"Were sorry, this video is no longer available."

The video has been pulled?

re: #1 Syrah

"Were sorry, this video is no longer available."

The video has been pulled?

Not for me.

Heh. Sucker...

;)

Wow. Pretty cool, too. Too bad you're missing it, Syrah.

*ducks*

re: #1 Syrah

"Were sorry, this video is no longer available."

The video has been pulled?

It plays now.

_{never mind . . .}

I just hope Syrah is not watching this.

Not kidding. He actually said that.

In the video you can't watch.

re: #5 Noam Sayin'

crap...

What a riot! That was amazing.

game. set. match.

Tommy's some kind of musical freaky genius.

MUSIC!

/does this mean that this is an open thread?

Obama the Messiah seems to have lost a bit of glow. To a rather amateurish opponent in debate. And I love the way PBS changed the rules. International Issues no linger the topic. How much would you like to bet that the Obama camp was informed, but McCain not so much?

Hey reine.de.tout? Are you out there? Here's some shots of my submission that I am working on. :)

I watched it twice- that was just.... jaw meltingly incredible.

re: #5 Noam Sayin'

Not kidding. He actually said that.

In the video you can't watch.

;-p

Fortunately, I have had both way too much and way too little Tequila for the paranoid reactions to set in.

Life is good, even if youtube is a little funky.

That's nuts. I'm still not buying it. There's some Jamaican guy back there in the shadows.

I understand he has some guitar lesson videos online. Really.

(Yeah, he's very talented.)

re: #15 cliffster

That's nuts. I'm still not buying it. There's some Jamaican guy back there in the shadows.

Yep. Looks lip synched.

Syrah- thanks for this- I'm going to be sending it out too.

Everyone should watch it, and.... I dig the Dire Straights. How apropos.

Evening gang.

Been one of those days, but it's over. Sort out the damages next week. Got home and family first ya' know so the debate got shelved, listened to a bit while doing dishes. Obama is a naif, and needs to get mugged to understand the real world, talking to thugs is what the thug wants, while he talks, the centrifuges spin.

God Love Bill Whittle and his kidney stones. Wonderful stuff as usual from Bill.

Any way dishes are done, kids in bed, wife is crashed (she works tomorrow) and I'm winding down with an Arrogant Bastard Ale (curses on the Lizard who suggested it, it's damn good).

Emmanuel is hot even just pounding on a guitar, I'm gonna' have to buy an album or two.

re: #14 Syrah

Which Stage of Tequila are you at:

1. I'm rich.

2. I'm good looking.

3. I'm bulletproof.

4. I'm invisible.

I've been Invisible several times before I finally quit that stuff.

re: #18 Sharmuta

Syrah- thanks for this- I'm going to be sending it out too.

Everyone should watch it, and.... I dig the Dire Straights. How apropos.

You are welcome.

Rawmuse posted it early this morning. (Very early. Can't believe I was awake that early.)

re: #20 Noam Sayin'

Tequila. :p Can't drink the stuff anymore. Had a few bad drunks with it when I was much younger and I can't stand the smell, let alone the taste, anymore.

re: #20 Noam Sayin'

Which Stage of Tequila are you at:

1. I'm rich.

2. I'm good looking.

3. I'm bulletproof.

4. I'm invisible.

I've been Invisible several times before I finally quit that stuff.

Somewhere between "I'm Rich" and "I'm good looking" except for the very sad fact that the bottle is empty and I am flat busted broke and can't buy any more before next payday.

Seriously, I am at the stage where if it weren't for spell checker, I would be writing as incoherently as I would be speaking.

Spell checkers are awesome.

re: #12 BlueCanuck

Hey reine.de.tout? Are you out there? Here's some shots of my submission that I am working on. :)

yum, yum . . . , will you be submitting them in the philly area?

re: #20 Noam Sayin'

Which Stage of Tequila are you at:

1. I'm rich.

2. I'm good looking.

3. I'm bulletproof.

4. I'm invisible.

I've been Invisible several times before I finally quit that stuff.

Tequila never lets me get past even #1 before I have to block the gag reflex. But, I am currently atstage #2.5 of cheap-kentucky-bourbon..

Genuine Sarah Palin (Heath) Palin in a Bikini!

!984 Miss Alaska Pageant clip.

re: #26 JCM

Genuine Sarah Palin (Heath) Palin in a Bikini!

!984 Miss Alaska Pageant clip.

Let's get some shots of Obama during that same time. Strung out on coke then? Or was that his weed phase?

Bill Whittle and Tommy Emmanuel, great Friday night faire Charles, thanks.

re: #27 cliffster

Let's get some shots of Obama during that same time. Strung out on coke then? Or was that his weed phase?

Hell, she had more experience then, than he does now!

no sarc!

That's because he hasn't changed much since then.

re: #26 JCM

Genuine Sarah Palin (Heath) Palin in a Bikini!

!984 Miss Alaska Pageant clip.

Honestly, I think she's way sexier now.

Tommy Emmanuel, Percussionist

/try that with a 1955 Fender Esquire

Is the irony lost on all but me that the dude nicked, "Syrah," is drinking tequila?

good Evening Lizards! Well, it's almost morning here in the Very Far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland.

I missed the debates. Did either candidate comment on how much better-off the world is with Bill Whittle and Tommy Emmanual in it?

How are you-all ?-- what are we talking about?

re: #26 JCM

Genuine Sarah Palin (Heath) Palin in a Bikini!

!984 Miss Alaska Pageant clip.

