That's beautiful.

Niiice. I was trying some actual photography yesterday. Failed, of course, which is why I appreciate this.

The clover takes a wife...
The clover takes a wife...
Hi Ho the derrio,
The clover takes a wife.

Nature runs it.

Very nice Charles.

Happy New Year!

It's full of stars.

Nice picture.

Roll me over, in the clover...

Is that where Mountain Dew comes from?

///

Crimson & Clover

If I don't get to say it later...Happy New Year Lizards and Lizardettes. Be safe tonight.

Roll me over in the clover.
We've tried it once or twice
And found it rather nice

Chorus:
Roll me over lay me down and do it again
Roll me over in the clover, roll me over lay me down and do it again

I see repetitive water drop patterns. Faux Macreaux-tography! //

Charles - That's a very nice contrast to the old, semi-melted snow outside my office window! I was going to ask what kind of lens did you use, but I clicked on the link accompanying the article.

Thank you for that small piece of beauty,

Wishing you and all the Lizard Community a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous New Year!

re: #10 Hard Right

They call it that good ole' Mountain Dew
Folks that refuse it are few.
I'll hush up my mug
If you'll fill up my jug
With some good ole' Mountain Dew...

Old Bluegrass Moon-Shining song.

Saudi FM criticizes Palestinians

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Wednesday blamed Palestinian divisions for Israel's onslaught on Gaza, a reflection of U.S.-allied Arab governments' anger at the Hamas militant group.

Saud al-Faisal made the comments at an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers in the Egyptian capital, convened to try to put together a joint response by the deeply divided Arab nations to the Israeli offensive, which has killed more than 370 Palestinians and sparked outrage across the Middle East.

/that's gonna leave a mark

Thank you and Happy New Year! I need some calm before I start drinking. I've been arguing with JoooH8trs all day today! I can't count how many times the koolaid drinkers have called me an aggresive, warmongering, genocidal, maniacal, babykilling, hater.

sigh...I need a drink!

re: #11 Sharmuta

Look at Silhouette's Avatar.

One is for sunshine the second is rain third is for roses bloom in the spring

Happy New Year Charles and lizards everywhere! May great things and miracles happen for us all.

Dew? You mean the whole planet isn't covered in snow and -2 degrees?

re: #14 bloodnok

I see repetitive water drop patterns. Faux Macreaux-tography! //

Notice the lack of globular clusters...

re: #2 EmmmieG
If at first you don't succeed...

We got red hearts and green clovers- we need purple horseshoes.

re: #17 Killian Bundy

Oh, he just meant that IF the Pali's were united instead of at odds (fatah/hamas/hezballah) they could have destroyed Israel already.

re: #11 Sharmuta

Crimson & Clover

Tommy (effing) James

re: #18 vapig

Happy New Year! *drink*
Have you been arguing in person, or online?

re: #25 Sharmuta

We got red hearts and green clovers- we need purple horseshoes.

"The Irish MPs are not after my frosted lucky charms."
- a Skippy Rule.

re: #22 Alaska Kim

No. But I'm told that places with warmer climes tend to attract riff-raff and undesirables in droves.

/

I'm off to work. Happy New Year everybody!

Much to dew about something.

Anyway, may good fortune and the ability to do good deeds find its way to your door easily and may bad fortune get lost on its way.

Thanks Charles for putting in all the grunt work, and thanks all for the stimulating posts.

re: #10 Hard Right

Is that where Mountain Dew comes from?

///

Mountain Dew was first marketed in Johnson City, TN, by Charles Gordon, Virginia Tech alumni.

/useless soft drink trivia

re: #30 buzzsawmonkey

Not to spoil the cool green mood, but I just read one of the spinoff links which details that a number of the Mumbai victims--including the rabbi and his wife--were "sexually humiliated" before being killed and their genitals mutilated.

I'd say "animals," but animals don't do that.

Nasty, vile, sub-human cretins, the lot.
Anymore and I would be banned.

re: #28 jaunte

Happy New Year! *drink*
Have you been arguing in person, or online?

Online. I'd be in jail if I argued with these morons in person!

re: #31 Conservative in Liberal Hands

No. But I'm told that places with warmer climes tend to attract riff-raff and undesirables in droves.

/

heh

re: #22 Alaska Kim

Dew? You mean the whole planet isn't covered in snow and -2 degrees?

Nope, according to the Arctic Cam, it's currently -37° at high noon in Fairbanks.

So, Nat Hentoff just lost his job at Village Voice after all these years.
I wonder where he'll wash up?
I'll miss him.

Damn, that's a hi-resolution shot!

Happy New Year, lizards; let's hope we're all still around to see 2010!

/knock knock knock on wood.

re: #36 vapig

Online. I'd be in jail if I argued with these morons in person!

I hear ya, there are so many times I just want to smack a few people.

re: #38 Opilio

Nope, according to the Arctic Cam, it's currently -37° at high noon in Fairbanks.

yep. very bitter up there. I don't see how they live in that.

In honor ofe New Year's Eve, this photo is dubbed "Tullamore".

re: #36 vapig

It is tough to go up against invincible ignorance. Enjoy a small break before you go back in.

re: #30 buzzsawmonkey

Not to spoil the cool green mood, but I just read one of the spinoff links which details that a number of the Mumbai victims--including the rabbi and his wife--were "sexually humiliated" before being killed and their genitals mutilated.

I'd say "animals," but animals don't do that.

