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HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

— Ambrose Bierce

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2 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:46:02pm

Sorry 2by2...

3 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:46:39pm

A new thread . . . my freshious!

4 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:47:54pm

re: #2 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Must not know, Charles frowns on that stuff.

5 WrathofG-d  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:48:46pm

re: #4 sngnsgt

Posts that contain phone numbers, street addresses, email addresses or other personal information will also be deleted, as will posts that consist only of a variation on the word, "First!"

6 Cognito  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:49:16pm

Bierce, ye devil.

7 Moe Katz  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:49:36pm

Anyone like old-time hillbilly gospel?

8 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:49:47pm

After Gaining 37 Net Votes from "Suddenly Discovered Ballots," Franken Loses 46 Votes Whose Ballots Can't Be Found, and Seem to Have Never Existed

Officials suspect that a batch of write-in votes were mistakenly counted twice.

Franken is protesting. Um, based on what? If the votes don't exist, they don't exist.

How About a Little Coulter? Ah, there's that sweet, sweet scorn.

9 WrathofG-d  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:50:01pm

...and soldiers mostly fools...

hmmm, if there were posted elsewhere...

10 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:50:05pm

re: #5 WrathofG-d

What he said ^

11 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:50:23pm

said he knew about that, he just wanted to be on top for once...

12 Moe Katz  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:51:22pm
MP3 Audio

Hmmm, here's the link again if that didn't work for you.

13 ggt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:51:26pm

weet dreams all,

remember, don't play with matches or throw a frozen turkey in hot oil.

14 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:51:40pm

re: #11 redc1c4

That's what she said...

15 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:52:17pm

re: #4 sngnsgt

Must not know, Charles frowns on that stuff.

I told 2by2 that the post would be deleted.

16 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:52:34pm

Meh, I take exception to that last part of the Bierce quote. Evening all. Missed most of you in the last part of the night shift yesterday.

/Littleoldlady is going to be testy this morning.

17 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:52:53pm

Just thought I'd splash the pool with a flipper.
Frog Flipper that is...

18 WrathofG-d  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:54:28pm

a moi de payer

19 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:54:31pm

re: #11 redc1c4


Ya think about me post from last night?

20 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:54:38pm

re: #15 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

As you said, Charles posted something about that...

/must not anger the Lizard Master

22 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:55:20pm

re: #16 BlueCanuck

Meh, I take exception to that last part of the Bierce quote. Evening all. Missed most of you in the last part of the night shift yesterday.

/Littleoldlady is going to be testy this morning.

nothing new there... %-)

/white smoke

23 drmark  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:56:00pm

[Link: www.eyeblast.tv...]

24 picaro  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:56:38pm

The Bierce quote is great, and may also apply to the discussion two threads back.

25 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:56:47pm

re: #19 Nightwatch

Ya think about me post from last night?

huh? i was frozen out of LGF most of last night...

/upgrade

26 WrathofG-d  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:00:49pm

That's Bunk Johnson

27 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:01:09pm

re: #25 redc1c4

huh? i was frozen out of LGF most of last night...

/upgrade

At the end it was only Blue and me left. Very weird and lonely.

28 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:02:18pm

re: #8 gmsc
Ann would be my wife , if I were not spoken for 10 years prior with many off-spring already hatched! A Woman with a Lashing Conservative Tongue, and 2 inch groupings at combat range! What is not to like?

29 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:02:20pm

Good news: Patrick Swayze recently announced that he's winning his battle against pancreatic cancer!

We can use all the good news we can get this holiday season, so this inspires me. Let's have a Patrick Swayze Christmas!

30 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:03:37pm

Don't let the dead threads pass you by, stay informed with LGF Spy.

31 Dustyvet  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:04:46pm

re: #1 WrathofG-d

Carter Has Written New Book On The Arab/Israel Conflict

It's in the humor section at your local book seller...

32 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:05:16pm

re: #25 redc1c4

Yeah, you missed the BlueCanuck & Fenway_Nation show with special guests Erik the Red, and Crux Australis.

/two hours of inanities. Probably better then F&F though, and miles ahead of GA.

33 Abu Al-Poopypants  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:05:49pm

re: #29 gmsc

I hope so. My mom only lasted 2 1/2 weeks once she was diagnosed.

34 WrathofG-d  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:06:05pm

I love it when it all comes together....g'afternoon all.

35 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:07:45pm

re: #31 Dustyvet

It's in the humor section at your local book seller...

Same shelf as the Jimmy Carter memoirs.

36 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:07:59pm

re: #25 redc1c4

Thought I be banned since I could not connect last night, but you spoke about my/our faith and the fact you had left the faith, and I attacked you. Not what I am supposed to do...so please forgive me for attacking you.

37 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:08:22pm

re: #33 Abu Al-Poopypants

I hope so. My mom only lasted 2 1/2 weeks once she was diagnosed.

yeah, PC really isn't very user friendly.

38 poopeedoo  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:08:28pm

re: #30 sngnsgt

Don't let the dead threads pass you by, stay informed with LGF Spy.

What exactly is LGF spy?

39 LeePro  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:08:30pm

Coleman up by 316

Mornin', y'all.

40 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:09:51pm

re: #36 Nightwatch

Thought I be banned since I could not connect last night, but you spoke about my/our faith and the fact you had left the faith, and I attacked you. Not what I am supposed to do...so please forgive me for attacking you.

since i'd already forgotten, there isn't any offense to forgive, as far as i'm concerned... but if it'll make ya feel better, you're forgiven.

41 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:10:24pm

re: #39 LeePro

Coleman up by 316

Mornin', y'all.

out late i see...

42 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:10:29pm

re: #39 LeePro

Coleman up by 316

Mornin', y'all.

Good mornin', o bearer of good news!

43 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:11:29pm

Morning {LeePro}. Sounds like some good news for you folks. Unlike the soap opera we are experiencing up here in the north. :p

44 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:12:13pm

re: #38 poopeedoo

Up above on the left hand side, click the link and give it a try.

/Charles newfangled gadget.

45 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:12:37pm

re: #41 redc1c4


Thank you,

and yes...Norm UP is a very good sign.

46 Dustyvet  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:12:49pm

re: #38 poopeedoo

What exactly is LGF spy?

Ummn, a Hamster in a trench coat...

47 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:13:59pm

re: #46 Dustyvet

LOL!

/better answer than mine

48 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:14:03pm

re: #1 WrathofG-d

Carter Has Written New Book On The Arab/Israel Conflict

However, you must supply your own crayons.

49 poopeedoo  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:14:33pm

re: #44 sngnsgt

Ah ha! I get it now. It lists every comment from every thread on one list, in chronological order.

Very cool!

50 Dustyvet  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:15:04pm

re: #48 gmsc

However, you must supply your own crayons.

That figures...:(

51 LeePro  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:15:17pm

re: #41 redc1c4

out late i see...

Always the night owl — far back as I can remember...

    ...and that's sayin' a LOT ! ! !

52 poopeedoo  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:15:26pm

re: #46 Dustyvet

Ummn, a Hamster in a trench coat...

asking, "Does yer dog bite?"

53 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:15:31pm

re: #46 Dustyvet


It's "ME!"

But Charles won't let me carry automatic weapons...;)

54 LeePro  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:16:40pm

re: #42 gmsc

re: #43 BlueCanuck

{gmsc} {Blue}

55 Dustyvet  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:16:42pm

re: #53 Nightwatch

It's "ME!"

But Charles won't let me carry automatic weapons...;)

Setting phaser on hurt badly...:)

56 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:17:05pm

re: #46 Dustyvet

Ummn, a Hamster in a trench coat...

with no pants...

57 poopeedoo  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:17:20pm

re: #52 poopeedoo

asking, "Does yer dog bite?"

or is he stalking Kato?

58 Dustyvet  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:18:03pm

re: #56 redc1c4

with no pants...

Porky Pig aint got pants either...:)

59 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:18:51pm

re: #58 Dustyvet

Porky Pig aint got pants either...:)

that's one fat hamster...

60 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:19:09pm

re: #55 Dustyvet

you owe me a new keyboard (O-J sprayed)!

61 poopeedoo  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:19:16pm

re: #58 Dustyvet

Porky Pig aint got pants either...:)

Nor does Quik Draw McGraw.

62 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:20:16pm

re: #60 Nightwatch

you owe me a new keyboard (O-J sprayed)!

it's a bit to late to spay OJ, but i guess it's the thought that counts. %-)

63 Dustyvet  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:20:17pm

re: #58 Dustyvet

Porky Pig aint got pants either...:)

Image: porkypig.jpg

64 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:20:30pm

re: #56 redc1c4

with no pants...

What makes the hottentot so hot?
Pants!
What puts the "ape" in "apricot"?
Pants!
What do they got that I ain't got?
Pants!

65 NomadOfNorad  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:21:22pm

re: #58 Dustyvet

Porky Pig aint got pants either...:)

Neither did Donald Duck, for that matter. Which I gather got Disney corporation in trouble with some religious group many moons ago, because he'd GONE so many years without pants and that was just... improper! :-%P%

66 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:21:29pm

It seemed we progressed from the previous "naked" thread to this "no pants" thread.

;)

67 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:21:38pm

re: #61 poopeedoo

Nor does Quik Draw McGraw.

probably Betty Boop too...

68 NomadOfNorad  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:22:16pm

re: #66 gmsc

It seemed we progressed from the previous "naked" thread to this "no pants" thread.

;)

ROFL! Yeah, very true!

69 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:22:28pm

re: #65 NomadOfNorad

Neither did Donald Duck, for that matter. Which I gather got Disney corporation in trouble with some religious group many moons ago, because he'd GONE so many years without pants and that was just... improper! :-%P%

yeah, 'cause all them duck in the wild at least wear down underware

70 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:23:12pm

re: #66 gmsc

It seemed we progressed from the previous "naked" thread to this "no pants" thread.

;)

we're just legging it on down the road...

/white smoke

71 NomadOfNorad  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:23:13pm

re: #69 redc1c4

LOL! ! !

72 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:23:53pm

re: #62 redc1c4


My son is BORED, the war is over in IRAQ.

BELIEVE IT!

73 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:24:11pm

re: #60 Nightwatch

you owe me a new keyboard (O-J sprayed)!

Which reminds me - this Friday is O.J. Simpson sentencing day!

/If you enjoyed Bea Arthur in the Star Wars Holiday Special, you'll love her as the M.C. introducing O.J. Simpson's magic act!

74 Dustyvet  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:24:16pm

re: #64 gmsc

What makes the hottentot so hot?
Pants!
What puts the "ape" in "apricot"?
Pants!
What do they got that I ain't got?
Pants!

Mr. Fancy Pants

Youtube Video
75 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:24:58pm

re: #31 Dustyvet

It's in the humor section at your local book seller...

Or fiction.

76 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:25:40pm

re: #72 Nightwatch

My son is BORED, the war is over in IRAQ.

BELIEVE IT!

Yep, Zombie warned us things like this could happen.

77 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:26:15pm

re: #73 gmsc

Can I do this again! MY SON IS BORED!

The war is over in IRAQ!

78 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:26:40pm

re: #72 Nightwatch

My son is BORED, the war is over in IRAQ.

BELIEVE IT!

Boredom, a soldiers worst enemy.

79 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:27:24pm

re: #72 Nightwatch

My son is BORED, the war is over in IRAQ.

BELIEVE IT!

well, please remind him that this old GI said now is the time to be careful: we lost more Soldiers to accidents last month than we did enemy action.

80 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:27:31pm

re: #77 Nightwatch

Can I do this again! MY SON IS BORED!

The war is over in IRAQ!

Uh-oh, Man over-bored!

81 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:27:56pm

re: #78 Maximu§

Boredom, a soldiers worst enemy.

GMTA: see my post 79

82 LeePro  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:28:14pm

re: #76 gmsc

Yep, Zombie warned us things like this could happen.

Yeah, what a bitter pill for BZero to swallow...

Oh, wait... he hasn't noticed...

83 Mosse  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:28:35pm

Charles, what's with the Bierce quote -- unless you meant it satirically? Don't go all postmodern/social constructionist on us...

84 Abu Al-Poopypants  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:29:30pm

re: #77 Nightwatch

The Nightwatch.

85 SurferDoc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:30:37pm

*Walks in and hangs his pants on the back of the chair*

Evening, Lizards!

86 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:31:44pm

re: #85 SurferDoc

*Walks in and hangs his pants on the back of the chair*

Evening, Lizards!

Greetings, o pants-less surfer!

87 Nylecoj  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:31:51pm

re: #52 poopeedoo

asking, "Does yer dog bite?"

It's not my dog.

88 traderjoe9  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:31:52pm

Just more or did the karma feature disappear halfway down?

89 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:32:05pm

Morning Surfer. Um, just because we are talking about no pants. . . .

90 Dustyvet  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:32:07pm

re: #85 SurferDoc

*Walks in and hangs his pants on the back of the chair*

Evening, Lizards!

Watching pants on chair as two hamsters, get his Visa card...:)

91 LeePro  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:32:34pm

re: #85 SurferDoc

*Walks in and hangs his pants on the back of the chair*

Evening, Lizards!

What's that little thingie there...?

Oh, never mind! Must be the cold weather. Makes things shrink up, y'know.

92 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:33:38pm

re: #80 gmsc


Serious,
No patrols, no IED's, watching the Iraq police and the Iraq Army just RUN things and a HO-HUM when can we go home retort from the boots on the ground?

This BITCH is O V E R! Think I'm nuts, check with the REAL embeds!

93 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:33:42pm

re: #88 traderjoe9

Just more or did the karma feature disappear halfway down?

How appropriate for the pantsless thread.

94 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:34:58pm

re: #89 BlueCanuck

Morning Surfer. Um, just because we are talking about no pants. . . .

it's okay... he's wearing Katin's underneath.

95 SurferDoc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:35:08pm

Heh, heh.


Got shorts on...

96 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:35:39pm

re: #88 traderjoe9

What's the Karma feature and what does it mean?

97 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:36:16pm

re: #92 Nightwatch

Serious,
No patrols, no IED's, watching the Iraq police and the Iraq Army just RUN things and a HO-HUM when can we go home retort from the boots on the ground?

This BITCH is O V E R! Think I'm nuts, check with the REAL embeds!

sorry, but that can't be true: if it were, it'd be front page news and all over the TV.

98 SurferDoc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:36:25pm

Hey, where is my Visa card?!

99 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:36:32pm

re: #96 sngnsgt

What's the Karma feature and what does it mean?

It's the total of your updings minus your downdings.

/This is the wrong thread for that straight line.

100 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:36:49pm

re: #84 Abu Al-Poopypants

Since my firewall won't ley me see,please feel free to verbal-esk the pharse.

101 Nylecoj  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:36:55pm

re: #92 Nightwatch

Serious,
No patrols, no IED's, watching the Iraq police and the Iraq Army just RUN things and a HO-HUM when can we go home retort from the boots on the ground?

This BITCH is O V E R! Think I'm nuts, check with the REAL embeds!

You sound...jubilant. Thank him for us and I hope he is home soon.

102 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:37:14pm

re: #96 sngnsgt

What's the Karma feature and what does it mean?


it's a Ghia, and it means lots of upkeep.

103 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:37:29pm

re: #92 Nightwatch

Serious,
No patrols, no IED's, watching the Iraq police and the Iraq Army just RUN things and a HO-HUM when can we go home retort from the boots on the ground?

This BITCH is O V E R! Think I'm nuts, check with the REAL embeds!

I don't doubt it at all. Michael Yon mentions people who've been stationed in Iraq for 8 months and haven't fired a single shot at anyone.

104 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:39:24pm

re: #100 Nightwatch

Since my firewall won't ley me see,please feel free to verbal-esk the pharse.

it's a video of a King Crimson song

105 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:40:29pm

re: #103 gmsc

I don't doubt it at all. Michael Yon mentions people who've been stationed in Iraq for 8 months and haven't fired a single shot at anyone.

undoubtedly because Haliburton has been selling their ammo to the insurgents...

106 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:40:53pm

re: #99 gmsc

Ahh, I earned myself a few downs the other day.

/link I shouldn't have posted

107 Hillbilly Mike  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:41:14pm

Soldiers only fools? Sounds like something a Yankee Queer would say!

108 NomadOfNorad  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:41:32pm

Well, shortly I'm not so much going to be without pants... as going to be totally without clothes. (I sleep "commando style.")

Weet dreams, fellow lizards. Pantsless and otherwise.

109 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:42:08pm

A few videos to keep this thread on theme:

Karate Girl
Pantsless Tuesdays
runescape pantsless

110 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:42:42pm

re: #108 NomadOfNorad

Well, shortly I'm not so much going to be without pants... as going to be totally without clothes. (I sleep "commando style.")

Weet dreams, fellow lizards. Pantsless and otherwise.

Goodnight, and TMI!

(Too Much Information!)

111 Wookieelips  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:43:07pm

re: #78 Maximu§

Boredom, a soldiers worst enemy.

I send DVDs and pics and videos of random crap around the house. Also vids of the dogs.

It seems to help. I'm also shipping the Xbox over there for him.

Let's see if he ever doubts my love now!

112 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:43:23pm

re: #106 sngnsgt

Ahh, I earned myself a few downs the other day.

/link I shouldn't have posted

Here's a fresh upding to help out.

113 Abu Al-Poopypants  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:44:14pm

re: #104 redc1c4

it's a video of a King Crimson song

Or, more specifically, a video someone made using some imagery of the Rembrandt painting commonly known as "The Nightwatch" with musical accompaniment by King Crimson, playing the song "The Nightwatch" with lyrics based on the aforementioned painting.

114 LeePro  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:44:28pm

re: #92 Nightwatch

Serious,
No patrols, no IED's, watching the Iraq police and the Iraq Army just RUN things and a HO-HUM when can we go home retort from the boots on the ground?

This BITCH is O V E R! Think I'm nuts, check with the REAL embeds!

How dare they do that while Bush is still in office! How DARE they! ! !

re: #97 redc1c4

sorry, but that can't be true: if it were, it'd be front page news and all over the TV.

See above.

115 NomadOfNorad  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:44:31pm

re: #96 sngnsgt

What's the Karma feature and what does it mean?

re: #99 gmsc

It's the total of your updings minus your downdings.

/This is the wrong thread for that straight line.

Yeah, but is there a way to find out just how many updings and how many downdings you've had? Charles?

116 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:45:14pm

re: #97 redc1c4


Give me a broken leg! The MSM only likes to Pontificate when the body count is high...high...HIGH! Where the HELL have YOU been for the last 5 years? Get a FUCKING CLUE! No news from RED MSM, means we are winning. CNN has all the recent updates on IRAQ...crickets...crickets...crickets...24/7...crickets...crickets...crickets...pathetic Red...most PATHETIC!

117 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:45:16pm

WTF makes Eid more important than Christmas?Report: School Cancels Traditional Christmas Play for Muslim Eid Celebrations

118 NomadOfNorad  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:45:31pm

re: #110 gmsc

Goodnight, and TMI!

(Too Much Information!)

LOL! ! !

I just knew SOMEone was going to make a comment like that! :D :D :D

119 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:46:10pm

re: #107 Hillbilly Mike

Soldiers only fools? Sounds like something a Yankee Queer would say!

Can't stand them Yankees? It's a Joke, Son!

Why do we call it "North" Carolina? What's wrong with calling it Upper South Carolina?

And another thing, I don't understand why we have a South Dakota up north!

120 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:48:39pm

Sine this is an open thread, this might be more appropriate here:

It's worth a watch

121 NomadOfNorad  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:48:41pm

re: #119 gmsc

Can't stand them Yankees? It's a Joke, Son!

Why do we call it "North" Carolina? What's wrong with calling it Upper South Carolina?

And another thing, I don't understand why we have a South Dakota up north!

Because it's south of North Dakota?

122 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:49:45pm

re: #112 gmsc

Thx for that ;-) I've watched my P's and Q's

123 Nightwatch  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:53:41pm

re: #116 Nightwatch

MY SON...ON DEPLOY...# 4 ...HAS...NOT...FIRED...A...SINGLE...ROUND...TO...DEFEND...HIMSELF OR THE MARINES HE IS STATIONED...WITH!

AM I CLEAR ENOUGH FOR YOU? OR DO YOU NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION?

124 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:54:00pm

re: #116 Nightwatch

Give me a broken leg! The MSM only likes to Pontificate when the body count is high...high...HIGH! Where the HELL have YOU been for the last 5 years? Get a FUCKING CLUE! No news from RED MSM, means we are winning. CNN has all the recent updates on IRAQ...crickets...crickets...crickets...24/7... .crickets...crickets...crickets...pathetic Red...most PATHETIC!

/me passes over an extra chill pill

sorry dude: sarcasm is my default setting... %-)

125 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:55:24pm

re: #121 NomadOfNorad

Because it's south of North Dakota?

Nobody cares about the Dakotas! Just ask Monica on "Friends".

126 gmsc  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:56:48pm

re: #120 sngnsgt

Sine this is an open thread, this might be more appropriate here:

It's worth a watch

I'll see your kazoo player, and raise you The Great Flydini!

127 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:56:52pm

re: #125 gmsc

Nobody cares about the Dakotas! Just ask Monica on "Friends".

what's "Friends"?

128 sngnsgt  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 11:57:33pm

re: #120 sngnsgt

Sine = Since

129 redc1c4  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:01:41am

re: #117 Erik The Red

WTF makes Eid more important than Christmas?Report: School Cancels Traditional Christmas Play for Muslim Eid Celebrations

because Christians aren't likely to cut your head off over the issue, but the rock worshipers will?

130 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:02:35am

re: #127 redc1c4

what's "Friends"?

Here's the wikipedia info on the sitcom: [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

131 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:03:50am

re: #116 Nightwatch

Give me a broken leg! The MSM only likes to Pontificate when the body count is high...high...HIGH! Where the HELL have YOU been for the last 5 years? Get a FUCKING CLUE! No news from RED MSM, means we are winning. CNN has all the recent updates on IRAQ...crickets...crickets...crickets...24/7... .crickets...crickets...crickets...pathetic Red...most PATHETIC!

Sit down and put both hands flat on the table...

That's it.
Now take a deeep breath. Exhale completely.

Good.
Now repeat... deeep breath... exhale.

Very good. You should be feeling better already.
Now reach over and take redc1c4's bottle. Up-end it and swallow the contents.

Now I KNOW you feel better!

132 redc1c4  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:03:56am

well, having more or less killed the thread, and since i took 50mg of diphenhydramine about 20 mikes ago, i'm gonna go stop off in the fruitcup locker, and then hit the rack...

hasta, y'all...

L8r!

133 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:04:50am

re: #132 redc1c4

well, having more or less killed the thread, and since i took 50mg of diphenhydramine about 20 mikes ago, i'm gonna go stop off in the fruitcup locker, and then hit the rack...

hasta, y'all...

L8r!

Hasta!

134 sngnsgt  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:04:56am

re: #126 gmsc

Steve Martin, the man is a legend. Thanx for that, never seen it before.

135 Outrider  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:05:23am

Damn red. it appears you really did kill the thread. bummer. ;-)>

136 redc1c4  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:05:39am

re: #130 gmsc

Here's the wikipedia info on the sitcom: [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

not you too?

what the LNDT needs is a help yourself supply of spare "sarc" tags...

/

%-)

137 redc1c4  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:06:38am

re: #135 Outrider

Damn red. it appears you really did kill the thread. bummer. ;-)>

our motto as Cav medics "If you can't save a life, take one!"

HHC 1/18th

138 redc1c4  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:08:06am

re: #131 LeePro

Sit down and put both hands flat on the table...

That's it.
Now take a deeep breath. Exhale completely.

Good.
Now repeat... deeep breath... exhale.

Very good. You should be feeling better already.
Now reach over and take redc1c4's bottle. Up-end it and swallow the contents.

Now I KNOW you feel better!

he will when he can breathe again... hope he likes everclear!

(thanks for the back up %-)

139 SurferDoc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:08:29am

Sleep well, Red.

140 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:08:46am

re: #136 redc1c4

not you too?

what the LNDT needs is a help yourself supply of spare "sarc" tags...

/

%-)

I didn't see any sarc slashies, so I had to take you at face value.

What's LNDT? (Seriously)

141 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:09:48am

re: #138 redc1c4

;D

142 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:09:49am

Hasta red, take care of yourself.

143 sngnsgt  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:10:44am

Night all.

/up past bed time

144 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:11:00am

re: #140 gmsc

Late Night Drinking Thread.

/or dead thread
//and yes red is stuck on sarc, he's just cynical experienced
///white smoke

145 Karagush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:11:04am

re: #97 redc1c4

sorry, but that can't be true: if it were, it'd be front page news and all over the TV.

lol
they arent even really reporting it when there are incidents. They dont report anything.

but hows this for weird... My guy's a Marine, leaves his cam on in his hootch so i can watch him sleep and see what goes on in his house during the day when hes out at work Usually its nothing. I walk by tonight and see three Iraqi guys with tools working on something and peering into the cam! lol
So I fire off an email to his computer (cuz his MOS has him carrying one even if hes outside the wire) and let him know i think whatever he wanted fixed was fixed. And if he didnt want something fixed... someones been in his house!

All from the other side of the planet.
Aint Technology grand?

Oh And BTW Nightwatch, there have been incidents. One wreaked my guys birthday the other day. His MOS is to respond to stuff when it goes down. it was ugly enough he didnt want to talk about exactly what it was but Ace of spades had what happened. I felt bad. it was bad enough to make a hardass feel sad.

146 Erik The Red  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:11:09am

re: #140 gmsc

I didn't see any sarc slashies, so I had to take you at face value.

What's LNDT? (Seriously)

I think late night dead thread.

147 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:12:29am

re: #140 gmsc

I didn't see any sarc slashies, so I had to take you at face value.

What's LNDT? (Seriously)

Late Night Dummy Drinking Thread

...so do I have to leave if I'm not getting zonkered?

148 Outrider  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:12:32am

re: #137 redc1c4

our motto as Cav medics "If you can't save a life, take one!"

HHC 1/18th

Gotta love Cav! A Troop 1-10 Cav here

We’re fighting bulls of the Buffaloes,
Git a goin’ – git a goin’
From Kansas’ plains we’ll hunt our foes;
A trottin’ down the line.
Our range spreads west to Santa Fe,
Git a goin’ – git a goin’.
From Dakota down the Mexican way;
A trottin’ down the line.
Goin’ to drill all day
Goin’ to drill all night,
We got our money on the buffaloes,
Somebody bet on the fight.
Pack up your saddle and make it light.
Git a rollin’ – git a rollin’.
You are training fast for a hard fight;
A rollin’ down the line.
Untie your horse and boot and gun,
Git a goin’ – git a goin’.
Shake out your feet or you’ll miss the fun,
A rollin’ down the line.
Goin’ to drill all day
Goin’ to drill all night,
We got our money on the buffaloes,
Somebody bet on the fight.
It’s Troops in line for the Buffaloes,
Git a movin’ – git a movin’.
Then Squadron mass when the bugle blows’
A movin’ into line.
Pull in your reins and sit your horse,
Git a movin’ – git a movin’.
If you can’t ride you’ll be a corpse;
A movin’ into line.
Goin’ to drill all day
Goin’ to drill all night,
We got our money on the buffaloes,
Somebody bet on the fight.

149 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:13:25am

re: #143 sngnsgt

Night all.

/up past bed time


Good night!

150 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:14:20am

The reason the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines bicker amongst themselves is that they don't speak the same language. For instance, Take the simple phrase "secure the building".

The Army will post guards around the place.
The Navy will turn out the lights and lock the doors.
The Marines will kill everybody inside and set up a headquarters.
The Air Force will take out a 5 year lease with an option to buy.

151 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:14:22am

re: #144 BlueCanuck

Late Night Drinking Thread.

/or dead thread
//and yes red is stuck on sarc, he's just cynical experienced
///white smoke

Got back just in time!

152 Nightwatch  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:15:11am

So there it is,

We have won in IRAQ, yet the news is all about the "O" or minor ifflings in a country formerly known as "Bombay?" Sometimes, I just want to have a very large meteor skid across the landscape from "Bab's front deck to Trump's East view patio just so the rest of us can be clear on what is "real."

I am so good-night and done

153 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:15:46am

re: #145 Karagush

Your guy's one of our ♥ heroes, you know. Tell him we said thanks and we're praying for him!

154 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:18:42am

re: #152 Nightwatch

So there it is,

We have won in IRAQ, yet the news is all about the "O" or minor ifflings in a country formerly known as "Bombay?"

Oh, great. LGF2 fodder.

155 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:19:39am

I didn't win the Powerball jackpot AGAIN! I think the $2 a week I spend is a waste.
/It's rigged, damn it!

156 Karagush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:19:48am

re: #153 LeePro

Your guy's one of our ♥ heroes, you know. Tell him we said thanks and we're praying for him!

Actually I just sent him Dustyvet's joke about why the branches dont get along. He will laff so hard at that! I always tell him if he would just log on hes got a whole shitload of friends here he doesnt even guess about. And i do tell him you guys think what he does is great.

He sez: "Not so much mostly its just riding around or sitting around, or beating on each other. not a big deal." he turns pink and gets embearassed.

157 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:21:36am

re: #155 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I didn't win the Powerball jackpot AGAIN! I think the $2 a week I spend is a waste.
/It's rigged, damn it!

Well, here's a lottery simulator that will give you an idea of how long it will take you to win.

158 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:22:03am

re: #152 Nightwatch

So there it is,

We have won in IRAQ, yet the news is all about the "O" or minor ifflings in a country formerly known as "Bombay?" Sometimes, I just want to have a very large meteor skid across the landscape from "Bab's front deck to Trump's East view patio just so the rest of us can be clear on what is "real."

I am so good-night and done

"...in a country formerly known as "Bombay?"

The country is and has been India. The city of Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is it's capital.

159 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:22:17am

Talking of Iraq: Before the last Australian election now Prime Minister Kevin Rudd promised to withdraw ALL Australian troops from Iraq.

Twelve months later there are the SAME NUMBER of Australian troops still in Iraq. They are only just doing different duties.

160 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:23:20am

re: #158 LeePro

"...in a country formerly known as "Bombay?"

The country is and has been India. The city of Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is it's capital.

. . . not to mention the mention that the city proper of Mumbai is the most populous city in the world.

161 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:24:09am

Oh, no. A horrible thought just hit me. If the dis-loyal opposition gets there way and gets into power, I wonder how fast our troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan?

/I hate losers.

162 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:25:40am

re: #157 gmsc

Well, here's a lottery simulator that will give you an idea of how long it will take you to win.

Thats too much work and thinking when you've been drinking this early in the morning. And I can afford to lose $104 a year playing $1 on Wednesday and $1 on Saturday.

163 Karagush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:25:56am

re: #160 gmsc

. . . not to mention the mention that the city proper of Mumbai is the most populous city in the world.

the words "teeming metropolis" come to mind.
its a weird place, and not like here, but it is a little bit like hong kong. Only way dirtier. and i like the food better. equal chance of getting weird things from it tho i hear.

164 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:26:12am

re: #161 BlueCanuck

Oh, no. A horrible thought just hit me. If the dis-loyal opposition gets there way and gets into power, I wonder how fast our troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan?

/I hate losers.

And say goodbye to our support for Israel.

165 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:26:20am

Actually New Delhi is the capital of India, not Mumbai (Bombay).

166 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:28:36am

re: #164 Moe Katz

Going to any of the rallies planned on Saturday? I am divided about going to the Pro-Coalition, and the Anti-Coalition on Saturday. Both happen at noon here in Toronto.

167 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:28:40am

re: #159 Crux Australis

Talking of Iraq: Before the last Australian election now Prime Minister Kevin Rudd promised to withdraw ALL Australian troops from Iraq.

Twelve months later there are the SAME NUMBER of Australian troops still in Iraq. They are only just doing different duties.

While I was in Vietnam 67-68, I spent some time with with the Diggers, it was an honor that I will never forget.

168 Karagush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:29:18am

re: #161 BlueCanuck

Oh, no. A horrible thought just hit me. If the dis-loyal opposition gets there way and gets into power, I wonder how fast our troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan?

/I hate losers.

your crazy govt has been driving my canuck friends up the wall. And i have sorta finished the job on them, badgering to explain just HOW this is possible and WHY this would happen. they say near as i can boil it all down, that the O victory emboldened the libs to form a coalition and constitution be damned, they were gonna take over and foist themselves on the people too stupid to vote for them... am i close?

/thinks she is startin to get it

169 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:29:40am

re: #163 Karagush

the words "teeming metropolis" come to mind.
its a weird place, and not like here, but it is a little bit like hong kong. Only way dirtier. and i like the food better. equal chance of getting weird things from it tho i hear.

A good way to describe Mumbai is to think of a city about the same size as Chicago, but with more than 4 times the people.

/And 90% less corruption

170 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:30:26am

re: #166 BlueCanuck

Going to any of the rallies planned on Saturday? I am divided about going to the Pro-Coalition, and the Anti-Coalition on Saturday. Both happen at noon here in Toronto.

Why go to the pro-coalition rally? I'm not going to anything, just watching in horror. Do you think Jean will let Harper prorogue tomorrow morning?

171 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:31:20am

re: #164 Moe Katz

And say goodbye to our support for Israel.

70% of Jews voted for BHO. Fuckin' clueless morons. They'd slit their own throats before they'd vote for a candidate that would help defend Israel. The blame falls in their laps.

172 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:33:47am

re: #171 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

70% of Jews voted for BHO. Fuckin' clueless morons. They'd slit their own throats before they'd vote for a candidate that would help defend Israel. The blame falls in their laps.

Yeah, but I was actually referring to the possible change in Canadian government. A coalition of liberal and socialist parties threatens to defeat the conservative party and take over.

173 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:34:13am

re: #172 Moe Katz

Yeah, but I was actually referring to the possible change in Canadian government. A coalition of liberal and socialist parties threatens to defeat the conservative party and take over.

When is the election?

174 Nightwatch  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:34:54am

re: #145 Karagush

My son fights BOREDOM now. NOT IED'S, NOT VBIED'S,not HAJI HORNET NESTS from Syria (sarc) just BOREDOM. I fully support his fight against BOREDOM and would gladly shoot the Fuck out of any BOREDOM that I happened across if given the opportunity in my homeland if BOREDOM presented itself as such. Yea, I would shoot down BOREDOM in a hot second. Snark...SARC/ON...SARC/ON

175 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:35:00am

re: #168 Karagush

Bang on I think. Also I think that the opposition parties were ticked with the Harper government wanting to take away some of there public election funds. Besides, they all have this huge hate on for Harper. If they succeed I see nothing good happening up here in the next year or less.

176 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:35:30am

re: #172 Moe Katz

Yeah, but I was actually referring to the possible change in Canadian government. A coalition of liberal and socialist parties threatens to defeat the conservative party and take over.

Blame Canada!

177 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:35:51am

re: #173 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

When is the election?

We don't know if there will be one. In a parliamentary system based on the British model, if a minority party cannot govern then someone else can be given a shot at it. If the new bunch still can't pass legislation, THEN an election is called.

178 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:36:44am

re: #170 Moe Katz

Why go to the pro-coalition rally? I'm not going to anything, just watching in horror. Do you think Jean will let Harper prorogue tomorrow morning?

Only reason I would go to the pro rally would be to do a zombie. I am totally against what the Liberals and NDP are trying to do. I hope the Governer General will do what's right, no matter what it is. If the coalition succeeds it's going to hurt the parties involved in the next election.

