g'nite all

Does anyone have a good joke?

Look at this graph.

[Link: bp1.blogger.com...]

A plot with a regression line of polls for the last 60 days.

Not looking good for Obama.

The trip hasn't helped.

How many lawyer jokes are there?

The Rush Snakes and Arrows Tour is over tonight in Indianapolis. Thanks guys for a great show!

re: #4 drmark

As many as there are lawyers?

Troublemaker..

One: The rest of them are true!

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

Probably not. Most of my faves are either in poor taste, or very, very old.

re: #3 karmic_inquisitor

Look at this graph.

[Link: bp1.blogger.com...]

A plot with a regression line of polls for the last 60 days.

Not looking good for Obama.

The trip hasn't helped.

Oh, another polling geek -- I can't believe it. Great stuff, KI. Where did you get it? What polling data is included?

Okay. My 15 yr old son told me this one.

How many blondes does it takes to change a light bulb?

Why do medical students prefer doing experiments on lawyers than on white mice?

3 reasons:

1) white mice are cute.

2) lawyers are in greater supply.

3) there are some things that you can't pay a mouse to do.

re: #11 wolfie

Okay. My 15 yr old son told me this one.

How many blondes does it takes to change a light bulb?

Grrrrr, how many?

re: #11 wolfie

Inconceivable!

How many?re: #12 karmic_inquisitor

See its true!

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

..yeah, but if it fell on they'd both "feel" the impact of the same tree.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

And Obama can't see the forest for the trees.

Hi!

Bye!

re: #11 wolfie

15 year old boys know nothing of blondes.

re: #10 hermeneutics

Oh, another polling geek -- I can't believe it. Great stuff, KI. Where did you get it? What polling data is included?

[Link: www.fivethirtyeight.com...]

The guy is an Obama supporter but a statistician who plays it straight.

The numbers are all eroding for him.

re: #14 Timbre

You keep using that word...

None.

They can always get a guy to do it for them.

re: #19 Racer X

15 year old boys know nothing of blondes.

Some 15 year old boys are blonde themselves.

From the side-bar that I can see:

Police Raid on Muslim Charity

From the Australian.

Probably already noted, but I think it's interesting.

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

Does anyone have a good joke?

what is the difference between erotic and kinky?

erotic is when you use a feather...
kinky is when you use the whole chicken.

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

Does anyone have a good joke?

Two bowling teams, one of all blondes and one of all brunettes, charter a double-decker bus for a weekend trip.

The brunette team rode on the bottom of the bus, and the blonde team rode on the top level.

The brunette team down below really whooped it up, having a great time, when one of them realized she hadn't heard anything from the blondes upstairs.

She decided to go up and investigate.

When the brunette reached the top, she found all the blondes in fear, staring straight ahead at the road, clutching the seats in front of them with white knuckles.

the brunette asked, "What the heck's going on up here? We're having a great time downstairs!"

One of the blondes looked up at her, swallowed hard and whispered...

"YEAH, BUT YOU'VE GOT A DRIVER!"

The night is young....

Yay! An overnight thread of open goodness! Welcome new arrivals and gamey-buttocked trolls!

Thank God the Tiki Bar is open!
/john hiatt mode off

re: #5 Timbre

The Rush Snakes and Arrows Tour is over tonight in Indianapolis. Thanks guys for a great show!

Great show, indeed. Saw them in Concord, CA just a few weeks ago. Then just saw The Police at the same venue. Rush played for 2 1/2 hours (not including intermission), and they rocked as hard as they ever have. I swear Geddy's voice is actually getting better with age. The Police played 90 minuted with no intermission. They're playing was decent, but their engineers are deaf. Just a wall of distorted noise.

re: #20 karmic_inquisitor

Oh, someone on LGF a few days ago showed me that site. I love it. It is a good counterbalance to the Hedgehog Report [Link: www.davidwissing.com...]

re: #19 Racer X

But they wish they did!

re: #10 hermeneutics

BTW - the numbers are for 6 months not 60 days as I said earlier.

