¡llǝɯs pɐǝɹɥʇ ʍǝu ˙ ˙ ˙ ɯɯɯɯ

I mean . . Mmmm . . . New thread smell!

Translation?

WooHoo...Its Friday Night!

"Truly, you have a dizzying intellect."

"Just wait till I get going!"

... and mome raths outgrabe.

re: #5 logboy

Is that from Princess Bride?

Uh...um..."nevermore?"

re: #3 logboy

The Second Coming
2nd verse...

Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

re: #7 gop_patriot

Is that from Princess Bride?

Inconceivable!

Whenever I hear anyone talk of falconers nowdays, all I can see is a Saudi in a keffiyah with a hooded hunting bird on his arm.

re: #10 logboy

Inconceivable!

I do not think that word means what you think it means...

re: #5 logboy

Here you go.

Outstanding!

re: #13 Iron Fist

Cheers.

re: #13 Iron Fist

Night Guys and Dolls. I'm barely ambulatory. See ya tomorrow.

Iron feet?

Take care Iron Fist

re: #12 gop_patriot

I do not think that word means what you think it means...

My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father now prepare to die.

Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

I'm out too. Have to work tomorrow.

One day I'm gonna memorize that poem.

_{^{[Ooo. There's that feeling again... in the pit of my stomach.
Cold.
Empty.
Dread.]}}

re: #20 logboy

GMTA. :)

/but you got the word I missed.

damn! you beat me!

Hey I heard Gears of War II came out today.

Obama the Job Killer. Unless you want to work for the government.

McCain could have won the election with a theme like that...

Can I be wantonly boorish in this new thread?

re: #14 Slumbering Behemoth

Brilliant movie.

"With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do."

"What's that?"

"Go through his clothes and look for loose change. "

I hate it when I post something brilliant right as a new thread is up and running.
///
Here they come, and I'm ducking.

re: #23 BlueCanuck

re: #24 logboy

LOL

/You fool! You fell for one of the classic blunders! The most famous is, "Never get involved in a land war in Asia"! But only slightly less well known is this... "Never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line!"

//had to look that one up to double check. lol

"Key? what key?"

"Okay Fezig, rip his arms off."

"Oh, you mean this key."

re: #25 Maximu§

Perhaps fittingly for the times, I seem to want this game a bit more...

anyone else immune to iocane powder?

re: #25 Maximu§

Hey I heard Gears of War II came out today.

My son stood in line for it last night, and is playing XBox Live with his friends right now. Apparently they like it.

"I just work for Vizzini to pay the bills. There's not a lot of money in revenge. "

re: #14 Slumbering Behemoth

So, what music are you listening to tonight?

anybody want a peanut?

re: #37 gop_patriot

So, what music are you listening to tonight?

I had the AC/DC channel on XM Radio playing for a while.

Is this a kissing book?

"Surrender!"

"You mean you wish to surrender to me? Very well, I accept. "

What rough beast tap dances towards Jerusalem?

re: #39 logboy

I had the AC/DC channel on XM Radio playing for a while.

They have their own channel? Nice. I don't have satellite radio, but my best friend does. I'll have to set her radio to that channel the next time I'm at her house. She's not an AC/DC fan. lol

re: #28 Killgore Trout

No question. There are those who speculate that the mom & pop video rental era of the '80s led to this box office flop becoming a cult classic. I am inclined to believe that.

re: #28 Killgore Trout

Brilliant movie.

A Rob Reiner film? The only one he did that was brilliant was "This Is Spinal Tap". And maybe "Stand By Me".

re: #38 hermit

anybody want a peanut?

"Kindly do not offer my god a peanut! Please PAY FOR YOUR PURCHASES AND GET OUT! ...and come again!"
-Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

re: #9 Killgore Trout

The Second Coming
2nd verse...

on that topic
my wife watched the messiah's acceptance speech and the crowd frightened her. They put visions of the "left behind" series in her head.
Yeah, I don't know why she read the books but then I haven't so,

re: #38 hermit

Can you say anaphylactic shock?

"I can't compete with you physically, and you're no match for my brains."

" You're that smart?"

"Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?"

"Yes."

"Morons. "

re: #44 Slumbering Behemoth

No question. There are those who speculate that the mom & pop video rental era of the '80s led to this box office flop becoming a cult classic. I am inclined to believe that.

Ever see the trailer on the special edition DVD? When I saw that I knew why it flopped at the box office. Poor marketing department didn't know how to approach the movie. Even my mom loves the movie.

re: #46 gmsc

"The dates are off." Salla

urff yoo knoww withhh thhe humannn kunditonnn...

I'm out of energy. Good night, all!

re: #49 logboy

"I can't compete with you physically, and you're no match for my brains."

" You're that smart?"

"Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?"

"Yes."

"Morons. "

Inconceivable! (It's a new OTC birth control pill!)

re: #48 calcajun

right now? um,...no.
/slurp

"Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist. "

re: #45 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

A Rob Reiner film? The only one he did that was brilliant was "This Is Spinal Tap". And maybe "Stand By Me".

I should have added IMO...

re: #27 LemonJoose

Can I be wantonly boorish in this new thread?

You can be wanton, but not boorish.

re: #51 hermit

"The dates are off." Salla

No, the line is a more pithy, "Bad dates."

Brewer and Shipley never could have made this one up:
Best example of ' cognitive dissonance ' ever...

re: #35 gop_patriot

I bought it before I went out tonight. However it's too late fore me to fire it up tonight. It will have to wait until tomorrow. It got great reviews, though.

re: #55 logboy

"Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist. "

check the white house in late January...

re: #55 logboy

"Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist. "

You didn't watch BHO's press conference?

re: #58 calcajun

thank you... i knew it was better

re: #53 calcajun

Inconceivable! (It's a new OTC birth control pill!)

"You mock my pain!"

"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. "

Yeats was an interesting figure. He was deep into mysticism, seances, channeling, automatic writing and was involved with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. That poem heavily references his own mystical beliefs. More than just a bit batty.

re: #64 logboy

"You mock my pain!"

