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Yawn. Anybody awake in here?

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1 sadhu  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:45:30am

up and doing!

2 x-wing  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:46:47am

Reporing for duty.

3 uisguex  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:47:31am

Up and ready to Roar!

4 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:48:12am

This is the earliest new thread I remember. Charles must be having trouble sleeping.

5 quickjustice  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:48:53am

Here on the East Coast, we're getting ready for another down day on the Street! ;-)

6 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:49:03am

re: #4 DeafDog

Was just thinking the same thing.

7 Scooter McGruder  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:49:05am

Yawn. I JUST woke up!

8 Peacekeeper  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:49:15am

[hits snooze bar]

9 Dasher  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:49:48am

I see the economy is still rolling along. Between Paulson's $700 billion, and Bernakee's $2 trillion, the US is just rolling along.

10 ashan  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:50:00am

Awake? We're hard at work... on the other side of the world. ;-)

11 x-wing  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:50:31am

re: #4 DeafDog

Ill say. He probably smelled the Baileys' being passed around in the last thread ;>}

12 Killer Tomato  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:51:27am

Been up for hours!

13 Pete-billy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:51:43am

Morning all.


Read this : Fake New York Times: 'Iraq War ends'
A group of liberal pranksters showed what you can do with some time, some people and some money. They created a fake issue of the New York Times with a four-colum wide headline that blares "Iraq War Ends."

14 zoidberg  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:52:33am

This thread makes for some interesting reading when you read it through this - http://www.quagmire-it.com/

15 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:52:59am

Good morning Oh magnanimous Lizard King...

16 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:53:04am

Golly Charles... bad night?

17 Harry Tuttle  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:53:13am

Haven't slept well either since around Nov 5th.

18 Danny  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:53:30am

Yup. Been up for a couple of hours. I'm a morning surfer!

19 Rancher  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:53:53am

Charles, lets a registration thread. My son keeps rustling my nic, we to get him hatched.

20 Ziggy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:54:14am

wow, a real treat for east coasters.

21 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:54:36am
Yawn. Anybody awake in here?

Just barely...Gunner's got Bailey's for your coffee...

22 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:54:37am

re: #13 Pete-billy

So was it ghost written by Dowd?

23 MacGregor  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:54:55am

Yerp, Mornin' ritual here. Good Morning!

24 Killer Tomato  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:55:00am
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that military training trumps protecting whales in a dispute over the Navy's use of sonar in submarine-hunting exercises off the coast of southern California.


How long you think before we start seeing these type of decisions go the other way?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/scotus_navy_sonar

25 Dasher  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:55:34am

re: #17 Harry Tuttle

Haven't slept well either since around Nov 5th.

It's going to get worse before it gets better. A lot worse.

26 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:55:54am

re: #16 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

Golly Charles... bad night?

Charles probably woke up like most Musicians with a new song running through his head, had to get the axe out and do a little early morning shredding and then though, Oh what the hell, might as well feed the Lizards while I'm up... ;)

27 apachegunner  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:56:19am

you guys ain't gonna get away from me that easy :)

28 Killian Bundy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:56:42am

Horrible unemployment figures and DOW on ly down 10. Baked in.

/we need to plunge another 500 in one day to retest the lows and spark a rally, maybe tomorrow, when retail sales come in over the transom

29 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:57:15am

J`lem resident arrested for driving at 183 km/hr on highway (Army Radio)

I wonder:
1) were was he going so fast? Like what was her name?
2) What kinda car was he driving?

30 pbird  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:57:29am

I can't sleep either. The news bites.

31 akak  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:57:31am
Jerusalem is holy to two religions - Islam and Christianity, PA Prime Minister Salaam Fayad said at the UN-organized interfaith peace conference on Wednesday. Fayad failed to mention the importance of Israel's capital to the Jewish people, Israel Radio reported. "Jerusalem is home to the third most holy place to Islam, the place where Muhammad rose to the heavens, and the place where Jesus, the Christian, was resurrected," the Palestinian leader proclaimed. President Shimon Peres and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni had addressed the forum earlier. (Jerusalem Post)

Once a terrorist always a terrorist George.

32 Pete-billy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:57:38am

re: #22 J.S.

So was it ghost written by Dowd?

This FAKE paper had a higher circulation than the real. lol

more here : New York Times spoof hits the streetsYour text to link...

33 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:57:55am

Awake?
Only just barely!
*scratches self*

34 Clutch  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:58:04am

Norcross, Georgia checking in. All systems normal but bracing for a "who got the chop" conference call later today. My prayers are that the call will inform us that none of my little band of yahoos were selected for "alternative employment options outside the Mothership". (My butt is as safe as one's can be in these uncertain times, but I worry about the rest of my team as none of them need to be whacked, unlike other teams I've been on.)

I now return to resurrecting dead PCs to life and general maintenance around the homestead...will check in later.

35 apachegunner  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:58:36am

re: #28 Killian Bundy
retail sales will be in the bucket tomorrow, I believe WalMart is the only winner. Gotta check their stock numbers.

36 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:59:04am

re: #29 Nevergiveup

J`lem resident arrested for driving at 183 km/hr on highway (Army Radio)

I wonder:
1) were was he going so fast? Like what was her name?
2) What kinda car was he driving?


113 MPH? I've done that in my old Honda.

/to any Feds watching: The statute of limitations has passed.

37 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:59:16am

re: #34 Clutch

Goodluck with that Clutch!

38 Ziggy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:00:10am

re: #25 Dasher

It's going to get worse before it gets better. A lot worse.

Well, there's nothing like starting your day with a cheery disposition.

39 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:00:15am

re: #36 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

113 MPH? I've done that in my old Honda.

/to any Feds watching: The statute of limitations has passed.

113 MPH? Hmm I wonder if my Vette could do that... in second gear... ;p

40 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:00:15am

re: #33 reloadingisnotahobby

Awake?
Only just barely!
*scratches self*

*mopping coffee off keyboard* A warning next time would be much appreciated...;>)

41 the_moll  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:00:44am

Good morning, Charles!

42 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:00:52am

WOW! Good morning Charles! Lordy you sure are up and at 'em early today!
Thank you for your kindness in giving us a new thread and an open thread at that, to start the day!

43 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:00:58am

re: #36 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

That,s fast 1LT!
Did 142 in my old Vette on I 10 thru Cabazon once!
Only once!
Beat the snot out of Bemmer!
Heehehehhe

44 Crusty  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:01:24am

Let us treasure each day remaining that we wake up in a country that is not yet led by an unqualified, racist church attending, terrorist palling, PLO toasting, socialist, bird flipping, widow insulting, live birth baby killing, illegal campaign fundraising, slavery-reinstating, tax raising, Communist cuddling, race baiting, tall tale telling, self worshipping, teleprompter chewing, two-legged disaster.

I wonder if I should submit that to Hallmark?

45 x-wing  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:01:41am

re: #31 akak


Is there any place that isn't Holy to a Muslim?

/sheesh

46 aussiemagpie  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:02:15am

re: #42 realwest

WOW! Good morning Charles! Lordy you sure are up and at 'em early today!
Thank you for your kindness in giving us a new thread and an open thread at that, to start the day!

Hi {realwest} and *smooch* *smooch* from Down Under!

47 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:02:24am

re: #42 realwest

Mornin' {realwest}...how are you today?

48 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:02:43am

re: #43 reloadingisnotahobby

That,s fast 1LT!
Did 142 in my old Vette on I 10 thru Cabazon once!
Only once!
Beat the snot out of Bemmer!
Heehehehhe

Meh... My Toyota Camery will do 113...

49 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:03:00am

Hey Folks..you left me behind on the last thread! LOL
Good Morning Charles..

50 Killer Tomato  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:03:00am

re: #44 Crusty

Better hurry...

51 Harry Tuttle  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:03:05am

re: #38 Ziggy

Well, there's nothing like starting your day with a cheery disposition.

Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...

52 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:03:12am

re: #42 realwest

WOW! Good morning Charles! Lordy you sure are up and at 'em early today!
Thank you for your kindness in giving us a new thread and an open thread at that, to start the day!

Morning my friend... ;)

53 Dasher  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:03:14am

re: #38 Ziggy

Well, there's nothing like starting your day with a cheery disposition.

A cheery disposition and a cup of hot coffee.

54 abu_garcia  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:03:24am

Good morning, Charles.

55 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:03:28am

re: #43 reloadingisnotahobby

Got to 134 mph in a Renault Gordini. Never want to go that fast again unless I have an airplane wrapped around me.

56 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:03:57am

re: #43 reloadingisnotahobby

That,s fast 1LT!
Did 142 in my old Vette on I 10 thru Cabazon once!
Only once!
Beat the snot out of Bemmer!
Heehehehhe

Talking bad about Beemers! Dang dorian and his red vette!

57 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:03:58am

Ooops - so startled to see Charles up and at 'em before 6 AM his time I forgot my customary greeting*:
Good morning all y'all - from a coolish (47 degrees, going up to 58 degrees) and damp/overcast Charlotte!
Hope all y'all are doing well today!

*though in fairness I did post that on the prior thread before I saw Charles had put this one up!

So how is everyone doing today?

58 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:04:24am

How come Realwest allways gets a kiss in the morning?
Huuummm?

59 Pete-billy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:04:51am

re: #55 Fat Bastard Vegetarian


your ava is funny

60 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:05:01am

re: #55 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Got to 134 mph in a Renault Gordini. Never want to go that fast again unless I have an airplane wrapped around me.

Buc a buc a buc a buc... It's super Chicken Fat Bastard Vegetarian... ;p

61 lori lane  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:05:16am

re: #49 HoosierHoops

Hey Folks..you left me behind on the last thread! LOL

Hey Hoops. What's going on up there? :)

62 apachegunner  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:05:42am

morning RW, we still buds?

63 WesternMT  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:05:46am

re: #57 realwest

Ooops - so startled to see Charles up and at 'em before 6 AM his time I forgot my customary greeting*:
Good morning all y'all - from a coolish (47 degrees, going up to 58 degrees) and damp/overcast Charlotte!
Hope all y'all are doing well today!

*though in fairness I did post that on the prior thread before I saw Charles had put this one up!

So how is everyone doing today?

The sun's trying to lighten the mountains, but rainy/grey overcast is diffusing the dawn... gonna be a grand day in Montana I believe.. Good mornin' to you Real...

64 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:05:49am

Hehehe... that Honda was a great car. We had it for 20 years and put 250,000 on it. Replaced the engine once (not after high-speeds, you wags). She literally rusted in place but kept going.

Sold it a few years back, couple of hundred bucks, still a runner.

65 livefreeor die  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:05:52am

Got the kids off to school and am now awaiting a forum the elementary school principal is holding for parents tonight. She was hired a year ago and spends most of her time avoiding parents. She's more interested in making sure attendance cards get in than whether she knows the kids or actually deals with discipline issues. Should be fun. Most people I know are bringing pitchforks tonight!

66 Clutch  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:06:12am

re: #37 reloadingisnotahobby

Goodluck with that Clutch!

With the PC or the call? :-)

Thanks, bud; the sad thing is that the Company is doing well overall (can't tell by the stock price, but whose doesn't right now?), so this may just be one of those opportunities to divest ourselves of some deadwood. No deadwood on my team, which would make the pain that much more acute. Still, I would love to have one Nov.-Dec, when job cuts did not happen. Even if you are not one of the ones to be whacked (and I was, many years ago at Thanksgiving), it puts a damper on the holiday season.

67 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:06:21am

re: #60 doriangrey

Buc a buc a buc a buc... It's super Chicken Fat Bastard Vegetarian... ;p

What's yer point?

68 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:06:21am

re: #46 aussiemagpie
Hey {aussiemagpie} *smooches* back to you ( uh, y'all did clear them with Miss Trixie, now didn't ya?!)!
How are you doing this morning? I'm doing ok, though still tired out from the chores we did yesterday which we have to finish today!

69 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:07:01am

My Gordini was a great car.

70 Killer Tomato  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:07:13am

re: #65 livefreeor die

Starting to think I should've invested in pitchforks, torches, tar, feathers and rails...

71 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:07:14am

re: #61 lori lane

Hey Hoops. What's going on up there? :)

Hi Lori..Looks like we'll have a half way decent day today.
Jordan arrives home from Camp P. in about a week..and gets married in 2 weeks...( she's preggie ) whoops

72 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:07:18am

re: #56 HoosierHoops

Ha!
Took two lanes to slow the Vette down...
I failed to say that! Scary fast car! Still had 2000 RPM left
before RED LINE!

73 Crusty  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:07:23am

re: #45 x-wing

Is there any place that isn't Holy to a Muslim?

/sheesh

Yes, the Realm of Objective and Critical Thought. They won't go near the place.

74 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:07:30am

re: #47 scottishbuzzsaw
Good morning {scottie} Well as I mentioned in #46 I'm still tuckered out from yesterday, with another day to go today! LOL! Otherwise I'm ok, how are you doing?

75 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:07:43am

re: #67 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

What's yer point?

The older ya get... The slower ya drive... Sounds like you must be pushing 102... ;p lol...lol...lol...

76 Ziggy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:07:48am

re: #51 Harry Tuttle
Now that's more like it!

77 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:08:23am

re: #70 Killer Tomato

Starting to think I should've invested in pitchforks, torches, tar, feathers and rails...

Home Depot?

78 Ziggy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:08:37am

re: #53 Dasher

A cheery disposition and a cup of hot coffee.


Pot number two just went beep beep. Time to pour another one.

79 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:09:10am

re: #48 doriangrey
HEY DORIAN! How are you my friend - geez, our schedules haven't exactly meshed the last couple of days or so!
How's your teeth and did ya get that windshield fixed on the vette yet?!

80 livefreeor die  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:09:13am

re: #70 Killer Tomato

Starting to think I should've invested in pitchforks, torches, tar, feathers and rails...

There's going to be a run on them on our side of the district this afternoon. Thanks for reminding me about the tar...

81 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:10:01am

Need to fix another pot of jo..
BBIM

82 stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:10:07am

Good morning all! I'm actually startled (and pleased) to be able to contribute to a thread with fewer than 100 posts on it! Not that this comment is contributing much, but I figure a cheery "good morning" must be worth something to someone.

83 lori lane  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:10:13am

re: #71 HoosierHoops

Hi Lori..Looks like we'll have a half way decent day today.
Jordan arrives home from Camp P. in about a week..and gets married in 2 weeks...( she's preggie ) whoops

Well, I bet you're really anxious to see him. His life is really going to change FAST! :)

84 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:10:16am

re: #72 reloadingisnotahobby

Ha!
Took two lanes to slow the Vette down...
I failed to say that! Scary fast car! Still had 2000 RPM left
before RED LINE!

What year? I have a 1084, with a custom built pro-street lightly stroked 350, pumping 355hp... I cant even find her red line... ;O

85 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:10:26am

re: #44 Crusty

Let us treasure each day remaining that we wake up in a country that is not yet led by an unqualified, racist church attending, terrorist palling, PLO toasting, socialist, bird flipping, widow insulting, live birth baby killing, illegal campaign fundraising, slavery-reinstating, tax raising, Communist cuddling, race baiting, tall tale telling, self worshipping, teleprompter chewing, two-legged disaster.

I wonder if I should submit that to Hallmark?

I don't know about all that, but if he follows his campaign promises he will be an economic disaster.

Here's a funny take from the Wizard of Id

86 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:10:36am

re: #84 doriangrey

What year? I have a 1984, with a custom built pro-street lightly stroked 350, pumping 355hp... I cant even find her red line... ;O

Doh...

87 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:10:41am

re: #66 Clutch

Been there done that !
When Carter was Pres...
Got laid off from a wholesaleing job!
I was 23 and had an F&^%$# ulcer!
The kicker was ,as I loaded up my office,the G. M. came in and handed me my profit share check..7,500 bucks!
Woho!

88 Duckman  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:10:54am

Second cup of coffee !

89 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:11:11am

Well crap, got to run... or be late to the gulag...

90 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:11:19am

re: #74 realwest

Good morning {scottie} Well as I mentioned in #46 I'm still tuckered out from yesterday, with another day to go today! LOL! Otherwise I'm ok, how are you doing?

Doing well, hon...have to play catch-up with chores today, too, but thought I'd procrastinate with my favorite lizards...oh, and the Bailey's helps me forget what awaits, too. ;>)

91 agtiger  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:11:24am

Rancher: Not sure if it was you (or your son) interested in whether that "abclive.in" article I posted in the previous overnight open thread was real or not, but I threw some more details up there in reply in that thread. Just didn't want you to miss it.

92 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:11:50am

re: #89 doriangrey

Well crap, got to run... or be late to the gulag...

Take care, dorian...

93 Pete-billy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:12:11am

ok ppl , have to go for now, see you later.

94 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:13:30am

Good morning everyone. I hope today finds you well... Looking for off and on rain here in the People's Republic of New York...

I see Wal-Mart had another profitable quarter. Wonder why that is...

95 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:14:04am

re: #56 HoosierHoops
Hey Hoops! Well I had a nearly new 1968 Jaguar E-type up to 145 on a highway in Nevada MANY MANY moons ago and I was just having a blast (too young and dumb - but I repeat myself - to realize how scary it should have been!) until I got passed by a blur of dust covered red - next truck stop we pulled in and found a Lamgorghini Miura sitting there - asked the fellow who was driving it how fast he was going and he said - real casual like "Oh, 'bout 170 or so - were you the guy in that little green jaguar?"!
LOL! I can't IMAGINE going 170 mph on an open highway - one jackrabbit and you (and the jackrabbit would be S.O.L.! LOL!
How are ya doing today Hoops?

96 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:14:08am

re: #84 doriangrey

1969 Stingray 395 HP 427CID ...Got it for a song!
Pulled the motor and had rebuilt by Wislon Brothers Performance in Ontario Calif..
While it was down I and my Dad rebuilt the chassis...
A year later it was STOLEN !

97 aussiemagpie  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:14:29am

re: #58 reloadingisnotahobby

How come Realwest allways gets a kiss in the morning?
Huuummm?

{Realwest} is very kissable, and he appreciates all the attention :-)

98 RememberSekhmet?  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:14:46am

Gotta leave in a bit to get a better contact lens scrip.

99 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:14:59am

re: #58 reloadingisnotahobby Cause I'm really good looking, manly and cute all at the same time, thibit!

100 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:15:04am

re: #13 Pete-billy

Morning all.


Read this : Fake New York Times: 'Iraq War ends'
A group of liberal pranksters showed what you can do with some time, some people and some money. They created a fake issue of the New York Times with a four-colum wide headline that blares "Iraq War Ends."

How is this different from the fake news the NYT prints every day?

101 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:15:17am

re: #96 reloadingisnotahobby

At least they had a fast get away car.

102 lori lane  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:15:56am

re: #79 realwest

Hey, Realwest! HOpe all is going well with you & your mom. Good luck finishing those chores. I gotta scoot out now~ take care~

103 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:16:12am

re: #62 apachegunner
Hey Guns! Of course we're still buds - why the hell wouldn't we be?!

104 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:16:15am

re: #99 realwest

We've taken notice of that!
Very jealous

105 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:16:16am

Morning! Anything happen worth knowing over night? Other than Cognito getting the boot.

106 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:16:22am

re: #95 realwest

Wow RW. I have a new respect for you. That was a cool story. : )

107 aussiemagpie  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:17:46am

re: #68 realwest

Hey {aussiemagpie} *smooches* back to you ( uh, y'all did clear them with Miss Trixie, now didn't ya?!)!
How are you doing this morning? I'm doing ok, though still tired out from the chores we did yesterday which we have to finish today!

I'm sure my friend won't mind at all! It's a warm night here and my bedsocks have been put away until next winter

We're all fine, and thanks for asking darls

108 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:17:46am

re: #25 Dasher

It's going to get worse before it gets better. A lot worse.

Which would have been true regardless of who won. ETA and MPH.

109 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:17:46am

re: #105 bosforus

Cognito got banned?

110 superjan  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:18:17am

Anybody awake? its 15.17 round here.

111 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:18:26am

re: #99 realwest

Cause I'm really good looking, manly and cute all at the same time, thibit!

You'd probably get more smooches if Miss Trixie wasn't so miserly with the permission. ;>)

112 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:18:32am

re: #105 bosforus

Morning! Anything happen worth knowing over night? Other than Cognito getting the boot.

Cog got banned. Lazardo decided to take a long walk.

113 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:18:50am

re: #96 reloadingisnotahobby

1969 Stingray 395 HP 427CID ...Got it for a song!
Pulled the motor and had rebuilt by Wislon Brothers Performance in Ontario Calif..
While it was down I and my Dad rebuilt the chassis...
A year later it was STOLEN !

They had to wait to make sure you were done...

/that's rough. Crooks suck.

114 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:19:19am

re: #55 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Got to 134 mph in a Renault Gordini. Never want to go that fast again unless I have an airplane wrapped around me.

Hit 150 in a 1978 Ford LTD once.

115 RememberSekhmet?  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:19:22am

re: #105 bosforus

Morning! Anything happen worth knowing over night? Other than Cognito getting the boot.

What? What happened?

116 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:19:28am

I'M UP COFFEE ON MEEE

117 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:19:31am

re: #63 WesternMT
Well good morning to you too - I don't believe we've ever chatted before but I do know an LGFer somewhere out your way nic named USMC RECON - big fella, older than me and still runs his damn five miles a day, had a really big ole dog who by now has probably concluded that USMC RECON is outta his mind and refuses to do the whole 5 miles with him!
I'm sure you know him - I think he owns a big ranch with a mountain in the middle!
Glad to hear you're gonna have a great day out there in Big Sky Country! Whereabouts are you in Wyoming?

118 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:19:46am

re: #109 bellamags

Yep. And LaZardo left...(Cartman is also gone)...(Cartman and LaZardo voluntary...Cognito, involuntary).

119 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:20:08am

re: #114 JamesTKirk

Morning, Captain!

120 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:20:09am

re: #114 JamesTKirk

Hit 150 in a 1978 Ford LTD once.

In a Ford LTD, isn't that Warp factor 4?

121 aussiemagpie  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:20:12am

re: #82 stoutcat

Good morning all! I'm actually startled (and pleased) to be able to contribute to a thread with fewer than 100 posts on it! Not that this comment is contributing much, but I figure a cheery "good morning" must be worth something to someone.

Hello,and yes it is! :-)

122 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:20:24am

re: #109 bellamags

Cognito got banned?

Yes, it happened yesterday. He mouthed off at Charles after Charles warned him that Cog he was on his last nerve. Not smart.

123 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:20:25am

re: #61 lori lane
Hey there {lori} = how are you today? Hope you're feeling well and have better weather than do we!

124 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:20:32am

re: #116 WriterMom

I'M UP COFFEE ON MEEE

You spilled in on yourself?!

125 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:20:44am

re: #109 bellamags

Cognito got banned?

It appeared that way.

126 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:20:47am

re: #113 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
AAA was not happy when I brought in recipts and photos of the
project !
A year later they CANCELED me!Assholes!

127 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:20:59am

re: #118 J.S.

What was the topic?

128 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:21:01am

re: #118 J.S.

Yep. And LaZardo left...(Cartman is also gone)...(Cartman and LaZardo voluntary...Cognito, involuntary).

Is there a story?

129 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:21:13am

re: #124 scottishbuzzsaw

Silly billy!

130 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:21:22am

re: #125 bosforus

holy crap.

131 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:21:40am

re: #118 J.S.

Yep. And LaZardo left...(Cartman is also gone)...(Cartman and LaZardo voluntary...Cognito, involuntary).

Do you think the two taking a hiatus will be back?

132 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:21:41am

re: #125 bosforus

Bos? How'd you do that? Link to a comment in another thread (I mean). I've tried, but can't figure it out.

133 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:21:47am

re: #119 WriterMom

Morning, Captain!

Why yes. Yes it is. And I need more coffee.

134 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:21:47am

re: #117 realwest
PIMF AND DAMN - Your in Montana, not Wyoming!
Sigh, gotta go get some more coffee y'all - BBIAM!

135 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:22:10am

re: #118 J.S.

Yep. And LaZardo left...(Cartman is also gone)...(Cartman and LaZardo voluntary...Cognito, involuntary).

