jedi (after the demise of the Empire) used the Force to create incredible winds to destroy a troop landing transport from an attack from the remnants of the Empire on Yavin 4... so i'm guessing that a powerful enough Jedi could influence weather.

*retreats to the nerd room*

# 101 'Nam

WELCOME BACK ! How the hell are you doing ?

#121 'Nam Grunt

That's what I heard... are you going to continue to live there when all is up and running? or are you moving? Oklahom will take you.

TQC,

Clinton was the most evil prez in our countries history.

Kurt I mean Kilgore I am happy to see someone else is wondering about that thing. It just doesn't make sense. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that.
Oh well. Back to work. There is a really feel good message over at the Belmont Club this morning. I love it when they start talking about overthrowing Syria.

#44,

Alien (1979)

Se7en (1995)

The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

#123 Mike C.,

Hey Mike, I'm wearing out a mop in the middle of a disaster area, other than that I'm ok.

#121 'Nam Grunt

Check your email!

I don't know who is the bigger idiot here, Senator Dickless "Lumpy Rutherford" Durbin or Senator Step N Fetch It for co-sposoring it:

KA-BOOM

Could these morons be any more clueless about how the process of oil refining and storage works? Seems to me I learned that in 6th grade science class.

What kind of asshats are we sending to the Senate from Illinois?

Note to Dickless : Storing 40 million gallons of gasoline anywhere for any length of time is A BAD IDEA!

File this under "no agenda journalism here" (sarc)

Local left wing daily had a story about the Iraq vote. In big letters above the fold were two quotes.

First by Bush, saying he's happy that it appears the constitution will pass.

Then right below it a quote by an Iraqi saying how horrible things are in Iraq and how this constitution means nothing.

The paper is trying to make it look like Bush is lying and Iraq is a total disaster.

Lance,

As soon as I get back to a little normalcy I'm going to start looking elsewhere to live, hopefully before the Holidays.

OH BLAST!

I just realised the link I put above (#6) about Learn the Truth about Islam was to the main page of my site, not to Ten Myths about Islam!

Learn the Truth about Islam - the RIGHT link

I don't know how, but I'm sure this is Jay777's fault somehow.....

#127 Dar

I laughed through all of the trilogy...

(though the original..... Manhunter... I didn't laugh much at that one)

Anthony Hopkins just did too good of a job.

coulterclone

Alas, I am stuck with Durbin as my representative, and he is one grade A moonbat.

Besides, why have a separate gasoline reserve? Just add more petroleum to the existing reserve.

But yeah, let's just create another target for the islamofascists! Just great!

#44

Roger and Me
Bowling For Columbine
Fahrenheit 9/11

These are movies that scare me.

#132 'Nam Grunt

eastern Oklahoma is REALLY nice, and not too expensive... the edge of the mountains...

maybe something by Grove or Jay (though Grove is getting bigger)

I have retired family out that way, and they love it.

also, by bartlesville, there's alot of good stuff (though some of it gets pricey there..)

there are two houses for sale by me. I think one might be cheap, the other one... maybe 100k.

# 128 'Nam

Is your place liveable ? A lot of folks hereabouts were getting pretty worried about you.

#136 vxbush

with all the different requirements for gas in all the different states (some states even have different requirements for different parts of the state) I'd rather see refineries in each state for each requirement...

that way you're just shipping crude oil around, then it can get refined elsewhere... one set up, and continual flow.

*shrug* should be easy enough to absorb the costs of construction, and i'm sure oil companies would like more refineries under their control, to avoid a hurricane wiping out 20% of our refining ability... ya know?

#44 Ferris Bueller

Try:

The Ring
Sixth Sense

Some older scary movies:

Rosemary's Baby
The Exorcist
The Mephisto Waltz

#44 Ferris Bueller

Good Scary Movies

The Thing (1982)

Hellbound (1988)

and a good creepy if not scary movie:

Frailty (2001)

#139 Mike C.,

Yes it is all the trees fell in right direction, I'll probably be looking elsewhere soon though.

#44 Ferris.....

"Looking for: Hallowe'en recommendations, category: genuinely scary Horror movies I can get from Netflix."

To build upon what RedhouseBluestate said - don't forget about the other two movies in the trilogy (now quadrilogy?) - Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. In color, and dated, and more comedy/horror than the first. Still some good moments.

