Criswell strikes again!

Plan 9 speaks the Eternal Truths!

////////////////////

Ah fresh thread, and so far troll free.

/hmmm, remind me to restock the fridge next time. . . .

re: #3 BlueCanuck

Ah fresh thread, and so far troll free.

/hmmm, remind me to restock the fridge next time. . . .

Oh man! Now you spoilt it! Speak the name and you know what happens!

I laugh at inner space.

re: #4 FurryOldGuyJeans

What there is a troll poster called troll?

/now that would be a stupid sockpuppet

re: #6 BlueCanuck

What there is a troll poster called troll?

/now that would be a stupid sockpuppet

Would be an appropriate one, and be a good proof of their general competence.

re: #3 BlueCanuck

Ah fresh thread, and so far troll free.

/hmmm, remind me to restock the fridge next time. . . .

frag that: restock the barbq!.....

/and the kindling supplies!

we *REALLY* need to get the HMFWIIC a new cult movie.....

Hi,

I don't necessarily enjoy the evolution/ID debate threads. Am I a troll?

Just wondering what stage of groupthink you people are in...

re: #10 alteredbeat

Hi,

I don't necessarily enjoy the evolution/ID debate threads. Am I a troll?

Just wondering what stage of groupthink you people are in...

Damn, nice way to come in. Not.

good night every one

re: #10 alteredbeat

Hi,

I don't necessarily enjoy the evolution/ID debate threads. Am I a troll?

Just wondering what stage of groupthink you people are in...

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

You have still not answered my question from the previous thread.

re: #10 alteredbeat

Of course, using terms like "groupthink" might get one labeled a troll.

Ummm guns and ammo, yeah that's the ticket

/all else fails we turn it into a boobie thread.

re: #10 alteredbeat

Hi,

I don't necessarily enjoy the evolution/ID debate threads. Am I a troll?

Just wondering what stage of groupthink you people are in...

Cluebat needed aisle three, troll cleanup.

re: #14 Sharmuta

Of course, using terms like "groupthink" might get one labeled a troll.

Gee, ya think? ;)

What Hamas Wants

A thought experiment: Imagine that Hamas announces it will immediately cease and desist from firing missiles into Israel, that there will be no more such attacks in the future, and that it will release Gilad Shalit, the Israel soldier kidnapped two and a half years ago and held incommunicado ever since — with not even the Red Cross allowed to see him. What would happen then?

Moderate Israelis would pressure their government to make a reciprocal gesture: to stop the air attacks on Hamas’s command and control centers, release Palestinian terrorists from Israeli jails and get serious peace talks underway.

But anyone who knows anything about Hamas also knows that such a scenario is implausible. Hamas was created to fight and win holy wars — not to seek peace and sing kumbaya with infidels. Hamas wants a Palestinian state in place of Israel — not next door to Israel. And for Hamas, preventing Palestinian carnage is not a priority. That’s not a slander, it’s a fact. As Hamas parliamentarian Fathi Hamad eloquently phrased it: “We desire death as you desire life.”

In 2005, Israelis undertook a real-life experiment: They said: “The Palestinians have a grievance: our occupation of Gaza and the West Bank — even though we administer those territories as the consequence of a war launched to annihilate us. But if our presence provokes violence, let’s see what results from our absence.” That summer, Israel pulled every soldier and settler out of Gaza. Every house of worship and cemetery was removed. But greenhouses were left behind.

Palestinians might have responded by using those greenhouses to grow flowers for export. They might have built factories, schools, hospitals, and hotels along their Mediterranean beaches. Had that been their choice, moderate Israelis surely would have made further concessions — for example, uprooting Israelis from the West Bank as well, and offering to negotiate a division of Jerusalem.

Instead, of course, Palestinians smashed the greenhouses and put Hamas in charge. Since then, Hamas has done nothing to spark economic development. Nevertheless, it has bemoaned the increasing destitution of unoccupied Gaza — now blaming it on Israel’s “siege” — and demanding aid, not least from Israel, which has given it (as has the U.S.), even as the rockets have fallen

We should understand by now that when Hamas officials vow to fight “occupation,” they are referring to any and all territory on which Israelis now exercise self-determination. Osama Hamdan, Hamas’s representative in Lebanon, said: “Our goal is to liberate all of Palestine, from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea…” Similarly Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar has said: ”We do not recognize the Israeli enemy, nor his right to be our neighbor, nor to stay, nor his ownership of any inch of land.”

/pretty much sums up the truth nicely

re: #13 Erik The Red

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

You have still not answered my question from the previous thread.

You are seriously expecting someone trollish to actually answer a question?

Rumor mil - Re: Sec. of Commerce - WA governor Christine Gregoire slipped out of state, possibly to meet with the ONE.

re: #13 Erik The Red

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

You have still not answered my question from the previous thread.

