True

Huh?

Maybe, Sig.

Think of Freud as the Darwin of the mind.

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent.

Good thing I'm not normal, then. Whew!

sigmund liked his coke

I think that was Siggy's way of saying no one is normal.

re: #4 SpartanWoman

Maybe, Sig.

That Sig was a real Pro.

re: #11 buzzsawmonkey

No.

Yes.

Don't be paranoid, you really do have enemies.

That man is his own worst enemy.
Not while I'm alive he isn't.

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average

I have a higher standard deviation

re: #11 buzzsawmonkey

re: #5 ted

Think of Freud as the Darwin of the mind.

No.

Would you believe... the Schroedinger of the pancreas?

/Maxwell Smart voice

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent.

— Sigmund Freud

A study of 32,000 people in the UK (oops, thats a bad start) showed 1% of males considered themselves homosexual and .6% of females, likewise.

We are told that their behaviour is normal.

Thankyou Sigmund, you bastard.

re: #13 ted

re: #11 buzzsawmonkey

No.

Yes.

Less filling!

re: #16 Occasional Reader

Would you believe... the Schroedinger of the pancreas?

/Maxwell Smart voice

OK...I'm cool with that.

Sigmund the Sea monster, and Johnny and Scott are friends.

Freud said that because he knew he was nuts.

Charles has been slick again, you notice how there aren't buzz and digg buttons on open threads now? That's a good idea.

re: the kos website polling

Is the US really made up of:
Dem....35%
Rep.....26%
Ind..... 30%

Anyone know?

MOE is 5%...isn't that high?

Don't know if everyone has seen the news. Lehman Brothers is filing for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch is merging with BofA. Dow Jones futures are down 300 points.

Who got deleted?

re: #19 buzzsawmonkey

Sorry, no. Freud had a few interesting insights, but no matter how much fun it is to talk about Oedipus complexes, basically his work is considered bogus by pretty much everyone.

Not really. His concepts hold up in many respects.

re: #24 Typicalwhitey

re: the kos website polling

Is the US really made up of:
Dem....35%
Rep.....26%
Ind..... 30%

Anyone know?

MOE is 5%...isn't that high?

Yes, that's really high. And no, the "real" partisan gap in polls, now, should be between 2-5 %, in my wee, uninformed opinion.

"One out of four Americans is mentally ill. If you have three normal friends..."

That one never gets old

/barely functional autistic spectrum disorderite here, at this point I've stopped trying to be "normal"

re: #28 buzzsawmonkey

Name one.

Id, ego, superego

Great, great quote. As true today as it was when uttered.

Actually, probably truer.

re: #19 buzzsawmonkey

but no matter how much fun it is to talk about Oedipus complexes

Oh, now don't Laius out with this story.

re: #33 Occasional Reader

Oh, now don't Laius out with this story.

Good one!

Sigmund Fraud preferred the company of his cats to the company of other people.

And we're supposed to accept him as an expert on the human mind?

acfunk

/will it make it to ten comments?

re: #31 ted

Id, ego, superego

And which one would Fraud be?

re: #31 ted

Id, ego, superego

/GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski?

re: #35 buzzsawmonkey

Who uses those terms anymore, except Freudian psychiatrists?

Oh, yeah, smart guy? Then how do you explain this?

Dems/Libs and otherwise Kooks = Id & Ego (not so much super ego)...

If anyone recognizes the name, Frank Mundus....he passes away yesterday. Frank was the guy they based capt Quint from Jaws on. I knew him a little. Much more "odd" than the character in the movie. Became a shark hugger the last few years of his life.

re: #2 BignJames

Huh?

My thought, exactly.

re: #40 Who Watches the Watchmen?

Is that followed shortly by "You're not blowing"?

re: #43 buzzsawmonkey

They very clearly say in "Forbidden Planet" that "id" is an archaic term which nobody uses. Except the Discovery Institute, of course.

You just gave me an idea:

ID = Intelligent Design

EGO = Evolutionary Genetic Optimization

re: #41 Occasional Reader

Oh, yeah, smart guy? Then how do you explain this?

I've seen those ears before. It's Obamid. AAAAAAAaaaaaaaa.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.....

re: #49 jcm

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.....

Not to Bill Clinton. It's never a cigar.

re: #41 Occasional Reader

Oh, yeah, smart guy? Then how do you explain this?

Leslie Nielsen was doing comedy way back then.

re: #43 buzzsawmonkey

They very clearly say in "Forbidden Planet" that "id" is an archaic term which nobody uses. Except the Discovery Institute, of course.

Only Id I think of...

Seven dead from Ike, did I just hear that right?

/doesn't pay to ride the train

re: #51 HelloDare

Leslie Nielsen was doing comedy way back then.

"A monster from the Id?! What is it?"

"It's an archaic Freudian term. But that's not important right now."

re: #19 buzzsawmonkey

Sorry, no. Freud had a few interesting insights, but no matter how much fun it is to talk about Oedipus complexes, basically his work is considered bogus by pretty much everyone.