179 Throbert McGee  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:37:43am

re: #13 ggt

weet dreams all

Q. What do you get if you leave one of those Indian Native American "dream-catchers" out in the pouring rain?

A. A completely soaked and probably ruined "dream-catcher."

180 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:38:07am

re: #176 gmsc

Blame Canada!

LOL!

181 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:38:32am

re: #174 Nightwatch

My son fights BOREDOM now. NOT IED'S, NOT VBIED'S,not HAJI HORNET NESTS from Syria (sarc) just BOREDOM. I fully support his fight against BOREDOM and would gladly shoot the Fuck out of any BOREDOM that I happened across if given the opportunity in my homeland if BOREDOM presented itself as such. Yea, I would shoot down BOREDOM in a hot second. Snark...SARC/ON...SARC/ON

I read that twice as many people have been killed killed on the streets of Chicago than soldiers have been killed in Iraq in the last year.

182 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:38:55am

re: #177 Moe Katz

The worst part is that the current government hasn't even been given a chance to govern. This whole thing smacks of opportunism by the left. Have you heard the number that 62% of Canadians didn't vote for Harper?

/talk about juggling numbers to mean what you want them to.

183 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:39:19am

re: #178 BlueCanuck

Only reason I would go to the pro rally would be to do a zombie. I am totally against what the Liberals and NDP are trying to do. I hope the Governer General will do what's right, no matter what it is. If the coalition succeeds it's going to hurt the parties involved in the next election.

It's totally insane.

184 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:39:30am

re: #177 Moe Katz

We don't know if there will be one. In a parliamentary system based on the British model, if a minority party cannot govern then someone else can be given a shot at it. If the new bunch still can't pass legislation, THEN an election is called.

That sounds like a kangaroo court.

185 Nightwatch  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:39:32am

re: #158 LeePro

taken to task,

I'll take the "fail" on geography.

Keep me honest...;)

186 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:39:32am

re: #156 Karagush

Still, he's "Over There" defending the concepts of freedom and personal liberty!

This link is rather dated, but some in America could use a large dose of this kind of patriotism!

187 Karagush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:40:03am

re: #174 Nightwatch

My son fights BOREDOM now. NOT IED'S, NOT VBIED'S,not HAJI HORNET NESTS from Syria (sarc) just BOREDOM. I fully support his fight against BOREDOM and would gladly shoot the Fuck out of any BOREDOM that I happened across if given the opportunity in my homeland if BOREDOM presented itself as such. Yea, I would shoot down BOREDOM in a hot second. Snark...SARC/ON...SARC/ON

lolol I support his fight against BOREDOM.
May he stay bored. But i wouldnt worry about him losing his mind or anything.
you know, Marines always seem to find some way to amuse themselves...

188 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:41:25am

re: #182 BlueCanuck

The worst part is that the current government hasn't even been given a chance to govern. This whole thing smacks of opportunism by the left. Have you heard the number that 62% of Canadians didn't vote for Harper?

/talk about juggling numbers to mean what you want them to.

Yeah, that's misleading. A lot of the Liberal supporters would be Tories as a second choice and wouldn't want anything to do with the NDP or the Bloc. Many Liberal supporters are similar to Conservatives on economic issues.

189 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:41:47am

re: #187 Karagush

you know, Marines always seem to find some way to amuse themselves...

And may good have mercy on our souls. :)

/I was army, and I know the antics we used to do when bored.

190 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:42:07am

re: #184 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

That sounds like a kangaroo court.

See the picture on wall behind the judges...:)


Image: 310296FKnj_w.jpg

191 Karagush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:43:27am

re: #189 BlueCanuck

And may good have mercy on our souls. :)

/I was army, and I know the antics we used to do when bored.

Liveleak has some excellent video. I laughed and laughed to see the shit they get up to.

192 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:44:20am

re: #162 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Thats too much work and thinking when you've been drinking this early in the morning. And I can afford to lose $104 a year playing $1 on Wednesday and $1 on Saturday.

I like to think of it as entertainment. If you're only spending $104 a year on entertainment, that's not too bad.

I used to feel bad when we blew $150 at the casinos in Tunica — until my JimPro said it's not bad for a night on the town!

193 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:45:14am

re: #184 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

That sounds like a kangaroo court.

It's not a judicial thing at all. The largest group in Parliament normally forms the government. If they cannot get their bills through, and are defeated in the House of Commons, the head of state (the Queen in Britain or Governor General in Canada) can either permit the Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament and call an election---or give the Opposition Leader the chance to form a government. If the new government is again defeated in the House, then it goes to an election. This is rare, however---most times it goes straight to an election when the Gov't is defeated in the House. However, this Gov't just got elected and are in their first session of parliament, which is why the Opposition could be asked to try governing.

194 Karagush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:47:32am

re: #186 LeePro

Still, he's "Over There" defending the concepts of freedom and personal liberty!

This link is rather dated, but some in America could use a large dose of this kind of patriotism!

Lee, You are way too sweet! you would thoroughly make him squirm if you gave him the love like that. hes just doin his job, and sorta thinks of himself as so not special its not funny. if you told him he was a hero his ears would be flaming red and he would be so pink it would not be funny (to him--to me, it would be hysterical.)

195 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:48:07am

re: #188 Moe Katz

Here's a good number. 74.6% of the population didn't want Dion as prime minister. 83% didn't want Layton as prime minister.

/see how that works leftist morons?

196 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:48:45am

re: #190 Dustyvet

See the picture on wall behind the judges...:)


[Link: www.worth1000.com...]

Link won't open.

197 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:48:59am

re: #165 Crux Australis

Actually New Delhi is the capital of India, not Mumbai (Bombay).

Oops! You're right.
Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India.

198 FamHistoryGuy  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:49:41am

re: #138 redc1c4

Mekong makes the going great.

199 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:50:44am

re: #195 BlueCanuck

Here's a good number. 74.6% of the population didn't want Dion as prime minister. 83% didn't want Layton as prime minister.

/see how that works leftist morons?

Very true. And many Liberals wouldn't want NDP'ers in the cabinet in any capacity whatsoever.

200 Erik The Red  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:50:45am

And the left wanted CHANGE.
OBAMA, THE PROMISE BREAKER

201 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:51:06am

re: #193 Moe Katz

The worst part is that no bill or legislation has been passed yet. The current government is taking a wait and see approach to the economy, especially with the Americans just finishing an election as well. Our economy wasn't in such a mess as the Americans was, so there's really no need to panic about the market. Unfortunately when this nonsense started our Stock market dropped on days when the American market rose. See any correllation?

202 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:51:25am

re: #167 Dustyvet

While I was in Vietnam 67-68, I spent some time with with the Diggers, it was an honor that I will never forget.

I wonder why the Australian Defence Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force)have the reputation they have? What is so special about Australia of all countries?

203 Nightwatch  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:51:41am

So let me say,

Thank you,

Nite Lizards

204 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:53:12am

re: #201 BlueCanuck

. Unfortunately when this nonsense started our Stock market dropped on days when the American market rose. See any correllation?

Agreed. And we may not need as much stimulus as some countries. Harper is an economist and I'd give him the benefit of the doubt.

205 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:54:43am

re: #197 LeePro

Oops! You're right.
Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India.

It's sort of the "capital" capital.

206 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:55:18am

re: #185 Nightwatch

Wiki does wonders for "geography-challenged" folks like me!
;D

I did know this one, though.
[snort]

207 Ozark Mountain Daredevil  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 12:55:21am

re: #192 LeePro

I like to think of it as entertainment. If you're only spending $104 a year on entertainment, that's not too bad.

I used to feel bad when we blew $150 at the casinos in Tunica — until my JimPro said it's not bad for a night on the town!

To me it's just a habit I do for shits and grins. I don't go to casinos even though they're all around us. And obviously I'm not counting on winning since the odds are like 75 million to 1 against anyone who plays of hitting the 5 numbers plus the Powerball number. Occasionally I'll win $3 if I match the Powerball # or $7 if I match the Powerball # and one other #.

208 LeePro  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:06:08am

Bedtime...

But, before I go, all lizards should check out this linky posted by Lizard Wilderstad. Needs some serious up-dinging!

Kinda stirs ya up. Makes you want to fight dem bastards! Harder!

G'nite {Lizards}!
*smooch*

209 gmsc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:07:26am

re: #208 LeePro

Bedtime...

But, before I go, all lizards should check out this linky posted by Lizard Wilderstad. Needs some serious up-dinging!

Kinda stirs ya up. Makes you want to fight dem bastards! Harder!

G'nite {Lizards}!
*smooch*

Good night, LeePro!

I'm going to hit the sack myself. Good night, all!

210 SurferDoc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:07:36am

re: #208 LeePro

Bedtime...

But, before I go, all lizards should check out this linky posted by Lizard Wilderstad. Needs some serious up-dinging!

Kinda stirs ya up. Makes you want to fight dem bastards! Harder!

G'nite {Lizards}!
*smooch*

Goodnite, LeePro

211 SurferDoc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:08:08am

re: #209 gmsc

Good night, LeePro!

I'm going to hit the sack myself. Good night, all!

Nite, gmsc

212 SurferDoc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:08:33am

I think I'm the doorman tonight. ;)

213 Moe Katz  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:11:08am

re: #212 SurferDoc

I think I'm the doorman tonight. ;)

Upding in lieu of tip.

214 SurferDoc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:12:18am

re: #213 Moe Katz

Upding in lieu of tip.

Why thanks, Moe!

215 Erik The Red  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:12:54am

Does that mean that we have to give you a Christmas envelope?

217 SurferDoc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:14:53am

re: #215 Erik The Red

Does that mean that we have to give you a Christmas envelope?

Nah. ;)

Sometimes I'd rather read than write.

218 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:18:30am

Night {LeePro}, gmsc. Weet dreams to both of you.

/got distracted yet again.

219 Erik The Red  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:24:01am

re: #218 BlueCanuck

Night {LeePro}, gmsc. Weet dreams to both of you.

/got distracted yet again.

I wish I could call work a distraction. I call it a pain in the ass.

220 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:32:09am

Am I in?

221 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:32:28am

YAY.

222 SurferDoc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:33:26am

re: #220 littleoldlady

Am I in?

Sure looks like you are! Hiya!

223 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:34:50am

re: #220 littleoldlady

Am I in?

Welcome littleoldlady. So glad to see you.

224 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:35:10am

SurferDoc! :-)

YAY!

225 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:35:40am

BlueCanuck! :-)

So glad you can see me, too! ;-)

226 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:38:30am

re: #225 littleoldlady

At least you aren't a ghost tonight. ;)

/going to pay for that I think

227 Erik The Red  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:40:33am

re: #220 littleoldlady

Am I in?

Morning lol.
Yeah proper fruitcup today. No offense Blue.

228 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:41:08am

I still owe you for last night's Muwhahaha!.

/don't push your luck...

229 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:42:06am

re: #226 BlueCanuck

*picks up radio* Um red? still have that dog house with the lease option?

230 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:42:26am

Erik! :-)

Blue did a good job...other than being late. ;-)

231 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:45:10am

Has red been by tonight?

232 Erik The Red  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:45:52am

re: #231 littleoldlady

Has red been by tonight?

Yes said goodnight a while ago.

233 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:46:04am

re: #231 littleoldlady

which one? redc1c4 has already hit the sack.

234 Edouard  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:47:57am

Hello, Lizards :)

Here's an oldie but a goodie which needs to be in your Youtube Favorites list.

The Greatest Hits of Baghdad Bob

So many laughs here.

235 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:48:49am

I'll send him email later, then.

'Morning, Edouard! :-)

236 Tigger2005  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:50:21am

Scientists have determined that the ideal female figure is not an hourglass shape.

To which I reply: Screw you, scientists, and keep your mouths shut! You're right about evolution and a lot of other stuff, but you're wrong, wrong, wrong on this one, like you are on global warming! And if this report sparks an epidemic of fat flat-chested women, you are SO in for a world of hurt.

237 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:52:36am

re: #236 Tigger2005

Got a link for that?

/likes my hourglasses a little lot larger then the fashion industry shows.

238 Tigger2005  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:53:19am

re: #236 Tigger2005

Scientists have determined that the ideal female figure is not an hourglass shape.

To which I reply: Screw you, scientists, and keep your mouths shut! You're right about evolution and a lot of other stuff, but you're wrong, wrong, wrong on this one, like you are on global warming! And if this report sparks an epidemic of fat flat-chested women, you are SO in for a world of hurt.

And besides, we KNOW what women looked like one million years ago, so THERE!

239 Tigger2005  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:54:25am

re: #237 BlueCanuck

Got a link for that?

/likes my hourglasses a little lot larger then the fashion industry shows.

[Link: news.yahoo.com...]

240 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:55:09am

Spinning wheel of death...AGAIN?!

/is it my computer this time or are things not yet 100%?

241 Erik The Red  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:56:22am

re: #240 littleoldlady

Spinning wheel of death...AGAIN?!

/is it my computer this time or are things not yet 100%?

Fine this side.

242 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:56:43am

I need a new computer. :-(

243 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 1:57:08am

re: #240 littleoldlady

Little from column A, little from column B?

244 Tigger2005  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:00:01am

re: #242 littleoldlady

I need a new computer. :-(

First, try immersing the computer in warm water with a little dish soap.

245 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:00:02am

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

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

246 Sharmuta  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:00:32am

re: #245 littleoldlady

Thanks, littleoldlady!

247 Erik The Red  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:01:05am

re: #245 littleoldlady

Thank you lol.

248 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:01:14am

Tigger2005! :-)

I think that's how it got this way in the first place!

/Helpful Hints from Heloise ;-)

249 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:02:08am

Sharmuta! :-)

You're welcome, Erik :-)

250 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:03:51am

Ah, there's nothing like littleoldlady fruitcup.

/maybe red was right all along?
//nah, must be my paranoia acting up again.

251 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:04:52am

re: #250 BlueCanuck

Accept no substitutes! ;-)

252 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:11:28am

Killed another one...

253 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:15:27am

It's not dead, it's just hibernating.

/pokes hamsters.

254 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:20:31am

Going to have to get a whole bunch of writing done this weekend. Should be fun.

255 gregg  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:20:41am

Is it true that Plaxico Burress is going to ask to be traded to the Detroit Lions and then plead insanity when he goes to court on weapons charges?

256 akak  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:22:26am

re: #255 gregg

Is it true that Plaxico Burress is going to ask to be traded to the Detroit Lions and then plead insanity when he goes to court on weapons charges?

He should call T.O, sounds like he needs a mentor.

257 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:24:00am

What kind of writing, Blue?

258 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:24:27am

Morning Lizards, I can finally post!

259 empills  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:25:20am

did I miss the fruit cup?

260 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:25:35am

rightside! :-)

Feels great, doesn't it?

261 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:27:21am

re: #260 littleoldlady

Darn right it does!

262 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:28:19am

empills! :-)

Bon appetit!

263 empills  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:31:49am

re: #262 littleoldlady

thank you i needed that

264 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:33:50am

re: #263 empills

Any time! :-)

/well...almost any time
//yesterday was kinda an issue...

265 akak  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:34:21am

Hey Blue!

Ignatieff for National Defence?

266 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:35:10am

re: #257 littleoldlady

Plan on going to a political rally on Saturday. Deciding still wether to go to the pro or anti one. Both are scheduled for the same time.

267 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:36:26am

re: #266 BlueCanuck

Plan on going to a political rally on Saturday. Deciding still wether to go to the pro or anti one. Both are scheduled for the same time.

Boy, they really force you to make a choice, don't they! ;-)

268 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:38:42am

re: #267 littleoldlady

Well my personal choice is already made up. Question is do I want to document the right, or the loony left.

/talk about choices.

269 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:42:22am

re: #268 BlueCanuck

You want a lot of material? I'd turn Left! :-)

270 Village Idiot's Apprentice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:45:48am

Good morning all

Let's see if this thing still works

271 godfrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:45:50am

Indian Reuters op-ed

Against this background, India serves as an exemplar of how not to fight terror. In fact, through its forbearing approach, the country has come to accept terrorist strikes as the ostensible products of its unalterable geography or destiny. Its response to the jihadist strategy to inflict death by a thousand cuts has been survival by a thousand bandages.

Nutshell.

272 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:47:54am

re: #269 littleoldlady

You want a lot of material? I'd turn Left! :-)

*sigh* Better charge the camera's batteries then. Who knows? I might be able to hit both. Ones at City Hall, the other is at Queens park.

/City Hall is Nathan Phillips Square on the map.

273 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:47:58am

VIA! :-) VIA! :-) VIA! :-)

274 Village Idiot's Apprentice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:50:14am

re: #273 littleoldlady

Hey Kiddo!

How's things?
I haven't been on the site for several months.
Looks like Charles redecorated a good bit.
Lot's of new Bells and whistles stuff that I haven't been able to figure out yet.

275 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:51:51am

re: #274 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Any questions, just ask. Think I have tried out most of them.

276 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:52:12am

re: #274 Village Idiot's Apprentice

You missed THE BIG CHANGES yesterday!

/lotsa fun
//NOT.

Where've you been and where are you now?

277 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:53:22am

re: #271 godfrey

godfrey! :-)

unalterable geography

Is Reuters suggesting...Land for Peace™?

/that always works out SO well...

278 Village Idiot's Apprentice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:54:48am

re: #275 BlueCanuck

Blue,
Thanks for the offer.
Today is mostly a post and dash, as I just got backhome a while ago, will be on the road for family issues till monday.
But...once I get settled, I hope to be able to post a little and try out the new stuff.

I miss all you guys, and it's good to be able to try to get caught up on stuff.

279 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:56:25am

He's HOME!

YAY! :-)

280 Village Idiot's Apprentice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:56:29am

re: #276 littleoldlady

Was in Hong Kong till a few days ago.
Had to heade home due to my mother passing on friday.

Still working out of Japan, but heading to Virginia in april for a year.

281 TheMatrix31  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:56:33am

Business is about to pick up...

282 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:57:13am

Oh, oh!

I am SO sorry for your loss, VIA!

{[{VIA}]}

283 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:57:24am

re: #278 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Have fun with the catch up. Good news is that most of the bugs have been constantly been tweaked down and out.

/still a few scurrying around the shadows.
//Oh wait, those might be trolls.

284 Erik The Red  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:58:45am

re: #281 TheMatrix31

Business is about to pick up...

Good for them. At least they have big brass ones.

285 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 2:58:50am

re: #280 Village Idiot's Apprentice

My condolences on your loss. :(

286 godfrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:00:14am

re: #277 littleoldlady

It's an angrily sensible op-ed. The geography is just the nearness of the two regions, i.e. they're the same region, bounded by the mountains. Pakistan is just the land around the Indus and a bit of mountain it shares with Afghanistan. The only difference between it and the rest of India is its Muslim population.

287 Village Idiot's Apprentice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:04:52am

re: #285 BlueCanuck

Blue, LoL

Thank you both.

I'll try to get baack on later, but I think it will be closer to Monday, like I had said.

Take care for now all.

288 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:06:04am

re: #287 Village Idiot's Apprentice

YOU take care, VIA.

May you be comforted among the mourners of Zion.

289 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:09:30am

re: #286 godfrey

Yes, I know. They were once one country, no?

As unprepared as the government (e.g. Bombay police - I don't remember how to spell Mumbai!) is/was, I think I recall that the general population doesn't put up with those kinds of attacks very...um stoically.

"Unalterable geography" just sounded like a "blame the victim" sort of line...

290 Tigger2005  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:09:32am

re: #271 godfrey

Indian Reuters op-ed

Nutshell.

Eventually, when you put on enough bandages, you look like this.

291 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:12:25am

It's not like they are going to cancel Christmas or anything.

292 TheMatrix31  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:13:35am

re: #291 rightside

It's not like they are going to cancel Christmas or anything.

Unfreakinbelievable.

293 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:21:10am

re: #292 TheMatrix31

Just waiting for the minarets to go up on Windsor castle.

294 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:23:15am

O look, a new Xmas toy:

[Link: www.brickarms.com...]

295 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:26:02am

re: #294 infidel4ever

I could so photoshop islamic rage boy onto that.

296 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:27:38am

Fun for the kids if they want to re-enact the battle of Mumbai... :(

Glad my kids are too old for this kind of toy.

297 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:27:41am

re: #291 rightside

It's not like they are going to cancel Christmas or anything.

AAARRRGGGHHH.

298 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:29:18am

re: #294 infidel4ever

O look, a new Xmas toy:

[Link: www.brickarms.com...]

I can see Barbie and GI Joe taking it on.

299 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:30:17am

re: #298 MandyManners

I can see Barbie and GI Joe taking it on.

Definitely can't see Ken stepping up to the plate for that one. :)

300 littleoldlady  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:31:44am

Oh! I forgot to say goodbye!

Goodbye! :-)

301 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:32:20am

Bye littleoldlady. Have yourself a good weekend.

/will try to have everything done for Sunday morning at the latest.

302 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:34:34am

re: #297 MandyManners

AAARRRGGGHHH.


Yes Mandy, that is the only sensible reaction to the news in Europe nowadays. Are there no sane people left?

In the Netherlands the Dutch IRS has decided to accord a hate mosque (salafist) the special tax privileges awarded to a "Society for Public Welfare".

This country has become an open asylum.

303 Spare O'Lake  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:34:35am

Good Morning LGF.
The Jewish holiday Channukah (Festival of Lights) runs from December 22-30/08.
Christmas is cancelled, OK?
///

304 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:35:46am

re: #299 BlueCanuck

Definitely can't see Ken stepping up to the plate for that one. :)

We don't know what Ken could do 'cause Barbie booted him to the curb in favor of GI Joe. He's not been heard from for a while.

305 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:35:57am

OK, what the hell! LOL

306 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:36:32am

re: #302 infidel4ever

Yes Mandy, that is the only sensible reaction to the news in Europe nowadays. Are there no sane people left?

In the Netherlands the Dutch IRS has decided to accord a hate mosque (salafist) the special tax privileges awarded to a "Society for Public Welfare".

This country has become an open asylum.

But, hey! The Vatican is glad that Muslims have brought God back to the public arena.

307 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:38:22am

re: #303 Spare O'Lake

Good Morning LGF.
The Jewish holiday Channukah (Festival of Lights) runs from December 22-30/08.
Christmas is cancelled, OK?

Ya' see, I could never imagine such a thing happening.

308 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:38:47am

re: #305 rightside

OK, what the hell! LOL

SILENCE!

309 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:39:38am

I gotta' drag my body to the shower soon. Oh, I hate early morning showers in the winter. Even with the heat cranked, it's still cold.

310 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:40:24am

re: #306 MandyManners

But, hey! The Vatican is glad that Muslims have brought God back to the public arena.

Yeah, the world will be ok again as soon as they get rid of all those atheïsts that keep dissing the Pope and religion and so on. Then all believers will live happily ever after, singing kumbaya...

311 Sharmuta  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:40:45am

re: #294 infidel4ever

O look, a new Xmas toy:

[Link: www.brickarms.com...]

Cool- you can get nazis too! I'm going to name this one Filip.

312 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:42:25am

re: #310 infidel4ever

Yeah, the world will be ok again as soon as they get rid of all those atheïsts that keep dissing the Pope and religion and so on. Then all believers will live happily ever after, singing kumbaya...

And, I'll be getting a pony.

313 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:42:37am

Went to bed last night at 7:30 (est), just woke up. Whaaa?

Was nice. What're we doin? Who we talkin' about? What's the deal?

314 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:42:59am

re: #311 Sharmuta

Cool- you can get nazis too! I'm going to name this one Filip.

Achtung!

315 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:44:01am

re: #311 Sharmuta

Where are the lefty hippies with the headbands, long hair, and flowers? I'm offended!

316 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:44:13am

re: #313 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Christmas is cancelled in Nottingham. Barbie's still tight with GI Joe. I'm getting a pony.

317 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:44:55am

re: #316 MandyManners

Christmas is cancelled in Nottingham. Barbie's still tight with GI Joe. I'm getting a pony.

and taking a cold shower?

318 goddessoftheclassroom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:45:42am

Good morning, Lizards.

319 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:45:53am

re: #318 goddessoftheclassroom

{goddess}

320 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:46:12am

Handy-dandy C/F converter.

Who says gubmint is useless?

321 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:46:20am

heh heh heh. Just been cruising on facebook checking groups for and against the proposed Coalition. The numbers for the Coalition? about 30,000 that have joined groups(what I have found so far). Against the coalition? One group, that's one, has over 88,000 members. :)

/I love watching the mating flight of the Moonbaticus ARticus.

322 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:46:40am

re: #317 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

and taking a cold shower?

The shower's fine after a few minutes but, it's getting out that's a bitch.

323 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:46:56am

re: #322 MandyManners

Yep.

324 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:46:59am

re: #318 goddessoftheclassroom

Good morning, goddesoftheclassroom.

325 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:48:10am

re: #318 goddessoftheclassroom

What's up GOCTHA! Hows the weather up there. I am not basing this on any real information; but I am guessing it is cold.

326 Sharmuta  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:48:13am

Good morning, Goddess.

327 Sharmuta  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:49:11am

re: #315 rightside

Where are the lefty hippies with the headbands, long hair, and flowers? I'm offended!

This guy shot 'em. His name is Jorg.

328 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:49:35am

Merry Christmas from the Family

329 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:49:50am

re: #323 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

What kind of pin-head would put vents on the upstairs' ceilings? It's fine for the summer since cold goes downward but, it makes no sense in the winter.

The only place this has ever worked that I can remember is in the house I grew up in. It had radiant heat coils in the downstairs' ceilings.

330 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:50:00am

Good morning {goddess}, ready to take on your corner of the world?

331 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:51:04am

re: #294 infidel4ever

O look, a new Xmas toy:

[Link: www.brickarms.com...]

I just noticed that there's not a single person's name in that story. On purpose?

332 goddessoftheclassroom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:51:30am

{rightside}
{MandyManners}
(FBV}
{BlueCanuck}

The weather here isn't too cold--38. It's rainy, though.

My boys are driving me nuts because they just won't get out of bed...

333 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:51:59am

re: #312 MandyManners

And, I'll be getting a pony.


Only one? :)

People keep on blaming the secularisation of Europe for the fact that the whole continent seems to WANT to knuckle under to Islam. But aside from the lefties it is the Christians that are hell-bent on submission and dialogue. Sheesh, 1400 years of persecution, still learned nothing?

334 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:55:33am

re: #331 MandyManners

I just noticed that there's not a single person's name in that story. On purpose?

What do you mean with "not a single person's name"? Or am I being dense?

335 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:56:10am

re: #333 infidel4ever

Only one? :)

People keep on blaming the secularisation of Europe for the fact that the whole continent seems to WANT to knuckle under to Islam. But aside from the lefties it is the Christians that are hell-bent on submission and dialogue. Sheesh, 1400 years of persecution, still learned nothing?

Maybe they're just tuckered out.

336 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:56:29am

re: #334 infidel4ever

What do you mean with "not a single person's name"? Or am I being dense?

No one is named.

337 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:56:53am

re: #335 MandyManners

Maybe they're just tuckered out.

I am guessing Stockholm syndrome... :((

338 TheMatrix31  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:57:31am

For someone who loves Cheers and Wings but has never seen an episode of Frasier...do you think I'll like it if I started watching the series?

339 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 3:59:04am

re: #333 infidel4ever

Liberal Christians who don't take Christianity seriously? If at least if they would actually read their Bible and take it seriously would they do such things?

340 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:00:04am

re: #336 MandyManners

No one is named.


Oh, right, like Ken, Barbie. No idea why not.

Sorry, being dense. Happens once in a while.

341 Sharmuta  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:02:43am

re: #338 TheMatrix31

For someone who loves Cheers and Wings but has never seen an episode of Frasier...do you think I'll like it if I started watching the series?

I loved Frasier.

342 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:05:05am

re: #337 infidel4ever

I am guessing Stockholm syndrome... :((

A whole continent...

Oh, wait. It's not like that in Eastern Europe, is it?

343 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:08:13am

re: #339 Crux Australis

Liberal Christians who don't take Christianity seriously? If at least if they would actually read their Bible and take it seriously would they do such things?

Maybe they should get their heads out of the Bible and into a history book for a change. Then they might be less concerned with abortion and the sex life of Dutch teenagers, and more concerned with the fact that they are building a society where their descendants will be persecuted for being Christians.

344 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:09:40am

I started reading "Caliphate" by Kratman. Honestly? It was just a little too pornographic for my tastes (rape, forced prostitution, etc.). I think it is actually important to the story line illustrating the barbarism. I'll finish it this week.

How can you shield your eyes from parts of a book? Don't want to go blind.

345 Hengineer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:11:16am

Mornin lizards

346 Hengineer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:12:07am

re: #341 Sharmuta

I loved Frasier.

I loved Frasier's highbrow humor. I just hated the situations Frasier and his brother would get themselves into as too slapstick.

347 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:13:01am

Funny. Drudge report headline..."Driving for Dollars: GM Chief hits road to DC."

Picture of someone driving a Ford product (Mercury? I think?) Wait! No, it's a Buick. The car they are telling Congress that they'll shut down production of?

Could have booked a flight, no one would have said a word.

Do these guys know how to drive cars?

348 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:13:21am

re: #346 Hengineer

I loved Frasier's highbrow humor. I just hated the situations Frasier and his brother would get themselves into as too slapstick.

Oh, you mean every show?

349 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:13:35am

re: #344 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I read it when it came out. Also did a review of it that I linked to here. Yeah, it was nasty and graphic, but I think if you compare it to what actually goes on in the real world he pulled punches.

350 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:14:00am

Which timezone is the time on LGF? PST?

351 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:14:11am

re: #350 Crux Australis

Yep.

352 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:15:25am

re: #1 WrathofG-d

Carter Has Written New Book On The Arab/Israel Conflict

What makes this horse's ass think he is an expert on the Middle East? Just because he has kissed Arafat's ass?

353 Hengineer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:16:18am

re: #348 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Oh, you mean every show?

Not exactly every show, most were great. What I meant was that some episodes they would have the two get themselves into situations because they weren't "street smart". situations like that were just too slapstick for me.

I didn't watch Frasier because of the slapstick, I watched Frasier for the more highbrow humor.

354 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:17:20am

re: #347 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Funny. Drudge report headline..."Driving for Dollars: GM Chief hits road to DC."

Picture of someone driving a Ford product (Mercury? I think?) Wait! No, it's a Buick. The car they are telling Congress that they'll shut down production of?

Could have booked a flight, no one would have said a word.

Do these guys know how to drive cars?

And hey the plane was going to DC anyway. They probably polluted the earth more by driving.

355 Sharmuta  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:18:26am

I like some slapstick.

356 Sharmuta  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:18:43am

re: #355 Sharmuta

I like some slapstick.

That didn't sound right.

357 Hengineer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:19:30am

re: #355 Sharmuta

I like some slapstick.

Don't get me wrong, some of it was well done, I thought. I remember the episode where they somehow got a hold of some smuggled caviar, and tried to purchase some more from the smugglers, I loved that episode.

358 Hengineer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:19:47am

re: #356 Sharmuta

That didn't sound right.

I'm deciding not to make a comment =-P

359 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:20:17am

re: #355 Sharmuta

I like some slapstick.

LAWYER'S DEADLY SECRET
SLAIN BY S&M MADMAN OBSESSED WITH VICTIM'S WHIP-MISTRESS GIRLFRIEND

[Link: www.nypost.com...]

Oh slapstick, sorry, thought you said slapdick?
/

360 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:21:48am

re: #359 Nevergiveup

:p

/all I have to say

361 3 wood  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:24:51am

Good morning.

Look for the market to open fairly flat today.

The DOW futures are down 0.12%, the S&P is up 0.01% and the NASDAQ is up 0.06%, the Nikkei is down 1.00% and the Hang Seng is 0.58%.

The market is waiting to see what happens with the Big 3. I still think they will get floated a working cash loan of some sort to get them through the next couple of months. I could be wrong but I just don't see a democratic controlled Congress telling a union worker dominated industry to go take a hike.

362 Hengineer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:25:56am

I think you killed the thread nevergiveup

363 godfrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:26:11am

Frasier:

In September, Grammer told Fox News's Hannity & Colmes that his post-Frasier plans might include running for political office as a Republican, adding that "I would like to rid the country of the idea that it's the rich against the poor. It never has been."

Now there's a genuinely therapeutic idea.

364 Hengineer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:26:23am

re: #361 3 wood

Good morning.

Look for the market to open fairly flat today.

The DOW futures are down 0.12%, the S&P is up 0.01% and the NASDAQ is up 0.06%, the Nikkei is down 1.00% and the Hang Seng is 0.58%.

The market is waiting to see what happens with the Big 3. I still think they will get floated a working cash loan of some sort to get them through the next couple of months. I could be wrong but I just don't see a democratic controlled Congress telling a union worker dominated industry to go take a hike.

Me either but don't we all wish.

365 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:26:25am

re: #351 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Yep.

Thanks,

Sydney = NY + 16hrs
Sydney = LA + 19hrs

Sydney = Australia's NYC

366 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:27:47am

re: #362 Hengineer

I think you killed the thread nevergiveup


yeah, oops. My bad!

367 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:28:26am

re: #359 Nevergiveup


Thanks for the new word of the day: whip-mistress. Did not know that one, and I am a translator...

368 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:28:39am

Well my relief is here and it's time for me to go. May see you all in a little while if I don't go right to bed. Stay scaly.

369 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:28:42am

re: #359 Nevergiveup

LAWYER'S DEADLY SECRET
SLAIN BY S&M MADMAN OBSESSED WITH VICTIM'S WHIP-MISTRESS GIRLFRIEND

[Link: www.nypost.com...]

Oh slapstick, sorry, thought you said slapdick?
/

Ottaviano and Maa partied together at kinky New York City fetish parties, sometimes with him wearing lipstick, a garter belt, stockings and high heels.

That's just not right.

370 godfrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:29:32am

re: #361 3 wood

Why don't the Dems seize the opportunity to tell the 3 to start making green cars? If they're really serious about eco issues, they should be all over the 3 for failing to make eurostyle cars.

I'm not saying I agree with that, just that obviously the Dems care more about union votes than eco issues.

371 3 wood  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:30:28am

Oil is down to $45.99 a barrel, which is about a $100 drop since the high water mark last summer. When oil was high all we heard about was how it was all Bush's fault due to some oil industry conspiracy.

Now, crickets.

372 godfrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:30:38am

re: #359 Nevergiveup

So where are the pictures of these charming people?

373 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:30:42am

re: #369 MandyManners

Ottaviano and Maa partied together at kinky New York City fetish parties, sometimes with him wearing lipstick, a garter belt, stockings and high heels.

That's just not right.

A little lipstick; a little curl;.
A little rouge; a pretty girl
A little rain; away she goes
A homely lawyer, with a freckled nose.

374 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:31:01am

re: #371 3 wood

Mornin' Wood!

375 godfrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:31:28am

re: #371 3 wood

I love me some cheap gasoline.

376 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:32:24am

re: #375 godfrey

I love me some cheap gasoline.

Still finding myself looking for cheaper, and hyper-mileage driving. Good habit to get in, I guess.

377 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:32:26am

re: #370 godfrey

Why don't the Dems seize the opportunity to tell the 3 to start making green cars? If they're really serious about eco issues, they should be all over the 3 for failing to make eurostyle cars.