Wait- we can't talk about fascists either?

"You people" is not a label I accept.
Try again.

re: #10 alteredbeat

Hi,

I don't necessarily enjoy the evolution/ID debate threads. Am I a troll?

Just wondering what stage of groupthink you people are in...

the individual one.....

HTH!

re: #10 alteredbeat

Hi,

I don't necessarily enjoy the evolution/ID debate threads. Am I a troll?

Just wondering what stage of groupthink you people are in...

It's you who wanna enforce an anti-evolution groupthink on this blog, by bitching, whining and moaning every time an EVO thread is posted, in an attempt to dissuade Charles from doing so.

Hint: It ain't a gonna work. But if you push it to the point of offensiveness, you very well may find yourself on the outside looking in.

You don't enjoy EVO threads? DON'T READ THEM!

re: #15 BlueCanuck

Ummm guns and ammo, yeah that's the ticket

/all else fails we turn it into a boobie thread.

tit's ok with me!

re: #10 alteredbeat

Hi,

I don't necessarily enjoy the evolution/ID debate threads. Am I a troll?

Just wondering what stage of groupthink you people are in...

the individual one.....

HTH!

re: #20 AuntAcid

Rumor mil - Re: Sec. of Commerce - WA governor Christine Gregoire slipped out of state, possibly to meet with the ONE.

UGH, double UGH, and UGH to nigh infinity.

As much as I would dearly love to see our "Beloved" Governor no longer in office, best if she stay in the Left Washington and just screw that up. She would have way too much "pull" to massively fuck up the whole country if she were CommSec.

Morning all. Red, Happy New Year. i haven't been hanging much lately.

re: #24 Salamantis

It's you who wanna enforce an anti-evolution groupthink on this blog, by bitching, whining and moaning every time an EVO thread is posted, in an attempt to dissuade Charles from doing so.

Hint: It ain't a gonna work. But if you push it to the point of offensiveness, you very well may find yourself on the outside looking in.

You don't enjoy EVO threads? DON'T READ THEM!

Here's to hoping for an early meltdown, eh? ;)

re: #24 Salamantis

Oh- but he also doesn't like music threads, tech threads or fascist threads:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

I agree with Erik- why the hell are you reading this blog if you don't like the content?

Was talking with an old army buddy this weekend. Up here you need a permit to own rifles and such. With the same permit you buy ammunition. Buddy said he went to a police officer in charge of such things to ask a question. According to the firearm restriction act, you aren't allowed to store excessive amounts of ammunition. He tried to get a clarification on what excessive meant. :)

/he goes through a lot during a normal month that would be excessive for normal folks.

re: #30 Sharmuta

Oh- but he also doesn't like music threads, tech threads or fascist threads:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

I agree with Erik- why the hell are you reading this blog if you don't like the content?

Complaining constantly, DUH! ;)

re: #26 BlueCanuck

the individual one.....

HTH!

you're so cute......

/and just a few seconds late. %-)

re: #30 Sharmuta

Oh- but he also doesn't like music threads, tech threads or fascist threads:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

I agree with Erik- why the hell are you reading this blog if you don't like the content?

the colorful little icons? ;-)>

re: #30 Sharmuta

Oh- but he also doesn't like music threads, tech threads or fascist threads:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

I agree with Erik- why the hell are you reading this blog if you don't like the content?

Ahh, okay...so he likes him some Vlaams Belang, too, ayy?

re: #32 FurryOldGuyJeans

Complaining constantly, DUH! ;)

Some people are only happy when they are bitching and whining. Miserable curmudgeons. . . . . .

re: #14 Sharmuta

Of course, using terms like "groupthink" might get one labeled a troll.

Fine, label me a troll then. but the last thread I watched you folks bum rush GregInSeattle for saying he doesn't enjoy the evol/ID threads and that's why he didn't vote for LGF. I share the same opinion.

Majority opinion rules though right? (naw, that's not groupthink)

re: #16 FurryOldGuyJeans

Cluebat needed aisle three, troll cleanup.

That would be aisle 10, FOGJ. .....unless you're trying to get rid of {Blue}
;)

re: #33 redc1c4

Was trying out this hive mind/groupthink thing. Didn't like it too much. Dude, when did you last clean up in there. :p

/white smoke.

re: #10 alteredbeat

Hi,

I don't necessarily enjoy the evolution/ID debate threads. Am I a troll?

Just wondering what stage of groupthink you people are in...

We've drunk all the hootch and are now looking for our guns.

re: #36 BlueCanuck

Some people are only happy when they are bitching and whining. Miserable curmudgeons. . . . . .