Maybe it was the poor video quality, but it looked to me like a one piece was not a good choice. A one piece is often, too often in my opinion, worn for the sake of modesty where a two piece Bikini would look better.

Just my opinion.

re: #35 Syrah

Maybe it was the poor video quality, but it looked to me like a one piece was not a good choice. A one piece is often, too often in my opinion, worn for the sake of modesty where a two piece Bikini would look better.

Just my opinion.

You should email her and tell her that. Maybe she won't make that mistake again.

/laughs, ducks, looks around...

re: #33 Noam Sayin'

Is the irony lost on all but me that the dude nicked, "Syrah," is drinking tequila?

Shh! I have a couple of bottles of that stashed nearby. I may have to break them out of their hiding spot.

re: #32 Killian Bundy

Best guitar shop in the world.

I don't go there for the concern of wasting the guys' time. Does "Bleem" still work there?

re: #24 outsidephilly

I am fine tuning the recipe for the LGF Cookbook reine.de.tout is putting together. I have done this one a few times before, but I am adding a few tricks I have picked up here and there. I also might make a few modifications to it on my own.

/needs more cinnamon in my honest opinion. ;)

re: #19 JCM

Buy an

re: #31 Pawn of the Oppressor

Honestly, I think she's way sexier now.

You are getting old....
/ ;-)

I think so too!

re: #36 cliffster

You should email her and tell her that. Maybe she won't make that mistake again.

/laughs, ducks, looks around...

I think I will refrain. My Photographer days are long past and she manages well enough now with out my advice.

re: #41 JCM

You are getting old....
/ ;-)

I think so too!

My only problem with her right now that way? She's still married.

/damn morals

re: #26 JCM

That wasn't a bikini.

Time for me to get some sleeps, see you all on the morrow friends.

re: #35 Syrah

Maybe it was the poor video quality, but it looked to me like a one piece was not a good choice. A one piece is often, too often in my opinion, worn for the sake of modesty where a two piece Bikini would look better.

Just my opinion.

In '84 were two pieces used in pageants?
No clue?

re: #39 BlueCanuck

Garlic!

Chocolate!

re: #21 Syrah

You are welcome.

Rawmuse posted it early this morning. (Very early. Can't believe I was awake that early.)

great vid thanks

re: #40 ggt

hmmmmm, is someone rogdering the thread?

I was trying to comment that you said you were going to buy an albumn or two.

I know what an albumn is and I don't think you can buy them anymore.

I feel old.

re: #44 ggt

That wasn't a bikini.

LOL! sorry, it's late I'm tired but not sleepy, and have half a pint of ale on board!

I'll be in Iron Fist rule territory when I finish the pint.

*yes, I'm a light weight*

re: #38 Noam Sayin'

Best guitar shop in the world.

I don't go there for the concern of wasting the guys' time. Does "Bleem" still work there?

I have no idea, I just go there for strings and when my Les Paul meets the floor.

/which hasn't happened since I bought their recommended Hamilton guitar stands for all my instruments

re: #46 JCM

In '84 were two pieces used in pageants?
No clue?

Don't know.

But then again, I don't remember much of 1984. That was my second year of college. 'fraid I don't remember much of 1984 at all.

re: #46 JCM

I doubt it. My family knew someone that was runner up to Miss America in the 70's. Part of the rules of the game is that contestants have to "never have been married". Which was code for VIRGIN. As these young ladies were suppossed to represent values and such.

Bikini's wouldn't go with that.

re: #43 BlueCanuck

My only problem with her right now that way? She's still married.

/damn morals

ROFL!

Those pesky things get in the way of so much fun!

re: #50 JCM

That's ok, I'm not doing much better and I'm only drinking fresh coffee.

Shameless spin-off plug or ANOTHER REASON not to vote for a politician from Chicago. The Company One Keeps.

"I don't know Bullwinkle . . ."

re: #52 Syrah

Don't know.

But then again, I don't remember much of 1984. That was my second year of college. 'fraid I don't remember much of 1984 at all.

I googled '84 Vanessa Williams was Miss America, ohhh the scandal.

24 years ago? WTF? When the hell did I get middle age?

Youth is wasted on the young!

1984 Miss America Swimsuit competition, one piece.

re: #47 ggt

Garlic!

Chocolate!

I have used walnuts and raisins one time I have done this. The recipe I am working with has used chocolate chips for the glaze part. All recipe's are modifiable, as long as it's appropiate.

/like garlic for instance. ;)

re: #53 ggt

I doubt it. My family knew someone that was runner up to Miss America in the 70's. Part of the rules of the game is that contestants have to "never have been married". Which was code for VIRGIN. As these young ladies were suppossed to represent values and such.

Bikini's wouldn't go with that.

How positively taliban of them!
///

re: #57 JCM

I AM NOT MIDDLEAGED!.

/if I keep saying that enough maybe I will believe it. :D
//need more booze I think be right back.

Good morning nightshift!
re: #34 ggt

good Evening Lizards! Well, it's almost morning here in the Very Far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland.

I missed the debates. Did either candidate comment on how much better-off the world is with Bill Whittle and Tommy Emmanual in it?

How are you-all ?-- what are we talking about?

The debate went something like this, but with extra stuttering.

re: #57 JCM

I googled '84 Vanessa Williams was Miss America, ohhh the scandal.

24 years ago? WTF? When the hell did I get middle age?

Youth is wasted on the young!

1984 Miss America Swimsuit competition, one piece.

How can I be middle aged when I'm not even an adult yet?

That poor guitar. Someone call a cop.

re: #58 BlueCanuck

"There is no such thing as too much chocolate or too much garlic."

