A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

A prescient glimpse into the moonbat-MSM relationship!

A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

I agree. It's fit only for kindling.

A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

— H. L. Mencken

Thus truly spake a newspaperman.

What's a newspaper?

/

I play newspaper Sudoku and I resent that!

/ q;

//A newspaper TV news show is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

1938 edition:

A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

2008 edition:

A newspaper is a device for spewing leftist propaganda like an overflowing septic tank.

re: #4 lone_wolf_in_illinois

They're like blogs without the fact checking or accountability.

I just replaced my old Mencken quote today.

The New York Times belongs in an outhouse.

re: #9 wee fury

The New York Times belongs in an outhouse.

What do you have against outhouses?

My parrot refused to shit on our local lib fish-wrapper. He said it wasn't worthy of such an honor.

re: #7 Killgore Trout

They're like blogs without the fact checking or accountability.

Unfortunately newspapers are still the very best we've got.

Painful, I know, but there it is. Television is a joke. Blogs have no money.

The trick is finding a good paper and learning its strengths and weaknesses. I suggest starting with the Wall Street Journal, which I'll say -- again -- did its level best to warn of the current financial implosion, for years.

Less than 9,000 comments to go until #6M. Could happen tomorrow night.

re: #6 zombie

1938 edition:

A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

2008 edition:

A newspaper is a device for spewing leftist propaganda like an overflowing septic tank. - (BUT, act like they are mainstream and unbiased)

re: #10 zombie

And I keep forgetting why they call it "WC" in Europe.

/srsly

re: #11 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

My parrot refused to shit on our local lib fish-wrapper. He said it wasn't worthy of such an honor.

Just Poop!

re: #10 zombie

;-)

re: #9 wee fury

outhouse.

True story:

When I was a child, I had never actually heard anyone say the word outhouse: so the first time I encountered it in print, I thought it was some kind of French word, pronounced "O-thooz."

The lunatic is in the hall
The lunatics are in the hall
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day
The paper boy brings more
--Pink Floyd, Brain Damage

Cop-killing scumbag Mumia abu Jamal gets fisted by the SCOTUS. Heh.

A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

re: #15 laZardo

And I keep forgetting why they call it "WC" in Europe.

/srsly

The initials for Water Closet.

re: #22 zombie

Thanks. (:

re: #18 zombie

True story:

When I was a child, I had never actually heard anyone say the word outhouse: so the first time I encountered it in print, I thought it was some kind of French word, pronounced "O-thooz."

I thought o-thooz is what you dip those roast beef sandwiches into.

re: #19 Dar ul Harb

I thought that was from "Dark Side Of The Moon". Guess I'm too young.

re: #7 Killgore Trout

They're like blogs without the fact checking or accountability.

Ouch!

re: #18 zombie

True story:

When I was a child, I had never actually heard anyone say the word outhouse: so the first time I encountered it in print, I thought it was some kind of French word, pronounced "O-thooz."

For several years, I thought awry was pronounced OW-REE

re: #19 Dar ul Harb

We don't need no thought control!

Lizard meet/party - Lizards and mates.

Sunday 26th of Oct. 11 am - 3 pm

Walnut Creek, CA 94595

25 miles East of San Francisco.

Locals and Nomads welcome.

BYOB and a pot luck if you wish.

Bring what ever food you wish to cook.

World class kitchen available. BBQ grills. Picnic area.

BBQ briquettes provided.

Heated swimming pool. Bring your suits. Changing rooms etc. available.

We have the ground floor of a 1930s Mansion/museum and outdoor patio reserved.

If it rains we have indoors - if not we have both.

My Halloween treat and thanks to LGF - so no cost to you.

Email for directions and location - secure, private, gated/guarded community.

Plenty of parking ... 100+.

For those that are paranoid & suspicious this is a leftist setup - 6 of us have already met once in SF.

RawMuse hosted that one.

We all like each other.

I volunteered to host the next meet.

This is it.

I bought a new Mustang several months back and I should have waited for this:

2009 Dodge Challenger r/t

re: #18 zombie

True story:

When I was a child, I had never actually heard anyone say the word outhouse: so the first time I encountered it in print, I thought it was some kind of French word, pronounced "O-thooz."

It's a useful word for finding out who's a Canadian.

re: #6 zombie

2008 edition:

A newspaper is a device for spewing leftist propaganda like an overflowing septic tank.

Not to mention junking up your house with stuff you read on the Internet yesterday for free.

re: #25 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I thought that was from "Dark Side Of The Moon". Guess I'm too young.

ROTFLMAO.................. "Brain Damage" is a song off the album "Dark Side Of The Moon".......

"A newspaper is a place to combine horoscopes and half truths in order to provide a fish with a flexible coffin.."
-Charles Foster Kane.

re: #32 Dar ul Harb

Not to mention junking up your house with stuff you read on the Internet yesterday for free.

