Famed Pinup Girl in Critical Condition

LOS ANGELES - Quintessential 1950s pinup girl Bettie Page is hospitalized in Los Angeles with a critical case of pneumonia, her longtime friend and lawyer said Friday.

"She's been hospitalized with pneumonia. She's critically ill," said Mark Roesler, who is also the 85-year-old Page's business agent. She was hospitalized three weeks ago, he said.

Roesler would not say where Page was being treated, saying only she was in the Los Angeles area.

Page, 85, was born in Nashville as one of six children. According to a biography on her Web site, Page worked as a hairdresser and clothes-washer as a child to help support the family. Her mother placed Page and her two sisters in an orphanage when she was 10.

While spending time in various community centers as a teenager, she learned to cook and sew, eventually making her own bikinis and costumes. She graduated near the top of her class in high school and studied education at Peabody College.

She married boyfriend Billy Neal in 1943 and moved to San Francisco, where she did her first modeling work, modeling fur coats for customers at a furrier.

She divorced her husband in 1947, and in 1950, she met a police officer and amateur photographer named Jerry Tibbs, who took photos of Page and assembled her first pinup portfolio. Tibbs eventually introduced her to other photographers, helping to launch her modeling career.

Her photo eventually graced magazines such as Wink, Eyeful and Beauty Parade. She appeared in Playboy in January 1955, further expanding her worldwide popularity. Soon her image was gracing playing cards, record albums and bedroom posters across the country.

She married two more times, but both marriages ended in divorce.

She stopped modeling in 1957 and disappeared from the public eye -- prompting an almost cult-like obsession in some circles in the 1980s and 1990s as people speculated on her whereabouts.

Page was hospitalized earlier this year with a bout of pneumonia earlier this year, but she successfully fought off that illness, Roesler said.

Yeah, the great depression is a laugh riot these days.

re: #1 Crux Australis

Not a good idea.

re: #1 Crux Australis

Bye, bye...

When at the karaoke bar, don't hog the mic.

Charles, I think you have an issue. I'm getting the "spinning beach ball of death" when I post.

No worries for me, I'm heading to bed. But you couldn't possibly have a load going on right now, so thought I'd bring it to your attention.

re: #7 Noam Sayin'

Charles, I think you have an issue. I'm getting the "spinning beach ball of death" when I post.

No worries for me, I'm heading to bed. But you couldn't possibly have a load going on right now, so thought I'd bring it to your attention.

I've just been getting it on this threqad.

re: #7 Noam Sayin'

Me too.

I just got the spinning dots from Hell, too.

re: #7 Noam Sayin'

Charles, I think you have an issue. I'm getting the "spinning beach ball of death" when I post.

No worries for me, I'm heading to bed. But you couldn't possibly have a load going on right now, so thought I'd bring it to your attention.

Same here.

Hi Noam! Have fun in the morning. :-)

re: #1 Crux Australis

Not for long

sorry, it won't happen again. I've read the rules now.

re: #7 Noam Sayin'

Yep, having to reload to see new posts, new comments button not working for me either.

runs and hides for the rest of the night

I think I see the problem with the servers.

re: #1 Crux Australis

Dang. Did you always want a remark deleted too? :-)>

Spinnin' wheel, spinnin' 'round...

/gratuitous blood, sweat, and tears reference.

Good night!

re: #12 Killian Bundy

/First!

that dude has one sorry, pathetic life don't he?

Well here goes my Saturday morning/afternoon entertainment, if someone doesn't feed the hamsters. Morning Lizards.

ok this just ain't working out. The spinning wheel of death is killing this thread.

Gah, spinning wheel of death.
Good night all. I will close this window and hope it posts. If not, no big loss.

re: #21 Outrider

that dude has one sorry, pathetic life don't he?

/pretty sure it's a sarcastic parable

Back in the old days, we had to refresh every time we wanted to see the new comments! And we LIKED IT!

But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.
Matther 19:30

Boggles the mind...

re: #26 Salem

Back in the old days, we had to refresh every time we wanted to see the new comments! And we LIKED IT!

...and we had to upload data - BOTH WAYS!

re: #27 IslandLibertarian

I never drink unless I'm alone or with someone.

BignJames 03:32

Uncle Forry, R.I.P.

re: #29 BignJames

I never drink unless I'm alone or with someone.

BignJames 03:32

Have one for me. Hell, make it a double, neat, soda back.

re: #29 BignJames

I never drink unless I'm alone or with someone.

BignJames 03:32

I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.
-George Best

I'm taking Viagra and drinking prune juice - I don't know if I'm coming or going.
-Rodney Dangerfield

Denver, we have a problem...

re: #33 gmsc

I'm taking Viagra and drinking prune juice - I don't know if I'm coming or going.
-Rodney Dangerfield

Lucky it didn't get stuck in your throat or you'd have a hell of a stiff neck.

/yeah, lame, I know...

G'night 'tiles.

I was just on the last tread catching up. The page reloads fine and no wheel of death.

Marilyn

This thread my have some legs to it.

Testing, testing...one...two...threee...aaah...help...aaa

BANG test

re: #39 IslandLibertarian

BANG test

That has got to be one of the coolest sites I have ever seen. Bookmarked

Mr. Lee Cat Cam

Woe!

I can see why commenting is woefully slow, what with the Spinning Wheel of Endless Waiting spinning for all its worth...

So I'll wave cheerfully to y'all from 1630 Saturday afternoon, and tell you 'they don't get much better than this, warm, sunny, lightly breezy, jasmine-scented... and family fed and happy..."

We'll see how D'Onofrio turns out in court...
/I knew I'd heard that name before... Men In Black (The FIRST Film) has
Vincent D'Onofrio playing the manic part of an interstellar cockroach wearing a dead human's skin...

Is posting painful, too?

It is.

/verybigsigh

No guarantees on the fruitcup timing today... :-(

re: #2 gmsc

That headline should read Living Proof Fenway Nation was Born 50 Years Too Late In Critical Condition.

re: #33 gmsc

I'm taking Viagra and drinking prune juice - I don't know if I'm coming or going.
-Rodney Dangerfield

With the advent of Cialis, have sales of Viagra softened?

fnord

re: #46 Spare O'Lake

With the advent of Cialis, have sales of Viagra softened?

And would the headline read:
VIAGRA FALLS!
...slowly I turned...

it looks like the system is posting relatively quickly...kust not letting you know it until several minutes later

Does anyone else have a hankerin' for fruitcup?

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

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

Thanks lol. Spot on considering what a pain in the ass posting is today.

Hey! It worked!

/sorta
//that "page load error" threw me off

boo

The hamsters need some prune juice - LGF is constipated!

