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Open | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:13:48 pm PST
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
— Dan Quayle
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Open | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:13:48 pm PST
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
— Dan Quayle
1290 comments
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Sharmuta Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:15:40pm |
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
James Carville and Dick Morris come to mind.
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Silvergirl Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:16:23pm |
Happy tomorrow.
Big events in history on Dec 2
[Link: www.infoplease.com...]
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Sharmuta Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:16:30pm |
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
Don't even get me started on Mohammed.
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Abu Bin Squid Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:17:32pm |
How about all the appointees who've managed to crawl out from under the bus?
/Rev. Wright! Are you in there?
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Badge of Kaffir Pride Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:17:35pm |
re: #2 Sharmuta
James Carville and Dick Morris come to mind.
I think it's Carville's voice. I don't like his political leanings but he's got a great voice.
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Sharmuta Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:20:01pm |
re: #7 Badge of Kaffir Pride
I think it's Carville's voice. I don't like his political leanings but he's got a great voice.
It's not his mug, that's for sure.
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Abu Bin Squid Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:21:00pm |
As wrong as it is for a man to say another is handsome, I must confess Carville is ugly and then some.
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Badge of Kaffir Pride Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:21:02pm |
re: #8 Sharmuta
It's not his mug, that's for sure.
I thought, when I first arrived here, that that was who y'all meant by referring to Skeletor...
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redc1c4 Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:22:03pm |
it's obvious Dan foresaw Juggy taking office.
/and yet the media said he was st00pid...... %-)
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Abu Bin Squid Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:22:24pm |
re: #10 Badge of Kaffir Pride
I thought, when I first arrived here, that that was who y'all meant by referring to Skeletor...
Rumor is he might replace Colmes. Or some babe would be nice, politics nothwithstanding.
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gmsc Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:23:01pm |
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Badge of Kaffir Pride Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:23:53pm |
re: #12 Abu Bin Squid
Rumor is he might replace Colmes. Or some babe would be nice, politics nothwithstanding.
First you'd have to find a babe who's left leaning and isn't in Hollywood.
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Sharmuta Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:24:21pm |
re: #9 Abu Bin Squid
As wrong as it is for a man to say another is handsome, I must confess Carville is ugly and then some.
I'm not one to pick on another person's looks either- but that right there- Carville and Colmes- is one heaping pile of ugly.
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Abu Bin Squid Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:25:58pm |
re: #15 Sharmuta
I'm not one to pick on another person's looks either- but that right there- Carville and Colmes- is one heaping pile of ugly.
And doubly clueless.
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SurferDoc Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:26:38pm |
*Runs in from the Jindal thread, hair on fire, grabs a pitcher of beer and pours it over his head*
Hi, Lizards!
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Badge of Kaffir Pride Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:27:42pm |
re: #17 SurferDoc
*Runs in from the Jindal thread, hair on fire, grabs a pitcher of beer and pours it over his head*
Hi, Lizards!
Spicolli, how are you?
/
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realwest Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:30:13pm |
re: #17 SurferDoc
WAIT! You wasted all that beer?! Just cause your hair was on fire?!
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gmsc Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:30:33pm |
Activists Seek Revocation of Tax Exempt Status of Churches That Supported Prop 8
San Francisco Chronicle: Tax-Exempt Benefit Disputed in Prop. 8 Campaign, by Matthai Kuruvila:
In the wake of Proposition 8's passage, opponents are railing that churches that supported the ballot measure violated their tax-exempt status.
It's a common accusation at the now-weekly protests, gaining enough traction that Geoff Kors, a member of the No on 8 executive committee, said lawyers are investigating the issue. "The Mormon church overstepped its boundaries by being a tax-exempt organization," said Sharone Negev, 54, of San Francisco, who has gone to protests in San Francisco and the Mormon temple in Oakland. "They clearly are not supposed to be involved in political activities."
But interviews with experts and activists on the issue say Prop. 8 opponents should look elsewhere for reasons to criticize the measure's supporters. "They almost certainly have not violated their tax exemption," said Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, the leading advocacy organization on the issue. "While the tax code has a zero tolerance for endorsements of candidates, the tax code gives wide latitude for churches to engage in discussions of policy matters and moral questions, including when posed as initiatives."
(Hat Tip: How Appealing.) See also Cain: CA Churches Will Not Lose Tax Exemptions for Performing Same-Sex Marriages If Prop 8 Fails (10/23/08).
Trivia: When Joseph Smith formed the Mormon Church, the US government repeatedly tried to prosecute them for polygamy, while Joseph Smith kept claiming freedom of religion.
Finally, the US government threatened to revoke the Mormon Church's tax-exempt status. Shortly after that, Joseph Smith reported having a vision that God told him polygamy was wrong.
It's a miracle!
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SurferDoc Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:31:07pm |
re: #22 realwest
WAIT! You wasted all that beer?! Just cause your hair was on fire?!
Oh, was that your beer? My beer is right here!
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realwest Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:32:09pm |
Well all y'all it's been interesting tonight - but it's WAAAY past my bedtime.
I hope you all have a GREAT EVENING/EARLY MORNING and that I get the chance to see you all down the road.
Good night, all.
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ledger1 Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:32:37pm |
The “Barack Obama Crash” continues:
DJI 8149.09 -679.95 (-7.70%) Dec 1, 4:04pm ET
People’s 401Ks are turning into .401Ks
On the bright side, after a brief dead cat bounce the NYT is plunging.
New York Times Co. Class A (NYT) 6.97 -0.57 (-7.56%) Dec 1, 4:04pm ET
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democast Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:38:30pm |
I usually post articles in the Spinoff-Links, not here in the dialogue, but your feedback could help me. Does anybody care whether I do or don't continue publishing? Does anybody like it? What do you get out of my publishing? Am I changing any minds? It seems like we keep slipping. As Steve Emerson writes today: "
Watching and reading the last 5 days of reports of the Mumbai attacks was an Alice in Wonderland experience. Even after an Islamic terrorist group took credit, TV anchors and reporters assiduously avoided the term Islamic terrorist. "
Obama keeps stocking-up on anti-Zionists who'll pariah-ify Israel and by proxy, Jewish people everywhere. Has it come to this - checkmate?
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LeePro Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:43:01pm |
re: #9 Abu Bin Squid
As wrong as it is for a man to say another is handsome, I must confess Carville is ugly and then some.
Carville and Colmes — both hatched from the same nest of snake eggs.
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gmsc Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:43:11pm |
re: #26 ledger1
The “Barack Obama Crash” continues:
DJI 8149.09 -679.95 (-7.70%) Dec 1, 4:04pm ET
People’s 401Ks are turning into .401Ks
On the bright side, after a brief dead cat bounce the NYT is plunging.
New York Times Co. Class A (NYT) 6.97 -0.57 (-7.56%) Dec 1, 4:04pm ET
Here's an interesting experiment:
Check out the Intrade US Presidential Election 2008 Historical Data. If you examine it closely, you'll notice that 0bama really starts to be considered a serious possibility as US President around Sept. 28-29 of this year.
OK, so let's check out how the Dow Jones Industrial Average has performed since that day.
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gmsc Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:45:51pm |
re: #30 gmsc
Here's an interesting experiment:
Check out the Intrade US Presidential Election 2008 Historical Data. If you examine it closely, you'll notice that 0bama really starts to be considered a serious possibility as US President around Sept. 28-29 of this year.
OK, so let's check out how the Dow Jones Industrial Average has performed since that day.
Also, notice by going back further, the market was comparatively stable (even though it was dropping slightly) up to that point.
However, since Barack 0bama has been considered a very real possibility as US President, the market has lost more than 25% of its value!
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Badge of Kaffir Pride Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:47:56pm |
re: #31 gmsc
Also, notice by going back further, the market was comparatively stable (even though it was dropping slightly) up to that point.
However, since Barack 0bama has been considered a very real possibility as US President, the market has lost more than 25% of its value!
Barack Obama: making stocks so cheap that even poor people can afford them. Share your stock!
/
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ledger1 Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:51:52pm |
re: #30 gmsc
Here's an interesting experiment:
Check out the Intrade US Presidential Election 2008 Historical Data. If you examine it closely, you'll notice that 0bama really starts to be considered a serious possibility as US President around Sept. 28-29 of this year.
OK, so let's check out how the Dow Jones Industrial Average has performed since that day.
It looks like as Obama gained in the poles with his “tax the 401ks” the stock market started to tank. And, after his win it went down faster. Well, crashed is a better word. The Wilshire 5000 has probably lost 3 trillion dollars due to Obama.
Gad, Obama is a wrecking ball.
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LeePro Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:53:40pm |
re: #32 Badge of Kaffir Pride
Barack Obama: making stocks so cheap that even poor people can afford them. Share your stock!
/
Yup. Thanks to B. Hussein, my portfolio now ↓ 38%
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Badge of Kaffir Pride Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:55:46pm |
re: #34 LeePro
Yup. Thanks to B. Hussein, my portfolio now ↓ 38%
Yeah, but just *think* of how you've helped other people with it! You've been very patriotic and stuff. Hope! Change!
/
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redc1c4 Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:56:36pm |
re: #17 SurferDoc
*Runs in from the Jindal thread, hair on fire, grabs a pitcher of beer and pours it over his head*
Hi, Lizards!
down dig for wasting beer.....
/sorry: it's in the rules. %-)
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ledger1 Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:56:40pm |
re: #34 LeePro
Mine is down about 9% since October - but it was 60% in cash at that time.
Thanks a lot Big 0!
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gmsc Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:57:41pm |
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redc1c4 Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:58:17pm |
re: #22 realwest
WAIT! You wasted all that beer?! Just cause your hair was on fire?!
that's why i down dinged him....
/party foul on the LNDT
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SurferDoc Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:59:09pm |
re: #36 redc1c4
down dig for wasting beer.....
/sorry: it's in the rules. %-)
I wrung out my shirt back into the pitcher!
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Mel Lono Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:59:34pm |
re: #32 Badge of Kaffir Pride
Share your stock!
Just made some good turkey stock for stew. Come and get it!
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redc1c4 Mon, Dec 1, 2008 11:59:48pm |
re: #24 SurferDoc
Oh, was that your beer? My beer is right here!
funny.... the nurse said that was my urinal.....
hope you like Jeffewizzin. %-)
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:01:15am |
Mine was up by 3 or 4% last week, but that was basically with someone else's play money.
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stevieray Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:01:44am |
re: #28 democast
Keep publishing. I know its like banging your head against the wall, but the Obama honeymoon will end, the MSM will either report the failures and survive or stay in rah rah mode and die, and his brand of leftism will be as welcome as Carter's.
If he governs from the left, he will fail. That's what the left does.
To quote a tired old sports cliche... you gotta be in the game to win it.
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Abu Al-Poopypants Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:03:46am |
Another thing... when gas was going for $4+/gal, Øbama said he was OK with the idea of $5 gas, his only problem was how quickly the price got there. At this rate he's going to have to slap a 300% tax on it to realize his dream.
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SurferDoc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:06:27am |
re: #45 Abu Al-Poopypants
Another thing... when gas was going for $4+/gal, Øbama said he was OK with the idea of $5 gas, his only problem was how quickly the price got there. At this rate he's going to have to slap a 300% tax on it to realize his dream.
Don't give him any ideas. ;)
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:08:00am |
Here's another story you're unlikely to hear on the nightly news, but it's very worth reading. A reasonable translation can be had here.
We have shared our daily life with two US units for quite a while - they are the first and fourth companies of a prestigious infantry battalion whose name I will withhold for the sake of military secrecy. To the common man it is a unit just like any other. But we live with them and got to know them, and we henceforth know that we have the honor to live with one of the most renowned units of the US Army - one that the movies brought to the public as series showing “ordinary soldiers thrust into extraordinary events”. Who are they, those soldiers from abroad, how is their daily life, and what support do they bring to the men of our OMLT every day ? Few of them belong to the Easy Company, the one the TV series focuses on. This one nowadays is named Echo Company, and it has become the support company.
...
We seldom hear any harsh word, and from 5 AM onwards the camp chores are performed in beautiful order and always with excellent spirit. A passing American helicopter stops near a stranded vehicle just to check that everything is alright; an American combat team will rush to support ours before even knowing how dangerous the mission is - from what we have been given to witness, the American soldier is a beautiful and worthy heir to those who liberated France and Europe.
To those who bestow us with the honor of sharing their combat outposts and who everyday give proof of their military excellence, to those who pay the daily tribute of America’s army’s deployment on Afghan soil, to those we owned this article, ourselves hoping that we will always remain worthy of them and to always continue hearing them say that we are all the same band of brothers”.
It would appear that, for some Frenchmen, the spirit of Lafayette is alive and well.
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redc1c4 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:08:33am |
re: #33 ledger1
It looks like as Obama gained in the poles with his “tax the 401ks” the stock market started to tank. And, after his win it went down faster. Well, crashed is a better word. The Wilshire 5000 has probably lost 3 trillion dollars due to Obama.
Gad, Obama is a wrecking ball.
that's the call of the wrecking ball.....
sorry i couldn't find the good version. %-(
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NoSpam Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:09:21am |
re: #31 gmsc
At least it's looking like we'll have the filibuster, assuming of course that the republicans actually remember that they're supposed to STICK TOGETHER...
Also, I'd take Clinton 2.0 over Stalin Junior any day, and from the looks of things that's what we'll be getting. Will it suck? Yes, but it could be worse.
If nothing else, at least it will be entertaining.
/Not the good kind of entertaining, mind you, but sometimes it's quite satisfying to be like Nelson Muntz on the sidelines pointing your finger and yelling "Haw-haw!" as all hell breaks loose around you...
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LeePro Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:10:32am |
re: #43 Fenway_Nation
Mine was up by 3 or 4% last week, but that was basically with someone else's play money.
My ↓ 38% is since about this time last year (my portfolio's historical high point).
I don't usually pay that much attention to short term gains/losses. It's the overall picture that matters most to me.
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:11:27am |
re: #49 NoSpam
At least it's looking like we'll have the filibuster, assuming of course that the republicans actually remember that they're supposed to STICK TOGETHER...
Also, I'd take Clinton 2.0 over Stalin Junior any day, and from the looks of things that's what we'll be getting. Will it suck? Yes, but it could be worse.
If nothing else, at least it will be entertaining.
/Not the good kind of entertaining, mind you, but sometimes it's quite satisfying to be like Nelson Muntz on the sidelines pointing your finger and yelling "Haw-haw!" as all hell breaks loose around you...
Interesting take. I agree, if we're going to have a bad president, Clinton 2.0 is preferably to Stalin Junior.
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redc1c4 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:12:11am |
re: #49 NoSpam
At least it's looking like we'll have the filibuster, assuming of course that the republicans actually remember that they're supposed to STICK TOGETHER...
well, i'm guessing you can pretty much count on McLame going over the fence every chance he gets, and likely dragging one or more fools with him.
what we need is party discipline, and the RNC is not the folks who will provide that,
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:13:11am |
re: #50 SurferDoc
gmsc: Thanks for putting that up. Inspiring
You're welcome.
We need to remember to post good news every so often, too!
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NoSpam Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:13:49am |
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:13:55am |
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LeePro Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:14:26am |
re: #28 democast
Keep posting, democast!
This may very well be the only place some people even get a glimpse of the truth out there ! ! !
I know it seems futile sometimes, but if not us then WHO?
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LeePro Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:16:42am |
re: #40 SurferDoc
I wrung out my shirt back into the pitcher!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww ! ! !
% Þ
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NoSpam Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:18:00am |
re: #53 redc1c4
well, i'm guessing you can pretty much count on McLame going over the fence every chance he gets, and likely dragging one or more fools with him.
what we need is party discipline, and the RNC is not the folks who will provide that,
For McCain it's mostly on the immigration/bailout stuff. Yes, we are going to be stuck with massive bailouts, unfortunately.
Though I don't think the immigration stuff will fly...I don't really have a good reason for this other than my own personal feeling. I think it will probably get shoved to the back in favor of different shit-tastic offerings like healthcare.
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Abu Al-Poopypants Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:18:57am |
Øbama's Secretary of Defense is some Carter Administration National Security Council staffer.
:^)
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NoSpam Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:20:19am |
re: #56 gmsc
Hmmm . . . the toolbag is leaving China and heading into Mongolia now.
The Flying Tools!
It's a sign from the gods, symbolic of Obama's cabinet.
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ledger1 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:20:32am |
re: #38 gmsc
Mine's ↓ 30%.
When the Big 0 started with his “We will redistribute the wealth” theme I started selling. When he proposed taxing 401Ks and IRAs then I really put the pedal-to-the-metal and really started selling.
I am not going to buy until I hear better news on both those plans. Heck, I might as well invest in Chinese stocks. They probably have more of a free market compared to Zero’s economic redistribution plan. Further I am doubtful the big 0 can damage Chinese stocks. He can only wreck what he is close to.
I Don’t even want contemplate the limp response to an other terror attack from Zero ("Oh, we must look at the root cause, light a peace candle and negotiate through the UN…As President it is time we pay more to the UN.”).
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LeePro Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:24:53am |
re: #60 Abu Al-Poopypants
Øbama's Secretary of Defense is some Carter Administration National Security Council staffer.
:^)
He is also Bush's appointee (after Rummy), and seems to be doing a fair job in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:26:28am |
re: #62 ledger1
I am not going to buy until I hear better news on both those plans. Heck, I might as well invest in Chinese stocks. They probably have more of a free market compared to Zero’s economic redistribution plan. Further I am doubtful the big 0 can damage Chinese stocks. He can only wreck what he is close to.
VICTORY THROUGH DEFEAT (Hat tip: Tim Blair)
Communism was meant to bring down capitalism. Instead:
China’s President has issued a rare warning to the Communist Party, telling officials the global economic crisis could shake its 59-year grip on power.
Capitalism wins even when it’s losing.
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NoSpam Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:27:16am |
re: #62 ledger1
The funny thing about China is, as long as you don't actively criticize the gov't, you can pretty much get away with whatever you want over there. I saw some pretty interesting things. I also stepped in an open industrial sewer while walking around.
Also, Mao has pretty much become like a mascot character to them, like a communist Mickey Mouse. I am amused by this.
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NoSpam Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:27:56am |
re: #63 Mel Lono
gmsc's the one who actually found the website.
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redc1c4 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:28:00am |
re: #61 NoSpam
The Flying Tools!
It's a sign from the gods, symbolic of Obama's cabinet.
well, there goes another hour of my day.....
you bastard!
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:30:23am |
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:32:59am |
re: #68 redc1c4
well, there goes another hour of my day.....
you bastard!
If you follow it for 2 full hours, you'll see it go around the Earth!
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:36:55am |
re: #65 gmsc
Good find and the best news I've heard all day.
Welcome to the Hotel
A special treat for Californiaaaas.
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Fibonacci Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:37:24am |
And the sheeple bleat in unison:
Obaaaaah Ma.
Obaaaaah Ma.
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NoSpam Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:38:04am |
re: #71 gmsc
If you follow it for 2 full hours, you'll see it go around the Earth!
It's like that damn "Where is my airplane now?" screen that they have in some flights. Part of the reason I couldn't sleep on my last flight was beacuse the map's prominent display of my teeny little plane smack in the middle of the Pacific.
Yes. I know I'm floating a zillion miles above the Earth, kept in place by magic and fluid dynamics (mostly the magic). Please stop reminding me.
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NoSpam Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:38:48am |
re: #76 Fibonacci
As long as we don't hear any talk of Obama's promise to raise the chocolate ration to 20 grams, I think we'll come out of this one okay.
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:41:09am |
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redc1c4 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:43:34am |
re: #77 NoSpam
It's like that damn "Where is my airplane now?" screen that they have in some flights. Part of the reason I couldn't sleep on my last flight was beacuse the map's prominent display of my teeny little plane smack in the middle of the Pacific.
Yes. I know I'm floating a zillion miles above the Earth, kept in place by magic and fluid dynamics (mostly the magic). Please stop reminding me.
maintenance isn't magic.......
/unless you're a 3rd world sort.
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redc1c4 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:44:54am |
re: #79 Mel Lono
Red.. did you see the stars/moon tonite?
and last night too.....
seems the man in the moon gets the Dow ticker........
biggest :( i've ever seen.
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:46:45am |
Had a link to this on an earlier thread...Passe Comitatus...
But Drudge beat me to it.
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LeePro Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:46:49am |
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:47:57am |
re: #82 redc1c4
Split the uprights from where I was. Very cool.
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:50:27am |
re: #84 LeePro
¦O ya-a-a-w-w-w-n-n-n
'Nite, {Lizards}!
¦·o zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Good night!
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:50:55am |
re: #82 redc1c4
biggest :( i've ever seen.
funny, had some bad times very recently, but that never came through til now.
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redc1c4 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:53:09am |
re: #88 Mel Lono
funny, had some bad times very recently, but that never came through til now.
make ya feel better, down in Oz and the ilk it's a happy face.
/just not my nature.
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shanec99 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:54:00am |
re: #4 Sharmuta
Don't even get me started on Mohammed.
There might be more appropriate adjectives to describe him... wierd is not the best among them.
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redc1c4 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:54:57am |
re: #84 LeePro
¦O ya-a-a-w-w-w-n-n-n
'Nite, {Lizards}!
¦·o zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
yuck..... she drools in her sleep.
/grody to the max!
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:55:08am |
Speaking of finances- I was thinking of getting this as a gift for my lil' nephew.....perhaps for no other reason than to see the look on my overbearing moonbat/vegan sister's face.
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:56:43am |
re: #87 NoSpam
Wha?
It's a joke.
Back in 1969, the UK launched the first of its Skynet military satellites (They're up to Skynet 5 currently).
In the plot of the Terminator movies, "Skynet" is the name of a fictional series of artificially intelligent military satellites that controls all U.S. military weapons. Part of the plot of the Terminator movies is that, on August 29, 1997, they become self-aware, it deploys an army of Terminator robots against all of humanity, and eventually destroys all of humanity when it launches a full nuclear holocaust, making humanity extinct.
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Crux Australis Tue, Dec 2, 2008 12:57:45am |
re: #90 redc1c4
make ya feel better, down in Oz and the ilk it's a happy face.
/just not my nature.
It was until the clouds started rolling in. At least I caught a glimpse.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:00:24am |
re: #93 Fenway_Nation
That's just cruel and unjust towards your sister. Only thing worse would be showing up with a turducken for her to roast.
/keep up the good work
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Sharmuta Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:00:28am |
re: #53 redc1c4
what we need is party discipline, and the RNC is not the folks who will provide that,
We wouldn't need that if we elected principled people.
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:00:31am |
re: #95 Crux Australis
Wish You were Here
Til I kick you out the door.
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:00:48am |
re: #94 gmsc
I thought Skynet launched the nukes first and sent the Terminators after the survivors once the dust cleared.
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:01:37am |
re: #99 Fenway_Nation
I thought Skynet launched the nukes first and sent the Terminators after the survivors once the dust cleared.
I never could follow that poltline right.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:04:08am |
re: #100 gmsc
Only thing I didn't like about the third movie was that it said no matter what they did, the terminator future was inevitable.
/so much for "No fate, but what we make"
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:04:43am |
Tool bag alert. Crossing tip of S. America. Heading East by East.
