I like almost any Mark Twain quote. A true American genius.

I wish I were a redhead!

Would this be a bad time to bring up Young earth creationism?

Meoowrw!

re: #2 goddessoftheclassroom

I wish I were a redhead!

You don't want to be descended from cats. Watch Red Dwarf if they are still playing it on TV anywhere...it used to be on PBS in Houston, with all the other Brit comedies.

Hmmm- what about the reddish brown haired people?

Gingers?

A must watch Obama TV interview:

re: #6 Sharmuta

Hmmm- what about the reddish brown haired people?

nope..you're out

This (faded) redhead's a mutt!

While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats orangutans

— darwin

Just how open is this thread?

And where are all the redheads at?

That quote tells me that Twain knew him a redhead or two.

"A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime."

Mark Twain.

very funny cat video.

re: #8 perkypauly

A must watch Obama TV interview:

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

I had seen this before, but it doesn't hurt to watch it again.

I wonder what Smurfs evolved from.

Oh, good quote. :D

re: #8 perkypauly

A must watch Obama TV interview:

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

Was Chrissy on cocaine that night?

Either way, that should be must see viewing for everyone who intends to vote in November, IMO. Thanks for sharing that!

re: #16 Sharmuta

I wonder what Smurfs evolved from.

Blueberries?
// {;-)™

re: #8 perkypauly

RTFLOL. I hadn't seen that before.

I'd rather be dead, than red on the head.

Regarding oil production, here's a bit of good news:

Houston Chronicle: Thunder Horse Oil Platform is Finally Producing
[Link: www.chron.com...]

Thunder Horse Platform Details
[Link: www.rigzone.com...]

--Did you see the SIZE of that thing, sitting on the Blue Marlin transport ship?
.

re: #16 Sharmuta

I wonder what Smurfs evolved from.

They didn't. They just showed up out of the blue.

Blasphemy? No, it is not blasphemy. If God is as vast as that, he is above blasphemy; if He is as little as that, He is beneath it.
-Twain

re: #5 OldLineTexan

You don't want to be descended from cats. Watch Red Dwarf if they are still playing it on TV anywhere...it used to be on PBS in Houston, with all the other Brit comedies.

That was a great show. The cat (looked like a metrosexual with fangs) was what a cat would be like if it were people size. It had to play with its food - throwing a piece of chicken around so it could catch it before eating it.
If the show is on, watch it.
Does Obama remind anyone of Rimmer?

Mmm... redheads...

Here's one of the mostinteresting photos of Mark Twain I've ever seen.

Twain in Nikola Tesla's laboratory

All I can tell you is, right now, my globe is too warm.

re: #27 Dar ul Harb

That is cool. I don't think I've ever seen that one before.

re: #27 Dar ul Harb

Here's one of the mostinteresting photos of Mark Twain I've ever seen.

Twain in Nikola Tesla's laboratory

ooooh...I've been looking for an avatar to use here. Maybe I should look into resizing that.

It's eerie and awesome at the same time.

re: #8 perkypauly

A must watch Obama TV interview:

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

A million dings up. (I must say though, it's refreshing to to hear nothing as opposed to "I like his message" etc. ad nauseum.)

re: #27 Dar ul Harb

Here's one of the mostinteresting photos of Mark Twain I've ever seen.

Twain in Nikola Tesla's laboratory

That is kewl. Twain invested in all sorts of stuff and mostly lost, right? And Tesla was one of the most genius cranks of all time. I assume the photo follows from those.

re: #27 Dar ul Harb

Looks like an arc lamp --a pair of carbon elctrodes, touched momentarily, then separated.

re: #28 itellu3times

All I can tell you is, right now, my globe is too warm.

TMI.

How about auburn? Though its a terrible comparison, but my hair is the same color as Lindsey Lohans' in its natural state. Can I be a cat descendant? I have green eyes, so it sort of fits...

Twain with cat
I always thought of him as more of a dog person.

re: #29 Killgore Trout

That is cool. I don't think I've ever seen that one before.

I stumbled across it on Wikipedia one time.

Still time to enter the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

The link:

[Link: www.cartoonbank.com...]

Let's make sure it gets done right!

re: #36 Killgore Trout

He looks so happy, doesn't he?

Since the discussion at LGF has been flavored with science lately, perhaps some may enjoy the latest "Science Saturday" diavlog at blogginheads, where theoretical physicist Sean Carroll speaks with philosopher of science David Albert.

If the inline player is causing you problems, you can download the .wmv and play it.

re: #40 David IV of Georgia

He does which is a little odd. IIRC his later years were pretty unhappy.

re: #36 Killgore Trout

Twain with cat
I always thought of him as more of a dog person.

He did write one of the funniest cat scenes ever, in "Tom Sawyer". Could have come straight out of that video.

Evening all. My car thinks it's funny and is teasing me. Nothing much else going on.

Redheads. MMMM redheads.

My happiest memories are the time I have spent in the company of Redheads.....

Do we have anyone like Mark Twain in our time? He was just brilliant - and human all at the same time.

Along the same vein, I've done a lot of reading on Edgar Allen Poe, he fascinates me. He was not well liked while living and all he wanted was recognition. Bet he would be thrilled to know a football team was named after one of his creations.

re: #32 itellu3times

That is kewl. Twain invested in all sorts of stuff and mostly lost, right? And Tesla was one of the most genius cranks of all time. I assume the photo follows from those.

Notably, Twain invested in a typesetting machine, the Paige Compositor (what a fortuitous name, though!), that lost him a bunch of money. Linotype beat them in the marketplace.

The sun rose
the sun set
and only the shadows remained
--- We are Marshall

Great movie and i'm watching it for the 2nd time..
and i know i'll cry again

Oh, "Intelligent Design" has a cameo in the section on the movie "What the Bleep".

re: #45 ArmyWife

We lost Vonnegut a few years ago. That's pretty much as close as we've come in a while.

