Virgin thread!

Recess anyone?

I love the smell of an open thread in the afternoon.

Posted this this morning, but thought I would do it again:

Coolest BASE jumping video I have ever seen

Hello first Monday thread of 2009!

re: #1 Hard Right

Virgin thread!

Not for long.

re: #1 Hard Right

Virgin thread!

Where are the other 71?

re: #6 redstateredneck

Not for long.

6 and counting. What a slutty thread. ;)

re: #7 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Where are the other 71?

They quit. Something about finding real men...

First Monday of the year? No wonder my head hurts.

re: #1 Hard Right

Virgin thread!

Are there 72 of them?

re: #4 Creeping Eruption

Have watched that video about 5 times today. I would not try it but it does look cool.

I saw 4 red tailed hawks today. Most I've ever seen in one day. Nice to see 4 majestic birds on an otherwise gloomy Monday.

re: #11 Honorary Yooper

Are there 72 of them?

Charles was lucky to find one in this day and age let alone 72.

re: #14 Hard Right

Charles was lucky to find one in this day and age let alone 72.

Do born again virgins count?

re: #13 Sizzlack

I saw 4 red tailed hawks today. Most I've ever seen in one day. Nice to see 4 majestic birds on an otherwise gloomy Monday.

Staring at their tails is sexual harassment.
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re: #12 Cathypop

Have watched that video about 5 times today. I would not try it but it does look cool.

I am not one to get jealous, but I am very jealous of people who have the guts to try that. I wont even go bungie jumping or skydiving.

So how is everyone's 2009 so far?

At least someone didn't type "first thread of the new year" as the 1st comment.

re: #15 Cathypop

Do born again virgins count?

We'll have to ask the Lizards on that one. Me? I don't care either way. Oink, oink.

Man, I just got the most bizarre african scam letter. This has to be something someone planted them with.

Reply-To: Major Samuel Kebelo
Subject: Do not fail to read and reply to this message
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Length: 2547

Hello,

I pray that this email reaches you in the best of
health.

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the
fact that we have not yet met. The message could be
strange but it's real and you will realise this if you
pay some attention to it.

I want to notify you about it at least for the sake of
your integrity.My name is Major Samuel Kebelo, a direct
and only remaining member of the wealthy Kebelo family
and great-nephew of the late, renowned war hero,General
Nuisance, formerly of the South African Air Force.I am
an astronaut with the South African Air Force (SAAF) and
presently on loan to the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).In 2003 I left earth aboard the
Mars Rover, Spirit, along with my colleague, Major
Snafu.

Seven months later I arrived on Mars.Prior to departing
earth,I deposited the amount of US$ 11,600,000 (Eleven
million, six hundred thousand United States dollars) in
four safety galvanized trunk boxes in a European
financial institution which will be disclosed to you
upon your acceptance of my proposal.Last year, during
the course of our research on Mars, Major Snafu and I
were captured by a group of rebel Klingons who inflicted
great torturous pain upon me with their throbbing anal
probes. After a few weeks of enduring the physical pain,
they released us.

Major Snafu eventually died from his injuries and I
barely survived.As a direct result of this unimaginable
cruelty, I am now very ill with a ruptured uterus.
Sadly, my condition has defiled all forms of medical
treatment, though it is my stroke and fibroid problems
that bother me most.

I am writing this mail to you on my laptop from my
hospital bed in the Martian capitol of Zhwrong.
I now have only a few weeks to live and I am far too ill
to endure the long journey back to my Johannesburg
home. Therefore I have decided to donate the bulk of my
fortune to a church or charitable organisation that
will utilize this money in the manner which I shall
impart to you later.

In return for your assistance, I shall
authorise you to keep 30% of this fund for your trouble
and aggravation plus an additional 10% to cover your
expenses.

When I receive your interest via my mail box,I shall
give you more details of the transaction.Waiting
urgently for your response as I do not have much time to
live on this planet earth.

Sincerely yours,
Major Samuel Kebelo (Astronaut),
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Elysium Veterinary Infirmary and Asylum
Zhwrong,Mars

Enough of that off topic frivolity, now for some no topic frivolity.

re: #13 Sizzlack

I saw 4 red tailed hawks today. Most I've ever seen in one day. Nice to see 4 majestic birds on an otherwise gloomy Monday.

Hawks! ... I love hawks ...I watch them while I drive through the fields ...when they come down and grab stuff it is so great to watch ...I love it when they get snakes and you can see them dangling ...mostly they get mice ...

Board certifies recount results with Franken on top

The action concludes the recount, with Democrat Franken ahead by 225 votes, but the Coleman campaign has said it plans a legal challenge. Franken will make an announcement today outside of his Minneapolis home at 4 p.m.

re: #18 redstateredneck

So how is everyone's 2009 so far?

Could be worse. I'll let you know come January 21st.

Franken wins Minnesota Senate seat in recount

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman to win the U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota, officials conducting a final recount said on Monday nearly two months after the November 4 election.

This is the equivalent of watching a 3 year old play with a nail gun.

But on the bright side. just imagine the damage he can do to the Democrats.

re: #11 Honorary Yooper

Are there 72 of them?

Just so long as they don't look like the "lady" from the previous thread.

re: #18 redstateredneck

So how is everyone's 2009 so far?

I want my money back

re: #17 Creeping Eruption

I have done enough crazy shit in my life and managed to reach 52 and have all my original parts in very good woring order.j

re: #18 redstateredneck

So how is everyone's 2009 so far?

Israel is making it better everyday

re: #24 Dustyvet

Board certifies recount results with Franken on top

The action concludes the recount, with Democrat Franken ahead by 225 votes, but the Coleman campaign has said it plans a legal challenge. Franken will make an announcement today outside of his Minneapolis home at 4 p.m.

Well, I should hope Coleman brings up a legal challenge considering how many of Smalley's votes came from the trunks of cars.

re: #23 JacksonTn

Hawks! ... I love hawks ...I watch them while I drive through the fields ...when they come down and grab stuff it is so great to watch ...I love it when they get snakes and you can see them dangling ...mostly they get mice ...

Saw one try to take a jackrabbit. That was something. I've seen them do a mating or territorial display too. You won't believe it until you see it.

I like playing with the scammers sometimes. I know its bad but sometimes its quite amusing. from the guy who claimed to be in the Austrian Redcrossand living "on the seaside in vienna". hehehe.

Zombie had commented on the prior thread that the burka-wearer (assumed to be a woman) has a flier that says "Let Said Live".

Not sure if this is the same Said, but the perhaps it is the same Sa'id that Michael Leeden refers to today -

Sa’id Jalili, the very important secretary of the “Supreme National Security Council,” hit the airwaves of Al Manar TV to call on “the Arab and Islamic countries and other countries that have an independent will” to fight for a Hamas victory in Gaza and deliver a forceful blow to “the Zionist entity.”

If that is the case, then we have a nice Iranian Islamist sympathizer in Anaheim.

MSM commenting on possible Obama ties to the Blago affair:

Link

re: #18 redstateredneck

So how is everyone's 2009 so far?

Cold!
Perishingly cold, and its not letting off for this week either.