See post 12, though.

re: #30 Maximu§

I bought a new Mustang several months back and I should have waited for this:

2009 Dodge Challenger r/t

Kinda looks like the baby of a 60's Challenger and a 60's Camaro.

re: #30 Maximu§

I bought a new Mustang several months back and I should have waited for this:

2009 Dodge Challenger r/t

I had an '04 Cobra... Loved it. 5 speed stick, posi with really sticky tires. Only 2 cars faster that year, upper-end Corvette and the Viper. 0-60 in just over 4 seconds and at 135 MPH, it was like a dream.

It bothers me that there are so many gullible (stupid?) people in America that actually believe in the hope and change hokum that obama, the snakeoil salesman, has sold.

re: #13 Charles

Less than 9,000 comments to go until #6M. Could happen tomorrow night.

Hope it's not me. I hate that kind of attention.

re: #27 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

And I thought "anxiety" was pronounced "ank-shetty." You know, like "anxious" is pronounced "ank-shuss".

re: #33 doriangrey

ROTFLMAO.................. "Brain Damage" is a song off the album "Dark Side Of The Moon".......

Thought that was the song. See? Too young! : )

re: #7 Killgore Trout

They're like blogs without the fact checking or accountability.

K-T -

With a far larger Environmental Impact/Carbon Footprint.

-S-

have a great night every one

re: #42 Dr. Shalit

K-T -

With a far larger Environmental Impact/Carbon Footprint.

Not to mention the carbon fingerprints...

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.
George Orwell

re: #27 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

For several years, I thought awry was pronounced OW-REE

I thought melancholy was pronounced "mel-ANCH-o-lee."

re: #43 winston06

Goodnight, Winston.

Obama's friend and collaborator's timeless exultation:

Guilty as hell, free as a bird—America is a great country.

[Link: www.city-journal.org...]

re: #33 doriangrey

ROTFLMAO.................. "Brain Damage" is a song off the album "Dark Side Of The Moon".......

I've always wondered what's the title of that intrumental piece they always play after Layla.

/

re: #49 Dar ul Harb

I've always wondered what's the title of that intrumental piece they always play after Layla.

/

Layla Part Deux?

re: #13 Charles

Less than 9,000 comments to go until #6M. Could happen tomorrow night.

Do I smell an ID thread for tomorrow's line-up?

re: #35 Cognito

I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs. I was even able to convince my boss to stop buying the paper because he could get it online for free. Besides- the paper is literally yesterdays news. The net's here to stay and it's the only way "newspapers" are going to stay relevant.

Supposedly true story:

A representative of Pravda was going from town to town, finding out ways in which the newspaper could serve the citizens better. In one town, some wag asked the question: "Could you use lighter ink?"

The Pravda representative, puzzled, asked, "What's wrong with the ink we use now?"

The wag answered, "We all have black asses!"

(He was made to answer for his smart remark the next day at work.)

re: #52 Sharmuta

I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs. I was even able to convince my boss to stop buying the paper because he could get it online for free. Besides- the paper is literally yesterdays news. The net's here to stay and it's the only way "newspapers" are going to stay relevant.

Sorry, no. Those wonderful WSJ stories you can get online are paid for by the print side.

Post 12 still stands.

re: #37 Max Darkside

I had an '04 Cobra... Loved it. 5 speed stick, posi with really sticky tires. Only 2 cars faster that year, upper-end Corvette and the Viper. 0-60 in just over 4 seconds and at 135 MPH, it was like a dream.

Story of my life...I have a new 08 Mustang in the garage, but I don't want it anymore. This new Dodge Challenger looks awesome.

I keep reading between the lies.
Goodman Ace

re: #41 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

"Dark Side Of The Moon" the song is actually "Eclipse"

Goodnight you all.

re: #45 solomonpanting

His Homage to Catalonia is an outstanding read, not only for the war-front experiences, but also for insight into his own politics and self-criticisms.

re: #52 Sharmuta

I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs. I was even able to convince my boss to stop buying the paper because he could get it online for free. Besides- the paper is literally yesterdays news. The net's here to stay and it's the only way "newspapers" are going to stay relevant.

Filtered thru a "Star Chamber" of editors each with their own agendas.

re: #54 Cognito

Whatever. As the tide continues to flow towards online media distribution, that will change.

re: #55 Maximu§

Story of my life...I have a new 08 Mustang in the garage, but I don't want it anymore. This new Dodge Challenger looks awesome.

Nice looking, and it has 1/4 mile and 0-60 timers along with an accelerometer on-board, but notice the times they show. 1/4 mile in over 13s?! 0-60 at almost 5s? I think it might be heavy, slowing it down.

re: #36 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Kinda looks like the baby of a 60's Challenger and a 60's Camaro.

