Nice to see without some sneakers dangling.

WI-Fi anyone?

Ah need you more than want you.

extremely horizontally powerful.

Good evening all!

After today's events those wire are tangled.

First start with a bad display of misplaced compassionate conservatism by GW on the mortgage bailout (----).

Then the editorials about Obamessiah's hubris (++++)

Then Olmert resigning (+*40).

Alright, Charles, what did you do with the rest of the post? Or maybe it's a skateboard with a third wheel, for hauling wipe-outs to the ER?

Hey, I saw a construction crew erecting a tower crane, today.

That is one scary kind of work. Real men doing real work!

ah, time to kick back & relax ... it's been a long day

Cancer causing infidel spy device.

Given some wind, that would be a shocka.

squirrel crossing ahead

In 5 years, those will be powered by fairy dust.

I count 15.

American power! Funny how the Democrats would love to see all this gone, with all Americans living on 24 volt solar power, air conditioning gone, gas at 12 dollars a gallon, heavy manufacturing impossible, and drilling is forbidden.....

re: #15 LoFlyer

American power! Funny how the Democrats would love to see all this gone, with all Americans living on 24 volt solar power, air conditioning gone, gas at 12 dollars a gallon, heavy manufacturing impossible, and drilling is forbidden.....

Yeah, the Middle Ages were such a hoot!

UFO!

The true meaning of "Power to the People".

To be a bird sitting on the wires over a parked car from the Obama campaign.

comunication but a blip only used by those deserving of course

I think I'm gonna hurl...there is a commercial on for WWF.org, complete with gentle, yet pitious voice carping about how the Polar Bear is going to be extinct by the time our kids grow up.

I am so fucking sick of these enviro wackos!

Obama Dream - or Nightmare?

Pimping my video, since things are quiet on the thread. Song is Jupiterian Vibe by Samael, which is really confusing people who watch it.

re: #16 Nevergiveup

Yeah, the Middle Ages were such a hoot!

Well some of the clothes were nice...but I confess a preferance for Elizabethan garb.

re: #24 buzzsawmonkey

What's really weird is that the Democrats--and the Left--celebrated all of the dam-building and whatnot which provided electricity for people during the Depression. Woody Guthrie was hired by the Columbia power authority to write songs about the Columbia River and Grand Coulee Dam (one of his few steady-paying gigs). The idea of more power and greater convenience was big stuff back in the '30s and '40s; now, the idea is to prune back our lives and get used to gnawing crusts of bread in the dark.

Lenin had a thing about electricity.

re: #21 The Pulchritudinous Patriot

I call them enviro-mental cases......

re: #24 buzzsawmonkey

Amen, bro'. What the hell is wrong with us? Every other nation on earth is planning on providing for their people. Here is the US, our leaders are telling us to dry up and die. I am rather sick of it. NIMBY and obstruct.

1750 and 1850 the great discoveries in the principles of electricity and magnetism were made by Coulomb, Gauss and Faraday. The battery was invented in 1800 by Volta, so allowing electric current to be used. It was found that electric current could split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, a process called hydrolysis, that an electric current produces a magnetic field. This led to the invention of the telegraph (1837), the telephone (1876), the electric light bulb (1880) and many other inventions (googled) amazing really

Intrade markets looking really good. Obama's "Stock" shrank 2.3 % today while McCain went up a percent.

I wish I could put a graph here.

The corner has been turned, or at least this corner. We'll see how long this good news lasts.

[Link: www.intrade.com...]

re: #26 WhiteRasta

I call them enviro-mental cases......

I mean really! There are starving children in the country and around the world and we're worried about the fecking Polar Bear...who isn't suffering the effects of "climate change" nor is close to extinction.

These people suck...I swear....

first machine to generate an electric spark was built about 1650, and worked by rubbing a hand on a spinning sulfur ball. [Link: www.historyoftheuniverse.com...]

re: #24 buzzsawmonkey

..."now, the idea is to prune back our lives and get used to gnawing crusts of bread in the dark..."

And your problem with that is.....?

Don't you love Mother Giaaa?

re: #27 buzzsawmonkey

Maybe the lefties need to re-connect with their roots.

Maybe we can build them some Gulags to live in Alaska were they will not let us drill?

human beings are amazing!

re: #24 buzzsawmonkey

Yepper- they only want their Billionares - like Soros and Kennedy and Edwards, ect. to have the good stuff so they can lord it over us like the evil Prince John. We need a Robin Hood to defend us from these evil doers!

re: #30 hermeneutics

Intrade markets looking really good. Obama's "Stock" shrank 2.3 % today while McCain went up a percent.

I wish I could put a graph here.

The corner has been turned, or at least this corner. We'll see how long this good news lasts.

[Link: www.intrade.com...]

Is it just me, of did his lame advice to inflate my tires and get regular lube jobs remind you of Jimmah Carters "turn down your heat and wear sweaters" cozy little fireside chat?

re: #34 Nevergiveup

a very chilling comment

re: #24 buzzsawmonkey

now, the idea is to prune back our lives and get used to gnawing crusts of bread in the dark.

That's because:

1) no one is taught history any more (you know looking at things that actually happened in the past instead of making up a bunch o' crap or trying to fit it into a "narrative")
2) It's been years since everyone had crusts of bread in the dark after 16 hours of working in the fields -- and still feel good they had that.

Fauxography!

What happen to the pole?

According to the messiah, we can get all the energy we need by making sure our tires are properly inflated.

There are things you can do individually, though, to save energy. Making sure your tires are properly inflated — simple thing. But we could save all the oil that they’re talking about getting off drilling — if everybody was just inflating their tires? And getting regular tune-ups? You’d actually save just as much!

So on your way home from work tomorrow, do your duty and inflate your tires!