I hate it!

re: #13 Sizzlack

I saw 4 red tailed hawks today. Most I've ever seen in one day. Nice to see 4 majestic birds on an otherwise gloomy Monday.

Whilst driving? This time of year they are very easy to spot in my neck of the woods (Central Virginia). Apparently it's a great time to catch mice.

re: #25 Honorary Yooper

Could be worse. I'll let you know come January 21st.

I started to ask what happens on the 21st.
D'uh.

Traditional fairytales 'not PC enough'

Favourites such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Rapunzel are being dropped by some families who fear children are being emotionally damaged.

A third of parents refused to read Little Red Riding Hood because she walks through woods alone and finds her grandmother eaten by a wolf.

One in 10 said Snow White should be re-named because "the dwarf reference is not PC".

Rapunzel was considered "too dark" and Cinderella has been dumped amid fears she is treated like a slave and forced to do all the housework.

The poll of 3,000 British parents - by TheBabyWebsite.com - revealed a quarter of mothers now rejected some classic fairy tales.

/a social farce wrapped in a world gone insane

re: #18 redstateredneck

So how is everyone's 2009 so far?

Well, in AZ this wet stuff keeps falling from the sky. We are puzzled as to what it is.
///

Blue Monday.

re: #23 JacksonTn

I spend most of my time in NYC so I only get to see the handful that live there. I've been out on Long Island though and there are quite a few. I did see one catch a pigeon and tear it open in Union Square Park last fall. That was pretty amazing.

Union Square Hawk Eating a Pigeon

Flying Pig? A Government Minister talking sense!

Environment minister Sammy Wilson: I still think man-made climate change is a con

I think in 20 years’ time we will look back at this whole climate change debate and ask ourselves how on earth were we ever conned into spending the billions of pounds which are going into this without any kind of rigorous examination of the background, the science, the implications of it all. Because there is now a degree of hysteria about it, fairly unformed hysteria I’ve got to say as well.

re: #40 Hard Right

Well, in AZ this wet stuff keeps falling from the sky. We are puzzled as to what it is.
///

It is global warming
So i have heard
/

re: #6 redstateredneck

HA!

re: #42 Sizzlack

Now that I look at it again I think it actually might be a squirrel.

re: #13 Sizzlack

I saw 4 red tailed hawks today. Most I've ever seen in one day. Nice to see 4 majestic birds on an otherwise gloomy Monday.

I saw three Peregrin Falcons today!
Two of them were sunning themselves with their wings completely outstretched.
Very cool scene.

FOX news is reporting that "something grave" has happened to the Israeli military inside Gaza. Further details are being blacked out.

/ruh roh, not good

damn. That means we have 51 more Mondays in the year. That blows...

re: #13 Sizzlack

I saw 4 red tailed hawks today. Most I've ever seen in one day. Nice to see 4 majestic birds on an otherwise gloomy Monday.

That can't be right. Bush regime enviornmental policies have wiped out all species of everything!

re: #47 mean Gene

I saw three Peregrin Falcons today!
Two of them were sunning themselves with their wings completely outstretched.
Very cool scene.

re: #47 mean Gene

I saw three Peregrin Falcons today!
Two of them were sunning themselves with their wings completely outstretched.
Very cool scene.

I saw two finches screwing.

re: #42 Sizzlack

I spend most of my time in NYC so I only get to see the handful that live there. I've been out on Long Island though and there are quite a few. I did see one catch a pigeon and tear it open in Union Square Park last fall. That was pretty amazing.

Union Square Hawk Eating a Pigeon

Had a hawk pick off a dove that was in a tree 4 feet away from me. Streak. Explosion of dove feathers. Then a hawk flapping hard to regain altitude while holding now dead dove. It was so fast it took a second to understand what happened.

re: #47 mean Gene

I saw three Peregrin Falcons today!
Two of them were sunning themselves with their wings completely outstretched.
Very cool scene.

re: #48 Killian Bundy

I'll check the Hebrew sites...BRB

re: #26 3 wood

Franken wins Minnesota Senate seat in recount

This is the equivalent of watching a 3 year old play with a nail gun.

But on the bright side. just imagine the damage he can do to the Democrats.

And our collective wallets? Anyone remember what he did to Air America and to the Gloria Wise charity? Or the state tax authorities in multiple states after failing to pay taxes across the nation? /

re: #13 Sizzlack

I saw 4 red tailed hawks today. Most I've ever seen in one day. Nice to see 4 majestic birds on an otherwise gloomy Monday.

Gee, around here, I see about 20 red-tailed hawks per hour, every day, all day.

I think I must live in a hawk zone. Seriously.

re: #39 Killian Bundy

Traditional fairytales 'not PC enough'

/a social farce wrapped in a world gone insane

On the brighter side, the Gay/Lesbian/Transgender groups have approved "Rub-a-dub-dub,three men in a tub"

re: #44 ThinkRight

It is global warming
So i have heard
/

We were afaraid of that. We are so worried about more tripple digit summers.
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re: #39 Killian Bundy

Traditional fairytales 'not PC enough'

/a social farce wrapped in a world gone insane

My wife brought home the copy of Little Black Sambo from school, since the book is no longer tolerated.

re: #49 Iron Fist

damn. That means we have 51 more Mondays in the year. That blows...

Thanks for reminding me.

Iranian "journalist" arrested in Jerusalem for violating censorship order.

re: #56 zombie

That's awesome. I see next to none in Manhattan and a handful in Nassau County. I would love to see 20 an hour Id spend half my day watching them soar.

re: #57 n in wi

On the brighter side, the Gay/Lesbian/Transgender groups have approved "Rub-a-dub-dub,three men in a tub"

LOL. where in WI are you?

re: #26 3 wood

Franken wins Minnesota Senate seat in recount

This is the equivalent of watching a 3 year old play with a nail gun.

But on the bright side. just imagine the damage he can do to the Democrats.

Figures. He demands a recount until he wins, then suddenly, whoop, he wins! Does the Republican candidate not even care anymore?
/I'd probably be saying "you want the office so much, fine, take it, let's watch you drop out of the sky."

re: #56 zombie

Gee, around here, I see about 20 red-tailed hawks per hour, every day, all day.

I think I must live in a hawk zone. Seriously.

I think it is time for you to leave the nest.

Tim Kaine new DNC Chair.

re: #40 Hard Right

Well, in AZ this wet stuff keeps falling from the sky. We are puzzled as to what it is.
///

Al Gore scratching his head.Bad case of dandruff

re: #48 Killian Bundy

FOX news is reporting that "something grave" has happened to the Israeli military inside Gaza. Further details are being blacked out.

/ruh roh, not good

Bears watching, of course, but I'm already adjusting the meter for the usual FoxNews hysteria level.

re: #48 Killian Bundy

FOX news is reporting that "something grave" has happened to the Israeli military inside Gaza. Further details are being blacked out.

/ruh roh, not good

From The Muqata:

'10:45 PM Important Update: Out of respect for the IDF Military Censor, we are unable to print more details about this evenings IDF ground operation in Northern Gaza. We'll provide details as soon as the censor allows...'

