At last the overnight thread...

Leo Rosten is a wonderful writer.

India 1 Pirates 0

Listen to them -- lizards of the night! What music they make!

re: #2 two_heroes

Leo Rosten is a wonderful writer.

Even so, the quoted sentiment is not correct. There is such a thing as inchoate fear, nameless dread.

From the previous thread:

Anybody up for solving a good mystery?

Would it help if I said it involved beer?

The only drawback is: I can't tell you what this is for. You'll have to solve it without knowing why.

Ready?

The mystery is: What are the brands of beer depicted in this photo? Especially the one on the left, which is the most visible.

The only clue I have is that this photo was likely taken in Europe -- most probably England or Eastern Europe. So the brands are likely to be from that region, though not necessarily.

Who's up to the challenge?

The can on the right may very well be ABC beer from Cambodia.

But what I'm most interested in is: What's the beer on the left?

re: #6 zombie

Here's a page with many photos of beer cans, from all over. Click the links, you'll get a page with a stack of cans. You don't have to click every link, as you'll see. Some are older, they're apparently collectible, but it might give us a company to look into further.

re: #8 gop_patriot

I'm looking, btw. Haven't found the right one yet...

I have had my fill of beer tonight. lol

This may help the search

re: #11 wtc394

This may help the search

That's my favorite site so far for searching.

Excellent sites y'all have found.

As I mentioned in the last thread, I recommending downloading sitesucker from download.com. You can use it to crawl through any site and grab all of the .jpg's, .gif's, etc. They'll all get put in a folder, and then you can open them all and look through them extremely quickly.

A Polish beer, Perla Chmielowa- looks very similar, might have changed in 4 years also.

Yes, hope is ambiguous enough to get an empty suit elected, but only fear can motivate the populous to take the plunge into statism.

Quite a few Finnish beers in red cans

[Link: beercannews.com...]

re: #16 Sharmuta

Finnish beer? I never would have thought...and I'm half Finnish. How is it?

Of course, being 20, I have never had any experience with beer of any nationality...

[Link: beercannews.com...]

[Link: beercannews.com...]

[Link: beercannews.com...]

There's a joke in there somewhere

A Czech candidate for Beer On the Left:

4 down, 3 from LEFT

re: #14 gop_patriot

A Polish beer, Perla Chmielowa- looks very similar, might have changed in 4 years also.

Hmmmm, not an exact match. We'd have to fnd a version of their logo that was closer -- white all around the oval, with a longer name-banner.

re: #20 Karridine

A Czech candidate for Beer On the Left:

4 down, 3 from LEFT

re: #16 Sharmuta

Quite a few Finnish beers in red cans

[Link: beercannews.com...]

Don't see any matches though.

re: #19 Sharmuta

it's just screaming for a bailout

www.ebeercans.com

re: #22 Karridine

Nah. What was I thinking.
Disregard! #20 and #22

re: #22 Karridine

Eh, I'm not convinced. Not close enough. Too many details "off."

re: #6 zombie

Stella Artois is popular with my relatives
if that helps
but I could not sincerely tell you if the left is indeed S.A.

re: #27 zombie

Eh, I'm not convinced. Not close enough. Too many details "off."

I agree. We're not there yet.

re: #5 stuiec

Even so, the quoted sentiment is not correct. There is such a thing as inchoate fear, nameless dread.

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

"Yea, though i walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I shall fear no evil, for i am the meanest sonofabitch in the valley."

"A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man but one."

From the sublime to the ridiculous...

[Link: cansmartbeercans.com...]

huge mistake rooting through the English beer section 5 1/2 hrs. after the liquor store closed.

re: #32 wtc394

It is a rather frustrating task, huh?

I believe that it is one of the double-tall cans, with the holder's hand covering the bottom half of the can; and a medallion - logo branded on white dominating the top-half of the can. Green strip bordering the pull-top end from the logo-flash on the cylinder...

I'm starting to think that Zombie may have to email one of the geeks on the beer can sites.

I'm thinkin' maybe the Hansa Pils company might have made a can that looked like the one on the right in the original photo.

Latvian beer...
Green logo with red ribbon. Not exact, but thought I should put it out here. Can't find a picture of a can though, except for that first page, and it's not the same. Could have changed or might be different versions.

re: #33 Last Mohican
yea, compounded by my utter lack of preperation. Haven't had a good beer in the house since the last Steelers game.

re: #34 Karridine

I believe that it is one...

i believe i'll have another beer while y'all are farting 'round with this.....

/CHANGE!

re: #32 wtc394

huge mistake rooting through the English beer section 5 1/2 hrs. after the liquor store closed.

i just have to walk out to the BBQ frig.....

which is not the same as the house frig.

This is not an exact match, but it's the only can I've found with the correct red banner. Other details are similar too.

re: #41 zombie

This is not an exact match, but it's the only can I've found with the correct red banner. Other details are similar too.

Bro, that aint even close to the one on the left.

I think it starts with an EN btw.

re: #37 gop_patriot

But the more I look the more I think the REDNESS in the 'ribbon' is reflection from the holder's red jacket... NOT part of the can

re: #41 zombie

Also, thanks for wasting the next couple hours of mine :)

re: #40 redc1c4

sounds nice but I always thought bbq's used a grill...
/ducks

re: #18 Sharmuta

[Link: beercannews.com...]

[Link: beercannews.com...]

What about this one?

No, now that I look at it more closely, unless they had a major logo redesign, it couldn't be Hansa, because the brand name is in a big frame, not in the mystery picture.

re: #46 Sharmuta

What about this one?