It has been said before a Happy Military Member is a Bitchin' One. I know I was, on both accounts. ;)

re: #38 LeePro

That would be aisle 10, FOGJ. .....unless you're trying to get rid of {Blue}
;)

Well, I did bring up the t word. Sorry folks, my bad.

re: #37 alteredbeat

Fine, label me a troll then. but the last thread I watched you folks bum rush GregInSeattle for saying he doesn't enjoy the evol/ID threads and that's why he didn't vote for LGF. I share the same opinion.

Majority opinion rules though right? (naw, that's not groupthink)

you are educated enough to understand the difference between groupthink and a majority believing something independently?

re: #28 Mel Lono

Morning all. Red, Happy New Year. i haven't been hanging much lately.

peace love drugs dude.... i'm stuck in a 5day/week/class for the next few, unless i can flimflam my way out of it..... sucks to be me.

/idiots in every direction

re: #38 LeePro

That would be aisle 10, FOGJ. .....unless you're trying to get rid of {Blue}
;)

Oh DARN! Been found out! ;)

re: #10 alteredbeat

Hi,

I don't necessarily enjoy the evolution/ID debate threads. Am I a troll?

Just wondering what stage of groupthink you people are in...

If you don't enjoy them, pick another one to hang out in. Nobody's holding a banana to your head.

re: #41 FurryOldGuyJeans

It has been said before a Happy Military Member is a Bitchin' One. I know I was, on both accounts. ;)

It's so true. Cause when they stop complaining? They are planning something. And no good comes of that.

/been on the other end myself

re: #18 Killian Bundy

+ and ♥

Excellent!

re: #37 alteredbeat

Fine, label me a troll then. but the last thread I watched you folks bum rush GregInSeattle for saying he doesn't enjoy the evol/ID threads and that's why he didn't vote for LGF. I share the same opinion.

Majority opinion rules though right? (naw, that's not groupthink)

Hope you have lots of lube. This may be painful.

re: #42 BlueCanuck

Well, I did bring up the t word. Sorry folks, my bad.

And look at what crept in! Shame, shame! ;)

re: #43 Outrider

you are educated enough to understand the difference between groupthink and a majority believing something independently?

I find the empirical evidence lacking for that potential assertion.

re: #47 BlueCanuck

It's so true. Cause when they stop complaining? They are planning something. And no good comes of that.

/been on the other end myself

on the other hand too much bitching merely lowers morale overall. And they can always be kept too busy to do much plotting. ;-)>

re: #37 alteredbeat

You still have your account and are still posting. So much for your silly 'groupthink' argument.

re: #39 BlueCanuck

Was trying out this hive mind/groupthink thing. Didn't like it too much. Dude, when did you last clean up in there. :p

/white smoke.

what are you talking about?

it's rinsed with ethanol daily......

Someone has no idea what I think...........

re: #37 alteredbeat

Fine, label me a troll then. but the last thread I watched you folks bum rush GregInSeattle for saying he doesn't enjoy the evol/ID threads and that's why he didn't vote for LGF. I share the same opinion.

Majority opinion rules though right? (naw, that's not groupthink)

What he said was that he didn't appreciate Charles giving the public school religious dogma indoctrination threat to American kids any attention. Apparently, he would prefer that it grow and flower in the shadows, until it's strong enough to emerge into the light and execute its theocratic takeover dreams.

I prefer the astringent sunlight of public attention to be focused on such rancid mildewed basement mold. It's a great disinfectant.

re: #51 FurryOldGuyJeans

I find the empirical evidence lacking for that potential assertion.

uh huh. I got your empirical evidence hanging by its assertion. ;-)>

re: #37 alteredbeat

It's natural that people on this blog, that have a similar political point of view, would agree on many topics. Is that groupthink too?

But this is a blog of individuals- each with their own opinion(s) on various topics. That many of us have accepted evolution because of the evidence doesn't mean we're engaged in "groupthink". It means we're engaged in thinking, period.

re: #44 redc1c4

Ha! They made me take a day off tonight (last) since i'd be going 3 weeks straight. Corp types don't like you to work to hard, i guess. How bout them Chargers!

re: #40 AuntAcid

We've drunk all the hootch and are now looking for our guns.

thank gawd for dummy cords, eh?

/damn FNG's

re: #37 alteredbeat

If this place were true groupthink as you love to blather about, you sure wouldn't be having the ability to complain; your account would be given the stick. Try speaking contrary at DKos sometime and see how far you get.

Here you just get a smackdown by the lizard army members.

Oh, God! We all voted against 0bama. GROUPTHINK! GROUPTHINK!

re: #62 Sharmuta

Oh, God! We all voted against 0bama. GROUPTHINK! GROUPTHINK!

That is the meme the FMSM wants to promote.

re: #62 Sharmuta

Oh, God! We all voted against 0bama. GROUPTHINK! GROUPTHINK!