Also:

The Thing (either the B&W, or the color remake)
The Ring (I liked it - slow paced at first, no monsters)
28 Days Later (modern zombie film)

# 130 coulterclone

Make that 40 million barrels, not 40 million gallons. But it could be done fairly safely if rather expensively.

Scary movies:

Exorcist (the newer re-release with added footage)

Omen 3

Event Horizon (that creeped me out anyway)

Holloween 3: Season of the Witch (not the normal Holloween movie, which made it suck, but its ok)

Lance

Yes, but doesn't the commerce clause actually apply to this? Why not have the federal government mandate the *one* way that petroleum should be refined into gas? Part of our higher costs is that there are so many different state requirements for gas. If there was only 1, it would be so much cheaper!

Your idea of having refineries in each state is a nice idea, but having 50 different grades just seems wacky to me.

Now, IANAPC (I am not a petrochemical engineer), so I don't know if what I'm suggestin is even feasible.

vxbush....in the olden days we would have run both Osama Obama and Turban Durbin out of the village with pointed sticks...and if they fell down we would have stoned them to death. Now, we can't even rely on their terminal stupidity to kill either of them fast enough, the idiotarians who run the news media keep breathing life back into them. You and I can only suffer in (mostly) silence.

My suggestion on how to keep gasoline reserves: Decentralize it. Make it everyone's patriotic duty NOT to drain the gasoline out of their two stroke engines for the winter. Besides saving corrupted gasoline we will derive two economic benefits....The replacement garage building industry and new lawn mower sales will both get a big boost.

#147 vxbush

knowing hte Federal Government, they'd take the most restrictive, and most expensive and apply that to the other states.

I'd rather have each state figure it out for itself... (actually, i'd rather the state stay out of it, but hey... why bother dreaming)

#138 LanceKates

there are two houses for sale by me. I think one might be cheap, the other one... maybe 100k.

Heh. My daughter and son-in-law just sold their first house for $175,000 to buy a starter fixer-upper for $140,000. And this one doesn't actually include a yard.

#148 coulterclone

They have new neat lawnmowers that are electric and cordless... supposed to be able to run for quite some time...

an alternative to the gas powered ones.

I did see someone in my neighborhood with an electric mower... corded. I can't imagine having a cord trailing my lawnmower...

its bad enough that my leaf blower is corded...

We've got a cordless electric weed eater... works well.

149 lance

they'd take the most restrictive, and most expensive and apply that to the other states.

That's true, and the environmentalist wackos would require even more stringent limitations on pollutants to strain out the .05% we're not getting now. So yeah, that would be a bummer.

But it annoys me to no end.

# 143 'Nam

Well, certainly glad to hear you didn't wind up decorating the wrong side of a tree. Think of sticking to the GOM, or more along the aloha line ?

Oh yeah - were you able to save the waffle iron ?

#145 Mike Oops. 40 million BARRELS sorry!

Safely? Maybe. But for how long?

With my luck Durbin has a wealthy campaign contributor who has some nice storage tanks he'd rent out cheaply....next door to his kitchen match factory. That's how things work in Illinnoying.

#150 Swampwoman

like i'd said before... the house we sold up in MN was over 200k... and it wasn't as nice as the one we have here, which we bought for about 100k.

the houses i'm looking at buying are 50k or less... need work, but are in decent shape.

#135, LanceKates

I laughed through all of the trilogy...

Well I've only seen the first one, and that ending was one of the creepier cinema experiences, I thought...

(No spoilers, please.)

FLORIDA HURRICANE WILMA MID-DAY UPDATE

Mike C.,

Waffle iron is fine. ;-)

# 147 vxbush

It's in part federal requirements that caused the crazy quilt of gasoline blend requirements in the first place. Think EPA.

#130 coulterclone

What, is Dick Dubin an idiot or something?

Don't answer that, it's merely rhetorical.

Here's some words that ought to be added to Durbin's vocabulary:

"Flash Point"

and also,

"Vapour Pressure"

Important note on Horror films, if its an American version of a Japanese film, save your time and money and get the Japanese version. (i.e. The Ring, The Grudge, Dark Water, etc)

The movie that scared the daylights out of me was "Wait Until Dark". Especially in the theater because they darkened the entire theater at the height of the tension/fear level. Saw it again on TV. Still pretty frightening, but not as good as in the theater.