"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. "

HUMPERDINK! HUMPERDINK!

re: #55 logboy

"Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist. "

Every time we're at the zoo, my kids have to see the R.O.U.S.-es, aka the capybara. They actually call it that, and it's fun when everyone around you knows exactly what you're talking about. LOL

re: #25 Maximu§

Hey I heard Gears of War II came out today.

Oh yes...my son got his at midnight...came home and the internet was off..LOL/LOL/LOL...he has been playing since he woke up this morn...it is now 1:30 a.m. and he just came through..again saying how great it is and that I should come and watch...

Star Trek: Time Warp

;)

Charles,

I'm a huge W.B. Yeats fan, and this is one of my favorite Yeats poems. It's very appropriate for this dark time.

"We'll never survive."

"Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has. "

re: #64 logboy

"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. "

like change

Whats sad is that I know all these quotes from memory.

re: #37 gop_patriot

Hey, what a strange question. Okay, not all that strange, but it catches me off guard that anyone would ask. Earlier, some Slayer. Later, something from a band called Lacuna Coil. Then some Twisted Sister, thanks to another Lizard's post. Now, some Monkey3.

What are you listening to tonight?

OK, last one.

"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you."

"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die. "

Led Zeppelin

re: #69 gmsc

Star Trek: Time Warp

;)

Dammit, Jim. I'm a doctor; not a quantum mechanic!

re: #77 calcajun

Dammit, Jim. I'm a doctor; not a quantum mechanic!

"Bones, it's Pirate Roberts!"

"He Dread, Jim".

re: #78 gmsc

"Bones, it's Pirate Roberts!"

"He Dread, Jim".

That's rotten even by my pitiful standards

re: #71 logboy

"We'll never survive."

"Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has. "

Westley: [as he is unsuccessfully fighting Fezzik] Look, are you just fiddling around with me or what?
Fezzik: I just want you to feel you're doing well. I hate for people to die embarrassed.

Oh come on. Wakey wakey!

Does anyone know why loading an LGF thread page, like this one, would cause FireFox's pop-up blocker to react? I just got "Firefox prevented this site from opening a pop-up window." on this thread, and the previous thread I was on.

Charles? Did you implement some kind of mechanism to inform users of private messages to them, or something? Or is this something where one of the banner ads is sneaking pop-up ads in under the radar?

I think everyone is pooped out from the election. I know I am.

Speaking of dreadful feelings and movies, I just got done watching this brilliant Swedish vampire flick, "Let The Right One In." Damn, it was good!

Vampire books and movies are all the rage once again, though they never totally go out of style. They're the Undead, after all. But this movie adds a little something to the genre I guarantee you haven't seen before. Maybe a few little somethings.

re: #4 Maximu§

WooHoo...Its Friday Night!

you mean it isn't *always* fryday night?

/white smoke

re: #82 NomadOfNorad

Does anyone know why loading an LGF thread page, like this one, would cause FireFox's pop-up blocker to react? I just got "Firefox prevented this site from opening a pop-up window." on this thread, and the previous thread I was on.

Charles? Did you implement some kind of mechanism to inform users of private messages to them, or something? Or is this something where one of the banner ads is sneaking pop-up ads in under the radar?

Could be all the copyrighted material we're posting. ;)

re: #74 Slumbering Behemoth

Heh. I asked because you've posted some music in the past on overnight threads. :p I'm listening to Avenged Sevenfold, earlier it was Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Then there's this one song that's country of all things- but it reminds me summer down here in the South- so even though I'm a city girl, I just love it. :)

re: #81 calcajun

Oh come on. Wakey wakey!

"Wakey wakey eggs and bakey!"

re: #84 garycooper

Speaking of dreadful feelings and movies, I just got done watching this brilliant Swedish vampire flick, "Let The Right One In." Damn, it was good!

Vampire books and movies are all the rage once again, though they never totally go out of style. They're the Undead, after all. But this movie adds a little something to the genre I guarantee you haven't seen before. Maybe a few little somethings.

Wrote an unpublished one a few years back. Thinking of re-tooling it now

Trivia Question: In English, what is the only day of the week that is a perfect anagram of another English word?

re: #26 KingKenrod

Obama the Job Killer. Unless you want to work for the government.

McCain could have won the election with a theme like that...

too bad it's obvious he never wanted to win.

re: #90 gmsc

Trivia Question: In English, what is the only day of the week that is a perfect anagram of another English word?

How dare you make my Merlot marinated brain work at this hour!

Decades ago, I ran across the segment of Princess Bride in which the man in black climbs the cliff and fences to victory, in a sci-fi anthology. The host of the anthology insisted that the whole book was an unsung classic, and I enjoyed the segment, but thought no more of it and didn't hunt down the book. Silly me.

It's not just a cult classic. It really is a classic.

re: #84 garycooper

Hmmm. I'll have to check that one out.
[Link: www.imdb.com...]

re: #88 logboy

"Wakey wakey eggs and bakey!"

Sounds great! You can't beat Bacon!

re: #50 BlueCanuck

I have that DVD, but I've never watched any of the "extras". The marketing team must have done a horrible job because I never heard about the film until I saw it on BetaMax. Than again I was a teen at the time of it's release, I was focused on other things.

Okay...for some reason I thought you were all quoting either Kill Bill, Grindhouse or Pulp Fiction...

re: #93 lostlakehiker

Decades ago, I ran across the segment of Princess Bride in which the man in black climbs the cliff and fences to victory, in a sci-fi anthology. The host of the anthology insisted that the whole book was an unsung classic, and I enjoyed the segment, but thought no more of it and didn't hunt down the book. Silly me.

It's not just a cult classic. It really is a classic.

Hat tip to Mark Knopfler for his soundtrack, too. He did a bang-up job on "Local Hero" (another quiet classic)

So, anyone else has been having pop-up blocker warnings? Hello?

re: #99 NomadOfNorad

So, anyone else has been having pop-up blocker warnings? Hello?