[Link: hotair.com...]

re: #39 unclassifiable

No bread- let them eat cake! Seriously- they are all cutting back on carbs!

re: #40 buzzsawmonkey
hehe, that stunned me into silence, very good!

John effin Kerry partying with under-age girls.

The comments are a riot.

re: #24 buzzsawmonkey

What's really weird is that the Democrats--and the Left--celebrated all of the dam-building and whatnot which provided electricity for people during the Depression. Woody Guthrie was hired by the Columbia power authority to write songs about the Columbia River and Grand Coulee Dam (one of his few steady-paying gigs). The idea of more power and greater convenience was big stuff back in the '30s and '40s; now, the idea is to prune back our lives and get used to gnawing crusts of bread in the dark.

Back in the 30's it was celebrated because it was Collectivism and Bigger Government. Look at one of Obama's big platforms from 2008: Bigger Government to repair the infrastructure such as bridges and highways. For all the change Obama proposes, it sure sounds a lot like Roosevelt from the 30's battling the Great Depression by making America Socialist.

Charles is impressing us with his ability to fauxtoshop out the power pole and leave all the lines in place. I am duly impressed.

re: #31 The Pulchritudinous Patriot

They are professional parasites. Living the life of Western affluence, whilst decrying it.

LearJet Liberals.

Bob Grant to interview Ron Paul shortly

re: #41 jcm

Fauxography!

What happen to the pole?

Beaten!, rats arse

The double E's have taken over the thread.

Run before they start on Maxwell.

re: #42 LesLein
Les, i have decided to make my children plow through the bitter cold wet snow, without a coat and shoes (not carbon prints) for our presumptious messiah

re: #6 unclassifiable

After today's events those wire are tangled.

First start with a bad display of misplaced compassionate conservatism by GW on the mortgage bailout (----).

Then the editorials about Obamessiah's hubris (++++)

Then Olmert resigning (+*40).

I believe that you Classified those rather well.
/

re: #1 debutaunt

Nice to see without some sneakers dangling.

Looks like there's a necktie rack hanging there, though.

What is it with sneakers on wires? I see some on the way to work and never could figure out a) how they got there and b) why they were there in the first place.

Inflating tires? Thats a lot of Hot Air! Meanwhile the Chicoms are buying Hummers on government subsidized fuel!
[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]

Oil Shock
China's Cars, Accelerating A Global Demand for Fuel

re: #15 LoFlyer

American power! Funny how the Democrats would love to see all this gone, with all Americans living on 24 volt solar power, air conditioning gone, gas at 12 dollars a gallon, heavy manufacturing impossible, and drilling is forbidden.....

Cheap photovoltaics my actually be widely available within 5 yrs, if recent tech announcements are to be believed.

we are pole-less and didnt realize it : {

re: #19 FurryOldGuyJeans

To be a bird sitting on the wires over a parked car from the Obama campaign.

Not a pretty thought. When the grackles migrate through Dallas, just going to the grocery store can turn a dark car dingy white.

how may we dance i ask?

re: #27 buzzsawmonkey

Maybe the lefties need to re-connect with their roots.

Lefties need to personally reconnect to the grid.

out for the night
bye all!

Ohhhhh...the red beans and rice are ready! BBL

High Voltage Cable Inspection

re: #58 pre-Boomer Marine brat

I have actually been in a grackle-induced sh*t storm at Rice University.

At 5PM every day they would shoot off some cannon (I think) to scare the grackles out of the oaks -- and there are hundred of oaks with...

...a lot of grackles.

Anyway I was in the wrong place at 5PM.

re: #40 buzzsawmonkey

It may be Gauss to suggest it, but maybe we could have some event where a truly electric woman could be crowned queen Faraday. Just to celebrate the importance of electricity in our lives.

Possibly around Coulomb-us Day.

i hertz what you said. Watts wrong with having a cool and 'appy ohm?

re: #54 rightymouse

Looks like there's a necktie rack hanging there, though.

What is it with sneakers on wires? I see some on the way to work and never could figure out a) how they got there and b) why they were there in the first place.

They are there because we allow children whose brains are not yet fully developed to have drivers licenses and stay out all night.

re: #61 pre-Boomer Marine brat

out for the night
bye all!

See ya Boomer!

re: #45 Racer X

John effin Kerry partying with under-age girls.

The comments are a riot.

Under-age? First comment says they are under 21. So, question is, under age for what? Drinking?

re: #56 Capitalist Tool

...Cheap photovoltaics my actually be widely available within 5 yrs, if recent tech announcements are to be believed...

I have been hearing the same old, same old, horse manure for 40 years.

The ISS is powered by a solar array about the size of 2 football fields.
That provides power for 4 souls.

Solar power is a hippie wet dream. Ain't gonna happen. Ever.

re: #63 buzzsawmonkey
impressive i will have to just gaze in wonder be dazzled and humble, and enjoy of course

re: #58 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Not a pretty thought. When the grackles migrate through Dallas, just going to the grocery store can turn a dark car dingy white.

Let's send the grackles to Denver during the Dem convention, then. ;)

re: #64 MacGregor

High Voltage Cable Inspection

I consider running into burning buildings fun.

Those guys are NUTZ!

re: #62 The Pulchritudinous Patriot

Ohhhhh...the red beans and rice are ready! BBL

Ohhhhh! Yummy! A fine Obamatologist meal!

re: #66 Capitalist Tool
Yay!

re: #67 USBeast

They are there because we allow children whose brains are not yet fully developed to have drivers licenses and stay out all night.

Is there some sort of symbolism associated with their nocturnal shoe stringing brainlessness? Don't believe our older kids did anything like that.

re: #45 Racer X

John effin Kerry partying with under-age girls.

The comments are a riot.

