Earth Day!
/

No wonder my power is out.

re: #1 Bob in Breckenridge

Earth Day!
/

It's Earf day.
/Rush

ugh!
that is so early 20th century

can't you put up a picture of a fiberoptic switch or something?

bet you can't find a tv antenna

/

End of the line. What's down on the ground?

looks like the end of the line for a lot of those connections.

Good afternoon everyone, Hope all of you are well and happy on this beautiful day!

Oh, the wirony of it all!

Wow, lots of copper to steal there.

Land lines! How antiquated...yet picturesque.

Lineman fer the county.

Suddenly a bolt of lightning comes out of the sky...

Check out [Link: www.google.com's...] earth day logo. Too bad those America-hating LLL assholes can't get that excited about some IMPORTANT day, such as oh, I don't know...Christmas, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, or the 4th of July.

Someone stealing cable?

re: #11 debutaunt

Lineman fer the county.

And I work the main road...

re: #3 jcm

It's Earf day.
/Rush

LOL, that's true. My bad!

That shit is destroying the planet!

"Connections", the only series on PBS I ever thought was worth a fat rat's rump.

The link below is my response to how the enemy wants us to go by Mecca Time, according to Islamic 'scientists'. It's currently 1429 by the Islamic calendar, I think it's way past time to Time to Clean Their Clock, Pigman style.

re: #9 Ward Cleaver

Wow, lots of copper to steal there.

I'm watching you Ward!

/Don't think about it!

re: #15 Ward Cleaver

And I work the main road...

Glen Campbellin'.

current US energy policy.
The greens want us to be dependent on the ME.

Is it in Wichita?

re: #17 Ben Hur

That shit is destroying the planet!

What have you got against clouds?

Little did I know 14 yrs ago today, the day of my 14th anniversary, that it was the same day as Earth Day, now turn Earth Week according to NBC. It was purely unintentional just happen to be in Vegas and got hitched ( the day not the getting married part ... lol).

Anyway here's to my lovely bride for putting up with me for 14 seemingly short years.

Lotsa' GMTA this afternoon.

Galloway is knocked out

FIREBRAND MP George Galloway was knocked out cold today when he was hit on the head by a RUBBER ball while he was ranting.

The ex Celebrity Big Brother contestant - on the campaign trail for the London Assembly elections - was roaring through a loudspeaker on the top of an open-top bus when he was struck.

Eyewitnesses said the 53 year old ducked to avoid the ball and banged his head heavily on the side of the bus.

No comment.

A little boys view of the US from the backseat of a '66 Volvo wagon packed up high with household stuff and dogs while driving from DC to Austin in 1973.

EVERYTHING
ELSE,
R

re: #13 Bob in Breckenridge

Check out [Link: www.google.com's...] earth day logo. Too bad those America-hating LLL assholes can't get that excited about some IMPORTANT day, such as oh, I don't know...Christmas, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, or the 4th of July.

Och - I dunno, they showed daffodils and leeks in their logo here at St.David's Day (March 1st, Day of Wales' Patron Saint).

Ye gotta write to them about effing well not dissing your NAtional days!

re: #28 Killgore Trout

Galloway is knocked out

No comment.

I thought dodge-ball was illegal in the UK?

Through the wire

Those are some damn big chemtrails in the background

re: #28 Killgore Trout

Galloway is knocked out

FIREBRAND MP George Galloway was knocked out cold today when he was hit on the head by a RUBBER ball while he was ranting.
The ex Celebrity Big Brother contestant - on the campaign trail for the London Assembly elections - was roaring through a loudspeaker on the top of an open-top bus when he was struck.

Eyewitnesses said the 53 year old ducked to avoid the ball and banged his head heavily on the side of the bus.

No comment.

Was the ball damaged?

re: #13 Bob in Breckenridge

Check out [Link: www.google.com's...] earth day logo. Too bad those America-hating LLL assholes can't get that excited about some IMPORTANT day, such as oh, I don't know...Christmas, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, or the 4th of July.

PIMF- [Link: www.google.com...]

re: #28 Killgore Trout

Galloway is knocked out

No comment.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHA

Obama Must Reject Moore's Endorsement

Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2008) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) today called on Sen. Barack Obama to reject the endorsement of filmmaker Michael Moore.

The Associated Press reported yesterday that Moore endorsed Sen. Obama in a 1,100-word posting on his Web site. Moore wrote, "Can you do me a favor? Will you please cast my vote - and yours - on Tuesday for Senator Barack Obama?"

"Michael Moore has consistently expressed views that are radically anti-American and anti-Israel. Michael Moore has placed a disproportionate blame on Israel for the Palestinian's use of terror and violence and calls Americans an 'ignorant people,' said RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks. "Senator Obama must reject Moore's endorsement. We call on Barack Obama to reject his endorsement to show Michael Moore that this kind of hateful rhetoric will not be tolerated."

Anti-American and Anti-Israel Statements by Michael Moore

"Hey, here's a way to stop suicide bombings - give the Palestinians a bunch of missile-firing Apache helicopters and let them and the Israelis go at each other head to head. Four billion dollars a year to Israel - four billion dollars a year to the Palestinians - they can just blow each other up and leave the rest of us the hell alone." -- Michael Moore

Moore dedicated his book, "Dude Where's My Country?" to Rachel Corrie, an International Solidarity Movement volunteer who was killed when she climbed in front of a Caterpillar bulldozer that was destroying tunnels used by Palestinian terrorists to illegally smuggle weapons from Egypt into Gaza.
In 1990, speaking before the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Moore announced that he would refuse to attend a screening of his movie, "Roger and Me," which was being held in Jerusalem. He was quoted as saying that he would not attend until Israel ceased to occupy the West Bank and Gaza. (Arab American News, 1990)

Moore tried to prevent Fahrenheit 9/11 from being shown in Israel. (New Yorker Magazine, February 16, 2004)

In an open letter to the German people in Die Zeit, Moore asked, "Should such an ignorant people [as the United States] lead the world? Don't go the American way when it comes to economics, jobs and services for the poor and immigrants. It is the wrong way." (David Brooks in the New York Times, June 30, 2004)

More statements here:
[Link: www.rjchq.org...]