[delete] [delete] [delete]

beautiful photo charles. nicely done!

on another note, here's the IDF youtube channel, for folks who havent got the linky yet

[Link: uk.youtube.com...]

re: #13 Golem Akbar

Roll me over in the clover.
We've tried it once or twice
And found it rather nice

Chorus:
Roll me over lay me down and do it again
Roll me over in the clover, roll me over lay me down and do it again

That song was apparently very popular during WWII, though I can't say I've ever heard it. (Might have to search YouTube for it later.) I once read a WWII memoir entitled Roll Me Over: An Infantryman's World War II.

re: #30 buzzsawmonkey

Not to spoil the cool green mood, but I just read one of the spinoff links which details that a number of the Mumbai victims--including the rabbi and his wife--were "sexually humiliated" before being killed and their genitals mutilated.

I'd say "animals," but animals don't do that.

I read that also..very disturbing..I read somewhere that the maid who carried their child to safety walked right passed the gunman and dared them to shoot a woman in the back holding a child.
Bravest effing thing I've read this year...Maybe she could train a few British sailors in bravery and strength.

re: #48 HoosierHoops

where do you find these spinoff links?

Clover with Dew

re: #48 HoosierHoops

If that is a true story, I can not think of a braver human thing done in a long time.

re: #16 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

They call it that good ole' Mountain Dew
Folks that refuse it are few.
I'll hush up my mug
If you'll fill up my jug
With some good ole' Mountain Dew...

Old Bluegrass Moon-Shining song.

Guess that can't legally sell that "Mountain Dew."
Too bad. I'd try it. ;)

Me so happy. Finally got some pain meds for the ole back. Haven't started working yet, but hopeful soon pain will go away for a while.
Have a Happy and Safe New Year's Eve.
Wouldn't go out on amateur night if ya paid me.

re: #29 Dianna

"The Irish MPs are not after my frosted lucky charms."
- a Skippy Rule.

We're in luck these clovers have not been frosted- they were given their dew.

Auld Land Syne played on a musical saw and accompanied by an accordion.

Happy New Year everyone!

re: #44 jaunte

It is tough to go up against invincible ignorance. Enjoy a small break before you go back in.

Thanks - and you're right! No matter how hard you beat them over the head with facts they refuse to surrender their ignorance. They also use every lefty trick in the book (for which I openly point it out and mock them for) distraction, deflection and dishonest disinformation.

re: #38 Opilio

Nope, according to the Arctic Cam, it's currently -37° at high noon in Fairbanks.

Now that is just nasty looking. I'll take 68 with blue skys here in Texas

re: #53 newsjunkie_ky

Me so happy. Finally got some pain meds for the ole back. Haven't started working yet, but hopeful soon pain will go away for a while.
Have a Happy and Safe New Year's Eve.
Wouldn't go out on amateur night if ya paid me.

m
{newsjunkie_ky}

May things be better soon.

re: #48 HoosierHoops

I read that also..very disturbing..I read somewhere that the maid who carried their child to safety walked right passed the gunman and dared them to shoot a woman in the back holding a child.
Bravest effing thing I've read this year...Maybe she could train a few British sailors in bravery and strength.

She's a better man than I am, then. Who knows how I'd react in that situation.

re: #55 Ringo the Gringo

Auld Land Syne played on a musical saw and accompanied by an accordion.

Youtube Video

Happy New Year everyone!

Thank you for actually describing the video you're linking to whatever it is, you are a gentleman and a scholar!

Happy New Year!

This may be old news, but in response to anyone who claims the Palestinians are firing "home-made" rockets with no explosive heads, they are in fact using antipersonnel munitions, made in China:

The army official said the rocket that struck the school in Beersheba was manufactured in China, is heavier than the Qassam and can "potentially cause much greater damage." He said the rocket contains metal pallets that can spread out across a radius of up to 100 meters (about 328 feet) from the point of impact.

[Link: www.ynetnews.com...]

re: #48 HoosierHoops

{DING!}

re: #52 Hard Right

Guess that can't legally sell that "Mountain Dew."
Too bad. I'd try it. ;)

Do the Dew!

And, Happy New Year, fellow Lizards!

May we have champagne for our real friends,
And real pain for our sham friends!

re: #60 itellu3times

Your welcome.

And a Happy Hopey Changey New Year to you too.

re: #55 Ringo the Gringo

I'm hoping to use that one tonight.
Lovely!

re: #61 jaunte

This may be old news, but in response to anyone who claims the Palestinians are firing "home-made" rockets with no explosive heads, they are in fact using antipersonnel munitions, made in China:

[Link: www.ynetnews.com...]

And the morons in positions of speaking authority blame it all on Israel. Sad, isn't it?

re: #53 newsjunkie_ky

Me so happy. Finally got some pain meds for the ole back. Haven't started working yet, but hopeful soon pain will go away for a while.
Have a Happy and Safe New Year's Eve.
Wouldn't go out on amateur night if ya paid me.

We weren't going out..then a friend called and they are having a big get-together...The nice thing about having a teenager that can drive is that he is on-call tonight..lest i take away the keys to that pretty truck i bought him. LOL

re: #38 Opilio

Nope, according to the Arctic Cam, it's currently -37° at high noon in Fairbanks.

Ah, Fairbanks!
/:b

re: #68 HoosierHoops

We weren't going out..then a friend called and they are having a big get-together...The nice thing about having a teenager that can drive is that he is on-call tonight..lest i take away the keys to that pretty truck i bought him. LOL

Teenagers=built-in babysitters

Nice.

re: #57 Cathypop

Now that is just nasty looking. I'll take 68 with blue skys here in Texas

I hate you. :) It's 45 with about 35-40 mph winds in Philly. My Christmas ornaments did their Dorothy and Toto impersonation today.