After Terrezza saw the pictures.

Anybody wanna say HI to Laura Bush? I'm having breakfast with her tomorrow.

Dear Supporter,
I am excited to formally invite you to an event with First Lady of the United States Laura Bush. She will be attending a breakfast event in support of my campaign for Congress - and I would like to personally extend an invitation to you.

Then again- if I say a slew of Lizards say hi- the Secret Service might drag me away. :-(

re: #74 buzzsawmonkey

He looks like a dead woodchuck that has been stretched on a rack.

He does, doesnt he? Nothing like the campaign tour fotos. Looks like a vampire has got to him and sucked the marrow out of his bones as well as the blood. Breshnev looked better even when he was dead.

re: #78 jcm

After Terrezza saw the pictures.

I'll never, I say NEVER, eat a can of Heinz spotted dick, ever again.

re: #79 LEGION

Tell her, "Hi from New Zealand"

re: #79 LEGION

Anybody wanna say HI to Laura Bush? I'm having breakfast with her tomorrow.

Dear Supporter,
I am excited to formally invite you to an event with First Lady of the United States Laura Bush. She will be attending a breakfast event in support of my campaign for Congress - and I would like to personally extend an invitation to you.

Then again- if I say a slew of Lizards say hi- the Secret Service might drag me away. :-(

Tell her I am proud to serve under her Husband.

re: #67 USBeast

I was told it's for drug dealers to mark their spots for sales. Yeah dumb- they don't think the coppers see them too?

re: #79 LEGION

Hi from Lakewood, in the heart of the Socialist Republic of Washingtonistan.

re: #78 jcm

After Terrezza saw the pictures.

I think I'm going to barf.

re: #79 LEGION

Kindest regards from rawmuse!

re: #79 LEGION

Anybody wanna say HI to Laura Bush? I'm having breakfast with her tomorrow.

Dear Supporter,
I am excited to formally invite you to an event with First Lady of the United States Laura Bush. She will be attending a breakfast event in support of my campaign for Congress - and I would like to personally extend an invitation to you.

Then again- if I say a slew of Lizards say hi- the Secret Service might drag me away. :-(

Tell her I said Hi :-)

re: #77 rightymouse

Is there some sort of symbolism associated with their nocturnal shoe stringing brainlessness? Don't believe our older kids did anything like that.

I'm not sure of the significance but it might be akin to running someone's underwear up the school flag pole; a short-lived fad back when I was much younger than I am now.

re: #21 The Pulchritudinous Patriot

I think I'm gonna hurl...there is a commercial on for WWF.org, complete with gentle, yet pitious voice carping about how the Polar Bear is going to be extinct by the time our kids grow up.

I am so fucking sick of these enviro wackos!

Tell them not to worry - the reason I came back in time to 2008 is to rescue a pair of Polar Bears. They'll be repopulated.

re: #79 LEGION

Anybody wanna say HI to Laura Bush? I'm having breakfast with her tomorrow.

Dear Supporter,
I am excited to formally invite you to an event with First Lady of the United States Laura Bush. She will be attending a breakfast event in support of my campaign for Congress - and I would like to personally extend an invitation to you.

Then again- if I say a slew of Lizards say hi- the Secret Service might drag me away. :-(

Tell her her husband is in our prayers continually.

re: #82 A Kiwi Infidel

You got it.

re: #83 Nevergiveup

Roger Wilco!

re: #79 LEGION
she's a lovely woman, poised regal and kind. tell her tyou, my daughters and i admire her greatly.

re: #79 LEGION

Anybody wanna say HI to Laura Bush? I'm having breakfast with her tomorrow.

Dear Supporter,
I am excited to formally invite you to an event with First Lady of the United States Laura Bush. She will be attending a breakfast event in support of my campaign for Congress - and I would like to personally extend an invitation to you.

Then again- if I say a slew of Lizards say hi- the Secret Service might drag me away. :-(

Will you tell her that she was the one who convinced me to read the Harry Potter books, and I thank her most sincerely for that!

re: #75 The Other Les

Ohhhhh! Yummy! A fine Obamatologist meal!

No dawlin...I'm a New Orleans gal. We've been eating red beans and rice since before Obama was a gleam in his muslim dad's eye.

re: #87 rawmuse

Okie dokie.

re: #79 LEGION

Hello from Pigtown, in beautiful Baltimore!

re: #90 JamesTKirk

Tell them not to worry - the reason I came back in time to 2008 is to rescue a pair of Polar Bears. They'll be repopulated.

LOL!

re: #94 buzzsawmonkey

Tell her that disappointments aside, Bush has overall been a good president and a brave and principled man, and that many people remain very glad that they voted for him.

Ya I like that

re: #84 LEGION

I was told it's for drug dealers to mark their spots for sales. Yeah dumb- they don't think the coppers see them too?

HAHAHAHA! The ones I pass on the way to work are over a line right where the Sheriff hangs out and right after a major freeway exit where the State troopers go back and forth.

re: #94 buzzsawmonkey

Tell her that disappointments aside, Bush has overall been a good president and a brave and principled man, and that many people remain very glad that they voted for him.

Ditto!

Catenary for sure.

re: #84 LEGION

I was told it's for drug dealers to mark their spots for sales. Yeah dumb- they don't think the coppers see them too?

I find that hard to believe considering where I've seen hanging shoes.

We have to get to the bottom of this. Someone find a teenager and waterboard it.

/sarc

re: #89 USBeast

I'm not sure of the significance but it might be akin to running someone's underwear up the school flag pole; a short-lived fad back when I was much younger than I am now.

See #84.

It just seems so silly. But then again, teenagers aren't known for having many brains in their heads.

re: #79 LEGION

Tell her I don't care what the press and the Dems say. He has served with honor under difficult circumstances.