But the electricity had to be developed by an intelligent designer before the transmission system could evolve.

Those clouds have a dark underbelly- I sense fascist headwinds.

BEHEAD ELECTRICITY!

re: #34 jcm

Was the ball damaged?

What about the poor bus?

re: #27 MandyManners

Lotsa' GMTA this afternoon.

I have been here for 4 years and still don't know the phrase GMTA...

/sheltered life

:-D

Are they're any laws preventing the rubber ball from running for office?

re: #28 Killgore Trout

Couldn't happen to a better moonbat! Is this not the raving lunatic who loves Saddam? Too bad there is no video!

re: #38 EC Marm

But the electricity had to be developed by an intelligent designer before the transmission system could evolve.

... and provide power to the abortion clinic.

JUST A L'IL JOKE, CHARLES!

re: #38 EC Marm

But the electricity had to be developed by an intelligent designer before the transmission system could evolve.

*WHACK*

re: #38 EC Marm

Don't push it EC; I'm weary...

/ :)

re: #44 CapeCoddah

Couldn't happen to a better moonbat! Is this not the raving lunatic who loves Saddam? Too bad there is no video!

Give it time.

I'm sure there is.

re: #42 paxnhymn

I have been here for 4 years and still don't know the phrase GMTA...

/sheltered life

:-D

Great Minds Think Alike.

re: #42 paxnhymn

great minds think alike

re: #41 MandyManners

What about the poor bus?

Why was Galloway ranting while getting on a bus?

re: #42 paxnhymn

I have been here for 4 years and still don't know the phrase GMTA...

/sheltered life

:-D

Garrulous Monkeys Throw Anything

re: #28 Killgore Trout

Galloway is knocked out

No comment.

Hilarious!
Couldn't have happened to a more deserving person ... give the man who did this a medal!

re: #42 paxnhymn

I have been here for 4 years and still don't know the phrase GMTA...

/sheltered life

:-D

Great Minds Think Alike.

re: #28 Killgore Trout

HAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAHAHA

I needed a decent story coming out of Britain. After all the recent stuff, I'm sorry to say that far from simply knowing there's nothing left to be proud about being British about, I'm now ashamed of my nationality. The latest ruling about piracy, and the allegations about British conduct in Basra... It's just so damn shameful.

re: #38 EC Marm

But the electricity had to be developed by an intelligent designer before the transmission system could evolve.

Indeed- Edison was quite the scientist.

re: #43 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Are they're any laws preventing the rubber ball from running for office?

Was it born in the UK?

re: #52 Bob in Breckenridge

Why was Galloway ranting while getting on a bus?

Can't asshole moonbats rant and walk at the same time?

re: #56 Elydo

Don't be ashamed.

re: #44 CapeCoddah

I just checked. no video and no pictures yet.

re: #55 debutaunt

Great Minds Think Alike.

...or more likely, Garrulous Monkeys Throw Anything.

re: #62 debutaunt

...or more likely, Garrulous Monkeys Throw Anything.

Definately the monkey one

51 & 52

Thanks. As a "Dense brained narrow minded country f*ck" (That was the description of me by the infamous Asia in an email ambush last week) it takes me awhile to get things. It's either that or years of Army acronyms have got the acronym section of my brain full...

re: #56 Elydo

Red Ken is set to lose the London Mayoral race. That's good news.

General Motors, T*ts & A**

re: #53 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Garrulous Monkeys Throw Anything

Shit-slinging ape Hoopie.

re: #26 iChef

congrats

re: #60 Ben Hur

Don't be ashamed.

Right. I mean Jimmy Carter is an American. We all have our crosses to bear.

re: #59 MandyManners

Can't asshole moonbats rant and walk at the same time?

Yes. Maybe the asshole didn't have exact change and the driver wouldn't let him on.

re: #52 Bob in Breckenridge

Why was Galloway ranting while getting on a bus?

Election Campaing for Mayor of London on May 1st ... he must ahve ranted for his buddy, Ken Livingstone, the one who likes sheik Quaradawi ...

Let's not forget Time Mags Earf Day Illness.

re: #55 debutaunt

Great Minds Think Alike.

Green Minions Talk Alot.

re: #65 Killgore Trout

Red Ken is set to lose the London Mayoral race. That's good news.

Methinks a Zionist plot is afoot.

re: #65 Killgore Trout

Red Ken is set to lose the London Mayoral race. That's good news.

/To a muslim?

re: #56 Elydo

The latest ruling about piracy

Missed this story. I almost hate to ask... well, here goes; what was the latest ruling about piracy?

re: #63 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Definitely the monkey one

Fer sure.

re: #70 Bob in Breckenridge

Yes. Maybe the asshole didn't have exact change and the driver wouldn't let him on.

Lefty just wants a free ride.

re: #52 Bob in Breckenridge

Why was Galloway ranting while getting on a bus?

He was probably ranting AT the bus about its carbon footprint.

re: #57 Sharmuta

Indeed- Edison was quite the scientist.

A bit of an anti-semite, too.

Edison wrote to a friend, explaining how troubling it was that Jews had a “natural talent” for becoming rich. [Link: www.wsws.org...]

Want to pick again?

Big Power is Ripping Us Off

Ahh, blessed utilities.

re: #72 jcm

Let's not forget Time Mags Earf Day Illness.

Did you see my earlier post from Newsbusters?

The managing editor of Time mag never went to Journalism school.

re: #28 Killgore Trout

Galloway is knocked out

No comment.

Whoops. You really don't want your defensive moves to leave you defenseless. I wonder if this attack was in response to annoying campaign ads? I know I would like to throw something at the candidates after the typical campaign TV and Radio barrage.

and because I forgot to post it yesterday;

SCIENCE!

Surgeons give hope to blind with successful 'bionic eye' operations

The device — the first of its kind — incorporates a video camera and transmitter mounted on a pair of glasses. This is linked to an artificial retina, which transmits moving images along the optic nerve to the brain and enables the patient to discriminate rudimentary images of motion, light and dark.