'11:15 PM Still unable to provide more updates (sorry) However, Hamas is on the ropes. Hamas begs UN security council to impose on Israel a cease fire. (AP)'

Here's a bad-ass bird.

re: #48 Killian Bundy

FOX news is reporting that "something grave" has happened to the Israeli military inside Gaza. Further details are being blacked out.

/ruh roh, not good

Nothing on the web yet

re: #56 zombie

Gee, around here, I see about 20 red-tailed hawks per hour, every day, all day.

I think I must live in a hawk zone. Seriously.

Those aren't hawks. They are Zionist spies. You know, like the squirrels the Iranians keep capturing and interrogating.
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Good afternoon everyone.

Well, first day back to University from the break, and already we have the Pali's in an uproar.

Good to see they haven't lost their stamina yet!

On a slightly different note... anybody see a confirmed report the Israeli Intelligence believe Hamas has Fujr-4 rockets capable of hitting Tel Aviv?

(I've seen DEBKA and Muqata on it)

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

Built on garbage.*

"Charity homes built by Hollywood start to crumble

RESIDENTS of a model housing estate bankrolled by Hollywood celebrities and hand-built by Jimmy Carter, the former US president, are complaining that it is falling apart...."

*Very symbolic.

re: #48 Killian Bundy

FOX news is reporting that "something grave" has happened to the Israeli military inside Gaza. Further details are being blacked out.

/ruh roh, not good

Jpost reports heavy clashes in Northern Gaza.

Live footage from Al-Jazeera showed numerous explosions and fires in the area where the soldiers were said to be operating. Heavy firepower could be heard, and reports told of dozens of artillery shells, as well as air support which had been concentrated in the area.

Just over an hour earlier, the IAF bombed at least 40 smuggling tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor on Gaza's southern border with Egypt. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the strikes.

re: #51 Walter L. Newton

I saw two finches screwing.

Four red tailed hawks
Three Peregrines
Two Finches in sex!
And a Partridge in a pear tree!
I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry.

re: #70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Here's a bad-ass bird.

HOLY SHIT!

re: #67 n in wi

Al Gore scratching his head.Bad case of dandruff

Damn you Al-Gooooorrrre

re: #51 Walter L. Newton

I saw two finches screwing.

Bit early for that, surely?

re: #56 zombie

Gee, around here, I see about 20 red-tailed hawks per hour, every day, all day.

I think I must live in a hawk zone. Seriously.

I keep thinking of the beer commercial where the guy impresses his buddies with his hawk who he trained to fetch beers, then one of his buddies asks where he gets the beers from. The guy replies "I never really thought about it."

Pan to an outdoor restaurant in chaos, "ITS COMING BACK!"

re: #26 3 wood

They survived Cindy McKinney. They'll survive Franken. If the Republic survives the Obamessiah...

re: #77 Creeping Eruption

zakery what i said.

re: #39 Killian Bundy

Traditional fairytales 'not PC enough'

/a social farce wrapped in a world gone insane

They're waaayyyy behind the curve in England. When I was growing up, all the traditional fairy tales were rejected and roundly condemned as deeply racist because all the characters were white people. I was raised on PC-approved fairy tales in nursery school: Anansi the Spider (from Africa), Coyote the Trickster (Native American), etc. And this was, let's just say, quite a while ago.

re: #63 Creeping Eruption

Chippewa Falls. You?

re: #56 zombie

Gee, around here, I see about 20 red-tailed hawks per hour, every day, all day.

I think I must live in a hawk zone. Seriously.

They are stealing the comments from your blog.

re: #70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Here's a bad-ass bird.

Yikes!

re: #74 taejohndo

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

Built on garbage.*

"Charity homes built by Hollywood start to crumble

RESIDENTS of a model housing estate bankrolled by Hollywood celebrities and hand-built by Jimmy Carter, the former US president, are complaining that it is falling apart...."

*Very symbolic.

Jimmuh will find a way to blame it on the Joooos.

re: #55 lawhawk

And our collective wallets? Anyone remember what he did to Air America and to the Gloria Wise charity? Or the state tax authorities in multiple states after failing to pay taxes across the nation? /

Hey! Let's strart a betting pool over when he gets to do the perp walk. :)

re: #70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Here's a bad-ass bird.

OH MAN! That was one of the most insane things Ive ever seen. How big is that freakin eagle?

MN will send to congress the world's least funny comedian. This after having a wrestler as Governor.
Good grief, MN is trying to out perform CA, with their womanizing, body builder, turned 3rd rate actor as Governor--but Palosi tips the balance of insanity in CA favor.

re: #84 n in wi

Chippewa Falls. You?

Milwaukee (without the "l")

re: #68 Occasional Reader

Bears watching, of course, but I'm already adjusting the meter for the usual FoxNews hysteria level.

Careful. You don't want to burn out this meter like you did the last one.

re: #70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Here's a bad-ass bird.

Man, like the IDF on Hamas.

re: #48 Killian Bundy

FOX news is reporting that "something grave" has happened to the Israeli military inside Gaza. Further details are being blacked out.

/ruh roh, not good

A twitter feed "from the other side" said that 4 Israeli's were killed when Hamas detonated a wired building while the IDF was inside.

I am hesitant to post that, and even more hesitant to believe it.

By all reports Hamas has been releasing INTENSE propaganda from the ground.

A friend of mine got off the phone with a relative in the IDF who had been fighting in Gaza who was very lightly wounded... apparently his unit alone has killed at least 40 terrorists, and they are generally kicking butt in there.

I'm sure if something big happened, we will find out in the next couple of hours.

News from Hebrew site:

IDF uses massive artilery in gun battle with Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza strip, in a building-backed up by helicopter fire and tanks...no other news.

-an Arab from East Jerusalem reporting for Iranian TV arrested for ignoring military censor and publishing details and images of soliders in Gaza

-Sarkozy renews call for humanitarian cease fire in talks with Peres

re: #83 zombie

I remember Anansi and Coyote from Gargoyles the cartoon, actually.

re: #81 Iron Fist

They survived Cindy McKinney. They'll survive Franken. If the Republic survives the Obamessiah...

Franken would make 60. Fillibuster proof...

re: #41 Occasional Reader

Blue Monday.

Nice, reminds me of Tom Tom Club

re: #79 yma o hyd

Bit early for that, surely?

And a partridge in a bare tree....

re: #31 Honorary Yooper

Well, I should hope Coleman brings up a legal challenge considering how many of Smalley's votes came from the trunks of cars.

He's good enough, he's smart enough, and gosh darn it, his people printed up enough ballots.

re: #68 Occasional Reader

You mean there aren't cannibals in the Superdome? I blame Bush!

re: #74 taejohndo

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

Built on garbage.*

"Charity homes built by Hollywood start to crumble

RESIDENTS of a model housing estate bankrolled by Hollywood celebrities and hand-built by Jimmy Carter, the former US president, are complaining that it is falling apart...."

*Very symbolic.

The Malaise Chalets?

re: #79 yma o hyd

Bit early for that, surely?

They are in a cage in my bedroom. Back up food for Maisey the Parrot if I ever need it.

re: #39 Killian Bundy

Lorazepam.

re: #70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Here's a bad-ass bird.