Tell her that I wouldn't blame Laura and George if they went to Crawford and never talked to anyone but freinds and family ever again.

/Luck you. Go have a nice time.

re: #96 Sharmuta

Okay BBev, jcm, buzzsawmonkey, willowone, Sharmuta, and all others to comment! Harry Potter ehh? The librarian in her will love that.

Obama says keep your tires inflated, not drill:

[Link: www.breitbart.tv...]

There comes a moment in sports when you know you're gonna win. This game is over.

re: #42 LesLein

Heh. Wasn't he recently seen riding a bike with a flat tire?

Had a flat myself on the Jeep Sunday. Was in the process of jacking it up when some guys came to the aid of a damsel in distress. Still, I know how to change a tire. I wonder if The Symbol's ever got his hands dirty trying that?

re: #109 jcbunga

Obama says keep your tires inflated, not drill:

[Link: www.breitbart.tv...]

There comes a moment in sports when you know you're gonna win. This game is over.

He's been inhaling fumes from the bus's tires, there smokin' with all that's under the bus.

Charles,

I've always enjoyed your photographs of the extraordinary ordinary. This is one of your best. It's going on my competer wallpaper now. Perfect

Thank you.

re: #108 LEGION

I saw an interview with her where she said how much she enjoyed the books. I figured if the First Lady enjoyed them, maybe I would too. They are some of my favorite books, so I really mean it most sincerely- please do tell her I said thank you from the bottom of my heart for turning me on to them.

This may have been posted today, but if you haven't seen or heard it, it's ludicrous. By Ludacris.

Rush talked about it today: In this song, Ludacris calls Hillary a b-i-itch, says that McCain should be paralyzed and that Bush is mentally handicapped. Now, Obama likes this guy -- and, ladies and gentlemen, Obama met with him in his Chicago office in November of 2006 to discuss running in '08.

I'm back on it like I just signed my record deal
yeah the best is here, the Bentley Coup paint is dripping wet, it got sex appeal
never should have hated
you never should've doubted him
with a slot in the president's iPod Obama shattered 'em
Said I handled his biz and I'm one of his favorite rappers
Well give Luda a special pardon if I'm ever in the slammer
Better yet put him in office, make me your vice president
Hillary hated on you, so that b^$&%* is irrelevant
Jesse talking slick and apologizing for what?
if you said it then you meant it how you want it have a gut!
and all you other politicians trying to hate on my man,
watch us win a majority vote in every state on my man
you can't stop what's bout to happen, we bout to make history
the first black president is destined and it's meant to be
the threats ain't fazing us, the nooses or the jokes
so get off your ass, black people, it's time to get out and vote!
paint the White House black and I'm sure that's got 'em terrified
McCain don't belong in ANY chair unless he's paralyzed
Yeah I said it cause Bush is mentally handicapped
Ball up all of his speeches and I throw em like candy wrap
cause what you talking I hear nothing even relevant
and you the worst of all 43 presidents
get out and vote or the end will be near
the world is ready for change because Obama is here!
cause Obama is here
The world is ready for change because Obama is here!

re: #108 LEGION

Say hi to her from a fellow (ex) librarian. She is a fine first lady.

re: #97 The Pulchritudinous Patriot

No dawlin...I'm a New Orleans gal. We've been eating red beans and rice since before Obama was a gleam in his muslim dad's eye.

Oddly enough that what they feed people in Scientology's Sea Org.

re: #113 Kenneth

Charles,

I've always enjoyed your photographs of the extraordinary ordinary. This is one of your best. It's going on my competer wallpaper now. Perfect

Thank you.

I hesitate to ask, but what's a "competer" and why does it need wallpaper?

re: #116 wannabuyaduck

Say hi to her from a fellow (ex) librarian. She is a fine first lady.

She is a fine lady, full stop. I admire and respect her greatly.

re: #79 LEGION

Anybody wanna say HI to Laura Bush? I'm having breakfast with her tomorrow.

Dear Supporter,
I am excited to formally invite you to an event with First Lady of the United States Laura Bush. She will be attending a breakfast event in support of my campaign for Congress - and I would like to personally extend an invitation to you.

Then again- if I say a slew of Lizards say hi- the Secret Service might drag me away. :-(

That is so awesome! I got invited to 2 dinners at the WH in the last 4 years.
My Advice? Please don't mention politics AT ALL! Just follow the flow and chat about the kids..
Thats what grownups do.. we talk about kids and friends and fun stuff.
Laura, and i don't speak for her, has probably had her fill of politics for breakfast..
/ get a picture!

Yeah, that's what we'd get... Ludacris as poet laureate in an Oama abomination administration.
In fact, I like that word..... it'd be an Obamination, not an administration.

re: #107 unclassifiable

I heard they are getting another place to move to in Texas. Anyone else hear also? It was when there was a substitute host on Rush's program.

re: #109 jcbunga

Obama says keep your tires inflated, not drill:

[Link: www.breitbart.tv...]

There comes a moment in sports when you know you're gonna win. This game is over.

Unfortunately, too many have seen the light and have been blinded. It will not matter what he says, because of how he makes them feel.

Obama makes the Teflon Don look downright feeble. He has out Clinton'd the Clintons on being a snake oil salesman.

He's a huckster - a good one at that, but he's still nothing more than an empty suit.

And through it all, he's still going to bamboozle nearly half the voting population in the country. That's the scariest thing of all.

re: #109 jcbunga

Obama says keep your tires inflated, not drill:

[Link: www.breitbart.tv...]

There comes a moment in sports when you know you're gonna win. This game is over.

What a moron. If a Republican said dumb things like this he/she would be raked over the coals.

re: #118 USBeast

I hesitate to ask, but what's a "competer" and why does it need wallpaper?