Another nice, but cool day in SE Alaska:

Mendenhall Glacier

re: #63 Wyatt Earp

Do the Dew!

I think it'd make my liver scream, burst out of my body, then flee like the "chest popper" in Alien.

re: #49 Alaska Kim

where do you find these spinoff links?

Long time no see..how are you?
spin-offs are at the right top side of the page..look right under the buzz up link.

re: #65 Ringo the Gringo

Your welcome.

And a Happy Hopey Changey New Year to you too.

I am sooo stealing that tonight!

Ahhh...pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers.
My lucky charms.

Happy New Year Lizards, thanks for helping me retain my sanity!

This song still tears my heart out every time I hear it, but am compelled to listen.
Dan Fogelberg

re: #65 Ringo the Gringo

P.S. DING!

re: #73 Hard Right

I think it'd make my liver scream, burst out of my body, then flee like the "chest popper" in Alien.

that's about 5 minutes from where I live.

re: #61 jaunte

This may be old news, but in response to anyone who claims the Palestinians are firing "home-made" rockets with no explosive heads, they are in fact using antipersonnel munitions, made in China:

[Link: www.ynetnews.com...]

Yeah, a Fox News visit to a kassam rocket ''factory'' showed the men packing explosives into 1/2 of the head of the thing.
When it went off it corkscrewed through the air semi-towards Israel.
No wonder there are so many work accidents.

re: #74 HoosierHoops

Long time no see..how are you?
spin-offs are at the right top side of the page..look right under the buzz up link.

Doing good. Trying to stay warm and out of trouble!

re: #71 Wyatt Earp

I hate you. :) It's 45 with about 35-40 mph winds in Philly. My Christmas ornaments did their Dorothy and Toto impersonation today.

Don't hate me. Two days ago I woke up to 23 and wind. I have decided that winter in Texas is like going thru menopause but you have hot and cold flashes and you never know when they will hit.

via [Link: www.israellycool.com...] (who is doing a GREAT job live blogging..)

Fox News totally OWNS a Pallywooder

re: #72 Cheechako

Another nice, but cool day in SE Alaska:

Mendenhall Glacier

that's about 5 minutes from where I live.

re: #58 goddessoftheclassroom

m
{newsjunkie_ky}

May things be better soon.

Thanks. Good news today, son-in-law was offered a really good job today, and I got my happy pills. Good Day, Good Day.
Have a Happy New Year {goddess}

re: #80 Alaska Kim

that's about 5 minutes from where I live.

Liver Death Alaska? :)

re: #87 Hard Right

Liver Death Alaska? :)

woops! sorry!

re: #76 jorline

Ahhh...pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers.
My lucky charms.

You forgot the blue things.

re: #73 Hard Right

I think it'd make my liver scream, burst out of my body, then flee like the "chest popper" in Alien.

They put Mountain Dew in our machine at work. It sells VERY WELL! Most cops drink coffee, we drink The Dew.

re: #88 Alaska Kim

woops! sorry!

Sall'right

re: #72 Cheechako

Another nice, but cool day in SE Alaska:

Mendenhall Glacier

Photoshop!

Everyone knows all the glaciers melted.

re: #75 vapig

I am sooo stealing that tonight!

So am I.

re: #90 Wyatt Earp

They put Mountain Dew in our machine at work. It sells VERY WELL! Most cops drink coffee, we drink The Dew.

I wish Jolt was still around. Good stuff.

re: #85 Alaska Kim

that's about 5 minutes from where I live.

I was going to ask if you could see Russia from your house...but I realized that I have a White Russian in my refrigerator...

/*hic*/

re: #76 jorline

Ahhh...pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers.
My lucky charms.

And blue Smurfs!

re: #68 HoosierHoops

We weren't going out..then a friend called and they are having a big get-together...The nice thing about having a teenager that can drive is that he is on-call tonight..lest i take away the keys to that pretty truck i bought him. LOL

You and Mrs. Hoopster have a fun time tonight. It's those other drivers that worry me.
I'm babysitting Granddaughter overnight. Wish me luck.

re: #90 Wyatt Earp

They put Mountain Dew in our machine at work. It sells VERY WELL! Most cops drink coffee, we drink The Dew.

Dew has more caffeine than coffee.

re: #65 Ringo the Gringo

Your welcome.

And a Happy Hopey Changey New Year to you too.

I regret I can only UPDING that once.

re: #96 Sharmuta

And blue Smurfs!

Well that explains the screaming every time I eat that cereal.

re: #85 Alaska Kim
I have about the same view from my living room window!

Hamas have opened up a new front in the war - attacking Zunes everywhere..

"30 gig zunes failing everywhere all at once"
[Link: gizmodo.com...]

/waits for the lizard puns on that one...

re: #96 Sharmuta

And blue Smurfs!

Pink elephants.

re: #90 Wyatt Earp

They put Mountain Dew in our machine at work. It sells VERY WELL! Most cops drink coffee, we drink The Dew.

My sis, her hubby, and stepson visited San Francisco a few years back and reported there was no Mt Dew for sale.

West coasters, is that still true? If so, my condolences.

re: #95 SlartyBartfast

I was going to ask if you could see Russia from your house...but I realized that I have a White Russian in my refrigerator...

/*hic*/

I haven't had one of those in a long time.

re: #101 Cheechako

I have about the same view from my living room window!

nice!

Wow, great picture.

re: #103 Soona'

Pink elephants.

re: #72 Cheechako

Amazing picture. 73 high today in Osprey, FL. Happy New Year everyone. May we all shine in 2009.

Obama leadership rates high as Bush's after 9/11

Seventy-six percent of Americans questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday said Obama is a strong and decisive leader.