I wonder if the Air Force has any units dedicated to bird-strike controllers, like Army K9 units or something. That was AWESOME!

re: #70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Here's a bad-ass bird.

This guy got it right:

SnyperTyme: That's a big fucking bird!

Agreed.

re: #62 Sizzlack

That's awesome. I see next to none in Manhattan and a handful in Nassau County. I would love to see 20 an hour Id spend half my day watching them soar.

Oh, well, you're in New York -- that explains it! The hawks migrate in massive numbers back and forth across the San Francisco Bay Area throughout the year. It's actually pretty rural around here, except in the northeast corner of SF, which is the only densely urbanized zone.

From Muqata:

10:13 PM Released for publication: IDF Border Gaurd prevented terror attack today near Dimona, by bodily stopping a terrorist on a bus from making it go over a cliff.

re: #74 taejohndo

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

Built on garbage.*

"Charity homes built by Hollywood start to crumble

RESIDENTS of a model housing estate bankrolled by Hollywood celebrities and hand-built by Jimmy Carter, the former US president, are complaining that it is falling apart...."

*Very symbolic.

Hopefully it won't be long before Barrah andJimmah can build makeshift ghettos together. Have Hamas and hizbollah given Jimmah his "outstanding 30 years of service" plaque yet?

re: #74 taejohndo

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

Built on garbage.*

"Charity homes built by Hollywood start to crumble

RESIDENTS of a model housing estate bankrolled by Hollywood celebrities and hand-built by Jimmy Carter, the former US president, are complaining that it is falling apart...."

*Very symbolic.

Last paragraph of that story may actually be more accurate than claims of poor construction:

Some residents dismiss their neighbours’ worries. Diennal Fields, 51, said people did not know how to look after their homes: “It’s simple stuff: if there is mildew, don’t get a lawyer, get a bottle of bleach.”

It’s a first Monday of 2009 open thread..

Another 50 to go, sigh

re: #97 Hard Right

Franken would make 60. Fillibuster proof...

Nah, Freanken is 59... McCain/Snowe/Collins makes 60...

re: #48 Killian Bundy

I thought there was a total blackout on the media as a whole.

Possible psyop?

Another bad-ass eagle...

Can anybody help me out in terms of Muqata

I love it cause I feel like I am getting the latest information. But how accurate/"official" are the updates that Muqata posts? Can I cite it to friends/others?

Not everything posted there has sources cited.

re: #48 Killian Bundy

I just checked the google news. Nothing from the MSM yet.

re: #102 Bloodnok

The Malaise Chalets?

Or a Louse House.

re: #80 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I keep thinking of the beer commercial where the guy impresses his buddies with his hawk who he trained to fetch beers, then one of his buddies asks where he gets the beers from. The guy replies "I never really thought about it."

Pan to an outdoor restaurant in chaos, "ITS COMING BACK!"

Omigawd - lol!

re: #97 Hard Right

As a practical matter, McCain pretty much makes it filibuster-proof. He'd much rather help the Democrats than seem, I don't know, like a Republican. That's one reason he's not taking Office on the 20th.

This comment, in of all places a response to a Robert Fisk Article on UN SR 242at the independenet.co.uk:

This article reminds me of a long plane journey where I sat next to rather well known Aussie journalist banging on about 'Israeli land stealers'. "Well." I said, "what about you lot? I don't think Aborigines get much of a say in your country. Don't they have their land stolen and aren't they treated abymissmally? And they're not out to destroy you given half the chance? It's the same in America, Indians are second class citizens there and what about all the other natives colonized by Europeans? Why is it you nor anyone else seems to care a jot about them?"
He was quiet for a moment but then came back with a rather telling remark. "Yes that's absolutely true, but you see, Columbus and Cook , they weren't Jews."

On Franken. It will be a long 6 years with clownboy in office.

Who represents me? (on paper)

In the house, it's Betty McCallum, a lady so useless that the guy sending threating letters to all congressmen and Senators a couple of months ago forgot to include her. She can't even get a nutso stalker like every one else did.

Senate:
Amy Klobuchar.
And now, crazy Al Franken.

I'm thinking of going in exile to North Dakota.

re: #116 Killgore Trout

I just posted the news from Hebrew Ma'ariv ^ ^ ^ .

F**k Al Fraken. Idiots who voted for him deserve what they get.

re: #115 Joo-LiZ

Reasonably good - most of his sources are actually Israeli tv or radio news reports. He's like listening to a police scanner on 'roids.

re: #105 davinvalkri

I wonder if the Air Force has any units dedicated to bird-strike controllers, like Army K9 units or something. That was AWESOME!

Elmendorf AFB a AWACS E-3 and all 24 crew was lost to geese back in '95 or so. Yes, the AF takes birds seriously.

re: #97 Hard Right

Franken would make 60. Fillibuster proof...

Nope. It's only 59. (Now, If the Reps could only figure out how to snatch The Messiah's seat. Wouldn't that be a laugh?)

re: #94 Joo-LiZ

A twitter feed "from the other side" said that 4 Israeli's were killed when Hamas detonated a wired building while the IDF was inside.

I am hesitant to post that, and even more hesitant to believe it.

Definitely wise to wait and see, given the source.

That said, it is unfortunately quite possible that something like this will happen. Urban combat is nasty. We should be braced for IDF casualties.

On market news, the Dow dropped 81.80 points, the S&P 500 dropped 4.35 points, while oil increased to $48.56 due mainly to the Gaza Strip action.

One interesting bit of data that you will not hear from the MSM. Even though the indexes dropped today, gainers lead decliners by a factor of 2 to 1. Of the 3125 issues on the NYSE, 2049 gained on the day, 1014 lost on the day and 62 issues were unchanged.

When you start seeing more gainers than losers, even on a down day, it's a good sign.

The volatility index also dropped slightly on the day.

Basically, the swing traders took a profit from the last few day's of increase. Cars sales were not as bad as anticipated.

Remember, good news will start being published by the MSM after January 20th.

re: #99 Dustyvet

And a partridge in a bare tree....

Thats better!

re: #53 Dustyvet

That was very cool.
I almost forgot that I also saw a parent falcon take it's nestling aloft and drop it midair so that it flew (soared and glided, really) probably for its first time.
All this in downtown Long Beach!
They nest in our bridges and high rises.

re: #120 Ayatollah Ghilmeini

This comment, in of all places a response to a Robert Fisk Article on UN SR 242at the independenet.co.uk:

He was quiet for a moment but then came back with a rather telling remark. "Yes that's absolutely true, but you see, Columbus and Cook , they weren't Jews."

...good old (not really) anti-Jew sympathies at work, ah? I wonder how much that explains for the rest of the world...

re: #125 jcm

Elmendorf AFB a AWACS E-3 and all 24 crew was lost to geese back in '95

Canada geese, no less.

[turning vengeful eye northward]

re: #121 Dave the.....

On Franken. It will be a long 6 years with clownboy in office.

Who represents me? (on paper)

In the house, it's Betty McCallum, a lady so useless that the guy sending threating letters to all congressmen and Senators a couple of months ago forgot to include her. She can't even get a nutso stalker like every one else did.

Senate:
Amy Klobuchar.
And now, crazy Al Franken.