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redc1c4 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:05:57am |
re: #97 Sharmuta
We wouldn't need that if we elected principled people.
two sides of the same problem.....
the asshats keep promulgating asshats & we want to vote for Republicans.
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:09:09am |
re: #96 BlueCanuck
Thanks Blue- actually, I thought that whole onestock site was pretty nifty and could actually serve some purpose beyond novelty. Let's say ya want to invest in a company that doesn't offer a Direct Stock Purchase Plan...and you're leery of paying comissions to brokers on an ongoing basis. One way around that could be to purchase a single stock from the onestock page.....and then continue to purchase more shares through that company's Dividend Reinvestment Program (where you can purchase more shares without a broker, but you have to own at least one share of the stock).
/Of course, there's the matter of the one-time transfer fee of about $40 that onestock charges.
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Sharmuta Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:10:14am |
re: #103 redc1c4
two sides of the same problem.....
the asshats keep promulgating asshats & we want to vote for Republicans.
Can't argue with that.
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:11:27am |
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The Other Les Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:20:01am |
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.— Dan Quayle
Okay. That qualifies as real wisdom.
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:23:49am |
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:24:46am |
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:25:35am |
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:27:51am |
Well this isn't my favourite Pink Floyd, it's up there.
/Crux Australis already posted it.
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Dustyvet Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:34:29am |
re: #61 NoSpam
The Flying Tools!
It's a sign from the gods, symbolic of Obama's cabinet.
The bag was one of the largest items ever lost by a spacewalking astronaut. NASA put the price tag of the tool bag at $100,000. I wonder if NASA will hit the astronaut with a Statement of Charges for the tool bag...?
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:36:29am |
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:37:11am |
re: #118 Mel Lono
Tool bag preparing to enter Iranian airspace.
Please take out dinnerjacket's motorcade...
Please take out dinnerjacket's motorcade...
Please take out dinnerjacket's motorcade...
Please take out dinnerjacket's motorcade...
/Crossing fingers
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Sharmuta Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:38:47am |
re: #114 BlueCanuck
Well, Hon- us blue people have to stick together. ;)
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:39:57am |
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:43:57am |
re: #118 Mel Lono
Tool bag preparing to enter Iranian airspace.
re: #120 Fenway_Nation
Please take out dinnerjacket's motorcade...
Please take out dinnerjacket's motorcade...
Please take out dinnerjacket's motorcade...
Please take out dinnerjacket's motorcade...
/Crossing fingers
Unless it knock dinnerjacket's motorcade into the "stan" countries, it's still in orbit.
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:46:13am |
re: #124 BlueCanuck
Wide Reciever for the N.Y. Giants who was a busy guy this past weekend.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:49:16am |
re: #126 Fenway_Nation
Oh, that guy. Nope can't be me.
Rules for handguns.
1.) if carried, carried in a proper holster
2.) safety must always be engaged when holstered, and until actual use
3.) no round shall be chambered until you actually draw and intend to use
4.) NEVER EVER carry when alcohol is being imbibed. At home or in public
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:51:05am |
re: #127 BlueCanuck
In which case, Burress apparently was 0-4 this weekend.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:53:33am |
re: #128 Fenway_Nation
I could probably add to that list and make it 0-n. I think he was breaking all the rules when it came to firearm use and ownership. Which makes me giggle when some one is shot by a weapon they were cleaning. Step one, ensure the breech is empty.
/how else are you going to clean the breech and barrel in the first place?
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Sharmuta Tue, Dec 2, 2008 1:55:38am |
re: #127 BlueCanuck
4.) NEVER EVER carry when alcohol is being imbibed. At home or in public
Well- that's odd. Who ever heard of drunken gun totters ever causing problems?
/
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:00:03am |
Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™
Fruitcup is on the buffet ------------------->
Help yourselves!
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:02:02am |
re: #132 littleoldlady
Good morning littleoldlady. Thanks for the fruitcup.
/and the thread is saved yet again, as lizards lumber to the buffet to get that extra energy from sugars, vitamins and other good stuff.
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:02:08am |
They had fruitcup at the casino tonight.....but who am I to turn away such consistently wonderful offerings?
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Panhandler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:02:54am |
re: #132 littleoldlady
Yay! ( Slurp ) lol is teh rescue maven. [ I know Sharmuta, you is teh bomb]
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:03:22am |
re: #132 littleoldlady
Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™
Fruitcup is on the buffet ------------------->
Help yourselves!
Good morning, LOL!
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:03:51am |
Panhandler! :-)
/scrolls up to see who else is here.......
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Panhandler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:05:51am |
re: #135 BlueCanuck
Limber lumbering lizards lapping lol's libations.
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:07:55am |
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Erik The Red Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:09:23am |
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tappin52 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:10:36am |
Cautious chameleons carefully consuming cantaloupe.
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Panhandler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:12:47am |
re: #147 tappin52
Cautious chameleons carefully consuming cantaloupe.
This thread brought to you by the letter G and number 7. Can you say "fruitcup" boys and girls?
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:12:47am |
re: #148 Sharmuta
Be very careful when you are entering the number of copies you want next time. :)
/could have been worse it could have been something else multiplied.
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:14:06am |
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tappin52 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:17:43am |
re: #149 Panhandler
I am reminded of a time when my husband and I were watching The Wiggles with our young granddaughter. My husband could barely tolerate the show and when they started to sing the Fruit Salad song he couldn't grab the remote fast enough.
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Panhandler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:20:45am |
re: #152 tappin52
It makes you wonder just how many grandparents, or parents for that matter, who are still undergoing Barney councilling.
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:21:36am |
Oh. Grandchildren. I forgot about that.
/just when you think it's safe to turn the TV back on
//with any luck, Barney will be dead by then...
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:22:14am |
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:24:26am |
re: #154 littleoldlady
Nope, they will still be parading that fossillized costume around for decades to come.
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:26:04am |
re: #153 Panhandler
It makes you wonder just how many grandparents, or parents for that matter, who are still undergoing Barney councilling.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:26:29am |
re: #157 littleoldlady
Yeah, and just think of the poor bastard stuck in it. I wonder if the poor person has a special therapist just to deal with that?
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:27:06am |
re: #154 littleoldlady
Chances are Barney will be dead and buried- his still-beating heart torn out from its chest cavity and greedily devoured by something a hundred times as insufferable and saccharine....
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Panhandler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:27:07am |
re: #156 BlueCanuck
Nope, they will still be parading that fossillized costume around for decades to come.
Dang it Blue, here's another ID thread.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:28:07am |
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:28:23am |
re: #159 BlueCanuck
I think they have to switch costume-wearers every few weeks.
/it's the voice guy I worry about...
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:28:39am |
Good morning people.
Doing big assignment #1 of 2 due for tomorrow. Gonna be a looooooong night/morning.
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Panhandler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:29:30am |
re: #160 Fenway_Nation
Yeah, well, we can dream can't we. Perhaps we can have a contest between Barney and the latest Palistinian suffering mouse.
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Panhandler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:30:38am |
re: #164 TheMatrix31
Have you considered switching Majors to Interior Design?
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:30:43am |
re: #159 BlueCanuck
Yeah, and just think of the poor bastard stuck in it. I wonder if the poor person has a special therapist just to deal with that?
Don't worry. David Joyner has other roles outside of Barney to keep him well-adjusted.
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akak Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:32:01am |
If the Chinese can now destroy the space station from space, can they also destroy military satellite's with same technology?
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gmsc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:32:40am |
re: #168 akak
If the Chinese can now destroy the space station from space, can they also destroy military satellite's with same technology?
Or even toolbags that are head for Argentina?
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:34:06am |
re: #166 Panhandler
Have you considered switching Majors to Interior Design?
Definitely not. I don't have the...uh...."sense" for that.
....not that there's anything wrong with that.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:38:09am |
re: #167 gmsc
You call that career well adjusted? Never mind, have yourself a good night.
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:39:04am |
Damn.. missed the screen capture. We could have had Peru! Anybody play Risk, i mean like in the last 20 years?
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:39:21am |
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Panhandler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:39:35am |
re: #173 Mel Lono
Tool bag to take a left turn. I said Right!
It's pining for the fjords. Note that it will be passing Canaveral tomorrow.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:40:15am |
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Buster Bunny Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:41:34am |
Toolbag just went past the tip of South America.
Can you get a tourist visa for this toolbag .. its really sight seeing around the world ... ?
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:42:07am |
re: #178 BlueCanuck
yep. is that the one on addicting games online eh?
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:42:14am |
re: #179 Buster Bunny
Wouldn't want it's itinerary. Hardly enough time to stop for food and pictures.
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:43:59am |
Any kids watching, it's way past bedtime. But if you want to pass geography 1, not a bad screensaver.
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Crux Australis Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:44:35am |
Is it true that Sarah Palin has a tattoo of the Big Dipper?
Interesting -----> my username
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gregg Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:45:20am |
According to the MN Secretary of State website, Al Fraken is now ahead by 4237 votes (91.13% of the ballots counted).
Nov. 4 Ballots Cast for Norm Coleman 1,103,291
Nov. 4 Ballots Cast for Al Franken 1,107,528
Stuart Smalley say hello to Washington DC?
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Buster Bunny Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:45:40am |
Toolbag goes to Gibraltar - heading for the sunshine ...
What a bag .. its got taste !
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Panhandler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:45:43am |
re: #181 BlueCanuck
Wouldn't want it's itinerary. Hardly enough time to stop for food and pictures.
When Aldrin, Armstrong and Collins came back from their Lunar trip they hac to fill out a lot of paperwork. One form was for missed meals due to travel. They had to check "None" as "Goverment quarters and messing were provided".
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:45:58am |
re: #184 Crux Australis
Or in English, the Southern Cross. :)
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:46:48am |
Good Morning LGF.
The crisis in Canadian national politics continues to deepen. The 3 opposition parties announced yesterday that they have signed a formal deal to form a coalition government as soon as they get a chance to defeat the minority Conservative Government of Stephen Harper. Under the deal the Liberal Party (centre left) and the New Democratic Party (socialist) have agreed to combine forces until June, 2011, and have secured the support of the Parti Quebecois (separatist) until at least Spring, 2010.
Unless the Conservatives take the extraordinary step of proroguing (suspending) Parliament for up to 11 months, the leftist/separatist coalition will get a chance to vote down the Harper government as early as next Monday.
Under the coalition deal the new Prime Minister will be none other than the outgoing leader of the Liberal Party Stephane Dion, who less than 2 months ago led his party to its worst electoral defeat in over a hundred years, and who in disgrace was forced only last month to announce his intention to resign the Liberal leadership by May, 2009.
This move to negate the recent Conservative electoral victory is apparently quite legal from a constitutional point of view but if the power grab proceeds it will represent the closest thing to a coup d'etat that Canada will have ever experienced. There is little doubt that the government will become and remain weak and unstable for the foreseeable future - the last thing Canadians need during this critical period.
This is a cynical, dishonest, anti-democratic, contemptible, dirty, back-room deal between the power-hungry failed liberals, the lunatic fringe socialists and the scheming, Canada-hating Quebec separatists.
WAKE UP CANADA!
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shiplord kirel Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:48:04am |
In my comments on the spin-off link to Charles Vick's new article on Iranian and North Korean missiles, I mentioned Mr. Vick's amazing record of unraveling then-secret Soviet and Chinese projects during the Cold War. He scooped official sources time after time, with predictions and analyses that turned out to be wholly accurate when Soviet records finally became available in the 1990s.
Another of his feats was the determination that the Soviet's Proton booster had actually been designed as a monster ICBM to deliver a postulated 100 megaton warhead.
Like his research on the N-1 Moon rocket, his conclusions about Proton were widely rejected at the time (ca. 1970) but turned out to be true.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:48:31am |
re: #180 Mel Lono
No such thing as online addicting games.
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:49:21am |
re: #190 Spare O'Lake
If this opposition block pulls it off, won't it be the first time in 80+ years that there's been a change of government in Canada without an election?
Sort of a bloodless coup d'etat?
/Someone gets some Canadian channels on XM
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:51:27am |
re: #194 Fenway_Nation
Yes, that's correct. As well it will never have happened so soon after an election. The current government hasn't even had a chance to table a budget for the coming fiscal year.
I think the Libs and NDP are pissed that the Conservatives aren't bailing out any of their core supporters, i.e. unions.
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:51:53am |
re: #192 Mel Lono
What do you catch with that lure?
Mostly largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, and the occasional fascist troll.
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:51:54am |
re: #174 BlueCanuck
No way.....Barney was a CTU SWAT operative in 24?
/Who does the background checks there?
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shiplord kirel Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:51:58am |
Reminds me. Are the moonbat fringe dwellers still trying to impeach Bush?
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Erik The Red Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:52:07am |
re: #153 Panhandler
It makes you wonder just how many grandparents, or parents for that matter, who are still undergoing Barney councilling.
Not just grandparents. Spare a thought for us parents of young kids. If I never hear Barney again it will be to soon.
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:52:49am |
re: #196 BlueCanuck
What (if any) recourse does the voting public have?
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:53:24am |
re: #196 BlueCanuck
the Conservatives aren't bailing out any of their core supporters, i.e. unions.
We have no part in this.
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:54:47am |
re: #199 shiplord kirel
Yes....because the world can't wait!
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Mel Lono Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:55:53am |
re: #197 Spare O'Lake
Well said... i'm a golden, spooked easily, rises in early morn, eats what catches my fancy. Lives free and dies in a pan.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:56:03am |
re: #201 Fenway_Nation
Another election? If there is a coalition I don't count on it lasting too long. There's a post in the linkviewer under Canada that leads to the National post column that talks about that actually.
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Crux Australis Tue, Dec 2, 2008 2:57:56am |
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:01:43am |
re: #194 Fenway_Nation
If this opposition block pulls it off, won't it be the first time in 80+ years that there's been a change of government in Canada without an election?
Sort of a bloodless coup d'etat?
/Someone gets some Canadian channels on XM
Exactly correct. Canada has no history of coalition governments. Even though we often get minority governments, they usually manage to muddle along for a couple of years until the next election.
This is a game-changer.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:06:55am |
re: #209 Crux Australis
What's in the fruitcup?
Hopefully Red Bull, or something that will keep me awake for a long time.
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:07:33am |
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:08:43am |
re: #208 Spare O'Lake
My initial thought was 'dipshit leftists emboldened by an 0bama victory'.....
I'm not really backing away from that one.
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:10:37am |
re: #204 Mel Lono
There is no better place on a warm summer dawn than being anchored off a glassy calm lake weedline, casting a trusty old surface plug...
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Crux Australis Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:11:20am |
re: #212 littleoldlady
Picky, picky!
/why look a gift fruitcup on the mouth?
You sound like my parents when I visit and ask what's for dinner. Sorry.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:11:50am |
re: #213 Fenway_Nation
Still thinking about firing off a letter to my MP. He might be a Liberal Fiberal, but he should listen to me. Going to the protest on Saturday at Queens Park against this coalition.
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:14:40am |
re: #215 Crux Australis
Your parents are NICE!
/around here it's "Just shut up and it eat it, already!"
;-)
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Fenway_Nation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:15:30am |
re: #216 BlueCanuck
It's hopeless.....your cause lacks giant paper maiche puppets.
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:17:27am |
re: #213 Fenway_Nation
My initial thought was 'dipshit leftists emboldened by an 0bama victory'.....
I'm not really backing away from that one.
Jack Layton (*spit*), the leader of the NDP (*spit*), attended the Dem convention and brazenly appropriated a whole bunch of Obamaspeak into his own campaign rhetoric.
These lefties are drooling at the prospect of using the current economic downturn as an excuse to SPEND, SPEND, SPEND.
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tappin52 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:18:20am |
re: #217 littleoldlady
I love when my sons come to visit. They always eat all of the leftovers and make cleaning the fridge easy.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:19:16am |
re: #219 Spare O'Lake
Don't forget, TAX TAX TAX!
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:22:25am |
re: #221 BlueCanuck
Shhhhh - we're not supposed to know that just yet.
LOL.
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:23:47am |
re: #220 tappin52
My daughter is the opposite. Day after Thanksgiving - refrigerator LOADED with leftovers - "There's nothing to EAT!"
/the urge to kill...
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:25:49am |
re: #226 littleoldlady
My daughter is the opposite. Day after Thanksgiving - refrigerator LOADED with leftovers - "There's nothing to EAT!"
/the urge to kill...
Send her out to CA. I'll take her out for dinner :)
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tappin52 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:26:07am |
re: #226 littleoldlady
The days after Thanksgiving are not going to see me cooking at all. Its everyone for themselves til I recoup.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:26:45am |
re: #224 Spare O'Lake
I am just going on past performance.
/I DON'T have a memory of a goldfish when it comes to politics and history.
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:26:55am |
The Chairman of Ford is going to drive a Ford back to DC to seek a bailout.
What is the over & under of the auto breaking down?
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:27:51am |
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:27:55am |
re: #227 TheMatrix31
Hmmm, what's with all the single lizards hitting on the matron lizards daughters?
/Shades of Dorian threatening to stalk DT's daughter yesterday morning. ;)
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Crux Australis Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:28:51am |
Looks like the Labor Party in Australia are taxing and spending their way out of coming economic problems or so they think.
When the Labor Party comes to power in Australia you can almost guarantee that there are deficit budgets, tax increases and more unemployment.
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:29:14am |
re: #226 littleoldlady
My daughter is the opposite. Day after Thanksgiving - refrigerator LOADED with leftovers - "There's nothing to EAT!"
/the urge to kill...
In my family kids don't do leftovers. Strictly parent food. LOL.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:30:22am |
re: #233 littleoldlady
Not me, she's too young for my liking. ;)
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Luigi Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:30:46am |
Suddenly, from out of nowhere, they're going to deploy our military in American streets under the executive power of the President. Apparently, Bush has wanted this for a while but now, lo and behold, the idea is gaining traction..
[Link: news.google.com...]
This comes part and parcel with some new warning about terror attacks unwrapped by ... Joe Biden..
[Link: news.google.com...]
Since the end of the Civil War the US military has been restricted from prowling American streets. Now we are going to give the authority to do that to Barack Obama.
Just watch. They'll be using the military in the cities in 2012 to enforce mandatory voting.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:33:24am |
re: #232 BlueCanuck
Hmmm, what's with all the single lizards hitting on the matron lizards daughters?
/Shades of Dorian threatening to stalk DT's daughter yesterday morning. ;)
Hey, at least I'm trying to find a conservative girl!
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goddessoftheclassroom Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:33:43am |
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:34:38am |
Good morning {goddess}, ready to take on the day?
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nonic Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:35:51am |
re: #220 tappin52
I love when my sons come to visit. They always eat all of the leftovers and make cleaning the fridge easy.
I can top that. Nowadays my sons do all the cooking, too.
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goddessoftheclassroom Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:35:59am |
re: #241 BlueCanuck
Good morning {goddess}, ready to take on the day?
{BlueCanuck} I think so! I got lots of chores done yesterday--it's amazing how just changing light bulbs ibrightens one's outlook!
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:37:10am |
Mandatory sentencing laws in New York dictate 2.5 years in jail for having a gun not registered in the state.
Do they make an exception for Plaxico Buress, or is he toast?
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:37:47am |
re: #243 goddessoftheclassroom
{BlueCanuck} I think so! I got lots of chores done yesterday--it's amazing how just changing light bulbs ibrightens one's outlook!
iBrighten? That better not be another damn Apple product!
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NYCHardhat Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:39:57am |
Good morning. Hope you all have a wonderful day making money.
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goddessoftheclassroom Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:40:01am |
re: #245 TheMatrix31
iBrighten? That better not be another damn Apple product!
Whoops! I was going for the pun and committed a typo. My apologies!
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:41:44am |
I could use a little iBrighten... :-/
Good day, ALL!™
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:45:02am |
Bye littleoldlady, have a profitable day.
/any way you can get it.
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sattv4u2 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:46:32am |
re: #244 opnion
Mandatory sentencing laws in New York dictate 2.5 years in jail for having a gun not registered in the state.
Do they make an exception for Plaxico Buress, or is he toast?
first offense ,,,,, didn't mean it, your honor ,,,, never kicked a puppy ,,,,,,gave to toys for tots on the way in ,,,,,
slap on the wrist ,,, fine, community service, probation
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srb1976 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:48:16am |
Morning folks....hope everyone is well!
Trying to wake little man up gently, and it's actually cold outside.
(being grateful for defroster in the truck as I am a bit too short to effectively scrape the windshield)
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goddessoftheclassroom Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:49:30am |
re: #248 littleoldlady
I could use a little iBrighten... :-/
Good day, ALL!™
{littleoldlady}!
In your opinion, is it worth a round-trip drive of about 120 miles and three and a half hours of travel time on a Saturday to save $50 in shipping costs?
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:49:32am |
re: #253 sattv4u2
first offense ,,,,, didn't mean it, your honor ,,,, never kicked a puppy ,,,,,,gave to toys for tots on the way in ,,,,,
slap on the wrist ,,, fine, community service, probation
That sounds about right. The only thing that makes me think maybe not is Michael Vick. I know that the crimes are different, but it should bother Buress & his lawyer.
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littleoldlady Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:54:54am |
re: #255 goddessoftheclassroom
{littleoldlady}!
In your opinion, is it worth a round-trip drive of about 120 miles and three and a half hours of travel time on a Saturday to save $50 in shipping costs?
goddess! :-)
No.
*p00f!*
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:56:53am |
re: #253 sattv4u2
He has a prior weapons charge tho they talking mandatory 3.5 on Plax if found guilty.
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:59:16am |
re: #258 Rancher
He has a prior weapons charge tho they talking mandatory 3.5 on Plax if found guilty.
His team mate tried to hide the weapon. What about him? If there is a crime he abetted.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:02:49am |
re: #261 opnion
Yeah I was taling about Antonio Pierce Yesterday he's lawyered up and in negotiations atm to avoid charges. Dumb of him to hide the gun after the fact especially since he was calling plax dumb for bringing the gun to a club. Also dumb was the fact that he listened when Plax asked him not to call an ambulance because there would be questions and Plax had priors.
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goddessoftheclassroom Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:03:20am |
Got to run--thanks for the shopping advice!
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:04:52am |
There was also supposedly a 3rd giant present but no word on if he is/was connected with the incident.
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srb1976 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:05:08am |
I think I may need dynamite to get the little man out of bed.....lights on, movie running, baby sister playing in his room.....still fast asleep
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sattv4u2 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:06:33am |
Would it not have been delicioulsy ironic if Plaxico "shot himself in the foot" instead of his leg !?!?
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Rune Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:07:05am |
It has also made it clear that if India again masses troops on the border, Pakistani forces would be diverted away from the tribal areas, allowing militants there to focus on Afghanistan.
Mumbai attacks ‘were a ploy to wreck Obama plan to isolate al-Qaeda’
- Pakistan is increasingly using its Taliban problem in the north as blackmail against the coalition in Afghanistan and any action India may take. But if Pakistan is unwilling or unable to maintain national sovereignty in those tribal areas, then they are no longer Pakistani territories and any other nation is free to take the military steps deemed necessary, without Pakistan having a say in the matter.