Not even close.

If hope is ambiguous, then what is change?

re: #44 WrathofG-d

Also, thanks for wasting the next couple hours of mine :)

Participation in the Great Beer Can Hunt is strictly voluntary!

re: #46 Sharmuta

I think that's the closest one yet, but it's still not the right one.

Anyone have any 'solid' information the upcoming 'stimulus package' they are thinking of proposing? Anyone know if we will be seeing redistributed wealth checks in the mailbox?

re: #50 zombie

Participation in the Great Beer Can Hunt is strictly voluntary!

You do realize that when you make something voluntary it is nigh on mandatory for the lizard army to respond. ;)

re: #50 zombie

Participation in the Great Beer Can Hunt is strictly voluntary!

You shouldn't have posted that -- I was looking forward to Blackeyed Pierce showing up here tomorrow and begging for permission to stop searching.

Okay, I give for now. Will have to wait until the google tides shift a bit. But here's a site that may assist next time. Think of it as a how to and zen guide to searching the net.

/may have to go back for a refresher course myself.

re: #50 zombie

How are we sure its a beer?

Do we have a country of origin?

Time frame?

Continent?

This is even tougher than I thought it would be!

re: #57 zombie

This is even tougher than I thought it would be!

And yet you seem to be enjoying yourself and amusing the mighty lizard army.

[Link: www.breweriana.com...]

re: #10 pat

But saying that, have you ever had He'Brew? ;)

Dang...not available in Hawaii yet....

G'nite, all! Sweet dreams!

Without a clearer pic, zombie, it might be tough. It could be domestic, imported, microbrew- European, American. It could be a limited edition design like Octoberfest. I would search around for wholesalers/importers who might deal with a lot of european beers to see if it looks familiar to them. If they have websites, they might have links to products.

I think I found it:
Goeterland Beer

Found on this page- from Spain. Could be a Dutch beer distributed in Spain, not sure.

re: #56 WrathofG-d

How are we sure its a beer?

Do we have a country of origin?

Time frame?

Continent?

Not sure of anything.

Most likely to be the U.K. or Eastern Europe. Mostly like 4-ish years ago. Almsot certainly beer/ale/stout/etc.

In fact, I'm not interested in the beer per se -- only insofar that its brand would would give me a clue as to where the picture was taken.

re: #62 gop_patriot

Or it could be late and my own beer has muddled my brain. lol Someone check it out.

re: #62 gop_patriot

I think I found it:
Goeterland Beer

Found on this page- from Spain. Could be a Dutch beer distributed in Spain, not sure.

Interesting. Many points of similarity. But that exact can is a different design. Will search for other versions.

re: #62 gop_patriot

That is dang close but the pic seems to have a green stripe on the bottom & top that Goeterland is missing.

re: #65 zombie

Interesting. Many points of similarity. But that exact can is a different design. Will search for other versions.

OK, this is crazy: That photo is the only photo on the entire Web of Goeterland Beer! How obscure is that?

US Giving Gitmo Detainees Game Boys, Art Classes, Movie Nights to "Distract Them From Global Jihad"....

[Link: www.weaselzippers.net...]

Goeterland isn't quite right. The red ribbon in the pic curves up like a smile at the ends, whiereas Goeterland's curves down like a frown. Also in the pic, there's a word with big letter right above the red ribbon. Whereas Goeterland has its big letters only within and below the ribbon.

re: #68 Dustyvet

US Giving Gitmo Detainees Game Boys, Art Classes, Movie Nights to "Distract Them From Global Jihad"....

[Link: www.weaselzippers.net...]

Be a terrorist, and you get all of the following for free:

1. Top quality healthcare paid for by U.S. taxpayers who can't afford their own.
2. Halal meals.
3. Prayer mats, Korans, and further miscellaneous religious accessories upon demand.
4. Relentless media fawning.
5. The adoration of international human rights groups, university students, and NGOs.
6. English classes.
7. Art classes, Game Boys and film nights.
8. Three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Not a bad deal.

Okay, I'm giving up. For now. I live on the East Coast. It's late.

Zombie, why not contact one of the unbelievable world-class beer can geeks that we have turned up in our searches. There are a surprisingly large number of them. I suspect that, if you cast a wide net, at least one will email back within about 30 minutes with the right answer.

re: #30 redc1c4

Hmmm Spaten Optimator.

re: #65 zombie

Fun, but I really MUST do some other tasks, today.

Zombie, IF they're drinking imported Cambodian beer, couldn't they have been in (anywhere, Belgium, Nederlands, IMPORTING COUNTRY) drinking imported (Goeteland, Dinkybrew, NeverKnown) brew?

I wish you well, but it is a tenuous clue, at best Zom

re: #65 zombie

Interesting. Many points of similarity. But that exact can is a different design. Will search for other versions.

The banner on your mystery can goes up on the ends, the Goeterland goes down.

re: #45 wtc394

sounds nice but I always thought bbq's used a grill...
/ducks

you can grill ducks, but they're likely better smoked.... which is what *real* bbq is.... tossing meat on a hot grill directly over coals is *not* bbq.

however, if yhou want to split the difference, here's a refrigerator smoker

/thin blue smoke

re: #69 Last Mohican

More than that, the can is too small. Compare mystery-pic, holder's hand GRIPS the lower HALF of the can...

re: #76 Karridine

And there's the GREEN stripe at the top, missing in Goat Land

re: #67 zombie

OK, this is crazy: That photo is the only photo on the entire Web of Goeterland Beer! How obscure is that?

