Overnight Open Thread

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Open • Tue Dec 30, 2008 at 11:21 pm PST • Views: 146

Well I won’t back down, no I won’t back down.
You could stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.

— Tom Petty

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1 ggt  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:23:22pm

I thought we were open downstairs?

But the new thread is nice too!

2 melinwy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:24:00pm

Now if we could get Israel to say that.

3 ggt  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:24:50pm

weet dreams all!

4 TheMatrix31  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:25:48pm

Who Reaches The New Year First?

You're on the clock, Kiritimati!

5 Erik The Red  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:25:50pm

Posted this and the end of the last thread re posted here.

Morning/evening Lizards. Mostly lurking and trying to get some work done. This new batch of hatchlings has been very well behaved.
If I miss some of you later hope you all have a Happy New Year. May 2009 bring prosperity and happiness to you all.

6 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:28:19pm

wouldn't it be punny if some boob showed up with intelligently designed gamey buttocks for us to shoot at?

/covers just about all possible thread hijacks

7 melinwy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:28:32pm

re: #5 Erik The Red

Happy New Year to all Lizards..and absolutely prosperity and
happiness (not necessarily in that order) to all the Lizard Nation.

8 gmsc  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:28:32pm

Here there be dragons!

Youtube Video

Believe it or not, these dragons are made entirely of paper, ink and glue (or tape) with no moving parts! Download your own Green Dragon, Red Dragon or Blue Dragon to see how they work!

9 BlueCanuck  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:29:37pm

re: #5 Erik The Red

Evening Erik. Sticking around to fruitcup at least?

10 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:30:53pm

re: #5 Erik The Red

If I don't see you have a very Happy New Year yourself. Same to all of the lizards.

11 BlueCanuck  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:30:58pm

re: #8 gmsc

That is just too cool for school. Going to have to try those myself.

12 Dancing along the light of day  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:32:06pm

Sniff, sniff, doesn't smell right in here...

13 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:32:08pm

re: #5 Erik The Red

Posted this and the end of the last thread re posted here.

Morning/evening Lizards. Mostly lurking and trying to get some work done. This new batch of hatchlings has been very well behaved.
If I miss some of you later hope you all have a Happy New Year. May 2009 bring prosperity and happiness to you all.

Thats my repost from last thread, Erik-I was replying to ggts' complaint about coffee...and Bang, overnight thread time...Sheesh. How is everyone this morn/noon/eve?

14 Spare O'Lake  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:32:39pm

Man the fort.
I gotta try to get some shut-eye.

15 pink freud  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:32:41pm

Good morning/evening everyone, and best wishes for a wonderful New Year to you all!

Weblog Awards list is out.

16 Erik The Red  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:33:22pm

re: #9 BlueCanuck

Evening Erik. Sticking around to fruitcup at least?

Should be here.

17 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:33:42pm

re: #5 Erik The Red

Posted this and the end of the last thread re posted here.

Morning/evening Lizards. Mostly lurking and trying to get some work done. This new batch of hatchlings has been very well behaved.
If I miss some of you later hope you all have a Happy New Year. May 2009 bring prosperity and happiness to you all.

fine sentiments, but what about the other 11 months of 2009?

/white smoke

18 BlueCanuck  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:33:46pm

re: #8 gmsc

Okay the illusion is something like this then.

19 melinwy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:33:59pm

re: #14 Spare O'Lake

try not to fret...it is in G-D's hands (if you have that belief)
sleep well

20 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:34:32pm

re: #13 Pietr

PIMF-here's the missing part...Aargh...

Yeah, so far, this new crop hasn't produced any real fun.

AND I still haven't gotten my fresh coffee.

"Just brewed 1 b4 posting, Amigo. It's on the sideboard...Oh, did I mention it's military strength...:>)

Evening Lizard Nation-it seems I arrive to find few newbies posting-what's on topic?"

21 BlueCanuck  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:34:43pm

re: #12 Floral Giraffe

Sniff, sniff, doesn't smell right in here...

That's because it's the fresh thread smell. Wait till red gets going with the smoke pots. Then it will take on some more character.

22 Erik The Red  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:35:11pm

re: #17 redc1c4

LOL

23 LeePro  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:35:14pm

re: #4 TheMatrix31

Who Reaches The New Year First?

You're on the clock, Kiritimati!

Looks like Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, and points east.




good grief! spellchecker just told me "Zealand" is misspelled ! ! !

24 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:35:14pm

re: #12 Floral Giraffe

Sniff, sniff, doesn't smell right in here...

we can fix that: pull my finger...

25 Racer X  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:35:52pm

re: #12 Floral Giraffe

Sniff, sniff, doesn't smell right in here...

Sorry.

Popcorn. Guinness Draught.

My bad.

26 WestTexas  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:36:10pm

re: #6 redc1c4

Well I haven't been in any of the ID threads. My thoughts on evolution and my faith are that if my God is powerful enough to create the world He is certainly powerful enough to write the rules on how it runs. So just because I believe does not exclude science and reason.

27 LeePro  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:36:15pm

re: #6 redc1c4

wouldn't it be punny if some boob showed up with intelligently designed gamey buttocks for us to shoot at?

/covers just about all possible thread hijacks

What a punny boob that would be!

hahahahahahahahaha!

28 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:36:49pm

re: #24 redc1c4

we can fix that: pull my finger...


You need to show Mandy Manners IR video with that, redc1c4-gives it a good visual...LOL.

29 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:36:52pm

re: #20 Pietr

PIMF-here's the missing part...Aargh...

Yeah, so far, this new crop hasn't produced any real fun.

AND I still haven't gotten my fresh coffee.

"Just brewed 1 b4 posting, Amigo. It's on the sideboard...Oh, did I mention it's military strength...:>)

Evening Lizard Nation-it seems I arrive to find few newbies posting-what's on topic?"

intelligently designed boobs...

30 gmsc  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:37:08pm

re: #18 BlueCanuck

Okay the illusion is something like this then.

Exactly! I'd love to see video of that sculpture to which you link. The head must seem like it turns as you walk by.

The man who has done the most work with that style of illusion (and who probably inspired the artist behind that head sculpture) is the late Jerry Andrus. Check out the video section of that site - your mind will stay boggled for days!

31 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:37:26pm

Ah...instead of a topical thread where I contribute nothing useful to the discussion at hand, here's an open thread...

...where I can continue to contribute nothing useful to the discussion at hand.

32 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:37:48pm

re: #28 Pietr

You need to show Mandy Manners IR video with that, redc1c4-gives it a good visual...LOL.

i've seen that video.

thermal sights are the shit.

33 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:38:40pm

re: #29 redc1c4

I believe in 'Natural Selection', when it comes to boobs, red.

34 WestTexas  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:38:59pm

Just in case I'm not around tommorrow. Happy New Year Lizards! I hope it is a great one. Even with the "Chosen One" in office. Maybe lady luck will smile on us for a bit.

35 sdkruiser  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:39:02pm

A safe, relatively sane New Year's Eve to all.

36 gmsc  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:39:16pm

re: #4 TheMatrix31

Who Reaches The New Year First?

You're on the clock, Kiritimati!

A little trick to remember - when NORAD tracks Santa, the same places he visits first will be the same places that see the new year first!

37 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:39:30pm

we could always discuss Global Warming

/carbon neutral white smoke

38 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:40:01pm

re: #33 Pietr


I've always felt that natural selection trumps creationism every time when it comes to mammaries.

39 Erik The Red  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:40:03pm

re: #26 WestTexas

Well I haven't been in any of the ID threads. My thoughts on evolution and my faith are that if my God is powerful enough to create the world He is certainly powerful enough to write the rules on how it runs. So just because I believe does not exclude science and reason.

The ID threads are always fun to read. I tend to not post. There are far better commentators at LGF than me when it comes to ID. Look out for Sharmuta and Salimantis. They tend to say what I think far better than I can express.

40 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:40:16pm

re: #33 Pietr

I believe in 'Natural Selection', when it comes to boobs, red.

tit's pretty much the same thing... %-)

41 melinwy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:40:17pm

re: #34 WestTexas
Even with the "Chosen One" in office. Maybe lady luck will smile on us for a bit.

from your fingertips to G-D's ear!

42 Killian Bundy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:40:26pm

re: #26 WestTexas

Well I haven't been in any of the ID threads. My thoughts on evolution and my faith are that if my God is powerful enough to create the world He is certainly powerful enough to write the rules on how it runs. So just because I believe does not exclude science and reason.

/watch out for the militant atheist posse or your karma will be three figures negative before you can say disco

43 WestTexas  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:40:53pm

re: #37 redc1c4

Lol, I love global warming. It brought snow to Texas a couple of weeks ago. It always amazes us Texans. At least the ones near the south it does.

44 WestTexas  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:42:00pm

re: #39 Erik The Red

Hey Erik. I will have to do that. I have been a lurker for some time so it will feel natural for me. :-)

45 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:42:02pm

re: #38 Fenway_Nation

I've always felt that natural selection trumps creationism every time when it comes to mammaries.

unless you know a *really* good plastic surgeon

in my part of LA, i refer to them as "silicone based life forms" and "miracles of modern medical engineering"

46 gmsc  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:42:36pm
Youtube Video
47 LeePro  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:43:01pm

re: #23 LeePro

Looks like Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, and points east.

Geez! Forgot to include links 1 and 2.

48 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:43:09pm

re: #38 Fenway_Nation

Mammary fails me...

49 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:43:31pm

re: #45 redc1c4


I'm waiting for the History Channel to dedicate a whole episode of Modern Marvels to that particular craft.

50 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:44:02pm

re: #48 Pietr


Maybe that's for the breast.

51 WestTexas  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:44:09pm

re: #41 melinwy

Well what's that saying? Plan for the worst, and pray for the best. Pretty much sums up what I have been doing. I have a new rifle lined up for purchase on the 15th of January. In just enough time before dear leaders ascent.

52 BlueCanuck  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:46:10pm

re: #29 redc1c4

intelligently designed boobs...

Or how science is trying to build a better tomato.

53 LeePro  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:46:14pm

re: #33 Pietr

I believe in 'Natural Selection', when it comes to boobs, red.

Am I gonna have to tell my bra joke again?

...still waiting for first-ever-dick-thread!

>:-]

54 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:47:19pm

re: #46 gmsc

Words fail me...Evening, gmasc!

55 gmsc  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:48:50pm

re: #54 Pietr

Words fail me...Evening, gmasc!

Good evening, Pietr!

Amazingm isn't it?

56 LeePro  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:48:58pm

re: #48 Pietr

Mammary fails me...

There's help for that...

57 melinwy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:49:06pm

re: #51 WestTexas

Absolutely agree! I do worry that my kids are worried, but they are stocking up as well, be prepared is the motto for these days...one would be foolish not to.

58 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:49:26pm

re: #54 Pietr

I better start reading what I type better-since I'll never type better...SIGH

59 Killian Bundy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:49:32pm

FOX NEWS ALERT

Israeli Cabinet decides to [expletive deleted] any cease fire.

/Hamas pounding to continue

60 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:49:59pm

re: #51 WestTexas

Well what's that saying? Plan for the worst, and pray for the best. Pretty much sums up what I have been doing. I have a new rifle lined up for purchase on the 15th of January. In just enough time before dear leaders ascent.

why bother? we have his word that there's no need to go out & buy guns...

/massive amounts of white smoke

61 melinwy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:50:07pm

re: #59 Killian Bundy

what does that mean exactly?

62 Erik The Red  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:50:23pm

re: #53 LeePro

Am I gonna have to tell my bra joke again?

...still waiting for first-ever-dick-thread!

>:-]

Lee if the ladies here are not offended by us guy's talking about boobies feel free to start the first ever dick thread. I am sure we can handle it.(red might be a problem though)

63 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:50:33pm

re: #53 LeePro

Am I gonna have to tell my bra joke again?

...still waiting for first-ever-dick-thread!

>:-]

they're hard to get started...

64 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:50:50pm

re: #56 LeePro

I think if I could just reach out and touch-I'd be mammary refreshed...

65 Killian Bundy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:51:27pm

re: #61 melinwy

what does that mean exactly?

It means that the Israeli Cabinet just decided to [expletive deleted] any cease fire.

/Hamas pounding to continue unabated

66 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:52:13pm

re: #62 Erik The Red

Lee if the ladies here are not offended by us guy's talking about boobies feel free to start the first ever dick thread. I am sure we can handle it.(red might be a problem though)

you can handle your own dick thread all you want, but you better not try and touch mine.

67 melinwy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:52:23pm

re: #65 Killian Bundy

It means that the Israeli Cabinet just decided to [expletive deleted] any cease fire.

/Hamas pounding to continue unabated

thank you, I am so glad to hear that!

68 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:52:34pm

re: #63 redc1c4

Usually takes visuals and lots of touching...

/need I say 'lots of white smoke'...

69 melinwy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:53:32pm

re: #66 redc1c4

what? are we going to talk about biden? obama? kerry?
what is this "dick" thread you refer to?

70 LeePro  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:53:35pm

re: #60 redc1c4

why bother? we have his word that there's no need to go out & buy guns...

/massive amounts of white smoke

...which is precisely why I did, just a coupla' weeks ago. Xmas present to myself!
;D

71 WestTexas  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:53:48pm

re: #60 redc1c4

Well I trust him, you know, because he is so charming and attractive. That's all that is important in the POTUS.

/s

72 Dancing along the light of day  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:53:53pm

re: #24 redc1c4

Thank you for the offer, I think?

73 Pietr  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:53:55pm

re: #66 redc1c4

You can pick your friends; you can pick your nose; but you never pick your friends nose.

74 Gitarzan  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:54:04pm

re: #53 LeePro

Am I gonna have to tell my bra joke again?

...still waiting for first-ever-dick-thread!

>:-]

Reminds me of the old joke:

Whats a dikfore?

To pee with...

75 Erik The Red  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:54:57pm

re: #74 talon_262

Reminds me of the old joke:

Whats a dikfore?

To pee with...


Thats one use.

76 Gitarzan  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:55:25pm

re: #66 redc1c4

you can handle your own dick thread all you want, but you better not try and touch mine.

Lest one of the more sensitive female posters decide to go all Lorena Bobbit on it, right?

;-P

77 Syrah  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:56:22pm

One of my very favorite things is chocolate that has that strange tobacco-ish taste to it.

78 Dancing along the light of day  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:56:46pm

re: #45 redc1c4

Boo! Some of us are natural! :D

79 melinwy  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:58:27pm

re: #78 Floral Giraffe

I would venture to say most of us are?

80 LeePro  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:58:28pm

re: #62 Erik The Red

Lee if the ladies here are not offended by us guy's talking about boobies feel free to start the first ever dick thread. I am sure we can handle it.(red might be a problem though)

Erik, it may be hard to tell from above the neck, but I AM one of the ladies!




sheesh!

81 redc1c4  Tue, Dec 30, 2008 11:59:31pm

re: #78 Floral Giraffe

Boo! Some of us are natural! :D

natural boobs? here in LA we call them TV personalities...

what channel are you on?

/white smoke

82 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:00:00am

re: #69 melinwy

what? are we going to talk about biden? obama? kerry?
what is this "dick" thread you refer to?

Excellent!
ROTFLMAO!

83 Dancing along the light of day  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:00:01am

re: #79 melinwy

Good! Hard to tell around here, sometimes!

84 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:00:11am

re: #77 Syrah

One of my very favorite things is chocolate that has that strange tobacco-ish taste to it.

'Scuse me? We're talking guns, boobs, and dicks here-which are you trying to cover in chocolate?

/white smoke...

85 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:00:19am

re: #81 redc1c4

theres your problem you are in CALIFORNIA

86 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:00:25am

re: #80 LeePro

Erik, it may be hard to tell from above the neck, but I AM one of the ladies!




sheesh!

I included you in the ladies group sorry if I did not explain that well in my comment.

87 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:01:37am

re: #81 redc1c4

natural boobs? here in LA we call them TV personalities...

what channel are you on?

/white smoke

LOL!

88 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:02:30am

re: #84 Pietr

'Scuse me? We're talking guns, boobs, and dicks here-which are you trying to cover in chocolate?

/white smoke...

Never get chocolate on your gun. A gun is something you don't want going off when you are licking it clean.

89 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:02:39am

re: #85 melinwy

theres your problem you are in CALIFORNIA

I lived in California once. That was enough.

90 Dancing along the light of day  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:02:43am

re: #81 redc1c4

LOL!
KTLA channel 7 or would your prefer PBS? Your choice!

91 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:03:39am

re: #88 Syrah

Never get chocolate on your gun. A gun is something you don't want going off when you are licking it clean.

This is my rifle, this is my gun-one is for shooting...Hmmm

/white smoke...

92 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:04:27am

re: #89 gmsc

It just seems Calif. is so "inflated" in its merits

93 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:04:56am

re: #91 Pietr

This is my rifle, this is my gun-one is for shooting...Hmmm

/white smoke...

Black powder? Is that where all the white smoke is coming from?

94 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:05:47am

re: #91 Pietr

what is the white smoke reference?

95 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:06:09am

re: #89 gmsc

I lived in California once. That was enough.

I visited there once. Back when it was worth the 2000-mile trip!

Would go back to visit PBJ and Desert Sage, if I had the $$$

96 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:07:05am

re: #92 melinwy

It just seems Calif. is so "inflated" in its merits

such as Silicone Valley?

97 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:07:53am

re: #96 redc1c4

definitely the valleys

98 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:08:41am

re: #94 melinwy

what is the white smoke reference?

When one makes a snide/sarc/maybe even boorish comment-pop the smoke grenade, and duck for cover. redc1c4 posted a list of smoke colors for board use, some time back-red, wanna repost?

99 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:09:04am

re: #95 LeePro

I visited there once. Back when it was worth the 2000-mile trip!

Would go back to visit PBJ and Desert Sage, if I had the $$$

well, if you saved up enough for the trip AND the surgery, you'd have a helluva set of souvenirs to take home...

(not to mention buying a new wardrobe afterward... %-)

100 Pvt Bin Jammin  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:09:18am

re: #95 LeePro

I visited there once. Back when it was worth the 2000-mile trip!

Would go back to visit PBJ and Desert Sage, if I had the $$$

Bless your heart. We would love to have you visit.

I am still here lurking, LOL, but not long for the world.

101 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:09:18am

re: #92 melinwy

It just seems Calif. is so "inflated" in its merits

Due to their reliance on unions and their favoring of unions with regulations, New York and California haven't even begun to see the worst of the financial crisis yet.

102 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:09:43am

re: #98 Pietr

If you don't mind the repost, I'd appreciate it.

103 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:10:00am

re: #96 redc1c4

Bad, bad red-still punning boobs...LOL.

104 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:10:27am

Guy I know definition of real and fake boobs, after a bunch of women we were with were being snide about a waitresses *ahem* assets. "If I can touch them, they are real enough."

105 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:11:41am

Two hands. Four aces. Pure magic.

Google Video
106 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:12:08am

re: #104 BlueCanuck

so touching flesh and touching silicone is the same now?

107 SummerSong  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:13:14am

Gimme some sugar little honey natural bee -

Youtube Video
108 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:13:17am

re: #106 melinwy

Most of us males are simple creatures. But I prefer the real thing myself.

/and there are ways to tell.

//white smoke

109 WestTexas  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:14:14am

All right lizards I have to get back to work now. Take care all and Happy New Year. LeePro no hard feelings, it was nice to meet you. :-)

110 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:14:38am

re: #108 BlueCanuck

simple but sometimes so darn cute

111 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:15:12am

re: #109 WestTexas

Happy New Year.
take care WT

112 winston06  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:15:28am

have a good night every body

113 WestTexas  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:15:29am

Oh and melinwy it was nice to meet you as well.

114 zombie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:15:41am

Anybody here have a user account at SFGate.com?

115 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:16:04am

re: #113 WestTexas

thank you and you as well :-)

116 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:16:32am

Smoke and Pyro

White Smoke---Covering/Screening only
Yellow Smoke---Designated target (Fire at will)
Purple Smoke---All after is sarcastic
Green Smoke---Kook Identifed
White Star Cluster---All Clear
Yellow Star Cluster---Cease-fire
Red Star Cluster---Danger


Some Examples:

Red says something smart and instead of "ducking," pops white smoke and disengages.

Anyone needing assistance might designate a post (or a thread in the subject line) with yellow smoke.

Prior to typing a sarcastic remark, "pop purple smoke." When removing tounge from cheek, send up a White Star Cluster.

Green star clusters would probaly be most effective for the person on SGT Casey's duty roster with an addition to a subject line.

Yellow star clusters used to designate a friendly under fire or to initiate compromise under a misunderstanding.

Red star custer, any kind of warning.

originally promulgated by RTO Trainer for use on Usenet in the "alt.folklore.military" and "us.military.army" newsgroups...

white smoke caught on more than any of the others...

117 TheMatrix31  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:16:42am

re: #114 zombie

Anybody here have a user account at SFGate.com?

www.bugmenot.com, Zombie!

118 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:16:43am

Night WestTexas, winston. Safe travels, and weet dreams to both of you.

119 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:17:18am

re: #99 redc1c4

Heh.
No thanks. Ten surgeries in a lifetime is quite enough for me! Would consider visiting you, too, if you took me out for bar-b-q!

;D

120 zombie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:17:34am

re: #117 TheMatrix31

www.bugmenot.com, Zombie!

No no no, it's gotta be someone else's computer.

121 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:18:21am

re: #116 redc1c4

thank you for that, I hadn't seen it.
now I understand

122 TheMatrix31  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:19:13am

re: #120 zombie

No no no, it's gotta be someone else's computer.

Ah, well, I don't have an account. Sorry!

123 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:19:43am

re: #116 redc1c4


white smoke caught on more than any of the others...

True, but we have used green smoke on more than one occassion.

124 Silvergirl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:20:54am

re: #105 gmsc

Didn't work for me. I only saw the cards for a few seconds, then all black.

You're all in top form tonight. I've been chatting with daughter, so I'm catching up.

125 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:21:05am

You know, if you watch magicians enough, you can catch exactly how these tricks are done:

Youtube Video
126 zombie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:21:16am

re: #122 TheMatrix31

Ah, well, I don't have an account. Sorry!

I suspect shenanigans over there again -- the admins I think are blocking IPs, without telling the blockee -- for political reasons.

They did it before in a sneakier way, I caught them red-handed; but now that things have died down, I think they've started up again with a new technique.

127 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:21:35am

re: #102 melinwy

If you don't mind the repost, I'd appreciate it.

Somebody said they were gonna get this in the dictionary-but it ain't there...Aargh.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

128 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:21:48am

re: #124 Silvergirl

Didn't work for me. I only saw the cards for a few seconds, then all black.

You're all in top form tonight. I've been chatting with daughter, so I'm catching up.

Let it buffer, and you should be able to see the whole thing (or follow the link to the original page).

129 Throbert McGee  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:22:18am

re: #8 gmsc

Here there be dragons!

Believe it or not, these dragons are made entirely of paper, ink and glue (or tape) with no moving parts!

Thanks for this link, dude -- you RAWK!

I just finished assembling the Red Dragon and he's sitting on my dresser right now -- so that I can see the illusion whenever I turn around in my computer chair. When you're up close to it (like within two or three feet) you have to shut one eye for the illusion to work, but from across the room, you can keep both eyes open without spoiling the effect.

My 10-year-old nephew is gonna flip over this when they get back from their trip to Florida... and come to think of it, I should probably print and assemble a couple more of them to give away.

130 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:22:27am

re: #114 zombie

Anybody here have a user account at SFGate.com?

i do now...

what's up?

131 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:23:37am

re: #100 Pvt Bin Jammin

Bless your heart. We would love to have you visit.

I am still here lurking, LOL, but not long for the world.

Oh, geez, PBJ. You gotta quit sayin' that!

"Not long for the [this] world" means you're about to die!" Literally.

Maybe not long for this thread...?

132 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:24:04am

re: #126 zombie

I suspect shenanigans over there again -- the admins I think are blocking IPs, without telling the blockee -- for political reasons.

They did it before in a sneakier way, I caught them red-handed; but now that things have died down, I think they've started up again with a new technique.

Do you think they are blocking mac addresses?

133 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:24:47am

re: #119 LeePro

Heh.
No thanks. Ten surgeries in a lifetime is quite enough for me! Would consider visiting you, too, if you took me out for bar-b-q!

;D


the best Q in the area, IMHO, is right here at Ft DeDe... PBJ and, IIRC, Desert Sage are both LA close to me, just down the freeway.

the wine cellar's pretty good too.

/with you on the surgery thing.

134 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:25:37am

re: #132 Syrah

Do you think they are blocking mac addresses?

What? And block most of the lefty/feel good apple users?

/oh wait, MAC address. nebber mind. . . .

135 Pvt Bin Jammin  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:26:56am

re: #131 LeePro

Oh, geez, PBJ. You gotta quit sayin' that!

"Not long for the [this] world" means you're about to die!" Literally.

Maybe not long for this thread...?

I guess I'd better not say that. LOL My grandmother used to say it when she was sleepy. Thinking back, though, she was kind of a bitter person. She probably thought she was going to die way before she did.

136 zombie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:27:09am

re: #130 redc1c4

i do now...

what's up?

Email me.

137 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:27:37am

re: #134 BlueCanuck

What? And block most of the lefty/feel good apple users?

/oh wait, MAC address. nebber mind. . . .

well, you know, most of those lefty/feel good leftist are just kooky enough that even SFGate would want to secretly block them.

138 zombie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:28:10am

re: #132 Syrah

Do you think they are blocking mac addresses?

No, I suspected they're blocking the IPs of users who point out their bias.

139 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:28:32am

re: #105 gmsc

Way cool... especially the music!

140 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:29:02am

re: #129 Throbert McGee

Thanks for this link, dude -- you RAWK!

I just finished assembling the Red Dragon and he's sitting on my dresser right now -- so that I can see the illusion whenever I turn around in my computer chair. When you're up close to it (like within two or three feet) you have to shut one eye for the illusion to work, but from across the room, you can keep both eyes open without spoiling the effect.

My 10-year-old nephew is gonna flip over this when they get back from their trip to Florida... and come to think of it, I should probably print and assemble a couple more of them to give away.

You're welcome!

Here in Vegas, Caesars Palace used to have a place called "The Magical Empire". Among the numerous illusions built into the place was faces set up like these dragon heads behind the bathroom mirror. Ordinarily, you couldn't see them, but when they were lit from below, not only could you see them, but they looked like they were lit from above, and were following you around the bathroom!

141 winston06  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:29:51am

re: #118 BlueCanuck

same to you... stay warm

142 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:30:09am

re: #109 WestTexas

All right lizards I have to get back to work now. Take care all and Happy New Year. LeePro no hard feelings, it was nice to meet you. :-)

You, too, W. Texas!
Welcome to Lizardia!

- Tennessee

143 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:30:29am

re: #139 LeePro

Way cool... especially the music!

I love magic, which is part of the reason I love Vegas. The small tricks like this sometimes seem so much more like "pure" magic to me than some of the big ones.

144 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:30:49am

re: #136 zombie

Email me.

shot, over.

145 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:31:47am

re: #138 zombie

No, I suspected they're blocking the IPs of users who point out their bias.

Having been a board admin (elsewhere), I know you can block without notification. the easiest way is to require that a persons posts be previewed and approved-and then ignore them. After enough build up, you just clear your notification button and delete them.

146 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:32:13am

re: #138 zombie

No, I suspected they're blocking the IPs of users who point out their bias.

Does any Lizard know how to force an IP change with your provider?

147 freetoken  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:33:38am

re: #146 Syrah

Are they just your ISP, or are they also hosting a website (domain name) for you?

148 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:35:00am

re: #133 redc1c4

no drinkie --- almost 20 years now.
:D

149 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:35:45am

As the world falls down . . .

Youtube Video

. . . David Bowie

150 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:35:46am

re: #147 freetoken

Are they just your ISP, or are they also hosting a website (domain name) for you?

Just my internet provider.

151 melinwy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:36:15am

ok after 2:30am here so off to dream land.

night all, thanks for the conversations!
Hope to see all tomorrow.

152 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:36:53am

re: #148 LeePro

no drinkie --- almost 20 years now.
:D

Congrats!

Would you believe I've only had one alcoholic drink in my entire life?

(It gets more bizarre than that - I've never had a single cup of coffee!)

153 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:37:01am

re: #148 LeePro

no drinkie --- almost 20 years now.
:D

forgot about that... sorry.

/more for me though!

154 zombie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:37:11am

re: #144 redc1c4

shot, over.

Check your email.

155 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:37:11am

re: #151 melinwy

G'nite...find warm sand, Lizard...

156 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:38:44am

Good night melinwy. And welcome to LGF.

157 freetoken  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:38:57am

re: #150 Syrah

I've only used Cox (in a couple of different regions), and they charge a premium (significant) if you want your own IP address.

Normally, IP addresses are allocated when you power on your interface (a modem if going through a telephone line, or a network interface if going through cable)... and you keep that number until you power off that device (not your computer.)

158 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:39:01am

re: #151 melinwy

ok after 2:30am here so off to dream land.

night all, thanks for the conversations!
Hope to see all tomorrow.

Sleep well!

159 Pvt Bin Jammin  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:40:43am

re: #151 melinwy

Nite. I am out too.

160 Silvergirl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:40:54am

Test.

Something is haywire. I can't reply to posts. Just seeing if this works.

161 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:41:03am

re: #152 gmsc

Congrats!

Would you believe I've only had one alcoholic drink in my entire life?

(It gets more bizarre than that - I've never had a single cup of coffee!)

The booze I can almost understand, but no caffeine? Are you crazy/

162 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:41:06am

re: #157 freetoken

I've only used Cox (in a couple of different regions), and they charge a premium (significant) if you want your own IP address.

Normally, IP addresses are allocated when you power on your interface (a modem if going through a telephone line, or a network interface if going through cable)... and you keep that number until you power off that device (not your computer.)

Mine is permanent. Cable --- always connected, even if logged off.

163 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:41:15am

re: #157 freetoken

I've only used Cox (in a couple of different regions), and they charge a premium (significant) if you want your own IP address.

Normally, IP addresses are allocated when you power on your interface (a modem if going through a telephone line, or a network interface if going through cable)... and you keep that number until you power off that device (not your computer.)

So looking at Zombie's comments above, turning off the DSL or Cable Modem should get you a new IP address when you turn it back on?

164 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:42:41am

re: #162 LeePro

I think you can do a release IP address and refresh. At least my IP allows me to do that.

165 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:42:56am

re: #161 Erik The Red

The booze I can almost understand, but no caffeine? Are you crazy/

To answer your first question: Oh, I've had plenty of caffeine in my life. It's just that none of it has ever been delivered to me in the form of a cup of coffee!

To answer your second question: Yes. You hadn't noticed before?

166 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:43:16am

re: #153 redc1c4

's okay. Miss smokin' WAY more (420-some-odd days now!).

167 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:43:18am

re: #164 BlueCanuck

I think you can do a release IP address and refresh. At least my IP allows me to do that.

How is this done?

168 freetoken  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:43:52am

re: #163 Syrah

probably not... unless someone else (on your block, street) just happened to snap up your old number. In most cases for me, whenever I have reset my cable "modem", I get the same number. However, on rare occasions it has changed.

So, go ahead and see what you get... sort of like playing the lottery...

169 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:44:03am

re: #160 Silvergirl

Test.

Something is haywire. I can't reply to posts. Just seeing if this works.

Some peeps had that problem last nite. Try a page refresh, if that doesn't work-close your browser and restart. That should help.

170 Silvergirl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:44:05am

I keep getting thrown back to the front page. I wasn't able to preview the last test post. Maybe not this one. Is that a problem anyone else has dealt with?

171 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:45:02am

re: #152 gmsc

Congrats!

Would you believe I've only had one alcoholic drink in my entire life?

(It gets more bizarre than that - I've never had a single cup of coffee!)

Poor BABY ! ! !
What do you do for vices?

172 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:46:07am

re: #167 Syrah

The software that your internet provider gives you should have that function in it somewhere. I saw it once when I was reading the manual when I was setting it up the first time. Either under the repair or refresh functions I think.

/would have to check at home, at work now with dedicated line.

173 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:46:12am

re: #159 Pvt Bin Jammin

Nite. I am out too.

'Nite {PBJ}.
Weet dreams!

I'm not far behind you...

174 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:46:25am

Toddler Tee: "I TCP/IP, but mostly IP"

175 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:47:09am

re: #165 gmsc

Hey, we wouldn't like you, if you weren't crazy. It's kinda a requirement...:>)

176 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:47:29am

re: #164 BlueCanuck

I think you can do a release IP address and refresh. At least my IP allows me to do that.

Good to know. Thanks!

Where would I go to do that?

177 theblakester  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:47:38am

I have a class project that maybe our new hatchlings could help me with? I will grade accordingly to which Best Pics of the times will be the best. Do remember your old high school photos with the long hair and stoned out look? Everyone seems to have that photo that makes them wonder what the hell was I thinking? Translate that to what we are seeing today with all of the protesting from a particular side that is displaying. We could start by how stupid one looked in the infamous goofy green helmet. Look at how goofy they look with some of the old lady's glasses. Go to any protest and you will see what I mean.

178 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:49:18am

re: #160 Silvergirl

Try clearing your cache AND refresh page.

179 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:49:52am

re: #171 LeePro

Poor BABY ! ! !
What do you do for vices?

Well, let's see. I've never smoked, either.

I do occasionally partake in chocolate.

Not enough of a vice? Well, there's always the internet:

Youtube Video
180 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:49:56am

re: #176 LeePro

Different companies different spots. Best suggestion? RTFM

/for polite company, Read The Fine Manual. It should be under trouble shooting. . . .

181 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:50:22am

re: #168 freetoken

probably not... unless someone else (on your block, street) just happened to snap up your old number. In most cases for me, whenever I have reset my cable "modem", I get the same number. However, on rare occasions it has changed.

So, go ahead and see what you get... sort of like playing the lottery...

That is what I experienced. I tried experimenting with this by turning of the hardware, all of it, including the modem. Sometimes, if I waited days before I turned it back on, I would get a new IP, but not always.

Sometimes it seems to change for now apparent reason that I can fathom.

I was just wondering if there was another way.

182 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:52:17am

re: #172 BlueCanuck

The software that your internet provider gives you should have that function in it somewhere. I saw it once when I was reading the manual when I was setting it up the first time. Either under the repair or refresh functions I think.

/would have to check at home, at work now with dedicated line.

Provider doesn't use separate "installable" software anymore. Guess it's what you would call hardwired through coaxial cable.

183 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:52:52am

re: #179 gmsc


I knew that would be the song-but, I'd have used a different vid...LOL. GMTA.

184 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:53:24am

re: #172 BlueCanuck

The software that your internet provider gives you should have that function in it somewhere. I saw it once when I was reading the manual when I was setting it up the first time. Either under the repair or refresh functions I think.

/would have to check at home, at work now with dedicated line.

I will try to dig back in my files that far back. I am not sure that my provider offered any software. IIRC it was just pretty much plug it all in, wire it all up and it worked. The DSL modem came with a software CD but that was about it.