Luckily I managed to make it through grad school with only one class on Freud- that on the history of Psychology.

Freud saw only disturbed people, and he really wasn't able to do anything for them. Combine that with his own demons- including his drug addiction- and the statement sounds more and more like rationalization.

re: #49 jcm

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.....

Depends on the meaning of the word is

MAJOR market-moving events tonight.

Lehman fails to find a buyer; Merril-Lynch jumps into the arms of Bank of America.

Tomorrow will be interesting.

re: #25 Dahveed

Don't know if everyone has seen the news. Lehman Brothers is filing for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch is merging with BofA. Dow Jones futures are down 300 points.

Calculated Risk is emerging as THE place to go for this kind of news. "CR" has a summary up. Do read the comments; cranky, informative, and entertaining. Kinda like "FuckedCompany.com" in its heyday...

re: #49 jcm

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.....

I agree JCM, (raising a beer). And it doesn't take an elitist Marxist to run our country. Many times very good competency is better than perfect.
/a lot faster at least!

I'm crazy for Cocoa Puffs.

re: #57 noshariaincanada

MAJOR market-moving events tonight. Lehman fails to find a buyer; Merril-Lynch jumps into the arms of Bank of America. Tomorrow will be interesting.

I keep wondering if BofA isn't positioning itself for the Mother of All Billionaire Bailouts...

Has anyone seen the replacement photo? Much worse, IMO:
Allusion to POW cell

From Goldberg's article Wars of John McCain

Who is this guy kidding?

Good evening, lizards.

Did anyone ever hear if those folks on the disabled freighter are okay after the hurricane?

re: #61 Mich-again

I'm crazy for Cocoa Puffs.

Should read: "I'm Cukoo for Cocoa Puffs".

re: #65 Pvt Bin Jammin

Good evening, lizards.

Did anyone ever hear if those folks on the disabled freighter are okay after the hurricane?

/they're fine

re: #67 Killian Bundy

Thanks, good to hear. That must have been scary as hell.

re: #49 jcm

Sometimes a victory column is just a victory column

re: #61 Mich-again

I'm crazy for Cocoa Puffs.

That's "coocoo".

re: #57 noshariaincanada

MAJOR market-moving events tonight.

Lehman fails to find a buyer; Merril-Lynch jumps into the arms of Bank of America.

Tomorrow will be interesting.

Look for the typical "the sky is falling" plunge.

re: #53 Killian Bundy

Seven dead from Ike, did I just hear that right?

/doesn't pay to ride the train

I think that's correct - last I heard, it was, I think, 7 in Texas, 2 in La., 1 in, I think, Arkansas.

I'm not schizoid, yes i am, no i'm not, yes i am, no i'm not

re: #65 Pvt Bin Jammin

Good evening, lizards.

Did anyone ever hear if those folks on the disabled freighter are okay after the hurricane?

I heard they were OK, but had to ride out the storm. Speaking of which...

re: #69 Thanos

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

Damn! Reminds me of my second girl-friend...Sigh...

re: #66 Truck Monkey

Should read: "I'm Cukoo for Cocoa Puffs".

You know I went back and forth trying to remember which it was before I finally posted that.

re: #76 LoFlyer

Damn! Reminds me of my second girl-friend...Sigh...

thanks, just the same...Good clip.

re: #74 lifeofthemind

I'm not schizoid, yes i am, no i'm not, yes i am, no i'm not

You are fortunate, I have to deal with an alien symbiont.

[Les, how many times do I have to tell you to capitalize Alien Symbiont?]

re: #70 rb4269

Sometimes a victory column is just a victory column

Sometimes a Greek column is just a Greek column. Except to Fraud, who would find a phallic allusion somehow.

/probably relating to cigars

re: #78 Mich-again

You know I went back and forth trying to remember which it was before I finally posted that.

Tsk, tsk. You should fact-check something of that magnitude. ;)

re: #80 The Other Les

You are fortunate, I have to deal with an alien symbiont.

[Les, how many times do I have to tell you to capitalize Alien Symbiont?]

Is that your wife?

re: #35 buzzsawmonkey

Who uses those terms anymore, except Freudian psychiatrists? And what record is there, anywhere, at any time, of Freudian psychiatrists actually "curing" anyone of anything?

Read the literature.

re: #68 Pvt Bin Jammin

Thanks, good to hear. That must have been scary as hell.

Twenty foot waves.

/the tanker was fully loaded, so that helped

re: #69 Thanos

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

There is something about that I liked. Simple, yet effective.

Refueling the rescuers.

"We all go a little mad sometimes."
- Norman Bates

re: #80 The Other Les

You are fortunate, I have to deal with an alien symbiont.

[Les, how many times do I have to tell you to capitalize Alien Symbiont?]

a.k.a. teenage daughter?

My monster from the Id is very hairy, goes on four feet and tells me I am great.