Fenway! :-) Eric! :-) Jewels! :-) Karridine! :-) Spare O'Lake! :-) gmsc! :-)

re: #53 littleoldlady

Not bad, all things considered.

re: #1 Crux Australis

I hope Crux first comment didn't fuck up this thread

Erik,

Doubtful...I've seen this sort of thing pop up before for other reasons

Preview works fine.
When I hit the "new comments" button or the "post this comment" button I get the spinning ball.
Hitting the refresh button seems to be the work-around.

To check for new comments just hit your refresh button (F5) right after you hit the "new comments" button.
To post a comment just hit your refresh button right after you hit the "post this comment" button.

hi ploome

Does my work-around work for you folks?

Hello plooomie! :-)

re: #62 Spare O'Lake

You don't even have to hit "new comments". Go directly to F5.

/littleoldlady's version of Ajax...

hmm

looks good

re: #65 littleoldlady

Hello plooomie! :-)

You don't even have to hit "new comments". Go directly to F5.

/littleoldlady's version of Ajax...

Okay, so I guess it's just the 3 of us...

re: #67 Spare O'Lake

Okay, so I guess it's just the 3 of us...

Nope, getting it here as well...:(

boo

There may not be three of us...or there may be more of us.

Who knows?

I'm leaning towards 'more'...

Rustler is here just getting a kick out of the Hamster wheel of doom.

re: #67 Spare O'Lake

Make that 4 just to painful to post

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re: #18 gmsc Is just awesome. Did they red bull the poor hamsters tho is my question.

/sneaks in and grabs a fruitcup

Morning all, just a quick pop in for the fruitcup. Heading back to bed now.

Heya Blue not missing much page loading slow unless you refresh this morning.

BBIAB making rounds thru hotel.

Hi Blue! :-)

Bye Blue! :-(

/smart boy!
//us awake die-hards don't know any better
///Pavlov's dogs...

Woof!
BBL.

Jamaican Jerk Marinade

1/2 c. whole Jamaican pimento berries
4 Scotch Bonnet chiles, seeds and stems
removed, chopped
10 scallions, chopped
1/2 c. chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, chopped
4 bay leaves, crushed
1 3-inch piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
1/3 c. fresh thyme
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. ground cinnamon
1 t. salt
1 T. black pepper
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1/4 c. key lime juice

Roast berries in dry skillet until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Remove
and crush into powder.
Put powder and all ingredients into blender. Remove and store in a
jar in refrigerator.

slightly updated recipie...seems to work out better

Jamaican Jerk Barbecued Ribs

1 cup Jerk Marinade (1)
1 tablespoon Sugar
2 tablespoons Basalmic Vinegar
4 pounds Pork Spareribs
Commercial BBQ Sauce

Combine marinade, sugar and vinegar. Marinate ribs for 4+ hours. The
longer the hotter. Set drip pan in grill to provide for indirect
heat. Use a low fire. Cook for 1 1/2 hours turning and brushing
frequently with the marinade. Brush ribs with BBQ sauce during the
last 15 minutes of cooking.

Tom Yam Gong (Spicy Lemon Grass Soup with Shrimp)

Serves 4-6
1 lb jumbo shrimp
4 cups chicken stock or water
3 lemon grass stalks
10 kaffir lime leaves, torn in half
8 oz can straw mushrooms, drained
3 tablespoons fish sauce
.25 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons chopped scallion
1 tablespoon cilantro leaves
4 red chilies, seeded and chopped
2 scallions, finely chopped

Step 1: shell and devein the shrimp and set aside, Rinse the shrimp shells and place ina large saucepan with the stock or water and bring to a boil.

Step 2: bruise the lemongrass stalks with the blunt edge of a knife and add them to the stock, together with half the lime leaves. Simmer gently for 5-6 minutes, until the stalks change colour and the stock is fragrant.

Step 3: Strain the stock and return to the saucepan and reheat. Add the mushrooms and shrimp, then cook until the shrimp turn pink

Step 4: Stir in the fish sauce, scallions, lime juice, cilantro, red chilies and the rest of the lime leaves. Taste and adjust the seasoning. It should be sour, salty, spicy and hot.

Spicy Shrimp with Cornmeal

Serves 4

.75 cup cornmeal
1-2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
.5 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
2 pounds large raw gulf shrimp, shelled and devined
flour, for dredging
.25 cup vegetable oil
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese

To serve:
Lime wedges
Tomato Salsa

Step 1: preheat the broiler. Ina mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and cilantro or parsley

Step 2: Cot the shrimp lightly in flower, then dip them in water and roll them in the cornmeal mix to coat
Step 3: heat the oil in a non stick frying pan. When hot, add the shrimp, in batches if needed. Cook them until they are opaque throughout, for about 2-3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

Step 4: place the shrimp in a large blending dish or individual dishes. Sprinkle the cheese on top. Broil about three inches from the heat until the cheese melts (2-3 minutes). Serve immediately with the lime wedges and tomato salsa.

Cajun ‘Popcorn’ shrimp

2 lbs raw crayfish tails, peeled, or small shrimp, shell and deveined
2 eggs
1 cup white wine (very dry)
.5 cup fine cornmeal (or all purpose flour, if not available)
.5 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives
1 garlic clove, crushed
.5 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
.25 teaspoon salt
.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
oil, for deep frying

For the mayonnaise
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 cup olive or vegetable oil
.5 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
salt and ground black pepper

Step 1: rinse the crayfish or shrimp in cold water. Drain well and set aside in a cool place

Step 2: mix together the eggs and wine in a small bowl

Step 3: in a mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal and/or flour, chives, garlic, thyme, salt cayenne, and pepper. Gradually whisk in the egg mixture, blending well. Cover the batter and let stand for one hour at room temperature.

Step 4: For the mayonnaise, combine the egg yolk, mustard, vinegar in a mixing bowl and add salt and pepper to taste. Add the oil ina thin stream, beating vigiously with a wire whisk. When the mixture is thick and smooth, stir in the basil. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Step 5: heat 3 inches of oil in a large skillet or deep fryer to a temp of 350 F. dip the seafood into the batter and fry in small batches for 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Turn as necessary for even coloring. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Serve hot with the mayo

Thai Red Curry Sauce Ribs

Serves 4

2 lbs spare ribs (beef or pork)
4 Garlic Cloves, minced
2 tablespoons mined ginger
.5 cup chopped red bell pepper (roasted), Fresh or bottled
1 cup seeded & chopped tomatoes
.25 cup finely minced lemongrass leaves
zest from 1 lime, minced
.33 cup wine vinegar (I prefer red, but any will do)
.25 cup thai or Vietnamese fish sauce
.25 cup honey
1-2 tablespoons Asian chili sauce
2 tablespoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons crushed red pepperflakes (fresh)

1)to make this sauce, simply put the ingredients (without ribs) into a blender/ processor. Should make about two cups or thereabouts
2)coat ribs evenly with marinade. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes. Up to 8 hrs for more flavour to soak in.
3)grill in preheated grill at 325. Baste the ribs with extra sauce, stopping about 15 minutes before removing from your grill.