185 freetoken  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:55:37am

re: #181 Syrah


I was just wondering if there was another way.

There may be... but I don't know of it. The way ISP currently works... was designed on purpose, to cut down on the absolute number of IP addresses that are needed. The smarts are on the other end your line out the door, so there may be no way for you to affect this. As I mentioned earlier, Cox requires considerable more $$$ from one if a dedicated IP address is needed.

Perhaps your local ISP can tell you more, but I bet they like to keep these things secret...

186 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:56:49am

PING!

Zombie, the deed is done...

187 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:56:57am

re: #175 Pietr

Hey, we wouldn't like you, if you weren't crazy. It's kinda a requirement...:>)

I'm a little crazier than most.

Need to know any of the digits of Pi up to 400 places after the decimal point? Just ask me, I can tell you.

Ever wonder which day of the week you were born on? Just give me the date, and I can tell you on which day of the week it fell!

Ever wonder how far into the year you were born (April 15th? 105th day of the year!)? Again, just ask.

My main vices are memorization and calculation - for fun. Bizarre, no?

188 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:56:58am

re: #180 BlueCanuck

Different companies different spots. Best suggestion? RTFM

/for polite company, Read The Fine Manual. It should be under trouble shooting. . . .

K.

Comcast = TINFM (There Is No Fuckin' Manual!)

Will check their overly complex, un-navigable website. Thanks!

189 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:57:37am

re: #183 Pietr

I knew that would be the song-but, I'd have used a different vid...LOL. GMTA.

Yeah, the Disney & Sesame Street versions are funny. I figured I'd go with the original, though.

190 zombie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:58:10am

re: #144 redc1c4

shot, over.

It worked!

Which means -- I'm getting blocked, just as I suspected.

Grrr!

Thanks for proving my suspicion!

Now, the question is, what to do about it. Should I revive the dreaded Investigate the Media blog? They aren't gonna like that, nosirree.

191 Silvergirl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:58:19am

I restarted the computer but things are still unsteady. The login button wouldn't work for me, so I had to go in through "my account." If I click on anything, even "jump to bottom," I get tossed back to the front page. Still can't reply to anything, but thanks for the attempt at assistance, Pietr.

192 zombie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:59:24am

re: #186 redc1c4

PING!

Zombie, the deed is done...

You posted without a hitch -- right?

I tried at least 20 times with different accounts, different browsers, etc.

The only possible thing I could figure is that my entire IP is blocked -- which I am now sure it is.

193 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:59:38am

re: #188 LeePro

No problem. Actually the manual I recieved for my provider was about two years out of date. Said I had newsgroup access, tried to set it up with my mail program. No luck. Fired off an e-mail to tech support and was told that news group access had been discontinued about a year before.

/cheap bastards.

194 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 12:59:59am

re: #184 Syrah


If I may-having been an admin elsewhere-most peeps have the same IP for every post. Using a proxy, or several, can hide you-but you can still be found. If your IP has been banned-that involves banning SN, IP, and email address. I've done it enough, as well as deleting duplicate SN's from the same IP.

If it is a problem with hackers/spammers, etc.-your ISP can move your account upon request, IIRC.

195 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:00:33am

re: #185 freetoken

I appreciate the help.

Thanks.

196 Racer X  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:00:41am

re: #8 gmsc

Here there be dragons!


[Video]

Believe it or not, these dragons are made entirely of paper, ink and glue (or tape) with no moving parts! Download your own Green Dragon, Red Dragon or Blue Dragon to see how they work!

So now I have this 3D green dragon sitting on my desk. Way cool!

Thanks!

197 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:00:51am

re: #192 zombie

You posted without a hitch -- right?

I tried at least 20 times with different accounts, different browsers, etc.

The only possible thing I could figure is that my entire IP is blocked -- which I am now sure it is.

it went through like me through a beer...

(well, maybe a little slower than that. %-)

198 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:01:34am

re: #196 Racer X

So now I have this 3D green dragon sitting on my desk. Way cool!

Thanks!

Always glad to add some cheer to your desk! You're welcome.

199 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:01:41am

re: #190 zombie

It worked!

Which means -- I'm getting blocked, just as I suspected.

Grrr!

Thanks for proving my suspicion!

Now, the question is, what to do about it. Should I revive the dreaded Investigate the Media blog? They aren't gonna like that, nosirree.

Heh.
I'd say, anything they "aren't gonna like"... have at it!

200 Silvergirl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:02:44am

gmsc, no coffee or alcohol for health reasons, religious, or both? I hope that's not too personal.

Sorry for the inability to use reply or quote.

201 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:02:50am

re: #187 gmsc

Ever wonder which day of the week you were born on? Just give me the date, and I can tell you on which day of the week it fell!

I'm the child of woe-remember? You did that with Dustyvet and me...LOL.

202 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:03:51am

re: #191 Silvergirl

What browser are you using-and version?

203 freetoken  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:05:41am

re: #195 Syrah

No problem... sorry I couldn't help more. If it helps, you can always blame Al Gore, he invented it...

204 LeePro  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:06:53am

sleepy asleep dead

Welcome aboard, all new hatchlings of the last few open gates!

G'nite {good Lizards}!

205 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:07:10am

re: #200 Silvergirl

gmsc, no coffee or alcohol for health reasons, religious, or both? I hope that's not too personal.

Sorry for the inability to use reply or quote.

Funnily enough - neither! Alcohol just isn't too my taste.

As for coffee, growing up I kept hearing conflicting reports about it that always seemed to say one of two things: Either it was really bad for you, or it didn't have any significant long-term effect on you. I figured, either way, bad effects or no effects, nobody thought it had long-term positive effects, so I could probably do without it.

Yeah, Starbucks employees hate me.

206 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:07:37am

re: #201 Pietr

I'm the child of woe-remember? You did that with Dustyvet and me...LOL.

Yep - but many of the other didn't know.

207 Silvergirl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:07:38am

#202
I'm using Firefox. Pardon my ignorance, but how do I find the version?

208 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:08:41am

Enjoy your new pet dragons, lizards! (Wait, I mean . . . )

Well, I have to work tomorrow, so I'll say good night to you all now!

209 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:08:53am

re: #194 Pietr

If I may-having been an admin elsewhere-most peeps have the same IP for every post. Using a proxy, or several, can hide you-but you can still be found. If your IP has been banned-that involves banning SN, IP, and email address. I've done it enough, as well as deleting duplicate SN's from the same IP.

If it is a problem with hackers/spammers, etc.-your ISP can move your account upon request, IIRC.

OK.

I met and talked to a spammer one day. He was doing some very targeted spamming, only a few emails a day, not the thousands that the biggies do.

He used some sort of connection through his cell phone. He said that every cell tower has its own IP address. That made it virtually impossible for his IP to get blocked since he had a different IP every few minutes, or every time he connected t a new cell tower.

Was that all smoke, or could it be a solution to what Zombie has experienced above?

210 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:09:37am

re: #204 LeePro

Good night {LeePro}, have yourself a Happy New Year and weet dreams.

re: #207 Silvergirl

On the file menu at the top of the browser click on help and select about. A window should pop open telling you which version you are using.

211 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:10:03am

re: #207 Silvergirl

#202
I'm using Firefox. Pardon my ignorance, but how do I find the version?

click on the "help" tab, and the bottom choice should be "about firefox"...

click that.

212 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:11:44am

re: #207 Silvergirl

Don't even worry about it. Right Click on your firefox icon in the bottom toolbar-then click check for updates, in the pop up menu.

213 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:12:26am

re: #209 Syrah

OK.

I met and talked to a spammer one day. He was doing some very targeted spamming, only a few emails a day, not the thousands that the biggies do.

He used some sort of connection through his cell phone. He said that every cell tower has its own IP address. That made it virtually impossible for his IP to get blocked since he had a different IP every few minutes, or every time he connected t a new cell tower.

Was that all smoke, or could it be a solution to what Zombie has experienced above?

the most important question is:
"what did you do with the body after you strangled him with his own intestines?"

/really don't like spammers

214 Silvergirl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:13:17am

#210

BlueCanuck, thanks.

It says 3.0.5

215 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:14:42am

re: #213 redc1c4

the most important question is:
"what did you do with the body after you strangled him with his own intestines?"

/really don't like spammers

Did you know that at points, the Sound is about a thousand feet deep? There is a very mucky silt at the bottom and the crabs here are very happy.

216 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:17:16am

re: #209 Syrah

I'm a technician-not a software guy. And an old retired tech at that-PC's have developed a lot since. You also mentioned he's on a cell-so that changes things also.
But Zombie has been IP blocked-and that is a fixed item for you and your ISP, in dealing with the internet. Once an account is created-the IP is usually LOCKED to the account...it's how they track things.

217 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:19:37am

re: #216 Pietr

Thanks for the help.

Just trying to see if there is another way to skin the cat.

218 Silvergirl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:21:00am

G'night.

Maybe this will heal itself overnight.

219 SurferDoc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:22:46am

Good morning, Lizards. I just finished a reinstall and I am still setting up my software. How are y'all?

220 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:23:17am

Morning SurferDoc. Wondering where you were this morning.

221 SurferDoc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:24:48am

What time zone are you in, BlueCanuck?

222 Racer X  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:24:55am

Paper F-15

Watch til the end to see it fly outside. Really cool.

223 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:25:18am

re: #221 SurferDoc

EST. It's almost 4:30 here.

224 SurferDoc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:26:27am

re: #223 BlueCanuck

EST. It's almost 4:30 here.

1:25 here. I started at 11PM so that isn't too bad.

225 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:32:59am

re: #215 Syrah

Did you know that at points, the Sound is about a thousand feet deep? There is a very mucky silt at the bottom and the crabs here are very happy.

which sound?

the channel between LA and Catalina Island is deeper than that. %-)

226 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:33:57am

re: #219 SurferDoc

Good morning, Lizards. I just finished a reinstall and I am still setting up my software. How are y'all?

did you reinstall your pants while you were at it?

227 SurferDoc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:36:03am

re: #226 redc1c4

did you reinstall your pants while you were at it?

Shorts, dude, shorts! ;-)

228 TheMatrix31  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:37:15am

Almost time for the first country to go into 2009!

229 Shiplord Kirel  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:38:00am

re: #213 redc1c4

the most important question is:
"what did you do with the body after you strangled him with his own intestines?"

/really don't like spammers

A prominent Russian spammer was assassinated in his Moscow office a couple of years ago. Gangsters he had crossed were probably responsible but I like to think it was an irate spam victim.

230 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:40:45am

re: #225 redc1c4

which sound?

the channel between LA and Catalina Island is deeper than that. %-)

Puget.

231 Syrah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:41:32am

Goodnight all.

I must get enough sleep to be able to convincingly pretend to work tomorrow.

232 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:43:04am

re: #231 Syrah

Goodnight all.

I must get enough sleep to be able to convincingly pretend to work tomorrow.

At least I am not the only idiot that has to work on New Years Day. Nite Syrah

233 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:45:54am

Who's on fruitcup watch tonight?

234 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:47:17am

I hate may family. They never believe what I say. Today I telling my Oprah cultist family who and why Oprah and her human collection (aka Obama, etc.) suck! All the fact I have gather from Debbie Schlussel, Newsbuster, etc. and how and why Obama is a narcissist and guess what, they didn't believe me! My dumbass brothers were telling me all the good things that HOprah did in Africa and that she has white women on her show so she can't be a racist. While my alcoholic, borderline and narcisstic personality disorder mother was saying to me how the hell I come up with words like narcissitic. And me dad who is a big fan of Expelled and Pon Raul was telling me I shouldn't believe or read anything on blog. And they wonder why I never come out of my room and live like a hermit.

235 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:50:20am

re: #234 conservativeChick

Sorry I meant my.

236 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:52:22am

Hi Lizards!

This is for all you Terry Pratchett fans:

The author Terry Pratchett - whose novels have sold millions of copies worldwide - has been made a knight in the New Year Honours list.

Arise, Sir Terry!

237 SurferDoc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:52:48am

Tell them: "You know that fiance she had that you never hear about anymore? She ate him."

238 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:55:56am

re: #230 Syrah

Puget.

covered in snow these days, from all accounts...

239 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:57:00am

re: #237 SurferDoc

LOL! That cheered me up a bit.

240 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:57:47am

re: #234 conservativeChick

I hate may family. They never believe what I say. Today I telling my Oprah cultist family who and why Oprah and her human collection (aka Obama, etc.) suck! All the fact I have gather from Debbie Schlussel, Newsbuster, etc. and how and why Obama is a narcissist and guess what, they didn't believe me! My dumbass brothers were telling me all the good things that HOprah did in Africa and that she has white women on her show so she can't be a racist. While my alcoholic, borderline and narcisstic personality disorder mother was saying to me how the hell I come up with words like narcissitic. And me dad who is a big fan of Expelled and Pon Raul was telling me I shouldn't believe or read anything on blog. And they wonder why I never come out of my room and live like a hermit.

everyone has two families: the one you're born into, and the one you choose.

/i prefer the 2nd myself too.

241 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:57:49am

re: #238 redc1c4

Not anymore. Rain here melts the snow really quick.

242 SurferDoc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:57:57am

re: #239 conservativeChick

LOL! That cheered me up a bit.

:-)

243 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:58:27am

re: #233 Erik The Red

No sign of Sharmuta, and I think littleoldlady is still having connection problems. Flip you for it?

/now where did I put my trebuchet. . . .

244 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 1:58:42am

Commence fruitcup countdown...

245 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:00:03am

Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening Lizards.
Fruitcup is on the table over...>

Help yourselves.

246 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:00:12am

heartily modified fruitcup is over there on the table...

quit whining and help yourselves.

/just don't ingest any until you're back in your chair. %-)

247 TheMatrix31  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:00:42am

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO KIRITIMATI!

248 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:01:21am

Good morning, afternoon, evening EVERYONE.

Fruitcup is on the buffet --->

/take your chances. ;)

249 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:01:26am

re: #247 TheMatrix31

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO KIRITIMATI!

Wow - how did you get that info?

Is there any map or something?

250 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:01:38am

re: #247 TheMatrix31

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO KIRITIMATI!

old girlfriend?

251 Crux Australis  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:02:12am

It is now 2009 in Kiritimati. 1 hour until Auckland. 3 hours until Sydney.

252 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:02:57am

Thank you for all the different fruitcups!
They're really needed today, to see us through to the New Year!

Did you know that this year, 2008, has as many days as I've got noses on my face?

:-)

253 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:03:57am

re: #251 Crux Australis

It is now 2009 in Kiritimati. 1 hour until Auckland. 3 hours until Sydney.

Have ye put the champagne on ice already?

254 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:04:24am

re: #234 conservativeChick

Sympathies-I'm male, and have 5 'The One' sisters...I stopped trying to reason with the "BLINDED'! It is like wrestling with a pig...LOL.

255 TheMatrix31  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:05:14am

re: #249 yma o hyd

Wow - how did you get that info?

Is there any map or something?


Countries and Countdowns

Red, no ex-GF, just a super nerd.

256 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:05:25am

re: #252 yma o hyd

Thank you for all the different fruitcups!
They're really needed today, to see us through to the New Year!

Did you know that this year, 2008, has as many days as I've got noses on my face?

:-)

there are only 3 days: yesterday, today, and tomorrow

yesterday is a memory
tomorrow is a vision
today is a bitch

257 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:06:17am

re: #255 TheMatrix31

Countries and Countdowns

Red, no ex-GF, just a super nerd.

knew that from an earlier post... just messin. %-)

/white smoke

258 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:08:20am

BTW-Ijust went over and scrambled all the fruitcups placed on the sideboard-then took 1. If I get one of reds, please bear with my incoherence...

/white smoke...

259 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:09:42am

re: #258 Pietr

BTW-Ijust went over and scrambled all the fruitcups placed on the sideboard-then took 1. If I get one of reds, please bear with my incoherence...

/white smoke...

Ummm, haven't you been paying attention? He's messed with the entire supply chain. Only difference is flavourings.

/enjoy the . . .affects.

260 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:10:36am

re: #252 yma o hyd

PIYF-as many days 'left' ?

261 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:12:12am

re: #259 BlueCanuck

Someone let him at the blueberry stores...OMG!

/white smoke...

262 Crux Australis  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:14:04am

Tonight's going to be interesting.

Venus and the Moon make a spectacular appearance together. The ISS makes a trajectory? over eastern Australia. And of course the fireworks in Sydney.

263 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:16:32am

re: #262 Crux Australis

So how long until New Year for you, CruxA? About 8 hours?

264 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:16:35am

re: #240 redc1c4

True. But in my family, well my mother family, the black sheep in that family is one who is a not the things below:
who with her meth addiction stole your mothers water gallon full of coins, jewelry and clothes cashed them in while your mother laid dying in the hospital and is now sucking my grandfather dry to and marry a level three sex offender.(my aunt who is dead to me), didn't cheat on their husbands with 27( or MORE!) different men and make your son wait in the car to have a quickie, skip your daughters 8 birthday to meet your boyfriend, have your husband drive you to the airport while unknown to him you were meeting you boyfriend in California and had your children meet most of your boyfriends and have them be accepted into the family two weeks after you meet him and throw your daughter out of the house four times because she dare to challenge you and is not afraid of you.(my mother and my other aunt who cheated on my Uncle Glenn( may God Bless his soul) with his best friend).

My mothers family is FUCKED. They are the worlds most captivating train wreck. You don't want to watch however you just can't help it. I need to write a book on them. I probably make millions from it.

265 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:17:06am

re: #261 Pietr

Someone let him at the blueberry stores...OMG!

/white smoke...

it wasn't really a matter of "let me"...

/mad skillz!

266 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:18:36am

re: #264 conservativeChick

True. But in my family, well my mother family, the black sheep in that family is one who is a not the things below:
who with her meth addiction stole your mothers water gallon full of coins, jewelry and clothes cashed them in while your mother laid dying in the hospital and is now sucking my grandfather dry to and marry a level three sex offender.(my aunt who is dead to me), didn't cheat on their husbands with 27( or MORE!) different men and make your son wait in the car to have a quickie, skip your daughters 8 birthday to meet your boyfriend, have your husband drive you to the airport while unknown to him you were meeting you boyfriend in California and had your children meet most of your boyfriends and have them be accepted into the family two weeks after you meet him and throw your daughter out of the house four times because she dare to challenge you and is not afraid of you.(my mother and my other aunt who cheated on my Uncle Glenn( may God Bless his soul) with his best friend).

My mothers family is FUCKED. They are the worlds most captivating train wreck. You don't want to watch however you just can't help it. I need to write a book on them. I probably make millions from it.

i'm fascinated already...

get going!

267 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:18:48am

re: #265 redc1c4

it wasn't really a matter of "let me"...

/mad skillz!

Well it was mad something.

/white smoke

268 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:19:35am

re: #265 redc1c4

You have to respect 'Stealth'!

269 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:19:48am

re: #264 conservativeChick

I take it holidays are interesting.

/as in the chinese curse interesting. . . .

270 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:20:09am

my latest Juggy poster...

271 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:21:09am

re: #255 TheMatrix31

Countries and Countdowns

Red, no ex-GF, just a super nerd.

Thanks!
Have put it in a new window - and Chatham Island has also started 2009!

272 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:21:34am

re: #269 BlueCanuck

Curse/blessing? As in may your future be INTERESTING?

273 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:22:31am

re: #260 Pietr

PIYF-as many days 'left' ?

Nope - that precisely how my FIL told us, and used to tease us with!

274 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:23:03am

re: #272 Pietr

Curse/blessing? As in may your future be INTERESTING?

"May you live in interesting times".

/sounds good, until you start living it.

//and if I ever find the guy that "blessed" me. . . .

275 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:23:12am

re: #270 redc1c4

Did you photoshop those ears? I thought they were more pointed.

/white smoke...

276 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:23:42am

re: #262 Crux Australis

Tonight's going to be interesting.

Venus and the Moon make a spectacular appearance together. The ISS makes a trajectory? over eastern Australia. And of course the fireworks in Sydney.

To get us people sitting at home into the mood, the Beeb always shows us the spectacular fireworks from Sydney.

They really are outstanding!

277 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:23:56am

re: #266 redc1c4
Ya! There the kind of women that are a nightmare to men! The look buetiful but inside are ugly. There the kind of women that lock there mens balls in a lock box and find them under the sink or proudly carry them around their purse. Think my moms bad you should meet her friend, with them all together they will remind you of those horrible women from Sex and The City. UGH! Their lifestyle is like their to!

278 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:25:40am

re: #277 conservativeChick

Ya! There the kind of women that are a nightmare to men! The look buetiful but inside are ugly. There the kind of women that lock there mens balls in a lock box and find them under the sink or proudly carry them around their purse. Think my moms bad you should meet her friend, with them all together they will remind you of those horrible women from Sex and The City. UGH! Their lifestyle is like their to!

never seen the show... and i doubt they'd like to meet me.

(but it could be fun... %-)

279 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:26:39am

Punny poster?

/PC warning... %-)

280 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:27:36am

re: #277 conservativeChick

Step back from the key board...Breathe!

Now, re-approach and continue coherently...LOL

281 Crux Australis  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:28:14am

re: #263 Pietr

So how long until New Year for you, CruxA? About 8 hours?

2 1/2 hours now.

282 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:29:38am

You all just have to watch this video which Elder of Ziyon made!

I put it in the spin-off links earlier ...

283 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:29:42am

re: #269 BlueCanuck

That depends if I or my father don't piss my mother off. A week before my birthday I asked her( she was drunk and being mean to me) who the F Larry( a guy she went to see, she always meets her friends and her boy toys on her days off and not with her kids) she got pissed at me and said my dad was brainwashing me and I didn't speak to her for a week. She calls me and act like it never happen. I missed New Year last year because my rat fink brother told her what I say and she drove me out of the house. It was then that I knew that 2008 would suck big time!

284 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:29:54am

re: #279 redc1c4

I know he's conning us-and he supposedly threw a Shakka today-is that it? Sorry, trying to find sense where BO is involved...no luck so far.

285 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:30:05am

re: #280 Pietr

Step back from the key board...Breathe!

Now, re-approach and continue coherently...LOL

give her another fruitcup and everything will be fine.

/if not, the dart gun is loaded. %-)

286 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:31:49am

re: #283 conservativeChick

Out of curiosity, how old are you?

/would be looking for my own place by now if it was me.

287 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:32:47am

re: #278 redc1c4

There nothing but a bunch of old dried up skanks. The women from Sex And The City. I read on rush's site that he got a lot of angry calls and emails from fans of they show beacuse he call Sarah Jessica Paker horse face.( Me and my cousin say she looks more like a foot.)

288 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:33:53am

re: #286 BlueCanuck

18. And I still don't have my lisence. My little brother does but I don't!

289 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:34:03am

re: #284 Pietr

I know he's conning us-and he supposedly threw a Shakka today-is that it? Sorry, trying to find sense where BO is involved...no luck so far.

i said it was "punny"...

290 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:34:49am

re: #286 BlueCanuck

I hadn't considered that until #283. CC, you're among friends, and I'm sorry if I was comical b4. You obviously want and need to vent...please do...

291 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:36:38am

BBIAB

292 redc1c4  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:36:58am

gotta go to a business meeting for HRH tomorrow, so i'd best be on my way...

keep feeding cC fruitcup until she mellows...

hasta, y'all..

L8r!

293 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:37:03am

re: #290 Pietr

Thanks. I need to. I am in a really pisst mood. Glad their is blogs like this, otherwise I would be lost in a sea of morons.

294 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:37:40am

re: #292 redc1c4

Happy trails, redc1c4...

295 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:37:43am

re: #292 redc1c4

Goodnigh! :-)

296 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:38:56am

re: #287 conservativeChick

Well hang in there. We all have good ears, and shoulders here. Just keep your head down, and start working on your Go To Hell plan.

/GTH: what to do when the fecal matter hits the rotary air circulation device.

297 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:39:23am

Night red, see you tomorrow night.

298 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:43:12am

re: #278 redc1c4

never seen the show... and i doubt they'd like to meet me.

(but it could be fun... %-)

Wow...that makes my odd and long-standing infatuation with Shirley Manson informed and well-thought out.

299 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:43:31am

re: #296 BlueCanuck

My dad has a plan for himself and thats going to Eastern Washington and go hunting. No skankey ex-wifw, no whiney, bitchy youngest son, no work, or anything, Just you, nature and a gun.

300 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:43:33am

re: #293 conservativeChick

OK-tell us what state you're in. Then explain what is really bugging you you tonight-talking about it helps more than you know.

301 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:46:48am

re: #300 Pietr

The Left Coast State of Washington aka America's Tumor.

302 abolitionist  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:48:02am

re: #234 conservativeChick

Ask them if they know, or can find out, where Barry and Michelle first met. Likely, they will insist that it was at King's march on Selma*. Insist on some proof. Maybe that'll help, maybe not.

*One of many things BHO lied about while campaigning. But according to multiple credible sources, they met at a law firm where Bernardine Dohrn's employment overlapped that of Michelle, and Barry came to work there later.

If that gets any traction, try this. Bill Ayers Weatherman Exposed!

They were (along with others) bent on provoking a race war. Considering their newest book, I believe that hasn't changed one iota.

303 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:50:04am

re: #302 abolitionist

But my dad says he is a good family man. Bull Crap.

304 Macker  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:50:06am

Playing the Race Card: Blago and Bobby Rush

305 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:50:11am

re: #301 conservativeChick

Good-now tell us what's really burning you tonight. We may have advice. I am guessing you're in school-a senior-and have no funds to move out. Any friends you could move in with?

306 tappin52  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:50:54am

re: #264 conservativeChick

Chick, I come from a family with some (not nearly as many) of the same traits. I got married as a teen to leave the mess. Fortunately, I married a rock of a man who loves me still, all these 36 years later. I am the only one of eight children still with my original partner. My advice for you is to find you role models elsewhere. As ugly as your history may be, your family is not responsible for how you choose to live your life. I made conscious decisions to not follow my family's pattern. Good luck to you.

307 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:51:18am

re: #302 abolitionist

From the sounds of it, most of her family is already a lost cause.

ConservativeChick. My advice to you is to keep on keeping on. As red said further up thread, the family you choose for your self oft times is the better one. Try not to antagonize the people you are living with now, no matter how much it will hurt. Sometimes keeping ones opinions to themselves is the best long term strategy.

308 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:52:09am

re: #302 abolitionist

Ugh...I've been hearing radio ads for a DVD of 0bama's victory speech. The voiceover features a woman saying 'I want my grandson to remember this historic moment'...

I think they sell for $19.99 plus S&H

309 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:52:45am

re: #303 conservativeChick

Funny, my dad said the same thing. Haven't talked to him for over 6 years now. Turns out I was more of a man then he ever was.

310 abolitionist  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:54:59am

re: #303 conservativeChick

The Weather Underground were out to smash monogamy, along with capitalism.

311 Macker  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:55:29am

re: #309 BlueCanuck

And how old were you when that happened? My son hasn't talked to me in over five years now. He got brainwashed by his mother who lives in the People's Socialist City-State of Chicago.
Oh, he's 20 now.

312 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:55:44am

re: #286 BlueCanuck

Also I can't. Like my dad says he wouldn't know he would do with out me. And he right. My brothers do nothing. They are the laziest boys you would ever meet, all they do is whine, eat and play XBox, my dad gave up on them doing anything around the house. I am the one who makes dinner, wash clothes( my dad folds), clean the house do the dishes, clean the dog's mess, etc. And my dad has been really stress with work( he is a salesmen and with how the economy is right now the last thing you want to be is a salesmen right now) he lost 5% of his pay along with everyone else at his job. I have to help him because no one will.

313 Macker  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:56:36am

re: #312 conservativeChick

Where's your mother?

314 abolitionist  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:57:35am

re: #303 conservativeChick

But I see your family situation goes somewhat beyond political disagreements.

315 The Other Les  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:58:38am

In Another Plane of Existence

A confirmation of a theory.

Any questions?

316 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:58:39am

re: #311 Macker

I was 34. It's a long story with a lot of heartache in it. I think he was jealous of me at one point because I had the guts to leave my wife when it was decided that our marriage was no longer workable. But like I said it's a long story.

317 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:58:45am

re: #310 abolitionist

Hell of a recruiting tool...didn't the Bolsheviks do something similar?

318 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 2:59:44am

re: #309 BlueCanuck

My dad said that about Obama not himself. I love my dad. He has alwas been there for me. Sure he likes some strange things like Ron Paul but he 44 and I consider that to contribute to getting old. My dads father( my grandpa) is the same way. Good men but with questionable choices. But all in all a good man.

319 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:01:10am

re: #318 conservativeChick

Well keep on helping him. Maybe this will be the year things get better.

320 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:02:30am

re: #319 BlueCanuck


Of course things will get better! 0prah's hand-picked candidate will be taking office in less than a month...

/

321 TheMatrix31  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:02:33am

Alright guys, time to watch some TiVo'ed Cheers...good night!

322 Crux Australis  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:02:40am

Happy New Year New Zealand.

323 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:03:21am

re: #320 Fenway_Nation

Of course things will get better! 0prah's hand-picked candidate will be taking office in less than a month...

/

*ack* *phft*

/4 years and 21 days to go and counting.

324 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:03:27am

re: #313 Macker

lives 20 minutes to us. mostly because it is easier for my brothers to see her. I love my mother but not her choices and lifestyle. When she want to church the priest gave her a choice, to redeem your self and be a good mother and wife or live in sin. In the end she chose sin.

325 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:05:28am

re: #307 BlueCanuck

I am like my grandmother. I can't take bullcrap let alone live with it. But I do need to learn to keep my mouth shut though.

326 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:05:48am

re: #321 TheMatrix31

Last week, I had a big honkin' sandwich and about half a dozen black & tans in a Beacon Hill bar that claims to be the 'real' Cheers ever since the Bull and Finch (inspiration for the TV series) became more and more of a tourist trap.

327 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:07:24am

re: #323 BlueCanuck


You guys still don't even have a Parliment up there and yet I envy you.

/Might envy you because you don't have a parliment.

328 TheMatrix31  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:07:52am

re: #323 BlueCanuck

*ack* *phft*

/4 years and 21 days to go and counting.


Tick-tock...tick-tock...

329 abolitionist  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:11:53am

re: #317 Fenway_Nation

Hell of a recruiting tool...didn't the Bolsheviks do something similar?

I think so. There was an LGF link this month to a clip from Dr Zhivago, where he met Strelnikov (sp?), and exchanged info about the Mrs.

330 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:13:58am

re: #327 Fenway_Nation

Well, we will find out what will happen come the 27th of January. That's when they will resume sitting and the Conservative party will table a budget.

/should be interesting to see what happens.

331 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:18:10am

re: #330 BlueCanuck

I might be coming into some money soon and would appreciate any attemmpt at economic recovery on Canada's part to have the courtesey to wait until I purchase some dividend paying Canadian stocks while they're still reasonably close to their 52-week lows =P

332 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:18:24am

re: #319 BlueCanuck

I am trying my best, but my dad say it going to be a awhile before things get better and with Obama and his cabinet of morons its going to be a looong time before things get better.

333 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:20:44am

re: #320 Fenway_Nation

Ya. Telepromter Jesus will fix everything and pay for my car, house and gas.

/idiot moonbat/

334 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:21:25am

I'm alone on New Years Eve.

Daughter has gone out of town to a friends house. Wife is going to a HUGE gay New Years Eve thing (has gay friends, they call her, "The Greatest 'Fag Hag' evah!").

Can I come to your house?

335 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:22:25am

re: #333 conservativeChick

"Teleprompter Jesus"? That's classic.

336 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:22:51am

re: #314 abolitionist

True but politics play a part in it though. In fact it starts off political and then turns to something ugly after 15 minutes.

337 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:23:20am

re: #334 fat bastard vegetarian

Sorry, can't help you. Working tonight and probably have to deal with an even larger collection of maroons then usual. Good morning FBV.

338 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:23:41am

re: #335 fat bastard vegetarian

Got it from Ace at Ace Of Spades. Man that guy comes up with good ones.

339 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:23:51am

re: #332 conservativeChick


Should we have a 'hysterical accusations of racism' pool? Basically, we'd pick a time or venue after the innaguration that one of 0bama's more prominent supporters in the MSM or Hollywood screech 'RACIST!' at someone who has very loud (not to mention legitimate)concerns/questions/objections of 0bama's policies...

340 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:23:51am

re: #316 BlueCanuck

I was 34. It's a long story with a lot of heartache in it. I think he was jealous of me at one point because I had the guts to leave my wife when it was decided that our marriage was no longer workable. But like I said it's a long story.

Blue somehow I thought you were older.

341 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:24:29am

re: #248 BlueCanuck

Good morning, afternoon, evening EVERYONE.

Fruitcup is on the buffet --->

/take your chances. ;)

Thanks, Blue!

342 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:25:17am

re: #340 Erik The Red

At times I am wiser then my years. Other times I am child like.

/but never childish.

343 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:25:49am

re: #325 conservativeChick

Learning to choose ones' battles is a sign of REAL maturity. Choose them well. But finish your education, then try for college-hopefully that gets you away from the hassle-and allows you to learn how to survive this world.

344 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:25:52am

re: #341 Sharmuta


What? No love for Erik? He was the closest in terms of timing...

345 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:26:21am

re: #341 Sharmuta

Well it was a group effort. Erik the Red, and red did their bits as well.

346 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:26:59am

re: #245 Erik The Red

Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening Lizards.
Fruitcup is on the table over...>

Help yourselves.

And thanks, Erik!

347 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:27:26am

re: #344 Fenway_Nation

You were supposed to be my Wingman- where's YOUR Fruitcup?

348 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:28:24am

re: #346 Sharmuta

And thanks, Erik!

Morning Sharmuta. Did you have a nice lay in today?

349 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:28:24am

re: #347 Sharmuta

He was the herald, as per usual.

/might need to light a fire under him for the Fruitcupotron 3000™

350 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:28:54am

re: #348 Erik The Red

Morning Sharmuta. Did you have a nice lay in today?

Huh?

351 conservativeChick  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:29:34am

re: #343 Pietr

I hope so. My dad is doing all he can to help me out. I hope that with working together we can make progress. Anyway I am going to bed, it 3 am where am at. Goodnight you guys and thank you for helping out. May God Bless all you guys.

352 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:29:35am

re: #350 fat bastard vegetarian

Huh?

Re phase longer sleep than normal

353 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:30:04am

re: #351 conservativeChick

I hope so. My dad is doing all he can to help me out. I hope that with working together we can make progress. Anyway I am going to bed, it 3 am where am at. Goodnight you guys and thank you for helping out. May God Bless all you guys.

Night cC. Be strong

354 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:30:06am

re: #348 Erik The Red

Morning Sharmuta. Did you have a nice lay in today?

Yes, I did, And how are you this morning?

355 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:30:27am

re: #351 conservativeChick

Night cC. Hang in there, things have to improve. At least just start with yourself.

356 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:31:05am

re: #351 conservativeChick

My prayers go with you...persevere.

357 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:31:11am

re: #354 Sharmuta

Yes, I did, And how are you this morning?