Little off topic, but the Navy christened a new sub. Does not say what class it is in the story but I would imagine this is one of the new Seawolf class of fast attack boats. Amazing subs.

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

re: #45 ArmyWife

Do we have anyone like Mark Twain in our time? He was just brilliant - and human all at the same time.

Along the same vein, I've done a lot of reading on Edgar Allen Poe, he fascinates me. He was not well liked while living and all he wanted was recognition. Bet he would be thrilled to know a football team was named after one of his creations.

No, probably not. But I did love it when Dennis Miller was on
Monday Night Football, I'd look at the transcript the next day
and try to decipher everything he said.

Q. How do you know when you've satisfied a redhead?

A. She unties you.

re: #42 Killgore Trout

Very bitter over the deaths of his infant son and wife.

re: #51 NonNativeTexan

No, probably not. But I did love it when Dennis Miller was on
Monday Night Football, I'd look at the transcript the next day
and try to decipher everything he said.

He had a great line about Dick Vermeil crying more than Sylvia Plath being maced.

re: #54 livefreeor die

I bet that resonated with the audience...

re: #54 livefreeor die

He had a great line about Dick Vermeil crying more than Sylvia Plath being maced.

Dang, that still makes me laugh:)

re: #50 mitch_also

Little off topic, but the Navy christened a new sub. Does not say what class it is in the story but I would imagine this is one of the new Seawolf class of fast attack boats. Amazing subs.

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

SSN-778 New Hampshire.

Army ‘vacuum’ missile hits Taliban

British forces in Afghanistan have used one of the world’s most deadly and controversial missiles to fight the Taliban.

Apache attack helicopters have fired the thermobaric weapons against fighters in buildings and caves, to create a pressure wave which sucks the air out of victims, shreds their internal organs and crushes their bodies.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted to the use of the weapons, condemned by human rights groups as “brutal”, on several occasions, including against a cave complex.

The use of the Hellfire AGM-114N weapons has been deemed so successful they will now be fired from RAF Reaper unmanned drones controlled by “pilots” at Creech air force base in Nevada, an MoD spokesman added.

/no fair, there are no thermobaric weapons in the Koran

re: #45 ArmyWife

Do we have anyone like Mark Twain in our time? He was just brilliant - and human all at the same time.

Dennis Miller?

re: #55 ArmyWife

I bet that resonated with the audience...

It certainly didn't seem to resonate with the other announcers!

re: #58 Killian Bundy

Army ‘vacuum’ missile hits Taliban

British forces in Afghanistan have used one of the world’s most deadly and controversial missiles to fight the Taliban.

/no fair, there are no thermobaric weapons in the Koran

The evolution of warfare.

re: #45 ArmyWife

Do we have anyone like Mark Twain in our time? He was just brilliant - and human all at the same time.

In the modern media world, there's really no way for someone to be quite the star that Twain was to the 19th Century. Twain's standard is one that a lot of American writers aspire to, though. If you were somehow able to combine the literary talents of Garrison Keillor and P.J. O'Rourke, you'd get fairly close.

(and yes, I know that Garrison Keillor is a raving moonbat.)

Charles, you are most gracious allowing me on your blog, and you'd starve to death if you depended on me I know, and I know a guy's gotta eat, but is it absolutely necessary to have the Goreacle's face on an ad on your blog selling his snake oil?

just sayin..

re: #49 Killgore Trout

We lost Vonnegut a few years ago. That's pretty much as close as we've come in a while.

I'd nominate Hunter S. Thompson, in his earlier days.

re: #22 Tamron

Regarding oil production, here's a bit of good news:

Houston Chronicle: Thunder Horse Oil Platform is Finally Producing
[Link: www.chron.com...]

Thunder Horse Platform Details
[Link: www.rigzone.com...]

--Did you see the SIZE of that thing, sitting on the Blue Marlin transport ship?
.

When running at full tilt, Thunder Horse alone will increase overall U.S. oil and natural gas production by 3.6 percent.

That's a good start.

re: #58 Killian Bundy

Army ‘vacuum’ missile hits Taliban
British forces in Afghanistan have used one of the world’s most deadly and controversial missiles to fight the Taliban.

Really? Outside of problematic success against caves, I hadn't heard they were that "good". If they are, I'm happy!

Mark Steyn? James Lileks?

I love arpeggios, they can make a nice piece of
ear candy.

re: #45 ArmyWife

Jeff Foxworthy ?

Is this the SNDT?

re: #58 Killian Bundy

The use of the Hellfire AGM-114N weapons has been deemed so successful they will now be fired from RAF Reaper unmanned drones controlled by “pilots” at Creech air force base in Nevada, an MoD spokesman added.

You, living in a cave, you've just been F*ed up by a guy living in in Nevada US. While you lie in pieces in a cave, he's going home to air conditioning and a wide screen TV.

re: #58 Killian Bundy

Army ‘vacuum’ missile hits Taliban

British forces in Afghanistan have used one of the world’s most deadly and controversial missiles to fight the Taliban.

/no fair, there are no thermobaric weapons in the Koran

I love the moonbats sobbing that a weapon is "brutal".
It's war you idiots.

re: #49 Killgore Trout

We lost Vonnegut a few years ago. That's pretty much as close as we've come in a while.

Vonnegut too, became a raving moonbat towards the end.

re: #63 paxnhymn

Charles, you are most gracious allowing me on your blog, and you'd starve to death if you depended on me I know, and I know a guy's gotta eat, but is it absolutely necessary to have the Goreacle's face on an ad on your blog selling his snake oil?

just sayin..

I thought it was funny
Algore on LGF

re: #58 Killian Bundy

So imploding the enemy is more barbaric than exploding them? Who knew?

re: #50 mitch_also

It's a Virginia class attack sub. The Seawolf class was truncated because it was too dang expensive.

re: #59 The Shadow Do

you are kidding, right? Please say you are kidding.

re: #70 Gang of One

Is this the SNDT?