Not me. i voted for McCain. ;-)>

re: #64 Outrider

Not me. i voted for McCain. ;-)>

er Palin actually.

re: #52 Outrider

HA! You can never keep the troops too busy to plot.

/was read the mutiny act once. Once.
//last hour I spent in uniform.

re: #64 Outrider

Not me. i voted for McCain. ;-)>

*SIGH* Right now voting against the Messiah-King might make more sense. McCain sure didn't want to win.

....I mean, what if I subscribe to this theory?..?...
....group-think my okole'........

And now for something completely different....

GoGo

re: #59 Mel Lono

Ha! They made me take a day off tonight (last) since i'd be going 3 weeks straight. Corp types don't like you to work to hard, i guess. How bout them Chargers!

"Bolts beat Dolts!"

and

"Horns hook 'Eyes!"

/cue "Conquest" and the horse

re: #68 IslandLibertarian

....I mean, what if I subscribe to this theory?..?...
....group-think my okole'........

Umm...since I evolved here, I kinda think I belong...

re: #35 Salamantis

Ahh, okay...so he likes him some Vlaams Belang, too, ayy?

Maybe. Perhaps he'd be happier at pamela's blog.

re: #71 Salamantis

Umm...since I evolved here, I kinda think I belong...

As hard to get rid of as mold or mildew, eh? ;)

re: #67 FurryOldGuyJeans

*SIGH* Right now voting against the Messiah-King might make more sense. McCain sure didn't want to win.

yeah, it did seem kind of half hearted.

re: #62 Sharmuta

Oh, God! We all voted against 0bama. GROUPTHINK! GROUPTHINK!

sorry, *i* voted FOR Gov. Palin.

/the only Republican on the ballot.

re: #75 redc1c4

sorry, *i* voted FOR Gov. Palin.

/the only Republican on the ballot.

The only CONSERVATIVE, you mean. :)

re: #74 Outrider

yeah, it did seem kind of half hearted.

Choosing Governor Palin seems to have been such an uncharacteristic choice.

re: #76 FurryOldGuyJeans

The only CONSERVATIVE, you mean. :)

that too......

/picky

re: #78 redc1c4

that too......

/picky

But of course! ;)

re: #77 FurryOldGuyJeans

Choosing Governor Palin seems to have been such an uncharacteristic choice.

one of the few smart moves he made. who could figure we had so many "elitists" in the Republican party?

re: #64 Outrider

Not me. I chose not to vote for either and feel very good about it.

re: #77 FurryOldGuyJeans

Choosing Governor Palin seems to have been such an uncharacteristic choice.

he/his advisers expected it to go wrong.........

instead they released a model.

re: #81 Mel Lono

Not me. I chose not to vote for either and feel very good about it.

keep that thought in mind over the next four years. Trouble with straddling a fence, a man can get an awful sore crotch that way.

re: #80 Outrider

one of the few smart moves he made. who could figure we had so many "elitists" in the Republican party?

I figured it a long time ago...one of the several reasons I refuse to choose any long term party affiliation other than American Conservative.

re: #70 redc1c4

"Bolts beat Dolts!"

and

"Horns hook 'Eyes!"

/cue "Conquest" and the horse

Lousy game til the end. I did get a laugh out of the "Buck Texas" t-shirt though.

You people and your Palin groupthink! ////////

re: #83 Outrider

keep that thought in mind over the next four years. Trouble with straddling a fence, a man can get an awful sore crotch that way.

Not straddling at all. The middle of the road is a good place to get run over.

re: #82 redc1c4

he/his advisers expected it to go wrong.........

instead they released a model.

It would have been in tune with the general tenor of the man's campaign fully expecting to needing a barrel of beer to douse the flames of his failure.

re: #84 FurryOldGuyJeans

I figured it a long time ago...one of the several reasons I refuse to choose any long term party affiliation other than American Conservative.

I have no problem voting Dem but the good ones only seem to show up at the local level. I think Zell Miller is the only one I've voted for at higher than county level for years.

re: #87 Mel Lono

Not straddling at all. The middle of the road is a good place to get run over.

The road stripers love to paint over road kill.

re: #42 BlueCanuck

Well, I did bring up the t word. Sorry folks, my bad.

's okay, blue. Not a sin, but we'll forgive you anyway... ☧ in the name of the fodder, and the sun, and the white smoke.

re: #84 FurryOldGuyJeans

I figured it a long time ago...one of the several reasons I refuse to choose any long term party affiliation other than American Conservative.

Might I suggest a Federalist?

re: #89 Outrider

I have no problem voting Dem but the good ones only seem to show up at the local level. I think Zell Miller is the only one I've voted for at higher than county level for years.