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sattv4u2 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:07:48am |
re: #266 srb1976
I think I may need dynamite to get the little man out of bed.....lights on, movie running, baby sister playing in his room.....still fast asleep
Thansk for clarifying. In your #254, I was a little worried about who your "little man" was
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:17:42am |
re: #268 Rune
Mumbai attacks ‘were a ploy to wreck Obama plan to isolate al-Qaeda’
- Pakistan is increasingly using its Taliban problem in the north as blackmail against the coalition in Afghanistan and any action India may take. But if Pakistan is unwilling or unable to maintain national sovereignty in those tribal areas, then they are no longer Pakistani territories and any other nation is free to take the military steps deemed necessary, without Pakistan having a say in the matter.
You are of course repeating Obama's stated policy on US intent to strike terrorist targets in the tribal areas if Pakistan will not do so. The question therefore becomes:
Will he do what he said he would do?
This may well be Obama's first major test.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:20:21am |
re: #272 Spare O'Lake
I can easily see him screwing the pooch on this one too. PLus the 3 or 4 that will follow in hte next 6 months.
Rustler
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Hengineer Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:22:43am |
re: #272 Spare O'Lake
You are of course repeating Obama's stated policy on US intent to strike terrorist targets in the tribal areas if Pakistan will not do so. The question therefore becomes:
Will he do what he said he would do?
This may well be Obama's first major test.
Right now its Bush's last, let's not look that far forward shall we? (that thought is depressing)
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:23:03am |
re: #273 Rancher
I can easily see him screwing the pooch on this one too. PLus the 3 or 4 that will follow in hte next 6 months.
Rustler
The poor pooch is gonna need a can of mace and a bodyguard./
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:23:50am |
re: #275 Spare O'Lake
The poor pooch is gonna need a can of mace and a bodyguard./
Or a whole jar of lube.
/bad blue, bad. . . . .
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gregg Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:25:33am |
From Bloomberg:
"GM, at risk of running out of operating cash this year, wants to stop paying union workers when plants are closed and there is no other work, people familiar with the company’s plans said."
What a novel idea.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:25:47am |
**sigh**
I still have a 10 page paper on the jury trial system to start.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:26:51am |
re: #267 sattv4u2
Would it not have been delicioulsy ironic if Plaxico "shot himself in the foot" instead of his leg !?!?
Well, you know what they say, "People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history."
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sattv4u2 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:26:57am |
re: #277 gregg
From Bloomberg:
"GM, at risk of running out of operating cash this year, wants to stop paying union workers when plants are closed and there is no other work, people familiar with the company’s plans said."
What a novel idea.
I'm wondering how many of those 'workers" do the same amount of work wheather the plant is open or not!
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Hengineer Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:28:42am |
re: #280 sattv4u2
I'm wondering how many of those 'workers" do the same amount of work wheather the plant is open or not!
Its their rice bowl.
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sattv4u2 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:29:24am |
re: #279 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Well, you know what they say, "People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history."
" ,,,,,,, I swear to God doctor, I was just bent over, minding my own business when this gerbil found it's way up my ass"
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sattv4u2 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:29:43am |
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Elcid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:30:26am |
Charles, I must ask.
Did Dan Rather pick the background for you in your PJTV ad, or was it Mary Mapes...You know the brick wall?-------------->
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Hengineer Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:30:37am |
re: #283 sattv4u2
" ,,,,,,, I swear to God doctor, I was just bent over, minding my own business when this gerbil found it's way up my ass"
lemmiwinks!
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Spare O'Lake Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:31:16am |
re: #280 sattv4u2
I'm wondering how many of those 'workers" do the same amount of work wheather the plant is open or not!
How dare you malign big 3 auto workers. Don't you know that they have increased their productivity by a third? They now work 4 hours per shift instead of 3.
/
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:31:49am |
re: #278 TheMatrix31
**sigh**
I still have a 10 page paper on the jury trial system to start.
When is it due?
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Hengineer Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:32:13am |
re: #287 Spare O'Lake
How dare you malign big 3 auto workers. Don't you know that they have increased their productivity by a third? They now work 4 hours per shift instead of 3.
/
Well they're at work for 4 instead of 3 hours, but 2 hours of that is a union meeting, 1 hour is their mandatory union coffee break.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:33:53am |
Well my relief is here and it's time to go. Stay scaly all.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:34:20am |
re: #289 Hengineer
Well they're at work for 4 instead of 3 hours, but 2 hours of that is a union meeting, 1 hour is their mandatory union coffee break.
"We get up at twelve and go to work at one....
Take an hour for lunch and then at two we're done....
Jolly Good Fun....
Ha Ha Ha
Ho Ho Ho
And a couple of Lah di dahs
That's how we work the day away in the Merry Ole Land of Oz!"
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:34:30am |
re: #289 Hengineer Don't forget the 2 union mandated cofee/smoking breaks.
rustler
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:35:34am |
re: #293 Rancher nm you said coffee : P i must still be under teh effects of fruit cup.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:37:24am |
Rofl U.S. in the process of creating Ethical cybornetic beings now. FnF starts teh segment with the opening scene from one of the Terminator movies.
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sattv4u2 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:37:25am |
re: #287 Spare O'Lake
Lets see if we can find a trend here
DETROIT ,,, Big Three ,,,,,, Union Workers ,,,,, Asking for a BAILOUT
ALABAMA ,, Honda,,, Hyundai ,,, Benz ,,NON Union ,,,,,, NOT asking
MISSISSIPPI ,,, Toyota ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, NON Union ,,,,,,,,NOT asking
GEORGAI ,,,,,,,, Kia ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,NON Union ,,,,,,,,,NOT asking
naaahhhh ,,,, just a coincidence !
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:37:30am |
The more I see the more I am convinced that Dan Quayle was a genius.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:38:42am |
re: #297 sattv4u2
Problem is the non big 3 are not American companies. A better analysis would be showing SW compared to the unionized airlines.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:39:07am |
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:40:17am |
Not that the unions aren't a big chunk of the need for bailouts among the big 3 but it's kinda hard for a Japanese, German or Korean automaker to ask the US for money.
Rustler
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:41:09am |
Good Morning Lizards!
It is a nice 40 something degree day here in CT. I hope everyone is well.
Just a little holiday gift giving advise... don't give markers to a toddler.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:41:18am |
re: #300 TheMatrix31
Haha not quite time for teh red bull rush to finish then.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:41:26am |
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Sharmuta Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:41:29am |
Good Morning, Mandy- did you see our friends at the stalker blog are now just making stuff up about LGF?
They're saying LGF supports the Kosovo Liberation Army. There's no link for that of course, so I went and got one for them.
Hope that helps- oh, wait.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:42:02am |
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sattv4u2 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:42:08am |
re: #301 Rancher
Not that the unions aren't
a big chunk ofthe need for bailouts among the big 3 but it's kinda hard for a Japanese, German or Korean automaker to ask the US for money.
Rustler
fixed that for ya
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:42:34am |
re: #298 lifeofthemind
The more I see the more I am convinced that Dan Quayle was a genius.
An super genius. Like Wile E. Coyote.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:43:33am |
re: #23 gmsc
Activists Seek Revocation of Tax Exempt Status of Churches That Supported Prop 8
Trivia: When Joseph Smith formed the Mormon Church, the US government repeatedly tried to prosecute them for polygamy, while Joseph Smith kept claiming freedom of religion.
Finally, the US government threatened to revoke the Mormon Church's tax-exempt status. Shortly after that, Joseph Smith reported having a vision that God told him polygamy was wrong.
It's a miracle!
Polygamy was revoked decades after Joseph Smith's death. It had more to do with Utah statehood than anything else.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:44:06am |
re: #309 Wyatt Earp You'd think with all the money he send's ACME's way he could just hire a hitman to take out the silly bird.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:44:12am |
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:44:22am |
re: #305 Sharmuta
Good Morning, Mandy- did you see our friends at the stalker blog are now just making stuff up about LGF?
They're saying LGF supports the Kosovo Liberation Army. There's no link for that of course, so I went and got one for them.
Hope that helps- oh, wait.
I heard LGF2 supports Breasts Not Bombs.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:44:52am |
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:45:48am |
Funny the way Palin and Romney's churches play such a big role in there electability yet Obama's racist church had virtually none.
Rustler
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:45:48am |
re: #305 Sharmuta
Good Morning, Mandy- did you see our friends at the stalker blog are now just making stuff up about LGF?
They're saying LGF supports the Kosovo Liberation Army. There's no link for that of course, so I went and got one for them.
Hope that helps- oh, wait.
I rarely check it out.
I wonder if the Jindal thread will cause them to claim Charles hates Christians and eats babies.
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3 wood Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:46:08am |
Good morning folks.
Look the the market to open up this morning as the futures indexes are pointing up 2 to 2.5%.
The Nikkei and Hang Seng got hammered last night, but I think that was in response to the US market dropping like a rock yesterday, with the 4th worst one day point drop ever.
It is clear that investors are running from any risk now. We are seeing a pattern of the market getting pounded and oversold, the market then rises a bit as people pick up the oversold bargains, and then the market gets crushed again as investors sell off at the first sign of more bad news.
Depending on what definition you want to use, we have been in a recession for either a few months or one year. That is really besides the point, because all that matters now is what the future holds. So far it holds prospect of more layoffs and dropping profits.
Gold dropped down to $776.80 and oil to $49.10, so oil is close to $100 cheaper now than it was just a few months ago.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:46:46am |
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:47:34am |
Wow oil dropped under $50 awesome Hugo must be having kittens.
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:47:38am |
Big news morning.
Piracy almost gets US tourists.
Thai gov't crisis.
India and Pakistan on the brink of WW-I.
NATO supply route to Afghanistan not secure.
Left wing revolt against Conservative gov't in Canada.
And Chemical Ali faces justice.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:48:10am |
re: #317 Rancher
Funny the way Palin and Romney's churches play such a big role in there electability yet Obama's racist church had virtually none.
Rustler
Yeah, be a church that hates america and portrays white citizens as evil - in full-throated voice, from the pulpit and recorded for posterity - no problem.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:48:13am |
re: #322 lifeofthemind
Big news morning.
Piracy almost gets US tourists.
Thai gov't crisis.
India and Pakistan on the brink of WW-I.
NATO supply route to Afghanistan not secure.
Left wing revolt against Conservative gov't in Canada.And Chemical Ali faces justice.
Is he gonna' swing today?
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USCMSNE Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:48:38am |
Dan Quayle was a decent and good man. Sure, he had his gaffes. What was his biggest flap? The Murphy Brown single parent plea? That sure sounded like a speech Bill Cosby made too. Sounded even more like a speech Obama gave this year on missing Dads. Where was the ridicule? Where was the press skewering Obama on the Womans reserved right to raise her own children by herself if she damn well pleased? I heard an interview with him in 2003 after the Iraq issue flared up. I was truly impressed. He laid out the philosophy of GHWB's plan in the 90's for Iraq, where their shortcomings where with it, where there miscalculations where, and stated a concise argument defending the current war. He mentioned about how, at the time, an EOD detachment had just destroyed a cache of VX they found in the desert (the WMD realm is broader than nuclear alone). In a post 9/11 world, in light of all the Hussein regimes atrocities, we, the US, weren't going to stand for it anymore. The same media that propped Obama on his pedastal is the same media that wouldn't characterize Quayle as anything but infantile. It's a shame that he is only going to be remembered for being given a misspelled que card. By the way, anyone care to take a guess as to how that spelling bee kid, the one who was smarter than the VP, is doing now?
/I got my gear on... flame away...
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gregg Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:49:27am |
re: #301 Rancher
Not that the unions aren't a big chunk of the need for bailouts among the big 3 but it's kinda hard for a Japanese, German or Korean automaker to ask the US for money.
Rustler
I know it's a bit different, but Ford and GM asked the Swedish government for a bailout yesterday (for their Volvo and Saab brands).
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:50:53am |
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rightside Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:51:28am |
re: #326 USCMSNE
Simply this:
Dan Quayle=conservative=pure evil.
barry obama=liberal=sugar & spice and everything nice.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:52:20am |
re: #326 USCMSNE
Dan Quayle was a decent and good man. Sure, he had his gaffes. What was his biggest flap? The Murphy Brown single parent plea? That sure sounded like a speech Bill Cosby made too. Sounded even more like a speech Obama gave this year on missing Dads. Where was the ridicule? Where was the press skewering Obama on the Womans reserved right to raise her own children by herself if she damn well pleased? I heard an interview with him in 2003 after the Iraq issue flared up. I was truly impressed. He laid out the philosophy of GHWB's plan in the 90's for Iraq, where their shortcomings where with it, where there miscalculations where, and stated a concise argument defending the current war. He mentioned about how, at the time, an EOD detachment had just destroyed a cache of VX they found in the desert (the WMD realm is broader than nuclear alone). In a post 9/11 world, in light of all the Hussein regimes atrocities, we, the US, weren't going to stand for it anymore. The same media that propped Obama on his pedastal is the same media that wouldn't characterize Quayle as anything but infantile. It's a shame that he is only going to be remembered for being given a misspelled que card. By the way, anyone care to take a guess as to how that spelling bee kid, the one who was smarter than the VP, is doing now?
/I got my gear on... flame away...
He was a little geeky, just like GHWB, but I also head him speak articulately. Have you seen that You tube video of O late for multiple senate committee meetings and acting like a complete buffoon? Or the video of Joe Biden drunk? They are both completely disgraceful.
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:52:40am |
re: #324 MandyManners
Is he gonna' swing today?
He just got his fair trial, to be followed in due time by a first class hanging.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:53:35am |
re: #331 lifeofthemind
He just got his fair trial, to be followed in due time by a first class hanging.
We wouldn't want the evil fucker to have a second-class hanging.
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:54:57am |
re: #326 USCMSNE
I'll bite, what happened to the boy genius?
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:57:00am |
re: #333 rightside
How is WAB's new ring going to feed my children?
Or feed his starving brother? Let me tell you, if you are living on $1 a month - you are starving and malnourished. I bet his ribs show.
Turning your back on your own brother is a sign of bad character - allowing him to starve and live in completely deprivation and squalor - is SADISTIC - and proof of limited functioning conscience.
What would we think of Dan Quayle if he allowed a family member to starve in a shack while he lived in a mansion and bought his wife jewels? Morally bankrupt, or worse, I'd bet.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 4:59:58am |
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:00:21am |
re: #336 DistantThunder
I'm surprised that the entire tribe hasn't shown up to join Auntie in America.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:01:03am |
re: #336 DistantThunder
Or feed his starving brother? Let me tell you, if you are living on $1 a month - you are starving and malnourished. I bet his ribs show.
Turning your back on your own brother is a sign of bad character - allowing him to starve and live in completely deprivation and squalor - is SADISTIC - and proof of limited functioning conscience.
What would we think of Dan Quayle if he allowed a family member to starve in a shack while he lived in a mansion and bought his wife jewels? Morally bankrupt, or worse, I'd bet.
His attitude toward his brother reminds me of the quote from Office Space: "It's not that I'm lazy. It's that I just don't care."
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:04:29am |
re: #337 MandyManners
She got a new ring? What kind?
Malkin has a thread on this, the thing is Rhodium. No chance of BHO getting audited, pity.
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rightside Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:05:01am |
re: #336 DistantThunder
Definitely. I've come to the conclusion that barring a miracle, the drive-bys will never give conservatives a fair chance.
The talk of subisidizing them makes me now want to refer to them as Pravda.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:06:09am |
Typical narcissistic behavior re: using other people as tools.
[Link: www.laweekly.com...]
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:07:13am |
re: #342 MandyManners
Typical narcissistic behavior re: using other people as tools.
[Link: www.laweekly.com...]
What else do you expect from "King Tool."
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rightside Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:07:21am |
re: #337 MandyManners
Rumor of buying her this.
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3 wood Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:07:43am |
One of the issues related to the Auto industry situation, if I understand their union contracts correctly, is the laid off workers are supposed to be paid just about as much for not working (including benefits) as for working.
That is why the declaration of bankruptcy is so crucial to working out a feasible solution to this. Those contract provisions are simply not affordable. I'm not a lawyer, but the only way to do that during the life of the contract (unless the Unions are willing to waive those provisions, which I doubt) is to declare bankruptcy and get those contracts canceled.
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Crux Australis Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:07:54am |
re: #341 rightside
Definitely. I've come to the conclusion that barring a miracle, the drive-bys will never give conservatives a fair chance.
Same the whole world over unfortunately.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:09:42am |
re: #340 lifeofthemind
Malkin has a thread on this, the thing is Rhodium. No chance of BHO getting audited, pity.
I don't see a lot wrong with that. It's HER money, too, after all.
Besides, doesn't she deserve a pretty bauble for stifling herself for months?
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:10:29am |
re: #343 Wyatt Earp
What else do you expect from "King Tool."
I'm gonna' be keeping my eye on his narcissism in the years to come. Let's hope it's just four years.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:11:28am |
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:12:42am |
re: #344 rightside
Someones responce to the ring from that page
He has to spend all the extra campaign money on something. At least it gets some money back into the economy.
But Rhodium is mined in South Africa and its being made in Italy not really helping the American Economy.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:13:21am |
re: #351 Rancher
Someones responce to the ring from that page
But Rhodium is mined in South Africa and its being made in Italy not really helping the American Economy.
And if it did help the economy, he wouldn't be interested.
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syncopation Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:13:24am |
A moving remembrance for Rivky and Gabi Holtzberg, Chabad of Mumbai:
My Heroic Friends Rivky and Gabi Holtzberg
...I want the world to know who Rivky and Gabi Holtzberg were in life and to tell you what I witnessed of their accomplishments in their brief 27 and 29 years on earth. While I am devastated by their death, I am thankful that my life and so many others were touched by their purity, friendship and spirit.
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rightside Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:14:01am |
re: #346 Crux Australis
I am starting to learn that more and more. Being able to speak with other conservatives around the globe has been an awesome experience.
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:14:07am |
re: #323 DistantThunder
Yeah, be a church that hates america and portrays white citizens as evil - in full-throated voice, from the pulpit and recorded for posterity - no problem.
It really is an outrage that BHO got away with saying that in 20 years, he never heard any of Rev Wrights racist, anti-Semetic or anti-American rants. It is childish to support that reasoning.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:14:09am |
re: #349 MandyManners
Oh, that is pretty.
I think he should spread the wealth and give one to every woman in the country. After all, it is not fair that he can afford that when some people have to settle for cubic zirconia. //
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:14:40am |
Its about time for us to do something about these pirates now but we will have to wait til CBBHO is in office or it will be seen as just another of Bush's overreaching acts into the business of other nations.
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gregg Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:15:28am |
re: #345 3 wood
One of the issues related to the Auto industry situation, if I understand their union contracts correctly, is the laid off workers are supposed to be paid just about as much for not working (including benefits) as for working.
That is why the declaration of bankruptcy is so crucial to working out a feasible solution to this. Those contract provisions are simply not affordable. I'm not a lawyer, but the only way to do that during the life of the contract (unless the Unions are willing to waive those provisions, which I doubt) is to declare bankruptcy and get those contracts canceled.
The UAW keeps making noise about how new hires will be paid considerably less under the new contract. Sounds good, but when in the foreseeable future will they have any new hires? I suspect they will be cutting jobs for awhile and then there will be a hiring freeze.
If they actually start growing at some point in the future, don't the laid off workers get called back before they hire new workers? If that's the case, does anyone know if recalled workers would start at the "new hire" pay rate, or do come back with some seniority and a higher rate?
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:16:38am |
re: #347 MandyManners
I don't see a lot wrong with that. It's HER money, too, after all.
Besides, doesn't she deserve a pretty bauble for stifling herself for months?
Their finances do not pass the smell test to me. Her salary doubling after he arranged a grant from the taxpayer, his money based on book sales, that might have been used to cover a large cash infusion from Soros for books that were wholesaled off. I think they are old fashioned Chicago crooks and if a good prosecutor followed the money they'd be in jail.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:16:44am |
re: #357 Rancher
Its about time for us to do something about these pirates now but we will have to wait til CBBHO is in office or it will be seen as just another of Bush's overreaching acts into the business of other nations.
Do you think Obama will rush to action? Somehow, I doubt it. Unless "action" is akin to "talking things through."
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:17:06am |
re: #358 gregg
I beleive they come back with the same seniority/paygrade as they left under. But then they have to do actual work for only a small amount more cash.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:18:00am |
re: #359 lifeofthemind
Their finances do not pass the smell test to me. Her salary doubling after he arranged a grant from the taxpayer, his money based on book sales, that might have been used to cover a large cash infusion from Soros for books that were wholesaled off. I think they are old fashioned Chicago crooks and if a good prosecutor followed the money they'd be in jail.
Not to mention all of the questionable "campaign donations" they received from overseas. Something stinks.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:18:12am |
re: #360 Wyatt Earp
I shoulda been clearer we need to do something now before he's elected when nothing will be done. But we won't be able to cause it will be seen only as Bush's meddling sorry.
Ruslter
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rightside Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:19:07am |
re: #351 Rancher
Wasn't there a movie with Don Cheadle about the diamond mining in S Africa, blood diamond or something...
How dare he buy something that an African might have died for to earn his $1 per month!
This is outrageous!
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Crusty Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:19:23am |
re: #246 NYCHardhat
Good morning. Hope you all have a wonderful day making money.
Work harder...people on welfare are depending on you!
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:19:43am |
re: #362 Wyatt Earp
Not to mention all of the questionable "campaign donations" they received from overseas. Something stinks.
They used prepaid credit cards. No doubt all kinds of illegal stuff, but will never be traced.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:20:00am |
re: #363 Rancher
I shoulda been clearer we need to do something now before he's elected when nothing will be done. But we won't be able to cause it will be seen only as Bush's meddling sorry.
Ruslter
Oh, my bad. it's early, and I missed your point. You are absolutely correct, though.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:21:28am |
re: #366 opnion
They used prepaid credit cards. No doubt all kinds of illegal stuff, but will never be traced.
Because the media will never ask any questions.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:23:14am |
re: #364 rightside
Yeah Blood Diamond is the movie title its about African Conflict(or blood diamonds) mostly mined in the congo basin and sold to support the numerous warlords in their individual bids for power and war against each other. Blood diamonds are illegal in the US unfortuneatly its very difficult to figure out where a stone came from once its been cut. The most cost effective method of IDing said diamonds requires uncut stones so they can test the surface for sulfur and other trace elements to show the mined location. This process wont work once the gem is cut tho since all the surface contaminant are removed in the cutting process. Other methods of testing involing lasers etc are far more expensive and not often employed.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:23:26am |
Okay, it's official: I'm being a bum this morning. I simply am not going to drive in on ice covered roads and test my patience with insane drivers.
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:23:34am |
re: #362 Wyatt Earp
Not to mention all of the questionable "campaign donations" they received from overseas. Something stinks.
The kicker is the Courts claiming that citizens don't have standing to question his eligibility. At least in a Scottish law system any citizen can bring an action. My hope is that some prosecutor in Texas makes up for the moonbat lefty who went after Cheney by empaneling a Grand Jury to dig into BHO's money trail.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:24:15am |
re: #367 Wyatt Earp
Actually its early but late for me and I truncated my own idea leaving out half the first sentence. Had said it in my head but never typed it out.
Rustler
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:24:39am |
re: #371 vxbush
Okay, it's official: I'm being a bum this morning. I simply am not going to drive in on ice covered roads and test my patience with insane drivers.