Chile De Arbol Salsa

1 oz dried arbol chilis, stemmed & seeded
2 Roma Tomatos, blackened
1 tsp roasted garlic, minced
.25 tsp ground cumin, toasted
.25 tsp ground oregano, toasted
.25 tsp salt

Step 1) toast the chilis and rehydrate them in warm water (about 1 quart or so) for about 30-min. Drain the chilies, saving about 1 cup of the water. Transfer to food processor or blender. If the water is not bitter, add the 1 cup of water. If bitter, add one cup fresh water. Add the other ingredients and puree.

Yields about 1.5 cups

Middle Eastern Lamb Pitas
Serves 6

Rub
2 tablespoons paprika
1.5 tablespoons fresh ground cumin
1.5 teaspoons kosher or sea salt
1.5 teaspoons freshground black pepper (tho mixed red, white and black can be used)
.125 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1.5 teaspoons zatar

Sauce
2 medium cucumbers, peeled, halved length-wise, sliced in thin half disks
.75 cups yogurt
3 tablespoons minced cilantro
dash or 2 of zatar
dash of cayenne
salt to taste

2-3 lbs of ground lamb
2 garlic cloves, minced
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
6 pitas, slice open on one side

Step 1: prepare oven/smoker/grill, brining temp to 200-220F

Step 2: combine the rub ingredients in a small bowl. In another bowl, mix the sauce ingredients

Step 3: mix the lamb, garlic, salt, pepper in a large bowl. Form the mixture into six large patties. Sprinkle burgers with rub lightly with the rub and let them sit at room temp for 20-30 minutes.

Step 4: transfer burgers to oven/smoker/grill. Cook unilt lightly browned and medium rare, on or about 40 minutes or until desired. Place inside the pitas, then dribble with sauce. Serve hot

it's very cold in here, Murphy...

Back before the "new comments" button was a feature, we used have to click refresh to get new comments.

Thanks for the Fruitcup™, lol.

re: #85 Jewels (AKA Julian)

You chased everyone to get a snack. Those have been saved for future trail. Thanks

re: #87 Erik The Red

You chased everyone to get a snack. Those have been saved for future trail. Thanks

Trial
PIMF

On the subject of the economy, has anyone noticed the connection between gas prices dropping and the investment houses collapsing? I think that the vast majority of gas and oil price increases were due to the investment houses "doubling down" their money on the futures and commodities markets in an effort to recoup their losses on the stock market and in real estate.

Sharmuta! :-)

But I LIKE being spoiled! :-(

_{/stamps little feet!}

Omg O'reilly just had scenes from Prop 8 the musical on his show. He was bad mouthing it but any publicity is good for these goons and he gave em a solid 5 minutes or so. Think he sad the title was "Spread the Hate Prob 8" the musical.

re: #89 exlnghrn

On the subject of the economy, has anyone noticed the connection between gas prices dropping and the investment houses collapsing? I think that the vast majority of gas and oil price increases were due to the investment houses "doubling down" their money on the futures and commodities markets in an effort to recoup their losses on the stock market and in real estate.

I watch agricutlural commodities. When they started to hit the ceiling I was really confused - there was no rational basis for it - then I realized - all the hedge fund people were getting out of the equities markets and going into stuff like wheat. Someobdy should write a book.

Heeelllooo Lizards! Do we have a minyan this morning?

re: #92 wahabicorridor

It reminds me of people who lose money on the craps table in Vegas, then try to make it up at roulette...

re: #90 littleoldlady

Sharmuta! :-)

But I LIKE being spoiled! :-(

_{/stamps little feet!}

Ah- but we will be spoiled! Stinky will fix it right up, I bet.

re: #70 littleoldlady

There may not be three of us...or there may be more of us.

Who knows?

The fire house 5-2...:)

Anyone else having wierd updating issues?

re: #93 Coquimbojoe

Heeelllooo Lizards! Do we have a minyan this morning?

joe! :-)

CLOSE.

/we may have to open the Ark doors...

Ok, this is the cutest pic EVER

Baby orang and human baby on the grass

Morning Lizards.

I too, suffer from the spinning ball of death.

Looks like a New York teacher is in hot water over how she was teaching her class about slavery Fox News doing story after commercial break I'll see what she dun did.

Rustler

re: #100 rightside Current solution is the refresh button.

Its only on this thread. Pop back to the creation thread and all works fine. Should we do a mass migration?

wildebeest migration:

Why move, Erik? It isn't that much trouble, and keeps you aware of how to work around a problem, Right? But I'll head rhere if everyone else does; 'Ye Olde' herd instinct. :>)

I got hypnotized by the spinning ball of death and forgot what I was going to say.

re: #102 Rancher

Thanks, I tried that at first, but after 10 mins or so, I hit it again.

Still my favorite.
Battle at Kruger

GRR fox and friends keeps pushing the teacher story back. This round in Favor ofthe Fvreau/hillary poster groping.

Oh no! NO WAY you get me to go to a Creationism thread!

/sneaky! harumph!
//I'll suffer here, thankyewverymuch!

Zzzz... morning. I think.

I think this is the story they are talking about.Your text to link...

Oh. We have thread weirdage? The spinning pizza of death when I click "new comments"?

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.

— H. G. Wells

Comedy is tragedy plus time.

- Carol Burnett

Apparently she bound 2 young ladies hands together and put them under a desk to simulate the boat ride to America. Good thing is the NAACP is still pissed about it even tho the teacher is African-American. Didn't catch the race of the students in question just saw video apology the teacher made about causing one of the students discomfort. It wasn't cause she felt her methods were wrong just unfortuneate someone felt uncomfortable.

Rustler

Ok I guess the teacher was white they had video of a black woman in the background as they referenced her apology.

Yea not very good judgment call by the teacher.

Meh...I'm going to see if I can go back to sleep...later.

littleoldlady (#110)

Oh no! NO WAY you get me to go to a Creationism thread!

/sneaky! harumph!
//I'll suffer here, thankyewverymuch!

LOL. Mornig litttleoldlady.

re: #1 Crux Australis

1st

*always wanted to say that*

The question is, "Did this Post Jinx the thread, or is it just the thread 'Starter' come to life?" . Comments?

re: #112 kcladderman

Yeah that would be the story FnF was teasing me with. I actually had a proud moment of the NAACP standing up saying a person of color was wrong until I discovered in your article the teacher was white maybe the background woman was one of the girls mother's or the school Superintendent.

re: #118 vxbush

Night VX

re: #120 Pietr The crux of the matter is Crux jinxed the thread I think. It's slow because of the Hamster wheel of Doom i believe however.

GEEPERS! :-)

re: #123 Rancher

Hamsters sometimes reverse course on a fast wheel-often with disastrous/hilarious consequences, Rustler. Since Charles gave them Afterburner capability, They will probably go astray in odd ways for a while, LOL.

Rancher (#123),

Server's working fine. Some sort of problem with the comments box and new comments control.