I never said I wouldn't vote Dem, you should realize. I vote for the person, not the letter after their name.

gonna shotgun what Zin is left in front of me and hit the rack.....

i've got some BS school in the AM, so i need my sleep, if only for the patience.......

hope you like tonight's fruitcup!

hasta y'all.....

L8r!

re: #84 FurryOldGuyJeans

I figured it a long time ago...one of the several reasons I refuse to choose any long term party affiliation other than American Conservative.

Well, I'm a social libertarian (all citizens should enjoy all rights and freedoms that do not infringe on the rights and freedoms of others, and where conflicts between competing freedoms inevitably arise, they sould be resolved by equal and proportional compromise), a fiscal conservative (balance every budget), and a foreign policy constitutional-democracy-spreader (by diplomacy where possible; by force where feasible and necessary). To what party should I belong?

re: #92 Mel Lono

Might I suggest a Federalist?

Suggest all you want....I don't do party.

re: #95 Salamantis

The same one I belong to...none. :)

re: #93 FurryOldGuyJeans

I never said I wouldn't vote Dem, you should realize. I vote for the person, not the letter after their name.

over the years, I have found precious few Dems that share my core beliefs or philosophies.

re: #94 redc1c4

Rest easy. The watchtowers are manned and ready.

Good night red, may you torment your teachers mercilessly.

got to bag it myself. Good night all.

re: #98 Outrider

over the years, I have found precious few Dems that share my core beliefs or philosophies.

Scoop was the last for me, and I don't see any in the current crop I would consider either.

re: #96 FurryOldGuyJeans

Suggest all you want....I don't do party.

no wonder you're so grumpy......

/white smoke

re: #103 redc1c4

no wonder you're so grumpy......

/white smoke

PFFFFFFFFFFFT! FIE! Fatwa! ;)

re: #96 FurryOldGuyJeans

Suggest all you want....I don't do party.

It's not a party although I wish it were. It's a society

Some random thoughts:

1. Watched Hannity and Colmes earlier this evening, and had the pleasure of watching Alan Colmes lecturing Thomas Sowell on economics. That's akin to watching Shawn Kemp lecturing a nun on celebacy.

2. Okay Minnesota, we gave you Jesse Ventura. But Al Franken?!? I'm calling for mandatory drug testing of all registered voters in Minnesota.

3. Why is Little O picking so many former Clinton hacks to be in his cabinet? Simple: he's in over his head and doesn't have a fucking clue about what he should be doing. So much for "change". Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

4. Leon Panetta to be the head of the C.I.A.? Are you fucking crazy? Because he has good managerial and administrative skills?!? Hey, good managerial and administrative skills are fine if you want to be the night manager of the local WalMart, but not the head of the C.I. freaking A.!

re: #99 Mel Lono

Rest easy. The watchtowers are manned and ready.

fire up the BBQ too, for the inevitable trolls....

re: #105 Mel Lono

It's not a party although I wish it were. It's a society

Meh, I wouldn't join any organization that would have me as a member.

re: #77 FurryOldGuyJeans

Choosing Governor Palin seems to have been such an uncharacteristic choice.

Not at all. He chose her b/c he knew it was the only way he had a chance of winning. But then he stifled her and lost anyway.

Palin/Steele 2012

re: #109 LeePro

Not at all. He chose her b/c he knew it was the only way he had a chance of winning. But then he stifled her and lost anyway.

Palin/Steele 2012

As I said, uncharacteristic across the board. ;)

re: #6 BlueCanuck

What there is a troll poster called troll?

/now that would be a stupid sockpuppet

Just call it "truth in advertising".

re: #111 I Need A Bigger Gun

Just call it "truth in advertising".

Would that be a Brand X Troll, or a name brand one?

re: #81 Mel Lono

Not me. I chose not to vote for either and feel very good about it.

Thank you [sarc] for contributing to our loss...

re: #113 LeePro

Thank you [sarc] for contributing to our loss...

At least those who voted will "go down fighting" if push comes to shove. Out with a whimper and not a bang, anyone that chose to sit out the election. They richly deserve any shit that comes their way.

re: #106 I Need A Bigger Gun

3. Why is Little O picking so many former Clinton hacks to be in his cabinet? Simple: he's in over his head and doesn't have a fucking clue about what he should be doing. So much for "change". Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

Well whaddya know, there's already a bumpersticker saying that exact same thing about Obama!

Meet the New B-O-ss, Same as the old Bush Boss stickers.

Very clever!

Also, "I voted for HOPE and CHANGE, but got MORE of the SAME" stickers.

Let the disillusionment commence!

re: #25 redc1c4

tit's ok with me!

Tits on a ritz...hmmm, good cracker.

re: #107 redc1c4

re: #113 LeePro

Having had this discussion innumerable times in the past 8 months, I will only reiterate that my R vote in the People's Republic of California would have made as much impact as a gnat's ass on an elephant (oh my, the symmetry).

re: #115 zombie

Well whaddya know, there's already a bumpersticker saying that exact same thing about Obama!