What litmus test are they using to measure his leadership skills?
I'll bet he's playing point guard in those basketball games...team leader.

re: #90 Wyatt Earp

They put Mountain Dew in our machine at work. It sells VERY WELL! Most cops drink coffee, we drink The Dew.

Why not just put an IV in your arm with sugar and caffien!

re: #103 Soona'

Pink elephants.

I hope to be seeing those soon!

Since when are blue diamonds considered a lucky charm? The only blue diamond I can think of is cursed.

Of course, we like to get diamonds because they are of value, but that isn't the same thing as being a lucky charm. $100 bills aren't lucky charms, for example.

/overthinking breakfast cereal

re: #104 Silhouette

My sis, her hubby, and stepson visited San Francisco a few years back and reported there was no Mt Dew for sale.

West coasters, is that still true? If so, my condolences.

It's part of California's pollution control.
//

re: #110 jorline

Obama leadership rates high as Bush's after 9/11

What litmus test are they using to measure his leadership skills?
I'll bet he's playing point guard in those basketball games...team leader.

Convinced that cnn only polls dems.

re: #105 Alaska Kim

I haven't had one of those in a long time.

My daughter likes them. Personally, I'm a Scotch & Water man.

Thanks for the reply, though. As an afterthought, I scrolled back to see if I could down-ding myself 'cause my comment was so corny.

re: #95 SlartyBartfast

I was going to ask if you could see Russia from your house...but I realized that I have a White Russian in my refrigerator...

/*hic*/

RACIST!
///

re: #113 Silhouette

Since when are blue diamonds considered a lucky charm? The only blue diamond I can think of is cursed.

Of course, we like to get diamonds because they are of value, but that isn't the same thing as being a lucky charm. $100 bills aren't lucky charms, for example.

/overthinking breakfast cereal

I thought the blue thing were horseshoes! Shows how long it's been since I've eaten the cereal. I actually stopped eating it when they added the blue things.

re: #111 sattv4u2

Why not just put an IV in your arm with sugar and caffien!

I hate needles. The Dew is better for me.
///

re: #110 jorline

Obama leadership rates high as Bush's after 9/11

What litmus test are they using to measure his leadership skills?
I'll bet he's playing point guard in those basketball games...team leader.

Willing to throw his friends and loved ones under the bus w/o a second thought--that's decisive.

re: #113 Silhouette

Since when are blue diamonds considered a lucky charm? The only blue diamond I can think of is cursed.

Of course, we like to get diamonds because they are of value, but that isn't the same thing as being a lucky charm. $100 bills aren't lucky charms, for example.

/overthinking breakfast cereal

Lucky Charms

The first boxes of Lucky Charms cereal contained marshmallows in the shapes of pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers. The lineup has changed occasionally over the years, beginning with the introduction of blue diamonds in 1975. Purple horseshoes joined the roster in 1984, followed by red balloons in 1989, rainbows in 1992, pots of gold in 1994, leprechaun hats in 1996, shooting stars in 1998, and hourglass in 2008.

Well lizards..I'm out..
Everyone have a safe and wonderful new years eve..

re: #94 Hard Right

I wish Jolt was still around. Good stuff.

Guaranteed to shock dead patients back to life. I think they have IVs of that in hospitals.

re: #116 SlartyBartfast

My daughter likes them. Personally, I'm a Scotch & Water man.

Thanks
for the reply, though. As an afterthought, I scrolled back to see if I
could down-ding myself 'cause my comment was so corny.

Naw... it's all good!

re: #110 jorline
/I wonder if he can go down as far as Bush?

Auld Lang Syne played on crystal wine glasses (aka a glass hamonica).

OT:
December 31, 2008
Rasmussen: Only 31% Of Democrats Back Israeli's Decision Take Military Action
Un f'n believable. Oh wait...

Sixty-two percent (62%) of Republicans back Israel's decision to take military action against the Palestinians, but only half as many Democrats (31%) agree. A majority of Democrats (55%) say Israel should have tried to find a diplomatic solution first, a view shared by just 27% of Republicans.

[Link: mypetjawa.mu.nu...]

re: #115 newsjunkie_ky

Convinced that cnn only polls dems.

I tend to agree with you.

January 20th is going to be a love fest!

re: #118 vapig

I thought the blue thing were horseshoes! Shows how long it's been since I've eaten the cereal. I actually stopped eating it when they added the blue things.

Now I'm wondering if I am remembering correctly. I'm off to wiki...

Lucky Charms cereal contained marshmallows in the shapes of pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers.

The lineup has changed occasionally over the years, beginning with the introduction of blue diamonds in 1975. Purple horseshoes joined the roster in 1984, followed by red balloons in 1989, rainbows in 1992, pots of gold in 1994, leprechaun hats in 1996, shooting stars in 1998, and hourglass in 2008.[1]

re: #123 Wyatt Earp

Guaranteed to shock dead patients back to life. I think they have IVs of that in hospitals.

They do? (plots to get some)

re: #122 HoosierHoops

Well lizards..I'm out..
Everyone have a safe and wonderful new years eve..

Happy New Years, Hoopster.

re: #121 jorline

Lucky Charms

The first boxes of Lucky Charms cereal contained marshmallows in the shapes of pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers. The lineup has changed occasionally over the years, beginning with the introduction of blue diamonds in 1975. Purple horseshoes joined the roster in 1984, followed by red balloons in 1989, rainbows in 1992, pots of gold in 1994, leprechaun hats in 1996, shooting stars in 1998, and hourglass in 2008.

Sooo, in other words the cereal is now just a big box of stale crunchy marshmallows?

re: #128 jorline

I tend to agree with you.