--Lao GGT

re: #61 HD Woman

They showed that during Greta tonite --after the debates!

re: #60 BlueCanuck

I AM NOT MIDDLEAGED!.

/if I keep saying that enough maybe I will believe it. :D
//need more booze I think be right back.

I was looking at a red two seat something or other at the fair. I said to my wife that would be a great commuter car! High gas mileage, easy to park!

She said, "NO!, you are not allowed a midlife crises!"

*sigh*

re: #64 ggt

"There is no such thing as too much chocolate or too much garlic."

--Lao GGT

ROFLMAO. Yes of course you are right. But garlic doesn't go with sweets. But for some strange reason chocolate can work with savories.

/one of those great mysteries.
//or proof that god is a she.

re: #62 cliffster

How can I be middle aged when I'm not even an adult yet?

I like the T-shirt.
Masquerading as a Responsible Adult.

Not quite John Kay and Steppenwolf, but close. Bored, tubby, mild...

re: #38 Noam Sayin'

Best guitar shop in the world.

I don't go there for the concern of wasting the guys' time. Does "Bleem" still work there?

/I can't believe I ever dealt with Knut Koupee, rank amateurs in the grand scale of things

re: #66 JCM

You poor soul. Next time tell her she would look oh so hot as a passenger hanging off your arm.

/work on their vanities.

re: #41 JCM

You are getting old....
/ ;-)

I think so too!

Not even 30!

I've been intimate with two women in my entire life, one my age and one a few years younger, yet my tastes are varied and if Mizz Palin (thank you CBS) were single it would definitely be on with the hockey mom. :D Never mind the merely physical, she's got that kind of self-aware style and charm backed up by strength which says more about a woman's character than volumes of speeches about being a "strong woman" ever could.

Women who are unabashedly successful without wallowing in bitterness or malice are treasures.

re: #65 ggt

Ah, I don't have cable.

I turned my dinger off and the threads are much faster.

re: #74 MandyManners

I turned my dinger off and the threads are much faster.

Mandy - I have another dinger joke, but it's hiding behind the haze of medicating myself against the debates. Damn

Guys, please forgive the OT, but if anyone has video on Chris Matthews latest insulting behaviour, please let me know.

He called McCain a troll.

Utterly, utterly disgraceful.

re: #74 MandyManners

I turned my dinger off and the threads are much faster.

Oh, my did it hurt much? How does it feel not have a dinger?

re: #72 Pawn of the Oppressor

Testify brother. It's not just about the looks, it's also about the attitude. Some of the most physically unattractive, according to the mainstream, have been absolutely gorgeous mentally to me. Then you get some one like Paris Hilton, who I find very ugly.

/Sex, it starts in the mind.

re: #75 cliffster

Be careful, she still has her cluebat.

re: #72 Pawn of the Oppressor

Not even 30!

I've been intimate with two women in my entire life, one my age and one a few years younger, yet my tastes are varied and if Mizz Palin (thank you CBS) were single it would definitely be on with the hockey mom. :D Never mind the merely physical, she's got that kind of self-aware style and charm backed up by strength which says more about a woman's character than volumes of speeches about being a "strong woman" ever could.

Women who are unabashedly successful without wallowing in bitterness or malice are treasures.

A lot of Palin's "hotness" is just that, not the physical, but the confidence, my first real love was not physically extreme attractive, but very confident and self assured. My wife built her career before we met and is also a confident self starter.

re: #79 BlueCanuck

Be careful, she still has her cluebat.

Damn, too late!

*Puts football helmet on and cringes*

The big "O" got PAWNED tonight!

All I Can say tonight...GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Alex #;-)

I guess everyone burned themselves out on the debate threads. It's pretty quiet and slow now.

/almost. . . . .Tooo quiet.

The poll on Drudge has McCain with a 2:1 advantage.

Welcome to Tom Anderson Guitarworks!

/Charles has one of these, call for price

re: #75 cliffster

re: #77 JCM

Fast!

re: #70 Killian Bundy

/I can't believe I ever dealt with Knut Koupee, rank amateurs in the grand scale of things

Bleem used to work at Knut. I booked a couple gigs for his band when I was in the biz, years ago. Last I heard from him he was at Willie's. But that was years ago.

Of course, that store has been closed for at least a dozen years.

re: #84 merrytexas

The poll on Drudge has McCain with a 2:1 advantage.

What was the Lizard consensus on the debate?

I heard on little bit and Obambi sounded like he never heard of hunters.

I'm here.

re: #57 JCM

I googled '84 Vanessa Williams was Miss America, ohhh the scandal.

24 years ago? WTF? When the hell did I get middle age?

Youth is wasted on the young!

1984 Miss America Swimsuit competition, one piece.

Much better cut on those one pieces.

Also, looking at the second video versus the first reminds me of the problem of how some lenses will add weight unfairly where others won't. Something about the physics of light and round lenses.

The angle on the first video was not the best either. The second was a much better quality video and I think a much better quality photography.

The most important lesson for a photographer to learn is how to throw away bad shots. A good photographer learns that some images should never ever be shown to the sitter or the client. Only a very few good shots are worth keeping.

Home video, such as was the first, break that rule, and probably should not be judged as critically as I had done.

re: #74 MandyManners

Thank you, that helped me a LOT.

re: #89 EIDE_Interface

I'm here.

Who's "I'm?"

re: #88 JCM

I found Obama to be a stuttering fool. If we wasn't trying to talk over McCain, his talking points were weak and vague. He doesn't do well without a teleprompter. McCain started weak, stumbled once or twice, but grew in strength and confidence. the next couple of times they meet McCain will be using Obama as a dish rag.

re: #88 JCM

What was the Lizard consensus on the debate?