The operations were conducted as part of an international clinical trial of the technology, known as the Argus II retinal implant, which has already proved successful in restoring rudimentary vision to patients who have become blind because of common conditions such as age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa.

re: #75 Bob in Breckenridge

/To a muslim?

Nope - to Boris Johnson, Tory and generally a very clever man, who likes to give the impression that he's just a dumb shambling clown ...

re: #72 jcm

Let's not forget Time Mags Earf Day Illness.

Nice post, jcm. I saw that in the library. How despicable TIME is. But the good news is few saw since few read that rag these days.

re: #50 MandyManners

Great Minds Think Alike.

I'd like to know what JAFLW means.

re: #83 Ben Hur

Did you see my earlier post from Newsbusters?

The managing editor of Time mag never went to Journalism school.

Well that explains the lack of journalism between the covers.

re: #80 EC Marm

Want to pick again?

Who do you think Ford got it from?

re: #88 Cygnus

I'd like to know what JAFLW means.

Just Another Four Letter Word.

re: #88 Cygnus

I'd like to know what JAFLW means.

Jawas always fall like wombats

re: #75 Bob in Breckenridge

To a conservative:

Boris Johnson defends stance on Islam in mayoral debate

Right now he's about 12 points ahead in the polls.

It was an effen racquette ball.

He definitely went into football (soccer) exaggeration mode.

re: #72 jcm

Let's not forget Time Mags Earf Day Illness.

...there's a special place in hell for Richard Stengal...

re: #4 friarstale

ugh!
that is so early 20th century

can't you put up a picture of a fiberoptic switch or something?

bet you can't find a tv antenna

/

Look on top of my TV.

re: #90 Ben Hur

Who do you think Ford got it from?

Now we're back to the 'chicken and egg' argument and Ma Sands warned me once. :~)

Dont forget TLA and ETLA

re: #85 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

The device — the first of its kind — incorporates a video camera and transmitter mounted on a pair of glasses. This is linked to an artificial retina, which transmits moving images along the optic nerve to the brain and enables the patient to discriminate rudimentary images of motion, light and dark.

Does it look something like this?

CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) - An 18-year-old accused of planning to bomb his high school will be charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a possible life sentence, the top federal prosecutor in South Carolina said Tuesday.
Ryan Schallenberger also will face two lesser federal charges stemming from what authorities say was a scheme to detonate explosives in a suicide attack on his high school in the small town of Chesterfield. The straight-A student will be charged in federal court in Florence on Tuesday afternoon, said Kevin McDonald, the acting U.S. attorney for South Carolina.

McDonald said the federal charge comes into play mostly because Schallenberger ordered materials that can be used for bombs through the mail.

William Spencer, the teen's court-appointed attorney, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

[Link: www.breitbart.com...]

re: #88 Cygnus

I'd like to know what JAFLW means.

Just Another Four-Letter Word.

re: #97 Squirrelguy

Look on top of my TV.

Rabbits ear too!

re: #89 jcm

Well that explains the lack of journalism between the covers.

Well since journalism schools are just the breeding grounds for lefty moon-bats, you would think he might actually be more professional. His lunacy must emanate from a genetic or familial defect?

re: #98 EC Marm

Now we're back to the 'chicken and egg' argument and Ma Sands warned me once. :~)

Clearly the egg came first.

re: #92 debutaunt

Just Another Four Letter Word.

Thanks.

re: #9 Ward Cleaver

Wow, lots of copper to steal there.

Big Copper is ripping us off!

re: #88 Cygnus

I'd like to know what JAFLW means.

Jihadis Always Fight Like Women!

re: #77 debutaunt

Times Online

The first link I can remember that has the story. I was incredulous and depressed when I heard this. Just a few days later I heard the allegation about why the British soldiers have been so inactive in Basra; deal-striking. I'd require more salt on that story were it not for the fact that such conduct has been proven to be the standard here IN Britain, so it being applied in other areas of our authority isn't much of a stretch.

I actually burned with anger at that moment.

re: #97 Squirrelguy

Look on top of my TV.

What's on the telly?

It looks like a penguin!

re: #95 Ben Hur

It was an effen racquette ball.

He definitely went into football (soccer) exaggeration mode.

Its called 'diving' in football (soccer) speak - a despicable thing to do and utterly loathed by any rugby player and rugby fan ...

re: #94 Killgore Trout

To a conservative:

Boris Johnson defends stance on Islam in mayoral debate

Right now he's about 12 points ahead in the polls.

The Conservatives candidate for London mayor, Mr Johnson, has been criticised for an article he wrote in the wake of the 7/7 London terror attacks in 2005 claiming "Islam is the problem".

He'd get my vote just for saying that...

re: #9 Ward Cleaver

Wow, lots of copper to steal there.

Isn't that what ITT said about Chile?

Reminds me of the other day when I let my vice grip, which was gripping one of the cable connectors of my car battery, pivot and fall, landing right on top of the other connector. Of course, the vice grips were locked so it took a bit of effort with a piece of plastic to swat the grips away. A few sparks, a small flame, and 1 melted connector later it was all over.

re: #98 EC Marm

I'm right.

re: #88 Cygnus

Just Another Four Letter Word.

POINTS,
R

re: #109 Elydo

Oops, that was meant to be a reply to #76 Occasional Reader

re: #57 Sharmuta

Indeed- Edison was quite the scientist.

Yes - but Edison tried to build DC based distribution, which lost out to AC because AC could carry loads farther from their point of generation. Otherwise, you would have a power plant every few blocks.

So what EC said is actually true - the Edison designed the lightbulb and the rival distribution system evolved in spite of his own efforts.

Adding a new wrinkle, Solar PV electric output is DC. You have to use inverters to have an AC output to go to your house or the grid. Those inverters are a major expense in Solar electricity generation. Those panels can actually facilitate a "power plant very few blocks" configuration for a grid, so Edison's DC vision may come to fruition yet!