Just Great. At work and working tomorrow. What could be better/

358 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:31:57am

re: #357 Erik The Red

Just Great. At work and working tomorrow. What could be better/

It can always be worse- there's always unemployment.

359 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:31:59am

re: #349 BlueCanuck


The good news is that the Fruitcupitron 3000 prototype is completed.

The bad news is that I have so far been unable to deactiviate it from it's 'KILL' function.

/This is what happens when I scrounge for parts from Cyberdine

360 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:33:44am

re: #358 Sharmuta

It can always be worse- there's always unemployment.

If I am unemployed so are the 24 people that work for me. The joys of being the"boss". 365 24/7.

361 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:35:30am

re: #359 Fenway_Nation

Well, when dealing with CyberDyne, you get what you pay for. :)

Youtube Video
362 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:35:36am

re: #360 Erik The Red

But you're leaving for Florida in a few months-who employs them then?

363 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:37:16am

re: #362 Pietr

But you're leaving for Florida in a few months-who employs them then?

Business is being sold. Should hand over in May at the latest. Hard to keep focus when my head is in the US and my fat ass is here.

364 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:37:47am

re: #361 BlueCanuck

CRS-Can't Remember S**t?

365 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:38:39am

re: #363 Erik The Red

Just bring it back safe to the US, OK?

366 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:39:52am

Y'all miss me?

/Southern mode

I am easily replaced. (Good news!) Fruitcup by Committee works great! ;-)

367 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:40:10am

re: #366 littleoldlady

{littleoldlady!}

368 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:40:53am

Sharmuta! :-)

Good job, all these many mornings!

369 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:41:05am

re: #366 littleoldlady

lol-mornings...

370 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:41:43am

re: #360 Erik The Red

If I am unemployed so are the 24 people that work for me. The joys of being the"boss". 365 24/7.

You make the world go round. I have refused management promotions because I do not like being responsible for other people.

You make it happen. Thanks.

371 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:42:05am

re: #368 littleoldlady

Aww- shucks. I've been making the boys do it mostly. But I did enjoy presenting the Christmas Fruitcup.

372 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:43:56am

re: #366 littleoldlady

Y'all miss me?

/Southern mode

I am easily replaced. (Good news!) Fruitcup by Committee works great! ;-)

Hey lol. Hope you are still enjoying your vacation

373 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:44:46am

Pietr! :-)

re: #371 Sharmuta

Aww- shucks. I've been making the boys do it mostly. But I did enjoy presenting the Christmas Fruitcup.

I LOVE watching a man work in the kitchen!

/usually
//unless it's talloldman who I spoiled, and who just ends up making a mess for dinner... ;-)

374 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:44:52am

re: #366 littleoldlady

Good morning littleoldlady. How are you doing this morning?

375 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:44:58am

re: #370 fat bastard vegetarian

You make the world go round. I have refused management promotions because I do not like being responsible for other people.

You make it happen. Thanks.

Hard sometimes knowing that if you fuck up other people suffer.

376 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:45:33am

re: #373 littleoldlady

Pietr! :-)

I LOVE watching a man work in the kitchen!

/usually
//unless it's talloldman who I spoiled, and who just ends up making a mess for dinner... ;-)

Indeed- a man who knows his way around a kitchen is very sexy.

377 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:47:15am

Erik! :-)

Pretty good, not bad, I can't complain.

/yes I can. who am I kidding?! ;-)

We're leaving for home a day earlier because MNTS isn't having a great time. That's the compromise. She was ready to leave yesterday...

378 Fenway_Nation  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:47:35am

re: #366 littleoldlady

I am easily replaced. (Good news!) Fruitcup by Committee works great! ;-)

More than I can say about the Fruitcupitron 3000 or 'Closer by committee' that Grady Little gave us Red Sox fans in 2003...

379 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:48:26am

BlueCanuck! :-)

I certainly could get used to living in this weather...

380 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:49:35am

re: #378 Fenway_Nation

Fenway! :-)

How 'bout them Iggles?

/The Accidental Playoffs...

381 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:49:53am

re: #375 Erik The Red

Part of the job. If you supervise, you do the best you can-motivating and protecting your people, while dealing with the bosses-and still getting the job done. BT,DT.

382 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:50:30am

re: #379 littleoldlady

Wish I could get used to this weather. :p

383 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:50:41am

re: #376 Sharmuta

Indeed- a man who knows his way around a kitchen is very sexy.


This one
or this one?

384 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:51:51am

re: #383 Erik The Red

This one
or this one?

Sometimes more than food gets cooked up, huh?

385 Jim in Virginia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:52:34am

Morning all!
Texas Bowl results: Rice 38, Western Michigan 14.
The Owls' first post season win since 1954.
HOOT!

386 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:52:53am

re: #383 Erik The Red

This one
or this one?

Hey! Wait a minute. I have one of me in the kitchen. I'll get it!

/

387 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:52:58am

re: #382 BlueCanuck

YUCK! :-(

388 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:56:10am

re: #376 Sharmuta

Indeed- a man who knows his way around a kitchen is very sexy.

I happen to be skinny-and I cook! So I didn't appreciate a certain remark the other night about not trusting a skinny cook/chef (niether of you ladies made the comment). What are your preferences(?)-mine are main dishes, tho I've expanded to sides.

389 Jim in Virginia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:57:34am

{littleoldlady}
Dance!

390 Jim in Virginia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:58:29am

I'm skinny and I cook too!
FBV, how about you? Do you cook?

391 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:58:31am

re: #388 Pietr

My youngest brother, who's a professional chef, once told me never trust a fat chef. His reasoning was that a fat chef didn't know how to eat properly.

/yes, he was very slim.

392 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:58:43am

re: #388 Pietr

I don't appreciate comments about skinniness either. It's not my fault I can eat whatever I want and stay slender! I blame my genetics. And now that others reading this hate me, I love Italian and Mediterranean food.

393 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 3:59:49am

re: #389 Jim in Virginia

HAHAHAHAHA! Great! {My Rove!}

394 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:00:11am

re: #389 Jim in Virginia

{littleoldlady}
Dance!

It great that the troops have nothing to do but goof off. Who said that we lost this war?

395 Jim in Virginia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:00:55am

re: #381 Pietr

Part of the job. If you supervise, you do the best you can-motivating and protecting your people, while dealing with the bosses-and still getting the job done. BT,DT.


I figure my job is to make my staff look good and make my boss (and his boss) look good. If I can do that we all win.

396 abolitionist  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:01:53am

re: #302 abolitionist

Gah! I'm so sleepy, I slipped a generation there. BHO had bamboozled voters with the idea that his parents had met at the march on Selma. Neat trick, since that was 1964 and he was born in 1961. Doubt he's ever been candid with the public about how he met Michelle, as that might be even more problematic.

So I was preoccupied with the Bernardine Dohrn audio link. The name and much of the content has been expunged from almost every other recording I've been able to find, including the 90 minute 2002 documentary, Weather Underground.

When Do We Start Fighting? Communique 4.2 DECLARATION OF WAR

397 Jim in Virginia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:02:08am

re: #394 Erik The Red
Dancing in the middle of Baghdad.

398 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:02:42am

re: #392 Sharmuta

SMILE-same kinda genetics. Funny thing was I could eat and eat-yet not gain. But when running for days on caffeine and nicotine, with no sleep-I didn't lose either.

399 Miss Trixie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:03:06am

&#9834 &#9836 Good morning, {lizards!} &#9836 &#9834

It's the end of 2008 already. UNbelievable!

Oh, and we're in day 22 of the Ottawa transit strike ...

400 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:03:14am

re: #392 Sharmuta

Both my brothers are like that. Debated about that with my youngest brother once turns out we have different body structures. Have to watch what I eat, and what I do in order to maintain a reasonable size.

401 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:03:39am

re: #390 Jim in Virginia

I'm skinny and I cook too!
FBV, how about you? Do you cook?

I'm the closest thing to Betty Crocker in my house.

Wife thinks oven is something you store sweaters in.

402 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:04:35am

Can't believe Broncos fired Shanahan.

403 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:04:57am

re: #399 Miss Trixie

They are still on strike? What blankety blank morons are running those negotiations anyway?

/fire the lot of them. . . .

//OH! And good morning Miss Trixie. HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)

404 Miss Trixie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:06:54am

re: #391 BlueCanuck

My youngest brother, who's a professional chef, once told me never trust a fat chef. His reasoning was that a fat chef didn't know how to eat properly.

/yes, he was very slim.

Morning, Blue.

I cooked professionally for years and years and maintained my slimness throughout. Knowing how to eat properly is key and your brother is right.

/It's also being sick of the sight of food and not eating much by the end of the day, too. :)

//BARLEY SANDWICHES RULE! :D

405 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:07:06am

Guys,

Is everything okay with realwest?

/not at all like him not to respond to an email...

406 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:08:17am

re: #398 Pietr

re: #400 BlueCanuck

Well- my mother was petite and my dad's more athletic, so I'm lean, but strong.

407 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:08:46am

re: #405 littleoldlady

He was on last night. No problems mentioned when he left. Might be that the internet lag daemons caught it in their clutches.

408 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:09:22am

re: #407 BlueCanuck

Okay. (whew!) Thanks! :-)

409 Miss Trixie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:09:40am

re: #403 BlueCanuck

They are still on strike? What blankety blank morons are running those negotiations anyway?

/fire the lot of them. . . .

//OH! And good morning Miss Trixie. HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)

I agree but they can't after all it IS a legal strike. Today Rona Ambrose, Minister of Labor, will decide whether she will have the members vote on the latest City's generous offer. That's part of the hold-up - an offer was made but the union president, Andre Cornelier, refused to let the members vote and refused the offer outright.

I hope Ambrose does the right thing and that she's not a moonbat ...

410 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:09:46am

re: #406 Sharmuta

Rowr. [finger]

411 Ledger1  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:10:03am

[Here is some humor from Iowahawk]


Iowahawk Guest Opinion
by Rosa Ortiz
Chief of Housekeeping Staff
Estate of Caroline Kennedy

Buenos dias! I am Rosa. I twelve years work for Senora Caroline Kennedy and her family so I am write for you today to tell you why Senora Kennedy is make very very good senator for Nueva York…Senora Kennedy is very very sad that television man say he no think she is make a good senator in Washington. This is not right for you to think this too because Senora Kennedy is make very good senator! Here is the reasons:

Senora Kennedy she is from famous senator family. Senora Kennedy father was El Presidente. She have tio who is senator. She have many cousin who also is senator, even all the ones with the drug problems. Why she is only one who no is senator? This is no fair to her. In my old country was the law that all family of el Presidente is also Senator or Minister until the revolucion.

Senora Kennedy is many plaques. She have a diploma from the Senator school and many trophies. She have many famous photografias and autografias. I know this because I have to clean her office every Tuesday and is very hard for to dust all this many things.

Senora Kennedy she is always know the issues. Every morning she always tell me, "Rosa, where is my New York Time paper?" Then she read it before she go to Fifth Avenue for the shopping…

I have to fold laundry now. Also Tio Teddy is come to the party tonight so I have to lock the liquor cabinets.

See: Guest blogger Rosa Ortiz at Iowahawk’s place

412 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:11:22am

re: #405 littleoldlady

He is on windows vista now, lol. He doesn't get notified about new eamails, so if he doesn't check-he won't know. To ALL here-PLEASE-when RW shows up, tell him to check his email-all of it.

413 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:11:48am

WOW. My horrorscope:

Your recent troubles will vanish as a sudden and possibly permanent solution is chanced upon.

Do they have Powerball in Florida?

414 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:13:20am

re: #413 littleoldlady

Maybe it means the snow will melt...:>)

415 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:13:44am

re: #413 littleoldlady

WOW. My horrorscope:

Do they have Powerball in Florida?

No. :(

416 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:15:01am

re: #412 Pietr

I wrote to him because I finally figured out the (non) deal here with wireless and wanted him to tell the morning crew to keep up the fruitcup. Of course, I also have red's email, but I forgot.

/sheesh. this old age stinks.

Guess y'all didn't get the message, huh?

417 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:15:37am

re: #415 Sharmuta

No. :(

What no powerball in Florida. Not moving there/

418 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:15:57am

re: #415 Sharmuta

WAHHH! :-(

/maybe I'll inherit. long, lost relative or sumptin'

419 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:17:23am

Celestial Show Set for New Year's Eve

420 rightside  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:18:45am

{lol}

421 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:20:00am

re: #418 littleoldlady

There, there. Perhaps it means you should write your Congressman for a bailout.

422 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:21:20am

re: #416 littleoldlady

Well I was here yesterday morning, and listened to your tale of woe. So I was on standby. :)

/after tomorrow though someone else will have to be on standby. Plan on sleeping in for the weekend.

423 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:23:44am

re: #419 Sharmuta

Last night Venus looked to be on fire.

Planets!

424 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:24:04am

re: #422 BlueCanuck

Well I was here yesterday morning, and listened to your tale of woe. So I was on standby. :)

/after tomorrow though someone else will have to be on standby. Plan on sleeping in for the weekend.

I should be around. Will give it a shot if Sharmuta is not here at that time.

425 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:24:11am

re: #402 fat bastard vegetarian

Can't believe Broncos fired Shanahan.

14 years is a long time in the NFL...he's a good coach, but the collapse this year was pretty bad...they were in first place every week this season, EXCEPT the last one... He's been 24-24 the last three years with ZERO playoff appearances...

I am a diehard Broncomaniac, so I hope they get someone who likes to play defense...that would be a pleasant change from the last 40 years.

426 sevoguy  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:25:28am

Obama Fiddles While Gaza Burns.

The first sentence of this article sums up this authors view of Israel's war against the islamic terrorists.

A day of reckoning is coming.

427 rightside  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:25:58am

Happy New Year

428 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:25:58am

rightside! :-)

Sharmuta,

Why do I have the feeling that the wait in line is REALLY, REALLY long? :-)

Blue,

I should be back in normal surroundings by Sunday morning. Sharmuta, Erik, Fenway - anyone of them can handle it. Very competent, all of them!

/those Fruitcup Training Sessions paid off handsomely... ;-)

429 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:26:05am

re: #425 Desert Dog

Yeah. But I would have expected something different from firing. Smells a little like Landry to me. Could have done anything else other than firing him.

Of course who knows what happened behind the closed doors. They may have tried a bunch of things that he (Shanahan) nixed.

430 Miss Trixie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:26:10am

Uh oh. I feel the tickle of a cold coming on. Great.

I get crabby when I'm sick.

/Bring on the Urinated Cranky FlakesTM, STAT!

*wha-chooo*

*sniffle*

431 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:27:16am

re: #428 littleoldlady

/those Fruitcup Training Sessions paid off handsomely... ;-)

Well- we have such an inspirational role model.

432 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:27:37am

re: #426 sevoguy

I (for one) am glad that TJ is keeping mum. I think he is doing the right thing.

433 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:27:44am

re: #430 Miss Trixie

Trixelah! :-)

I'm on my daughter's laptop, or I'd get you some.

FEEL BETTER!

434 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:28:00am

re: #428 littleoldlady

rightside! :-)

Sharmuta,

Why do I have the feeling that the wait in line is REALLY, REALLY long? :-)

Blue,

I should be back in normal surroundings by Sunday morning. Sharmuta, Erik, Fenway - anyone of them can handle it. Very competent, all of them!

/those Fruitcup Training Sessions paid off handsomely... ;-)

And cost us a fortune.

435 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:28:19am

re: #430 Miss Trixie

littleoldlady says: Get Zicam NOW.

436 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:28:29am

re: #427 rightside

Happy New Year

And to you rs.

437 Jim in Virginia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:28:30am

re: #416 littleoldlady


/sheesh. this old age stinks.

Guess y'all didn't get the message, huh?

Littleoldlady, how many times must I tell you?
WE ARE NOT OLD.
We're, ahh, um, seasoned. That's it.

438 BlueCanuck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:29:32am

Well my relief is here so I should sign off and get this shift done. Have yourselves a Happy New Year, and may you remain scaly. ;)

439 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:29:33am

re: #431 Sharmuta

Right. Uh huh.

;-)

re: #434 Erik The Red

Goodness! Direct deposit didn't work!

/wonder where the money went...

440 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:29:36am

re: #437 Jim in Virginia

I had to get my wife to pull out her ID, and showed her mine to prove that we were a year younger than she thought we were. Sheesh!

441 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:31:52am

re: #437 Jim in Virginia

WE? I don't think WE means the same thing to you and me.

/whippersnapper! ;-)

My "seasoning" is getting a tad stale...

442 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:32:33am

Happy New Year, BlueCanuck! :-)

443 Miss Trixie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:32:35am

Littleoldladyhooo!

:D

Sharm

I'll go to the pharmacy as soon as it opens and see if I can get some - thanks for the tip.

444 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:33:06am

re: #440 fat bastard vegetarian

I HATE when that happens! :-/

445 Jim in Virginia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:33:54am

rightside! How's things?

446 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:34:13am

So, what is everyone doing this evening? Parties? Stayin' Home?

447 Miss Trixie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:35:22am

BBIAM

448 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:35:48am

re: #443 Miss Trixie

Hope you're feeling better. Next time I get a cold, I'm going with Zicam too- lol convinced me.

449 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:36:59am

re: #446 Desert Dog

Desert Dog! :-)

I'm usually pretty creative with my New Years' plans, but this year I outdid even myself.

Going to a late afternoon funeral. Bound to go into the evening...

:-(

450 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:37:30am

To the Islamofascist Terrorist Entities in Gaza and around the world, may Allah grant you in 2009 the complete defeat and humiliation which by your actions you have earned and so richly deserve.

451 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:38:30am

re: #450 Spare O'Lake

I'll drink to that!

452 Jim in Virginia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:40:12am

re: #450 Spare O'Lake

To the Islamofascist Terrorist Entities in Gaza and around the world, may Allah grant you in 2009 the complete defeat and humiliation which by your actions you have earned and so richly deserve.


How culturally insensitive of you!
(UPDING!)

453 Marvo76  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:41:49am

Good morning and hope everyone is warm, Getting lake effect snow all the way down past indianapolis this morning. Hope everyone has a safe start to the New Year on "amature night"...

454 Jim in Virginia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:42:16am

Time to go in and pretend to work. Happy New Year all. Stay safe.

455 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:42:49am

I worked for hours on my yard yesterday.


Yards come undun...
I didn't know what I was raking for...
When I woke up; opened up the door...
It was too late...
Yards come undun.

456 Marvo76  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:42:52am

re: #450 Spare O'Lake

And may the fleas of a thousand camels lodge in your short curly's

457 littleoldlady  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:43:34am

Speaking of drinking...I'm a cup short of awake, so I'd better go back up and get more coffee...

Good day and Happy New Year, ALL!™

458 Marvo76  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:44:17am

OOPS spare I meant that for the islamofacists, not you LOL...and may all of them carry the plaque as well...

459 rightside  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:44:23am

re: #445 Jim in Virginia

doing well thanks Jim, and you?

460 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:47:05am

re: #458 Marvo76

OOPS spare I meant that for the islamofacists, not you LOL...and may all of them carry the plaque as well...

*scratch*
*scratch*
*scratch*
LOL.

461 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:49:13am

re: #449 littleoldlady

Sorry to hear about that...I can think of better ways to ring in the New Year.

Mrs. Desert Dog and I used to go out every New Years and go dancing. This year, we are hosting a very large (too large) slumber party for our youngest. It started off as a few friends, but when the word got out, all of our friends took the opportunity to dump their lovely children at our house so they can go out! Oh well, the more the merrier...In less than 13 hours, our house will be invaded by 15 kids not of my loins...should make for an interesting evening (and morning, I would imagine!)

462 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:51:05am

re: #461 Desert Dog

Good luck with that.

463 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 4:54:09am

re: #462 fat bastard vegetarian

Luckily, they are all good kids. BUT, that many kids, all pizza-ed, sugared, video gamed up...I think I will regret saying "ok" to this endeavor.

464 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:06:39am

re: #463 Desert Dog

As long as you don't have to worry about cross-pollination.

465 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:07:42am

Here's a pretty detailed map of the Gaza Strip. Not a very large area is it?

466 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:12:04am

re: #464 fat bastard vegetarian

As long as you don't have to worry about cross-pollination.

Naaa, most of them are little boys 6-9 years old. My plan is to have the three older girls (13, 13 & 14) be the kid wranglers. While I enjoy some Chimay that I purchased yesterday at BevMo. I have never tried it, but some posters here highly recommend it!

We will have lots of fun activities for the kiddies...THEY will enjoy themselves, not sure about Mrs. Desert Dog though, she does not drink. This may be an opportunity to start though...ha ha

467 Irish Rose  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:15:39am

Good morning lizards, welcome to the last day of 2008!
I'm ready for a fresh start in a brand new year... how about you?

468 Irish Rose  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:17:35am

re: #461 Desert Dog

Sorry to hear about that...I can think of better ways to ring in the New Year.

Mrs. Desert Dog and I used to go out every New Years and go dancing. This year, we are hosting a very large (too large) slumber party for our youngest. It started off as a few friends, but when the word got out, all of our friends took the opportunity to dump their lovely children at our house so they can go out! Oh well, the more the merrier...In less than 13 hours, our house will be invaded by 15 kids not of my loins...should make for an interesting evening (and morning, I would imagine!)

Break out the sparkling grape juice!
/and the caffiene for you

469 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:17:45am

re: #467 Irish Rose

Happy New Year, Rose!

470 Crux Australis  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:20:06am

In 2009 already. Where did 2008 go?

471 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:20:12am

re: #468 Irish Rose

Break out the sparkling grape juice!
/and the caffiene for you

oh yes, we loaded up on Martinelli's and Sparkling Welches as well. It will be quite the extravaganza. We'll have movies, Rock Band & Guitar Hero, Wii...snacks, enough pizza to feed an army...I am dreading it only because I know these kids will outlast me...hopefully we will have a house in the morning.

472 Irish Rose  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:20:47am

re: #446 Desert Dog

So, what is everyone doing this evening? Parties? Stayin' Home?

A rowdy party, some expensive champagne, and some naughty fun with my fiance. ;).

473 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:21:01am

re: #467 Irish Rose

Happy New Year, Rose.

474 doriangrey  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:21:09am

Good morning Lizards...

475 Irish Rose  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:21:17am

re: #469 Sharmuta

Happy New Year, Rose!


Same to ya, Sharm ;).

476 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:21:23am

re: #472 Irish Rose

Nutin' Honey.

477 Irish Rose  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:21:54am

re: #473 fat bastard vegetarian

Happy New Year, Rose.

And to you, FBV. Cheers for a brand new year!

478 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:22:10am

Office Space is on In-Demand.

479 quickjustice  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:22:43am

re: #411 Ledger1

Hey, Caroline is tight with Pinch. 'Nuff said.

480 Sharmuta  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:24:06am

re: #478 fat bastard vegetarian

Office Space is on In-Demand.

[finger]

Youtube Video
481 doriangrey  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:24:10am

re: #478 fat bastard vegetarian

Office Space is on In-Demand.

I want my stapler back, of I dont get it back I'll burn the place to the ground...

482 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:27:38am

This is a very interesting view into Gaza from 2007...this guy does not seem as preachy as some of them...it shows the the infighting between Fatah & Hamas. The scenes about the rockets and level of hatred are disturbing. What I garner from this little snippet is that is one F*CKED up place...

Youtube Video
483 albusteve  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:29:12am

re: #425 Desert Dog

14 years is a long time in the NFL...he's a good coach, but the collapse this year was pretty bad...they were in first place every week this season, EXCEPT the last one... He's been 24-24 the last three years with ZERO playoff appearances...

I am a diehard Broncomaniac, so I hope they get someone who likes to play defense...that would be a pleasant change from the last 40 years.

Orange Crush!...Alzado, Foley, Gradishar...I remember those guys...whoa!

484 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:30:10am

re: #470 Crux Australis

Happy New Year to you!

485 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:31:45am

re: #483 albusteve

Oh ya...I've been cheering them on for as long as I remember. My family moved to Denver when I was 3 in 1966. For many years, they SUCKED bad. 1977 was the first taste of success...then, the Elway years...I miss those times, man I miss those times!

486 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:32:03am

re: #446 Desert Dog

Going to my sister's house for some Chinese food, we will bring the Wii Rock band so my girls and my nieces can play it. Then home and hopefully a kiss from my soldier at midnight!

487 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:33:56am

re: #486 ArmyWife

awww.

488 Shiplord Kirel  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:34:10am

To America's three national sows; Roseanne "Beast" Barr, Cynthia "Cynbat" McKinney, and Rosie "the welder" O'Donnell: May the year 2009 see your cats die, your vibrators short out, and your STDs run their inevitable course after you are reduced to turning tricks in the back-alleys of Tehran.

489 doriangrey  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:34:13am

re: #482 Desert Dog

This is a very interesting view into Gaza from 2007...this guy does not seem as preachy as some of them...it shows the the infighting between Fatah & Hamas. The scenes about the rockets and level of hatred are disturbing. What I garner from this little snippet is that is one F*CKED up place...


[Video]

Nothing that about 100 MOAB's couldn't fix...

Youtube Video

Now there's a happy thought... MOAB's for Hamas... ;)

490 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:35:17am

re: #488 Shiplord Kirel

Oh, not the cats.

491 Mike in Georgia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:36:06am

re: #488 Shiplord Kirel

They would starve to death.

492 Shiplord Kirel  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:36:42am

I remember reading that Gaza was regarded as a disgusting hellhole even in Roman times, the post to which drunken officers and misbehaving legionaries were assigned as punishment.

493 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:37:10am

ahhh, the theme song of the 101st Airborne, Screaming Eagles, HUWAAAH

494 rightside  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:37:26am

re: #474 doriangrey

Happy New Year dorian

495 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:37:33am

re: #491 Mike in Georgia

They would starve to death after the gays figured out they were chicks.

Just a little editing.

496 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:38:05am

re: #489 doriangrey
mornin Dorian, where's your cup?

497 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:38:32am

re: #488 Shiplord Kirel

The cats don't have to die, do they? Its not THEIR fault!

498 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:38:46am

re: #494 rightside
mornin rightside

499 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:39:24am

re: #488 Shiplord Kirel

To America's three national sows; Roseanne "Beast" Barr, Cynthia "Cynbat" McKinney, and Rosie "the welder" O'Donnell: May the year 2009 see your cats die, your vibrators short out, and your STDs run their inevitable course after you are reduced to turning tricks in the back-alleys of Tehran.

Or...We could force them to watch 8 hours of Married with Children, load them up with expressos and parachute them into Gaza...that would kill two birds with one stone...

500 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:39:30am

re: #497 ArmyWife

The cats don't have to die, do they? Its not THEIR fault!

re: #490 fat bastard vegetarian

Oh, not the cats.

The cats have been pardoned.

501 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:40:00am

re: #486 ArmyWife

Going to my sister's house for some Chinese food, we will bring the Wii Rock band so my girls and my nieces can play it. Then home and hopefully a kiss from my soldier at midnight!


a salute to your soldier!

502 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:40:00am

re: #500 fat bastard vegetarian

Good! I feel better now.

503 albusteve  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:40:27am

re: #485 Desert Dog

Oh ya...I've been cheering them on for as long as I remember. My family moved to Denver when I was 3 in 1966. For many years, they SUCKED bad. 1977 was the first taste of success...then, the Elway years...I miss those times, man I miss those times!

I lived in Denver from 74 to 80...loved it...78 Bronco Mania was a thing to behold...seems like they beat the Raiders on the road for the first time in deccades or whatever...they beat Bert Jones...they won close games...what a riot!

504 summergurl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:41:23am

Good Morning Lizards

It's a good day when I wake up knowing someone poked Dirty Harry in the eye and said "So there"...

Figure his head is still spinning and seeing red on Blago making a pick..

505 doriangrey  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:44:47am

re: #494 rightside

Happy New Year dorian

Morning rightside, and the best to you as well...

re: #496 apachegunner

mornin Dorian, where's your cup?

Right here gunner... Now if only I had some coffee in it... Oh well the baileys will have to do until hoops and his new coffee maker show up... ;)

506 Mike in Georgia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:44:49am

Oh, and a Happy New Year to everyone.

507 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:44:49am

Good morning y'all - from a chilly (43 degrees going up to 53 degrees, then down to 23 degrees tomorrow morning!) bright and sunny Charlotte!
I'mdoing ok and hope all y'all are doing the same!
And HAPPY, HEALTHY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR'S wishes to all of you!

508 rightside  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:45:14am

re: #498 apachegunner

morning gunner

509 doriangrey  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:46:12am

re: #503 albusteve

I lived in Denver from 74 to 80...loved it...78 Bronco Mania was a thing to behold...seems like they beat the Raiders on the road for the first time in deccades or whatever...they beat Bert Jones...they won close games...what a riot!

cough 52 - 21 cough... ;)

510 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:47:21am

Go ahead, hit me, but I'm starting to like Blago.

511 Shiplord Kirel  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:47:35am

re: #500 fat bastard vegetarian

The cats have been pardoned.

Ok, but now we have to keep them from committing suicide.

512 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:48:01am

re: #511 Shiplord Kirel

Ok, but now we have to keep them from committing suicide.

Hari Kitty?

513 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:49:04am

*big splash for dorian* and I added a bit of Gevalia too! re: #505 doriangrey

514 albusteve  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:49:15am

re: #509 doriangrey

cough 52 - 21 cough... ;)

well 77-78 team was pretty good...of cousre the got killed in the SB dy you know who...before that they used to hold hands in the huddles and people made fun of them bigtime...if any town deserved a winner back then it was Denver

515 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:49:46am

re: #510 Spare O'Lake

Go ahead, hit me, but I'm starting to like Blago.


it goes, the enemy of my enemy I think.

516 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:49:54am

re: #512 fat bastard vegetarian

Hari Kitty?

You are truly evil. ;D

517 Mike in Georgia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:50:19am

re: #510 Spare O'Lake

Well he is providing us with a lot of entertainment.

518 fat bastard vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:50:33am

re: #516 Spare O'Lake

I aim to please.

519 doriangrey  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:50:50am

re: #513 apachegunner

*big splash for dorian* and I added a bit of Gevalia too!

;)

520 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:56:55am

re: #509 doriangrey

cough 52 - 21 cough... ;)

Yes, that was a good game. Perhaps we can all watch the San Diego Chargers Super Bowl Victories dvd tonight...of course, it is a very short movie...

j/k

I hope the Chargers make it all the way. Beat the Colts and then...then, it will be harder...Pittsburgh or Tennessee...neither one is a good match for them...

521 HoosierHoops  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:59:52am

Good Morning and Happy new year Lizards..

522 A.W.  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 5:59:54am

Charles

Just to warn you, i had to hit reload 3 times to get this page up. Powerline went under with a denial of service attack yesterday, possibly over the isreal stuff. you would be an obvious target of that sort of thing, too, and so i am worried that this is happening. Or maybe you are just popular.

I think i heard hampsters screaming... (lol)

523 doriangrey  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:01:38am

Well off to the ole salt mine... Somebody has to pay for our uber corrupt congresses raiding of the treasury. I swear if the founding fathers could be brought back to life today, 90% of our congress critters would be swinging from lamp posts, it's a damn shame that we arent more like the founding fathers.

524 yochanan  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:02:08am

re: #510 Spare O'Lake

Go ahead, hit me, but I'm starting to like Blago.

CONSIDER YOUR SELF HIT
BUCK FLAGO

525 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:02:31am

Hey - are any of y'all having trouble raising LGF this morning?! I couldn't get in for about 10 minutes or so and I WAS IN (see post #507) and when I went to get new comments, got the spinning wheel of death!

526 doriangrey  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:03:05am

re: #521 HoosierHoops

Good Morning and Happy new year Lizards..

I see how you are becoming... Wait till I have to leave then show up all cheerful... Hell even realwest showed up before you this morning... Damn slacker... ;p

527 lifeofthemind  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:04:07am

Gets ready to put a fork in the year

528 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:04:08am

88 year old fights off nude intruder

Check out the "naked intruders" name...

529 doriangrey  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:04:12am

re: #525 realwest

Hey - are any of y'all having trouble raising LGF this morning?! I couldn't get in for about 10 minutes or so and I WAS IN (see post #507) and when I went to get new comments, got the spinning wheel of death!

Yea, had a couple of moments where nothing would load, looks like Charles or Stinky have dealt with it already though.

530 yochanan  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:04:16am

[Link: drybonesblog.blogspot.com...]
NOTHING REALLY CHANGES this is from 1975

531 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:04:47am

re: #522 A.W.
Hey A.W. - please see my #525! You're not the only one having problems!
And it's not LGF's popularity - there are less than 115 folks logged on and less than 2,000 visitors as I type this!

532 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:04:50am

Hi Lizards!

In Aussie-land, they're already into 2009, and here's a link to how they welcomed in the New Year in Sydney:
[Link: news.bbc.co.uk...]

You gotta hand it to the Aussies - they know how to do a spectacular fireworks display!

533 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:05:20am

re: #525 realwest

Hey - are any of y'all having trouble raising LGF this morning?! I couldn't get in for about 10 minutes or so and I WAS IN (see post #507) and when I went to get new comments, got the spinning wheel of death!

I felt the disturbance in the force as well...I thought it was my cable at first...

534 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:05:22am

re: #529 doriangrey
OK, please disregard my e-mail to you then!

535 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:06:23am

you bet, Sydney harbor is the place to bring in the NY, no doubt! re: #532 yma o hyd

Hi Lizards!

In Aussie-land, they're already into 2009, and here's a link to how they welcomed in the New Year in Sydney:
[Link: news.bbc.co.uk...]

You gotta hand it to the Aussies - they know how to do a spectacular fireworks display!

536 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:06:37am

re: #521 HoosierHoops
Hey Hoops - where ya been?! LOL!
See my #507!

537 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:06:43am

re: #525 realwest

Hey - are any of y'all having trouble raising LGF this morning?! I couldn't get in for about 10 minutes or so and I WAS IN (see post #507) and when I went to get new comments, got the spinning wheel of death!

Hi {rw}!
Yeah, had some difficulties logging on just now - but as always assumed it was my crappy broadband connection!

How are you on this last day of the year?

Its still perishing cold, grey and horrid here - and something came down from the grey sies - it couldn't decide if it was rain or snow ..

538 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:07:31am

re: #521 HoosierHoops
Hey Hoops!

539 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:07:56am

morning RW, good to see ya

540 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:08:27am
Youtube Video
541 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:09:04am

re: #537 yma o hyd

Hi {rw}!
Yeah, had some difficulties logging on just now - but as always assumed it was my crappy broadband connection!

How are you on this last day of the year?

Its still perishing cold, grey and horrid here - and something came down from the grey sies - it couldn't decide if it was rain or snow ..

PIMF - its the skies this stuff came down from ...

I think I need new glasses ... and new fingers ...

542 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:09:09am

re: #525 realwest

Hey! Somebody sent you an email yesterday. They axed "whur you be?" we said "we dunno?" then they said, "tell realwest I sent an email" so we said "ok" i'm telling you "somebody sent your an email yesterday". don't remember who.