Camouflage?

re: #118 USBeast

It's a machine that occasionally will spew typos from its keyboard.
(But you knew that)...

:)

re: #122 LEGION

Did not here that. My friends in Belton will be disappointed.

re: #127 tradewind

It's a machine that occasionally will spew typos from its keyboard.
(But you knew that)...

:)

Frequent attacks from the Typo Elves, eh?

re: #40 buzzsawmonkey

It may be Gauss to suggest it, but maybe we could have some event where a truly electric woman could be crowned queen Faraday. Just to celebrate the importance of electricity in our lives.

Possibly around Coulomb-us Day.

The physicist who disovered the positron, which is the anti-mater partner to the electron, wanted to call this new particle the Oedipon, after the Greek hero Oedopus, sister of Elektra. The British Royal Society thought this too indecent a conceit and so the uncontroversial term "positron" was invented.

Puritanical wimps.

re: #124 buzzsawmonkey

Cindy Who?

re: #127 tradewind

It's a machine that occasionally will spew typos from its keyboard.
(But you knew that)...

:)

Shall we ask Kenneth at what frequency?

re: #128 unclassifiable
here
hear
PIMF

re: #115 ciaospirit

This may have been posted today, but if you haven't seen or heard it, it's ludicrous. By Ludacris.

Rush talked about it today: In this song, Ludacris calls Hillary a b-i-itch, says that McCain should be paralyzed and that Bush is mentally handicapped. Now, Obama likes this guy -- and, ladies and gentlemen, Obama met with him in his Chicago office in November of 2006 to discuss running in '08.

Ludacris is already under the bus.

"As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to," said spokesman Bill Burton. "This song is not only outrageously offensive to Senator Clinton, Reverend Jackson, Senator McCain, and President Bush, it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with the values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should be ashamed of these lyrics."

"That is not the Ludacris I knew."

re: #115 ciaospirit

This may have been posted today, but if you haven't seen or heard it, it's ludicrous. By Ludacris.

Rush talked about it today: In this song, Ludacris calls Hillary a b-i-itch, says that McCain should be paralyzed and that Bush is mentally handicapped. Now, Obama likes this guy -- and, ladies and gentlemen, Obama met with him in his Chicago office in November of 2006 to discuss running in '08.

The tentacles of Obamatology reach many places.

If I put on a Guy Fawkes mask and carry a sign across the street from the local Obama HQ (it's next to a coffee shop, of course) that said BHO is Xenu, would they get the joke?

re: #117 The Other Les

What's the Sea org?

re: #79 LEGION

"Hi!"

re: #70 WhiteRasta

...Cheap photovoltaics my actually be widely available within 5 yrs, if recent tech announcements are to be believed...

I have been hearing the same old, same old, horse manure for 40 years.

The ISS is powered by a solar array about the size of 2 football fields.
That provides power for 4 souls.

Solar power is a hippie wet dream. Ain't gonna happen. Ever.

Current cost is >$4/watt on home- sized units, which is too high. Two startups recently building factories to produce new- tech stuff at $1/watt. Pay for itself right quick.

I agree with your 'same old, same old" and will see if this is another pig- in- a- poke.
However, tech advances are happening at exponential rate, so in any case, it won't be long.

I use a lot of electricity to run my Folding@home networked machines. I'd be glad to pay for solar tech that would pay for itself in 3 yrs and be gravy after that.

Ps no clue what ISS is...

re: #67 USBeast

They are there because we allow children whose brains are not yet fully developed to have drivers licenses and stay out all night.

Not the roving band of sneaker-people?

re: #123 lawhawk

i've watched him and seriously i have wondered what's wrong with me that i'm not in love too!

re: #79 LEGION

Yes, I would like her to know that she is the epitome of what a First Lady should be. She, because of the hatred for her husband, was cheated out of all the glory a first lady deserves, and it is not fair. I think she is a lovely woman who loves her husband and her country. In my book, those are the best attributes of a First Lady.

re: #124 buzzsawmonkey

Y'know what's nice?

Not having heard about Cindy Sheehan for a looooooooooooooooong time.

This Cindy?

Her 15 minutes of fame are over. Thank goodness.

re: #135 The Other Les

You could probably convince them that Xenu would make a good Veep.

re: #134 wrenchwench
didnt he have a song on at a rally while talking of Hillary and wiping off his shoulder and his shoe? arrogant even then,

re: #123 lawhawk

As dirty as it is, sometimes the end justifies the means, and I am betting that the Bradley effect kicks in big time on Barry.

re: #79 LEGION

Please tell her for me that she is "Lady" personified!

re: #139 debutaunt

Not the roving band of sneaker-people?

Never heard of 'em. Now, the roving band of sneaky people...

re: #130 Kenneth

Oedipus was not the brother of Elektra; Orestes was. They were the children of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; Oedipus had his own issues.

There are things you can do individually, though, to save energy. Making sure your tires are properly inflated — simple thing. But we could save all the oil that they’re talking about getting off drilling — if everybody was just inflating their tires? And getting regular tune-ups? You’d actually save just as much!

Obama's condescending tone imitates the Simpsons.

From the episode where Marge and Homer have to attend parenting classes:

Teacher: There are a lot of little tricks to it, things you should have learned a long time ago. Such as, if you leave milk out, it can go sour. Put it in the refrigerator, or, failing that, a cool wet sack. And put your garbage in a garbage can, people. I can't stress that enough. Don't just throw it out the window.

re: #138 Capitalist Tool

Ps no clue what ISS is...

International Space Station.

re: #148 goddessoftheclassroom

Oedipus was not the brother of Elektra; Orestes was. They were the children of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; Oedipus had his own issues.