I'm not saying I agree with that, just that obviously the Dems care more about union votes than eco issues.

I don't think Americans want eurostyle cars. I just think Americans want to have the assets to buy the kind of cars we want.

378 Hengineer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:32:26am

re: #374 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Mornin' Wood!

Mk, out of context that's just bad


On that note, Later everyone

379 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:33:25am

Good Morning Lizards!

Just some giggle points this morning. How about these laws on the books in my lovely leftist state of Connecticut:

Connecticut State Laws
Town records may not be kept where liquor is sold.
You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
Connecticut Town Laws
Devon:
It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.

Guilford:
Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display.

Hartford:
You aren’t allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.
You may not educate dogs.
It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.

New Britain:
It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.

Southington:
Silly string is banned.

Waterbury:
It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer.

What is on your state's law books?

380 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:33:33am

re: #378 Hengineer

Underway, shift colors!

381 3 wood  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:34:08am

re: #370 godfrey

I'm not saying I agree with that, just that obviously the Dems care more about union votes than eco issues.

Well, it's easy to talk about going green when yu are just throwing rocks at what is being done.

But when the heat is on and you have to make things actually work? Forget it.

The economic fact is, going green is not economically feasible nor affordable in many instances.

And yes, all the Dems care about is more union votes.

382 3 wood  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:34:54am

re: #374 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

'Morning Veg.

383 TheMatrix31  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:39:32am

re: #363 godfrey

Frasier:

Now there's a genuinely therapeutic idea.

CHANGE!

384 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:40:49am

re: #373 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

A little lipstick; a little curl;.
A little rouge; a pretty girl
A little rain; away she goes
A homely lawyer, with a freckled nose.

LOL!

I like the quote right before the one I posted: "He was a really nice guy. He was a hard worker. He was conscientious. He was careful."

Yeah. Right.

385 Sharmuta  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:41:51am

re: #374 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Mornin' Wood!

Oh, my.

386 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:46:19am

NFLPA to file grievance against Giants for Plaxico Burress' suspension

[Link: www.nydailynews.com...]

This is why I hate Unions.

387 3 wood  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:47:48am

Credit market still in some turmoil:

Libor rates ease; dollar, euro spreads widen

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The interbank cost of borrowing
dollar, euro and sterling funds out to 12 months fell on
Thursday, according to the latest daily fixing from the British
Bankers' Association, ahead of widely expected interest rate
cuts from the European Central Bank and Bank of England.

The spread of three-month London interbank offered rates
over anticipated central bank rates, or Overnight Index Swap
(OIS) rates, for dollar and euro widened, but that for sterling
held steady.

The spread expresses the three-month premium paid over
anticipated central bank rates, or Overnight Index Swap rates
and is seen as a gauge of banks' willingness to lend to each
other -- a wider spread is seen as an indication of decreased
inclination to lend.

Translation: Banks have dropped their rates to the public a bit, but are still very resistant to lend to each other. They are still hoarding cash so their cash position will at the year end reporting period.

Again, bear in mind that many of these banks are now sitting on hundreds of billions of cash. When ever the dam breaks and they start lending in earnest again, lookout for inflation.

Also, look for the Fed's to drop the discount rate to 0.50% at their next meeting and for them to continue pumping billions into the banking system via open market operations.

388 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:49:04am

re: #387 3 wood

Credit market still in some turmoil:

Libor rates ease; dollar, euro spreads widen


Translation: Banks have dropped their rates to the public a bit, but are still very resistant to lend to each other. They are still hoarding cash so their cash position will at the year end reporting period.

Again, bear in mind that many of these banks are now sitting on hundreds of billions of cash. When ever the dam breaks and they start lending in earnest again, lookout for inflation.

Also, look for the Fed's to drop the discount rate to 0.50% at their next meeting and for them to continue pumping billions into the banking system via open market operations.

Inflation during a recession? Is that normal?

389 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:51:05am

re: #388 MandyManners

Inflation during a recession? Is that normal?

Carter years.
Inflation, stagflation, recession, cardigan sweaters as energy policy.

390 3 wood  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:51:18am

re: #388 MandyManners

Inflation during a recession? Is that normal?

Happened a lot in the 70's, it's called "stagflation". High unemployment and high inflation. It's cause nobody wants to expand production and take a risk due the the threat of high taxes. Why take the risk and just have your profits taken away from you in taxes if it works out?

391 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:54:35am

Muslim World League calls for "a strategic plan to introduce Islam as a solution to major problems facing humanity"


PASS! BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER...

392 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:55:14am

re: #390 3 wood

I remember the gas lines when I was a yoot. Odd/even days for license plate numbers.

393 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:56:40am
394 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:57:18am

re: #390 3 wood

This always comes back to the argument that I have with a fellow employee who is a union guy (we are not union, just his mentality). I always tell him that the point he is missing is that no one goes into business for themselves thinking "I want to start a business so I can give people a job with high pay and great benefits." They go into business to make money. It is that simple. If the government is going to make that more difficult by raising taxes or added restrictions and oversight, then a lot of people simply will not take the risk or if they are already in business will either cut costs or close their doors. If they can't make money, their main purpose of owning the business, then what is the point?

395 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:59:07am

re: #391 Dustyvet

Muslim World League calls for "a strategic plan to introduce Islam as a solution to major problems facing humanity"


PASS! BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER...

Islam is a easy. It offers a binary solution set.

Submit.

or

Die.

396 3 wood  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 4:59:24am

Bank of England slashes key rate

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of England on Thursday slashed its key lending rate by a full percentage point to 2%, the lowest level since 1939 as policy makers wrestle with a global financial crisis and the threat of a deep and long-lasting recession.
"In the United Kingdom, business surveys have weakened further and suggest that the downturn has gathered pace," the bank's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee said in a statement announcing the move.
"Consumer spending and business investment have stalled, while residential investment has continued to fall," the MPC said.

This is what I mean when I have said that the US is way ahead of the curve in dealing with the financial crisis. This move should have been done by the Bank of England 2 or 3 months ago.

And all the time they dithered, their economy was bleeding to death.

If we had all acted quick enough we could have limited the damage to $2 trillion or so instead of the $6 to $8 trillion we will end up paying out.

397 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:00:12am

re: #379 Ford_Prefect

Illinois Crazy Law
# The English language is not to be spoken.

# You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.


# You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.

# You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation. -720 ILCS 5/14-2.

Chicago
# It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.

# In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.

# Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

# Kites may not be flown within the city limits.

# It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.

# Spitting is forbidden

# It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.

Champaign
# One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.

Cicero
# Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.

Crete
# Cars may not be driven through the town.

Des Plaines
# Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.

Eureka
# A man with a moustache may not kiss a woman.

Evanston
# It is illegal to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

# Bowling is forbidden.

# It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.

Fairfield
# It is unlawful for "negroes" to be within county boundries from sundown to sunrise.

Freeport
# It is illegal to expectorate from any second-story window.

Galesburg
# There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.

Homer
# It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer.

Joliet
# Town fathers, reflecting the pet peeve of hearing their town's name mispronounced 'Jolly-ETTE' when all local folk know it's pronounced 'Joe-lee-ETTE', made pronouncing it Jolly-ette a misdemeanor, punishable by a $5 fine.

Kenilworth
# A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow. Hens that wish to cackle must step two hundred feet back from any residence.

Kirkland
# Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kriland's streets.

Moline
# Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.

# There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue.

Morton Grove
# You may not own a handgun

Normal
# It is against the law to make faces at dogs.

Orland Park
# No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment, because it supports gambling.

Ottawa
# Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense.

Park Ridge
# Trucks may only park inside closed garages.

Peoria
# Basketball hoops may not be instaled on a driveway.

Zion
# It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other domesticated animals.

398 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:00:17am

re: #391 Dustyvet

Muslim World League calls for "a strategic plan to introduce Islam as a solution to major problems facing humanity"


PASS! BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER...

Of course! Why didn't I see that before? If everyone would just agree with them, or die and get out of the way, then everything would be right in the world. It makes so much sense!

/ (is this sarc tag really needed?)

399 3 wood  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:00:43am

re: #392 rightside

I remember the gas lines when I was a yoot. Odd/even days for license plate numbers.

Same here. Except the local garage had a special deal if you got your tuneups with them, you could gas up any day.

My Mom immediately took our car over for a tune up.

That is the Chicago Way.

400 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:03:05am

re: #397 Dustyvet

# You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.

I can drive to the station to make contact?

401 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:03:58am
402 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:04:07am

re: #399 3 wood

Same here. Except the local garage had a special deal if you got your tuneups with them, you could gas up any day.

My Mom immediately took our car over for a tune up.

That is the Chicago Way.

We go over to the a farmer friend and buy gas from him, he got bulk deliveries with no restrictions.

403 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:04:53am

re: #397 Dustyvet

# In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.

So it's OK as long as you are standing on the curb, just don't sit down.

404 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:06:03am

re: #402 jcm

We go over to the a farmer friend and buy gas from him, he got bulk deliveries with no restrictions.

I was allowed to sit in line with all the other peasants with out any special connections.

405 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:06:04am

re: #403 Ford_Prefect

So it's OK as long as you are standing on the curb, just don't sit down.

You won't be drinking after you fall down anyway.

406 MandyManners  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:06:50am

Gotta' git!

Have a marvelous day, Lizards.

407 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:07:21am

re: #406 MandyManners

Gotta' git!

Have a marvelous day, Lizards.

Later Mandy!

408 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:09:00am

Good morning Lizards...

409 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:10:37am

re: #404 Nevergiveup

I was allowed to sit in line with all the other peasants with out any special connections.

That year we were on furlough from the mission work in Iran. Poor missionaries. The farmers would let us go out and glean the fields after harvest. In few hours we had enough potatoes, onions for a year. We made arrangements the year before and paid for a new born calf, the farmer raised it, and at slaughter we got half the farmer got half. Beef at 2¢ a pound. Bought a gross of chicks, on the same deal.

410 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:10:39am

re: #408 doriangrey

Good morning Lizards...

Morning Dorian.

411 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:12:13am

re: #408 doriangrey
Morning dorian!

412 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:13:15am

Gaza banks close to take stock of cash crisis
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Link: www.jpost.com...]

We gonna bail them out also?

413 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:17:32am

re: #410 Ford_Prefect

Morning Dorian.

Morning ford...

re: #411 rightside

Morning dorian!

Morning rightside...

414 gregg  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:17:51am

re: #412 Nevergiveup

Gaza banks close to take stock of cash crisis
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Link: www.jpost.com...]

We gonna bail them out also?

I would have to think that one of the safest jobs during this recession is running a printing press at the treasury department. Job security and massive amounts of overtime.

415 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:18:55am

re: #412 Nevergiveup

Gaza banks close to take stock of cash crisis
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Link: www.jpost.com...]

We gonna bail them out also?

But of course, wouldn't want the poor Palestinians to be unable to build Kaazam rockets to kill evil Jew's now would we... /s

416 Pullus Iulius  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:18:56am

re: #390 3 wood

Arf. Having lived through stagflation, I'm not eager to go through it again. I'm sure there are lots of worse things (hyperinflation, for instance - still waiting for that shoe to drop) but stagflation really takes the air out of everything. The Ö is going have to trot out a lot of flashy hopenchange to keep the country mesmerized.

417 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:19:10am

re: #414 gregg

I would have to think that one of the safest jobs during this recession is running a printing press at the treasury department. Job security and massive amounts of overtime.

Do they let you take home samples?

418 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:20:13am

re: #417 Ford_Prefect

Do they let you take home samples?

Only if home is a federal penitentiary?

419 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:20:31am

Our little holiday / atheist flap in Olympia WA. Goes national.

Anti-religion Sign Joins Nativity Scene, 'Holiday Tree' in Washington State Capitol

Since other groups have the right to display in the Capital rotunda I don't have in problem FFRF having space to display.

However when they insult every religious person with "Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds." They are not immune from vociferous criticism.

FFRF, you're little anti-religious screed shows remarkable lack of taste and consideration of others beliefs. You ask for tolerance and acceptance, and use that opportunity to take a monstrous crap on everyone who does have a belief. FFRF, winter solstice greetings and go piss up a rope.

420 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:21:12am

re: #416 Pullus Iulius

Arf. Having lived through stagflation, I'm not eager to go through it again. I'm sure there are lots of worse things (hyperinflation, for instance - still waiting for that shoe to drop) but stagflation really takes the air out of everything. The Ö is going have to trot out a lot of flashy hopenchange to keep the country mesmerized.

The thing that worries me is that we are likely in for four years, at least, of it. However, maybe that will increase the likelihood of getting a true economic conservative into the White House.

421 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:21:20am

re: #419 jcm

Is that the jerk i saw on Fox last night?

422 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:22:51am

re: #397 Dustyvet

Strange Australian Laws

A life sentence is 200 years.

Children may not purchase cigarettes, condoms or alcohol, but they may use them.

You may never leave your car keys in the door of an unattended vehicle.

It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.

It is illegal to dress up as batman

It is illegal to walk on the right hand side of a footpath (sidewalk)

Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, a modem can't pick up on the first ring. If it does the, ACA permit for your modem is invalid and there's a $12,000 fine. -Telecommunications Act 1991.

Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.

Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.

The legal age for straight sex is 16, unless the person is in the care/custody of the older person, in which case it is 18.

Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb. The fine for not abiding by this law is $20.

It is illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday Sunday.

You must have a neck to knee swimsuit in order to swim at Brighton Beach.

Tasmania - Until the Port Arthur Massacre it was legal to own an AK-47 but not legal to be gay

423 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:23:45am

G'mornin' Lizards...where's the coffee?

424 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:24:28am

re: #421 Nevergiveup

Is that the jerk i saw on Fox last night?

O'Rielly had something on it. Our morning drive talk radio host on KVI Kirby Wilbur took the other side.

425 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:25:37am

Good Morning Lizards...Make mine a double decaf please...

426 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:25:37am

re: #419 jcm

The problem with their display is that it does what the other, more religious displays, do not do. It insults peoples beliefs. The other displays simply express their own beliefs. Also it is there for a purpose that the other displays are not there for. It is there as a protest. It doesn't belong and should be removed.

427 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:26:48am

Syria refuses to renew its indirect negotiations with Israel until the latter responds to queries regarding plans for the disputed Golan Heights, the Arabic-language Al-Hayat daily reported on Thursday.

[Link: www.haaretz.com...]

Question: Are you willing to give everything back and bend over? Yes or Yes?

428 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:27:54am

re: #425 notutopia

Good Morning Lizards...Make mine a double decaf please...

Umm. What's the point?

429 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:28:56am

re: #427 Nevergiveup

Question: Are you willing to give everything back and bend over? Yes or Yes DUCK!

fixed

430 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:30:08am

re: #427 Nevergiveup

Syria refuses to renew its indirect negotiations with Israel until the latter responds to queries regarding plans for the disputed Golan Heights, the Arabic-language Al-Hayat daily reported on Thursday.

[Link: www.haaretz.com...]

Question: Are you willing to give everything back and bend over? Yes or Yes?

Typical Arab Muslim doublecamalfuck speak...

431 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:30:18am

re: #425 notutopia

Good Morning Lizards...Make mine a double decaf please...


Make mine a double espresso...I need a little help getting the eyes opened and the brain functional.

432 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:30:49am

re: #426 Ford_Prefect

The problem with their display is that it does what the other, more religious displays, do not do. It insults peoples beliefs. The other displays simply express their own beliefs. Also it is there for a purpose that the other displays are not there for. It is there as a protest. It doesn't belong and should be removed.

That's a valid point. However I tend to say let them (FFRF, not all atheists) display their intolerance. On the one side is a message of hope, and joy. The other, intolerance and divisiveness. They are doing more damage to their cause with their own words than any criticism could.

433 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:31:14am

re: #431 96RoadKing

Make mine a double espresso...I need a little help getting the eyes opened and the brain functional.

I could pass you a cup of my infamous high test, but you have to sign a disclaimer first... ;)

434 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:31:15am

"I do not belong to the optimistic camp which believes there is a solution for the Iranian nuclear issue. I hope, however, that the international dialogue yields a solution," he said.

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

And I hope I win the lottery and become 21 again? But I guess that about sums up Nato's and the EU's thinking.

435 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:31:27am

re: #430 doriangrey

Typical Arab Muslim doublecamalfuck speak...


Why they don't just say 'we want Israel to cease to exist', I don't know. It's much more honest and to the point.

436 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:32:59am

re: #435 96RoadKing

Why they don't just say 'we want Israel to cease to exist', I don't know. It's much more honest and to the point.

ROTFLMAO... They say that every single day... with sniper bullets and Kaazam rockets and to any reporter willing to listen...

437 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:33:05am

Good Morning Lizards!
This is a GREAT day!
how is everyone?

438 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:33:36am

re: #433 doriangrey

I could pass you a cup of my infamous high test, but you have to sign a disclaimer first... ;)


Disclaimer signed. Hand it over.


I miss the Chief's coffee I used to poach in my Navy days...dip a stainless steel spoon in to check the strength. If the spoon didn't dissolve, it needed additional brew time.

439 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:34:05am

re: #391 Dustyvet

Muslim World League calls for "a strategic plan to introduce Islam as a solution to major problems facing humanity"
PASS! BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER...

Thanks But No thanks...I think we all have already seen enough examples of their solutions to major
problems facing humanity...

440 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:34:30am

re: #437 HoosierHoops

Good Morning Lizards!
This is a GREAT day!
how is everyone?

Pretty damn good, glad you finally showed up, now pass around the coffee, before some silly lizards gets a hold of my high test and melts a hole in their computer and want to sue me for it... ;p

441 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:34:58am

re: #428 Ford_Prefect

Trying just to keep warm.
Brrr

442 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:35:50am

re: #438 96RoadKing

Disclaimer signed. Hand it over.


I miss the Chief's coffee I used to poach in my Navy days...dip a stainless steel spoon in to check the strength. If the spoon didn't dissolve, it needed additional brew time.

Okey dokey... That is exactly the way I make it... Yes my dear old dad was in the US Navy for 27 years...

443 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:36:00am

re: #439 notutopia

Thanks But No thanks...I think we all have already seen enough examples of their solutions to major
problems facing humanity...


Advance into the 12th Century? Thanks, but no thanks.

444 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:37:20am

re: #442 doriangrey

Okey dokey... That is exactly the way I make it... Yes my dear old dad was in the US Navy for 27 years...


Not bad. I especially like it served in a chipped mug.

445 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:37:39am

re: #437 HoosierHoops

Hoops, Great news on your son staying on safer turf for his next deployment!
No Crown Royal head buzz this good morn' ?
: )

446 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:37:43am

re: #440 doriangrey

Pretty damn good, glad you finally showed up, now pass around the coffee, before some silly lizards gets a hold of my high test and melts a hole in their computer and want to sue me for it... ;p

Hi Dorian...Today..believe it or not..The gourmet coffee of the day is called Southern Comfort flavored coffee..Who knew?

447 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:37:52am

re: #438 96RoadKing

Disclaimer signed. Hand it over.


I miss the Chief's coffee I used to poach in my Navy days...dip a stainless steel spoon in to check the strength. If the spoon didn't dissolve, it needed additional brew time.

Damn, we got a load of former swabbies 'round here, this wing wiper feels out numbered. ;-)

When did you serve?

448 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:38:10am

re: #444 96RoadKing

Not bad. I especially like it served in a chipped mug.

ROTFLMAO... I got a few of them too... ;)

449 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:38:56am

re: #446 HoosierHoops

Hi Dorian...Today..believe it or not..The gourmet coffee of the day is called Southern Comfort flavored coffee..Who knew?

Kick...

450 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:39:08am

re: #445 notutopia

Hoops, Great news on your son staying on safer turf for his next deployment!
No Crown Royal head buzz this good morn' ?
: )

Thanks! I'm still pretty jacked up..wonder why my head doesn't hurt...

451 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:39:53am

re: #443 96RoadKing

Hey, Romania is de- evolving with their removal of evolution in their schools...
Seems like the retro movement is popular this year...

452 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:40:08am

re: #437 HoosierHoops

Morning HH. I am well, thanks. And you?

453 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:40:12am

re: #422 Crux Australis

Hello Crux! Thanks for finding these laws :-)

Especially this one...

It is illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday Sunday

Now what will I wear to the Christmas party on Sunday arvo if I can't wear those?

And G'day from Down Under to {everyone}

454 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:42:32am

re: #447 jcm

Damn, we got a load of former swabbies 'round here, this wing wiper feels out numbered. ;-)

When did you serve?

ROTFLMAO... Not too badly outnumbered... My Father (biological father) and my Grandfather were Air Force, G/F was a Full Bird Colonel and Father a Sargent, My Step Father was US Navy enlisted, retired Radioman First Class.

455 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:42:38am

re: #447 jcm

Damn, we got a load of former swabbies 'round here, this wing wiper feels out numbered. ;-)

When did you serve?

I was a Crypt Tech back in the Carter years - '75 to '79.

456 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:42:59am

re: #452 Ford_Prefect

Morning HH. I am well, thanks. And you?

Morning Ford! I'm doing great...need to rent a movie or something this morning...

457 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:43:30am

re: #453 aussiemagpie

Hello Crux! Thanks for finding these laws :-)

Especially this one...

Now what will I wear to the Christmas party on Sunday arvo if I can't wear those?

And G'day from Down Under to {everyone}

Good morning Mag. So what do Christmas cards from down under look like? I mean, it's summer there. That just seems wrong.

458 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:43:36am

re: #453 aussiemagpie

Hello Crux! Thanks for finding these laws :-)

Especially this one...

Now what will I wear to the Christmas party on Sunday arvo if I can't wear those?

And G'day from Down Under to {everyone}

{Aussie} Whad up?

459 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:44:44am

re: #456 HoosierHoops

Morning Ford! I'm doing great...need to rent a movie or something this morning...

Glad to hear your son will be safe for a while. Must be a real load off.

460 2by2  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:45:06am

re: #2 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Sorry 2by2...

Maybe I can be last?
Good Morning Lizards, and thanks for the sentiment Ozzie.
Just saw that the thread came up literally 2 secs after I signed off.
Makes me wonder if the big good lizard in the cyber heavens is watching over me.

461 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:45:07am

re: #455 96RoadKing

I was a Crypt Tech back in the Carter years - '75 to '79.

Ah... the Crypt Keeper eh...

462 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:45:27am

re: #450 HoosierHoops

Because that CR reserve is so smooth...
: )

463 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:47:03am

re: #453 aussiemagpie

Hello Crux! Thanks for finding these laws :-)

Especially this one...

Now what will I wear to the Christmas party on Sunday arvo if I can't wear those?

And G'day from Down Under to {everyone}

G'Day and could you please toss another Barbie to the shrimp, little guy is very hungry today...:)

464 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:47:09am

re: #461 doriangrey

Ah... the Crypt Keeper eh...


LOL We used to have a great time coming up with 'alternate' explanations to those 'not in the know' :->

465 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:47:34am

Damn!

Love the new servers, Charles. All spankin' new, and full of gigaspeed now!

LOAD TEST! Lets's set a time and date to have everyone log in at once, and try to post continuously to stress test the servers!

466 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:47:41am

re: #457 Ford_Prefect

Good morning Mag. So what do Christmas cards from down under look like? I mean, it's summer there. That just seems wrong.

Hi, and some of our Christmas cards have the whole snow and reindeers stuff on them

Of course we do have Aussie ones showing such common Christmas themes like a koala wearing a Santa hat while surfing :-)

467 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:48:31am

re: #459 Ford_Prefect

Glad to hear your son will be safe for a while. Must be a real load off.

You have no idea...We were all mentally prepared for another deployment,
This time to Afghanistan for 7 months...
Yesterday we learn the 3/5 Marines are going to Japan...
We have no idea why...Yippeee!

468 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:48:32am

re: #455 96RoadKing

I was a Crypt Tech back in the Carter years - '75 to '79.

AF, Carter years also. When I went back to college my vet advisor was a career Navy cryppie who actually served with the scum Walker.

469 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:48:50am

re: #464 96RoadKing

LOL We used to have a great time coming up with 'alternate' explanations to those 'not in the know' :->

ROTFLMAO... Well like I said, my step father was a Radioman, so yea, I know what a cryptographer is...

470 LindaMarie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:49:06am

re: #387 3 wood

Gotya - makes sense. If I understand correctly, the banks that were solid are sitting on cash so that they can report a "high cash" balance sheet at the end of 2008, and thereby draw more investors.
?

471 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:49:12am

Morning all!

Anyone watching the Memory Woman on Fox?

/I wish I could remember last week...

472 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:49:27am

Haar morning guys! I have the day off, it is 'me birthday! Just glad to be alive mates!

473 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:50:21am

re: #462 notutopia

Because that CR reserve is so smooth...
: )

You betcha.. I'll save the rest of the bottle for when Jordan gets home for Christmas.
kind of wierd having a drink with your 21 yr old kid..but what the hay.

474 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:50:21am

re: #468 jcm

AF, Carter years also. When I went back to college my vet advisor was a career Navy cryppie who actually served with the scum Walker.

Speaking as a individual whose real last name is Walker, they should have hung that bastard and his fucking pussy ass son...

475 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:50:52am

re: #472 loflyer

Haar morning guys! I have the day off, it is 'me birthday! Just glad to be alive mates!

Happy Birthday to you, yarrrgh

Happy Birthday to you, harrr

Happy Birthday dear LoFlyer,

You look like a swabbie and smell like one too!

476 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:51:32am

re: #468 jcm

AF, Carter years also. When I went back to college my vet advisor was a career Navy cryppie who actually served with the scum Walker.

Is he still alive and rotting in jail?

477 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:51:52am

re: #458 HoosierHoops

{Aussie} Whad up?

Hi, HH, congrats to your son BTW on his marriage!

I'm just enjoying a mild Sydney summer night, sipping my chardy and nursing a sore ear after spending an hour on the phone with my daughter, who rang straight after I'd spent an hour and a bit on the phone with my son :-)

478 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:52:05am

re: #472 loflyer

Haar morning guys! I have the day off, it is 'me birthday! Just glad to be alive mates!

Happy Birthday loflyer..Many happy returns.. I'm off for 4 days...need.to.spend.money.for Christmas...

479 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:52:17am

re: #391 Dustyvet

Muslim World League calls for "a strategic plan to introduce Islam as a solution to major problems facing humanity"


PASS! BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER...

"islam as a solution to major problems facing humanity"? ? ?
what b.s.
there will be NO humanity if islam rules the world.

480 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:52:17am

re: #472 loflyer

Aye, me hearty!

Happy Birthday to ye!

How about a flagon of rum?

481 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:52:17am

re: #475 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

Happy Birthday to you, yarrrgh

Happy Birthday to you, harrr

Happy Birthday dear LoFlyer,

You look like a swabbie and smell like one too!

Haar! I resemble that mate! Good morning to 'ye! On the negative side I have to buy a new tag for 'me car this morning...

482 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:53:27am

re: #467 HoosierHoops

That's great, and don't question it. Just enjoy the saki!

483 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:53:41am

re: #477 aussiemagpie

Hi, HH, congrats to your son BTW on his marriage!

I'm just enjoying a mild Sydney summer night, sipping my chardy and nursing a sore ear after spending an hour on the phone with my daughter, who rang straight after I'd spent an hour and a bit on the phone with my son :-)

Thanks Aussie..Yesterday we found out he is being deployed to japan instead of Afghanistan...

484 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:54:02am

re: #481 loflyer

Haar! I resemble that mate! Good morning to 'ye! On the negative side I have to buy a new tag for 'me car this morning...

The DMV, always thinking of how to make your day special. Bless their black little hearts.

/I can't wait till they are in charge of my health care.

485 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:54:02am

re: #476 Nevergiveup

Is he still alive and rotting in jail?

Unfortunately, that bastard should have gotten the Rosenberg treatment...

486 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:54:06am

re: #472 loflyer

Haar morning guys! I have the day off, it is 'me birthday! Just glad to be alive mates!

Happy Birthday!

487 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:54:28am

re: #480 rightside

Aye, me hearty!

Happy Birthday to ye!

How about a flagon of rum?

Waiting for the sun to cross over the yard arm mate. Then on the other hand somewhere in the Atlantic the sun is over the yard arm allready!

488 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:55:13am

re: #485 doriangrey

Unfortunately, that bastard should have gotten the Rosenberg treatment...

I couldn't agree more!

489 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:55:30am

re: #479 nyc redneck

"islam as a solution to major problems facing humanity"? ? ?
what b.s.
there will be NO humanity if islam rules the world.

Yup. Problem solved./

490 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:55:57am

re: #488 Nevergiveup

I couldn't agree more!

Having him Keel Hauled would have been nice...

491 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:56:21am

re: #474 doriangrey

Speaking as a individual whose real last name is Walker, they should have hung that bastard and his fucking pussy ass son...

The day the news the Walker news broke my advisor's sentiment was similar, but involved much more anatomically detailed, and language that was very pointed.

Walker has blood on his hands. Hanging would be too good for that traitor.

492 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:56:49am

re: #470 LindaMarie

Good morning LindaMarie,It's not just the banks sitting on the cash...many of the larger health care institutions who have active public bonds are recreating their fiscal financial reports to reflect more favorable "Faux" earnings to keep from defaulting on public bond ratings.
They're laying off their Fulltime employees and hiring independent contractors
instead to get the cost of salaries, Fica, Medicare, SS, and benefits off the cost reporting ledgers.
Meanwhile, our country sits without jobs and available cash flow and the end result is NO available credit flow for any of us.
ugh

493 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:57:02am

re: #490 Dustyvet

Having him Keel Hauled would have been nice...

Fuck that... No ships keel should ever be disgraced by having shit like that dragged along it...

494 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:57:25am

re: #491 jcm

The day the news the Walker news broke my advisor's sentiment was similar, but involved much more anatomically detailed, and language that was very pointed.

Walker has blood on his hands. Hanging would be too good for that traitor.

He sold us out for 30 pieces of Silver...

495 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:57:44am

Good morning y'all - from a cold (38 degrees, windchill 32, going up to 54 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte!
I hope everyone is doing well today?!

496 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:57:55am

Thanks for the well wishes mates! I am not big on birthdays, but this has been a good year for me, and thanks for putting up with me!

497 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:58:07am

re: #491 jcm

The day the news the Walker news broke my advisor's sentiment was similar, but involved much more anatomically detailed, and language that was very pointed.

Walker has blood on his hands. Hanging would be too good for that traitor.

Yup, him and his son should have ridden the lightning express straight to hell...

498 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:58:08am

Meanwhile, Canadian political hijinks roll on:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will ask the Governor General to suspend Parliament when he meets with her Thursday morning in a bid to avoid a confidence vote that could topple his minority government.

If she agrees to prorogue Parliament, Harper's Conservatives will be able to avoid a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons on Monday that could precipitate the rise of a Liberal-NDP coalition.

The Governor General, however, has other political options as well. She could refuse the prime minister's request and decide to call an election should the Conservatives lose the confidence vote. Or she could allow the proposed Liberal-NDP coalition to govern if the no-confidence vote is successful.



Harper expected to ask for House suspension Thursday

Other coverage:

No backroom deals: PM blasts coalition in TV plea

499 LindaMarie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:58:30am

re: #398 Ford_Prefect

Of course! Why didn't I see that before? If everyone would just agree with them, or die and get out of the way, then everything would be right in the world. It makes so much sense!

/ (is this sarc tag really needed?)

They have a channel here on cable named:
Peace TV. Really, it is a group of Mullahs (many claiming a doctorate) teaching the Koran and answering questions from the audience (of men of course -it is Islam after all) and it is disgusting.
Not sure where it is broadcast from but judging by the audience -the clothing and physical characteristics of the male audience I think it is Pakistan

500 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:58:33am

re: #497 doriangrey

Yup, him and his son should have ridden the lightning express straight to hell...

Let's not forget his brother!

501 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:58:41am

re: #493 doriangrey

Fuck that... No ships keel should ever be disgraced by having shit like that dragged along it...

By a two and a half ton truck...:)

502 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:58:43am

re: #495 realwest

Morning real. It is expected to be around 50 degrees here in CT.

503 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:58:58am

re: #495 realwest

Good morning y'all - from a cold (38 degrees, windchill 32, going up to 54 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte!
I hope everyone is doing well today?!

Good morning real... Doing fine as frogs hair, how about yourself...

504 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:59:01am

re: #463 Dustyvet

G'Day and could you please toss another Barbie to the shrimp, little guy is very hungry today...:)

LOL! tossing barbies needs a bit of muscle I reckon, so perhaps I'll just toss the shrimp or as we call them, a prawn :-)

505 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:59:11am

re: #495 realwest

Good morning y'all - from a cold (38 degrees, windchill 32, going up to 54 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte!
I hope everyone is doing well today?!

Hi Realwest *Waving*

506 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:59:14am

re: #496 loflyer
ARRGGHH! Matey - Happy Birthday to ye! And many, many more me hearty!

507 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:59:23am

re: #500 Nevergiveup

Let's not forget his brother!

And that freind of his whitmore or something like that?

508 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:59:41am

re: #472 loflyer

Got my birthday party cone hat on and kazoo in my mouth... singing
Happy Birthday... All together Lizards...1..2...3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATE!

509 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:59:55am

re: #493 doriangrey

Fuck that... No ships keel should ever be disgraced by having shit like that dragged along it...

Pay the Somali pirates to do it... I'm sure their little motor boats won't notice the difference.

510 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:00:29am

re: #497 doriangrey
Good morning dorian - hope you're well today - and you're no doubt headed off to work soon, too!
Have a great day my friend!

511 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:00:45am

re: #499 LindaMarie

Where is here, and have you complained?

512 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:00:56am

re: #493 doriangrey

Fuck that... No ships keel should ever be disgraced by having shit like that dragged along it...


Personally, I always liked the 'bury him in sand at the low tide mark' solution.

513 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:01:26am

re: #510 realwest

Good morning dorian - hope you're well today - and you're no doubt headed off to work soon, too!
Have a great day my friend!

Yup, off and running like a herd of turtles...

514 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:01:42am

re: #512 96RoadKing

Personally, I always liked the 'bury him in sand at the low tide mark' solution.

With honey and fire ants while waiting for the tide...

515 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:02:18am

It may come as a surprise to some that I don't like Fosters beer and BBQ prawns. LOL Or Vegemite for that matter as well.

516 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:02:26am

re: #513 doriangrey

Yup, off and running like a herd of turtles...

Never seen a heard of turtles...them little sods are fast...

517 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:02:27am

re: #502 Ford_Prefect
Figures. I move to the Southland and y'all are warmer there than I am down here in Dixie! LOL!
Hope you're doing well up there!

518 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:02:40am

re: #472 loflyer

Haar morning guys! I have the day off, it is 'me birthday! Just glad to be alive mates!

Happy Birthday, and I think I'll have a day off too for your birthday (wonder if that will be a good enough reason for the boss)

519 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:03:04am

re: #515 Crux Australis

It may come as a surprise to some that I don't like Fosters beer and BBQ prawns. LOL Or Vegemite for that matter as well.

I knew you wasnt a real Aussie... ;p

520 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:03:11am

re: #505 HoosierHoops
Hey Hoops! (Waves back!)!

521 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:03:32am

re: #514 jcm

With honey and fire ants while waiting for the tide...

Nicely played... while in agony from the ants, they'll be wishing for the tide to come in and end it all.

/Bonus points if they are buried right at the edge of the high tide mark, so it doesn't quite do the job of helping them out.