543 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:09:30am

I'll be on the golf course this afternoon, great way to spend the end of 08.

544 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:09:55am

re: #543 apachegunner

I'll be on the golf course this afternoon, great way to spend the end of 08.

Unless you golf like me.

545 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:10:14am

Bad news for partiers in Dubai:

Dubai Cancels New Years Eve Extravaganza

Showing solidarity with their Palestinian "Brothers". Maybe they should have a talk with their "brothers" and tell them to pull their heads out before they get hammered.

546 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:10:36am

re: #532 yma o hyd
Hi {yma} - that's a nice fireworks display, ok. Very nice.
But if you want to see a magnificent fireworks display, you have to see Macy's fireworks display on the East River of New York City on the Fourth of July - more than 40 minutes long and just overwhelming!
How are ya and Happy New Year!

547 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:10:52am

re: #544 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Unless you golf like me.


haha, i'm the worst but am the champ beer drinker for 18

548 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:11:16am

re: #539 apachegunner
Good morning Guns! Happy New Year to you!

549 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:11:32am

In case you've missed this, I shall shamelessly re-post it:

Youtube Video

Its also in the spin-off links - Elder of Ziyon made it, and its my favourite video of the day!

550 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:11:47am

re: #548 realwest

Good morning Guns! Happy New Year to you!


and to your and yours my friend

551 nevergiveup  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:11:54am

re: #545 Desert Dog

Bad news for partiers in Dubai:

Dubai Cancels New Years Eve Extravaganza

Showing solidarity with their Palestinian "Brothers". Maybe they should have a talk with their "brothers" and tell them to pull their heads out before they get hammered.

Nah, let them keep their heads up their ass ands get hammered. You really can't teach some old dogs new tricks after all.

552 yochanan  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:12:00am

re: #540 FrogMarch

STAND TALL ISRAEL

553 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:13:29am

re: #547 apachegunner

I drive the cart. I am the worst golfer in history. I have a severe lack of the one most important thing that it takes to improve as a golfer. Discipline. Patience. Athleticism. Time. Ability to fail.

Did I say "one most important thing?"

554 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:14:36am

re: #545 Desert Dog

Bad news for partiers in Dubai:

Dubai Cancels New Years Eve Extravaganza

Showing solidarity with their Palestinian "Brothers". Maybe they should have a talk with their "brothers" and tell them to pull their heads out before they get hammered.

Dubai's celebrations were the best known internationally among a host of Arab events to be cancelled in solidarity with Palestinians caught up in the Hamas-Israeli fighting.

Once again, the Jordyptians are just innocent victims with no responsibility for their own plight.

555 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:15:16am

re: #553 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I drive the cart. I am the worst golfer in history. I have a severe lack of the one most important thing that it takes to improve as a golfer. Discipline. Patience. Athleticism. Time. Ability to fail.

Did I say "one most important thing?"


yeah, but do you love it?

556 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:15:53am

re: #546 realwest

Hi {yma} - that's a nice fireworks display, ok. Very nice.
But if you want to see a magnificent fireworks display, you have to see Macy's fireworks display on the East River of New York City on the Fourth of July - more than 40 minutes long and just overwhelming!
How are ya and Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you to, {rw}!

We're still cold - which means that the little vandals and hooligans are not out banging away with fireworks already. it upsets Madame Dog very much - but so far its amazingly quiet.

Made a bowl of pasta for her - it makes them relaxed and sleepy, so no hysterics when the fireworks really take off.

557 nevergiveup  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:16:41am

Spanish PM calls for Gaza truce
Published: 12.31.08, 15:39 / Israel News
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero called for "a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza" as soon as possible.

"We want to start 2009 without war, and want a ceasefire to be reached between Israel and Hamas in Gaza tomorrow," Zapatero said during a visit in southern Spain, urging both parties to "enter negotiations on a ceasefire and renew the Mideast peace process in order to put an end to the violence and bloodshed". (AFP)

What a jack-off

558 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:17:19am

re: #556 yma o hyd
does pasta really work? we have a sheltie who has fits during the fire works, really makes ya feel for the little baby.

559 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:17:43am

re: #554 MandyManners

Dubai's celebrations were the best known internationally among a host of Arab events to be cancelled in solidarity with Palestinians caught up in the Hamas-Israeli fighting.

Once again, the Jordyptians are just innocent victims with no responsibility for their own plight.

Yep, they were just minding their own biznezz when suddenly, the horned Devils from Israel started bombing them out of the blue for no apparent reason!

560 Sizzlack  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:18:09am

One of the best Dan Gillerman quotes I've ever heard...

"If you go to sleep with a rocket, don't be surprised if you don't wake up".

561 itellu3times  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:18:58am
Hey, babe, there ain't no easy way out!

This is one of two songs that makes KCBS/FM the oldie station that it is or as before it turned into Jack/FM. The other being, "Hold On Loosely" by Forty-Five Revolver, or something like that.

562 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:19:32am

re: #557 nevergiveup

Yep - I can't stand all these calls for Israel to curl up and die already.

They'd have a tiny bit more credibility if they'd tell Hamas to effen well stop firing rockets into Israel.
Oh - and he should do a deal with the Basque separatists. they bomb spain, don't they.
Why doesn't he give them their country's independence, heh?

563 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:19:38am

re: #553 Fat Bastard Vegetarian Hey FBV - Happy New Year - and hey, let's go bowling this NY's eve!
;')

564 nevergiveup  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:19:56am

re: #559 Desert Dog

Yep, they were just minding their own biznezz when suddenly, the horned Devils from Israel started bombing them out of the blue for no apparent reason!

On Fox now is the former Israeli UN Ambassador Gillman. he said if you lay down with missiles, don't be surprised if you wake up dead.

565 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:20:10am

Good morning lizards!

This is another reason why I'm glad I don't have PBS on my DirecTV...

For PBS's Margaret Warner, Israel-Gaza Apparently IS Rocket Science

For at least ten seconds there, it appeared Margaret Warner thought PBS stood for the Palestinian Broadcast Service.

On last night's NewsHour Ms. Warner, whilst interviewing Israel's Ambassador to the United States Sallai Meridor, posed one of the dumbest questions in the long, dumb history of broadcast journalism.

So banal was her query that there was for nearly five seconds the most pregnant of pauses, broken finally by Ambassador Meridor's bemused and chagrined response. Which Ms. Warner followed with another question of nearly equal asinine force.

566 Miss Trixie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:20:23am

re: #525 realwest

Hey - are any of y'all having trouble raising LGF this morning?! I couldn't get in for about 10 minutes or so and I WAS IN (see post #507) and when I went to get new comments, got the spinning wheel of death!

Yup. Also, I can't ding, quote, reply or see avatars because I keep being re-directed to the main page at every turn. Doesn't happen with my machine at home, however, and that's running Vista.

Happy New Year, luv. *smoochie-smooch*

*.. < }:)

567 lifeofthemind  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:20:49am

This was a posted a few hours ago on the Muqata blog:
1:25PM BREAKING Rockets landing in Israel are of Chinese manufacture, transported by Iran, via Egypt/Sinai through tunnels under the Rafiach crossing into Gaza. (Confirmed by Army spokesman)
Additionally rockets are packed with ball bearings that spread up to 100M from rocket strike.

568 nevergiveup  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:20:51am

re: #560 Sizzlack

One of the best Dan Gillerman quotes I've ever heard...

you beat me to it and probably quoted him more accurately than I did.

569 yochanan  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:21:05am
Youtube Video
570 itellu3times  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:21:10am

re: #545 Desert Dog

Dubai Cancels New Years Eve Extravaganza

Showing solidarity with their Palestinian "Brothers".

Sending all their fireworks to Gaza? Brilliant.

571 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:22:17am
572 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:23:13am

re: #558 apachegunner

does pasta really work? we have a sheltie who has fits during the fire works, really makes ya feel for the little baby.

Yes, it does - give it to her about two hours before the fireworks take off.
My late Big Dog was hysterical when they went off, every year. It was terrible, and having a 50-pound dog trying to roll up on your lap and hide udner your jumper is not relly an option!
He did amazingly well, once I started him on that - a few barks, and then he went back into his box.
I couldn't believe it, and wish I'd known about this earlier.

I mix tuna and tomato sauce in with it, they love the garlic!

573 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:24:21am

re: #566 Miss Trixie

{Miss Trixie} ! ! !

Love the new avatar! Too cute.

574 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:24:36am

re: #572 yma o hyd

Dog breath! Now with Garlic! I would have to give my dog a tic tac afterwards!

575 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:25:01am

Is the Gaza war really that difficult to understand. Hamas broke the ceasefire. Hamas calls for Israel's destruction, and then takes actions in furtherance of that goal.

Israel responds.

And yet, the media seems to want to find fault with Israel's response. How... typical.

576 itellu3times  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:26:35am

re: #565 NJDhockeyfan

For PBS's Margaret Warner, Israel-Gaza Apparently IS Rocket Science

Yeah but her question is no dumber than the answer.

"All they have to do is stop," says the ambassador, like a parent with a spoiled child.

No.

Israel must DEMAND that the rockets stop, AND that Hamas turn over the guilty, AND a partridge in a pear tree. After heavy seven-party negotiations, they can give up the pear tree.

[shakes head sadly]

577 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:26:40am

re: #566 {Miss Trixie}
Hey there gorgeous! Well it seems ok now on my only computer - also a VISTA - I think there was just a blip in the force!
*smoooches* back to you and Happy New Year to you, too!

578 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:27:25am

Things that make you go Hmmm...

Fox just ran a report on the freedom of non-Christian presidents to structure their inauguration any way they like using any "book" they want.

Why now, I wonder?

579 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:27:53am

re: #567 lifeofthemind

This was a posted a few hours ago on the Muqata blog:
1:25PM BREAKING Rockets landing in Israel are of Chinese manufacture, transported by Iran, via Egypt/Sinai through tunnels under the Rafiach crossing into Gaza. (Confirmed by Army spokesman)
Additionally rockets are packed with ball bearings that spread up to 100M from rocket strike.

Nice.

Puts the direct lie to what that spokesperson said yesterday onone of your TV stations, namely that these rockets, home-made, have no explosive heads.
And now we know why the Chinese are giving Hamas financial help ... its a scam, they just provide the 'help' in the form of rockets ...

580 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:28:01am

Morning Real!

Ready for a rocky 2009?

581 itellu3times  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:28:33am

re: #578 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

Things that make you go Hmmm...

Fox just ran a report on the freedom of non-Christian presidents to structure their inauguration any way they like using any "book" they want.

Why now, I wonder?

I think Obama is planning to use some book that has on the cover, "Don't Panic!"

582 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:30:00am

re: #567 lifeofthemind
Good morning and Happy New Year to you!
Uh, while that comment quote was of more than passing interest because of the Chinese/Iranian connection, I found this to be LOATHSOME and DESPICABLE: "rockets are packed with ball bearings that spread up to 100M from rocket strike."
YOu don't fire rockets like that - guided or unguided -without INTENDING to kill as many people as possible. And since they are unguided, there is no mask behind which Hamas can hide - they are deliberately MURDERING Israeli civilians.
I hope the IDF wipes 'em out.

583 lifeofthemind  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:30:05am

re: #565 NJDhockeyfan

Good morning lizards!

This is another reason why I'm glad I don't have PBS on my DirecTV...

For PBS's Margaret Warner, Israel-Gaza Apparently IS Rocket Science

I saw the NewsHour and wanted to hurt the TV. Even worse though was the World Focus program where anchor Martin Savidge interviewed their Palestinian-American Producer. Guess they get a point for honestly admitting that.

584 Irish Rose  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:31:10am

I'm sure that you'll all have a grand party here at LGF tonight. I won't be online at all today or this evening, as I'm busy with family... so I'd like to wish you all a very happy New Years!

LGF has been such a blessing to me over this last year, in so many ways. It's always a source of information, inspiration and enlightenment, of course... but this blog community has also been my constant companion through some long, lonely evenings and some very dark and difficult times. I know that I'm not alone in this sentiment.

I've been blessed on a personal level as well, by those who have bucked up my spirits in email... and some wonderful, generous lizards who helped this proud Marine mom get through her sons' first deployment - you know who you are. Please know that I will never forget your kindhearted generosity, and will always be grateful.

Most of all I thank our good friend and very generous host, Charles Johnson... a man who has more decency and integrity in his right pinky than most men are able to assume over an entire lifetime. LGF is simply without equal, and I thank him for his willingness to host this incredible blog community... and for putting up with all of the headaches and heartaches that go along with the job.

You rock, Charles :).

An LGF toast for the new year:
May 2009 find us all happy, healthy, prosperous and free... in good spirits with old friendships renewed, and ALL friendships strengthened.

Cheers!

Rose

585 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:31:19am

re: #581 itellu3times

Hey, I resemble that remark! /

Youtube Video
586 bloodnok  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:31:35am

Happy New Year everyone! I don't know why I decided to work today -I was enjoying my vacation so much. They're not even closing the stock market early dangitall. Oh well.

587 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:31:49am

re: #574 Desert Dog

Dog breath! Now with Garlic! I would have to give my dog a tic tac afterwards!

Oddly enough, their breath doesn't smell of garlic, even if they eat comparatively huge amounts.
I used to lace the liver cake with it - for their training. Gawd, they were soo attentive!
Never smelled of it, they didn't.

588 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:32:24am

re: #542 Fat Bastard Vegetarian ROFLMAO! Is that for real?! Somebody asked that in those, uh, "words"?!

589 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:33:01am

re: #584 Irish Rose

Cheers, {Rose}!

590 Hard Right  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:34:46am

re: #575 lawhawk

Is the Gaza war really that difficult to understand. Hamas broke the ceasefire. Hamas calls for Israel's destruction, and then takes actions in furtherance of that goal.

Israel responds.

And yet, the media seems to want to find fault with Israel's response. How... typical.

Of course. The poor palis are victims while Israel is evil. You know how upside down the left is. Evil is good and good is evil.

591 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:34:49am

re: #573 redstateredneck
Hey there {red} good morning and Happy New Year to you and yours!

592 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:35:08am
593 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:35:27am

re: #584 Irish Rose

Happy New Year to you, {Irish Rose}, and to all your family.

Thanks for expressing my sentiments in regard to this blog, its owner, and the Lizard Nation, so much better than I ever would have been able to!

594 lifeofthemind  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:35:31am

BTW, the dog that was injured by a rocket died. Maybe that will get the English to side with Israel. They are famous for liking their dogs more than their children.

/Hopes yma o hyd is feeling particularly Welsh today.

595 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:35:49am

Happy last day of the year, everybody.

596 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:36:13am

re: #591 realwest

Hey there {red} good morning and Happy New Year to you and yours!

Happy New Year back atcha!

597 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:36:33am

re: #578 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Hi LT - uh, how many "Non-Christian" Presidents y'all figure we've had over the years?!
Oh and Happy New Year to you!

598 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:36:40am

re: #588 realwest

No, RW-FBV was kidding. lol said she sent you an email, and was worried at no reply. FBV was trying to follow my 'If anyone sees RW request" after lol left...And now I'm out-keep dozing at the controls-don't want to crash this PC. L8rs, Lizard Nation...

599 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:38:08am

re: #580 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Hey LT - no I'm not ready for a rocky 2009, but I expect it to be rocky, just not much that I can do about it.

600 BaseballMom57  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:38:44am

Okay - this is HILARIOUS. This poor little old lady grabbed an intruder by his testicles...watch the whole story and take special note of the intruders NAME. I spewed coffee...
Video

601 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:38:55am

re: #594 lifeofthemind

BTW, the dog that was injured by a rocket died. Maybe that will get the English to side with Israel. They are famous for liking their dogs more than their children.

/Hopes yma o hyd is feeling particularly Welsh today.

I am indeed - we're looking forward to our own Welsh celebrations, and the traditional Welsh rugby derby is under way as well ...

Beat that, England!

602 summergurl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:39:13am

re: #556 yma o hyd

Happy New Year to you to, {rw}!

We're still cold - which means that the little vandals and hooligans are not out banging away with fireworks already. it upsets Madame Dog very much - but so far its amazingly quiet.

Made a bowl of pasta for her - it makes them relaxed and sleepy, so no hysterics when the fireworks really take off.

really? I need to make our little dog some - she goes bonkers...

603 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:39:18am
604 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:39:33am

re: #597 realwest

Hi LT - uh, how many "Non-Christian" Presidents y'all figure we've had over the years?!
Oh and Happy New Year to you!

Back at you, my friend!

You know, I never gave a crap about the religion of anyone running for or serving as POTUS.

I just have a sneaking fear Obama is a stealth Muslim who will revert the day he takes office *surprise!*. And that bugs the hell out of me.

605 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:39:42am

re: #584 Irish Rose
Cheers to you too Rose! And a Happy New Year for you and yours!

606 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:39:50am

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO {EVERYONE} FROM DOWN UNDER!

607 Hard Right  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:40:15am

re: #606 aussiemagpie

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO {EVERYONE} FROM DOWN UNDER!

Down under what? ;)
///

608 apachegunner  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:41:01am

re: #600 BaseballMom57
had to be a DICK

609 reine.de.tout  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:41:07am

re: #606 aussiemagpie

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO {EVERYONE} FROM DOWN UNDER!

Happy New Year to you, aussie!

And good morning, everyone else! Haven' scrolled thru, don't know who's here yet.

610 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:41:38am

re: #592 Iron Fist
Hey Fist! Happy New Year to you and yours!

611 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:41:44am

A little extra-dry witty sarcasm from VHD...

Life at the NEW Animal Farm...

612 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:42:28am

re: #600 BaseballMom57

Okay - this is HILARIOUS. This poor little old lady grabbed an intruder by his testicles...watch the whole story and take special note of the intruders NAME. I spewed coffee...
Video

Michael Dick?

O.M.G.

613 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:43:00am

re: #598 Pietr
Huh, littleoldlady sent me an e-mail WHEN?!
Oh and Happy New Year to you too!

614 summergurl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:43:01am

re: #609 reine.de.tout

Morning Reine!

615 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:43:02am

re: #602 summergurl

really? I need to make our little dog some - she goes bonkers...

It really works - it worked for my late Big Dog, who was a Border Collie. they are extremely sensitive to noise, and I think he must have been especially traumatised in his early years, before he came to us.
Give it to your little dog - usual food portion size - at least two hours before the fireworks start.

616 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:43:15am

re: #606 aussiemagpie

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO {EVERYONE} FROM DOWN UNDER!

{Aussie}!
How is 2009 so far?

617 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:43:52am

re: #607 Hard Right

Down under what? ;)
///

The weight of the earth which we're holding up so you won't tip over :-)

618 DeafDog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:44:02am

re: #581 itellu3times

I think Obama is planning to use some book that has on the cover, "Don't Panic!"

...and in 4 years he'll say, "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

619 summergurl  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:44:02am

re: #615 yma o hyd

It really works - it worked for my late Big Dog, who was a Border Collie. they are extremely sensitive to noise, and I think he must have been especially traumatised in his early years, before he came to us.
Give it to your little dog - usual food portion size - at least two hours before the fireworks start.


Does it work on husbands too?

Just joking---

//kind of

620 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:44:21am

re: #600 BaseballMom57

Okay - this is HILARIOUS. This poor little old lady grabbed an intruder by his testicles...watch the whole story and take special note of the intruders NAME. I spewed coffee...
Video

Good safety tips too.

621 Miss Trixie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:45:08am

{redstateskank}

{Miss Trixie} ! ! !

Love the new avatar! Too cute.

Ain't it though? :D

Happy New Year, toots!

622 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:45:22am

re: #609 reine.de.tout

Happy New Year to you, aussie!

And good morning, everyone else! Haven' scrolled thru, don't know who's here yet.

Hello Reine, and enjoy your NYE celebrations tonight!

623 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:45:27am

re: #581 itellu3times

Perhaps he is planning on a diverse and inclusive event where he will use multiple books so as not to offend anyone. He can swear on them in alphabetical order.

624 Hard Right  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:45:32am

re: #617 aussiemagpie

The weight of the earth which we're holding up so you won't tip over :-)

Ohhh. Much obliged and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

625 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:46:29am

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone,
i'm so looking forward to the coming yr.
and remember, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going."
i know it's corny but it's such a good motto.
one libs don't know much abt .
:D

626 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:46:34am

re: #606 aussiemagpie

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO {EVERYONE} FROM DOWN UNDER!

Happy New year to you, {aussiemagpie}!

Have seen the brilliant, outstanding fireworks from Sydney Harbour - wow, you lot really know how to see in the NEw Year!

627 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:46:57am

need to go get more coffee - brb

628 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:47:02am

re: #616 redstateredneck

{Aussie}!
How is 2009 so far?

Hi {redstateredneck} and nothing's changed... :-)

629 reine.de.tout  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:47:29am

Until the newbie gets here with the coffee, here's how I'm drinking mine, new pot on the stove for everyone else.

630 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:47:30am

re: #603 Iron FistOn behalf of me and my Mom, thank you Fist! And yeah, I be over this year too!
Just think what a crappy different year 2009 will be! Really gives ya something to have nightmares about, doesn't it?! LOL!

631 BaseballMom57  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:48:03am

re: #612 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)

Michael Dick?

O.M.G.

Yeah - I can just imagine what the conversations were at the cop shop when the arresting officer came in. I bet he could hardly keep a straight face when the guy told him his name...

632 nevergiveup  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:48:07am

I am starting to get the uncomfortable feeling that this Gaza War is starting to look all to much like Lebanon 06. The problem seems to be that just as in 06, nobody is really in charge in Israel. The Prime Minister is a lame duck, facing indictment, has negligible military experience, and is held in low esteem by the military establishment. The Defense Minister and the Foreign Minister both have political ambitions that cloud their judgment. We ain't dealing with Ben Gurion, Golda, and Dyan here?

633 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:48:08am

re: #619 summergurl

Does it work on husbands too?

Just joking---

//kind of

Dunno about that ;-)

Mind - doctors think it does help insomniacs to sleep better if they have pasta for their evening meal ...

634 Pietr  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:48:15am

re: #613 realwest

re: #405 littleoldlady

Guys,

Is everything okay with realwest?

/not at all like him not to respond to an email...


Happy New Year back, RW...

635 reine.de.tout  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:48:41am

re: #630 realwest

On behalf of me and my Mom, thank you Fist! And yeah, I be over this year too!
Just think what a crappy different year 2009 will be! Really gives ya something to have nightmares about, doesn't it?! LOL!

Good morning, Realwest!

Now, think positive! 2009 may end up being a really good year!

636 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:48:51am

re: #604 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Nah, Obama isn't a Muslim - they wouldn't take him!Fox was just covering all bases with that report!

637 bloodnok  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:49:02am

re: #625 nyc redneck

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone,
i'm so looking forward to the coming yr.
and remember, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going."
i know it's corny but it's such a good motto.
one libs don't know much abt .
:D

You too!

This year was exhausting. I don't think I have ever been as consistently angry at current events as I have been this year.

Here's to less interesting times in 2009

638 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:49:25am

Chrissy Matthews wins "Quote of the Year" award for his tingle.

639 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:49:34am

Palestinians rush into Egypt after border blasts

Tens of thousands of Palestinians swept into Egypt after Hamas militants blew holes in Israeli-built border defences that had kept them penned inside the crowded Gaza Strip.

With Egypt showing no appetite to restore order immediately, Israel's decades-old control of goods and people reaching Gaza was brought to an end the instant explosive charges punched eight holes in the concrete and steel frontier.

It immediately relieved pressure from the recent blockade imposed by Israel on Gaza to try to stop Palestinian militants firing rockets across the perimeter fence into the Jewish state.

And it raised the very real threat of Palestinian militants ramping up arms smuggling into Gaza from Egypt to increase attacks on Israel.

640 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:50:03am

re: #629 reine.de.tout

Until the newbie gets here with the coffee, here's how I'm drinking mine, new pot on the stove for everyone else.

Hiya, {reine} - I know that feeling ...
Mind - its a bit harsh on all those white shirts/blouses ...

641 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:50:44am

re: #606 aussiemagpie
Hey there Lil Roo' - Happy New Year to you, too - we got to see the fireworks down under (video upthread somewhere) and y'all seem to have had a GREAT New Years' Eve!
*smoooches* and hugs to ya and Happy New Year!

642 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:51:10am

re: #624 Hard Right

Ohhh. Much obliged and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thanks, and best wishes for the New Year to you too :-)

643 reine.de.tout  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:51:21am

re: #640 yma o hyd

Hiya, {reine} - I know that feeling ...
Mind - its a bit harsh on all those white shirts/blouses ...

HA!
Yes, but some mornings, it just has to be done!

644 HoosierHoops  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:51:42am

Ok I'm back..
Happy New year everybody! Is anybody besides Aussie going to have a wild and crazy party tonight?

645 BaseballMom57  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:51:55am

Off to work - I'll most definitely be onsite this evening (unless my ISP jacks up, as it has been doing in the past 24 hours...)

Happy New Year to all Lizards, Great and Small. God Bless America.

646 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:52:02am

re: #636 realwest

Nah, Obama isn't a Muslim - they wouldn't take him!Fox was just covering all bases with that report!

Uh-huh...

We'll find out soon enough.

647 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:52:03am

Happy New Year to you all!

May your 2009 be better than your 2008 and may you and your family enjoy good health and prosperity throughout!

648 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:52:29am

re: #637 bloodnok

You too!

This year was exhausting. I don't think I have ever been as consistently angry at current events as I have been this year.

Here's to less interesting times in 2009

hey bloodnok,
i think they are going to be more interesting.
whoa. i don't even want to imagine in it yet.
(i'm trying to be optimistic tho.)

649 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:53:22am

re: #621 Miss Trixie
Hey gorgeous - your avatar has a dog saying "I've been a very good boy" - well I know you ain't a boy, but do ya mean that "Lil Miss" is a boy?! No wonder Lil Miss gets picked on by all the male dogs up by you! LOL!

650 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:54:23am

re: #632 nevergiveup

I am starting to get the uncomfortable feeling that this Gaza War is starting to look all to much like Lebanon 06. The problem seems to be that just as in 06, nobody is really in charge in Israel. The Prime Minister is a lame duck, facing indictment, has negligible military experience, and is held in low esteem by the military establishment. The Defense Minister and the Foreign Minister both have political ambitions that cloud their judgment. We ain't dealing with Ben Gurion, Golda, and Dyan here?

No, we are inded not, more's the pity.
However - that kerfuffle about truce or no truce yesterday was all done by the lefties in Israel, and greedily picked up by the worlds FMSM.

I think the IDF top brass has things under control, and their anger was coming through loud and clear in their statements yesterday, that they would not agree to a truce proposition by the politicians.
(It was on Jerusalme Post, iirc.)

So - lets not fall in line with the world 'leaders' who are trying to talk Israel into giving up, and who conveniently overlook the fact that Hamas has said it would not agree to a truce anyway.

651 razorbacker  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:54:33am

'Morning folks,

I ran across this yesterday, and I must say that it explains a lot. 'Cause you see, I've been thinking a lot lately.

TOO much thinking could make you FAT, according to a new study.

So, there you go. It isn't those steaks, chops, or cookies. It's all that thinking.

652 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:54:40am

re: #632 nevergiveup

I am starting to get the uncomfortable feeling that this Gaza War is starting to look all to much like Lebanon 06. The problem seems to be that just as in 06, nobody is really in charge in Israel. The Prime Minister is a lame duck, facing indictment, has negligible military experience, and is held in low esteem by the military establishment. The Defense Minister and the Foreign Minister both have political ambitions that cloud their judgment. We ain't dealing with Ben Gurion, Golda, and Dyan here?

They're spinning in their graves.

653 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:54:52am

re: #629 reine.de.tout

Until the newbie gets here with the coffee, here's how I'm drinking mine, new pot on the stove for everyone else.

You should try this method instead, it will save you greatly with dry cleaning.

654 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:54:58am

re: #644 HoosierHoops

Ok I'm back..
Happy New year everybody! Is anybody besides Aussie going to have a wild and crazy party tonight?

We're getting wild and crazy at home. I banished my 18 year old, so I have room for my guests to spend the night. Wouldn't want anyone drinking and driving.

655 ryannon  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:55:02am

Watch the 15-second film and send your message of support to the people of Sderot:

[Link: sderot.aish.com...]

656 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:55:21am

re: #611 Desert Dog

A little extra-dry witty sarcasm from VHD...

Life at the NEW Animal Farm...

some favorites:

Indeed, almost supernaturally crises will be solved with the departure of the hated Bush: no more flooding streets from cracked water mains that were a result of a President’s neglect of infrastructure, and no more spontaneous crashes of Mississippi River bridges due to diversions of critical federal aid from cash-strapped states to Iraq. And when the temperatures rise or drop, the wind howls, the clouds burst forth or go away, the snow melts or piles up, it will be, well, nature that caused the havoc, not the current occupant of the White House who failed to sign Kyoto.

&

So all that will change for now will be the sudden absence of shrill complaints that we live in an America without a Constitution. Static, same-old, same-old government policy will, of course, be said to have altered radically (”hoped and changed”), but it will also be refashioned in the media as “sober” and “judicious”, as the administration moves “in circumspect fashion” to probe and explore “complex” and often “paradoxical” matters of national security that “indeed at the end of the day have no easy answers”.

657 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:55:23am

re: #625 nyc redneck
Hey there {nyc redneck} hope you have a great New Year - y'all going to Times Square tonight or do you have more sense than that?!?
And the REAL saying is "When the going gets tough, the tough get the hell outta there!"
:)

658 monkeytime  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:55:33am

Good morning and Happy New Years Eve to all 2008'ers and countin.

659 nevergiveup  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:55:48am

I am off today but I am sitting in my office because the heating in the building is not working correctly and PSEG is here. I guess it wasn't a good sign that when the repair guy heard I had a HydroPulse, he moaned and rolled his eyes?

660 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:56:44am
Madness of King George Award
"When somebody asks you, sir, about the cooked books and faked threats you foisted on a sincere and frightened nation; when somebody asks you, sir, about your gallant, noble, self-abnegating sacrifice of your golf game so as to soothe the families of the war dead; this advice, Mr. Bush: Shut the hell up! Good night and good luck." — MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann in a "Special Comment" on Countdown, May 14.

at least he stopped playing golf. Just sayin'

661 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:56:58am

re: #629 reine.de.tout
Hey there reine! Now that's no way for a lady to drink her coffee - y'all gotta put cream and sugar in it first! LOL!
Happy New Year to you and yours!

662 HoosierHoops  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:57:19am

re: #654 redstateredneck

We're getting wild and crazy at home. I banished my 18 year old, so I have room for my guests to spend the night. Wouldn't want anyone drinking and driving.

sounds like fun..We are staying home also..

663 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:58:13am

re: #651 razorbacker

I ran across this yesterday, and I must say that it explains a lot. 'Cause you see, I've been thinking a lot lately.


I knew there was an explanation!

664 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:58:31am

re: #611 Desert Dog

A little extra-dry witty sarcasm from VHD...

Life at the NEW Animal Farm...

He (sadly) predicts the same inept corruptocrats to keep their jobs as watch-fox at the hen house door.

Expect much of the same on the economic front. For all the campaign hysteria about greedy Bushites who destroyed the economy, Obama realizes that in fact the seeds of the current financial weeds were sown years ago, and watered and fertilized by an array of both Democratic and Republican facilitators in Congress and hacks in government-affiliated mortgage sinecures. So expect the bailouts to continue. We will see Wall Street in about 24 hours after January 20 transmogrified from Gordon Gecko’s habitat into a sort of the old Robert Rubin/Warren Buffet-like necessary institution about which a Sen. Schumer or Chris Dodd can offer invaluable advice and consultation.

665 nevergiveup  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:58:50am

re: #650 yma o hyd

Fall in line? I want to crush Hamas like matza under a tank.

666 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:59:03am

re: #651 razorbacker

This certainly explains much in my life right now. Glad you posted it because I've had some spreading occur on my backside that I was going to nip in the bud come January 1. I am much relieved to discover I just need to stop thinking rather than get off said backside and run. WHEW!

667 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:59:08am

Good Morning from ground zero of ethical politics, Illinois.
Blago appointee, Roland Burris is a wordsmith. At yesterdays press conference he said, "I am not a tool of the Governor. I am a tool of the people of Illinois." Hey, he's still a tool, but you know...

668 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:59:11am

re: #660 ArmyWife

That bastard really said that? Oh, my goodness. What's he said about CBBHO hangin' 10 in Hawaii while Israel is kicking Arab ass?

669 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:59:39am

Good morning all, and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to to all the lizards down under -- it's already tomorrow there!

670 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 6:59:51am

re: #626 yma o hyd

Happy New year to you, {aussiemagpie}!

Have seen the brilliant, outstanding fireworks from Sydney Harbour - wow, you lot really know how to see in the NEw Year!

Hello, and Happy New Year! The fireworks were brilliant tonight and the weather was perfect!

2009 - bring on the Rugby, and the Ashes :-)

671 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:00:10am
672 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:00:31am

re: #665 nevergiveup

Fall in line? I want to crush Hamas like matza under a tank.

Like Rachel Corrie under a Caterpillar?

673 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:01:10am

re: #662 HoosierHoops

sounds like fun..We are staying home also..

A drunk adult pajama party. It has it's possibilities.
/jk
;-)

674 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:01:11am

re: #660 ArmyWife

How will Olberass get through his days after Jan 20th? I know he'll have the lingering effects of BDS for a while...but, there will come a time when he will have to come up with a new spiel. I will hold not my breath and wait for him to be critical of his savior though as I am certain any and every problem that comes up over the next 4 years will be tied, somehow, to Bush.

675 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:01:37am

re: #668 MandyManners

Now Mandy. Just stop picking on him and give him a chance!

/anyone else notice this is the new mantra? Stop picking on his thug clothes and give him a chance! Stop picking on his stupid statements and give him a chance!

676 Joseph  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:01:42am

Speaking of Tom Petty, what about:
"No, you don't have to live like a refugee..."?

677 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:02:53am

re: #639 NJDhockeyfan

Hm.
I've found nothing about this on ynet, or the Jerusalem Post, nor on the various blogs.

678 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:03:23am

re: #641 realwest

Hey there Lil Roo' - Happy New Year to you, too - we got to see the fireworks down under (video upthread somewhere) and y'all seem to have had a GREAT New Years' Eve!
*smoooches* and hugs to ya and Happy New Year!

*Smooch* x 100 for you {realwest} and Happy New Year to you and your dear Mum :-)

LOL! We had a quiet night in being old fuddy duddies!

679 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:03:29am

Good Morning Lizards...

What Would a Proportionate Response Look Like?

“If someone was sending rockets on my house where my daughters were sleeping at night, I would do everything to stop it, and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.” – President-elect Barack Obama

Now that Hamas’s long war against Israel is matched with a short war in Gaza, protests are erupting everywhere from the blogosphere and Arab capitals to the United Nations, and they began on the very first day. Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald calls the Israeli retaliation to more than a year of rocket attacks a “massively disproportionate response.” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay “strongly condemned Israel’s disproportionate use of force.” The Israeli counterattack is, indeed, disproportionate, but it could hardly be otherwise. “At last count,” J.G. Thayer wrote, “one Israeli and two Palestinians (sisters, ages 13 and 5) died from rocket attacks. So a proportionate response, one presumes, would have required Israel to kill a single Palestinian and two of its own citizens.”