{GOC}
whats up?
Nice call on that greek/roman/history thing.. :}
..watching baseball myself..

re: #105 USBeast

We have to get to the bottom of this. Someone find a teenager and waterboard it.

/sarc

I didn't waterboard mine, but she couldn't really give a reason other than "they just do it because they can." Maybe it has more significance to some in some places, but here it just seems to be the "tradition." At her graduation in June, part of the celebration the night before was loading down the power lines near the grounds with quite a number of shoes, of which three or so are left as of this writing.

What I've wondered is how they get down. Gradual decay of the laces? Squirrels with time on their paws?

#118 USBeast 7/30/08 5:30:41 pm reply quote 0

I hesitate to ask, but what's a "competer" and why does it need wallpaper?re: #132 USBeast

A competer is the thing I type my inane posts into when I've had a few too many.

re: #133 unclassifiable

here
hear
PIMF

Hear! Hear!

^{_{hee hee}}

re: #66 Capitalist Tool

i hertz what you said. Watts wrong with having a cool and 'appy ohm?

Franklin, until they Tesla otherwise, I'm leaving the AC on.

re: #136 tradewind

What's the Sea org?

It's an organization within the Church of Scientology that dresses up in navy-like uniforms and lives and works under conditions worse than a legitimate military boot camp. (I when to Fort Benning in '82, so things made have changed)

More details here.

[Link: www.xenu.net...]

re: #148 goddessoftheclassroom

You mean this isn't the real Elektra?

(Greek geek!)

re: #150 stevieray

International Space Station.

Occasionally spelled I$$.

obama rules; inflate tires, change oil, turn thermostate down, throw away guns, bibles, our individual identity, our foods,get off our rears and work for those unfortunates, because we are nothing if fortunate (we didn't do it on our own, just was darn'd lucky.
however we may; eat urugula (not so bad), and praise him.

re: #151 HoosierHoops

{GOC}
whats up?
Nice call on that greek/roman/history thing.. :}
..watching baseball myself..

{HoosierHoops}

I LOVE Greek literature (in translation.) Right now I'm acting in a production of Antigone (I'm the chorus), the third of the Oedipus trilogy.

Hope: It happens.

*have barf bag handy*

Nonaligned countries back Iran's nuclear program

TEHRAN, Iran - More than 100 nonaligned nations backed Iran's right to peaceful uses of nuclear power on Wednesday, an endorsement sought by Tehran in its standoff with the U.N. Security Council over its refusal to freeze uranium enrichment.
...
Senior Iranian officials depicted the support from a high-level conference of the Nonaligned Movement as deflating claims by the U.S. and its allies that most of the international community wanted Iran to stop enrichment.

But look what else this nonaligned group aligned on (last paragraph of the article). Don't criticize our buddies in Sudan! And it's always a good time to criticize Israel!

A separate closing document took the International Criminal Court's prosecutor to task for indicting Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir by an international prosecutor on charges of genocide in Darfur. It also harshly criticized Israel on a broad range of issues. Iran assumed the chairmanship of the conference this week.

What does he expect us to change our oil with?

re: #159 willowone

obama rules; inflate tires, change oil, turn thermostate down, throw away guns, bibles, our individual identity, our foods,get off our rears and work for those unfortunates, because we are nothing if fortunate (we didn't do it on our own, just was darn'd lucky.
however we may; eat urugula (not so bad), and praise him.

Have you noticed how expensive urugula is these days?
jeez..it's like gas..

re: #150 stevieray

International Space Station.

Oh. The solar array they bolted up there with there $42,569.56 wrench?

re: #156 The Other Les

(More than I ever need to know re the Sea org , but thanks)!
I'm convinced now... Scientologists are pod people. Someone has sucked out their brains and replaced 'em with Stepford gel.

re: #159 willowone

If he starts wearing sweaters, lets just call him Jimmy.

Re: #79 - LEGION

Was at the White House with a bunch of other newspaper guys when Ford was president -- a reception sort of thing -- and can report that at least back then, the taxpayers provided us with a marvelous spread of munchies and drinkies. Excellent martinis. Too excellent, in fact; I became over-served and was lucky not to break anything or insult anyone. Sober now, my blood runs cold when I imagine what could have happened.

Have fun anyway.

re: #155 CyanSnowHawk

Franklin, until they Tesla otherwise, I'm leaving the AC on.

ha HAAA

re: #145 tradewind

As dirty as it is, sometimes the end justifies the means, and I am betting that the Bradley effect kicks in big time on Barry.

I'm sure that will play a role, but for the supposedly post-racial candidate, not being elected President will be used by Obama and his lackeys/flacks as an indictment that the country is racist - no matter why people choose to vote for anyone but Obama.

re: #164 HoosierHoops
uh hmm, i think i will stick to spinach leaves and tomatos

re: #170 lawhawk

They say that now.

re: #138 Capitalist Tool

International Space Station.

Sorry, I should have translated it into English....

re: #170 lawhawk
i really hate this, it's so wrong, i think almost anyone is ready for an upstanding, strong, wise AA. why did they have to dig out this man.

re: #164 HoosierHoops

It's arugula, and you can find it in any big supermarket now...
But actually, in this case, urugula is just a better spelling somehow.
Sounds like Your ugula, and some pundit could do a lot with that in an Obama spoof.

re: #162 ciaospirit

So the "nonaligned nations" have alligned themselves with a theocratic terrorist nuclear holocaust regime & genocidal Islamist slavers?

That's moral integrity!

everyone*

re: #129 FurryOldGuyJeans

Frequent attacks from the Typo Elves, eh?

Ya mine has that problem when I drink to much. just sayin.

re: #168 Sloppy

[snip]
Too excellent, in fact; I became over-served and was lucky not to break anything or insult anyone. Sober now, my blood runs cold when I imagine what could have happened.