Freud would laugh.

re: #25 Dahveed

Don't know if everyone has seen the news. Lehman Brothers is filing for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch is merging with BofA. Dow Jones futures are down 300 points.

ML CEO is to be congratulated for not letting his company go the way of Lehman and Bear

Steelers are 2-0, baby!

re: #83 LoFlyer

Is that your wife?

No, that's a running joke.

[Really? I don't think so.]

re: #75 PSGInfinity

Thanks.re: #85 Killian Bundy

That full load is probably what saved them. Unbelievable.

I've had this ice cream bar since I was a child. People... always trying to take it from me... why... won't they leave me... *alone*!

Today's Day By Day

Related:
Aussie Scientists: Eating vegetables induces brain shrinkage

MELBOURNE: Scientists have discovered that going veggie could be bad for your brain-with those on a meat-free diet six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage.

Vegans and vegetarians are the most likely to be deficient because the best sources of the vitamin are meat, particularly liver, milk and fish. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause anaemia and inflammation of the nervous system. Yeast extracts are one of the few vegetarian foods which provide good levels of the vitamin.

This explains a lot, actually.

re: #73 reine.de.tout

I think that's correct - last I heard, it was, I think, 7 in Texas, 2 in La., 1 in, I think, Arkansas.

Twenty-one dead so far, including 7 in Texas.

New video on YouTube showing Obama talking about working with Ayers on the Annenberg Project.

I found this at the pro-Hillary/anti-Obama No Quarter Blog

re: #93 Ward Cleaver

Steelers are 2-0, baby!

Screw the Squeelers

/Browns fan, here

re: #87 The Other Les

Refueling the rescuers.

You go guys! Make us proud!

re: #93 Ward Cleaver

Steelers are 2-0, baby!

BRONCOS!

re: #98 RTLM

I wonder if patchouli oil overexposure has any ill effects on the brain?

re: #100 Zonie
Actually he doesn't mention Ayers by name.

re: #98 RTLM

Related:
Aussie Scientists: Eating vegetables induces brain shrinkage

This explains a lot, actually.

Sure does. I can haz cheesburger!

re: #103 MandyManners

That game was wild!

Food for thought. Given the nutters I've encountered since I began political activism, I'd have to say that Freud was onto something.

re: #103 MandyManners

BRONCOS!

CUBS !

Zambrano just pitched a NO - HITTER !

this is the year
oh baby

The thing about people that spend there time worrying about their complex past lives or multiple personalities (disclaimer referring to theatrical poseurs here) is that they are doing a bad job covering the fact that they have No Personality at All.

re: #103 MandyManners

BRONCOS!

/Tarvaris Jackson?

Take my waffle, please

- Henny Hussein Youngman

re: #103 MandyManners

BRONCOS!

Wow, they're getting it done, aren't they? Two-point conversion? Gutsy call.

re: #53 Killian Bundy

I think there are more dead than that at last count. They've rescued over 2000 in La and Tx today, and they're still looking. There is hardly any electricity and the water and sewage is a mess. People want to go back and I can understand that, but for pete's sake use some common sense. Fortunately Ike spared us in NW La, we only got 2-3 inches of rain where I am at and wind blew pretty bad, our people are cleaning up and the AEP SWEPCO did a stellar job of restoring the electricity for our area. Schools will be out for Texas until power is restored. now my mom has to listen to her 76 year old cousin gripe 'til the electricity is back on.

re: #89 victor_yugo

a.k.a. teenage daughter?

Um...no.

Ziggy had a psycho-sexual problem that we don't need to delve into...

re: #101 Cartman

Screw the Squeelers

/Browns fan, here

Big Ben now 5-0 against Cleveland.

re: #98 RTLM

Brain scans of more than 1,800 people found that people who downed 14 drinks or more a week had 1.6% more brain shrinkage than teetotallers.

Not a good thing.

re: #26 Alouette

Ted and acfunk were both deleted.

re: #115 Moody Leo

I think there are more dead than that at last count. They've rescued over 2000 in La and Tx today, and they're still looking. There is hardly any electricity and the water and sewage is a mess. People want to go back and I can understand that, but for pete's sake use some common sense. Fortunately Ike spared us in NW La, we only got 2-3 inches of rain where I am at and wind blew pretty bad, our people are cleaning up and the AEP SWEPCO did a stellar job of restoring the electricity for our area. Schools will be out for Texas until power is restored. now my mom has to listen to her 76 year old cousin gripe 'til the electricity is back on.

Wow, SWEPCO? What town are you in?

Charles, are you using the new Google browser Chrome in your testing? I've found some weirdnesses so far, and reported them to Google, but so far the stuff on your site seems to work. I just wondered if you want any reports on goofiness at LGF. There are so many new features now! The rounded reverse video is one of the neatest ones.

You can email me if you like.

re: #25 Dahveed

Don't know if everyone has seen the news. Lehman Brothers is filing for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch is merging with BofA. Dow Jones futures are down 300 points.