It is now

re: #45 ArmyWife

William F. Buckley is the closest thing we've had in my lifetime.

"red hair and black leather, my favorite colour scheme"

Ack. I was completely gutted by a gorgeous redhead once. She certainly moved like a feline.

Thanks for the reminder.

re: #77 ArmyWife

you are kidding, right? Please say you are kidding.

Semi

re: #69 LeftJustAintRight

He is funny, but I am not sure he is a genius. Though the you might be a redneck etc. etc. is pretty ClOSE to genius.

re: #58 Killian Bundy

From your link:

The cloud of burning aluminium powder means victims often die from asphyxiation before the pressure shreds their organs.

How long does it take to die from asphyxiation, compared to the millisecond burst of the weapon?

re: #70 Gang of One

Is this the SNDT?

If you have to ask you probably can't afford it.

:"0

re: #78 LeftJustAintRight

It is now

Gotta get another bottle of sake, then ...

OT/ U.N. Nuke Chief: Mideast Could Burn If Iran Attacked

...Only if done correctly, I would add.

re: #45 ArmyWife

Do we have anyone like Mark Twain in our time? He was just brilliant - and human all at the same time.

Along the same vein, I've done a lot of reading on Edgar Allen Poe, he fascinates me. He was not well liked while living and all he wanted was recognition. Bet he would be thrilled to know a football team was named after one of his creations.

I always liked Sam Kinnison.

re: #70 Gang of One

Is this the SNDT?

Haven't you had enough saki?

Redheads are an anesthesiologists worst nightmare.

re: #83 ArmyWife

He is funny, but I am not sure he is a genius. Though the you might be a redneck etc. etc. is pretty ClOSE to genius.

It's amazing who you can apply that to once you start looking. Richard III qualified for using his mattress as a bank.

re: #63 paxnhymn

At least the pic of VP Gore is an older one, when he looked more human. /

re: #85 solomonpanting

If you have to ask you probably can't afford it.

:"0

Holy s**t, Sol, that made me laugh too hard. I have to change my diapers now ...

re: #90 Behead Me Bob

Dare I ask?

re: #87 kevinmumaw

OT/ U.N. Nuke Chief: Mideast Could Burn If Iran Attacked

...Only if done correctly, I would add.

I thought the UN said Iran didn't have nuclear weapons, my but this is all very confusing...

re: #89 MandyManners

Haven't you had enough saki?

Iyeh.

re: #79 Roentgen

William F. Buckley is the closest thing we've had in my lifetime.

They both had a great command of the langauge, but Buckley just can't match Twain for being funny.

The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.
--Mark Twain, letter to George Bainton, 10/15/1888

re: #90 Behead Me Bob

You're gonna have to help me with that one.

re: #84 Noam Sayin'

From your link:

How long does it take to die from asphyxiation, compared to the millisecond burst of the weapon?

call me old fashion, but I'm just partial to the old fashion flesh searing Willy Pete myself...

re: #91 infidelia

I live in an area that trends toward redneck. Sometimes we see things and have to say - you might be a redneck. For instance, at the church across the street we had a funeral procession a few days ago. Not so odd you say? It was made up entirely of tractors.

re: #70 Gang of One

Is this the SNDT?

You can only drink when you see an "E" in a post.

This one has nine.

re: #95 infidelia

Yeah, I know, so really, nothing to worry about. I just saw the title of the story, and it was begging for some comment.

re: #93 Gang of One

Holy s**t, Sol, that made me laugh too hard. I have to change my diapers now ...

"Change" is a good thing.

re: #101 David IV of Georgia

You can only drink when you see an "E" in a post.

This one has nine.

I, I, I![translation: ay yi yi ...]

re: #101 David IV of Georgia

You can only drink when you see an "E" in a post.

This one has nine.

re: #101 David IV of Georgia

Drink! To the doom of the Obama campaign, and it's home built signs.

re: #75 David IV of Georgia

So imploding the enemy is more barbaric than exploding them? Who knew?

Digital conveyor. Spread the word.

re: #103 solomonpanting

"Change" is a good thing.

So says Hussein Obama

re: #90 Behead Me Bob

Redheads are an anesthesiologists worst nightmare.

That could explain why I woke up during foot surgery. The docs were cracking jokes. I laughed, then noticed that the cute little Chinese anesthesiologist was hovering over me, watching me like a hawk. Luckily, he didn't knock me out again.

re: #100 ArmyWife

I live in an area that trends toward redneck. Sometimes we see things and have to say - you might be a redneck. For instance, at the church across the street we had a funeral procession a few days ago. Not so odd you say? It was made up entirely of tractors.

I'd file that with "if you've ever burped while delivering a eulogy", yeah.

I think this was just the racism Obama was talking about...

Cats have always thought they were better!

That damn Mark Twain!

re: #6 Sharmuta

Hmmm- what about the reddish brown haired people?

And strawberry blondes?

I much prefer the idea of being related to a cat.

But who knew cats have freckles underneath all that hair?

re: #103 solomonpanting

"Change" is a good thing.

I certainly hope so!

Hey, look here! Mom of the year, Kate Moss.

WARNING: Naked boobies!

re: #105 jcm

re: #101 David IV of Georgia

Drink! To the doom of the Obama campaign, and it's home built signs.

DRINK

re: #105 jcm

re: #101 David IV of Georgia

Drink! To the doom of the Obama campaign, and it's home built signs.

To confusion, division and defeat! (Raises bottle of gin and takes a swig.)

re: #96 Gang of One

Iyeh.

I've got your picture!

re: #111 Josephine

Would a half cat and half monkey be a khaki?

re: #66 itellu3times

Really? Outside of problematic success against caves, I hadn't heard they were that "good". If they are, I'm happy!

A little Googling suggests, heck yeah!