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

A teacher in Elmira, New York, who is an Obama supporter, asked her 4th grade class,"How many of you are Obama fans?"

Not really knowing what an Obama fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands, except for Little Johnny.

The teacher asked Little Johnny why he decided to be different?

Little Johnny said, "Because I'm not an Obama fan."

The teacher asked, "Why aren't you an Obama fan?"

Johnny said, "Because I'm a Conservative ."

The teacher asked him why he's a Conservative .

Little Johnny answered, " Well, my Mom's a Conservative and my Dad's a Conservative, so I'm a Conservative."

Annoyed by this answer, the teacher asked, "If your mom was a moron and your dad was an idiot, what would that make you?"

With a big smile, Little Johnny replied, "That would make me an Obama fan."

Lord knows I am a fool, and I see a naked Peruvian broad using her flag as a saddle!

It's okay, the picture is safe for work.

how's life, all?

re: #5 Timbre

The Rush Snakes and Arrows Tour is over tonight in Indianapolis. Thanks guys for a great show!

Did you go?

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

re: #31 hermeneutics

Oh, someone on LGF a few days ago showed me that site. I love it. It is a good counterbalance to the Hedgehog Report [Link: www.davidwissing.com...]

Thanks for the link. i will check that one out,

Rasmussen started linking to 538 so i started looking. The guy does a great job. He does stats for baseball for a living.

re: #33 karmic_inquisitor

BTW - the numbers are for 6 months not 60 days as I said earlier.

What do you think of the new Quinnipiac polls (hope I spelled this correctly) of swing states?

re: #5 Timbre

The Rush Snakes and Arrows Tour is over tonight in Indianapolis. Thanks guys for a great show!

Are they Lizards? Seriously?

Hi all, my take on the obamapolooza tour is that it's a bust.I was reading the live "messiah" speech earlier on LGF, and I think it was a loser. Of course I had to start early on my drinking because it was so infuriating, but that of course couldn't possibly have clouded my judgment....hiccup... Just kidding. When the" Sermon on the Mount" was happening I was babysitting my two Grandchildren. Doesn't mean I didn't want to drink, but I had to maintain some sort of responsibility.

re: #30 Lizard by the Bay

The thing that scares me about Rush is that they are such professionals and perfectionists, I'm thinking they may hang it up sooner than later. But I respect them for that and, that's why we have CDs and DVDs!

re: #34 lori lane

Funny, and sad-but-true..

Good evening all y'all - how's everyone doing tonight?

re: #45 realwest

Hey now. Whats up daddy o.

evening -- for the hatchlings --

This is officially the Dead Thread. Unless Charles posts again.

Great, another "Open Thread" designed to bash us Closed Thread Proponenists!

/s

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

OK...one day on an Indian Reservation somewhere in the Southwest, a young man approaches his father.

"Dad.." he asks "How are our names chosen?"

"Well, my son, it is tradition in our clan to be named after the first thing the mother sees after giving birth. My father was born during the twilight hours, hence the name Red Cloud. I was born not too far from the hunting ground, hence the name Running Deer"

After a thoughtful pause, the father continues "Why do you ask this, Two Dogs Fucking?"

re: #45 realwest

Good evening all y'all - how's everyone doing tonight?

REAL! Quite fine ... and you?

re: #37 baxtrice

Went to the Dallas show--both times! Wonderful!

Howdy, R-Dubs.

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

Hiya RW!

Hows it goin?

realwest is here !

RW you missed the hatchlings.

how ya' doin'?

re: #34 lori lane

See if you can spot Little Johnny.

Hi realwest, how are you?

RW --your toofers feeling better?

re: #36 cliffster

how's life, all?

It beats the alternative.

re: #49 Fenway_Nation

OK...one day on an Indian Reservation somewhere in the Southwest, a young man approaches his father.