Really?

Damn, those ACORN checks must have really stopped. A lot of slackers getting paid to make YouTube comments are probably out looking for work... and, lo, the jobless numbers are up.

Coincidence?

136 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:22:17am

re: #132 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Bos? How'd you do that? Link to a comment in another thread (I mean). I've tried, but can't figure it out.

Click the number to the left of the comment. You will be delightfully surprised.

137 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:22:18am

re: #122 Dark_Falcon

Yes, it happened yesterday. He mouthed off at Charles after Charles warned him that Cog he was on his last nerve. Not smart.

Was that when they were arguing the parental notifacation thang?

138 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:22:26am

re: #105 bosforus

Morning! Anything happen worth knowing over night? Other than Cognito getting the boot.

What" he did? Why?

139 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:22:36am

re: #132 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Bos? How'd you do that? Link to a comment in another thread (I mean). I've tried, but can't figure it out.

Well, to the left of the avatar.

140 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:22:54am

re: #129 WriterMom

Silly billy!

Yeah, and that 'in' should have been 'it'...gonna grab me another cup...how are you today, Mom?

141 cathypop  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:24:06am

re: #88 Duckman

I'm already on the second pot of coffee.

142 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:24:12am

re: #140 scottishbuzzsaw

Fantastic! Went to see "Dirty Dancing" (the musical)...it was a riot since I think I saw the movie 85 times. Really great music...fun.

143 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:24:17am

139 bosforus 11/13/2008 6:22:36 am PST

re: #132 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Bos? How'd you do that? Link to a comment in another thread (I mean). I've tried, but can't figure it out.

Well, to the left of the avatar.


Like that?

144 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:24:32am

re: #143 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Nope. Hmmm.

145 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:24:36am

Yesterday O.R. tried to change the subject to GUNS but
Nooo!
LOL

146 Pullus Iulius  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:24:56am

re: #95 realwest

Realwest- Good morning to you! You seem fit this rainy morning. Great Jaguar story. Now you know your guardian angel has an airspeed of at least 145.

147 RememberSekhmet?  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:25:21am

Well, I'm off to the eye doc to get some eyes that work.

148 WesternMT  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:25:22am

re: #117 realwest


Glad to hear you're gonna have a great day out there in Big Sky Country! Whereabouts are you in Wyoming?

Well... LOL... I'm about 150 miles north and 200 miles west of Wyoming...

I'm just inside the Idaho border about an hour south of Canada... but it's the better part of Canada, Albertan's seem to have less liberal craziness.

149 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:25:57am

re: #138 Nevergiveup

Seemed like the usual reasons. Disagreements escalating to bitter and increasingly passive aggressive comments. But I never really followed Cognito's comments so perhaps I'm no qualified to talk about it.

150 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:26:00am

re: #105 bosforus

Morning! Anything happen worth knowing over night? Other than Cognito getting the boot.

Cog got the boot?
details?

151 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:26:30am

re: #82 stoutcat
Hey, a cheery good morning is worth a lot, although probably not appreciated that much by the older crowd that tends to hang out here in the morning!
Good morning back atcha! Where are y'all located?

152 aboo-Hoo-Hoo  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:26:32am

Command & Demand Markets: OPEC mulling over emergency meeting

Iran's OPEC governor has said the organization is considering holding an emergency meeting on Nov. 28 to discuss the drop in oil prices.

OPEC members are still talking about holding an emergency meeting on November 28 in Cairo, Mohammad Ali Khatibi said on Thursday, according to a Reuters report.
[...]
Meanwhile, OPEC President Chakib Khelil said the organization may cut output again if oil prices stay below the preferred range of $70 to $90 a barrel.
[...]
Nozari also called on non-OPEC oil producers to help the organization stabilize prices and regulate international supply and demand.

...and the Rooshkies are paddling-up the Shitzky River with billions having poured out of Russia which Putin has still been unable to completely stop along with a 3-year budget & two-donkey economy on oil at $95/bbl.

Real class acts.

153 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:26:33am

re: #148 WesternMT

Alberta is the closest thing to "American" that Canada has in my opinion. Much less liberal than all the rest of Canada.

154 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:27:12am

Mornin' all, from a slowly drying out Wenatchee Valley. The west siders are still under water. Breaks my heart(NOT) to see half million dollar houses under water cause the fools built to close to the cricks.

155 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:27:23am

re: #109 bellamags

It was over Bobby Jindal. Bobby Jindal has that little "exorcism" problem...which makes him (along with his creationist/ID views) a political liability. Cognito kept insisting that the "exorcism" bit was something in the past and could be ignored...Everyone else disagreed...(btw, Cognito was, imo, wrong to think that the MSM wouldn't use it to paint Bobby Jindal as a religious kook...Since the "exorcism" was a pivotal / trans formative event in Jindal's life -- Jindal, himself, stated that it was the exorcism which, in part, influenced him to covert from Hinduism to Catholicism...and to believe that such an event would be "off limits" to a hostile press, you'd have to be living in a dream world.)

156 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:27:25am

re: #95 realwest

LOL
You were a wild and crazy guy!
I'm doing great today.

157 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:27:41am

re: #84 doriangrey
Gettoutta here! Everyone know they didn't start making vettes until 1210!
;')

158 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:27:51am

re: #143 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Oh, I had to actually go to the thread to find the comment first. Then you just click on the number (to link to my previous comment I'd click on the "149" next to my avatar) and the comment appears by itself in a separate window. Then just copy the url and post a link in a comment like usual.

159 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:28:54am

re: #150 HoosierHoops

Charles said "Stop".
Cognito said, "Stop What?"
Charles said, "You know perfectly well."
Cognito said, "I know perfectly well' 'what?'"
Charles said...etc.
Charles had the last word.

I liked Cog. But his "Who, me?" questioning got a bit old.

160 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:29:00am

re: #154 pingjockey

Mornin' all, from a slowly drying out Wenatchee Valley. The west siders are still under water. Breaks my heart(NOT) to see half million dollar houses under water cause the fools built to close to the cricks.

Good morning, ping...

161 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:29:02am

re: #137 reloadingisnotahobby

Was that when they were arguing the parental notifacation thang?

No, they were arguing about an exorcism involving La. Governor Bobby Jindal. Cognito kept asking for proof of Jindal's continuing belief in exorcism even after Charles had provided proof positive. Cog basically acted like he was a professor and Charles was his student.

162 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:29:31am

re: #158 bosforus

Now ... In english please!8-]

163 aussiemagpie  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:29:33am

Today's funny story:

Ancient gags show nothing's changed!

A DIRECT ancestor of Monty Python's renowned "Dead Parrot" sketch has been found in a book of jokes dating back to Greece in the fourth century AD.

A new English translation of Philogelos: The Laugh Addict contains a joke in which a man complains that a slave he has just bought has died.

"By the gods," answers the slave's seller, "when he was with me, he never did any such thing."

In the Python sketch, written 16 centuries later, the shopkeeper claims the parrot, a "Norwegian Blue," is not dead, but just "pining for the fjords."

Other jokes in the book show that sex, nagging wives and passing wind have formed the basis of humour for centuries.

One example is: "A misogynist is attending to the burial of his wife, who has just died. When someone asks, 'Who is it who rests in peace here?', he answers, 'Me, now that I'm rid of her!'."

:-D

164 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:30:19am

re: #161 Dark_Falcon

Oh! Thanks...

165 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:30:26am

Well, Cognito got Whacked. Hmmm, don't know how I feel about that. Wasn't an outright troll but could be damn obtuse on purpose and vague to the point of driving good lizards mad.

166 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:30:32am

re: #157 realwest

Gettoutta here! Everyone know they didn't start making vettes until 1210!
;')

What about the Islamic models from 1045?

167 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:31:23am

Cognito could sure be annoying at times. It was not always what he said but how he said it. He seemed to take great delight in being on the other side. And to top it off he seemed adept at getting under people's skin. It's one thing to have a lively discussion but another to tweak everyone's nose.

168 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:31:26am

re: #97 aussiemagpie
"{Realwest} is very kissable, and he appreciates all the attention :-)"
Boy howdy now ain't that the truth!
(boy howdy? WTH? sigh. One half way conversation from someone out in Montana and I'm already talking funny y'all!) And just for saying that, {aussiemagpie} here's a couple more *Smooches* for you!

169 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:31:30am

re: #160 scottishbuzzsaw
Back atcha!

170 rightside  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:31:54am

re: #154 pingjockey

...to close to the cricks.

Noise made by a Japanese camera?

171 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:32:01am

re: #166 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

What about the Islamic models from 1045?

Clad in burkas, same as today. I'm off to work, see you all later.

172 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:32:24am

Since we are talking speed this morning, here are a couple of links to some cool driving. The second in car cam is a friend of mine. The first you can really listen to the engine and get an idea of the speed so turn up the volume.


INSANE

DIRT TRACKS

173 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:32:38am

Thanks, AussieMagpie and Realwest. I'm in the blue blue city of Boston at work at the moment, being a slacker between trying to write some documentation and creating a presentation, trying to avoid both. Home is on beautiful Cape Cod.

I've been an LGF lurker for many years (in fact, I remember when Nodrog and Globular Cluster were still around), but just started dabbling my toes in the comments water. Feels kinda nice.

174 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:32:51am

re: #166 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

What about the Islamic models from 1045?

The muslims in 1045 never actually finished building one. An imam told them that once you build a car, you'll end up having to give rides to infidels with dogs and/or alcohol. The plans (and planner) were burned.

175 aussiemagpie  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:33:35am

re: #168 realwest

"{Realwest} is very kissable, and he appreciates all the attention :-)"
Boy howdy now ain't that the truth!
(boy howdy? WTH? sigh. One half way conversation from someone out in Montana and I'm already talking funny y'all!) And just for saying that, {aussiemagpie} here's a couple more *Smooches* for you!

LOL! You all talk funny over there :-)

*Faints* (not used to all those smooches)!

176 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:33:39am

re: #162 reloadingisnotahobby

Now ... In english please!8-]

Find your comment 162 that I'm quoting right now and click on the number "162". "Now ... In english please!8-]" should pop up in a new window all by itself. When it does, highlight the address (will look like this [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]) and copy it. Come back to this page here and use that address as your link address. :)

177 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:33:42am

re: #106 bellamags
Why thank you! It's actually the dude in the Miura you should have that respect for, damn 170 mph on a regular ole highway (course in those days there were NO SPEED LIMITS in Nevada throughout most of the State!).

178 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:34:21am

re: #97 aussiemagpie

{Realwest} is very kissable, and he appreciates all the attention :-)

Well, I'd love to help him with that, but since Prop 8 passed there's nothing I can do. Sorry.

179 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:35:02am

re: #165 pingjockey

re: #176 bosforus
That's coool...Learned something new!

180 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:35:02am

re: #174 JamesTKirk

The muslims in 1045 never actually finished building one. An imam told them that once you build a car, you'll end up having to give rides to infidels with dogs and/or alcohol. The plans (and planner) were burned.

I thought that was why they ended up with two seats... one for the driver and the other one for the truck bomb.

/not like it would fit in the "two thongs and a toothbrush" trunk.

181 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:35:17am

re: #177 realwest

You were driving a Jag. That's sweet. See my #172

182 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:35:26am

re: #175 aussiemagpie

*Faints* (not used to all those smooches)!

*passes the smelling salts*

183 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:35:29am

re: #111 scottishbuzzsaw
LOL! Hey now, Miss Trixie is a fine lady, and I'm sure if y'all asked her she'd say "sure go ahead and smooch ole RW - he needs 'em at his age!"!

184 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:35:58am

re: #167 Nevergiveup

Indeed. It was as if cognito wanted to see Bobby Jindal become the "new" leader of the conservatives...but why? So that conservatives could be reviled, mocked and scorned by the MSM and everyone else?

185 Ayatollah Ghilmeini  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:36:14am

Charles your early morning posts are throwing my rhythm off- used to be 11:30, first post of the morn. Now you can't stay in bed...

186 FrogMarch  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:36:25am

The Pelosi, Reid, Schumer axis of France - protect the UAW at all costs. Protect the union bloat.

Here’s a stat from my friend, blogger Mark Perry: Total compensation per hour for the big-three carmakers is $73.20. That’s a 52 percent differential from Toyota’s (Detroit South) $48 compensation (wages + health and retirement benefits). In fact, the oversized UAW-driven pay package for Detroit is 132 percent higher than that of the entire manufacturing sector of the U.S., which comes in at $31.59.

I don’t care how much money Congress throws at GM. With that kind of oversize comp-package they are not gonna be competitive. It’s throwin’ bad money after a bad cause. What a way to start the new Obama era.
typical.


we are so screwed.


'moring all!

187 DistantThunder  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:36:27am

What is most frustrating with everything that is happening is millions of us played by the rules, and then Frank, Pelosi and Reid decided to "Roll the Dice."

188 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:36:31am

re: #155 J.S.

Cog could get on the nerves of others, especially Mandy. I have to admit however, that I will miss him a little. He was a creep but he had his moments.

189 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:36:44am

Not quite kosher
Scandalous affair causes storm in US Jewish community as country's largest kosher meat supplier is expected to shut down after owners are charged with immigration and labor violations, leading to bankruptcy

[Link: www.ynetnews.com...]

And before this Kosher meat was so inexpensive?
/

190 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:37:10am

re: #173 Stoutcat
Uh. Excuse me. You're toe is in my coffee.

191 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:37:14am

re: #114 JamesTKirk
Hey Cap'n, uh 150 in a 1978 Ford LTD?! I don't want to be argumentative but that's a little ...well... really hard to believe!

192 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:37:15am

re: #179 reloadingisnotahobby

re: #176 bosforus
That's coool...Learned something new!

It's only 7:30 in the morning! I'd call it a day and go back to sleep.

193 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:37:26am

re: #184 J.S.

Indeed. It was as if cognito wanted to see Bobby Jindal become the "new" leader of the conservatives...but why? So that conservatives could be reviled, mocked and scorned by the MSM and everyone else?

And this is somehow different from normal? They'd trash Saint Peter if we nominated him.

194 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:37:47am

re: #190 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Did you get that quoting comments thing down?

195 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:38:02am

re: #183 realwest

LOL! Hey now, Miss Trixie is a fine lady, and I'm sure if y'all asked her she'd say "sure go ahead and smooch ole RW - he needs 'em at his age!"!

Dirty old man!

196 Ayatollah Ghilmeini  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:38:50am

Tables Set

Barack Obama espoused some amazingly dumb Mid East positions on the campaign trail. I may not be a Harvard trained lawyer but I think I know my Ayatollahs better than Mr. Obama.

He says Iran cannot be allowed to get nuclear weapons. Obama lives under the delusion that US-Iran relations have burdened under a terrible misunderstanding and once some soothing spiritual words are said, Iran will feel comfortable and race into the arms of embrace of an international community that has so missed it. If Obama is right, the moment our trust is gained Iran will immediately cease its genocidal rhetoric, stop shipping arms to terrorists and close down Hezbollah's worldwide operations (with its burgeoning Latin American presence). And Iran's price is so "small:" complete US pullout from the region and tossing Israel to the wolves. But If Obama is wrong, Iran will betray Obama, Israel may be destroyed, Iran will get the bomb and super-hegomony over the world's oil reserves and Hezbollah will blow stuff up in the capital of any nation that dares to quibble over paying $150 a barrel oil plus protection money for Iran's "good will."

As for the Jews of Latin America, start packing now, primos! It is over, the 400 year history of Latin American Jewry is on the verge of being terrorized out of existence. Hezbollah's mobile international Einsatzgruppen are ready to go. The governments now shielding Jews you will sell them out for oil. They are Hezbollah's #1 target, right after Bush leaves office, the Jihad against you will begin in earnest.

For Israel, it is all bad. Obama will try to wave his magic wand and heal the rift between Hamas and Fatah as if his mere wonderfulness will cause the hardened terrorist scum that lead these otherwise unrepresentitive factions to suddenly realize "Oh yes! We must have unity and peace so we can see to the wellbeing of our people." The kleptocrats of Fateh would rather die than not steal their people's future and the inhuman filth that lead Hamas never met someone else's son they were not prepared to send to die. Any overture to peace in the region pretends Hamas is not thoroughly subsidized by Iran and in any way not fully committed to Israel's annihilation as its sole and only goal. Any efforts at peace using an Oslo like effort are doomed to fail. Look at Gaza: Hamas studiously avoids every attempt to improve their people's lives. The incidental decrease in factional lawlessness is only the product of Hamas' fascistic annihilation of all opposition.

As for Israel's ability to use long range strikes as a deterrent, Obama can quietly deny Israel two things to remove the military option: permission to traverse Iraqi airspace and access to US early warning antimissile radar. Headed for elections, it would take a miracle to unify Israel to attack Iran before Bush leaves office. Once inaugurated Obama's State the Department (who soiled their dishdashes with delight November 4th), who have been waiting decades to re-elevate antisemitism to its proper place as a pillar of State Department policy will begin the process of isolating Israel as never before; Israel is to be the lone pariah. Expect malevolence in striped pants.

This is the future if nothing changes before January 20th, so all hopes for a middle east with a real future reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. George Bush and George Bush alone can change the world. Hit them, Mr. Bush. Hit them for the thousands of soldiers Iran maimed and killed. Hit them for their terrorism against tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians. Hit them for the damage they inflicted to your presidency. Hit them for trying to destabilize the entire world. Hit them for their nuclear program. Hit them for harboring and helping al Qaeda and the Taliban. Hit them as your lasting gift to the nation. Hit them for simple justice. But hit them and hit them hard.

You can be remembered as the man who knew the danger and did nothing, an American Chamberlain or the American Churchill, who with his last strength, saved the world.

197 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:38:50am

re: #191 realwest

Hey Cap'n, uh 150 in a 1978 Ford LTD?! I don't want to be argumentative but that's a little ...well... really hard to believe!

The thing had a huge 8-cylinder engine, and that was the first (and only) time I pushed it as hard as it would go. Circa 1990, route 146, Massachusetts.

198 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:39:02am

re: #183 realwest

LOL! Hey now, Miss Trixie is a fine lady, and I'm sure if y'all asked her she'd say "sure go ahead and smooch ole RW - he needs 'em at his age!"!

Miss Trixie? Are you here?

199 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:39:04am

re: #193 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

And this is somehow different from normal? They'd trash Saint Peter if we nominated him.

Well the Dems trumped us on that one. They nominated the "Messiah". The messiah does trump a saint doesn't it?

200 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:39:20am

re: #191 realwest

Easy. (Off of a thousand foot cliff).
/

Remember, a LTD had a lot of room under to hood for modification.

201 aussiemagpie  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:39:20am

re: #173 Stoutcat

Thanks, AussieMagpie and Realwest. I'm in the blue blue city of Boston at work at the moment, being a slacker between trying to write some documentation and creating a presentation, trying to avoid both. Home is on beautiful Cape Cod.

I've been an LGF lurker for many years (in fact, I remember when Nodrog and Globular Cluster were still around), but just started dabbling my toes in the comments water. Feels kinda nice.

Good on you! I remember those days too - one lovely thing to come from LGF - some good friends, two lovely LGFers hosted my son and his GF when they had a US holiday in September

Now get to work! :-)

202 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:39:40am

Good morning all.

203 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:39:40am

re: #190 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Sorry, I didn't realize you were a vegetarian. But my toes are clean, I promise. I just had a pedicure.

204 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:40:05am

re: #167 Nevergiveup

Cognito could sure be annoying at times. It was not always what he said but how he said it. He seemed to take great delight in being on the other side. And to top it off he seemed adept at getting under people's skin. It's one thing to have a lively discussion but another to tweak everyone's nose.

I saw the beginning of that...when they started talking about exorism..
I said the famous line ' I need a young priest..I need an old priest'
I tried to inject a little humor.

205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:40:24am

re: #194 bosforus

Nah. Moved on, thought it'd be easy. Looked at it again, then noticed a toe in my coffee, and some lint, waaay down deep in my belly button...

Did I mention I'm A.D.D.?

206 lawhawk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:40:34am

Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. I see that the NYT has published a story about the bogus Palin rumors, but that the blame rests not with the media outlets that ran with the story, but the bloggers who pursued it.

Right. Which one of these is not like the other. One claims superior intellect and fact checking ability. The other? Not so much.

The Times seems to get them confused.

207 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:40:35am

re: #192 bosforus

To late!
I'm at work and headin out right about no...

208 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:41:10am

re: #188 bellamags

I didn't mind Cognito all that much (an annoying pest at times), but (usually) ignorable...(at least for me -- others, probably, not so much...for others he was far more irksome..)

209 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:41:11am

re: #170 rightside
Creeks are what flow through high end housing developments, golf courses, etc... A crick is where real country folk go fishing, swimming etc...

210 aussiemagpie  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:41:12am

re: #178 JamesTKirk

Well, I'd love to help him with that, but since Prop 8 passed there's nothing I can do. Sorry.

LOL! Now that's a dilemma for sure! However I'm pretty sure realwest will understand

211 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:41:15am

re: #191 realwest

Hey Cap'n, uh 150 in a 1978 Ford LTD?! I don't want to be argumentative but that's a little ...well... really hard to believe!

He had the wind to his back..

212 saberry0530  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:41:23am

Just got this in an email and all of them knida make sense. ENJOY!

Everyone concentrates on the problems we're having in this country lately: illegal immigration, hurricane recovery, alligators attacking people in Florida ..

Not me. I concentrate on solutions for the problems. It's a win-win situation.


+ Dig a moat the length of the Mexican border.


+ Send the dirt to New Orleans to raise the level of the levies.


+ Put the Florida alligators in the moat along the Mexican ! border.


Any other problems you would like for me to solve today ? Yes!

Think about this one:

1.Cows
2..The Constitution
3.The Ten Commandments

C O W S

Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.


T H E C O N S T I T U T I O N

They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq ... Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years, and we're not using it anymore.


T H E 1 0 C O M M A N D M E N T S

The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this:
You cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal,' 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie' in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians...It creates a hostile work environment.


PART OF THE PROBLEM
Also, Think about this: If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending
someone-- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!

213 steveoh  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:41:46am

re: #44 Crusty

Let us treasure each day remaining that we wake up in a country that is not yet led by an unqualified, racist church attending, terrorist palling, PLO toasting, socialist, bird flipping, widow insulting, live birth baby killing, illegal campaign fundraising, slavery-reinstating, tax raising, Communist cuddling, race baiting, tall tale telling, self worshipping, teleprompter chewing, two-legged disaster.

I wonder if I should submit that to Hallmark?

A great tee shirt, with word CHANGE printed on front. The quote on the back.

214 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:41:53am

re: #205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Hey, I didn't put the lint there. It was just my toe, I swear!

215 PISSED  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:04am

ah... umm.. ah.. sorry I'm a little late .. but PRESENT

/channeling the one

216 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:22am

re: #184 J.S.

Indeed. It was as if cognito wanted to see Bobby Jindal become the "new" leader of the conservatives...but why? So that conservatives could be reviled, mocked and scorned by the MSM and everyone else?

It seems to me that Jindal's been an effective house rep and governor. Hes should be evaluated on his record. Heck, BHO's religious history/beliefs did not DQ him. Why should Jindal's?

217 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:27am

re: #146 Pullus Iulius
Good morning to you, too - well that day he had a speed of 145 mph - don't know if he could do that today - Lord knows I'd never even think about doing 145 on an open highway again. 100 maybe, or even 120 (on a straight road, vision like 8 miles at a clip) but no way I'd go up to 145 these days. I'm pretty sure.
Probably not.

218 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:29am

re: #206 lawhawk

They blame the ones they fear. That's a good sign for us.

219 3 wood  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:36am

re: #167 Nevergiveup

Cognito could sure be annoying at times. It was not always what he said but how he said it. He seemed to take great delight in being on the other side. And to top it off he seemed adept at getting under people's skin. It's one thing to have a lively discussion but another to tweak everyone's nose.

My problem with Cog went back to his real early days. He would take a devils advocate position on something (generally defending the MSM), then when shown that his position was unsupportable, would deny taking the original position in the first place and demand proof that he ever had.

So one day I went back and did some research into his prior comments and showed him proof in his own words of what he had said. So then he started whining that he was being picked on.