522 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:03:33am

re: #515 Crux Australis

Curious...What do you like of local fare?
: )

523 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:03:34am

re: #515 Crux Australis

It may come as a surprise to some that I don't like Fosters beer and BBQ prawns. LOL Or Vegemite for that matter as well.

I think vegemite is gross..And I'm thinking you a Victoria Bitter drinker..

524 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:03:40am

re: #516 Dustyvet

Never seen a heard of turtles...them little sods are fast...

ROTFLMAO... Well this one does have a corvette... ;p

525 LindaMarie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:03:51am

re: #492 notutopia
That also makes sense - the unemployment rate has risen rapidly in the last couple of months. Perhaps this is one of the main reasons.

526 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:04:02am

re: #515 Crux Australis

It may come as a surprise to some that I don't like Fosters beer and BBQ prawns. LOL Or Vegemite for that matter as well.

What about Australian table wines?

527 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:04:54am

re: #520 realwest

Hey Hoops! (Waves back!)!

I've been waiting for you to log on..Jordan isn't going to Afghanistan ..the 3/5th is going to Japan...
*High five*

528 right_on_target  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:04:55am

Louisiana Lizard

529 doriangrey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:04:58am

re: #526 Ford_Prefect

What about Australian table wines?

Australians dont whine, especially at the table... ;p

530 96RoadKing  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:05:15am

The coffees done the trick. I'm up and running. Time to sign off and get to work.

Have a good day to all, and have a Happy Birthday loflyer! May the opposite sex find you particularly worthy of their attention and affection on this day!

531 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:06:02am

re: #498 Kenneth

Morning Kenneth. I have been following that stuff all night. Listened to the speechs and felt the pucker factor go up a notch. Going to any rallies on Saturday.

BTW Happy Bday LoFlyer, and may you keep on pirating.

532 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:06:09am

Israel prepares for Iranian strike without US cooperation

533 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:06:16am

When the dreaded 3 AM call rings at Barack Obama’s bedside. The only question is what it will be about. For reference, 3 AM in Washington will be 8 AM London, 10 AM Baghdad, 11 AM in Teheran, high noon Pakistan and 4 PM Pyongyang.

534 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:06:25am

re: #530 96RoadKing

The coffees done the trick. I'm up and running. Time to sign off and get to work.

Have a good day to all, and have a Happy Birthday loflyer! May the opposite sex find you particularly worthy of their attention and affection on this day!

Yup...nothing better than birthday sex...

535 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:07:08am

re: #532 Dustyvet

Israel prepares for Iranian strike without US cooperation

*gulp*

Linky?

536 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:07:53am

re: #483 HoosierHoops

Thanks Aussie..Yesterday we found out he is being deployed to japan instead of Afghanistan...

Now that's a relief! Japan is a wonderful country - and I hope he has the opportunity to visit a few places there

Kyoto is one of the most beautiful cities I've been to (old Kyoto with all the temples)

537 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:08:20am

I haven't but breifly scanned this thread, but I must admit that I was initially pissed of by Ambrose Bierce's comment by soldiers, mostly fools.
Then I looked him up in Wiki and here's what they said about him:

At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. In February 1862 he was commissioned first lieutenant, and served on the staff of General William Babcock Hazen as a topographical engineer, making maps of likely battlefields. Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh (April 1862), a terrifying experience that became a source for several later short stories and the memoir, What I Saw of Shiloh.

He continued fighting in the Western theater, at one point receiving newspaper attention for his daring rescue, under fire, of a gravely wounded comrade at the Battle of Rich Mountain, West Virginia. In June 1864, he sustained a serious head wound at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, and spent the rest of the summer on furlough, returning to active duty in September. He was discharged from the army in January 1865. His military career resumed, however, when in the summer of 1866 he rejoined General Hazen as part of the latter's expedition to inspect military outposts across the Great Plains. The expedition proceeded by horseback and wagon from Omaha, Nebraska, arriving toward year's end in San Francisco, California.

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
So I reckon he's got the right to talk the talk since he has walked the walk. But I still don't like that quote.

538 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:08:52am

re: #525 LindaMarie

Businesses will do whatever they HAVE to in order to keep their business solvent during this financial turmoil. If they were prudent and smart and thrifty before this fiasco in our economy, they'll survive. I guarantee you thou that they were not the ones paying their CEO's millions for nothing and their chicks for free...

539 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:08:59am

re: #534 HoosierHoops

Yup...nothing better than birthday sex...

Or the day after birthday sex, or the day before birthday sex, or...

540 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:09:17am

re: #495 realwest

Good morning y'all - from a cold (38 degrees, windchill 32, going up to 54 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte!
I hope everyone is doing well today?!

*Smooch* from Down Under {realwest}

541 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:09:46am

So, was scanning through the ol' DVR last night and popped on Tuesday night's episode of Law and Order: SVU... Well... Typical Lib nonsense...

It was about the plight of a female marine who was raped by a man in her unit. The talking points were there about a 10-1 M:F ratio in the military... The military JAG 'commander' talking about how the female officers need to 'learn to be tough...'

It was disgusting and disgraceful... It was a hit piece on the military... I'm not surpirsed but still NBC has got some effing nerve...

542 saberry0530  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:10:04am

re: #528 right_on_target

Louisiana Lizard

I LOOK NOTHING LIKE THAT! I have a moustache and beard.

543 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:10:24am

re: #518 aussiemagpie

Happy Birthday, and I think I'll have a day off too for your birthday (wonder if that will be a good enough reason for the boss)

How many birthdays can you have in a year? Depends on the size of the family, mates!

544 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:11:00am

re: #528 right_on_target

That's our Grand Lizard when you really PISS him off!
ROTFLMAO

545 3 wood  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:11:08am

Look for the market to drop at the open based on more bad profit and layoff news.

Things were looking pretty flat until the futures dived just a little while ago as this news started hitting the wires.

The unemployment news was not as bad as was expected, but the swing traders and short sellers will try to crush the market today anyway.

546 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:11:22am

re: #542 saberry0530

If it's that upsetting to you, we will just have someone photoshop it in. :)

547 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:11:28am

re: #539 Ford_Prefect

Or the day after birthday sex, or the day before birthday sex, or...

Well let's face it..There is nothing better than smoking hot sex...
/That's all i got to say about that...

548 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:11:30am

re: #542 saberry0530

I LOOK NOTHING LIKE THAT! I have a moustache and beard.

It is a wonderful picture of my land lady...:)

549 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:11:37am

re: #524 doriangrey
Well I hope that the turtle's vette has a windshield, otherwise he'll wind up pulling his head inside his shell and all hell could break loosed on the Turtle Freeway during Rush Hour!

550 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:12:14am

re: #532 Dustyvet

LINK please...

551 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:12:36am

re: #526 Ford_Prefect

What about Australian table wines?

We have some of the best in the world, we have the right soils, temperature, rainfall, seasonal variability etc.

552 saberry0530  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:12:39am

re: #546 BlueCanuck

If it's that upsetting to you, we will just have someone photoshop it in. :)

THANKS!
/

553 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:12:58am

re: #542 saberry0530

I LOOK NOTHING LIKE THAT! I have a moustache and beard.

If that's you, you need a tan, bad, dude!

554 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:13:09am

re: #531 BlueCanuck

Yeah, I utterly fail to see how the Liberals, NDP & Bloc think they have a mandate to govern. In the general election, just 7 weeks ago, the opposition parties lost seats and the Tories gained. The liberal "leader" Dion is especially ridiculous. He lost the support of his own party and announced he will be stepping down following a leadership convention in April. So the Canadian public is being told to entrust the country to the care of a coalition of leaderless Liberals, feckless Socialists, and conniving Separatists. It's insanity!

Harper will be meeting with the Gov. Gen at 9:30 this morning, and presumably the Liberals & NDP will want to meet with her as well.

Let the elected government govern. When the Tories table their budget in January, the opposition can decide then if they have the balls to vote it down.

555 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:13:34am

re: #515 Crux Australis

It may come as a surprise to some that I don't like Fosters beer and BBQ prawns. LOL Or Vegemite for that matter as well.

LOL! Crux, you'll have your Aussieness questioned!

I don't like beer either :-)

However, part me from my Vegemite and I'm distraught, devastated and go into withdrawal!

556 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:13:47am

re: #539 Ford_Prefect

Or the day after birthday sex, or the day before birthday sex, or...

I hear conjugal visit sex is pretty good.

557 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:13:53am

re: #545 3 wood

Look for the market to drop at the open based on more bad profit and layoff news.

Things were looking pretty flat until the futures dived just a little while ago as this news started hitting the wires.

The unemployment news was not as bad as was expected, but the swing traders and short sellers will try to crush the market today anyway.

And here comes professor Sunshine!

/Morning 3-Wood!

558 Spare O'Lake  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:14:11am

I was watching a live phone-in show on CPAC (Canadian Public Affairs Channel) last night where the panel of Canadian pundits was discussing the current Canadian parliamentary crisis.
One of the callers introduced himself as an American from Tennessee who watches CPAC and who asked if the panel could tell him how this was not basically a coup attempt just like they have in places like Thailand.
I was wondering if the caller was a Lizard!

559 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:14:24am

feckless Socialists
Those guys are the worst, IMHO.

560 Miss Trixie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:14:25am

&#9834 &#9836 Good morning, {lizards!} &#9836 &#9834

We've a rainy, sloppy morning in the valley without the possibility of sinshine for a while. Beats the white crud anyday! :D

Like Blue mentioned above, I'm not sure if I'll go to the "Support the Coalition" moonbat, union-thug circle-jerk rally on the Hill at noon. I'm tempted for the pics but I can't stand the stink of self-righteousness and besides I don't want to lose my nice lunch.

I will, however, be on Parliament Hill on Saturday to support Prime Minister Harper and take lots of pics and perhaps a few videos. Should be grrr-ATE!

***
&#9834 &#9836 Happy Birthday to You &#9834 &#9836
&#9834 &#9836 Happy Birthday to You &#9834 &#9836
&#9834 &#9836 Happy Birthday dear Loflyer &#9834 &#9836
&#9834 &#9836 Happy Birthday to You! &#9834 &#9836

And many mooore!

561 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:15:21am

re: #555 aussiemagpie

LOL! Crux, you'll have your Aussieness questioned!

I don't like beer either :-)

However, part me from my Vegemite and I'm distraught, devastated and go into withdrawal!

Arrr mates, what is a vegemite?

562 2centsworth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:15:24am

re: #550 notutopia

LINK please...

I don't know how to link but it's on Drudge and Fox News.

563 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:15:29am

re: #541 tfc3rid

So, was scanning through the ol' DVR last night and popped on Tuesday night's episode of Law and Order: SVU... Well... Typical Lib nonsense...

It was about the plight of a female marine who was raped by a man in her unit. The talking points were there about a 10-1 M:F ratio in the military... The military JAG 'commander' talking about how the female officers need to 'learn to be tough...'

It was disgusting and disgraceful... It was a hit piece on the military... I'm not surpirsed but still NBC has got some effing nerve...

i watched this too. i was hollering the whole time. my husband tried to quiet me down w/ "it's just a show". i tried to explain to him that it is not so subtile propaganda. it is abt. making the military look bad.
the story line was absurd. it is stunning how far fetched these shows get. the over reaching to do damage.
btw, i knew it wasn't that young marine. i knew it was the pilot. LOL, as if the plot was real.

564 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:15:46am

re: #556 Kenneth

I hear conjugal visit sex is pretty good.

Prison: All the sex you want, just not the kind you like.

565 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:16:04am

re: #551 Crux Australis

We have some of the best in the world, we have the right soils, temperature, rainfall, seasonal variability etc.

I have been trying to find a link to the Monty Python sketch about Australian wines, but I can't. Very funny. As I don't drink wine I wouldn't know anything about it's quality. That's what I get for posting before finding the link. :-(

566 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:16:25am

re: #560 Miss Trixie

♪ ♬ Good morning, {lizards!} ♬ ♪

We've a rainy, sloppy morning in the valley without the possibility of sinshine for a while. Beats the white crud anyday! :D

Like Blue mentioned above, I'm not sure if I'll go to the "Support the Coalition" moonbat, union-thug circle-jerk rally on the Hill at noon. I'm tempted for the pics but I can't stand the stink of self-righteousness and besides I don't want to lose my nice lunch.

I will, however, be on Parliament Hill on Saturday to support Prime Minister Harper and take lots of pics and perhaps a few videos. Should be grrr-ATE!

***
♪ ♬ Happy Birthday to You ♪ ♬
♪ ♬ Happy Birthday to You ♪ ♬
♪ ♬ Happy Birthday dear Loflyer ♪ ♬
♪ ♬ Happy Birthday to You! ♪ ♬

And many mooore!

Thanks mate! :)

567 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:16:39am

re: #527 HoosierHoops
Hot Damn! Great News Hoopster!
Uh, waitaminute - we're not invading Japan, are we?!
/
I'm seriously happy for you and for Jordan and his bride - hell, your whole famn damly!

568 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:16:39am

re: #556 Kenneth

I hear conjugal visit sex is pretty good.

LOL
yes absence make the heart grow...ummm fonder

569 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:16:48am

re: #550 notutopia

LINK please...

[Link: hotair.com...]

570 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:16:53am

re: #541 tfc3rid

A few years ago, there was a "report" about the rape of a female soldier in Iraq by members of her own unit. It turned out to be totally bogus, not even a case of a false accusation by the female soldier. The entire incident was invented by the alleged "reporter".

571 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:17:44am

re: #554 Kenneth

Yeah, I know. We would be looking at a three party coalition just to govern. No matter how you cut it the Blocheads have to be part of it. Saying they won't be is just damn ingenious. Actually going to the pro rally at Nathan Phillips Square on Saturday to document the left in action. And if there's enough time head up to Queens park to catch the last of the Anti rally.

572 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:17:59am

Israeli go it alone strike.

573 Pullus Iulius  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:18:24am

re: #537 realwest

Bierce was also an opponent of corrupt government bailouts. One of his target/victims was Collis P. Huntington, reptilian railroad magnate:
Hearst sent him to Washington, D.C., in the mid-1890s on special assignment: to defeat Huntington's attempt to obtain congressional forgiveness of his railroad's $75-million indebtedness to the United States. One day Huntington stopped Bierce on the Capitol steps, told him everybody had a price, and asked what Bierce's was. "My price," he replied, "is seventy-five million dollars. If, when you are ready to pay, I happen to be out of town, you may hand it over to my friend, the Treasurer of the United States."
What's old is new, again.

574 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:18:28am

re: #556 Kenneth

I hear conjugal visit sex is pretty good.

It is...I mean...that's what a friend told me... not a friend really, more of an acquaintance... complete stranger, really...

575 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:18:31am

re: #559 Peacekeeper

feckless Socialists
Those guys are the worst, IMHO.

I ask you, do these clowns look like they have any "feck"?

Nay, I say they are feckless!

576 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:18:33am

re: #543 loflyer

How many birthdays can you have in a year? Depends on the size of the family, mates!

LOL! Birthday boy, what plans do you have for your special day ?

577 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:18:56am

re: #572 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

Israeli go it alone strike.

Yeah I saw that. Just do it or be quite. At least that is how I feel. Enough talk already!

578 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:19:00am

re: #535 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Hey LT - I heard the same story about Israel taking out Iran's nucluear capabilities on Fox News this morning.
How are you doing today?

579 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:19:58am

re: #574 Ford_Prefect

It is...I mean...that's what a friend told me... not a friend really, more of an acquaintance... complete stranger, really...

What were you in for and how much time did you serve?
/// ;-P

580 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:20:11am

re: #563 nyc redneck

It was exactly a propaganda campaign on behalf of the producers this show... It is typical, as in the past, they have had a lot of episodes blasting the war, the Patriot Act, etc...

However, this was, in my opinion, WAYYY over the line in terms of anti-military propaganda... Seemingly stating talking points word for word...

581 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:20:23am

re: #554 Kenneth

I'm glad of the quasi-two party system in Australia. Only the two major parties could ever form Government in Australia.

582 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:20:28am

re: #560 Miss Trixie

Morning Miss Trixie. I came to my descision ↑ on the way home from work. Besides, the distance between the two is only three major intersections. Hop on a bus and I am there, or the Subway.

583 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:20:55am

re: #577 Nevergiveup

Yeah I saw that. Just do it or be quite. At least that is how I feel. Enough talk already!

No kidding. 16 hours later report the BDA. Let the Iranians sit there wondering what the hell just happened.

584 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:21:05am

re: #567 realwest

Hot Damn! Great News Hoopster!
Uh, waitaminute - we're not invading Japan, are we?!
/
I'm seriously happy for you and for Jordan and his bride - hell, your whole famn damly!

Oh Real..I am so happy...When he comes back he'll be getting out..He wants to be a policeman...
/I'm thinking my speeding tickets will be taken care of LOL

585 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:21:20am

re: #536 aussiemagpie
Hey there {aussie}! How are you this late evening, very early morning?
Been to any more drinkingChristmas parties lately?!

586 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:21:30am

re: #570 Kenneth

A few years ago, there was a "report" about the rape of a female soldier in Iraq by members of her own unit. It turned out to be totally bogus, not even a case of a false accusation by the female soldier. The entire incident was invented by the alleged "reporter".

Unfortunately it does happen, and there have been a fair amount of cases against officers "fraternizing" with the enlisted personnel. Healthy young people tend to have lots of sex and it would be nice if the leadership and regulations would take that into account. Our soldiers are not monks.

587 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:21:50am

re: #578 realwest

Hey LT - I heard the same story about Israel taking out Iran's nucluear capabilities on Fox News this morning.
How are you doing today?

Doing good. Wife got a smaller wrap on her finger. Doc says the joint is fine and it is healing well.

588 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:22:00am

If you haven't got feck, what have you got?

589 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:22:24am

re: #571 BlueCanuck

Did you hear Dion's speech on TV? The liar had the gall to claim the coalition of Liberals and NDP (he failed to mention the Bloc) was formed to fight Harper's more to prorogue Parliament. That is the reverse of the events! Harper has threatened to prorogue in order to stop the opposition from voting down the gov't in a confidence vote on Monday and installing a coalition gov't.

590 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:22:58am

re: #576 aussiemagpie

LOL! Birthday boy, what plans do you have for your special day ?

My family is taking me out to dinner. A good pizza sounds like the ticket!

591 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:23:13am

re: #575 Kenneth

I heard Ms. Chow on the radio last night right after Harper and Dion. On thing she said that really got my hackles up was that "In Europe they have all kinds of coalition governments, what's wrong with that?" If any one from out west was listening to her they would have tossed their radio out the window in disgust. Her attitude was very Toronto centric. Or should I say urban and eastern.

592 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:23:15am

re: #561 loflyer

Arrr mates, what is a vegemite?

It's a gorgeous, yummy, simply wonderful spread which is black, looks like grease, is sticky and is made from yeast byproducts :-)

*Aussie delicacy*

593 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:23:39am

re: #570 Kenneth

A few years ago, there was a "report" about the rape of a female soldier in Iraq by members of her own unit. It turned out to be totally bogus, not even a case of a false accusation by the female soldier. The entire incident was invented by the alleged "reporter".

Well, before this episode,they put the disclaimer that it is not based on a real life situation... Which when L&O does that means that it is based on 'real life'.

594 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:23:58am

re: #579 jcm

What were you in for and how much time did you serve?
/// ;-P

*crickets chirp in the background as I look around for something interesting to pretend to be fascinated by.

595 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:24:35am

re: #540 aussiemagpie
Whoops! *smooochies* back to you luv, darn Charles and this super fast blog site!
Hope you're doing well!

596 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:24:38am

re: #594 Ford_Prefect

*crickets chirp in the background as I look around for something interesting to pretend to be fascinated by.

LOL!

597 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:24:41am

re: #580 tfc3rid

It was exactly a propaganda campaign on behalf of the producers this show... It is typical, as in the past, they have had a lot of episodes blasting the war, the Patriot Act, etc...

However, this was, in my opinion, WAYYY over the line in terms of anti-military propaganda... Seemingly stating talking points word for word...

how did you like the way she capitulated and apologized to the marine at the end.
he was the epitome of strength and grace. at least it ended on that note.
(still it was transparent in maligning the troops, just making up bogus scenarios).

598 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:25:19am

Liberals & NDP: Negotiating the price

599 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:25:46am

re: #592 aussiemagpie

It's a gorgeous, yummy, simply wonderful spread which is black, looks like grease, is sticky and is made from yeast byproducts :-)

*Aussie delicacy*

Hey aussie.. I had some veggemite that was a deep red color..Were they pulling my leg..nno wonder it tastes like...mmm..well not good..
But I'm a picky eater

600 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:25:58am
601 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:26:02am

re: #592 aussiemagpie

It's a gorgeous, yummy, simply wonderful spread which is black, looks like grease, is sticky and is made from yeast byproducts :-)

*Aussie delicacy*

Well besides the "yummy" part it doesn't look attractive to me. "Yeast by-products" sounds like code for something really nasty, mate!

602 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:26:21am

re: #597 nyc redneck

how did you like the way she capitulated and apologized to the marine at the end.
he was the epitome of strength and grace. at least it ended on that note.
(still it was transparent in maligning the troops, just making up bogus scenarios).

What bothered me most was the whole discussion about the military covering up rapes because they don't need any more bad press... And the talk about funding going to create killing machines...

I did notice that the episode was directed by Eriq LaSalle who was the African-American surgeon on ER...

603 Aussie Stinger  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:26:31am

Damn, what a song! Dunno why I just felt like playing it.

Youtube Video

They know how to tug on the heart strings!

Aussie magpie, we gotta hand it to the Yanks. Couldn't think how lucky we are they are the super power, and not some other lunatics.

604 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:26:34am

re: #589 Kenneth

I listened to it and I heard how bad the video was. Found a copy on youtube and posted it in the spinoffs. Wasn't really impressed with Harper's either, but what can you do?

/at least he sounded better then Dion.

605 2by2  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:27:15am

re: #528 right_on_target

Louisiana Lizard

makes me want to change my avatar

606 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:27:15am

gosh RW, you must have chapped lips from smooching all these lizard babes in here everyday. aren't you the lucky one huh? hello by the way, howya doing? re: #595 realwest

Whoops! *smooochies* back to you luv, darn Charles and this super fast blog site!
Hope you're doing well!

607 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:27:32am

re: #592 aussiemagpie

It's a gorgeous, yummy, simply wonderful spread which is black, looks like grease, is sticky and is made from yeast byproducts :-)

*Aussie delicacy*

A friend sent me a tube of the stuff, it sat in my fridge for two years, untouched before I for rid of it...:)

608 Spare O'Lake  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:27:32am

re: #600 buzzsawmonkey

I thought vegemites attacked garden crops.

They mite if they're hungry enough.

609 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:27:54am

re: #601 loflyer

Well besides the "yummy" part it doesn't look attractive to me. "Yeast by-products" sounds like code for something really nasty, mate!

Yeah, like beer. :-)

610 wiffersnapper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:27:54am

bye bye Franken :)

611 Aussie Stinger  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:28:03am

re: #592 aussiemagpie

It's a gorgeous, yummy, simply wonderful spread which is black, looks like grease, is sticky and is made from yeast byproducts :-)

*Aussie delicacy*

___

How funny is it to see foreigners try Vegemite for the first time, LOL.

Just that look on their face as it kicks in.

PRICELESS, hahaha.

612 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:28:35am

re: #545 3 wood
Hey good morning 3 wood, how are ya doing today? Well, I hope!

613 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:28:43am

re: #569 Dustyvet

THX!
Here we go!
I cannot fault them for this. They ARE the target of this Iranian centrifuge twirl.
We have failed them, IMHO. It makes me sick that suggesting a diplomatic course of chatter and bribes would successfully end their ideological madness. Sanctions and the backup of Iraq, and defense missiles were all that we were able to offer Mother Israel.
So sad...
: (

614 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:29:07am

re: #611 Aussie Stinger

re: #592 aussiemagpie

Is veggiemite anything like marmite?

/I can find THAT in my local grocer. . . .

615 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:29:17am

hiya hoops, got a good snow in Chi (North) last week, hope I don't see anymore this year, howya doing?

616 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:29:30am

re: #591 BlueCanuck

They are missing the point. The argument against the Liberal/NDP/Bloc coalition is not that it is a coalition, but that it has no mandate to govern. They lost the election held just 7 weeks ago. The Conservatives have the mandate to form a government. If after several months of trying to govern, the Tories can't get their agenda passed in Parliament, then the opposition can vote them down. Doing it now is the cheapest partisan politics at the expense of the national interest.

617 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:29:48am

re: #608 Spare O'Lake

They mite if they're hungry enough.

Hey they could do another movie like "Attack Of The Killer Tomato's"

618 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:29:52am

This world is full of people spreading lies. Some know they are lying, others believe the lies.

619 just another four-letter word  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:30:34am

re: #13 ggt

weet dreams all,

remember, don't play with matches or throw a frozen turkey in hot oil.

Got here late/early, but I have a simple question for ya, ggt...

The matches I understand, but why on earth would you want to throw Al Franken into hot oil?

JAFLW

620 Killian Bundy  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:30:48am

re: #601 loflyer

Well besides the "yummy" part it doesn't look attractive to me. "Yeast by-products" sounds like code for something really nasty, mate!

/Marmite

621 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:30:50am

Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. I noticed reports overnight about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, and that things are actually worse now than they've been, as a result of a wholly preventable cholera epidemic sweeping the country.

Oh, and inflation is now at the heretofore unheard rate of 231 million percent.

Try putting that into perspective? Try walking out the door with enough money to buy a loaf of bread. You wouldn't make it past the door before you no longer have enough.

Things in Zimbabwe are going to come to a head sooner or later, and I think it's going to be sooner. The military is starting to get antsy over lack of pay, and that's bad news for Mugabe who's last bastion of support are the generals. If they decide to pull the plug, it's over.

It should have been over long ago, but Zimbabwe's misery will continue long after Mugabe is sent to the dustbin of history. The man is a menace, and his disastrous policies have caused problems for neighboring nations that have to deal with his mess.

622 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:31:06am

Take Australia for example. Does anyone really believe there is a place sticking to the bottom of the world where giant mice go hopping around?

623 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:31:24am

So, the Germans are too fat to fight in Afghanistan, eh?

/This ain't your daddy's Wehrmacht!

624 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:31:59am

re: #615 apachegunner

hiya hoops, got a good snow in Chi (North) last week, hope I don't see anymore this year, howya doing?

Hiya gunner..We got a dusting of snow...I have a long driveway..
Not looking forward to clearing it out when the real snow gets here...

625 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:32:04am

re: #616 Kenneth

re: #195 BlueCanuck

Here's a good number. 74.6% of the population didn't want Dion as prime minister. 83% didn't want Layton as prime minister.

/see how that works leftist morons?

/something I whipped together earlier tonight.

626 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:32:13am
627 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:32:25am

re: #621 lawhawk

I'm sure the United Nations and Ambassador Susan Rice will make sure that he gets a lovely golden parachute somewhere, probably in Venezuela...

628 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:32:28am

re: #621 lawhawk

Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. I noticed reports overnight about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, and that things are actually worse now than they've been, as a result of a wholly preventable cholera epidemic sweeping the country.

Oh, and inflation is now at the heretofore unheard rate of 231 million percent.

Try putting that into perspective? Try walking out the door with enough money to buy a loaf of bread. You wouldn't make it past the door before you no longer have enough.

Things in Zimbabwe are going to come to a head sooner or later, and I think it's going to be sooner. The military is starting to get antsy over lack of pay, and that's bad news for Mugabe who's last bastion of support are the generals. If they decide to pull the plug, it's over.

It should have been over long ago, but Zimbabwe's misery will continue long after Mugabe is sent to the dustbin of history. The man is a menace, and his disastrous policies have caused problems for neighboring nations that have to deal with his mess.

Refresh my memory, but how much foriegn aid did we have to send to Rhodesia?

629 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:32:44am

re: #585 realwest

Hey there {aussie}! How are you this late evening, very early morning?
Been to any more drinkingChristmas parties lately?!

Darls, we have our Rotary club Christmas party tonight, a family get together at the races on Saturday arvo, then another party on Saturday night - and two more next weekend :-)

However as I invested a lot of $$$ in Weight Watchers and have successfully lost all my excess blubber, I don't drink too much these days, as I intend to be the glamour of the nursing home when I get there!

630 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:33:28am

re: #604 BlueCanuck

Harper sounded calm and reasonable, which is a good strategy. The Liberals & NDP are sounding over-excited and hysterical. We don't need that in a government. Dion is asking the Canadian people to trust a coalition with the NDP & Separatists, to support an economic package they haven't even worked out or announced yet, and under a leader nobody has confidence in. All this at a time of economic crisis. I'm astonished they have any support!

631 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:33:44am

re: #624 HoosierHoops

Hiya gunner..We got a dusting of snow...I have a long driveway..
Not looking forward to clearing it out when the real snow gets here...

Hi HH. It's 17 degrees here in Golden, Co. About a 1/4 inch of snow on roads, expecting 3 or more by this evening. Temps this evening to 11 degrees, windchill at -1 or so.

632 loflyer  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:33:51am

Got to pay some birthday taxes and run some errands mates, I'll see y'all when the sun is over the yard arm! Haar!

633 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:34:12am

Off to take the wife's freaking dog bait ...er... cats to the vet. Play nice all!

634 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:34:14am

re: #627 tfc3rid

Actually, I figure that Rice will do nothing. After all, it's not yet genocide. And if that were actually declared, the solution would be to talk about it and discuss the situation in the parlors of the UN.

635 Dustyvet  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:34:36am

re: #629 aussiemagpie

Darls, we have our Rotary club Christmas party tonight, a family get together at the races on Saturday arvo, then another party on Saturday night - and two more next weekend :-)

However as I invested a lot of $$$ in Weight Watchers and have successfully lost all my excess blubber, I don't drink too much these days, as I intend to be the glamour of the nursing home when I get there!


Ordering red lights and siren for my wheel chair...:)

636 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:35:16am

re: #630 Kenneth

They do have *cough* some *cough* support. From what I have been able to gather, about 2/3's less then the people that don't want the coalition.

637 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:35:26am

re: #590 loflyer

My family is taking me out to dinner. A good pizza sounds like the ticket!

Have a great time then tonight :-)

And are you getting a parrot to put on your shoulder as a pressie?

638 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:35:34am

re: #586 loflyer
Hey there Birthday Boy! Listen up - No, our soldiers aren't monks nor saints, but I genuinely doubt any soldier would be raped by members of her own unit - I really doubt that, especially if it's a unit in a combat zone - everyone depends on everyone else out there and you don't want a woman in your squad, armed to the teeth, sitting in back of you "providing cover" for you, ya know?
Consensual sex, yeah I bet there's plenty of that, but rape I really doubt happens very much.

639 Miss Trixie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:35:41am

Kenneth, Blue

I detest watching news but I put CTV on to catch PM Harper address the nation. When he was finished, they cut immediately to that snarky Lloyd Robertson, asking for comments from that smarmy a**hat Craig Oliver where they IMMEDIATELY attacked PM Harper's length of address.

"It was supposed to be 8 minutes - not 5!" Yada yada yada - is that ALL you got? BWAHAHAHAHA!

I threw my moccassins at the tube and just before I turned it off, they IMMEDIATELY switched to a disgruntled uni-brow lesbo froglette spewing that “Quebeckers have been victimized yet again.”

*rolls eyes*

The left are desperate folks!

640 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:36:18am

re: #602 tfc3rid

What bothered me most was the whole discussion about the military covering up rapes because they don't need any more bad press... And the talk about funding going to create killing machines...

I did notice that the episode was directed by Eriq LaSalle who was the African-American surgeon on ER...

these jerks all think they are 'making a difference.'
idiots.
surely to god, soon, it will become less trendy to crap on the military.
as emboldened jihadis start plying their trade around the world, more and more, i'm thinking how ridiculous it will look for these fools to try to blatantly weaken our defenses.
more citizens will wake up even if these bums don't.

641 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:36:32am

re: #634 lawhawk

Actually, I figure that Rice will do nothing. After all, it's not yet genocide. And if that were actually declared, the solution would be to talk about it and discuss the situation in the parlors of the UN.

It's one of those complete fucked situations. No reason other than humanitarian to intervene. The UN will only check and see if little girls and boys will be available. Meanwhile, another thug build a castle on the skulls of his people.

*spit*

642 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:36:38am
643 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:36:52am

re: #587 vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Oh hey, that's great news - is she feeling better too? Still using pain meds at all?

644 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:38:05am

re: #472 loflyer

Haar morning guys! I have the day off, it is 'me birthday! Just glad to be alive mates!

It is my son's 9th birthday today. . .and Happy birthday to you both!

645 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:38:25am

re: #631 Walter L. Newton

Hi HH. It's 17 degrees here in Golden, Co. About a 1/4 inch of snow on roads, expecting 3 or more by this evening. Temps this evening to 11 degrees, windchill at -1 or so.

Hi Walter! brrr...when it gets really cold i keep a window of the live Hawaiian
beach cams on the computer...Just to remind me of my old stomping grounds.

646 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:39:19am

re: #640 nyc redneck

We are about to have a Democratic President, so for the next four years the military will be OK with the MSM. It is only when they are following the orders of an evil Republican President that the military is bad. /

647 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:39:19am

re: #591 BlueCanuck
Hey Blue! Good morning to you! Uh, I wonder which European government she'd like to see Canada modeled after, what with all those Euroweenies beings such financial, moral and military success stories and all.

648 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:39:31am

re: #610 wiffersnapper

bye bye Franken :)

Really? Has the race been called!?

649 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:39:45am

re: #634 lawhawk

Actually, I figure that Rice will do nothing. After all, it's not yet genocide. And if that were actually declared, the solution would be to talk about it and discuss the situation in the parlors of the UN.

Perhaps the UN will prove as effective as they were in Rwanda.

650 Miss Trixie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:40:01am

{realwest} Morning sweets *smooochie* How are you?

{aussie} Hiya, toots! For the record, I won't eat vegemite either. *shudder*

651 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:40:02am

re: #639 Miss Trixie

a disgruntled uni-brow lesbo froglette spewing

ROFLMAO!

652 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:40:02am

BBIAW
Goin for the steel cut oats this mornin'

653 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:40:25am

re: #645 HoosierHoops

Hi Walter! brrr...when it gets really cold i keep a window of the live Hawaiian
beach cams on the computer...Just to remind me of my old stomping grounds.

12 degrees here. . .shiver Loflyer's timbers:)

654 FrogMarch  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:40:59am

what Nancy Pelosi, uber-socialist - demand we support.

UAW joke business model

655 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:41:07am

re: #650 Miss Trixie

{realwest} Morning sweets *smooochie* How are you?

{aussie} Hiya, toots! For the record, I won't eat vegemite either. *shudder*

Yep, I am with you MT- I ate it once. . .and that was enough for a lifetime.

656 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:41:13am

re: #642 buzzsawmonkey

Lawhawk: NPR (WNYC) was reporting today that the "housing advocacy group" ACORN had received large cash payments and a hefty loan (half a million, I think they said) from Forest City Ratner, and that this was part of the reason they were supporting the Atlantic Yards development.

Big shocker there... I still don't think the arena will come to pass and the Nets will play in Newark...

657 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:41:32am

re: #595 realwest

Whoops! *smooochies* back to you luv, darn Charles and this super fast blog site!
Hope you're doing well!