One more, and another similar can, but I don't think they're the same, unless they've changed the banner in 4 years.

re: #72 Mel Lono

Hmmm Spaten Optimator.

i settled for a *really* cold Nasty Ice (they're cheap & 5.9%) and sniped another rat off the wall..... the little bastids is getting sneakier.

re: #75 redc1c4

I was schooled on real bbq when I went to visit my cousins in SC. Every year he has a big bash and when I finally made it down he spent 2 hrs. trying to explain all that goes into it. I, unfortunatly have neither the time nor patience to pull off good bbq.

re: #71 Last Mohican

Okay, I'm giving up. For now. I live on the East Coast. It's late.

re: #73 Karridine

Fun, but I really MUST do some other tasks, today.

You are both wise, and I will emulate you!

Must catch some zzzzz's now, but if anybody finds the answer, post it here in the middle of the night! Thanks.

re: #81 zombie

Night zombie, thanks for the brain stretcher.

Damn.....starting next year, Jimmy Carter's back in the White House.

And we're fresh out of Panama Canals.

re: #70 Dustyvet

Be a terrorist, and you get all of the following for free:

1. Top quality healthcare paid for by U.S. taxpayers who can't afford their own.
2. Halal meals.
3. Prayer mats, Korans, and further miscellaneous religious accessories upon demand.
4. Relentless media fawning.
5. The adoration of international human rights groups, university students, and NGOs.
6. English classes.
7. Art classes, Game Boys and film nights.
8. Three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Not a bad deal.

And then there's Number Nine

re: #83 Fenway_Nation

Damn.....starting next year, Jimmy Carter's back in the White House.

And we're fresh out of Panama Canals.

I'm thinking there's a deal in the works for Alaska and Sarah is thrown in for free.

re: #83 Fenway_Nation

Damn.....starting next year, Jimmy Carter's back in the White House.

And we're fresh out of Panama Canals.

Obummer has plenty to work with, at least for starters...Caliphornia, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Alaska.

Mornin folks.

And without even trying, I manage to kill the thread.

re: #87 Fenway_Nation

So what will you hold over littleoldlady's head when she trys to leave then?

/trouble with being a one trick lizard.
//white smoke

re: #86 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

Obummer has plenty to work with, at least for starters...Caliphornia, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Alaska.

Mornin folks.

The 0bama Journey of Self-Discovery Administration is gonna be one hell of a ride.

re: #80 wtc394

I was schooled on real bbq when I went to visit my cousins in SC. Every year he has a big bash and when I finally made it down he spent 2 hrs. trying to explain all that goes into it. I, unfortunatly have neither the time nor patience to pull off good bbq.

get a WSM and it'll do most of the w*rk for ya, unless you want to get fancy....

for instance, i modified my basic WSM into *this*

re: #85 Mel Lono

I'm thinking there's a deal in the works for Alaska and Sarah is thrown in for free.

right up until she shoots everyone involved, then dresses them out for jerky.

/i'd rather mess with Mandy %-)

re: #91 redc1c4

Now that's Homeland Security for you!

Breaking news from a morally equivalent alternate universe!

Lubbock TX

Enraged Fundamentalists Battle Troops, Police Over Desecration Report

During a sermon today at the Mount Antioch Baptist Bible Church, the Reverend Dr. Joe Bob Yarnell called for a "Holy Crusade" in response to unconfirmed media reports that a Texas Tech coed had desecrated a Bible during a graduation party/orgy at a local fraternity house.
Enraged protestors poured from the church, overwhelmed police lines, and rampaged through a nearby neighborhood. A number of Volvos and Volkswagens were burned in the streets. Two ACLU lawyers, rushing to the scene to ensure due process for the protestors, were lynched and their bodies hung from lampposts.
The protestors then advanced toward the Texas Tech campus, gathering strength from other churches along the way. The crowd set fire to offending facilities, and battled police and hastily called-up National Guard units.
Suspected infidels were hounded through the streets and a number were caught and burned alive at hastily erected stakes in public parks.
Dozens of head-shops, record stores, and intimate apparel outlets were burned to the ground, and many other businesses were looted.
"The Bye-Bull is the sa-kerd word o' Gawd and we ain't lettin' no goddamn hippie fornicators des-ser-cate it. We got titty bars and honky-tonks for that!" declared one protestor as he torched a pile of Playboy magazines outside a looted 7-11 store.
The protest was finally quelled by airborne troops who landed by parachute near the Civic Center. At least 65 people were killed and local hospitals report hundreds of injuries.

"We are naturally sensitive to the concerns of the Christian Community and the protection of its sacred texts," declared Texas Tech president Guy Bailey during a Sunday evening press conference. "We feel their pain at this horrid allegation and we promise that the alleged graduation party incident will be fully investigated and those responsible, if any, will be punished to the fullest extent of the speech and conduct code."

re: #89 Fenway_Nation

The 0bama Journey of Self-Discovery Administration is gonna be one hell of a ride.

got that right: one helluva ride

re: #92 Mel Lono

Now that's Homeland Security for you!

now you know why the Russians never tried crossing the Bering Straits. %-)

ok, so now *i've* killed the thread..... and it didn't even take a train

Bush Pardons unlawful use of Pesticide

No mention of Border Agents Compean and Ramos.

re: #96 redc1c4

ok, so now *i've* killed the thread..... and it didn't even take a train

I'm still looking at beer/cider/whatever cans. Stopping now, before my eyes fall out.

re: #97 Mel Lono

Bush Pardons unlawful use of Pesticide

No mention of Border Agents Compean and Ramos.