January 20th is going to be a love fest!

Don't even want to think about 1/20/09. May stay in bed for the next four years, aww, if only.

re: #30 buzzsawmonkey

Not to spoil the cool green mood, but I just read one of the spinoff links which details that a number of the Mumbai victims--including the rabbi and his wife--were "sexually humiliated" before being killed and their genitals mutilated.

I'd say "animals," but animals don't do that.

hideous. inhuman.
not animals. monsters posing as human.
i'm so glad that indian woman got their baby son out of there.

re: #128 jorline

I tend to agree with you.

January 20th is going to be a love fest!

January 20th is going to be a day with only music playing. No radio tv and the computer will be turned off. And lots of booze

re: #112 vapig

I hope to be seeing those soon!

Go to Sharmuta's #108 video. It's one of the classics.

re: #90 Wyatt Earp

They put Mountain Dew in our machine at work. It sells VERY WELL! Most cops drink coffee, we drink The Dew.

Ask 'em to stock the machine with Ammo. 34X the caffeine concentration of Mtn. Dew.

A 1 ounce bottle of Ammo contains 171 milligrams of caffeine:

Ammo is an energy shot that comes in three flavors: Fruit Punch, Citrus, and Blue Raspberry.

The drink should be diluted into 16 ounces of liquid. As for downing the bottle in one hit, the manufacturers claim they "do not support or recommend it" although it is safe to drink.

re: #129 Silhouette

No need. I think you nailed it perfectly.

re: #125 Cheechako

/I wonder if he can go down as far as Bush?

Time will tell...perhaps it will the same time frame as his leadership measurements.

re: #137 Opilio

Ammo? Sounds like they should rename it Colon Blow.

Be safe, my Lizard friends...it's time for me to "strap on the feed bag".

bbl

re: #135 Cathypop

January 20th is going to be a day with only music playing. No radio tv and the computer will be turned off. And lots of booze

I'm sure the heavenly chorus descending from on high to mark the anointment of the chosen one will take care of the music

re: #96 Sharmuta

And blue Smurfs!

Hiya Sharm.

For you, blue.

re: #135 Cathypop

January 20th is going to be a day with only music playing. No radio tv and the computer will be turned off. And lots of booze

Sounds like a plan to me!

Laurie Dew?

re: #126 Ringo the Gringo

Auld Lang Syne played on crystal wine glasses (aka a glass hamonica).

Youtube Video

Not a glass "hamonica", but a glass harmonica.

Oy.

re: #96 Sharmuta

And blue Smurfs!

Have I told you how good you look floating in a bowl of milk Sharm? ;)

Charles, this photo is masterfully clear focused in resolution and your chosen cool tones of palette for the color contrasting, makes me want to lick the dew off of it! It is superb.
: )

Lifting my mead goblet in a toast to Our Grand Lizard and to all here and supporting Israel...

My wishes for all lizards, family and friends of lizards:
To have a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year for 2009! God bless each and every one of you!

re: #143 bloodnok

NICE! Thanks.

While we're at it, I don't consider balloons, hourglasss, or hearts as lucky charms either.

What, no rabbit's feet? ;-)

re: #94 Hard Right

I wish Jolt was still around. Good stuff.

Jolt is still out there: 94 g sugar, 280 mg caffeine per 23.5 oz can

re: #147 buzzsawmonkey

Lucky ACORNs will be introduced in 2009.

lmao...Now that's damn funny, buzz! What color though?

re: #148 jorline

Have I told you how good you look floating in a bowl of milk Sharm? ;)

But... you did destroy the pictures, right?

Lucky Charms marshmallow changes

There have also been slight cosmetic changes in the marbits, as when the orange star changed from six points to five in 1995

Have a Happy New Year Lizards!

Next year looms to be a challenging one but when all of the moonbats, mental midgets, troofers, nirthers, dipshits, cranks, loonballs, and zeroes have given up, we'll be the ones hanging in there to bring in the next new year.

Keep your chin up and take care of one and other.

re: #153 jorline

Red, since ACORN is socialist

re: #129 Silhouette

Pali Charms. Red Palms, white rockets, black burkhas and gold minarets.

They're tragically malicious.

re: #102 buzzdroid

Aren't they just a little late for Y2k?

re: #149 notutopia

Charles, this photo is masterfully clear focused in resolution and your chosen cool tones of palette for the color contrasting, makes me want to lick the dew off of it! It is superb.
: )

Lifting my mead goblet in a toast to Our Grand Lizard and to all here and supporting Israel...

My wishes for all lizards, family and friends of lizards:
To have a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year for 2009! God bless each and every one of you!

Have a safe New Years, notutopia.

re: #145 Gearhead

Laurie Dew?

It's got a kick . . . from those awesome legs!

re: #127 Hard Right

There are so many idiots out there, it takes my breath.

re: #110 jorline

Has Obama actually done anything as President yet? Here I thought Bush was still President and Obama has not made a decision affecting the country at this time.

I think I'm going to get so drunk tonight that I wake up in 8 years!

re: #155 Silhouette

They probably had some Muslim complaining that the six-pointed star made it "Jew-food".

re: #167 buzzsawmonkey

That's called a Getting-Ripped Van Winkle.

Bravo

re: #154 Sharmuta

But... you did destroy the pictures, right?

Ah...yes I did.

/TMZ's on hold.

re: #165 SWPaul

More than eight in 10, or 82 percent, of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Wednesday approve of the way Obama is handling his presidential transition.

And more than 95% of them have no idea what the President-elect actually does.