I pretty much ignored him after that.

It was kind of entertaining seeing him shill for the MSM though.

He was sort of fun to play with like a fish in the end of the line. Just as you could conjure up Gordon on demand by saying something complimentary about Charles, you could bring Cog a-runnin' if you ripped the MSM a new one on something. Say something bad about the MSM and within 10 comments there would be good ole' Cog.

It was like watching bluegills rise to a popper

I did it at times just to watch him spin.

220 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:40am

re: #211 HoosierHoops

He had the wind to his back..

And dilithium crystals in my tank.

221 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:44am

re: #200 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Easy. (Off of a thousand foot cliff).
/

Remember, a LTD had a lot of room under to hood for modification.

LTD were available with the interceptor package
428's and 390's and high gears for the Smokies

222 aussiemagpie  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:46am

re: #182 scottishbuzzsaw

*passes the smelling salts*

Thank you, now my heart has stopped racing :-)

223 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:46am

Cognito was a waste of bandwidth. Cheerio.

224 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:42:58am

HEY EVERYONE - STOP TYPING - COFFEE BREAK TIME!

225 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:43:14am

re: #216 DeafDog

It seems to me that Jindal's been an effective house rep and governor. Hes should be evaluated on his record. Heck, BHO's religious history/beliefs did not DQ him. Why should Jindal's?

Differant set of rules for Republicans? Have you been out of the country for the last 10 years?
/

226 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:43:26am

re: #199 Nevergiveup

Well the Dems trumped us on that one. They nominated the "Messiah". The messiah does trump a saint doesn't it?

Not a faux messiah. :-)

227 3 wood  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:43:32am

re: #186 FrogMarch

we are so screwed.

Yep. Big time.

228 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:43:54am

re: #202 Ward Cleaver

Good morning all.

'Morning.

Trivia. Discovered yesterday that Dillard's is closing the Valley View Mall store. I wonder how much money they lost on that one before they made the descision. (I worked there for 9 months as a refugee from the Meltdown.)

229 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:44:39am

re: #206 lawhawk

Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. I see that the NYT has published a story about the bogus Palin rumors, but that the blame rests not with the media outlets that ran with the story, but the bloggers who pursued it.

Right. Which one of these is not like the other. One claims superior intellect and fact checking ability. The other? Not so much.

The Times seems to get them confused.

Hey Lawhawk... The media got what they wanted... They set out to discredit Sarah Palin enough to make voters questions not only her experience, but her smarts... They won... They must feel unbeatable right about now...

230 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:45:10am

re: #224 realwest

HEY EVERYONE - STOP TYPING - COFFEE BREAK TIME!

Coffee and Cinnamon coffee cakes..
Life is good..

231 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:45:29am

re: #166 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Nah, them clunkers were ripoffs of the 978 VW Bug!

232 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:45:42am

re: #193 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

Yeah...It's odd what things are "tolerable" and which are intolerable...Doing cocaine, I guess, isn't a political liability...or having thousands and thousands of dollars in bribe money stashed away in a freezer, not a problem -- but, being considered a "religious kook" will sink you...

233 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:45:45am

re: #224 realwest

HEY EVERYONE - STOP TYPING - COFFEE BREAK TIME!

Coffee with one hand, typing with the other.

/Come on, I'm sure most of you guys are experts at one-handed typing...

234 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:46:00am

re: #233 JamesTKirk

heh

235 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:46:09am

re: #216 DeafDog
Cause Jindal will be vilified and pilloried in the press. Obambi was given a Get out of Jail Free card from the press.

236 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:46:35am

re: #233 JamesTKirk

Heh.

Let the early morning innuendo BEGIN!

237 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:46:42am

re: #228 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Valley View Mall, where?

238 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:46:47am

re: #206 lawhawk

So if I understand that correctly, the guy who "leaked" that info on Fox News had been faking it as a McCain adviser for months leading up to that moment?

239 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:46:52am

Since Cog is banned, does anyone care to spill the beans on where and whom he works for?

240 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:47:19am

re: #173 Stoutcat
Well, just watch out for those barracudas - they have a way of making dipping your toes in the water unpleasant to say the least!
Seriously, glad to have you out here!

241 scottishbuzzsaw  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:47:28am

re: #224 realwest

HEY EVERYONE - STOP TYPING - COFFEE BREAK TIME!

Real, I've got to run, and Miss Trixie hasn't arrived...so *smooch*...and have a great day!

242 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:48:01am

re: #232 J.S.

Yeah...It's odd what things are "tolerable" and which are intolerable...Doing cocaine, I guess, isn't a political liability...or having thousands and thousands of dollars in bribe money stashed away in a freezer, not a problem -- but, being considered a "religious kook" will sink you...

Unless your religion isn't recognized as such by the MSM.

/ask AlGore

243 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:48:02am

re: #237 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Valley View Mall, where?

North Dallas.

(Texas, of course, for the geographically unaware)

244 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:48:09am

re: #236 WriterMom

Heh.

Let the early morning innuendo BEGIN!

Oh sure, like the innuendos ever END when I'm around...

245 Dr. Shalit  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:48:10am

tfc -

Gov. Palin is about to speak at the Republican Governor's Conference. Running late - though she is ready - TV crews aren't. Let's see how she comes off with the pressure of "running-mateness" off.

-S-

246 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:48:21am

re: #237 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Valley View Mall, where?

Oh, forget it. We don't have a Dillards. Was so excited, thought there was another Lizard in Roanoke.

247 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:48:33am

re: #239 tfc3rid
I really don't know if anyone ever did ferret out that info. When asked for ANY specifics, Cog would spin like a dervish.

248 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:49:14am

Sarah on FOX!

249 Gretchen  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:49:21am

Obama administration questionnaire.

Too bad the American public wasn't provided one of these for the Obamassiah.

250 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:49:24am

re: #232 J.S.

That really says something doesn't it. Kind of sad. We had evidence that the president elect consorted with domestic terrorists and sat in a racist church form 20 effing years and that was no big deal. But if you are Mormon or evangelical, watch out. I don't agree with religion being part of a political platform, but it doesn't bother me if my leaders are devout.

251 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:50:19am

re: #246 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Oh, forget it. We don't have a Dillards. Was so excited, thought there was another Lizard in Roanoke.

What does your new avatar say? I can't go take a look. The link "behind" the avatars has been pointing to the home page for at least a day.

252 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:50:41am

re: #250 bellamags

That really says something doesn't it. Kind of sad. We had evidence that the president elect consorted with domestic terrorists and sat in a racist church form for 20 effing years and that was no big deal. But if you are Mormon or evangelical, watch out. I don't agree with religion being part of a political platform, but it doesn't bother me if my leaders are devout.

PIMF

253 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:51:29am

re: #244 JamesTKirk

I'm telling you, it's all healthy normal stuff. I work in an area with many 'diverse' folks (orientation, religion, colour, blah blah)...the regular thought-police, diverse kind of place..

I had the opportunity to go to a meeting last week and the week before in the financial area of town. I got off the subway and was like OHMYGAWD look at all these clearly heterosexual men! It was quite refreshing.

254 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:51:30am

re: #251 pre-Boomer Marine brat

YES WE CAN!...move to Canada

255 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:51:47am

re: #251 pre-Boomer Marine brat

What does your new avatar say? I can't go take a look. The link "behind" the avatars has been pointing to the home page for at least a day.

FORGET IT
I WAS MISTAKEN
IT'S BACK

256 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:51:48am

re: #235 pingjockey

Maybe you're right. I'm not a big time social conservative, but I respect religion. If Jindal says he witnessed an exorcism (or whatever he did), and that becomes an issue, it's up to Jindal to make the argument in his defense. He shouldn't be DQ'ed before he gets the chance because of his religion.

Mormans have some out-there beliefs, too. Does that mean Romney is DQ'ed, too?

257 apachegunner  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:52:04am

charles and i were kinda arguing that several days ago, he had a total distrust and discust of Jindal
re: #155 J.S.

258 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:52:18am

re: #240 realwest

I'm fairly safe from barracudas (barracudae?) up here--the water's much too cold for 'em. We do have to watch out for attack quahogs, though. But they're worth catching, because they make the best chowdah.

259 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:52:48am

re: #254 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

YES WE CAN!...move to Canada

Yes, thanks (see mine right after yours -- must have been a senior moment here)

260 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:52:57am

re: #256 DeafDog

I believe that is absolutely why Romney was DQ'ed last time.

261 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:53:00am

re: #249 Gretchen

Obama administration questionnaire.

Too bad the American public wasn't provided one of these for the Obamassiah.

10) Writings: Please list and, if readily available, provide a copy of each book, article, column or publication (including but not limited to any posts or comments on blogs or other websites) you have authored, individually or with others. Please list all aliases or "handles" you have used to communicate on the Internet.

...uhhh... you sure you've got that kind of time?

262 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:53:14am

Good Morning, Lizards!

263 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:53:21am

re: #256 DeafDog

I agree. But what is DQ'ed? Dairy Queened? (jk, but really, what does that mean?)

264 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:53:39am

re: #253 WriterMom

I'm telling you, it's all healthy normal stuff.

Not the way I do it. *wink wink*

265 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:54:15am

re: #262 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Good Morning, Lizards!

Morning!

266 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:54:37am

U.K. Facing Sperm Donor Shortage

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

Sperm Bank Bailout?

267 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:54:40am

re: #264 JamesTKirk

I know I should say 'too much information'...but that's really not like me...

268 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:54:51am

re: #263 bellamags

(disqualified)

269 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:54:51am

re: #256 DeafDog
I'm not saying myself, I'm saying the msm is virulenly anti-religous to any except dems. Dems get a pass on EVERYTHING and ANYTHING. Since the msm helped to elect obambi, they will be firmly convinced they are the font of all wisdom. A pox on the msm.

270 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:55:56am

re: #266 Nevergiveup

U.K. Facing Sperm Donor Shortage

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

Sperm Bank Bailout?

And this from the nation that came up with the term "Wankers" in the first place.

271 Dasher  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:56:08am

re: #233 JamesTKirk

Coffee with one hand, typing with the other.

/Come on, I'm sure most of you guys are experts at one-handed typing...

Impossible. I use the same had to hold the coffee cup as I type with.

272 lawhawk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:56:28am

re: #223 Kenneth

Cognito was a waste of bandwidth. Cheerio.

Naw, he did serve a purpose. Keep folks on their toes and keep 'em from being complacent. Of course, there's a way to be a devil's advocate without being arrogant or condescending (or worse). He crossed the line on that front too often.

273 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:56:46am

re: #268 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

(disqualified)

LOL. I thought for a second my comment was disqualified and I felt the blood drain from my face and I was thinking "wtf did I say that got me disqualified?" Blond moment. Thanks for the answer.

274 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:57:09am

re: #260 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Interesting. Let me get this straight. The idea of separation between church and state is not so strong. A person's religion will influence how they govern and so they can't be trusted with the levers of government if they have an unconventional religious background?

If that's where we are headed, then we are limiting the pool of talent. Big mistake, IMO.

275 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:57:25am

re: #233 JamesTKirk

Coffee with one hand, typing with the other.

/Come on, I'm sure most of you guys are experts at one-handed typing...

Easy for you to say - the computers in Starfleet are all voice-operated.

276 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:57:53am

re: #275 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Easy for you to say - the computers in Starfleet are all voice-operated.

So are the women on the holodecks.

277 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:57:54am

re: #263 bellamags


DQ = disqualify

(I ran track in high school)

278 Killian Bundy  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:58:16am

re: #248 Vet_Missing_Parts (LT, Rte)

Sarah on FOX!

/snowmobilesmachines

279 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:58:29am

re: #266 Nevergiveup

U.K. Facing Sperm Donor Shortage

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

Sperm Bank Bailout?

I'm sure a solution will be coming.

280 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:58:37am

HEY - have any of y'all heard of a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd done by Kid Rock? And if so, do y'all know where I can find it? Heard it on cabbie's Ipod - tribute to Sweet Home Alabama and was impressed cause it wasn't the song Sweet Home Alabama, but a real Southern Rock tirbute type song to Lynyrd Skynyrd
on which Kid Rock sung that one song!

281 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:59:04am

re: #277 DeafDog

Thanks. I'm in the south and there are Dairy Queens everywhere so that is the first thing I think of. Probably not good. (Peanut Buster Parfait --yummm)

282 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:59:22am

re: #280 realwest

Youtube Video
283 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:59:41am

re: #279 JamesTKirk

!

284 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:59:58am

Wait--did I miss the morning news? People are talking about Cognito in the past tense. Did he get banned?

285 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:00:10am

re: #219 3 wood
Hey good morning my friend - didja get my e-mail last night? Hope you're doing well today!

286 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:00:16am

re: #274 DeafDog

If you believe I was saying that was why I disqualified Romney, I said it wrong. I am saying that he did not get far because he was LDS.

You take Romney (the Catholic, Protestant, even Jew) son of a gun is unstoppable as a candidate.

But I do believe he could not gain traction because people kept looking for his "Magic Undergarments.

I am serious. It is awful, but I am serious.

287 Who Watches the Watchmen?  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:00:16am

re: #266 Nevergiveup

U.K. Facing Sperm Donor Shortage

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

Sperm Bank Bailout?

They're really going to be milking it.

288 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:00:25am

re: #283 WriterMom

!

ditto

289 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:00:29am

re: #280 realwest
Tim McGraw also does a song with...Def Lepard!

290 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:00:45am

re: #269 pingjockey

I recorded a CNN program (some Entertainment show) last night -- they were to discuss "comic writers and Obama", in other words, should/could comedy writers dare write skits featuring Obama? -- I didn't have the time last night to actually watch the program, so I taped it...Any guesses as to how/what the comedy writers said? (think I'll go review the program now..)

291 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:01:06am

re: #276 JamesTKirk

So are the women on the holodecks.

Commander Riker really needs a girlfriend.

292 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:01:37am

re: #291 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Commander Riker really needs a girlfriend.

Hey, he's married now. None of that.

293 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:01:50am

re: #279 JamesTKirk

I'm sure a solution will be coming.

TO ALL HANDS: this crowd is getting too damned slow!

It took 3 minutes and 52 seconds for someone to get this response up.

294 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:01:57am

re: #290 J.S.

Ooh. That would be VERY interesting.

Can you make jokes about The Messiah? Or are any attempts at humour RAAACIST? Ya gotta tell us about it-or post it.

295 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:01:59am

re: #290 J.S.

I'm thinking political comedy is going to get awful dull. The writers, producers, etc...will not want to insult their god.

296 albusteve  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:02:01am

re: #247 pingjockey

I really don't know if anyone ever did ferret out that info. When asked for ANY specifics, Cog would spin like a dervish.

he would claim his id was at stake or he couldnt give up any hints because of his stature...stuff to that effect...kind of amusing...I normally wouldnt be judgemental but he seemed to have an inflated sense of himself...when I got banned I went home and cried for a week...

297 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:02:03am

re: #286 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

If you believe I was saying that was why I disqualified Romney, I said it wrong. I am saying that he did not get far because he was LDS.

You take Romney (the Catholic, Protestant, even Jew) son of a gun is unstoppable as a candidate.

But I do believe he could not gain traction because people kept looking for his "Magic Undergarments.

I am serious. It is awful, but I am serious.

Magic undergarments didn't stop Clinton from being elected twice.

298 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:02:16am

re: #266 Nevergiveup

U.K. Facing Sperm Donor Shortage

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

Sperm Bank Bailout?

All they need are a few good yanks.

299 tappin52  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:02:22am

re: #263 bellamags

I agree. But what is DQ'ed? Dairy Queened? (jk, but really, what does that mean?)

DQ'd=disqualified.

300 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:02:43am

re: #298 JamesTKirk

All they need are a few good yanks.

Maybe you should lend a hand.

301 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:03:14am

re: #289 pingjockey

Tim McGraw also does a song with...Def Lepard!

That sounds... interesting. Maybe like the "Hayseed Dixie: A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC" album that I have.

302 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:03:15am

re: #293 pre-Boomer Marine brat

TO ALL HANDS: this crowd is getting too damned slow!

It took 3 minutes and 52 seconds for someone to get this response up.

Three cups of coffee and I'm still slow. Damn this cold.

303 Intrepid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:03:40am

OK, I'm caught up now on my Engrish.com fix. That site is good for several laughs.

304 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:04:02am

re: #297 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Magic undergarments didn't stop Clinton from being elected twice.

The ability to vanish mysteriously whenever Hillary wasn't around doesn't make them "magic".

305 Big Steve  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:04:07am

re: #256 DeafDog

Maybe you're right. I'm not a big time social conservative, but I respect religion. If Jindal says he witnessed an exorcism (or whatever he did), and that becomes an issue, it's up to Jindal to make the argument in his defense. He shouldn't be DQ'ed before he gets the chance because of his religion.

Mormans have some out-there beliefs, too. Does that mean Romney is DQ'ed, too?

Jindal is totally disqualified in my mind in that he is a strong creationist.

306 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:04:23am

re: #302 JamesTKirk

Three cups of coffee and I'm still slow. Damn this cold.

THREE cups? Wow, you really are in bad shape.
Sincerest condolences, and best wishes.

307 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:04:26am

re: #269 pingjockey

Too true. But it's up to Jindal to face the heat and make the arguement. Whoever steps forward on the conservative side will have some baggage (especially given the level of scrutiny that conservatives get), but that person needs to overcome that scrutiny.

I'm not defending Jindal himself. I don't know a lot about him, but Louisianna seems to be doing better since he became Governor there. Romney, on the other hand, grew on me during the primary season. I'd like to see him make another go at it. I hope he doesn't get tossed out early because of his religious views.

308 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:04:27am

re: #296 albusteve
One must be very careful about offending Stinky and arguing with Charles. You can argue, using cogent points, facts, etc...Ad hominem attacks ain't cool.

309 Macker  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:04:35am

Dang Charles...you're up early. GOOD MORNING LIZARDS!

310 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:04:53am

re: #300 bosforus

Maybe you should lend a hand.

The problem is that the Brits face very problem with a stiff upper lip.

They need to stiffen something else to fix their sperm bank shortages.

311 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:05:02am

re: #295 pingjockey

I'm thinking political comedy is going to get awful dull. The writers, producers, etc...will not want to insult their god.

They could just show re-runs of the last 4 years of The Daily Show & SNL. Seriously, who would know the difference?

312 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:05:13am

re: #301 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
It's a Def Lepard song with McGraw doing vocals.

313 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:05:15am

re: #301 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

That sounds... interesting. Maybe like the "Hayseed Dixie: A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC" album that I have.

I've got that one too. It's a good 'un.

314 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:05:23am

re: #300 bosforus

Maybe you should lend a hand.

I'd say something about Mandy, but I'm just getting over the last time I got wacked with that 2x4!

315 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:05:25am

Wow, so Cognito got the stick, huh? And we never found out where he works.

316 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:05:34am

re: #280 realwest

The Kid Rock thingie.

Was surprised to find out how much Werewolves of London sounds like Sweet Home Alabama.

317 DistantThunder  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:05:45am

Match the disaster

Obama has

No governing experience

No military experience

No business experience

No energy experience

No health care experience


With...

Iraq destabilization and possible collapse

12-24 month wait times for health services

Market falls below 5000

OPEC restricts oil supplies raising oil to $250 a barrel

Russia reconstitutes the USSR and puts missiles in Cuba

Tax rates go up for everyone, and unemployment hits double digits.

318 albusteve  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:05:52am

re: #308 pingjockey

One must be very careful about offending Stinky and arguing with Charles. You can argue, using cogent points, facts, etc...Ad hominem attacks ain't cool.

in my case I was partying on a DT and blindsided myself...haha...woke up in a gutter

319 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:05:52am

re: #223 Kenneth
Good morning Kenneth!
I find it less than amusing that even after being banned Congito has had more comments about him out here this morning than when he was an LGFer in good standing!
Shit.

320 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:06:08am

re: #315 Ward Cleaver

Wow, so Cognito got the stick, huh? And we never found out where he works.

McDonalds?

321 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:06:40am

re: #306 pre-Boomer Marine brat

THREE cups? Wow, you really are in bad shape.
Sincerest condolences, and best wishes.

This is some kind of mutant Klingon cold from Hell. I took a sick day yesterday and I never take sick days.

322 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:06:48am

re: #307 DeafDog
All I know is, I'm done worrying about the Prez race for at least 2 years. I'm flat out whupped from this election. Political fatigue.

323 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:06:49am

re: #280 realwest
I heard the Kid Rock song this summer, and from the intro alone, I would have sworn it was Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London.
It was only after I listened to it a few times I got the "Sweet Home Alabama" reference.

I can still hear Zevon singing
"I saw a werewolf drinkin a pina colada at Trader Vic's
And his hair was perfect."

Love that song.

324 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:06:50am

re: #290 J.S.

I recorded a CNN program (some Entertainment show) last night -- they were to discuss "comic writers and Obama", in other words, should/could comedy writers dare write skits featuring Obama? -- I didn't have the time last night to actually watch the program, so I taped it...Any guesses as to how/what the comedy writers said? (think I'll go review the program now..)

Sure, they can write skits about Obama - if they want to wind up in Joy Camp!

325 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:07:12am

re: #315 Ward Cleaver

Wow, so Cognito got the stick, huh? And we never found out where he works.

But where? On what thread? No one's giving me info!

/I feel so unloved

326 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:07:13am

re: #280 realwest

If you want to see tributes to Lynyrd Skynyrd, visit ANY bar around here. They are from my town and EVERYONE loves them. The street sign for the road they grew up on used to get ripped off constantly (Brickyard Rd.) It is literally 3 miles from where I am sitting. The county got smart and put up a giant concrete marker with the street name painted on it so it is impossible to steal. My hubby is in a band and it never fails that someone yells "Freebird" or "Skynard" at them while they are on stage.

The band Shinedown did a cover of Simple Man. They are from this town as well. The lead singer dated one of the VanZant's daughters.
SIMPLE MAN

327 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:07:30am

re: #314 Nevergiveup

I'd say something about Mandy, but I'm just getting over the last time I got wacked with that 2x4!

No whacking?

I think that's also part of the problem.

328 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:07:40am

re: #318 albusteve
OOPS!

329 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:07:43am

re: #319 realwest

Good morning Kenneth!
I find it less than amusing that even after being banned Congito has had more comments about him out here this morning than when he was an LGFer in good standing!
Shit.

True. I'm laying odds 6 to 4 that Cognito might be back sooner than later?

330 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:07:47am

re: #320 Nevergiveup

McDonalds?

McDonalds is a multi-billion dollar international success. So no, I don't think he's involved with them.

331 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:08:19am

re: #286 Fat Bastard Vegetarian


You may be right, but I'd like to see Romney make another Run at it. I think it took a while for the Republicans to warm up to a Morman, too. And by the time they started too, it was too late for him. I think he'd do better a second time around.

332 Basho  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:08:22am

re: #325 vxbush

But where? On what thread? No one's giving me info!

/I feel so unloved

Midway through the Vlaams Belang thread... it has over 1000 comments, good luck.

333 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:08:33am

re: #235 pingjockey
Good morning ping! uh,

Cause Jindal will be vilified and pilloried in the press. Obambi was given an entire deck of Get out of Jail Free cards from the press.


Just fixed that up for ya!

334 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:08:39am

re: #298 JamesTKirk

HAHAHAHHHAAA

335 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:08:43am

re: #330 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

McDonalds is a multi-billion dollar international success. So no, I don't think he's involved with them.

He's the one that eats all those McRibs whenever McDonald's re-releases them.

336 pingjockey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:09:29am

re: #333 realwest
Thank you kindly. Must go. Gotta make a school lunch for the short boss!

337 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:09:39am

re: #334 WriterMom

HAHAHAHHHAAA

Or we could send them Obama's supporters.

A few good jerks might solve their shortage, too.

338 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:09:40am

re: #325 vxbush

But where? On what thread? No one's giving me info!

/I feel so unloved

Do a find on Cognito on this thread. Sounds like he got into an argument with Charles over Bobby Jindal and exorcisms.

339 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:09:40am

re: #303 Intrepid

OK, I'm caught up now on my Engrish.com fix. That site is good for several laughs.

Ha ha ha, I hate all of you! That site never gets old.