I'm thinking of going in exile to North Dakota.

Not much better over to your east with Kohl and Feingold

re: #128 3 wood

Remember, good news will start being published by the MSM after January 20th.

The same date on which homelessness in America will suddenly disappear.

Two officers were injured in the tunnels under houses.

re: #105 davinvalkri

I wonder if the Air Force has any units dedicated to bird-strike controllers, like Army K9 units or something. That was AWESOME!

I don't know if Eagles are being used but here in Los Angeles County I see quite a few of these birds, and apparently some airports use them. From "Wiki":

"The Peregrine Falcon was used in falconry for more than 3,000 years, beginning with nomads in central Asia.[51] Due to its ability to dive at high speeds, it was highly sought-after and generally used by experienced falconers.[10] Peregrine Falcons are also occasionally used to scare away birds at airports to reduce the risk of bird-plane strikes, improving air-traffic safety.[" [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

re: #122 WriterMom

Thanks

re: #117 taejohndo

Or a Louse House.

And the obvious:

[Link: blackflag.com...]

re: #124 lawhawk

Reasonably good - most of his sources are actually Israeli tv or radio news reports. He's like listening to a police scanner on 'roids.

lol.... I'll tell that to my friends...

"Where'd you hear that!?"

"Oh, I have a police scanner on 'roids! I keep it in my backpack..."

I just checked CNN, if it was bad for Israel I figured they'd have it first.
But so far nothing.

re: #132 Occasional Reader

Canada geese, no less.

[turning vengeful eye northward]

That enough for me INVADE!
/

re: #128 3 wood

On market news, the Dow dropped 81.80 points, the S&P 500 dropped 4.35 points, while oil increased to $48.56 due mainly to the Gaza Strip action.

Yeah, the major oil producer of Gaza there.
/

re: #123 witness

F**k Al Fraken. Idiots who voted for him deserve what they get.

While I am certainly not happy about him being there, I can't imagine anyone in the Senate is going to take him seriously.

re: #121 Dave the.....

On Franken. It will be a long 6 years with clownboy in office.

Who represents me? (on paper)

In the house, it's Betty McCallum, a lady so useless that the guy sending threating letters to all congressmen and Senators a couple of months ago forgot to include her. She can't even get a nutso stalker like every one else did.

Senate:
Amy Klobuchar.
And now, crazy Al Franken.

I'm thinking of going in exile to North Dakota.

Hold up a second, I may join you. We can at least share expenses as far as Fargo...

re: #103 Walter L. Newton

They are in a cage in my bedroom. Back up food for Maisey the Parrot if I ever need it.

Oh, thats all right then!
Warmth, food, nothing else to do but indulge in a bit of rumpy-pumpy - thats natural!

(I thought they were outside in the snow ...)

re: #118 yma o hyd

Omigawd - lol!

AHA! Found it!

re: #123 witness

F**k Al Fraken. Idiots who voted for him deserve what they get.

Yeah...but what about us idiots that didn't?

re: #4 Creeping Eruption

Posted this this morning, but thought I would do it again:

Coolest BASE jumping video I have ever seen

That is just FREAKING AWESOME! I've always wanted to try a base jump at the Royal Gorge in Colorado, but never managed to do it. (sigh) At 1000 foot it isn't that high, but still... off a bridge? Cool.

re: #134 Occasional Reader

The same date on which homelessness in America will suddenly disappear.

Quite seriously now. The polar ice caps are already returning just in time to help Messiah lower sea levels just like he promised.

/do I have to

This is an article about Nasrallah's 'dilema'...he would love to start shooting from up north...it also has an intelligence assessment that Hamas is reducing the number of missiles fired into Israel for tactical reasons-they have weeks worth of missiles still (whatever that means.)

[Link: www.nrg.co.il...]

re: #136 Pvt Bin Jammin

I don't know if Eagles are being used but here in Los Angeles County I see quite a few of these birds, and apparently some airports use them. From "Wiki":

"The Peregrine Falcon was used in falconry for more than 3,000 years, beginning with nomads in central Asia.[51] Due to its ability to dive at high speeds, it was highly sought-after and generally used by experienced falconers.[10] Peregrine Falcons are also occasionally used to scare away birds at airports to reduce the risk of bird-plane strikes, improving air-traffic safety.[" [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

Sweet! Falconry and bird-training are alive and well! Combine them with foxes for anti-rodent purposes and you have the ultimate all-natural anti-vermin team! Muahahahaha!

The freaking trolls were out late last night. Kept me up way past my bed time.

re: #145 yma o hyd

Oh, thats all right then!
Warmth, food, nothing else to do but indulge in a bit of rumpy-pumpy - thats natural!

(I thought they were outside in the snow ...)

What's wrong with rumpy-pumpy in the snow?

re: #141 jcm

You two better wise up...I'M WATCHING YOOOOOOOOOOOOU

I hear Minot is nice this time of year (I do like the cold).

A little consolation. We have T-Paw for governor. Wisconsin has big Jim Doyle (who, honestly, could be worse as a Madison liberal).

Hey calling all of the troops------theres a punk on FACEBOOK going around FACEBOOK and starting up fights with anyone that has a PRO ISRAEL message in their tag line--------------------if anyone feels like throttling this guy, here is the link to his FACEBOOK profile and his name is FRED HAMPTON and he refers to himself as a "Revolutionary Intercommunalism"...............hahahaha

Hes just attacked a few people I know on this site from Toronto with pro israel tag lines..

[Link: www.facebook.com...]

C'mon troops, lets have a bit of fun and bury this guy ;-)

re: #112 tfc3rid

Nah, Freanken is 59... McCain/Snowe/Collins makes 60...

minor point, but until Obama's replacement is named, freak'in is #58.

re: #148 Outrider

That is just FREAKING AWESOME! I've always wanted to try a base jump at the Royal Gorge in Colorado, but never managed to do it. (sigh) At 1000 foot it isn't that high, but still... off a bridge? Cool.

I want to get one of those winged suits. Those guys are literally flying!

re: #143 Ford_Prefect

They take Ted Kennedy seriously, and he's about as useless a waste of breathable air as there is in existance.

re: #93 Ford_Prefect

Man, like the IDF on Hamas.

Except that the fantasy goes the other way, Arab aristocrats hunt with eagles.

re: #146 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

AHA! Found it!

Alfred Hitchcock, eat your heart out! Ha ha!

re: #153 Ford_Prefect

What's wrong with rumpy-pumpy in the snow?

Rather like in the sand, imagine. You really don't want to miss.

re: #145 yma o hyd

Warmth, food, nothing else to do but indulge in a bit of rumpy-pumpy - thats natural!

"Rumpy-pumpy" ~ first time I heard that was an episode of "Inspector Lewis" ~ his Cambridge-educated sidekick said it oh-so-properly and I nearly fell off the couch laughing!

re: #158 Creeping Eruption

I want to get one of those winged suits. Those guys are literally flying!

to right! Free fall is the closest to flying we can get.

re: #70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Here's a bad-ass bird.

A real bastard, but neither fat nor vegetarian.

re: #155 Dave the.....

I hear Minot is nice this time of year (I do like the cold).