Meet the New B-O-ss, Same as the old Bush Boss stickers.

Very clever!

Also, "I voted for HOPE and CHANGE, but got MORE of the SAME" stickers.

Let the disillusionment commence!

I am just pleased as punch Our Messiah-King is frittering away any good will and indulgence He had being such a Chicago clone.

re: #117 Mel Lono

re: #113 LeePro

Having had this discussion innumerable times in the past 8 months, I will only reiterate that my R vote in the People's Republic of California would have made as much impact as a gnat's ass on an elephant (oh my, the symmetry).

Keep saying that and do nothing, and you will just reaffirm your impotence.

re: #106 I Need A Bigger Gun

3. Why is Little O picking so many former Clinton hacks to be in his cabinet? Simple: he's in over his head and doesn't have a fucking clue about what he should be doing. So much for "change". Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

Like I said downstairs, B-Zero is being played like a violin by the DC Machine!

It's the Clinton-Clinger^® syndrome

re: #120 LeePro

Like I said downstairs, B-Zero is being played like a violin by the DC Machine!

It's the Clinton-Clinger^® syndrome

Hillary is getting her revenge for being shat upon, apparently. :)

re: #115 zombie

Well I expected a little ODS from the right. I now wonder if the ODS from the left will be more pronounced.

re: #119 FurryOldGuyJeans

Keep saying that and do nothing, and you will just reaffirm your impotence.

My advice is to find the local conservatives who support what you believe in; for me that's lower taxes, a secure border, state's rights and no more bailouts, and then go out and support them with cash and time if you can. The Federalist Society is all about that. I am not sitting on my ass bemoaning the fact that Mr. McCain was the wrong man at the wrong time. Forgive my independent thought.

re: #108 FurryOldGuyJeans

Meh, I wouldn't join any organization that would have me as a member.

Ack!
Proper attribution, please! That's Grouch Marx.

I voted on the weblog awards today and was depressed to see that Pamela had a shot at winning 'best conservative blog'. This speaks volumes about the current state of the conservative movement. Wm F. Buckley is spinning in his grave.

re: #110 FurryOldGuyJeans

As I said, uncharacteristic across the board. ;)

No, Furry... it's very characteristic... using people/things for his own benefit, then dumping them by the wayside, as he did!

re: #124 LeePro

Ack!
Proper attribution, please! That's Grouch Marx.

Your point? I just happen to agree with the sentiment. ;)

re: #58 Sharmuta

It's natural that people on this blog, that have a similar political point of view, would agree on many topics. Is that groupthink too?

But this is a blog of individuals- each with their own opinion(s) on various topics. That many of us have accepted evolution because of the evidence doesn't mean we're engaged in "groupthink". It means we're engaged in thinking, period.

But sometimes when one has a different opinion and posts, they are attacked. There is a bit of an anti-Christian bent by some posters. I remember one poster using a really nasty term for Jesus Christ and you mentioning fundamentalist Christians. Would you consider this man a fundamentalist Christian.

[Link: www.templetonprize.org...]

If he came on this blog with an argument under the tag ChristianScientist, would you vilify him?

re: #123 Mel Lono

My advice is to find the local conservatives who support what you believe in; for me that's lower taxes, a secure border, state's rights and no more bailouts, and then go out and support them with cash and time if you can. The Federalist Society is all about that. I am not sitting on my ass bemoaning the fact that Mr. McCain was the wrong man at the wrong time. Forgive my independent thought.

I've already found what I am looking for, and one of those is by voting. You seem to be the one in desperate search mode, not I.

MA. universal heathcare monster threatens to eat state.

Another Socialist Experiment hits the fan.

re: #115 zombie

Yet I take very little satisfaction in the inevitable 'I-told-you-so'....the stakes are just too goddamned high.

re: #125 MrPaulRevere

As in Pamela Gellar?

re: #130 AuntAcid

MA. universal heathcare monster threatens to eat state.

Another Socialist Experiment hits the fan.

There is still a fan in MA? Wow, whoda thunk it?

re: #128 beermeister

Idiotarians get short shrift here.

re: #132 Crux Australis

Yes, and its a sad state of affairs. I used to give her clicks and thought she was useful when she documented the protests in NYC, but she has jumped the shark and is now an object of derision, and a liability to the anti-Jihad movement.

re: #129 FurryOldGuyJeans

I voted on all local and state issues, just not for a man that did not represent what I believe in.

re: #130 AuntAcid

MA. universal heathcare monster threatens to eat state.

Another Socialist Experiment hits the fan.