340 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:09:42am

re: #335 JamesTKirk

He's the one that eats all those McRibs whenever McDonald's re-releases them.

Ah, the McRib - even the "bones" were made of some kind of meat.

341 DistantThunder  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:09:46am

re: #331 DeafDog

You may be right, but I'd like to see Romney make another Run at it. I think it took a while for the Republicans to warm up to a Morman, too. And by the time they started too, it was too late for him. I think he'd do better a second time around.

Huckabee got in specifically to derail Romney. Huckabee also was a keynote speaker at an anti-Mormon conference held in Salt Lake City. Then he pretended that he hardly knew anything about the faith.

342 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:09:54am

On an earlier thread, that is.

343 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:10:00am

re: #323 Stoutcat

Ooh! Ooh! Mr. Kotter! See my 316!

344 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:10:00am

re: #321 JamesTKirk

This is some kind of mutant Klingon cold from Hell. I took a sick day yesterday and I never take sick days.

I rarely do too. Sounds bad.

Maybe you ought to get some chicken soup from one of the "Jewish mother" Lizardettes.

/not that any would admit to being the stereotype

/wondering how quickly I'll get whacked

345 freedombilly  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:10:36am

re: #284 vxbush

Wait--did I miss the morning news? People are talking about Cognito in the past tense. Did he get banned?

He was warned a couple of times last night and kept on going.

346 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:10:40am

Whatever happened to that Church of England dude who was singing the praises of sharia law earlier this year?

Maybe the Brits just need to beat the bishop a bit...

347 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:11:01am

re: #340 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Ah, the McRib - even the "bones" were made of some kind of meat.

Pressed and formed pork by-products. The kind of stuff that would normally go to a rendering plant, to be made into dog food.

348 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:11:11am

re: #257 apachegunner
Hey Guns - didja ever answer me - we're still friends, right?! RIGHT?!

349 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:11:13am

re: #325 vxbush

/I feel so unloved

{ { { vxbush } } }

350 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:11:20am

re: #326 bellamags

Sweet!

351 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:11:21am

re: #339 bosforus

Ha ha ha, I hate all of you! That site never gets old.

Don't drink the water!

352 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:11:24am

re: #310 JamesTKirk

So, you are implying that British women have an issue such as this?

353 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:11:43am

re: #344 pre-Boomer Marine brat

I rarely do too. Sounds bad.

Maybe you ought to get some chicken soup from one of the "Jewish mother" Lizardettes.

/not that any would admit to being the stereotype

/wondering how quickly I'll get whacked

I've got some emergency soup here in my office, actually. (Ramen.)

I should make some.

354 ryannon  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:11:46am

With a hat-tip to Ojoe and the Mt. Wilson Towercam, morning breaking over the San Gabriel Mountains and another warm, sunny day in the Los Angeles Basin:

[Link: www.astro.ucla.edu...]

355 lurking faith  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:11:51am

Good morning, lgf!

Apologies if anybody mentioned this yesterday, but I just saw it this morning as I was tossing yesterday's newsrags, and I wanted to know if I'm being oversensitive or if the NYT was being disrespectful.

Front page photo, above the fold: Uniformed military personnel in line at a food vendor's cart (described as near the Veteran's Day parade in Manhattan).
Caption: Day of Honor (and Snacks)

WTF? Of all the scenes they could have used to show the previous day's events, they picked that?

(Sorry I can't link; I am not going to register there and let them claim another reader.)

356 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:12:25am

re: #266 Nevergiveup
ROTFLMAO! Musta been all those sub-prime donars!

357 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:12:37am

Sweet Home Leningrad?

358 lurking faith  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:12:50am

re: #206 lawhawk

Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. I see that the NYT has published a story about the bogus Palin rumors, but that the blame rests not with the media outlets that ran with the story, but the bloggers who pursued it.

Right. Which one of these is not like the other. One claims superior intellect and fact checking ability. The other? Not so much.

The Times seems to get them confused.

The Times gets a lot of things confused.

359 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:12:58am

re: #343 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Dang it! I gotta start typing faster!

360 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:13:07am

re: #305 Big Steve

Jindal is totally disqualified in my mind in that he is a strong creationist.

It's not a litmus test to me. To me, it would depend whether and how he pushes those beliefs in schools. Even then, he could make an argument that shows the proper respect for science and I would give him a chance.
If someone is a proven administrator and has a record of keeping taxes low, promoting economic growth, and promting a strong international policy, I'll give that person a listen.

361 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:14:00am

re: #322 pingjockey

Yup

362 Golem Akbar  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:14:10am

Top o' the marnin' all ye Lizards [channeling Golem O'Akbar this a.m.]. And the rest o' the day.

363 Basho  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:14:23am

The idiotic atheist vs Christian argument going on over at HotAir makes me glad that the debates on the topic on this site are intelligent and enlightening.

Ex:

To an atheists, free will is nothing more than an action controlled by a chemical reaction in the brain developed by years of evolution which means it is not free will. When a human is nothing more than an evolved beast, it becomes very easy to find a reason to exterminate them.
364 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:14:36am

re: #352 WriterMom

So, you are implying that British women have an issue such as this?

No, if that were true, the sperm banks would be overflowing.

I just think that, ever since Labour has taken over the UK, that they've "gone a bit soft", is all.

Except for this guy.

365 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:15:12am

re: #280 realwest

HEY - have any of y'all heard of a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd done by Kid Rock? And if so, do y'all know where I can find it? Heard it on cabbie's Ipod - tribute to Sweet Home Alabama and was impressed cause it wasn't the song Sweet Home Alabama, but a real Southern Rock tirbute type song to Lynyrd Skynyrd
on which Kid Rock sung that one song!

Jeez Realwest..that song was playing all summer long...
I'll be by to pick you up..we need to hit the town for a night!
:)

366 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:15:13am

re: #354 ryannon

With a hat-tip to Ojoe and the Mt. Wilson Towercam, morning breaking over the San Gabriel Mountains and another warm, sunny day in the Los Angeles Basin:

[Link: www.astro.ucla.edu...]

I'd like to be sitting there somewhere, in a chair, drinking my coffee. Wow.

367 [deleted]  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:15:16am
368 DistantThunder  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:15:23am

$139 Billion dollar bailout to GE - owners of MSNBC.

369 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:15:25am

re: #350 Kenneth

Hey Kenneth, check out my #172. I know the kid that did the video (the second one). He is young and did a good job on the production of it. I think it would be cool if he logged on and saw a lot more views of the video. Its another southern tradition around here. Racing cars, drinking beer and listening to Skynyrd.

370 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:15:31am

re: #359 Stoutcat

Funny enough...I had heard that song playing in bars etc for months, before I heard "sweet home alabama'' Looked over at someone and said, "It's cool that I still get to hear Warren Zevon's music". He didn't look like he knew what the hell I was talking about.

371 lurking faith  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:15:34am

re: #329 Nevergiveup

True. I'm laying odds 6 to 4 that Cognito might be back sooner than later?

I don't think so. Charles told him not to bother e-mailing.

Now, LaZardo might return, since he flounced off in a voluntary huff.
But I hope not.

372 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:15:58am

re: #364 JamesTKirk

Yeah, baby.

I'm in love!

373 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:16:30am

re: #363 Basho

The idiotic atheist vs Christian argument going on over at HotAir makes me glad that the debates on the topic on this site are intelligent and enlightening.

Ex:

lame. that person would get hammered just on grammar around here.

374 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:17:19am

re: #364 JamesTKirk

... ever since Labour has taken over the UK...

But maybe this shortage will mean a decline for labour ... ?

375 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:17:49am

re: #368 DistantThunder

$139 Billion dollar bailout to GE - owners of MSNBC.

Payola...

376 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:17:49am

re: #323 Stoutcat


That reminds me of the time I was gambling in Havana. I took a little risk.
Send lawyers, guns and money. Dad, get me out of this, ha!

377 Son of the Black Dog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:17:53am

re: #9 Dasher

I see the economy is still rolling along. Between Paulson's $700 billion, and Bernakee's $2 trillion, the US is just rolling along.

I think it's more like, "We're being rolled".

378 DistantThunder  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:18:34am

I think the country will be on it's knees before too long and we will be happy to have Romney or Jindal because they will make the trains run on time and give us back our liberty.

379 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:18:47am

re: #369 bellamags

Racing cars, drinking beer and listening to Skynyrd.


Oh, yeah!

Good morning, {all y'all}.
:-)

380 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:00am

re: #341 DistantThunder

Huckabee got in specifically to derail Romney. Huckabee also was a keynote speaker at an anti-Mormon conference held in Salt Lake City. Then he pretended that he hardly knew anything about the faith.

Don't get me started on that Gomer Pyle doofus, Deputy Dawg demagogue.

381 Ojoe  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:24am

re: #354 ryannon

Now I can sleep in every day! LOL!

Glad you got to it before I did!

382 Dirk Diggler  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:31am

DeafDog,

It's not a litmus test to me.

Nor me. I would gladly vote for someone who espouses creationist insanity and fiscal sanity over someone who espouses evolutionary theory and fiscal insanity.

Make no mistake, I would prefer a candidate who espouses evolutionary theory and fiscal sanity but that is apparently not in the cards for 2012.

383 Bumr50  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:40am

re: #370 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Have you listened to any Derek Trucks Band? He's Butch Trucks' (Allman Brothers) nephew.

You would enjoy it.

384 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:41am

re: #363 Basho

The idiotic atheist vs Christian argument going on over at HotAir makes me glad that the debates on the topic on this site are intelligent and enlightening.

Ex:

I have many friends who worship Athie. The ones that I dislike are the ones who say, in effect,

"You Christians are so smug. So self righteous. I am so much better than you are..."

385 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:41am

Okay, went back and checked over Cognito's toying with Charles. Of course, he won't say he was toying. No, never.

Okay, on to happier news. I get to play with fun software today.

386 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:45am

re: #368 DistantThunder

$139 Billion dollar bailout to GE - owners of MSNBC.

The NYT will get a bailout, just you watch.

387 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:45am

re: #374 pre-Boomer Marine brat

But maybe this shortage will mean a decline for labour ... ?

What the British government clearly needs to do is fund some major infrastructure construction projects.

There's no problem that a good, large erection can't solve.

388 DistantThunder  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:47am

re: #377 Son of the Black Dog

I think it's more like, "We're being rolled".

We're in freefall.

389 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:19:48am

re: #380 loppyd
{LoppyD}
Good morning!

390 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:20:22am

re: #349 pre-Boomer Marine brat

{ { { vxbush } } }

LOL! Thanks.

391 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:20:27am

re: #385 vxbush

Okay, went back and checked over Cognito's toying with Charles. Of course, he won't say he was toying. No, never.

Okay, on to happier news. I get to play with fun software today.

"Barbie as Rapunzel"?

/

392 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:20:51am

re: #383 Bumr50

Have you listened to any Derek Trucks Band? He's Butch Trucks' (Allman Brothers) nephew.

You would enjoy it.

oh don't get me started..he was here 2 months ago..Saw him also in 2007.
He is the best slide player around..PERIOD!

393 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:21:02am

re: #388 DistantThunder

We're in freefall.

When we finally hit bottom, it's gonna hurt.

394 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:21:12am

re: #389 HoosierHoops

{LoppyD}
Good morning!

{Hooosier Daddy}

Good Morning to you!

Stooopit busy here this morning. I may disappear. Don't take it personally. LOL

395 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:21:25am

re: #367 ploome hineni

#325 vxbush

top upper right of LGF window, search function

type cognito yesterday

True. I should have done that. I just figured if folks were talking about it that they were witnesses to it and could point me directly. Mea culpa.

396 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:21:28am

re: #376 DeafDog

You sound like an excitable boy to me.

397 Maximu§  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:21:29am

Democrats prepare to launch investigations

Just what we need right now...

398 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:21:38am

re: #380 loppyd

Don't get me started on that Gomer Pyle doofus, Deputy Dawg demagogue.

Hell, I'm southern and that Baptist preacher schtick doesn't pass my bull shit test.

399 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:21:41am

re: #387 JamesTKirk

What the British government clearly needs to do is fund some major infrastructure construction projects.

There's no problem that a good, large erection can't solve.

But if your erection lasts for over 6 hours who do ya call?

400 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:21:59am

Exactly how high is the demand at British sperm banks anyway?

401 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:07am

re: #377 Son of the Black Dog

I think it's more like, "We're being rolled".
402 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:13am

re: #387 JamesTKirk

What the British government clearly needs to do is fund some major infrastructure construction projects.

There's no problem that a good, large erection can't solve.

They're getting one up their bum, courtesy of Labor, and their Mohammedan friends.

403 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:17am

re: #399 Nevergiveup

But if your erection lasts for over 6 hours who do ya call?

Everybody!

404 albusteve  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:25am

re: #383 Bumr50

Have you listened to any Derek Trucks Band? He's Butch Trucks' (Allman Brothers) nephew.

You would enjoy it.

whoa...DTB is hot...saw them at the Telluride gig in september..complete with susan tedeschi...yowza!

405 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:29am

re: #398 redstateredneck

Hell, I'm southern and that Baptist preacher schtick doesn't pass my bull shit test.


He's dead to me. Fredo Huckabee.

406 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:30am

Good morning, Lizards...present

407 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:35am

re: #399 Nevergiveup

But if your erection lasts for over 6 hours who do ya call?

Penthouse..who else?

408 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:37am

re: #396 Stoutcat

Poor, poor, pitful me

409 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:37am

re: #400 JamesTKirk

Exactly how high is the demand at British sperm banks anyway?

Because the supply definitely comes in spurts...

410 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:38am

re: #396 Stoutcat

You sound like an excitable boy to me.

He dug up her bones, and put 'em in a cage?

411 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:39am

re: #395 vxbush

True. I should have done that. I just figured if folks were talking about it that they were witnesses to it and could point me directly. Mea culpa.

Mea Farrow?

412 [deleted]  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:46am
413 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:22:59am

re: #393 Ward Cleaver

When we finally hit bottom, it's gonna hurt.

I keep telling myself that it won't be so bad if my business tanks. They can't take my dog away, or my friends. I will still be able to laugh. I can find a job somewhere. But the thought of losing everything is scary.

414 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:23:04am

re: #391 Ward Cleaver

"Barbie as Rapunzel"?

/

Egads, no. Just some software for a computer lab; we're trying out a few different products, and when I tried to play with it yesterday, it didn't do squat. So I'm giving it one more chance. If it bombs today, it's out of contention.

415 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:23:07am

re: #397 Maximu§

Democrats prepare to launch investigations

Just what we need right now...

A wave of pre-emptive pardons on the morning of January 20th...

416 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:23:10am

re: #399 Nevergiveup

But if your erection lasts for over 6 hours who do ya call?

I'd charge admission.

417 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:23:15am

re: #377 Son of the Black Dog


I think it's more like, "We're being rolled".

Try that again...

418 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:23:22am

re: #407 HoosierHoops

Penthouse..who else?

"Dear Penthouse forum..."

419 [deleted]  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:23:33am
420 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:23:38am

Change You Can Believe In! NOW With More Clintonistas!

Wow... Is it just me or was the Clinton Administration a waste of everyone's time?

421 Son of the Black Dog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:23:48am

re: #45 x-wing

Is there any place that isn't Holy to a Muslim?

/sheesh

Gitmo?

422 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:23:50am

re: #387 JamesTKirk

What the British government clearly needs to do is fund some major infrastructure construction projects.

There's no problem that a good, large erection can't solve.

... especially out in pubic

423 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:24:08am

re: #422 pre-Boomer Marine brat

... especially out in pubic

PIMF ! ! !
... public ...

/*grin* ... yeah, pimf

424 [deleted]  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:24:24am
425 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:24:25am

re: #399 Nevergiveup

But if your erection lasts for over 6 hours who do ya call?

Rosie Palm

426 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:24:37am

re: #408 DeafDog

re: #410 Ward Cleaver

Poor little Suzie, and all she wanted to do was go to the Junior prom. Just goes to show.

427 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:24:52am

re: #414 vxbush

{VXBush}
Good Morning..We upgrade to Oracle R12 next week..
I'm not getting that warm and fuzzy feeling about it.

428 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:24:53am

WHOA! Sorry all y'all - 'puter went up and froze on me! Damnit.
And I gotta scoot in about 20 minutes to finish my chores from yesterday - just wanted you to know I hadn't ignored any of y'all!

429 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:25:25am

re: #422 pre-Boomer Marine brat

... especially out in pubic

But don't take it out in public, or they will stick you in the dock, and you won't ... come ... back.

430 albusteve  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:25:46am

re: #392 HoosierHoops

oh don't get me started..he was here 2 months ago..Saw him also in 2007.
He is the best slide player around..PERIOD!

sonny landreth?...tough call

431 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:25:56am

re: #406 jorline

Good morning, Lizards...present

Hi there!

432 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:26:51am

re: #415 JamesTKirk

A wave of pre-emptive pardons on the morning of January 20th...

I can't wait to see the list.

433 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:26:58am

re: #424 ploome hineni

hi jorline

how you doin?

Well, thank you ploome. How are you this morning?

434 Basho  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:27:01am

re: #384 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

They are there too. Didn't mean to give a one-sided version:

Ex

Every time something of this type gets posted, some Christian feels put upon enough to remind us that they certainly will not be thumping on any Atheists this day. I get a kick out of it. It’s always because you are sooo verrry enlightened that you would NEVER resort to violence.
435 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:27:09am

re: #392 HoosierHoops

oh don't get me started..he was here 2 months ago..Saw him also in 2007.
He is the best slide player around..PERIOD!

His period was two months ago? Uh oh.

He might be pregnant.

436 Bumr50  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:27:33am

re: #392 HoosierHoops

I haven't seen him for a few years, but when I did see him he was playing a really small venue and I was about 17-20 feet in front of him.
Incredible.
He was really young at the time too.

Gotta go to work. Bye all.

437 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:27:56am

re: #282 bosforus
Thank you very kindly!

438 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:28:08am

re: #432 Ward Cleaver

I can't wait to see the list.

The Dems will investigate... They want to really get their blood... I foresee a lot of subpoenas coming out... They want nothing more than to absolutely destory everything that President Bush has built up, good or bad...

439 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:28:19am

re: #426 Stoutcat

re: #410 Ward Cleaver

Poor little Suzie, and all she wanted to do was go to the Junior prom. Just goes to show.

Oh yes. And don't forget Roland, who searched the continent for the man who'd done him in. He found him in Mombassa in a barroom drinking gin. Roland aimed his Thompson gun - he didn't say a word. But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg

440 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:28:19am

re: #431 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Hi there!

Good morning to you pBMb...salute.

441 ryannon  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:28:30am

re: #381 Ojoe

Now I can sleep in every day! LOL!

Glad you got to it before I did!


I be hooked, Joe!

The site is always open in the background now; I dunno if you saw it a few nights ago with the camera pointed over Pasadena and L.A.: totally unreal illumination all the way to the Pacific...

442 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:28:30am

Without further ado, here are the right-of-center bloggers' least favorite people on the right with the number of votes beside of each selection in parentheses:

25) "McCain Staffers" (5)
25) Mitch McConnell (5)
25) Hank Paulson (5)
24) Scott McCellan (6)
21) George Bush (7)
21) Lincoln Chafee (7)
21) Mitt Romney (7)
20) Olympia Snowe (8)
16) Ann Coulter (9)
16) Bill O'Reilly (9)
16) Andrew Sullivan (9)
16) George Will (9)
13) Christopher Buckley (10)
13) Kathleen Parker (10)
13) Michael Savage (10)
11) David Brooks (11)
11) Lindsay Graham (11)
10) Arnold Schwarzenegger (12)
7) Mike Huckabee (13)
7) Pat Buchanan (13)
7) Ron Paul (13)
6) Chuck Hagel (14)
5) Arlen Specter (15)
4) Colin Powell (17)
3) Peggy Noonan (18)
2) Ted Stevens (19)
1) John McCain (25)

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

443 3 wood  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:28:39am

re: #285 realwest

Hey good morning my friend - didja get my e-mail last night? Hope you're doing well today!

Doing fine but very busy at work.

I'll email you in a little while.

444 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:28:40am

re: #430 albusteve

sonny landreth?...tough call

That is a tough call..
Hey Jorline..who is the best slide player today?

445 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:28:46am

re: #13 Pete-billy

Morning all.


Read this : Fake New York Times: 'Iraq War ends'
A group of liberal pranksters showed what you can do with some time, some people and some money. They created a fake issue of the New York Times with a four-colum wide headline that blares "Iraq War Ends."

I posted a link at The Swamp to zombie's Hall of Shame, after seeing a post which read, "This is the kind of free speech which has been missing for the last 8 years." These people are on crack if they think their speech has been suppressed in ANY way whatsoever. Well, they're on crack anyway, but still. Wow! to that statement. How blind can moonbats be? They're missing a few synapses.
-Taq

446 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:29:22am

re: #405 loppyd

LOPPS!

I was just gonna send you a note...haven't see you in a while-everything OK?

447 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:30:04am

Gotta get some work done. See y'all later.

448 bellamags  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:30:38am

I actually have to work today lizards. See ya'll later.

449 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:30:53am

re: #323 Stoutcat

My 14 year old daughter likes that Kid Rock song, All Summer Long and has it on her iPod. She heard it up at summer camp, where it was the "song of the summer " for her cohort of teens. I added Werewolves of London and the Lynard Skynard classic to her playlist. She thought they were cool too. OK, she thought Zevon was creepy.

450 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:30:53am

re: #447 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Gotta get some work done. See y'all later.

Yeah, yeah, just beat it.

451 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:31:10am

re: #450 JamesTKirk

Yeah, yeah, just beat it.

(That's the same advice I'm giving to the Brits, by the way.)

452 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:31:17am

Mayor Daley: Prepare For Mass Layoffs
CEOs Tell Mayor They Plan Huge Layoffs In November, December

[Link: cbs2chicago.com...]

Does this include community organizers?

453 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:31:21am

re: #446 WriterMom

LOPPS!

I was just gonna send you a note...haven't see you in a while-everything OK?

Hey there!

I've been better, but many people have way more on their plates.

How's by you? Have you been freed of the Lebanese BFH?

454 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:31:44am

Have to fire up the soldering station in the shop and get some work done.

BBL

(get better soon, JTK!)

455 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:31:47am

re: #409 JamesTKirk

Old man goes into "donate". After an hour, nurse goes to check on him. Knocks on the door, man opens it. Looks exhausted.
Man says, "I'm so embarrassed. I've been trying with all my might. Tried with my right hand; tried with my left hand; tried with both hands."
She says, "Sir, don't be embarrassed it happens to a lot of men here."
He says, "Then why don't you make these lids easier to get off the damn jars!"

456 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:32:01am

re: #378 DistantThunder

"Make the trains run on time" is not a good slogan for a politician.

457 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:32:02am

re: #447 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Gotta get some work done. See y'all later.

re: #448 bellamags

I actually have to work today lizards. See ya'll later.

Y'all need to get your priorities straight.
;-)

458 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:32:17am

re: #442 Nevergiveup

Nice to see that Deputy Dawg is less liked than Mitt.

459 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:32:19am

re: #453 loppyd

No-liberation still escapes me. I'll send you an e-mail from the Secret Zionist Web Mail.

460 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:32:52am

Okay, I have to stop pretending to work and buckle down. Hope to be back later on other threads.

Thanks for the warm welcome, Lizards.

461 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:32:55am

re: #449 Kenneth

My 14 year old daughter likes that Kid Rock song, All Summer Long and has it on her iPod. She heard it up at summer camp, where it was the "song of the summer " for her cohort of teens. I added Werewolves of London and the Lynard Skynard classic to her playlist. She thought they were cool too. OK, she thought Zevon was creepy.

My 18 year old has a very eclectic playlist. Little bit of everything on there.

462 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:34:05am

re: #427 HoosierHoops

{VXBush}
Good Morning..We upgrade to Oracle R12 next week..
I'm not getting that warm and fuzzy feeling about it.

I feel for you, sir. That's no fun. My job is just a little small software test. Nothing big, thank goodness.

463 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:34:31am

re: #452 Nevergiveup

Mayor Daley: Prepare For Mass Layoffs
CEOs Tell Mayor They Plan Huge Layoffs In November, December

[Link: cbs2chicago.com...]