I heard on little bit and Obambi sounded like he never heard of hunters.

I don't know about the consensus but the fact that MSM have to escoriate McCain's behaviour by calling him "troll", "angry", "disrespectful", tells you everything you need to know.

McCain showed a rookie politician how its done for 30 minutes. It was embarrassing.

re: #83 BlueCanuck

I guess everyone burned themselves out on the debate threads. It's pretty quiet and slow now.

/almost. . . . .Tooo quiet.

Tipsy Lizards?

I didn't watch much of the debate. I'd come to the point that just a bit more politics would've caused me to OD. Instead, I picked up The Kid early, went shopping, to the park and then to dinner. I'm on the last Deighton novel with Samson as the protagonist, and I'm getting close to curling up with it.

I just got in from work. Have we bailed out anything new tonight?

re: #89 EIDE_Interface

I'm here.

In Latin that would make an impressive motto: Hic sum.

re: #92 Walter L. Newton

Who's "I'm?"

Ummmmm, Present?

re: #89 EIDE_Interface

I'm here.

And medicated?

re: #99 Noam Sayin'

And medicated?

Just a lager.

re: #87 Noam Sayin'

Bleem used to work at Knut. I booked a couple gigs for his band when I was in the biz, years ago. Last I heard from him he was at Willie's. But that was years ago.

Of course, that store has been closed for at least a dozen years.

All I remember about Knut is, hey, there's a vintage Les Paul for $400 and it's still good, not dropping in value.

/what can I say, I was sixteen

re: #91 HD Woman

Thank you, that helped me a LOT.

It's a useful and fun tool but, it just slows things down considerably.

re: #92 Walter L. Newton

Who's "I'm?"

He'm.

re: #97 Moe Katz

"hic"?

It is the FNDT.

re: #95 MandyManners

Lucky book...

re: #97 Moe Katz

In Latin that would make an impressive motto: Hic sum.

Hi Moe. Are you any relation to Max Katz in southern New Jersey?

re: #95 MandyManners

Sounds like a nice night. Deighton huh? Might have to expand my latest readings from Sci-Fi.

/Ringo and Krautman rock.

re: #103 MandyManners

Do he'm have a dinger?

re: #93 BlueCanuck

I found Obama to be a stuttering fool. If we wasn't trying to talk over McCain, his talking points were weak and vague. He doesn't do well without a teleprompter. McCain started weak, stumbled once or twice, but grew in strength and confidence. the next couple of times they meet McCain will be using Obama as a dish rag.

I thought he did that already tonight. Obama constantly had the look the he was trying to match democrat points with subjects in his head. And when he couldn't come up with anything, he said, "we don't need 8 more years of Bush." McCain looked calm, and talked conversationally. Like Uncle John, who came by for Christmas and told some stories about leading the country.

re: #104 ggt

"hic"?

It is the FNDT.

what's an fndt?

Tommy Emmanuel - Beatles Medley

re: #104 ggt

"hic"?

It is the FNDT.

Damn straight.....
How do you type slurred speech?

re: #110 Moe Katz

Friday Night Drinking Thread.

Those who have to ask buy a round.

I'll take fresh coffee.

re: #104 ggt

"hic"? It is the FNDT.

I don't drink anymore. But I do have a bottle of Vicoden from the surgery. What's the magic word?

re: #110 Moe Katz

Shirley you joust.

re: #100 EIDE_Interface

Just a lager.

Have more. I'm not talking you off the ledge tonight. ;)

re: #106 Walter L. Newton

Hi Moe. Are you any relation to Max Katz in southern New Jersey?

Katz is just my handle. My real name is Schiklgruber but I figured no one would believe that.

re: #112 JCM

Disengage your spellcheque that should help a bite.

re: #110 Moe Katz

what's an fndt?

You've got to be kidding me. This place is legendary for the FNDT.

re: #115 BlueCanuck

Shirley you joust.

No I'm not. And don't call me Shirley!

re: #80 JCM

A lot of Palin's "hotness" is just that, not the physical, but the confidence, my first real love was not physically extreme attractive, but very confident and self assured. My wife built her career before we met and is also a confident self starter.

My favorite woman in the entire world, my lady in NYC, is the #1 achiever in her company (internationally famous makeup co. on 5th Ave), unbelievably tough, completely self-made, works her lovely butt off to pull down more scratch than my father does after 40 years in engineering (not to knock dad, but just to make a comparison), all without a college education, or gubmint handouts, or feminist groups, or trust funds. Just pure skill and hard work. And that's after she's been through family and childhood sh-t that would have broken almost anybody else, some of which I witnessed first-hand. And she still doesn't get what I see in her.

She's even starting to come around to Republican thinking, I think. Frankly I don't want her to agree with me TOO much, otherwise there is no intellectual excitement... Though I am still perplexed by her voting for Hillary. :P

re: #114 Walter L. Newton

The magic word tonite is: "re:"

re: #105 Noam Sayin'

Lucky book...

James Lee Burke is next. Or, Tolkien. It's been ages since I read The Hobbit and the trilogy during the fall.

re: #115 BlueCanuck

Shirley you joust.

I'm perfectly Sirius.

re: #88 JCM

What was the Lizard consensus on the debate?