Thanks darls, and all is well here at Chez Aussiemagpie! And I hope your computer is on the mend too - missed what happened to it the other day

Goodness, you and your mum are crook - and the computer too!

658 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:41:49am

re: #646 Ford_Prefect

We are about to have a Democratic President, so for the next four years the military will be OK with the MSM. It is only when they are following the orders of an evil Republican President that the military is bad. /

The military will be ok, as long as they are humane and do not torture...

659 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:41:53am

re: #647 realwest

Which one is the most socialist, weakly defended, and heavily cowed citizens? That would be the one her and her husband, Taliban Jack, would like to model us after.

/never did like them when they were in the city council here either.

660 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:41:56am

RAW: AMAZING BACK-TO-THE-BASKET SHOT WINS GAME AT BUZZER

[Link: conservativegrapevine.com...]

661 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:42:16am

re: #628 Nevergiveup

Refresh my memory, but how much foriegn aid did we have to send to Rhodesia?

Yeah, when those horrible WHITE MEN were in charge...

662 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:42:20am

Information operations

...will be an essential part of all future conflicts, including those in the Middle East. Based on what little we've seen, the Israelis seem well-prepared to exploit the cyber realm in future campaigns against their foes.

Lest we forget, Syria's air defense network (reportedly) went dark before last year's IAF attack on that nuclear facility. As a result, Israeli jets flew unscathed across hundreds of miles of hostile territory, and returned without a scratch. That suggests a highly successful, targeted network attack that paralyzed Syrian air defenses and their supporting C2 network. It's the same technique that could be applied to Iran, as part of a strike against their nuclear facilities.

663 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:42:23am

re: #653 DisturbedEma

12 degrees here. . .shiver Loflyer's timbers:)

Where are you disturbed? (I mean you location, not your mental condition).

664 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:42:28am

re: #647 realwest

Hey Blue! Good morning to you! Uh, I wonder which European government she'd like to see Canada modeled after, what with all those Euroweenies beings such financial, moral and military success stories and all.

She'd like to see it modeled after the European government that is coming to the United States...

665 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:42:29am

re: #603 Aussie Stinger
Yup if y'all gotta have some lunatics be a super power, better they be your friendly lunatics, hey?!
/

666 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:42:47am

re: #622 Peacekeeper

Take Australia for example. Does anyone really believe there is a place sticking to the bottom of the world where giant mice go hopping around?

What are these giant mice that you are referring to?

667 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:43:19am

re: #641 jcm

It's one of those complete fucked situations. No reason other than humanitarian to intervene. The UN will only check and see if little girls and boys will be available. Meanwhile, another thug build a castle on the skulls of his people.

*spit*


Yep- and the worst part? The hand wringing AFTER the fact. . .oh, if only we could have DONE SOMETHING, we just did not know the situation on the ground even . . .after months of reports, and evidence, pleas for help. . .Oh WHY did this have to happen. . .

Spit and spit again. . .

668 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:44:23am

re: #663 Walter L. Newton

Where are you disturbed? (I mean you location, not your mental condition).

ChiHellGO :)

I make sure everyone knows I was born in WI. . .:)

669 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:44:56am

hoops, I do the same with a St Martin beach cam, can't wait till next month, ohboy re: #645 HoosierHoops

670 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:45:03am

re: #659 BlueCanuck

If I still lived in western NY, I'd drive up and join you!

671 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:45:04am

re: #641 jcm

I have always held that failed states are reason enough to intervene. They are ripe for terrorist groups to infiltrate and operate openly because of the lawless nature. Dealing with the humanitarian crisis can head off a potentially worse situation where terrorists like al Qaeda use those nations as a breeding ground for jihadis and terror training camps.

Had the US done the right thing and taken out the Somali warlords, they could have thwarted al Qaeda in its early days and stabilized a region before it completely failed and turned into a pirate's wet dream.

672 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:45:09am

re: #606 apachegunner
Hi ya guns! Nope no chapped lips - the lizardette lipstick keeps my lips smooth! Now my ribs, otoh, are always bruised or black and blue from the hugs, cause lizardettes are STRONG! lol!
How are you doing my friend?

673 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:45:17am

re: #666 Crux Australis

What are these giant mice that you are referring to?

If my Wiggles are doing right by me, there are only happy giant mice FRIENDS in Oz. . .

674 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:46:00am

re: #661 infidel4ever

Yeah, when those horrible WHITE MEN were in charge...

the ones who feed much of africa and employed many people at a decent wage and were the reason rhodesia was referred to as the jewel of africa?
those white men?

675 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:46:02am

re: #642 buzzsawmonkey

ACORN can be bought? I'm shocked, shocked! (So can Sharpton B/T/W).

676 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:46:18am

re: #610 wiffersnapper
Huh? I mean I hope you're right, but do you have a link to show he's toast?!

677 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:46:30am

re: #603 Aussie Stinger

I agree too. I would rather it be the US then anyone else.

678 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:46:38am

re: #599 HoosierHoops

Hey aussie.. I had some veggemite that was a deep red color..Were they pulling my leg..nno wonder it tastes like...mmm..well not good..
But I'm a picky eater

Deep red? Goodness, it's black...really black!

Not everyone loves it - my kids detest it even though their Mum not only spread the stuff on toast, but sniffed the jar to get a Vegemite hit :-)


though they

679 Aussie Stinger  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:46:56am

re: #665 realwest

Yup if y'all gotta have some lunatics be a super power, better they be your friendly lunatics, hey?!
/

___


; )

680 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:46:56am

Magic!

...as he moves closer to the White House, President-elect Obama is making clearer than ever that tens of thousands of American troops will be left behind in Iraq, even if he can make good on his campaign promise to pull all combat forces out within 16 months.

Pull all troops out and leave tens of thousands in Iraq. At the same time.

Change!

681 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:47:00am

re: #663 Walter L. Newton

Where are you disturbed? (I mean you location, not your mental condition).

Mental condition as a given, I am a recovering Democrat remember, my "friends" think I am nuts for leaving the party. . .:)

682 infidel4ever  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:48:16am

re: #674 nyc redneck

the ones who feed much of africa and employed many people at a decent wage and were the reason rhodesia was referred to as the jewel of africa?
those white men?

Yup. Good thing they got rid of them. Has been a great succes so far...

/sarc

683 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:48:29am

re: #642 buzzsawmonkey

That doesn't surprise me at all. ACORN was initially opposed to Atlantic Yards (where the NJ Nets would move from their current location in the Meadowlands). They got on boards when Forest City Ratner and Bruce Ratner agreed to provide hundreds of affordable housing units above and beyond what's mandated under state and city laws for tax benefits.

Many developers in the City will provide more than the minimum affordable housing units in their apartment development plans to take advantage of favorable tax breaks and tax treatment as well as to curry favor with the local community boards and the City Planning Commission.

It's actually been an open secret for years since the Atlantic Yards project was first conceived.

684 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:48:34am

re: #616 Kenneth
Morning my friend! So you're saying the Canadian opposition is sorta acting like the Democrat party here in the USA?!

685 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:48:48am

re: #622 Peacekeeper

Giant mice? The largest animal in the rodent family is the beaver, and there are plenty of them in upstate NY.

No those hopping creatures Down Under are Australians who've overdosed on Vegemite!

686 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:49:09am

re: #680 Kenneth

Well, it all depends on what you mean by combat troops. /

687 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:49:10am

re: #600 buzzsawmonkey

I thought vegemites attacked garden crops.

LOL! If you ever have a spare bit of wit available, please send me some :-)

688 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:49:30am

re: #680 Kenneth

Magic!

Pull all troops out and leave tens of thousands in Iraq. At the same time.

Change!

So, what, we are going to leave 'non combat troops' there. Does that mean we leave them there unarmed? What an idiot.

689 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:49:32am

Good morning, {all y'all}
Who rogered the thread?

690 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:49:45am

re: #675 quickjustice

ACORN can be bought? I'm shocked, shocked! (So can Sharpton B/T/W).

Jesse and Al are in the business of making a buck on diversity. . .the quick statement after the election that racism was not "dead" was a direct attempt to keep the sensitivity education industry alive.

Even at the height of my democratic identity, I never understood how that made any sense. . ."training" people to be sensitive- puleeeze, they are or they are not, and if EVERYONE needs to be sensitive, then men, and other contested groups count too right? rhetorical. . .but feel free.

691 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:49:48am

Hey Jihadi "charity" groups. It's time for you to pay up.

692 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:50:34am

re: #680 Kenneth

Magic!


Pull all troops out and leave tens of thousands in Iraq. At the same time.

Change!(MY mind)

Fixed:)

693 HoosierHoops  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:50:42am

re: #678 aussiemagpie

Deep red? Goodness, it's black...really black!

Not everyone loves it - my kids detest it even though their Mum not only spread the stuff on toast, but sniffed the jar to get a Vegemite hit :-)


though they

Are you kidding me? What was it they gave me that tasted so bad?
There was much laughing involved..
they won't be laughing when i kick their ass

694 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:50:51am

Are there term limits for the Governor of Alaska? re: Sarah Palin?

695 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:51:14am

re: #683 lawhawk

The Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn is a travesty facilitated by Bloomberg's abuse of eminent domain.

696 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:51:15am

re: #688 Ford_Prefect

So, what, we are going to leave 'non combat troops' there. Does that mean we leave them there unarmed? What an idiot.

It's just too dangerous for the civilians to have the troops armed... Come on now...

697 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:51:54am

re: #662 Kenneth

Information operations


FYI, my agency is the C2 of these operations :>). The DISA (Defense Information Security Agency), the 151st/152d TIOG (Theator Information Ops Grp), the ARIOC (Army Reserve Information Ops CMD), of who one of the members designed and implemented the program used by the agency I can't name to brouse all electronic databases to connect the dots, if ya know what I mean.

698 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:52:12am

re: #666 Crux Australis

What are these giant mice that you are referring to?

They call them Kangaroos. Ridiculous!

699 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:52:19am

re: #671 lawhawk

I have always held that failed states are reason enough to intervene. They are ripe for terrorist groups to infiltrate and operate openly because of the lawless nature. Dealing with the humanitarian crisis can head off a potentially worse situation where terrorists like al Qaeda use those nations as a breeding ground for jihadis and terror training camps.

Had the US done the right thing and taken out the Somali warlords, they could have thwarted al Qaeda in its early days and stabilized a region before it completely failed and turned into a pirate's wet dream.

Agreed.

I've also held the position we have a moral duty to intervene. Just I have a moral duty to help an individual being raped or murdered, why not an entire nation.

The problem becomes means and pragmatic reality. We simply don't have the means to rescue every nation get screwed by thugocracies. The other is real realpolitik, the political reality in the world that protects thugocracies.

It's miserable, it wrong, and I don't see any easy solutions. AND IT DRIVES ME NUTS!

And extremely thankful I live in the United States of America, and not some dog's lunch thugocracy hell hole.

700 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:52:20am

re: #601 loflyer

Well besides the "yummy" part it doesn't look attractive to me. "Yeast by-products" sounds like code for something really nasty, mate!

Yeast byproducts is better than petroleum byproducts which it resembles :-)

And black looks good with the yellow of the butter (the colours of my favourite footy team)

701 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:53:00am

re: #695 quickjustice

The Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn is a travesty facilitated by Bloomberg's abuse of eminent domain.

It was just a disastrous project to begin with... Now, on the other hand, the land grab in Willet's Point I agree with... You should see pics of the Citi Field juxtaposed with the shanties right next to it... It looks like Baghdad...

702 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:53:35am

re: #698 Peacekeeper

They call them Kangaroos. Ridiculous!

Come on man, everyone knows Kanga and Roo are Winnie the Pooh characters...

703 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:53:47am

re: #629 aussiemagpie
Huh

However as I invested a lot of $$$ in Weight Watchers and have successfully lost all my excess blubber, I don't drink too much these days, as I intend to be the glamour of the nursing home when I get there!

I don't believe you ever had much excess weight, much less blubber and you are a glamor queen here right now - enjoy it and screw the old folks (figuratively, I mean) let 'em wait another 20+ years til y'all get there!

704 Throbert McGee  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:53:58am

re: #614 BlueCanuck

Is veggiemite anything like marmite?

Yes -- at least in the same sense that Pepsi is pretty much the same thing as Coke, and yet there's passionate partisanship over them.

I'd heard many horror stories about Marmite/Vegemite before I was finally introduced to Marmite by another American -- who'd gotten hooked on the stuff while dating a Brit expat, and was eager to find another American who actually liked it.

I admit that the visual appearance was very off-putting, but then I thought "Hey, if I learned to enjoy Asian fish sauce and kimchee, I can give this shit a try." Once I tasted it a verrry thin smear of it on bread, I realized that the flavor was not entirely dissimilar to blue cheese, which I love. Before long I was eating slice after slice of bread thickly spread with Marmite.

P.S. Of course, it probably helped that before she talked me into sampling the Marmite, my friend had given me a generous bowlful of the wondrous magical herb that makes everything taste good.

705 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:54:09am

re: #690 DisturbedEma

I always thought of sensitivity training as a kind of punishment.

706 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:54:49am

Rodents? No, they call them marsupials but nobody uses them for soup...

707 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:55:58am

re: #705 redstateredneck

I always thought of sensitivity training as a kind of punishment.

We had yearly mandatory sessions in dealing with our diverse populations. . .it was pretty standard. . .but again, the elephant in the room was the assumption that we were all racists and needed this in the first place. . .I resented it big time even then!

708 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:56:07am

re: #684 realwest

I would have to say the Canadian parties are acting even worse (and that's saying something!)

709 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:56:21am

re: #678 aussiemagpie

Deep red? Goodness, it's black...really black!
Not everyone loves it - my kids detest it even though their Mum not only spread the stuff on toast, but sniffed the jar to get a Vegemite hit :-) though they

I live for new food experiences. When I am traveling, I actually make a list of food that I cannot get locally or foods I want to try in their native environments. Vegemite was good, Andouille in France was good , bigos in Poland, wonderful.

710 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:56:34am

re: #706 Peacekeeper

Rodents? No, they call them marsupials but nobody uses them for soup...

The road dents that we get around here are mostly squirrels.

711 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:56:37am

re: #706 Peacekeeper

Rodents? No, they call them marsupials but nobody uses them for soup...

Deceptive advertising. . .

712 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:56:41am

re: #603 Aussie Stinger

Damn, what a song! Dunno why I just felt like playing it.

[Link: au.youtube.com...]

They know how to tug on the heart strings!

Aussie magpie, we gotta hand it to the Yanks. Couldn't think how lucky we are they are the super power, and not some other lunatics.

Hi Aussie Stinger! What a lovely song - thanks!

What is this? An Aussie invasion? Three of us here at the one time - this is great :-)

713 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:56:43am

Good Morning
I see we had another Dead Thread on Romania; well when in Romania do as the Romanians do. When in college I had an Instructor who went there and vividly described the place as a backwater hip deep in guano. The University of Chicago had one exiled Romanian on the faculty who was executed by what is believed to have been the Romanian Secret Service, while in the bathroom. For years after, maybe still, a campus police review of a major security operation, such as a Secret Service presence with a present or former First Lady or POTUS, would end with the officers telling a new guy that he would have the "toilet watch." With the Big O in the neighborhood that joke either gets lots of use or needs to get retired.

714 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:57:26am

re: #685 quickjustice

Giant mice? The largest animal in the rodent family is the beaver.

Nope.

715 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:57:36am

re: #703 realwest

Huh


I don't believe you ever had much excess weight, much less blubber and you are a glamor queen here right now - enjoy it and screw the old folks (figuratively, I mean) let 'em wait another 20+ years til y'all get there!

have we had a lizard queen contest? i'd bet the aussies would have a head start don't you?

716 eschew_obfuscation  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:57:42am

re: #705 redstateredneck

I always thought of sensitivity training as a kind of punishment.

The problem I have with much sensitivity training is that it places all the responsibility for avoiding conflict and offense on the trainee and none on the subject of the training (minority or protected class)

717 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:57:46am

re: #639 {Miss Trixie}
Good morning gorgeous and here's a few *smoochies* to help warm ya up!
"The left are desperate despicable folks!" minor correction in case Canada's leftists are like ours!

718 FrogMarch  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:57:47am

Media talking points. vs. reality.

The latest talking point is that this is a situation that isn't of their own making, it's the economic downturn. I disagree. They are suffering the result of a situation of their own making worsened by the economic downturn.
719 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:57:52am

re: #704 Throbert McGee

a generous bowlful of the wondrous magical herb that makes everything taste good.

Oregano? Wait, you're in California...cilantro?

720 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:57:57am

re: #714 Occasional Reader

Nope.

Still tastes like chicken...

721 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:58:13am

re: #698 Peacekeeper

Kangaroos are marsupials, like possums and the legendary platypus. Don't insult them by comparing them to rodents! Kangaroos have very large claws. A friend of mine Down Under told me he'd seen an angry "roo" pursued by a horseman turn and disembowel the horse with its claws. An angry kangaroo can be very dangerous.

722 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:58:57am

re: #709 Walter L. Newton

I live for new food experiences. When I am traveling, I actually make a list of food that I cannot get locally or foods I want to try in their native environments. Vegemite was good, Andouille in France was good , bigos in Poland, wonderful.

I always try the local food, it's just that I don't go anywhere much.

I won't be standing in line for fish guts, but I tried 'em.

723 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:59:03am

re: #607 Dustyvet

A friend sent me a tube of the stuff, it sat in my fridge for two years, untouched before I for rid of it...:)

You should have kept it - lasts forever doesn't go off!

724 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:59:17am

re: #681 DisturbedEma

Mental condition as a given, I am a recovering Democrat remember, my "friends" think I am nuts for leaving the party. . .:)

i have friends like that. like the one i saw for the first time (at breakfast yesterday), since the election. she informed me that she had worked the phone lines for the O. calling colorado.
i said, "fcking fantastic, you got the grifter elected."
then i told her all the stuff abt. him that the msm had neglected to tell her. and i also stopped her from spewing pc bs abt. how christians, jews and hindus do awful things too.
i said, "you don't have to say stuff like that so people will think you are a kind open minded understanding person. it is ok to say that the only people sawing off heads anywhere are moslems. let us focus on that grave danger in the world today. islam.
not what a christian may have done as a crusader 1000 yrs. ago. that is not an issue. it is moslem terrorists who are threatening the world everywhere right now."
that is what i try to get across to these fruitcakes.

725 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 6:59:41am

#714 Occasional Reader

re: #685 quickjustice

Giant mice? The largest animal in the rodent family is the beaver.

Nope.

Speaking of South American beaver...

726 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:00:00am

re: #718 FrogMarch

Media talking points. vs. reality.

The financial melt down is rooted in the CRA a democratic plan, and protected by years by democrats.

The auto industry melt down is largely due to democratic protect union contracts plus mismanagement.

The panic is spread by the in the tank MSM.

727 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:00:41am

re: #714 Occasional Reader

I stand corrected. The beaver is the largest rodent in NYS.

728 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:00:55am

re: #717 realwest

"The left are desperate despicable folks!" minor correction in case Canada's leftists are like ours!

IMHO? They are worse. :p

/I think zombie has a picture of one in San Fran. At least I think it's it/him.

729 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:01:10am

re: #657 aussiemagpie
Nah {aussie} Best Buy has agreed to replace my computer with a really sweet new one! Free! Soon! LOL!

730 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:01:16am

re: #629 aussiemagpie

I don't drink too much these days, as I intend to be the glamour of the nursing home when I get there!


What, no chardy? Girl, I hear you. If I could find some truly lo-cal alcoholic beverage all my working out at the gym would give me much better results. As it is, I seem to work up a thirst!

731 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:01:42am

re: #725 Kenneth

I just knew that the word "beaver" was going to draw out something like this.

732 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:01:54am

re: #716 eschew_obfuscation

The problem I have with much sensitivity training is that it places all the responsibility for avoiding conflict and offense on the trainee and none on the subject of the training (minority or protected class)

You do have to treat it like driving. To avoid accidents, you must assume the worst and be prepared. It doesn't matter whose fault it was if you're dead in a smoking heap; along the same lines, blowing your career over being RIGHT is still blowing your career. You have to make the call as to which hit you're going to take.

733 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:02:10am

re: #611 Aussie Stinger

___ ___

How funny is it to see foreigners try Vegemite for the first time, LOL.

Just that look on their face as it kicks in.

PRICELESS, hahaha.

LOL! My Japanese friend thinks it tastes bad - and he thinks plums stewed in some battery acid are just wonderful!

734 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:02:17am

re: #721 quickjustice

Kangaroos are marsupials, like possums and the legendary platypus. Don't insult them by comparing them to rodents! Kangaroos have very large claws. A friend of mine Down Under told me he'd seen an angry "roo" pursued by a horseman turn and disembowel the horse with its claws. An angry kangaroo can be very dangerous.

Just listen to yourself man. You're talking nonsense. There is no such thing as a kangaroo. It's something they made up to draw in tourists.

735 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:02:28am

re: #725 Kenneth

Not bad, but why is she holding a plant?

736 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:02:39am

re: #725 Kenneth


Did you watch them last night? The Victoria's Secret fashion show?

737 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:02:50am

re: #720 jcm

Still tastes like chicken...

Ain't never et one. But I've seen 'em, and they're very funny to watch. They have this kind of haughty expression on their faces.

738 BlueCanuck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:02:54am

re: #725 Kenneth

Three Two thumbs up.

/couldn't count there for a second.
//okay it's time for me to go to sleep, something about an Iron fist bump or something?

739 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:03:19am

re: #725 Kenneth

Yow! Glad I clicked on that before it gets deleted.

740 Spare O'Lake  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:04:14am

re: #725 Kenneth

#714 Occasional Reader
Speaking of South American beaver...

Beautiful frond.

741 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:04:16am

re: #734 Peacekeeper

[overly-literal-minded posters angrily supplying you with proof of the existence of kangaroos in 3...2... 1...]

742 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:04:42am

re: #727 quickjustice

I stand corrected. The beaver is the largest rodent in NYS.

Ahem.

Chuck Schumer. The rat.

743 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:04:50am

Don't get me going on the duck-filled-platypus.

744 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:04:52am

re: #734 Peacekeeper

I concede that Down Under is a mythical place, where men are men and women go topless on the beach at Christmas! And I do confuse "roos" with koalas!

745 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:04:53am

re: #722 OldLineTexan

I always try the local food, it's just that I don't go anywhere much. I won't be standing in line for fish guts, but I tried 'em.

Well, I was traveling annually up to two years ago, as my job prospects as a programmer ran out and my "fun money" ran out, so my last trip to France was two years ago (Jan. 2007) and that will probably be the end of it for a long time.

No, I agree on the fish guts, for a matter of fact, I don't like fish at all. A number of years ago, I sat down with some folks from the Ivory Coast. He spoke only French, she spoke English. But I didn't have to understand the French to realize what he had made for supper.

Carp (with head), bull balls mixed with some vegetables, a rice pilaf and some fried sweet bread balls. I ate a lot of the bread balls.

Adventures in food.

746 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:04:58am

re: #714 Occasional Reader

Nope.

100 lbs! Good Lord.

747 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:05:00am

re: #729 realwest

Nah {aussie} Best Buy has agreed to replace my computer with a really sweet new one! Free! Soon! LOL!

You aren't holding your breath are you? ... Real?... Real! Breath!

748 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:05:12am

re: #614 BlueCanuck

re: #592 aussiemagpie

Is veggiemite anything like marmite?

/I can find THAT in my local grocer. . . .

This thread is moving so fast, so I'm positive someone has already answered this, so I'll just say hello, and say marmite is similar but not as yummy (and it's the Pommie version)

749 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:05:13am

re: #736 rightside

Did you watch them last night? The Victoria's Secret fashion show?

No, I never get to watch important broadcasts. The females at my household insisted on watching So you Think You Can Dance Canada.

750 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:05:26am

re: #743 Peacekeeper

Don't get me going on the duck-filled-platypus.

Is that like a Turducken?

751 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:05:29am

re: #740 Spare O'Lake

Beautiful Lucky frond.

Yes, we're all very frond of the fair Adriana.

752 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:05:35am

re: #740 Spare O'Lake

Beautiful frond.

It's a shame the leaves never fall in Rio.

753 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:05:42am

re: #709 Walter L. Newton

When I am traveling, I actually make a list of food that I cannot get locally or foods I want to try in their native environments.

However, I also reserve the right to decide that the local food sucks, and to look for an Italian restaurant.

754 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:05:52am

re: #723 aussiemagpie

You should have kept it - lasts forever doesn't go off!

It's made of fruitcake?

755 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:06:21am

re: #746 redstateredneck

100 lbs! Good Lord.

They're really quite cute. I'm not kidding.

756 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:06:52am

re: #751 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Yes, we're all very frond of the fair Adriana.

Just leave this topic alone.

757 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:06:53am

re: #742 OldLineTexan

Ahem.

Chuck Schumer. The rat.

Barney Frank, the hamster.

758 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:06:56am

re: #749 Kenneth

No, I never get to watch important broadcasts. The females at my household insisted on watching So you Think You Can Dance Canada.

Well? Don't keep us in suspense! Can Canada dance?

759 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:07:15am

re: #742 OldLineTexan

Sheesh! Too many experienced naturalists out there! And Schumer has a lot of competition for that title! ;-)

760 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:07:17am

re: #749 Kenneth


Pity. I had to pick up my son as he returned from a sports event, so I missed it too.

761 FrogMarch  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:07:18am

re: #726 jcm

The financial melt down is rooted in the CRA a democratic plan, and protected by years by democrats.

The auto industry melt down is largely due to democratic protect union contracts plus mismanagement.

The panic is spread by the in the tank MSM.

The big 3 fat cats are now putting on the big phony show.
The MSM will comply in scaring all of us to support Nancy - or else.

762 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:07:19am

re: #743 Peacekeeper

Don't get me going on the duck-filled-platypus.

A duck designed by a committee.

763 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:07:33am

re: #671 lawhawk
Well other than the fact that Bush is a lame duck (and no doubt glad of it, after 8 fucking years) it's still not too late for us to take out Somalia and I'm all for doing it, too!
How ya doing today my friend?

764 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:07:37am

re: #745 Walter L. Newton

Well, I was traveling annually up to two years ago, as my job prospects as a programmer ran out and my "fun money" ran out, so my last trip to France was two years ago (Jan. 2007) and that will probably be the end of it for a long time.

No, I agree on the fish guts, for a matter of fact, I don't like fish at all. A number of years ago, I sat down with some folks from the Ivory Coast. He spoke only French, she spoke English. But I didn't have to understand the French to realize what he had made for supper.

Carp (with head), bull balls mixed with some vegetables, a rice pilaf and some fried sweet bread balls. I ate a lot of the bread balls.

Adventures in food.

In my case, it was the wife and five kids. My one grand adventure of late was corporate-sponsored, for which I am grateful. Except for the plane ride. Next time, I want to take the fast cruise ship...

765 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:08:05am

re: #756 Occasional Reader

Just leave this topic alone.

I predict we will be beating about the bush all morning on this one.

766 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:08:06am

re: #749 Kenneth

No, I never get to watch important broadcasts. The females at my household insisted on watching So you Think You Can Dance Canada.

Doesn't that "Canada" modifier kind of sting? Like, "it's not the real version..."

:P

767 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:08:09am

re: #725 Kenneth

#714 Occasional Reader


Speaking of South American beaver...

Bob Hope was right. Show the troops what they are fighting for.

768 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:08:35am

re: #674 nyc redneck
Yep, those White Men! Good morning to you!

769 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:08:36am

re: #758 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey


Can white men jump?

770 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:08:41am

re: #721 quickjustice

Kangaroos are marsupials, like possums and the legendary platypus. Don't insult them by comparing them to rodents! Kangaroos have very large claws. A friend of mine Down Under told me he'd seen an angry "roo" pursued by a horseman turn and disembowel the horse with its claws. An angry kangaroo can be very dangerous.

actually the platypus is an egg laying 'mammal'.
they are called edentates. quite odd.
they also have poisonous spurs.

771 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:08:43am

re: #762 Crux Australis

A duck designed by a committee.

No, duck-filled platypus. It's like a turducken, except that it's not.

772 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:08:44am
773 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:08:55am

re: #741 Occasional Reader

[overly-literal-minded posters angrily supplying you with proof of the existence of kangaroos in 3...2... 1...]

It's a sad indictment of Mr. Johnson that his blog is patrolled 24/7 by peeps just waiting to explode in rage.

774 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:09:07am

re: #765 OldLineTexan

I predict we will be beating about the bush all morning on this one.

Yep, brambling away...

775 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:09:08am

re: #622 Peacekeeper

Take Australia for example. Does anyone really believe there is a place sticking to the bottom of the world where giant mice go hopping around?

{PK} - we're hanging here, upside down trying to stop the world being too top heavy and falling over

776 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:09:13am

re: #761 FrogMarch

The big 3 fat cats are now putting on the big phony show.
The MSM will comply in scaring all of us to support Nancy - or else.

To please Nancy I think those auto CEO's would have ridden a bike down to Washington.

777 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:09:41am

re: #607 Dustyvet

A friend sent me a tube of the stuff, it sat in my fridge for two years, untouched before I for rid of it...:)

Back in the early 90's an employee visited Russia and brought back a small container of caviar as a gift to me. I thanked him kindly, took it home and put it in my fridge.

It is still there.

I wonder if that stuff goes bad?

778 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:09:51am

re: #1 WrathofG-d

Carter Has Written New Book On The Arab/Israel Conflict

Cocksucker

779 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:09:54am

re: #762 Crux Australis

A duck designed by a committee.

I still can't get over them canceling Platypus Man. That show had limitless potential!

780 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:09:55am

Adriana Lima - Hmmm!

781 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:10:05am

Last night as my wife and I were falling asleep she became convinced that a red gardening claw was in our bed, and that it was to be feared! It was a riot.

782 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:10:13am

re: #757 Kenneth

Barney Frank, the hamster gerbil.

I am not about to insult Charles' new hamsters. They must be rather large and firece.

783 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:10:24am

re: #766 Occasional Reader

I really couldn't care less, but it is a wildly popular show. Our own WriterMom is all crazy for it! I vacate the premises when it comes on, as a most irritating sound emanates from the tv room.

784 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:10:32am

re: #777 razorbacker

I wonder if that stuff goes bad?

No, it hatches.

You don't have bad caviar in your fridge, you have fresh fish. Think of it that way.

785 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:11:14am

re: #778 Creeping Eruption

Cocksucker

What you said! He cannot build enough houses to assuage my anger at his "if I win I will f*ck the Jews" comment- he is slime

786 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:11:35am

re: #775 aussiemagpie

{PK} - we're hanging here, upside down trying to stop the world being too top heavy and falling over

After 3 oil drum sized cans of Fosters I saw giant mice hoping around too.

787 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:11:44am

re: #689 redstateredneck
Hi ya {red} - Thread doesn't look rogered to me! Must be your computer!

788 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:11:58am

re: #774 Occasional Reader

Yep, brambling away...

Let's just brush it off as stemming from a barking mad nut.

789 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:12:10am

re: #784 Occasional Reader

No, it hatches.

You don't have bad caviar in your fridge, you have fresh fish. Think of it that way.

Good. I likes fresh fish.

790 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:12:21am

re: #768 realwest

Yep, those White Men! Good morning to you!

hey {real},
i hope you are having a nice morning.
i've decided to have a great day every day this december.
so far so good. tho it is only the 4th.
lol

791 eschew_obfuscation  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:12:22am

re: #775 aussiemagpie

{PK} - we're hanging here, upside down trying to stop the world being too top heavy and falling over

My son came home from school one day and told us that CD's from Oz won't play in our CD players because the CD's rotate in the opposite direction there.

I still haven't stopped laughing!

792 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:12:25am

re: #783 Kenneth

I really couldn't care less, but it is a wildly popular show. Our own WriterMom is all crazy for it! I vacate the premises when it comes on, as a most irritating sound emanates from the tv room.

I share your disinterest for these types of shows (and my wife loves 'em, but she's an avid dancer so I guess it's to be expected). But I don't dislike the concept... they even seem kind of quaint and innocent, like a t.v. show from the 50s. At least it's not yet another police forensics show.

793 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:12:26am

A friend of mine Down Under told me he'd seen an angry "pus" pursued by a horseman turn and disembowel the horse with its bill. An angry platypus can be very dangerous.

I'm sorry but these stories are just to wild to be credible. I suppose they drink beer in giant cans and wear crocodiles for shoes?

794 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:12:29am

re: #777 razorbacker

Back in the early 90's an employee visited Russia and brought back a small container of caviar as a gift to me. I thanked him kindly, took it home and put it in my fridge.

It is still there.

I wonder if that stuff goes bad?


The cat will love it.

795 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:12:41am

re: #770 nyc redneck

Too many naturalists on this thread! ;-) Is the platypus an argument for evolution or "intelligent" design? ;-)

796 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:13:29am

re: #787 realwest

Hi ya {red} - Thread doesn't look rogered to me! Must be your computer!

Ack! Everything's way over on the left side. Oh well, it's not mine - company property. Do I give a shit?

797 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:13:29am

re: #697 apachegunner
Uh, WHAT?! LOL!

798 Crux Australis  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:13:30am

It's past 2:10 am here, must ...go...to...sleep.

Bye for now.

799 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:13:38am

re: #635 Dustyvet

Ordering red lights and siren for my wheel chair...:)

LOL! What an image :-)

800 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:13:38am

re: #795 quickjustice

Too many naturalists on this thread! ;-) Is the platypus an argument for evolution or "intelligent" design? ;-)

Or, God smokes dope too.

801 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:13:42am

re: #779 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

I still can't get over them canceling Platypus Man. That show had limitless potential!

I was so looking forward to "next week, on a very special Platypus Man", when he lays the egg.

802 Throbert McGee  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:14:00am

re: #748 aussiemagpie

This thread is moving so fast, so I'm positive someone has already answered this, so I'll just say hello, and say marmite is similar but not as yummy (and it's the Pommie version)

Heh. As I said in #704, it's a Coke vs. Pepsi distinction -- some people will fight bitterly over which is superior, even if they can't necessarily tell them apart in a double-blind taste test.

(Incidentally, aussiemaggie, do you know which is preferred in NZ? It wouldn't surprise me if they were Marmite loyalists just to spite Australians.)

803 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:14:14am

re: #791 eschew_obfuscation

My son came home from school one day and told us that CD's from Oz won't play in our CD players because the CD's rotate in the opposite direction there.

I still haven't stopped laughing!

Just tell him to put them in upside down.

804 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:14:28am

re: #772 buzzsawmonkey

And one capybara feeds an entire family at Thanksgiving!

We have nutria...not as big. I haven't eaten one. They are South American imports as well. Some idjit imported hydrilla to shore up the lake banks, then nutria to eat the hydrilla. Well, the nutria decided to dig their burrows in the nice soft levees instead of the hard lake banks (I think they're Democrats). The result was levee collapses (before GW Bush was even born) and lakes full of hydrilla. My recently-departed uncle used to make 25 cents a pelt from nutria in the San Jacinto river.

805 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:14:49am

re: #775 aussiemagpie

{PK} - we're hanging here, upside down trying to stop the world being too top heavy and falling over

{Aussie} honey I been waiting 150+ posts for that. Good to see ya!