A little consolation. We have T-Paw for governor. Wisconsin has big Jim Doyle (who, honestly, could be worse as a Madison liberal).

As far as governors go, nothing I've seen yet beats the selection Illinois has had over the years.

Walker, Big Jim Thompson, George "Jailbird" Ryan, and Blago. Only Edgar out of that group seems to be somewhat clean (by Illinois standards).

re: #130 mean Gene

That was very cool.
I almost forgot that I also saw a parent falcon take it's nestling aloft and drop it midair so that it flew (soared and glided, really) probably for its first time.
All this in downtown Long Beach!
They nest in our bridges and high rises.

Some years ago, an office building in Minneapolis, Minnesota had a camera set up so you could watch the nesting box for either Falcons or Hawks high up on the building, Was great to see the parent birds do power dives off the building, vanish from the cameras view, then reappear in full flight.

re: #110 reine.de.tout

That's one of the big problems with housing like this in my little city. They get new houses that start out sparkling and shiny and new- and the residents just cannot understand why they don't stay that way all by themselves.

two comments from that page:

Houses require maintenance. It is highly unlikely that most people who are given a house without having to work for it are willing to get a job and save money to maintain or improve their home. People with a "gimme" attitude will always neglect what they don't respect or didn't earn.

and

Having been the former owner of rentals I learned in a hurry that things such as "cockroaches, skin ailments" and a lot of the other complaints came from nasty personal habits and poor sanitation practices by the inhabitants. When you've been given a home, you are responsible for its maintenance.

hit the nail on the head, imho.

re: #155 Dave the.....

I hear Minot is nice this time of year (I do like the cold).

A little consolation. We have T-Paw for governor. Wisconsin has big Jim Doyle (who, honestly, could be worse as a Madison liberal).

Pawlenty is as bad as McCain, isn't he?

Harry Reid just said that the race in Minnesota is over (nevermind that final certification isn't for a week and Coleman will file an election contest), so look for them to try and seat Franken tomorrow. He also said that the stimulus should be increased from $800 billion to $1.3-1.4 trillion.

/oh boy, Obama isn't even President for two more weeks and pork infested government spending is already setting records for being out of control

re: #151 davinvalkri

OMG Sounds like we are "going green" fast. LOL

good afternoon every body

re: #150 WriterMom

This is an article about Nasrallah's 'dilema'...he would love to start shooting from up north...it also has an intelligence assessment that Hamas is reducing the number of missiles fired into Israel for tactical reasons-they have weeks worth of missiles still (whatever that means.)

[Link: www.nrg.co.il...]

ah crap.. It's in Hebrew!

re: #155 Dave the.....

I hear Minot is nice this time of year (I do like the cold).

A little consolation. We have T-Paw for governor. Wisconsin has big Jim Doyle (who, honestly, could be worse as a Madison liberal).

I've been to Minot. Not much scenery...I think I'll keep going until I hit Medora or Williston...

re: #115 Joo-LiZ

Can anybody help me out in terms of Muqata

I love it cause I feel like I am getting the latest information. But how accurate/"official" are the updates that Muqata posts? Can I cite it to friends/others?

Not everything posted there has sources cited.

I think they're pretty damn good - anything they have turns up on the other blogs, like israellycool, with links.
They're also very careful to observe the news restrictions by the IDF.
I keep linking their updates here.

Why you should consider moving towards the equator (or stocking up on fire wood and blankets) ...

Solar magnetic activity at lowest point on record

Look at the bottom graph and see how magnetic activity lows correlate to Solar minimums.

We are at a prolonged minimum.

Solar minimums/maximums have a 78% correlation with cooling/heating trends over the last 500 years.

re: #112 tfc3rid

Nah, Freanken is 59... McCain/Snowe/Collins makes 60...

Could have sworn he'd be 60, but you are correct. Now I need a beer. :(

A guy goes into an adult store in New York City and asks for an inflatable doll.
Guy behind the counter says, 'Male or female?'
Customer says, 'Female.'
Counter guy asks, 'Black or white?'
Customer says, 'White.'
Counter guy asks, ' Christian or Muslim?'
Customer says, 'What the hell does religion have to do with it?'
Counter guy says, 'The Muslim blows itself up.'

re: #171 Killian Bundy

Well, he said the war in I raq was over as well. We lost.

His days as a Senator are numbered.

Anyone interested in ancient history, as I was on Saturday, would do well to stay away from the book that I bought, Norman Cantor's Antiquity. My eyebrows were raised when it made the statement, "Rome was tolerant towards religion." Excuse me? Are we talking about the same Rome that I think we're talking about? After looking it up on Amazon, seeing its 2.5/5 rating out of 31 reviews and reading the truth about this book I wish I had kept the receipt. Here's one review that should scary anybody away from this piece of junk:

I am a prolific reader of historical novels, so when I saw "Antiquity" by Norman Cantor, I was intrigued. Inside the covers, however, lies one of the worst researched, terribly opinionated, and worse, outright disingenuous books purporting to be historical analysis I have ever read.

One could chalk this up to a novice's first attempt, but Cantor is a well known author with his work on Medieval life. Perhaps, under a rush of a deadline he forgot that history is supposed to be told truthfully. He skewers or ignores facts, presents blantantly opinionated views which leave a novice reader with a wholly untruthful view of what happened, and provides no documentation of research for his outlandish postulations (presented as fact) of actions, locales or politics which he covers.

Any lizard suggestions for a book that might actually be worth reading? I'm no historian but the last year or so I've gained an interest in reading history. Antiquity claims to be from Sumeria to the fall of Rome but doesn't really touch on anything before 300 B.C. or anything non-Egyptian. I'd like to learn more about the Hittites, the Byzantines, and the Assyrians.

Back seat drivers under control

re: #143 Ford_Prefect

While I am certainly not happy about him being there, I can't imagine anyone in the Senate is going to take him seriously.

Are you kidding? He's a democrat and an uber liberal. What is the uber liberal leadership in the house and senate not going to take seriously?

n in wi

Pawlenty is as bad as McCain, isn't he?

He's okay. He's not as conservative as many would like, but look at the alternatives. And he's right on the issues that are most important.

re: #176 yma o hyd

I think they're pretty damn good - anything they have turns up on the other blogs, like israellycool, with links.
They're also very careful to observe the news restrictions by the IDF.
I keep linking their updates here.

I've been impressed with them so far... I am just grasping at a more authoritative "I can use them as a source" type of thing.

I couldn't find any secondary info on a report they had yesterday, that a Jewish doctor in Paris was shot and beaten....

re: #177 karmic_inquisitor

::panicking, running around in circles:::

Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no. The sun is running out of fuel. Clearly, the only solution is .......

.............more socialism.

re: #165 Outrider

to right! Free fall is the closest to flying we can get.

Right up until you hit the ground...

re: #147 96RoadKing

Yeah...but what about us idiots that didn't?

This where 3rd parties kill....
Prelimary vote totals.