One of my favorite scientists was Hiram Maxim, whom Edison felt was such a threat to his business he paid him to leave the country for 10 years. So he went to Europe and invented a couple of things...

re: #112 Bob in Breckenridge

It's a very positive sign that Londoners feel the same way.

re: #104 Nevergiveup

Well since journalism schools are just the breeding grounds for lefty moon-bats, you would think he might actually be more professional. His lunacy must emanate from a genetic or familial defect?

It could be just run of the mill incompetence, as opposed to the willful incompetence that we are used to seeing.

re: #114 bosforus

Reminds me of the other day when I let my vice grip, which was gripping one of the cable connectors of my car battery, pivot and fall, landing right on top of the other connector. Of course, the vice grips were locked so it took a bit of effort with a piece of plastic to swat the grips away. A few sparks, a small flame, and 1 melted connector later it was all over.

You too can weld with 12 volts!

re: #103 jcm

Rabbits ear too!

/So because of you some deaf rabbit is hopping around. I hope you're happy.

re: #123 Bob in Breckenridge

/So because of you some deaf rabbit is hopping around. I hope you're happy.

Huh?

re: #118 karmic_inquisitor

Ah- but it evolved into HVDC.

re: #111 yma o hyd

Its called 'diving' in football (soccer) speak - a despicable thing to do and utterly loathed by any rugby player and rugby fan ...

And normally not practiced in England.

Can't watch Serie A or Brazilian football because of it.

Rugby and Football fans are two different species, my friend (as you probably know!).

re: #123 Bob in Breckenridge

/So because of you some deaf rabbit is hopping around. I hope you're happy.

Maybe the Joos did it.

US "Christian" moonbat delegation travels to Iran on a "peace mission"...

Q: So, after you return home, you are going to meet congressmen. Are you hopeful that you can influence their position toward Iran?

McNish: We particularly want to share the message that we offer over and over and over again, that it is against Islam to have or develop or use nuclear weapons.

We believe that many people in the United States are fearful, inflamed by the media, that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. We want to try not to be naive or anything like that. But we want to say... what we heard when we were in Iran. It was very strong. ...

Q: Could you tell us about the peace movement in the United States?

McNish: There is a new peace and justice movement, particularly for the Palestinians. There is enormous support among our churches. All of them are on record saying that there must be a just peace proper for the Palestinians.

Oh brother.

re: #37 mj
I went to read this on dumbasses (M.Mooreon) website, and ran across this:
[Link: www.infoshop.org...]
Mooonbats planning on shutting down the RNC convention in St. Paul. One of 3 links at the bottom of the story, is pretty disturbing, nornc.org, these nuts have ordered hundreds of tasers to arm protesters with, because the police are armed, and the story says the police will get violent. Are these nuts really considering tasering St. Paul police officers?

re: #118 karmic_inquisitor

Yes - but Edison tried to build DC based distribution, which lost out to AC because AC could carry loads farther from their point of generation. Otherwise, you would have a power plant every few blocks.

So what EC said is actually true - the Edison designed the lightbulb and the rival distribution system evolved in spite of his own efforts.

Adding a new wrinkle, Solar PV electric output is DC. You have to use inverters to have an AC output to go to your house or the grid. Those inverters are a major expense in Solar electricity generation. Those panels can actually facilitate a "power plant very few blocks" configuration for a grid, so Edison's DC vision may come to fruition yet!

Edison was Bi?!?

re: #124 Squirrelguy

Huh?

RABBIT EARS! :)

/ If I have to explain the joke...

re: #122 Squirrelguy

You too can weld with 12 volts!

And I heard welding was difficult. Heck, I can weld a nut to a bolt without even trying!

re: #109 Elydo

"You can't capture pirates, because they might be granted asylum"... wow. This is beyond parody.

re: #80 EC Marm

So- you only have candles in your house for lighting?

Nice pic.
It's a perfect graphic argument for underground utilities.

Happy Earth Day!
Enslave the Whales!

re: #123 Bob in Breckenridge

/So because of you some deaf rabbit is hopping around. I hope you're happy.

How can they be hopping around when we've also taken their feet as good luck charms?

re: #118 karmic_inquisitor

Adding a new wrinkle, Solar PV electric output is DC. You have to use inverters to have an AC output to go to your house or the grid. Those inverters are a major expense in Solar electricity generation. Those panels can actually facilitate a "power plant very few blocks" configuration for a grid, so Edison's DC vision may come to fruition yet!

Major users of DC power, which would be companies or universities with lot's and lot's of computing equipment, are extensively equipping their facilities with these solar panels. Google, I think, just recently covered their roof with them.

re: #61 Killgore Trout

Dammit, let me know if one surfaces, I would PAY for it!

re: #133 Occasional Reader

"You can't capture pirates, because they might be granted asylum"... wow. This is beyond parody.

Check the earlier threads. The Onion proved nothing is beyond parody.

re: #128 Kenneth

menonites=sheeple.

re: #125 Sharmuta

Ah yes - transformers...

re: #132 bosforus

And I heard welding was difficult. Heck, I can weld a nut to a bolt without even trying!

That's unpossible! Fire can't melt steel. Just ask Rosie O'.

re: #104 Nevergiveup

Well since journalism schools are just the breeding grounds for lefty moon-bats, you would think he might actually be more professional. His lunacy must emanate from a genetic or familial defect?

The Board of Directors got what they wanted. An echo chamber, not a news magazine.

re: #131 Bob in Breckenridge

RABBIT EARS! :)

/ If I have to explain the joke...

/So because of you some deaf rabbit is hopping around. I hope you're happy.

Huh as in "can't hear you".

re: #126 Ben Hur

And normally not practiced in England.

Can't watch Serie A or Brazilian football because of it.

Rugby and Football fans are two different species, my friend (as you probably know!).

I do know indeed!
Unfortunately all the Brazilian and other imports playing in the English Premier League have transmitted their techniques to our lads.

Nope - no soccer for me, I stick with rugby.

re: #136 CyanSnowHawk

How can they be hopping around when we've also taken their feet as good luck charms?

Geez, it's bad enough he's deaf, but now he's also handicapped. Poor rabbit...

re: #126 Ben Hur

I love that Snickers advert.

Mr T. And a tank.

re: #141 karmic_inquisitor

Ah yes - transformers...