Does this include community organizers?

Community organizers will be solid recipients of 'redistribution of wealth' funds...

Now I get it though... Obama wants EVERYONE to experience 'Community Organizing', thus, his involuntary service program...

464 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:34:31am

I see that Cognito got the stick last night, but why did Lazardo and Cartman choose to leave voluntarily?

465 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:34:37am

re: #461 redstateredneck

My 18 year old has a very eclectic playlist. Little bit of everything on there.

My three-year-old likes to sing AC/DC's "Big Balls".

466 Tigger2005  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:34:44am

re: #25 Dasher

It's going to get worse before it gets better. A lot worse.

Oh, I have an easier time sleeping when things are crummy. When my wife left I slept all the time. When I'm sleeping I'm not feeling worried or depressed. And my dreams rarely have much connection to reality, so they don't bother me too much.

Sucks to wake up every morning to a reality that's worse than my worst nightmares. Can't wait to get this Socialist out of office so we can start returning the U.S. to normal.

467 [deleted]  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:34:58am
468 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:35:04am

re: #316 Fat Bastard Vegetarian NAH! Sweet Home Alabama is a guitar picker's favorite song! Kid Rock does a nice, REALLY NICE tribute there, but there's nothing like the real thing! [Link: www.imeem.com...]
and as the man says "TOIN it UP!" LOL!

469 freedombilly  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:35:30am

re: #405 loppyd

He's dead to me. Fredo Huckabee.

Don't know if you are a fan of all Boston sports teams, but if so did you hear Ty Warren refer to Eric Mangini two days ago as Fredo?

470 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:37:04am

re: #465 JamesTKirk

LOL. Teach your children well...

471 arethusa  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:37:17am

The Catholic Church is cutting its ties with ACORN. May it be the first of many organizations to do so.

472 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:37:23am

re: #329 Nevergiveup
Not unless it's under a different name or as a sockpuppet - I'll take that bet!

473 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:37:48am

re: #465 JamesTKirk

My three-year-old likes to sing AC/DC's "Big Balls".

LOL!
/kids say the darnedest things

474 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:38:13am

re: #469 freedombilly

Don't know if you are a fan of all Boston sports teams, but if so did you hear Ty Warren refer to Eric Mangini two days ago as Fredo?

OHH, big game tonight. For us Jet's Fans a moment like this comes around like every 10 years ( such as it is ).

475 Mr Secul  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:39:50am

I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this.

The article suggests that song birds dream of singing when they sleep!

476 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:39:59am

re: #438 tfc3rid

The Dems will investigate... They want to really get their blood... I foresee a lot of subpoenas coming out... They want nothing more than to absolutely destory everything that President Bush has built up, good or bad...

They'll pursue that, while the economy continues to decline. Yeah, they'll have their priorities in order.

477 shanec99  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:40:16am

re: #464 Honorary Yooper

I see that Cognito got the stick last night, but why did Lazardo and Cartman choose to leave voluntarily?


What did he do?

478 ryannon  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:40:27am

re: #366 Ward Cleaver

I'd like to be sitting there somewhere, in a chair, drinking my coffee. Wow.


As a matter of fact, so would I, Ward...so would I...

479 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:40:31am

re: #468 realwest

NAH! Sweet Home Alabama is a guitar picker's favorite song! Kid Rock does a nice, REALLY NICE tribute there, but there's nothing like the real thing! [Link: www.imeem.com...]
and as the man says "TOIN it UP!" LOL!

To hear "Sweet Home Alabama" live at an outdoor concert in Alabama with the crowd waving rebel flags is almost a religious experience to southerners.

480 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:41:49am

re: #471 arethusa

The Catholic Church is cutting its ties with ACORN. May it be the first of many organizations to do so.

'Bout time. I think a lot of organizations really don't understand what ACORN is all about.

481 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:41:50am

re: #476 Ward Cleaver

They'll pursue that, while the economy continues to decline. Yeah, they'll have their priorities in order.

The country's going to go to hell. They need to shift the blame onto someone, because Lord knows they aren't going to want people blaming them.

482 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:42:29am

re: #471 arethusa

The Catholic Church is cutting its ties with ACORN. May it be the first of many organizations to do so.

Good for them.

483 freedombilly  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:42:32am

re: #474 Nevergiveup

OHH, big game tonight. For us Jet's Fans a moment like this comes around like every 10 years ( such as it is ).

I was at the opening game of the season for the Patriots when Brady went down. That stadium was one silent place. Good luck tonight but not really;)

484 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:42:46am

re: #481 JamesTKirk

The country's going to go to hell. They need to shift the blame onto someone, because Lord knows they aren't going to want people blaming them.

I hope Bush pulls a Truman on them. I agree completely with what Truman did.

485 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:43:25am

re: #324 Ward Cleaver

hmmm...Yes, I just finished watching the snippet...I don't usually watch entertainment type programs...tend to lose I.Q points...It was even worse than I expected...First they played a portion of an interview with Joan Rivers -- Joan Rivers was asked if comics could make jokes about Obama. Joan Rivers responded (indignantly): "Well, of course. Yes, of course. It's so beyond the race factor..." But then the show-biz program people then asked (cue the Twilight Zone music): "But is Obama really fair game for comics? Will comics be hesitant because he's the first Black President? Have we elected the first Unfunny President?" (this is the typical Leftist set-up game going on here -- first you present the "opponent's" side, then you bring on all your fans who'll overwhelmingly dismiss the first statement.) Then they had on three "guests" to discuss it...(only one was what I'd term, "reasonable.") Anyway, the upshot was even more horrific than I anticipated. Basically, there are those who now wish to redefine what it means to be "comedic." Thus, you have L. Tomlin (what a moron) stating: "over-the-top Happy Stuff can also be funny." Which then led to the question, "Will we be seeing kinder, gentler comedy?" And, apparently, the answer is "yes! Why, Yes we can!" (one guest went on and on about how Wonderful, how Glorious ObamaMessiah was and that "I get lost in his eyes." And this person thought that the remark, "I get lost in his eyes" was really, really funny.)...I'm at a loss for words...

486 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:43:28am

re: #474 Nevergiveup

OHH, big game tonight. For us Jet's Fans a moment like this comes around like every 10 years ( such as it is ).

J-E-T-S Jets!

487 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:43:41am

re: #467 Iron Fist

Well said, and that's the point I was trying to make (although I did not say it quite as well).

To play devil's advocate, however, some folks "wear their religion on the sleeves" more than others. When that happens - like with Huckabee or even GWB to a degree - than a candidate's religion will deservervedly get more attention. If a candidate keeps their approach to government and spirituality separate, however, then he/she should get wider leeway in their personal beliefs.

488 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:43:53am

re: #365 HoosierHoops
Well thanks a lot Hoops! But I'm not in the kind of physical shape to go out on the town.
And I don't listen to the radio!
But what's up with Kid Rock anyway?
Some mofo named "Soulfly" has an album out called:
"Fuck Eminem & Fuck Kid Rock" - Aside from being a vile song, this mofo "Soulfly" needs a serious whomping - no lie!

489 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:44:31am

re: #483 freedombilly

I was at the opening game of the season for the Patriots when Brady went down. That stadium was one silent place. Good luck tonight but not really;)


Did Brady get hurt? Gee I hadn't heard? I sure hope the rest of the Patriots stay healthy?
/duck and covering

490 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:45:32am

re: #485 J.S.

hmmm...Yes, I just finished watching the snippet...I don't usually watch entertainment type programs...tend to lose I.Q points...It was even worse than I expected...First they played a portion of an interview with Joan Rivers -- Joan Rivers was asked if comics could make jokes about Obama. Joan Rivers responded (indignantly): "Well, of course. Yes, of course. It's so beyond the race factor..." But then the show-biz program people then asked (cue the Twilight Zone music): "But is Obama really fair game for comics? Will comics be hesitant because he's the first Black President? Have we elected the first Unfunny President?" (this is the typical Leftist set-up game going on here -- first you present the "opponent's" side, then you bring on all your fans who'll overwhelmingly dismiss the first statement.) Then they had on three "guests" to discuss it...(only one was what I'd term, "reasonable.") Anyway, the upshot was even more horrific than I anticipated. Basically, there are those who now wish to redefine what it means to be "comedic." Thus, you have L. Tomlin (what a moron) stating: "over-the-top Happy Stuff can also be funny." Which then led to the question, "Will we be seeing kinder, gentler comedy?" And, apparently, the answer is "yes! Why, Yes we can!" (one guest went on and on about how Wonderful, how Glorious ObamaMessiah was and that "I get lost in his eyes." And this person thought that the remark, "I get lost in his eyes" was really, really funny.)...I'm at a loss for words...

They'll be organizing the tributes to Dear Leader, on the new parade ground (the former South Lawn and Lafayette Park).

491 doppelganglander  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:45:38am

re: #442 Nevergiveup

Half those people aren't even really on the right. Scott McClellan, Olympia Snowe, Lincoln Chaffee, Andrew Sullivan? RINOs and opportunists, mainly.

492 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:45:48am

re: #484 Ward Cleaver

splain?

493 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:45:54am

re: #485 J.S.

It's just one big happy tingle, isn't it?

494 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:45:57am

re: #488 realwest

Eminem is better in the original Klingon.

495 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:46:56am

re: #469 freedombilly

Don't know if you are a fan of all Boston sports teams, but if so did you hear Ty Warren refer to Eric Mangini two days ago as Fredo?

I am a die hard Boston sports fan and I can't believe I missed that!

Delicious.

It's on tonight, baby!

496 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:47:01am

re: #492 fat bastard vegetarian

splain?

Hold on, let me find that link, it's upthread.

497 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:47:01am

re: #382 Dirk Diggler
Uh, respectfully Dirk, I don't think the Republican Nominee for 2012 has been chosen yet and even though I do like Sarah Palin, it could just as well be someone none of us out here has mentioned yet.

498 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:47:20am

Bailout Lacks Oversight Despite Billions Pledged

Call me shocked... the Democrats created the financial dissaster, the Democrats controlled congress is in charge of fixing the mess, and the US voters just elected a Democrat to the White House and even more Democrats to congress, & the Democrat controlled media plays the fiddle why America burns...

The whole fricken' country lacks oversight!

499 shanec99  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:47:31am

re: #489 Nevergiveup
I believe that the Pats should get the bonds treatment. People should just treat thier cheating asses like they were the plague.

People should boycott their games.
People should stoop buying their merchandise.

I have not heard one story about the Pats that suggests to me that they are a team that is committed to fair play.

500 freedombilly  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:47:43am

re: #489 Nevergiveup

Did Brady get hurt? Gee I hadn't heard? I sure hope the rest of the Patriots stay healthy?
/duck and covering

I think he might be daring someone famous as well. Don't mess with the Cassel!

501 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:48:06am

re: #493 redstateredneck

Exactly.

502 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:48:33am

re: #481 JamesTKirk

The country's going to go to hell. They need to shift the blame onto someone, because Lord knows they aren't going to want people blaming them.

I said it yesterday and I'll say it again today (sorry for repeating). We need to make sure that Pelosi/Reid Congress is held accountable!

Pelosi/Read = Smoot/Hawley

The economy was going ok until 2006 when Pelosi & Harry took control of Congress. Their only accomplishments (someone correct me if I'm wrong) - 1. raising the minimum wage, 2. A stimulus package, 3. the Bailout bill.

They also did a lot of railing against the Iraq war, the Bush admin (especially Gonzalez), and steroids in baseball.

They refused to do things to help long-term economic growth like (1) expanding domestic oil production, (2) making the Bush tax cuts permanent, or (3) expanding free trade.

Is there a direct correlation between Congressional mismanagement and the economic 'crisis'? You decide for yourself, but I think there is. If this continues for another two years, hopefully people will wake up to the idiocy.

503 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:49:01am

re: #405 loppyd
LOL! Me too {loppyd}! How are you doing today good looking?

504 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:49:08am

re: #484 Ward Cleaver

I hope Bush pulls a Truman on them. I agree completely with what Truman did.

If the Dems go balls to the wall to investigate the Bush Administration, it's a very sad and dangerous precedent...

505 freedombilly  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:49:23am

re: #495 loppyd

I am a die hard Boston sports fan and I can't believe I missed that!

Delicious.

It's on tonight, baby!

Can you believe that shot by Pierce last night?!? 50 points combined in the second half of the last two games.

Already looking forward to the game tonight. Cassel is helping to take my mind off of our government.

506 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:49:24am

re: #497 realwest

Palin's hat will be in the ring, but theire are other good possible candidates.

507 apachegunner  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:49:30am

yes we are, I thought you mad about my flag display is all. just back from a meeting so it took awhilie for this answer re: #348 realwest

508 freedombilly  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:50:15am

re: #506 Kenneth

Palin's hat will be in the ring, but theire are other good possible candidates.

She will definitely look the best in her hat!

509 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:50:16am

re: #406 jorline
Morning jorline! Say, y'all got a note for being so tardy, hmmm?!

510 Tigger2005  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:50:24am

re: #467 Iron Fist

EverybodyAtheists don't get off the hook. They believe that life, the Universe and everything is just one big accident that happened for no reason. Good luck with that. It requires more faith (even willing suspension of disbelief) than I can muster.

The problem, Iron Fist, is if you've never been an atheist, you can only see the atheist viewpoint through a "prism of ridicule" if I may coin a phrase. I've been a believer, so I tend to resist ridiculing or belittling religious beliefs, unless they're really out there.

Although there are quite af few atheists, including atheist scientists, who are fond of this "big accident, no reason" argument, from what I've read of the latest theories in physics it would appear that the Universe is pretty much an inevitability, and thus not an "accident" in the sense of being a big cosmic whopper, a flip of the coin, a mere 50-50 "chance" occurrence. And life itself, while it may be rare in the Universe, can hardly be considered an "accident" or "mistake." If the conditions are right, and odds are there are at least hundreds of thousands or perhaps millions of planets in the Universe where they are, the chances for the emergence of life may be well over 50%, and thus not really an "accident."

So at least some atheists don't really "believe" what you think they believe.

511 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:50:25am

re: #497 realwest

Uh, respectfully Dirk, I don't think the Republican Nominee for 2012 has been chosen yet and even though I do like Sarah Palin, it could just as well be someone none of us out here has mentioned yet.


Let's hope we find one.

Where have all good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where’s the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?

Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn and dream of what I need

I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life

512 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:50:36am

re: #492 fat bastard vegetarian

splain?

Here we are, from the Slimes.

513 notutopia  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:50:54am

re: #206 lawhawk
MSNBC attempts a faux apology also?

[Link: elections.foxnews.com...]

514 Basho  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:51:15am

re: #504 tfc3rid

If the Dems go balls to the wall to investigate the Bush Administration, it's a very sad and dangerous precedent...

9/11 was an inside job!
/

515 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:51:50am

re: #508 freedombilly

She will definitely look the best in her hat!


Somewhere there is a tasteless joke about a shiney helmet in there, but I am too tasteful to mention it.

516 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:51:50am

re: #514 Basho

9/11 was an inside job!
/

Well, for some of these people, it's not sarc and they might look into it...

517 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:52:11am

re: #508 freedombilly

She will definitely look the best in her hat!

She can leaver her hat on?

518 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:52:18am

re: #499 shanec99

Two examples:

Every time a player (who dropped a pass, let the ball hit the ground) jumps up and indicates to the ref that he caught it, I think he is cheating.

Every time a basketball player tips the ball out of bounds, and points that it was off the other guy and points in his team's possession direction, I think he is cheating.

What's the difference? Is that not also cheating? It goes on all of the time, and every team/player does it. (or perhaps someone knows someone who does not)

519 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:52:30am

re: #517 Ward Cleaver

She can leaver her hat on?

Leave

PIMF

520 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:52:31am

re: #505 freedombilly

Can you believe that shot by Pierce last night?!? 50 points combined in the second half of the last two games.

Already looking forward to the game tonight. Cassel is helping to take my mind off of our government.

I saw it on Sports Center this morning. SICK. The Truuuth.

I think Cassel is going to throw a long bomb to Moss in the end zone tonight...and I predict that Brett I love myself too much to retire Favre to throw two picks.

521 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:52:41am

Wow. What a crappy piece of software. I'm debating how much more time I should waste on this.

522 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:53:18am

re: #521 vxbush

Wow. What a crappy piece of software. I'm debating how much more time I should waste on this.

What's it supposed to do?

523 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:53:24am

re: #485 J.S.

They can enjoy their brand of "humor" all they want while the rest of the world flips past their stupid programming for actual humor. Last time I checked TV is still advertised driven. When people see how unbelievably unfunny PC humor is the advertisers will follow them.

524 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:53:34am

re: #503 {realwest}

LOL! Me too {loppyd}! How are you doing today good looking?

I'm hanging in there, handsome.

How's by you?

525 FrogMarch  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:53:49am

Obama wants to assist the bloated UAW with our tax dollars.

526 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:54:17am

re: #519 Ward Cleaver

a better video of that song.

527 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:54:30am

re: #512 Ward Cleaver

Thanks. Cool!

528 Harry Tuttle  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:54:35am

re: #467 Iron Fist

Everybody has beliefs that are, to some people, "out there". I would consider the doctrine of transubstantiation to be out there. Everything about Buddhism is out there to people raised in Western cultures.

Atheists don't get off the hook. They believe that life, the Universe and everything is just one big accident that happened for no reason. Good luck with that. It requires more faith (even willing suspension of disbelief) than I can muster.

If we start disqualifying everyone who has religious beliefs that someone has disagreement with, we're going to wind up with a very short list of candidates.

I'm sure that the Democrats would love to see us do that. They've been trying to make inroads with people of faith for some time now. If the Republican Party becomes hostile to people of faith, the Democrats will preach "tolerance" and open their tent to Evangelicals.

Life is so strange when you don't know
How can you tell where you're going to
You can't be sure of any situation
Something could change and then you won't know

You ask yourself
Where do we go from here
It seems so all too near
Just as far beyond as I can see
I still don't know what this all means to me

So you tell yourself
I have nowhere to go
I don't know what to do
And I don't even know the time of day
I guess it doesn't matter any way

Life is so strange
Destination unknown
When you don't know
Your destination
Something could change
It's unkown
And then you won't know
Destination unknown

You ask yourself
When will my time come
Has it all been said and done
I know I'll leave when its my time to go
'Til then I'll carry on with what I know

Life is so strange
Destination unknown
When you don't know
Your destination
Something could change
It's unkown
And then you won't know
Destination unknown

529 dwayneb  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:54:45am

I have been avoiding the msm for the last few days, all the adulation makes me nauseous, but I seem to have missed the news of Obama attending the funeral of his Grandmother. Unless that 's a new "CHANGE", folks generally attend the funerals of people who raised them and cared for them. Just wondering.

530 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:54:48am

re: #522 Ward Cleaver

What's it supposed to do?

It's supposed to let me control a lab of computers so I can run training in there and control what websites people can see, what programs they can run, etc. etc. all under the control of the current teacher. But I can't get the student software to talk to the teacher software, despite messing with it for two days. Lame, lame.

531 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:55:53am

re: #520 loppyd

I saw it on Sports Center this morning. SICK. The Truuuth.

I think Cassel is going to throw a long bomb to Moss in the end zone tonight...and I predict that Brett I love myself too much to retire Favre to throw two picks.

I'd defend my Jets but the last time the Jets won a big game, the backfield was made up of Snell, Boozer, and Namath.

532 Intrepid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:56:04am

re: #339 bosforus

Ha ha ha, I hate all of you! That site never gets old.

Heh. This is some very expensive crap!

533 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:56:04am

re: #525 FrogMarch

Obama wants to assist the bloated UAW with our tax dollars.

Our retirement funds are in the crapper, I'm gonna have to work til I die, and our new president wants to give away more free money.
Fuck that.

534 Blue Eyed Music Lover  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:56:35am

re: #486 Ward Cleaver

J-E-T-S Jets!

Go Jets! (not really a Jets fan, but I am a Yankees fan, so by extension, I hate Boston, hence also New England, so go Jets (and what a great bet on them to cover)

535 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:57:40am

re: #525 FrogMarch

quid pro quo

536 soccerdad  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:58:23am
Yawn. Anybody awake in here?

Nah...we're all working...too early for a new thread...threw everyone off!

537 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:58:55am

re: #536 soccerdad

Nah...we're all working...too early for a new thread...threw everyone off!

Awake is a state of mind and being that is not allowed without sufficient quantities of Caffeine. In some cases, IV solutions are required.

538 apachegunner  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:59:04am

ciao liza cya

539 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:59:06am

re: #536 soccerdad

Nah...we're all working...too early for a new thread...threw everyone off!

I'm making myself some soup.

540 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:59:29am

Ashkelon residents hear "code red" warning as rocket is fired at city

[Link: www.jpost.com...]

Next stop. Tel Aviv!

541 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:59:47am

re: #525 FrogMarch

Obama wants to assist the bloated UAW with our tax dollars.

Didn't Bush get a lot of crap for using the title "czar" for an appointment once? And didn't Paulson just come out yesterday and say the auto industry isn't getting a bail-out?

542 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:59:57am

re: #499 shanec99

If you feel that way then you must include Mangini in your damnation.

He went along with and accepted the benefits of the videotaping of defensive coaching signals and was able to take his success with the Pats to Number One guy spot with the NYJ and then he decides to blow the whistle on something about which he had said nothing and he himself gained an advantage from while on the Pats payroll.

Prior to last year's season opener, the commissioner sent a directive to all teams telling them to stop. The only conclusion one can draw from that is that it wasn't just the Pats doing it.

543 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:00:37am

re: #532 Intrepid

Heh. This is some very expensive crap!

Steamed red crap? No thank you. Oh wait, it has ginger? Well pile it on!

544 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:01:15am

re: #542 loppyd

Oh I am sure they all did it somewhat. But who got caught? What was the name of that team? It's on the tip...

545 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:01:18am

Ah, we're on to football, are we?

/finds cheesehead hat

546 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:01:21am

re: #543 bosforus

Oh wait, it has ginger?

I always preferred Mary Ann.

547 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:01:43am

This is kinda funny.

If you know what "Rick Rolled" is, click this. Funny as crap (IMHO).

548 Macker  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:01:53am

re: #489 Nevergiveup

Did Brady get hurt? Gee I hadn't heard? I sure hope the rest of the Patriots stay healthy?
/duck and covering

Here you go.

549 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:01:56am

re: #544 Nevergiveup

Oh I am sure they all did it somewhat. But who got caught? What was the name of that team? It's on the tip...

LOL

Thanks to Mangina.

550 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:02:01am

re: #529 dwayneb

I have been avoiding the msm for the last few days, all the adulation makes me nauseous, but I seem to have missed the news of Obama attending the funeral of his Grandmother. Unless that 's a new "CHANGE", folks generally attend the funerals of people who raised them and cared for them. Just wondering.

I had to check into that:


POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 13, 2008

Hawaii residents are invited to a tribute service tomorrow for Madelyn Payne Dunham, President-elect Barack Obama's grandmother.
Dunham, 86, died two nights before her grandson became the first African-American and the first Hawaii-born person elected president.

The service, being arranged by Borthwick Mortuary with the consent of the family, will be held at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, where her husband, Obama's grandfather Stanley Dunham, is buried.

"We're helping the family," said funeral home manager Jerry Andrade. "It's a time for the people of Hawaii to pay tribute to Mrs. Dunham and to share memories."

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dunham's name to any worthy organization in search of a cure for cancer. Dunham died after battling cancer for years.

Andrade said the family will not attend tomorrow's memorial, but they gave the mortuary approval to hold a public service.

Attendees can expect to see Dunham's friends and former co-workers from the Bank of Hawaii. Dunham was among the first female vice presidents for the bank.

"We don't know yet what the exact program will be. It's still in the planning stages," Andrade said. "I think it's going to be a very dignified tribute service."

Obama is expected to return to Hawaii next month for a private service. He has made annual visits to the islands to see Dunham, including almost daily stops to her apartment during a summer visit.


Hawaii residents are invited to a tribute service tomorrow for Madelyn Payne Dunham, President-elect Barack Obama's grandmother.