#156 Dar

technically, Red Dragon was the first one (well... Manhunter was the first one, but Red Dragon is a remake, with Anthony Hopkins as Lector, instead of the other guy) chronologically...

in order (storywise):
Red Dragon
Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal

#161 Kragar

Don't forget Godzilla.

You'll never guess who's replacing Ted Koppulate over at Nightline: Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran and Martin Bashir.

Martin Bashir? You mean that guy from the U.K. who did the "gotcha" interview in which Jacko dangled his infant from a hotel balcony and made goo-goo eyes at the child cancer-survivor who later accused him of diddling him?

Interesting choice.

Time to cut South Korea loose. The y are a bunch of ingrates almost as bas as the Europeans. Mauling MacArthur

THIS time, South Korea's anti-American crowd has gone too far. Uncle Sam-bashing is, unfortunately, quite popular these days among South Korea's left, teachers and youth — burning the Stars and Stripes and massive anti-U.S. street protests are all too common. But now South Korean radicals — many of them de facto North Korean pawns — are threatening to tear down the 15-foot tall statue of U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur at Inchon, the site of the intrepid landing that changed the course of the bloody Korean War.

#163 taxfreekiller,

Good to see you brother, I hope you are well. ;-)

# 158 'Nam

Good, because I had already publicly promised to replace it if it hadn't survived.

Ed

Ah, that's more like it. I like the vertical shear map, too. Extra caffeinated color.

Hello friends--we're now up and running (sort of--it's dial-up) on the US side of the Atlantic. We are so happy to back in the USA!

We're doing our part for the economy--in the last 4 weeks we have purchased a house, new truck, washer/dryer, refrigerater, new laptop computer AND contracted some work for the house.

I've missed you guys, but my husband has been sort of pleased that I've been actually cooking and cleaning for a change instead of lurking on LGF.

How are the hurricane recovery efforts going for everyone?

#157 Ed Mahmoud abu al Qahool Martyr Brigades

Thanks for the update Ed. I'll break out the plywood and get ready to do what is necessary. I live in a Cat 4 evacuation zone just north of Tampa. Do you see Wilma getting this strong?

166 scaramouche
Terry Moran? He is a consistent Bush basher so he will fit in well at ABC's Nightline.

Lance.....I have accidentally cut through two extension cords for my garden trimmer. My husband got mad the second time......then he did it...twice. Then my 13 year old son, who laughed at both of us, did it.

We don't do well with electricity.

Our neighbor has an old fashioned people-powered push mower. He has to sharpen the blades pretty often.

I don't trust myself, my son, or my husband around sharpening tools.

We'll stick to a highly volatile gas/oil mix around here. Although, come to think of it, my dad accidentally scorched the side of our house when he got a bit enthusiastic with the BBQ flame starter once when I was a little kid. Could be in the genes.

Sign in front of our house:

The Coulterclone family
"Garage fire free since 1972"

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#165, TQC

Now remember, Ferris was asking for "genuinely scary" horror movies... not just "good" ones.

How many people have been "genuinely scared" by a Japanese guy in a rubber suit stomping meticulously detailed miniatures that you can tell are minatures, whilst bottle rockets are launched at him?

I mean, by that standard, Spielberg's "War Of The Worlds" was a "genuinely scary" horror movie...

165 Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Goes without saying

Greetings, Lizards

Today's factoids courtesy of the History Channel

OPEC ENACTS OIL EMBARGO:
October 17, 1973

The Arab-dominated Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)announces a decision to cut oil exports to the United States and other nationsthat provided military aid to Israel in the Yom Kippur War of October 1973.
According to OPEC, exports were to be reduced by 5 percent every month until Israel evacuated the territories occupied in the Arab-Israeli war of 1967. In December, a full oil embargo was imposed against the United States and several other countries, prompting a serious energy crisis in the United States and other nations dependent on foreign oil.

1989 Earthquake rocks San Francisco

The deadliest earthquake to hit the San Francisco area since 1906 strikes at 5:04 p.m. and lasts for 15 seconds. The quake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale, and its aftermath was witnessed on live television by millions of people watching the third game of the World Series of baseball between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, held at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The tremor hit moments before the start of the game, and sportscasters were soon performing the duties of news anchors as they reported on the resulting pandemonium in the stadium. The earthquake killed a total of 63 people, while more than 3,000 others were injured and more than 100,000 buildings were damaged.