Robots in disguise!

/sorry

Within seconds, two Kassam rockets launched by Palestinian Authority terrorists in northern Gaza slammed into the city.

One of the missiles scored a direct hit on a home, sending a group of residents into severe emotional shock and causing heavy damage to the structure. The second exploded in an area on the outskirts of the city.

Israeli Air Force pilots immediately took to the skies to retaliate. PA sources said IAF pilots fired missiles at a car carrying terrorists in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis. According to the report, a number of passersby were injured in the air strike but the report has not been confirmed. It is not clear whether the gunmen were hit

[Link: www.israelnationalnews.com...]

re: #57 Sharmuta

Indeed- Edison was quite the scientist.

No, those lines are from the mind of Nikola Tesla, who also was quite the scientist and engineer.

A bit of a crosspost, but perhaps more relevant here:

Oh, the horrors of Global Warming!

the moneyquote from the article:

Eco-Air representative Eric Gormley couldn't convince local kids lobbying city council for an anti-idling bylaw to brave the cold yesterday, but happily stepped up on their behalf, offering stickers and information about greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.

"We're here to raise awareness of the problem, even though on a day like today you don't necessarily think of global warming," he said.

Heh... seems like when you're having a blizzard in late April, you might WANT some greenhouse gas emissions...

re: #128 Kenneth

US "Christian" moonbat delegation travels to Iran on a "peace mission"...

Oh brother.

Are these the same types that went to Iraq pre Gulf War 1 to act as human protectors for Saddam's facilities?

re: #118 karmic_inquisitor

The National Park Service just recently completed a restoration of Edison's workshops and facilities in West Orange, NJ

re: #146 Bob in Breckenridge

Geez, it's bad enough he's deaf, but now he's also handicapped. Poor rabbit...

And they never let him have any Trix either.

re: #135 IslandLibertarian

Nice pic.
It's a perfect graphic argument for underground utilities.

Happy Earth Day!
Enslave the Whales!

Whales are people, too, I'll have ye know!

re: #145 yma o hyd

I do know indeed!
Unfortunately all the Brazilian and other imports playing in the English Premier League have transmitted their techniques to our lads.

Nope - no soccer for me, I stick with rugby.

Well, I guess I'll watch Man U all by myself tomorrow.

My closest friend from high school (and still today) is a Brit and former rugby player that turned to American football.

We started a rugby club in high school.

It lasted a week.

OUCH!

re: #142 Occasional Reader

That's unpossible! Fire can't melt steel. Just ask Rosie O'.

Heh. Well, in all honesty, my connector, which wasn't steel but was some kind of soft metal, melted the nut to the bolt.

re: #142 Occasional Reader

Er, melted and hardened between the nut and the bolt.

Well, the outright sickness and hate at HuufPo is still there for all to see. On the Tony Snow thread you get this:

AnnArky
Hasn't this motherfuckin', GOP'er, meat puppet died yet?

Reply Posted 10:58 AM on 04/22/2008

Followed immediately with:

AnnArky
The day Tony Snow chose to be a part of the Bush Regime he forfeited any claim he had to human rights. Tony Snow Chose to be a lying mouthpiece for men and women who have been the direct cause of so much suffering in the world. Tony Snow, regardless of whether or not he has a family, is guilty of being complicit in murder. Do you have such great sympathy for those on death row? The world can do without Tony Snow, although, as we've seen, there will always be another motherfuckin', GOP'er, meat puppet to take his place.

Reply Posted 03:04 PM on 04/22/2008

and a bit later on you find:

CoulterIsASuccubus
He's dying. He's had a recurrence and colon cancer is only curable if it is surgically resected EARLY. He's done. Frankly, he deserves it. He's a liar and deserves due justice and will get it.

Reply Posted 05:36 AM on 04/22/2008

You can just feel the hate on that site. So much for your "tolerant" liberals.

re: #154 Sharmuta

lol :)

re: #128 Kenneth

US "Christian" moonbat delegation travels to Iran on a "peace mission"...

Oh brother.

American Friends Service Committee, Quaker. Pacifists.

Which wouldn't bother me, except they have a history of playing footsie with our enemies.

re: #9 Ward Cleaver

Wow, lots of copper to steal there.

The Copper Clapper Caper

re: #156 Ben Hur

Who is Man U playing?

Charles, I've got to say, I've noticed you have quite a good eye for photography. Is that something you're noted for or do you just snap random pictures?

I like them...

re: #150 Honorary Yooper

Tesla's Broadcast Energy ideas could have led into an entirely different approach to technology. There aren't many ideas that profound in history.

re: #163 bosforus

Who is Man U playing?

Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals.

I planted the seed with the boss today about catching the 2nd half.

re: #162 Izzy Dunne

The Copper Clapper Caper

Priceless.

re: #137 EC Marm

I have a 7.5 KW pv system. Converted the house to all electric. Runs the house, the computers, the pumps - eeverything. Grid tied, so I pay a small charge to the electric company for them to provide me wattage at night while I provide them wattage during the day. Nets out to zero.

It has worked out great.

Israeli Air Force pilots immediately took to the skies to retaliate. PA sources said IAF pilots fired missiles at a car carrying terrorists in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis. According to the report, a number of passersby were injured in the air strike by Hamas personnel and distributed about the scene for a photo opportunity, but the report has not been confirmed. It is not clear whether the gunmen were hit

fixed that for you.

re: #166 Ben Hur

Who's showing it? ESPN? FSN?

I see that power line is heading towards toe right in the direction of the Windmills off Martha's vinyard

/

re: #159 3 wood

What caused the losers at huffpo to start attacking Tony Snow?

I will not go there or to dkos. They can all FOAD as far as I'm concerned.

re: #152 Nevergiveup

The article doesn't identify the group, but I as they mentioned supporting the Palis, "stopping Bush" and buiding bridges of understanding, I have to assume these are X-tian Peacemaker types. Not actual Christians, but moral narcissists.

re: #150 Honorary Yooper

In honor of Tesla's genius : I want one.

re: #153 lawhawk

The National Park Service just recently completed a restoration of Edison's workshops and facilities in West Orange, NJ

However, if you want to get a feel for how the Menlo Park lab was, and looked like, then you need to go a lot further west than New Jersey.

re: #134 Sharmuta

So- you only have candles in your house for lighting?