Some of these big companies are going to have to fail on their own, with all the pain that WILL cause, in order to start fixing the fundamentals in this market. We the taxpayers can't keep bailing out people and businesses that make bad financial decisions.

Still, looks like between oil volatility and the financial sector, Monday should be an interesting day.

re: #124 buzzsawmonkey

Mama! You're back!

No. It's just a front.

re: #110 mama winger

CUBS ! Zambrano just pitched a NO - HITTER ! this is the year oh baby

Cubs up ten runs in the ninth, up 3-0 in the series, none on, two out, count 0-2. I'll give you even odds at that point. But not before.

re: #119 J.D.

Not a good thing.

J.D.!

re: #110 mama winger

Hi there! Welcome back.

WARD!

Hi mama

This is the year!

re: #129 Pvt Bin Jammin

Thanks :)

Welcome back Mama. I've missed you, sweetie.

re: #131 Shug

Hi mama

This is the year!

You betcha doncha know

re: #98 RTLM

Brain scans of more than 1,800 people found that people who downed 14 drinks or more a week had 1.6% more brain shrinkage than teetotallers.

Not a good thing.

I'll just continue my over compensation on the carnivore side.

re: #100 Zonie

New video on YouTube showing Obama talking about working with Ayers on the Annenberg Project.

I found this at the pro-Hillary/anti-Obama No Quarter Blog

re: #133 buzzsawmonkey

Did you like my "If Jesus was a community organizer..." thingy?

Oooh, link it!

re: #75 PSGInfinity

I heard they were OK, but had to ride out the storm. Speaking of which...

Better, and closer to being on topic.

re: #133 buzzsawmonkey

Did you like my "If Jesus was a community organizer..." thingy?

YES ! did you get my return email ? ?

those chumps at the DNC make me itchy.

re: #136 RTLM

I'm a B-12 junkie, myself.

re: #132 mama winger

Hope all is well with you and little winger.

re: #118 Ward Cleaver

I know, I know. Don't rub it in. Stupid game/clock management on Romeo Crennel's part in the 4th quarter.

re: #134 Ward Cleaver

Welcome back Mama. I've missed you, sweetie.

Thank you WArd. You are very kind. :)

re: #125 ploome hineni

what about fish?

Fish is the best - according to this study.

re: #131 Shug

Cubs are 5?, 6? games back?....still plenty of time to collapse.

re: #110 mama winger

mama?

Are you really here?

Oh, shit.

I'm crying.

Are you really here?

Oh, shit.

re: #143 Cartman

I know, I know. Don't rub it in. Stupid game/clock management on Romeo Crennel's part in the 4th quarter.

Yeah, calling those timeouts was a bonehead move. Anderson played good tonight.

re: #142 Pvt Bin Jammin

Hope all is well with you and little winger.

Official orders came down last week. He will be headed to a fairly sensitive area. He can't wait.

I on the other hand want to lock him in the trunk of my car.

http://www.rottenacorn.com/activityMap.html

re: #147 BignJames

Cubs are 5?, 6? games back?....still plenty of time to collapse.

Magic number is 7.

They are 7.5 games up with 14 to play. Brewers are collapsing.

re: #153 buzzsawmonkey

I did NOT get your return email. Apparently swallowed by the great system. Try again.

Well crap on a stick.

re: #150 Ward Cleaver

But he had two critical interceptions!

How nice....

Saudi cleric wants death for TV "sorcerers"

re: #100 Zonie

New video on YouTube showing Obama talking about working with Ayers on the Annenberg Project.

I found this at the pro-Hillary/anti-Obama No Quarter Blog

Got a link to the site where you found this?
Email this to EVERYONE!

re: #149 MandyManners

mama?

Are you really here?

Oh, shit.

I'm crying.

Are you really here?

Oh, shit.

It's me
It's me

I'm happy as can be!
Would you like some tea?

:)

re: #121 Ward Cleaver
I am in Keithville, just south of Shreveport

re: #148 buzzsawmonkey

If Jesus had been a community organizer he would have convinced the locals to be aggrieved about the money changers in the Temple, and they would have mounted a demonstration. He wouldn't have placed himself out front.

If Jesus had been a community organizer, he wouldn't have had to turn water into wine at Cana; there would have been a protest and the local wine merchants would have created a set-aside program.

If Jesus had been a community organizer, he would not have had to do the miracle of the loaves and fishes, because the Galilean WIC program would have furnished enough vouchers for the entire population to be fed.

A thousand updings!

re: #148 buzzsawmonkey

That is so great.

I posted it at the DNC blog :)

an evil wench am I

re: #87 The Other Les

Refueling the rescuers.

That is amazing.

re: #156 Cartman

But he had two critical interceptions!