Independence DEAN BARKLEY 437404 15.16
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1211590 41.99
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1211375 41.98
Libertarian CHARLES ALDRICH 13916 0.48
Constitution JAMES NIEMACKL 8905 0.31

22,821 votes for Libertarian and Constitution candidates.
This way these votes matter.
Franken wins (certified) by 225 votes. This why protest votes, conscience votes etc... are a bad idea. The reality is we have a two party system. DEAL WITH IT!

re: #142 Honorary Yooper

Yeah, the major oil producer of Gaza there.
/

/it's really the possibility of Iran getting involved an threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz, insurance would become unavailable and the tankers would stop sailing through

re: #170 n in wi

Pawlenty is as bad as McCain, isn't he?

Pretty much. But he's not as bad as Franken...

re: #180 formercorpsman

His days as a Senator are numbered.

I hope to hell so.

re: #179 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

A guy goes into an adult store in New York City and asks for an inflatable doll.
Guy behind the counter says, 'Male or female?'
Customer says, 'Female.'
Counter guy asks, 'Black or white?'
Customer says, 'White.'
Counter guy asks, ' Christian or Muslim?'
Customer says, 'What the hell does religion have to do with it?'
Counter guy says, 'The Muslim blows itself up.'

Ding, ding, ding....we have a winner...:)

re: #177 karmic_inquisitor

Why you should consider moving towards the equator (or stocking up on fire wood and blankets) ...

Solar magnetic activity at lowest point on record

Look at the bottom graph and see how magnetic activity lows correlate to Solar minimums.

We are at a prolonged minimum.

Solar minimums/maximums have a 78% correlation with cooling/heating trends over the last 500 years.

Exactly..And they say because solar output is down that it is man causing the warming..See how easy that was?

re: #187 Iron Fist

Right up until you hit the ground...

Check out the video. These guys skim inches past the rock face at terminal velocity.

re: #154 WriterMom

You two better wise up...I'M WATCHING YOOOOOOOOOOOOU

Yes, Ma'am...
*sheepish look*

re: #165 Outrider

to right! Free fall is the closest to flying we can get.

I'd say paragliding is actually about the closest. Get in touch with your inner condor!

re: #184 Dave the.....

n in wi

He's okay. He's not as conservative as many would like, but look at the alternatives. And he's right on the issues that are most important.

Franken will give super dramatic speeches, emoting all over the place.
He is gonna be a nose bleed.

re: #174 HoosierHoops

Sorry!

re: #177 karmic_inquisitor

Why you should consider moving towards the equator (or stocking up on fire wood and blankets) ...

Solar magnetic activity at lowest point on record

Look at the bottom graph and see how magnetic activity lows correlate to Solar minimums.

We are at a prolonged minimum.

Solar minimums/maximums have a 78% correlation with cooling/heating trends over the last 500 years.

Another Dalton or Maunder Minimum would not be a good thing. The less energy the sun puts out, the less heat reached the Earth. Also, there is a theory out there that suggests that increased cosmic rays from lower solar activity causes increased cloud formation. Increased cloud formation can cause even more heat to be reflected instead of reaching the surface.

re: #193 HoosierHoops

Exactly..And they say because solar output is down that it is man causing the warming..See how easy that was?

I think the Sun is registering its hatred of George Bush. It can't display bumper stickers, after all.

re: #183 Soona'

Are you kidding? He's a democrat and an uber liberal. What is the uber liberal leadership in the house and senate not going to take seriously?

I don't know. I just think that everyone is likely to try to keep their distance because they know that sooner or later he is going to say something that is going to embarrass them. He isn't Obama. He isn't a Kennedy. There is no Teflon coating on him.

re: #200 Honorary Yooper

Another Dalton or Maunder Minimum would not be a good thing. The less energy the sun puts out, the less heat reached the Earth. Also, there is a theory out there that suggests that increased cosmic rays from lower solar activity causes increased cloud formation. Increased cloud formation can cause even more heat to be reflected instead of reaching the surface.

Where do I buy sled dogs?

re: #146 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

AHA! Found it!

Awesome!

Thanks!

re: #181 bosforus

This isn't ancient history, but if you like Mountain Man stuff, this is the most fascinating book I ever read: Crow Killer

It explains for real what the movie Jeremiah Johnson was based on.
Whole book was done with interviews of people that knew him.

re: #202 Ford_Prefect

they know that sooner or later he is going to say something that is going to embarrass them.

Well, someone has to fill-in for Biden

re: #168 Dustyvet

I like this one from Santa Cruz:
[Link: www2.ucsc.edu...]
Especially the one titled, ''Up to the ledge."

re: #193 HoosierHoops

Exactly..And they say because solar output is down that it is man causing the warming..See how easy that was?

Never mind ..... the ice is back! Algore is done.....bye Al....thanks!

There was a little bit of a consensus that Dean Barkley took more votes from Franken then he did from Normie. Looking at what Obama did in Minnesota compared to Crazy Al supports this theory.

But yes, I agree. You don't vote third party out of principle. You do that in the primaries, then go with the lessor of two evils in the general election.

re: #197 Occasional Reader

I'd say paragliding is actually about the closest. Get in touch with your inner condor!

We have paragliding almost every week here in Golden. I even saw them out this past Sat., when it was in the 20 degree range.

Some info and pictures...

[Link: www.flyaboveall.com...]

Climate Change, The way I see it............

/Always look on the bright side of life......

re: #153 Ford_Prefect

What's wrong with rumpy-pumpy in the snow?

Nothing, if you don't belong to the feathered kind of two-kegged animals ...

re: #188 jcm

This where 3rd parties kill....
Prelimary vote totals.

Independence DEAN BARKLEY 437404 15.16
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1211590 41.99
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1211375 41.98
Libertarian CHARLES ALDRICH 13916 0.48
Constitution JAMES NIEMACKL 8905 0.31

22,821 votes for Libertarian and Constitution candidates.
This way these votes matter.
Franken wins (certified) by 225 votes. This why protest votes, conscience votes etc... are a bad idea. The reality is we have a two party system. DEAL WITH IT!

My wife after voting for Perot:

"I never thought it would matter!"

Excuse me but I will not accept the "Those idiots voted for Franken so they deserve him argument"
1) I do not believe that they did vote for him. It is my belief that the election is being stolen and I have no intention of swallowing it with good grace.
2) He was not running for the office of Minnesota Senator but that of United States Senator. We all have to face the consequences of this election.

re: #203 jcm

Where do I buy sled dogs?

Yeah, you kind of need them now in Seattle, eh. Alaska, maybe?

Tomorrow will be interesting if they seat Franken and not Burris.

/because, technically, neither of them will be able to submit the proper certification paperwork

re: #208 eschew_obfuscation

Never mind ..... the ice is back! Algore is done.....bye Al....thanks!

When did little things like observations stop him?

re: #211 IslandLibertarian

Climate Change, The way I see it............

/Always look on the bright side of life......

I miss Calvin & Hobbes.

re: #212 yma o hyd

Nothing, if you don't belong to the feathered kind of two-kegged animals ...

Where do you put the tap?

/

re: #199 WriterMom

Sorry!

LOL
How do I know that isn't the lifestyle section?

re: #219 Ford_Prefect

Where do you put the tap?

/

Depends on if you have a male or female connector

re: #197 Occasional Reader

I'd say paragliding is actually about the closest. Get in touch with your inner condor!