Nope, sorry. :/

re: #39 logboy

I had the AC/DC channel on XM Radio playing for a while.

only problem with that is that it's supposed to be the Punk channel...

don't get me wrong, i likes me some AC/DC, but fuck oh dear, i can only stand to hear the same songs so many times...

bring back the punk!

Charles -

I've been reading this site daily since probably 12/01 -- and this is the first time you've unleashed the Yeats.

Do you really think it's going to be that bad?

Does having Rahmbo in the White House make it any less likely that the center will not hold?

re: #97 laZardo

Okay...for some reason I thought you were all quoting either Kill Bill, Grindhouse or Pulp Fiction...

I dare you to find a pawnshop scene in Princess Bride. And no one talks about "dead n***r storage" in Humperdink's castle.

re: #64 logboy

"You mock my pain!"

"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. "

That actually is a Bhudda quote, paraphrased: "Life is suffering."re: #97 laZardo

Welcome to the "Princess Bride" Thread.

re: #27 LemonJoose

Can I be wantonly boorish in this new thread?

depends: what are you wearing and how much booze did you bring?

Oops, forgot to post one comment and got the other one mixed up.

/PIMF.

re: #104 BlueCanuck

Does this Bride still count?

re: #97 laZardo

Okay...for some reason I thought you were all quoting either Kill Bill, Grindhouse or Pulp Fiction...

"I want you to go in that bag, and find my wallet."

"Which one is it?"

"It's the one that says Bad Motherf-cker "

re: #99 NomadOfNorad

So, anyone else has been having pop-up blocker warnings? Hello?

Not here, never.

re: #102 wordwarp

Charles -

I've been reading this site daily since probably 12/01 -- and this is the first time you've unleashed the Yeats.

Do you really think it's going to be that bad?

Does having Rahmbo in the White House make it any less likely that the center will not hold?

May a venture an observation. Rham Emanuel served in the IDF during Gulf War I. That tells me he is in some sense pro-Israel. He is also a political partisan of the first order. If BHO makes any moves to sell-out Israel, or give amazin concessions to Iran, it will be Rham that finds a way to push BHO under the bus and not the other way around.

re: #48 calcajun

Can you say anaphylactic shock?

been there, done that... not real fun.

re: #102 wordwarp

Charles -

I've been reading this site daily since probably 12/01 -- and this is the first time you've unleashed the Yeats.

Do you really think it's going to be that bad?

Does having Rahmbo in the White House make it any less likely that the center will not hold?

I think this is a reference to other blogs going with the birth certificate story ad nauseum. Charles made a great 'Country first' statement a few threads ago, he's the farthest thing from a doom and gloomer and I respect him completely for that.

So am I the only girl here?

re: #99 NomadOfNorad

So, anyone else has been having pop-up blocker warnings? Hello?

Check your puter for spyware.

re: #105 redc1c4

Dude. I put that toon you posted up on my site via the code. It was excellent!

re: #108 logboy

"...what!?"

/really wants to watch that...but can't find it

re: #111 redc1c4

Me too--at age 12. 10 cc of adrenaline and puking up breakfast and lunch sideways on an x-ray table. Not fun.

Three hours of canvassing for Obama got you a thirty dollar prepaid Visa card

Let's just hope this isn't representative of BHO's core constituency:
Note that the site had to disable comments. Wonder why.../sarc/
[Link: www.wthr.com...]

re: #101 redc1c4

only problem with that is that it's supposed to be the Punk channel...

don't get me wrong, i likes me some AC/DC, but fuck oh dear, i can only stand to hear the same songs so many times...

bring back the punk!

The whole idea of "Punk Music" was that it was different. Anti-establishment. It was. And 99.9% of it it sucked. Which is why the genre lasted about 3 years.

re: #90 gmsc

Trivia Question: In English, what is the only day of the week that is a perfect anagram of another English word?

re: #92 calcajun

How dare you make my Merlot marinated brain work at this hour!

To relieve the Merlot-marinated brains out there, the day of the week is MONDAY, which is a perfect anagram of DYNAMO.

re: #119 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

The whole idea of "Punk Music" was that it was different. Anti-establishment. It was. And 99.9% of it it sucked. Which is why the genre lasted about 3 years.

PIMF- not it it...

re: #119 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

The whole idea of "Punk Music" was that it was different. Anti-establishment. It was. And 99.9% of it it sucked. Which is why the genre lasted about 3 years.

but if it didn't suck, then it would be establishment worthy, in which case it couldn't be called punk. ;-)>

re: #99 NomadOfNorad

So, anyone else has been having pop-up blocker warnings? Hello?

Someone was on an earlier thread. I'm running firefox now, and I got nuttin'.

Are you using an add-on ad blocker?

re: #9 Killgore Trout

Dang it, I thought you meant this Second Coming. Frak! My bad.

re: #113 gop_patriot

So am I the only girl here?

*crickets*

sounds like it lol

Well, I broke down, went into the pop-up-blocker and set littlegreenfootballs.com to Allow, loaded this page again, and got...
nothing, no pop-up. WTF?!?

I wonder what triggered off the pop-up-blocker warning? :-%P%

Nite all. This rough beast must slouch off to its slumber chambers.

re: #101 redc1c4

If my bros weren't Obamatons you'd definitely enjoy hanging out with them...

re: #113 gop_patriot

Nope.
But the site does seem a little testosterone-heavy tonight, comparatively speaking...

re: #87 gop_patriot

She's kinda cute (well, lotta cute). Not particularly into C&W, but there is one tune that has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. A classic from '81.

weird. The reply and quote buttons disappeared. Now they're back.

re: #123 stevieray

Someone was on an earlier thread. I'm running firefox now, and I got nuttin'.

Are you using an add-on ad blocker?

That might have been me there, too. Posted about it a coupla threads back or so.