174 coulterclone-

I don't trust myself, my son, or my husband around sharpening tools.

You do realize that the blades on the gas-engine lawnmowers don't exactly sharpen themselves.

# 171 pilot's wife

Ah, landed, eh ? Well, we got 'Nam Grunt here, so I think all the lizards are accounted for. Except for BabbaZee, that is. She moved, apparently to one of the outer planets.

#174 coulterclone

I only had one fire issue with bbqs...

the charcoal was the kind that was 'presoaked' in lighter fluid.

I had a cold and couldn't smell that... and being a man, didn't read directions.

so I loaded the Charcoal Starter with charcoal, added the necessary lighter fluid, then lit the paper underneath to start the charcoal.

wow... that was a big flame.

as far as electrical cords... I'm far too worried about surviving an electricla shock to want electrical cords by anything that can cut.

175 loppyd
Maybe the White Sox will break the 1919 Curse of teh Black Sox.

To me, anything with Richard Gere is a scary movie.

Scary movie - The Others

Nicole Kidman. Terrific.

#175 loppyd,

You will be glad to hear that the "hat" survived Rita and so did the head wearing it, how are you bunny hop. ;-)

Don't tell me you were referring to "Godzilla" (2000)...

182 Joel

perhaps....if you believe in curses, that is.

{Joel}

#176 Dar ul Harb

I believe TQC was merely stating stick with the Japanese version of certain franchises versus the Americanized ripoffs Hollywood puts out, not suggesting it as a horror movie.

I dont think anyone in his right mind would shell out money for an Americanized "Battle Royale" or "Ichi the Killer".

#162 MTNester

"Wait Until Dark". Is that the one with Audrey Hepburn who plays a blind woman?

#174 coulterclone

Our neighbor has an old fashioned people-powered push mower. He has to sharpen the blades pretty often.

I bought one recently. I was hesitant at first, but it is so easy to use and takes up no space. The manual says that it shouldn't need sharpening for a couple of years. Hope so.

#184 grayp

Oh! Forgot about that one. Yes, it's excellent! A definite must-see.

187 {loppyd}
The only curse that I think is real is ISLAM.

#181 Lance.....and you can now give make up tips to women who need to perfect their eyebrow pencil technique.

My husband had to learn that when he was a teenager as a result of an experiment to see what would happen if you threw a match on a tablespoon full of gasoline.

PS They didn't lie when they called those little briquets MATCH LIGHT BRAND now did they?

Washington Post eviscerates Judith Miller and PlameGate.

A snippet:

Others disagree. Craig Pyes, a former contract writer for the Times who teamed up with Miller for a series on al Qaeda, complained about her in a December 2000 memo to Times editors and asked that his byline not appear on one piece.

"I'm not willing to work further on this project with Judy Miller," wrote Pyes, who now writes for the Los Angeles Times. He added: "I do not trust her work, her judgment, or her conduct. She is an advocate, and her actions threaten the integrity of the enterprise, and of everyone who works with her. . . . She has turned in a draft of a story of a collective enterprise that is little more than dictation from government sources over several days, filled with unproven assertions and factual inaccuracies," and "tried to stampede it into the paper."

She is finished. NY Times credibility rating has dropped from zero to negative 11.

The Left invested SO MUCH energy into this case. Now not only did it not turn out as they hoped, it's coming around to bite them on the ass.

Sweet.

#188, Kragar

I believe TQC was merely stating stick with the Japanese version of certain franchises versus the Americanized ripoffs Hollywood puts out, not suggesting it as a horror movie.

Well, yeah. O.K.

Last night on the History Channel (Sunday night is actually the best night on TV) they had a very good documentary on the failure of the Allied Air Forces to bomb Auschwitz and the railway lines leading into that Extermination camp.

44 Ferris-

Evil Dead is a good one, as is Evil Dead 2. The third movie, Army of Darkness, is pretty much just camp, but worth a viewing.

If anyone needs firewood or tooth picks, come to Orange we have about ten years worth.

183 BIG

To me, anything with Richard Gere is a scary movie.

Try Nicholas Cage.

#190 RWC Really? But you have grass in your yard, right? We have mostly killer weeds that growl and snap at me everytime I walk outside. (Think Addams Family).
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Scary movie: Anything with Barbra Streisand in it.