Back to the good old days of "F5"ing it.

re: #125 Pietr Check out the link IN GMSC's number 18 above. It's total hamster hilarity.

re: #126 Geepers

Back to the good old days of "F5"ing it.

Ohhh! I love it when you talk dirty!

re: #126 Geepers

Rancher (#123),

Server's working fine. Some sort of problem with the comments box and new comments control.

Back to the good old days of "F5"ing it.

Yea back to the days before we had any new fangled new comments buttons.

I had a near fatal car accident in 1997 because I didn't remember the road rules. I have never had an accident since.

I hope this never happens again also. Lesson learnt.

re: #26 Salem

Back in the old days, we had to refresh every time we wanted to see the new comments! And we LIKED IT!

That made me happy. Salem's such a cool cat.

look's like American Auto getting 15 of the 34 Billion htey asked for from the people whose CAFE standards along with the unions helped put em in this position, while wallstreet still gets to play the victim. All becasue they spent 60k(fuel, maintenance, and pilots) getting to Washington to discuss the bail out while in company assets.

I do wish theyed been forced into Chapter 11 before they got the bailout to get rid of the UAW but there is always next year.

re: #114 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.

- H. G. Wells

Comedy is tragedy plus time.

- Carol Burnett

Someone once said that you can always turn a tragedy into a comedy by sitting down.

-Lord Peter Wimsey, in The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers.

Good morning, Lizards.

(Good morning, littleoldlady.)

I'm about to click "post"- so let's see what happens...

cheers

eon

Personal Economy is picking up kids. Whoo Hoo!

(Like the stock market, next week I'll be broke as crap again.)

Did anybody watch the Juice's (OJ Simpson, not a Jew. - Adam Sandler) sentencing yesterday. Judge said, "Mr. Simpson, when this trial started I wasn't sure if you were arrogant or ignorant. These proceedings have proved to me that you are both."

Heh.

littleoldlady (#128),

Ohhh! I love it when you talk dirty!

Not much of that now-a-days either is there?

He didn't? Oh that is so funny I wish I would have seen that.

Oh! glad I read thread before venturing on to the spinning wheel of death!

re: #135 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I was floored by how she spoke to OJ bfore pronouncing his sentence. She fired right from the hip, and hit with every shot. 1 Good Judge!

Had I been the judge at the trial I would have stepped down off the bench and slapped OJ's lawyer. The way he tryed talking down to her while truncating Code whaatever about the PSI staement he got not being 2 pages and its supposed to be so Defence can verify their client is being properly sentenced ticked me off. Was great tho that she let the prosecutor call him out on the truncation and explain to the Def. Att. that he was Full of Shite.

re: #130 Crux Australis

Wait. You've been hiding out here all this time!? Hanging your head in shame?

Can I sell you some Jewish guilt?

/which normally...you know...would be FREE, but I'm a little short of cash this week

eon! :-)

The trick is to press "post", then immediately refresh.

/of course, if you haven't figured that out for yourself, you won't see this message... ;-)

re: #136 Geepers

littleoldlady (#128),

Not much of that now-a-days either is there?

/veryBIGsigh

;-)

littleoldlady (#142),

The trick is to press "post", then immediately refresh.

/of course, if you haven't figured that out for yourself, you won't see this message... ;-)

Or you could have LGF Spy running on a second computer.

My favorite part about the judge was when she'd delay a bit just to give em a bit of hope than BAMM motion denied. The race card and "he was only being retried for the murder" card are coming out in full force tho.

re: #145 Rancher

My favorite part about the judge was when she'd delay a bit just to give em a bit of hope than BAMM motion denied. The race card and "he was only being retried for the murder" card are coming out in full force tho.

Where?

re: #144 Geepers

littleoldlady (#142),

Or you could have LGF Spy running on a second computer.

Separate tab works, as well.

Thanks for reminding me!

/stuck back in the Dark Ages of LGF...

re: #142 littleoldlady

eon! :-)

The trick is to press "post", then immediately refresh.

/of course, if you haven't figured that out for yourself, you won't see this message... ;-)

Tried that. On mine, it works better if I drop out of Firefox and sign back in.

Wasn't it the guys on Mythbusters who got on the software/browser/hardware makers about not being so eager to put every imaginable bell and whistle on their upgrades that it would be impossible for an average person to cope with? I mean, unless they could afford a bleeding-edge computer that's halfway to some cyberpunk wunderdeck like the Fairlight Excalibur?

I'm running a Dell, and the guy who runs the local computer-repair place down the street hates Dells. He also insists on putting Avast and E-Trust on anytime he does a clean and floss- both are just about useless, and interfere with the security programs that actually work, namely MalWareBytes and Spyware Nuker XT- both of which I was tipped off to by members of the Lizard Legion.

cheers

eon

re: #148 eon

With ole farts like me, we screw up and it's called a 'Brainfart' or Alzheimers. Computers have programs, and programs cause glitches-sad, true fact. GIGO-Garbage in, Garbage out. :>(

re: #2 gmsc

Didn't read the rules too carefully did you. Naughty naughty...

re: #148 eon

And 'Cheers' back at you, mate. Spend anytime in England?

re: #148 eon

I'm running a Dell, too, and my PC D&C guy also put a lot of stuff on this machine that has my Symantic programs very unhappy, and don't even get me started on what it does to Microsoft upgrades. :-(

re: #149 Pietr

Best spinoff link ever, especially for us old folks!
Wuh, wuh, wuh!

We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.

- George Bernard Shaw

re: #146 MandyManners I'll post linkies when I get home since this computer is websenced no streaming video. On the news last night I heard 2 or 3 comments about it being a retrial and a couple if he was a white man comments.

re: #153 kafir lover

We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.

- George Bernard Shaw

There's a solution to everything!

[Link: www.strategypage.com...]

I listened to the OJ statement and I kind of believe him. He thought he was repossessing his stuff. wow - he has to go die in jail because of a lack of common sense and the fact that he was acting like a cowboy to get some stuff back fro some ex friends.

Seems harsh if the judge wasn't doing a make up for the murder trial - seems pretty clear that it is in fact a make up sentence - wonder if that gives his lawyers some room for appeals.

From Rickj in the Friday afternoon open thread. So the make up sentencing is even on LFG.re: #146 MandyManners

re: #152 littleoldlady

Putting the converter in the Microwave might be a LITTLE dangerous tho...LOL

re: #151 Pietr

And 'Cheers' back at you, mate. Spend anytime in England?

No, but I grew up watching BBC shows on PBS. To this day, I can recite the plotlines of most episodes of Doctor Who and almost every Monty Python and/or Dave Allen At Large sketch from memory.

/I've never seen Angus Deayton- I gather I'm not missing anything, either.

"cheers" came along with some correspondence with some diggers on StrategyPage.com, and like my (accidental) nic, it just became my customary way to end a friendly missive.