Happy New Year everyone! I know this video is a little late for Christmas but it is too cute to pass up. Enjoy.

re: #170 SWPaul

More than eight in 10, or 82 percent

I'm so glad they added that extra clarification, otherwise I could never get a mental grasp on what 82 percent means.

/sarc

re: #102 buzzdroid

I'd been looking at getting a Zune, as I wanted something that plays WMA and DivX, but after playing with everything out there, I broke down and got a 16GB Nano. The looks, screen, and user interface were tops, and the accessory selection and 3rd-party component integration options make the choice a little too easy There's still a lot about about iPods and (especially) iTunes that I don't like, but no one is engineering a better actual player right now.

re: #157 buzzsawmonkey

Why, red-white-and-blue striped, of course.

Or that could be the color of the super floating "O".

Can you currently spell Obama, change and hope in a can of Campbell's Alphabet Soup?

I love close up shots in the micro setting on my camera. I like getting shots of bugs and flowers. Nice picture of the clover.

Have a safe and Happy New Year all! It's going to be quite a ride.

re: #170 SWPaul

And more than 95% of them have no idea what the President-elect actually does.

Isn't he saving the world as we speak?

re: #155 Silhouette

Lucky Charms marshmallow changes

You're kidding, right? See now. . . . this is why I hate people!

Obama-Os. Choke full o' hope and change.

re: #165 SWPaul

Has Obama actually done anything as President yet? Here I thought Bush was still President and Obama has not made a decision affecting the country at this time.

I think I'm going to get so drunk tonight that I wake up in 8 years!

They're impressed with the "official seal' of The Office of The President Elect

[Link: obamashrugged.com...]

To all Lizards:

Happy New Year!

/From a Portuguese Lizard

re: #60 itellu3times

Thank you for actually describing the video you're linking to whatever it is, you are a gentleman and a scholar!

Happy New Year!

And this is an officer and a gentleman!

re: #161 jorline

You Too Jorline!
We're staying in tonight. Fireplace is roaring to ward off the windy cold. Sipping on some homemade
mead from our bees, and looking at some photo albums of very old pictures with multi-generations of our family.
These photos make me so proud to be an American.
This country truly is the land of opportunity!

I wish you and yours a safe and Happy New Year!

re: #104 Silhouette

My sis, her hubby, and stepson visited San Francisco a few years back and reported there was no Mt Dew for sale.

West coasters, is that still true? If so, my condolences.

We're all looped up on Irish coffee.

This is the first New Year's Eve in my memory that I couldn't sit here and think "Next year will be better. It can't be worse."

ahhh! Nice green Charles...
Just finished sanding the drywall patches of the in progress bathroom remodel. Dust pollution to the max. If the earth temp goes up, well, you can tell the "Al-man-bear-pig" where to find me...I've got a spackle knife for him...laters...

re: #186 jemima

This is the first New Year's Eve in my memory that I couldn't sit here and think "Next year will be better. It can't be worse."

Lighten up, Francis.

re: #187 IslandLibertarian

ahhh! Nice green Charles...
Just finished sanding the drywall patches of the in progress bathroom remodel. Dust pollution to the max. If the earth temp goes up, well, you can tell the "Al-man-bear-pig" where to find me...I've got a spackle knife for him...laters...

what a waste of a perfectly good spackle knife!

First, best wishes to Charles and all the LGF Family for the coming year, in spite of the mess we are in now.

Second, don't forget the LGF Sweetheart Contest!

Third, the clover was actually genetically engineered. It has a bacterial coating that allows it to grow in below-freezing conditions in case of global warming er, global cooling Climate Change We Can Believe In!

re: #189 sattv4u2

I've got more than one...

re: #179 Silhouette

Obama-Os. Choke full o' hope and change.

And selected boxes come with an actual hair from Obama's magnificently sculptured chest!

re: #186 jemima

Here jemima. Have a goblet of mead!
Traditional Mead Recipes
[Link: www.greydragon.org...]

re: #192 Wyatt Earp

Uh, wouldnt that be a health concern? not sure if I want chest hair in my cereal box

re: #190 NelsFree

First, best wishes to Charles and all the LGF Family for the coming year, in spite of the mess we are in now.

Second, don't forget the LGF Sweetheart Contest!

Third, the clover was actually genetically engineered. It has a bacterial coating that allows it to grow in below-freezing conditions in case of global warming er, global cooling Climate Change We Can Believe In!

What is the LGF Sweetheart Contest!?

re: #194 chicagodudewhotrades

Uh, wouldnt that be a health concern? not sure if I want chest hair in my cereal box

You don't eat it. You just sit and stare at it in AWE!

re: #181 buzzsawmonkey

Say, jorline--how'd the LGBT sandwich go over?

I haven't had time to put it on the "Special" menu. The current special has been so popular I'm going to have to add it to the regular menu. Hopefully I will be able to add the LGBT soon.

We've been very fortunate, our business has been very strong the last several months. Currently we're showing a 41% increase over last year.

/knocking on wood the business holds up.

re: #132 vapig

Sooo, in other words the cereal is now just a big box of stale crunchy marshmallows?

Don't be dissing my Lucky Charms now!

;-P

re: #190 NelsFree

Happy New Year to you too NelsFree.
Is parsley genetically engineered as well?
It and my rosemary are the only things still perky and green in my herb garden after the hard frosts.

re: #196 IslandLibertarian

You don't eat it. You just sit and stare at it in AWE!

Dammit, you stole my answer! UPDING!

re: #179 Silhouette

Obama-Os. Choke full o' hope and change.

Breakfast of Champions Marxists.

re: #128 jorline

I tend to agree with you.