No, but I can play the "my electric usage is lower than yours" game with just about anyone. In the years I've been here the utility has 'pulled' my meter and replaced it four times because they think it's malfunctioning. Last month's usage was around 400 KWHs.

re: #170 bosforus

Who's showing it? ESPN? FSN?

Must check.

Probably in Spanish fer G-d's sake.

re: #176 EC Marm

I started using alot less electricity once I got rid of my waterbed.

I do miss it though... especially on cold mornings.

re: #156 Ben Hur

Well, I guess I'll watch Man U all by myself tomorrow.

My closest friend from high school (and still today) is a Brit and former rugby player that turned to American football.

We started a rugby club in high school.

It lasted a week.

OUCH!

Ha!
Now going from rugby to play American Football is easy: lots of body armour, only playing for short stretches of time ...
Rugby players play for 80 minutes, plus stoppage time - and only some light shoulder padding and skull caps are allowed.
Ahhh - the joys of rugby, played in the harsh welsh winter, on a sodden pitch full of sheep droppings ...
No - its not a sport for high school kids, ya gotta be born to it, like the Celtic Nations, and start doing it as soon as you can walk.

re: #174 karmic_inquisitor

In honor of Tesla's genius : I want one.

Whoa! Sweet stats.

re: #161 jcm

Have these pacifists stop to consider their actions may in fact increase the risk of war by facilitating the diplomacy of the brutal Iranian regime? No, I didn't think so.

re: #153 lawhawk

Cool. I'll have to take my kids there.

re: #150 Honorary Yooper

I do remember watching a program on the electric distribution battles, and Edison had won out only for a short while, but based on the body of his work in which we still rely/use- I picked him for the evolutionist bomb to throw in this thread.

/Maybe sleeping dogs should have been left sleeping, though.

re: #162 Izzy Dunne

The Copper Clapper Caper

Hillarious!

Lotsa' videos of hot babes at the end.

re: #176 EC Marm

You're never going to piss off al-Goracle that way.

Hi, gang!

We finally had some warm enough weather, although rather windy, that I could start taking care of one of my major non-pleasant outdoor chores -- cleaning the ponds. Taking care of the little one doesn't involve wading, and it gives me a place to put the fish from the big one until I get rid of the excess, so that was what got done. As I type, it's filling back up, about ready to get its first dose of yet another attempt at algae control.

I'm going to get rid of all the goldfish this spring, and start adding koi, if this new algae control works. If it doesn't, I'll be going to fishless water features -- I'm really, really tired of a couple of days of clear water, then green the rest of the time! I do know part of that is (hopefully was!) due to too many fish. That, however, was totally due to the fish! I put 7 goldfish in when I started the big pond. A year and a half later, I gave away close to two hundred, keeping about 20. The ones I gave away have multiplied into (at a guess) a couple of thousand in a half-acre pond, and I'm back to probably a couple of hundred myself.

Weather permitting, as the forecast claims it will, I'll clean the big pond tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to the process, but I am to the results!

-- Ann

re: #179 yma o hyd

Rugby: Bar Fight.

American Football: Car Accident.

Speaking of cut power lines

Clinton and Obama each question each other's qualifications

and for once, they're both right

re: #177 Ben Hur

Must check.

Probably in Spanish fer G-d's sake.

Just turn the sound down and play a soundtrack from an action movie. And, by the way, am I the only one that finds the "CHAMPIONS!" song at every possible break more annoying than anything?

re: #176 EC Marm

Mine was -250. Neener neener neener.

/ I know - I consumed a hell of a lot, but produced more, so it doesn't count

re: #180 Squirrelguy

Whoa! Sweet stats.

over 98k.

richperson's toy.

re: #129 CapeCoddah

That was interesting... Thank You. I'm sure the Police are taking the threat seriously. Should be some good video of these worthless children being overpowered by superior force.

re: #168 karmic_inquisitor

I have a 7.5 KW pv system. Converted the house to all electric. Runs the house, the computers, the pumps - eeverything. Grid tied, so I pay a small charge to the electric company for them to provide me wattage at night while I provide them wattage during the day. Nets out to zero.

It has worked out great.

I'm green with envy. I'm very solar favorably situated and would love to tell the utility to shove it. The initial upfront cost is the deal breaker.

re: #188 Ben Hur

Rugby: Bar Fight.

American Football: Car Accident.

Too true ...!

re: #28 Killgore Trout

Galloway is knocked out

No comment.

Schadenfruede pretty much sums it up for me.

re: #129 CapeCoddah

I went to read this on dumbasses (M.Mooreon) website, and ran across this:
[Link: www.infoshop.org...]
Mooonbats planning on shutting down the RNC convention in St. Paul. One of 3 links at the bottom of the story, is pretty disturbing, nornc.org, these nuts have ordered hundreds of tasers to arm protesters with, because the police are armed, and the story says the police will get violent. Are these nuts really considering tasering St. Paul police officers?

Interesting news. Who's buying those tasers? Soros?
Sounds like a bluff but I don't put anything pass the Left.

re: #162 Izzy Dunne

The Copper Clapper Caper

*gasp*
ROFLMAO
*gasp*

Between the Marxists and the Muslims they will scened us back to the stone age!

re: #194 EC Marm

I'm green with envy. I'm very solar favorably situated and would love to tell the utility to shove it. The initial upfront cost is the deal breaker.

You'd think with all the money that the government throws as ethanol, they'd have some subsidy for people wanting to become 'energy neutral'

re: #190 bosforus

Just turn the sound down and play a soundtrack from an action movie. And, by the way, am I the only one that finds the "CHAMPIONS!" song at every possible break more annoying than anything?

AHAHAHHAHA!

Am I the only one that doesn't understand how NEssun Dorma was England's theme song 2 World Cups ago?