Though as #84 Noam Sayin' suggests, a little more care in precise description may still be called for, these are pretty small weapons, and these aren't the mythical magical weapons that pulp the innards and leave everything standing that the Palestinians and such are always complaining about.

re: #116 MandyManners

Excellent. You totally rock, ma'am.

re: #110 Tilly

Cats rule. Dogs drool.

Evening, {lizards!}

re: #14 Ojoe

"A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime."

Mark Twain.

very funny cat video.

This here's one of favorites.

re: #102 kevinmumaw

Yeah, I know, so really, nothing to worry about. I just saw the title of the story, and it was begging for some comment.

re: #102 kevinmumaw

Yeah, I know, so really, nothing to worry about. I just saw the title of the story, and it was begging for some comment.

Right. If Iran ends up nuking somebody the MSM pundits are going to look like a rat king by the time they finish "explaining" how that happened.

Passed by an "Obama Bake Sale" tent today, couple of white middle class looking housewives in Santa Monica, totally earnest, near as I could tell.

The "other" William F. Buckley - CIA Station Chief tortured to death by peaceful Islam.
Link to Arlington National Cemetery obituary here.

re: #118 itellu3times

A little Googling suggests, heck yeah!

Though as #84 Noam Sayin' suggests, a little more care in precise description may still be called for, these are pretty small weapons, and these aren't the mythical magical weapons that pulp the innards and leave everything standing that the Palestinians and such are always complaining about.

What those? Not nutron bombs?

re: #113 kevinmumaw

Hey, look here! Mom of the year, Kate Moss.

WARNING: Naked boobies!

Does she own no mirrors?

re: #119 Gang of One

You're welcome.

re: #126 MandyManners

Does she own no mirrors?

And they want to ban Martha Stewart! Worst part is her little girl next to her. What a cad.

re: #126 MandyManners

Does she own no mirrors?

really! I've seen two eggs suuny side up at the Waffle House that looked better! Puh-Leze! Get that woman a shawl!

Crossword Puzzle about Islam here.
Answer to 11 across is Buckley.
It's tragic that many Americans don't know how much so many gave so that we have.

re: #128 kevinmumaw

And they want to ban Martha Stewart! Worst part is her little girl next to her. What a cad.

We have a winner of tonight's What the Hell Were You Thinking? award...

re: #63 paxnhymn

Charles, you are most gracious allowing me on your blog, and you'd starve to death if you depended on me I know, and I know a guy's gotta eat, but is it absolutely necessary to have the Goreacle's face on an ad on your blog selling his snake oil?

just sayin..

The ads are most likely dynamic, as they are on most every other website. Meaning that "cookies" on your PC track your web habits and searches and send that info to the ad service to tailor the ads specifically to the viewers tastes/habits on the web.

just sayin...

/before I got the AdBlocker for Firefox, I would see ads for K&N air filters here

re: #113 kevinmumaw

Hey, look here! Mom of the year, Kate Moss.

WARNING: Naked boobies!

Kate Moss bared, well, everything in a sheer dress while attending an Istanbul

Nice and sensitive to Turkish sensibilities.

re: #128 kevinmumaw

And they want to ban Martha Stewart! Worst part is her little girl next to her. What a cad.

How does it hurt the kid to see her mom's nips?

Oh excellent Pat Buchanan on Mclaughlin today, talking about how Obama's moves on campaign finance have hurt his credibility. Take a look in the mirror, Pat, to see a sneaky SOB.

Pat is obviously on his very best behavior on Mclaughlin, his body language screams out that he's been "talked to" about his disgusting book, etc. They want the "good Pat" on the show.

re: #129 paxnhymn

really! I've seen two eggs suuny side up at the Waffle House that looked better! Puh-Leze! Get that woman a shawl!

Or a flesh-colored slip.

re: #134 MandyManners

How does it hurt the kid to see her mom's nips?

If I was a kid I'd be ashamed of those things myself...

re: #35 ArmyWife

How about auburn? Though its a terrible comparison, but my hair is the same color as Lindsey Lohans' in its natural state. Can I be a cat descendant? I have green eyes, so it sort of fits...

Auburn hair is the prettiest of all red hair.

Both of my grandmothers were redheads; one had auburn hair.

Jessica Simpson Eats Meat!

Heh.

re: #134 MandyManners

I'm sure she's seen 'em before. I hate to think of all the things she's seen already in her 5 years.

re: #50 mitch_also

Little off topic, but the Navy christened a new sub. Does not say what class it is in the story but I would imagine this is one of the new Seawolf class of fast attack boats. Amazing subs.

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Probably Virginia class. Smaller than Seawolf and more flexible. Designed to support more missions, including seal team delivery.

Well, I convinced my boy who is joining the Army to go in as a 13B (Artillery) instead of a 19D (Recon Scout).....whatever keeps him from the mean streets of Falluja works with me.

shoot-N-scoot

re: #137 paxnhymn

If I was a kid I'd be ashamed of those things myself...

They're just nipples!

re: #140 kevinmumaw

I'm sure she's seen 'em before. I hate to think of all the things she's seen already in her 5 years.

Yeah, that does get to me.

re: #72 livefreeor die

Of course war is brutal, but the idiots on the left feel that talking the terrorists to death is more humane.

re: #142 Maximu§

Well, I convinced my boy who is joining the Army to go in as a 13B (Artillery) instead of a 19D (Recon Scout).....whatever keeps him from the mean streets of Falluja works with me.

shoot-N-scoot

Is it guaranteed that he'll get that MOS?

re: #142 Maximu§

Uh-oh...one of my best friends is in Iraq right now as a battery commander with the 101st. The joke is they are not artillery, they are infan-tillery. Ie. walking the mean streets day and night, kicking in doors, etc.

re: #146 MandyManners

Is it guaranteed that he'll get that MOS?

Yeah, the Army can't mess around with your MOS once you sign up for it. He would ship out in September instead of August.

re: #147 kevinmumaw

Uh-oh...one of my best friends is in Iraq right now as a battery commander with the 101st. The joke is they are not artillery, they are infan-tillery. Ie. walking the mean streets day and night, kicking in doors, etc.