Except for that. He shows promise, though.

re: #145 ploome hineni

{winger}

{ploomie}

you sweet thing you :)

re: #110 mama winger

Great to see ya here again, MW! We certainly missed ya! ♥

re: #148 buzzsawmonkey

brilliant.

this is a top 10 if I ever saw one

re: #166 Cartman

Great to see ya here again, MW! We certainly missed ya! ♥

I missed you too Cartman. But I think I missed the scarecrow most of all.

/channeling Dorothy

re: #160 Moody Leo

I am in Keithville, just south of Shreveport

Oh, okay. My mom is from Gilmer (TX), and they're served by SWEPCO. With deregulation here in TX they probably just own the wires now.

re: #100 Zonie

New video on YouTube showing Obama talking about working with Ayers on the Annenberg Project.

I found this at the pro-Hillary/anti-Obama No Quarter Blog

That's BIG NEWs....

re: #110 mama winger

Good to see you back!

re: #170 Archimedes

That's BIG NEWs....

If the media EVER will report on the Obama-Ayres connection, he is literally finished. He might as well just default.

re: #163 reine.de.tout

That is amazing.

Great picture.

I have no idea if these were actually real. Circulated around the internet many years ago.
For some reason with the previous threads and this one opening with Freud --they came to mind.

Government Employee Evaluations

Works well, but only when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap

His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity.

I would not allow this employee to breed.

This employee is not so much of a has-been -- more of a definite won't-be.

Since my last report, he has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.

He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle.

This young lady has delusions of adequacy.

She sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.

This employee should go far -- and the sooner he starts the better.

A room temperature IQ.

Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold it all together.

A gross ignoramus -- 144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus.

A prime candidate for natural deselection.

One neuron short of a synapse.

Wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead.

re: #170 Archimedes

That's BIG NEWs....

Sounds almost like he was considering this his big executive experience, wonder why he's so quiet now ;-D

I was reading one of the threads here the other day. Someone posted that Joe Cook video from You Tube. The guy who lost his leg, talking to Obama.

Whoever did that - you made me and my whole family cry. Thanks you so much. What a great great guy.

re: #158 newsjunkie_ky

Comment #2 on this blog:

[Link: noquarterusa.net...]

These folks are Hillary supporters but they are d@mn mad at Obama. Many of them are vowing to vote R on the down ticket, too. It's an interesting group to watch.

re: #169 Ward Cleaver
probably, even the subsidiaries are having problems.

re: #151 mama winger

"I on the other hand want to lock him in the trunk of my car."

I'll bet you do. Can you lock up my great-nephew in there with him. He will be transferring to this unit in a few months:

[Link: www.marsoc.usmc.mil...]

re: #171 reine.de.tout

Good to see you back!

Thanks - happy to see you too. :)

What an election season, eh?

re: #139 lifeofthemind

Better, and closer to being on topic.

I always thought they were overrated (better than REO Speedwagon, but still...). I didn't even like the version I picked once I saw the whole thing - too much Kevin Cronin.
:(

re: #123 Palandine

Some of these big companies are going to have to fail on their own, with all the pain that WILL cause, in order to start fixing the fundamentals in this market. We the taxpayers can't keep bailing out people and businesses that make bad financial decisions.

Still, looks like between oil volatility and the financial sector, Monday should be an interesting day.

The government caused a lot of the problems as far as I'm concerned. They refused to fix Fannie and Freddie and they pressured banks to make loans to people that were clearly not qualified in the interest of fairness. Not saying that banks don't share a lot of the blame, but the government proved why they shouldn't get their paws in business.

So happy you are back Mama Winger.

re: #179 Pvt Bin Jammin

Oh my. You all must be so proud.

Whenever I see a soldier or a Marine - I immediately think of his or her family. They are in my heart.

re: #159 mama winger

It's me
It's me

I'm happy as can be!
Would you like some tea?

:)

GOOD TO SEE YOU!

re: #184 newsjunkie_ky

Thanks so much - it's nice to be back. :)

re: #185 mama winger

They are in my heart as well.

re: #175 SpartanWoman

Sounds almost like he was considering this his big executive experience, wonder why he's so quiet now ;-D

About a year ago he was touting his middle name. Any way the wind blows.

re: #186 MandyManners

How's the Kid ? Has he conquered the world yet? Or is he still in the planning stages? :)

Just mentioned a plug for Pajamas Media on a left wing blog and I was totally ridiculed. I said they were whistling past the graveyard, that PJTV is the wave of the future. Their loss if they prefer PMS-NBC.

re: #29 hermeneutics

Yes, that's really high. And no, the "real" partisan gap in polls, now, should be between 2-5 %, in my wee, uninformed opinion.

I think that this one suffers from the the problem of respondents lying to the pollsters.

re: #176 mama winger

I was reading one of the threads here the other day. Someone posted that Joe Cook video from You Tube. The guy who lost his leg, talking to Obama.

Whoever did that - you made me and my whole family cry. Thanks you so much. What a great great guy.

This one?

Thank you guys for the nice welcome. I think I will head for bed and dream great things about the World Series.

goodnight :)

re: #176 mama winger

I was reading one of the threads here the other day. Someone posted that Joe Cook video from You Tube. The guy who lost his leg, talking to Obama.