"Dad.." he asks "How are our names chosen?"

"Well, my son, it is tradition in our clan to be named after the first thing the mother sees after giving birth. My father was born during the twilight hours, hence the name Red Cloud. I was born not too far from the hunting ground, hence the name Running Deer"

After a thoughtful pause, the father continues "Why do you ask this, Two Dogs Fucking?"

Love it!

re: #26 Ozark Mountain Daredevil ROTFLMAO! Good one!

re: #45 realwest

Good evening all y'all - how's everyone doing tonight?

Newbie here realwest, how are you feeling? Been reading about your situation for quite awhile.

re: #51 Timbre

Went to the Dallas show--both times! Wonderful!

Me too -- Awesome. 3/12 hours of goodness. I'm wondering if there's another album on the way after the S&A tour?

My God Mandy if you were a 5 year old boy I would think I just saw you bottom left.....

re: #35 Wyatt Earp

Oh...would that I were a Peruvian flag.

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

Not tonight... but there's a bad one traipsing around Europe, promising that he'll whip the pillaging torturers from the US into shape when he's elected.
Dammit, I am really sick of this.

re: #20 karmic_inquisitor

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

re: #45 realwest

Good evening all y'all - how's everyone doing tonight?

Life is good - I'm hanging out in Texas and flipping between news channels and Golf Network. I'm sick of LPGA beating up on Michelle Wie, and I'm sick of news channels giving Obama a hand, er, job, er, giving him a hand.

re: #46 Mich-again
Hey Mich! This Daddy-O is in the middle of finishing his meds for the night to try to get at least 6-7 hours of sleep tonight! LOL!
What are you up to?

re: #64 nigella

My God Mandy if you were a 5 year old boy I would think I just saw you bottom left.....

HA!

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Pray tell ... why are you so confident?

I've seen this a dozen times but its still funny.

The Worst Woman Driver EVER.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Quite appropriate after his speech ripping the USA in GERMANY!

re: #50 hermeneutics
Hey hermy! I'm doing ok, still sore from tooth, and very tired but otherwise ok, how's by you?

re: #59 MandyManners

It beats the alternative.

My Dad used to say that.

re: #43 Timbre

The thing that scares me about Rush is that they are such professionals and perfectionists, I'm thinking they may hang it up sooner than later. But I respect them for that and, that's why we have CDs and DVDs!

I disagree. If they were going to break up, it would have been after Neil's personal tragedies. When I heard Vapor Trails I almost wished they would break up. But then they proved to everyone that they still know how to record music just for fun (Feedback), do tours just for fun (R30), and make a really great album still (Snakes & Arrows). If anything, they're just getting their stride back. Alex's playing has never been tighter. Neil is as perfect as ever. Geddy is still a bass player without equal.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Wish I had your optimism, everyone I meet seems to be imbued with a zombie like devotion to "O-bam-aaaa..."

re: #56 MandyManners

LOL!
Johnny stands in the corner after the class photo is taken.

re: #65 Slumbering Behemoth

Gives new meaning to "Don't Tread On Me."

re: #52 Cartman Hey my friend, how are you doing this evening?

re: #69 realwest

What are you up to?

Watchin ESPN, hanging out here, having a brew, Same as it ever was.

re: #72 Mich-again

I'm afraid to click, and I'm compulsive about link clicking.

re: #54 Racer X Hello my friend, good to see ya out here! What's going on?

re: #74 realwest

Hey hermy! I'm doing ok, still sore from tooth, and very tired but otherwise ok, how's by you?

I'm on one of those detoxing regimens. HATE IT. I drink, only, lemon juice with maple syrup ... for TEN DAYS. Today was day three. Only six more to go.

I've found, after battling the big C, that periodic detoxing/fasting is good for the body.

re: #59 MandyManners

How do you know?

re: #63 baxtrice

Me too -- Awesome. 3/12 hours of goodness. I'm wondering if there's another album on the way after the S&A tour?