I sure hope and pray that he pardons them. :/

re: #85 Mel Lono

I'm thinking there's a deal in the works for Alaska and Sarah is thrown in for free.

What's happening with Palin?

Back after some tomato parmesan bisque, garlic bread and a half-hour Venture Brothers episode. Has the thread reached triple digits yet?

If you haven't seen it already, Iowahawk does it again:

Obama Names Bill Clinton to Presidential Post
WASHINGTON DC - Ending weeks of speculation and rumors, President-Elect Barack Obama today named Bill Clinton to join his incoming administration as President of the United States, where he will head the federal government's executive branch.

"I am pleased that Bill Clinton has agreed to come out of retirement to head up this crucial post in my administration," said Obama. "He brings a lifetime of previous executive experience as Governor of Arkansas and President of the United States, and has worked closely with most of the members of my Cabinet."

So Obama can go back to being a, uh, community organiser type of guy.

re: #102 Smilla

you saved me the trouble...... %-)

GMTA!

re: #72 Mel Lono

Spaten (Optimator is my beer of choice for the last thirty years but the price is prohibitive for an everyday beer.

re: #104 fiat_lux

I left off a )

re: #104 fiat_lux

Spaten (Optimator is my beer of choice for the last thirty years but the price is prohibitive for an everyday beer.

my beer of choice for the last 31 years or so has been "open".

(after that i start getting fussy. %-)

re: #102 Smilla

I like it!

[here are some choice lines]

While the naming of Clinton appears to have momentarily calmed jittery financial markets, it sparked ripples of disapproval at liberal websites like Huffington Post and DailyKos. The progressive blogosphere was an early key source of support for Mr. Obama's candidacy, but a steady stream of Clinton-era appointees since the election has left some charging that he had betrayed his campaign promises to bring them to Washington as part of a sweeping culture of change -- a charge that Mr. Obama vehemently accepted.

"Let's face it, it's obvious I'm in way over my head here," explained Obama. "Anyone paying attention knows I am a disaster waiting to happen, and who can blame them? I mean, just look at the stock market…

"Oh, for crissakes. Are you kidding me? Are you friggin' kidding me?" asked Obama. "Of course I betrayed those godd*mned [Kos] idiots. Have any of you actually spent five minutes with them? I have, unfortunately. Nothing personal, but I wouldn't trust these internet windowlickers with a plastic spork from Taco Bell, let alone a freaking $3 trillion dollar budget global superpower. Look, I may be naive, but I'm not stupid. And if Kose or Koz or whatever the f*ck his name is thinks for one second I give a rat's ass about who he wants in charge of the Treasury Department, he's even stupider than he looks."

See: Obama Names Bill Clinton

re: #104 fiat_lux

I look for it on sale in markets. It's often overlooked as a non-seller and priced down.NS.

re: #106 redc1c4

A wise man one said, " I would rather have a free bottle in front me than a pre-frontal lobotomy".

re: #108 Mel Lono

I look for it on sale in markets. It's often overlooked as a non-seller and priced down.NS.

i got several 12's of Negro Modelo that way the other weekend.......
$8.50/ea.

/suckas!

re: #109 fiat_lux

A wise man one said, " I would rather have a free bottle in front me than a pre-frontal lobotomy".

I think we have a winner. Serve em up!

Zombie: It looks like a Grolsch - err I'm new and can't do links - hope this works...

[Link: www.ectrade.cz...]

Oh, and that reminds me, I think I owe someone from South Africa a six-pack.

BiJ.

re: #110 redc1c4

i got several 12's of Negro Modelo that way the other weekend.......
$8.50/ea.

/suckas!

another favorite...

re: #107 Ledger1

I cant' get to the link. WTH is Bill getting into now?

re: #108 Mel Lono

Mel, I haven't checked the price in several years but I'll take a second look. Thanks.

re: #112 Brit in Japan

heh heh, after staring at the picture in question and numerous labels, I can definitely say that's not it :)

/sorry but the coloring is all wrong.

re: #89 Fenway_Nation

Kinda like being on a run-away train going 120mph, huh?

Lono out.

re: #109 fiat_lux

A wise man one said, " I would rather have a free bottle in front me than a pre-frontal lobotomy".

the wiser man said: "here comes the king....

re: #110 redc1c4

i got several 12's of Negrao Modelo that way the other weekend.......
$8.50/ea.

/suckas!

whoops!

re: #117 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

Kinda like being on a run-away train going 120mph, huh?

the Dead wrote a song about that.......

re: #118 Mel Lono

Lono out.

gonna take your advice and leave Blue to explain the fruitcup situation to everyone......

/white smoke

hasta y'all

L8r!

re: #122 redc1c4

besides that, i keep killing the thread. %-)

re: #119 redc1c4

Thank you for utilizing the way-back machine. I loved that commercial. I understand that the Clydesdale re the descendants of medieval war horses.

What? Blue's modifying the fruitcup tonight?

re: #122 redc1c4

Yeah, yeah, I am always the clean up guy.

/one of these days I will start tossing it into the ferment bucket and leave it.

//white smoke.

Iran, Syria Seek Expanded Nuclear Cooperation with NK

Have-at-it boys. Between Obummer & ElBaradei ze koast iz klearz.

re: #123 redc1c4

besides that, i keep killing the thread. %-)

LOL

Goodnight, Red. Sleep well. :)

re: #124 fiat_lux

"Clydesdales are"

re: #114 Mel Lono

Go to: [Link: iowahawk.typepad.com...]

and enjoy.

re: #125 Fenway_Nation

What? I'm trying to keep up! Did someone say, "Those who are late do not get fruit cup"?