#133 Titus

You Go! Keep the faith -- don't let those "peaceful" devils intimidate you. I hope the FBI has them by the scruff of the neck by now.

#193 coulterclone

well, when I said that I didn't read the directions, that included the giant words on the package... I just opened them and used them. heh.

on the positive side... the wood chunks I put on the coals after they turned white made dinner REALLY good that night.

#188 Kragar

I saw Ringu, the Japanese movie, and that one was pretty creepy. It managed to create a gloomy, oppressive atmosphere.

Never seen Ichi the Killer, but enjoyed Battle Royale. It could not work in a sanitized, politically-correct version, no way.

I think that the first John Woo, in his Hong Kong period, was unrivalled master of action movies.

And to end, a TCS article well worth reading: Will the Real Global Economic Threat Please Stand Up?

# 199, did you see the one with Richard Gere and the gerbal?

never mind

/sarc

#194 Zombie Heh Heh heh! Great quote!

We can enjoy this now, but blink and she'll be on all the talk shows touting her new book (with introduction by Dan Rather)

so, TBS is doing this "Funny Americans" thing... and they DO have Ray Romano, and Robin Williams and Ben Stiller... those three are ok...

but they also have dustin hoffman? apart from funny-LOOKING... how is he funny? ever?

Major ass-kicking going on in Iraq right now.

Of course, some doctor claims all the terrorists were civilians, but what's new...

MRE's are great when you heat them in a microwave, lunch is over back to cleaning I'll check in later.

206 LanceKates
Dustin Hoffman was funny in Tootsie. However Ben Stiller and Robin Williams are too juvenile to be consistently funny.

#207,

Any midnight "wedding parties" shooting at helicopters?

#200 coulterclone

Well, I do have a pretty small yard. So I really don't think I will need to sharpen them anytime soon. Another thing I like about it is that you can use it anytime without disturbing the neighbors.

Horror movie recomendation -

Ooooooh scary.

Lance....Hoffman was unintentionally funy in Rainman.

Here is a story that is frightening: China wants to mine its own uranium in Australia. The thought of Australia - home of 40% of the world's uranium- letting China coming in and mining its own uranium is very scary.

'Nam Grunt --

Delaware's pretty nice, south of the canal, and has some excellent hunting, if you're into that. Just take a look at the Hunting Guide -- check out the deer section especially!

#194 Zombie

For what it's worth, the current scuttlebut from those "in the know" is that there will be indictments against Rove and Libby.

And thats from the likes of Bill Kristol, Andy Mccarthy at NRO and others, not just the left side.

So, the left actually WILL be getting what they wanted out of this, despite the fact that the whole thing is a farce if there ever was one.....

Just wanted to give you a heads up!

#157 Ed Mahmoud

What a pretty in pink warning! :-)

In all seriousness, though, how far south of Tampa do the models project? We got clipped by Charley (our house was seven miles southeast of the eye) in North Cape Coral, which is about 110 miles south of Tampa.

Although we personally didn't have a lot of damage (screening on back lanai and front porch and a few shingles), many of our neighbors suffered quite a bit.

Dammit, and we just got our screening back up about 4 months ago! $7,700 . . . . Argggghhhhhhhh!

My family used to have an electrical lawn mower. Corded. You should see the extension cords needed to mow half an acre...

And we had a bunch of trees and plant beds here and there.

206 Lance,

I think Dustin gets the "funny by association" tag becuase he portrayed Lenny Bruce in a movie.

And Ratzo Rizzo.

GO ASTROS!

#219 The Pulchritudinous Patriot
Actually the Astros should have made the Wrold Series in 1986.

#211 RWC

Only one word: TROMA...

218 tankdemon
Dustin Hoffman used to be one of my favorite actors based on his work in Midnight Cowboy, Papillon and Tootsie. However last yer he revealed himself to be a barking moonbat.

#211 Right Wing Conspirator

The horror of it all!

And this one is just blood-curdling!

[Link: www.imdb.com...]

#211 RWC But, but, but isn't the POINT of owning annoying power tools and poorly maintained mowing equipment to bug the neighbors?

I was actually thinking of getting some goats.

Wow, can I find refuge up here, because some BDS sufferers have broken out the flame throwers on the Clampdown thread.

Sheesh!