OMG, are you serious?

re: #138 Josephine

Thanks! I fought it as a teen and bleached it continuously. Its funny how we are never satisfied with what we are born with. Now if I could only have curls...

re: #134 MandyManners

How does it hurt the kid to see her mom's nips?

I certainly don't want to spend too much time trying to defend ole' Kate but she's not the first to have this type of picture show up. I've seen it explained that if you were there she would have appeared properly covered. It's the camera flash that gets through the sheer fabric and shows more than intended.

Now, I'm not a celebrity of any sort, just an old guy in Oklahoma. I knew of the danger of wearing that fabric. You'd think someone would have mentioned it to Kate. Or, perhaps she doesn't care.

re: #5 OldLineTexan

You don't want to be descended from cats. Watch Red Dwarf if they are still playing it on TV anywhere...it used to be on PBS in Houston, with all the other Brit comedies.

You can find it all over youtube:

re: #143 MandyManners

They're just nipples!

naw! Those are just ugly tits! I'm not a bad lookin' guy, but I weigh > 200lbs, so I wouldn't have my chunky ass in public wearing just a thong! Somebody'd think I was a damn Sumo wrestler! I ya got somethin' to flaunt ok(well, not really), otherwise keep it covered> When in doubt, ask somebody!

re: #123 itellu3times

Passed by an "Obama Bake Sale" tent today, couple of white middle class looking housewives in Santa Monica, totally earnest, near as I could tell.

Were they selling chocolate cake and brownies?

re: #145 cybermonk

Of course war is brutal, but the idiots on the left feel that talking the terrorists to death is more humane.

We have a line in our student creed [martial arts] that states we do not fight unless it is to protect our lives and the lives of others. LLL idiots won't even do that. They deserve to live under tyranny.

re: #53 BignJames

Very bitter over the deaths of his infant son and wife.

I read several books about Twain many years ago. He was also devastated by the death of his daughter, Susie. He adored her.

I can't remember if he published Susie's memoirs or if he wrote a biography of her. (I read it ages ago.)

His financial problems took a lot out of him, too. It's too bad.

re: #146 MandyManners

Is it guaranteed that he'll get that MOS?

If he stays in it for any length of time he'll be deaf as a stump...

re: #73 Dar ul Harb

That's ok, I forgive him.

re: #151 guzziguy

I certainly don't want to spend too much time trying to defend ole' Kate but she's not the first to have this type of picture show up. I've seen it explained that if you were there she would have appeared properly covered. It's the camera flash that gets through the sheer fabric and shows more than intended.

Now, I'm not a celebrity of any sort, just an old guy in Oklahoma. I knew of the danger of wearing that fabric. You'd think someone would have mentioned it to Kate. Or, perhaps she doesn't care.

At least she's eating.

re: #153 paxnhymn

naw! Those are just ugly tits! I'm not a bad lookin' guy, but I weigh > 200lbs, so I wouldn't have my chunky ass in public wearing just a thong! Somebody'd think I was a damn Sumo wrestler! I ya got somethin' to flaunt ok(well, not really), otherwise keep it covered> When in doubt, ask somebody!

Maybe she thinks they're cute and perky!

re: #160 MandyManners

Maybe she thinks they're cute and perky!

That's the problem...she thought!

The gators got yer grannie ... chomp ... chomp ...chomp ... Love Tony Joe White ...

re: #149 Maximu§

Yeah, unfortunately, there hasn't been a real big demand for artillery lately. But there is a big demand for infantry. So a lot of MOS's, Military Police, Artillery, and ADA, for example, are doing traditional infantry missions. Before you get too worried, either MOS is a good way to go, and I always felt safer as an infantry officer walking "the mean streets" than I would as some sort of logistical support type out on the road ferrying supplies. At least the guys I am surrounded by are trained killers and know how to react on contact. Artillery, scouts, they are all combat arms types and react well in combat. I think your son will be fine. Now if only he can get himself into the 101st...

re: #152 Archimedes

You can find it all over youtube:

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

You found me the ship's cat from Red Dwarf and last week I finally tracked down the Samurai Pizza Cats. My litter box runneth over.

re: #157 paxnhymn

No doubt.

I was infantry for 6 years, I am pretty much deaf in my left ear.

I just did fours hours of temp work for someone catering a wedding reception.

To be honest I don't want to do that again.

re: #163 kevinmumaw

That has always been a part of the job of "Combat MPs'"...remember there are two types...it's garrison MPs that don't do combat ops.

re: #142 Maximu§

Well, I convinced my boy who is joining the Army to go in as a 13B (Artillery) instead of a 19D (Recon Scout).....whatever keeps him from the mean streets of Falluja works with me.

shoot-N-scoot

We need more men like your son.

re: #166 The Other Les

I just did fours hours of temp work for someone catering a wedding reception.

To be honest I don't want to do that again.

Was it a he/he or she/she wedding or one of those creepy man/woman deals ?

/

Furthermore I'm not surprised that the BHO campaign is passing out fake "homemade" signs.

But then I remember the Soviets would stage demonstrations with schoolchildren in Moscow protesting the deployment of US/NATO nuclear weapons in Europe.

re: #166 The Other Les

Did you at least hook up with a bridesmaid?

roar

re: #167 paxnhymn

I have a couple friends who are MPs, definitely good guys...however, I have a funny story about MPs, purely anecdotal, and not meant to paint the entire branch with a broad stroke. JRTC rotation in early 2002...I was a 2LT infantry platoon leader. My platoon was tasked with perimeter security for the Brigade TOC. One day near the end of 21 days in the box, we came under attack. My platoon returned fire, I sprinted from hole to hole, adjusting fires and what not. As I was adjusting one of our 240s, an MP humvee with a turret mounted 249 rolled out the gate. It was outside the wire, no more than 200 meters away when it was overwhelmed by insurgents and stolen by insurgents. They went out there alone, I couldn't believe my eyes. No coordination or anything. Well long story slightly shorter, we took out the humvee with an AT4. MPs, man, you gotta love em.

re: #169 LeftJustAintRight

Was it a he/he or she/she wedding or one of those creepy man/woman deals ?