/my less-than-friendly ones are ended with "clear ether", from E.E. "Doc" Smith

cheers ;-)

eon

Morning all...Thought I would serenade you all this morning with the classic Silent Night.

re: #158 eon

I was in England when Dr Who was big. Have a number of souveneirs, like
a Tardis Bank, and little plastic Daeleks. We were stationed there in 74-77, and 81-84. I often end a friendly post with "Cheers", myself. Hopefully I won't draw any "clear ether" endings...Cheers.

Worky Time!

re: #152 littleoldlady

re: #149 Pietr

Best spinoff link ever, especially for us old folks!
Wuh, wuh, wuh!

Heh! I posted that, glad you liked it!

re: #159 AMER1CAN

I couldn't get past the singers' start-not unless I want to start drinking beer REAL early...:>0

Well, I hate to post and run, but I have a repair job to do. Door release on microwave oven. Time to get out the drill-driver, the epoxy, etc.

/It's old, so the warranty's already expired, and I am so not going to muck about in the innards of the nuker itself.

Later, I think I'll watch Rashomon or Yojimbo.

Have a great day, Lizards.

cheers

eon

re: #156 Rancher

From Rickj in the Friday afternoon open thread. So the make up sentencing is even on LFG.

I think we can be sure that rickj dosn't know beans about criminal law.

re: #162 reine.de.tout

I was literally rolling as I watched that the first time.

/...had a child just so I had someone around who could program the VCR...

Thanks, reine! :-)

re: #163 Pietr

They had the guys who made the song on the radio yesterday doing a little interview. They said they had a great time making the song because they were asked to go "over the top" with it and to just have fun. They been playing it all over the sports a.m. stations.

It's funny to see/hear peoples reactions to it.

We've all had trouble with our animals, but I don't think anyone can top this one:

Calling in sick to work makes me uncomfortable. No matter how legitimate my excuse, I always get the feeling that my boss thinks I'm lying.

On one recent occasion, I had a valid reason but lied anyway, because the truth was just too darned humiliating. I simply mentioned that I had sustained a head injury, and I hoped I would feel up to coming in the next day. By then, I reasoned, I could think up a doozy to explain the bandage on the top of my head. The accident occurred mainly because I had given in to my wife's wishes to adopt a cute little kitty.

Initially, the new acquisition was no problem.

Then one morning, I was taking my shower after breakfast when I heard my wife, Deb, call out to me from the kitchen.

'Honey! The garbage disposal is dead again.. Please come reset it.'

'You know where the button is,' I protested through the shower pitter-patter and steam. 'Reset it yourself!'

'But I'm scared!' she persisted. 'What if it starts going and sucks me in?'

There was a meaningful pause and then, 'C'mon, it'll only take you a second.'

So out I came, dripping wet and butt naked, hoping that my silent outraged nudity would make a statement about how I perceived her behavior as extremely cowardly.

Sighing loudly, I squatted down and stuck my head under the sink to find the button. It is the last action I remember performing.

It struck without warning, and without any respect to my circumstances. No, it wasn't the hexed disposal, drawing me into its gnashing metal teeth. It was our new kitty, who discovered the fascinating dangling objects she spied hanging between my legs. She had been poised around the corner and stalked me as I reached under the sink. And, at the precise moment when I was most vulnerable, she leapt at the toys I unwittingly offered and snagged them with her needle-like claws. I lost all rational thought to control orderly bodily movements, blindly rising at a violent rate of speed, with the full weight of a kitten hanging from my masculine region.

Wild animals are sometimes faced with a 'fight or flight ' syndrome. Men, in this predicament, choose only the 'flight' option. I know this from experience. I was fleeing straight up into the air when the sink and cabinet bluntly and forcefully impeded my ascent.

The impact knocked me out cold.

When I awoke, my wife and the paramedics stood over me.

Now there are not many things in this life worse than finding oneself lying on the kitchen floor butt naked in front of a group of 'been-there, done-that' paramedics.

Even worse, having been fully briefed by my wife, the paramedics were all snorting loudly as they tried to conduct their work, all the while trying to suppress their hysterical laughter...and not succeeding.

Somehow I lived through it all. A few days later I finally made it back in to the office, where colleagues tried to coax an explanation out of me about my head injury. I kept silent, claiming it was too painful to talk about, which it was.

'What's the matter?' They all asked, 'Cat got your tongue?'
If they only knew!

Why is it that only the women laugh at this?

re: #164 eon

What?! No duct tape?! ;-)

I have to get moving, too...

Good day, ALL!™

re: #168 JimmyTheClaw

*hysterical laughter*

re: #168 JimmyTheClaw

And your name has "TheClaw" in it!? Too funny!

Good morning all y'all - from a COLD (34 degrees going up to 50 degrees) and mostly cloudy Charlotte.
How is everyone doing this morning - other than poor
JimmytheClaw, I mean - I know how he's feeling! LOL!
And hey Jimmy - it isn't just women who laugh at that one!

Is the "new comments" button not working?
I have to "refresh" - when I hit "new comments" I get the spinning ball of death.

had to share that email

The Real Bill Ayers By WILLIAM AYERS

IN the recently concluded presidential race, I was unwillingly thrust upon the stage and asked to play a role in a profoundly dishonest drama. I refused, and here’s why.

Unable to challenge the content of Barack Obama’s campaign, his opponents invented a narrative about a young politician who emerged from nowhere, a man of charm, intelligence and skill, but with an exotic background and a strange name. The refrain was a question: “What do we really know about this man?”

Secondary characters in the narrative included an African-American preacher with a fiery style, a Palestinian scholar and an “unrepentant domestic terrorist.” Linking the candidate with these supposedly shadowy characters, and ferreting out every imagined secret tie and dark affiliation, became big news.

I was cast in the “unrepentant terrorist” role; I felt at times like the enemy projected onto a large screen in the “Two Minutes Hate” scene from George Orwell’s “1984,” when the faithful gathered in a frenzy of fear and loathing.

I never killed or injured anyone. I did join the civil rights movement in the mid-1960s, and later resisted the draft and was arrested in nonviolent demonstrations. I became a full-time antiwar organizer for Students for a Democratic Society. In 1970, I co-founded the Weather Underground, an organization that was created after an accidental explosion that claimed the lives of three of our comrades in Greenwich Village. The Weather Underground went on to take responsibility for placing several small bombs in empty offices — the ones at the Pentagon and the United States Capitol were the most notorious — as an illegal and unpopular war consumed the nation.

It only took Ayers 4 paragraphs to utter his first lie. The Weather Underground was founded in 1969, before the explosion that killed is co-conspirators. And what was that "accidental explosion"? It was a bomb his fellow terrorists were assembling which detonated prematurely, before they could place it at the Fort Dix dance and kill hundreds of innocent young men. Who taught the Weather Underground how to make bombs? Bill Ayres. He boasted about his bomb making expertise.