Geddy said in an interview that album money is not nearly as good as it was years ago. Touring is the main business. But I do think they'll do a studio session after a 2-3 year break.

re: #76 Lizard by the Bay

I disagree. If they were going to break up, it would have been after Neil's personal tragedies. When I heard Vapor Trails I almost wished they would break up. But then they proved to everyone that they still know how to record music just for fun (Feedback), do tours just for fun (R30), and make a really great album still (Snakes & Arrows). If anything, they're just getting their stride back. Alex's playing has never been tighter. Neil is as perfect as ever. Geddy is still a bass player without equal.

There's some good stuff on Vapor Trails..*lips quiver* I actually like that album. (Yes I know it's not their best..):)

Savage is saying Obambi cancelled his visit to see out wounded soldiers.

re: #75 Cartman

So did mine. Until November last year.

Somehow, it's still funny.

re: #72 Mich-again

That's what happens when you drive you don't know how to drive a stick shift.

re: #80 realwest

OK, R-Dubs. My water heater and my washer both went to appliance heaven in a 24 hour span, but other than that things are pretty good.

re: #55 ggt Hey ggt! I may have missed 'em coming in the door, but I'll catch up with 'em sooner or later - sooner if they're trolls or mobys!
How are you tonight?

re: #40 hermeneutics

What do you think of the new Quinnipiac polls (hope I spelled this correctly) of swing states?

Interesting to say the least.

Quinnipac does well in the 538 pollster ratings -

[Link: www.fivethirtyeight.com...]

I am starting to think that the "likely voter model skew" for this year that pollsters adopted overestimate Obama's demographic (historically unreliable young voters). They have based the skew on party id, but the older voters who left "Republican" have gone to independent and are very skeptical (and more likely to vote).

I also think that the skew should be different for different regions.

If Obama gets behind McCain by 7 points nationally, his followers will bail. The party will be over and they will concentrate on other stuff (like buying gas). After that he won't recover. JMO.

re: #82 Dianna

No one gets hurt. Its funny kinda.

re: #88 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Savage is saying Obambi cancelled his visit to see out wounded soldiers.

OUR- PIMF, sorry.

re: #84 hermeneutics

That seems like something that would apply to all of us. Not that all of us could do it, but...

re: #86 Timbre

Geddy said in an interview that album money is not nearly as good as it was years ago. Touring is the main business. But I do think they'll do a studio session after a 2-3 year break.

Ahhh, that's cool, as long as they keep coming back to Dallas, I don't care if they are in the studio or not. I just want to be able to hear them play some more. :)

re: #87 baxtrice

Ghost Rider, One Little Victory, Earthshine. These three songs are good (not great). The rest of the album is utterly forgettable IMHO.

re: #62 Ozark Mountain Daredevil You've been reading about my situation for quite a while? And you're a newbie?
Son, y'all gotta get out more! LOL!

baxtrice, if this makes you feel any better my"older" sister, a staunch Democrat for 30 years and her dim-wit friend have told me after years of blasting my Conservative beliefs, that it will be a cold day in hell before they will vote for Obama. They were Hillary fans and are livid he treated her so badly. Take it for what it's worth.

re: #88 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I think it was Newsbusters who had it originally, but yes, he blew off our wounded.

re: #72 Mich-again

Maybe the told her to roll it in upside down to make sure there is room for the other cars.

Bloody hilarious.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Today may have marked the beginning of the end.