/

He/She. The bride was a fake blond wearing a strapless wedding dress and she had a tattoo visible on her back under the right shoulder.

The creepy part was when everyone started singing "Jesus Loves Me."

England’s Baroness Verma: “be very wary of the slow creep of Sharia law into our own legal systems”

...but LA Times says English govt allows sharia councils...stick a fork in the UK

Gosh, its been a long time, dear LIzards. An absolutely hellish week has finally ended. Now, I get to treat myself to YOU!

So, what are we talking about? Someone's nipples. MPs. Bridesmaids.

Did I miss something?

re: #90 Behead Me Bob

Redheads are an anesthesiologists worst nightmare.

Please elaborate!

I've read that redheads experience more pain and need stronger pain medication. This is certainly true in my case.

Every time I see a new dentist in my regular dentist's practice for a dental emergency (he employs a few dentists), I tell him (or her) that I need extra freezing. Every time, they don't believe me. They give me one needle, then leave me alone for 10 minutes, come back and start working. I scream, they give me a second needle, go away, come back and start working. I moan and gesticulate wildly, they finally bring out the mega-dose, sock it to me, give me 10 more minutes, then finally start working.

It always takes the first experience of them wasting 30 precious minutes before they'll believe me. The second time, they give me all the freezing that'll fit in the first needle.

The dentist who owns the practice knows me best. He freezes my entire face (and it stays that way for about four hours) for any work. Even my nose and forehead are frozen. He's the best.

I don't respond well to adrenaline, either. It's in large red letters on the front of my file and each new dentist gives me adrenaline in my freezing. I react badly to a tiny amount of adrenaline.

I dread having to use my Epi-pen (although I will if I need it). One dentist told me that, if I have to use the Epi-pen: "It'll save your life but you'll probably have a heart attack."

I hope he was wrong about the heart attack!

re: #176 hermeneutics

Gosh, its been a long time, dear LIzards. An absolutely hellish week has finally ended. Now, I get to treat myself to YOU!

So, what are we talking about? Someone's nipples. MPs. Bridesmaids.

Did I miss something?

You missed the sake.

re: #176 hermeneutics

Gosh, its been a long time, dear LIzards. An absolutely hellish week has finally ended. Now, I get to treat myself to YOU!

So, what are we talking about? Someone's nipples. MPs. Bridesmaids.

Did I miss something?

In case you didn't hear
Hussein Obama is a Racist Socialist Muslim

re: #171 Noam Sayin'

Did you at least hook up with a bridesmaid?

No.

I seem to have an issue with crowds.

I'm drinking the usual ... diet coke. Perhaps I'll spike it with Sake.

re: #174 The Other Les

He/She. The bride was a fake blond wearing a strapless wedding dress and she had a tattoo visible on her back under the right shoulder.

The creepy part was when everyone started singing "Jesus Loves Me."

She didn't have her roots touched up for her wedding?

re: #179 LeftJustAintRight

In case you didn't hear
Hussein Obama is a Racist Socialist Muslim

No! And Pat Buchanan hates Jews.

What else?

re: #176 hermeneutics

Redheads. Virginia class attack subs. Did I miss anything?

I AM A REDHEAD!

[Link: public.fotki.com...]

So did he not like redheads?

re: #181 hermeneutics

I'm drinking the usual ... diet coke. Perhaps I'll spike it with Sake.

I wouldn't put any soda in the microwave, if I were you ...

re: #182 MandyManners

She didn't have her roots touched up for her wedding?

Didn't look like it.

re: #174 The Other Les

The creepy part was when everyone started singing "Jesus Loves Me."

So I guess the answer is "no."

re: #105 jcm

re: #101 David IV of Georgia

Drink! To the doom of the Obama campaign, and it's home built signs.

That reminds me of the scene in "Lord of the Rings" (the movie) when Aragorn is addressing the men on horses before they go into battle.

"But not this day!"

re: #184 joncelli

Redheads. Virginia class attack subs. Did I miss anything?

Well, after a lifetime of blonde jokes, I'm relieved to read about redheads.

re: #149 Maximu§

BTW...if your son decides to take college classes while in the military, ensure he uses tuition assistance (TA) while on active duty. It is free money. Well, not free, its tax money, but it won't cut into his GI Bill. TA is not advertised so much, so I want to point that out to you. Also, congratulations to your son, the army is not the easiest job out there, but it is a good one. I've done two rotations in Iraq so far, I've come back unscathed both times.

re: #12 BGOH

I am one!

re: #188 Noam Sayin'

So I guess the answer is "no."

Correct.

re: #183 hermeneutics

I knew that!

re: #192 xenon23

I am one!

Do you like sake?

re: #117 Sharmuta

Would a half cat and half monkey be a khaki?

Eeee eeee eeee!

I can't be related to monkeys, I'm deathly allergic to bananas!

re: #170 The Other Les

Furthermore I'm not surprised that the BHO campaign is passing out fake "homemade" signs.

But then I remember the Soviets would stage demonstrations with schoolchildren in Moscow protesting the deployment of US/NATO nuclear weapons in Europe.

How about Saddam Hussein's "spontaneous" parades protesting the deaths of innocent babies "because of UN sanctions"?

Or the "spontaneous" protests against the Mohammed cartoons?

BO smells of totalitarianism.

re: #187 The Other Les

Didn't look like it.

*shudder*

re: #123 itellu3times

Passed by an "Obama Bake Sale" tent today, couple of white middle class looking housewives in Santa Monica, totally earnest, near as I could tell.

What, they think Barry needs the money?

re: #174 The Other Les

He/She. The bride was a fake blond wearing a strapless wedding dress and she had a tattoo visible on her back under the right shoulder.