806 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:14:56am

re: #792 Occasional Reader

At least it's not yet another police forensics show exposing the evil killers/hapless victims of the US military war machine

807 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:15:16am

Marine motorcycle deaths top their Iraq combat fatalities

Motorcycle accidents have killed more Marines in the past 12 months than enemy fire in Iraq, a rate that's so alarming, it has prompted top brass to call a meeting to address the issue, officials say.
808 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:15:18am

re: #798 Crux Australis

It's past 2:10 am here, must ...go...to...sleep.

Bye for now.

You can't hang like aussie magpie!

809 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:15:26am

re: #795 quickjustice

Too many naturalists on this thread! ;-) Is the platypus an argument for evolution or "intelligent" design? ;-)

No.

810 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:15:35am

re: #795 quickjustice

Too many naturalists on this thread! ;-) Is the platypus an argument for evolution or "intelligent" design? ;-)

i don't think the intelligent design people would claim it.
lol

811 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:15:35am

re: #794 lifeofthemind

The cat will love it.

I don't know. He won't eat anything that doesn't come out of a cat food bag.

Refuses tuna, salmon, etc. Will try a taste of peanut butter, but only a fingernail sized bit.

But he'll happily devour even the cheapest bagged food.

812 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:15:44am

re: #786 lifeofthemind

Is it possible to have an Australian woman who's too "top heavy"?

813 Rancher  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:15:57am

Morning Lizards. Looks like the Israelis don't have much faith in our new POTUS. IDF preparing options for Iran strike

The IDF is drawing up options for a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that do not include coordination with the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned. While its preference is to coordinate with the US, defense officials have said Israel is preparing a wide range of options for such an operation. "It is always better to coordinate," one top Defense Ministry official explained last week. "But we are also preparing options that do not include coordination." Israeli officials have said it would be difficult, but not impossible, to launch a strike against Iran without receiving codes from the US Air Force, which controls Iraqi airspace. Israel also asked for the codes in 1991 during the First Gulf War, but the US refused.


If they attack through US controlled airspace will Obama shoot them down?
Real Rancher

814 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:16:01am

re: #793 Peacekeeper

A friend of mine Down Under told me he'd seen an angry "pus" pursued by a horseman turn and disembowel the horse with its bill. An angry platypus can be very dangerous.

I'm sorry but these stories are just to wild to be credible. I suppose they drink beer in giant cans and wear crocodiles for shoes?

The knives are the size of swords, and the shrimp are like lobsters. The sharks are so big they eat boats. And the whole place is full of sheep!

///

815 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:16:19am
816 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:16:23am

re: #650 Miss Trixie

{realwest} Morning sweets *smooochie* How are you?

{aussie} Hiya, toots! For the record, I won't eat vegemite either. *shudder*

Hiya Miss trixie darls :-)

817 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:16:28am

re: #701 tfc3rid

Actually, the Willets Point mess is far more troublesome than the Atlantic Yards eminent domain. Much of Atlantic Yards is built over rail yards, and no eminent domain was needed. All of the Willets Point required eminent domain to push through that project.

The fact is that Willets Point is one of the few places in the city left that does junkyards and recycling of vehicles. It basically eliminates an industry from the city in favor of shiny retail and housing (of course after massive cleanup of contaminated ground and the construction of massive infrastructure to get the area up to snuff.

818 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:16:38am

re: #795 quickjustice

Too many naturalists on this thread! ;-) Is the platypus an argument for evolution or "intelligent" design? ;-)


Proof there is a god and he has a sense of humor, refuting humorless Islam.

819 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:16:42am

re: #745 Walter L. Newton

No, I agree on the fish guts, for a matter of fact, I don't like fish at all. A number of years ago, I sat down with some folks from the Ivory Coast. He spoke only French, she spoke English. But I didn't have to understand the French to realize what he had made for supper.

Carp (with head), bull balls mixed with some vegetables, a rice pilaf and some fried sweet bread balls. I ate a lot of the bread balls.

Adventures in food.

So they serve Rocky Mountain Oysters there too?

820 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:17:11am

re: #735 quickjustice

It's actually a grass.

821 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:17:13am

re: #775 aussiemagpie

{PK} - we're hanging here, upside down trying to stop the world being too top heavy and falling over

The title character in the comic strip "Mafalda", from your hemispheric neighbors in Argentina, once posited that the reason most of the southern hemisphere is underdeveloped is because "we live upside-down, so all our best ideas fall out of the tops of our heads."

Of course, you guys n' the Kiwis are the exceptions.

822 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:17:14am

re: #764 OldLineTexan

In my case, it was the wife and five kids. My one grand adventure of late was corporate-sponsored, for which I am grateful. Except for the plane ride. Next time, I want to take the fast cruise ship...

Nothing personal, but I would never take a cruise ship vacation if someone gave it to me. Too touristy for me. Hell, I normally like to stay in "dumps" (2 star) when I vacation. I eat locally and hang out with the populace.

For me, a cruise ship is a floating mall, a floating casino, a floating movie theatre, a floating stage show and lot's of snouty people.

I can get that with in a mile of my apartment, and keep my feet dry.

Not my idea of a vacation.

823 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:17:44am

re: #804 OldLineTexan

We have nutria...not as big. I haven't eaten one. They are South American imports as well. Some idjit imported hydrilla to shore up the lake banks, then nutria to eat the hydrilla. Well, the nutria decided to dig their burrows in the nice soft levees instead of the hard lake banks (I think they're Democrats). The result was levee collapses (before GW Bush was even born) and lakes full of hydrilla. My recently-departed uncle used to make 25 cents a pelt from nutria in the San Jacinto river.

One of my neighbors at the lake where we have a weekend house took some hydrilla home to put in her pond because she thought it was pretty. Now she can't find the pond.

824 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:17:47am

re: #815 buzzsawmonkey

Nutria was a popular fur back in the pre-Peta days.

I remeber the shock of seeing my first possum-fur lined raincoat.

825 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:17:57am

re: #813 Rancher

This report may just be an exercise in political cover for Obama, so he can say afterwards, "Hey, we didn't let them, they went ahead an did it behind my back!"

826 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:18:08am

re: #807 jcm

Marine motorcycle deaths top their Iraq combat fatalities

QUAGMIRE!

US out of Harley-Davidsen dealerships!

827 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:18:13am

re: #812 quickjustice

Negative. I will gladly carry around that burden for them. Unless they look like rosie odonnel, et.al

828 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:18:50am

Science versus Christmas Shopping:

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (Dec. 2) -- U.S. researchers say they have discovered what appears to be the oldest imprint of a prehistoric insect, made while the dragonfly-like creature was still alive.
The imprint found at a rocky outcrop near a large shopping center in North Attleboro, Mass., is believed to have been made by an insect about three inches long as it stood on mud some 312 million years ago.

829 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:18:50am
830 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:18:56am

re: #815 buzzsawmonkey

Nutria was a popular fur back in the pre-Peta days.

Little wonder, they're so filled with nutrients.

831 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:18:58am

re: #817 lawhawk

They can always move to Maspeth on the shores of the lovely Nwetown Creek.

832 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:19:03am

re: #725 Kenneth
Good Heavens, she's a healthy looking specimen isn't she though?!?!

833 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:19:08am

re: #804 OldLineTexan

I had one get into a pirogue with me in South La. while I was fishing in the swamps.
He won a knot on those fangy teeth with my paddle.
UGLY !

834 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:19:10am

re: #822 Walter L. Newton

Nothing personal, but I would never take a cruise ship vacation if someone gave it to me. Too touristy for me. Hell, I normally like to stay in "dumps" (2 star) when I vacation. I eat locally and hang out with the populace.

For me, a cruise ship is a floating mall, a floating casino, a floating movie theatre, a floating stage show and lot's of snouty people.

I can get that with in a mile of my apartment, and keep my feet dry.

Not my idea of a vacation.

Sorry, it was a lame reference to the recent (failed) terrorist/pirate attack.

835 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:19:37am

re: #745 Walter L. Newton

Well, I was traveling annually up to two years ago, as my job prospects as a programmer ran out and my "fun money" ran out, so my last trip to France was two years ago (Jan. 2007) and that will probably be the end of it for a long time.

No, I agree on the fish guts, for a matter of fact, I don't like fish at all. A number of years ago, I sat down with some folks from the Ivory Coast. He spoke only French, she spoke English. But I didn't have to understand the French to realize what he had made for supper.

Carp (with head), bull balls mixed with some vegetables, a rice pilaf and some fried sweet bread balls. I ate a lot of the bread balls.

Adventures in food.


My wife is very well traveled and out of respect to her hosts, had to eat Kudu in Africa and either Chinchilla or Guinea Pig in Ecuador. She was a vegetarian at the time too.

836 eschew_obfuscation  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:19:44am

re: #814 OldLineTexan

The knives are the size of swords, and the shrimp are like lobsters. The sharks are so big they eat boats. And the whole place is full of sheep!

///

Stop boasting about Texas...we're talking about Australia!

837 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:19:56am

re: #812 quickjustice

Is it possible to have an Australian woman who's too "top heavy"?


Personally, as long as we are discusing theoretical aesthetics and Art, I always believed that proportions are more important than absolutes. It is the waist that all else is compared to.

838 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:07am

re: #832 realwest

So healthy, she inspires "health" in an old codger like you!

839 quickjustice  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:10am

re: #820 notutopia

Then she should be smoking it! ;-)

840 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:12am

re: #819 Honorary Yooper

So they serve Rocky Mountain Oysters there too?

I guess so. As he explained to me, this was a traditional Ivory Coast meal because it was cheap.

And I misspoke. It wasn't balls, but bull head parts, tips, tongue, ears, nose, those kind of things.

841 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:16am

re: #822 Walter L. Newton

I can get that with in a mile of my apartment

Well, you can also stay in "dumps" within a mile of your apartment...

842 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:19am

re: #826 Occasional Reader

QUAGMIRE!

US out of Harley-Davidsen dealerships!

Hey - as a Milwaukeean, born and bred, I resent that comment.

843 Spare O'Lake  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:20am

re: #765 OldLineTexan

I predict we will be beating about the bush all morning on this one.

Coconuts palmed?

844 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:28am

re: #693 HoosierHoops

Are you kidding me? What was it they gave me that tasted so bad?
There was much laughing involved..
they won't be laughing when i kick their ass

You must have been given some axle grease by mistake :-)

845 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:28am

re: #822 Walter L. Newton

Crusing is an awesome way to vacation. Trust me...

I just got back from a Caribbean cruise and rebooked to travel to Scandanavia and Russia in 2010.

846 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:30am

re: #833 notutopia

I had one get into a pirogue with me in South La. while I was fishing in the swamps.
He won a knot on those fangy teeth with my paddle.
UGLY !

Thank goodness it wasn't a swamp rabbit!

847 turn  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:33am

Speaking of vegimite

Youtube Video

Morning all, and a very early morning all to the lizards down under.

848 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:36am

re: #828 Peacekeeper

Science versus Christmas Shopping:

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (Dec. 2) -- U.S. researchers say they have discovered what appears to be the oldest imprint of a prehistoric insect, made while the dragonfly-like creature was still alive.
The imprint found at a rocky outcrop near a large shopping center in North Attleboro, Mass., is believed to have been made by an insect about three inches long as it stood on mud some 312 million years ago.

God was drawing plans for a dragon fly in the mud 6000 years ago.
/yec

849 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:36am

re: #731 Occasional Reader
Morning O.R., are you complaining about Kenneth's link?

850 Miss Trixie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:44am

Bosforus

Last night as my wife and I were falling asleep she became convinced that a red gardening claw was in our bed, and that it was to be feared! It was a riot.

Hand puppets are much more fun.

:P

851 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:20:53am

re: #802 Throbert McGee

Heh. As I said in #704, it's a Coke vs. Pepsi distinction -- some people will fight bitterly over which is superior, even if they can't necessarily tell them apart in a double-blind taste test.

Back in the bad old days, when I sold death in 85 millimeter increments, we got together a double-blind taste test for cigarettes.

No-one could tell the difference between the brands (except for menthol vs. regular) between the generic and name brands.

One old-timer could pick out the nonfilter Camels, but he maintained that even Camels were not as strong as they used to be. I did some research, and bedamned he was right. Camel tar and nicotine levels were about half where they were in the 1940s.

The power of advertising is great.

852 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:21:12am

re: #829 buzzsawmonkey

Good Morning.
How are you this AM?

853 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:21:18am

re: #822 Walter L. Newton

I eat locally and hang out with the populace.

I hang out with the populace, too, but only long enough to convince them that I'm a god. (I try to time my trips with upcoming solar eclipses... very helpful in that regard.)

854 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:21:21am

oh yeah, the good things right? re: #840 Walter L. Newton

I guess so. As he explained to me, this was a traditional Ivory Coast meal because it was cheap.

And I misspoke. It wasn't balls, but bull head parts, tips, tongue, ears, nose, those kind of things.

855 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:21:52am

re: #836 eschew_obfuscation

Stop boasting about Texas...we're talking about Australia!

Australia is the place Texans tell lies tall tales about!

"They had hopping mice like in Juarez, but they were six feet tall!"
"Quit lyin' Pete!"

856 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:22:13am
857 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:22:29am

re: #846 OldLineTexan

Thank goodness it wasn't a swamp rabbit!


or one of those Jimmah Carter rabid, floating rabbits!

858 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:22:31am

re: #828 Peacekeeper

That's nothing. There's places today where small animals and children get carried off by mosquitos as big as eagles.

859 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:22:32am

re: #848 jcm

Hi there!

860 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:22:54am

re: #827 rightside

Negative. I will gladly carry around that burden for them. Unless they look like rosie odonnel, et.al

Speaking of that fat cow Rosie... Did anyone see the Rockefeller tree lighting show on NBC last night? She was on with some kids that sang and danced. The kids were good but I have no idea why Rosie was even on the stage. She did nothing except distract from the kids. She really is a pig.

861 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:23:03am

re: #848 jcm

not just any mud, lovely pink mud.

862 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:23:08am

re: #703 realwest

Huh


I don't believe you ever had much excess weight, much less blubber and you are a glamor queen here right now - enjoy it and screw the old folks (figuratively, I mean) let 'em wait another 20+ years til y'all get there!

Thank you! Now everyone knows why you get all the *smooches* :-)

863 Summersong  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:23:14am

FOX news just now talking about the possibility of mortgage rates dropping to 4.5% for a 30 year fixed (for home owners who have at least 10-20% equity in their home). It's about time the Fed thought of that.

864 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:23:15am
865 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:23:32am

re: #835 Creeping Eruption

and either Chinchilla or Guinea Pig in Ecuador

Almost certainly guinea pig (known by its Quechua name, "cuy"). I've had it, too... it isn't bad, but of course not much meat on one.

Which leads to the timeless question: cuy bono?

866 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:23:36am

re: #838 Kenneth

So healthy, she inspires "health" in an old codger like you!

Those girls are not real. The put these girls in magazines, but they were not real, airbrush, that's all.

867 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:23:39am

re: #859 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Hi there!

Morning! PBMB!

Waitress! 'nother cup-o-joe over here!

868 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:23:55am

re: #858 Honorary Yooper

That's nothing. There's places today where small animals and children get carried off by mosquitos as big as eagles.

Flies with beaks?

869 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:24:01am

re: #833 notutopia

I had one get into a pirogue with me in South La. while I was fishing in the swamps.
He won a knot on those fangy teeth with my paddle.
UGLY !

This guy could use some pepsodent.

870 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:24:01am
871 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:24:12am

re: #864 buzzsawmonkey

Hanging by my thumbs, and taking a brief break.

Hang tough. I've been thinking of you.

872 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:24:31am

re: #836 eschew_obfuscation

Stop boasting about Texas...we're talking about Australia!

Where men are men and sheep are nervous.

873 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:24:39am

re: #867 jcm

Morning! PBMB!

Waitress! 'nother cup-o-joe over here!

Bless yer heart!

874 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:24:42am

re: #866 Walter L. Newton

Those girls are not real. The put these girls in magazines, but they were not real, airbrush, that's all.

Before airbrushing...

875 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:24:59am

re: #865 Occasional Reader

Almost certainly guinea pig (known by its Quechua name, "cuy"). I've had it, too... it isn't bad, but of course not much meat on one.

Which leads to the timeless question: cuy bono?

And the timeless answer: Sony Bono!

876 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:25:13am

re: #863 Summersong

FOX news just now talking about the possibility of mortgage rates dropping to 4.5% for a 30 year fixed (for home owners who have at least 10-20% equity in their home). It's about time the Fed thought of that.


I have this funny idea that I'd rather mortgage rates be set by rational economic actors in a free market... but I guess that's a hopelessly quaint idea these days.

Housing bubble part deux, here we come!

877 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:25:23am

re: #870 buzzsawmonkey

But, I have to say, not quite at the bottom of the barrel I was in last night. Thanks.

VERY good to hear.

878 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:25:29am

re: #842 Creeping Eruption

Hey - as a Milwaukeean, born and bred, I resent that comment.

Yeah! I am a fellow Wisconsinite. . .

879 Crusty  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:25:31am

LEFT-WING HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, taught be teachers mostly liberal, repeated by a news media mostly in the tank by 0bama, chanted by hippie protesters mostly unbathed.

— Crusty

880 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:25:34am
881 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:25:56am

re: #849 realwest

Morning O.R., are you complaining about Kenneth's link?

Er... no, just commenting.

882 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:26:06am

re: #709 Walter L. Newton

I live for new food experiences. When I am traveling, I actually make a list of food that I cannot get locally or foods I want to try in their native environments. Vegemite was good, Andouille in France was good , bigos in Poland, wonderful.

Hi yes, I'm with you - love trying new foods however I drew the line at eating puppy dogs in Beijing - not quite ready for that experience

But we did try some snake there

883 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:26:08am
884 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:26:14am

re: #878 DisturbedEma

Yeah! I am a fellow Wisconsinite. . .

You cheeseheads!
:-)

885 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:26:15am

re: #866 Walter L. Newton

Those girls are not real. The put these girls in magazines, but they were not real, airbrush, that's all.

Send the real thing over, and I'll airbrush my glasses if I have to.

//

886 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:26:22am

4.5 APR but nobody can qualify for it.

887 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:26:26am

re: #841 Occasional Reader

Well, you can also stay in "dumps" within a mile of your apartment...

They are not as quaint as dumps in Europe. And please, I said I was not trying to insult anyone, but cruises are not my thing.

For the same reason I don't stay in American style hotels, eat at McDonalds overseas, go to Disney in France and so on.

I know there are people who like to do that. I know you got families that travel, and you have to think about the kids and stuff.

But, all I was saying was things like cruises are not for me.

Geeessshhh...

888 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:26:51am

re: #874 jcm

Damnit! That should have had a NSFS sign on it!

889 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:26:52am

re: #865 Occasional Reader

Almost certainly guinea pig (known by its Quechua name, "cuy"). I've had it, too... it isn't bad, but of course not much meat on one.

Which leads to the timeless question: cuy bono?

LOL. I will bow out of a foreign language pun-a-thon however.

890 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:26:52am

re: #874 jcm

Before airbrushing...

I just lost my appetite.

891 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:27:03am

re: #874 jcm

Before airbrushing...

Should I power-down my monitor before pouring in the gallon of Clorox?

892 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:27:07am

re: #870 buzzsawmonkey

But, I have to say, not quite at the bottom of the barrel I was in last night. Thanks.

Was there vegemite there?

893 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:27:17am

re: #885 OldLineTexan

Send the real thing over, and I'll airbrush my glasses if I have to.

//

I'd airbrush my brain...

894 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:27:32am

re: #884 Honorary Yooper

You cheeseheads!
:-)

I was born in Green Bay. . .

895 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:27:37am

re: #878 DisturbedEma

Yeah! I am a fellow Wisconsinite. . .

You still here freezing your ass off, or did your head defrost long enough for you to come to your senses and move to a warmer climate?

896 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:27:38am

re: #883 buzzsawmonkey

Must...move...car.

Be glad you're not in Chicago, or you might have to deal with pirates that might make the Somalis think twice. The Lincoln Park Pirates.

897 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:27:41am

re: #874 jcm

Before airbrushing...

That is abuse. Abuse of park benches.

898 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:27:58am

re: #880 buzzsawmonkey

That's not just Photoshop--that's the entire Wal-Mart.

How th' hell did she get outta the house!

899 DistantThunder  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:28:13am

Speaking of fish, - you can put a fishing weight wrapped up in a bandana and whack open a coconut.

-stranded on a deserted island survival skill

900 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:28:31am

re: #898 pre-Boomer Marine brat

How th' hell did she get outta the house!

She was born in the wild.

901 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:28:34am

re: #867 jcm

Morning! PBMB!

Waitress! 'nother cup-o-joe over here!

Here ya' go!

902 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:28:38am

re: #890 Ford_Prefect

OK. that is the sickest sh*t it have seen. I was going to tell you that I had a truffle espresso yesterday from Starbucks, but I don't even want to go there.

903 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:29:08am

are they still bothering the people HY?re: #896 Honorary Yooper

Be glad you're not in Chicago, or you might have to deal with pirates that might make the Somalis think twice. The Lincoln Park Pirates.

904 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:29:08am

re: #866 Walter L. Newton

Those girls are not real. The put these girls in magazines, but they were not real, airbrush, that's all.

I've seen Elle McPherson (speaking of Aussies) in person, back in the mid 90s. She really is (was, at least) shockingly beautiful.

Yes, of course they airbrush the pics, and of course in the live events they have makeup artists, etc. But the underlying material is definitely there.

905 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:29:13am

re: #747 Ford_Prefect
No, actually they are delivering a sweet machine, doing the set up and all that, probably this Sunday!
They gave me a full credit on the price I paid for this machine in February of '07 and are giving me a
HP - Pavilion Desktop with Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor E5200Model: a6620f %P% SKU: 9062373
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor E5220; 4GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 500GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1 and are downloading the drivers needed for my printer to operate with VISTA and doing data transfer and it's only costing me $99.99 for the datat transfer!

It took a little "discussion" with 'em but they came around!

906 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:29:17am

re: #874 jcm

I think I've gone blind. A warning next time would be nice.

907 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:29:23am

re: #874 jcm

Before airbrushing...

She needs sandblasting, not airbrushing.

908 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:29:38am

re: #730 redstateredneck

What, no chardy? Girl, I hear you. If I could find some truly lo-cal alcoholic beverage all my working out at the gym would give me much better results. As it is, I seem to work up a thirst!

Hi {redstateredneck}, I'm drinking low alcohol chardy and bubbly these days - and I'm used to it now so when I have the full strength stuff it hits me between the eyes!

909 DistantThunder  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:29:42am

re: #879 Crusty

LEFT-WING HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, taught be teachers mostly liberal, repeated by a news media mostly in the tank by 0bama, chanted by hippie protesters mostly unbathed.

— Crusty

And 1/2 time unclothed - see Breasts Not Bombs protestors - or don't

910 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:29:50am

re: #903 apachegunner

are they still bothering the people HY?

Oh yeah. They never stopped bothering people.

911 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:29:57am

re: #895 Creeping Eruption

You still here freezing your ass off, or did your head defrost long enough for you to come to your senses and move to a warmer climate?

I lost my mind and took a soon to be over job in ChiHELLgo. . .do so love spatting with the Cub fans. . .BREWERS RULE . . .no matter what their record. . .the Bucks break my heart every year, and well, I am a die hard Packer fan. . .still hard to watch that Favre guy with his new team. . .

912 Golem Akbar  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:30:33am

Good morning Lizards and Lizardim. LA winter: a high of only 70 degrees today in the Valley. brrr

And a view from on top.

913 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:30:34am

re: #902 bellamags

OK. that is the sickest sh*t it have seen. I was going to tell you that I had a truffle espresso yesterday from Starbucks, but I don't even want to go there.

Morning bella. Sounds yummy.

914 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:30:36am

re: #899 DistantThunder

Speaking of fish, - you can put a fishing weight wrapped up in a bandana and whack open a coconut.

-stranded on a deserted island survival skill

Or just follow one of these around.

915 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:30:41am

re: #900 Walter L. Newton

She was born in the wild.

If she ever WAS "wild", she's long since lost the capability.

916 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:30:42am

re: #904 Occasional Reader

I've seen Elle McPherson (speaking of Aussies) in person, back in the mid 90s. She really is (was, at least) shockingly beautiful.

Yes, of course they airbrush the pics, and of course in the live events they have makeup artists, etc. But the underlying material is definitely there.

Well, my line was a paraphrase of Woody Allen in "Sleeper" when they show him copies of Playboy mags from 200 years ago.

I couldn't find the actual quote, which is a bit funnier then the way I worded it.

I tried IMDB, but that quote is missing.

917 DistantThunder  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:30:43am

re: #904 Occasional Reader

I've seen Elle McPherson (speaking of Aussies) in person, back in the mid 90s. She really is (was, at least) shockingly beautiful.

Yes, of course they airbrush the pics, and of course in the live events they have makeup artists, etc. But the underlying material is definitely there.

How ironic is it that they find the most drop dead gorgeous women and muddy up their faces with tons of cosmetics? Less is more.

918 Summersong  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:30:55am

re: #876 Occasional Reader

I have this funny idea that I'd rather mortgage rates be set by rational economic actors in a free market... but I guess that's a hopelessly quaint idea these days.

Housing bubble part deux, here we come!

Not exactly. You must already be a homeowner with at least 10-20% equity in your home. Not for new buyers...

919 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:31:21am

re: #896 Honorary Yooper

Be glad you're not in Chicago, or you might have to deal with pirates that might make the Somalis think twice. The Lincoln Park Pirates.

I am there. . .sigh

920 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:31:39am

re: #901 redstateredneck

Here ya' go!

Wow!
Quick service!

921 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:31:44am

re: #905 realwest

OK, after "are giving me a" I didn't understand a word. /

922 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:31:50am

re: #911 DisturbedEma

I lost my mind and took a soon to be over job in ChiHELLgo. . .do so love spatting with the Cub fans. . .BREWERS RULE . . .no matter what their record. . .the Bucks break my heart every year, and well, I am a die hard Packer fan. . .still hard to watch that Favre guy with his new team. . .

Favre who?

923 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:32:06am

re: #905 realwest
errr, i've heard a few bad things about vista pay attention and demand service when needed RW

924 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:32:08am

re: #920 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Wow!
Quick service!

Make sure you leave a good tip!

925 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:32:26am

re: #863 Summersong

What needs to be included in this..No early prepayment penalty. That would encourage millions of homeowners to take the 30 year mortgage offer and then prepay it in 15 years. Every one would benefit...it would also ensure the
vast majority of homeowners to at least have their homes as collateral for any additional credit they would need...

926 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:32:39am

From the JP link posted above...

The "US European Command (EUCOM) has deployed to Israel a high-powered X-band radar and the supporting people and equipment needed for coordinated defense against Iranian missile attack, marking the first permanent US military presence on Israeli soil," Defense News wrote.

That's a development that Israel will come to regret. It will lead to mission creep and less Israeli independence.

One nation cannot rely on another nation for its defense. It leads to unintended consequences.

Like a gutless, supine western Europe. Unwilling and eventually unable to defend herself.

927 Nevergiveup  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:32:48am

Colorado man faces criminal charge in libel case
J.P. Weichel is accused of writing defamatory comments about his former girlfriend on a Craigslist forum. Free-speech advocates are outraged.

[Link: www.latimes.com...]

So just remember they are making a list, checking it twice, are you gonna be naughty or nice?

928 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:32:50am

I have to bake a cake. . .for my baby. . .9 years old today. . .bye you lovies!

929 turn  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:00am

re: #882 aussiemagpie

Hi yes, I'm with you - love trying new foods however I drew the line at eating puppy dogs in Beijing - not quite ready for that experience

But we did try some snake there

Yeah, I had to draw the line on dog too. But I ate some other pretty bizarre stuff in Beijing. Bull frog soup, scorpion, sea horse, camel's hoof, moth pupa, and who knows what else. I don't recall eating snake there but I have eaten rattlesnake here in US. Tastes just like chicken! ha

930 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:02am

re: #856 buzzsawmonkey

Now there would be a specialty cruise! A Pirate Cruise marketed to owners of weaponry which would wallow around Somali waters for the express purpose of giving the cruise passengers the opportunity to repel attack in a real-life situation.

They might find it difficult to stock sufficient ammunition in the gift-shop bays normally reserved for overpriced perfume, but every effort at niche marketing has its downside.

Follow on fight gets real interesting. Cruise operators vs. Somali Employed Pirates Internaional Agency (SEPIA) and associated local vs. International Maritime Workers vs. Actors Equity vs. the Ummah vs. the United Nations International Peacekeepers Service Employees Union (UNIPSEU). We can tie them up in jursidictional disputes until they are to old to kill anybody.


Democrats seriously think that way.

931 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:11am

re: #910 Honorary Yooper
those bastards even got my car once back in the 70s

932 DisturbedEma  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:13am

re: #922 Creeping Eruption

Favre who?

Yeah, that's right. . .

933 Throbert McGee  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:24am

re: #777 razorbacker

Back in the early 90's an employee visited Russia and brought back a small container of caviar as a gift to me. I thanked him kindly, took it home and put it in my fridge.

Dude, caviar is awesome!

But you remind me of an anecdote that I heard from other Western expats when I lived in Moscow, also in the early '90s. As the story was told then, "just a few years ago, a friend of a friend of mine" went to a holiday cocktail party at the British/American/Canadian/whatever embassy, featuring a lavish buffet where mounds of Beluga caviar were presented on beds of iceberg lettuce...

...so, naturally, everyone scraped off the caviar to get at the lettuce.

(When I was there, 93-94, the only place in Moscow where you could find fresh lettuce -- aside, perhaps, from lavish embassy parties -- was at the Pizza Hut salad bar, or shredded on a Big Mac.)

934 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:29am

re: #913 Ford_Prefect

Morning bella. Sounds yummy.

Good morning Ford. How are you? and yes 'twas yummy. Imagine rich hot chocolate with two espresso shots. Fabulous. But, I don't know which I prefer. Gingersnap or Truffle.

935 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:30am

re: #887 Walter L. Newton

And please, I said I was not trying to insult anyone,

Who's insulted? Was just observing.

For me; I don't like staying in "dumps" here or anywhere else. Not if they're really dumps. Of course, there are plenty of perfectly nice two-star joints, inns, etc. But I like them if they AREN'T dumps.

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by an "American-style" hotel... I appreciate certain things about hotels (smart and friendly staff, QUIET, etc.), and don't much care what nation's style they are.

McDonald's... well, I certainly don't go out of my way for it, but a McDonald's abroad has its purposes, if I want to grab a quick bite in the middle of my sightseeing, without doing a lot of research or spending an hour with table service.

Flexibility, my man, that's the key.

936 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:41am

Dawood sitting pretty in Karachi

Even as India seeks Dawood Ibrahim's extradition yet again, the don is ensconced safely in his plush bungalow in Karachi.

Security agency sources told TOI on Wednesday that it's business as usual for the underworld kingpin. A few days ago, a couple of his relatives, including Salim Ansari, flew to Pakistan (using their valid Indian passports) to meet him. Sources said the don was so confident that he would not be touched by the Pakistani establishment that he had made no changes in his daily routine.

Hellfires or JDAMs, I'm not picky, but squash this bug now!

937 DistantThunder  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:44am

Vista vs. Mac

938 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:47am

re: #754 OldLineTexan

It's made of fruitcake?

LOL! Which reminds me - we have a Lions Club fruitcake from some years ago still in the pantry - must open it and see if it's still edible

939 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:33:49am

re: #912 Golem Akbar

Good morning Lizards and Lizardim. LA winter: a high of only 70 degrees today in the Valley. brrr

And a view from on top.

Good Morning Golem. Milwaukee Winter: Sunny currently 12 degrees with a high of 22. Winds north, northwest at 9 mph. Wind chill a blustery 4 degrees. Want some?

940 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:34:00am

re: #850 Miss Trixie

Bosforus

Hand puppets are much more fun.

:P

I think I'll just egg her on next time. Maybe get really worried and suggest we do something about it. She'll love me for that. /

941 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:34:04am

re: #869 redstateredneck

At night all you can see are their eyes and those teeth!
Who needs IR sights?

942 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:34:05am

re: #874 jcm

Before airbrushing...

that is such a grotesque and pathetic photo.
people that morbidly obese have serious mental problems.
i'm, sure she is sitting there planning her next meal, not thinking at all abt. peace and code pink responsibilities.

943 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:34:23am

re: #911 DisturbedEma

I lost my mind and took a soon to be over job in ChiHELLgo. . .do so love spatting with the Cub fans. . .BREWERS RULE . . .no matter what their record. . .the Bucks break my heart every year, and well, I am a die hard Packer fan. . .still hard to watch that Favre guy with his new team. . .

My wife lived in Chicago when we were dating. Nice place to visit. Could never live there.

944 realwest  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:34:29am

Whoops, gotta run and get some chores done y'all- hope you all have a GREAT DAY and that I get the chance to see you all down the road!

945 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:34:53am

re: #917 DistantThunder

Less is more.

That's NOT what she said.

/sorry, could not resist

946 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:35:01am

re: #912 Golem Akbar

And a view from on top.

Am I missing something or do you and Ojoe know each other?

947 Spare O'Lake  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:35:16am

re: #915 pre-Boomer Marine brat

If she ever WAS "wild", she's long since lost the capability.

What on earth is she doing to that poor bench?

948 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:35:38am

re: #886 Peacekeeper

4.5 APR but nobody can qualify for it.

I Can!

949 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:35:38am

re: #933 Throbert McGee

was at the Pizza Hut salad bar, or shredded on a Big Mac

See? Viva Mickey D's!

950 Eowyn2  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:35:44am

re: #1 WrathofG-d

Carter Has Written New Book On The Arab/Israel Conflict

Was this one ghost written by Nihad Awad like the last one?

951 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:35:46am

re: #924 redstateredneck

Make sure you leave a good tip!

I just laid my entire wallet on the desk here.

/don't even think of it, redstate ... I've also got a stick handy

952 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:36:14am

re: #936 Kenneth

Dawood sitting pretty in Karachi


Hellfires or JDAMs, I'm not picky, but squash this bug now!

Barrett would do the job. Of course, your choices would send more of a message.

953 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:36:16am

re: #923 apachegunner

errr, i've heard a few bad things about vista pay attention and demand service when needed RW

I run it at home on a portable and haven't had any trouble whatsoever. RW has 4Gb, and the mistake many make is too little RAM. Of course, I turned off a lot of the pretty junk as unnecessary baggage.

954 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:36:18am

re: #851 razorbacker

I can tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi quite easily, and even against the new "classic" formula and the old stuff (which is the kosher for passover variety that doesn't use corn sweetener). Some folks just get attuned to certain things and can tell when they change.

955 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:36:27am

re: #874 jcm

Before airbrushing...


Bob Hope would defect.

956 Eowyn2  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:36:45am

re: #911 DisturbedEma

I lost my mind and took a soon to be over job in ChiHELLgo. . .do so love spatting with the Cub fans. . .BREWERS RULE . . .no matter what their record. . .the Bucks break my heart every year, and well, I am a die hard Packer fan. . .still hard to watch that Favre guy with his new team. . .

I knew there was a reason I liked you:)

957 Summersong  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:37:08am

re: #918 Summersong

Not exactly. You must already be a homeowner with at least 10-20% equity in your home. Not for new buyers...

Oh and must have a great credit score.

I agree about free market setting the standard, but this seems like the only reward out there for those of us who have played by the rules.