Godd morning vxbushbum.... ;)
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:25:01am |
re: #368 Wyatt Earp
Because the media will never ask any questions.
Obama will be judged by different Standards. Richard Cohen writing for WaPo sydication last week said that Obama will govern from neither the Right or Center but 'Above it all." He was serious.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:25:15am |
re: #372 lifeofthemind
The kicker is the Courts claiming that citizens don't have standing to question his eligibility. At least in a Scottish law system any citizen can bring an action. My hope is that some prosecutor in Texas makes up for the moonbat lefty who went after Cheney by empaneling a Grand Jury to dig into BHO's money trail.
How frustrated we all are, seeing a candidate buy their way into the presidency, and yet we have little recourse to do much about it. I really don't want to wait for the first scandal to break in his administration.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:25:19am |
re: #373 Rancher
Actually its early but late for me and I truncated my own idea leaving out half the first sentence. Had said it in my head but never typed it out.
Rustler
Ya done rustled yer own cattle er thoughts eh... ;)
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:26:49am |
re: #378 Rancher
zackly
Tis a truly bad economy when a man is forced to rustle his own cattle.... ;p
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:26:56am |
re: #374 doriangrey
Godd morning vx
bushbum.... ;)
Heh. I can see it now: a new line of VX models:
VXBush
VXBold (extra caffeine days)
VXBum (for today, as you said)
VXBore (for when no one wants to listen to me)
VXBent (for bad arthritic days)
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:27:20am |
re: #369 doriangrey
Good morning Lizards......
*yawn* Mornin' dorian...do you have any of that high-test coffee of yours this a.m.?
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:27:35am |
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:28:05am |
re: #376 vxbush
How frustrated we all are, seeing a candidate buy their way into the presidency, and yet we have little recourse to do much about it. I really don't want to wait for the first scandal to break in his administration.
Depends what you mean by scandal. American soldiers standing guard outside Hamas launching sites in Gaza being used to kill Jews in Israel will happen under his administration.
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Crusty Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:28:30am |
re: #366 opnion
They used prepaid credit cards. No doubt all kinds of illegal stuff, but will never be traced.
When Bush wins two presidential terms fair & square, it's called stealing the elections. When 0bama wins via illegal campaign contributions and MSM propaganda, it's called a great moment in American history.
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts, we'll be landing on the planet Bizarro in a few weeks.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:28:30am |
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:29:17am |
re: #379 doriangrey
Nah the insurance payout is 2x what they worth in todays market :P
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:29:23am |
re: #382 scottishbuzzsaw
*yawn* Mornin' dorian...do you have any of that high-test coffee of yours this a.m.?
Yes, why yes I do... However, past experience here has led my to require that you sign a disclaimer form agreeing that I am not responsible for damage to any computer hardware that might be damaged should you spill any of said coffee.... ;)
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:29:50am |
re: #376 vxbush
How frustrated we all are, seeing a candidate buy their way into the presidency, and yet we have little recourse to do much about it. I really don't want to wait for the first scandal to break in his administration.
Wonder if the Palestinian phone bank staff will be at the Inauguration.
If they are there I hope that there are no explosions.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:30:25am |
re: #372 lifeofthemind
The kicker is the Courts claiming that citizens don't have standing to question his eligibility. At least in a Scottish law system any citizen can bring an action. My hope is that some prosecutor in Texas makes up for the moonbat lefty who went after Cheney by empaneling a Grand Jury to dig into BHO's money trail.
No one has standing to question The One! :)
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:30:25am |
re: #389 doriangrey
Yes, why yes I do... However, past experience here has led my to require that you sign a disclaimer form agreeing that I am not responsible for damage to any computer hardware that might be damaged should you spill any of said coffee.... ;)
Okey dokey...just pour, my friend, pour...
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:30:45am |
re: #384 lifeofthemind Kinda like they use UN ambulances as transportation to and from attacks and fly the Hezbollah flag above the UN flag at some UN stations.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:30:46am |
re: #384 lifeofthemind
Depends what you mean by scandal. American soldiers standing guard outside Hamas launching sites in Gaza being used to kill Jews in Israel will happen under his administration.
While I do expect something from Obama that will leave Israel to defend itself and may in fact support the Palestinian "cause," I mean a scandal that everyone would agree (or everyone except moonbats) will agree is scandalous and involve money. He's used to the way Chicago works. Washington works almost that way, but I still consider it not quite as bad. And that means that when he starts using Chicago tactics, someone will chirp up.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:30:56am |
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legalpad Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:32:27am |
re: #385 Crusty
When Bush wins two presidential terms fair & square, it's called stealing the elections. When 0bama wins via illegal campaign contributions and MSM propaganda, it's called a great moment in American history.
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts, we'll be landing on the planet Bizarro in a few weeks.
This is where we have been for a few years. The media needs to be changed. They've taken over the democratic process.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:32:30am |
re: #395 doriangrey
You got it sweetheart..... ;)
Oh, did I mention that that disclaimer also cover the enamel on your teeth? :O
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:32:51am |
re: #395 doriangrey
You got it sweetheart..... ;)
Now, if you had something that also included a strong analgesic, I'd go for that. But in a tea variety.
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:32:53am |
re: #385 Crusty
When Bush wins two presidential terms fair & square, it's called stealing the elections. When 0bama wins via illegal campaign contributions and MSM propaganda, it's called a great moment in American history.
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts, we'll be landing on the planet Bizarro in a few weeks.
Yeah, look at Minnesota, Franken is poised to try to steal the electtion through litigation.
The Dems have never gotten over the Florida recount. Even the NY Times went down there & declared Bush the winner. It doesn't matter they still insist that it was stolen.
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reine.de.tout Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:32:54am |
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:33:21am |
re: #397 legalpad
This is where we have been for a few years. The media needs to be changed. They've taken over the democratic process.
So when are we creating the new country of Lizardia?
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:33:25am |
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:33:31am |
re: #396 rightside
Morning
pervdorian
Morning.... What? Their are scantly clad 19 year old girls in this thread? where.... where?
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Irish Rose Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:33:50am |
Good morning, lizards.
A cold and snowy day along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
I've been down for the last 6 days with illness, finally crawling back in to play catch up.
Working my way through the Jindal thread now... yeesh.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:34:00am |
GDI another time i fail at embedding a link UN Ambulance
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:34:06am |
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:34:40am |
re: #399 vxbush
Now, if you had something that also included a strong analgesic, I'd go for that. But in a tea variety.
Just my Earl Gray, but I never break that out before 5pm.....
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rightside Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:34:58am |
re: #404 scottishbuzzsaw
Yesterdays overnight thread, our suave playa, was hitting on a Lizardettes 19yo daughter LOL
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:35:13am |
re: #409 doriangrey
Just my Earl Gray, but I never break that out before 5pm.....
And any caffeine I have must be before 3pm or else I stay awake all night. Especially now; this stupid thyroid thing is mucking up my sleep schedule but good.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:35:14am |
re: #385 Crusty
When Bush wins two presidential terms fair & square, it's called stealing the elections. When 0bama wins via illegal campaign contributions and MSM propaganda, it's called a great moment in American history.
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts, we'll be landing on the planet Bizarro in a few weeks.
I will be very curious to see what happens in four years. It seems to me that at least some of the excitement surrounding Obama this time around will likely have worn off. Some people will become disenchanted by his actions, as we are seeing with some of his appointments. And I think that the huge turnout this time around from the black community will be considerably less next time. People were understandably excited about voting for a viable black candidate for the first time in their lives. That novelty will be gone in four years. I think it will be very interesting to see what happens.
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legalpad Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:35:25am |
re: #403 vxbush
So when are we creating the new country of Lizardia?
Good idea! I will begin plotting immediately -
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:35:28am |
re: #394 vxbush
While I do expect something from Obama that will leave Israel to defend itself and may in fact support the Palestinian "cause," I mean a scandal that everyone would agree (or everyone except moonbats) will agree is scandalous and involve money. He's used to the way Chicago works. Washington works almost that way, but I still consider it not quite as bad. And that means that when he starts using Chicago tactics, someone will chirp up.
There will be some friction from civil service bureaucrats who agree ideologically but don't want to take orders from anybody, possibly a press moment from a big footed black crony from Chicago coming up against a gay administrator in some department. The press will smother most of it.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:35:37am |
re: #410 rightside
Yesterdays overnight thread, our suave playa, was hitting on a Lizardettes 19yo daughter LOL
Okay.....
/hiding 23-year-old in the back room
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opnion Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:36:00am |
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reine.de.tout Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:36:24am |
re: #408 vxbush
Oh, brother. Selfishness run amok. Now he has to pay off his wife, too!
It's just bad taste, unseemly, to be buying this ring in celebration, I guess, of Obama's "elevation" to the presidency, at a time when so many Americans are facing lay-offs, loss of homes, and general hard times.
He and WAB just don't get it.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:36:26am |
re: #415 vxbush
Okay.....
/hiding 23-year-old in the back room
Hey, that's not nice.... Let the poor child come out to play..... ;)
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:36:40am |
re: #410 rightside
Yesterdays overnight thread, our suave playa, was hitting on a Lizardettes 19yo daughter LOL
Oh dear...dorian, careful there or I'll have to pour this coffee in your...lap.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:36:55am |
re: #414 lifeofthemind
There will be some friction from civil service bureaucrats who agree ideologically but don't want to take orders from anybody, possibly a press moment from a big footed black crony from Chicago coming up against a gay administrator in some department. The press will smother most of it.
Perhaps. My crystal ball doesn't work beyond lunchtime, so I make no predictions. But something will happen, methinks.
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DaddyG Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:37:06am |
re: #23 gmsc
Activists Seek Revocation of Tax Exempt Status of Churches That Supported Prop 8
Trivia: When Joseph Smith formed the Mormon Church, the US government repeatedly tried to prosecute them for polygamy, while Joseph Smith kept claiming freedom of religion.Finally, the US government threatened to revoke the Mormon Church's tax-exempt status. Shortly after that, Joseph Smith reported having a vision that God told him polygamy was wrong.
It's a miracle!
You have the general idea, but...
Joseph Smith was dead decades before the issue of polygamy became a federal or legal issue. It was Brigham Young who fought the US government and John Taylor (Brigham's successor) who revoked the practice of it. Some historical detail:
The Saints were opposed in Illinois for several factors including their abolitionist stance and their tendency to vote in blocks fueled by large amounts if immigrants from Europe. They gained a great deal of power in Western Illinois in a short period of time and it made some their neighbors uneasy. Joseph Smith was killed by a mob in retaliation for destroying the printing press of polygamy opponents. After Joseph Smith was murdered by the mob the state of Illinois disarmed the Saints and Missouri put out an extermination order.
Under the leadership of Brigham Young the saints left their property and had a mass exodus to the Utah territory. There Brigham fought the US government over the right to practice their religion as they saw fit including self determination as a territory and polygamy (or more properly polygyny - one husband with multiple wives).
Several decades later and after Brigham's death John Taylor was appointed as president of the LDS Church. The Saints desired statehood and after losing several supreme court cases on the issue of polygamy the federal government threatened to seize all of the property that the church held, imprison all of the men who practiced polygamy and imprison all church leaders regardless of their personal practice (much more severe than revoking tax exempt status). At that point John Taylor received a revelation that it was preferable the Saints be free to practice their faith minus plural marriage in order to obey the law of the land, than it would be to be completely disenfranchised to the point of their destruction.
The main body of the Saints accepted the revelation and by 1900 the practice was ended and those who would not stop were excommunicated. Small splinter groups that could not give up polygamy or argued against John Taylor's authority to make the decision to stop broke off and formed the origins of groups like the Fundamental LDS who practice polygyny today in defiance of the law.
An interesting historical note - the LDS doctrine that led to polygyny was not revoked by John Taylor - but the practice of that portion of the doctrine was suspended indefinitely.
As Brigham said, "we are a practical people".
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:37:10am |
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razorbacker Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:37:27am |
Sincere apology if already posted.
Muslim graveyard refuses to bury terrorists in Mumbai
A Muslim graveyard in the heart of Mumbai has broken with Islamic tradition and refused to bury the bodies of nine terrorists who were killed during the attack on India's financial capital.
The influential Muslim Jama Masjid Trust, which runs the 7.5-acre Badakabrastan graveyard, said it would not bury the gunmen because they were not true followers of Islam.
Hanif Nalkhande, a spokesman for the trust, said: "People who committed this heinous crime cannot be called Muslim. Islam does not permit this sort of barbaric crime."...
Unclaimed bodies thought to be Muslim are traditionally given to the nearest Islamic graveyard for burial after three days but that now looks impossible in Mumbai.
There are seven other Muslim graveyards in Mumbai, but the Jama Masjid's influence means none of the others are likely to accept the bodies....
Jain Sirmukadam, a senior police inspector, said: "The gunmen must be buried because we are bound to see that their last rites are performed according to the religion they follow. We have heard the trust's decision. We are considering what to do now."
I see this as a positive sign.
Were I not so fond of hogs, I'd recommend that they be fed to hogs and the resultant dung burned, but I like hogs. So I don't recommend that.
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Irish Rose Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:37:39am |
re: #408 vxbush
Oh, brother. Selfishness run amok. Now he has to pay off his wife, too!
It's her compensation for being forced to keep her anti-American, elitist yap shut on the campaign trail.
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rightside Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:37:43am |
re: #415 vxbush
It wasn't directly, but we were giving him some needling anyway!
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:37:45am |
re: #406 Irish Rose
Morning Rose. I must have missed that one. I will have to go check it out.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:38:17am |
re: #417 reine.de.tout
It's just bad taste, unseemly, to be buying this ring in celebration, I guess, of Obama's "elevation" to the presidency, at a time when so many Americans are facing lay-offs, loss of homes, and general hard times.
He and WAB just don't get it.
No. They really have no clue, and this action simply speaks to them never being "regular" folks. I wish the press would have a field day with this and make them return the ring. Or better yet, return the ring and donate the money to a real charity instead of Wright's church.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:38:35am |
re: #424 Irish Rose
It's her compensation for being forced to keep her anti-American, elitist yap shut on the campaign trail.
My first thought, too.
Hope you're feeling better soon, Rose...
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:38:43am |
re: #419 scottishbuzzsaw
Oh dear...dorian, careful there or I'll have to pour this coffee in your...lap.
Hey now... I am after all a single, never married, kind of guy....
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Harry Tuttle Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:39:44am |
re: #417 reine.de.tout
It's just bad taste, unseemly, to be buying this ring in celebration, I guess, of Obama's "elevation" to the presidency, at a time when so many Americans are facing lay-offs, loss of homes, and general hard times.
He and WAB just don't get it.
It seems very royal of him to me.
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:40:16am |
re: #415 vxbush
Just keep her away from Dorian his hogging all the Lizardettes daughters.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:40:32am |
re: #424 Irish Rose
It's her compensation for being forced to keep her anti-American, elitist yap shut on the campaign trail.
DING DING! Give that gal a cup of coffee for being right.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:40:57am |
re: #422 lifeofthemind
perks up
Oh, brother; how am I going to explain to her that there are lizards interested.....
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Karridine Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:41:42am |
re: #385 Crusty
When Bush wins two presidential terms fair & square, it's called stealing the elections. When 0bama wins via illegal campaign contributions and MSM propaganda, it's called a great moment in American history.Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts, we'll be landing on the planet Bizarro in a few weeks.
Perhaps... there's still a rational way to divert this disaster, Crusty...
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jcbunga Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:42:12am |
"Muslim prayer rooms should be opened in every Roman Catholic school, Church leaders have said."
[Link: www.dailymail.co.uk...]
I wish I was making this up.
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:42:29am |
re: #433 vxbush
Oh, brother; how am I going to explain to her that there are lizards interested.....
Lizard no speakum with forked tongue.
I have very high standards
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Rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:43:19am |
Haha the one Liberal i was on good terms with in College was a Journalism major i used to always ask her got any conservative in ya, then would you like some. Old joke but funny people used to hear us and goggle.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:43:46am |
re: #436 lifeofthemind
Lizard no speakum with forked tongue.
I have very high standards
Hey, I've told her about LGF. If she wants to get on, she knows how. She's just not into [all] you [lizards]. :-)
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:43:59am |
re: #433 vxbush
Oh, brother; how am I going to explain to her that there are lizards interested.....
Better Lizards then Kos Kids.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:44:41am |
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Miss Trixie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:45:37am |
♪ ♬ Good morning, {lizards!} ♬ ♪
Spare O' Lake, Blue Canuck et al
I'm absolutely LIVID this morning over the latest turn of events. It's bad enough the Whiney Cry-Baby Dion collaborated with Taliban Jack and the vile Separatists for a coup d'etat, it's quite another to have our union thugs at my building's entrances handing out fliers to the sheeple to support this "coalition". I crumpled mine right in her face, told her she was a bloody idiot dressed up in a stupid-suit and wouldn't she rather go do something more productive, like oh-I-don't-know - actually WORK for a living instead of hassling taxpayers?
Somebody pass the Cranky Flakes - I'M GONNA NEED 'EM!
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:46:16am |
re: #439 vxbush
Hey, I've told her about LGF. If she wants to get on, she knows how. She's just not into [all] you [lizards]. :-)
ROTFLMAO.... Just tell her to choose a nic that suggests she might be a crusty old ranch hand.... ;p
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:46:29am |
re: #443 Miss Trixie
♪ ♬ Good morning, {lizards!} ♬ ♪
Spare O' Lake, Blue Canuck et al
I'm absolutely LIVID this morning over the latest turn of events. It's bad enough the Whiney Cry-Baby Dion collaborated with Taliban Jack and the vile Separatists for a coup d'etat, it's quite another to have our union thugs at my building's entrances handing out fliers to the sheeple to support this "coalition". I crumpled mine right in her face, told her she was a bloody idiot dressed up in a stupid-suit and wouldn't she rather go do something more productive, like oh-I-don't-know - actually WORK for a living instead of hassling taxpayers?
Somebody pass the Cranky Flakes - I'M GONNA NEED 'EM!
Okay, so you're actually singing in a minor key today. Got it.
/pulls out the Russian music
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lifeofthemind Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:46:46am |
re: #440 Ford_Prefect
Better Lizards then Kos Kids.
Not that Kos tongues are forked, it's where they have been.
later gators
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gregg Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:47:31am |
MUMBAI - Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole surviving member of the 10-man team of Pakistani gunmen that left hundreds dead or wounded after a bloody three day rampage in Mumbai, today blamed the mayhem on an "email mixup" that left him and his colleagues unaware that Barack Obama had won election as President of the United States."What? Oh bloody hell, now you tell me," said Kasab, as he was led away in handcuffs by Indian security forces.
Kasab, 21, apologized to Indian President Pratibha Patil, explaining that no one in his group had known about the recent U.S. election results.
"Boy, talk about having egg on the face," said a visibly embarrassed Kasab. "If we knew Bush was on his way out, obviously we would have called off the crazy random baby-shootings and martyrdom stuff, and signed on with the Peace Corps or Habitat for Humanity. At this point I guess all I can say is 'my bad.'"
Go to Iowahawk to read it all.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:47:47am |
re: #443 Miss Trixie
♪ ♬ Good morning, {lizards!} ♬ ♪
Spare O' Lake, Blue Canuck et al
I'm absolutely LIVID this morning over the latest turn of events. It's bad enough the Whiney Cry-Baby Dion collaborated with Taliban Jack and the vile Separatists for a coup d'etat, it's quite another to have our union thugs at my building's entrances handing out fliers to the sheeple to support this "coalition". I crumpled mine right in her face, told her she was a bloody idiot dressed up in a stupid-suit and wouldn't she rather go do something more productive, like oh-I-don't-know - actually WORK for a living instead of hassling taxpayers?
Somebody pass the Cranky Flakes - I'M GONNA NEED 'EM!
Well done, Miss Trixie! Now take a deep breath...and...relax...
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:48:00am |
re: #443 Miss Trixie
♪ ♬ Good morning, {lizards!} ♬ ♪
Somebody pass the Cranky Flakes - I'M GONNA NEED 'EM!
ROTFLMAO..... Good morning Miss Trixie.... You could eat 100 boxes of Cranky Flakes in one sitting and still be sweeter than virgin honey.... ;)
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:48:19am |
re: #444 doriangrey
ROTFLMAO.... Just tell her to choose a nic that suggests she might be a crusty old ranch hand.... ;p
That won't work. If she ever gets on, she'll find her own nic. After all, she's old enough she won't take my suggestions now!
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:49:23am |
re: #450 vxbush
That won't work. If she ever gets on, she'll find her own nic. After all, she's old enough she won't take my suggestions now!
Heh heh heh.... Good, good, then when you warn her about me she wont pay you no mind..... ;p
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legalpad Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:49:41am |
I crumpled mine right in her face
- OK - Never seen this side of you - - - great!
et al
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:50:03am |
re: #452 doriangrey
Heh heh heh.... Good, good, then when you warn her about me she wont pay you no mind..... ;p
Oh, boy. Moving on.....where's that ibuprofen bottle?
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:50:33am |
re: #452 doriangrey
Heh heh heh.... Good, good, then when you warn her about me she wont pay you no mind..... ;p
Oh dorian...tsk tsk.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:51:27am |
re: #454 vxbush
Oh, boy. Moving on.....where's that ibuprofen bottle?
Medicine cabinet, second shelf, right next to the..... er , well you'll find it.... ;p
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:53:07am |
re: #455 scottishbuzzsaw
Oh dorian...tsk tsk.
Hey now.... You got your little scottishbuzzsaws running around under foot, and vxbush does too, so why cant I want a few of my own little doriangreys scampering round?
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:53:16am |
re: #454 vxbush
Oh, boy. Moving on.....where's that ibuprofen bottle?
Try telling how great Dorian is and how happy it would make you. That should guarantee that she runs in the other direction.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:53:30am |
re: #457 rightside
Now you see what I mean?
Yes indeed...I would warn him about the massive protective nature of Lizards for their young, but...
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:53:51am |
Good morning all!
Much better today... wife's finger goes to the doc this afternoon, we are hoping for good news and (importantly) a smaller bandage (the current one is driving her nuts).
Internet connection seems as slow as dial up today, I'll try to keep up.
Hi Scottish, Dorian, and FBV (I'm sure he's hiding under the rocks here someplace)!
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:54:47am |
re: #461 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Good morning all!
Much better today... wife's finger goes to the doc this afternoon, we are hoping for good news and (importantly) a smaller bandage (the current one is driving her nuts).
Internet connection seems as slow as dial up today, I'll try to keep up.
Hi Scottish, Dorian, and FBV (I'm sure he's hiding under the rocks here someplace)!
Mornin' Vet! What happened to your wife's finger?!
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:55:04am |
re: #461 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Good morning all!
Much better today... wife's finger goes to the doc this afternoon, we are hoping for good news and (importantly) a smaller bandage (the current one is driving her nuts).
Internet connection seems as slow as dial up today, I'll try to keep up.
Hi Scottish, Dorian, and FBV (I'm sure he's hiding under the rocks here someplace)!
ROTFLMAO.... I seriously doubt there are any rock large enough for FBV to hid under..... ;p
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:56:03am |
re: #462 scottishbuzzsaw
Mornin' Vet! What happened to your wife's finger?!