OR how Swing Low Sweet Chariot inspires football players?

re: #187 Empire1

One way of keeping the algae under control may be to stick some pond snails in with the fish.
Worked fine for us - pity was, they didn't eat the pondweed ...

re: #192 LanceKates

over 98k.

richperson's toy.

Aimed at precicely the ones that can afford $4.00/gallon gas.
It figures.

re: #202 yma o hyd

One way of keeping the algae under control may be to stick some pond snails in with the fish.
Worked fine for us - pity was, they didn't eat the pondweed ...

and what keeps the pond snails under control ?

re: #183 Sharmuta

Heh. Don't worry, I've launched more than my fair share of rocket propelled gernades that way.

LOL!

re: #172 Bob in Breckenridge

What caused the losers at huffpo to start attacking Tony Snow?

I will not go there or to dkos. They can all FOAD as far as I'm concerned.

They had a thread on his taking a job with CNN.

Now they say CNN is a right wing PR tool, and you also get the typical rooting for Tony's death from cancer. This was just from about 2 pages of comments out of about 14.

Shows you how the left wing mindset is.

re: #194 EC Marm

I'm green with envy. I'm very solar favorably situated and would love to tell the utility to shove it. The initial upfront cost is the deal breaker.

Amen. Here in Texas in the summer, I could have the meter spinning like a top in reverse.

re: #174 karmic_inquisitor

In honor of Tesla's genius : I want one.

Nice car. Wish I had $98,000 for one.

/sigh

re: #177 Ben Hur

Probably in Spanish fer G-d's sake.

Face it, Spanish is a superior language for shouting GOOOLLL

re: #178 LanceKates

One thing I will change on my place is the water heaters. We have 2 50 gallon units and they are electric. They suck down a load when my teenage boys take those damned long, hot showers.

Heating water with electricity takes a lot of KWH. I figure if I put a solar batch heater in line, I can save 12 KWH a day - enough to fuel one one these.

re: #204 Shug

and what keeps the pond snails under control ?

The fwench?

OT

Has anyone seen Juno?

re: #203 Squirrelguy

Aimed at precicely the ones that can afford $4.00/gallon gas.
It figures.

there's a new electric car from india, i believe, that is only a few grand.

But, by the time that they are made to meet our "Street Legal" requirements, they'll be useless.

Pity too.

re: #209 Occasional Reader

Face it, Spanish is a superior language for shouting GOOOLLL

That got really old, really really fast.

re: #201 Ben Hur

AHAHAHHAHA!

Am I the only one that doesn't understand how NEssun Dorma was England's theme song 2 World Cups ago?

OR how Swing Low Sweet Chariot inspires football players?

The power of spirituals.

re: #200 LanceKates

You'd think with all the money that the government throws as ethanol, they'd have some subsidy for people wanting to become 'energy neutral'

No Starvation for Fuel!

/from one of the spinoffs posted this morning.

re: #204 Shug

and what keeps the pond snails under control ?

HYPNOTOAD!

Shalom lizardim from scenic Gilo in Jerusalem. Chag sameach to the Joooish lizards.

re: #211 Squirrelguy

The fwench?

LOL!

I find that CHLORINE works wonders on algae.

Holy crap. Now I hate Michael Moore "moore" than ever...

Communism and Jew-hatred are two ideologies that just KEEP COMING BACK!

re: #37 mj

re: #9 Ward Cleaver

Wow, lots of copper to steal there.

Step #1---TURN OFF POWER!
Step#2---Steal copper wire.
Step #3---Profit!

Cleanup on aisle 184.

re: #218 WriterMom

Shalom lizardim from scenic Gilo in Jerusalem. Chag sameach to the Joooish lizards.

Chopa!

Gilo?

Come friends, come see who came to visit!

IMPERIALIST COLONIST SWINE!

re: #201 Ben Hur

AHAHAHHAHA!

Am I the only one that doesn't understand how NEssun Dorma was England's theme song 2 World Cups ago?

OR how Swing Low Sweet Chariot inspires football players?

Aww - that the rugby song at Twickenham!
We like it, because it gives rise to endless jokes about wheels falling off chariots and chariots being parked in the museum and stuff like that when we beat them at rugby.
The enmity between Wales and England, and in fact all Celtic Nations and England, is of very long standing and lived out fully every year!

re: #206 3 wood

They had a thread on his taking a job with CNN.

Now they say CNN is a right wing PR tool, and you also get the typical rooting for Tony's death from cancer. This was just from about 2 pages of comments out of about 14.

Shows you how the left wing mindset is.

but we're mean when we state that we're not fans of islamic terrorism.

heh.

How's IL?

my friend up there lost her job. Is the local economy and job market that sucky that she'd have a problem finding a decent office job as she has a retail background?

re: #218 WriterMom

Shalom Momma! How's it goin' eh?

re: #200 LanceKates

You'd think with all the money that the government throws as ethanol, they'd have some subsidy for people wanting to become 'energy neutral'

They had a few incentives/credits back in the 70s if I recall correctly. A bunch of people started using them to heat swimming pools and the 'class envy' thing kicked in and they got abandoned. At the time I bought attic insulation and weatherstripping and really saved money at a fraction of the cost.

re: #222 Iron Mike

Step #1---TURN OFF POWER!
Step#2---Steal copper wire.
Step #3---Profit!

Step #1 --- Don't turn off power.
Step #2 --- Fry.
Step #3 --- Have family & friends seethe.

re: #206 3 wood

They had a thread on his taking a job with CNN.

Now they say CNN is a right wing PR tool, and you also get the typical rooting for Tony's death from cancer. This was just from about 2 pages of comments out of about 14.

Shows you how the left wing mindset is.

Really. Thanks.

re: #225 yma o hyd

I have the live on with Ladysmith Black Mambazo (one of my favorite groups).

re: #188 Ben Hur

American Football: Car Accident.

Unless my Bears are playing. They just sort of stand there and watch you run into the endzone holding the football while they try to get out of your way.

re: #217 LanceKates

HYPNOTOAD!

KILL THE QUEEN... I MUST KILL THE QUEEN...

-Reggie Jackson, The Naked Gun

re: #204 Shug

and what keeps the pond snails under control ?