OMD -

That's because, when new, the 1970 Challenger and Barracuda looked like artfully chopped and channeled 1969 Camaros. Owned a 1970 Challenger, small block Mopar V-8, fun car for is day.

-S-

re: #57 Dar ul Harb

"Dark Side Of The Moon" the song is actually "Eclipse"

Geez, now I'm REALLY confused! Guess I'll take a Pink Floyd and watch the room spin and change colors.

re: #20 Wyatt Earp

re: #60 Bobibutu

Hey- I was just glad I got him to quit openly paying for the paper. It was my little way of striking back at the drive by media.

re: #52 Sharmuta

I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs. I was even able to convince my boss to stop buying the paper because he could get it online for free. Besides- the paper is literally yesterdays news. The net's here to stay and it's the only way "newspapers" are going to stay relevant.

All true, but I still enjoy Sunday morning "newspaper" time.

cognito

And someone very, very, very close to me just lost his job when the media company he worked for closed its doors last week.

I feel your pain.

re: #13 Charles

Less than 9,000 comments to go until #6M. Could happen tomorrow night.

I think everyone should stop typing with one to go, and let you do the honors.

re: #61 Sharmuta

Whatever. As the tide continues to flow towards online media distribution, that will change.

"Whatever" doesn't quite do it, I'm afraid. Someone has to first figure out how to make the model work.

No one has.

John Gage, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) stated, "But polling shows that only 55 percent of union members right now, support Obama. [...] Why then is it close? Many, including me, think race. Union leaders have felt the sting of anonymous e-mails and coded language at union meetings."

No, Mr. Gage, 45 percent of your members do not support Obama because they know he is a socialist and a hater of America. The only America he loves is a fantasy "peoples' republic" of which he and his cronies rule through intimidation and transfer of wealth from workers and capitalists to parasites and socialists.

re: #63 Dr. Shalit

OMD -

That's because, when new, the 1970 Challenger and Barracuda looked like artfully chopped and channeled 1969 Camaros. Owned a 1970 Challenger, small block Mopar V-8, fun car for is day.

-S-

I had a 68 GTO, back in the day... Damn fun to drive, but didn't have posi, so I couldn't git roaring until doing over 30MPH, else just burn rubber.

re: #62 Max Darkside

Nice looking, and it has 1/4 mile and 0-60 timers along with an accelerometer on-board, but notice the times they show. 1/4 mile in over 13s?! 0-60 at almost 5s? I think it might be heavy, slowing it down.

But is it a Hemi?

re: #70 Cognito

You mean like the model of being biased to the point of losing viewers and readers? Because I'd say that model is working just swimmingly, isn't it?

re: #66 Sharmuta

Hey- I was just glad I got him to quit openly paying for the paper. It was my little way of striking back at the drive by media.

Good on ya. Keep it up.

re: #68 Irene NYC

cognito

And someone very, very, very close to me just lost his job when the media company he worked for closed its doors last week.

I feel your pain.

Thanks Irene. For what it's worth, my person wasn't in the media. But you're right that the media is taking it on the chin.

re: #20 Wyatt Earp

So when will they execute the son of a bitch?

re: #49 Dar ul Harb

I've always wondered what's the title of that intrumental piece they always play after Layla.

/

on the LP or in concert?

re: #70 Cognito

"Whatever" doesn't quite do it, I'm afraid. Someone has to first figure out how to make the model work.

No one has.

It's really the problem, isn't it? And it ain't being solved by the internet.

re: #73 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

But is it a Hemi?

That's what it says, ya.

re: #59 victor_yugo

I might have to check it out. Thanks.

re: #74 Sharmuta

You mean like the model of being biased to the point of losing viewers and readers? Because I'd say that model is working just swimmingly, isn't it?

If you want to change the subject, that's fine. We were talking about the Wall Street Journal, though.

re: #30 Maximu§

I bought a new Mustang several months back and I should have waited for this:

2009 Dodge Challenger r/t

Its essentially identical to the Dodge Charger, just cut down a few inches and with two doors instead of four.

If you have to go there, save your money for the new Camaro.

A 'newspaper' is designed to make those that agree with it's slant, pay for the privilege.

re: #70 Cognito

"Whatever" doesn't quite do it, I'm afraid. Someone has to first figure out how to make the model work.

No one has.

For a modest consulting fee up front and an airtight NDA, I'd share a few things that haven't been tried.

:)

Newspapers are inversely informational. You take what you read, invert it 180 degrees, arrive at something closer to the truth.

Does anyone have any Cheezy Poofs?

re: #85 brickthruplateglasswindow

For a modest consulting fee up front and an airtight NDA, I'd share a few things that haven't been tried.