Time for bed, goodnight, and see y'all later. :)

Night gop, weet dreams.

re: #131 fiat_lux

We're still a little ways away from Designated Fruitcup Distribution Timeframe, but red has a tendency to 'modify' said Fruitcup with certain....*ahem* chemical enhancements.

re: #50 zombie

can you show the pic. clear and not pixalated?

re: #114 Mel Lono

The links works for me.

re: #127 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

Iran, Syria Seek Expanded Nuclear Cooperation with NK

Have-at-it boys. Between Obummer & ElBaradei ze koast iz klearz.

Yikes! Be afraid...

re: #127 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

Iran, Syria Seek Expanded Nuclear Cooperation with NK

Have-at-it boys. Between Obummer & ElBaradei ze koast iz klearz.

Oh, joy. With 0 in charge, you can only assume that this will get worse and worse. "Respect" usually doesn't win much leeway with aggressors.

re: #127 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

Iran, Syria Seek Expanded Nuclear Cooperation with NK

Have-at-it boys. Between Obummer & ElBaradei ze koast iz klearz.

I am so glad I live in the southern hemisphere. So far away from all of this.

Here is another one. This time it is from Liberal Larry:

[It’s a spoof site so take it with a grain of salt]

Al Qaeda's number two, Ayman al Zawahri, released a video today praising Malcolm X, and slamming America as an "criminal imperialist opressor".

I know what you're thinking: he's obviously angling for a spot in President Obama's cabinet. Well, too bad, Big Al, but you blew it with that "House Negro" remark. The Democrat Party does not tolerate such racially divisive language when its directed at anyone but a Black Republican. Perhaps if Zahawri clarifies his remarks and explains that he was actually referring to Condoleeza Rice, there might be a place for him on the pulpit at Obama's church.

No Cabinet Post for Zawahri

re: #139 Crux Australis

Not that far from North Korea though.

re: #134 Fenway_Nation

OK, as long as I gets me my fruit cup (Which I am due), I can swallow a number of enhancements. What harm could there be?

re: #135 yochanan

Unfortunately from what zombie said earlier, that is a blow up from a section of a larger picture. Zombie is trying to track down a possible location for said larger picture.

re: #142 fiat_lux

What harm could there be?

Famous last words.

*muwa-ha-ha*

shhh, don't tell anyone: Iran immediate threat

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Nov 24, (Agencies): Britain’s foreign policy chief said Monday that Iran’s nuclear program presents an immediate threat to the Middle East and the rest of the world.

The comments by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband come a few days after a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said its investigation into Iran’s nuclear program was “deadlocked.” “A nuclear Iran would present a decisive blow to those seeking peaceful solutions to the region’s problems,” said Miliband....

Maybe the Euro's could try negotiating... again. Iran sure didn't seem to be that much of a problem over the past 6..7 years, now they're concerned?

Ah geeks, isn't there anything they won't quibble about?

re: #142 fiat_lux

I take it you haven't experienced a red fruitcup have you?

/sit down buckle up, and enjoy the ride flight.

re: #141 Smilla

Not that far from North Korea though.

Pyongyang to Darwin: 3573 miles (5750 km)
Pyongyang to San Francisco: 5594 miles (9003 km)
(Source: WorldBook 2000 Atlas, distance calculator.)

re: #139 Crux Australis

The Rooshkies have Western Eurabia in their sights; Iran, South Asia, the mid-East, North Africa; Yugo Hugo, SA; and last but not least....China.... Crux...China's gunna have one helluva naval fleet pretty quick.

re: #147 BlueCanuck

Nay, I am ignorant of a red fruitcup. verything I know, I learned from Mel Brooks. WTF is a red fruitcup?

is red fruitcup anything like RED KRYPTONITE?

re: #149 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

IN A WORD FORMOSA

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

Fruitcup is on the buffet ----------------------->
Help yourselves!

Good morning littleoldlady, thanks for the fruitcup.

w00t!

/Powerball, here I come!

BlueCanuck! :-)

Thanks for the fruitcup, lol. I hope you have a great day!

Dont' forget your scaly friends once you win the powerball, LoL.

good morning L.O.L.

re: #151 yochanan

Yochanon, Rred kryptonite only causes unpredictable changes in Superman. Red fruitcup affects us all.

L.O.L. what is this RED FRUIT CUP I am hearing about?

re: #161 yochanan

redc1c4 "enhances" the fruitcup. I think I may be cutting off the flow when he takes off now. We needed it during the election craziness.

Sharmuta! :-)

Not likely. Party mode. :-/

/on the upside, it's good for a 3 pound loss... ;-)

Fenway! :-)

Of course I won't forget you! I'll be waving to you daily from my beachfront mansion...

yochanan! :-)

"red fruitcup" has.... additives.

re: #162 BlueCanuck

redc1c4 "enhances" the fruitcup. I think I may be cutting off the flow when he takes off now. We needed it during the election craziness.

Hon- we're going to need it for 4 years.

re: #164 Sharmuta
My inner Polar bear says this is not good.

good morning all!

For any gingerale fans - I was clued in to Vernors gingerale which I found on Amazon and am drinking my first glass. Most excellent, I must say.

re: #161 yochanan

Yochanon, (May I call you John?) I have no idea what red fruitcup is.