Dunham, 86, died two nights before her grandson became the first African-American and the first Hawaii-born person elected president.

The service, being arranged by Borthwick Mortuary with the consent of the family, will be held at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, where her husband, Obama's grandfather Stanley Dunham, is buried.

"We're helping the family," said funeral home manager Jerry Andrade. "It's a time for the people of Hawaii to pay tribute to Mrs. Dunham and to share memories."

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dunham's name to any worthy organization in search of a cure for cancer. Dunham died after battling cancer for years.

Andrade said the family will not attend tomorrow's memorial, but they gave the mortuary approval to hold a public service.

Attendees can expect to see Dunham's friends and former co-workers from the Bank of Hawaii. Dunham was among the first female vice presidents for the bank.

"We don't know yet what the exact program will be. It's still in the planning stages," Andrade said. "I think it's going to be a very dignified tribute service."

Obama is expected to return to Hawaii next month for a private service. He has made annual visits to the islands to see Dunham, including almost daily stops to her apartment during a summer visit.

551 West Coast Freedom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:02:04am

Is there a thread about Debbie's latest posting?

552 RememberSekhmet?  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:02:13am

Back from the doc's--this is sooo much better!

553 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:02:14am

re: #479 redstateredneck
Hey {Red} - I'll bet it is! Didja know that, before their death, they were going to go on tour with - seriously, Neil Young and Steven Stills?! True, they apparently met after Sweet Home came out and hit it off famously!
Lots of folks don't get the reference to the line about electing a govenor (Wallace) but that they'd done all that they could do - but Stills grabbed it right away and showed it to Neil and voila - they got together and were gonna do a Neil Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Steven Stills series of concerts - woulda been a rocking great series of concerts!

554 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:02:28am

re: #544 Nevergiveup

Oh I am sure they all did it somewhat. But who got caught? What was the name of that team? It's on the tip...

There was nothing wrong with the New England Patriots spying on their enemies. That's what the Patriot Act is all about.

555 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:02:34am

re: #525 FrogMarch

Obama wants to assist the bloated UAW with our tax dollars.

I don't see any mention of the UAW there. If the automakers were to go bankrupt, three million people would lose their jobs within a few months. This country would go from a recession to a depression.

556 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:02:46am

re: #368 DistantThunder

$139 Billion dollar bailout to GE - owners of MSNBC.


WhyTF does MicroSoftNBC need a bailout?

557 arethusa  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:03:11am

That Sarah Palin didn't know Africa was a continent story?

Made up by a blogger who doesn't exist.

558 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:03:30am

re: #556 Taqiyyotomist

WhyTF does MicroSoftNBC need a bailout?

Because they have more letters in their name than they have viewers.

559 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:03:46am

re: #549 loppyd

LOL

Thanks to Mangina.

He should have shook his hand. What's that expression about a scorned wom...erh I mean coach?

560 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:03:52am

re: #554 JamesTKirk

There was nothing wrong with the New England Patriots spying on their enemies. That's what the Patriot Act is all about.

Not after 1/20/2009...

561 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:04:10am

re: #558 JamesTKirk

Because they have more letters in their name than they have viewers.

Zing. Soon to be followed by having more programs than users...

562 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:04:13am

re: #550 redstateredneck

Crap, sorry for the double posting.
/boy, is my face red!

563 Shane  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:04:18am

Check this out. Sara Palin story was a fake about Africa. The fakers have been caught.

[Link: www.portfolio.com...]

Figures.

564 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:04:41am

re: #559 Nevergiveup

He should have shook his hand. What's that expression about a scorned wom...erh I mean coach?

Do you mean Bill? That was low class.

565 brahma77  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:05:15am

I wonder, in the spirit of unity, what letter the Bush staff will glue down on all the keyboards?

566 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:05:36am

re: #565 brahma77

I wonder, in the spirit of unity, what letter the Bush staff will glue down on all the keyboards?

None. They are too classy to stoop to that.

567 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:05:48am

The Gathering Storm

Barack Obama's first international "test" moved a bit closer to reality today, with Iran's test of a new, solid-fuel missile that can strike targets in Israel--and southeastern Europe--more accurately (and with less warning) than other missiles in Tehran's inventory.

Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammed Najjar identified the missile as the Sajjil, which was launched from a test complex western of Tehran. The two-stage system has a reported range of 1,200 miles, allowing it to reach targets as far away as Greece and Israel. Iranian officials claim that the Sajjil is Iran's first medium-range missile to use solid fuel technology...

Solid fuel allows the missile to be fueled & stored ready for use fora longer period of time than a liquid fueled missile. This makes the weapon a much greater threat.

Obama? It's 3 am and your phone is ringing...

568 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:06:28am

re: #553 realwest

Hey {Red} - I'll bet it is! Didja know that, before their death, they were going to go on tour with - seriously, Neil Young and Steven Stills?! True, they apparently met after Sweet Home came out and hit it off famously!
Lots of folks don't get the reference to the line about electing a govenor (Wallace) but that they'd done all that they could do - but Stills grabbed it right away and showed it to Neil and voila - they got together and were gonna do a Neil Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Steven Stills series of concerts - woulda been a rocking great series of concerts!

Neil Young? A southern man don't need him around anyhow.
;-)

569 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:06:32am

re: #567 Kenneth

The Gathering Storm

Solid fuel allows the missile to be fueled & stored ready for use fora longer period of time than a liquid fueled missile. This makes the weapon a much greater threat.

Obama? It's 3 am and your phone is ringing...

The answering machine will get it.

570 OldLineTexan  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:06:32am

re: #557 arethusa

That Sarah Palin didn't know Africa was a continent story?

Made up by a blogger who doesn't exist.

I like this bit:

Mr. Gorlin said they chose the name because “all the neocons in the Bush administration had Jewish last names and Christian first names.”

Well, DUH, because "neocon" is code for Jew. Durka-durka.

571 FrogMarch  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:06:55am

re: #533 redstateredneck

Our retirement funds are in the crapper, I'm gonna have to work til I die, and our new president wants to give away more free money.
Fuck that.

The dems #1 priority are the unions. Uncompetitive irresponsible boated wage guarantees all lead to a void, a lack of real competition. GM should fail - and the union mentality should get the blame and fail with it.
Instead - the dems will hand over to automakers and union bosses want ever they want. our tax money. Democrats don't beleive in competition. Democrats are like French bureaucrats - - they only believe in equal outcomes. Ironically - the equal outcome here is that we are all equally screwed. and GM, under union management will not recover in any real way. It's a bad investment.

The UAW should die on the vine.

572 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:07:09am

re: #570 OldLineTexan

I like this bit:

Mr. Gorlin said they chose the name because “all the neocons in the Bush administration had Jewish last names and Christian first names.”

Well, DUH, because "neocon" is code for Jew. Durka-durka.

I prefer Loser-Loser.

573 West Coast Freedom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:07:35am

re: #567 Kenneth

The second stage failed to ignite in the test

574 OldLineTexan  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:07:39am

re: #566 vxbush

None. They are too classy to stoop to that.

They had better be.

A repeat of the Clinton staff shenanigans should be prevented. By Bush himself, and by direct order.

575 FrogMarch  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:07:49am

re: #541 bosforus

Didn't Bush get a lot of crap for using the title "czar" for an appointment once? And didn't Paulson just come out yesterday and say the auto industry isn't getting a bail-out?

with the democrats edging in on 60 senate votes - I doubt Paulson will matter much longer.

576 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:07:51am

re: #571 FrogMarch

The dems #1 priority are the unions. Uncompetitive irresponsible boated wage guarantees all lead to a void, a lack of real competition. GM should fail - and the union mentality should get the blame and fail with it.
Instead - the dems will hand over to automakers and union bosses want ever they want. our tax money. Democrats don't beleive in competition. Democrats are like French bureaucrats - - they only believe in equal outcomes. Ironically - the equal outcome here is that we are all equally screwed. and GM, under union management will not recover in any real way. It's a bad investment.

The UAW should die on the vine.

I have but one ding to give.

577 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:08:25am

re: #488 realwest

Well thanks a lot Hoops! But I'm not in the kind of physical shape to go out on the town.
And I don't listen to the radio!
But what's up with Kid Rock anyway?
Some mofo named "Soulfly" has an album out called:
"Fuck Eminem & Fuck Kid Rock" - Aside from being a vile song, this mofo "Soulfly" needs a serious whomping - no lie!

If you are in a waffle house and Kid Rock is also ther..
Count on a good fight..Don't forget your camera..TMZ will buy the pictures from you.

578 notutopia  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:08:30am

Mre: #565 brahma77

Maybe they could just pull off all the plastic letter caps for O, that way their tender little fingers would feel the prick of the pins every time they have to type his name.

579 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:08:58am

Well all y'all it's been grand as usual (except for all the damn attention Cognito got even after he got the boot) but I gotta scoot - chores to finish from yesterday!
I hope you all have a GREAT DAY and that I get the chance to see you down the road!

580 OldLineTexan  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:09:43am

re: #579 realwest

Well all y'all it's been grand as usual (except for all the damn attention Cognito got even after he got the boot) but I gotta scoot - chores to finish from yesterday!
I hope you all have a GREAT DAY and that I get the chance to see you down the road!

Damn, where was that? I miss all the big events.

581 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:09:54am

re: #509 realwest

Morning jorline! Say, y'all got a note for being so tardy, hmmm?!

lol...only if you get a note for lagging so far behind. Get up here RW, I'll probably be gone by the time you get here.

Hope you're well today...I'll email you tonight about my doc visit.

582 Intrepid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:09:59am

re: #543 bosforus

Steamed red crap? No thank you. Oh wait, it has ginger? Well pile it on!

Another fun site - photoshop disasters.com. I hate it when my leg becomes detached at my knee!

583 JamesTKirk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:10:22am

re: #578 notutopia

M

Maybe they could just pull off all the plastic letter caps for O, that way their tender little fingers would feel the prick of the pins every time they have to type his name.

Don't his supporters enjoy feeling little pricks?

584 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:10:39am

re: #577 HoosierHoops

If you are in a waffle house and Kid Rock is also ther..
Count on a good fight..Don't forget your camera..TMZ will buy the pictures from you.

Hoe are you Hoopster?

585 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:10:58am

GOP to file suit to undo McCain rules
McCain-Feingold limits hurt presidential efforts

[Link: www.washingtontimes.com...]

Charles, this probably deserves a thread. I'm no lawyer and my bet would be this will fail anyway. If I am not mistaken it has already been challenged? But since McCain just got his ass whipped, it is kinda ironic?

586 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:11:07am

re: #584 jorline

Hoe are you Hoopster?

Hoe?...lmao

PIMF How

587 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:11:13am

re: #523 bosforus

I think you're correct -- the PC "humor" is just so "not funny," it will drive away viewers, along with advertiser's dollars -- and it just won't last. And comics will be comics (and there's plenty of material with Obama, if you look for it.)

588 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:11:56am

re: #565 brahma77

I wonder, in the spirit of unity, what letter the Bush staff will glue down on all the keyboards?

I thought the Clintonistas ripped the "W"s off the keyboards?

Won't it be refreshing to not hear stories of what furniture Laura and George have stolen from the White House? Or that his staffers cut phone lines, stole door knobs, overturned desks, threw away office supplies, etc etc etc...?

589 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:12:41am

re: #571 FrogMarch

The UAW should die on the vine.


Amen to that.

590 brahma77  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:13:06am

re: #574 OldLineTexan

I'm sure they won't, tho I'm not sure if the reason is class or maturity (personal integrity), or perhaps patriotism and respect for the office (professionalism).

591 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:13:46am

re: #574 OldLineTexan

They had better be.

A repeat of the Clinton staff shenanigans should be prevented. By Bush himself, and by direct order.

I doubt that George W and Laura will be packing shit out of the white house that doesn't belong to them, either.

592 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:13:48am

re: #563 Shane

Can we expect all the usual liberal media outlets to issue corrections after publicizing the bogus report as fact? Maybe apologizing to Governor Palin for the repeating the insult?

Not holding my breath...

593 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:14:10am

re: #567 Kenneth

The two-stage system has a reported range of 1,200 miles, allowing it to reach targets as far away as Greece and Israel

And the Greeks will respond, no doubt, by blaming America and Jews.

Count on it.

And good (late) morning.

594 FrogMarch  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:14:23am

re: #576 vxbush

I have but one ding to give.

Long live the ding.
(thanks)

595 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:14:34am

re: #591 redstateredneck

I doubt that George W and Laura will be packing shit out of the white house that doesn't belong to them, either.


Will Scooter Libby be getting a pardon?

596 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:15:29am

re: #588 loppyd

I thought the Clintonistas ripped the "W"s off the keyboards?

Won't it be refreshing to not hear stories of what furniture Laura and George have stolen from the White House? Or that his staffers cut phone lines, stole door knobs, overturned desks, threw away office supplies, etc etc etc...?

GMTA, GF!

597 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:15:33am

re: #587 J.S.

I think you're correct -- the PC "humor" is just so "not funny," it will drive away viewers, along with advertiser's dollars -- and it just won't last. And comics will be comics (and there's plenty of material with Obama, if you look for it.)

You can only watch the America's Funniest Home Video host style of humor for so long before you go insane. Take your pick - Bob Saget or whoever the tool is now - they're both awful. At least Saget knew he was being ridiculous, the new guy actually tries to pass it off as humor.

598 Son of the Black Dog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:15:35am

re: #329 Nevergiveup

True. I'm laying odds 6 to 4 that Cognito might be back sooner than later?

He'll be incognito.

599 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:15:54am

re: #555 Ward Cleaver

I don't see any mention of the UAW there. If the automakers were to go bankrupt, three million people would lose their jobs within a few months. This country would go from a recession to a depression.

That 3 million figure is... questionable, from what I've heard. Still, it would certainly hurt a lot of people.

600 lincolntf  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:15:55am

re: #559 Nevergiveup

Go Pats!

On a semi-unrelated note: These Thursday night games are a bit annoying. I know I could just pony up for the NFL Network, but I think that means I have to subscribe to DirecTV or something. As it is, the wife and I will have to watch the Pats game at a local (in NC) bar with about 20 TV's and a few dozen local yokels slugging down Bud Ice.

601 lawhawk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:16:29am

re: #555 Ward Cleaver

I don't see any mention of the UAW there. If the automakers were to go bankrupt, three million people would lose their jobs within a few months. This country would go from a recession to a depression.

It depends entirely on what kind of bankruptcy we're talking about. If they do a reorganization, it would enable the companies to get out from under the onerous unionist rules that have hobbled the smallish three as compared to the non-union factories run by Toyota and other foreign automakers here in the States. The union fixed costs have hobbled the automakers to such an extent that they can't turn a profit no matter what they try.

Eliminating product cycles is a self-destructive activity since product lines need to be turned over regularly. The unions would much prefer layoffs to wage and benefit cuts because it sets bad precedent.

Declaring bankruptcy would actually liberate and create more jobs since the companies would be free to hire according to their needs, not what the unions demand.

602 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:16:47am

re: #586 jorline

Hoe?...lmao

PIMF How


Jorline called me a hoe!
LOL
I'm doing great Jorline...I'm planning my lunch for today..
My Buds are going out for pizza...I only eat the toppings cause pizza makes people fat..I'm thinking blacken chicken fetticinni..The sauce is great!

603 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:17:02am

re: #595 DeafDog

Will Scooter Libby be getting a pardon?

He and Ramos & Campeon, I hope.

604 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:17:30am

re: #592 Kenneth

Can we expect all the usual liberal media outlets to issue corrections after publicizing the bogus report as fact? Maybe apologizing to Governor Palin for the repeating the insult?

Not holding my breath...

Could Gov. Palin sue for slander or libel?

605 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:18:05am

re: #600 lincolntf

Go Pats!

On a semi-unrelated note: These Thursday night games are a bit annoying. I know I could just pony up for the NFL Network, but I think that means I have to subscribe to DirecTV or something. As it is, the wife and I will have to watch the Pats game at a local (in NC) bar with about 20 TV's and a few dozen local yokels slugging down Bud Ice.

I think up here in the NY metropolitan area the game is also on WPIX, a local TV station. Perhaps also on a local station in the Boston Area? Not sure. My Fios comes with the NFL network. But your right it is a rip off for sure.

606 MandyManners  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:18:13am

re: #591 redstateredneck

I doubt that George W and Laura will be packing shit out of the white house that doesn't belong to them, either.

A really tacky part of me wants the "O" and "0" to be switched on every keyboard in the White House.

607 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:18:38am

re: #601 lawhawk

Think Obama would ever let them Fuck the Unions?

608 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:19:49am

re: #592 Kenneth

Can we expect all the usual liberal media outlets to issue corrections after publicizing the bogus report as fact? Maybe apologizing to Governor Palin for the repeating the insult?

Not holding my breath...

And, of course, you can fully expect lefties to gleefully repeat "Palin didn't know that Africa was a continent!" for years... as "fact".

609 VegasRick  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:19:57am

re: #601 lawhawk

It depends entirely on what kind of bankruptcy we're talking about. If they do a reorganization, it would enable the companies to get out from under the onerous unionist rules that have hobbled the smallish three as compared to the non-union factories run by Toyota and other foreign automakers here in the States. The union fixed costs have hobbled the automakers to such an extent that they can't turn a profit no matter what they try.

Eliminating product cycles is a self-destructive activity since product lines need to be turned over regularly. The unions would much prefer layoffs to wage and benefit cuts because it sets bad precedent.

Declaring bankruptcy would actually liberate and create more jobs since the companies would be free to hire according to their needs, not what the unions demand.

AMEN! I might even consider purchasing one of the big 3's cars again.

610 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:20:02am

re: #601 lawhawk

Speaking of the US automakers I heard a local NY area dealer on WABC with Mark Simone talking about all the advantages Japanese automakers have because they don't have to pay health insurance benefits over there because of the greatness of Japan's national healthcare system. So Japanese car makers make out better...

This will be the overriding rationale to establsih a national healthcare nightmare...

611 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:20:40am

re: #603 redstateredneck

He and Ramos & Campeon, I hope.

Then the Dems will investigate the pardon of Scooter Libby... You know just like the GOP went after the Marc Rich pardon...

612 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:20:53am

And why haven't any of the news organizations noted the heinous amount of health care coverage the union employees and retirees get and that the big three have to pay, to the exclusion of actually running the businesses?

613 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:21:11am

re: #608 Occasional Reader

And, of course, you can fully expect lefties to gleefully repeat "Palin didn't know that Africa was a continent!" for years... as "fact".

7 years later and people still say W's IQ is 93.

614 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:21:12am

Bailout: The new American business model

615 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:21:18am

re: #602 HoosierHoops

Jorline called me a hoe!
LOL
I'm doing great Jorline...I'm planning my lunch for today..
My Buds are going out for pizza...I only eat the toppings cause pizza makes people fat..I'm thinking blacken chicken fetticinni..The sauce is great!

Too funny...hoe Hoopster. That blackened chicken sounds good. Looks like Cog got whacked last night.

616 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:22:01am
Some mofo named "Soulfly" has an album out called:
"Fuck Eminem & Fuck Kid Rock"

Good on 'em, given that Eminem and Kid Rock both have an attitude that says "Fuck everyone but me." and encourage their listeners to adopt that same attitude.

It's not like they have an album out called "Fuck John Denver & James Taylor." That would just be outright wrong.

617 loppyd  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:22:05am

re: #596 redstateredneck

GMTA, GF!

:~)

618 lincolntf  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:22:31am

re: #605 Nevergiveup

Yeah, it's probably on back in MA. I moved South before last season, so I don't think I've ever been up there for an NFL Network game.

619 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:22:39am

re: #602 HoosierHoops

Jorline called me a hoe!
LOL
I'm doing great Jorline...I'm planning my lunch for today..
My Buds are going out for pizza...I only eat the toppings cause pizza makes people fat..I'm thinking blacken chicken fetticinni..The sauce is great!

Buds always go with pizza...especially buds light!

620 redstateredneck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:22:55am

re: #606 MandyManners

A really tacky part of me wants the "O" and "0" to be switched on every keyboard in the White House.

If it weren't for the closed parentheses sharing the zero, they'd never even notice!

621 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:23:17am

re: #595 DeafDog

Will Scooter Libby be getting a pardon?

I hope so. He was hung out to dry.

622 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:23:48am

re: #606 MandyManners

A really tacky part of me wants the "O" and "0" to be switched on every keyboard in the White House.

And the better part of me will be so disappointed if they do. I know just how you feel.

623 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:24:19am

re: #605 Nevergiveup

I think up here in the NY metropolitan area the game is also on WPIX, a local TV station. Perhaps also on a local station in the Boston Area? Not sure. My Fios comes with the NFL network. But your right it is a rip off for sure.

How do you think I feel? The first time in almost 20 years the Eagles play on Thanksgiving, & I have to go to a bar to see it. Sigh. I always knew that one day, I'd be spending my holidays at Hooters.

624 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:24:20am

OBAMA'S SECOND THOUGHTS ON IRAN

To start with, he has realized that his offer of unconditional talks with Tehran could destroy the six-nation coalition that has managed to pass three United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Some allies, including France, have issued direct warnings that Obama's campaign promise may encourage Iran to speed up its nuclear program. Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, for her part, has indicated "deep reservations" about Obama's Iran gambit.

More important, perhaps, with the election over, Obama remembers that talking to the mullahs is nothing new. First launched by West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher in 1980, it has been tried by the European Union, successive US administrations and several Arab countries for a quarter of a century - producing nothing but grief. Genscher ended up describing the Khomeinist regime as a trap whose embrace is best avoided.

More change, I hope.

625 lawhawk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:24:48am

re: #610 tfc3rid

The unions have to recognize that their workforce will simply cease to exist if they keep blocking any kind of changes to their benefits packages. The airline related unions have recognized this, and have engaged in givebacks. The autoworkers unions have to do the same, if they ever want to see jobs.

The automakers can provide a benefits package that is comparable to what you'd find in other industries without going belly up. It's a tough pill to swallow, but if you want to see the industry survive and thrive, it has to adjust to the changed economic situation.

626 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:25:02am

NO part of me wants the outgoing WH staff to place obscene images in the paper-feed trays of the copy machines. Remember that?

627 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:25:07am

re: #618 lincolntf

Yeah, it's probably on back in MA. I moved South before last season, so I don't think I've ever been up there for an NFL Network game.

May not be in Mass. since it is a Pat's Home game? Black out rules and all?

628 freedombilly  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:25:13am

re: #600 lincolntf

I watched the Pats/Jets game in Week 2 in a sports bar outside Charlotte while on business. Very loud! And also the single most satisfying non-playoff win in the 30 plus years I have been watching the Pats.

And there is a reason why Mangini is widely reported to be occupying his last coaching position in the NFL. Part of it is that he blew the whistle. But if there was a distinct competitive advantage to come from their taping (which I would argue there was) then he benefited from it still looks down his nose at the Pats.

He used his success with the Patriots and turned that into a huge head coaching contract. That is why he is universally hated throughout NFL circles according to most former players, coaches and GMs. You can't call foul after benefiting from the foul, not apologize for your own actions, and not look like a boob.

Gotta run to go teach the yutes of America.

GO PATS!

629 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:25:30am

re: #599 Occasional Reader

That 3 million figure is... questionable, from what I've heard. Still, it would certainly hurt a lot of people.

If you add in all the suppliers, their suppliers, and the dealers... The dealers alone employ more than 740,000 people.

630 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:25:34am

re: #205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Nah. Moved on, thought it'd be easy. Looked at it again, then noticed a toe in my coffee, and some lint, waaay down deep in my belly button...

Did I mention I'm A.D.D.?

HA HA! Just saw that.

631 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:25:36am

re: #615 jorline

Too funny...hoe Hoopster. That blackened chicken sounds good. Looks like Cog got whacked last night.

Real smart to get all shitty with the big lizard...
I don't understand people like Edgar and Cog and EIDE..
You can disagree with people and still be civil...
/unless you're in person..then just knock em out..LOL
kidding

632 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:26:00am

re: #606 MandyManners

A really tacky part of me wants the "O" and "0" to be switched on every keyboard in the White House.

And yet, if, mirabile dictu, Obama manages to turn the economy around, thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions, and defeat islamist terrorism, will that mean that we've all been... saved by Zero?