No, I'm not using an add-on ad blocker, I'm using the one that comes built into FireFox. At least I think it's built in, since I don't remember installing one on it. :D

re: #124 Macker

Dang it, I thought you meant this Second Coming. Frak! My bad.

Some of the Battlestar Galactica music is just classic and haunting.

re: #125 middlecon

Uh oh. ;)

re: #129 tradewind

Oh good, and yes it does. LOL

re: #122 Outrider

but if it didn't suck, then it would be establishment worthy, in which case it couldn't be called punk. ;-)>

Right! I think... ; )

re: #129 tradewind

Nope.
But the site does seem a little testosterone-heavy tonight, comparatively speaking...

Cannot resist this one. Testosterone heavy? We're all quoting "The Princess Bride". Shit. That's almost as bad as doing show tunes and Judy Garland standards.

re: #113 gop_patriot

So am I the only girl here?

Are you looking for a date? : )))

re: #137 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Are you looking for a date? : )))

Not to mention the "Star Trek" riffs. Who out there is living in Mom and Dad's basement?

re: #130 Slumbering Behemoth

Yeah, that song came up when we talked about possible election night scenarios...
'we can always leave and go to the farm for the duration'...

re: #132 NomadOfNorad

Do you have a little red stopsign in the upper right corner of your browser?

re: #110 calcajun

May a venture an observation. Rham Emanuel served in the IDF during Gulf War I. That tells me he is in some sense pro-Israel. He is also a political partisan of the first order. If BHO makes any moves to sell-out Israel, or give amazin concessions to Iran, it will be Rham that finds a way to push BHO under the bus and not the other way around.

he was allegedly in the IDF for the duration of Gulf War II, which is not the same thing as serving in the IDF... this story smells bad, if only for the fact that from start to finish, you'd barely have time to complete training, let alone actually serve in the time period involved.

/not cyunical, just experienced. %-)

re: #136 calcajun

Anecdotally, I've always noticed that guys seemed to love TPB more than girls.

re: #138 calcajun

Not to mention the "Star Trek" riffs. Who out there is living in Mom and Dad's basement?

Shit, my Mom is living in my basement.

re: #126 NomadOfNorad

Well, I broke down, went into the pop-up-blocker and set littlegreenfootballs.com to Allow, loaded this page again, and got...
nothing, no pop-up. WTF?!?

I wonder what triggered off the pop-up-blocker warning? :-%P%

at your age, medication is the most likely suspect. %-)

/white smoke

re: #141 redc1c4

he was allegedly in the IDF for the duration of Gulf War II, which is not the same thing as serving in the IDF... this story smells bad, if only for the fact that from start to finish, you'd barely have time to complete training, let alone actually serve in the time period involved.

/not cyunical, just experienced. %-)

Thought he served as a volunteer civilian, which in itself is a good thing.

re: #142 tradewind

Anecdotally, I've always noticed that guys seemed to love TPB more than girls.

We're the ones who like dialogue.

i wondered when someone was going to quote "the center cannot hold" from Billy Yeats, thanks for that -- never remembered how apposite the last two lines are, however. Now for another Irishman -- everybody on three now, one, two... all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

re: #115 Outrider

Dude. I put that toon you posted up on my site via the code. It was excellent!

danke... i'm w*rking on some ideas, and i still have to rew*rk my "we fucked" screed from tuesday night.

WOLVERINES!

re: #140 stevieray

Do you have a little red stopsign in the upper right corner of your browser?

Nope.

re: #143 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Shit, my Mom is living in my basement.

Sir, you have my pity. Have you considered Poe's "Cask of Amontillado"? It might be instructive on dealing with Mom. ///

Personally I don't think serving in the IDF makes it a lock that you would be a hawk for Isreal. I have no idea what Emanuel is in regards to Isreali policy. But there are plenty of peaceniks in Isreal who still serve in the IDF.

re: #136 calcajun

Cannot resist this one. Testosterone heavy? We're all quoting "The Princess Bride". Shit. That's almost as bad as doing show tunes and Judy Garland standards.

Ain't nothing wrong with guys liking The Princess Bride...it's got something for everyone and a damn good cast to boot. As a matter of fact, the fact that's it's a clean, funny movie that we can let kids watch over and over again while there are lots of injokes and quotable bits for the adults is a testament to the movie's staying power. It really is a classic...and a helluva lot better than most of that rotgut they market to kids nowadays.

/young old man mode off ;-P

re: #138 calcajun

Not to mention the "Star Trek" riffs. Who out there is living in Mom and Dad's basement?

I'm in northeastern Florida. This house doesn't HAVE a basement.

re: #150 calcajun

Sir, you have my pity. Have you considered Poe's "Cask of Amontillado"? It might be instructive on dealing with Mom. ///

I was kidding.

re: #145 Outrider

Thought he served as a volunteer civilian, which in itself is a good thing.

not saying it isn't, but that's not the same thing as being in the IDF, at least in my mind. IDF=Soldier, Sailor, Airman, not sillvillian tag along.

re: #130 Slumbering Behemoth

She's kinda cute (well, lotta cute). Not particularly into C&W, but there is one tune that has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. A classic from '81.

I love the way she sings "Cause there ain't nothin like the sound of a cooler slushin, on the bed of yo truck". LOL

And Bocephus! I love Hank Jr.
I guess I listen to more country than I thought. I'm picky though, don't like the pop stuff much at all; if I'm going country it's either bluegrass or seriously country. I remember Dixieland Delight by Alabama, that's a good one, and I like Alison Krauss and Charlie Daniels.

re: #152 talon_262

Ain't nothing wrong with guys liking The Princess Bride...it's got something for everyone and a damn good cast to boot. As a matter of fact, the fact that's it's a clean, funny movie that we can let kids watch over and over again while there are lots of injokes and quotable bits for the adults is a testament to the movie's staying power. It really is a classic...and a helluva lot better than most of that rotgut they market to kids nowadays.