I didn't read it all but I did see several criticisms of McCain not being strong enough, being crotchity, etc. I thought he was being too "nice" on the economy, not wanting to point fingers at dems, but he has a strategy for that. McCain basically came across as an experienced statesman who mocked Obama at times and Obama as an eloquent speaker without much experience.

re: #94 vbspurs

I don't know about the consensus but the fact that MSM have to escoriate McCain's behaviour by calling him "troll", "angry", "disrespectful", tells you everything you need to know.

McCain showed a rookie politician how its done for 30 minutes. It was embarrassing.

Sounds good. I'd take a guy "who been there, done that" just about anytime over a [deleted] Marxists community organizer.

re: #100 EIDE_Interface

You seem a bit more up beat lately. Good stuff and keep up the positive attitude. Things aren't as bad as the MSM make it out to be. Cheers.
*raises rum and gingerale in toast*

re: #123 MandyManners

James Lee Burke is next. Or, Tolkien. It's been ages since I read The Hobbit and the trilogy during the fall.

Speaking of Tolkien. Has anyone here read The Silmarillion?

I have it, and started it once. Didn't get past the first couple chapters.

re: #122 ggt

The magic word tonite is: "re:"

Whoopee. OK, got it. I'm ready. the FNOT (Friday night opiate thread).

re: #110 Moe Katz

what's an fndt?

Yoo don-T koww whut tha FnDt iz?!

re: #126 JCM

Sounds good. I'd take a guy "who been there, done that" just about anytime over a [deleted] Marxists community organizer.

Deleted? Oh dear, that doesn't sound good, JCM.

Here's why McCain didn't go after Dems on the economy/bailout. I just received this in an email stating John's going to Washington in a few hours.

"We cannot be interested in who would get credit for finding a solution and who would be blamed if an agreement cannot be reached. We must put our country first to solve this economic crisis. Because in the end, that's what leaders do in times of crisis."

COUNTRY FIRST!

re: #127 BlueCanuck

You seem a bit more up beat lately. Good stuff and keep up the positive attitude. Things aren't as bad as the MSM make it out to be. Cheers.
*raises rum and gingerale in toast*

I've been chillin' to good music like our Lizard King.

re: #130 sngnsgt

Yoo don-T koww whut tha FnDt iz?!

The humiliation is being prolonged unbearably. WTF is it?

re: #126 JCM

Sounds good. I'd take a guy "who been there, done that" just about anytime over a [deleted] Marxists community organizer.

"I was learning about foreign relations the hard way while you were still smoking pot in the boy's room at Columbia. Go back to the Senate, Barry, and try attending some of those committee meetings once in a while. You might learn something."

/what he should have said

friday nite drinking thread?

re: #123 MandyManners

James Lee Burke is next. Or, Tolkien. It's been ages since I read The Hobbit and the trilogy during the fall.

I vote the Hobbit. Actually it's been awhile since I read that as well.

/just realized I don't own a copy at this time.
//SHOPPING TRIP.

re: #128 Noam Sayin'

Speaking of Tolkien. Has anyone here read The Silmarillion?

I have it, and started it once. Didn't get past the first couple chapters.

I've tried. I'll try again soon. But it's a matter of the sheer amount of background, that has no relation to anything in our world. Too much context built purely from fantasy.

re: #107 BlueCanuck

Sounds like a nice night. Deighton huh? Might have to expand my latest readings from Sci-Fi.

/Ringo and Krautman rock.

The Samson series: Berlin Game, Mexico Set, London Match, Spy Hook, Spy Line, Spy Sinker, Hope, Faith and Charity.

His others are great, too. I cannot recall all the titles off the top of my head but, Goodby, Mickey Mouse and The Ipcress File, Only When I Larf, SS-GB and XPD come to mind.

re: #134 Moe Katz

The humiliation is being prolonged unbearably. WTF is it?

Friday night drinking thread ;-)

re: #80 JCM

Well , she is physically hot too.

[Link: www.rightwingnews.com...]

That girl is "wearing" that swimsuit.

re: #134 Moe Katz

The humiliation is being prolonged unbearably. WTF is it?

It stand for Friday Night Drinking Thread. More or less, a open topic thread where we don't have a lot to talk about, but we have a truckload of booze handy. Drink, post, drink, post, drik, possst, dink, posos.....

re: #108 ggt

Do he'm have a dinger?

I've not looked.

re: #110 Moe Katz

what's an fndt?

Fully Nude, Definitely Tempted.

Now I get ggt's pun on the latin "hic". Sorry, a bit slow on that one.

re: #117 Moe Katz

Katz is just my handle. My real name is Schiklgruber but I figured no one would believe that.

LOL!

re: #128 Noam Sayin'

Read it twice. The reason it's so hard to read is that it's background story Tolkien used for his other works. It was all published posthumously with out any polish. If he lived a decade longer some of that stuff would have made great stories.

re: #131 vbspurs

Deleted? Oh dear, that doesn't sound good, JCM.

lolololol!

Evening, anything happen recently?

re: #143 MandyManners

I've not looked.

Hi Mandy. I'm in a good mood tonight. How about you?

re: #138 cliffster

Exactly, and perhaps exactly the reason I couldn't get into it the first time. It seemed like it was the bible of middle earth, so to speak, and I wasn't that interested in knowing deeper meanings of the Trilogy to want to digest it.

Maybe I never will.

Signed by Tolkien himself, so maybe I'll keep it around.

just kidding about that last part.

re: #149 lifeofthemind

Evening, anything happen recently?

I heard there was a debate. Anyone else hear that?

re: #128 Noam Sayin'

Speaking of Tolkien. Has anyone here read The Silmarillion?

I have it, and started it once. Didn't get past the first couple chapters.