The real "Real Bill Ayres" still is an unrepentant terrorist, a liar and was at least party responsible for the deaths of his bomb making friends.

re: #174 JimmyTheClaw
Oh sure, an e-mail. Ya don't think we believe THAT now do ya?!

re: #173 reine.de.tout

Is the "new comments" button not working?
I have to "refresh" - when I hit "new comments" I get the spinning ball of death.

Hit the refresh button. My POST THIS COMMENT button just sends me to the spinning wheel so I hit REFRESH and it posts. This is very strange.

Good morning all y'all - from a COLD (34 degrees going up to 50 degrees) and mostly cloudy Charlotte.
How is everyone doing this morning ?
re: #173 reine.de.tout
Good morning reine - something's wonky out here - every time I try to post something I have to hit refresh before it hits and the new comments button doesn't work for me, either!

re: #7 Noam Sayin'

Charles, I think you have an issue. I'm getting the "spinning beach ball of death" when I post.

No worries for me, I'm heading to bed. But you couldn't possibly have a load going on right now, so thought I'd bring it to your attention.

re: #173 reine.de.tout

Your a little late on the status of the button;we've been there and done that hours ago. :>)

re: #168 JimmyTheClaw

My cats have given me many an injury in life, but none to match your experience. Do you make sure all 'personal parts' are covered and protected now? One does learn thru experience. Cheers!

Spinning wheels got to go round.
Good Morning Lizards

re: #178 realwest

Good morning to you, buddy! I've got the same re-load/new comments glitches here too.

It's cold and snowing a bit up here, but I'm having a great! weekend. My daughter "M" is home for the weekend. I'm cooking her a batch of Dad's famous lemon ricotta waffles for breakfast.

Comedy is tragedy plus time. -Carol Burnett

re: #168 JimmyTheClaw
Thank you. Just what I needed to wake me up.

re: #182 Kenneth

Since you can't share the waffles, how about the recipe? Please?

re: #168 JimmyTheClaw

That is the funniest thing I've read in months. Thank you.

re: #175 Kenneth
Hey Kenneth - I wrote a comment about that piece in the NYT from Ayers and was just looking for it to copy and paste but couldn't find it.
Bottom line (and this is all verifiable through Wiki) is that the Weather Underground did split off from the SDS because the WU didn't think the SDS was radical enough. And while Ayers didn't kill or hurt anyone that we know of, his every so charming wife
Bernadine Dohrn sent off a bomb which killed a cop and blinded another for life and Billy Boy and Bernadine were kind enough to raise the child of Kathy Boudin - who was convicted of felony murder of an armed guard and a cop in a Brinks armored car holdup in 1982. NOT to mention the fact that it was Billy Ayers who wrote the "Declaration of War" against the United States of America in 1969.
This guy is an unrepentant POS.

Morning gang!

Who's on coffee duty, or is it self serve this morning?

re: #185 Pietr

Just use your bassic waffle recipe, and add a cup of ricotta cheese, a tablespoon each of lemon juice & zest. I recommend whipping the egg whites seperately and folding them in to the mixture. Cook and serve as you usually do. Yumm! Gotta go!

re: #181 HoosierHoops
Hi ya Hoops! How are you doing today? How's Jordan and his new bride? Do y'all know where they went on their honeymoon?

re: #182 Kenneth
Ah, sounds yummy - how is dear "M" doing anyway?

re: #188 JCM
Good morning JCM - afraid it's self-service this morning!
Hey, how come your nic is sometimes jcm and sometimes JCM ? Is one for work use and one for home use?!

Headline link to a foxnews.com story I saw this morning:

Reports Show Palin Shopping Continued After Furor

And people wonder why I don't read mainstream news media anymore.

re: #188 JCM

Self serve, I believe. Where do they keep the grounds and filters, in case I finish it off?

Good morning Lizards... re: #188 JCM

Morning gang!

Who's on coffee duty, or is it self serve this morning?

Ummm, You are... Get cracking dude...

re: #192 realwest

Good morning JCM - afraid it's self-service this morning!
Hey, how come your nic is sometimes jcm and sometimes JCM ? Is one for work use and one for home use?!

Both upper and lower case work, I try to use upper case but don't always remember.

Hey y'all - if hitting the "New Comments" button doesn't work, all ya gotta do is refresh the page and it'll pick up any new comments that have been made - you don't have to write any comments yourself - just refresh the page!

re: #195 doriangrey

Good morning Lizards...

Ummm, You are... Get cracking dude...

jeeze, alright, alright. Hang on, what do you like, Cowboy or Navy coffee?

re: #197 realwest

Besides, posting a new comment gets you the "Wheel" anyway; you still have to refresh to even see your comment.

re: #197 realwest

Hey y'all - if hitting the "New Comments" button doesn't work, all ya gotta do is refresh the page and it'll pick up any new comments that have been made - you don't have to write any comments yourself - just refresh the page!

Old school LGF...

re: #195 doriangrey
Hey there dorian! How are you doing this morning?
Man, you sure are up early every day!

Good morning from a 33 degree and snowy mid-Illinois.

Several economic points to ponder that you will never hear from the MSM.

1. Two years ago the economy was clicking along pretty good. Yes there were issues building but there was still strong growth adn time to fix the growing concerns. Then the Democrats took control of Congress and all the committees. Two years later we are in a deep recession and the Democrats prescription for it is more government spending, more government control, more government hand outs.

2. Mr. "Spread the Wealth" Obama gets elected President and 533,000 jobs get cut, and the Dem's are still in control of Congress.

Soon Obama will kick off his campaign to take over the health industry, which is 17% of the economy.

re: #198 jcm

jeeze, alright, alright. Hang on, what do you like, Cowboy or Navy coffee?

NAVY... I have barnacles that need dissolving... ;)

re: #199 Pietr
Yep, that's what I said in my #178 - it would appear that the only way to post new comments or see anyone's comments after your last comment or to see any new comments, ya gotta hit refresh!

re: #201 realwest

Hey there dorian! How are you doing this morning?
Man, you sure are up early every day!

ROTFLMAO... Up early... Hell I slept in till 5am this morning... ;)

re: #203 doriangrey

I thought scraping was the recommended method-and they're hard to get loose-I know. Maybe Jimmy the Claw will loan you his kitten...LOL

re: #202 3 wood

Life
Liberty
Property
Free Markets

Works every time it's tried.

re: #202 3 wood Good morning my friend - yeah and that 17% is doing REALLY WELL - they aren't going to Congress for a handout, so he's gonna just take that industry over.
I think I have that right: they don't need government money, so Obama's taking it over. Yep, that's right!

re: #207 jcm

Life
Liberty
Property
Free Markets

Works every time it's tried.