Whoever did that - you made me and my whole family cry. Thanks you so much. What a great great guy.

Good to see you back, Mama. how's the family?

re: #194 MandyManners

This one?

YES !

I sent it to everyone I know.

Sweet dreams everyone and thank you again.

U.S. asset prices whipsaw as Lehman talks falter

On Sunday, a rare emergency trading session opened in New York to allow Wall Street dealers in the $455 trillion derivatives market to reduce their exposure to a potential bankruptcy filing by Lehman.

U.S. regulators and bankers were making last-ditch efforts on Sunday to prevent toxic assets from ailing Lehman Brothers spilling into global markets and rupturing investor faith in the international financial system.

While the fate of the U.S. financial system was the focus of most early trading, initial reports that the passing of Hurricane Ike through country's energy production centre had not severely damaged infrastructure in Texas saw benchmark oil prices fall more than to $2 to a six-month low below $99 a barrel.

Enough with the dribs and drabs, let's blow it all out, give me the capitulation!

/I smell bottom

Good night and sweet dreams to you too!

re: #198 Killian Bundy

I'm waiting up for the official Lehman Obit. Am pleased that ML had more sense than Fuld.

Very sad. A family from Houston who evacuated to here (Dallas) lost their youngest boy today. The seventeen-month-old got away from his dad at a gas station, and got hit by a car and killed.

re: #183 Dahveed

I'm a preparedness girl, so even though I have a 401k and TSP, as well as savings, I also have started buying up pre-1965 silver coins. The price has been in the dumper the past few weeks, and I can't understand why. Still, if the prices of silver are as low as they've been tomorrow, I'm going to pick up some more. I have to think that something with an actual value, like silver, will pick up again soon.

re: #190 mama winger

How's the Kid ? Has he conquered the world yet? Or is he still in the planning stages? :)

LOL!

He's his own counsel.

I'm just his assistant.

re: #75 PSGInfinity

I heard they were OK, but had to ride out the storm. Speaking of which...

Talk about memories!

I remember them coming to Kansas City, at SummerJam at the Chiefs stadium back in '78 I think.

Helluva storm, raining, lighting and they came out and played that song and the place went WILD!

re: #199 Pvt Bin Jammin

That was for you, Mama Winger....I forgot to quote. LOL

I LOVE YOU, MAMA WINGER!

Later guys! Carry on!

re: #205 ploome hineni

I don;t think precious metals will be that high again. real soon

Best 2 investments for tough times;
Guns
Ammo

Maybe Barack Obama can answer for all "community activists" as to whether they helped bring about the current financial crisis...

In the 1980s, groups such as the activists at ACORN began pushing charges of "redlining" - claims that banks discriminated against minorities in mortgage lending. In 1989, sympathetic members of Congress got the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act amended to force banks to collect racial data on mortgage applicants; this allowed various studies to be ginned up that seemed to validate the original accusation.

(snip)

Sound crazy? You bet. Those "outdated" standards existed to limit defaults. But bank regulators required the loosened underwriting standards, with approval by politicians and the chattering class. A 1995 strengthening of the Community Reinvestment Act required banks to find ways to provide mortgages to their poorer communities. It also let community activists intervene at yearly bank reviews, shaking the banks down for large pots of money.

Banks that got poor reviews were punished; some saw their merger plans frustrated; others faced direct legal challenges by the Justice Department.

good night ladies

re: #204 Typicalwhitey

Talk about memories! I remember them coming to Kansas City, at SummerJam at the Chiefs stadium back in '78 I think. Helluva storm, raining, lighting and they came out and played that song and the place went WILD!

THAT'S what I'm talkin' 'bout!
:)

re: #202 Palandine

I'm a preparedness girl, so even though I have a 401k and TSP, as well as savings, I also have started buying up pre-1965 silver coins. The price has been in the dumper the past few weeks, and I can't understand why. Still, if the prices of silver are as low as they've been tomorrow, I'm going to pick up some more. I have to think that something with an actual value, like silver, will pick up again soon.

You're smart. Most of my money is tied up in the market and I don't think tomorrow will be a good day.

Oh well. It will come back. The American economy always does.

re: #204 Typicalwhitey

And I'm not missing a thing
Watching the full moon crossing the range
Riding the storm out

re: #209 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Amen.

re: #202 Palandine

I also have started buying up pre-1965 silver coins.

What's the point?

/if the market totally collapses (not going to happen), they're not even edible with a nice vinaigrette

re: #205 ploome hineni

I don;t think precious metals will be that high again. real soon

It's just weird. Silver was almost $20 an ounce a few months back.

Now it's $10.77

I consider that to be a sale price. If it's that low tomorrow, I'll pick up more.

mama winger,

Cubs snark aside, good to see you!
/ It could happen
// Especially if Harry's calling the games from, and for, the Great Beyond...

re: #216 Killian Bundy

What's the point?