Oh, and I don't think you saw it yesterday, so WELCOME BACK 'NAM! We are so glad to know you survived and are doing okay.

Still planning on moving to Hawaii?

#209 Joel

but that was written for him.. He isn't funny.

Robin Williams (though odd) can be very funny on his own.

same with Ben stiller.

and Ray Romano.

Even Tom hanks can be funny on his own (though he works better as a pair when he can be the strightman)

but hoffman? blah. i'd rather have to listen to Fabio give a speech on why its important to get a college education.

From Variety::

"PAR SENDS DUNST TO IRAQ
Thesp finds relief in Ruzicka story

Kirsten Dunst is back in business with Paramount Pictures, and this
time her character will go much further than "Elizabethtown." Dunst
will play relief worker Marla Ruzicka in a film about the 28-year-old
American relief worker who was killed in Iraq by a suicide bomber."

Sad though it may be, Ruzicka's story doesn't seem that interesting compared to, say, the ordeal of kidnapped/murdered Margaret Hassan.

# 213 Duane

Why is that scary ?

Well, 12Z GFS is pretty far South, through Dry Tortugas and Keys, into extreme South Florida.

New 12Z UK Met gets it to Northern tip of Yucatan, stalls it, then starts Northeast drift Sunday morning.

Really, entire state of Florida needs to watch, although Florida Panhandle safer, as it faces South, than parts of Florida facing West.

227 LanceKates
Ben Stiller? Only if you are into slapstick humor.

#49 Laurence Simon

I always liked him as Richard Addison on Moonlighting.

From CNN.com:

Rocket, 56, whose real name was Charles Claverie, was found dead in a field near his home in Canterbury on October 7. His throat had been cut, the medical examiner said.

He did that to himself? Yuck.

holy crap.

yahoo is who i have my website through (click my name.... Shameless plug)

I just got an email saying that starting the 19th, I go from 2gb to 5gb of storage, and 25gb to 200gb for my bandwidth...

I'll also be able to do Perl Scripting and PHP stuff (though I dont know how... so that doesn't move me much.)

#229 Mike C

the thought of China getting its hands on more uranium to build even more missles is very scary to me.

#231 Joel

well, he did better as a writer than a performer, granted... but there are times that slapstick is fun.

#230 Ed

My in-laws live 60 miles south of Tampa. They're not in the best of health and live in a trailer. They're about 12 miles inland.

Gut feel--should I go get them?

They won't voluntarily go to a shelter, but I can go down and bring them up to NC.

#221 FabioC.

Geeze that brings back memories. Walking or riding bikes to the video store (VHS on one side, Beta on the other) and getting those.

#223 rightymouse
Haven't eaten a tomato since. shivers

#224 coulterclone

You have a point there :-)

I always found these movies scary:

Jurassic Park

Day of the Triffods (Really old!)

The Angry Red Planet (gave me nightmares as a kid, but looks very cheesey these days!)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Oh, and I did like the "fast" zombie movie -

28 days Later

235 LanceKates
That is all he is capable of doing (slapstick). He waa funny in a silly kind of slapstick way in "Dodgeball."

Dry Tortugas? Keys? "Extreme" South Florida?

While I feel for those residents . . . whew! We're about 100 miles from all that.

I trust you, Ed - you've been really accurate!

Still, this storm could be a sneaky SOB like Charley was, so we'll keep our eyes peeled.

Thanks for the updates!

#238 Fatal

Jurassic Park was scary for sure, as was Jaws. I refused to go in the ocean for years.

Joel-

Not true about Stiller. See Reality Bites.

A few creepy movies:
The Other (1972). Has nothing to do with the Nicole Kidman movie The Others.
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979), also known as Nosferatu the Vampyre. With Klaus Kinski.
Don't Look Now (1973). Warning: garden gnomes may give you the creeps afterward, even though there aren't any in the movie...

Um, I don't have time for a hurricane. Really.

# 234 Duane

I assume you mean uranium to build bombs, not missles. But they already have a breeder reactor or two and utilize plutonium fission bombs and plutonium-fueled triggers for their fusion bombs, so that's not really much of a concern. And they already have a goodly stockpile of bombs. They're looking to fuel electricity generating reactors, something we might do well to emulate.

244 Sarah D-

I use that old "Ain't got time for the meetings" line to dispel any discussion that I could be an alcoholic.