Tis a tawdry tale it tis..... :O
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:56:30am |
re: #462 scottishbuzzsaw
Mornin' Vet! What happened to your wife's finger?!
Short version: Crushed with a small decapitation via a wood splitter machine the day after Thanksgiving. The end sliced off (flesh only), bone broken in multiple places.
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rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:56:58am |
re: #458 doriangrey We are purely looking out for our own interests and sanity the world doesn't need any more Supercillious rockstars roaming the streets :P
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:57:18am |
re: #463 doriangrey
ROTFLMAO.... I seriously doubt there are any rock large enough for FBV to hid under..... ;p
OK, several rocks.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:57:53am |
re: #465 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Short version: Crushed with a small decapitation via a wood splitter machine the day after Thanksgiving. The end sliced off (flesh only), bone broken in multiple places.
Oh, ouch! So sorry to hear that...may she heal quickly.
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rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:58:00am |
re: #461 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) He just painted himself grey and he is the rock.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:58:05am |
re: #466 rancher
We are purely looking out for our own interests and sanity the world doesn't need any more Supercillious rockstars roaming the streets :P
RACIST........................................
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:59:18am |
re: #469 rancher
He just painted himself grey and he is the rock.
*spew*...now that wasn't nice...DORIAN! My keyboard is melting!
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:59:21am |
re: #468 scottishbuzzsaw
Oh, ouch! So sorry to hear that...may she heal quickly.
We all wish for that... she's going slowly nuts not being able to run around franically playing wonderwoman doing far more than she really should.
Let's just say relaxing makes her tense.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:59:29am |
re: #471 rancher
Nay im a musicianist.
You are discriminating against me and I demand reparations.....
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SasquatchOnSteroids Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:00:15am |
Panel warns of biological attack by 2013
Al-Qaeda remains the only terrorist group judged to be actively intent on conducting a nuclear attack against the United States, the report notes. It is not yet capable of building such a weapon and has yet to obtain one. But that could change if a nuclear weapons engineer or scientist were recruited to al-Qaeda's cause, the report warns
I thought the world loved us now that Bambi's in charge...
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:00:25am |
re: #472 scottishbuzzsaw
*spew*...now that wasn't nice...DORIAN! My keyboard is melting!
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:00:36am |
re: #470 doriangrey
Supercillious? Way too early for that vocabulary word! :)
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:01:19am |
re: #456 doriangrey
Medicine cabinet, second shelf, right next to the..... er , well you'll find it.... ;p
Oh, my. And you leave this out in the open?
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rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:01:21am |
Then again we really don't need a dylusional wanna be messiah in the white house with his legion of psychophantic followers messing up the country and we got it. so have at it Dorian.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:01:26am |
re: #474 doriangrey
You are discriminating against me and I demand reparations.....
Pretty soon you'll be demanding your people have their own schools.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:01:36am |
re: #473 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Let's just say relaxing makes her tense.
LOL...I know the type..."She makes coffee nervous."
/can't remember the film...Parker Posey's character...
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:01:51am |
re: #459 Ford_Prefect
Try telling how great Dorian is and how happy it would make you. That should guarantee that she runs in the other direction.
HA! Absolutely.
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rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:02:23am |
re: #472 scottishbuzzsaw
Haha Dorian gets blamed for my comments.
Rustler
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:02:38am |
re: #478 vxbush
Oh, my. And you leave this out in the open?
If by out in the open you mean locked in the medicine cabinet, well yea....
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3 wood Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:02:39am |
re: #358 gregg
If they actually start growing at some point in the future, don't the laid off workers get called back before they hire new workers? If that's the case, does anyone know if recalled workers would start at the "new hire" pay rate, or do come back with some seniority and a higher rate?
I don;t know what their particular contract holds, but every other one I've ever seen requires that called back workers start at their previous rate of pay.
That provisions is usually intended to keep management from just laying everyone off and then hiring them back at a much lower rate of pay to get around negotiated pay schedules and seniority.
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Crusty Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:02:48am |
re: #444 doriangrey
ROTFLMAO.... Just tell her to choose a nic that suggests she might be a crusty old ranch hand.... ;p
Like mine!
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rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:03:13am |
re: #477 Wyatt Earp
Sucercillious-to have a high opinion of one's self basically
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:03:46am |
re: #483 rancher
Haha Dorian gets blamed for my comments.
Rustler
Naw, just for providing the coffee which, when spewed, destroys all things...
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:03:54am |
re: #487 rancher
Sucercillious-to have a high opinion of one's self basically
Let's see someone post that at Kos!
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Miss Trixie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:04:09am |
Gonna take scotti's advise and cool down before I hoit meself.
Oh, yeah - {realwest} *smoochie-smooch-smooch*
BBL.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:04:22am |
3 Wood,
Which way is the Market Rocket facing on the Launch Pad? Up or down?
/Damn sign-challenged Financial Engineers.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:04:41am |
re: #483 rancher
Haha Dorian gets blamed for my comments.
Rustler
Not your comment, she's drinking my special high test coffee, when she spit it out it melted her keyboard.... But I made her sign a disclaimer saying I wasnt responsible for any damaged computer hardware if the coffee came in contact with it....
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:04:52am |
Good morning all y'all from a COLD (28 degrees, going all the way up to 46 degrees; for reference Bangor Maine is at 36 degrees now!) but bright and sunny Charlotte!
How is everyone doing today?
Has anyone reported that an Iraq jury has found "Chemical Ali" (Ali Hassan al-Majid, first cousin of Saddam) guilty of crimes against humanity and has sentenced him to death by hanging?
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reine.de.tout Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:05:13am |
re: #443 Miss Trixie
♪ ♬ Good morning, {lizards!} ♬ ♪
Spare O' Lake, Blue Canuck et al
I'm absolutely LIVID this morning over the latest turn of events. It's bad enough the Whiney Cry-Baby Dion collaborated with Taliban Jack and the vile Separatists for a coup d'etat, it's quite another to have our union thugs at my building's entrances handing out fliers to the sheeple to support this "coalition". I crumpled mine right in her face, told her she was a bloody idiot dressed up in a stupid-suit and wouldn't she rather go do something more productive, like oh-I-don't-know - actually WORK for a living instead of hassling taxpayers?
Somebody pass the Cranky Flakes - I'M GONNA NEED 'EM!
My kinda gal!
Good for you.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:05:43am |
Morning Real!
23 here, going up to, maybe, 34...sunny though.
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rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:05:46am |
re: #495 realwest
Yeah now we are just waiting on the video of him swinging.
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SlothB77 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:05:50am |
there was another attack in india overnight? Bomb blast on a train in northeast india (very far away from mumbai, but still in india).
sweet jebus.
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kcladderman Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:06:10am |
re: #465 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Short version: Crushed with a small decapitation via a wood splitter machine the day after Thanksgiving. The end sliced off (flesh only), bone broken in multiple places.
I got the same king of injury to my finger when I was about 18 loading railroad ties on a semi. Took the tip off and broke the bone. Oh man did that hurt .
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:06:11am |
re: #494 doriangrey
Not your comment, she's drinking my special high test coffee, when she spit it out it melted her keyboard.... But I made her sign a disclaimer saying I wasnt responsible for any damaged computer hardware if the coffee came in contact with it....
Is that what you were trying to say in #476?
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:06:18am |
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:06:28am |
re: #484 doriangrey
If by out in the open you mean locked in the medicine cabinet, well yea....
I so want to make a comment about size, but I'm trying to be a lady. And I'm eating breakfast.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:06:31am |
re: #490 {Miss Trixie} Wow, hit and run *smooochies* today - well I'm throwing some *smoochies* after ya - don't worry, they'll catch up!
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rancher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:07:15am |
re: #502 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Don't think so which is why we still waiting.
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JacksonTn Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:07:20am |
Good Morning Lizards ...
Oh how I wish I were in Hawaii today ...it is freezing here in Tennessee ...and I must negotiate pricing with the big stores again today ...tell me again why we must work? ...Oh, that's right so Michelle can get a larger piece of my pie ...
Oh, well, I love this song and it makes me feel I am in Hawaii ...
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Crusty Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:07:21am |
re: #437 Rancher
Haha the one Liberal i was on good terms with in College was a Journalism major i used to always ask her got any conservative in ya, then would you like some. Old joke but funny people used to hear us and goggle.
You'd increase her IQ by 20 points the split second you put your....well, I think you know where this joke is going.
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razorbacker Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:07:27am |
See y'all later. Going to find something useful to do. Or, lacking that, at least something nondestructive.
But before I go, let me leave you with these pithy words of wisdom.
Si hoc legere scis, nimium eruditionis habes.
Them there are words to live by.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:07:34am |
Saw three "1-20-09" bumper stickers on my way to work today.
The Dem bumper sticker machine is still in full gear. They sure do know their moonbat.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:07:46am |
re: #495 realwest
Good morning all y'all from a COLD (28 degrees, going all the way up to 46 degrees; for reference Bangor Maine is at 36 degrees now!) but bright and sunny Charlotte!
How is everyone doing today?
Has anyone reported that an Iraq jury has found "Chemical Ali" (Ali Hassan al-Majid, first cousin of Saddam) guilty of crimes against humanity and has sentenced him to death by hanging?
Good morning sleepy head... So "Chemical Ali" is going to get to "hang" out with his cousin Saddam eh, well good for him... I'm doing great, except for the it's now time for me to run off to work thing... Hope you are feeling well my friend....
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Spenser (with an S) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:07:46am |
Morning. I'm drawing a blank on which Israeli blogger here posts the "For the umpteenth month in a row, more Palis have killed each other than the IDF..." I'm looking for some research. Thanks a lot.
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Dasher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:07:48am |
re: #7 Badge of Kaffir Pride
I think it's Carville's voice. I don't like his political leanings but he's got a great voice.
That is not what comes to mind with Carville. He stutters like crazy, and I have never really heard anything coherent come from his mouth.
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RondinellaMamma Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:07:52am |
Dan Quayle has suffered greatly because of the negative image created by and fostered by the media. (Shocking, I know, but sometimes...OK...lots of times... the media isn't very nice...or truthful...)
There is actually much to admire about the man:
[Link: www.theatlantic.com...]
..and this, too ( I hope I'm not violating LGF protocol by posting from another blog?...) :
[Link: becauseimright-nocomme1.blogspot.com...]
The best reason to admire the man?
He said this:
" I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican."
Dan Quayle 2012
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:08:31am |
re: #512 Dasher
That is not what comes to mind with Carville. He stutters like crazy, and I have never really heard anything coherent come from his mouth.
And every time I look at him it appears that someone opened the Ark of the Covenant.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:08:52am |
re: #512 Dasher
That is not what comes to mind with Carville. He stutters like crazy, and I have never really heard anything coherent come from his mouth.
Sounds like a tobacco auctioneer....
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:09:03am |
re: #500 kcladderman
I got the same king of injury to my finger when I was about 18 loading railroad ties on a semi. Took the tip off and broke the bone. Oh man did that hurt .
You sound like me... I had a job welding when I was in HS. The steel beam I was going to weld was balanced up on something else when I had to grab something with one hand, holding the beam with the other. Not enough. Beam fell over to the ground. Crushed my ring finger that was still trying to stop it.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:09:07am |
re: #501 scottishbuzzsaw
Is that what you were trying to say in #476?
cough cough, you didnt read what you signed.... :O
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Dasher Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:09:10am |
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:09:17am |
re: #514 Wyatt Earp
And every time I look at him it appears that someone opened the Ark of the Covenant.
Now that's funny...
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:09:49am |
re: #517 doriangrey
cough cough, you didnt read what you signed.... :O
LOL...bad habit of mine...have a great day, dorian...
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:09:50am |
re: #519 scottishbuzzsaw
Now that's funny...
Actually, to give credit where it's due, I saw it on Family Guy once.
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doriangrey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:10:17am |
re: #503 vxbush
I so want to make a comment about size, but I'm trying to be a lady. And I'm eating breakfast.
Blink.... blink..... I''m sure I have no idea what you are suggesting madam.... ;p
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:12:20am |
re: #506 JacksonTn
Hey Jackson - this should warm your heart too - I always play this to start my day (except for days when I am too pissed off by the time I get to the computer, like today! LOL!):
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Miss Trixie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:12:33am |
rancher
Psychophant- one who blindly follows basically
Psychofart: follows you blindly off an empty elevator ... :P
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:12:36am |
re: #504 realwest
Mornin' {real}...hope all is well with you.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:13:44am |
re: #510 doriangrey
Hi dorian! Bye dorian! Sheesh. Takes my computer forever to get going - and he calls ME sleepyhead?! This computer is falling apart at a greater and greater spead every day!
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:14:50am |
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:15:10am |
G'day from Down Under to {everyone}
Hey, we're catching up with you!
Population Down Under reaches 21.37 million :-)
AUSTRALIA'S population grew over the past year at its fastest rate in nearly two decades - but NSW is lagging behind every state except Tasmania.
An extra 359,000 people called Australia home in the year to June, the highest growth since 1989. The total population now stands at 21,374,000.
Migration from the UK, New Zealand and South Africa, and a large number of births created the 1.7 per cent growth.
It's getting crowded down here!
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notutopia Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:16:41am |
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
— Dan Quayle
Charles, I have to agree.
1 in 5 US Young Adults Has Personality Disorder, Study Finds
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
Good Morning All !
More Coffee please...... So we can all swallow our jagged little pill that cures the ills of our society....
Jagged Little Pill
[Link: www.newsweek.com...]
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:17:14am |
re: #529 notutopia
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
— Dan QuayleCharles, I have to agree.
1 in 5 US Young Adults Has Personality Disorder, Study Finds
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]Good Morning All !
More Coffee please...... So we can all swallow our jagged little pill that cures the ills of our society....Jagged Little Pill
[Link: www.newsweek.com...]
Count me as the 1 in 5! :)
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SasquatchOnSteroids Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:17:37am |
Na..Na..Naaa..Na
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SurferDoc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:18:32am |
Good morning, Lizards! Gonna be warm (68-73) in Southern California again today.
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:19:23am |
re: #530 Wyatt Earp
Count me as the 1 in 5! :)
Over on Junk Food Science she reported on a study that said at college campuses, mental illness was seen in 1 out of every 2 students! Yikes!
That's what you get for a liberal arts education.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:19:32am |
Dang, I missed her. What I get for getting into the flow of the conversation.
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:20:11am |
Miss Trixie darls
I've just read about the political situation in Canada and I can understand why you're spitting chips this morning!
An unbelievable attack on democracy in a fellow Commonwealth country
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:20:17am |
re: #532 SurferDoc
Good morning, Lizards! Gonna be warm (68-73) in Southern California again today.
There's one in every crowd. Grumble.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:20:57am |
re: #529 notutopia
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
— Dan QuayleCharles, I have to agree.
1 in 5 US Young Adults Has Personality Disorder, Study Finds
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]Good Morning All !
More Coffee please...... So we can all swallow our jagged little pill that cures the ills of our society....Jagged Little Pill
[Link: www.newsweek.com...]
And then there's the question of ethics, or lack thereof:
[Link: charactercounts.org...]
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:21:22am |
re: #525 scottishbuzzsaw
Hi {scotti} - Well everything is fine by me except I gotta go see my doc either tomorrow or Thursday, go the drugstore, call Medicare and do battle with them, call Best Buy and REALLY do battle with them, and then find out who makes that stupid product that evil Billy Mays advertises on TV that he uses to "fix" a torn American Flag and really get on their case! And I'm freezing!
So I'm starting my day at about 5,000 rpm! How are you today
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:21:26am |
re: #533 vxbush
Over on Junk Food Science she reported on a study that said at college campuses, mental illness was seen in 1 out of every 2 students! Yikes!
That's what you get for a liberal
artseducation.
I was one of the lucky few who escaped college with my conservatism intact.
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rightside Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:21:51am |
re: #532 SurferDoc
That's about the only thing I miss about San Diego.
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notutopia Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:22:13am |
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JacksonTn Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:22:13am |
re: #523 realwest
Hey Jackson - this should warm your heart too - I always play this to start my day (except for days when I am too pissed off by the time I get to the computer, like today! LOL!):[Link: www.youtube.com...]
Thanks Real ...it is in my favorites. I love that big guy ... he passed way too soon.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:22:17am |
re: #535 aussiemagpie
I heard about that, and was mad enough to chew battleships and spit nails. Got plans for Saturday though. Take some pictures too.
/HT Widerstad
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:23:13am |
re: #536 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
There's one in every crowd. Grumble.
Gorgeous day on the way here - 30C - about 80F but it is summer here of course :-)
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DisturbedEma Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:23:16am |
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:24:19am |
re: #531 SasquatchOnSteroids Ah my friend you're a day late and a dollar short - see my #495 above! LOL!
It's great news whoever reports it when and it can't be said often enough.
But frankly, hanging is too good for him; he should have to suffer the way the Kurds did when he gassed 'em all.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:24:28am |
Real,
Slow down buddy, save a little "love" for Wednesday.
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DisturbedEma Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:24:29am |
re: #535 aussiemagpie
Miss Trixie darls
I've just read about the political situation in Canada and I can understand why you're spitting chips this morning!
An unbelievable attack on democracy in a fellow Commonwealth country
Now what?
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:25:12am |
re: #544 aussiemagpie
Gorgeous day on the way here - 30C - about 80F but it is summer here of course :-)
You are allowed. Folks in the Northern Hemisphere should be suffering like me. It's a rule.
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SurferDoc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:25:23am |
I wouldn't trust that Personality Disorder study. The last NIH estimate was 9% (in 2007). There is a vested interest in overestimating, i.e. more research money.
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DisturbedEma Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:25:30am |
re: #544 aussiemagpie
Gorgeous day on the way here - 30C - about 80F but it is summer here of course :-)
Grumble grumble. . .it is below freezing here in ChiHellgo
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gregg Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:25:39am |
re: #528 aussiemagpie
I heard about this on a local radio show: 14 snakes found in woman's bedroom in the Northern Territory. It made think about the guy that was asking you about snakes and spiders in Australia a couple weeks ago (I think his son/daughter was going to school in Queensland).
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DisturbedEma Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:26:23am |
re: #552 gregg
I heard about this on a local radio show: 14 snakes found in woman's bedroom in the Northern Territory. It made think about the guy that was asking you about snakes and spiders in Australia a couple weeks ago (I think his son/daughter was going to school in Queensland).
Snakes and me like cheese and caulk
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:26:34am |
You guys think it's a good idea to sleep for a couple hours to catch up then start up work on my paper again or go straight through without sleeping?
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:27:00am |
re: #538 realwest
Hi {scotti} - Well everything is fine by me except I gotta go see my doc either tomorrow or Thursday, go the drugstore, call Medicare and do battle with them, call Best Buy and REALLY do battle with them, and then find out who makes that stupid product that evil Billy Mays advertises on TV that he uses to "fix" a torn American Flag and really get on their case! And I'm freezing!
So I'm starting my day at about 5,000 rpm! How are you today
I am at a standstill compared to you! Shall I send both energy and warmth your way?
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:27:07am |
re: #528 aussiemagpie
Hey {aussie} - good to "see" you out here! Funny, the other day someone posted what Earth looked at at night, for the purposes of showing how poor Africa was
as a continent - very few lights on. I noted at the time that Australia didn't have any more lights on than Africa, so y'all must have PLENTY of room!
Wonder why there aren't more Americans in that summary of Australia's population growth?!
Anyway *smooches* to you sweetie!
Hey, how is Julie doing?
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SasquatchOnSteroids Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:27:16am |
re: #546 realwest
Ah my friend you're a day late and a dollar short
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:27:17am |
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JacksonTn Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:27:36am |
re: #555 TheMatrix31
You guys think it's a good idea to sleep for a couple hours to catch up then start up work on my paper again or go straight through without sleeping?
I vote for sleep ...
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reloadingisnotahobby Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:27:37am |
re: #543 BlueCanuckGoodmorning all!
Geez Blue,Ya got a revolution goin on up north?
R.W....Be careful...that torque converter is only good to 4500 RPM!
Heard comin in to work that there are still 14 ships under pirate control! WTF?
Other than that ...Its a gorgeous mornin!
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:27:55am |
re: #554 Ford_Prefect
OK... what's the orbit degredation rate on the toolkit? When is it going to re-enter the atmosphere and (maybe) create a little show for us?
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:28:04am |
re: #543 BlueCanuck
I heard about that, and was mad enough to chew battleships and spit nails. Got plans for Saturday though. Take some pictures too.
/HT Widerstad
Good for you - and I hope plenty of Canadians go to rallies to protest at this planned undemocratic takeover
The lefties have been taking lessons from their dictator mates around the globe it seems
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:28:28am |
re: #555 TheMatrix31
You guys think it's a good idea to sleep for a couple hours to catch up then start up work on my paper again or go straight through without sleeping?
If this is your idea of going straight through then maybe sleep would be a good idea.
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reloadingisnotahobby Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:28:44am |
re: #545 DisturbedEma
That is good news!
They should make him sniff glue till his brain melts!
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:29:52am |
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:29:54am |
re: #562 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
OK... what's the orbit degredation rate on the toolkit? When is it going to re-enter the atmosphere and (maybe) create a little show for us?
Don't look at me. I'm no rocket scientist. I just found the link from yesterdays Monday Morning Open thread.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:30:24am |
re: #564 Ford_Prefect
If this is your idea of going straight through then maybe sleep would be a good idea.
I'm thinking the same. I can stay up now no problem, I'm just worried when 9am, 10am rolls around that I won't be able to do anything anymore.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:30:35am |
re: #555 TheMatrix31
You guys think it's a good idea to sleep for a couple hours to catch up then start up work on my paper again or go straight through without sleeping?
Sleep a bit...your brain will thank you.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:31:52am |
re: #547 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Hey LT! I'm sure to have enough "love" after today - don't y'all worry about that. But is just kills me the way that pos Billy Mays treats the American Flag!
And Best Buy - feh - either they give me a new computer or I'll sue 'em myself - they'll spend more time and money defending that suit than if they lived up to their warranty contractual obligations!
How are you doing today?
How is your wife doing?
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:32:11am |
re: #567 Ford_Prefect
Heading over China soon. Do you think that that is where most of the tools were made? I know a lot of my tools were made there... Of course a lot of my tools are broken... I wonder if there is a connection...
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:33:03am |
re: #571 Ford_Prefect
Heading over China soon. Do you think that that is where most of the tools were made? I know a lot of my tools were made there... Of course a lot of my tools are broken... I wonder if there is a connection...
And they also contain a lot of MSG.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:33:23am |
re: #564 Ford_Prefect
ROTFLMAO! Great answer! How are ya today?
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:33:57am |
re: #549 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
You are allowed. Folks in the Northern Hemisphere should be suffering like me. It's a rule.
Thank you and I intend to enjoy summer - we didn't get much of one last time - Algore kept on coming here :-)
I enjoy all the snow stories here on LGF each northern winter while I'm sweating and swatting flies and mossies - snow talk helps me feel a bit cooler
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:34:20am |
Morning all... Lovely day out here in NYC... Not too cold... Buckle up for the stock market roller coaster...