They aren't fast breeders, and if they seem to get too numerous, they are much more easily picked off than algae (or pondweed, yuck!)

re: #212 debutaunt

OT

Has anyone seen Juno?

Just over the weekend...

re: #222 Iron Mike

Step #1---TURN OFF POWER!
Step#2---Steal copper wire.
Step #3---Profit!

Step 1 is important. A few weeks ago, the cops found a dead body burned up on the freeway with a broken ladder and tools scattered around. Turns out someone had been cracking open light poles to steal the copper wiring out of them. The thefts stopped after they found the body.

re: #224 Ben Hur

Ben Hur, KAPARAH...ma hamatzav.

I was further, deeper in Palestine today...observing Israelis in their natural habitat on festivals. MANGAL MANGAL MANGAL.

re: #210 karmic_inquisitor

One thing I will change on my place is the water heaters. We have 2 50 gallon units and they are electric. They suck down a load when my teenage boys take those damned long, hot showers.

Heating water with electricity takes a lot of KWH. I figure if I put a solar batch heater in line, I can save 12 KWH a day - enough to fuel one one these.

Have you looked into tankless water heaters? Glenn Beck and Rush pimp one... I forget the name of it though.

GAS Is OVER A 119 A BARREL!

re: #181 Kenneth

Have these pacifists stop to consider their actions may in fact increase the risk of war by facilitating the diplomacy of the brutal Iranian regime? No, I didn't think so.

No, they don't pay attention to the very book the profess to follow. That evil exists and men can chose, and be overtaken by evil.

They've bought the humanist mythology that all people are essentially good, and the good in them can be appealed to and negotiated with.

re: #235 eschew_obfuscation

Just over the weekend...

I couldn't stop laughing.

re: #218 WriterMom

Shalom lizardim from scenic Gilo in Jerusalem. Chag sameach to the Joooish lizards.

Chag Sameach. I'm jealous.

Where's Stinky when you need him? Clean up on aisle #184, please.

re: #227 Kenneth

It goes..I was at the most spectacular place today-Gan Hashiloach...I'll tell you all about it at home...we must lunch!

re: #228 EC Marm

They had a few incentives/credits back in the 70s if I recall correctly. A bunch of people started using them to heat swimming pools and the 'class envy' thing kicked in and they got abandoned. At the time I bought attic insulation and weatherstripping and really saved money at a fraction of the cost.

insulating your attic is the number 1 thing someone can to do cut energy costs.

insulate your attic but leave all your lights on 24/7 and I think you'd STILL save money.. lol.

re: #229 Squirrelguy

Step #1 --- Don't turn off power.
Step #2 --- Fry.
Step #3 --- Have family & friends seethe.

That's quite a statement for somebody named squirrelguy!

re: #225 yma o hyd

And another thing about rugby fans.

It was through rugby that I learned that it's the Brits, and NOT THE FRENCH, that are hated the most in Europe.

I saw England vs France in a pub in the Village (NYC). Mainly British fans, but any New Zealander, Welsh, Irish, Scot, etc etc were foaming at the effen mouth for England to lose.

teenage boys take those damned long, hot showers

For a minute I thought I had logged on to Andrew Sullivan's blog by mistake.

re: #233 Occasional Reader

KILL THE QUEEN... I MUST KILL THE QUEEN...

-Reggie Jackson, The Naked Gun

"Hey! He took out Reggie! Get him!"

re: #239 beachkatie

GAS Is OVER A 119 A BARREL!

I mean oil!I so excited !

re: #242 Creeping Eruption

Awww...I'll be back in North America soon...

re: #239 beachkatie

GAS Is OVER A 119 A BARREL!

Oil... gas is refined from oil. (point of order)

re: #194 EC Marm

I'm green with envy. I'm very solar favorably situated and would love to tell the utility to shove it. The initial upfront cost is the deal breaker.

Yeah : it is steep. But consider a few things.

1: price of power is going to be going up for a while. Once you buy your system, you are "locked in" so to speak.

2 : The system has a residual value. Even when the panels are "gone" after 25 years, they still produce electricity. Just not at the same rate they did. If power prices continue to climb at an average of 7% a year, after 25 years, the worth of the residual system (assuming it produces 50% of what it did initially) is still more than double what you paid for it.

3 : rebates, tax breaks and incentives lower the cost.

4 : used equipment is available and is a bargain with typically 4 year payback. You don't get tax breaks and you have to do it yourself, but it is an option.

re: #244 WriterMom

I am intrigued! Glad to hear you're having fun.

If Mama Winger is around, congrats, the Cubs have gotten of to a real nice start this year.

Too bad they won't be able to play the Pirates all year long, though.

My clan is watching some stupid British soccer game live.

Hamas "culture": The Hamas "Culture Minister" (yes, there is such a creature) appears on Hamas TV and reads excerpts from that riveting libel, Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Betcha didn't know that the Jews were trying to restore the caliphate and ensure that sharia was calling the shots around the world.

Oh, wait...

re: #241 debutaunt

I couldn't stop laughing.

Yeah, there were some good spots, for sure...I was worried that it'd be a liberal lecture on (the 'a' word)...but it wasn't.

re: #254 Kenneth

I have pictures, too. Spectacular.

re: #237 WriterMom

Ben Hur, KAPARAH...ma hamatzav.

I was further, deeper in Palestine today...observing Israelis in their natural habitat on festivals. MANGAL MANGAL MANGAL.

Will you be there for the Mamuna?

LOL!

Were there Mangals set up on freeway medians?

re: #246 Iron Mike

That's quite a statement for somebody named squirrelguy!

Seen too many of the critters sail thru the air a smoking furball from peeing on a transformer. :-(

(nic comes from being a wildlife rehabber)

re: #257 scaramouche

SCARAMOUCHE! Chag sameach.

OT: Former US Army Engineer Accused of Spying for Israel

Anyone reminded of Pollard? I'm wondering if this guy will get a life sentence (if convicted, of course) or if he'll get a lighter sentence than Pollard. Should there be leniency because Israel is an ally, or similar treatment as someone spying for a non-friendly nation?