"over-served"
Good one! First time I've ever herd that one!

^{_{/1989 and counting!}}

Wow - that pic is weird.

If I were doing it, I would put the pole up first, then the crossbars, then the wires.
Looks like they put the wires up first, then the crossbars, and next comes the pole.

How dey doo dat?

re: #174 willowone

Many reasons, but mainly because the person you describe would most likely be a conservative.

re: #170 lawhawk

And it was ever thus.
Nothing will change until the supposedly post-racial candidate steadfastly refuses to let race and racists take a part in his candidacy.
Obama isn't willing to go that far.....and even if he were, you can bet Michelle definitely would not be on board .

re: #181 Tarkus289
likley correct

re: #160 goddessoftheclassroom

{HoosierHoops}

I LOVE Greek literature (in translation.) Right now I'm acting in a production of Antigone (I'm the chorus), the third of the Oedipus trilogy.

That is awesome.. You are so talented..

re: #152 wannabuyaduck

I didn't waterboard mine, but she couldn't really give a reason other than "they just do it because they can." Maybe it has more significance to some in some places, but here it just seems to be the "tradition." At her graduation in June, part of the celebration the night before was loading down the power lines near the grounds with quite a number of shoes, of which three or so are left as of this writing.

What I've wondered is how they get down. Gradual decay of the laces? Squirrels with time on their paws?

"Dad, I need some new shoes."
"What happened to the pair we bought you yesterday?"
"Well, like, we were out last night and, ya know, like, we just thought it would be cool to, like, ya know, tie them together and toss them over, ya know, like, powerlines."
"So, you tied your new shoes together and tossed them over the powerlines?
"No, Dad, I just took them off and (insert name of brainless idiot here) tossed them. It was awesome."
"I can think of something even more awesome. Get (insert name of brainless idiot here) to fork over the money for a new pair of shoes."
"That is so unfair!"

re: #176 Kenneth

Dude, I thought the so-called "non-aligned" nations movement died out in like 1986, or so......

re: #70 WhiteRasta

The ISS is powered by a solar array about the size of 2 football fields. That provides power for 4 souls.

And their entire life support system, etc.

Solar power will make more and more contributions, in 1000 years it will be most of the power consumed, unless and until we get fusion power.

Nearterm, however, I wouldn't hold my breath.

re: #168 Sloppy

I still have a button from Ford's time that says WIN. For Whip Inflation Now!

I still have a matchbook that says Nixon Saves.

re: #171 willowone

uh hmm, i think i will stick to spinach leaves and tomatos

/FYI.. that was from a baby jesus speech in Iowa this last year..
Well part of it was...

re: #180 Izzy Dunne

Wow - that pic is weird.

If I were doing it, I would put the pole up first, then the crossbars, then the wires.
Looks like they put the wires up first, then the crossbars, and next comes the pole.

How dey doo dat?

They hired Belgian contractors.
Kinda like Belgian administrators.

No Aggie joakes.

re: #187 itellu3times

I will bet you my next pay check that one thousand years from now, we will still be using oil and natural gas as our primary energy source....

re: #185 USBeast

"Dad, I need some new shoes."
"What happened to the pair we bought you yesterday?"
"Well, like, we were out last night and, ya know, like, we just thought it would be cool to, like, ya know, tie them together and toss them over, ya know, like, powerlines."
"So, you tied your new shoes together and tossed them over the powerlines?
"No, Dad, I just took them off and (insert name of brainless idiot here) tossed them. It was awesome."
"I can think of something even more awesome. Get (insert name of brainless idiot here) to fork over the money for a new pair of shoes."
"That is so unfair!"

You know the species very well.

re: #175 tradewind

Remember the Uvula skit on Saturday Night Live? Rosanne a dana dana!

RE: LeePro #179

As much as I'd like to claim credit for "over-served," I stole it from an old drinking buddy, now deceased, as happens to so many old drinking buddies. BTW, is the reference to a year a clue to a sobriety anniversary? Don't answer if it's too personal a question.

re: #192 WhiteRasta

I will bet you my next pay check that one thousand years from now, we will still be using oil and natural gas as our primary energy source....

I'll take that bet..
Talk to you in a thousand years..
/don't be late

re: #195 Sloppy

Yep! You?
;D

re: #198 Lee Pro

Yep! 1983.

re: #185 USBeast

"Dad, I need some new shoes."
"What happened to the pair we bought you yesterday?"
"Well, like, we were out last night and, ya know, like, we just thought it would be cool to, like, ya know, tie them together and toss them over, ya know, like, powerlines."
"So, you tied your new shoes together and tossed them over the powerlines?
"No, Dad, I just took them off and (insert name of brainless idiot here) tossed them. It was awesome."
"I can think of something even more awesome. Get (insert name of brainless idiot here) to fork over the money for a new pair of shoes."
"That is so unfair!"

Heh..

re: #200 rightymouse

You've got the teenspeak down to a T.

re: #196 HoosierHoops

Coal, too.... Betcha...

re: #201 Capitalist Tool

You've got the teenspeak down to a T.

Hey! That's my "teenspeak"!

re: #201 Capitalist Tool

You've got the teenspeak down to a T.

And the grey hairs too.

re: #201 Capitalist Tool

Apologies to USBeast

re: #201 Capitalist Tool

You've got the teenspeak down to a T.

Oh, wait. That was for USBeast.

re: #205 Capitalist Tool

Apologies to USBeast

Hey, like, no prob. 's cool.

re: #200 rightymouse

I had the misfortune to have a young fellow working with me, yesterday.

Dude is a so-called apprentice. Whenever I asked him to do something, he would kiss his teeth and screw up his eyes at me.

After the second time he did that, I told him, if he ever kissed his teeth at me again, he would have no teeth left to kiss.