Sydney to Anchorage -7350 miles (11800 km)
Sydney to LA - 7500 miles (12050 km)
Sydney to Hawaii - 5060 miles ( 8150 miles)
Sydney to Pyongyang - 5260 miles ( 8460 km)
Sydney to Teheran - 8019 miles ( 12900 km)
Sydney to Jerusalem - 8782 miles ( 14134 km)
Sydney to New York - 10000 miles (16000 km)
Sydney to London - 10600 miles ( 17000 km)
Sydney to Lisbon - 11300 miles (18186 km) furthest capital from Sydney

re: #169 Crux Australis

I live in San Jose, California: How far would I have to travel to be bitten by a boomslang?

re: #169 Crux Australis

What about as the crow flies?

Fallout continues to spread though and On The Beach was set in Melbourne.

wahabi! :-)

Ginger ale? NOW?

/have some coffee...

re: #172 littleoldlady

wahabi! :-)

Ginger ale? NOW?

/have some coffee...

Lady...:)

Mom says you can dance on the furniture too...:)

re: #173 Dustyvet

Dustyvet! :-)

I see we haven't been evicted yet... ;-)

re: #170 fiat_lux

I live in San Jose, California: How far would I have to travel to be bitten by a boomslang?

Pyongyang to San Francisco - 5613 miles (9033 km)

How far from San Francisco to San Jose?

re: #169 Crux Australis

Ummm...Isn't it the destination of the weapon you should be worrying about, not the country of origin?

re: #174 littleoldlady

Dustyvet! :-)

I see we haven't been evicted yet... ;-)

Well I'm trying real hard...:) I set off the smoke detector yesterday morning...:(

re: #170 fiat_lux

Try South Africa for the boomslang.

re: #175 Crux Australis

Ooooh, about thirty-five miles.

re: #172 littleoldlady

wahabi! :-)

Ginger ale? NOW?

/have some coffee...

hello sweetie. coffee will come after the gingerale and the 'slopped up soup' (mom's recipe for when stuff in the fridge got to the 'use it or lose it' stage)

Looks to be a good day - Holy Land Foundation convictions was excellent news to wake up to - not to mention Alan Colmes leaving. What a sleazebag.

re: #177 Dustyvet

What were you cooking?

re: #176 Smilla

Ummm...Isn't it the destination of the weapon you should be worrying about, not the country of origin?

Are you talking about the range of the missile involved? I doubt that many countries in the world would have missile with a large/long enough range to threaten the eastern seaboard of Australia.

I stand corrected. I thought that snake was Australian. Yes, I am an idiot.

re: #180 wahabicorridor

You're right about both - good news!

/but we're really grasping at straws these days, aren't we?
//let's see what else aboo can come up with to bring us down to Earth...

But I love the sound of "Boomslang".!

re: #181 littleoldlady

What were you cooking?

Pork tenderloin...

re: #178 Smilla

Try South Africa for the boomslang.

Sydney to Cape Town - 6861 miles (11042 km)

last one for the day, my mind can't keep up my fingers now. Hmmmpfffff (sigh)

re: #186 Dustyvet

That used to happen to me all the time. Stopped cooking. Problem solved!

re: #187 Crux Australis

Sydney to Cape Town - 6861 miles (11042 km)

last one for the day, my mind can't keep up my fingers now. Hmmmpfffff (sigh)

Gee and I was holding out for Sydney to Chicago

I guess you morning folks haven't heard. CAIR is being sued. As well their corporate entity expired on the 8th of September. The papers were served yesterday or this past weekend I think.

/give me a sec to find the link.

re: #188 littleoldlady

That used to happen to me all the time. Stopped cooking. Problem solved!

LOL, please pass the rice cakes...:)

Okay, the link is under Islam in the link viewer up top. Number two on the list so far.

re: #188 littleoldlady

So, who got trained to pick up the slack?

re: #187 Crux Australis

I am sorry I misplaced a venomous snake. Good night.

Three Little Pigs

This is a true story, proving how fascinating the mind of a six year old is. They think so logically.
A teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where first pig was trying to gather the building materials for his home.
She read . 'and so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said: 'Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?'
The teacher paused then asked the class:
'And what do you think the man said?'
One little boy raised his hand and said very matter-of-factly ...'I think the man would have said -
'Well, I'll be damned! A talking pig!'

The teacher had to leave the room.

re: #193 BlueCanuck

Dog food. Open a can, et voilá! "Well balanced meal".

/things are ruff all over
//I may have mixed up my accents on that...

Beethoven Symphonies

A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he hears some music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source.

He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a headstone that reads: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827. Then he realizes that the music is the Ninth Symphony and it is being played backward! Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him.

By the time they arrive back at the grave, the music has changed. This time it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous piece, it is being played backward.

Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar. When they return with the expert, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backward. The expert notices that the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in which they were composed, the 9th, then the 7th, then the 5th.

By the next day the word has spread and a throng has gathered around the grave. They are all listening to the Second Symphony being played backward.

Just then the graveyard's caretaker ambles up to the group. Someone in the crowd asks him if he has an explanation for the music.

"Oh, it's nothing to worry about" says the caretaker. "He's just decomposing!"

re: #196 littleoldlady

And don't tell me, for a seafood diet, just get some canned cat food. ;)

/that ought to raise some hackles.

Interesting comment I received in an e-mail.

On 12 November 2007, then-Treasurer Peter Costello warned:

"The collapse of the sub-prime US lending market which is now having reverberations around the world. And all of these things will buffet global inflation, they will buffet our economy, they will buffet exchange rates, they will affect growth and job opportunities. They will require careful management on the Budget, on tax, on structural policy, on industrial relations, on competitiveness, on investment."