I tried to in college but, it was a bit thick. On the other hand, maybe I was the thick one--smoking some good stuff back then.

re: #142 Walter L. Newton

It stand for Friday Night Drinking Thread. More or less, a open topic thread where we don't have a lot to talk about, but we have a truckload of booze handy. Drink, post, drink, post, drik, possst, dink, posos.....

I'm not possst'ing yet - need to drink more. brb

re: #149 lifeofthemind

Evening, anything happen recently?

Everything. You missed it.

re: #153 MandyManners

I tried to in college but, it was a bit thick. On the other hand, maybe I was the thick one--smoking some good stuff back then.

No, I don't believe it, not you!

re: #137 BlueCanuck

I vote the Hobbit. Actually it's been awhile since I read that as well.

/just realized I don't own a copy at this time.
//SHOPPING TRIP.

Mine are scattered around. Dagnabit. I hope they're not packed away.

re: #142 Walter L. Newton

Now that's funny.

Nice delivery.

re: #131 vbspurs

Deleted? Oh dear, that doesn't sound good, JCM.

Not completely in zone Iron Fist rule yet! Still have some of my senses!

I hate with a vivid passion commies of any flavor. I personally know "guests" of the Gulags. The fact that the (D)s can run a [deleted] red diaper doper baby for POTUS pisses me off to the n^th degree.

I remember the party of Scoop Jackson and others like him.

re: #150 Walter L. Newton

Hi Mandy. I'm in a good mood tonight. How about you?

I'm mentally worn out. This has been a taxing week.

re: #149 lifeofthemind

Evening, anything happen recently?

Mandy is apparently dingerless by choice. lol

Sorry folks need to turn in, have a good night.

re: #149 lifeofthemind

B-Ho told us how he's going to save the world 2-nite...

My time machine is finally functional. Check out this image of Nov 6th, 2008.

re: #156 Walter L. Newton

No, I don't believe it, not you!

Indeedy!

Insanely great pass reception!

re: #164 Racer X

My time machine is finally functional. Check out this image of Nov 6th, 2008.

It won't give me permission. :(

re: #149 lifeofthemind

Evening, anything happen recently?

TFK and Cognito pledged their love as Life Partners.

re: #35 Syrah

Maybe it was the poor video quality, but it looked to me like a one piece was not a good choice. A one piece is often, too often in my opinion, worn for the sake of modesty where a two piece Bikini would look better.

Just my opinion.

Its flipping ALASKA!

We're lucky she wasn't wearing a swimsuit parka!

re: #161 merrytexas

Mandy is apparently dingerless by choice. lol

I don't buy it. Earlier tonight, her dinger wasn't working. Now, she's saying, well, I don't want my dinger anyways. Whatever.

/ haven't I done this sort of thing before?

re: #155 Syrah

Everything. You missed it.

It was real, and it was spectacular.

re: #164 Racer X

My time machine is finally functional. Check out this image of Nov 6th, 2008.

Wow, that was neat. On Nov. 6th, 2008, I don't have permission to view that jpeg. It's almost like you can predict the future.

re: #160 MandyManners

I'm mentally worn out. This has been a taxing week.

I'll drink to that!
Flu running through the kids.
Melt down at work.

re: #161 merrytexas

Mandy is apparently dingerless by choice. lol

More stream-lined.

And a goodnight to all from me.

The day has been very long. The week, longer. (Train wrecks sure do take a long time to come to a full stop.)

Goodnight.

re: #164 Racer X

I’ve got a bracelet too.

re: #175 Syrah

And a goodnight to all from me.

The day has been very long. The week, longer. (Train wrecks sure do take a long time to come to a full stop.)Goodnight.

Night. (I love your screen name)

re: #166 JCM

Insanely great pass reception!

My body creeks just watching it.

re: #168 MandyManners

TFK and Cognito pledged their love as Life Partners.

ROFLMAO!
*gasp*
ohhhh it hurts
*gasp*

re: #164 Racer X

My time machine is finally functional. Check out this image of Nov 6th, 2008.

I'm going to patch together some Futurama-esque "Suicide Booths" and set them up to run for a fiver. I'll put them in Boston, NYC, Chicago, and SF. I should be able to pay my car insurance that way.

re: #149 lifeofthemind

Barack Obama was diagnost with diarreah of the mouth, and it was reported that he was wearing a bracelet.

re: #174 MandyManners

I couldn't even get LGF to load earlier when the videos were live.

re: #176 rednaxela

I’ve got a bracelet too.

Me too! It's from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Dept.

/

re: #170 cliffster

I don't buy it. Earlier tonight, her dinger wasn't working. Now, she's saying, well, I don't want my dinger anyways. Whatever.

/ haven't I done this sort of thing before?

I realized I was spending way too much time dinging, and dinging got in the way of the speed.

re: #169 looking closely

Its flipping ALASKA!

We're lucky she wasn't wearing a swimsuit parka!

We have pictures!
On the right, dry suit!

re: #169 looking closely

Ms. Palin looks good in a bathing suit, BHo is just an empty suit.

re: #128 Noam Sayin'

I got thru about 3/4. The Ballad of Berien and Luthien (sp?) was wonderful. I listened to it on Books-on-tape and read along at the same time. It's hard to follow if you don't take notes etc.

The creation story is beautiful as well.

I just finished listening to the Children of Hurin.

LOTR makes a lot more sense having been exposed to the Silmarrillion (sp?)

re: #173 JCM

I'll drink to that!
Flu running through the kids.
Melt down at work.

I'd jug you but you might be contagious already.

re: #164 Racer X

My time machine is finally functional. Check out this image of Nov 6th, 2008.