There were, I suppose, other “proportionate” responses available aside from killing one Palestinian and two Israelis. The Israel Defense Forces might have launched thousands of air strikes against targets in Gaza to match the thousands of Qassam rockets fired at the cities of Sderot and Ashkelon. It’s unlikely, however, that this is what Israel’s critics have in mind.

680 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:03:35am

re: #634 Pietr
Thank Pietr - don't know to whom she sent that e-mail but it didn't come to me!
I just e-mailed her!

681 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:03:48am

re: #670 aussiemagpie

Hello, and Happy New Year! The fireworks were brilliant tonight and the weather was perfect!

2009 - bring on the Rugby, and the Ashes :-)

Happy New Year Aussie! I saw the pix from Sydney Harbour, absolutely stunning [almost as nice as the fireworks over the East River in NYC on July 4 -- just kiddin']. Hope your not too hung over, and I wish I could celebrate a New Year someplace where it is summer ...

682 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:03:58am
Israeli airstrikes have pounded the territory since Saturday in an effort to halt the firing of rockets into southern Israel, with more than 390 Palestinians killed, according to Palestinian medical sources. They said 1,900 people are wounded, including 400 women and children.

Israeli sources say four Israelis have been killed by Palestinian rocket fire.

Not fair response ... bull
That is only because the Palestinians can not aim and have no technology. Not to mention they hide their faces in rags as they fire off their POS rockets.
They would have loved to kill hundreds of Israelis given a chance - or the skill to do so.

683 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:04:11am

re: #657 realwest

Hey there {nyc redneck} hope you have a great New Year - y'all going to Times Square tonight or do you have more sense than that?!?
And the REAL saying is "When the going gets tough, the tough get the hell outta there!"
:)

happy new year {real},
no i'm not going to times square tonight. been there, done that. lol
i'm usually a stay at home person on the last evening of the year.
tho once it was 70 degrees here on new years eve. everyone was out running around. wow, i had on a strapless black velvet dress and a blond mink stole. LOL
did you live then?

684 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:04:45am

re: #678 aussiemagpie

HAPPY NEW YEAR AUSSIE!

I just thought of you when they showed the Sydney Harbor festivities!

685 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:05:56am

re: #665 nevergiveup

Fall in line? I want to crush Hamas like matza under a tank.

Heh.
Join the queue!

Oddly enough, I have a better 'feeling' for the success of this operation than I did during the Lebanon War in 2006.

686 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:06:02am

re: #635 reine.de.tout
Uh, ok {reine} I've thought about and am positive that the New Year will be as crappy, if not crappier than last year!
LOL!
But I sure hope I'm wrong about that!

687 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:06:28am

re: #682 LindaMarie

Not fair response ... bull
That is only because the Palestinians can not aim and have no technology. Not to mention they hide their faces in rags as they fire off their POS rockets.
They would have loved to kill hundreds of Israelis given a chance - or the skill to do so.

Why is it that at this point, I can't even muster sympathy for the Pali civies? Is my heart hardening?

688 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:07:36am

re: #686 realwest

Uh, ok {reine} I've thought about and am positive that the New Year will be as crappy, if not crappier than last year!
LOL!
But I sure hope I'm wrong about that!

Hey Real!

C'mon -- you're an optimist at heart, arentcha?

689 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:09:05am

re: #665 nevergiveup

Fall in line? I want to crush Hamas like matza under a tank.

happy new year nevergiveup,
don'tgiveup. i'm feeling positive abt. a good crushing.

690 _RememberTonyC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:09:40am

Good morning Lizard Nation from snowy Connecticut. Here's a good op-ed piece in the NY Post about the UK and Dinnerjackass:

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

Happy New Year ... hopefully hamas in gaza will not be allowed to celebrate.

691 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:09:58am

re: #670 aussiemagpie

Hello, and Happy New Year! The fireworks were brilliant tonight and the weather was perfect!

2009 - bring on the Rugby, and the Ashes :-)

Couldn't agree more!

Six weeks or so to the Kick-Off of the Six Nations ... knowing Gatland, he's not resting on his laurels. And knowing Shaun Edwards by now, he'll not let anybody rest anywhere! He told the players that he regards any try they let through as a personal insult. Last season, they let only two - TWO! - tries in, during all six matches.

I'm getting quite fidgety already, just thinking about this ...

692 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:10:29am

re: #687 Gang of One

Why is it that at this point, I can't even muster sympathy for the Pali civies? Is my heart hardening?

It is stories like two sisters in gaza being killed in their sleep during an Israeli strike.
Read further & what killed them was a collapsing wall of a Mosque next door full of Hamas Gunman taking out by a strike.
It is really hard to avoid civilian casualties, but I know that Israel like the U.S tries

693 CapeCoddah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:10:43am

Good Morning Everyone! Happy New Year Aussie! Hope everyone is well this morning. Just settling in with the beginnings of a snowstorm, looks like we may get more than a foot. Yay/!

694 Joseph  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:11:03am

Last night I saw a group of 5 PaliNazis, terror-scarves and poster and all on the NYC subway. First thought was, "Geez, that's scary!"

2nd Thought: "T-A-R-G-E-T R-I-C-H E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T"

695 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:11:44am

re: #687 Gang of One

Why is it that at this point, I can't even muster sympathy for the Pali civies? Is my heart hardening?

I bet that when you see innocents hurt or killed anywhere, it effects you...it should, that is normal. I look at the pictures and images coming from Gaza and I think what a tragedy. I feel for many of the people that die (not all of them), but the emotion that gets most of my attention is anger. Anger at the bastards in Gaza that are causing all of this nonsense. Anger at the Palestinian people for "electing" those animals. Anger at the "international community" for keeping this charade of human debris alive for so many years. Anger at the Arabs for not taking chance after chance after chance to solve this problem.

What is it about that little track of land that makes everyone so angry?

696 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:12:23am

Photo of one of the smuggling tunnels hit by IAF airstrikes.

It's in Rafah and it doesn't look like it's completely out of commission. A smoking hole in the ground would be better. Also, note how the terrorists are attempting to camouflage the tunnels - with tarps.

697 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:12:56am

re: #647 Desert Dog
Thank you Desert Dog - and a Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to you and yours, too!

698 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:13:30am

re: #692 opnion

Most civilized nations do try - but war is ugly and collateral damage can't be completely avoided. The lefties want it to be neat - like a video game. It isn't, it never was and it never will be. This is why countries (civilized ones) don't wage war at the drop of a hat. They wait until there are simply no options left.

699 CapeCoddah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:13:44am

"What is it about that little track of land that makes everyone so angry?"


These people will not rest until they have taken every inch of land from Israel. The original derangement syndrome.

700 _RememberTonyC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:13:59am

re: #695 Desert Dog

read Brigitte Gabriel's newest book and the answer will be obvious:

I-S-L-A-M

So ... if iran ever attacks isreal with a nuke, mecca and medina MUST be nuked.

701 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:14:23am

My New Years gift to Lizard Nation: *Clears throat*

Oh, won't you stayyy
just a little bit longer
Please, please, please, please
Tell me you're going to

Now, if Mandy don't mind
And Charles don't mind
we can have another dance
just one more
One more timmme!

Oh, won't the Lizards stay
Just a little bit longer
Please let me hear
You say that you will
Sayyy you will!

*Runs off stage before the tomatoes hit their target!*

702 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:14:48am

re: #699 CapeCoddah

"What is it about that little track of land that makes everyone so angry?"


These people will not rest until they have taken every inch of land from Israel. The original derangement syndrome.

Not just their land; their lives.

703 JacksonTn  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:15:21am

Good Morning Lizards ...

I wish everyone a happy and safe New Years Eve ...I am debating whether or not to have any alcoholic beverages ...the last time I drank any it was election night ...and well, we all know how that turned out ...Obama crowned King of the World! ...I am thinking I will be designated driver ...

704 jorline  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:15:50am

re: #697 realwest

Good morning, RW. You have mail my friend.

705 _RememberTonyC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:15:56am

re: #700 _RememberTonyC


pimf "Israel"

706 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:16:01am

re: #659 nevergiveup
Huh? You have a HydroPulse? Man you ought to call an abulance right away!
:)
Uh, what the hell is a HydroPulse, anyway?

707 jorline  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:16:54am

Good morning, Lizards. Did the newbie PamZ show up with the coffee this morning?

708 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:17:11am

Just remember, the media keeps saying that the Hamas rockets are amateurish. They'll keep repeating that nonsense, even though the rockets are all designed to maim and kill. They contain ball bearings and other shrapnel to shred anyone in the vicinity of where they slam into Israel.

709 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:17:18am

re: #703 JacksonTn

Hi {JacksonTn}!
have you been able to sort something out with your bank? Or are they letting you hang in there over the New Year festivities?

Happy New Year to you and all of yours!

710 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:17:19am

Y'all! It's my lizard birthday!

Registered since: Dec 30, 2004 at 10:22 am


Go me, go me!

711 nevergiveup  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:17:19am

re: #695 Desert Dog

The West Bank, or Judea and Samaria depending upon your particular political bend, is not all that much better. You have to remember that Sharon CRUSHED the West Bank a few years back thereby setting it's mind right. Now it is time to set Gaza's mind right.

712 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:17:22am

re: #695 Desert Dog

I don't think its the land. I think we've taken deference for the Arab "culture" too far and have allowed their animal like behavior to become acceptable. The Arabs know this and push the envelope. Thus far, no one has said "ENOUGH!" It's not acceptable to behave this way and if people began to call this group out for what they are and demand accountability for the Arab/Muslim actions, things would surely change. But that might hurt feelings and we can't have that, can we?

713 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:17:28am

re: #698 ArmyWife

Most civilized nations do try - but war is ugly and collateral damage can't be completely avoided. The lefties want it to be neat - like a video game. It isn't, it never was and it never will be. This is why countries (civilized ones) don't wage war at the drop of a hat. They wait until there are simply no options left.


You are right, civilian casualties are unavoidable in modern warfare. The days of two armies agreeing to meet in a field of battle are long gone.
This is different in that the Palis set their own civilans up to provide cover for them & failing that to use their deaths for propaganda.

714 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:17:41am

re: #700 _RememberTonyC

read Brigitte Gabriel's newest book and the answer will be obvious:

I-S-L-A-M

So ... if iran ever attacks isreal with a nuke, mecca and medina MUST be nuked.

I'm not sure about those "targets", but I can safely say that any kind of nuclear BS from Iran will result in the erasure of Iran off the face of the earth. We should be telling the Iranians that everyday...I am not sure I want to wake up one day and hear Tel Aviv is gone...or that some kind of nuclear device detonated in New York Harbor either...With Bush, we may have had a leader with the will to see things through...Our chances of avoiding a nuclear Iran with "The One" in charge are slim to none...It is a scary world we live in today, isn't it?

715 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:17:45am

re: #685 yma o hyd

Heh.
Join the queue!

Oddly enough, I have a better 'feeling' for the success of this operation than I did during the Lebanon War in 2006.

i feel the same way. too many people you would expect to pander to the terrorists are voicing support for israel. i just heard a clip from our good mayor.
bloomberg said of course israel has a right to defend itself.
and even the O doesn't want bombs dropping where his daughters sleep.
could it be people are realizing that these scum are not "activists", "gunmen", "separatists", "freedom fighters", "commandos", "extremists" "guerillas" , "operatives" etc., but they are in fact:
bloodthirsty murdering TERRORISTS.

716 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:17:59am
717 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:18:04am

re: #660 ArmyWife
Well if MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann show's up around here, I'm gonna shove a dura flame log up his ass and strike a match!
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann is one of the least intelligent people I've ever heard speak - and that includes, among others, Jimmy Carter!

718 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:18:10am

re: #710 redstateredneck

Y'all! It's my lizard birthday!


Go me, go me!

Oops, that was yesterday, wasn't it? Damn holidays have me all messed up!
:D

719 CapeCoddah  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:18:19am

re: #702 redstateredneck

Not just their land; their lives.

Yes. I am afraid that is the ultimate goal.

720 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:18:47am

re: #706 realwest

Huh? You have a HydroPulse? Man you ought to call an abulance right away!
:)
Uh, what the hell is a HydroPulse, anyway?

Sounds like natural male enhancement.

721 Ayatollah Ghilmeini  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:19:18am

Day 5

A world without Hamas will be a better peaceful place. As I mentioned on Day 1, there is no way Israel's leadership stops short on this war. Not only from the political consideration of Israel's leaders but from the military reality of what Hamas has become in less than 20 months in control of Gaza- long range rockets by the score are pounding southern Israel. Only leftists, Islamists and Idiots would demand Israel go back to a status quo ante with these barrages and worse stored in Hamas' bunkers. Hamas is clearly a lethal toxic waste dump of genocidal terrorists who abridge every international law of war. 95%+ of the dead in Gaza have been identified as police or military units, clearly Israel hit what it is aiming at, if she were aiming at civilians, with the weapons she has at her disposal, there would be 50,000 civilian dead in Gaza by now. By contrast, Hamas is shooting 100%. Every one of Israel's casualties were unarmed civilians; we expect nothing else given the fact that Hamas' idea of war aims solely at civilian areas with military weapons. Indeed, the Hamas/Hezbollah strategy is on display for all to see- a steady rain of rockets making life impossible in Israel or the Bomb- either method assumes a war crime as its principle strategy. What they call "resistance" is really a new form of offensive asymmetrical genocidal warfare; Hitler would love it, he Hitler never minimized casualties either.

You can fault Israel's leaders for not interdicting the missiles and attacking sooner but now confronted by the rockets hitting Beersheva, their duty is clear: Hamas is going to be invaded and ripped up by the roots. The only way to prevent rockets being fired is a government controlling the territory that prevents the rockets from being fired. The sheer volume of fire shows what comes of doing nothing for 3 years and the folly of stopping before the job is done. My prediction of the PA being put back in charge of Gaza is looking good. Hamas may survive as an underground terror movement but its days as a political party are over. No one likes losers and the new leaders will hunt the old for what Hamas did in their 2006 takeover.

Gilad Shalit- hang in their buddy!


Endnotes:

First, Happy New Year to all and a not so fond goodbye to 2008. This was a annui horribilis even without the election of The One as POTUS.

The other day I realized that we are living through a doubly bad year, a 1938 redux with all of the economic good news from 1929.

2009 promises to be a year of war and struggle. The economic news is not good and there are several regimes in this world whose undemocratic natures coupled with domestic unrest, my try to stir up a war to rally their nations behind their "leadership." Putin, Chavez and Ahmadinejad all fit the bill. Keep your powder dry!

But still, let us look to hope and the future for a better peaceful world.

Three years ago, during the Danish Cartoon War, I predicted that European parties wishing to remain in power were going to have to confront the issue of immigration head on. Predictably a smaller country is leading the way, in this case, the Netherland's Labor Party issued a White Paper calling for a complete overhaul of the immigration social contract. The astonishing thing is this document came from left party. It has its PC idiocies, of course, but at its core it looks to fundamentally changing how immigration works with the Dutch. Immigrants are expected to be Dutch and sever ties with the immigrants' homeland and asserts a very amendment right the removes immigrant cultures and religion from criticism. They call it an end to tolerance, I call it an act of sanity they should have implemented years ago. While the burden of such a change will fall hardest on Islamic immigrants, it should. When the streets and schools of Rotterdam and Amsterdam are unsafe, any responsible government must act. The White Paper drives a hard edge against Islamists and forces immigrants to choose who they want to be before they come.

722 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:19:20am

re: #571 Iron Fist

Are you insane?


Nope.

Have you no sense of decency?


Yep.

I think a wave of sympathy suddenly came over me when I watched Obama give one of his topless interviews from Waikiki Beach. And it got worse when Obama gratuitously pontificated about how the Senate appointment by Blagojevich was improper - and this after Obama's unnamed "advisors" had previously been negotiating with Blago.
Besides, the appointment seems to be legal and the Dems all seem to hate it except for the Afro wing.

723 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:19:32am

re: #680 realwest

i mean:
did you live HERE then?
i need another cup of coffee
:0

724 Hard Right  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:19:48am

re: #675 ArmyWife

Now Mandy. Just stop picking on him and give him a chance!

/anyone else notice this is the new mantra? Stop picking on his thug clothes and give him a chance! Stop picking on his stupid statements and give him a chance!

Just giving him the same chance the left gave Bush. :)

725 nevergiveup  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:20:07am

re: #706 realwest

Huh? You have a HydroPulse? Man you ought to call an abulance right away!
:)
Uh, what the hell is a HydroPulse, anyway?

High efficiency boiler. Works great but can be a tad finicky sometimes.

726 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:20:16am

re: #695 Desert Dog

Yes. Well said. It is anger. The blood of the little ones will always be on the hands of the terrorists.

727 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:20:35am

re: #708 lawhawk

Just remember, the media keeps saying that the Hamas rockets are amateurish. They'll keep repeating that nonsense, even though the rockets are all designed to maim and kill. They contain ball bearings and other shrapnel to shred anyone in the vicinity of where they slam into Israel.

Yep - and these are photos which you'll not see published in the FMSM.
Nor will they report this - after all, they all know that these rockets are so amateurish, they dont even have explosives ...

IIRC, a Lizard reported further up that some of these rockets come from China ...
If you scroll down a bit here, you'll find a clear map of the range of the Hamas rockets now fired into Israel.

Nothing amateurish about them ...

728 HoosierHoops  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:20:41am

re: #707 jorline

Good morning, Lizards. Did the newbie PamZ show up with the coffee this morning?


Good Morning Jorline.. Happy new year!

729 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:20:42am

Operation Cast Lead: Day 5

Hamas hiding in hospitals and behind civilians - and admitting it.

The media continues to act as though it's Israel's fault that there isn't' a cease fire, even when Hamas has no interest in stopping the rockets, engaging in any kind of humanitarian aid, etc. Hamas started this war.

Israel must end it - by defeating Hamas. That's how you fight a war, for all those who seem to have forgotten. You don't fight to get to a quiet period. You fight to win - that's when you can start talking about the possibility of peace. Not before. And most certainly not when you start throwing out unnamed sources claiming that truce discussions have been proffered by some Israelis in the defense establishment.

730 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:20:44am

re: #696 lawhawk

from the link:

Israel rejected mounting international pressure to suspend its devastating air offensive against Palestinian militants whose rocket barrages are striking ominously close to the Israeli heartland, sending warplanes Wednesday to demolish smuggling tunnels that are the lifeline hidden smuggling operations for weapons, death cult obsessions, and other nefarious purposes - of Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers.

fixed.

731 Mich-again  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:21:00am

re: #695 Desert Dog

What is it about that little track of land that makes everyone so angry?

In the name of peace, the UN and the rest of the world advocate an endless war in Gaza.

732 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:21:46am

re: #710 redstateredneck

Y'all! It's my lizard birthday!


Go me, go me!

Happy Fourth Birthday!

(What is that in Lizard years, anybody know?)

733 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:21:53am

re: #676 Joseph
Hey Joseph - ya mean this (gotta wait 12 seconds or so)[Link: www.imeem.com...]

734 jorline  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:21:58am

re: #710 redstateredneck

Y'all! It's my lizard birthday!


Go me, go me!

Happy B'Day red!

735 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:22:05am

re: #707 jorline

Good morning, Lizards. Did the newbie PamZ show up with the coffee this morning?

Dunno, but the cold pizza sure tastes great.

736 JCM  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:22:08am

The Gorebul Warming crowd has a an official Bible now.

The Green Bible.
Endorsed by:
Sierra Club
Humane Society
Eco-Justice Program.

Let's just violate the 1st Commandment and worship the creation, and not the Creator!

737 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:22:55am

re: #729 lawhawk

Operation Cast Lead: Day 5

Hamas hiding in hospitals and behind civilians - and admitting it.

The media continues to act as though it's Israel's fault that there isn't' a cease fire, even when Hamas has no interest in stopping the rockets, engaging in any kind of humanitarian aid, etc. Hamas started this war.

Israel must end it - by defeating Hamas. That's how you fight a war, for all those who seem to have forgotten. You don't fight to get to a quiet period. You fight to win - that's when you can start talking about the possibility of peace. Not before. And most certainly not when you start throwing out unnamed sources claiming that truce discussions have been proffered by some Israelis in the defense establishment.

That tactic seems to be universal in the Arab Warrior Code of Cowardly Behavior. Remember all the ammo and guns they found in hospitals and schools on the way to Baghdad during the opening of Iraqi Freedom?

738 jorline  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:23:18am

re: #728 HoosierHoops

Good Morning Jorline.. Happy new year!

Happy New Year Hoopster!

739 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:23:33am

re: #708 lawhawk

Just remember, the media keeps saying that the Hamas rockets are amateurish. They'll keep repeating that nonsense, even though the rockets are all designed to maim and kill. They contain ball bearings and other shrapnel to shred anyone in the vicinity of where they slam into Israel.

The way the MSM reports this, you'd think that the terrorists were firing of a bunch of Estes® model rockets. Their sins are greater, I think.

740 jorline  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:24:19am

re: #735 Gang of One

Dunno, but the cold pizza sure tastes great.

lol...better when it was hot though.

Good morning, GoO.

741 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:24:20am

re: #715 nyc redneck

i feel the same way. too many people you would expect to pander to the terrorists are voicing support for israel. i just heard a clip from our good mayor.
bloomberg said of course israel has a right to defend itself.
and even the O doesn't want bombs dropping where his daughters sleep.
could it be people are realizing that these scum are not "activists", "gunmen", "separatists", "freedom fighters", "commandos", "extremists" "guerillas" , "operatives" etc., but they are in fact:
bloodthirsty murdering TERRORISTS.

I hope so - I really do!

Oerhaps the news from Pakistan is opening a few eyes ehre and there - and they can draw the connecting lines between those thugs and the Hamas ones.

Lets pray for a massive eye-opening in 2009!

742 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:24:27am

re: #644 HoosierHoops

Ok I'm back..
Happy New year everybody! Is anybody besides Aussie going to have a wild and crazy party tonight?

Wild and crazy party...LOL!

HH, those days are gone now, so my offspring are partying on my behalf
:-)
Happy New Year to you and your lovely family!

743 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:24:54am

re: #524 yochanan

CONSIDER YOUR SELF HIT
BUCK FLAGO

I guess I asked for that.
*wipes blood off lip*

744 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:25:02am

re: #732 yma o hyd

re: #734 jorline

Thank yew!

745 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:25:24am

re: #700 _RememberTonyC

read Brigitte Gabriel's newest book and the answer will be obvious:

I-S-L-A-M

So ... if iran ever attacks isreal with a nuke, mecca and medina MUST be nuked.


The Kabaa,the monolith that they circle duing haj. It is an article of the Islamic Faith that it cannot be destroyed. Destroy that & everything may go up for grabs.

746 razorbacker  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:25:36am

I don't think that this means much. It sure doesn't fit the 'Americans can't build cars that people want' meme.

The London Sun picks its British Car of the Year.

Noted the Sun, “It’s the car that proves great things can come in small packages. Its sensational looks are backed up by an even more dramatic interior, with quality levels and equipment you’d expect on cars a class above.

“And, best of all, the [car] delivers a first-class driving experience, making the [car] a great all-round package.”

The car is…

The Ford Fiesta.

Good ol' Ford. Though I'd rather have a nice, cherry '65 Tbird if anyone is keeping score.

747 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:25:52am

re: #683 nyc redneck
"did you live then?" - Uh, unless you're a LOT older than I am, I'm pretty sure I was alive then! If you meant did I live in Manhattan then - when it was 70 degrees, I have to confess I don't remember! LOL!
Yeah I've been there and done that with the Times Square bit - last time was when they used that Tiffany Crystal Ball to drop down on the countdown.
Never ever again - musta took half an hour to be able to walk 20 feet!

748 newsjunkie_ky  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:26:23am

Morning all,
Have a Happy New Year!

I'm praying that obama proves us wrong and is a good president, but I have my doubts.

749 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:27:01am

re: #699 CapeCoddah

"What is it about that little track of land that makes everyone so angry?"


These people will not rest until they have taken every inch of land from Israel. The original derangement syndrome.

It's in the Koran...

750 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:27:16am

re: #688 Gang of One
Uh, yeah, I suppose so. Deep inside my heart I am an optimist. Very. Deep.
:)

751 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:27:23am

re: #675 ArmyWife

Now Mandy. Just stop picking on him and give him a chance!

/anyone else notice this is the new mantra? Stop picking on his thug clothes and give him a chance! Stop picking on his stupid statements and give him a chance!

The only thing I hope about CBBHO is that he doesn't fuck us up too badly.

752 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:27:30am

re: #706 realwest

Huh? You have a HydroPulse? Man you ought to call an abulance right away!
:)
Uh, what the hell is a HydroPulse, anyway?

"Hydro" commonly means water, but it can be any liquid. So any creature with liquid blood technically has a hydropulse.

I'll pop that one on my cardiologist. He'll probably tell me to go jump in the hydrolake!

753 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:27:55am
754 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:28:21am

re: #737 Desert Dog

One of our fundamental flaws is our inability to wrap our brains around such tactics. We would NEVER do something so -so vile as this and can't fathom another human would be capable. The Arabs know this and they take full advantage of us.

755 _RememberTonyC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:28:35am

re: #714 Desert Dog


Scary for sure. But if the saudis and others realize that holy cities #1 and 2 (out of 54,677 official muslim holy cities) will be the first targets in response to any nuke attack from iran, maybe they'll try to be more helpful. if only for the sake of their miserable "religion."

756 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:28:40am

re: #721 Ayatollah Ghilmeini

Thank you again for your usual brilliant post, and assessment.

One other chink of light is that the Presidency of the EU is going to the Czech Republic tomorrow - and their Foreign Minsiter is already on record, saying that he supports Israel fully.
Lets hope that thse small countries shame the big ones into really dealing with the islamic danger, at home and abroad.

757 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:28:59am

re: #753 Iron Fist

That's really just window dressing. Bush is always in contact with the instruments of war. He's not gaining anything substantive by cutting out his golf. Not one soldiers life will be spared because Bush jumped through the "compassionate" hoop for the Media. Not one enemy will get dead from it.

Maybe the Media think al Qaeda will be impressed.

Well, get ready for the return of "Style over Substance". The Dems seem to favor symbolism over reality...it makes them "feel good" about themselves, you know.

758 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:29:08am

re: #746 razorbacker

I don't think that this means much. It sure doesn't fit the 'Americans can't build cars that people want' meme.

The London Sun picks its British Car of the Year.

Good ol' Ford. Though I'd rather have a nice, cherry '65 Tbird if anyone is keeping score.

I like the '61 to '63 "Bullet Bird" myself.

;^)

759 Mich-again  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:29:39am

re: #748 newsjunkie_ky

Morning all,
Have a Happy New Year!

I'm praying that obama proves us wrong and is a good president, but I have my doubts.

Back at ya.

I'm more concerned about the other 535 scoundrels than the one.

760 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:29:45am

re: #742 aussiemagpie

Wild and crazy party...LOL!

HH, those days are gone now, so my offspring are partying on my behalf
:-)
Happy New Year to you and your lovely family!

It's always so rewarding to see the next generation step up to the plate.
;-)

761 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:30:17am

Something that I always notice on New Years Eve, from New York you get A list entertainers on the TV broadcast.
When they cut to local Chicago, it is a mix of enetrtainers that either you never heard of or thought were dead.

762 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:30:25am

re: #701 SteveC
Hey SteveC - here's a little musical accompaniement for ya:

Youtube Video
763 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:30:26am

re: #748 newsjunkie_ky

Morning all,
Have a Happy New Year!

I'm praying that obama proves us wrong and is a good president, but I have my doubts.

happy new year {newsjunkie_ky}
i'm praying too. HOPE.
are you drinking champpers tonight.

764 acwgusa  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:30:49am

It's almost official. Looks like California will go completely broke by March.

I can't say we don't deserve it, because we do. Our lackadaisical spending has come back to bite us in the ass.

765 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:30:51am

re: #758 Spiny Norman

I like the '61 to '63 "Bullet Bird" myself.

;^)

That's a UK Ford car...designed and built in the UK...I don't think you can buy one here...perhaps we should import a few of their engineers and designers to come work at the home office?

766 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:30:56am

re: #740 jorline

lol...better when it was hot though.

Good morning, GoO.

And a good morning to you, sir.

767 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:31:26am
768 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:31:27am

re: #731 Mich-again

In the name of peace, the UN and the rest of the world advocate an endless war in Gaza.

I'd go even further, and say that in the name of 'Peace', the UN and a very large aprt of the World advocates the destruction of Israel and the extinction of the Jews living there.

769 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:31:44am

re: #762 realwest

Hey SteveC - here's a little musical accompaniement for ya:

[Video]

Now we're cookin'! :)

A wonderful New Year to you, Realwest!

770 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:31:56am

re: #747 realwest

LOL, sorry abt. that. i knew you'd figure it out.
;)

771 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:31:58am

re: #764 acwgusa

Funny how that happens. New Jersey is there and I am sure we are not that far behind in the People's Republic of Maryland. Now what would these states have in common...hmmm...

772 conrad  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:32:02am

Good morning and Happy New Year.

Just to keep things in perspective, here are a couple of You Tube links to videos of what Israel has been going through, and more importantly, not responding to for the sake of "peace and good will" for the last few years:

This one is from Sderot

Youtube Video

This one is from near Lebanon (read the info section too!)

Youtube Video

This is what a Grad missile system looks like--I am including this because of the absolute disgusting MSM downplaying of this weapon that Hamas is using. THIS is Hama's new missile system smuggled in from Iran via Egyptian tunnels. This is also what the Egyptians are afraid of:

Youtube Video

Here is where they hit Israel:

Youtube Video

Lastly, I know I am preaching to the choir here about supporting Israel. These video links are just as a reminder of what absolute nonsense (lethal nonsense) the Israeli citizen has had to put up with over the past two years for the sake of their government trying to get good press in the world's eye as non aggressors. My opinion for a solution is to invade, slog it out and re-take Gaza.

Fight now or die! "World Opinion" means very little as a eulogy.

773 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:32:09am

THis might be old news to you, but I just heard that Israel is rejecting the call for a 48 hour cease fire.

774 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:32:24am

IDF YouTube efforts make the NY Post, but no mention of the problems they've had with anti-Israel and pro-terrorist scum hitting videos with TOS violations.

775 newsjunkie_ky  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:32:45am

re: #759 Mich-again

Back at ya.

I'm more concerned about the other 535 scoundrels than the one.

So very true. Sure hope old harry the reid gets booted out in '10. That was weird to write--'10.

776 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:33:01am

re: #773 opnion

Thank goodness!

777 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:33:13am

re: #681 Gang of One

Happy New Year Aussie! I saw the pix from Sydney Harbour, absolutely stunning [almost as nice as the fireworks over the East River in NYC on July 4 -- just kiddin']. Hope your not too hung over, and I wish I could celebrate a New Year someplace where it is summer ...

Happy New Year to you too!

The Harbour Bridge, and Sydney Harbour make wonderful backdrops to the fireworks - and it's a lovely warm night, perfect NYE!

778 Ayatollah Ghilmeini  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:33:14am

Here's man bites dog:

A Saudi preacher was arrested for calling for attacks against Israeli interests around the world.

This is remarkable in so many ways. That this would never have happened even 10 years ago tells you how scared the Saudis are of Iran and how hated and politically isolated Hamas has become.

This is a sea change in regional politics and a sure sign the Saudis see Israel as the only thing keeping Iran at bay.

779 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:33:48am

re: #745 opnion

The Kabaa,the monolith that they circle duing haj. It is an article of the Islamic Faith that it cannot be destroyed. Destroy that & everything may go up for grabs.

Iron meteorites melt, ya know...

It's the black rock inside the Kabaa they kiss - and they call us "idolators"!

780 razorbacker  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:34:31am

re: #765 Desert Dog

That's a UK Ford car...designed and built in the UK...I don't think you can buy one here...perhaps we should import a few of their engineers and designers to come work at the home office?

Actually, Ford is building 'world cars' on the same platforms and modified to meet local laws.

That's one of the reasons that analyists think that Ford isn't going bankrupt along with GM and Cerberus/Crysler/Dodge/Jeep.

781 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:34:48am

re: #752 SteveC

"Hydro" commonly means water, but it can be any liquid. So any creature with liquid blood technically has a hydropulse.
I'll pop that one on my cardiologist. He'll probably tell me to go jump in the hydrolake!

Hydr is my brutha.

782 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:34:49am

re: #767 Iron Fist

Don't forget that while they are screaming about their human shields being killed when Israel bombards the Jihadis, the Jihadis deliberately target non-combatant civilians.

And the world collectively yawns.

Most of the world hates the Jews more than they love civilians.

783 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:35:49am

re: #684 loppyd

HAPPY NEW YEAR AUSSIE!

I just thought of you when they showed the Sydney Harbor festivities!

Hi {lopps} That wasn't me falling into the Harbour drunk :-)

Happy New year to you too darls

784 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:35:53am

re: #695 Desert Dog

it is not so much that little track of land as it is which religion it belongs to (which I think is just smoke anyway from the Arabs) These are clan societes in the Arab world and they do not live, think or responde as we do. Isreal is not as clan based (those that have been there correct me if I am wrong) but more like America with a mix of people and cultures.

As to the land:
Did Abraham go to sacrifice Ishmael to Allah or ...
I am googling for the name of Abrahams first son by his elderly wife and cannot find it. OK so I may be vague on the details and names. I seem to remember Issac and someone here can let us know.
Why when I google Abraham sacrifice do I come up with only Arad hits on it?

785 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:36:09am

re: #765 Desert Dog

re: #758 Spiny Norman

I like the '61 to '63 "Bullet Bird" myself.

;^)

That's a UK Ford car...designed and built in the UK...I don't think you can buy one here...perhaps we should import a few of their engineers and designers to come work at the home office?

Huh? The T-bird or the Fiesta that razorbacker was talking about?

786 Mich-again  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:36:14am

re: #768 yma o hyd

I'd go even further, and say that in the name of 'Peace', the UN and a very large aprt of the World advocates the destruction of Israel and the extinction of the Jews living there.

By not letting them win the war and impose a victor's peace over the region.

787 JCM  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:36:17am

Our "the buck does not stop here" governor in WA, can't make up her mind.

Gregoire delays viaduct verdict again

8 years ago the Viaduct (the main water front roadway in Seattle) was damaged in a quake. 5 years ago it was an "emergency" and necessitated a 9¢ increase in the gas tax to fix, bringing our gas tax to second behind NY.

Gov. Gregoire simply cannot make an executive decision and pick a plan. Two many people have a preference, and she can't piss anyone off.

*spit*

788 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:36:23am

re: #779 Spiny Norman

They should have made it a steel meteorite. The only thing that melts steel is the Bush/Cheney/Rummy laser eyebeam, and they are leaving office.