Sheisse! Good thing I set my abandoned property claim into motion. I'd be lucky if the Commonwealth had my unclaimed couple of hundred dollars by the time Cadillac Patrick got through with it....

re: #112 FurryOldGuyJeans

Would that be a Brand X Troll, or a name brand one?

"Acme" troll. Beep, beep...

re: #138 I Need A Bigger Gun

Aren't the Acme ones notoriously defective?

re: #117 Mel Lono

re: #113 LeePro

Having had this discussion innumerable times in the past 8 months, I will only reiterate that my R vote in the People's Republic of California would have made as much impact as a gnat's ass on an elephant (oh my, the symmetry).

When you place the significance of your voting privilege on the solitary impact of your own single vote, you've already, sadly, lost the whole concept. I don't vote based on a false presumption that my single vote is going to create upheavals in the status quo, but because it is our right that contains within it a duty to stand up for our principles and the freedoms for which so many have fought and died. It frightens me to think that because so many lazy, cowardly, hopeless wimps DO NOT VOTE, we may very well lose that privilege in the long run!

*SPIT*

re: #139 Fenway_Nation

Aren't the Acme ones notoriously defective?

Well yes. They tended to explode under any kind of preceived pressure. *sigh* It's so hard to find good trolls these days.

re: #140 LeePro

Maam... you offend. Good night, lizards. Tomorrow is another day.

re: #142 Mel Lono

Maam... you offend. Good night, lizards. Tomorrow is another day.

Getting a different opinion bandied about offends you? Yeesh, what a wimp.

re: #121 FurryOldGuyJeans

Hillary is getting her revenge for being shat upon, apparently. :)

YUP! B-Zero is nothing more than the Proxy Clinton 3rd Term
See here!

re: #140 LeePro

When you place the significance of your voting privilege on the solitary impact of your own single vote, you've already, sadly, lost the whole concept. I don't vote based on a false presumption that my single vote is going to create upheavals in the status quo, but because it is our right that contains within it a duty to stand up for our principles and the freedoms for which so many have fought and died. It frightens me to think that because so many lazy, cowardly, hopeless wimps DO NOT VOTE, we may very well lose that privilege in the long run!

*SPIT*

I see someone isn't up to defending their choices they so casually made.

re: #144 LeePro

YUP! B-Zero is nothing more than the Proxy Clinton 3rd Term
See here!

I see a lot of Carter 2 in the mix as well. ;)

re: #140 LeePro

well said Lee

re: #147 stonemason

well said Lee

So well said it made someone leave in a Huff because they had their feelings hurt.

re: #127 FurryOldGuyJeans

Your point? I just happen to agree with the sentiment. ;)

My point?

I agree with it, too, but it's plagiarism when you use a quote and don't attribute. Get it?

Biden thinks it's ok, too.

re: #141 BlueCanuck

Well yes. They tended to explode under any kind of preceived pressure. *sigh* It's so hard to find good trolls these days.

We may have to depend on "rent-a-troll".

re: #149 LeePro

My point?

I agree with it, too, but it's plagiarism when you use a quote and don't attribute. Get it?

Biden thinks it's ok, too.

I doubt Groucho would be offended with the lack of attribution.

Good Early Morning, Lizard Nation-it's 41F and drizzlin here in San Antone.

For Cowboys Fans....

* The Hiway Patrol Officers are cracking down on speeders heading into Dallas.
For the first offense, they give you two Dallas Cowboys tickets.
If you get stopped a second time, they make you use them.

Q. What do you call 47 millionaires around a TV watching the Super Bowl?
A. The Dallas Cowboys.

Q. What do the Dallas Cowboys and Billy Graham have in common?
A. They both can make 75,000 people stand up and yell, "Jesus Christ!"

Q. How do you keep a Dallas Cowboy out of your yard?
A. Put up a goal post.

Q. What's the difference between the Dallas Cowboys and a dollar bill?
A. You can still get four quarters out of a dollar bill.

Q. What do the Cowboys and possums have in common?
A. Both play dead at home and get killed on the road.

re: #148 FurryOldGuyJeans

Shoot, if we all left when our feelings were hurt there wouldn't be many of us here.

/thick skin and all that

Bloody hell. Checking out my ISP goodies at Yahoo. I hadn't logged in and saw that there were comments to news articles. I remember once a while ago, after posting a link, some one mentioning how vile some of the comments were. Well seeing that there were now comments I logged in. Immeadiately after I logged in, I could no longer see comments. Nothing in the help subjects about this at all. All I can do is recommend articles. Must me a Canadian thing. :/

re: #140 LeePro

Pity party at Mel's place.