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SasquatchOnSteroids Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:35:28am |
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:35:30am |
Hey Lizards! I'm back after the long weekend. Hope you all had a better Thanksgiving than I did. I had to take my Mom to the ER on Saturday. She's not feeling very well & neither am I after a weekend of looking after her.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:35:34am |
re: #572 Wyatt Earp
Howdy* Wyatt - how are you today? I hope you're well!
* getting my best Doc Holliday going for dealing with Best Buy and Billy Mays!
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:35:56am |
re: #573 realwest
ROTFLMAO! Great answer! How are ya today?
I am well, thanks. Sorry about your computer woes. Say, was that computer made in China? I am sensing a trend.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:36:19am |
re: #574 aussiemagpie
Thank you and I intend to enjoy summer - we didn't get much of one last time - Algore kept on coming here :-)
I enjoy all the snow stories here on LGF each northern winter while I'm sweating and swatting flies and mossies - snow talk helps me feel a bit cooler
Mornin' Aussie...what are 'mossies?'
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vxbush Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:36:29am |
Okay. I need to get going if I'm going to get into work--even if I'm late.
Later.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:36:46am |
re: #578 realwest
Howdy* Wyatt - how are you today? I hope you're well!
* getting my best Doc Holliday going for dealing with Best Buy and Billy Mays!
Gonna buy some Mighty Putty for stocking stuffers? :)
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SurferDoc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:37:12am |
realwest: Did the Best Buy geeks ever check your computer's power supply?
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:37:22am |
re: #577 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Hey Lizards! I'm back after the long weekend. Hope you all had a better Thanksgiving than I did. I had to take my Mom to the ER on Saturday. She's not feeling very well & neither am I after a weekend of looking after her.
Sorry to hear that. Prayers going up for you both.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:37:36am |
re: #576 SasquatchOnSteroids
That is absolutely outrageous! I can see their mouths! Make them cover up!
/////
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:37:44am |
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Spenser (with an S) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:37:49am |
re: #577 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Hey Lizards! I'm back after the long weekend. Hope you all had a better Thanksgiving than I did. I had to take my Mom to the ER on Saturday. She's not feeling very well & neither am I after a weekend of looking after her.
Very sorry to hear that BDVM. Get some rest when you can and keep us up to date for prayers.
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reloadingisnotahobby Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:38:18am |
re: #578 realwest
Your a Daisy if ya do!
Or
I'm your Huckelberry!
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:38:21am |
re: #575 tfc3rid
Good morning to y'all. You are warmer in NYC than we are down here in the "Southland" by about 8 degrees. That #^$%^@ Al Gore!
Sounds like you have a lovely day up there in my hometown.
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JacksonTn Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:38:32am |
re: #576 SasquatchOnSteroids
Wow ...my father was a SEAL/UDT/EOD during his navy career ... I am pretty sure rakes were not in their tool cases for explosive disposal ...I cannot believe that is what they use to locate mines ...
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:39:08am |
re: #579 Ford_Prefect
I don't know, but the Hard Drive was made in Malaysia; don't know about the motherboard though!
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:39:14am |
re: #551 DisturbedEma
Grumble grumble. . .it is below freezing here in ChiHellgo
LOL! ChiHellgo! But then I'll be grumbling in July while you're all warm and tanned and enjoying summer, and we're suffering winter :-)
Without the snow and freezing weather of course here in Sydney
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:39:42am |
re: #577 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Hey Lizards! I'm back after the long weekend. Hope you all had a better Thanksgiving than I did. I had to take my Mom to the ER on Saturday. She's not feeling very well & neither am I after a weekend of looking after her.
Sorry to hear that, Monkey. I hope you are both doing better soon.
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:40:05am |
Mornin' all. Asshats on parade this morning, Carl Levin, Rep for UAW shilling on FNC, then Plaxico Buress attorney says his client is an "adult professional". Bwahahaha!
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:40:19am |
re: #577 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Oh, geez. What's wrong with your mom? Is she gonna be ok? Are you still watching after her? Am I being too nosy?!
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notutopia Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:41:04am |
re: #537 scottishbuzzsaw
And then there's the question of ethics, or lack thereof:
[Link: charactercounts.org...]
I read this and I have a problem/s with this study. No comparable statistics or hypotheses other than from criminology. Thus, Is this useful or just an opinion. How can you claim that it is worsening or
declining ethics or are these behaviors NEW of our present society. They did not do comparable studies on these issues in 1900, 1925, 1950, 1975,.....all we have are crime statistics.
Perhaps what we are witnessing now is the interest from sociology, psychology, ethics and criminology to attempt to track the core issues of behavior as related to the actual root causes of unethical practices.
Is it because of a change in society Or a change in the environment or has it been there all along and we are just now awakening to the fact that
unethical behavior that is considered socially acceptable is ruining our society.
None the less, a good article to read. Disturbing, if your reality believes in and assumes ethical behavior as the standard for our society....
Thanxs,
: )
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Nevergiveup Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:41:09am |
re: #595 pingjockey
Mornin' all. Asshats on parade this morning, Carl Levin, Rep for UAW shilling on FNC, then Plaxico Buress attorney says his client is an "adult professional". Bwahahaha!
Aren't Prostitutes also "Adult Professionals"?
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:41:39am |
re: #592 realwest
I don't know, but the Hard Drive was made in Malaysia; don't know about the motherboard though!
I would suggest calling tech support but India is rather busy right now.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:41:43am |
re: #581 jorline
Good morning jorline! How are ya doing today? Did your doc give you any samples or has your health insurance company come around on the issue?
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:41:59am |
re: #590 realwest
Good morning to y'all. You are warmer in NYC than we are down here in the "Southland" by about 8 degrees. That #^$%^@ Al Gore!
Sounds like you have a lovely day up there in my hometown.
Morning... Certainly seems like it... But trust me, I would rather be down in the Southland...
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:42:26am |
re: #595 pingjockey
Mornin' all. Asshats on parade this morning, Carl Levin, Rep for UAW shilling on FNC, then Plaxico Buress attorney says his client is an "adult professional". Bwahahaha!
Burress is a professional. A professional knucklehead.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:42:58am |
re: #598 Nevergiveup
Aren't Prostitutes also "Adult Professionals"?
Plaxico Burress is an 'Adult Professional American'
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:44:17am |
re: #603 Wyatt Earp
Burress is a professional. A professional knucklehead.
"Gee, I make millions of dollars playing sports...wonder what would happen if I shot myself in the leg..."
-Plaxico Brainless
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:44:17am |
re: #557 realwest
Hey {aussie} - good to "see" you out here! Funny, the other day someone posted what Earth looked at at night, for the purposes of showing how poor Africa was
as a continent - very few lights on. I noted at the time that Australia didn't have any more lights on than Africa, so y'all must have PLENTY of room!
Wonder why there aren't more Americans in that summary of Australia's population growth?!
Anyway *smooches* to you sweetie!
Hey, how is Julie doing?
*Smooch* for you darls! And thanks for your *smooches* Much appreciated!
Yes we have plenty of room if you like living in the desert :-)
Julie is fine and thanks for asking - she's now been hospital free for 20 months :-)
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:44:18am |
re: #603 Wyatt Earp
3 1/2 years mandatory for that little fire arms violation....Wonder if the Grand jury will indict. The bailiff this morning did get his name wrong so maybe the GJ will not be star struck.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:44:34am |
re: #584 SurferDoc
I don't KNOW if they did. They're the effin' geeks, not me. They've tried to replace the motherboard with three different replacement motherboards and none of 'em worked and they ran a diagnostic that says my HD is FUBAR!
THEY are the one's getting paid (not by me) to fix this #&$%#& computer - if the pwer supply is the problem I'd think they'd a checked it ya know?
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notutopia Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:44:40am |
re: #550 SurferDoc
SHHHhhhhh. Don't tell them that ....they are scared enough already to hear that our present society is suffering from an vast increase in mental illness....
/
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:45:51am |
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nyc redneck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:46:03am |
re: #571 Ford_Prefect
Heading over China soon. Do you think that that is where most of the tools were made? I know a lot of my tools were made there... Of course a lot of my tools are broken... I wonder if there is a connection...
i buy a lot of tools at yard sales and junk stores. pliers, screw drivers, files, saws. garden tools. anything w/ a wooden handle.
and old steel which can actually be sharpened.
sometimes in my work i use needle nose pliers. it is astounding how ridiculously bad the chinese stuff is. the tips break off. they don't bend under pressure. they break, almost like pottery. i've realized they are, in fact, NOT metal, as it used to be.
the pliers look like metal but it is some kind of ground up pressed stuff. not even worth buying.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:46:05am |
re: #609 notutopia
SHHHhhhhh. Don't tell them that ....they are scared enough already to hear that our present society is suffering from an vast increase in mental illness....
/
I think we have anecdotal evidence out of the proverbial wazoo to back that fear.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:46:08am |
re: #591 JacksonTn
Wow ...my father was a SEAL/UDT/EOD during his navy career ... I am pretty sure rakes were not in their tool cases for explosive disposal ...I cannot believe that is what they use to locate mines ...
Maybe this was their sentence for being raped.
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SummerSong Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:46:13am |
re: #555 TheMatrix31
You guys think it's a good idea to sleep for a couple hours to catch up then start up work on my paper again or go straight through without sleeping?
How old are you? Generally, some sleep is better than no sleep.
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:46:16am |
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:46:17am |
re: #583 Wyatt Earp
Oh yeah, Wyatt, I'm gonna buy some of this "mend all" crap, soons I finish loading my second Colt and my 10 gauge street sweeper!
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:46:52am |
re: #608 realwest
Maybe they haven't been to the school of logical trouble shooting. Check settings, switch positions, fuses, power, then start swapping boards. Sheesh. Leastwise that is what or how uncle sams canoe club teaches trouble shooting.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:47:04am |
re: #616 realwest
Oh yeah, Wyatt, I'm gonna buy some of this "mend all" crap, soons I finish loading my second Colt and my 10 gauge street sweeper!
Hey, a guy with plastic hair and a painted-on beard can't be wrong!
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:47:38am |
Hey, RW. Go play with Best Buy on your old stomping ground...court. You could also contact your local media for a consumer report story. Play up your current health and financial issues and how this big company is screwing "Joe Computer". The MSM loves this shit...perhaps you could wear a "Obama/Biden 2008" button for the proverbial nail in the coffin. May be a waste of time, but with this tight economy nobody wants bad PR.
Tell Peta you're an endangered lizard without your computer.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:47:46am |
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:47:53am |
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:48:20am |
re: #595 pingjockey
Good morning ping! A professional what? I've some ideas but there are lizardettes on the thread now so I'll keep my thoughts about him to myself.
How are you doing today?
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:48:24am |
re: #587 scottishbuzzsaw
Mornin' jorline...
Good morning to you, scottish. Hope all is well with you today.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:48:35am |
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lawhawk Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:48:51am |
Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area and I see that the pirates in Somalia are busy once again. Their latest attack was on a US cruise ship that was in the midst of a 32 day cruise with port stops in Africa, Asia and Europe. Thankfully no one on board was injured as the cruise ship managed to speed out of harm's way.
And the pirates claim that no one can stop them.
Nonsense. If the world stops negotiating with them and starts blowing up the ships that the pirates use, that will send a real message. How many innocent people have to suffer as a result of the ongoing lawlessness in Somalia that now extends for hundreds of miles off the Somali coast?
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:49:15am |
re: #577 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Hey Lizards! I'm back after the long weekend. Hope you all had a better Thanksgiving than I did. I had to take my Mom to the ER on Saturday. She's not feeling very well & neither am I after a weekend of looking after her.
Best wishes to your Mum, and I hope she's feeling much better soon
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:49:38am |
re: #619 pingjockey
Sadly, probably no.
Just my experience. I have seen pseudo-celebrities in Philly get away with much worse. Damned shame.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:49:51am |
re: #603 Wyatt Earp
Burress is a professional. A professional knucklehead.
Indeed. A few years back, a neighbor's grown son returned home to live for awhile. One night when his parents were out he cleaned his gun and stuck it in his waistband when he was done...then bounded up the stairs by twos. Shot himself in the leg, too.
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JacksonTn Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:50:11am |
re: #613 SasquatchOnSteroids
Maybe this was their sentence for being raped.
I wish that were a joke but in reality it very well could be the truth ...
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:50:21am |
re: #623 realwest
A professional idiot! Sorry about your computer. Mine works when it wants to. 2 teenagers downloading God knows what, no pr0n from what I can see, lotsa music, music vids.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:50:22am |
re: #607 pingjockey
3 1/2 years mandatory for that little fire arms violation....Wonder if the Grand jury will indict. The bailiff this morning did get his name wrong so maybe the GJ will not be star struck.
Well, it sounds like there is enough to indict... Allegedly, the gun was caught my the club;s metal detectors but the owner let him enter anyway... That's pretty damning...
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:50:29am |
re: #626 lawhawk
You have to try to undertstand the root causes of pirate rage and frustration.
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DaddyG Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:50:33am |
re: #499 SlothB77
there was another attack in india overnight? Bomb blast on a train in northeast india (very far away from mumbai, but still in india).
sweet jebus.
Dear Lord (Or the diety of your belief) preserve these good people.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:50:51am |
re: #622 aussiemagpie
Hi, mossies = mosquitos
I should have thought of that...perhaps another cup of coffee will help...
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:50:52am |
re: #629 scottishbuzzsaw
Indeed. A few years back, a neighbor's grown son returned home to live for awhile. One night when his parents were out he cleaned his gun and stuck it in his waistband when he was done...then bounded up the stairs by twos. Shot himself in the leg, too.
What offends me as a detective is when people claim they shot themselves "while cleaning their gun."
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lawhawk Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:51:13am |
re: #575 tfc3rid
It's interesting how everyone was "surprised" that a recession was declared and that was the reason for the market drop yesterday. Everyone knows the economy is in bad shape, but even yesterday's recession declaration is suspect when they ignore the usual benchmarks to claim that it was employment data that determined that the recession started December 2007, rather than the usual 2 consecutive down quarters. Under the usual rule, recession still isn't present because 1Q and 2Q 2008 were up.
Then again, it's not like the media hasn't been claiming that there was a recession in place since like Jan 20, 2001. /
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:51:14am |
re: #601 tfc3rid
Huh? Y'all would rather be down in the Southland? Why, do you like COLD weather?!
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:51:45am |
re: #611 nyc redneck
I agree completely. Screws and nails too. Screws strip out way too easily. Pisses me off to no end.
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notutopia Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:51:49am |
re: #533 vxbush
This is from that article...
Because the survey — National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) — was NOT CONDUCTED BY CLINICIANS, to make the mental illness diagnoses, they used criteria in a version of DSM designed for lay people (the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule–DSM-IV). The authors used data on about 5,100 young people 18-24 years of age from the NESARC survey of a representative sampling of the U.S. adult population. The survey had asked about:
“substance use disorders,” including alcohol use, tobacco use, medicine use, drug use; “mood disorders,” including major depression, dysthymia (bad mood or “ill humor”), mania and hypomania (irritability, hypersensitivity, racing thoughts, impulsiveness, decreased sleep, risky sexual activity, wasteful spending, getting in trouble with the law; “anxiety disorders,” including panic disorder and agoraphobia, social phobia and feelings of self-consciousness and embarrassment in social situations, specific phobia or general anxiety; conduct and personality disorders, self-denigrating thinking, antisocial personality disorder, problem gambling, dependence, obsessive-compulsive, victimization; and family history and treatments
Okay, I ask the question...Is this behavioral evolution OR d/t stress induced environment OR as a result of society declines and acceptance in unethical behavior?
: )
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lawhawk Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:52:05am |
re: #633 Occasional Reader
I have a root cause, but the usual suspects aren't going to like it one bit.
Bill Clinton's failure to act in Somalia followed in close order by the cut and run.
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JacksonTn Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:52:31am |
re: #615 Occasional Reader
Good morning.
Say it ain't so, Jobs:
In your opinion, what is the best one to get ...I have a desktop mac and a mac laptop ...I have no anti-virus protection on them now ...
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:52:35am |
re: #632 tfc3rid
His next court date isn't until Mar. 31. The NFL may take action though. There's a personal conduct clause in every contract and this incident violates that. So we'll see.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:52:58am |
re: #598 Nevergiveup
Good morning to you. "Aren't Prostitutes also "Adult Professionals"?".
Regrettfully, no, they are not all adults. Not chronologically nor mentally.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:53:05am |
re: #636 Wyatt Earp
What offends me as a detective is when people claim they shot themselves "while cleaning their gun."
My great-great-grandfather actually did clean the gun before killing himself on the porch, according to my great-grandfather who was putting corn in the barn with his brother when he heard the shot.
The family left off the "killing himself" part for a few decades.
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SurferDoc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:53:21am |
re: #608 realwest
I don't KNOW if they did. They're the effin' geeks, not me. They've tried to replace the motherboard with three different replacement motherboards and none of 'em worked and they ran a diagnostic that says my HD is FUBAR!
THEY are the one's getting paid (not by me) to fix this #&$%#& computer - if the pwer supply is the problem I'd think they'd a checked it ya know?
I've followed your account of this and never saw you mention it. Just asking. At this point they owe you a computer, period.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:53:23am |
re: #626 lawhawk
The world seemingly has no backbone to deal with it... We need to blow these 'ships' out of the water... Just like I had wished the Indian police and military blew the terrorists away on Day 1 of the attack...
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:53:31am |
re: #624 jorline
Good morning to you, scottish. Hope all is well with you today.
All is well here. The sun is shining after a couple of snowy days...the park across the street is a sparkling wonderland.
How's all with you?
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:53:42am |
re: #633 Occasional Reader
You have to try to undertstand the root causes of pirate rage and frustration.
What does Deepak Chopra think?
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:54:46am |
re: #637 lawhawk
True but with yesterday's BIG ALERT messages that this group DECLARES US is in a recession... That's the method used to 'convince' those who aren't in the know that there is a recession...
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aboo-Hoo-Hoo Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:54:51am |
Obama, governors meeting today at a critical moment
Gov. Ed Rendell will be among the governors meeting today in Philadelphia with President-elect Barack Obama. The gathering is the latest in a series of unprecedented actions by Mr. Obama to respond to economic crises. He intends to have a series of plans lined up that can be adopted as soon as he is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
[...]
Mr. Obama wants to hear what the governors need most. One area already broached by the Obama team is help with infrastructure, enabling states to put people to work. Gov. Rendell says this is the very best kind of stimulus because it can create hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide. Mr. Obama has said he wants to create 2.5 million jobs of all kinds by 2011.Also on the table today will be the concept of helping states to meet the health care needs of poor people. Expanding state-supported health care has been a priority for Gov. Rendell, and health care is a big-ticket item in the state budget. The situation in other states is the same.
What a crock of shit.
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:54:55am |
Chemical Ali sentenced to death for the 2nd time.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:55:05am |
re: #606 aussiemagpie
Ah thanks {aussie} I had thought you had said Julie had developed some sort of medical problem recently - glad to know I was wrong!
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:55:25am |
re: #636 Wyatt Earp
What offends me as a detective is when people claim they shot themselves "while cleaning their gun."
They are either a) retarded or b) lying.
I'm banking on b.
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SurferDoc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:55:36am |
re: #640 notutopia
This is from that article...
Because the survey — National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) — was NOT CONDUCTED BY CLINICIANS, to make the mental illness diagnoses, they used criteria in a version of DSM designed for lay people (the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule–DSM-IV). The authors used data on about 5,100 young people 18-24 years of age from the NESARC survey of a representative sampling of the U.S. adult population. The survey had asked about:“substance use disorders,” including alcohol use, tobacco use, medicine use, drug use; “mood disorders,” including major depression, dysthymia (bad mood or “ill humor”), mania and hypomania (irritability, hypersensitivity, racing thoughts, impulsiveness, decreased sleep, risky sexual activity, wasteful spending, getting in trouble with the law; “anxiety disorders,” including panic disorder and agoraphobia, social phobia and feelings of self-consciousness and embarrassment in social situations, specific phobia or general anxiety; conduct and personality disorders, self-denigrating thinking, antisocial personality disorder, problem gambling, dependence, obsessive-compulsive, victimization; and family history and treatments
Okay, I ask the question...Is this behavioral evolution OR d/t stress induced environment OR as a result of society declines and acceptance in unethical behavior?
: )
It is a crap study. Junk science, from what you posted.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:55:36am |
re: #645 OldLineTexan
My great-great-grandfather actually did clean the gun before killing himself on the porch, according to my great-grandfather who was putting corn in the barn with his brother when he heard the shot.
The family left off the "killing himself" part for a few decades.
My apologies, OLT. Obviously, there is always an exception that proves the rule.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:55:46am |
re: #643 pingjockey
His next court date isn't until Mar. 31. The NFL may take action though. There's a personal conduct clause in every contract and this incident violates that. So we'll see.
The Giants are due to pay him an additional $1 Million if he is on the roster as of 12/10... There is no way he sees that bonus...
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:55:47am |
re: #636 Wyatt Earp
What offends me as a detective is when people claim they shot themselves "while cleaning their gun."
Understandable.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:56:04am |
re: #652 pingjockey
Chemical Ali sentenced to death for the 2nd time.
So they are going to kill him twice?
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:56:12am |
re: #636 Wyatt Earp
What offends me as a detective is when people claim they shot themselves "while cleaning their gun."
That does actually happen, of course.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:56:50am |
re: #656 Wyatt Earp
My apologies, OLT. Obviously, there is always an exception that proves the rule.
That's no exception, actually, more of a wry statement. He did a good enough job to not have to explain himself afterwards.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:57:00am |
re: #651 aboo-Hoo-Hoo
In other words, the Democratic governors will come pleading and begging for a handout...
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:57:06am |
re: #652 pingjockey
Chemical Ali sentenced to death for the 2nd time.
They're going to use Yakuza. "They'll kill you two times before you hit the ground!"
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:57:29am |
re: #642 JacksonTn
In your opinion, what is the best one to get ...I have a desktop mac and a mac laptop ...I have no anti-virus protection on them now ...
I have no idea. I currently have no anti-virus on my Macbook either, and was told specifically by very tech-savvy friends that it wasn't necessary. Looks like that's no longer the case.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:57:51am |
re: #615 Occasional Reader
Bill Gates was laughing too hard to comment.
How are you O.R.?
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:58:33am |
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:59:09am |
re: #654 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
They are either a) retarded or b) lying.
I'm banking on b.
Actually, I know someone who shot himself in the leg while cleaning (or preparing to clean) a gun, who is a) a very smart guy and b) an *extremely* experienced shooter. As he sheepishly admits, he just plain forgot the first rule of gun safety for a moment. It happens.
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3 wood Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:59:14am |
The DOW opened up, but now is dropping and is only 5 points up but going toward negative territory.
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:59:21am |
re: #648 scottishbuzzsaw
All is well here. The sun is shining after a couple of snowy days...the park across the street is a sparkling wonderland.
How's all with you?
Weather is beautiful...42 this morning going to 78 degrees this afternoon. I miss seeing the snow, but I don't miss the stuff come February...lol
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:59:27am |
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:59:32am |
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:59:41am |
re: #668 ploome hineni
I didn;t know you were a detective!
how is your wife doing?