HUSHHH.. What? you wanna give away the secret.

re: #206 Pietr

I thought scraping was the recommended method-and they're hard to get loose-I know. Maybe Jimmy the Claw will loan you his kitten...LOL

ROTFLMAO... Scrapping is just a tactic of torment used against new sailors and civilians... Old salts dissolve barnacles with Navy coffee, it's also is good for removing paint and dissolving enemy battleships... ;)

Morning all. Just waking up and getting some hot food into me. Off today to document the Moonbatticus Articus in it's natural habitat.

re: #202 3 wood

Good morning from a 33 degree and snowy mid-Illinois.

Several economic points to ponder that you will never hear from the MSM.

1. Two years ago the economy was clicking along pretty good. Yes there were issues building but there was still strong growth adn time to fix the growing concerns. Then the Democrats took control of Congress and all the committees. Two years later we are in a deep recession and the Democrats prescription for it is more government spending, more government control, more government hand outs.

2. Mr. "Spread the Wealth" Obama gets elected President and 533,000 jobs get cut, and the Dem's are still in control of Congress.

Soon Obama will kick off his campaign to take over the health industry, which is 17% of the economy.

On the positive side, since Obama was elected Oil has dropped to $39.00 a barrel... Hell I can even afford to drive my Corvette again... ;)

Having a very hard time posting.

re: #210 doriangrey

ROTFLMAO... Scrapping is just a tactic of torment used against new sailors and civilians... Old salts dissolve barnacles with Navy coffee, it's also is good for removing paint and dissolving enemy battleships... ;)

SNL Parody from '79...

The Navy Adventure

[ open on Navy port ]

Announcer: Port of call, Bayonne, New Jersey.

[ Navy men are seen doing laundry ]

The Navy Adventure.

[ as background music plays, scenes show navy workers performing various activities: mopping a floor, peeling potatoes, cooking and serving cafeteria food, scrubbing toilets, chipping paint off of an old ship wall, fastening chains on a ship, mopping the ship, tarring a ship floor, and sitting in a room watching TV ]

The Navy. See your local recruiter or call toll free.

[ final image shows phone number[no phone numbers allowed] against a man with a mop and bucket - the motto is also shown ]

It's not just a job, it's $96.78 a week.

re: #212 doriangrey
Hey dorian - didja get that windshield replaced yet or is all this "inexpensive" gasoline of little use to you?!

re: #213 3 wood

Having a very hard time posting.

Yup, we all are, apparently the hamsters are having trouble finding their way around in the new server... I'm guessing they are busy exploring all the new rooms in the mansion... ;)

re: #177 MandyManners

re: #178 realwest

Thanks, ya'll. Always glad to know it's not something wrong with just me.
re: #179 Pietr

re: #173 reine.de.tout

Your a little late on the status of the button;we've been there and done that hours ago. :>)

I wasn't here hours ago and did not read through everything.

re: #213 3 wood

Having a very hard time posting.

Reload page to see new comments.

To post, hit "post this comment" wait a couple of sec and reload.

re: #213 3 wood
We all are 3 wood! You have to type comment, hit post this comment, wait a minute and then hit "refresh" and voila - your comment will appear along with any other new one's posted since your last comment.
And to get new comments you have to hit refresh.
Something's apparently been wonky out here since near the beginning of this thread!

re: #215 realwest

Hey dorian - didja get that windshield replaced yet or is all this "inexpensive" gasoline of little use to you?!

Frickin frackin frickin frack... Nope not yet... Still trying to figure out why I cant get the Camery to pass smog...

re: #168 JimmyTheClaw

You just have to copy and save that story to post again when more people are around.

One night when I was sleeping, I felt a pull on the top of my ear. No pain, just a pull. I slowly discovered that my cat was on my pillow between my head and the backboard of the bed. She had evidently stretched her legs under my head, released her claws, and when she pulled back her leg her claw got caught on on my ear. She couldn't release and kept pulling. There was no room for me to move my head toward her to help out. I had to try to pull her leg forward with my hand and pray she didn't freak out with all claws slashing at my head and face.
I finally got her lose. The claw had made a complete puncture all the way through the top of my ear. Her claws are so sharp there was no pain at all. I put some peroxide on the puncture and all was fine.
I regret not putting an earing in right away.

re: #220 doriangrey
Well shoot - stop spending dough to get the Camery to pass the smog test, and get a new windshield for the 'vette! IIRC, you said the 'vette HAS passed the smog test, right?!

OK, while I'm here in this open thread . . .

The LGF Reader's Cookbook is close to being finished, but the lizard who was helping out with converting this to pdf so it can be in publishable form has suffered a bit of a personal setback.

Does anyone have InDesign CS3 or CS4, who could spare a little time to help out and get this thing finished?

If you do, please e-mail me - I have the files I can send you (I can't open them).

re: #220 doriangrey

Frickin frackin frickin frack... Nope not yet... Still trying to figure out why I cant get the Camery to pass smog...

You in CA? Smog testing in CA is a racket from what I hear.

re: #217 reine.de.tout

re: #178 realwest

Thanks, ya'll. Always glad to know it's not something wrong with just me.
re: #179 Pietr

I wasn't here hours ago and did not read through everything.

Your reply is much nicer than the one I was gonna' post. Despite the funky smiley, his post really pissed me off. So tender a hatchling and he's already telling others how/what to post?

Having a hard time posting this morning.

re: #223 reine.de.tout

Email sent, I can kick out a PDF for you.

re: #224 jcm

You in CA? Smog testing in CA is a racket from what I hear.

Yup, in Cali alright and it sure is... Damned politicians here figured out they could screw most of the population by passing the strictest anti-smog legislation on earth, so of course they did...

Palin tells Oprah to stuff it.

good. the entire dnc/msm can stuff it.

re: #225 MandyManners

Your reply is much nicer than the one I was gonna' post. Despite the funky smiley, his post really pissed me off. So tender a hatchling and he's already telling others how/what to post?

Yes, I also thought it was a little . . . presumptuous.
But I figured giving benefit of the doubt . . . he will very soon realize that one cannot always read through everything posted before getting online.

re: #225 MandyManners

Your reply is much nicer than the one I was gonna' post. Despite the funky smiley, his post really pissed me off. So tender a hatchling and he's already telling others how/what to post?

We send Pietr in to jump on the Large Lizards bed and tell him.

re: #227 jcm

Thank you!

re: #225 MandyManners

I stand Corrected, Ms Manners. I've been an LGF reader since Rathergate, but only found open registry recently. I posted the Initial post, but didn't take time to fully explain...My Sincerest Apologies.

WASHINGTON – Caroline Kennedy is interested in the Senate seat that would open once Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state, according to a close relative who says the powerful Kennedy clan is fully behind her rising to the office previously held by her uncle.

"I know she's interested," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday. "She spent a lot of her life balancing public service with obligations to her family. Now her children are grown, and she is ready to move onto a bigger stage."

Once Clinton is confirmed to President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet, New York Gov. David Paterson will appoint someone to fill the seat for two years.

The Kennedy family's connections and history cannot force Paterson to choose Caroline, who is the daughter of President John F. Kennedy. But the family's strong support could increase pressure on Paterson to choose her above lesser-known contenders.