January 20th is going to be a love fest!

but then,
he is going to have to do more than vote present,
and things could get ugly.
he's above his pay grade. his decisions will have consequences that the msm
won't be able to spin.
it is worrisome thinking abt the damage he could cause to our country because of his inexperience and leftist ideology.
"hope and change," has never sounded more ridiculous.

I'm not sure if I even only want to stare at chest hair that falls out of the cereal box.But then I guess this is why I lean GOP, I gotta fit that heartless bastard image :(

re: #152 Opilio

Jolt is still out there: 94 g sugar, 280 mg caffeine per 23.5 oz can

Woohoo! Thank You. Just wish I could find it in a vending machine.

re: #196 IslandLibertarian

You don't eat it. You just sit and stare at it in AWE!

Wow. All I got was the Nancy Pelosi x-ray eye glasses.

Burris has resume on mausoleum.

There, Burris, whom embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate on Tuesday, has erected a granite mausoleum listing his many accomplishments.

Under the seal of the state of Illinois and the words "Trail Blazer," Burris, 71, has listed his many firsts in granite, including being the state's first African-American attorney general and the state's first African-American comptroller.

The memorial also notes that Burris was the first African-American exchange student to Hamburg University in Germany from Southern Illinois University in 1959.

There appears to be enough room to add "U.S. senator" to the memorial, but Burris may never get a chance to serve in Washington.

He can also add first African-American appointed Senator by an Impeached Governor.

re: #204 Hard Right

Woohoo! Thank You. Just wish I could find it in a vending machine.

Here ya go - first one's free...

re: #205 Soona'

If those X-ray glasses are only good for looking at Nancy Pelosi, I wouldn't be sure if that is a prize I'd want...

re: #164 Dianna

There are so many idiots out there, it takes my breath.

Makes me think of the bumper sticker:
Stupid people shouldn't breed Breathe.

re: #206 jorline

Burris has resume on mausoleum.

He can also add first African-American appointed Senator by an Impeached Governor.

This makes him look like a pompous crackpot.

re: #202 nyc redneck

but then,
he is going to have to do more than vote present,
and things could get ugly.
he's above his pay grade. his decisions will have consequences that the msm
won't be able to spin.
it is worrisome thinking abt the damage he could cause to our country because of his inexperience and leftist ideology.
"hope and change," has never sounded more ridiculous.

Agree...the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree.

re: #210 Soona'

This makes him look like a pompous crackpot.

Paging Barack Obama . . .

re: #201 Sharmuta

Breakfast of Champions Marxists.

Made in CHICAGO!

re: #213 IslandLibertarian

Made in CHICAGO!

Home of Barack Obama International Airport!

I'm proud I live in a great city like Chicago, but I have to admit, the last couple months have not been Chicago's finest political hour: Senator Obama, Gov. Blago, Burris...I'm tired of my city being the punchline in political jokes

re: #214 Wyatt Earp

Home of Barack Obama International Airport!

Yeah... the new name of Meigs Field.

/Internal joke built in there for those who know...

re: #195 goddessoftheclassroom

What is the LGF Sweetheart Contest!?

{goddess}

I would to thank you for constantly updating the Lizard Prayer List. It takes time and I truly appreciate your vigilance.

Have a safe and prosperous New Years.

re: #219 buzzsawmonkey

More likely the name set aside for the Airport-in-the-Lake that was the great dream of the current Mayor's father.

Chicago... first city in the world to have its airport sink.

re: #214 Wyatt Earp

Home of Barack Obama International Airport!

I would almost bet that before his term in office is over, some congressional moonbat will introduce a bill to change the name of Washingtion DC to Obama DC.

re: #216 chicagodudewhotrades

I'm proud I live in a great city like Chicago, but I have to admit, the last couple months have not been Chicago's finest political hour: Senator Obama, Gov. Blago, Burris...I'm tired of my city being the punchline in political jokes

If it's any help- I love Chicago!

re: #222 Soona'

I would almost bet that before his term in office is over, some congressional moonbat will introduce a bill to change the name of Washingtion DC to Obama Messiah DC.

re: #223 Sharmuta

Thanks Sharm! and Happy New Years to you and yours

re: #216 chicagodudewhotrades

I'm proud I live in a great city like Chicago, but I have to admit, the last couple months have not been Chicago's finest political hour: Senator Obama, Gov. Blago, Burris...I'm tired of my city being the punchline in political jokes

And the Cubs, don't forget the Cubs. :)

re: #226 Iron Fist

Never trust a WOman who shaves hiser chest back.

re: #227 chicagodudewhotrades

Thanks Sharm! and Happy New Years to you and yours

Same to you, Hon!

re: #225 sattv4u2

Obamessiah DC. We have a winner!

re: #231 Soona'

Obamessiah DC. We have a winner!

Where every resident gets a new car yearly and a free house

re: #226 Iron Fist

Never trust a man who shaves his chest.

Or his back.

re: #52 Hard Right

re: #52 Hard Right

Guess that can't legally sell that "Mountain Dew."
Too bad. I'd try it. ;)

An Army buddy brought some back from leave in a mason jar. Quite the experiance, a little like eating a Bhut Jolokia pepper for the first time.

Happy New Year everyone. Be safe.
Dammit's Dad

re: #235 Iron Fist

The motherfucker has delusions of being a Pharaoh or something. Just what we need in the Senate, another malignant narcissist with delusions of grandeur. But they are trying to replace the Messiah, so it's alright.

Has he made his pronouncement from on high about iareal/Hamas yet? Or is he still bodysurfing?

G-d love the Irish and their American descendants!