Ready for this: She went to the doctor's today and they told her she's 4cm dilated. She's due on January 3rd, but like the last three kids, I'm betting she'll be early! :)
And yes, I am a detective in the Philly PD. Best job in the world.
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3 wood Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:59:44am |
re: #492 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Which way is the Market Rocket facing on the Launch Pad? Up or down?
Down.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:59:58am |
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JacksonTn Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:00:15am |
re: #664 Occasional Reader
I have no idea. I currently have no anti-virus on my Macbook either, and was told specifically by very tech-savvy friends that it wasn't necessary. Looks like that's no longer the case.
I think Charles uses a mac ...maybe he could recommend something if he is using anti-virus protection ...I just changed from pc to mac (and love it) so I am clueless ...
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:00:22am |
I received this email about new degrees offered around the country:
NOV. 26 INSIDE HIGHER EDNew Programs: Interior Design, Journalism, Nanoscale Technology, Victim Advocacy, Engineering
Parsons the New School for Design is starting an M.F.A. program in interior design.
Rochester Institute of Technology is starting a bachelor of science degree in journalism, with an emphasis on new media and technology.
Schenectady County Community College, in New York, is starting an associate in applied science degree in nanoscale materials technology.
University of Central Florida has started a new certificate program in victim advocacy.
University of Michigan at Dearborn is starting its first Ph.D. programs: in automotive systems engineering and information systems engineering.
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:00:31am |
re: #635 scottishbuzzsaw
I should have thought of that...perhaps another cup of coffee will help...
Plenty of coffee around here... and I'm having one last cuppa before bedtime too
Need to make sure I understand those dreams :-)
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:00:31am |
re: #675 Occasional Reader
Enemas for everyone!
If Federally-funded, does that make it an Enema of the State?
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:00:47am |
re: #663 Wyatt Earp
They're going to use Yakuza. "They'll kill you two times before you hit the ground!"
That's nothing compared to Uncle Milty (Milton Berle), who would kill you a million times.
Later.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:01:01am |
re: #670 Occasional Reader
Actually, I know someone who shot himself in the leg while cleaning (or preparing to clean) a gun, who is a) a very smart guy and b) an *extremely* experienced shooter. As he sheepishly admits, he just plain forgot the first rule of gun safety for a moment. It happens.
Temporary retardation. That happens, too.
Clear... then handle/clean/whatever. Probably the first thing anyone ever told him as to how to handle a firearm.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:01:17am |
re: #676 Wyatt Earp
Ready for this: She went to the doctor's today and they told her she's 4cm dilated. She's due on January 3rd, but like the last three kids, I'm betting she'll be early! :)
And yes, I am a detective in the Philly PD. Best job in the world.
Hey! Good luck to you both, Wyatt!
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:01:22am |
re: #657 tfc3rid
I'm thinking they may go after some of the 11 million they already paid him.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:01:25am |
re: #676 Wyatt Earp
Ready for this: She went to the doctor's today and they told her she's 4cm dilated. She's due on January 3rd, but like the last three kids, I'm betting she'll be early! :)
And yes, I am a detective in the Philly PD. Best job in the world.
Wow - you're brave. What are you up to now - 5 police officers killed this year?
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:02:09am |
re: #682 OldLineTexan
If Federally-funded, does that make it an Enema of the State?
"Keep your friends close and your enemas closer?!"
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:02:12am |
re: #617 pingjockey
Ah crap, ping. this past Saturday the Geek Squad guy showed up promptly at 8:00AM.
Geek Squad guy showed up, intstalled THIRD Motherboard (actually only TWO previously installed, the Third one a part fell off of it - a capicitor - when the GS agent opended the package).
Surprise - this third motherboard didn't work either.
Then I asked him to insall new HD (which I'd received a while back but it didn't make much sense to me to have them install it, use the Resoration Disk and all without a good motherboard) and the Resore Diskette so I could make sure they were ok. He did, Restore Disk worked fine, but then after windows opened the machine shut itself off. This happended four times and finally the Agent said that the new
Hard Drive must be screwed up - so we ordered a new HD as well.
Spoke to a someone at Best Buy and she said she'd send it up to Corporate to see about a new computer and I almost totallly lost it- explained to her that I had already spoken at the end of last week with some one who's Indian accent was so thick I couldn't get his name and he told me THEN that if this motherboard didn't work they'd give me a new computer.
I'm telling ya I don't know what the fuck they shoulda checked - that's why I called them to come out here and fix my computer.
Now fuck 'em - I want a NEW computer. Period.
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aboo-Hoo-Hoo Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:02:39am |
re: #662 tfc3rid
In other words, the Democratic governors will come pleading and begging for
a handoutfreshly printed and stacked, bailout money...
Get your money for nothin get your chicks for free.....
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:02:50am |
re: #690 scottishbuzzsaw
"Keep your friends close and your enemas closer?!"
I hear Nixon kept an enemas list...TMI, IMO.
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:03:00am |
re: #659 Ford_Prefect
It's been done. San Francisco during the gold rush. dude got hung in a fight between crooks and vigilantes, by accident. The vigilantes got the body and rehung the dude as an example!
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FrogMarch Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:03:10am |
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:03:21am |
re: #638 realwest
Huh? Y'all would rather be down in the Southland? Why, do you like COLD weather?!
Maybe he means further south - like down here? :-)
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:04:07am |
Wyatt - 4cm can go at any time - especially if she's already had a few. When I worked for an OB/GYN we had a patient who didn't quite make it across the parking lot to the hospital. We watched as her husband escorted her from our OB office across the parking lot - when all of a sudden she stopped for a big contraction. Our nurse ran out the back door, and they did a fireman's carry to the hospital lobby where our patient had the baby
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:04:13am |
re: #676 Wyatt Earp
Ready for this: She went to the doctor's today and they told her she's 4cm dilated. She's due on January 3rd, but like the last three kids, I'm betting she'll be early! :)
And yes, I am a detective in the Philly PD. Best job in the world.
Prayers for you both...
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:04:48am |
Aussiemagpie, the tool belt just passed over your way. Did you see it?
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:04:49am |
re: #688 DistantThunder
Wow - you're brave. What are you up to now - 5 police officers killed this year?
Five since last Halloween. One was a friend, one I worked with as a rookie. Terrible year.
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:05:19am |
re: #691 realwest
Damn straight! That level of ineptitude is not right.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:05:28am |
4cm? Can you see the kid's feet? It must be in there hanging on the umbilical cord!
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:05:34am |
re: #696 FrogMarch
Hey Scottishbuzzsaw! Nice to see you.
Good morning, FrogMarch...good to see you, too...how have you been?
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:05:46am |
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notutopia Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:06:06am |
re: #645 OldLineTexan
Good insight.
Many of us have and have had mental illness in our families for multiple generations.
However, admitting it is another illness of shame.
In order to really study mental illness, chronological scientific clinical studies with comparable and contrasting findings needs to be conducted and made available. This is one advantage we get from drug development and trials.
We just don't have those from the beginning of the 1900's. So, much of what you see is evolving in the science fields of psychology and sociology and criminology and pharmocology.
Thank science that we no longer have asylums where people who suffer from organic metabolic tertiary syphilis or diabetic reaction of delusions as a result of hyperglycemia are locked up for their disease.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:06:07am |
re: #703 ploome hineni
Chopra get this from Gandhi...Gandhi ws into enemas
I'll take that over the low-process (i.e., none) urine recycling.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:06:41am |
re: #705 OldLineTexan
4cm? Can you see the kid's feet? It must be in there hanging on the umbilical cord!
And we have the proud pappa of a Jump Master... he/she is checking for the green light and the drop zone, hanging out the door like a stud.
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:07:10am |
re: #707 Wyatt Earp
Congratulations. We gave up on a girl after the 3rd boy. Y'all have just had a shooting at K-Mart.
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Dirk Diggler Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:07:32am |
With friends like Deepak Chopra who needs enemas?
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:07:37am |
re: #699 DistantThunder
Wyatt - 4cm can go at any time - especially if she's already had a few. When I worked for an OB/GYN we had a patient who didn't quite make it across the parking lot to the hospital. We watched as her husband escorted her from our OB office across the parking lot - when all of a sudden she stopped for a big contraction. Our nurse ran out the back door, and they did a fireman's carry to the hospital lobby where our patient had the baby
The doctor ended the appointment with, "See you next week!" The wife told me she looked at her and said, "Right."
I knew we were close when the missus packed the overnight bag on Sunday. She told me, "We may want to put the Christmas decorations up now. The girl is coming soon." I deferred to her maternal voodoo instincts.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:07:48am |
re: #698 ploome hineni
how many store clerks killed this year?
teachers?
what a thing to say
I should have put a sarc tag - philly is notorious for murders of police officers. In response they just pass more and more gun-control laws. And then crime escalates, and they have protest marches, and pols promising that the killing ends now, etc - and then it gets worse.
We get the Philly new herea in South Jersey, and yesterday there was a story about a day-time hold-up at Friendly's where the customers were held at gun point.
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SFGoth Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:08:05am |
re: #278 TheMatrix31
**sigh**
I still have a 10 page paper on the jury trial system to start.
I used to hate it (I'm a lawyer), then I got screwed over by a stupid and biased judge. I've served on a jury and we really did want to make the right decision within the parameters of the instructions the judge gave us. With some reservations, I now prefer the jury system to a political hack making decisions out of boredom.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:08:44am |
re: #707 Wyatt Earp
re: #692 ploome hineni
re: #686 Ford_Prefect
Thanks, folks! She'll be my fourth (and final) child, and my first girl.
That's great. I have just one. A girl. I'll tell, as soon as you look at her you will know with no uncertainty that no one will ever be good enough for her. No, Dorian, not even you.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:08:57am |
re: #620 jorline
Thanks for the tips my friend, but believe it or not, I DO know how to handle "recalcitrant" businesses!
The really bad part is that I really can't reach my oncologist before 10:00AM or after 5:00PM or at all on weekends except by e-mail. I've let Best Buy know that, forced Double Agent that was here Saturday to let me read what he was putting in his report, made a couple of "minor" corrections, and after he sent it I had him print out a hard copy of what he sent. He wasn't unhappy to do it as he thinks Best Buy is sticking it to me too.
Having that part fall off the "new" motherboard (the second one they sent to me) really got me going.
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:09:04am |
re: #713 Wyatt Earp
Never underestimate feminine intuition.
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:09:18am |
I received a special delivery from UPS yesterday…my new group health insurance premium for next year. A modest 24% increase, $1132 a month to $1401 a month for my family coverage. Screwed and they didn’t even kiss me.
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notutopia Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:09:36am |
re: #676 Wyatt Earp
Wyatt, keep us posted please on her progress. I've got the cuban cigars ready to pass out in the lizard lounge....
Congratulations!
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:09:44am |
re: #714 DistantThunder
I should have put a sarc tag - philly is notorious for murders of police officers. In response they just pass more and more gun-control laws. And then crime escalates, and they have protest marches, and pols promising that the killing ends now, etc - and then it gets worse.
We get the Philly new herea in South Jersey, and yesterday there was a story about a day-time hold-up at Friendly's where the customers were held at gun point.
It's okay. I knew what you meant. I have worn my mourning crepe on my shield for a third of the calendar year in 2008. The patrol guys are the true heroes. I'm a desk jockey. A secretary with a gun.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:10:17am |
re: #720 notutopia
Wyatt, keep us posted please on her progress. I've got the cuban cigars ready to pass out in the lizard lounge....
Congratulations!
I will. At work now, but ready to run out at a moment's notice.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:10:25am |
re: #716 Ford_Prefect
I'll tell, as soon as you look at her you will know with no uncertainty that no one will ever be good enough for her. No, Dorian, not even you.
LOL! He's not going to take that well. ;>)
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:10:39am |
re: #667 FrogMarch
Hi all.
Chopra was on Hannity and Colmes last night and continued saying that we need to basically pay off these nations to make their lives better so they do not hate...
He also interestingly said to Sean Hannity that Fox News cheered on the US when we lied and went into a war in Iraq...
Classy fellow...
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:10:58am |
re: #719 jorline
I received a special delivery from UPS yesterday…my new group health insurance premium for next year. A modest 24% increase, $1132 a month to $1401 a month for my family coverage. Screwed and they didn’t even kiss me.
No flowers either I bet.
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:11:25am |
re: #653 realwest
Ah thanks {aussie} I had thought you had said Julie had developed some sort of medical problem recently - glad to know I was wrong!
She had an MRI on Friday, which showed some problems with her ribs - however she's not heard anything from her doc, Prof Penny, she's seeing him on Friday so we're assuming it's nothing bad or she would have been told by now
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:11:35am |
Off to slay dragons, play nice lizards!
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:11:40am |
re: #713 Wyatt Earp
My daughter was born 10 weeks early. My wife brought her overnight bag with her to the hospital when we went there for a non-stress test and an ultrasound. My daughter was born that day.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:12:10am |
re: #626 lawhawk
Hi lawhawk - it's a puzzle to me too - all we'd need to do is send ONE aircraft carrier battle group out of the 10 we have for about a week or so and there would be no more piracy.
AND what I don't understand is why hasn't there been a fucking peep out of the UN about this?
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:12:17am |
re: #728 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Don't forget yer flame retardant long johns!
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:12:18am |
re: #716 Ford_Prefect
That's great. I have just one. A girl. I'll tell, as soon as you look at her you will know with no uncertainty that no one will ever be good enough for her. No, Dorian, not even you.
Scariest part? I'll be having Irish Twins. My third boy will be 10 months old next week. Apparently, we were the only people on Earth who thought you couldn't get pregnant after you just had a baby!
Seems the opposite is true. Oops!
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:12:49am |
re: #722 Wyatt Earp
I will. At work now, but ready to run out at a moment's notice.
I was 3 weeks overdue with my first. People started to call and inquire 3 weeks prior to my due date "Anything?" This went on for 6 weeks until the doctor induced me - and we had an overripe baby girl who is now having her first in July. She's married and graduated from college so we're A-ok.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:13:33am |
re: #729 Ford_Prefect
My daughter was born 10 weeks early. My wife brought her overnight bag with her to the hospital when we went there for a non-stress test and an ultrasound. My daughter was born that day.
My first son was six weeks early. Was on a heart and lung monitor for two months. Terribly stressful time.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:13:40am |
re: #723 scottishbuzzsaw
LOL! He's not going to take that well. ;>)
It's OK. She is only two and a half anyway. And once she hits her teen years I intend to lock her in her room until she is thirty. By then Dorian will hopefully have found someone to take pity on him and marry him. // :-)
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:13:48am |
re: #731 realwest
Hell, the Russians are there, the US, France. A surface action group could wipe those idiots out. The UN is probably getting kickbacks from the ransom money.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:14:14am |
re: #734 Wyatt Earp
Scariest part? I'll be having Irish Twins. My third boy will be 10 months old next week. Apparently, we were the only people on Earth who thought you couldn't get pregnant after you just had a baby!
Seems the opposite is true. Oops!
Sheesh, after each of our kids, my wife used fool-proof birth control. She'd slap the hell outta me if I tried anything, and I could tell she wasn't fooling.
/
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:14:34am |
re: #735 DistantThunder
I was 3 weeks overdue with my first. People started to call and inquire 3 weeks prior to my due date "Anything?" This went on for 6 weeks until the doctor induced me - and we had an overripe baby girl who is now having her first in July. She's married and graduated from college so we're A-ok.
My first and only was overcooked, too, by over two weeks...10lbs 6oz...his cry was an octave lower than all the other babies in the nursery!
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:15:03am |
We have Irish twins - one is adopted - the next born 8 months later.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:15:22am |
re: #643 pingjockey
The NY Giants may act before the NFL does. I hope so, cause Plaxie isn't gonna go to jail for anything.
That's just the way it is.
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:15:47am |
re: #653 realwest
Ah thanks {aussie} I had thought you had said Julie had developed some sort of medical problem recently - glad to know I was wrong!
{Realwest}
It's after 2am and I left off half my post to you - thanks for asking - you're so thoughtful
How are you doing? Better than your computer I hope!
I thought of your Mum today - I'm putting together little info packages to give to our newly diagnosed diabetics - and there seem to a lot of people diagnosed with diabetes these days
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:16:04am |
re: #742 realwest
Yep. I hate that crap. "I'm so special". Bullshit.
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FrogMarch Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:16:05am |
re: #706 scottishbuzzsaw
Good morning, FrogMarch...good to see you, too...how have you been?
No complaints. and you?
I'm listening to Fred. I love Fred.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:16:23am |
re: #737 Ford_Prefect
It's OK. She is only two and a half anyway. And once she hits her teen years I intend to lock her in her room until she is thirty. By then Dorian will hopefully have found someone to take pity on him and marry him. // :-)
ROTFL!
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:16:24am |
re: #740 scottishbuzzsaw
My first and only was overcooked, too, by over two weeks...10lbs 6oz...his cry was an octave lower than all the other babies in the nursery!
LOL - our daughter looked us right in the eyes and just stared at us - like she knew who we were. We were shocked by how alert and calm and inquisitive she was.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:16:24am |
re: #741 DistantThunder
We have Irish twins - one is adopted - the next born 8 months later.
That was my friend Leo and his sister. They were in the same grade and hated each other. He was adopted, and apparently that "relaxed" something then bingo! a girl.
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notutopia Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:16:29am |
re: #655 SurferDoc
Notice I did Capitalize ........ was NOT CONDUCTED BY CLINICIANS, to make the mental illness diagnoses, they used criteria in a version of DSM designed for lay people........
: )
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:16:38am |
re: #736 Wyatt Earp
My first son was six weeks early. Was on a heart and lung monitor for two months. Terribly stressful time.
You ain't kidding. She was in the NICU for eight weeks. On breathing machines for three weeks, and they didn't tell us until later that normally anything over four or five days is not a good sign. However, she is now very healthy. Her doctor tells us you would never know she was a premie.
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:16:47am |
re: #717 realwest
Thanks for the tips my friend, but believe it or not, I DO know how to handle "recalcitrant" businesses!
The really bad part is that I really can't reach my oncologist before 10:00AM or after 5:00PM or at all on weekends except by e-mail. I've let Best Buy know that, forced Double Agent that was here Saturday to let me read what he was putting in his report, made a couple of "minor" corrections, and after he sent it I had him print out a hard copy of what he sent. He wasn't unhappy to do it as he thinks Best Buy is sticking it to me too.
Having that part fall off the "new" motherboard (the second one they sent to me) really got me going.
Sorry to hear about your continuing computer problems...as you said, if they would live up to their obligations everyone's BP would drop. These problems are not good for your current health. With your experience I know can handle this situation...best of luck.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:17:10am |
Why are the MFM giving Chopra all this attention? Does he have a new book out to promote?
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:18:15am |
re: #725 DistantThunder
No flowers either I bet.
Nope...what blew me away was the UPS delivery, but I'm paying for it.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:18:16am |
re: #752 MandyManners
Why are the MFM giving Chopra all this attention? Does he have a new book out to promote?
Probably the only "Indian" person they could think of.
Wouldn't want to interview any of the actual Indian authorities or anything.
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Nevergiveup Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:18:22am |
re: #652 pingjockey
Chemical Ali sentenced to death for the 2nd time.
What do they do? Drop him from only a very short distance, throw water on his face and then do it again from a higher vertical drop?
/
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:18:25am |
re: #742 realwest
The NY Giants may act before the NFL does. I hope so, cause Plaxie isn't gonna go to jail for anything.
That's just the way it is.
I actually think he will end up doing some time... Bloomberg is not going to stand for this...
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:18:25am |
re: #646 SurferDoc
Sigh. I know and I'm sorry but I am SO PISSED about this I can't begin to tell you. But I shouldn't let my temper let me type an answer like that to you - except that THEY ARE supposed to be the professionals and by darn if the power supply shouda been checked they should have check it, ya know.
Again, I apologize for the tone and some of the content of my post.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:18:41am |
re: #739 OldLineTexan
Sheesh, after each of our kids, my wife used fool-proof birth control. She'd slap the hell outta me if I tried anything, and I could tell she wasn't fooling.
/
Wife's fault. She had gestational diabetes and lost a lost of weight afterward. I was on Weight Watchers and lost a lot, too. We were full o' energy, and she came downstairs wearing a hockey jersey, and . . . well, I've said too much. :)
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:18:51am |
re: #753 jorline
Nope...what blew me away was the UPS delivery, but I'm paying for it.
Send them a nice fish dinner as a thank-you.
/
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rawmuse Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:19:36am |
re: #691 realwest
Good morning RW, remind me to never buy whatever kind of computer you are using :)
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Golem Akbar Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:20:22am |
Good morning Lizardia.
Very foggy here in (usually) sunny L.A. Check out the view from above.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:20:44am |
re: #745 FrogMarch
No complaints. and you?
I'm listening to Fred. I love Fred.
All's fine here...and I was so disappointed when Fred dropped out of the race...first choice.
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DeafDog Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:21:09am |
re: #756 tfc3rid
I actually think he will end up doing some time... Bloomberg is not going to stand for this...
As long as he wasn't doing something eveil - like smoking in a restauraunt - Bloomberg won't get involved.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:21:25am |
re: #657 tfc3rid
Let us pray that he doesn't see that bonus. He has, in addition to shooting himself in the leg, been a locker room cancer and the Giants have won two straight without him - screw him (h/t Kos) and his bonus.
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Golem Akbar Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:21:30am |
re: #729 Ford_Prefect
My daughter was born 10 weeks early. My wife brought her overnight bag with her to the hospital when we went there for a non-stress test and an ultrasound. My daughter was born that day.
Congratulations. May she be healthy and live a long and productive life!
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DisturbedEma Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:21:33am |
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SurferDoc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:21:58am |
re: #749 notutopia
Notice I did Capitalize ........ was NOT CONDUCTED BY CLINICIANS, to make the mental illness diagnoses, they used criteria in a version of DSM designed for lay people........
: )
Yes, I sure did notice and I appreciated it. I've been in the field for 28 years and crap studies hyped by the media drive me up the wall.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:22:01am |
re: #748 OldLineTexan
That was my friend Leo and his sister. They were in the same grade and hated each other. He was adopted, and apparently that "relaxed" something then bingo! a girl.
We held our daughter back a year since she had a September birthday - she just started college at 19 - which was a good thing.
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:22:33am |
re: #759 OldLineTexan
Send them a nice fish dinner as a thank-you.
/
Great idea! I'll contact Rahm Emanuel for suggestions on what fish should be sent.
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aussiemagpie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:22:46am |
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:22:53am |
re: #753 jorline
Nope...what blew me away was the UPS delivery, but I'm paying for it.
That want you to have only the best - with your money.
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rawmuse Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:23:07am |
re: #761 Golem Akbar
I love that kind of view. I do a hike to a local mountain, and on foggy days that is the type of vista I get at the top. You are shrouded in cool fog, climbing, heaving, etc. and then all of sudden, voila, a big vista opens up. It makes me thankful for my legs.
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SurferDoc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:23:26am |
re: #757 realwest
Sigh. I know and I'm sorry but I am SO PISSED about this I can't begin to tell you. But I shouldn't let my temper let me type an answer like that to you - except that THEY ARE supposed to be the professionals and by darn if the power supply shouda been checked they should have check it, ya know.