I think this is what you meant to link to:

re: #182 merrytexas

I couldn't even get LGF to load earlier when the videos were live.

I could but, just barely.

re: #188 MandyManners

I'd jug you but you might be contagious already.

LOL! Flu is soooo much fun!

Dow 8000, buckle up.

/Cramer, making up for taping his show too early yesterday

re: #174 MandyManners

More stream-lined.

So what you're saying is that you're high speed and low drag?

/*droooool*
//*ducks and covers*

Second Incarnation of Freddie Mercury

re: #137 BlueCanuck

Buy from Amazon from LGF tip jar --Charles gets a little something.

Ohblahma said "I agree with Senator McCain" at least 8 times.

re: #167 merrytexas

It won't give me permission. :(

Oops!

Try this.
I was linking directly to the image.

Mr. Sandman calls.

re: #187 ggt

I agree, but only in reference to the back story stuff. One reason why I enjoyed the movies so much was that I could see when Peter Jackson inserted Simillarion stuff into the story that wasn't in the novels. I actually think he improved on the story too. Tolkien was way too much in love of the english language IMHO.

/still think Tom Bombadil should have been in the movie.

re: #197 Racer X

Hope that's what we see that day.

re: #195 ggt

As soon as I get my credit card under control I will. Be about a month before I can even think about starting another book.

/working on my reading list right now and it's booked solid.

I'm still watching CNN, to better myself. Apparently Obama was strong, intellectual, and stately. And McCain was lecturing. Funny, I thought Obama looked like a little kid who just got caught sneaking out of bed and snarfing some cookies.

Shows what I know

re: #198 MandyManners

Night Mandy, enjoy your novel and your rest. Next week should be a lot better.

New McCain ad after debate.

re: #199 BlueCanuck

Me Too! Suppossedly there was some "to-do" with the writers about cutting that part of the story. I thought they got the TreeBeard down pat tho.

The audio of the Silmarillion was excellent. I found myself having to rewind because I was enjoying listening to the "performer" so much I wasn't paying attention to the story. It is very involved. I ended-up taking notes --and adding to the Family Tree's included with the book.

Amazing how much Tolkein put into it. The whole backstory to Shelob was so detailed.

re: #205 ggt

One neat thing I notice about Tom Bombadil. Even when he's speaking normally he's still talking in metered rhyme. Noticed that on the fourth time through the books. Just blew me away.

re: #74 MandyManners

I turned my dinger off and the threads are much faster.

How do you turn your dinger off?

re: #201 BlueCanuck

Yours and mine both. Between actual books and my iPod AND PODCASTS. Did you know that they are FREE? OMG! I used to listen to audio books a lot more when I had a longer daily drive. I listened thru just about everything at one library I used to live near.

I belong to Audible.com, which if Any Lizards, have never heard of --is a good value. AND their customer service reps are in the US!

Yes, I'm a bibliophile. They call it a Gentle Madness.

I'm checking out!

Ronald Reagan on Leadership
© 2000 Philip Ernest Schoenberg, Ph.D.

Lesson No. 1: Share a Vision
Lesson No. 2: Have High Self Esteem
Lesson No. 3: Nice Guys Finish First
Lesson No. 4: Work Smart, Don't Work Hard
Lesson No. 5: Delegate! Delegate! Delegate!
Lesson No. 6: Be a Great Communicator
Lesson No. 7: Be a Decision Maker
Lesson No. 8: Stay Focused
Lesson No. 9: Show Sensitivity or Compassion

re: #202 cliffster

His make-up was too over-the-top. I thought it made him look like he was "trying" to be black.

re: #194 Racer X

Second Incarnation of Freddie Mercury

Blasphemy!

I guess I'm like Noam Sayin'. I sat down to read Silmarillian once, years ago, and didn't get very far. I read the Hobbit, many, many years later. Haven't gotten around to reading LoTR, though.

The movies were great, however. We've got all the extended-editions on DVD here. I look forward to seeing the movie version of The Hobbit when it eventually comes out. Wonder if they'll turn the distant-prequel that was recently released into a movie or series of movies.

I see Obama won the focus groups.

Wish I could find a link to McCain's quote about not having his own seal yet.

re: #213 pat
I don't believe they're scientifically chosen. I think Obama plants are in them.

re: #192 Killian Bundy

Dow 8000, buckle up.

/Cramer, making up for taping his show too early yesterday

Buckle way up.

Pelosi: Democrats don’t have the votes to pass the bailout bill; Update: Vote unlikely before Wednesday?

No choice in my 401k, but increased my contribution by another percent.

Until recently, I had a 3-year return of 48%. But I'm still sitting at around 8%, so as long as I don't f*ck up and panic-sell, I should come out of this in really good shape.

Wall Street's having a sale.

re: #213 pat

I see Obama won the focus groups.

Focusing on... ?

re: #204 merrytexas

New McCain ad after debate.

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

Weak. . .

IMO clipping Obama agreeing with McCain out of context is pretty thin gruel.

I think if you want to make a montage of "gotcha" moments, there is better stuff in there than that. Much mumbling by Obama.

Transcript here.

re: #215 merrytexas

For some reason, that brings to mind a line I heard on TV once, many years ago, in a completely different context:

"That plant is so obvious, you oughtta water it."
--Jim Rockford, "Rockford Files"

re: #196 merrytexas

Ohblahma said "I agree with Senator McCain" at least 8 times.

13, I believe.

Rain coming closer as the evening cools down. The neighborhood seems quiet now after a shooting incident roughly 2 blocks away. Laura Ingraham is on the radio; a good time to sign off and fall asleep to her dulcet voice.