Seeking the Senate seat would also be a significant departure from the life that she has lived until now, zealously guarding her family's privacy — and her own.

Robert Kennedy said the family would come out en masse for her if she does get the appointment and has to run for election in 2010.

"If she runs, you will see more Kennedys than you have ever seen in your life," he said.

An environmental lawyer who took himself out of consideration for the Senate seat earlier this week, Robert Kennedy said he has spoken to his cousin about the position and is one of "many, many people" urging her to seek it.

He also offered a policy rationale for her in the role: education.

"She's probably one of the leading advocates in the nation on public education. She feels a lot of the issues she's worked on are in danger of being shunted aside because of the economic crisis," he said.

SNIP

Riiight. I'm sure her kids went to public schools.

Why do I get the feeling that a Kennedy just expects to get what she/he wants?

re: #228 doriangrey

Yup, in Cali alright and it sure is... Damned politicians here figured out they could screw most of the population by passing the strictest anti-smog legislation on earth, so of course they did...

Western WA we have smog checks but's pretty reasonable. Fail, show you done a reasonable amount of repair and it gets exempted, helps out low income with junker cars and limited means to fix them. My '66 Chrysler is age exempted.

re: #229 FrogMarch

Palin tells Oprah to stuff it.

good. the entire dnc/msm can stuff it.

HA! (Said in the cloying Chris Matthews sense)

re: #231 jcm

And what floor is it on? I don't know much of the layout here except the entry and the pantry.

Huh, don't know if this has been posted yet or not, and probably only means anything to older lizards, but:

Pinup Bettie Page hospitalized after heart attack

LOS ANGELES - Bettie Page, a 1950s pinup known for her raven-haired bangs and saucy come-hither looks, was hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, her agent said Friday.

"She's critically ill," Mark Roesler of CMG Worldwide told The Associated Press.

He said the 85-year-old had been hospitalized for the last three weeks with pneumonia and was about to be released when she had the heart attack Tuesday. Page was transferred to another hospital in Los Angeles and remained in intensive care Friday.

A family friend, Todd Mueller, said Page was in a coma. When asked to confirm, Roesler said, "I would not deny that," but he would not comment further on her condition.

Page, a secretary turned model, is credited with helping set the stage for the sexual revolution of the rebellious 1960s. She attracted national attention with magazine photographs of her sensuous figure that were tacked up on walls across the country.

Her photos included a centerfold in the January 1955 issue of then-fledgling Playboy magazine, as well as controversial sadomasochistic poses.

re: #230 reine.de.tout

Yes, I also thought it was a little . . . presumptuous.
But I figured giving benefit of the doubt . . . he will very soon realize that one cannot always read through everything posted before getting online.

He'll learn.

re: #231 jcm

We send Pietr in to jump on the Large Lizards bed and tell him.

ROTFLMAO... Just make sure someone follows with their cell phone camera to record for posterity how long it take the Large Lizard to chew him up and spit him out... ;p

re: #231 jcm

We send Pietr in to jump on the Large Lizards bed and tell him.

*cringe*

re: #233 Pietr

I stand Corrected, Ms Manners. I've been an LGF reader since Rathergate, but only found open registry recently. I posted the Initial post, but didn't take time to fully explain...My Sincerest Apologies.

*ahem*

You didn't post anything to me for which you should apologize.

re: #237 Pietr

And what floor is it on? I don't know much of the layout here except the entry and the pantry.

Top floor, sneak past the armed security hamsters, on the ocean side. Watch for the tail, it's really really fast. Oh, and Stinky is always around with that pipe wrench.

Good luck.

re: #168 JimmyTheClaw

Yeah. Go with lying.

No use having to re-humiliate yourself every day at work (you're going to get that at home for a while anyway).

re: #235 jcm

Western WA we have smog checks but's pretty reasonable. Fail, show you done a reasonable amount of repair and it gets exempted, helps out low income with junker cars and limited means to fix them. My '66 Chrysler is age exempted.

Cali has zero exemptions... Everybody has to pay through the nose...

Why do I get the feeling that I just kicked a puppy?

I got a bad hangover today...:(

re: #247 Maximu§

I got a bad hangover today...:(

ROTFLMAO... I didnt realize there was such a thing as a good hangover... ;p

re: #243 jcm

Can I bribe the Security Hamsters with fresh lettuce, or something?

re: #234 MandyManners
Well if EVER there was a reason not to run her or vote for her, it's this one: "Robert Kennedy said the family would come out en masse for her if she does get the appointment and has to run for election in 2010.

'If she runs, you will see more Kennedys than you have ever seen in your life,' he said."

Just what we effin' need MORE Kennedy's in politics.
Gee, I wonder if she knows about the dedication to Sirhan Sirhan in Obama's pal Billy Ayers book "Prarie Fire"?

re: #229 FrogMarch

Palin tells Oprah to stuff it.

good. the entire dnc/msm can stuff it.

You should've posted a warning! That is one scarey photograph.

re: #250 realwest

Well if EVER there was a reason not to run her or vote for her, it's this one: "Robert Kennedy said the family would come out en masse for her if she does get the appointment and has to run for election in 2010.

'If she runs, you will see more Kennedys than you have ever seen in your life,' he said."

Just what we effin' need MORE Kennedy's in politics.
Gee, I wonder if she knows about the dedication to Sirhan Sirhan in Obama's pal Billy Ayers book "Prarie Fire"?

I think they're all fucked up.

re: #245 doriangrey

Cali has zero exemptions... Everybody has to pay through the nose...

What do classic car owners with all original equipment do?

I'd really be unwelcome in CA, none of my guns are CA legal, my car isn't CA legal.

the democrats are determined to bailout and reward a really bad business model.

figures.

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re: #246 MandyManners
Cause you're a nice person? Or, since he's about to go jump on Charles bed, you want to "make up" before he dies?! LOL!

re: #168 JimmyTheClaw

Yeah. Go with lying.

No use having to re-humiliate yourself every day at work (you're going to get that at home for a while anyway).

/late reply as usual

re: #252 MandyManners
I agree - bad genes or something!

This is driving me crazy, having to reload every time.
We are just too spoiled.
BBL

re: #254 FrogMarch

the democrats are determined to bailout and reward a really bad business model.

figures.

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This is surprising? The (D)s are insistent on trying political, social and economic models which have proven to have failed every time they are tried.

re: #253 jcm

What do classic car owners with all original equipment do?

I'd really be unwelcome in CA, none of my guns are CA legal, my car isn't CA legal.

OK, I lied... sort of... Any vehicle made before 1976 is smog exempt.

re: #257 realwest

I agree - bad genes or something!

Arrogant assholism is a genetic disorder.

re: #2 gmsc

Famed Pinup Girl in Critical Condition

Just coming on line, and I see this! Hope she recovers, the ol' gal had sand.