958 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:37:14am

re: #938 aussiemagpie

LOL! Which reminds me - we have a Lions Club fruitcake from some years ago still in the pantry - must open it and see if it's still edible

You could always use it for a doorstop.

959 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:37:19am

re: #786 lifeofthemind

After 3 oil drum sized cans of Fosters I saw giant mice hoping around too.

Yes, you did, and they were real too weren't they? :-)

960 Golem Akbar  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:37:25am

re: #928 DisturbedEma

I have to bake a cake. . .for my baby. . .9 years old today. . .bye you lovies!


Happy birthday and mazal tov!

961 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:37:56am

re: #953 OldLineTexan

I run it at home on a portable and haven't had any trouble whatsoever. RW has 4Gb, and the mistake many make is too little RAM. Of course, I turned off a lot of the pretty junk as unnecessary baggage.

Biggest mistake with Vista is the graphics card. If you have on board graphics and share memory, Vista will be a dog. You need a fast graphics card and 256MB per screen (19" or over).

962 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:38:16am

re: #918 Summersong

Not exactly. You must already be a homeowner with at least 10-20% equity in your home. Not for new buyers...

What I heard on the radio this morning is that the (rumored) plan would ONLY be for buying new homes, NOT for refinancing.

And again, I insist... government screwing around with the market is what got us INTO this mess.

963 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:38:33am

re: #904 Occasional Reader

I've seen Elle McPherson (speaking of Aussies) in person, back in the mid 90s. She really is (was, at least) shockingly beautiful.

Yes, of course they airbrush the pics, and of course in the live events they have makeup artists, etc. But the underlying material is definitely there.

Waaayyy off topic, but related somehow.

Back in the 80s my brother and I were in line at the airport in Memphis. Bo nudged me and said, "There's Jerry Lawler."

I looked and said, "Naw, that guy ain't no bigger than me. Lawler is way bigger than that."

Guy in question turned around, looked my up and down, and said, "No, I'm not."

It was Jerry. He turned out to be a hoot. And a nice guy.

964 Summersong  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:38:41am

re: #886 Peacekeeper

4.5 APR but nobody can qualify for it.

I can.

965 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:38:45am

re: #951 pre-Boomer Marine brat

I just laid my entire wallet on the desk here.

/don't even think of it, redstate ... I've also got a stick handy

Wha...? I'd never!

966 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:38:49am

re: #934 bellamags

Good morning Ford. How are you? and yes 'twas yummy. Imagine rich hot chocolate with two espresso shots. Fabulous. But, I don't know which I prefer. Gingersnap or Truffle.

Mrs_Prefect bought a Krueger single cup coffee maker on black friday, so I have been playing with that all week and haven't gotten to SB's. She also bought some eggnog and we have been using that instead of cream or milk. It is pretty good.

967 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:38:54am

Hate puns? Perhaps you'll find these links compelling...

968 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:40:06am

Crazy Canuck Curling Corner!

969 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:40:29am

re: #791 eschew_obfuscation

My son came home from school one day and told us that CD's from Oz won't play in our CD players because the CD's rotate in the opposite direction there.

I still haven't stopped laughing!

Hi, and I think that's related to the water in the toilet bowl going round the opposite direction here! Which it does...I've checked :-)

970 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:40:52am

Out of here.

Got to skate down to the theatre and meet the building manager to go over some facilities issues.

It's only two miles from here, but it's 16 degrees and a sheet of ice and snow on the roads.

Only about a 1/4 inch, but up to 6 inches expected today. Thank goodness I should only be out for about an hour.

This will be fun.

971 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:40:57am

re: #926 razorbacker

From the JP link posted above...


That's a development that Israel will come to regret. It will lead to mission creep and less Israeli independence.

One nation cannot rely on another nation for its defense. It leads to unintended consequences.

Like a gutless, supine western Europe. Unwilling and eventually unable to defend herself.


Israel wanted access to the radar, shared control on its territory and the US refused. We may use it to warn Israel of an attack. BHO's people want to insert a US army to defend the Pals from the Israelis. This is not good.

972 Summersong  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:40:58am

re: #925 notutopia

What needs to be included in this..No early prepayment penalty. That would encourage millions of homeowners to take the 30 year mortgage offer and then prepay it in 15 years. Every one would benefit...it would also ensure the
vast majority of homeowners to at least have their homes as collateral for any additional credit they would need...

Or get an even lower % on a 15 year fixed? I'd do it.

973 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:41:04am

re: #916 Walter L. Newton

Well, my line was a paraphrase of Woody Allen in "Sleeper"

I still await the day when they announce that steak and hot fudge sundaes are health food.

974 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:41:14am

re: #967 Peacekeeper

Hate puns? Perhaps you'll find these links compelling...

You ain't lion.

975 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:41:17am

re: #966 Ford_Prefect

Mrs_Prefect bought a Krueger single cup coffee maker on black friday, so I have been playing with that all week and haven't gotten to SB's. She also bought some eggnog and we have been using that instead of cream or milk. It is pretty good.

Wow. sounds good - eggnog coffee. Was thinking that exact thing this morning. Need to get a coffee maker (my husband has custody of mine)- will save a ton of money. But coffee is sooo good when someone else makes it.

976 saberry0530  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:41:23am

re: #938 aussiemagpie

LOL! Which reminds me - we have a Lions Club fruitcake from some years ago still in the pantry - must open it and see if it's still edible

As long as its dated after April, 1930, it should still be good.
/

977 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:42:10am

re: #963 razorbacker

Back in the 80s my brother and I were in line at the airport in Memphis. Bo nudged me and said, "There's Jerry Lawler."

And "Jerry Lawler" would be... ?

978 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:42:48am

yes, I've heard of a lot of bells and whistles on Vista, prolly some good stuff too. I look forward to the next generation and how it will be. re: #953 OldLineTexan

979 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:42:55am

re: #863 Summersong

Well, that would be music to my ears as I'm in the process of refinancing now. That would drop the rate a full point below where I'm already refinancing, and would save me some serious change.

The downside is all that easy money helped get us into this mess in the first place.

980 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:42:59am

re: #970 Walter L. Newton

Out of here.

Got to skate down to the theatre and meet the building manager to go over some facilities issues.

It's only two miles from here, but it's 16 degrees and a sheet of ice and snow on the roads.

Only about a 1/4 inch, but up to 6 inches expected today. Thank goodness I should only be out for about an hour.

This will be fun.

Happy sledding!

981 Summersong  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:43:03am

re: #962 Occasional Reader

What I heard on the radio this morning is that the (rumored) plan would ONLY be for buying new homes, NOT for refinancing.

And again, I insist... government screwing around with the market is what got us INTO this mess.

Strange, I hear the opposite...

Well, we'll see what becomes of it, I guess.

982 Blackwater28  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:43:15am

Why would you list a quote that calls soldiers fools? Don't tell me you're one of those pompous asshats that thinks anyone who joins the military is an imbecile like the snobby liberals... What the fuck kind of blog is this? A conservative blog that hates christian conservatives, looks down on the military, hates the liberal media, hates terrorist sympathizers, loves photography and all things science, Israel and Bush? Interesting world view you got there...

983 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:43:15am
984 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:43:30am

re: #967 Peacekeeper

Hate puns? Perhaps you'll find these links compelling...

STINKY!
Booby trap on aisle 967!

985 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:43:56am

re: #802 Throbert McGee

Heh. As I said in #704, it's a Coke vs. Pepsi distinction -- some people will fight bitterly over which is superior, even if they can't necessarily tell them apart in a double-blind taste test.

(Incidentally, aussiemaggie, do you know which is preferred in NZ? It wouldn't surprise me if they were Marmite loyalists just to spite Australians.)

Hi, not sure about NZ, but when we've been there there is plentiful supplies of Vegemite

And yes Pepsi v Coke - same thing for sure

986 vxbush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:44:01am

Ugh. I hate waking up with migraines. Hello, folks. Tough day already. But meds and caffeine have been administered, so things are improving, if slowly.

987 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:44:07am

re: #959 aussiemagpie

Yes, you did, and they were real too weren't they? :-)

Loved Western Australia, not just the most incredibly beautiful women but that everyone was just so damned nice. Like time travel or visiting Utah, people say America was like that before WW-II.

988 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:44:15am

re: #975 bellamags

Wow. sounds good - eggnog coffee. Was thinking that exact thing this morning. Need to get a coffee maker (my husband has custody of mine)- will save a ton of money. But coffee is sooo good when someone else makes it.

This thing is so easy to use and it takes less than a minute to brew. It will end up saving us money in the long run. And she can't have caffeine so making two pots was always a hassle and therefore we always went and got coffee (I know, like that isn't a hassle). This way we each get what we want quick and easy.

989 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:44:44am

re: #933 Throbert McGee

Dude, caviar is awesome!

Well, friends can disagree.

Caviar is just salty fish eggs. The reason that the jar is still unopened is because we just don't care for it.

Now if you want some awesome fish eggs, take the egg sac from a fresh caught catfish, roll lightly in cornmeal, and lightly fry them with your shore lunch.

Those are awesome.

But I digress. There are few things tastier than fish caught and cooked within a 15 minute time frame.

990 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:45:46am

re: #805 Peacekeeper

{Aussie} honey I been waiting 150+ posts for that. Good to see ya!

LOL! I'm so far behind here, you're probably already in bed last night!

Good to see you too darls!

991 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:45:49am

re: #982 Blackwater28

Why would you list a quote that calls soldiers fools? Don't tell me you're one of those pompous asshats that thinks anyone who joins the military is an imbecile like the snobby liberals... What the fuck kind of blog is this? A conservative blog that hates christian conservatives, looks down on the military, hates the liberal media, hates terrorist sympathizers, loves photography and all things science, Israel and Bush? Interesting world view you got there...

re: #982 Blackwater28

Why would you list a quote that calls soldiers fools? Don't tell me you're one of those pompous asshats that thinks anyone who joins the military is an imbecile like the snobby liberals... What the fuck kind of blog is this? A conservative blog that hates christian conservatives, looks down on the military, hates the liberal media, hates terrorist sympathizers, loves photography and all things science, Israel and Bush? Interesting world view you got there...

Like all good children, perhaps you should be seen (or not) and not heard.

992 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:45:50am

Local news guy just told a story of an email he received whose author attended a school play titled "Santa Goes Green". Not one traditional Christmas song. All original songs about a "Green Christmas", Santa "upgrading" to a "cleaner" sleigh and all sorts of crap like that. I would have walked out (unless my child was in it, in which case, I would have found out about it earlier).

993 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:46:05am

re: #983 buzzsawmonkey

Been there, done that; came out of Manny's once after a marvelous corned beef fest and found the chariot had been impounded. There is nothing like a car impound lot to make you respect Dante.

I suspect they'll be a bit more aggressive on the city streets after the new law takes effect. King Richard II wants to sell the rights to all the parking meters in the city for $1 billion to a private firm. Said firm would raise the rates to $1/hr immediately, and then maybe $2/hr next year. Holidays and weekends would not be exempt.

994 rightside  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:46:05am

re: #969 aussiemagpie

We couldn't reproduce that effect when we were down there.

995 Golem Akbar  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:46:21am

re: #982 Blackwater28

Why would you list a quote that calls soldiers fools? Don't tell me you're one of those pompous asshats that thinks anyone who joins the military is an imbecile like the snobby liberals... What the fuck kind of blog is this? A conservative blog that hates christian conservatives, looks down on the military, hates the liberal media, hates terrorist sympathizers, loves photography and all things science, Israel and Bush? Interesting world view you got there...


You're not serious, are you? This blog has a big variety of readers, with lots of opinions. It is anti-fascist. Don't jump to hasty conclusions. You'll get it, soon enough.

996 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:46:23am

re: #982 Blackwater28

If you don't like it here you are free to leave. Nice karma rating BTW.

997 Summersong  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:46:51am

re: #979 lawhawk

Well, that would be music to my ears as I'm in the process of refinancing now. That would drop the rate a full point below where I'm already refinancing, and would save me some serious change.

The downside is all that easy money helped get us into this mess in the first place.

Yeah, I understand. Thing is, I never used my home as a ATM.

As I said earlier, we'll see what happens. I hope you get to take advantage of the opportunity.

998 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:46:56am

re: #977 Occasional Reader

And "Jerry Lawler" would be... ?

He was a wrestler back when rasslin was enjoying one of its momentary bouts of popularity.

"the King" IIRC

999 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:47:14am

re: #996 Ford_Prefect

If you don't like it here you are free to leave. Nice karma rating BTW.

Kind of gives you an idea what lurks

1000 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:47:24am

re: #975 bellamags

Wow. sounds good - eggnog coffee. Was thinking that exact thing this morning. Need to get a coffee maker (my husband has custody of mine)- will save a ton of money. But coffee is sooo good when someone else makes it.

last yr. i was occasionally ordering the peppermint mocha/hot chocolate from starbucks. whipped cream and cinnamon on top. it was heavenly.
i haven't stopped in to see the flavors this yr. but i think i will.

1001 Golem Akbar  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:47:27am

re: #986 vxbush

Ugh. I hate waking up with migraines. Hello, folks. Tough day already. But meds and caffeine have been administered, so things are improving, if slowly.


I hear you. Trying to get the right mix of blood and caffeine in my body right now. A delicate balance...

1002 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:47:45am

re: #986 vxbush

Ugh. I hate waking up with migraines. Hello, folks. Tough day already. But meds and caffeine have been administered, so things are improving, if slowly.

My wife gets migraines. That is why she no longer drinks caffeine. It is supposed to be a trigger.

1003 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:47:47am

re: #992 bosforus

Local news guy...

And he just completely shredded a caller who was wondering why he was "wasting air time" on the story.

1004 apachegunner  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:47:50am

wow, bad karma here re: #982 Blackwater28

1005 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:48:01am

re: #1001 Golem Akbar

I hear you. Trying to get the right mix of blood and caffeine in my body right now. A delicate balance...

That must be my problem. I've left out the blood.

1006 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:48:09am

re: #981 Summersong

Strange, I hear the opposite...

The (alleged) logic was to "stimulate the housing market". In other words, re-inflate the bubble.

And what I hear very little discussion of, is that despite the housing "crash", average housing prices as a multiple of average household disposable income are still, by historical standards, very high.

No more bubbles, please.

1007 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:48:46am

re: #992 bosforus

Local news guy just told a story of an email he received whose author attended a school play titled "Santa Goes Green". Not one traditional Christmas song. All original songs about a "Green Christmas", Santa "upgrading" to a "cleaner" sleigh and all sorts of crap like that. I would have walked out (unless my child was in it, in which case, I would have found out about it earlier).

Last year Seattle's Mayor Nickels told the kids in his holiday letter if their parents didn't switch to energy efficient light bulbs Santa would drown.

1008 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:48:46am

re: #982 Blackwater28

Whose sock puppet are you? Lance, Ed?

1009 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:48:52am
1010 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:48:56am

re: #821 Occasional Reader

The title character in the comic strip "Mafalda", from your hemispheric neighbors in Argentina, once posited that the reason most of the southern hemisphere is underdeveloped is because "we live upside-down, so all our best ideas fall out of the tops of our heads."

Of course, you guys n' the Kiwis are the exceptions.

Hi {OR} good to see you, and I'm glad you modified your comment otherwise you would have been *whacked* :-)

1011 Golem Akbar  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:48:57am

re: #1005 Creeping Eruption

That must be my problem. I've left out the blood.


Yeah, who needs it. It usually gets in the way of my caffeine.

1012 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:49:21am

re: #982 Blackwater28

L8r h8r.

1013 Eowyn2  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:49:38am

re: #939 Creeping Eruption

Good Morning Golem. Milwaukee Winter: Sunny currently 12 degrees with a high of 22. Winds north, northwest at 9 mph. Wind chill a blustery 4 degrees. Want some?

you might be in my neck of the woods.
Its crunchy snow time. I hate crunchy snow.

1014 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:49:44am

re: #1011 Golem Akbar

Yeah, who needs it. It usually gets in the way of my caffeine.

My thoughts exactly.

1015 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:49:57am

re: #997 Summersong

I'm with you. My home isn't an ATM and I'm doing a straight refinance rather than taking money out or consolidating loans. I'm just looking to make an already affordable home more affordable to me.

1016 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:50:22am

re: #1007 jcm

Last year Seattle's Mayor Nickels told the kids in his holiday letter if their parents didn't switch to energy efficient light bulbs Santa would drown.

Ha ha ha, what a joke.

1017 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:50:29am

re: #982 Blackwater28

Forgive me for pointing out that the quote is from Ambrose Bierce.
Please comprehend that context, and consider taking it within such.

1018 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:51:15am

re: #1013 Eowyn2

you might be in my neck of the woods.
Its crunchy snow time. I hate crunchy snow.

What woods might those be?

1019 vxbush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:51:27am

re: #1001 Golem Akbar

I hear you. Trying to get the right mix of blood and caffeine in my body right now. A delicate balance...

Well, no, not really--only requirement is that there be more caffeine than blood.

1020 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:51:32am

re: #982 Blackwater28


Here 1 week and Karma heading South already? Maybe you need to think before you shoot, wouldn't want anyone so thoughtless on a LRP with me.

1021 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:51:39am

re: #973 Occasional Reader

Oh! We're all just waiting for them to remove the calories from them. I'll accept the unhealthy part for the once a week pleasure of a hot fudge sundae with real whipping cream and macadamia nuts!
Wishful ...

1022 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:51:40am

#982 Blackwater28

"A conservative blog that hates christian conservatives, (No) looks down on the military, (Never!) hates the liberal media, (Of course) hates terrorist sympathizers, (Damn straight!) loves photography (we appreciate fine photography) and all things science, (Science is cool) Israel (You bet!) and Bush (only sometimes)? Interesting world view you got there... (we like it just fine)"

1023 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:52:00am

re: #847 turn

Speaking of vegimite

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

Morning all, and a very early morning all to the lizards down under.

Hello good morning to you too, and i think I'm the only Down Under lizard still awake :-)

1024 Crusty  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:52:06am

re: #909 DistantThunder

And 1/2 time unclothed - see Breasts Not Bombs protestors - or don't

No thanks, if I want to see a flip-flopping boob I'll watch an 0bama interview.

1025 FrogMarch  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:52:34am

re: #1007 jcm

Last year Seattle's Mayor Nickels told the kids in his holiday letter if their parents didn't switch to energy efficient light bulbs Santa would drown.

Never mind that disposing of fluorescent light bulbs isn't exactly good for the environment.
/leftists can never catch a break.

1026 opnion  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:52:40am

In Aurora Il. yesterday a 34 year old man with a history of criminality had an arguement with his girlfriend.
They happened to be standing on a bridge over the Fox River.
He must have really been agitated, because he picked her up & threw her off of the bridge in to the River.
Fortunately she survived, but this will require some qualiy lawyering.

1027 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:53:32am

Wow, so LGF is now allegedly a military-bashing site... gee, and here I've been posting for, oh, six and a half years, without realizing it. Boy do I feel stupid.

/

1028 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:54:51am

WTF is this about getting upset over an Ambrose Bierce quotation, fer crissakes! SHEEESH! It's BIERCE!

/Earth to Mars ... Earth to Mars ... come in Mars ... ... ... *crickets*

1029 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:54:52am

re: #988 Ford_Prefect

This thing is so easy to use and it takes less than a minute to brew. It will end up saving us money in the long run. And she can't have caffeine so making two pots was always a hassle and therefore we always went and got coffee (I know, like that isn't a hassle). This way we each get what we want quick and easy.

Sounds like what I need. I'll put it on my Christmas list.

1030 jcm  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:54:55am

re: #1016 bosforus

Ha ha ha, what a joke.

Good summary of Seattle, and Olympia in general.

Gotta run... later all.

1031 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:54:56am

re: #982 Blackwater28

Interesting world view you got there...

This coming from a person who trolls a blog long enough to think he "understands its tone" waiting for the chance to register then completely lambasts it when he gets in. Your world view seems to be the only one raising eyebrows.

1032 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:54:59am

re: #979 lawhawk

It wasn't easy money that got us into this. It was the lending of money to finance homes to those who should have never been qualified for those loans to begin with.

1033 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:55:02am

re: #1026 opnion

In Aurora Il. yesterday a 34 year old man with a history of criminality had an arguement with his girlfriend.
They happened to be standing on a bridge over the Fox River.
He must have really been agitated, because he picked her up & threw her off of the bridge in to the River.
Fortunately she survived, but this will require some quality lawyering.

Yeah, I heard about this on the radio this morning. What a jerk to throw her into the icy Fox River.

1034 Summersong  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:55:06am

re: #1006 Occasional Reader

The (alleged) logic was to "stimulate the housing market". In other words, re-inflate the bubble.

And what I hear very little discussion of, is that despite the housing "crash", average housing prices as a multiple of average household disposable income are still, by historical standards, very high.

No more bubbles, please.

It certainly would be a refi explosion.

1035 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:55:48am

re: #1027 Occasional Reader

Wow, so LGF is now allegedly a military-bashing site... gee, and here I've been posting for, oh, six and a half years, without realizing it. Boy do I feel stupid.

/

/I know. Hasn't it been fun needling all of the LGF parents who have kids fighting for this assholes right to be an asshole? God the military sure sucks and boy are they doing a crappy job. Maybe we should send them crates of beer like the Germans so that we can get them into tip-top shape.

1036 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:55:56am

re: #929 turn

Yeah, I had to draw the line on dog too. But I ate some other pretty bizarre stuff in Beijing. Bull frog soup, scorpion, sea horse, camel's hoof, moth pupa, and who knows what else. I don't recall eating snake there but I have eaten rattlesnake here in US. Tastes just like chicken! ha

Did you try those BBQed little birds on a stick? goodness no wonder all the birds have left Beijing...

1037 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:55:57am

re: #1027 Occasional Reader

Wow, so LGF is now allegedly a military-bashing site... gee, and here I've been posting for, oh, six and a half years, without realizing it. Boy do I feel stupid.

/

Screw it. Let's you and I go to the Lounge and have a couple of Bierce.

1038 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:56:00am

re: #1028 pre-Boomer Marine brat

WTF is this about getting upset over an Ambrose Bierce quotation, fer crissakes! SHEEESH! It's BIERCE!

/Earth to Mars ... Earth to Mars ... come in Mars ... ... ... *crickets*

//Enough with your arrogant book-larnin' stuff already!

1039 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:56:22am
1040 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:56:36am

re: #1000 nyc redneck

last yr. i was occasionally ordering the peppermint mocha/hot chocolate from starbucks. whipped cream and cinnamon on top. it was heavenly.
i haven't stopped in to see the flavors this yr. but i think i will.

You must try the truffle espresso. Heavenly.

1041 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:56:53am

re: #1037 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Screw it. Let's you and I go to the Lounge and have a couple of Bierce.

That's how I Am, Bros'!

1042 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:56:57am

re: #1029 bellamags

Sounds like what I need. I'll put it on my Christmas list.

Make sure you get a good one. The more expensive versions have more options for cup sizes. On ours the largest cup is perfect for travel mugs, and for our rather large at home mugs as well.

1043 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:56:58am

re: #1032 notutopia
Hell ! Had I known I could buy a house with unemployment and Welfare ...Sheesh! Hindsights allway's 20/20!
///

1044 Summersong  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:57:00am

re: #1015 lawhawk

I'm with you. My home isn't an ATM and I'm doing a straight refinance rather than taking money out or consolidating loans. I'm just looking to make an already affordable home more affordable to me.

Exactly! :) Best of luck to you (us).

1045 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:57:11am

re: #1030 jcm

Good summary of Seattle, and Olympia in general.

Gotta run... later all.

What? Gotta run?
Did someone in Design bother to tell Test about a new product in the pipeline?

1046 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:57:44am

re: #1039 buzzsawmonkey

Sounds Ambrosial.

Very appealing to this Old Gringo.

1047 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:58:03am

re: #1031 bosforus

This troll did the usual trollish activities. He left his crap on the rug and ran without taking the time to wipe his ass.

1048 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:58:03am

re: #1045 pre-Boomer Marine brat

What? Gotta run?
Did someone in Design bother to tell Test about a new product in the pipeline?

Ve haff auer vays...

1049 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:58:05am
1050 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:58:05am

re: #982 Blackwater28

MOLE ALERT !

1051 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:58:51am

re: #1039 buzzsawmonkey

Sounds Ambrosial.

And that's not Owl ... ... ... ... ... ... *creekits*

/just giving you an opportunity to bridge to something else

1052 Eowyn2  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:59:18am

re: #982 Blackwater28

Why would you list a quote that calls soldiers fools? Don't tell me you're one of those pompous asshats that thinks anyone who joins the military is an imbecile like the snobby liberals... What the fuck kind of blog is this? A conservative blog that hates christian conservatives, looks down on the military, hates the liberal media, hates terrorist sympathizers, loves photography and all things science, Israel and Bush? Interesting world view you got there...

Bierce was a literary critic who never had anything good to say about anyone's book. It is most likely a quote from one of his reviews. I think Charles gets his quotes from some online quote machine.

1053 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:59:27am

re: #1027 Occasional Reader

Wow, so LGF is now allegedly a military-bashing site... gee, and here I've been posting for, oh, six and a half years, without realizing it. Boy do I feel stupid.

/


Fortunately for you friend I am starting a Stupidity Offsets Trading Corporation. By purchasing Brain Vouchers (known as International Depository Investment Organization Trading Scrips or IDIOTS) from me you can offset the impact of your idiocy. I take only a small handling and service fee and then invest the proceeds on your behalf in ways that benefit those who are smarter and more worthy than you are.

Now don't you feel better?

1054 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:59:47am

re: #976 saberry0530

As long as its dated after April, 1930, it should still be good.
/

Thanks! :-) LOL!

1055 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:00:10am

re: #1041 Occasional Reader

That's how I Am, Bros'!

*rimshot*

1056 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:00:13am

re: #1047 Honorary Yooper

Must Not Feed the Troll!

1057 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:00:32am

re: #1051 pre-Boomer Marine brat

And that's not Owl ... ... ... ... ... ... *creekits*

/just giving you an opportunity to bridge to something else

Feathering in more puns I see.

1058 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:00:36am

re: #1009 buzzsawmonkey

Ugh... I cringe when my gf tells me she wants us to move to the Chicago area...

1059 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:00:39am

re: #982 Blackwater28

Why would you list a quote that calls soldiers fools? Don't tell me you're one of those pompous asshats that thinks anyone who joins the military is an imbecile like the snobby liberals... What the fuck kind of blog is this? A conservative blog that hates christian conservatives, looks down on the military, hates the liberal media, hates terrorist sympathizers, loves photography and all things science, Israel and Bush? Interesting world view you got there...

premature speculation.

1060 Rancher  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:00:49am

re: #825 Kenneth

This report may just be an exercise in political cover for Obama, so he can say afterwards, "Hey, we didn't let them, they went ahead an did it behind my back!"

That works for me. I also expect us to provide all the intell they need.

Real Rancher

1061 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:00:59am

re: #1053 lifeofthemind

LOL!
Well said!

1062 Occasional Reader  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:01:08am

re: #1032 notutopia

It wasn't easy money that got us into this. It was the lending of money to finance homes to those who should have never been qualified for those loans to begin with.

Well... going down one more layer, it was what incentivized that behavior to begin with. Normally, banks would have no interest in doing what you describe. Which brings us back to "government screwing around with the markets".

1063 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:01:51am

#928 Blackwater 28
ATTENTION ALL LIZARDS
MOLE ALERT !

1064 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:01:54am

re: #1052 Eowyn2

Bierce was a literary critic who never had anything good to say about anyone's book. It is most likely a quote from one of his reviews. I think Charles gets his quotes from some online quote machine.

I'll bet the rent payment that it's from The Devil's Dictionary.

1065 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:01:59am

re: #986 vxbush

Ugh. I hate waking up with migraines. Hello, folks. Tough day already. But meds and caffeine have been administered, so things are improving, if slowly.

Awww, I hope it doesn't put you off our scrabble game. Seriously, I hope you feel better even though part of me wants you impaired so I can slip ahead!

1066 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:02:00am

re: #1058 tfc3rid

Ugh... I cringe when my gf tells me she wants us to move to the Chicago area...

It's actually not too bad out here, outside Crook County. Now, you couldn't pay me enough to live in Cook.

1067 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:02:03am

re: #1042 Ford_Prefect

Make sure you get a good one. The more expensive versions have more options for cup sizes. On ours the largest cup is perfect for travel mugs, and for our rather large at home mugs as well.

I have a philosophy. The more you spend, the better it is. Shoes, handbags, clothes, cars. all of it. (I just wish I had more to spend!) LOL

1068 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:02:37am

re: #1057 Ford_Prefect

Feathering in more puns I see.

Hoo ... me?

1069 Eowyn2  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:02:37am

re: #1007 jcm

Last year Seattle's Mayor Nickels told the kids in his holiday letter if their parents didn't switch to energy efficient light bulbs Santa would drown.

I would have been writing a letter to the dear man.

1070 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:02:39am

Again from Theo. Again no link. Again because of the nekkid wimmins.

You know what would really tick OFF the Democrats.

If Bush should resign now.

Then Dick Cheney becomes President(that would really tick OFF the libs)!

Then he appoints Condoleeza Rice as VP.

Then Cheney resigns two weeks later and Condoleeza Rice, A Republican, becomes the first BLACK - WOMAN President.


I am not sure this is correct but it would be nice to see the Dems go nuts.

1071 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:02:43am

re: #1027 Occasional Reader

Wow, so LGF is now allegedly a military-bashing site... gee, and here I've been posting for, oh, six and a half years, without realizing it. Boy do I feel stupid.

/

Ask about our homosexual agenda...

1072 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:03:01am

re: #1062 Occasional Reader

Well... going down one more layer, it was what incentivized that behavior to begin with. Normally, banks would have no interest in doing what you describe. Which brings us back to "government screwing around with the markets".

That possible 4.5% would be allowed only through mortgages by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

1073 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:03:05am
1074 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:03:29am

re: #1071 Peacekeeper

Ask about our homosexual agenda...

And get the straight story.

1075 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:03:49am
1076 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:04:18am
1077 vxbush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:04:18am

re: #1065 redstateredneck

Awww, I hope it doesn't put you off our scrabble game. Seriously, I hope you feel better even though part of me wants you impaired so I can slip ahead!

If I keep getting no vowels, I'll be lucky to get 5 points a round!

1078 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:04:22am

re: #1068 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Hoo ... me?

Ha! You're a hoot.

1079 Eowyn2  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:04:46am

re: #1031 bosforus

does anyone else smell troll.

1080 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:04:51am

re: #1074 Honorary Yooper

And get the straight story.

Can you speak frankly and keep a straight face?

1081 UFO TOFU  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:05:22am

re: #1054 aussiemagpie

Good morning aussie.
Have you been here, it looks beautiful.

1082 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:05:30am

re: #1063 notutopia

#928 Blackwater 28
ATTENTION ALL LIZARDS
MOLE ALERT !

They can be kinda cute.

1083 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:05:46am

re: #1075 buzzsawmonkey

If it occurs to me.

That took a while, Buzz -- thought you'd left me hangin'.

1084 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:06:04am

re: #1066 Honorary Yooper

It's actually not too bad out here, outside Crook County. Now, you couldn't pay me enough to live in Cook.

Well, if you could give me an idea about some nice residential areas, it would be mighty helpful. My only concern about moving there is that I have to look for work. I'd like to move to Raleigh or Atlanta where I can stay with my present firm...

1085 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:06:06am

re: #987 lifeofthemind

Loved Western Australia, not just the most incredibly beautiful women but that everyone was just so damned nice. Like time travel or visiting Utah, people say America was like that before WW-II.

Western OZ is very diferent to the east coast - like going to another country really

And I think Americans are nice, and friendly too :-)

I've always been very impressed on my visits to the US!

1086 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:06:08am

re: #1080 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Can you speak frankly and keep a straight face?

Barney har har.

1087 bosforus  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:06:24am

re: #1082 lifeofthemind

They can be kinda cute.

Great, that pic inspired me to go to lolcats.com. There goes my work day. Must... resist... the lolcats.

1088 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:06:29am

re: #1077 vxbush

If I keep getting no vowels, I'll be lucky to get 5 points a round!

YES!

1089 Throbert McGee  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:06:41am

re: #989 razorbacker

The reason that the jar is still unopened is because we just don't care for it.

Oh, that's okay then -- I mean, as long as you've already given caviar a try and know you don't like it, rather than because the idea of fish eggs grosses you out.

Incidentally, I didn't get to try caviar until my third year of college, when one of my T.A.s hosted a party with Russian-style zakuski (small salty/savoury/smoked things served for the purpose of "chasing" vodka shots).

But I'd been mighty curious about it since childhood -- after seeing Auntie Mame, in which Rosalind Russell describes caviar as "fishberry jam."

1090 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:06:45am

re: #1079 Eowyn2

does anyone else smell troll.

Not now. I just emptied a can of air freshner in here.

1091 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:06:50am

re: #1027 Occasional Reader

What are you talking about?

1092 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:07:04am

re: #1073 buzzsawmonkey

Hey, beautiful area, great housing stock, superb junk food, good cultural resources.

...and open, blatant race hatred, drivers who bumble around like Miami drivers on 'ludes, and a political machine that has retained the old-fashioned corruption without delivering the old-fashioned services that made it tolerable.

That's why I live in Will, not Cook County. At least we have services out here while just outside the political machine. However, there are those farmers who drive along like Miami drivers on 'ludes while pulling five too many hay bales for their pickup trucks.

1093 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:07:44am

re: #1084 tfc3rid

Well, if you could give me an idea about some nice residential areas, it would be mighty helpful. My only concern about moving there is that I have to look for work. I'd like to move to Raleigh or Atlanta where I can stay with my present firm...

Chicago actually has some very cool neighborhoods. It really depends on what you do, what you are looking for in a home, etc.

1094 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:08:06am

re: #1091 WriterMom

What are you talking about?

read number 982

1095 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:08:11am

re: #912 Golem Akbar

Hi Golem-leh!

1096 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:08:32am
1097 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:09:36am

re: #1091 WriterMom

What are you talking about?


What are you talkin about him talkin about?

1098 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:09:44am

Must make productive gestures, or at least look for same, will return.

1099 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:10:11am

re: #994 rightside

We couldn't reproduce that effect when we were down there.

Hi, I'm sure it happened! Now I'll have to go back to the US to check :-)

1100 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:10:38am

re: #1062 Occasional Reader

That was my inference I meant Fanny Mae and the governments order to open the loans to underprivileged parties.
This is the most corrupt government manipulation ordeal that we have ever witnessed in the US. WE the taxpayers will never be able to pay for this act of
financial "fairness" to all the ineligible recipients of those homes and loans.
ugh

1101 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:10:44am

re: #1097 Peacekeeper

YOU AGAIN!

1102 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:10:44am

re: #1096 buzzsawmonkey

Home Invaders is a popular Chicago game. And not on video.

Poor fibs can't even have guns either.

1103 J.S.  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:10:49am

re: #982 Blackwater28

The quotation is from "The Devil's Dictionary." Here's a wiki link...Ambrose Bierce wrote satire. (The Devil's Dictionary is also available through the Gutenberg Project in downloadable form, for free...)

1104 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:10:56am

re: #1097 Peacekeeper

What are you talkin about him talkin about?


Analyze this?

1105 vxbush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:11:03am

Mmmm...meds are working. Yay. And I have a beautiful cat on my lap.