Again, I apologize for the tone and some of the content of my post.
No problem. Heck, I'm frustrated over it and I'm only reading about it!
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:23:28am |
re: #664 Occasional Reader
and JacksonTn if you read the link to that story, Jobs specifically mentions a few programs to use - only one I remember was Norton 11.
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pingjockey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:23:52am |
re: #755 Nevergiveup
There's a thought. Or just give him to the Kurds!
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:23:52am |
re: #765 Golem Akbar
Congratulations. May she be healthy and live a long and productive life!
Thank you.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:24:20am |
re: #769 jorline
Great idea! I'll contact Rahm Emanuel for suggestions on what fish should be sent.
Ask him how you too can get a 503(c) designation and not pay property taxes on your home since it is the location of your "Family Foundation" to which you give charitable contributions.
The guy is a shark.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:24:21am |
re: #763 DeafDog
As long as he wasn't doing something eveil - like smoking in a restauraunt - Bloomberg won't get involved.
Bloomberg has already chimed in and is VERY angry at the hospital (who is supposed to tell the police whenever there is a gunshot wound), the Giants (for not telling them) and has said that Burress must suffer the consequences of illegal gun actions...
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:24:32am |
re: #754 OldLineTexan
Probably the only "Indian" person they could think of.
Wouldn't want to interview any of the actual Indian authorities or anything.
Why is Fox falling for that crap?
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Golem Akbar Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:24:40am |
re: #772 rawmuse
I love that kind of view. I do a hike to a local mountain, and on foggy days that is the type of vista I get at the top. You are shrouded in cool fog, climbing, heaving, etc. and then all of sudden, voila, a big vista opens up. It makes me thankful for my legs.
Me too!
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:24:42am |
re: #671 3 wood
Good morning 3 wood - other than worrying over the markets, how are you today?
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Dustoff-507 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:24:46am |
OK, what in the hell is going on this fine morning? I see Realwest is giving Bestbuy hell again! LOL
Get them buddy.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:24:58am |
re: #760 rawmuse
Good morning RW, remind me to never buy whatever kind of computer you are using :)
G_t_w_y is CR_P.
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DisturbedEma Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:25:01am |
re: #734 Wyatt Earp
Scariest part? I'll be having Irish Twins. My third boy will be 10 months old next week. Apparently, we were the only people on Earth who thought you couldn't get pregnant after you just had a baby!
Seems the opposite is true. Oops!
Be of good cheer. . .I thought you could not get pregnant while nursing. . .D'OH!
My bad. . .:)
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:25:21am |
re: #771 DistantThunder
That want you to have only the best - with your money.
I hear ya, DT. When the government takes over health care premium increases will come by Pony Express.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:25:24am |
re: #778 tfc3rid
Bloomberg has already chimed in and is VERY angry at the hospital (who is supposed to tell the police whenever there is a gunshot wound), the Giants (for not telling them) and has said that Burress must suffer the consequences of illegal gun actions...
Correct, correct, and correct.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:25:41am |
re: #771 DistantThunder
That want you to have only the best - with your money.
Eh, that's ok, once Universal Health Care takes effect that's more money in your pocket... Until the government takes it away with higher taxes...
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:25:58am |
re: #785 DisturbedEma
Be of good cheer. . .I thought you could not get pregnant while nursing. . .D'OH!
My bad. . .:)
Yeah, BIG D'oh! :)
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:26:20am |
re: #768 DistantThunder
We held our daughter back a year since she had a September birthday - she just started college at 19 - which was a good thing.
My son has a late September birthday, so he missed Texas' 9/1 cut-off and is therefore one of the older kids in his grade. It has worked out well, IMO.
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:26:36am |
re: #777 DistantThunder
Ask him how you too can get a 503(c) designation and not pay property taxes on your home since it is the location of your "Family Foundation" to which you give charitable contributions.
The guy is a shark.
lol...ding
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:27:13am |
re: #779 MandyManners
Why is Fox falling for that crap?
FNC had him on because of his comments to CNN... O'Reilly's TP Memo last night blasted Chopra...
As O'Reilly at some points loved Obama, he was very clear last night in saying that with the National Security Team trotted out yesterday, he feels less safe than under Pres. Bush...
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:27:24am |
re: #773 SurferDoc
No problem. Heck, I'm frustrated over it and I'm only reading about it!
Same here. Perhaps we could raise up a Lizard Army armed with cluebats to administer motivation until they once and for all fix realwest's computer?
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:27:26am |
re: #779 MandyManners
Why is Fox falling for that crap?
Lazy producers, IMO. Knee-jerk television, not "journalism"/ The fact that hard news does not sell, and they are in the business for money. Just off the top of my head.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:27:29am |
re: #766 DisturbedEma
What's going on in Canada?
Well, this should get you started. We just had an election too.
/pricks.
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:27:54am |
re: #754 OldLineTexan
Probably the only "Indian" person they could think of.
Wouldn't want to interview any of the actual Indian authorities or anything.
They could have - literally - interviewed the owner of the Indian restaurant up the street from me, and gotten a more informed opinion than they did from ol' Deepak "Hitler was just a failure of our collective conciousness" Chopra.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:28:27am |
re: #769 jorline
Great idea! I'll contact Rahm Emanuel for suggestions on what fish should be sent.
One piece of cooked fish rotted in a box should taste about the same as the next, I would think. Use something cheap.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:28:57am |
re: #796 Occasional Reader
Deepak "Hitler was just a failure of our collective conciousness" Chopra.
You've got to be kidding?
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SurferDoc Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:29:20am |
re: #793 scottishbuzzsaw
Same here. Perhaps we could raise up a Lizard Army armed with cluebats to administer motivation until they once and for all fix realwest's computer?
We could have walked to his house and fixed it ourselves by now!
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:29:34am |
re: #796 Occasional Reader
They could have - literally - interviewed the owner of the Indian restaurant up the street from me, and gotten a more informed opinion than they did from ol' Deepak "Hitler was just a failure of our collective conciousness" Chopra.
There are some really smart, well-spoken Indian folks at my job that I know. Heck, some of them grew up in India and keep up with the old country. None of them are moonbats.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:29:36am |
BTW... Georgia Lizards... Save our Republic!
Alan Colmes played a nice game of gotcha last night with Saxby Chambliss over the definition of a recession... Apparently Chambliss did not know the 'definition' of recession on Fox News Sunday and Colmes beat him over the head with it...
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:29:49am |
re: #719 jorline
Can y'all find another insurer? I mean one who wouldn't exclude "pre-existing" conditions? 24% is outrageous!
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:29:56am |
re: #796 Occasional Reader
They could have - literally - interviewed the owner of the Indian restaurant up the street from me, and gotten a more informed opinion than they did from ol' Deepak "Hitler was just a failure of our collective conciousness" Chopra.
If you believe in karma, then you don't have to acknowledge the existence of evil - or your own responsibility to stop evil. It's why India has few qualms about it's ocean of "untouchables." They deserve it. Karma. I feel better already.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:30:04am |
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FrogMarch Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:30:17am |
re: #762 scottishbuzzsaw
All's fine here...and I was so disappointed when Fred dropped out of the race...first choice.
I hear ya.
Fred is a likable common sense guy. My kind of guy. He has too much common sense to be part of our ridiculous ineffective inept/clueless government.
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jcm Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:31:07am |
re: #785 DisturbedEma
Be of good cheer. . .I thought you could not get pregnant while nursing. . .D'OH!
My bad. . .:)
My adopted sons are 10 months apart..........
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:31:17am |
re: #795 BlueCanuck
Well, this should get you started. We just had an election too.
/pricks.
What?! You're less than enthusiastic about seeing your country led by this guy?
Hey, just because he can't understand a simple hypothetical question doesn't mean you have the right to judge him, you hater!
/
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:31:26am |
re: #799 SurferDoc
We could have walked to his house and fixed it ourselves by now!
Ain't that the truth.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:31:27am |
re: #796 Occasional Reader
"Hitler was just a failure of our collective conciousness."
He is obviously smoking crack.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:31:40am |
Just once we should try electing someone via the phonebook. Anyone with a criminal record would be disqualified which would eliminate many career politicians.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:32:06am |
re: #810 DistantThunder
Just once we should try electing someone via the phonebook. Anyone with a criminal record would be disqualified which would eliminate many career politicians.
60 Million people just did...
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:32:08am |
re: #798 scottishbuzzsaw
You've got to be kidding?
I recall a quote from him to that effect from Bill Maher's old show.
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DeafDog Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:32:14am |
re: #778 tfc3rid
I stand corrected.
Side note - The Deafdog political corrallary stats: A politician's willingness to offer a solution to an issue is in inverse proportion to the number of people who are impacted by the issue. Meaning that if an issue affects many, politicians will shy away from offering solutions, but they will be quick to apportion blame away from them. If the issue impacts only one or two folks, politicians will jump in with solutions.
Since this is a minor issue (affecting only one person) the politician (bloomberg) will feel the need to jump in an fix it.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:32:25am |
re: #809 Wyatt Earp
"Hitler was just a failure of our collective conciousness."
He is obviously smoking crack.
Speaking of smoking cracks, maybe he could toss himself into a volcano as placation to the Universal Consciousness.
/just a thought
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FrogMarch Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:32:36am |
"The real gamble in this election is playing the same Washington game with the same Washington players and expecting a different result."
-Barack Obama, December 27, 2007
bwaaahaaaahaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaa *sigh*
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:32:40am |
re: #737 Ford_Prefect
Now that wasn't very nice Ford - funny as hell - but not very nice! LOL!
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:33:15am |
re: #790 OldLineTexan
My son has a late September birthday, so he missed Texas' 9/1 cut-off and is therefore one of the older kids in his grade. It has worked out well, IMO.
Good for you, OLT. My son's was born on the 4th of August and we held him back in pre-kinder...best thing we ever did. He is now the oldest in his 8th grade class and has helped with his maturity level as well.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:33:19am |
re: #807 Occasional Reader
Stupid part is their are having a leadership convention in MAY!
Why the hell did they have to pull this stunt now. A lefty party, supported by socialists, propped up by separatists. How can it go wrong?
/more like when will it. . . . . .
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:33:22am |
re: #803 DistantThunder
If you believe in karma, then you don't have to acknowledge the existence of evil - or your own responsibility to stop evil. It's why India has few qualms about it's ocean of "untouchables." They deserve it. Karma. I feel better already.
Of course I believe in Karma. Mine currently stands at 18,437, to be exact.
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Alouette Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:33:31am |
In addition to murdering 200 innocent, helpless human beings, Mumbai monsters also deface a Torah scroll.
Remember this the next time somebody complains that a Koran was disrespected.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:15am |
re: #815 FrogMarch
-Barack Obama, December 27, 2007
bwaaahaaaahaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaa *sigh*
Until he got that security briefing and Obama figures he needs as many republicans and centrists around him as political human shields to take the incoming fire.
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Spenser (with an S) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:22am |
re: #676 Wyatt Earp
re: #668 ploome hineni
I didn;t know you were a detective!
how is your wife doing?
Ready for this: She went to the doctor's today and they told her she's 4cm dilated. She's due on January 3rd, but like the last three kids, I'm betting she'll be early! :)
And yes, I am a detective in the Philly PD. Best job in the world.
Congrats from another dad of 4. Did W.E.B. Griffin do a decent job of describing (albeit with more action and drama, I'm sure) your dept. and city?
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:34am |
re: #814 OldLineTexan
Speaking of smoking cracks, maybe he could toss himself into a volcano as placation to the Universal Consciousness.
/just a thought
We could tell everyone he's a virgin to appease the gods.
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scottishbuzzsaw Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:34am |
re: #805 FrogMarch
I hear ya.
Fred is a likable common sense guy. My kind of guy. He has too much common sense to be part of our ridiculous ineffective inept/clueless government.
And there's the rub. Those who could do the greatest good want no part of the insanity.
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:35am |
re: #810 DistantThunder
Just once we should try electing someone via the phonebook. Anyone with a criminal record would be disqualified which would eliminate many career politicians.
Bill Buckely Jr. famously said that he'd rather be governed by the first 500 names in the Boston telephone directory than by the faculty of Harvard.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:36am |
re: #792 tfc3rid
FNC had him on because of his comments to CNN... O'Reilly's TP Memo last night blasted Chopra...
As O'Reilly at some points loved Obama, he was very clear last night in saying that with the National Security Team trotted out yesterday, he feels less safe than under Pres. Bush...
Did Hannity blast him, too?
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acwgusa Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:38am |
re: #603 Wyatt Earp
Burress is a professional. A professional knucklehead.
I have to admit, the image in my head of Plaxico shooting himself in the thigh has me cracking up here in my office. My coworkers think I am quite mad.
/Bang! Ow! Hop. OW! Hop. OWW! Hop.
/Forget Jail time, someone see if the the video is on Youtube.
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FrogMarch Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:50am |
re: #724 tfc3rid
The standard lefty talking point: "They hate us because they are poor."
It doesn't pass the laugh test.
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Dustoff-507 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:51am |
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:34:56am |
re: #751 jorline
Thanks jorline - but I notice you didn't answer my question as to how YOU are doing? Any samples from the doc?
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vapig Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:35:19am |
OT: Remember that anchor that asked Biden the tough questions? Well, WFTV anchor, Barbara West has been fired.
Cant find an article about this yet, but I've already heard it on the radio this morning.
Nice to know our media is taking the appropriate steps NOT to offend our annointed leader.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:35:36am |
re: #794 OldLineTexan
Lazy producers, IMO. Knee-jerk television, not "journalism"/ The fact that hard news does not sell, and they are in the business for money. Just off the top of my head.
tfc3rid gave me a pretty good perspective but, I just wish people would ignore the asshole.
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Ford_Prefect Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:36:13am |
re: #816 realwest
Now that wasn't very nice Ford - funny as hell - but not very nice! LOL!
He was lamenting earlier about being single and never married, and about how he would like to have some little greylettes running around. I was just trying to send out positive vibes for him, that's all. ;-)
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Spenser (with an S) Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:36:13am |
re: #734 Wyatt Earp
Scariest part? I'll be having Irish Twins. My third boy will be 10 months old next week. Apparently, we were the only people on Earth who thought you couldn't get pregnant after you just had a baby!
Seems the opposite is true. Oops!
Didn't see this before. We have Irish triplets! 3 boys born in 12 months. Really threw us for a loop, but we've adapted and they've thrived.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:36:14am |
re: #828 FrogMarch
The standard lefty talking point: "They hate us because they are poor."
It doesn't pass the laugh test.
That's right. The rich Saudis like us because they can buy us off.
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:36:23am |
re: #796 Occasional Reader
They could have - literally - interviewed the owner of the Indian restaurant up the street from me, and gotten a more informed opinion than they did from ol' Deepak "Hitler was just a failure of our collective conciousness" Chopra.
He's said that? WTF is his problem? What's he say about Israel?
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:36:36am |
re: #760 rawmuse
DON'T EVER BUY ANYTHING FROM BEST BUY! NEVER!
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rawmuse Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:36:50am |
re: #828 FrogMarch
The standard lefty talking point: "They hate us because they are poor."
I spent a good deal of my life poor. That whole time somehow it never occurred to me to go on a killing rampage.
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:36:51am |
re: #822 Spenser (with an S)
Congrats from another dad of 4. Did W.E.B. Griffin do a decent job of describing (albeit with more action and drama, I'm sure) your dept. and city?
Yes, he did a good job. Better than most. In our division, we tell everyone our job is most like Barney Miller. That show was so accurate that it's scary.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:37:03am |
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Dustoff-507 Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:37:10am |
re: #832 vapig
What are they going to do when the US really goes into a crapper. 0-:
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jorline Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:37:33am |
re: #802 realwest
Can y'all find another insurer? I mean one who wouldn't exclude "pre-existing" conditions? 24% is outrageous!
We're looking. I'm a part of the Texas Restaurant Association and they have several pools and insurance companies. I'm also looking at adjusting my benefit package. My new health issues aren't helping matters right now.
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:37:41am |
re: #832 vapig
OT: Remember that anchor that asked Biden the tough questions? Well, WFTV anchor, Barbara West has been fired.
Cant find an article about this yet, but I've already heard it on the radio this morning.
Nice to know our media is taking the appropriate steps NOT to offend our annointed leader.
That's sickening. The blacklisting continues unabated. Obama and his team of political predators is behind this - even if they are self-deputized.
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:37:49am |
re: #837 MandyManners
He's said that? WTF is his problem? What's he say about Israel?
His problem is that he's a moron (at least in the functional sense). No idea what he's said about Israel, and I'm not sure I want to know.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:38:35am |
re: #775 pingjockey
I said above that hanging is too good for Chemical Ali - he should die the same way those poor Kurds did.
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:39:02am |
I just got off the phone after a half-hour with my Mom, which is why i haven't answered anyone's questions. Here's the story. Sometime in October she came down with an h. pylori infection, which made her sick to her stomach. The antibiotics prescribed made her feel worse, so she didn't take them. Since she didn't take that batch of antibiotics, the infection didn't clear up, so she had to go back on another course of antibiotics, which wiped out her intestinal flora, making for frequent bowel movements. All this is bad enough, but when she was prescribed the antibiotics, the pharmacist told her to not take her anti-cholesteral medicine with them. She extrapolated that to mean: don't take any other medicine with them, so she stopped taking her anti-depressants! So she's basically been having a panic attack for the last two weeks - afraid of everything, not eating well, just in a bad state all around.
Saturday night I couldn't take seeing her like that anymore & took her to the ER. She had a CAT scan done & everything came up clear, thank God. But she's only now getting back on her antidepressants, which she had been off of for over a month & I've only now started giving her probiotics to replenish her GI flora. I'm taking her to see her pyschiatrist today & am making an appointment to see a GI specialist, but she's so scared of not being able to pay the medical bills. It's very confusing to figure out what Medicare pays, what her Medicare HMO pays & what she has to pay. I'm doing everything I can to try to get some extra money together - anyone want to buy a Wayne Gretzky rookie card? - but it's just a real mess around here. Please keep me & my Mom in your prayers. Thanks.
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DisturbedEma Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:39:29am |
re: #795 BlueCanuck
Well, this should get you started. We just had an election too.
/pricks.
Wow! I am not up on how you all do things. . .what are your options?
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Wyatt Earp Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:39:38am |
re: #848 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
I just got off the phone after a half-hour with my Mom, which is why i haven't answered anyone's questions. Here's the story. Sometime in October she came down with an h. pylori infection, which made her sick to her stomach. The antibiotics prescribed made her feel worse, so she didn't take them. Since she didn't take that batch of antibiotics, the infection didn't clear up, so she had to go back on another course of antibiotics, which wiped out her intestinal flora, making for frequent bowel movements. All this is bad enough, but when she was prescribed the antibiotics, the pharmacist told her to not take her anti-cholesteral medicine with them. She extrapolated that to mean: don't take any other medicine with them, so she stopped taking her anti-depressants! So she's basically been having a panic attack for the last two weeks - afraid of everything, not eating well, just in a bad state all around.
Saturday night I couldn't take seeing her like that anymore & took her to the ER. She had a CAT scan done & everything came up clear, thank God. But she's only now getting back on her antidepressants, which she had been off of for over a month & I've only now started giving her probiotics to replenish her GI flora. I'm taking her to see her pyschiatrist today & am making an appointment to see a GI specialist, but she's so scared of not being able to pay the medical bills. It's very confusing to figure out what Medicare pays, what her Medicare HMO pays & what she has to pay. I'm doing everything I can to try to get some extra money together - anyone want to buy a Wayne Gretzky rookie card? - but it's just a real mess around here. Please keep me & my Mom in your prayers. Thanks.
Prayers being sent as I write.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:39:43am |
re: #826 MandyManners
Did Hannity blast him, too?
He tried. Could barely get a word in edgewise... Has Chopra in a segment with William Cohen...
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:39:47am |
re: #835 Spenser (with an S)
Didn't see this before. We have Irish triplets! 3 boys born in 12 months. Really threw us for a loop, but we've adapted and they've thrived.
If not adopted, how is that possible?
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:40:09am |
re: #779 MandyManners
"Why is Fox falling for that crap?" Easier than actually investigating themselves.
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tfc3rid Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:40:22am |
re: #828 FrogMarch
The standard lefty talking point: "They hate us because they are poor."
It doesn't pass the laugh test.
#Exactly... It's more like 'They hate us because they are barbarians.'
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DeafDog Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:40:24am |
re: #815 FrogMarch
-Barack Obama, December 27, 2007
bwaaahaaaahaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaa *sigh*
He said that in the heat of the campaign.
/like all of his campaign promises that will soon be broken.
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:40:52am |
re: #848 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Thoughts with you and your mom. And good for you for standing by her like this.
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vapig Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:40:53am |
re: #842 Dustoff-507
What are they going to do when the US really goes into a crapper. 0-:
Make us "feel good" about it.
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BlueCanuck Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:41:09am |
re: #850 DisturbedEma
Well if they don't sort it out up in Ottawa. . . . . . .
/anybody got some spare KY they ain't needing?
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MandyManners Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:41:11am |
re: #845 Occasional Reader
His problem is that he's a moron (at least in the functional sense). No idea what he's said about Israel, and I'm not sure I want to know.
I bet he's called them Nazis somewhere, and has compared the security procedures to the Berlin Wall. Oh, and compared the nation to South Africa.
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realwest Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:41:21am |
re: #782 Dustoff-507
I will as soon as I take care of other things, still waiting for doc to call back and he comes FIRST.
How are you doing today my friend?
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SteveC Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:42:02am |
re: #838 realwest
DON'T EVER BUY ANYTHING FROM BEST BUY! NEVER!
We can all go home now, the truth has been spoken!
F*** Best Buy!
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Occasional Reader Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:42:02am |
re: #856 DeafDog
He said that in the heat of the campaign.
/like all of his campaign promises that will soon be broken.
I certainly HOPE he breaks them. If he KEEPS most of his campaign promises, then we're in real trouble.
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:42:38am |
re: #801 tfc3rid
BTW... Georgia Lizards... Save our Republic!
Alan Colmes played a nice game of gotcha last night with Saxby Chambliss over the definition of a recession... Apparently Chambliss did not know the 'definition' of recession on Fox News Sunday and Colmes beat him over the head with it...
If he didn't know how a recession is defined, that's not good. I did send Saxby $25, by the way. Every little bit helps.
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OldLineTexan Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:42:41am |
re: #864 Occasional Reader
I certainly HOPE he breaks them. If he KEEPS most of his campaign promises, then we're in real trouble.
You said it. If he breaks most of his campaign promises, I can sleep better.
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LindaMarie Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:42:43am |
re: #640 notutopia
I vote for number 3.
Behind door number 3 is PC
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DistantThunder Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:42:50am |
re: #848 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
I just got off the phone after a half-hour with my Mom, which is why i haven't answered anyone's questions. Here's the story. Sometime in October she came down with an h. pylori infection, which made her sick to her stomach. The antibiotics prescribed made her feel worse, so she didn't take them. Since she didn't take that batch of antibiotics, the infection didn't clear up, so she had to go back on another course of antibiotics, which wiped out her intestinal flora, making for frequent bowel movements. All this is bad enough, but when she was prescribed the antibiotics, the pharmacist told her to not take her anti-cholesteral medi