/if the market totally collapses (not going to happen), they're not even edible with a nice vinaigrette

They can be melted and shaped into bullets.

re: #209 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Best 2 investments for tough times;
Guns
Ammo

Got those, too :)

re: #214 Cartman

And I'm not missing a thing
Watching the full moon crossing the range
Riding the storm out

Gary Richrath...one of the most underrated guitarists ever!

re: #201 Ward Cleaver

I'm in the same part of the world, but I hadn't heard that one yet. So sad! We've been making calls all day to find out how our friends fared.

Saudi Arabia Leaves Opec

Expulsion of U.S. Ambassadors to Venezuela and Bolivia

Two Russian Bombers land in Venezuela

re: #219 Syrah

They can be melted and shaped into bullets.

Then the anarchists would actually get what they're asking for.

(salivating)

re: #216 Killian Bundy

What's the point?

/if the market totally collapses (not going to happen), they're not even edible with a nice vinaigrette

If I've got a shitload of silver dimes (/Blazing Saddles) that I bought at a buck a piece and they go up to 2 bucks a piece, that's 100% profit, which is cool.

If the zombie apocalypse comes (not the good Zombie kind), they actually do have an intrinsic value that could be useful for barter.

Too damn quite;

Mama Told Me Not To Come

Meanwhile I will be watching Tongan Ninja

re: #223 hazzyday

Saudi Arabia left OPEC?...thats great news for America.

re: #224 RTLM

Then the anarchists would actually get what they're asking for.

(salivating)

Vodka would be my hedge against monetary collapse.

re: #223 hazzyday

Saudi Arabia Leaves Opec

Expulsion of U.S. Ambassadors to Venezuela and Bolivia

Two Russian Bombers land in Venezuela

Wolverines!

/sorry, had to :)

re: #227 Maximu§

Just seen rumors on it on the internet, trying to find an actual news article on it.

When is the first debate, anyone know?

re: #225 Palandine

If I've got a shitload of silver dimes (/Blazing Saddles) that I bought at a buck a piece and they go up to 2 bucks a piece, that's 100% profit, which is cool.

Not until you actually sell it.

/that's kind of a rule

re: #230 hazzyday

Just seen rumors on it on the internet, trying to find an actual news article on it.

If its true, it sounds like the Saudi's told Chavez and his Iranian counter-part to "Shove it".

Looks like the Saudi's just disagree with OPEC.

re: #231 Desert Dog

When is the first debate, anyone know?

September 26, 2008: Presidential debate with domestic policy focus, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

re: #225 Palandine

If the zombie apocalypse comes (not the good Zombie kind), they actually do have an intrinsic value that could be useful for barter.

/you might want to think that scenario through a bit more, who would want silver?

re: #226 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Too damn quite;

Mama Told Me Not To Come

Meanwhile I will be watching Tongan Ninja

Shit, that brings back memories!

re: #232 Killian Bundy

Not until you actually sell it.

/that's kind of a rule

True that. But, as you note, if the economy doesn't completely collapse, there are still buyers and coin shops, so I could sell them.

Anyway, I'm not Jill Survivalist with my life savings in pre-1965 dimes--I'm pretty well diversified, and this is just a sideline thing. :)

re: #237 Killian Bundy

/you might want to think that scenario through a bit more, who would want silver?

One of my peeps on another preparedness forum, who's a local farmer, says after the zombie apocalypse, he'll be selling a dozen eggs for a pre-1965 silver dime.

/So I've got that going for me. ;)

re: #223 hazzyday

Saudi Arabia Leaves Opec

Expulsion of U.S. Ambassadors to Venezuela and Bolivia

Two Russian Bombers land in Venezuela

That's the first I've heard of the Saudi thing. Sounds fine to me.

re: #236 ploome hineni

I think my investments are down at least 10%

:(

Very painful indeed. Things will turn around though and we will all look at this as a bump in the road.

re: #224 RTLM

Then the anarchists would actually get what they're asking for.

(salivating)

Silver bullets and lycanthropes . . .

And also some Iron Maiden;

Paschendale

In a foreign field he lay
lonely soldier unknown grave
on his dying words he prays
tell the world of Paschendale

re: #241 RTLM

"Leaves" was actually "disagrees with" it looks like. Just wishful thinking on the Internet

re: #223 hazzyday

Saudi Arabia Leaves Opec

Expulsion of U.S. Ambassadors to Venezuela and Bolivia

Two Russian Bombers land in Venezuela

The Link about OPEC leads to:

Saudi Arabia walked out on OPEC yesterday, saying it would not honor the cartel's production cut. It was tired of rants from Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and the well-dressed oil minister from Iran.

As the world's largest crude exporter, the kingdom in the desert took its ball and went home.

As the Saudis left the building, the message was shockingly clear. “Saudi Arabia will meet the market’s demand,” a senior OPEC delegate told the New York Times. “We will see what the market requires and we will not leave a customer without oil."