/young old man mode off ;-P

I know. It's just the title. "Inigo's Revenge" sounds so much more butch.

re: #136 calcajun

Cannot resist this one. Testosterone heavy? We're all quoting "The Princess Bride". Shit. That's almost as bad as doing show tunes and Judy Garland standards.

ROFLMAO

re: #150 calcajun

Sir, you have my pity. Have you considered Poe's "Cask of Amontillado"? It might be instructive on dealing with Mom. ///

You mean the movie "Psycho" wouldn't work?
/

re: #149 NomadOfNorad

Well, then you don't have AdBlock Plus. That's the only one I know anything about, so I'm completely out of advice. Sorry!

re: #153 NomadOfNorad

I'm in northeastern Florida. This house doesn't HAVE a basement.

OK, garage then.///

re: #101 redc1c4

I say this as a fan of re: #90 gmsc

fraidy (cat)?

re: #159 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

You mean the movie "Psycho" wouldn't work?
/

Oh, go take a shower.///

re: #145 Outrider

Thought he served as a volunteer civilian, which in itself is a good thing.

Although I don't care for Rahm's political doings since his Clinton days, I do give him respect for volunteering for duty with the IDF (even as a civilian) during GWI.

re: #150 calcajun

Sir, you have my pity. Have you considered Poe's "Cask of Amontillado"? It might be instructive on dealing with Mom. ///

Uhhhmmm... do pay attention to Poe's short story involving the black cat, too...
///

re: #158 gop_patriot

Thanks. Nice to see someone got the humor.///

re: #99 NomadOfNorad

So, anyone else has been having pop-up blocker warnings? Hello?

With IE7/WinXP I run a couple of cookie-checkers that sometimes block cookies from one or another of the Pajamas Medias ads. Couldn't say just which one, but it's nothing serious. Just some advertiser that uses cookies that are maybe a bit too enthusiastic about tracking your web-surfing, perhaps. I never pay much attention to the pop-up blocker icon. That's lit half the time I'm browsing anyway ;-). Long as they're blocked I'm happy.

Just now experimenting with the Safari browser that Charles suggested the other day. It does seem to speed up LGF nicely ;-). Now if it would just speed up my reading speed, chuckle.

re: #141 redc1c4

Rahm Emmanuel (how ironic that his last name means God With Us) has always seemed one of the most rabidly partisan, mean-spirited, Dem pols around. He and Ira Magaziner were major sources of palace intrigue/mischief makers for Billary. Change? Not so much...

Ok in doing a little research Emanuel's appointment by Obama pissed off some Palestenians so thats a good thing:

Palestinians were angry over Obama’s appointment of Emanuel as Chief of Staff, especially after his father Benjamin Emanuel was interviewed by the Hebrew daily Maariv in an article entitled “Our Man in the White House.” He stated: "Obviously, he will influence the President to be pro-Israel. Why shouldn't he do it? What is he, an Arab? He's not going to clean the floor of the White House." Subhi Abu Ishira on the Palestinian NGO network responded "With the appointment of this Zionist, Barack Obama is proving that he is more Zionist than the Zionists." The Window into Palestine blog referred to Emanuel as "the son of a terrorist, a real living terrorist."[41][42][43] He referred to Benjamin Emanuel’s participation in the Irgun, which the Anglo–American Committee of Inquiry and the New York Times labeled a terrorist group for its bombings of Arab and British civilian and government targets.[44][45][46] According to the New York Times Benjamin Emanuel "passed secret codes" for Irgun leader Menachem Begin.[47]

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

re: #153 NomadOfNorad

I'm in northeastern Florida. This house doesn't HAVE a basement.

Same here. If I go into the basement I'd be pulling a Jimmy Hoffa impersonation.

re: #164 talon_262

For some curious reason the mention of him "getting so mad he jabbed a knife into a dinner table" and "sending his opponent a dead fish" made me grin evilly.

re: #119 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Wasn't punk the same song for three years?

Hey, new trivia question: Who was the first rock artist to be labeled "punk?"

re: #165 NomadOfNorad

Uhhhmmm... do pay attention to Poe's short story involving the black cat, too...
///

Yeah. That one floored me. :)

re: #162 LynnfromNZ

I say this as a fan of re: #90 gmsc

fraidy (cat)?

Wait - how did my trivia question get into a punk thread?!?

re: #142 tradewind

Anecdotally, I've always noticed that guys seemed to love TPB more than girls.

Wouldn't know about that, but I have had a couple of girl friends that would go on a TPB riff with me at the drop of a hat.

/then again I run in a different crowd.

re: #161 calcajun

OK, garage then.///

No garage here, either. We used to have a carport, but enclosed it to expand the size of the living room, which is now quite big.

re: #137 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Are you looking for a date? : )))

LOL!

re: #176 NomadOfNorad

No garage here, either. We used to have a carport, but enclosed it to expand the size of the living room, which is now quite big.

At least it ain't a double-wide.

In a sincere effort to avoid being boorish, I must warn you all in advance that the link below leads to a Youtube music video in which talented female marching band members wantonly parade their skills and assets for all the world to witness. Do not click if you object to wanton-ness! Hopefully my advance warning will preclude me from being accused of boorishness! :)

Destination Unknown - Alex Gaudino:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuLjTlSNbGg

re: #169 middlecon

Ok in doing a little research Emanuel's appointment by Obama pissed off some Palestenians so thats a good thing:

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

what doesn't piss off a Pali?

re: #172 LynnfromNZ

Wasn't punk the same song for three years?

Hey, new trivia question: Who was the first rock artist to be labeled "punk?"

Lou Reed

re: #173 calcajun

Yeah. That one floored me. :)

Speaking of which, enjoy The Tell Tale Heart (1953, animated - with a style Poe would enjoy!).

re: #163 calcajun

Oh, go take a shower.///

Only if Jamie Lee Curtis is in there. Her mom Janet Leigh is wee bit too old.

re: #172 LynnfromNZ

Iggy?

OK..Bed time now.