The creepy part was when everyone started singing "Jesus Loves Me."

I think that qualifies for Redneck.

re: #173 kevinmumaw

Lemme tell ya man. During DS the medevacs were sittin' on our asses, then they swapped us over to triage/transport of EPWs. We were effing steppin and fetchin'! When we dusted Falaka Island we had a load of MP goons in the first bird after the Kiowas , they cleared the LZ. Glad they were there. Then we were assigned to a clearing company and we converted to a 5 man flight crew (1 MP) to taxi EPWs to the tx CASH in the middle of the desert. Ya gotta love the wreckless disregard for their own safety!

re: #176 hermeneutics

Gosh, its been a long time, dear LIzards. An absolutely hellish week has finally ended. Now, I get to treat myself to YOU!

So, what are we talking about? Someone's nipples. MPs. Bridesmaids.

Did I miss something?

Did somone say nipples?

:D

re: #197 victor_yugo

BO smells of totalitarianism.

No, he reeks of totalitarianism.

re: #142 Maximu§

Well, I convinced my boy who is joining the Army to go in as a 13B (Artillery) instead of a 19D (Recon Scout).....whatever keeps him from the mean streets of Falluja works with me.

shoot-N-scoot

Well my fellow american..my son just returned from falluja as a squad leader of the 3/5 marines, kilo company, first platoon...
Shout out to sgt. howe that kept our son safe for 7 months.
He is going to be deployed again in jan.
Our whole family..was on hand when the 3/5th marines returned to Camp pendleton..It was really a great scene..3:30am and thousands of people screaming like a colts game.
They Colonal guy or whoever was the main dude got on a mic and said that the 3/5 marines did not suffer a single casuality and everyone that departed from you has returned to you at this paradeground.. The cheering was deafening and we hugged out jordan all night..
BTW.. there is no army anywhere near falluja.. it is strickly owned by the marines..Also.. My son introduced me to this marine that got the bronze star given to him in person by Bush..
what an honor..He is already out of the marines but came to camp p to see his friends came home..I'll email jordan but i can't remember his name.. He carried a bunch of marines to safety under fire during the original falluja firefight..I got about 10 pictures taken with him...

re: #198 MandyManners

*shudder*

And for some reason the groom and his friends were wearing old fashioned (pre-Nike) sneakers.

re: #195 Gang of One

I am not sure what that is?

The Blood of Innocents

re: #189 Josephine

Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you *stand, Men of the West!*

re: #200 infidelia

I think that qualifies for Redneck.

Having seen some of the other guests I would have to support that theory.

re: #205 The Other Les

And for some reason the groom and his friends were wearing old fashioned (pre-Nike) sneakers.

Seriously ?
Please tell me you didn't see any Velcro....

re: #35 ArmyWife

How about auburn? Though its a terrible comparison, but my hair is the same color as Lindsey Lohans' in its natural state. Can I be a cat descendant? I have green eyes, so it sort of fits...

As far as I'm concerned, if you have auburn hair and green eyes, you can be descendend from whatever you want. :)

[Must be my red-readed Irish grandma talkin']

re: #206 xenon23

I am not sure what that is?

Rice wine

re: #209 The Other Les

Having seen some of the other guests I would have to support that theory.

Was the reception at a White Castle?

re: #202 Miss Trixie

Did somone say nipples?

:D

Butter head!

re: #205 The Other Les

And for some reason the groom and his friends were wearing old fashioned (pre-Nike) sneakers.

Hell, that's Redneck Hall of Fame.

re: #203 hermeneutics

BO smells of totalitarianism.

No, he reeks of totalitarianism.

I know some of us are expecting a riot in Denver but what if we get a May Day parade with building sized posters of the Obamessiah?

re: #150 ArmyWife

Thanks! I fought it as a teen and bleached it continuously. Its funny how we are never satisfied with what we are born with. Now if I could only have curls...

LOL, I know what you mean.

I drive my daughter crazy. She has a lot of red in her hair and I love it. I just love red hair.

Have you read Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series? She loves red hair a bit too much, as far as I'm concerned. How many ways can you describe red hair glinting in the sunlight? She's totally obsessed, IMHO. (LOL.)

re: #204 HoosierHoops

Thank your son for his service.

There are a lot of redheads in my family. I'm a little bit afraid of redheads.

Hunter is back with more on FISA

HoosierHoops (#204),

Thanks for that post. And many thanks to your son for his service.

re: #205 The Other Les

And for some reason the groom and his friends were wearing old fashioned (pre-Nike) sneakers.

Was there a dollar dance or a dollar tree?

re: #212 Gang of One

Oh duh...yeah I like that.

re: #210 SasquatchOnSteroids

Seriously ?
Please tell me you didn't see any Velcro....

Laces. I haven't seen anything like that since High School. (Class of '79)

re: #224 The Other Les

Laces. I haven't seen anything like that since High School. (Class of '79)

Old fashion Converse' are back in style...hightops too.....

uucch!

re: #217 Josephine

LOL, I know what you mean.

I drive my daughter crazy. She has a lot of red in her hair and I love it. I just love red hair.

I have it all.

When I grow my moustache and beard, I have every color of hair on my face: blond, brown, black, red, and even gray and white.

re: #214 MandyManners

Butter head!

But is his loony bun fine, Benny Lava?

re: #217 Josephine

LOL, I know what you mean.

I drive my daughter crazy. She has a lot of red in her hair and I love it. I just love red hair.

Have you read Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series? She loves red hair a bit too much, as far as I'm concerned. How many ways can you describe red hair glinting in the sunlight? She's totally obsessed, IMHO. (LOL.)

Rowling nearly drove me crazy with the red hair. Also with the damn green eyes. And the hooked noses...

Those old Chuck Taylor Converse have no arch support. I need arch support. When I was playing baseball I would build arch support in them with toilet paper and duct tape.

re: #213 Noam Sayin'

Was the reception at a White Castle?