Goodnight, y'all.

re: #221 Noam Sayin'

Night Noam, sleep safe.

re: #192 Killian Bundy

Cramer? Bleck. Frontloader. Animated tool.

re: #221 Noam Sayin'

Rain coming closer as the evening cools down. The neighborhood seems quiet now after a shooting incident roughly 2 blocks away. Laura Ingraham is on the radio; a good time to sign off and fall asleep to her dulcet voice.

Goodnight, y'all.

Night Noam

re: #218 looking closely

Obama said it so many times it made McCain look good.

Hell laides and gents.Good evening.

Okay folks, only 45 minutes to make 86 comments to break 7k for the day. Can we do it?. . . . .

re: #219 NomadOfNorad

The writers of that show had some good zingers for Rockford.

Dang,,there should be an O in there somewhere.

re: #227 BlueCanuck

Okay folks, only 45 minutes to make 86 comments to break 7k for the day. Can we do it?. . . . .

I

re: #230 cliffster

I

think

re: #231 cliffster

think

we

re: #221 Noam Sayin'

A shooting? Stay safe.

Gall points:

Obama, the #2 recipient of Fannie/Freddie donations in the Congress, and bosom buddies with Jim Johnson, has the nerve to claim that was warning about the coming credit crisis (when McCain actually sponsored legislation to deal with this BEFORE Obama was even elected!):

Two years ago, I warned that, because of the subprime lending mess, because of the lax regulation, that we were potentially going to have a problem and tried to stop some of the abuses in mortgages that were taking place at the time.

Last year, I wrote to the secretary of the Treasury to make sure that he understood the magnitude of this problem and to call on him to bring all the stakeholders together to try to deal with it.

Obama thinks he knows more about the mortgage mess than the Secretary of the Treasury, and needs to "educate him"?@#$hole.

re: #232 cliffster

we

can

This thread needs more music.

When Obama wants to spin, he begins by saying "Let's just be clear..."

The debate is replaying on C-Span and I'm waiting for the presidential seal reference. I want to record it and play it over and over.

Can any lizards help me out here? Did this actually happen?

Per Obama:

Even if we get all $700 billion back, let's assume the markets recover, we' holding assets long enough that eventually taxpayers get it back and that happened during the Great Depression when Roosevelt purchased a whole bunch of homes, over time, home values went back up and in fact government made a profit.

Was there ever a Depression-era bailout purchase of privately held property?

I saw Kenedy was in hospital again,,does anyone know if it was after the 9th,or 10th drink?

re: #236 BlueCanuck

This thread needs more music.

Don't ask me why, but this cam to mind

re: #223 SummerSong

Cramer? Bleck. Frontloader. Animated tool.

/grain of salt, have you run a Hedge Fund?

The focus groups seemed to be selected in cities that are undergoing economic downturns. And as usual the Dems seem better at padding the groups with 'independents'. Long haired weirods and union types. A little too self righteous for my taste.

re: #239 Oldasdirt

I saw Kenedy was in hospital again,,does anyone know if it was after the 9th,or 10th drink?

Awww, the guy had a seizure, is dying of brain cancer. Please.

Transcript of Debate here, in case anyone wants a look.

[Link: edition.cnn.com...]

re: #238 looking closely

Can any lizards help me out here? Did this actually happen?

Per Obama:

Was there ever a Depression-era bailout purchase of privately held property?

Home Owner's Loan Corp
[Link: www.answers.com...]

re: #242 pat

The focus groups seemed to be selected in cities that are undergoing economic downturns. And as usual the Dems seem better at padding the groups with 'independents'. Long haired weirods and union types. A little too self righteous for my taste.

That's fine. I love watching them scratching their heads on Wednesday after election day, saying "how could this have happened?"

re: #243 Moe Katz
Hopeing Mary Joe will be waiting for him with a baseball bat.

re: #247 Oldasdirt

Hopeing Mary Joe will be waiting for him with a baseball bat.

Heh.

re: #213 pat

I see Obama won the focus groups.

That's because he's got a bracelet too.

I'm surprise so few people picked up on this. It was definitely the big cringe moment for me.

re: #247 Oldasdirt

Hopeing Mary Joe will be waiting for him with a baseball bat.

Guess he'll cross that bridge when he comes to it.

re: #238 looking closely

Interesting you bring that up. I cannot remember such a program and am going to research the subject. The Depression is a solid core matter in economics. Mostly about what idiots Hoover and Roosevelt were (tight money). I do not remember the mortgage buy in ever being mentioned. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

We won't see any scientific results on the debate spin for a couple of days.

How many of you know your city you live in? I mean REALLY know your city. I bet if you acted like a tourist and just wandered you would find something that would make you go WOW, I never even knew that. Me I had that experience today. Found this monument today that rocked my socks. Should do a blog post on it when I feel like it. That point has a lot of unique history.

re: #250 Moe Katz

Guess he'll cross that bridge when he comes to it.

Thats a ride she wont want to take twice.

re: #244 looking closely

MCCAIN: I'm not going to set the White House visitors schedule before I'm president of the United States. I don't even have a seal yet.

Take that Obama. Thwap!

Thank you for posting the link. G'nite all. Keep the faith.

Why would she? It's all water under the bridge now.

re: #256 Moe Katz
Very good Moe

re: #257 Oldasdirt

Very good Moe

This dialog is awful. Maybe if I hold my breath long enough, someone will come save me.

Remember the National Lampoon Volkswagen ad? If Teddy drove a VW he'd be President today, because a VW floats?