C Ya

re: #166 calcajun

Thanks. Nice to see someone got the humor.///

Sorry...when I originally read you post, my humor button was broke./

;-P

re: #183 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Only if Jamie Lee Curtis is in there. Her mom Janet Leigh is wee bit too old.

and dead. Unless you like that sort of thing. BTW, Jamie Lee is in her mid-fifties now.

re: #172 LynnfromNZ

Wasn't punk the same song for three years?

Hey, new trivia question: Who was the first rock artist to be labeled "punk?"

Lets see first to be labed 'punk' hmmm...MC5?

re: #122 Outrider

I will say The Clash's "Complete Control" is one of the most deeply thrilling three minutes and change I've ever heard committed to tape. If that and The Sex Pistols' "Bodies" was all punk had to offer, well, it was worth it.

"The Trip" with Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper and some psychedelic babes is on Turner Underground...fits well with the thread poem...wow man, it's like I can hear your aura...don't bum my trip...

/what's a barack?

re: #173 calcajun

Yeah. That one floored me. :)

ROFL! Yeah, talk about a twist ending! Almost an M Night Shyamalan sorta thing. Muahahahahahaha!

re: #105 redc1c4

A lampshade, and enough for everybody.

re: #183 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Only if Jamie Lee Curtis is in there. Her mom Janet Leigh is wee bit too old.

You seen JLC in the Activia commercials lately? She looks pretty good for her age, but she's nowhere near the prime she was in Trading Places...when she was undressing in front of Dan Ackroyd, she was looking hot!

Then: DAMN!...just DAMN!
Now: Not so much...time catches up with everyone, I suppose.

WOW... what a crazy roller coaster of a week, and it seems like all of this has only begun, haha. It's amazing how quickly things happen anymore and how big of an impact even the smallest events have on us and our economical and political surroundings. Im in my late 20's and I've gotta say this has been a humbling 2 months or so. Wonder if it's just me? I doubt it...

re: #190 IslandLibertarian

"The Trip" with Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper and some psychedelic babes is on Turner Underground...fits well with the thread poem...wow man, it's like I can hear your aura...don't bum my trip...

/what's a barack?

the sound made when you chug a beer too quick

re: #168 tradewind

Rahm Emmanuel (how ironic that his last name means God With Us) has always seemed one of the most rabidly partisan, mean-spirited, Dem pols around. He and Ira Magaziner were major sources of palace intrigue/mischief makers for Billary. Change? Not so much...

I'm Catholic, and I detest liberal Jews. But then again I detest all liberals, regardless of race and/or religion.
But Mark Levin is my hero. I absolutely love the guy. And no, I'm not gay.
What am I?

re: #190 IslandLibertarian

Got that on in the other room... I wander over and check it out from time to time. Roger Corman directed, Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda star, written by Nicholson.

re: #179 LemonJoose

In a sincere effort to avoid being boorish, I must warn you all in advance that the link below leads to a Youtube music video in which talented female marching band members wantonly parade their skills and assets for all the world to witness. Do not click if you object to wanton-ness! Hopefully my advance warning will preclude me from being accused of boorishness! :)

Destination Unknown - Alex Gaudino:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuLjTlSNb Gg

3+ million views for this thing? People on youtube are desperate for some skin lol...but I approve lol

I've heard conflicting stories about Rahm Emmanuel's being in the IDF. According to Rolling Stone, he wasn't. According to wikipedia he was. Sadly, Rolling Stone isn't really a more reliable of a source than wikipedia, so who knows.

re: #180 spidly

what doesn't piss off a Pali?

*raises hand*

Uh, dead Jews?

re: #119 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

The whole idea of "Punk Music" was that it was different. Anti-establishment. It was. And 99.9% of it it sucked. Which is why the genre lasted about 3 years.

that's okay... i don't care about you.

punk lives still!
(it just smells funny...%-)

re: #187 calcajun

and dead. Unless you like that sort of thing. BTW, Jamie Lee is in her mid-fifties now.

She's still hot, IMO. : )

re: #179 LemonJoose

Seriously...
Three words:
Iron
Fist
Rule...

re: #181 Outrider

that was retroactive. the first rock artist to have his style called punk in real time was Bruce Springsteen.

re: #117 calcajun

Me too--at age 12. 10 cc of adrenaline and puking up breakfast and lunch sideways on an x-ray table. Not fun.

x3 for me: 1 full on shock, and 2 just really bad reactions that could have gone there.

1cc epi SQ, 50mg benadryl IM, 125mg methylprednisolone SIVP, and a medrol does pack, plus benadryl caps...

re: #156 gop_patriot

I've been a die-hard metal-head since I was ten, so take my opinion with the appropriate amount of salt: pop-country is crap. Nothing more than Brittany Spears with a twang. Meh.

I was shocked to find I like bluegrass, though I must admit I know nothing about it.

Some bluegrass/metal for ya.

re: #204 LynnfromNZ

that was retroactive. the first rock artist to have his style called punk in real time was Bruce Springsteen.

For spewing his political beliefs at me for years and years... I would agree that he is a punk.

re: #196 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I love Levin too. Just wish he'd limit the really high-decibel yelling to a few minutes per show.
It cracks me up when he says ' Get Off The Phone Ya Big Dope'...

re: #196 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I'm Catholic, and I detest liberal Jews. But then again I detest all liberals, regardless of race and/or religion.
But Mark Levin is my hero. I absolutely love the guy. And no, I'm not gay.
What am I?

hey there. do not detest the typical liberal Jew. they are insufferable, dead wrong and vote in a way that puts this country in peril, BUT they actually spend time and money practicing what they preach. at least at my Shul.

Dang. Now I'm in the mood for some Lou Reed.