(Speech 12/11/07)

I believe John Howard and Peter Costello were almost prophetic in the warnings they gave about the current economic climate. So much unlike the populist, muddle-headed bureaucrat we have for PM now.

re: #198 BlueCanuck

STOP! You're making me hungry!

/and I'll have to hit up wahabi for some of that "soup"...

re: #200 littleoldlady

I think I have some kibble around here.

/white smoke

Dogs are odd creatures. For instance, The Fat Beagle just came to get me. She got me up to give her breakfast and I put her back to bed. Now she wants to cuddle with Mom - in bed.

okey dokey.

re: #202 wahabicorridor

What's odd about that?

/I used to have my husband trained to do that...

re: #203 littleoldlady

Cuddle? Or feed the dog? ;)

re: #204 BlueCanuck

On second thought...let's not go there. :-/

Let's go to work instead. :-(

Good day, ALL!™

re: #199 Crux Australis

I have watched in San Jose, California the median price of homes in the 2000's almost double yet the median household income has only increased modestly.
I remarked to my wife a few years ago that I hoped we would be able to take advantage of the coming real estate crash.

Bye littleoldlady. May you have a great day today.

Spot price of Gold is starting to creep down towards $800 this morning, although I'm nostalgic for a time when it was creeping down towards $700- like.....say....last month.

And holy shit is Rio Tinto ever taking a hammering on the London exchange. Down over 35% in one session? Am I reading that right?

Look for movement under symbol RTP on the NYSE later on today.

Good morning all.

Guten Morgan, Opinion.

I mean opnion.

re: #211 fiat_lux

I mean opnion.

Right back at ya!

Morning Lizards!

morning rightside, opnion. Welcome to the deadishthread.

re: #214 BlueCanuck

Morning, BC. Pouring outside right now, and 7C

Now what do I do? Threaten to bring this thread back to life?

re: #215 rightside

It's about 1° here as well. The snow we had last week is gone for now. Calling for more snow this week though.

Anybody watch Greta last night? Juron Vander Sloth is admitting that he sold Natalie Holloway for $10,000!

re: #216 Fenway_Nation

See? That's what happens when you become a one trick pony. :D

/still working on my bag of tricks. Wonder if red left some just lying around

re: #218 opnion

So, he's saying she's alive? Probably a cover to disguise him killing her.

re: #216 Fenway_Nation

It is up to you! Suggest something controversial. I will fight you at every turn.

re: #220 rightside

So, he's saying she's alive? Probably a cover to disguise him killing her.

No he is not claioming that she is alive, only that he sold her into slavery & didn't kill her.
This is hard to figure, I thought that he was home free. Why is he talking?
He even implicates his father in the cover up.

re: #222 opnion

Well, that's what I meant...that she was alive the last time they were together. Scumbag.

re: #222 opnion

Things were that bad for him financially? If he did sell her, does he have an idea who bought her?

Morning, y'all.

I awoke with a strange craving for haggis, but find that for some reason I don't have a sheep's heart, liver, brain, or lungs in the larder.

Shocking oversight, and more proof to our European lizards as to the absolute poverty in which American's live.

Oh, well. I shall endeavor to make due with only oatmeal.

re: #224 BlueCanuck

Things were that bad for him financially? If he did sell her, does he have an idea who bought her?

He is claiming that he was approached by a Dutch speaking Black man at a hotel casino. He says that the guy offered $10.000 dollars if he would get him a blond.

re: #222 opnion

Maybe he should be sold as a towel boy for the showers in a Turkish prison.

re: #227 Fenway_Nation

Maybe he should be sold as a towel boy for the showers in a Turkish prison.

I was watching this punk & thinking what must be going through the mind of the girl's father.

re: #226 opnion

Did a quick scan on Wikipedia about the case. So this would be the 3rd or fourth time that he's changed his story?

/Real scum of the earth he is

re: #169 Crux Australis

Sydney to Anchorage -7350 miles (11800 km)
Sydney to LA - 7500 miles (12050 km)
Sydney to Hawaii - 5060 miles ( 8150 miles)
Sydney to Pyongyang - 5260 miles ( 8460 km)
Sydney to Teheran - 8019 miles ( 12900 km)
Sydney to Jerusalem - 8782 miles ( 14134 km)
Sydney to New York - 10000 miles (16000 km)
Sydney to London - 10600 miles ( 17000 km)
Sydney to Lisbon - 11300 miles (18186 km) furthest capital from Sydney

How far to Indonesia?

re: #225 razorbacker

Americans *sigh*

Maybe the oatmeal will stimulate the old brainish cells.

re: #231 razorbacker

Meh. An apostrophe here, an apostrophe there. Who's counting anyway?

re: #229 BlueCanuck

Did a quick scan on Wikipedia about the case. So this would be the 3rd or fourth time that he's changed his story?

/Real scum of the earth he is

That's right, this is just another one of his stories. To me at least it looks like the prosecutor & others in Aruba never wanted the truth.
I can't figure out why he contnues to talk, unless it's TV face time.

re: #232 BlueCanuck

Not razorbacker. Besides, I've used so many that were not needed that I'm seriously considering requesting a bailout.

On that, I was talking to a little old lady the other day, and she is hot about these bailouts.

Seems that she was working for Valsic when they went bankrupt, and finds herself still in the workforce at the age of 71 due to her unionized pension disappearing in the deal.