633 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:26:22am

re: #606 MandyManners

A really tacky part of me wants the "O" and "0" to be switched on every keyboard in the White House.

I like it.

634 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:26:24am

re: #626 Taqiyyotomist

NO part of me wants the outgoing WH staff to place obscene images in the paper-feed trays of the copy machines. Remember that?

Those were just Clinton's home movies.

635 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:26:32am

re: #623 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

How do you think I feel? The first time in almost 20 years the Eagles play on Thanksgiving, & I have to go to a bar to see it. Sigh. I always knew that one day, I'd be spending my holidays at Hooters.

I have to go to my Liberal families house. Want to trade? Gonna have breast for Thanksgiving at Hooters?

636 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:26:43am

re: #608 Occasional Reader

I already had a "discussion" with a moonbat who was quoting Tina Fey from the SNL skit as if they were Sarah Palin's words. He didn't see the difference, or that it even mattered. Reality challenged leftists now rule.

637 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:26:54am

re: #634 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Those were just Clinton's home movies.

Ouch.

638 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:27:14am

re: #623 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

How do you think I feel? The first time in almost 20 years the Eagles play on Thanksgiving, & I have to go to a bar to see it. Sigh. I always knew that one day, I'd be spending my holidays at Hooters.


What's the problem? It's perfectly proper to spend Thanksgiving with your mom.

OH NO I DI'INT!

639 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:27:14am

re: #630 bosforus

HA HA! Just saw that.

Water jokes. They take time to soak in.

640 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:27:50am

re: #631 HoosierHoops

Real smart to get all shitty with the big lizard...
I don't understand people like Edgar and Cog and EIDE..
You can disagree with people and still be civil...
/unless you're in person..then just knock em out..LOL
kidding

Cog was civil, but he annoyed a lot of people and he pushed Charles when he was told to back off.

641 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:27:55am

re: #634 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Those were just Clinton's home movies...

from when Hillary wasn't home, maybe.

642 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:28:04am

re: #636 Kenneth

I already had a "discussion" with a moonbat who was quoting Tina Fey from the SNL skit as if they were Sarah Palin's words. He didn't see the difference, or that it even mattered. Reality challenged leftists now rule.

Does he also believe that the current President of the United States is Joshua Bartlett?

643 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:28:15am

re: #638 Occasional Reader

What's the problem? It's perfectly proper to spend Thanksgiving with your mom.

OH NO I DI'INT!

ROTFLOL!

644 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:28:19am

re: #631 HoosierHoops

Real smart to get all shitty with the big lizard...
I don't understand people like Edgar and Cog and EIDE..
You can disagree with people and still be civil...
/unless you're in person..then just knock em out..LOL
kidding

Stinky did some whackage last night? What was the thread about ,,,

oh ,, wait ,, lemme guess ,,,
A) ID/ Evo
B) VB
C) Nazi's
D) all of the ablove

645 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:28:37am

re: #625 lawhawk

Well, yeah... I mean, won't the Unions at some point ralize they will have Zero members if they keep extorting the companies for more and more every time...

646 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:28:42am

re: #640 jorline

I don't know. Passive aggressive is not civil.

647 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:28:52am

re: #635 Nevergiveup

I have to go to my Liberal families house. Want to trade? Gonna have breast for Thanksgiving at Hooters?

Why do we call them "breasts?" Chickens & turkeys are birds, not mammals!

648 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:29:23am

re: #639 fat bastard vegetarian

Water jokes. They take time to soak in.

I found that the belly button comment lint itself to more humor.

649 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:29:46am

re: #638 Occasional Reader

What's the problem? It's perfectly proper to spend Thanksgiving with your mom.

OH NO I DI'INT!

This from the man who's Dad works at "Woodie's"

650 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:29:50am

re: #645 tfc3rid

Well, yeah... I mean, won't the Unions at some point ralize they will have Zero members if they keep extorting the companies for more and more every time...

heh ,,, why ,, it's worked for them for 50 + years in this country~!

651 lawhawk  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:30:05am

re: #636 Kenneth

I've been arguing with a coworker along the same lines. He thinks it's gospel that Palin didn't know Africa was a continent as though the hoax was somehow fake but accurate.

He, of course, ignores the on the tape claims that Obama supports all 57 states, and the other nonsensical ravings of Obama on the campaign trail.

In.the.tank.

652 lincolntf  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:30:12am

re: #635 Nevergiveup

The Thanksgiving games aren't on national TV? Or are they playing an extra one this year? I suppose I should go look this stuff up.

653 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:30:24am

re: #648 bosforus

I found that the belly button comment lint itself to more humor.

Time to dust off the puns

654 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:30:41am

re: #647 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Because of the nipples?

655 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:30:41am

re: #642 Occasional Reader

Does he also believe that the current President of the United States is Joshua Bartlett?

Nah, didn't they spend the last season of that train wreck electing the 'new' President... Either Alan Alda or Jimmy Smits?

656 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:31:04am

re: #652 lincolntf

The Thanksgiving games aren't on national TV? Or are they playing an extra one this year? I suppose I should go look this stuff up.

There's a Thursday night game on NFL Network.

657 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:31:05am

re: #601 lawhawk


Well said.

Having the Big 3 go into BK court would also open up the auto market to increased competition as they would likely unload some assets that would go to other hands.

658 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:31:16am

re: #649 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

This from the man who's Dad works at "Woodie's"

tsk tsk tsk

659 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:31:18am

re: #647 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Why do we call them "breasts?" Chickens & turkeys are birds, not mammals!

I was talking about the service?

660 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:31:37am

re: #646 fat bastard vegetarian

I don't know. Passive aggressive is not civil.

Point well taken, fvb. How are you today?

661 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:32:04am

Morning all, I need some feedback from the lizard nation.

I have a moonbat friend I've known for 30+ years who emailed me:

"I thought I’d share this email that was sent by Desmond Tutu to a friend of mine.

I think this expression of exuberance by a truly great man is a wonderful example of how Obama’s election is perceived by much of the world…

I’ll write more later when I have some time….In the meantime, I’ll say that I agree that Obama is stepping into a hell of a mess…much worse than most people perceive…..but I believe that he is a brilliant, honest man who will inspire the best in everyone who is open to helping meet the challenges we all face in the coming months and years……It will be tough, and things will probably get much worse before they get better…..but I think that he is a person of great historical importance… whose leadership really will bring significant change to this country……not just economic change, but a renewed faith in the ideals that this country was founded on."

Oh, and by the way this friend of mine makes a living writing. I was going to send this response and I wanted to ask if you think it might be too harsh or maybe risk damaging our friendship:

"Thanks for sharing the email, I have to be candid here.

The first question that came to my mind when reading this was, how much of Tutu's elation is due to the fact that America elected their first black president as compared to say your elation about renewing the ideals that this country was founded on?

After all he compared Obama's election to Mandela, who not so coincidentally was also South Africa's first black president.

The way I see it race should not be a reason anyone is either elated in, or disappointed by, the results of this election.

I can tell you it truly isn't with me our any of my conservative friends either, including many who work at our Alabama manufacturing plant by the way.

That being said, and again to be completely candid, I'm a bit relieved in some ways that Obama got elected because it averted what surely would have become accusations of racism particularly from liberal democrats.

Hell, Jackson and Sharpton make a living pimping racism and I'm sad to tell you Obama's election isn't going to stop them.

I hope I'm wrong, I would love to see Obama be able to put the race issue behind us in America.

I think that you could probably guess that my reservations about Obama had to do with his general lack of experience and the fact that so little is really known about his associations with what I would consider some pretty shady people (you know who they are).

There is definitely a dark side to Chicago politics and this is where he cut his teeth so to speak.

Oh, and I was bitterly opposed to his early promises to cut and run from Iraq which by the way has become a non-issue because WE WON!

No I'm not that stupid and I didn't need to pick that corn straw out of my teeth to write that but all indications are that the surge worked and we can finally begin to gradually draw down troops.

Just for perspective more people were shot and killed in Chicago last summer than the number of our troops we lost in all of Iraq.

What a horrible mistake it would have been to avoid the surge and pull the troops out prematurely, the crazy Iranian Mullahs would be ruling the middle east and Israel would be that much closer to being wiped off the map.

You're probably steaming right now - NO, THE MISTAKE WAS GOING TO WAR IN THE FIRST PLACE!

I think the jury is till out on that issue, we put a serious hurt on Al Queda ( BTW I believe Bin Ladin is dead) and established a fledgling democracy in the heart of Islamic fundamentalism, a religion which calls for the elimination of all other religions and the establishment of a world Caliphate.

Granted we didn't find those WMD's but we sure as hell scared Kadafi into giving up his.

- continued (shit I had no idea it was this long)

662 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:32:27am

re: #652 lincolntf

The Thanksgiving games aren't on national TV? Or are they playing an extra one this year? I suppose I should go look this stuff up.

No I think they are. We are talking about tonights Jet-Pats game. Or Pats-Jet depending upon your orientation? Not that there is anything wrong with that?

663 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:32:35am

And let me just close this email by once again assuring you that I will support Obama as the POTUS and I too hope that he can change America for the better.

Obama isn't going to be able to instill in me a renewed faith in the ideals that this country was founded on because I NEVER LOST THEM.

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - ironic those are the very ideals that "Bush's war" has succeeded in instilling in the people of Iraq after 40 years of oppression under a tyrannical dictator.

No I'm not worried about Obama instilling these ideals in America, I'm hoping he does it in tyrannical regimes throughout the world.

664 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:32:46am

re: #660 jorline

Business sucks, rainy, my feet are cold. Great! How are you!

665 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:32:53am

re: #652 lincolntf

The Thanksgiving games aren't on national TV? Or are they playing an extra one this year? I suppose I should go look this stuff up.

Zona at Philly. 8:15 Eastern.

666 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:33:16am

re: #642 Occasional Reader

I think he believes the President-elect is a secular relative of Jesus Christ.

667 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:33:19am

Future highlights of the '09 political season.
Keep an eye on this one.
U.S. Supreme Court will rule in spring '09 on Summum monument suit

The case - likely to be decided in the spring - has major implications for governments big and small across the nation in how they handle monuments, markers and statues in their own public squares. Pleasant Grove's actions with the Ten Commandments could lead to rules for other jurisdictions facing similar situations.
668 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:33:47am

re: #636 Kenneth

I already had a "discussion" with a moonbat who was quoting Tina Fey from the SNL skit as if they were Sarah Palin's words. He didn't see the difference, or that it even mattered. Reality challenged leftists now rule.


SNL and John Stewart are the major sources of news for many...seriosuly.

669 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:34:40am

re: #661 turn

My first question would be: does his friend *really* get email from Desmond Tutu? How can you be sure that those are his true sentiments?

670 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:34:44am

re: #662 Nevergiveup

No I think they are. We are talking about tonights Jet-Pats game. Or Pats-Jet depending upon your orientation? Not that there is anything wrong with that?

LOL
The home team is always listed second for every sport...

671 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:34:51am

re: #632 Occasional Reader

Good Lord. You have this magical ability to play songs that I think I last heard at bar-mitzvah parties when I was one of the kids at the party...

672 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:35:29am

re: #667 bosforus

Future highlights of the '09 political season.
Keep an eye on this one.
U.S. Supreme Court will rule in spring '09 on Summum monument suit

Those Summum guys are some fruit loops.

673 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:35:31am

re: #658 Occasional Reader

PEDANT PATROL!

674 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:35:39am

re: #669 vxbush

My first question would be: does his friend *really* get email from Desmond Tutu? How can you be sure that those are his true sentiments?

I get mail from Tutu. He has a brother in Nigeria who has this bank account and...

675 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:35:49am

re: #661 turn

Speaking of international perceptions... I had an interesting conversation with a friend from Uruguay yesterday. She's definitely, ah, to the left of me, big Obama booster, etc. But interestingly, she was also in a near-panic at the idea of "American decline". Told me in no uncertain terms that she did NOT want to see a world in which China or Russia was anything close to being a hegemon. "WE need for that to be YOU guys!"

Like I said, interesting.

676 Ojoe  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:35:51am

re: #471 arethusa

The Catholic Church is one of the wisest outfits on the planet.

IMHO.

677 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:36:03am

re: #658 Occasional Reader

Me fail English? That's unpossible!

678 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:36:10am

MUST READ

Really good one.

679 jaunte  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:36:15am

re: #669 vxbush

I did have that smae thought, having received emails from Desmond Tutu's banker cousin in the past.

680 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:36:19am

re: #672 Ward Cleaver

Those Summum guys are some fruit loops.

This is the first I've heard of them.

681 jaunte  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:36:35am

smae?

682 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:36:44am

re: #674 Nevergiveup

Tutu is a sommanabitch Jew-hater.

683 Son of the Black Dog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:36:46am

re: #462 vxbush

I feel for you, sir. That's no fun. My job is just a little small software test. Nothing big, thank goodness.

They test software?!

684 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:36:48am

re: #680 bosforus

This is the first I've heard of them.

Me too. Mummified cats?

685 Ojoe  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:36:59am

re: #675 Occasional Reader

Tell her that peace is maintained by strength not idealism & see if she accepts that.

686 ladycatnip  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:37:02am

Good morning lizards! Here's a bit of news to brighten your day - 8,000 Beduins are claiming to be the lost tribe of Obama.

687 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:37:37am

re: #684 Ward Cleaver

Me too. Mummified cats?

Uh oh, found 'em

Summum is a religion and philosophy that began in 1975 as a result of Claude "Corky" Nowell's encounter with beings he describes as "Summa Individuals. ...
688 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:37:52am

re: #686 ladycatnip

OY! Obama's gonna need a whole FLEET of buses now!

689 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:37:52am

re: #668 DeafDog

In fact, this particular moonbat gets all his "news" from NPR and Jon Stewart. He thinks CNN is "pro-Bush". I'm serious.

690 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:38:04am

re: #530 vxbush

It's supposed to let me control a lab of computers so I can run training in there and control what websites people can see, what programs they can run, etc. etc. all under the control of the current teacher. But I can't get the student software to talk to the teacher software, despite messing with it for two days. Lame, lame.

Sounds like a cut-rate version of Active Directory and GPOs.

691 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:38:24am

re: #661 turn

I think it's a fair assessment, and not all that harsh. A lot of my own personal reservations (many of which have been aired here on LGF) have to do with Obama's Chicago connections and politics.

692 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:38:33am

re: #687 bosforus

There's a link on the SLT article.

693 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:38:35am

re: #679 jaunte

I did have that smae thought, having received emails from Desmond Tutu's banker cousin in the past.

Like it's a ture thought.

/

694 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:38:36am

re: #675 Occasional Reader

Here was Tutu's email

?Leah was crying with joy and disbelief as we watched an epochmaking event unfolding before our eyes. What a fantastic result,what a fantastic human being,what fantastic people,what a fantastic country.

What hope you all have aroused in the rest of the world.Thank you God,thank you friends,thank you for filling us all with hope that change is possible.

Yippee...it is so like when Madiba became president,almost impossible,almost dreamlike but ya real.Pinch yourselves.it has happened you have all made it happen.

Love and blessings,

Arch & Archess."

I didn't tell my friend I thought that all black foreign dignitaries were probably rejoicing in Obama's election.

695 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:38:48am

re: #686 ladycatnip

Good morning lizards! Here's a bit of news to brighten your day - 8,000 Beduins are claiming to be the lost tribe of Obama.

great,, will they be coming to the inauguration and setting up a tent city on the White House Lawn!?!?

Michelle,,, "Ummm,, Barack ,, we told the girls we'd get them a PUPPY ,,, whats with the camels outside ?"

696 Ojoe  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:38:49am

re: #689 Kenneth

I know plenty of people who think the media is right wing.

697 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:38:56am

re: #685 Ojoe

Tell her that peace is maintained by strength not idealism & see if she accepts that.

I think at some level, a lot of putative America-bashers around the world know that; they just don't like to say it out loud.

698 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:39:00am

re: #683 Son of the Black Dog

They test software?!

No, I test it. :D

699 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:39:05am

re: #686 ladycatnip

Good morning lizards! Here's a bit of news to brighten your day - 8,000 Beduins are claiming to be the lost tribe of Obama.

Are they invited to the inauguration?

700 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:39:21am

re: #668 DeafDog

SNL and John Stewart are the major sources of news for many...seriosuly.

I heard that from many of my colleagues... They get most of their news from The Daily Show...

701 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:39:37am

re: #696 Ojoe

I know plenty of people who think the media is right wing.

you gotta go meet more people!

702 Who Watches the Watchmen?  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:39:50am

re: #404 albusteve

whoa...DTB is hot...saw them at the Telluride gig in september..complete with susan tedeschi...yowza!

I saw Derek & Susan last summer. Excellent show.

703 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:39:53am

re: #691 Honorary Yooper


Thanks HY, I probably got a lot of the stuff about the dirty side of Chicago politics from you.

704 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:39:54am

re: #700 tfc3rid

I'm sure it's true.

705 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:39:58am

re: #661 turn


That is long and disjointed.

Two points:

1. The economic meltdown is due to the democrats in congress as much as the current administration - the mortgage mess is due to Dems promoting cheap money for from Fannie/Freddie.

2. There were tons of yellow cake found in Iraq, the sanctions against Saddam were breaking down fast and the Kaye report said that Saddam's nuclear weapons program was poised to restart. Toppling him was not a mistake. Had that not been done, we would be looking at a nuclear arms race between Iraq and Iran (and others).

706 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:40:11am

re: #690 Ward Cleaver

Sounds like a cut-rate version of Active Directory and GPOs.

Perhaps, but it's designed to be easy for trainers to use so they don't have to know AD and such. Of course, if it actually worked, I could tell you what else it does...

707 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:40:20am

I live in MI. Sometimes I wish I had the 'nads to wear a T-shirt with an incredibly vulgar critique of the UAW on it, front and back. A big middle finger, transparent, with the UAW logo behind it. Maybe some gravestones with the big three's emblems on them. RIP Big three, THANKS UAW! Remember when Michigan made TELEVISIONS? Thanks, unions! Good thing you got "Yours". Get in a conversation with an auto worker. Count how many times they say "My".

How many 90-year-old UAW retirees were alive in 1960? How about now? In 1960, how many elderly UAW retirees were on X thousand dollars worth of life-extending medication, paid for by the Company? How about now? What is the average cost of "MY bennies" now compared to 1960?

How can a company survive having to pay a pension plus all the thousands of dollars of pharmaceuticals, plus college for the 8 kids, plus medical benefits for them too, plus super discounts for them ALL when buying a Big Three auto, plus all that for the spouse when the retiree finally dies at age 106, for every single living employee who ever worked for them? How can a company do this and NOT fail? Oh and don't forget allowing your employees to call in FLMA and go play frisbee golf three days a week because 10 years ago you got some Union Doc to say you have athsma, and still pay them.

To paraphrase the Irreverend Wright: GOD DAMN UNIONS!

708 HoosierHoops  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:40:24am

re: #683 Son of the Black Dog

They test software?!


Yup..We have spent 6 months testing the upgrade of Oracle 11i to R12.
I'm ready to party like it's 1999.

709 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:40:34am

re: #694 turn

Here was Tutu's email

Or somebody's e-mail, anyway, purporting to be Tutu.

710 Ojoe  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:40:47am

re: #701 sattv4u2

I live in California ...

Thank God for LGF

711 karmic_inquisitor  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:40:56am

re: #663 turn

I would only add that personality cults (both pro and con) aren't healthy for a rational democracy as history shows it often leads to mobs demanding mob rule. Better to have someone who is admired for competence rather than vision.

712 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:40:57am

re: #709 Occasional Reader

Or somebody's e-mail, anyway, purporting to be Tutu.

Three Three ?

713 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:41:04am

re: #684 Ward Cleaver

Me too. Mummified cats?

Cats were worshiped in ancient Egypt.

714 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:41:04am

re: #682 WriterMom

Tutu is a sommanabitch Jew-hater.

So are all his pals on the "Elders"

[Link: www.theelders.org...]

715 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:41:30am

re: #713 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Cats were worshiped in ancient Egypt.

and eaten in modern Cambodia

716 zenren  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:41:32am

Morning lizards. Tossed and turned last night. I'm seriously worried about the economy. I hope and pray that Obama does the right thing when he gets into office.

717 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:41:46am

re: #714 Nevergiveup

You really want me to have a meltdown this fine morning?

718 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:41:55am

re: #696 Ojoe

I know plenty of people who think the media is right wing.

I met one who did once. He was a moonbat's moonbat. He also thought that building I-471 through his Cincinnati suburb was a plot by the Republican governor of Kentucky.

719 MandyManners  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:42:23am

re: #707 Taqiyyotomist

The UAW pays college tuition for members' kids?

720 lincolntf  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:42:25am

re: #623 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

That's the worst. Half of the pleasure of Thanksgiving football is slumping in your own easy chair while the turkey induced grogginess and bloating segue to a great night's sleep.
I suggest you don't undo your belt and top button while at Hooter's.

721 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:42:26am

re: #712 sattv4u2

Et tu, TUTU?

722 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:42:32am

re: #696 Ojoe

I know plenty of people who think the media is right wing.

Media outlets are owned by corporations, corporations are right-wing, therefore, media outlets are right-wing.
/moonbat logic off

723 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:43:11am

re: #717 WriterMom

You really want me to have a meltdown this fine morning?

Yup, good point. I should have put up a big disclaimer warning people. My bad!

724 Ojoe  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:43:15am

re: #722 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Totally how they think.

BBL — work !

725 Who Watches the Watchmen?  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:43:19am

re: #716 zenren

Morning lizards. Tossed and turned last night. I'm seriously worried about the economy. I hope and pray that Obama does the right thing when he gets into office.

Don't worry, I'm sure he'll do the right thing for his cronies and everyone who helped him up the ladder.

726 akak  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:43:26am

CCCarack Hussein Dodger Obamer?

727 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:43:38am

re: #678 WriterMom

Excellent link!

The first doctrine is that “truth is subjective, relative, or contextual.” Next is the assertion that rationality can solve moral and ontological questions about man’s nature,” followed closely by the notion that a “rational government is freed from the limits traditionally imposed on its purview through the attainment of technical knowledge. Man’s eternal problems, including the plight of the poor, can be solved through a welfare state based on the redistribution of wealth.” The fourth article of faith holds that “since we are all children of the globe, subject to the same rationality, national loyalty and patriotism are dangerous anachronisms.” The fifth asserts that the “most important goal one can seek is self-transformation, what the psychologist Abraham Maslow called ‘self-actualization.” The last dogma stipulates that“discrimination is the great bugbear of social intercourse.

That sounds exactly like the Obama campaign propaganda.

728 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:43:42am

re: #721 WriterMom

Et tu, TUTU?

It's no fair using the old tutu quoque argument.

729 FrogMarch  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:43:42am

Just look at the giddy dems on Drudge.

They can't wait to force businesses to go union. They can't wait to give union thug bosses what they want - the end of the private vote - the beginning of union fascism. They are so excited - they want to turn the US into France.

[Link: www.drudgereport.com...]

730 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:43:44am

re: #715 sattv4u2

and eaten in modern Cambodia

Now that is going to make me cry...

731 jaunte  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:43:57am

Obama transition team: changiness to same-same:

"Mr. Obama's transition advisers include Tom Donilon, a top lobbyist for Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage giant that helped precipitate the current financial crisis. Mr. Donilon will co-lead a team reviewing the State Department.

Co-leading the State Department audit will be Wendy Sherman, a principal of Albright Group, a firm founded by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Ms Sherman headed Fannie Mae's charitable foundation between 1996 and 1997. She also serves on the new congressional commission on curtailing the threat of weapons of mass destruction. Both Mr. Donilon and Ms. Sherman worked for the State Department during the Clinton administration.

Three team members helped with fund raising for the Obama campaign as "bundlers" of donations from others. Don Gips, a co-chairman of the agency-review team, is an executive at Level 3 Communications and former policy adviser to Vice President Al Gore. Mr. Gips raised more than $500,000 for the campaign."