When the Ramones hit, and for those in New York it was the Dolls, everbody looked back to Reed, the Velvet Underground, Iggy, the Stooges, MC5 and the like for their antecedents -- I've seen them trace it out to Eddie Cochran -- and that's when the term "punk" became solidified to mean what we take it to mean today, but it was introduced for Springsteen's Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

Taxing the intellectual estates of Yeats (the riposte of repost):

Sailing to Obamadom

That is no country for wise men. The hopeful
Awash in another's promises, hand-out elites
- Those tax'ed generations - at their hymn,
The gavel-falls, judicial-crowded seats,
County, State, or Supreme, amend articles dim
Constitution inked, re-inked, and dries.
Fraught with radical agenda all erect
Battlement against unageing intellect.

A self-made man is but a withered ass,
A tapped mind upon a stick, unless
Law clamps the hands and grasps, stronger grasps
For every pocket in its fiscal dress,
Nor is there educated school but studying
Monuments of its own magnificence;
And therefore I have sailed the sleaze and come
To the holy city of Obamadom.

Sages prostrate in The One's holy fire
As in golden rubric of a urinal stall,
Come from the holy fire, submit desire,
And be the credit-masters of my soul.
Consume my wealth away; to not retire
And mounted by a braying animal
It knows not what it taxes; and gather me
Into the artifice of prosperity.

Once out of nature I shall never take
My corporate form from any natural thing,
But such a form as Socialist goldsmiths make
Of stolen gold and gold pick-pocketing
To commit an sordid National rape;
Or set upon a golden cow to slay
To lords and ladies of Obamadom
Of what is past, or passing, or to come.

re: #210 Outrider

Amen, my friend. Great video.

re: #201 redc1c4

that's okay... i don't care about you.

punk lives still!
(it just smells funny...%-)

I'll save it- I'm listening to Elton John now.

re: #200 AmeriDan

re: #180 spidly

what doesn't piss off a Pali?

*raises hand*

Uh, dead Jews?

"They didn't ALL die! damn them!"

nope, that pisses 'em off too.

re: #211 LynnfromNZ

Eddie Cochran?...that's pure rockabilly.

re: #128 laZardo

If my bros weren't Obamatons you'd definitely enjoy hanging out with them...

suboptimal did an Obama rewrite to California Uber Alles the other night... i gave it to my friend, and his band may cover it...

i'll link here if they do.

re: #206 Slumbering Behemoth

Loves me some Hayseed Dixie...got hooked on them after hearing them do "Poop in a Jar" on Bob & Tom.

Need a heart of gold?

re: #219 Outrider

Need a heart of gold?

Or a heart of glass?

re: #212 blackpajamas

... wow... can you do "Howl?"

Reuters is tackling the tough issues already:

Interest high in what kind of dog Obamas will get

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many Americans are eager to hear President-elect Barack Obama's views on the financial crisis and foreign policy, but they appear just as anxious to know what kind of dog he will get his daughters.

As a "world citizen" I'd just like to say that I'm on the edge of my seat too.

re: #216 BignJames

Punk is half speeded-up amplified rockabilly -- cf. The Clash's "Brand New Cadillac."

re: #215 spidly

"They didn't ALL die! damn them!"

nope, that pisses 'em off too.

Very true, the Jews will to live is very infuriating to Palis, Muslims, Arabs, etc. But they do have a "the more the merrier" type approach to their final solution of ridding the earth of Jews.

re: #222 Spiritualized

Reuters is tackling the tough issues already:

Interest high in what kind of dog Obamas will get

As a "world citizen" I'd just like to say that I'm on the edge of my seat too.

I understand it's important that it be hypoallergenic.

re: #164 talon_262

Although I don't care for Rahm's political doings since his Clinton days, I do give him respect for volunteering for duty with the IDF (even as a civilian) during GWI.

has that been verified with Zahal?

re: #217 redc1c4

One of my bros, who dwells in the room across from mine is also on LJ, as it happens. You could pass it to him...especially since he has an upside-down American flag sticker with "Hello, USA!" written on it in Sharpie posted on his door...

re: #214 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Here is an artist not many heard of, but I enjoy

Well, I'm heading to bed now...

re: #172 LynnfromNZ

Wasn't punk the same song for three years?

Hey, new trivia question: Who was the first rock artist to be labeled "punk?"

Ramones... Spruce Bringsteen is a piker.

/even if i *did* see him at Winterland %-)

re: #221 LynnfromNZ

... wow... can you do "Howl?"

Ginsberg's Howl? That's a bit longer of a piece (eek!).

re: #206 Slumbering Behemoth

Pretty good! I love the banjo.

/I think I saw those guys at our local Walmart last Christmas. No kidding, there are people who come into our little city once a year, it's a huge event for them. They look just like that. :X

Internet Killed The Video Star (by the Broad Band)

re: #199 Scion9

I've heard conflicting stories about Rahm Emmanuel's being in the IDF. According to Rolling Stone, he wasn't. According to wikipedia he was. Sadly, Rolling Stone isn't really a more reliable of a source than wikipedia, so who knows.

Debbie Schlussel beats wikipedia and Rolling Stone hands-down for accuracy. She has two articles already on Rahm Emmanuel: Emmanuel's Michael Moore Connection and More Emmanuel Connections

Emmanuel was a Clinton White House staffer; that's enough already to have me looking for my sadly-depleted collection of souvenired airline barf bags.

re: #209 spidly

hey there. do not detest the typical liberal Jew. they are insufferable, dead wrong and vote in a way that puts this country in peril, BUT they actually spend time and money practicing what they preach. at least at my Shul.

Okay, what's a shul?

re: #222 Spiritualized

Reuters is tackling the tough issues already:

Interest high in what kind of dog Obamas will get

As a "world citizen" I'd just like to say that I'm on the edge of my seat too.

whatever dog they get, i predict it won't hunt.

(yes, i went there... %-)

/white smoke

re: #229 Outrider

Here is an artist not many heard of, but I enjoy

You're kidding, right?

re: #234 gmsc

I remember that from back when they launched that Shockwave promo site.

Diss the new country music all you want, I'l just be sitting here...

Watching Airplanes

Yowl
For
S.P.