789 newsjunkie_ky  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:36:34am

re: #763 nyc redneck

happy new year {newsjunkie_ky}
i'm praying too. HOPE.
are you drinking champpers tonight.

{nyc redneck}
Nope, babysitting the Granddaughter.
You stay in tonight, read where it is going to be bitter there. Our temps are to be in the teens with wind chills single digit.
My back is still giving me fits from the tumble down the icy steps last week.
Have a Happy New Year. So glad I got to meet you and become friends.

790 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:36:38am

re: #761 opnion

Something that I always notice on New Years Eve, from New York you get A list entertainers on the TV broadcast.
When they cut to local Chicago, it is a mix of enetrtainers that either you never heard of or thought were dead.

You should see Phoenix! We get STYX this year, or what's left of them.

I guess there were no High School Dances in Chicago that needed an oldies act this time around?

791 Super-ego  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:36:59am

How does one send an article that might interest LGF and it's Lizards? Is it threw the comments link on a topic here or is there a specific section for that?

792 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:37:10am

re: #704 jorline
Received and replied my friend!

793 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:37:16am
794 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:37:54am

re: #777 aussiemagpie

Morning/evening again Lizards.
Happy New Year aussie. Mine is in 6 hours and a bit. Hope you had a great one.

795 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:38:11am

re: #780 razorbacker

Actually, Ford is building 'world cars' on the same platforms and modified to meet local laws.

That's one of the reasons that analyists think that Ford isn't going bankrupt along with GM and Cerberus/Crysler/Dodge/Jeep.

I know when i lived there back in the 80's I saw a lot of cars that said "Ford" on them that i have never seen before...I know Fiesta was here for a while, but I think it started in the UK, yes?

796 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:38:16am

re: #776 ArmyWife

Thank goodness!

Yeah. FNC is reporting that the Iranian Government has shut down a newspaper fo publishing a letter from the Iranian Student Union.
The Gist of the letter is that Hamas is a terrorist organization, hiding in schools & hospitals.

797 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:38:27am
798 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:39:01am

I don't have the computer horsepower or the talent, but if someone took these video clips of the IDF causing Hamas' stuff to go BOOM!, edited them together, and used Toby Keith's Beer for my Horses as the musical background... it could be rather amusing and effective!

Grand pappy told my pappy back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he'd done
Take all the rope in Texas
Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys
Hang them high in the street
For all the people to see

Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
And we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singing
whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
too much corruption and crime in the streets
It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
Send 'em all to their maker and he'll settle 'em down
You can bet he'll set 'em down

799 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:39:16am

HEY ALL Y'ALL - this less than 30 days old HP computer does it's own maintence whenever it apparently feels like it.
Just got a message that in terms of Hardware performance, my PCI Bus failed!
Anyone out there know what the hell that means?!

800 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:39:17am

re: #784 LindaMarie

it is not so much that little track of land as it is which religion it belongs to (which I think is just smoke anyway from the Arabs) These are clan societes in the Arab world and they do not live, think or responde as we do. Isreal is not as clan based (those that have been there correct me if I am wrong) but more like America with a mix of people and cultures.

As to the land:
Did Abraham go to sacrifice Ishmael to Allah or ...
I am googling for the name of Abrahams first son by his elderly wife and cannot find it. OK so I may be vague on the details and names. I seem to remember Issac and someone here can let us know.
Why when I google Abraham sacrifice do I come up with only Arad hits on it?

Do you mean Ishmael, his son by his wife's maidservant? And it was Isaac that Abraham was going to sacrifice to God.

801 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:40:23am

re: #797 Iron Fist

It's a magic rock, you see. That's what makes it alright to bow and scrape to it five times a day.

Oh, I get it now: their idols are better than our idols...

:^þ

802 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:41:11am

re: #797 Iron Fist

It's a magic rock, you see. That's what makes it alright to bow and scrape to it five times a day.


Is it really any different from pet rocks?

803 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:41:35am

re: #789 newsjunkie_ky

{newsjunkie_ky}
looking forward to seeing you in the new year.
i'll keep the champagne chilled.
:D

804 razorbacker  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:41:54am

re: #795 Desert Dog

I know when i lived there back in the 80's I saw a lot of cars that said "Ford" on them that i have never seen before...I know Fiesta was here for a while, but I think it started in the UK, yes?

The one that you're thinking about was a Kia based on a Mazda platform (sold in Japan as the Mazda Demio) all of which had some Ford ownership at the time.

805 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:41:54am

re: #799 realwest

HEY ALL Y'ALL - this less than 30 days old HP computer does it's own maintence whenever it apparently feels like it.
Just got a message that in terms of Hardware performance, my PCI Bus failed!
Anyone out there know what the hell that means?!

It must have reached the PCI bus stop.

806 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:42:05am

re: #691 yma o hyd

Couldn't agree more!

Six weeks or so to the Kick-Off of the Six Nations ... knowing Gatland, he's not resting on his laurels. And knowing Shaun Edwards by now, he'll not let anybody rest anywhere! He told the players that he regards any try they let through as a personal insult. Last season, they let only two - TWO! - tries in, during all six matches.

I'm getting quite fidgety already, just thinking about this ...

We are looking forward to the Six Nations...it's going to be quite a rugby season - as our Super14s starts early March :-)

And I'm hoping our cricket team is the right one to face the Poms in June

Looks as if your Welsh boys are very well managed! Good luck to them and I'll be supporting the team for sure!

807 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:42:07am

re: #798 SteveC

You asked for it, teeheehee!

This was made by Elder of Ziyon, I've posted it already - I love it!

Youtube Video
808 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:42:11am

re: #793 buzzsawmonkey

Palestine
--to the tune of "Edelweiss"

Palestine, Palestine
Land that has never existed
But antisemite makes right
It must come to be, they've insisted
To drag Israel through the fires of hell
They will use every lever
Palestine, Palestine
The UN will support you forever

BRAVO!

809 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:42:15am
810 razorbacker  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:42:24am

re: #799 realwest

HEY ALL Y'ALL - this less than 30 days old HP computer does it's own maintence whenever it apparently feels like it.
Just got a message that in terms of Hardware performance, my PCI Bus failed!
Anyone out there know what the hell that means?!

Too many folks under your bus?

811 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:42:25am

re: #779 Spiny Norman

Iron meteorites melt, ya know...

It's the black rock inside the Kabaa they kiss - and they call us "idolators"!

They believe that the meteorite is from the Garden of Eden , given to Mohammad by the angel Gabrielle. It is supposeed to be in destructible.

812 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:42:34am

re: #803 nyc redneck

{newsjunkie_ky}
looking forward to seeing you in the new year.
i'll keep the champagne chilled.
:D

From what I see about the weather in NYC you will be chilled.

813 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:43:22am
814 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:44:05am

re: #806 aussiemagpie

We are looking forward to the Six Nations...it's going to be quite a rugby season - as our Super14s starts early March :-)

And I'm hoping our cricket team is the right one to face the Poms in June

Looks as if your Welsh boys are very well managed! Good luck to them and I'll be supporting the team for sure!

aussie you still have 4 tests against SA and a bunch of one day's. Don't look to far forward.

815 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:44:06am

israel rejects calls for a truce
[Link: news.bbc.co.uk...]

GOOD.. now go kill off Hamas!

816 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:44:39am

re: #693 CapeCoddah

Good Morning Everyone! Happy New Year Aussie! Hope everyone is well this morning. Just settling in with the beginnings of a snowstorm, looks like we may get more than a foot. Yay/!

Happy New Year to you from me, enjoying a lovely warm night in Sydney
:-)

817 Mich-again  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:44:57am

re: #790 Desert Dog

You should see Phoenix! We get STYX this year, or what's left of them.

Here is a funny pic of Styx with a city official when they played at a summer festival around here a couple years ago. Looks like the band just burned one on the tour bus.

818 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:45:00am

re: #802 Peacekeeper

Is it really any different from pet rocks?

Damn, son! Big Mo just scratched your name on his rock! :)

Mighty fine work, I say! Mighty fine!

819 newsjunkie_ky  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:45:19am

re: #803 nyc redneck

{newsjunkie_ky}
looking forward to seeing you in the new year.
i'll keep the champagne chilled.
:D


Me, too. Just put the champagne outside for a few minutes and it will really get chilled. lol

820 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:45:25am

re: #783 aussiemagpie

Hi {lopps} That wasn't me falling into the Harbour drunk :-)

Happy New year to you too darls

Never would have thought that was you...you know how to handle your Aussie Chard. :)

{aussie}

821 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:45:28am

re: #813 Iron Fist
Don't say that! Don't even think that! This is a brand new fucking machine!

822 Golem Akbar  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:45:41am

Good morning, boker tov, top o' the mornin' and gutn morgan chaverim and Lizardim! /How's that for proportionality?

823 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:46:15am
824 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:46:16am
825 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:46:16am

re: #812 Erik The Red

From what I see about the weather in NYC you will be chilled.

a pox on algore.

826 CynicalConservative  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:46:23am

re: #821 realwest

Don't say that! Don't even think that! This is a brand new fucking machine!

That's a drag. Sounds like it's on it's way to becoming a brand new paperweight. ;-)

827 Hard Right  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:46:27am

re: #797 Iron Fist

It's a magic rock, you see. That's what makes it alright to bow and scrape to it five times a day.

I hope they clean it a lot. All those cooties from kissing it...

828 madisonsfriend  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:46:32am

I see that ANSWER was out in DC promoting an end to aid to Israel(and an end to Israel) . How is it these morons can't see that Israel is the only island of decency in a big sea of poop in the ME? No democracy, no religious freedom, 2nd or 3rd class or no rights for women in most of the ME, gay people are killed or have to hide- what is there to support about these people? It seems Fatah, Saudi, Jordan and Egypt are more on Israel's side this time- it is Iran and nuts like Answer who are on Hamas side.

829 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:46:44am

Testing...

830 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:46:47am

re: #821 realwest

Don't say that! Don't even think that! This is a brand new fucking machine!

Maybe something has come unplugged.

831 Golem Akbar  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:47:45am

re: #779 Spiny Norman

Iron meteorites melt, ya know...

It's the black rock inside the Kabaa they kiss - and they call us "idolators"!


/Is that anything like Scientology?

832 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:47:46am

re: #821 realwest

Don't say that! Don't even think that! This is a brand new fucking machine!

You can buy those now?!?!?!?!

833 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:48:01am

re: #824 Iron Fist

Most people don't worship a pet rock. Get stoned with, sure. It is a rock, and therefore suitible for stoning.

If the rock was in Gaza would they worship it or throw it at the Juice?

834 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:48:08am

re: #809 buzzsawmonkey

At least pet rocks inspire Pet-rockian sonnets.

When I finally get around to opening my coal-to-oil business, I'm naming my company Petrrox.

835 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:48:11am

re: #811 opnion

They believe that the meteorite is from the Garden of Eden , given to Mohammad by the angel Gabrielle. It is supposeed to be in destructible.

Damn, they are such primitives. They're freaking idol-worshippers.

Indestructible, my ass. It's an iron meteorite. The first iron tools and weapons were made from just such meteoric iron 3,000 years ago.

836 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:48:26am

elder of zyon - when patience is not a virtue

[Link: elderofziyon.blogspot.com...]

837 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:48:33am

re: #815 buzzdroid

israel rejects calls for a truce
[Link: news.bbc.co.uk...]

GOOD.. now go kill off Hamas!

If they accepted the truce , it would have been viewed as weakness & Hamas would have spun it as a heroic victory. They should now press the advantage, ignore the UN opnion etc & get it over.

838 Golem Akbar  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:48:36am

re: #823 buzzsawmonkey

I'll have a glass of Guten Morgan Spiced Rum, please.


I'll join you. [sounds gutn]

839 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:48:39am

re: #806 aussiemagpie

We are looking forward to the Six Nations...it's going to be quite a rugby season - as our Super14s starts early March :-)

And I'm hoping our cricket team is the right one to face the Poms in June

Looks as if your Welsh boys are very well managed! Good luck to them and I'll be supporting the team for sure!

Thanks from all of Wales for that - its especially generous of you, since we beat your lads this November ...

Gatland and Shaun Edwards are now honorary Welshmen - We'll not let them go!
The third in that set-up is Welsh by birth, was our outstanding scrum half a few years ago, Rob Howley. He is brilliant as analyst, and utterly meticulous in planning.

Oh, our 'bad boy, scrum half Mike Phillips, is back again. He's a firebrand ...

840 Hard Right  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:48:44am

re: #832 SteveC

You can buy those now?!?!?!?!

Actually you can. Google it---but NOT at work.

841 Learned Mother of Zion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:49:05am

Good morning, Lizards. I would like to share my TSA story from yesterday. I was standing in line to go through security at LAX. I was wearing a soft hat instead of a wig because it was going to be a long flight and I wanted to be comfortable. The TSA guys started yelling, "Remove all shoes, coats, gloves and hats!"

I said, "I wear my hat for religious reasons and I won't uncover my head out in public."

The TSA guy hollered, "Need female assistance in aisle 3!"

Well, two female TSA workers came and gathered all my stuff from the bins, my coat, my shoes, my handbag, my laptop, my laptop case, my cell phone, the original oil painting I got in LA, and carried it all to the "hijab privacy stall." I removed my hat and showed them my hair. Then they helped me put my laptop back in the case, get my stuff together, put my shoes back on. Man this was First class, premium service! While everyone else is scrambling to grab their stuff from the bins as they come over the conveyer I have two TSA girls gathering my stuff for me.

From now on, I will ALWAYS wear a headscarf or a hat going through security and get first class treatment from TSA!

842 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:49:07am

Futz. BBIAW.

843 Joo-LiZ  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:49:10am

Morning Lizard's!

Just doing my daily roundup to catch up on events over night...

Arabs are targetting Israeli's in Denmark

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yossi Levy confirmed Wednesday that an Israeli-owned stand in the Danish city of Odense was attacked by Arab assailants.

According to the ministry's information, the Israelis were fired upon and two were lightly injured. (Ynet)
844 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:49:12am

re: #821 realwest

Don't say that! Don't even think that! This is a brand new fucking machine!

A fucking machine? You got an Orgasmatron for Christmas?

845 jorline  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:49:13am

re: #792 realwest

Received and replied my friend!

Got it...thanks

846 Golem Akbar  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:49:31am

re: #832 SteveC

You can buy those now?!?!?!?!

Now I gotta clean off the spew stains from my monitor...

847 razorbacker  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:49:55am

See y'all later.

Gonna get out and enjoy the day. Or ruin someone else's day. Whatever.

848 notutopia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:50:12am

Well I won’t back down, no I won’t back down.
You could stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down. — Tom Petty

For all the New Years Party Lizards that won't back down,... A present:

Hangover Helpers: What Works, What Doesn't
[Link: www.abcnews.go.com...]


Israel keep up your moxy!
Wipe out all the Hamas caches of rockets!

849 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:50:27am

re: #840 Hard Right

Actually you can. Google it---but NOT at work.

I work out of my house, so if I get fired, I have to sleep outside!

850 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:50:28am

re: #745 opnion

Intesting idea but I am sure there would be a reason it could according to the Mullahs. They would have to back peddle however. Which they are good at.

851 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:50:37am

re: #832 SteveC

You can build 'um

852 Hard Right  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:50:49am

re: #846 Golem Akbar

Now I gotta clean off the spew stains from my monitor...

Spew? Uh huh. Riiight. ;)
//

853 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:51:19am

re: #835 Spiny Norman

Damn, they are such primitives. They're freaking idol-worshippers.

Indestructible, my ass. It's an iron meteorite. The first iron tools and weapons were made from just such meteoric iron 3,000 years ago.


They are primitive in their superstitions. That should be used against them. Fill them with doubt & try to ignite a Reformation

854 Joseph  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:51:21am

Realwest: My work-filter doesn't let me see you lil' gem there!

855 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:51:28am

re: #799 realwest

HEY ALL Y'ALL - this less than 30 days old HP computer does it's own maintence whenever it apparently feels like it.
Just got a message that in terms of Hardware performance, my PCI Bus failed!
Anyone out there know what the hell that means?!

It means you need to call tech support.
The PCI bus is the system which most peripherals talk to the computer. You probably don't have anything connected to the PCI bus. Your monitor is either on a PCI-Express or AGP bus.

856 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:51:40am

re: #828 madisonsfriend

I see that ANSWER was out in DC promoting an end to aid to Israel(and an end to Israel) . How is it these morons can't see that Israel is the only island of decency in a big sea of poop in the ME

What makes you think ANSWER is interested in decency?

857 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:51:43am

re: #815 buzzdroid

israel rejects calls for a truce
[Link: news.bbc.co.uk...]

GOOD.. now go kill off Hamas!

Whew, I was so anxious about that 48 hour bullshit. But now I've got to admit it's getting better.

858 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:52:06am

re: #821 realwest

Don't say that! Don't even think that! This is a brand new fucking machine!

Morning RW. Good thing this was not said earlier in the thread. You left that wide open for some great come backs.

859 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:52:17am

Today's Boston Globe editorial page is featuring overlooked issues of 2008.

Here is Jeff Jacoby's column:

Religious liberty

Same-sex marriage made plenty of news in 2008, from court decisions legalizing it to the adoption of amendments banning it to the ongoing battle over Proposition 8 in the one state - California - where both occurred.

But one front in the marriage wars rarely gets the coverage it deserves: the drive by gay activists to punish religious believers whose faith forbids homosexual relationships. Consider three (of many) recent cases:

In April, photographers Jon and Elaine Huguenin were fined $6,637 by the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission for declining to shoot a lesbian commitment ceremony. The Huguenins didn't want to take a job that would have required them to disregard their Christian values. But the commission ruled that in turning down the work, they had illegally discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation.

I won't post the whole column, but you get the drift.

860 opnion  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:52:59am

re: #850 LindaMarie

Intesting idea but I am sure there would be a reason it could according to the Mullahs. They would have to back peddle however. Which they are good at.

Make em sweat. If the masses start to ask questions, the Mullahs would have serious problems.

861 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:53:05am

[Link: elderofziyon.blogspot.com...]

"Qatar and Israel agreed that humanitarian aid will be flown from Qatar directly to Ben Gurion Airport, from where Israel will send it to Gaza. Apparently, Egypt refused to allow the Qatari aircrafts to land at El Arish in the Sinai. Three planes are en route."

even the Egyptians have given up on the Pallywooders...

862 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:53:11am

re: #806 aussiemagpie

And I'm hoping our cricket team is the right one to face the Poms in June

I'm convinced that cricket is just a highly elaborate practical joke you guys are playing on us.

863 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:53:29am

re: #832 SteveC

re: #821 realwest

Don't say that! Don't even think that! This is a brand new fucking machine!

You can buy those now?!?!?!?!

Yes, it's called a Sybian.

Although, I think they only make ladies' models at the moment...

864 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:53:41am

re: #851 ArmyWife

You can build 'um



Le Trung, a 33-year-old software engineer who lives with his parents ...

Says it all.

865 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:53:43am

re: #841 Alouette

Good morning, Lizards. I would like to share my TSA story from yesterday...

I get treated the same way when I ask for a hand search because of my pacemaker. TSA handles all my stuff so none of it get "borrowed" and they are super nice. Also very gentle around my implant scars. I love it!

866 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:53:49am

re: #841 Alouette

Wow!

Thats amazing - so the bullies at security have learned to be a bit more sensitive.
I never thought there was anything one could be grateful for, for the ROPMA.
But that - thats nice!

867 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:53:50am

re: #760 redstateredneck

It's always so rewarding to see the next generation step up to the plate.
;-)

Happy Lizard Birthday darls :-)

I do intend to rock in the nursing home though when I get there - no worries about drinking and driving - the walking frame will keep me upright and no license needed to drive it

868 n in wi  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:54:08am

"Le Trung, a 33-year-old software engineer who lives with his parents"
Thats all the farther I needed to read.

869 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:54:31am

re: #855 jcm

Tech support hell!
I KNOW what the problem is!

*grin*
Good morning ... I'm in-and-out lurking.

870 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:54:46am

re: #862 Occasional Reader

I'm convinced that cricket is just a highly elaborate practical joke you guys are playing on us.

Five days 35+ hours of play and the game can end in a draw. Where is the joke/

871 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:54:48am
872 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:55:57am

Line of the day, courtesy of Michael Totten on the subject of proportionality:

The Israel Defense Forces might have launched thousands of air strikes against targets in Gaza to match the thousands of Qassam rockets fired at the cities of Sderot and Ashkelon. It’s unlikely, however, that this is what Israel’s critics have in mind.
873 Chicken Kiev  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:56:17am

The media is relentless. Last night on the 6 o'clock news here in SF, there was a long sympathetic interview with Paul LaRudee, a key activist in the commie/terrorist-supporting International Solidarity Movement. LaRudee went on and on about that stupid boat bearing Cynthia McKinney and "medical supplies" that was "rammed" by an Israeli naval vessel. The reporter treated LaRudee as if he were just a normal citizen, showing pix of the damaged boat and allowing him go on and on attacking Israel in his fake-o "neutral" tones. No voice from the opposite side, no local Israel advocate on the news, nope. All on the other side.

874 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:56:20am

re: #864 jcm


Le Trung, a 33-year-old software engineer who lives with his parents ...

Says it all.

Hey! Pencil-necked geeks need love too!

875 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:56:20am
876 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:56:46am

re: #870 Erik The Red

Five days 35+ hours of play and the game can end in a draw. Where is the joke/

That IS the joke, see. It's not really a sport; the Brits, Aussies, et al are just pretending it's a sport to see if we'll buy it. Sometime around 2021 they'll finally 'fess up, and piss themselves laughing at us.

877 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:57:22am

re: #864 jcm

I was thinking the SAME thing!

878 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:57:28am

Food aid is being grabbed by Hamas and resold at inflated prices in gaza

[Link: www.palpress.ps...]

879 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:07am

re: #801 Spiny Norman

Oh, I get it now: their idols are better than our idols...

:^þ

Hey, their idol is a joke, but so is one of ours

880 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:08am

Good Morning!

And a fine morning it is too! Hamas is on the run and we haven't heard much from The One!

881 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:17am

re: #871 Iron Fist

re: #821 realwest

Sorry, man, but I call it as I see it. The PCI bus is the hardware used to comunicate with things like raid controllers, some video cards, etc. You can try rebooting, but if that even works at all it is simply a stop-gap solution. You should never get the message that it has failed, ever.

Factory defects happen. That's what warranties are for.

882 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:17am

re: #794 Erik The Red

Morning/evening again Lizards.
Happy New Year aussie. Mine is in 6 hours and a bit. Hope you had a great one.

Happy New Year to you too Erik! And your cricket team deserves
all the accolades - wonderful effort and you have some great talent in that team that's for sure

However I am in mourning for our team :-(

883 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:18am

re: #828 madisonsfriend

I see that ANSWER was out in DC promoting an end to aid to Israel(and an end to Israel) . How is it these morons can't see that Israel is the only island of decency in a big sea of poop in the ME? No democracy, no religious freedom, 2nd or 3rd class or no rights for women in most of the ME, gay people are killed or have to hide- what is there to support about these people? It seems Fatah, Saudi, Jordan and Egypt are more on Israel's side this time- it is Iran and nuts like Answer who are on Hamas side.

ANSWER wants to stop war? Talk to Hamas - they started this war, and Israel is doing its best to end it - on Israel's terms.

The Sunni leaders know deep down that Israel isn't a threat, but a nuclear Iran (Shi'ite) is.

884 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:22am

re: #878 buzzdroid

Lovely, lovely people.

885 Golem Akbar  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:25am

re: #865 SteveC

I get treated the same way when I ask for a hand search because of my pacemaker. TSA handles all my stuff so none of it get "borrowed" and they are super nice. Also very gentle around my implant scars. I love it!


I was in Burbank Airport last night and witnessed the TSA as being polite, helpful, and even somewhat friendly. My wife asked if she could escort her mother (in her 80s) to the departure gate, and TSA was very helpful in getting her a gate pass. We were all very impressed.

886 Joseph  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:42am

>They believe that the meteorite is from the Garden of Eden , given to Mohammad by the angel Gabrielle. It is supposeed to be in destructible.

887 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:44am

re: #829 loppyd

Testing...


Damn, Mayo crashed my 'puter!

888 David IV of Georgia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:48am

Work was a real drag today. Showed up. Got handed a paycheck. Got told the timesheets were already turned in with 8 hours on them. Got told to go home. I should complain...

889 slartybartfast  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:51am

re: #811 opnion

They believe that the meteorite is from the Garden of Eden , given to Mohammad by the angel Gabrielle. It is supposeed to be in destructible.

Yet, the ka'bah was there long before Muhammad...

Muhammad's own tribe, the Quraysh, was pagan. The Quraysh was based in the City of Mecca, which was a center of trade and pilgrimage: travelers from all the surrounding regions passed through it. The Quraysh did a lucrative trade from the pilgrimages to the local shrine, the Ka'bah, which housed numerous pagan idols--chiefly the image of the god Hubal. The local gods of all the area tribes were represented in the shrine, along with other idols identified with trees and stones...

From Robert Spencer's The Truth about Muhammad.

890 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:58:59am

re: #800 redstateredneck
I think that is correct. The way I heard it was Issac. I am dismayed that googling it does not have hits on the top page. Or maybe it is me and google.

891 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:59:04am

re: #869 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Tech support hell!
I KNOW what the problem is!

*grin*
Good morning ... I'm in-and-out lurking.

Happy New Year, you in-and-out lurker!

(Nice piccie!)

892 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:59:19am

re: #874 Spiny Norman

Hey! Pencil-necked geeks need love too!

He can stay with his parents, play with his, ahhh, companion. At least his genes won't pass on.

893 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:59:19am

re: #878 buzzdroid

Food aid is being grabbed by Hamas and resold at inflated prices in gaza

[Link: www.palpress.ps...]

That fact will never make it to the MSM, nor to the homes of average Americans or Europeans, will it?

894 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:59:22am

Via RedState:

So Obama Appoints Someone to the Transition Team With Militant Ties. Color Me Unsurprised.

This should surprise none of us. Absolutely none of us.

Obama appoints Sonal Shah, a Google employee, to work on his transition team. Reporters uncover evidence that Sonal Shah is tied to VHP of America, the American arm of Vishva Hindu Parishad, a questionable militant group in India.

Naturally and predictably, Shah denied the allegations.

895 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:59:25am

re: #886 Joseph

>They believe that the meteorite is from the Garden of Eden , given to Mohammad by the angel Gabrielle. It is supposeed to be in destructible.

How does "indestructible" equate with jDam?

896 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:59:37am

re: #885 Golem Akbar

I was in Burbank Airport last night and witnessed the TSA as being polite, helpful, and even somewhat friendly.

Isn't that one of the Signs of the Apocalypse?

897 Chicken Kiev  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:59:50am

Holocaust memorial vandalized in SF. Sorry if this has already been posted:

A Holocaust memorial near San Francisco's Legion of Honor museum was defaced with spray-painted graffiti Monday afternoon, police said.
The incident was the second in two months at the memorial, a permanent art installation overlooking the Pacific Ocean that is owned and maintained by the city's Arts Commission.
The graffiti had been removed by this afternoon, according to police, who did not say what had been spray-painted on the memorial.
A suspect in the vandalism, who was seen creating the graffiti just after 4 p.m. Monday, is described as 20 to 30 years old and 6 feet tall. He was wearing a white bandana and carrying a black messenger bag at the time.
The man left the area on foot and then got into a vehicle, police said.

[Link: www.mercurynews.com...]

898 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:59:53am

re: #887 redstateredneck

Damn, Mayo crashed my 'puter!

Seriously? So solly.

899 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 7:59:59am

Yesterday in Los Angeles the temperature hit 77 F. Almost flip-flop weather, but not quite.

900 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:00:25am
901 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:00:27am

re: #895 father_of_10

How does "indestructible" equate with jDam?

My thoughts exactly. "Indestructible", you say? Sounds like a challenge!

902 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:00:30am

re: #861 buzzdroid

[Link: elderofziyon.blogspot.com...]

"Qatar and Israel agreed that humanitarian aid will be flown from Qatar directly to Ben Gurion Airport, from where Israel will send it to Gaza. Apparently, Egypt refused to allow the Qatari aircrafts to land at El Arish in the Sinai. Three planes are en route."

even the Egyptians have given up on the Pallywooders...

And the Qatari government is dealing with Israel to provide aid. Qatar is simply using the humanitarian aid as a sop to the notion that they support the Palestinian cause - it's a crutch to Fatah. They have no love lost for Hamas either.

903 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:00:52am

re: #862 Occasional Reader

I'm convinced that cricket is just a highly elaborate practical joke you guys are playing on us.

They just like saying "sticky wicket".

904 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:00:56am

re: #891 yma o hyd

Happy New Year, you in-and-out lurker!

(Nice piccie!)

Happy and Prosperous New Year, Yma!

905 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:01:18am

re: #899 Maximu§

Yesterday in Los Angeles the temperature hit 77 F. Almost flip-flop weather, but not quite.

77° not quite flip flops? Thats a bloody heat wave...
;-)

906 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:01:32am

re: #899 Maximu§

Yesterday in Los Angeles the temperature hit 77 F. Almost flip-flop weather, but not quite.

Whenever I see your nic I think of the awesome fight scenes in Gladiator.

MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS!

907 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:01:39am

re: #876 Occasional Reader

That IS the joke, see. It's not really a sport; the Brits, Aussies, et al are just pretending it's a sport to see if we'll buy it. Sometime around 2021 they'll finally 'fess up, and piss themselves laughing at us.

No chance!
No way!

Sometime around that time, you'll beg to join in - with the same results as your rugby team has in the Rugby World Cup ...

:-))

908 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:01:48am

re: #901 Occasional Reader

My thoughts exactly. "Indestructible", you say? Sounds like a challenge!

Nothing is indestructible. You just haven't applied the proper amount of high explosives and/or force.

909 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:01:49am
910 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:01:57am

Hey RNC - get your act together.

911 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:02:31am

re: #900 buzzsawmonkey

He is quoted as saying he "hasn't slept with" his robot, but of course he lives with his parents.

I wonder if they lock up the robot when they go out and leave him alone, as part of the "no parties while we're away" rule?

Hasn't "slept with," I guess it's all during the day then.

912 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:02:43am

re: #890 LindaMarie

I think that is correct. The way I heard it was Issac. I am dismayed that googling it does not have hits on the top page. Or maybe it is me and google.

Google sucks, but I go to it out of habit, as well.

913 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:03:13am

re: #814 Erik The Red

aussie you still have 4 tests against SA and a bunch of one day's. Don't look to far forward.

I'm not optimistic at all for these matches after seeing the mess our selectors have made of picking our team to play the Saffers here

Cricket fans here are not happy at all with the selectors...

914 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:03:20am

re: #900 buzzsawmonkey

In his quest to make Aiko the perfect wife, he would like her to clean out his ears with a q-tip should he lay his head in her lap. Whose wife does this?

915 Desert Dog  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:03:21am

re: #892 jcm

He can stay with his parents, play with his, ahhh, companion. At least his genes won't pass on.

Man, that's great news! It's a real drag having to patch up my inflatable "companion". I wonder if it's only available in "Stepford" mode? Once a women gets her hand on that, they will surely install Nag2.0, MoodSwingUltra and entire Not-tonight-I-have-a-headache Suite!

916 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:03:34am

5 Pistol-Whipped at Florida Karaoke Bar


But authorities are looking for three armed men who ran into an Orlando karaoke bar Monday night and pistol-whipped five people. The Orange County Sheriff's Office reports that the armed men robbed the 12 people who were inside the bar.

No shots were fired, but two of the victims were taken to the hospital for treatment. The injuries were not life threatening.

Deputies did not locate the suspects Monday night despite using a helicopter and K9 unit.

917 David IV of Georgia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:03:43am

re: #895 father_of_10

How does "indestructible" equate with jDam?

I bet a B-61 (Mod 11) could destroy it—or at least launch it into space. [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

918 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:04:00am

re: #861 buzzdroid

[Link: elderofziyon.blogspot.com...]

"Qatar and Israel agreed that humanitarian aid will be flown from Qatar directly to Ben Gurion Airport, from where Israel will send it to Gaza. Apparently, Egypt refused to allow the Qatari aircrafts to land at El Arish in the Sinai. Three planes are en route."

even the Egyptians have given up on the Pallywooders...

this shift in thinking by those who would ordinarily support these terrorists is a major event. it really shows that hamas has worn out their welcome even as useful tools for those who hate israel.
hamas is such a bunch of evil, out of control, unreliable barbarians, no one, for the most part, can find a reason to support them.
this is encouraging. that a group of koran inspired killers is finally being shunned. enough is enough.
i hope israel is inspired to put these jihadis out of business for good.

919 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:04:01am

re: #889 slartybartfast

re: #811 opnionT

hey believe that the meteorite is from the Garden of Eden , given to Mohammad by the angel Gabrielle. It is supposeed to be in destructible.

Yet, the ka'bah was there long before Muhammad...

Muhammad's own tribe, the Quraysh, was pagan. The Quraysh was based in the City of Mecca, which was a center of trade and pilgrimage: travelers from all the surrounding regions passed through it. The Quraysh did a lucrative trade from the pilgrimages to the local shrine, the Ka'bah, which housed numerous pagan idols--chiefly the image of the god Hubal. The local gods of all the area tribes were represented in the shrine, along with other idols identified with trees and stones...

The Mo-men smashed all the other idols, but couldn't smash the big black rock*, so therefore... INDESTRUCTIBLE!

*It supposedly has some minor damage to it, so my "assertion in jest" has a factual basis...

920 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:04:08am

re: #899 Maximu§

Yesterday in Los Angeles the temperature hit 77 F. Almost flip-flop weather, but not quite.

No?
Bunch of wimps - it would be here!

921 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:04:10am
922 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:04:19am

re: #914 ArmyWife

In his quest to make Aiko the perfect wife, he would like her to clean out his ears with a q-tip should he lay his head in her lap. Whose wife does this?

Ewww, not me!

923 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:04:38am

re: #862 Occasional Reader

I'm convinced that cricket is just a highly elaborate practical joke you guys are playing on us.


See also "Tree Kanagroos..."

924 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:04:44am

re: #909 buzzsawmonkey

Maybe the magnetic field from the meteorite nullifies the Earth's magnetic field, which is how the Islamic scientists can claim there is no magnetic field in Mecca.

I half agree with them; there's certainly nothing positive there.

925 LC LaWedgie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:04:58am

Welcome to the gates of the Kingdom of Shaka-lot.

926 Hard Right  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:05:11am

re: #863 Spiny Norman

Yes, it's called a Sybian.

Although, I think they only make ladies' models at the moment...

There are other "machines" that "replace" a man further. Fellas, we have been almost completely replaced. The machines don't burp or fart yet.

927 acwgusa  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:05:26am

I have to admit, with California going broke, I'm kind of afraid for my job. We get a third of our funding from state allocations.

928 Golem Akbar  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:06:03am

re: #896 Occasional Reader

Isn't that one of the Signs of the Apocalypse?

Yes, and here are some others.