Hey, every time I hit "new comments," the page goes back to the main page. Any suggestions?

re: #235 goddessoftheclassroom

Refresh the page?

re: #235 goddessoftheclassroom

Hey, every time I hit "new comments," the page goes back to the main page. Any suggestions?

Close, then reload the browser.

Good morning lizards!

Just got done posting a link under World News about how once of Chavez and FARC's allies- Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa- may default on $10 billion worth of loans, leaving Caracas holding the bag.....

/Although he's been busy nationalizing some hydroelectric projects and oil fields these past few weeks.

re: #230 razorbacker

How far to Indonesia?

Sydney to Jakarta - 3422 miles (5507 km) but
Darwin to Jakarta - 1692 miles (2723 km) and
Darwin to Bali -1095 miles (1762 km)

closest land less than 150 miles (250 miles)

Good morning {goddess}. Apparently it's a common error that happens to random people. Don't know if Charles has replicated it yet. Refreshing seems to fix it mostly. At least that's what I did when it happened to me.

re: #240 Crux Australis

Sydney to Jakarta - 3422 miles (5507 km) but
Darwin to Jakarta - 1692 miles (2723 km) and
Darwin to Bali -1095 miles (1762 km)

closest land less than 150 miles (250 miles)

Alrighty then. I don't see what could possibly go wrong.

re: #235 goddessoftheclassroom

Clear the cache, close the browser and the reload.

re: #241 BlueCanuck

Any word on what lit up the sky in Canada a couple nights ago?

re: #222 opnion

No he is not claioming that she is alive, only that he sold her into slavery & didn't kill her.
This is hard to figure, I thought that he was home free. Why is he talking?
He even implicates his father in the cover up.

I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you over the possibility that his daddy was in on the cover up! I mean daddy is a lawyer and was a siting judge at the time. Shocking!
//

re: #243 Bubblehead II

Clear the cache, close the browser and the reload.

That sounds like me defending my freedom from liberals.

I see via Ace of Spades that 250 Talibannies ambushed 30 Marines only to find themselves outnumbered.

Shocka.

Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch.

re: #244 jetpilot1101

No word yet. Keep your tinfoil hats handy though. ;)

/think it may have been a bolide myself.

re: #248 BlueCanuck

No word yet. Keep your tinfoil hats handy though. ;)

/think it may have been a bolide myself.

I made one special just for this. If you ask me, I think it was an alien ship landing for the inauguration of our lord messiah BHO. Seems like he might not only be the savior of the world but the savior of the universe. Maybe the aliens are having economic difficulties as well.

re: #208 Fenway_Nation

And holy shit is Rio Tinto ever taking a hammering on the London exchange. Down over 35% in one session? Am I reading that right?

Look for movement under symbol RTP on the NYSE later on today.

Something's wrong there, can't be only because BHP didn't buy them. Not -35%.

re: #249 jetpilot1101

You know? I just haven't been getting the same exchange for my quataloos lately. You just may be right there.

re: #250 Rancher

Something's wrong there, can't be only because BHP didn't buy them. Not -35%.

I notice that as well. Something is fishy here. Mining stocks should be doing well in this environment due to inflation fears. To see one plummet because they didn't get bought, especially in a huge up day, is disturbing.

re: #250 Rancher

Yeah, it's down to -36% even now.

re: #244 jetpilot1101

Any word on what lit up the sky in Canada a couple nights ago?

Supposedly a meteor but they can't find it last I heard.

re: #253 BlueCanuck

Yeah, it's down to -36% even now.

It's down 35% in pre-market trading.

re: #252 jetpilot1101

Well demand is down but that must have already been factored in.

re: #242 razorbacker

Alrighty then. I don't see what could possibly go wrong.

If someone wanted to come to Australia from the north they would have to negotiate shark infested waters and once they reach land contend with crocodiles and venomous snakes amongst other nasties and if they landed in the wrong spot hundreds of miles of desert.

No wonder it wasn't until 1770 when James Cook discovered the fertile eastern coast that Europeans finally settled here.

re: #254 Rancher

Yeah, pity it fell south of the DEW line. It might have been able to track it's path and location.

/then again, maybe it's a good thing it was south of the DEW line. . . . . .

re: #256 Rancher

Well demand is down but that must have already been factored in.

Yes, demand is down but that is no reason to take a 35% haircut. Something isn't right with their books and BHB figured it out.

re: #244 jetpilot1101

It is being reported as as a Your text to link...meteor by Fox news.

re: #260 Bubblehead II

It is being reported as as a Your text to link...meteor by Fox news.

I'm going with my alien ship theory. The lord messiah has summoned the inhabitants from the far reaches of the galaxy or the seventh circle of hell; I can't decide.

Good morning, Lizards! Apparently, Joe Biden's Senate replacement has been named, and Delaware is going the Election '08 route: the replacement is a "highly qualified" longtime friend and aide of Biden.
Now, that's qualifications for ya!

Good morning.

Look for the market to open slightly up. The Futures are up slightly, the Nikkei and Hang Seng were up 3 to 4% overnight.

However, I would also not be surprised to see some selling after that to take profits after two days of rises.

re: #262 Wyatt Earp

Good morning, Lizards! Apparently, Joe Biden's Senate replacement has been named, and Delaware is going the Election '08 route: the replacement is a "highly qualified" longtime friend and aide of Biden.
Now, that's qualifications for ya!

Well look who America elected president; a man with stunning credentials and phenomenal qualifications. I'd expect nothing less from the hacks in DE.