Happy New Year, everyone!

re: #216 chicagodudewhotrades

I'm proud I live in a great city like Chicago, but I have to admit, the last couple months have not been Chicago's finest political hour: Senator Obama, Gov. Blago, Burris...I'm tired of my city being the punchline in political jokes

Now that I no longer work for them, I can tell you all, I was the financial controller of Sequoia Voting Systems for four years. If you recall, the Venezuelan ownership of the company was the subject of a thread here a while back.
I reference that to tell you about the contracts that Sequoia had with the city of Chicago and Cook County, together worth about 55 million bucks.
I cut checks to more hangers on, do-nothing worthless pieces of shit, because that's what Sequoia had to do get the contracts. I'm damn glad to be done with that company and its willingness to buy off whoever had their hands out in that wonderful city known as Chicago.
Your elected and appointed officials are as vile and corrupt as they come, this is can swear from personal experience.

re: #216 chicagodudewhotrades

I'm proud I live in a great city like Chicago, but I have to admit, the last couple months have not been Chicago's finest political hour: Senator Obama, Gov. Blago, Burris...I'm tired of my city being the punchline in political jokes

I share that sentiment. Boston really is a haven for moonbats and corrupt politicians. It really is a city that wants to be New York or Chicago and can never be due to its size. The inhabitants do talk funny. But it is still the same "big city" that I thought was the biggest place in the world when my family made the yearly trip to Boston from New Hampshire when I was a kid.

It really is a beautiful town IMHO. I hate having it be the punchline that it so deserves to be.

re: #236 Wyatt Earp

Has he made his pronouncement from on high about iareal/Hamas yet? Or is he still bodysurfing?

Yes. He has.

Obama: Er...uh...change.

re: #240 Soona'

Yes. He has.

Obama: Er...uh...change.

PRESENT!

Today at 1pm PST I checked CNN to see what their top story was. They were doing a gushing piece on Obama and his golf game (someone muttered "he sucks" ) and showing video of The One™ playing golf in Hawaii. I thought "WTF?"

Disgusted I changed the channel to Foxnews. Of course they were leading off with the Blago scandal then went into the Israeli conflict in Gaza; ya know, news and stuff.

re: #206 jorline

Being the first something doesn't imply the best or even one of the better. Just first.

And I'd rather be known as one of the best astronauts, period, than the first left-handed half-Irish/half-Japanese female astronaut hired on a Tuesday who was born in South Dakota.

/if I were an astronaut

Once you start adding qualifiers what you are saying is that you're nothing special when compared to everybody, so you have to set limits before you are in any way notable.

re: #228 Wyatt Earp

And the Cubs, don't forget the Cubs. :)

100 years of baseball futility!

If I don't have the chance to get back later...Happy New Years, Lizards.

As a 2008 hatchling I look forward to spending the highs and lows of 2009 with you.

re: #216 chicagodudewhotrades

I'm proud I live in a great city like Chicago, but I have to admit, the last couple months have not been Chicago's finest political hour: Senator Obama, Gov. Blago, Burris...I'm tired of my city being the punchline in political jokes

It is a great city, it is just that the elected officials act like it's a banana republic.

re: #183 goddessoftheclassroom

He is actually either a ROTC, NJROTC, Midshipman, or OC. Not yet a Commissioned Officer.

The "man versus food' program is on Travel Channel. Guy travels around eating humongous amounts of food. why can't I land a gig like this?

re: #248 opnion

It is a great city, it is just that the elected officials act like it's a banana republic.

I ate a very good steak in Chicago once, so I guess it's an alright town.
/

re: #195 goddessoftheclassroom

I'm trying to get one going for Valentine's Day.

You, G.O.T.C, were nominated on an earlier thread!

/Ready to "tell you more"...

Testing. (stolen from the Peoples Cube, lol)

re: #252 Iron Fist

It kinda makes you nostalgic for the ethical way Chicago ran when Al Capone ran the town. At least he was an honest crook.

True, he never pontificated about serving the people while he stole.

re: #250 chicagodudewhotrades

The "man versus food' program is on Travel Channel. Guy travels around eating humongous amounts of food. why can't I land a gig like this?

I'm a pretty good eater and I couldn't even begin to touch that burger he has on his plate. I swear two of them puppies would feed the populace of Somalia. lol ;-)>

LMAO***

re: #235 Iron Fist

The motherfucker has delusions of being a Pharaoh or something. Just what we need in the Senate, another malignant narcissist with delusions of grandeur. But they are trying to replace the Messiah, so it's alright.

Malignant Narcissist? I'm sorry - I thought you were talking about Al Franken.

re: #249 NelsFree

He is actually either a ROTC, NJROTC, Midshipman, or OC. Not yet a Commissioned Officer.

Definately a Middy. Note the anchor on the lapel, gold buttons, and the gold strap on the cover. He also has a Good Conduct Ribbon, so I'm guessing he might be a mustang.

re: #246 jorline

If I don't have the chance to get back later...Happy New Years, Lizards.

As a 2008 hatchling I look forward to spending the highs and lows of 2009 with you.

Have a safe and joyful New Year!

re: #254 UberInfidel67
Very nice avatar! LOL

re: #259 vapig

Malignant Narcissist? I'm sorry - I thought you were talking about Al Franken.

I've been away. How exactly did the Franken thing turn out?

re: #216 chicagodudewhotrades

I'm proud I live in a great city like Chicago, but I have to admit, the last couple months have not been Chicago's finest political hour: Senator Obama, Gov. Blago, Burris...I'm tired of my city being the punchline in political jokes

When was your last decent, much less finest, political hour? Any prior to Capone? It seems Chicagoans are fine with the coruption as long as things work. Like Italians and the trains under Mussolini.