929 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:06:09am
930 Reign of Witches  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:06:19am

I thought you all might enjoy this.

[Link: blogs.indystar.com...]

931 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:06:21am

the UK is going to give £6.9 million in "aid" to Hamas

[Link: news.bbc.co.uk...]

932 HippieforLife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:06:49am

re: #787 JCM

Funny how she pisses off people anyhow! She is weak and useless and I cannot figure out why we didn't vote her out of office.

She would be able to live well on her earnings from the Indian casinos!

933 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:06:52am

re: #824 Iron Fist

Most people don't worship a pet rock. Get stoned with, sure. It is a rock, and therefore suitible for stoning.

Run to the rock!

934 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:06:55am

re: #918 nyc redneck

this shift in thinking by those who would ordinarily support these terrorists is a major event. it really shows that hamas has worn out their welcome even as useful tools for those who hate israel.
hamas is such a bunch of evil, out of control, unreliable barbarians, no one, for the most part, can find a reason to support them.
this is encouraging. that a group of koran inspired killers is finally being shunned. enough is enough.
i hope israel is inspired to put these jihadis out of business for good.

It is - but has anybody in the FMSM reported on it, or even mentioned it?

Have they heck!

935 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:07:17am

More IAF strike video.

Liveleak Video


Big secondary at 0:19

936 Mich-again  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:07:24am

re: #916 loppyd

Someone must have queued up "Take Me Home Country Roads" by John Denver. That song always makes people want to fight.

937 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:07:25am

re: #913 aussiemagpie

I'm not optimistic at all for these matches after seeing the mess our selectors have made of picking our team to play the Saffers here

Cricket fans here are not happy at all with the selectors...

Your team will do well in the one days. SA squad is not as good as in the tests.

938 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:07:27am

re: #839 yma o hyd

Thanks from all of Wales for that - its especially generous of you, since we beat your lads this November ...

Gatland and Shaun Edwards are now honorary Welshmen - We'll not let them go!
The third in that set-up is Welsh by birth, was our outstanding scrum half a few years ago, Rob Howley. He is brilliant as analyst, and utterly meticulous in planning.

Oh, our 'bad boy, scrum half Mike Phillips, is back again. He's a firebrand ...

LOL! Of course we'd NEVER support the Poms, so we'll do the right thing by you and become honorary Welsh supporters!

939 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:07:32am
940 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:08:00am

re: #923 Peacekeeper

Upding for mentioning one of my favourite animals!

:-)

941 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:08:45am

re: #893 Desert Dog

That fact will never make it to the MSM, nor to the homes of average Americans or Europeans, will it?

No. But the readers of TOTALFARK will see it. (It would be the bomb if it got approved for the front page!)

942 Mich-again  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:08:46am

re: #939 Iron Fist

worshipping a rock is pretty strange for a religion cult that claims to be monotheistic.

And getting in a big line to have a turn throwing rocks at the devil.

943 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:08:53am

re: #932 HippieforLife

Funny how she pisses off people anyhow! She is weak and useless and I cannot figure out why we didn't vote her out of office.

She would be able to live well on her earnings from the Indian casinos!

Most people respect LEADERSHIP, even if they don't agree with the decision. She's is incapable of leadership, or honesty, or anything remotely required for the job.

944 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:08:53am

re: #936 Mich-again

Someone must have queued up "Take Me Home Country Roads" by John Denver. That song always makes people want to fight.

Are you mocking John Denver? I will not allow it!

:)

945 slartybartfast  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:08:56am

re: #919 Spiny Norman

Can't break it? Then appropriate it!

The, "It's not a bug--it's a feature" strategy.

946 Creeping Eruption  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:09:02am

re: #933 Spare O'Lake

Thank yopu. I have always wanted to know who sang that.

947 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:09:20am

re: #930 Reign of Witches

I thought you all might enjoy this.

[Link: blogs.indystar.com...]

awesome! very funny...

948 nyc redneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:09:44am

re: #875 Iron Fist

happy new year, Iron Fist.

949 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:09:45am
950 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:11:06am

If no submission is around, did you catch this one from last night's demonstrations in NYC.

/grrr

951 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:11:07am

re: #931 buzzdroid

the UK is going to give £6.9 million in "aid" to Hamas

[Link: news.bbc.co.uk...]

Will they make their donation through PayPali?

952 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:11:16am

re: #860 opnion

Make em sweat. If the masses start to ask questions, the Mullahs would have serious problems.

Islam is submissoin. Only and I mean only if education (not madressa education) can be offered and flourish will it change. Did you read the articles about how the new Taliban in Pakistan are theatening the schoole that treach girls? Stop or we will burn you school and kill you. So next it will be no teaching of science, math etc. all you need to know is the Koran and how to strap a belt around your body and get close to the infadels.

953 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:11:17am
954 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:11:21am

re: #935 jcm

More IAF strike video.

[Video]

Big secondary at 0:19

At the end note the perfectly straight line of strike points. Absolute accuracy.

955 Mich-again  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:11:52am

re: #944 loppyd

Are you mocking John Denver? I will not allow it!

:)

Karaoke killing is not all that uncommon in some parts of the world.

956 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:11:53am

re: #864 jcm


Le Trung, a 33-year-old software engineer who lives with his parents ...

Says it all.

Theres something creepy about that robot, I'm not sure how to put it into words, but if I were the parents, that robot would be on E-Bay.

957 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:11:54am

re: #890 LindaMarie

I think that is correct. The way I heard it was Issac. I am dismayed that googling it does not have hits on the top page. Or maybe it is me and google.

Isaac.

958 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:12:25am

Well that's a relief.

Cowher's agent turns down Jets' advances


Bill Cowher is out of the running for the New York Jets' head coach vacancy.

A high-ranking Jets official told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen that the Jets reached out to Cowher on Tuesday about their vacant head coaching job, but Cowher's agent called the team back and told them that his client had no interest in the opening.

959 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:12:37am
960 Mich-again  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:13:05am

re: #958 loppyd

He's waiting on a call from Bill Ford.
/

961 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:13:23am

re: #955 Mich-again

Karaoke killing is not all that uncommon in some parts of the world.

It's not funny, but it's kind of funny.

962 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:13:24am

re: #936 Mich-again

Someone must have queued up "Take Me Home Country Roads" by John Denver. That song always makes people want to fight.

I'm always astonished by how many people from all over the world know the lyrics to that song.

963 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:13:48am

re: #935 jcm

More IAF strike video.




Big secondary at 0:19

Pat Travers' take on it.

Youtube Video
964 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:13:51am

re: #956 Maximu§

Theres something creepy about that robot, I'm not sure how to put it into words, but if I were the parents, that robot would be on E-Bay.

If I were his parent he'd have 30 days to get the hell out. If he can afford $20,000 for a robot for his perversions. He can afford his own damn place.

965 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:13:56am

re: #960 Mich-again

He's waiting on a call from Bill Ford.
/

Who would want that job?

966 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:14:00am

re: #862 Occasional Reader

I'm convinced that cricket is just a highly elaborate practical joke you guys are playing on us.

Well you would be playing cricket had you not chucked the English out...what a cricket team you would have!

967 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:14:02am

re: #890 LindaMarie

I think that is correct. The way I heard it was Issac. I am dismayed that googling it does not have hits on the top page. Or maybe it is me and google.

Linda,

Try this link. In Judaism, the attempt by Abraham to sacrifice Isaac is called the akeida.

968 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:14:31am

re: #938 aussiemagpie

LOL! Of course we'd NEVER support the Poms, so we'll do the right thing by you and become honorary Welsh supporters!

Yeah - odd, isn't it, how nobody supports the English!
We always support any team playing England ...

Btw, the English bastids always suppress that its the English and Welsh Cricket Board, so it sounds as if there never have been any Welsh cricket players ...

969 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:14:49am

re: #955 Mich-again

Karaoke killing is not all that uncommon in some parts of the world.

I've had the urge, myself.

970 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:14:54am

re: #959 buzzsawmonkey

Nazis. I hate the Nazis.

But Israelis are supposed to be the Nazis. / why is all the actual Nazi imagery and genocidal intent always from the Palestinian supporters and terrorists themselves? /I know, rhetorical question.

971 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:15:11am
972 slartybartfast  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:15:12am

re: #957 Spare O'Lake

Isaac.

Meanwhile, prophetic words regarding the sons of Ishmael:

"And you will bear a son;
And you shall call his name Ishmael,
Because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.
He will be a wild donkey of a man,
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone's hand will be against him;
And he will live to the east of all his brothers."

973 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:15:24am

Barkley released after DUI arrest


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving early Wednesday.

An officer with a law enforcement task force that targets drunken driving saw the former NBA star run a stop sign around 1:30 a.m., said Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler.

Barkley declined to submit to a breath test but was given a blood test. The results weren't immediately available.

974 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:15:28am

re: #939 Iron Fist

What's even funnier is that there is serious debate as to whether their Stone god is even a metorite at all. Since only Mohammedans are allowed in Mecca, it is impossible to tell exactly where reality cuts out and where delusion kicks in. Either way, worshipping a rock is pretty strange for a religion cult that claims to be monotheistic.

They can't draw pictures of Mo but, they can worship a stone?

975 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:15:31am

re: #966 aussiemagpie

Well you would be playing cricket had you not chucked the English out...what a cricket team you would have!

We fought a Revolution so as to not have to play cricket!

976 Erik The Red  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:15:46am

Happy New Years Lizards. I have to go and celebrate now. 5+ hours and counting.
I will catch the West Coast Lizards later. May miss East Coast Lizards. So I wish you all a great New Years and a very prosperous 2009.
May all your hopes and desires come true. Hope the head is not too sore tomorrow.

Later
ETR

977 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:16:05am

re: #966 aussiemagpie

you would be playing cricket had you not chucked the English out

NOW you're beginning to get it!
heh ... (-:

978 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:16:06am

re: #935 jcm

Whoa, the secondary explosions do more damage than the precision bombs that were dropped.

979 ArmyWife  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:16:33am

re: #974 MandyManners

You keep trying to interject logic into this equation. It's a futile effort, I'm afraid.

980 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:16:37am

re: #969 redstateredneck

I've had the urge, myself.

I have performed Karaoke once and sang "Top of the World" by the Carpenters. Maim worthy?

981 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:16:59am

re: #976 Erik The Red

Happy New Year!

982 rw in san diego  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:17:03am

re: #721 Ayatollah Ghilmeini

Thank you so much for your posts. They are lucid, logical, and explanatory. I always look forward to reading what you have to say.

983 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:17:20am

re: #962 Occasional Reader

I'm always astonished by how many people from all over the world know the lyrics to that song.

High on my list of "Crazy Sh*t I've Seen" is 45,000 people singing "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the 7th inning stretch of a Baltimore Orioles game.

984 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:17:23am

re: #954 jcm

At the end note the perfectly straight line of strike points. Absolute accuracy.

Yep - I keep asking meself how they do it - not having been in the Army and all that.

Being accurate would also save on ammunition, wouldn't it?

985 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:17:37am

re: #970 lawhawk

Nazis. I hate the Nazis.

I don't know if you were going for the Indiana Jones quote, but if so the correct version is: "Nazis. I hate these guys."

One of my favorite quotes from any movie.

986 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:17:39am

re: #972 slartybartfast

He will be a wild donkey of a man,
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone's hand will be against him;
And he will live to the east of all his brothers."
And so it came to pass.

987 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:18:25am

re: #971 Iron Fist

We could have elected a narcissistic, white hating mulatto with a Messiah complex to the Presidency.

D'oh!

ho ho ho to us.

988 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:18:42am

re: #985 Occasional Reader

I don't know if you were going for the Indiana Jones quote, but if so the correct version is: "Nazis. I hate these guys."

One of my favorite quotes from any movie.

THANK YOU! I was racking my brain...

989 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:18:47am

re: #979 ArmyWife

You keep trying to interject logic into this equation. It's a futile effort, I'm afraid.

Oh, they have logic but, it's not a logic we can grasp.

990 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:19:20am

re: #975 Occasional Reader

We fought a Revolution so as to not have to play cricket!

Not to mention blood pudding, spotted dick and Lady Diana Spencer.

991 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:19:21am

re: #978 Maximu§

Whoa, the secondary explosions do more damage than the precision bombs that were dropped.

A shining example of being hoist by their own petards.

992 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:19:26am

re: #978 Maximu§

Whoa, the secondary explosions do more damage than the precision bombs that were dropped.

That tunnel had a lot of stuff in it. The secondaries where huge.

Enough so that I'd start questioning the true source of the collateral damage we are fed by the media.

The strike was 100% on target. The secondaries blew the hell out of the neighborhood.

993 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:19:39am
994 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:19:56am

re: #983 SteveC

High on my list of "Crazy Sh*t I've Seen" is 45,000 people singing "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the 7th inning stretch of a Baltimore Orioles game.

Okay, but slightly more understandable, since that crowd was presumably mostly American. But for example, I remember being on a ski trip with assorted Argentinians, Brazilians, Uruguayans and Chileans. At the ski lodge one night, "Country Roads" come on, and they ALL burst into song spontaneously, and knew all the lyrics.

995 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:20:18am

Get ready for the hysterics.

Army investigates troops' killing of al Qaeda suspect


BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. Army is investigating allegations that Special Forces troops killed an al Qaeda suspect in cold blood and cut off his finger during an overnight operation near Baghdad earlier this month.

The December 10 raid, on a house in the Salman Pak district, 15 miles south of Baghdad, targeted suspected bomb-maker Hardan al-Jaburi.

In a statement, the U.S. military said al-Jaburi, armed with an AK-47, confronted troops conducting the raid.

"Perceiving hostile intent, the forces engaged the armed man, killing him," the statement said.

But his relatives, assisted by a tribal leader, complained in a meeting with U.S. officials in Baghdad's Green Zone that al-Jaburi was singled out by troops after he was rounded up along with his brothers.

996 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:20:20am

re: #980 loppyd

I have performed Karaoke once and sang "Top of the World" by the Carpenters. Maim worthy?

I would have had to have been there!
When I go to Missouri to visit family, we do Karaoke night at the local tavern. They take it real seriously.
:D
Mr. redstate did "Crazy Bitch" the last time we were there.

997 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:20:36am

re: #961 loppyd

It's not funny, but it's kind of funny.


If this old soldier got up and started singing Karaoke in public, you can bet I would be dodging bullets before the 1st song is sung.

998 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:20:54am

re: #903 MandyManners

Classic comment. The qoutes make it perfect.

999 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:21:02am
1000 Walter L. Newton  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:21:36am

PLEASE...

Some tell Denver to stop talking about the coach. Ok, he's gone, it's over, I don't want to hear every single fucking talk show for the next month only talk about Shanahan.

Hell, Tom Tancredo is filling in a for a vacationing Mike Rosen (KOA, Clear Channel, 50 thousand watt here in Denver) and IT'S THE ONLY THING HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

Tom, can we talk about talking care of a few more illegals before midnight, let's break up an Al-queda cell or two before the fireworks tonight or at least lets make fun of the left.

Football, get over it!

1001 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:21:51am

Child soldiers- courtesy of terrorists in Lebanon. Complete with AK-47 and uniform.

1002 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:22:41am

re: #996 redstateredneck

I would have had to have been there!
When I go to Missouri to visit family, we do Karaoke night at the local tavern. They take it real seriously.
:D
Mr. redstate did "Crazy Bitch" the last time we were there.

I sang it with two friends...I don't suck necessarily.

Mr. Redstate better not have been singing that to you!

1003 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:22:43am

re: #993 buzzsawmonkey

I still maintain that the big black cube of the Kaaba was built as a roadside attraction

So Mecca is kind of the Arab version of South of the Border?

1004 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:22:54am

re: #997 Maximu§

If this old soldier got up and started singing Karaoke in public, you can bet I would be dodging bullets before the 1st song is sung.

Hell no, video tape and black mail, more profitable.
/ ;-P

1005 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:22:58am

re: #985 Occasional Reader

I probably had both the Indy Jones and Blues Brothers quotes in my head, and went for my own pastiche.

1006 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:23:00am

re: #935 jcm

More IAF strike video.

Big secondary at 0:19

Those medical supplies sure are... umm, volatile.

1007 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:23:07am
1008 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:23:24am

re: #993 buzzsawmonkey

re: #974 MandyManners

I still maintain that the big black cube of the Kaaba was built as a roadside attraction, to be the World's Biggest Tefillin--like the World's Biggest Ball of Tinfoil or String which are used as roadside attractions in the Midwest.

Had to have something to attract the caravans to stop at Ahmed's Goat Shashlik.

I wish Ahmed would have used Great Prices, Easy Financing, and free admission to Harems 'R' Us.

1009 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:23:40am

re: #997 Maximu§

If this old soldier got up and started singing Karaoke in public, you can bet I would be dodging bullets before the 1st song is sung.

Nah. Soldiers young and old get a pass.

1010 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:24:08am

re: #992 jcm

That tunnel had a lot of stuff in it. The secondaries where huge.

Enough so that I'd start questioning the true source of the collateral damage we are fed by the media.

The strike was 100% on target. The secondaries blew the hell out of the neighborhood.

And, had those secondaries been allowed to have been fired into Israel, they would have done quite a bit of damage to Israeli communities. Happy hunting IDF!

1011 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:24:30am

re: #991 MandyManners

A shining example of being hoist by their own petards.

Well put! Many are screaming and moaning about this war, but I love to see Israeli armed forces kicking Ass and taking numbers. They should be feared and respected.

Israel is a simple country: Don't shoot at them and they won't shoot back.

1012 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:24:33am
1013 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:24:37am

re: #962 Occasional Reader

I'm always astonished by how many people from all over the world know the lyrics to that song.

One of the greatest American folk songs of its generation.
I love it more now than I did then.

Youtube Video
1014 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:24:51am

re: #903 MandyManners

They just like saying "sticky wicket".

"Bowls a maiden over" is another goodie...

1015 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:24:58am

damn - forgot the link in my post above.

Army investigates troops' killing of al Qaeda suspect

1016 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:25:47am

re: #957 Spare O'Lake

Isaac.


I only googled Abraham and sacrifice -no other names of the sons.

1017 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:25:49am
1018 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:26:02am

re: #1000 Walter L. Newton

Walter, I'm with you but it's only the day after the big life-changing football event in Denver. Life will never be the same. We are doomed.

(I thought Tancredo did a great job yesterday)

btw - are you Fred?

1019 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:26:13am

re: #992 jcm

That tunnel had a lot of stuff in it. The secondaries where huge.

Enough so that I'd start questioning the true source of the collateral damage we are fed by the media.

The strike was 100% on target. The secondaries blew the hell out of the neighborhood.

All those bags of rice and antibiotics are highly flammable. Inflammable. flammanateful, they blowed up real good!

1020 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:26:39am

re: #1001 lawhawk

Child soldiers- courtesy of terrorists in Lebanon. Complete with AK-47 and uniform.

Look at the barrel of that weapon. It looks to be plugged. I wonder if it's a Pallywood "stage prop".

1021 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:27:31am

Get out your barf bags:

We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas
Gaza is a secular society where people listen to pop music, watch TV and many women walk the streets unveiled

William Sieghart

Last week I was in Gaza. While I was there I met a group of 20 or so police officers who were undergoing a course in conflict management. They were eager to know whether foreigners felt safer since Hamas had taken over the Government? Indeed we did, we told them. Without doubt the past 18 months had seen a comparative calm on the streets of Gaza; no gunmen on the streets, no more kidnappings. They smiled with great pride and waved us goodbye.

Less than a week later all of these men were dead, killed by an Israeli rocket at a graduation ceremony. Were they “dangerous Hamas militant gunmen”? No, they were unarmed police officers, public servants killed not in a “militant training camp” but in the same police station in the middle of Gaza City that had been used by the British, the Israelis and Fatah during their periods of rule there.

This distinction is crucial because while the horrific scenes in Gaza and Israel play themselves out on our television screens, a war of words is being fought that is clouding our understanding of the realities on the ground

Who is this idiot?

1022 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:27:41am
1023 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:28:06am

re: #1018 FrogMarch

Walter, I'm with you but it's only the day after the big life-changing football event in Denver. Life will never be the same. We are doomed.

(I thought Tancredo did a great job yesterday)

btw - are you Fred?

Oh, come on now. It's not like when Tom Landry got fired, ya know.

;^)

1024 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:28:07am

re: #952 LindaMarie

Islam is submissoin. Only and I mean only if education (not madressa education) can be offered and flourish will it change. Did you read the articles about how the new Taliban in Pakistan are theatening the schoole that treach girls? Stop or we will burn you school and kill you. So next it will be no teaching of science, math etc. all you need to know is the Koran and how to strap a belt around your body and get close to the infadels.

not only that... they are blowing up car bombs next to lines of school girls.

video was posted in the comments here yesterday i think.

1025 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:28:11am

Has this been posted already:

Carter Center urges end to Gaza violence

1026 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:28:14am

re: #1019 Peacekeeper

All those bags of rice and antibiotics are highly flammable. Inflammable. flammanateful, they blowed up real good!

"'Inflammable" means flammable? What a country!"

-Dr. Nick Riviera

1027 Walter L. Newton  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:28:41am

re: #1018 FrogMarch

Walter, I'm with you but it's only the day after the big life-changing football event in Denver. Life will never be the same. We are doomed.

(I thought Tancredo did a great job yesterday)

btw - are you Fred?

Am I Fred? And who is Fred, and why should I cop to being him? :)

If I can make some money, ok, I'm Fred. What did I win?

And the first call Trancredo gets is some one asking the same question that I am asking, and Trancredo is tap dancing.

KOA of course is the voice of the Broncos, so I suspect that Bronco talk is "job one" for the station for a few days.

1028 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:29:27am

re: #923 Peacekeeper

See also "Tree Kanagroos..."

Don't forget the drop Bears

Happy New Year {PK}

1029 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:29:44am

re: #980 loppyd

I have performed Karaoke once and sang "Top of the World" by the Carpenters. Maim worthy?

She had the voice of an angel.

1030 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:29:50am

re: #1027 Walter L. Newton

Am I Fred? And who is Fred, and why should I cop to being him? :)

If I can make some money, ok, I'm Fred. What did I win?

And the first call Trancredo gets is some one asking the same question that I am asking, and Trancredo is tap dancing.

KOA of course is the voice of the Broncos, so I suspect that Bronco talk is "job one" for the station for a few days.

Tom Brady's rumored engagement to supermodel Giselle was front page news here in Boston...

1031 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:29:54am

re: #1021 loppyd

Get out your barf bags:

We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas
Gaza is a secular society where people listen to pop music, watch TV and many women walk the streets unveiled

William Sieghart

Who is this idiot?

Some run-of-the-mill Nazi-symp. AKA, "journalist".

1032 bloodnok  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:29:57am

re: #958 loppyd

Well that's a relief.

Cowher's agent turns down Jets' advances

It certainly is. The Pats do not need him in the division. Hope the Jets are able to fumigate Mangini's office before the next coach comes in.

/Bitter? Moi?

1033 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:30:05am
1034 Walter L. Newton  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:30:15am

re: #1023 Spiny Norman

Oh, come on now. It's not like when Tom Landry got fired, ya know.

;^)

STOP THAT. I lived in Texas when that happened. Look, I don't mind watching a football game, I root (sp?) for the home team, but I don't arrange my life over the games on TV or the radio.

1035 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:30:23am

re: #1020 pre-Boomer Marine brat

It certainly could be, but a quick glance, and you wouldn't notice that. I certainly didn't. And if you're a soldier and you see 'em with that weapon, you wouldn't know either. Now, imagine some kid holding that weapon, while others hold real AK-47s and are firing at you. It's not farfetched, and these terrorists show themselves to have no care for human lives - their own or anyone else. That kid is cannon fodder to them.

1036 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:30:38am

re: #1029 Spare O'Lake

She had the voice of an angel.

Yes she did. I love the Carpenters and I'm not ashamed to say it!

1037 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:30:52am

re: #1021 loppyd

The Times bastids didn't publish my comments, I see.
And I was really calm and gentle, just asking why all these highly intelligent people can't get their party (Hamas) to stop firing rockets into Israel, and what about their Charter ...

1038 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:31:06am

re: #1027 Walter L. Newton

Am I Fred? And who is Fred, and why should I cop to being him?

What is Fred to him, or he to Fred, that he should weep for him?

-W. Shakespeare

1039 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:31:14am
1040 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:31:19am

re: #1027 Walter L. Newton

Am I Fred? And who is Fred, and why should I cop to being him? :)

If I can make some money, ok, I'm Fred. What did I win?

And the first call Trancredo gets is some one asking the same question that I am asking, and Trancredo is tap dancing.

KOA of course is the voice of the Broncos, so I suspect that Bronco talk is "job one" for the station for a few days.

yes- Fred the caller sounded off and I thought maybe (just maybe) it was really you! Comedy gold.

1041 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:31:36am

re: #1032 bloodnok

It certainly is. The Pats do not need him in the division. Hope the Jets are able to fumigate Mangini's Mangina's office before the next coach comes in.

/Bitter? Moi?

He could always go to Detroit where sucking is expected.

1042 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:31:49am

re: #1015 loppyd

damn - forgot the link in my post above.

Army investigates troops' killing of al Qaeda suspect

This is why I fear for my son who is serving in the 10th Mountain Division...I told him the US Army is always ready to STAB you in the back if you do your job abit too well. I told him to watch his back as well as his front, because I don't trust todays PC Army.

Bush could have put a stop to the Haditha Circus, but he stayed silent and betrayed the trust of all of us that are serving or that have served.

1043 AMER1CAN  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:32:03am

OT Movie: Anyone catch this movie before? "The Happening" ...Wife and I picked it up last night and it turned out to be pretty good. We're both Mark Wahlberg fans.

Youtube Video
1044 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:32:06am

re: #1000 Walter L. Newton

PLEASE...

Some tell Denver to stop talking about the coach. Ok, he's gone, it's over, I don't want to hear every single fucking talk show for the next month only talk about Shanahan.

Hell, Tom Tancredo is filling in a for a vacationing Mike Rosen (KOA, Clear Channel, 50 thousand watt here in Denver) and IT'S THE ONLY THING HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

Tom, can we talk about talking care of a few more illegals before midnight, let's break up an Al-queda cell or two before the fireworks tonight or at least lets make fun of the left.

Football, get over it!

I remember when the state of Elway's elbow/wrist/shoulder was at the top of news casts all over the dial.

1045 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:32:12am

re: #937 Erik The Red

Your team will do well in the one days. SA squad is not as good as in the tests.

Maybe not as good but they're on a high, while our team must be suffering

1046 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:32:16am

re: #1036 loppyd

Yes she did. I love the Carpenters and I'm not ashamed to say it!

HA-ha!

1047 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:32:21am

re: #1036 loppyd

Yes she did. I love the Carpenters and I'm not ashamed to say it!

I thought it was Joe the Plumber?

1048 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:32:26am

re: #1002 loppyd

Mr. Redstate better not have been singing that to you!


Nah, he's still living.

1049 Kosh's Shadow  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:32:32am

re: #1025 yma o hyd

Has this been posted already:

Carter Center urges end to Gaza violence

I'm amazed they are actually asking "both sides" to end the violence, and actually acknowledge Israel's right to defend itself.
I would have expected them to say Israelis deserve getting rockets launched at them for running an apartheid state.

Of course, they still consider it a "disproportionate" response; I guess they think Israel should lob 10 random rockets a day and wherever they hit, they hit.

1050 gmsc  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:32:52am

re: #1026 Occasional Reader

"'Inflammable" means flammable? What a country!"

-Dr. Nick Riviera

Why do we have three words - inflammable, flammable and non-flammable - when two would do? Either it flams, or it doesn't flam!

1051 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:33:17am

re: #1039 buzzsawmonkey

also holding herself out as an "independent foreign policy expert."

Captain, I've run that through the Universal Translator, and it comes out as "just talking out of her ass".

1052 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:33:17am

re: #1011 Maximu§

Well put! Many are screaming and moaning about this war, but I love to see Israeli armed forces kicking Ass and taking numbers. They should be feared and respected.

Israel is a simple country: Don't shoot at them and they won't shoot back.

I still wanna' know how the Israelis know where all this stuff is being hidden.

1053 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:33:24am
1054 David IV of Georgia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:33:29am

re: #1011 Maximu§

Well put! Many are screaming and moaning about this war, but I love to see Israeli armed forces kicking Ass and taking numbers. They should be feared and respected.

Israel is a simple country: Don't shoot at them and they won't shoot back.

Here and there are people calling for Israel to have a "proportional response" to the Egyp Palisti Hamas rocket fire. Proportional response is what you do if you want to either maintain the status quo or lose. Winning comes through the use of disproportionate response. Of course those who are whining don't care about proportions at all—they just want Israel to lose.

1055 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:33:35am

re: #967 Gang of One
I do remember the basic story. I googled for the names of the sons and only came up with Ishmael which shocked me.
The Muslims insist that it was Ishmael that was taken to sacrifice in multiple web pages.
No whacking me now, I don't beleive it. Just saying that is what I got for hits.

1056 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:33:42am

re: #1042 Maximu§

Bless your son. Please thank him for his service for me and my family.

It is maddening to watch as these stories get played out.

1057 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:34:08am

re: #1039 buzzsawmonkey

It says he's chairman of an "independent conflict resolution agency," whatever that is. Sounds like therapists getting into foreign policy.

Someone quoted an equally lunatic piece of drivel yesterday from Huffpo; some woman in the US who was also holding herself out as an "independent foreign policy expert."

These people seem to be multiplying like policy bedbugs.

Causing the "itchy-scratchies" on the body politic?

1058 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:34:15am

re: #1047 Peacekeeper

I thought it was Joe the Plumber?

LOL

How are you PK?

1059 FrogMarch  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:34:53am

re: #1023 Spiny Norman

Oh, come on now. It's not like when Tom Landry got fired, ya know.

;^)

Landry was a big deal, wasn't he? Shanahan is our Landry. All good things must come to an end. After Elway retired, things just haven't gelled. I'm not sure if that's the coaches fault, but the buck stops at the coach.

1060 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:35:01am
1061 Hard Right  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:35:04am

re: #973 loppyd

Barkley released after DUI arrest

Why is it so many stars come here to get DUIs? Are our jails that nice? Our judges or courts?

1062 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:35:05am

re: #1046 Occasional Reader

HA-ha!

Mock all you want.

Carpenters = happy memories

1063 Kosh's Shadow  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:35:31am

re: #1050 gmsc

Why do we have three words - inflammable, flammable and non-flammable - when two would do? Either it flams, or it doesn't flam!

The word inflammable means that it can catch fire, from the root "inflame".
However, too many people think it is "in-flammable" with the in prefix meaning not.

1064 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:35:33am

re: #1049 Kosh's Shadow

I'm amazed they are actually asking "both sides" to end the violence, and actually acknowledge Israel's right to defend itself.
I would have expected them to say Israelis deserve getting rockets launched at them for running an apartheid state.

Of course, they still consider it a "disproportionate" response; I guess they think Israel should lob 10 random rockets a day and wherever they hit, they hit.

I'm getting to the point where Israel indiscriminately lobbing the same number of rockets back into Gaza as they receive makes sense to me.
The rockets should be of the same sort sent by Hamas, stuffed with ball bearings.

I mean - its proportional, isn't it?

1065 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:35:33am

re: #968 yma o hyd

Yeah - odd, isn't it, how nobody supports the English!
We always support any team playing England ...

Btw, the English bastids always suppress that its the English and Welsh Cricket Board, so it sounds as if there never have been any Welsh cricket players ...

Anyone but the Poms gets our support, however because of you we'll do the Wesh thing

1066 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:35:37am
1067 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:35:58am

re: #1021 loppyd

Get out your barf bags:

We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas
Gaza is a secular society where people listen to pop music, watch TV and many women walk the streets unveiled

William Sieghart
Who is this idiot?

From the column:

"The Bush-Blair response to the Hamas victory in 2006 is the key to today's horror. Instead of accepting the democratically elected Government, ..."

Yes, a democratically elected government whose fighters dragged Fatah men from the PA's Preventive Security headquarters and executed them ... in front of their families.

1068 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:36:13am

re: #1055 LindaMarie

I do remember the basic story. I googled for the names of the sons and only came up with Ishmael which shocked me.
The Muslims insist that it was Ishmael that was taken to sacrifice in multiple web pages.
No whacking me now, I don't beleive it. Just saying that is what I got for hits.

Not gonna whack anyone, Linda. But the Muslims have to live with the fact that Ishmael was not put up on the rock by Abraham. It was Isaac -- ages before anything like Islam came into existence.

1069 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:36:30am

re: #1029 Spare O'Lake

She had the voice of an angel.

I was thinking of that the other week...many female singers today don't even come close to Karen Carpenter. They scream, yell, cuss and dress like Hookers.

1070 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:36:38am

Damn it's really starting to snow.

I should do some shoveling...

BBL

1071 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:37:00am

re: #1058 loppyd

LOL

How are you PK?

Cold. -5 this AM. The morning barn help quit. You just can't ask for better timing.

1072 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:37:05am

re: #1052 MandyManners

I still wanna' know how the Israelis know where all this stuff is being hidden.

Six months aerial observation by high-flying drones?

I'd like to know as well - not that we'll ever be told, and rightly so ...

1073 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:37:25am

re: #975 Occasional Reader

We fought a Revolution so as to not have to play cricket!

Happy New Year {OR}

Bad mistake... :-)

1074 Tarkus289  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:37:31am

re: #1052 MandyManners

Excellent intelligence.

1075 loppyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:37:50am

re: #1071 Peacekeeper

Cold. -5 this AM. The morning barn help quit. You just can't ask for better timing.

Yikes.

I'm off to shovel- but not what you shoveled earlier. :)

Happy New Year!

1076 Kosh's Shadow  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:37:52am

re: #1064 yma o hyd

I'm getting to the point where Israel indiscriminately lobbing the same number of rockets back into Gaza as they receive makes sense to me.
The rockets should be of the same sort sent by Hamas, stuffed with ball bearings.

I mean - its proportional, isn't it?

Then, if the Israeli rockets kill or injure more people, or do more damage, they'll claim it is disproportionate. If they do the exact amount of damage, they'll say the smaller population in Gaza means the damage should be smaller.
Bunch of anti-Semites; they just won't be honest and admit it.

1077 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:38:03am
1078 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:38:18am

re: #1012 Iron Fist

Not just any stone. They can't just go out and grab a rock off a gravel driveway and start beating their head on the floor in front of it. It has to be a magic rock. Framed with a large silver vagina. In the sand hell that is Saudi Arabia.

I've a link to a photograph of that stupid silver thing but I cannot find it.

1079 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:38:27am

There is no "proportionate". HAMAS has to be destroyed.

1080 JacksonTn  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:38:34am

Not to knock Dana ...but I like the guy who is doing the press conference for Bush right now much better ...he is not taking any crap from the reporters ...

1081 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:38:40am

re: #1067 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Yes, a democratically elected government whose fighters dragged Fatah men from the PA's Preventive Security headquarters and executed them ... in front of their families.

Someone should tell this asshole that Hitler was "democratically elected" as well. Jeebus, where do these idiots come from?