Having now watched the video from #148, I stand corrected. That is some crazy shit.

re: #195 Creeping Eruption

I'd puke. I'm not fond of heights, let alone falling. I wish I had a link a friend of mine showed me a couple of years ago. It was some guy on a rice-burner splitting trafic on one of the freeways in Japan. This old boy was either brave or stupid. He hits a couple of cars/trucks with his mirrors, almost rear-ends a delivery truck, and generally does everything not to do on a motorcycle. But he does keep the rubber side down, and manages not to be converted into road-kill.

re: #213 taejohndo

My wife after voting for Perot:

"I never thought it would matter!"

I walked into the voting both that year intending to vote Perot. I looked at the ballot.
Bush
Clinton
Perot

Held my nose and voted GHWB.

re: #210 Walter L. Newton

We have paragliding almost every week here in Golden. I even saw them out this past Sat., when it was in the 20 degree range.

Some info and pictures...

[Link: www.flyaboveall.com...]

Back when hang gliding was the "new" sport I saw some hang gliders fly over the stage at Red Rocks during a concert.

re: #186 Silhouette

::panicking, running around in circles:::

Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no. The sun is running out of fuel. Clearly, the only solution is .......

.............more socialism.

This is where we send all that nasty coal. Let it pollute the sun instead.
/moonbat scientist off

re: #218 Ford_Prefect

I miss Calvin & Hobbes.

Too right man. But Watterson doesn't want to do any more and have the comic become only a shadow of its former glory.
On the other hand, you can always go grab a collection and laugh over it (Calvin and Hobbes, Foxtrot, Charlie Brown and Dilbert beat all comers!)

re: #222 Occasional Reader

Having now watched the video from #148, I stand corrected. That is some crazy shit.

Glad you liked it.

re: #210 Walter L. Newton

We have paragliding almost every week here in Golden. I even saw them out this past Sat., when it was in the 20 degree range.

Some info and pictures...

[Link: www.flyaboveall.com...]

One of my big regrets was not having taken it up when I lived in Lima, Peru. They used to paraglide right off the cliffs over the sea near where I lived.

re: #209 Dave the.....

There was a little bit of a consensus that Dean Barkley took more votes from Franken then he did from Normie. Looking at what Obama did in Minnesota compared to Crazy Al supports this theory.

But yes, I agree. You don't vote third party out of principle. You do that in the primaries, then go with the lessor of two evils in the general election.

So if Jindle is the GOP nominee ... ?

And with that,

I am out of here!

Tomorrow will be interesting if they seat Franken and not Burris.

That's what the Dems plan to do...make statements. They are trying to show Franken as a done deal. That it's over. But doing the opposite for Burris.

Heh, if I had no morals, I would play the race card on this one. Say things like "Maybe they want Burris to use the back entrance". Or "Gee, don't they have that seperate fountain for him?"

re: #208 eschew_obfuscation

Never mind ..... the ice is back! Algore is done.....bye Al....thanks!

I read that this morning.. Is it too much to ask for just pure science and observation without the religion?

re: #215 Honorary Yooper

Yeah, you kind of need them now in Seattle, eh. Alaska, maybe?

Got 6" last night in a last blast. 42° and it's a slushy mess rapidly melting.

re: #217 davinvalkri

When did little things like observations stop him?

Isn't that the truth.

We have "runaway" warming even though the trend is down for the last 10 years while the carbon curve continues to climb.

But wait - I forgot - the debate is over.

Newton should have declared "the debate is over" so that the uppity usurper Einstein would have been forced to be a patent clerk for all of his life.

re: #233 jcm

Got 6" last night in a last blast. 42° and it's a slushy mess rapidly melting.

You are talking snow, right?

re: #228 Creeping Eruption

Glad you liked it.

Bah, sorry, from #4...

re: #223 Iron Fist

I'd puke. I'm not fond of heights, let alone falling. I wish I had a link a friend of mine showed me a couple of years ago. It was some guy on a rice-burner splitting trafic on one of the freeways in Japan. This old boy was either brave or stupid. He hits a couple of cars/trucks with his mirrors, almost rear-ends a delivery truck, and generally does everything not to do on a motorcycle. But he does keep the rubber side down, and manages not to be converted into road-kill.

I'm with you on that. Re: Motorcycles: I don't ride motorcycles and am amazed at the control riders have. I was rear-ended by a guy on a Harley and he was able to keep himself upright.

re: #177 karmic_inquisitor

Why you should consider moving towards the equator (or stocking up on fire wood and blankets) ...

Solar magnetic activity at lowest point on record

Look at the bottom graph and see how magnetic activity lows correlate to Solar minimums.

We are at a prolonged minimum.

Solar minimums/maximums have a 78% correlation with cooling/heating trends over the last 500 years.

Oh, but scientist now say that if there is an ice age coming, its due to globull warning.
The sun has nothing to do with it, at all!

Saw it as headline in a paper a week or so ago (at the newsagents), so it must be true!

(sorry, no linkie ...)

re: #235 Hard Right

You are talking snow, right?

Yeah..... git your mind out of the gutter....
and let me float by.

re: #227 davinvalkri

Too right man. But Watterson doesn't want to do any more and have the comic become only a shadow of its former glory.
On the other hand, you can always go grab a collection and laugh over it (Calvin and Hobbes, Foxtrot, Charlie Brown and Dilbert beat all comers!)

Rose is Rose is good as well. In fact I have suspected at times that it may be Watterson under another name.

re: #225 redstateredneck

Back when hang gliding was the "new" sport I saw some hang gliders fly over the stage at Red Rocks during a concert.

That will happen if you go off the south side of the mountain. Most of the gliders eventually land on the north side, in Golden, because there are much more accessible areas there.

Land on the Red Rocks side, and you may have a mile hike out.

re: #239 jcm

Yeah..... git your mind out of the gutter....
and let me float by.

Nope. I have too nice a view of the grate.

OK. I have to go pick up my daughter at daycare. You all play nice.

re: #90 Haverwilde

MN will send to congress the world's least funny comedian. This after having a wrestler as Governor.
Good grief, MN is trying to out perform CA, with their womanizing, body builder, turned 3rd rate actor as Governor--but Palosi tips the balance of insanity in CA favor.

The California governor loves the US.

re: #225 redstateredneck

Back when hang gliding was the "new" sport I saw some hang gliders fly over the stage at Red Rocks during a concert.

What show? I was there for the first time last year and fell in love with it. Best venue I have been to for sights and sound. My favorite is still Sultans Pool in Jerusalem though.

re: #232 HoosierHoops

Is it too much to ask for just pure science and observation without the religion?

Yes. It is too much to ask.

How else can you be declared morally inferior by ignorant whores of socialism?

Hell week starts tonight. New show opens Friday. Got to go clean up, be back in a bit, and then off to the theatre.

re: #184 Dave the.....

You need Jason Lewis off the radio and in the Gov. office
As far as Wi. Govs, I'll take Thompson back.
Or maybe James Sensenbrenner

Woot!

re: #232 HoosierHoops

I read that this morning.. Is it too much to ask for just pure science and observation without the religion?

They will only see what they want to anyway. That's the hallmark of the left.

re: #247 Walter L. Newton