1106 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:11:06am

re: #1092 Honorary Yooper

That's why I live in Will, not Cook County. At least we have services out here while just outside the political machine. However, there are those farmers who drive along like Miami drivers on 'ludes while pulling five too many hay bales for their pickup trucks.

I'll have you know that haywagons are notoriously difficult to tow.

1107 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:11:32am

BTW, If any NYC area lizards are interested in going to see any Mets games in 2009 at Taxpayer, I mean Citi Field, hit me up, as I have 2 season tix and will look to sell some of them...

If visiting and just wanna see a game there, same thing...

I mention it because I paid my balance just now...

1108 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:11:37am

re: #1071 Peacekeeper

You and OR have a homosexual agenda?

I prefer my Far Side calendar.

1109 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:12:28am

re: #1108 WriterMom

LOL

1110 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:12:34am
1111 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:12:35am

re: #1076 buzzsawmonkey

LOL. I should have known you would have thunk it before me.

CELEBRATE DIVERSITY!

1112 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:12:47am

re: #1105 vxbush

Mmmm...meds are working. Yay. And I have a beautiful cat on my lap.

Gee, I'm sorry to hear that. /

1113 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:13:02am

re: #1058 tfc3rid

Ugh... I cringe when my gf tells me she wants us to move to the Chicago area...

That way you can still have a loser baseball team, plus get loser football & hockey teams for no extra charge!

1114 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:13:26am

re: #1110 buzzsawmonkey

Philistine. That's called "distressing" the antique piece of crap.

1115 Jameel Rasheed  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:13:44am

Hoping to improve the standing of Israel's Labor party, Defense Minister Ehud Barak goes after the easy target, using shock troops to evict Jews from a legally purchased home in Hevron.

It's all here, minute by minute.

Possesion is 9/10ths of the law...unless you are a Jew in Hevron

1116 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:14:03am

re: #1102 Creeping Eruption

Poor fibs can't even have guns either.


Drudge Report ...
Gun sales in rural Ill... are up 50%!
And my latest purchase is 4 months out for delivery!
Which gives Congress time to make sure I will NOT get it!
Shit!

1117 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:14:05am

re: #1089 Throbert McGee

Oh, that's okay then -- I mean, as long as you've already given caviar a try and know you don't like it, rather than because the idea of fish eggs grosses you out.
But I'd been mighty curious about it since childhood -- after seeing Auntie Mame, in which Rosalind Russell describes caviar as "fishberry jam."

Hah! Yes.

I am an omnivore (is that right? one who will eat just about anything?)

The great joy of travel is the opportunity to eat new foods in a local setting.

But just because I've tried something doesn't mean that I'll eat it again.

(Brains and eggs. Thanks, but not again, please.)

1118 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:14:17am
1119 Ojoe  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:14:23am

A thin mist hangs in the air over the southern face of the San Gabriel Mountains of California. The Towercam, Pacific time zone.

"... paradise is all around us and we do not understand."

— Thomas Merton, avatar guy.

Good Morning All.

1120 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:14:41am

re: #1091 WriterMom

What are you talking about?

(Shhh! don't let her know we've been talking about her)

1121 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:14:49am

re: #1113 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

That way you can still have a loser baseball team, plus get loser football & hockey teams for no extra charge!

I will always remain a Mets fan... No matter where I go, I will wear that badge of travesty...

1122 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:15:12am

re: #989 razorbacker

There are few things tastier than fish caught and cooked within a 15 minute time frame.

How bout a fish caught, filleted and put on a bed of rice with some wasabi, dunked in soya. That's SUSHI baby...

1123 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:15:14am

re: #1108 WriterMom

Mandy has her Chippendale calendar

1124 opnion  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:16:20am

re: #1033 Honorary Yooper

Yeah, I heard about this on the radio this morning. What a jerk to throw her into the icy Fox River.

I am actually surprised that she survived, the river really runs there.
I can't imagine the defense here, this guy is going away.

1125 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:16:25am

re: #1107 tfc3rid

BTW, If any NYC area lizards are interested in going to see any Mets games in 2009 at Taxpayer, I mean Citi Field, hit me up, as I have 2 season tix and will look to sell some of them...

If visiting and just wanna see a game there, same thing...

I mention it because I paid my balance just now...

I'd make a trip up to see a Mets-Phillies game.

1126 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:16:47am

re: #1081 UFO TOFU

Good morning aussie.
Have you been here, it looks beautiful.

Hi! good to see you, and no we haven't been to the north of WA - it's pretty spectacular scenery there - those pics are gorgeous! Thanks for the link :-)

1127 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:16:48am
1128 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:16:56am

From a link over at Glenn's joint.

Pols look out for number 1 first

Those in power in the Capitol – as well as many local politicians – make skillful use of those who rely on government services to advance their spending agenda. They use children, the disabled, the elderly and others who appear vulnerable to justify increasing taxes. When reasonable arguments are made that higher taxes in an already high-tax state could lead to fiscal ruin and less for everyone, politicians and bureaucrats use these dependent classes as human shields.

But who really is at risk if spending is curtailed modestly or if the rate of increase is limited? A number of years ago, David Doerr, who is probably California's foremost expert on tax policy, observed that, during budget negotiations, 90 percent of those testifying in support of greater spending are the providers, not the recipients, of state services. If the ratio has changed at all, it is surely higher.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, California has the highest-paid public employees in the nation. Additionally, our state has the highest-paid Legislature. And it is not an exaggeration to say that, for these folks, the No. 1 priority of governing is taking care of state employees, lawmakers and their friends. In short, they look after themselves.

They're talking about California, but it applies most everywhere.

1129 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:17:01am

re: #1120 Kenneth

Ga. I had to check what I was being accused of. I was wildly addicted to the American show-I'm less excited about the Canadian ones, although the final 4 dancers are awesome.

1130 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:17:06am

re: #1069 Eowyn2

I would have been writing a letter to the dear man.

this idiot is terrorizing children. it is appalling that an elected public official would engage in such behavior. libs are so misguided. rather than try to set a pro-america tone for children, they try to scare the hell out of them and use strong arm tactics to focus on global warming. children should be protected from moonbats like this.

1131 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:17:08am

re: #1084 tfc3rid

Well, if you could give me an idea about some nice residential areas, it would be mighty helpful. My only concern about moving there is that I have to look for work. I'd like to move to Raleigh or Atlanta where I can stay with my present firm...

I have a preference for areas south and west of the city. Plainfield, Naperville, Joliet, New Lenox, Homer Glen, and surrounding areas are pretty nice. So are Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Elgin, Arlington Heights further up north. If you have a job in the city, it's usually best to find a place not too far from a Metra (commuter rail, like the LIRR) station. There's also NW Indiana, such as Merrillville, Valpo, and others with a quick drive up to the South Shore Line. Congestion has gotten better in my area since they added capacity to I-55 and built I-355, so we actually have a network for getting around now. Up in Lake and McHenry Counties, the congestion is really bad due to a lack of roads.

Housing prices tend to be lower around Aurora and Joliet than in the NW suburbs or North Shore. However, the housing and neighborhoods are comparable (unless you want the snob factor of a Highland Park address). Gasoline prices are likewise, as are food prices.

There are a bunch of environmental firms in the area, both in the city and in the suburbs for you.

1132 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:17:20am

Wow, I just time a load of this page (1123 comments) at 20 seconds. Speedy.

1133 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:17:29am

re: #1123 Kenneth

Chippendales? Feh.

1134 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:17:44am

re: #1119 Ojoe

A thin mist hangs in the air over the southern face of the San Gabriel Mountains of California. The Towercam, Pacific time zone.

"... paradise is all around us and we do not understand."

— Thomas Merton, avatar guy.

Good Morning All.

Not quite purple, but definitely majestic.
Good morning!

1135 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:18:08am

re: #1122 WriterMom

How bout a fish caught, filleted and put on a bed of rice with some wasabi, dunked in soya. That's SUSHI baby...

Though I've eaten whitebait, I seldom eat bait;)

1136 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:18:17am
1137 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:18:46am

re: #1133 WriterMom

I'm mocking.

1138 Peacekeeper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:18:49am

re: #1108 WriterMom

You and OR have a homosexual agenda?

I prefer my Far Side calendar.

We laid bear our intentions but they accused us of pandaring.

1139 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:18:50am

re: #1125 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

I'd make a trip up to see a Mets-Phillies game.

I will absolutely keep you in mind for it... There will be plenty of matchups...

1140 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:19:19am

re: #1127 buzzsawmonkey

Wow! True dat!
Visited an old friend in Calif...in his 80's...
Showed me his collection of antique rifles.
All stripped and refinished!Didn't have the heart to tell him he devalued them by 95%!
Sad!

1141 Ojoe  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:19:37am

re: #1134 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Some days are more purple than others. That mist might be smog also.


Ha.

Good Morning.

1142 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:19:56am

re: #1096 buzzsawmonkey

Home Invaders is a popular Chicago game. And not on video.

Yeah, but it tends to stay in the city. Out here, we can actually have guns.

1143 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:20:19am

re: #1105 vxbush

Isn't it so comforting...Cats always seen to sense when we don't feel well.
My BessieMae jumps in my lap and just purrrs away softly and nudges my hand.
I love my cats!
I pray you are feeling better soon . purrr
: )

1144 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:20:23am

re: #1137 Kenneth

Mock away...

1145 LindaMarie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:20:35am

re: #538 notutopia


Lost the thread while I was heating dinner for my (way too many hours at work) huband.
Sold a most of our stock market portfilio in July. I am not a pro and just got nervous.

1146 aussiemagpie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:20:39am

Goodnight from Down Under to {everyone} and have a great yesterday!

1147 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:20:41am

re: #1130 nyc redneck

this idiot is terrorizing children. it is appalling that an elected public official would engage in such behavior. libs are so misguided. rather than try to set a pro-america tone for children, they try to scare the hell out of them and use strong arm tactics to focus on global warming. children should be protected from moonbats like this.

So instead of Santa drowning, the kids will wind up with mercury poisoning (from the CFLs).

/just a little hyperbolic and alarmist

1148 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:20:44am

re: #1131 Honorary Yooper

Well that is good to know... Given the job market I would rather not be searching for something new at this point... But given that I've worked on both wastewater and water jobs in NYC for 9 years now, it might help me out a bit...

1149 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:21:11am

re: #1138 Peacekeeper

So many directions to go in. I cannot choose.

Laid Bear?
Laid bare?

What to do...

1150 VegasRick  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:21:18am

Morning all, any other trolls get the stick last night?

1151 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:21:43am

re: #1146 aussiemagpie

G'night!

1152 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:22:05am

re: #1140 reloadingisnotahobby

Wow! True dat!
Visited an old friend in Calif...in his 80's...
Showed me his collection of antique rifles.
All stripped and refinished!Didn't have the heart to tell him he devalued them by 95%!
Sad!

One of my brothers, as a surprise to Dad, stripped, reblued the metal, and refurbished the stock on Dad's prized model 12.

Dad was heartbroken. "Son, that gun is going to shine in the woods. Critters will see it for miles."

1153 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:22:06am

re: #1124 opnion

I am actually surprised that she survived, the river really runs there.
I can't imagine the defense here, this guy is going away.

She made him do it. That is always the abusers defense.

1154 UFO TOFU  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:22:08am

re: #1146 aussiemagpie

Later aussie.

1155 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:22:08am

re: #1119 Ojoe

A thin mist hangs in the air over the southern face of the San Gabriel Mountains of California. The Towercam, Pacific time zone.

"... paradise is all around us and we do not understand."

— Thomas Merton, avatar guy.

Good Morning All.

Ojoe, do they ever have a picture taken over the LA basin where you can actually see LA?

And yes, I'm familiar with that Merton quote.

1156 Bubblehead II  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:22:25am

Morning all. Anything interesting?

1157 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:22:31am

re: #1148 tfc3rid

Well that is good to know... Given the job market I would rather not be searching for something new at this point... But given that I've worked on both wastewater and water jobs in NYC for 9 years now, it might help me out a bit...

Lot's of wastewater issue for Great Lakes cities.

1158 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:22:34am

Pakistan: Asia's Islamism engine

During the primaries, Obama said he would order military strikes on targets within Pakistan if he had information of high-value terrorists sheltering there and if the Pakistan Government could not or would not take action itself.

At first I thought this a little imprudent until the Bush administration started to do exactly the same thing. So, one tick to Obama's tough-minded realism.

However, he also has suggested appointing a special presidential negotiator on Kashmir. This is a very stupid and dangerous move indeed. In light of the Mumbai bombing it would be a pure political reward for terror outrages. The wretched message such a move would send would be: You murder enough civilians and we'll start making concessions.

1159 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:22:36am

re: #1150 VegasRick

Morning all, any other trolls get the stick last night?

Who got the stick last night? Was it a newbie?

1160 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:23:04am

re: #1149 WriterMom

So many directions to go in. I cannot choose.

Laid Bear?
Laid bare?

What to do...

Whichever way you go, do it gently, they have big claws and short tempers.

1161 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:23:10am
1162 opnion  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:23:11am

This might have already been covered, Chicago Mayor Rich Daley is selling the City Parking meters to a private concern. The City will get something like $1.2 Billion.
After consumation the meter fees will double. Here is the kicker, in several years the parking cost per hour in the Loop business area will be $6.25!
Lots of quarters.

1163 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:23:20am

re: #1152 razorbacker

Ouch!
Oil and only oil...Maybe a touch of 00 steel wool!

1164 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:23:32am

re: #1150 VegasRick

Morning all, any other trolls get the stick last night?

Now but there is one lurking around right now - a real uneducated one at that.

1165 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:24:20am

re: #1150 VegasRick

Morning all, any other trolls get the stick last night?

Morning.
Wasn't here last night, but #982 Blackwater28 got some more "karma" upstairs here.

1166 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:24:53am

re: #1164 Creeping Eruption

Now but there is one lurking around right now - a real uneducated one at that.

I think he is getting an education right now.

1167 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:24:56am
1168 vxbush  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:25:04am

re: #1143 notutopia

Isn't it so comforting...Cats always seen to sense when we don't feel well.
My BessieMae jumps in my lap and just purrrs away softly and nudges my hand.
I love my cats!
I pray you are feeling better soon . purrr
: )

Many thanks for the kind wishes...

1169 VegasRick  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:25:08am

re: #1159 Ward Cleaver

Who got the stick last night? Was it a newbie?

Yep, Charles said it had been banned 4 times before. One stupid comment - *whack*! It was pretty funny.

1170 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:25:10am

High alerts issued in India over possible hijacking threat on Indian airliners. Specifically, three airports mentioned. Meanwhile, multiple developments in the investigation into the Mumbai terror attacks, including LeT claiming that they weren't behind the attacks because they don't attack and kill civilians (yeah, I get a chuckle over that too).

1171 eschew_obfuscation  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:25:26am

re: #1165 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Morning.
Wasn't here last night, but #982 Blackwater28 got some more "karma" upstairs here.

He appears to have been blocked now.

1172 Throbert McGee  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:25:31am

re: #1071 Peacekeeper

Ask about our homosexual agenda...

As far as I know, the only homosexual agenda on LGF is mine -- and that agenda, namely, which is mine, is to somehow trick all the good-looking male lizards into emailing me photos of their wieners.

Admittedly, there are many key details that I have not worked out yet -- among them:

(1) How to tell the male lizards from the female ones;
(2) How to determine which of the male lizards are good-looking;
(3) How to trick them into taking photos of their wieners to be emailed to me.

So it's a work in progress. But it's good to have a goal.

1173 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:25:32am

re: #1166 Ford_Prefect

I think he is getting an education right now.

At least the tool will never forget who Ambrose Bierce is.

1174 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:26:05am

re: #1147 Ward Cleaver

So instead of Santa drowning, the kids will wind up with mercury poisoning (from the CFLs).

/just a little hyperbolic and alarmist

that's a stupid lib for you. they will use anyone to further their devious plans.
kids who still believe in santa claus are today younger than 8 or 9 yrs. old.
his behavior is reprehensible.

1175 Bubblehead II  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:26:05am

re: #1159 Ward Cleaver

Nah, it was a sock puppet that has gotten the stick before. Down in the last ID thread.

1176 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:26:28am

re: #1162 opnion

This might have already been covered, Chicago Mayor Rich Daley is selling the City Parking meters to a private concern. The City will get something like $1.2 Billion.
After consumation the meter fees will double. Here is the kicker, in several years the parking cost per hour in the Loop business area will be $6.25!
Lots of quarters.

I'm sure you guys have a Parking Card... We do here in NYC that can be used in muni lots and some metered spaces...

1177 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:27:01am
1178 Conservative in Liberal Hands  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:27:25am

re: #1058 tfc3rid

Ugh... I cringe when my gf tells me she wants us to move to the Chicago area...

I resent that :)

The architecture of Chicago is some of the most exciting in the world! There are some very, very nice restaurants. We have two major league baseball teams (White Sox & Cubs) , a NBA team (Bulls), NHL Hockey team (Blackhawks) and it's rumored a professional football team (Bears).

They're some very nice communities that have some exceptional public schools and reasonably decent local governments. granted you'll be moving into Obama-ville, but there are some advantages to living in proximity to the Seat of Power...

i can't think of any right now, but...

Give Chicago a chance - we need the reinforcements!

1179 eschew_obfuscation  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:27:37am

re: #1177 buzzsawmonkey

Blocky socky?

Account locky?

Jabberblocky...

1180 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:27:41am

re: #1162 opnion

Yep, saw that earlier this morning. King Richard II can forget about some of us driving downtown anymore unless it is in a garage. No more city street parking for me in Chicago anymore.

Let's see...$6.25/hr for parking at a meter or a Metra ticket...
Metra ticket wins.

1181 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:27:55am

re: #1171 eschew_obfuscation

He appears to have been blocked now.

ooo!
Thanks. I hadn't noticed.

/more sanctification of the new server

1182 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:28:17am

re: #1178 Conservative in Liberal Hands

I resent that :)

The architecture of Chicago is some of the most exciting in the world! There are some very, very nice restaurants. We have two major league baseball teams (White Sox & Cubs) , a NBA team (Bulls), NHL Hockey team (Blackhawks) and it's rumored a professional football team (Bears).

They're some very nice communities that have some exceptional public schools and reasonably decent local governments. granted you'll be moving into Obama-ville, but there are some advantages to living in proximity to the Seat of Power...

As of January, we're all living in Barrytown.

1183 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:28:33am

re: #1177 buzzsawmonkey

Blocky socky?

Account locky?

warm saki

1184 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:28:37am

re: #1172 Throbert McGee

You want pictures of wieners?

1185 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:28:49am

re: #1178 Conservative in Liberal Hands

I'm an East Coast guy, her family is from Madison, WI... She'd love to move closer to home... I'd rather move (if I have to) to the Mid-Atlantic or Southeast.

1186 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:28:51am

re: #1181 pre-Boomer Marine brat

ooo!
Thanks. I hadn't noticed.

/more sanctification of the new server

Blood and Souls for Arioch I mean Stinky.

1187 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:28:52am

re: #1145 LindaMarie

I think that's why we're having such a slump in the daily markets now. Most conservative market investors pulled their funds out in the early part of the year and invested in tangibles or are just holding onto it until things even out and the market becomes user friendly again. Most of what we see on the dailys are just minor hands "SWAPPING" buys and sells. This is not the market, it's flea market shopping.
IMHO
: )

1188 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:28:59am

re: #1179 eschew_obfuscation

Jabberblocky...

Old-time hockey

1189 Ward Cleaver  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:29:05am

re: #1184 Kenneth

You want pictures of wieners?

It's a gang bang!

1190 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:29:12am
1191 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:29:33am

re: #1184 Kenneth

You want pictures of wieners?

'Have you seen my baseball?'

1192 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:29:33am

re: #1173 Creeping Eruption

At least the tool will never forget who Ambrose Bierce is.

You are very generous.
Myself, I wouldn't assume he gives a shit, even now.
/especially now

1193 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:29:43am

re: #1185 tfc3rid

I'm an East Coast guy, her family is from Madison, WI... She'd love to move closer to home... I'd rather move (if I have to) to the Mid-Atlantic or Southeast.

Madison is actually a really cool town if you can handle the fascist left students at the University.

1194 VegasRick  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:29:55am

re: #1179 eschew_obfuscation

Jabberblocky...

Cockysocky got the cockyblocky.

1195 CIA Reject  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:29:58am

re: #1174 nyc redneck

that's a stupid lib for you. they will use anyone to further their devious plans.
kids who still believe in santa claus are today younger than 8 or 9 yrs. old.
his behavior is reprehensible.

I guess liberals don't understand the truth about the three phases of Santa Claus:

Phase 1) You believe in Santa Claus

Phase 2) You don't believe in Santa Claus

Phase 3) You ARE Santa Claus

/Good Morning all- from somebody permanently mired in "Phase 3", and loving every minute of it!

1196 Conservative in Liberal Hands  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:30:33am

re: #1180 Honorary Yooper

Not only that, but you get the advantage of not having to DRIVE! From personal experience, you get to make some wonderful friends on the train. Or if you're not social, you get some down time to actually think... Which can be very positive for both life and work.

1197 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:30:36am

re: #1193 Creeping Eruption

Madison is actually a really cool town if you can handle the fascist left students at the University.

I like Madison... But it's FAR too cold for me in Winter...

1198 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:30:38am

re: #1190 buzzsawmonkey

Those hardly pass mustard.

hard to relish those.

1199 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:30:41am

re: #1177 buzzsawmonkey

Sockagara can be used-but only as a stop-gap measure.

1200 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:31:18am

Buns! Let's see some buns!

1201 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:31:42am

re: #1184 Kenneth

You want pictures of wieners?

I prefer these wieners.

1202 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:32:13am

re: #1195 CIA Reject

I guess liberals don't understand the truth about the three phases of Santa Claus:

Phase 1) You believe in Santa Claus

Phase 2) You don't believe in Santa Claus

Phase 3) You ARE Santa Claus

/Good Morning all- from somebody permanently mired in "Phase 3", and loving every minute of it!

lol, that's cute.
and so true.

1203 Miss Trixie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:32:22am

CTV reports the Governor General has agreed to pro-rogue parliament. Looking for confirmation ...

1204 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:32:22am

re: #1198 bellamags

hard to relish those.

Man, I just can't ketchup.

1205 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:32:38am

re: #1201 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

I prefer these wieners.

OH MY WORD! That is the sweetest pup ever! I love those kinds of wieners.

1206 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:32:46am
1207 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:33:06am

re: #1197 tfc3rid

I like Madison... But it's FAR too cold for me in Winter...

I'm with you there, but anywhere in the Midwest is going to be that cold. Anything below 20 degrees is pretty much the same: Really fucking cold. Its just a matter of how quickly exposed skin will freeze after that.

1208 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:33:24am

re: #1198 bellamags

hard to relish those.

slow down the posts, I'm trying to ketchup!

1209 Ojoe  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:33:26am

re: #1155 Ward Cleaver

Here is a view toward LA from the "best of the Towercam" page.

It is from an earlier camera & has less resolution.

Sometimes they show LA now, with the high resolution camera.

1210 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:33:36am

re: #1206 buzzsawmonkey

Hey, it's not a Chicago hot dog without onions, pickles, tomatoes, and hot sport peppers in addition to the mustard, relish and sesame seed bun. And fries.

That's not a hot dog, it's a salad.

1211 Conservative in Liberal Hands  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:33:37am

re: #1185 tfc3rid

I admit to being biased! I love the climate here - yes, even the snow and cold. The people are also pretty good here. Even of they're a bit left. I guess it's a question of follow the money... Where can you make a good living and live safely.

1212 Sharmuta  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:33:43am

re: #1204 Ford_Prefect

Man, I just can't ketchup.

That's a real pickle.

1213 Creeping Eruption  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:33:43am

re: #1206 buzzsawmonkey

You sound like my brother.

1214 opnion  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:34:04am

re: #1176 tfc3rid

I'm sure you guys have a Parking Card... We do here in NYC that can be used in muni lots and some metered spaces...

This was just announced by Da Mare, so it's a work in progress, but that sounds right.

1215 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:34:08am
1216 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:34:11am

re: #1204 Ford_Prefect

Man, I just can't ketchup.

re: #1208 Kenneth

slow down the posts, I'm trying to ketchup!

Are you trying to slaw down the thread?

1217 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:34:14am

re: #1203 Miss Trixie

Yes! The GG did the right thing. Liberal & NDP heads a poppin' please!

1218 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:34:15am

re: #1208 Kenneth

slow down the posts, I'm trying to ketchup!

Beat you to it.

1219 opnion  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:35:01am

re: #1182 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

As of January, we're all living in Barrytown.

The land of Barakus Maximus.

1220 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:35:25am

re: #1216 bellamags

Are you trying to slaw down the thread?

Ooo. That's just the wurst.

1221 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:35:33am

re: #1217 Kenneth

Yes! The GG did the right thing. Liberal & NDP heads a poppin' please!

If true, that's a positive thing for you friend's north of the border...

1222 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:35:48am

re: #1201 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

I prefer these wieners.

Awww, reminds me of the dachshund pack when they were babes!

1223 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:35:52am

Looking through the windows in the Intranet Tubes, I see that someone named Amy Winehouse is again hospitalized because of a 'bad reaction to prescribed medication'.

Again.

Were I Ms. Winehouse, I'd be looking for a new primary physician. The current one seems to be somewhat lacking.

Or could there possibly be another explaination?

1224 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:36:06am

re: #1219 opnion

The land of Barakus Maximus.

barakus minimus. O

1225 Conservative in Liberal Hands  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:36:16am

re: #1220 Ford_Prefect

Hot dog! A Pun - or is that a Bun? The pace is grilling...

1226 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:36:24am

re: #1200 WriterMom

Buns

1227 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:36:39am

re: #1206 buzzsawmonkey

Hey, it's not a Chicago hot dog without onions, pickles, tomatoes, and hot sport peppers in addition to the mustard, relish and sesame seed bun. And fries.

Isn't there a Congressman who's frankly fond of foot-longs in his buns?

/a masked stranger just came in and typed that ... I did NOT!

1228 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:37:06am

re: #1218 Ford_Prefect

Beat you to it.

Shake and shake the ketchup bottle
First none will come, and then a lot'll

1229 tfc3rid  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:37:36am

Here in NYC, the State Commission to review policies to reduce the MTA's debt has announced their plan. They want to toll all East River bridges and add a business tax to support the MTA...

I think this is the plan MTA will move forward on... And the cost of living in NYC and its suburbs continues to skyrocket.

1230 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:37:46am

re: #1226 Kenneth

Buns

Ahhh! My eyes. My eyes.

1231 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:37:51am

re: #1208 Kenneth

slow down the posts, I'm trying to ketchup!



Ketchup? Catsup? Whoo, I'm in way over my head here.

1232 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:38:34am

re: #1230 Ford_Prefect

Ahhh! My eyes. My eyes.

Quick, where's that link to Adriana Lima?

1233 redstateredneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:38:42am

re: #1223 razorbacker

The display on my car radio lists the artist's name when the song plays but there is only so much room, so Amy Winehouse appears as Amy Wineho. Fitting.

1234 Ojoe  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:38:44am

re: #1228 Kenneth

Ogden Nash wrote that.

Begins with "I", also.

1235 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:38:56am

re: #1203 Miss Trixie

I'm listening to CBC and getting all the anti-Harper spin... blech! They jsut announced the GG will accept prorogation, and the CBC talking heads are all aghast!

1236 opnion  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:39:00am

re: #1224 nyc redneck

barakus minimus. O

Reeducation camp for you!

1237 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:39:42am

re: #1234 Ojoe

Thanks

1238 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:39:48am
1239 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:39:54am

re: #1226 Kenneth

GA!

1240 Honorary Yooper  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:40:00am

re: #1227 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Isn't there a Congressman who's frankly fond of foot-longs in his buns?

/a masked stranger just came in and typed that ... I did NOT!

He's rather Frank about it.

1241 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:40:38am

re: #1234 Ojoe

Ogden Nash

*standing up in respect*
*doffing hat*

1242 WriterMom  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:40:48am

re: #1235 Kenneth

Really? That's good. I suspect Liberal defections, too...

1243 SurferDoc  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:41:11am

Sings *Her name was Lima, she was model
And the way they stuffed her bra
Was like nothing you ever saw...*

Morning, Lizards!

1244 VegasRick  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:41:27am

re: #1240 Honorary Yooper

He's rather Frank about it.

Fwankly he is pwetty pwoud of it.

1245 bellamags  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:41:29am

Rush on "toasting buns" at the salon today. BBL gotta go clean some beds.

1246 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:42:16am

The media industry continues to slash jobs. Of course, they'll blame everyone (Bush especially) and ignore the self-inflicted wounds.

Viacom - cutting 7% of workforce.

NBC: Cutting 3% of workforce.

1247 CIA Reject  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:42:46am

re: #1202 nyc redneck

lol, that's cute.
and so true.

Yes, but I admit it is difficult to maintain my beliefs at times considering that I am an Engineer by training and profession. :-)

1248 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:44:10am

re: #1242 WriterMom

Really? That's good. I suspect Liberal defections, too...

Give them time. The GG has approved parliament suspended for now. Now let's watch the Liberals, NDP & Bloc rally around a coalition gov't headed by Dion. Hah! Bring popcorn!

1249 Ford_Prefect  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:44:43am

re: #1246 lawhawk

NBC should cut a lot more than that.

1250 razorbacker  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:45:32am

Well, this is fun, but not terribly productive.

So I shall go elsewhere and do something else for a while.

Y'all have as much joy as your various dispositions allow.

1251 OldLineTexan  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:46:02am

re: #1127 buzzsawmonkey

The genuine antique is "distressed." The strip-it-and-coat-it-with-plastic thing is for people who want "antiques" that look new. They should just go to Ikea or John M. Smythe and get it over with instead of providing a market for destruction of artifacts that managed to survive everything except ignorance and bad taste.

My American Empire furniture was salvaged out of barns, etc. and properly restored/refinished. I love it except for that damned couch my wife just had to have. The two armchairs are the best in the house.

1252 Conservative in Liberal Hands  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:47:22am

re: #1246 lawhawk

Is anyone here surprised? The MSM dinosaurs haven't come to grips with the dramatically lowered barrier to entry into the media business. Look at Pajamas TV, for instance. They're doing some very interesting things with a minimal budget.

1253 Miss Trixie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:48:05am

Kenneth

Listen to CFRA here.

CBC can bite me.

1254 Throbert McGee  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:48:43am

re: #1184 Kenneth

You want pictures of wieners?

If you will excuse me, I'm going to print that out and pin it on my bedroom ceiling. I might be a while...

/Yes, I should probably try dating more often

1255 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:50:47am
1256 GordonShumway  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:51:30am

re: #689 redstateredneck

Good morning, {all y'all}
Who rogered the thread?

Speaking of Roger, Over and Out:

Stewie: Alright Brian, I'm going to go to the upper level and run this wire down through the wall. Grab your walkie, I'll call you when I get up there.
Brian: Okay
Stewie (on walkie): Brian pick up. over.
Brian: What?
Stewie: Brian, please say over when you're finished talking. over.
Brian: (sign) What? over
Stewie: Do you see the wire yet? over.
Brian: No.
Stewie: Nooo what? over.
Brian: No. over.
Stewie: Okay I'm gonna start feeding it through. over.
Brian: Wait if you haven't started feeding it why did you ask me if I could see it?
Stewie: Didn't copy that over.
Brian: I said why did you ask me if I could see it if you haven't started feeding it? over.
Stewie: Oh that's better I can hear you now over. Do you see it yet over.
Brian: You know you're a jackass. For the record I don't want to hang out with you anymore when this is over.
Stewie: When this is what Brian? over.
Brian: I said I don't want to hang out with you anymore when this is over.
Stewie: When this is what? You have to finish your sentence. over.
Brian: That's it my sentence is over.
Stewie: Your sentence is what Brian? over.
Brian: My sentence is... Wait a minute I have to say over even is the sentence ends with the word over ?
Stewie: Ends with the word what Brian? over.
Brian: Oh I see the wire.
Stewie: You see the wire what? over.
Brian: OVER!

1257 LindaMarie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:54:31am

re: #1053 lifeofthemind

Fortunately for you friend I am starting a Stupidity Offsets Trading Corporation. By purchasing Brain Vouchers (known as International Depository Investment Organization Trading Scrips or IDIOTS) from me you can offset the impact of your idiocy. I take only a small handling and service fee and then invest the proceeds on your behalf in ways that benefit those who are smarter and more worthy than you are.

Now don't you feel better?

Is this like trading carbon emissions (footprints)?
Could catch on
esp with the GreenBats if you use enough acronyms

1258 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:55:17am

re: #1253 Miss Trixie

The twits on CBC are pathetic, you can hear the disappointment in their voices. Clowns.
[Link: www.cbc.ca...] live video

1259 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:56:59am

re: #1254 Throbert McGee

whatever floats your boat, buddy

1260 notutopia  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:58:51am

re: #1257 LindaMarie

It's what they did in the Microdot industry...
They'd sell air if they could.

1261 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 8:59:37am

re: #1128 razorbacker

From a link over at Glenn's joint.

Pols look out for number 1 first


They're talking about California, but it applies most everywhere.

No matter how bad things get they never talk about a pay cut. They would rather fire people, that is fire the younger, less seniority, more motivated people. To my view McCain should have responded to the meltdown by proposing an immediate 10% pay cut for everyone in the GS federal scale and cuts from 5% to 15% for all other federal employees.

1262 nyc redneck  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 9:02:29am

re: #1236 opnion

Reeducation camp for you!

yay, yay, hooor-ray
finally i get to go to camp.

oooh, that kind of camp.
:(

1263 lifeofthemind  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 9:04:15am

re: #1257 LindaMarie

Is this like trading carbon emissions (footprints)?
Could catch on
esp with the GreenBats if you use enough acronyms

Used to work for the Bureau of Acronyms and Abbreviations.

1264 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 9:04:20am

Harper is making a great argument for his government , live on CBC now.

1265 LindaMarie  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 9:06:14am

re: #1187 notutopia

I think that's why we're having such a slump in the daily markets now. Most conservative market investors pulled their funds out in the early part of the year and invested in tangibles or are just holding onto it until things even out and the market becomes user friendly again. Most of what we see on the dailys are just minor hands "SWAPPING" buys and sells. This is not the market, it's flea market shopping.
IMHO
: )

Perhaps that is why it swings so widely in a day and during a week. The pros are gone to wait for a better market.

1266 Throbert McGee  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 9:07:07am

re: #1226 Kenneth

Buns

I'm much more of a "tit man," so to speak. (Actually, I tend to notice eyes first, then the set of a guy's jaw and mouth. But below the neck, a sturdy chest and shoulders always gets my attention, especially if a man is Alley-Oop hairy -- even if he's got a huge beer gut and is hung like a hamster.)

But the one on the right seems promising, so thanks for posting that, Kenneth.

1267 Kenneth  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 9:10:14am

re: #1266 Throbert McGee

Not my scene. NTTAWWT.

This is more my type.

1268 [deleted]  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 9:18:54am
1269 Cap'n DOC  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 9:33:54am

re: #776 tfc3rid

And what of the 200 set jet that she commutes with that costs us over $5M a year?

/I'm assuming there are fat crickets chirping in her carbon footprint...

1270 Spiny Norman  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 5:34:08pm

I've always thought caviar looked (and smelled) like bait.


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