That kinda got the message across.

re: #208 WhiteRasta

I had the misfortune to have a young fellow working with me, yesterday.

Dude is a so-called apprentice. Whenever I asked him to do something, he would kiss his teeth and screw up his eyes at me.

After the second time he did that, I told him, if he ever kissed his teeth at me again, he would have no teeth left to kiss.

That kinda got the message across.

Kissing his teeth? Not sure what that is.

re: #208 WhiteRasta

I had the misfortune to have a young fellow working with me, yesterday.

Dude is a so-called apprentice. Whenever I asked him to do something, he would kiss his teeth and screw up his eyes at me.

After the second time he did that, I told him, if he ever kissed his teeth at me again, he would have no teeth left to kiss.

That kinda got the message across.

You mean he didn't go whining to the HR dept.?

re: #208 WhiteRasta

I was a sub and had the contractor put his brother on my payroll.
Worthless. I kept him for 2 days due to the politics, and fired him not givin' a damn if he was prime's bro or not. Took another two days to undue his foul-ups.

re: #79 LEGION

Anybody wanna say HI to Laura Bush? I'm having breakfast with her tomorrow.

Dear Supporter,
I am excited to formally invite you to an event with First Lady of the United States Laura Bush. She will be attending a breakfast event in support of my campaign for Congress - and I would like to personally extend an invitation to you.

Then again- if I say a slew of Lizards say hi- the Secret Service might drag me away. :-(

Me too! Me too! Hi Laura. Thanks for everything and give my love to the President.

PB

re: #211 Capitalist Tool

I was a sub and had the contractor put his brother on my payroll.
Worthless. I kept him for 2 days due to the politics, and fired him not givin' a damn if he was prime's bro or not. Took another two days to undue his foul-ups.

I've found that nepotism is very, very bad for business.

I work for a privately owned company and nepotism is rampant. The thing is - they employ the useless members of the family because they'd never make it on their own elsewhere. Meanwhile, they create havoc and nobody wants to say anything.

re: #1 debutaunt

What is it about sneakers on high wires anyway?

re: #209 Capitalist Tool

Kissing his teeth, kinda like kssssing your teeth. Very disrespectful.

Rude little shit. I thoroughly intimidated him.

HR department? I speet on your HR department.

re: #208 WhiteRasta

I had the misfortune to have a young fellow working with me, yesterday.

Dude is a so-called apprentice. Whenever I asked him to do something, he would kiss his teeth and screw up his eyes at me.

After the second time he did that, I told him, if he ever kissed his teeth at me again, he would have no teeth left to kiss.

That kinda got the message across.

Oh, how well I know the type. About five years ago I signed on with a contractor that did remodeling for a major retail department store chain. My job was to install wooden display cases. On the first day, I was given a "helper". I managed to install one case. On the second day, my "helper" did not show up. I installed one and got a start on a second. On the third day they gave me another "helper". By noon I had convinced him that he was sick and needed to go home. By day's end the foreman was convinced that saddling me with "helpers" was not cost effective.

What really troubles me is the lack of work ethic these "helpers" had.

"Alright, here's what we have to do..."
"What time's break?"

re: #213 rightymouse

I work for a private company, also. The most useless POS in our company is a guy whose brother is a member of our board of directors.

This little maggot is always running up his mouth about how he is going to be the boss, real soon.

The twerp is like the family disgrace and the only reason he has a job is because of his brother.

re: #216 USBeast

Been there, brother.....

re: #56 Capitalist Tool

Cheap photovoltaics my actually be widely available within 5 yrs, if recent tech announcements are to be believed.

That would be grand. However, I can just imagine the Homeowners Association's response . . . What! You want to put something on the ROOF? Spare me.

re: #70 WhiteRasta

...Cheap photovoltaics my actually be widely available within 5 yrs, if recent tech announcements are to be believed...

I have been hearing the same old, same old, horse manure for 40 years.

The ISS is powered by a solar array about the size of 2 football fields.
That provides power for 4 souls.

Solar power is a hippie wet dream. Ain't gonna happen. Ever.

Not true. My son has photovoltaic panels on his house, and they are providing all the electricity for everything. His house is not small. He is actually getting credit for the excess from the power company and loves to see the meter running backwards. Not cheap, though.

re: #72 FurryOldGuyJeans

Let's send the grackles to Denver during the Dem convention, then. ;)

Please! We have enough Canadian geese around here. We don't need no grackles! (What are grackles?) LOL

re: #192 WhiteRasta

I will bet you my next pay check that one thousand years from now, we will still be using oil and natural gas as our primary energy source....

Uh, is there a secret to real longevity that you are hiding from us? How would we know, in 3008? ;)

re: #196 HoosierHoops

Hope the traffic won't be too bad when you meet up!

re: #217 WhiteRasta

I work for a private company, also. The most useless POS in our company is a guy whose brother is a member of our board of directors.

This little maggot is always running up his mouth about how he is going to be the boss, real soon.

The twerp is like the family disgrace and the only reason he has a job is because of his brother.

I feel for ya.

My hubby owns his own business and we have a firm policy of no nepotism. I don't get involved at all except to advise him from time to time if I think he's being stark raving bonkers about something.

I didn't care for one of his engineers, for instance, and told him so and why. But, he had to figure it out for himself. And he did.

Off to bed now.

re: #148 goddessoftheclassroom

Oedipus was not the brother of Elektra; Orestes was. They were the children of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; Oedipus had his own issues.

Yes. I understand that they were complex.

re: #214 Wilderstad

What is it about sneakers on high wires anyway?

I checked with Snopes.com. They have a short essay on the subject, but conclude that there is no definitive answer.

Looks like a D minor Fret on the bigass 'lectric guitar'