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

732 karmic_inquisitor  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:44:14am

re: #675 Occasional Reader

I am so f'n tired of such people. They have been demanding the decline of America. They helped bring it about. Screw them. Let them deal with Russia and China. I especially feel that way about our NATO "allies" (excepting Canada, UK and Netherlands who actually have fighters in Afghanistan - the rest take up space, create logistics demand and refuse to fight). I am tired of spending American money defending a Europe that has such contempt for us.

733 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:44:20am

re: #728 Occasional Reader

You have to make these quips tutu suite in this place.

734 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:44:20am

re: #720 lincolntf

That's the worst. Half of the pleasure of Thanksgiving football is slumping in your own easy chair while the turkey induced grogginess and bloating segue to a great night's sleep.
I suggest you don't undo your belt and top button while at Hooter's.

Why not? I might get tips.

735 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:44:44am

re: #664 fat bastard vegetarian

Business sucks, rainy, my feet are cold. Great! How are you!

Business sucks, overcast, but warm. Actually my business has been like a yoyo...record weekend last week, but the first three days this week have been slow.

736 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:44:52am

re: #730 vxbush

Now that is going to make me cry...

why,,, too spicey?

737 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:44:57am

re: #705 DeafDog

When I finished ranting I realized it was way too long, thanks for the feedback. Yes I know the source of the economic meltdown, I didn't bring it up because my friend didn't try to blame it on "Bush's failed economic policy". If my friend did, I would have pointed out those facts.

Hey how come I didn't hear about all those tons of yellowcake in Iraq in the MSM? /

Hey DD, seriously can you point me to a link about your #2?

738 Rich7041  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:45:17am

I just had to post this. Another example of media bias: Racists React to Obama Victory. It's not so much that some of this stuff wouldn't be newsworthy. It's just that it's always one-sided. I work in a field where I see racism alot & it's not usually the ones that the MSM are pointing to. (I really hate AOL, but I'd hate even more to change my main e-mail address after about 13 years.)

739 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:45:27am

re: #734 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

NTTAWWT

740 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:45:28am

re: #722 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Media outlets are owned by corporations, corporations are right-wing, therefore, media outlets are right-wing.
/moonbat logic off

WOW! That was easy!

741 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:45:32am

Hello Lizards!

From Glenn Beck:

Pull for America, not a party

And there's one President and he's passing the torch to the other. And I can't imagine sitting in that room seeing George W. Bush say to me and saying it with conviction and saying it with full knowledge that he will be. He said, "I'm prepared to be the most hated President for the next 50 years but I truly believe that after 50 years people will see what I did was push the course because we were on the verge of annihilation. We had to change course." And he said, "Others will come to understand that."

Read the whole thing. It is very interesting.

742 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:45:39am

re: #736 sattv4u2

why,,, too spicey?

GAH!

/runs and hides her cats

743 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:45:58am

re: #735 jorline

I average 100K in sales per month.

Last month 5K.

So far this month 3K.

Job huntin'. Fuck.

744 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:46:14am

re: #709 Occasional Reader

Or somebody's e-mail, anyway, purporting to be Tutu.


Yeah, that thought crossed my mind but my friend is a "reliable source". Her friends are pretty connected internationally I gather.

745 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:46:22am

re: #727 Kenneth

I aim to please.

746 Buck  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:46:37am

re: #557 arethusa

That Sarah Palin didn't know Africa was a continent story?

Made up by a blogger who doesn't exist.

Just to be clear... the person taking credit for being the staffer that leaked the story has turned out to be a fake.

Get it? It turns out the confession ("I was the staffer") was fake, so the story stands.

So we still don't know who the staffer was, or if the story is true.

747 J.S.  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:46:37am

re: #651 lawhawk

I noticed the same thing with CNN "reporters". The CNN people would constantly mention that Sarah Palin dropped her "g's" ("workin'" as opposed to "working"). Yet never, ever did a CNN reporter mention the fraudulent Southern drawl adopted by Obama.

748 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:46:58am

re: #707 Taqiyyotomist

"Unions are direct result of mismanagement"
Adolf COORS !
"DRINK"
Never cared much for unions!

749 [deleted]  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:47:01am
750 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:47:35am

re: #747 J.S.

Not to mention...

"Aah dun feel no ways tihured"...

751 jorline  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:47:38am

re: #743 fat bastard vegetarian

I average 100K in sales per month.

Last month 5K.

So far this month 3K.

Job huntin'. Fuck.

Sorry to hear that and best of luck in the hunt. Let me know what you find, fvb.

752 akak  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:47:53am

[Link: www.terrorism-info.org.il...]

To think that GWB, Condi, Obama, Olmerde & Livni think this (Sharia penal code)is the way to go forward.

753 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:48:05am

re: #741 Ford_Prefect

Hello Lizards!

From Glenn Beck:

Pull for America, not a party

Read the whole thing. It is very interesting.

Bush is The Dark Knight.

754 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:48:07am

re: #749 Taqiyyotomist

If the USA ever goes the way of Germany in the 30's...

There is no other "America" gonna come save us. None.

Somewhere in southern California a head lizard just rolled his eyes.

755 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:48:25am

re: #734 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

While on the subject, my suggestion for "Hooters"; why do the waitresses all wear those awful-looking panty hose? We like to see women's legs, not cheap-o nylon.

756 UFO TOFU  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:48:40am

re: #743 fat bastard vegetarian

I average 100K in sales per month.

Last month 5K.

So far this month 3K.

Job huntin'. Fuck.

Damn, sorry to hear that. I hope you can tough it out.

757 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:48:40am

re: #748 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

"Unions are direct result of mismanagement"
Adolf COORS !
"DRINK"
Never cared much for unions!

Unions had a place once when adults and children were overworked by shops. But that time is so long ago and we have moved so far as a nation that it is a travesty that unions still try to push less and less work for more and more benefits.

758 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:48:54am

re: #711 karmic_inquisitor

I would only add that personality cults (both pro and con) aren't healthy for a rational democracy as history shows it often leads to mobs demanding mob rule. Better to have someone who is admired for competence rather than vision.

Wow Karmic, great point. I already told my friend I was concerned about his lack of experience and you are pointing out the flip side of basing a decision on personality.

759 Peacekeeper  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:49:24am

Al Gore in Tibet?

760 tfc3rid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:49:24am

re: #755 Occasional Reader

That really is an excellent point...

761 Harry Tuttle  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:49:27am

re: #708 HoosierHoops

Yup..We have spent 6 months testing the upgrade of Oracle 11i to R12.
I'm ready to party like it's 1999.

6 months? That's all? You might be seeing me in the coming weeks then :-)

762 Kenneth  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:50:19am

re: #705 DeafDog

And... there were indeed extensive contacts between Saddam & Al Qaeda over several years. Saddam had renewed his offer of santuary to Osama bin Laden after 9-11. During the initial invasion of IRaq, US troops encountered over 4000 foreign fighters serving along side Saddam Fedayeen units. The dead and captured foreign fighters all caried passports showing the entered Iraq from the same Syrian border crossing. In the section in their entry documents where it says, "Reason for entering Iraq" the one word was written in: "Jihad".

763 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:51:00am

re: #755 Occasional Reader

Agreed.

764 MandyManners  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:51:02am

re: #749 Taqiyyotomist

Simmah down. Simmah down now.

765 Spare O'Lake  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:51:15am

re: #705 DeafDog


Had that not been done, we would be looking at a nuclear arms race between Iraq and Iran (and others).

I agree. But if Iran's nuclear program is not stopped very soon then a regional nuclear arms race is exactly what will happen.

766 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:51:34am

re: #757 vxbush

But when a custodian in earning 20+ an hour?
I agree with ya!
Union thugs killed my Grandfather.We (my siblings)never met him!

767 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:52:36am

re: #753 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Bush is The Dark Knight.

The fact is that Bush will be remembered long term for one thing and one thing only. That is the war on terror. All of the other stuff will fade into obscurity. I am not, on the whole, a big GWB fan, but his reaction to 9-11 and his subsequent fight against terrorism has been largely successful. We have not had a terrorist attack on our soil in a very long time now, much of the world can not say that.

768 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:52:43am

re: #719 MandyManners
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
The Tuition Assistance Program provides active employees with tuition assistance of up to $4,600 per year to pursue courses to fulfill academic requirements that lead to a college degree, develop a new trade or technical skills or fulfill personal educational goals. In addition, through this program, laid-off workers are provided tuition benefits from $6,400 to $8,400 for training to enhance re-employment opportunities. Tuition assistance also is available to dependent children of UAW members and on a limited basis to UAW-DaimlerChrysler retirees.

from here

769 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:52:47am

re: #749 Taqiyyotomist

There is no way in hell that America is going to become anything that remotely resembles Nazi Germany. PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.

Geez. Have faith in your country-in the people of your GLORIOUS nation.

I do.

/friend in Canuckistan

770 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:52:50am

re: #766 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

But when a custodian in earning 20+ an hour?
I agree with ya!
Union thugs killed my Grandfather.We (my siblings)never met him!

Sorry to hear that. My greatuncle was gunned down in Washington. I never met him, either.

771 lincolntf  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:52:55am

re: #755 Occasional Reader

The big local story down here last week was that John Daly got kicked off of his own tour bus and was arrested (completely hammered) hanging around outside the local Hooters. I've actually never been to one, but maybe I'll give it a try.

772 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:53:04am

re: #762 Kenneth

where it says, "Reason for entering Iraq" the one word was written in: "Jihad".

Could just be a misunderstanding... "I'm entering to visit Iraq for Jihad... yes, to visit my cousin, Jihad al-Husseini."

/

773 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:53:19am

re: #766 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

Oh my goodness. How awful. So sorry to hear this.

774 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:53:34am

re: #707 Taqiyyotomist

PIMF FLMA=FMLA

775 MandyManners  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:53:45am

re: #759 Peacekeeper

Al Gore in Tibet?

Is he yakking it up with someone?

776 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:53:58am

re: #771 lincolntf

The big local story down here last week was that John Daly got kicked off of his own tour bus and was arrested (completely hammered) hanging around outside the local Hooters. I've actually never been to one, but maybe I'll give it a try.

never been to one what

Tour Bus, or Hooters?

777 DeafDog  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:54:22am

re: #737 turn

When I finished ranting I realized it was way too long, thanks for the feedback. Yes I know the source of the economic meltdown, I didn't bring it up because my friend didn't try to blame it on "Bush's failed economic policy". If my friend did, I would have pointed out those facts.

Hey how come I didn't hear about all those tons of yellowcake in Iraq in the MSM? /

Hey DD, seriously can you point me to a link about your #2?

It was kept quiet, I think, because they had to get rid of it and so they did not want to create a target for terrorists, but it was published in 2005 and again in 2008. Plus the MSM wanted to keep their "no WMD" narrative in tact. Here are a couple of links...

from 2005

from July 2008

778 lincolntf  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:54:28am

re: #776 sattv4u2

Both, I guess.

779 MandyManners  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:54:58am

re: #768 Taqiyyotomist

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
The Tuition Assistance Program provides active employees with tuition assistance of up to $4,600 per year to pursue courses to fulfill academic requirements that lead to a college degree, develop a new trade or technical skills or fulfill personal educational goals. In addition, through this program, laid-off workers are provided tuition benefits from $6,400 to $8,400 for training to enhance re-employment opportunities. Tuition assistance also is available to dependent children of UAW members and on a limited basis to UAW-DaimlerChrysler retirees.

from here

I've no problem with the benefits to the members but, THEIR KIDS DON'T WORK THERE.

780 [deleted]  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:55:15am
781 Occasional Reader  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:55:24am

re: #771 lincolntf

I've actually never been to one, but maybe I'll give it a try.

The wings are actually pretty good, usually.

Not to mention the breasts and thighs.

782 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:55:47am

re: #773 WriterMom
They tried to bring is the union at Kieser steel during WWII!
Fontana Ca...Two atempts ...the second one got him!
He died five years later !

783 MandyManners  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:55:49am

re: #771 lincolntf

The big local story down here last week was that John Daly got kicked off of his own tour bus and was arrested (completely hammered) hanging around outside the local Hooters. I've actually never been to one, but maybe I'll give it a try.

Has he stopped beating his wife?

784 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:56:10am

re: #779 MandyManners

I've no problem with the benefits to the members but, THEIR KIDS DON'T WORK THERE.

Exactly. And yet the union pushed to give it to the members as a perk. The number of perks union employees got and still get is absolutely ridiculous.

785 Dianna  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:56:37am

Is anyone else having trouble getting to Rush Limbaugh's website?

786 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:56:42am

re: #781 Occasional Reader

I thought you were a leg man?

787 Spare O'Lake  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:56:46am

re: #769 WriterMom

There is no way in hell that America is going to become anything that remotely resembles Nazi Germany. PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.
Geez. Have faith in your country-in the people of your GLORIOUS nation.
I do.
/friend in Canuckistan

I echo that sentiment.
And we Canadians should also have more faith in OUR glorious country too./

788 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:56:55am

re: #770 vxbush

I'm just saying that if it appears to trend in that direction, screw Godwin and his little law too.

::Simmahs down::

789 doppelganglander  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:57:01am

re: #694 turn

Here was Tutu's email

?Leah was crying with joy and disbelief as we watched an epochmaking event unfolding before our eyes. What a fantastic result,what a fantastic human being,what fantastic people,what a fantastic country.

What hope you all have aroused in the rest of the world.Thank you God,thank you friends,thank you for filling us all with hope that change is possible.

Yippee...it is so like when Madiba became president,almost impossible,almost dreamlike but ya real.Pinch yourselves.it has happened you have all made it happen.

Love and blessings,

Arch & Archess."

I didn't tell my friend I thought that all black foreign dignitaries were probably rejoicing in Obama's election.

For starters, your friend should probably realize that was not written by Nelson Mandela. The improper use of commas and the "yippee" are kind of a clue.

790 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:57:07am

re: #778 lincolntf

Both, I guess.

The wings are actually very good - big sized ones, not the little things you'd get from the local pizza joint.

791 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:57:12am

re: #782 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

Bastards.

792 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:57:16am

re: #785 Dianna

Is anyone else having trouble getting to Rush Limbaugh's website?

Yup. Looks like the server is having problems.

793 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:57:20am

re: #786 WriterMom

I thought you were a leg man?

We all are!
Ya gotta start somewhere!

794 jaunte  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:57:39am

re: #785 Dianna

'home' works ok:
[Link: www.rushlimbaugh.com...]

795 WriterMom  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:57:57am

re: #793 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

Then obviously-you start at SHOES. Duh.

796 Dianna  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:57:59am

re: #782 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

Oh, Fontana!

The guys were really cute, but boy, did things get rough when our choir visited.

797 CharlieBravo  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:58:06am

Australian web filter to block 10,000 internet sites (from Drudge). Charles, think LGF will survive the cut? Didn't they ban gun ownership (by law abiding folks) awhile ago?

Just work hard, pay your taxes and shut up! ~ change

798 Colonel Panik  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:58:34am

re: #635 Nevergiveup

I have to go to my Liberal families house. Want to trade? Gonna have breast for Thanksgiving at Hooters?

Hooters: Come for the Breasts, stay for the Wings.

799 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:58:36am

re: #790 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

The wings are actually very good - big sized ones, not the little things you'd get from the local pizza joint.

the breasts are better ,,, for the same reason

800 bosforus  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:59:17am

re: #785 Dianna

Is anyone else having trouble getting to Rush Limbaugh's website?

Just checked. Couldn't get to it.

Not Found

The requested URL / resulted in an error.
Communiqué 4.1.1 at [Link: www.rushlimbaugh.com...]

801 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:59:23am

re: #776 sattv4u2

never been to one what

Tour Bus, or Hooters?

Years ago, I would go to Hooters with a friend, since he had the hots for a couple of the waitresses. I thought the place was bor-ring. The menu was limited, the food was mediocre, and the smoke drove me crazy.

802 fat bastard vegetarian  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:59:53am

Heh...the Dudley Moore/Goldie Hawn scene is on in "Fair Play".

803 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:00:10am

re: #796 Dianna

Much worse today I'm sure!
I was working in that hell hole reposessing cars when a little(14)
year old shot me 2.5 times!

804 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:00:24am

re: #792 vxbush

Yup. Looks like the server is having problems.

Eh. Rush is away for the rest of the week & his guest hosts are never as entertaining.

805 subsailor68  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:00:24am

re: #775 MandyManners

Is he yakking it up with someone?

Nope, just going by the old adage, "Early Tibet, early to Prize."

806 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:00:41am

Oh GOODY !
Reverting into a boob thread!

807 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:00:45am

re: #797 CharlieBravo

Time to set up 10,000 mirrors. And mirrors of the mirrors.

808 vxbush  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:00:53am

re: #794 jaunte

'home' works ok:
[Link: www.rushlimbaugh.com...]

Yes, but there should be a redirect from the root "/" to that page.

809 Dianna  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:00:54am

re: #794 jaunte

When I tried to log in, it went all 404 on me!

810 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:00:58am

re: #803 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

Much worse today I'm sure!
I was working in that hell hole reposessing cars when a little(14)
year old shot me 2.5 times!

How do you get shot a half a time?

811 Colonel Panik  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:01:38am

re: #797 CharlieBravo

Australian web filter to block 10,000 internet sites (from Drudge). Charles, think LGF will survive the cut? Didn't they ban gun ownership (by law abiding folks) awhile ago?

Just work hard, pay your taxes and shut up! ~ change

They didn't ban gun ownership entirely. Bolt action rifles, breakopen shotguns are still permitted. Some pistol ownership is allowed as well, IIRC but very restricted as to type and caliber (no .40 or .45, 9mm, .38/.357 or smaller).

Main ban was on semiauto long guns.

Their gun laws vary from state to state, with Queensland being the least restrictive. Probably because they have all the crocodiles. ;)

812 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:01:41am

re: #732 karmic_inquisitor

I am so f'n tired of such people. They have been demanding the decline of America. They helped bring it about. Screw them. Let them deal with Russia and China. I especially feel that way about our NATO "allies" (excepting Canada, UK and Netherlands who actually have fighters in Afghanistan - the rest take up space, create logistics demand and refuse to fight). I am tired of spending American money defending a Europe that has such contempt for us.

Mind if I borrow some of that? Second thought too much information for an already too long email. I'm going to work on disjoining stuff and involk the 24 hr rule before I send it.

813 lincolntf  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:01:44am

re: #779 MandyManners

This reminds me of something. The Democrats were bashing Bush for not taking care of the returning troops (natch), and the best solution they came up with was to double the amount of money available under the GI Bill. So, every cent that "goes to the veterans" actually goes directly to the Universities and Colleges that the Liberals call home, and the Vets don't actually get a cent of it. I'm simplifying, but it still annoys me. I'm all for the GI Bill, other assistance for Vets (I am one), etc. but the Left is so disingenuous concerning their motives.
They really want to help? Give every soldier a check for what the total tuition would cost for 4 years at whatever school they can get into. Hell, give 'em half that amount. Academia is so overpriced the Vets would still be rolling in dough.

814 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:02:00am

re: #803 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

How do you shoot someone 2 and a half times?

815 Dianna  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:02:12am

re: #803 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

Much worse today I'm sure!
I was working in that hell hole reposessing cars when a little(14)
year old shot me 2.5 times!

Yikes!

I grew up not that far away. I still remember watching Granite Mountain become Granite Hole.

816 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:02:25am

re: #810 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Round whent thru the door post my hand was on and frag thru my right palm...Ther fore .5!

817 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:03:07am

re: #777 DeafDog

Thanks, Oh a new thread.

818 Taqiyyotomist  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:04:44am

re: #816 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

Translation...he didn't shoot ME, he shot my HAND.

LOL and wow, wouldn't want to do what you do.

819 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:06:30am

re: #818 Taqiyyotomist

That was long ago and far away!
I was very lucky he fired 7 shots!
LOL! I think!

820 OldLineTexan  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:10:21am

re: #819 RELOADINGISNOTAHOBBY

That was long ago and far away!
I was very lucky he fired 7 shots!
LOL! I think!

I had a friend who was a repo man.

Had a "client" walk calmly and quietly up to him, demand his car be unhooked, and then shoot him seven times point-blank into the gut with a .32.

Somehow missed all his vital organs and didn't cause sepsis. He did have two of the slugs end up to close to his spine for surgery, so they're still in there.

821 OldLineTexan  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:10:55am

re: #820 OldLineTexan

PIMF, "too close".

822 turn  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:10:58am

re: #789 doppelganglander

My friend said it was from TuTu, but your point still stands. Yippee doesn't seem to be an African vernacular.

823 OldLineTexan  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:11:45am

re: #822 turn

My friend said it was from TuTu, but your point still stands. Yippee doesn't seem to be an African vernacular.

I think it's from the language of the Oboyoboy tribe...

824 Nevergiveup  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:12:26am

re: #780 Iron Fist

You've never heard of the International Sisterhood of Hookers, strippers, and phone sex Workers? There's one Union I support with both hands when I can :-)

yeah, i asked my wife about that and when I woke up I forgot exactly what she said?

825 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:13:03am

re: #822 turn

My friend said it was from TuTu, but your point still stands. Yippee doesn't seem to be an African vernacular.

Perhaps it is! Maybe it's what one tribesman yells when he finds out he can run faster than his friend when the lion shows up~!

826 Stoutcat  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:17:11am

re: #664 fat bastard vegetarian

Try sticking your toes in your coffee...

827 [deleted]  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:18:01am
828 johnnyreb  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:22:18am

re: #725 Who Watches the Watchmen?

Don't worry, I'm sure he'll do the right thing for his cronies and everyone who helped him up the ladder.

Actually after a few briefings I suspect he is now scared poopless. Plus Russia and Iran both are already setting him up for a huge test in his first few days. I hope he doesn't pull a JFK on us.

In the next few weeks we will be able to tell how he is going to do with the picks he makes for all his cabinet spots.

829 Dave_Da_Kid  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 9:36:10am

re: #542 loppyd

Is somebody hatin' on my Pats?!

830 Joan  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:04:25am

re: #167 Nevergiveup

Cognito could sure be annoying at times. It was not always what he said but how he said it. He seemed to take great delight in being on the other side. And to top it off he seemed adept at getting under people's skin. It's one thing to have a lively discussion but another to tweak everyone's nose.

Um, I didn't get the memo: did Cognito leave our little "community" under a cloud, or get the boot, or something?

831 olivia  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:10:59am

as to useconomy isn't the feel of a setup in the air- i'm sure the followers of the one can feel it
all the amazingly dire news hour after hour, day after day
the one is elected but he can't govern
he goes to the white house and is frustrated in his efforts to get the evil Bush to turn to the obamaside
he goes off and broods some more
Christmas will come but it won't be merry
change and hope will only come on the one's inaugural day- economic healing will begin w/the swearing in( the executive papers will all be ready to go)... salvation!
we need to call crap crap and not buy the hysteria- don't be played by the dems- there are enough waiting on the one to save them- please speak to them about illusion vs reality- remember the press is dem.

832 Hooray for Captain Spaulding  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:38:40am

re: #219 3 wood

My problem with Cog went back to his real early days. He would take a devils advocate position on something (generally defending the MSM), then when shown that his position was unsupportable, would deny taking the original position in the first place and demand proof that he ever had.

So one day I went back and did some research into his prior comments and showed him proof in his own words of what he had said. So then he started whining that he was being picked on.

I pretty much ignored him after that.

It was kind of entertaining seeing him shill for the MSM though.

He was sort of fun to play with like a fish in the end of the line. Just as you could conjure up Gordon on demand by saying something complimentary about Charles, you could bring Cog a-runnin' if you ripped the MSM a new one on something. Say something bad about the MSM and within 10 comments there would be good ole' Cog.

It was like watching bluegills rise to a popper

I did it at times just to watch him spin.


Oh my God! Gordon! Whatever happened to good old Gordon? Did he get whacked by the troll hammer finally?

833 doriangrey  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 5:30:12pm

re: #96 reloadingisnotahobby

1969 Stingray 395 HP 427CID ...Got it for a song!
Pulled the motor and had rebuilt by Wislon Brothers Performance in Ontario Calif..
While it was down I and my Dad rebuilt the chassis...
A year later it was STOLEN !

Beautiful car, sorry to here some bastard stole it from you. I think I would be heart broken to this very day if that had happened to me...

834 realwest  Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:35:50pm

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