OPEC will still have lavish meetings and a nifty headquarters in Vienna, Austria, but the Saudis have made certain the the organization has lost its teeth. Even though the cartel argued that the sudden drop in crude was due to "oversupply", OPEC's most powerful member knows that the drop may only be temporary. Cold weather later this year could put pressure on prices. So could a decision by Russia that it wants to "punish" the U.S. and European Union for a time. That political battle is only at its beginning.

This could get interesting.

Nightwish, I Wish I Had an Angel:

Go Niners, and welcome back Mama Winger!

re: #244 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

And also some Iron Maiden;

Paschendale

In a foreign field he lay
lonely soldier unknown grave
on his dying words he prays
tell the world of Paschendale

It has and is being told now.

A brief synopsis of events focused around Sarah Palin:

Democrats, the Lamestream Kos Media, the O and Joe seem to be stuck in a Groundhog's Day kind of process;

Pull trigger ---- OUCH! ---- What was that? Hey my foot's bleeding. ---- Pull trigger ---- OUCH ! ---- What was that? Hey my foot's bleeding.
---- Pull trigger ----- et cetera, et cetera ad infinitum.

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH

I'm lovin' it.

re: #246 Syrah

I never thought I would give a kudo to Saudi Arabia. They are actually sticking it to a couple of really bad people.

re: #183 Dahveed

The government caused a lot of the problems as far as I'm concerned. They refused to fix Fannie and Freddie and they pressured banks to make loans to people that were clearly not qualified in the interest of fairness. Not saying that banks don't share a lot of the blame, but the government proved why they shouldn't get their paws in business.

The mortgage shenanigans couldn't have occurred without Fannie and Freddie. The shaky borrowers were too big a risk, the lenders needed a way to make the loans, but lose the risk.

Enter the Feds.

The risky loans could be bundled with others and sold en mass to the government. That's what fueled the bubble -- risk laundering.

re: #251 ploome hineni

Does Russia have a good enough military to effect it's will?

Hey all y'all - is anyone still here or has everyone gone over to the Beatle thread?!

Related:
Aussie Scientists: Eating vegetables induces brain shrinkage

MELBOURNE: Scientists have discovered that going veggie could be bad for your brain-with those on a meat-free diet six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage.

Vegans and vegetarians are the most likely to be deficient because the best sources of the vitamin are meat, particularly liver, milk and fish. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause anaemia and inflammation of the nervous system. Yeast extracts are one of the few vegetarian foods which provide good levels of the vitamin.

This explains a lot, actually.

Wow. Proud to be a carnivore. Well, mostly, anyway.

re: #255 realwest
Still here. I am wondering if the Russian military is up to projecting any real power at any distance from it's borders. I believe it's Navy is still in sad shape. I discount the publicity gimmick of sending 2 bombers to Venezuela. (chavez better watch out. better men than him have become puppets dancing ot the bear's tune and then been hung out to dry, especially in South America).

On previous thread, atronmr20 mentioned

..and still no sun spots. We are in for a very cold several decades....

SOHO MDI Continuum Latest Image -now.

Alec Rawls is perhaps best known for his coverage of the Flight93 Memorial flustercluck, but he's had a few articles about implications of the current prolonged solar minimum on climate.

Non-homogeneity of sunspot numbers a problem, but the more important record of solar activity is in the geologic record

Global warming alarmists knew cooling was coming, were hoping to secure restrictions on economic activity first

Global warming Idiots: "Sunspot and temperature correlations do not prove causality."

BHO's stated position on Global Warming might as well have been scripted by Al Gore, Maurice Strong, and George Soros:

Barack Obama's plan on GLOBAL WARMING

Obama: Climate change most serious environmental issue

If it was just snake oil, it wouldn't be so bad, but this broad agenda to "control" climate has been carefully designed from the beginning to do serious damage to western ecomomies. Strong has indicated that his goal is to undo the industrial development and diminish the economic power of the west.

re: #251 ploome hineni

The Russians have gone over to the Dark side, again. Fortunately for us, there culture of corruption will make them weak in exploitable places. What will work against us is that the Europeans are just as bad.

re: #256 rp1138
I can attest to that. For years I ate little red meat, not as a conscious choice it just happened that way.
Recently I've had a craving for meat and now have the means to buy it and the wherewithal to cook it properly. Man! It has made a difference in how I feel and I believe has helped me regain better short term memory. Of course this is all subjective and all but I do feel better.
Steak! The true breakfast of champions.

re: #252 Dahveed

I never thought I would give a kudo to Saudi Arabia. They are actually sticking it to a couple of really bad people.

I don't think they trust Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (AKA Short Shit) and I think that Hugo offends them.

The Saudis are looking out for themselves. They know that they are surrounded by enemies on all sides.

re: #25 Dahveed

Sigh...I knew there was more coming. Thanks for the heads up.

Important safety tip: Don't let a middle-aged woman make your cheerleader team.