1082 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:39:04am

re: #1014 aussiemagpie

"Bowls a maiden over" is another goodie...

Now, that's one I've never heard. How do people keep a straight face when saying it?

1083 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:39:16am

re: #1056 loppyd

Bless your son. Please thank him for his service for me and my family.

It is maddening to watch as these stories get played out.

Thanks, I'll tell him you said so.

1084 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:39:20am

re: #1033 Iron Fist

That looks more like it has a chrome lining than a plug, although the angle makes it hard to be certain.

Yeah. I can't tell for sure. But why th' F would a workaday weapon have a Fr*kkin chrome lining? That's for showpieces.

/oh hell, I'm nitpicking ... forget it!

1085 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:39:41am

re: #1078 MandyManners

I've a link to a photograph of that stupid silver thing but I cannot find it.

The missing link?

1086 Walter L. Newton  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:39:53am

re: #1069 Maximu§

I was thinking of that the other week...many female singers today don't even come close to Karen Carpenter. They scream, yell, cuss and dress like Hookers.

And your problem is? Sounded like my last date. Woke the people in the bed next to us, but didn't bother me.

1087 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:40:25am

re: #1067 pre-Boomer Marine brat

That was when they weren't busy tossing Fatah thugs from rooftops.

Hamas may have been the Gazans' choice for top dog, but that doesn't excuse them from the terrorist operations that Hamas has engaged in for years - or germane to the current discussion, the thousands fired by Hamas and the fellow terrorists from Gaza since 2005's disengagement or the thousands fired in 2008, including hundreds during the so-called ceasefire.

There was only one ceasefire - when Israel stopped returning fire. Hamas never stopped. They went all of 5 days before violating the terms of the ceasefire, and Israel only responded 6 months later after Hamas provoked another Israeli response when attempting to attack Israel again. Hamas' response? Fire even more kassams and mortars.

1088 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:40:35am

re: #977 pre-Boomer Marine brat

NOW you're beginning to get it!
heh ... (-:

Just think of opportunities lost...

Happy New Year to you and your family :-)

1089 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:40:40am

re: #1036 loppyd

Yes she did. I love the Carpenters and I'm not ashamed to say it!

And she could rock too.

Youtube Video
1090 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:41:07am

re: #1060 buzzsawmonkey

Heard somebody on National Palestinian Radio NPR this morning talking about how we are "fighting two wars."

I guess they don't understand the concept of one war, two fronts.

They get their military education every morning with a bowl of Capt. Crunch.

1091 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:41:27am

re: #1073 aussiemagpie

Happy New Year {OR}

Bad mistake... :-)

Happy New Year, amp!

1092 J.S.  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:41:37am

CNN this morning is pulling out all the stops in its pro-terrorist agit-prop.

1093 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:41:42am

re: #1078 MandyManners

I've a link to a photograph of that stupid silver thing but I cannot find it.

Something like this one...

1094 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:41:47am
1095 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:42:02am

re: #1090 MandyManners

They get their military education every morning with a bowl of Capt. Crunch.

And their literacy from a bowl of AlphaBits.

1096 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:42:02am

re: #1072 yma o hyd

Six months aerial observation by high-flying drones?

I'd like to know as well - not that we'll ever be told, and rightly so ...

It's probably a combination of humint (what Hamas calls collaborators, but who are rightfully assisting Israel rid the planet of venomous terrorists and their supply lines), and sigint/UAV overflights.

The current operations are as successful as they are because of the massive amounts of intel gathered over the past several months.

1097 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:42:09am

re: #1083 Maximu§

Thanks, I'll tell him you said so.

Please add my greetings and thanks as well.

1098 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:42:13am

re: #1076 Kosh's Shadow

Then, if the Israeli rockets kill or injure more people, or do more damage, they'll claim it is disproportionate. If they do the exact amount of damage, they'll say the smaller population in Gaza means the damage should be smaller.
Bunch of anti-Semites; they just won't be honest and admit it.

Thats the operative phrase.
Nothing that israel does will ever satisfy them - unless its giving up the state of Israel, and letting themselves be slaughtered.
Seems one Holocaust wasn't sufficient for the well-thinking left elite and their willing helpers.

1099 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:42:21am

re: #1072 yma o hyd

Six months aerial observation by high-flying drones?

I'd like to know as well - not that we'll ever be told, and rightly so ...

re: #1074 Tarkus289

Excellent intelligence.

Gotta' be someone *there*.

1100 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:42:25am

re: #1052 MandyManners

One word - technology.
Bet they got the spy drones overhead with infrared.

1101 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:42:33am

re: #1062 loppyd

Mock all you want.

Carpenters = happy memories


Years ago, when I worked at the auditorium at Ohio State, Karen Carpenter accused me of getting ink on her dress. There was no ink on her dress, she just felt something on her back and when she turned around, I was standing there holding an uncapped sharpie pen.

1102 Spiny Norman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:42:38am

re: #1067 pre-Boomer Marine brat

From the column:

"The Bush-Blair response to the Hamas victory in 2006 is the key to today's horror. Instead of accepting the democratically elected Government, ..."

Yes, a democratically elected government whose fighters dragged Fatah men from the PA's Preventive Security headquarters and executed them ... in front of their families.

Something our friend William Sieghart found nothing wrong with, no doubt.

1103 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:43:11am

re: #1035 lawhawk

That kid is cannon fodder to them.

Ewww. Reminded me, for an unpleasant instant, of the 50's schlock song ... "Fodder, mudder, baby blooder..."

Sounds like what the kid would be singing, heading off to camp.

/that was it, wasn't it?

1104 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:43:17am

re: #1085 Peacekeeper

The missing link?

I again exceeded my 2,500 limit the other day. I wish I could alphabetize the darn things.

1105 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:43:52am

I'm back. I had to go and do some actual work. It's disgusting how earning a living interferes with LGF.

1106 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:43:55am

re: #1079 Peacekeeper

There is no "proportionate". HAMAS has to be destroyed.

Destroy Hamas, or destroy Hamas not. There is no "proportionate".

--Yoda

1107 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:44:04am

re: #1052 MandyManners

I still wanna' know how the Israelis know where all this stuff is being hidden.

I'd bet the Intel comes from many sources...human Intel and aerial surveillance, because to hit those under-ground targets that accurately is very impressive.

1108 sattv4u2  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:44:05am

re: #1101 redstateredneck

Years ago, when I worked at the auditorium at Ohio State, Karen Carpenter accused me of getting ink on her dress. There was no ink on her dress, she just felt something on her back and when she turned around, I was standing there holding an uncapped sharpie pen.

Bill Clinton could'a used that as his defense !
"No Hillary ,,, that spot Monicas dress was white out !"

1109 J.S.  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:44:12am

Now they're into the "aspirations of the Palestinian people" -- yeah, well, that can be easily summed up as -- "destroy Israel." That's the typical Palis aspiration...as asserted through their continuous support and education of their children for genocide.

1110 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:44:15am

re: #1082 MandyManners

Now, that's one I've never heard. How do people keep a straight face when saying it?

Takes years of training in English Public Schools, like Eton or Harrow ...

1111 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:44:41am

re: #1093 jcm

Something like this one...

THAT'S IT! Thanks!

1112 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:44:58am
1113 newsjunkie_ky  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:45:20am

re: #1101 redstateredneck

Years ago, when I worked at the auditorium at Ohio State, Karen Carpenter accused me of getting ink on her dress. There was no ink on her dress, she just felt something on her back and when she turned around, I was standing there holding an uncapped sharpie pen.


Maybe she thought the ink would make her look fat?
/sorry, couldn't resist.

1114 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:45:33am
1115 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:45:36am

re: #1104 MandyManners

I again exceeded my 2,500 limit the other day. I wish I could alphabetize the darn things.

Yes, we'll you'd have to be literate to do that...

1116 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:45:37am

re: #1095 Gang of One

And their literacy from a bowl of AlphaBits.

Arabic script?

1117 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:45:50am

re: #1068 Gang of One


Well and they ain't willing to and seem to be out doing us christians on the goole front

1118 sattv4u2  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:46:27am

re: #1113 newsjunkie_ky

Maybe she thought the ink would make her look fat?
/sorry, couldn't resist.

If only Mama cass had given Karen Carpenter the ham sandwich, they'd both be with us today!

BAD SATT ,,, BAD BAD BAD!

1119 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:46:39am

re: #1100 LindaMarie

One word - technology.
Bet they got the spy drones overhead with infrared.

The Israelis were experimenting with itty-bitty drones a while back. They'd be helpful in street fighting.

1120 David IV of Georgia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:47:10am

One thing confuses me. Yesterday and last night I saw news of how Israel offered to cease-fire and Hamas refused. Today all the news stories I see say that Israel rejected a cease-fire. Did Israel reject their own offer?

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1122 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:47:38am

re: #1107 Maximu§

I'd bet the Intel comes from many sources...human Intel and aerial surveillance, because to hit those under-ground targets that accurately is very impressive.

I wonder if they have people on the ground "lighting up" the targets.

1123 sattv4u2  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:47:59am

re: #1093 jcm

re: #1114 buzzsawmonkey

You can't fool me; that's the Eye of Sauron.


I thought it was an ad for The Vagina Monologues!

1124 tackle  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:48:05am

re: #1013 Spare O'Lake

One of the greatest American folk songs of its generation.
I love it more now than I did then.

[Video]

Thanks! You just made my morning.

1125 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:48:08am

re: #1110 yma o hyd

Takes years of training in English Public Schools, like Eton or Harrow ...

[note to Our Dear Readers: In Britishese, "Public Schools" = Private Schools. This sort of confused thinking directly lead to Cornwallis' surrender in 1783.]

1126 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:48:22am

re: #1102 Spiny Norman

Yeah - if we have to 'respect Hamas' because they were 'democratically elected', then Hitler and his thugs also deserve our respect - they were democratically elected as well.

Thankfully, that didn't occur to the Allies fighting WWII!

1127 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:48:27am

re: #1081 Gang of One

where do these idiots come from?

Wouldn't be surprised to find him existing upon (by virtue of) a sci-fi Mobius strip extending from his anal orifice.

/exists only because of himself ... if that imagery makes sense

1128 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:48:27am

So Gaza launched 45 missiles in response to the coupla hundred sorties by the IAF? Sounds like the proper proportion to me!

1129 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:48:29am

re: #1110 yma o hyd

Takes years of training in English Public Schools, like Eton or Harrow ...

And, the famous British stiff upper lip.

1130 Killgore Trout  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:48:36am

I just skimmed this morning's pics from gaza and I noticed there are very few pics of Hamas fighters. I think they're too scared to even have a cameraman around them.

1131 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:48:43am

re: #1119 MandyManners

The Israelis were experimenting with itty-bitty drones a while back. They'd be helpful in street fighting.


The Umpa loompa Mark I

1132 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:48:50am

re: #1114 buzzsawmonkey

You can't fool me; that's the Eye of Sauron.


Looks more to me like the [deleted] of Mrs. Sauron.

1133 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:49:18am

re: #855 jcm
Hey jcm - IF you're still out here - what did your message to me at #855 mean?

1134 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:49:42am

re: #1120 David IV of Georgia

One thing confuses me. Yesterday and last night I saw news of how Israel offered to cease-fire and Hamas refused. Today all the news stories I see say that Israel rejected a cease-fire. Did Israel reject their own offer?

There was no ceasefire. There was no truce offered. What happened apparently was some leftwingers in the "Defense Establishment" got wobbly and pushed their own agenda - appeasement and failure - and it got out in to the media.

Everyone is ignoring the part that Hamas rejects all ceasefires. It doesn't abide by its own hudna, and Israel never offered one in the first place. It was just so much talk and BS.

For Israel's part, they should expose who got that talk going in the first place and run them out of the "defense establishment" because they are acting against Israel's security interests.

1135 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:50:04am

re: #1112 buzzsawmonkey

That would be the original Harrowing experience, I suppose.

Definitely, especially if one is prevented from eton anything there ...

1136 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:50:16am

re: #1115 Peacekeeper

Yes, we'll you'd have to be literate to do that...

Thhhpppttt.

Seriously, the only way to do it is manually, and with 2,500 links, that'd take forever. Also, when I delete links to make room for new ones, some links get shuffled deep into the list.

Ack. Enough bitching for one day.

1137 sattv4u2  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:50:19am

re: #1130 Killgore Trout

I just skimmed this morning's pics from gaza and I noticed there are very few pics of Hamas fighters. I think they're too scared to even have a cameraman around them.

Hard to snap a photo from 6 feet under!

1138 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:50:22am

re: #1082 MandyManners

Now, that's one I've never heard. How do people keep a straight face when saying it?

Happy New Year Mandy!

Cricket is serious business... :-)

Googly is another goodie :-)

1139 Golem Akbar  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:50:53am

re: #1069 Maximu§

I was thinking of that the other week...many female singers today don't even come close to Karen Carpenter. They scream, yell, cuss and dress like Hookers.

Yeah, but they're more fun to watch.

1140 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:51:01am

re: #1121 wrenchwench

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Yeah, and I believe that shit about like I believe Publisher's Clearinghouse telling me I don't have to order any magazines.

1141 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:51:02am

re: #1132 Occasional Reader

Looks more to me like the [deleted] of Mrs. Sauron.

Yeah, put a big black hairy bush around it and your right on target.

1142 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:51:25am

re: #1120 David IV of Georgia

One thing confuses me. Yesterday and last night I saw news of how Israel offered to cease-fire and Hamas refused. Today all the news stories I see say that Israel rejected a cease-fire. Did Israel reject their own offer?

Buncha' fucking lying MFM...

1143 Kosh's Shadow  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:51:25am

re: #1125 Occasional Reader

[note to Our Dear Readers: In Britishese, "Public Schools" = Private Schools. This sort of confused thinking directly lead to Cornwallis' surrender in 1783.]

Yes, public schools cost tuition, but anyone can go there.
Private schools only allow the aristocracy to attend. Wouldn't want them mixing with the riff-raff.

1144 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:51:29am

re: #1120 David IV of Georgia

One thing confuses me. Yesterday and last night I saw news of how Israel offered to cease-fire and Hamas refused. Today all the news stories I see say that Israel rejected a cease-fire. Did Israel reject their own offer?

The cease-fire talk in Israel came from left-wing Israeli politicians.
Nuff said!

1145 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:51:30am

re: #1135 yma o hyd

Definitely, especially if one is prevented from eton anything there ...

So I suppose you plan on going public about it?

1146 Gang of One  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:51:32am

re: #1127 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Wouldn't be surprised to find him existing upon (by virtue of) a sci-fi Mobius strip extending from his anal orifice.

/exists only because of himself ... if that imagery makes sense

Yeah, it does. A pseudo-intellectual of the first order.

1147 J.S.  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:51:47am

re: #1120 David IV of Georgia

The original claims about a possible ceasefire arose from a conversation between a Fwench Foreign Minister and Ehud Barak...(just a conversation which the "press" then ran with..)

1148 David IV of Georgia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:51:49am

re: #1126 yma o hyd

Yeah - if we have to 'respect Hamas' because they were 'democratically elected', then Hitler and his thugs also deserve our respect - they were democratically elected as well.

Thankfully, that didn't occur to the Allies fighting WWII!

I've often wondered about that line of reasoning (or lack of reasoning).

1149 sattv4u2  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:52:02am

re: #1141 Maximu§

Yeah, put a big black hairy bush around it and your right on target.

you got something against blondes?

1150 SteveC  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:52:08am

re: #1010 lawhawk

Happy hunting IDF!

"Our job isn't to be careful, it's to shoot Cylons out of the frakkin' sky. 'Good hunting' is what you say." -- Starbuck, Battlestar Galactica

1151 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:52:21am

2,500 links? TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED?

You gotta a problem, it's time to admit it.

1152 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:52:21am

left wing Guardian newspaper cartoon about gaza
Image: gaza380.jpg

note the maddening lie in that - Gaza IS NOT surrounded by israel.. its got a border with Egypt for petes sake.

but as Joseph Goebbels once said, repeat the lie often enough and people will start believing it.

1153 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:52:27am

re: #1122 MandyManners

I wonder if they have people on the ground "lighting up" the targets.

Too dangerous, I would "guess" the IAF has unmanned drones lighting up targets.

1154 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:52:28am

re: #1130 Killgore Trout

I just skimmed this morning's pics from gaza and I noticed there are very few pics of Hamas fighters. I think they're too scared to even have a cameraman around them.

Or, the photographers are too scared to be around the fighters.

1155 Kosh's Shadow  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:52:46am

re: #1130 Killgore Trout

I just skimmed this morning's pics from gaza and I noticed there are very few pics of Hamas fighters. I think they're too scared to even have a cameraman around them.

The Hamassholes don't want to let pictures of their brown-stained pants get out. It would ruin morale, and make them look weak.

1156 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:53:06am

re: #1121 wrenchwench

It will be an unprecedented event in the history of our country, and hundreds of thousands of people will come together in Washington, D.C. to share the moment.

Huh?

43 Presidents have been inaugurated before BHO. For the 43 time we transfer power from one man to another. Many of those times, like now, the transfer is from one party to another.

What's so unprecedented?

Oh? that's right it's a race thing...

1157 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:53:08am

re: #1149 sattv4u2

you got something against blondes?

Then there was this Brazilian girl I knew . . .

1158 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:53:10am

re: #1131 Peacekeeper

The Umpa loompa Mark I

Wouldn't those orange bodies be noticeable?

1159 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:53:12am

re: #1099 MandyManners

Gotta' be someone *there*.

yeah they are - they're called Fatah.

notice how the west bank is awfully quiet?

1160 Golem Akbar  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:53:30am

re: #1132 Occasional Reader

Looks more to me like the [deleted] of Mrs. Sauron.


That's what I was thinking, but I thought it was just some bad coffee I was drinking...

1161 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:53:33am

re: #1149 sattv4u2

you got something against blondes?

LOL, Ok lets make it a redhead.

1162 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:53:56am

re: #1088 aussiemagpie

Just think of opportunities lost...

Happy New Year to you and your family :-)

opportunities lost? ... *getting green about the gills*

Happy New Year to you and yours too.

BTW, after that earlier exchange, I went looking on YouTube for a version of the old sea chanty "Botany Bay" to send your way. (As a ... *cough* ... "celebration" of Australia's "heritage" ... and then I was going to duck and run like hell ... :D ... couldn't find it ... oh well!)

1163 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:53:59am

Hey JCM, IRON FIST, SPINY NORMAN any tech oriented geeks - kindly send me a comment!

1164 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:54:01am

re: #1129 MandyManners

And, the famous British stiff upper lip.

Indeed.
The saying is that the wars the British armed forces fought and won were won 'on the playing fields of the English Public Schools'.

Anyone who's watched a game of rugby will know thats the truth!

1165 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:54:10am

re: #1138 aussiemagpie

Happy New Year Mandy!

Cricket is serious business... :-)

Googly is another goodie :-)

Googley is one of my favorites. Oh, and I love how ya'll say "schedule".

1166 madisonsfriend  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:54:14am

re: #1148 David IV of Georgia

I've often wondered about that line of reasoning (or lack of reasoning).

A "country" can elect whomever it wants- it does not mean that we have to honor the thugs and criminals they elect.

1167 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:54:22am

We're apparently on track to make b00b threads look downright classy.

1168 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:54:37am

re: #1151 Peacekeeper

2,500 links? TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED?

You gotta a problem, it's time to admit it.

2496 are link this one...

1169 David IV of Georgia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:54:41am

re: #1134 lawhawk

If that is the case—treating with an enemy without legal grounds—they could be considered traitors and dealt with as such.

1170 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:54:49am

re: #1156 jcm
Hey jcm - can ya spare me a minute here?

1171 Kosh's Shadow  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:54:55am

re: #1159 buzzdroid

yeah they are - they're called Fatah.

notice how the west bank is awfully quiet?

Fatah already shot and wounded 6 people supporting Hamas.
They want Israel to get Hamas out of the way so they'll have all the power back. I think, though, they want some buildings left so they can drop any remaining Hamas supporters off them for revenge.

1172 jcm  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:55:11am

re: #1163 realwest

Hey JCM, IRON FIST, SPINY NORMAN any tech oriented geeks - kindly send me a comment!

Comment, testing testing.

Do you want an email? On the way...

1173 Peacekeeper  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:55:30am

re: #1167 Occasional Reader

We're apparently on track to make b00b threads look downright classy.


Just the sort of CRACK I'd expect from you.

1174 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:55:46am

re: #1151 Peacekeeper

2,500 links? TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED?

You gotta a problem, it's time to admit it.

Oh, I know I have a problem. I am a Link Hoarder.

1175 yma o hyd  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:55:54am

re: #1145 father_of_10

So I suppose you plan on going public about it?

Who - meee?


(Its been in the public domain for a good two centuries already ...)

1176 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:56:22am

re: #1166 madisonsfriend

A "country" can elect whomever it wants- it does not mean that we have to honor the thugs and criminals they elect.

Indeed, the fact that the Gazans chose to be governed by genocidally-minded terrorists strengthens the pro-Israeli hawk argument. It's pointless to try to reason or negotiate with such people.

1177 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:56:26am

re: #1167 Occasional Reader

We're apparently on track to make b00b threads look downright classy.

I will check myself if need be . . looks like need be has arrived.

1178 wrenchwench  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:56:41am

re: #1118 sattv4u2

Every now and then you post something that I find highly amusing, but I am embarrassed to give it a "+" for one reason or another. At times in the future you may notice a plus from me on one of your posts that is clearly not humorous. That will be a make-up ding for one of your crass, but funny-as-hell, posts.

/tryin' to be lady-like, yet fair

1179 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:56:43am

re: #1171 Kosh's Shadow

Fatah already shot and wounded 6 people supporting Hamas.
They want Israel to get Hamas out of the way so they'll have all the power back. I think, though, they want some buildings left so they can drop any remaining Hamas supporters off them for revenge.

first time in history that the IAF has become a proxy airforce for an Arab army.

How weird is that! Eh?

1180 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:56:51am

re: #1128 father_of_10

Did you get your numbers mixed up there?

1181 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:57:10am

re: #1173 Peacekeeper

Just the sort of CRACK I'd expect from you.

Stop beating around the bush and say what you mean!

1182 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:57:41am

re: #1162 pre-Boomer Marine brat

opportunities lost? ... *getting green about the gills*

Happy New Year to you and yours too.

BTW, after that earlier exchange, I went looking on YouTube for a version of the old sea chanty "Botany Bay" to send your way. (As a ... *cough* ... "celebration" of Australia's "heritage" ... and then I was going to duck and run like hell ... :D ... couldn't find it ... oh well!)

LOL! Yes just as well, or I would have had to resort to the *WHACK* method of epunishment :-)

1183 Occasional Reader  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:57:44am

re: #1173 Peacekeeper

Just the sort of CRACK I'd expect from you.

And right on cue, there's PK, beavering away to drag down the level of discourse.

1184 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:57:48am
1185 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:58:07am

re: #1153 Maximu§

Too dangerous, I would "guess" the IAF has unmanned drones lighting up targets.

Makes sense. I think one of Dickhead's duties in GWI was doing it in Iraq.

1186 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:58:16am

re: #1180 LindaMarie

Did you get your numbers mixed up there?

-explain?

1187 notutopia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:58:17am

re: #930 Reign of Witches

Lol! and so true!

1188 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:58:21am

re: #1139 Golem Akbar

Yeah, but they're more fun to watch.

Not if you have little children sitting next to you absorbing every panty-shot, cuss word and rant coming out of the sewerholes they call mouths...everything changes when you have kids, everything.

1189 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:58:54am

re: #1172 jcm Thank you kindly!

1190 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:59:12am

re: #1159 buzzdroid

yeah they are - they're called Fatah.

notice how the west bank is awfully quiet?

Shit, I'd be quiet, too.

1191 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:59:16am

re: #1165 MandyManners

Googley is one of my favorites. Oh, and I love how ya'll say "schedule".

How do you say schedule? Not shedyool like us?

1192 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:59:24am

re: #1181 father_of_10

Stop beating around the bush and say what you mean!

Are we going to have to split those two up?

1193 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:59:41am

re: #1069 Maximu§

I was thinking of that the other week...many female singers today don't even come close to Karen Carpenter. They scream, yell, cuss and dress like Hookers.

Of course you just made me think of one of the greatest screamers of all time. And I love her music!

Youtube Video
1194 Tarkus289  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 8:59:45am

In case anyone is wondering why hezbollah is not attacking from the north, it is because Israel warned them that if they do, they will be attacked, and not the pansy style attack from '06.

John Bachelor, and he knows what goes on over there.

1195 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:00:14am

re: #1164 yma o hyd

Indeed.
The saying is that the wars the British armed forces fought and won were won 'on the playing fields of the English Public Schools'.

Anyone who's watched a game of rugby will know thats the truth!

And, the caning.

1196 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:00:27am

re: #1163 realwest

Hey JCM, IRON FIST, SPINY NORMAN any tech oriented geeks - kindly send me a comment!

A comment?

Do you mean a test e-mail? ... I can do that, if you want.

1197 lawhawk  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:00:52am

re: #1137 sattv4u2

Hard to snap a photo from 6 feet under!

Or from hospital rooms where they're holed up waiting to have a moment to fire away at Israel.

1198 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:00:58am

re: #1168 jcm

2496 are link this one...

Not that exact one but, you're close.

1199 tfc3rid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:01:41am

Good morning everyone... Happy New Year to you all...

I'm back from my drive from NYC to Madison, WI and back... Everything went well, we didn't kill each other... I liked it... I miss road trippin'... Can't wait for my next road trip!

Hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas/Chanukkah and will have a Happy, Blessed and Healthy 2009!

1200 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:01:46am

re: #1176 Occasional Reader

Indeed, the fact that the Gazans chose to be governed by genocidally-minded terrorists strengthens the pro-Israeli hawk argument. It's pointless to try to reason or negotiate with such people.

How much of the adult population voted at all?

1201 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:02:06am

re: #1193 Spare O'Lake

Of course you just made me think of one of the greatest screamers of all time. And I love her music!



Heroin and Southern Comfort are required for that quality scream.

1202 albusteve  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:02:30am

re: #935 jcm

tunnel bustin...that is some excellent shooting!

1203 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:02:34am
1204 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:02:41am

re: #1183 Occasional Reader

And right on cue, there's PK, beavering away to drag down the level of discourse.

I bought my Mercedes form Beaver motors in Santa Fe. They added their decal to the back next to the CLK55. Mother_of_10 wanted it removed right quick. I removed it, but did keep the decal though . . . on a shelf in my office . . . out of sight. I just couldn't throw it away!
BEAVER

1205 sattv4u2  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:02:43am

re: #1178 wrenchwench

Every now and then you post something that I find highly amusing, but I am embarrassed to give it a "+" for one reason or another. At times in the future you may notice a plus from me on one of your posts that is clearly not humorous. That will be a make-up ding for one of your crass, but funny-as-hell, posts.

/tryin' to be lady-like, yet fair


Thanks ,,, ,I think !

1206 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:03:18am

re: #1184 Iron Fist

They let pictures be taken in front of it back when the PLO and Hamas had that toga party in the Magic Kingdom. That worked out well, didn't it?

Notice how two men had their hands on it as if they were its proud owners?

Islam: the Religion of the Love/Hate Relationship with the Vagina.

1207 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:03:20am

re: #1182 aussiemagpie

LOL! Yes just as well, or I would have had to resort to the *WHACK* method of epunishment :-)

... and I knew I would roo the day ... :D

*thumbs in ears, waggling fingers ... sticking out tongue*

1208 Maximu§  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:03:48am

See you all later...time to take down the Winter Wonderland I have set up on my front yard. Last year I blew a fuse and started kicking down the reindeer's and other decorations...my neighbors really got a show.

1209 Buck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:04:01am

re: #1194 Tarkus289

In case anyone is wondering why hezbollah is not attacking from the north, it is because Israel warned them that if they do, they will be attacked, and not the pansy style attack from '06.

Which to me means that the war was not a mistake. In fact it was darn successful. Hezbollah is an attack dog, but a leashed attack dog.

This action in Gaza might just have the same long term result.

1210 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:04:12am

re: #1191 aussiemagpie

How do you say schedule? Not shedyool like us?

Skedj-yule.

1211 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:04:33am

re: #1183 Occasional Reader

And right on cue, there's PK, beavering away to drag down the level of discourse.

Is he giving you lip?

1212 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:04:35am

good article by Michael Totten on the "disproportionate response" meme, which he rips to shreds...

[Link: www.commentarymagazine.com...]

1213 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:05:13am
1214 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:05:26am

re: #1153 Maximu§

Too dangerous, I would "guess" the IAF has unmanned drones lighting up targets.

I have to say I am proud in my own "go to work" way to have been assisting, as a cont actor, the company that first invented the drones. Installed and maintained the phone system, this was about 20 years ago and it was fascinating to watch them develop them. At that time they were much smaller. no more then 6 foot wing span, and the computer screens were 14 inch black and white.
" We have come a long way baby"
Proud to be American.

1215 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:05:27am

re: #1207 pre-Boomer Marine brat

... and I knew I would roo the day ... :D

*thumbs in ears, waggling fingers ... sticking out tongue*

BRAT! :-)

1216 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:05:39am

re: #1203 buzzsawmonkey

I don't remember any pictures of their middle fingers being marked in indelible ink...

Well, it's been nothing but one big middle finger since.

1217 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:05:40am

re: #1208 Maximu§

See you all later...time to take down the Winter Wonderland I have set up on my front yard. Last year I blew a fuse and started kicking down the reindeer's and other decorations...my neighbors really got a show.

My daughter and her friends sneak around at night positioning the reindeer so they are mounting each other.

Degenerate yoots.

1218 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:06:38am

re: #1213 buzzsawmonkey

People who have to work on Christmas burn the traditional skedj-Yule Log.

*groan*

1219 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:06:49am
1220 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:07:10am
1221 Kosh's Shadow  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:07:10am

re: #1191 aussiemagpie

How do you say schedule? Not shedyool like us?

I work in software, so "schedule" means "some fiction the managers made up"

1222 father_of_10  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:07:12am

re: #1218 MandyManners

*groan*

Don't let this degenerate into a wood thread . . .

1223 Joo-LiZ  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:07:15am

A protest in Ft. Lauderdale Florida... some extremely ugly cat-calling and good footage of a confrontation between pals/israeli supporters.

After the police separated the two sides, the pals started chanting "cowards, cowards, cowards"... and had the police NOT been there, it would have been UGLY.

Youtube Video
1224 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:07:25am

Our host awakes!

1225 Archimedes  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:08:03am

Somehow I ended up on MoveOn.org's mailing list. I mean, they had my full name, no less. I had to unsubscribe. Now how did I get on that list? Weird.

1226 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:08:07am

re: #1210 MandyManners

Skedj-yule.

You say tomaytoe, we say tomarrto ...

1227 MandyManners  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:08:25am

re: #1217 redstateredneck

My daughter and her friends sneak around at night positioning the reindeer so they are mounting each other.

Degenerate yoots.

Reminds me of that daring boy in high school who cut the alligator off of one Izod shirt to glue onto another in a naughty manner.

1228 redstateredneck  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:08:42am

re: #1225 Archimedes

Somehow I ended up on MoveOn.org's mailing list. I mean, they had my full name, no less. I had to unsubscribe. Now how did I get on that list? Weird.

I ended up on the DNC's. Kept getting mail from Howard Dean.
>:-[

1229 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:08:45am
1230 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:09:02am

re: #1215 aussiemagpie

BRAT! :-)

OT, and just-in-case, I don't think you're in South Australia, but if you are, do you know anything about the status of the efforts to get the clipper City of Adelaide moved from Scotland to Fletcher's Slip in Adeliade?

1231 formercorpsman  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:09:27am

re: #1077 buzzsawmonkey

Needless to say, I wasn't ready for that.

Now I'm wheezing.

1232 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:09:47am

re: #1221 Kosh's Shadow

I work in software, so "schedule" means "some fiction the managers made up"

LOL! That's the same in whatever language or dialect :-)

1233 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:10:02am

re: #1220 Iron Fist

Actually, you do the chrome lining to protect the bore when you are using corrosive-primered ammunition. IIRC, it also helps to extend barrel life significantly as well. If you go to someone like Bushmasster and look, they offer chrome lined barrels.

Damn! ... I learned something today! ... Thanks!

1234 LindaMarie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:10:25am

re: #1203 buzzsawmonkey

I don't remember any pictures of their middle fingers being marked in indelible ink...

Subtle - middle indeed. LOL

1235 Spare O'Lake  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:12:02am

re: #1201 redstateredneck

Heroin and Southern Comfort are required for that quality scream.

Janice Joplin was such a huge talent.
What a tragic drug-wasted life.

Youtube Video
1236 aussiemagpie  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:12:47am

Talking about beavers ...a sex mad beaver is on the loose in the UK!

A SEX mad beaver has left a 32km trail of destruction in his hunt for a lover - gnawing his way through entire trees in his orgy of frustration.

The buck-toothed rodent escaped from his reserve, where he is kept under a license in the UK, The Daily Star reports.

And he has gnawed his way through the countryside in a bid to build the perfect dam to attract a female

Goodnight {everyone} and have a wonderful yesterday!.

1237 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:13:38am

re: #1172 jcm
Received and replied to my friend!

1238 yochanan  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:14:31am

DEFEAT HAMAS!re: #851 ArmyWife

You can build 'um

A BLOW UP DOLL THAT TALKS AND FEELS how creepy.

1239 notutopia  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:15:33am

Islam: Meteorite Worship of the black stone
pix

[Link: www.bible.ca...]

1240 buzzdroid  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:16:23am

re: #1223 Joo-LiZ

interesting video...
scarey - but interesting.

i note that the left wing moonbats were out in force with the IslamoNazis...

1241 realwest  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:16:31am

re: #1229 Iron FistWell that's the problem Bro' - I know that the HP auto test of hardware said PC Bus isn't working, but all of my peripherals are and in fact I can't see any difference at all in the way the computers working, so I was confused by you "motherboard" comment.

1242 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:17:58am
1243 J.S.  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:18:58am

re: #1200 MandyManners

There were/are 5 electorial "districts" in Gaza (for a total of 24 seats in the Palestinian legislative assembly)...In the 2006 election, the HAMAS party won 47 seats (total, Gaza plus West Bank)...and (so the newspapers reported at the time) the turnout was very high...So, yes, the HAMAS was elected -- but then Hamas took over Gaza (ran out Fatah in a mini civil war).

1244 revobob  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:33:41am

re: #1220 Iron Fist

Actually, you do the chrome lining to protect the bore when you are using corrosive-primered ammunition. IIRC, it also helps to extend barrel life significantly as well. If you go to someone like Bushmasster and look, they offer chrome lined barrels.

Yes, it's industrial type hard chrome, not decorative. The Chinese SKS I bought for $119.99 several years ago has a chromed bore. It is also more resistant to damage from casual dust/dirt/grit in the bore when the weapon is fired- useful in sandboxes.

1245 [deleted]  Wed, Dec 31, 2008 9:40:37am

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