:)

Ha. You might be surprised who'd pay.

re: #78 redc1c4

on the LP or in concert?

Note the /sarc tag.

re: #80 Max Darkside

That's what it says, ya.

Cool. I was never much of a Mopar fan.

re: #73 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

But is it a Hemi?

The 6.1 litre version puts out 425hp.

re: #82 Cognito

I think you mean you're talking about the Wall Street Journal. I'm talking about newspapers and TV networks.

re: #87 DesertSage

Hawaiian Chop Steak, Sweet Corn on the cob, white rice, Japanese pickles, here. Sorry

re: #83 looking closely

Its essentially identical to the Dodge Charger, just cut down a few inches and with two doors instead of four.

If you have to go there, save your money for the new Camaro.

4 door Dodge Charger? HUH?

re: #84 pat

A 'newspaper' is designed to make those that agree with it's slant, pay for the privilege.

That's a keeper, pat.

re: #73 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

But is it a Hemi?

OMD -

Yuppers, the new variety with 16 spark plugs and SMP Fuel Injection with "small block" displacement.

-S-

re: #88 Cognito

Ha. You might be surprised who'd pay.

I'm surprised at who won't pay. :)

Did I see Aisha on the previous thread or were my eyes deceiving me?
;)

re: #97 brickthruplateglasswindow

I'm surprised at who won't pay. :)

Harpo's mother?

re: #83 looking closely

Its essentially identical to the Dodge Charger, just cut down a few inches and with two doors instead of four.

If you have to go there, save your money for the new Camaro.

I'm so tired of waiting for that Camero, I was ready to buy it when Transformers came out.

re: #91 Maximu§

At least it puts out. Which is more than I can say for the last 3 women I dated...

/rimshot

re: #91 Maximu§

The 6.1 litre version puts out 425hp.

So does my Prius.
/

re: #89 Dar ul Harb

Note the /sarc tag.

nevermind......

re: #92 Sharmuta

I think you mean you're talking about the Wall Street Journal. I'm talking about newspapers and TV networks.

Huh. Guess I was thrown off when you said, "I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs."

Sorry.

re: #91 Maximu§

The 6.1 litre version puts out 425hp.

Sounds like it's time for this one again ...
Enjoy.

"DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION"

One top fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower
than the first 4 rows of stock cars at the Daytona 500.

Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1-1/2 gallons of nitro
methane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same
rate with 25% less energy being produced.

A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to drive the
dragster's supercharger.

With 3,000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive,
the fuel mixture is compressed into a near-solid form before ignition.

Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle.

At the stoichiometric (stoichiometry: methodology and technology by
which quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions are
determined) 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture of nitro methane, the flame front
temperature measures 7,050 deg F.

Nitro methane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the
stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric
water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.

Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is essentially the
output of an arc welder in each cylinder.

Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass. After halfway,
the engine is dieseling from compression, plus the glow of exhaust
valves at 1,400 deg F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting the
fuel flow.

If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in
the affected cylinders and then explodes with sufficient force to blow
cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half.

In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 seconds, dragsters must accelerate an
average of over 4G's. In order to reach 200 mph (well before
half-track), the launch acceleration approaches 8G's.

Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before you have completed
reading this sentence.

Top fuel engines turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to light!
Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 900 revolutions
under load.

The redline is actually quite high at 9,500 rpm.

Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, and
for once NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an estimate $1,000.00 per
second.

The current top fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.441 seconds for
the quarter mile (10/05/03, Tony Schumacher). The top speed record is
333.00 mph (533 km/h) as measured over the last 66' of the run (09/28/03
Doug Kalitta).

You are driving the average $140,000 Lingenfelter "twin-turbo" powered
Corvette Z06. Over a mile up the road, a top fuel dragster is staged and
ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as you pass. You have the
advantage of a flying start. You run the 'Vette hard up through the
gears and blast across the starting line and pass the dragster at an
honest 200 mph. The "tree" goes green for both of you at that moment.
The draster launches and starts after you.

You keep your foot down hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine
that sears your eardrums and within 3 seconds, the dragster catches and
passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter mile away from
where you just passed him. Think about it; from a standing start, the
dragster had spotted you 200 mph and not only caught you, but nearly
blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1,320 foot
long race course.

That folks is acceleration...

re: #94 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

4 door Dodge Charger? HUH?

I always thought the 4 door Charger looked ridiculous.

re: #104 Cognito

Huh. Guess I was thrown off when you said, "I can still get news from the Wall Street Journal online and for free. Face it- newspapers are dinosaurs."

Sorry.

It was the plural for newspaper, huh?

Yep, I'm waiting for the new Camaro to make it's debut!
[Link: www.chevrolet.com...]

And some Cheezy Poofs!