That speech was stupid and uninspired. Yet the press swooned. Voters are starting to sense that they are being played for fools.

re: #92 realwest

hangin' in there rw, thanks for asking.

re: #89 Dianna

My Pop had all kinds of little endearing sayings. Sure do miss him.

re: #88 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Here's what his campaign said: "The senator decided out of respect for these servicemen and women that it would be inappropriate to make a stop to visit troops at a U.S. military facility as part of a trip funded by the campaign."
[Link: www.politico.com...]

re: #76 Lizard by the Bay

I kind of agree with you. But what I meant was they won't be playing at 60+ if they can't keep up their standards. And I have no idea what kind of medical shape the 'ole fingers and wrists and shoulders are in.

re: #91 Cartman

OK, R-Dubs. My water heater and my washer both went to appliance heaven in a 24 hour span, but other than that things are pretty good.

You need this, Cartman, according to Rush... : )

Last time I had a flat tire, I pulled my truck into one of those side-of-the-road gas stations. The attendant walks out, looks at my truck, looks at me, and I SWEAR he said, "Tire go flat?" I couldn't resist. I said, "Nope. I was driving around and those other three just swelled right up on me. Here's your sign."

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

— William Blake

If you've seen one tree you've seen them all.
- Ronald Reagan

re: #98 Lizard by the Bay

Ghost Rider, One Little Victory, Earthshine. These three songs are good (not great). The rest of the album is utterly forgettable IMHO.

Add Sweet Miracle to that I am will agree to the list of good songs from the album.

re: #103 karmic_inquisitor

I think the Obama train is running out of steam, the media is even having a hard time covering up his gaffes.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Somebody tell him to ask John F*ing Kerry how well those European endorsements worked out.

Americans want an American Citizen as President, not some utopian dreamer that claims to be a World Citizen. If there is one person that is expected to put America First, it is the President of the United States of America.

Americans know that Europe loves a weak America, and that is why, by and large, they hated Reagan.

re: #68 cliffster Well you know she ought not to be trying to play with the men. She has to hit longer approach shots (guys are hitting 6 or 7 irons and she's using a two iron) and she really needs to improve her short game - a LOT.
Don't know why the LPGA is giving her a hard time, though.

re: #105 Cartman

I'm at peace with his passing. He and I didn't get along very well, but I'm pleased that I made some kind of peace with him before he went. I think I'd be feeling very sad if I hadn't.

re: #79 Wyatt Earp

Four years prison for that? Man, I am grateful to have been born American.

Your last bit was chuckle worthy:

Oh, she’s guilty alright. Guilty of being smoking hot! I say we throw the book at her. And by “book,” I mean me.

re: #77 baxtrice

Wish I had your optimism, everyone I meet seems to be imbued with a zombie like devotion to "O-bam-aaaa..."

If you are in a solid blue state, shrug it off.

If you are in a swing state - worry.

re: #88 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I heard he didn't meet with the regular troops hardly at all, but did have time to work out at the hotel gym and get in plenty of photo ops with the brass.
Seethe.

re: #102 Archimedes

It just keeps getting funnier every time I watch it.

I've decided my response to the Obamaites is:

Why in the world would you want a CHICAGO POLITICIAN in the Oval Office?

Nighty-night, Lizards!

Getting back to Vapor Trails, it wasn't the weak song writing so much as the horrible mixing. Who wants to listen to a CD so overcooked that it's clipping from beginning to end? Oh yeah, and if I hear Secret Touch one more time I may vomit. Blessedly, they dropped it from the second leg of the tour and replaced it with Red Barchetta.

re: #116 Slumbering Behemoth

Thank you much. That story almost writes itself. A good thing, too, since I can barely link two words together.

Well, I can link Obama Sucks, but that's about it.

re: #106 jaunte

Which is nonsense, of course. He's trying to become their commander in chief.

He blew them off. He doesn't care, and it's useless to pretend that he does.

re: #108 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

You need this, Cartman, according to Rush... : )

Too late. I went for the garden variety water tube. It was just a tad more in my price range. ;)

re: #106 jaunte

Here's what his campaign said: "The senator decided out of respect for these servicemen and women that it would be inappropriate to make a stop to visit troops at a U.S. military facility as part of a trip funded by the campaign."
[Link: www.politico.com...]

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