I saw the best hope of my generation destroyed by media, raving hysterical fools,
Throwing herself at negro heroes in prime-time looking for an honest hearing,
Beehive-hairdoed Alaskan burning with the ancient heavenly connection to the unstarry dynamo of the machinery of America,
Who gibson and couric and cold-eyed and idiotarian sat up splicing in the unnatural darkness of ABC News scheming across the relay towers contemplating obamessiah,
Who bared her convictions to People under the Flyover Moon and saw MSMedina demons scuttling like a pair of ragged claws, unilluminated manuscripts trailing behind…

re: #239 laZardo

I remember that from back when they launched that Shockwave promo site.

That's where I remember it from, too. It brought back memories, so I figured I'd post it.

From the Deep

The envious masses scrape at humanity's door,
Moaning their perpetual cry,
"Give me more, give me more."

The Beast has risen from the deep
No need its thirst for it to keep
From the eyes of men
For now they sleep.

The spinning world stops in it's track,
As continents slide
And can't go back,
While the Thing Which Devours
Reaches for a snack.

And now I'd like to say,
Dear friends,
Love those you hold dear,
Every day, as much as you can.

And you'll thank God,
Thank God
Thank God
Dear friends,
That this is where
This stupid poem ends.

Here, can you believe this: Pelosi says voters misunderstood Prop. 8

Nancy Pelosi thinks that Pro 8 (Ban Gay Marriage) passed in California because voters were too dumb to understand what their vote meant:

Unfortunately, I think people thought they were making a statement about what their view of same-sex marriage was," the San Francisco Democrat said. "I don't know if it was clear that this meant that we are amending the Constitution to diminish freedom in our state."

re: #229 Outrider

sinnerjee -- isn't that ol' Allen Ginsberg herself giving the intro?

Love taj -- of the millions of Stagger Lees out there his is the best.

re: #209 spidly

My whole point was that I love the Jewish religion and I hate to see those who also claim to love it vote for someone who has an animosity towards it, especially liberal Jews.

re: #234 gmsc

Loved it, and it's so true. I haven't turned my t.v. on in months. :)

re: #246 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

PIMF-

My whole point was that I love the Jewish religion and I hate to see those who also claim to love it vote for someone who has an animosity towards it, specifically liberal Jews.

re: #225 gmsc

Just another thing that BHO has wrong. There just is no such thing as a ' hypoallergenic' dog... only some breeds that are less likely to elicit reactions because they have less tendency to release dander.
Somehow I can't see a Mexican Hairless in the WH. And I hope the animal protection leagues lobby to make sure that the dog is rescued... I mean redistributed...

Gonna snack. BBL.

re: #249 tradewind

Just another thing that BHO has wrong. There just is no such thing as a ' hypoallergenic' dog... only some breeds that are less likely to elicit reactions because they have less tendency to release dander.
Somehow I can't see a Mexican Hairless in the WH. And I hope the animal protection leagues lobby to make sure that the dog is rescued... I mean redistributed...

Actually, you can make a dog hypoallergenic. It's just that the ASPCA gets so mad when you seal them in airtight plastic.

re: #244 blackpajamas

Unfortunately, I think people thought they were making a statement about what their view of same-sex marriage was," the San Francisco Democrat said.

Unfortunately for her gay friends, she is exactly right. They were making a statement of their view on same sex marriage.

A possible answer to voter fraud: the Mexican voter ID. (warning, .pdf file)

Mexico’s voter ID card is now widely regarded as one of the most secure, reliable voter identification systems in the world. So trusted is the integrity of Mexico’s voter ID credential that amid all the controversy surrounding the close presidential election on July 2, 2006, no one questioned the security, reliability, or authenticity of Mexico’s voter identification itself.

Indeed, Mexico’s voter ID has become the country’s de facto identification document and is readily accepted as positive proof-of-identity by merchants, banks, government officials, and citizens nationwide.

Hey, if the Mexicans do it, how can the Democrats oppose it?

/

re: #229 Outrider

Ummm, not really obscure. They played the song Jenna Bush and W danced to first at her wedding, (Lovin in my Baby's Eyes)

In post #243, meant "in its track" not "in it's track."
Dumb grammatical error.

Nancy Pelosi also wants us all to bail out the auto industry:

Pelosi talked about her closed-door meeting Thursday with executives and union officials from the struggling U.S. auto industry, who are seeking at least $25 billion in low-cost government loans on top of $25 billion Congress has already approved. Pelosi said she is open to the idea of more aid - with the caveat that Detroit would have to agree to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Basically, you the taxpayer get to foot the bill for the next set of hybrid vehicles -- whether or not you choose to buy them; and if you do buy them, any savings you realize are effectively just re-payments from the government back to you, exactly from your subsidy/bail-out of the industry.

that's not my name

Pull Shapes!

re: #251 gmsc

LMAO...
He mentioned several breeds, somehow the the shih-tsu sounds right...

re: #244 blackpajamas

Here, can you believe this: Pelosi says voters misunderstood Prop. 8

Nancy Pelosi thinks that Pro 8 (Ban Gay Marriage) passed in California because voters were too dumb to understand what their vote meant:

Unfortunately, I think people thought they were making a statement about what their view of same-sex marriage was," the San Francisco Democrat said. "I don't know if it was clear that this meant that we are amending the Constitution to diminish freedom in our state."

I think the voters understood it very well.

They also understand the Prop. 8 opponents who are threatening to burn down churches.

I hope Pelosi's gay constituents are just venting, but it's hard to tell, sometimes -- especially when they take such delight in scaring the horses.

re: #253 Steffan

A possible answer to voter fraud: the Mexican voter ID. (warning, .pdf file)

Hey, if the Mexicans do it, how can the Democrats oppose it?

/

I live in Indiana and the Dems here but up a HUGE fight for voter ID laws, of cousre lo and behold in 2008 WITH the voter ID laws passed, not only was their a record turnout, Obama won Indiana.

So much for the poor and oppressed not being able to make it to the BMV for a free voter ID card.