#236 pilots wife

Hope you don't think I'm too nosy, but where do your inlaws live? Just east of Venice or Sarasota?

That's somewhat inland.

Though as Charley showed us, that's no bar to a sh**load of hurricane damage.

Watch Ed's posts. He's really good at this.

# 241 rightymouse

Yeah, Jaws.

I went to it when it was originally in the theaters, alone (late teen years). Waited in a line that went around the block and ended up sitting between two fine young ladies who were grabbing my arms and hiding their heads in my shoulders in no time. I am not sure I remember the movie, I do remember the big smile I had on my face the whole time!

Relatively little-known, good, scary movie:

The Changeling (1980)

#248 Fatal

LOL! Sounds like fun!

#247 Florida Lady

Bradenton area. They winter in FL (from MA) and just got there about 2 weeks ago. They haven't recovered from that trip yet, so I know they won't leave voluntarily.

Interesting photos here. I can't think what they remind me of. Workers in a hemorrhagic fever facility perhaps? [Link: www.irandokht.com...]

Too ealry to be more specific about Florida.

Good, hilarious send-up of scary movie genre:

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Best line: "Would anyone like... a peanut?"

[only funny in context]

Black Christmas

A CLASSIC "just put down the phone and leave the house" movie. NOOOOOOOO, DON'T GO BACK UPSTAIRS!

/very disturbing, keeps you guessing and just when you think it's finally all over . . .

#252 Ben B

after each game, the Iran team kills the opposing team for 1.) opposing the Will of Allah, and 2.) for showing their ankles/lower leg.

"Alien" The first one.

I thought the Mickey Rourke-Lisa Bonet-Robert DeNiro movie, "Angel Heart", was uber-scary.

A CLASSIC "just put down the phone and leave the house" movie.

Of course,

The Grudge

(and it's all-Japanese original version Ju On) teaches us that with Japanese ghosts, this just doesn't work. They're incredibly persistent--they follow you out of the haunted house, and proceed to haunt your office, apartment, bus, cordless phone, cellphone, video equipment, etc. It's definitely better to be haunted by an Occidental ghost, because they generally give you the "get out!" option.

#257 Mike C.

When the alien chews its way out of that guys stomach! Awesome!

Remember the guy in the background wielding a plastic knife? Too good.

How could we forget "Blair Witch Project"?

Make that italics, not quote, for The Grudge. And please replace that first "it's" with "its". Thank you.

#254 Occasional Reader

The scene where he walks to the corner store the 2nd time is one of the funniest scenes I've ever seen.

#228 JohnConnor

Great. When's the hagiography of St. Pancake coming? They could put Gwynneth Paltrow in the role.

#257 Mike C.:

"Alien" The first one.

I'd also say, the second one. Third was okay. Fourth was crap.

They have horror movies with clowns...

do they have a horror movie with Santa?

(and someone dressing up as santa and killing people doesn't count... I want to see a horror movie where SANTA does the killing... call it "Santa" and the subtitle can be "He Knows if you've been naughty."

standard slasher film.. all those who do drugs or have sex or yell at/beat a lady in the movie die... and the sole virgin is the only survivor.

Just in from The Goddess of Periodicals, a new book title -

ARMED GUNMEN, TRUE FACTS, AND OTHER RIDICULOUS NONSENSE: A COMPILED COMPENDIUM OF REPETITIVE REDUNDANCIES

Heh.

I get so sick of stupid females running INTO the woods to get away from the monster. Not to mention the fact that they are always wearing high heels and oh so conviently trip over the tree root that is ALWAYS directly in their path.

For once I'd like to see a man make a mad dash for the forest and stumble on a tree root!

#265 OR

there is no 4th one.

just like there is no highlander 2.

sure... SOME people think they exist... but I found them so crappy, that I refuse to admit it.

A campy masterpiece is Scary Movie, hands down.

Re: Dreadful dreck, Wing Commander rates pretty high. Never as bad as the live-action version of the hyper-violent anime Fist of the North Star anyway.

265 Occasional Reader

1st was horror, 2nd was more Sci-Fi action, 3rd and 4th (and 5th if you count AVP) were crap.

#261 rightymouse

How could we forget "Blair Witch Project"?

it takes a large amount of alcohol, or a few strong knocks to the head, but I'm sure that, given time, you can.