It was at the Blaisdell House. For anyone not familiar with South Minneapolis it's an old mansion that someone tacked a ballroom to the back side of, and it's used for events like wedding receptions.

re: #223 xenon23

Oh duh...yeah I like that.

Kampai!

/there's some wodka, vermouth and cocktail onyons in my fridge ... !

re: #205 The Other Les

And for some reason the groom and his friends were wearing old fashioned (pre-Nike) sneakers.

Kicking it old school in some Chucks?

re: #222 MandyManners

Was there a dollar dance or a dollar tree?

I was cut loose early. Just a sec...dollar dance scheduled for 10 PM.

re: #220 forrest

It'll be interesting to see how long their temper tantrum lasts.

re: #208 Noam Sayin'

Thank you! I love that speech!

re: #230 The Other Les

Is that the one with the funky-looking bar int he basement?

re: #235 Josephine

Babba used to post an mp3 of that. Don't know how to find it.

Hi Loppyd. I'm trying to decide what to paper the Vinnin Square stop signs with next. Any requests?

re: #231 Gang of One

Do you have cheese?

re: #214 MandyManners

Butter head!

*snort*

My looney bun is fine Benny Lava.

re: #236 Noam Sayin'

Is that the one with the funky-looking bar int he basement?

Yes.

re: #220 forrest

Hunter is back with more on FISA

Eavesdropping on terrorists is really disturbing to these people. Interesting.

re: #216 The Other Les

I know some of us are expecting a riot in Denver but what if we get a May Day parade with building sized posters of the Obamessiah?

I'd settle for a riot, to be honest. I can't wait.
Perhaps we should go to Denver in drag, dressed up like environmental wackos -- we can wear all-black with a kaffiyah 'roud our necks and bandana over our faces -- and join in the riot.

re: #243 hermeneutics

I'd settle for a riot, to be honest. I can't wait.
Perhaps we should go to Denver in drag, dressed up like environmental wackos -- we can wear all-black with a kaffiyah 'roud our necks and bandana over our faces -- and join in the riot.

I'd rather be working.

re: #234 Killgore Trout

It'll be interesting to see how long their temper tantrum lasts.

we'll be screamin' as loud or louder when these assholes try to shove v2.0 of the Fairness doctrine down our throats!

re: #239 xenon23

Do you have cheese?

Between my toes.

////

re: #237 Noam Sayin'

I guess I do...

re: #233 The Other Les

I was cut loose early. Just a sec...dollar dance scheduled for 10 PM.

Pass me my smelling salts!

re: #244 The Other Les

I'd rather be working.

Oh, come on. Think of it as a political Halloween party.

re: #241 The Other Les

My old roommate and her husband had their reception there. Cool place. Love that bar.

re: #202 Miss Trixie

Did somone say nipples?

:D

She is pretty...

That reminds me of this, by now a web classic:
Indian Superman Part 2:

re: #221 Geepers

HoosierHoops (#204),

Thanks for that post. And many thanks to your son for his service.

thank you very much..we are very proud of our son..

re: #226 victor_yugo

I have it all.

When I grow my moustache and beard, I have every color of hair on my face: blond, brown, black, red, and even gray and white.

My brother is like that (or so he tells me).

But how do you differentiate between gray and white? I thought it was all white but it looked gray if someone had white hair mixed with dark hair?

I'm getting some white hair now but it's hard to tell because my hair is mostly light blonde with a bit of red and it all blends in. (That just means it hasn't reached critical mass yet.)

re: #238 infidelia

Hi Loppyd. I'm trying to decide what to paper the Vinnin Square stop signs with next. Any requests?

NOBAMA

That will make some heads explode.

re: #227 Gang of One

But is his loony bun fine, Benny Lava?

You need a bun to bite?!

re: #240 Miss Trixie

*snort*

My looney bun is fine Benny Lava.

That looks like some weird cross between "Beat It", a George Michaels vid, and a Beneton ad.

re: #245 paxnhymn

we'll be screamin' as loud or louder when these assholes try to shove v2.0 of the Fairness doctrine down our throats!

How many of us have satellite radio receivers or can reasonably expect to have one in the near future? (Raises hand) How many satellite channels originate from outside the U.S.?

re: #254 loppyd

NOBAMA

That will make some heads explode.

Hey there gal! You late nitin' it too?

re: #243 hermeneutics

I'd settle for a riot, to be honest. I can't wait.
Perhaps we should go to Denver in drag, dressed up like environmental wackos -- we can wear all-black with a kaffiyah 'roud our necks and bandana over our faces -- and join in the riot.

Watch out. The DPD has the Brown Note Machine.

re: #243 hermeneutics

I'd settle for a riot, to be honest. I can't wait.
Perhaps we should go to Denver in drag, dressed up like environmental wackos -- we can wear all-black with a kaffiyah 'roud our necks and bandana over our faces -- and join in the riot.

Can we hire the looney bun is fine Benny Lava dancers to go instead?

This has probably been posted on some previous thread, but bears greater exposure.

And let me remind you of the “Media Statement” that Tiger put out years ago. He did this in order to “explain my heritage.” And he said it would be “the final and only comment I will make regarding the issue”:

My parents have taught me to always be proud of my ethnic background. Please rest assured that is, and always will be, the case . . . On my father’s side, I am African-American. On my mother’s side, I am Thai. Truthfully, I feel very fortunate, and EQUALLY PROUD, to be both African-American and Asian!

The critical and fundamental point is that ethnic background and/or composition should NOT make a difference. It does NOT make a difference to me. The bottom line is that I am an American . . . and proud of it! That is who I am and what I am. Now, with your cooperation, I hope I can just be a golfer and a human being.

re: #249 hermeneutics

Oh, come on. Think of it as a political Halloween party.

I'd rather go to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

(Tonight at 11 PM at the old Mounds Theater in St. Paul.)

re: #259 MandyManners

Watch out. The DPD has the Brown Note Machine.