I live in a hopelessly blue state as well, but I made it a point to walk the two miles to my polling station and back (4 miles rountrip)- partly so I wouldn't be tempted to listen to the MSM spinmeisters yammering away on the radio. Whenever I got winded, I thought of the voters in Iraq proudly showing off their purple fingers...or the less fortunate voters in Zimbabwe who are presently reaping the rewards of Mugabe's thugs threatening and assassinating opposition party members (i.e. cholera, sanctions and Weimar-like hyperinflation).

Yeah...McCain was #3 or #4 on my GOP depth chart, but I had a choice in the matter and chose not to stay home like a petulant little brat.

re: #152 Pietr

LOL...being from Philly I must say I enjoyed that post. Now, that said, I must admit that the '08 iggles have got to be the luckiest team ever.

re: #136 Mel Lono

I voted on all local and state issues, just not for a man that did not represent what I believe in.

...and by doing that, we got the one who will destroy what you/we believe in ! ! ! You're doing exactly what they want you to do!

Do you have enough brain cells to surround that thought?

re: #155 Fenway_Nation

Stood in line for 2 hours in PA, and that was after we didn't even have a choice in the primaries. Voting is not just a right, it is a duty.

re: #157 LeePro

...and by doing that, we got the one who will destroy what you/we believe in ! ! ! You're doing exactly what they want you to do!

Do you have enough brain cells to surround that thought?

The empirical evidence is lacking to support the potential assertion for the affirmative.

re: #155 Fenway_Nation

but I made it a point to walk the two miles to my polling station and back (4 miles rountrip)

You forgot Uphill. Both ways.© ;-)

_{© Bill Cosby}

re: #138 I Need A Bigger Gun

"Acme" troll. Beep, beep...

re: #139 Fenway_Nation

Aren't the Acme ones notoriously defective?

Yes and yes.

re: #152 Pietr

There was a scare at the Cowboys practice facitily in Oxnard at the start of this season. A suspicous white powder was discovered on the playing surface and the facitily was evacuated while law enforcement and a Haz-Mat team was called in. After extensive analysis, this white powder was what some people refer to as the "Goal Line". The decision was made to let the team back into the facility and take no further action, since it was unlikely they would find this "goal line" again.....

re: #140 LeePro

When you place the significance of your voting privilege on the solitary impact of your own single vote, you've already, sadly, lost the whole concept. I don't vote based on a false presumption that my single vote is going to create upheavals in the status quo, but because it is our right that contains within it a duty to stand up for our principles and the freedoms for which so many have fought and died. It frightens me to think that because so many lazy, cowardly, hopeless wimps DO NOT VOTE, we may very well lose that privilege in the long run!

*SPIT*

Well said, indeed. A lot of us on this board gave up either many years of our lives or parts of our bodies (or both) so that people could continue to have the privilege of voting. For someone to willingly choose to ignore that is a slap in the face of us all.

re: #158 Stonemason

Stood in line for 2 hours in PA, and that was after we didn't even have a choice in the primaries. Voting is not just a right, it is a duty.

The only right when it comes to voting is:

Bitchin' about some politician when you voted in the election and for the office, and your choice lost.

re: #160 littleoldlady

You forgot Uphill. Both ways.© ;-)

_{© Bill Cosby}

What about the rain and the snow?

re: #142 Mel Lono

Maam... you offend. Good night, lizards. Tomorrow is another day.

What a lazy, cowardly, hopeless wimp... offended because I stand up for our most basic rights!

Turned tail and ran before we could even get the griddle hot!
>:->

re: #164 FurryOldGuyJeans

Correct. There is a guy here at work that complains all the time about politicians, I asked him once who he voted for, he, of course, hadn't. Now he is ignored, not just by me, but by most of my fellow employees.

re: #160 littleoldlady

re: #165 FurryOldGuyJeans

Nah...it was only uphill on the way back (nice f*cking allegory for the next 4 years, I guess) and partly cloudy.

re: #166 LeePro

What a lazy, cowardly, hopeless wimp... offended because I stand up for our most basic rights!

Turned tail and ran before we could even get the griddle hot!
>:->

Wimp turned troll, oh my. ;)

re: #147 stonemason

well said Lee

Hey, {Stone}! Thanks!
How ya doin'? Was it you quit smoking same time I did?

re: #166 LeePro

It's a free country and he had the right to sit this one out....just don't ask me to respect him for squandering his more significant right at the polling station.

Getting quiet....Hmmm...

Priceless

Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after attending his company's
Christmas Party. He didn't even remember how he got home from the party...

As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong. Jack
had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he saw is a
couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table. And, next
to them, a single red rose!

Jack sits up and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and
pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order,
spotlessly clean. So is the rest of the house. He takes the aspirins,
cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in the
bathroom mirror.

Then he notices a note hanging on the corner of the mirror written in
red with little hearts on it and a kiss mark from his wife in lipstick:

'Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to get groceries to make
you your favorite dinner tonight. I love you, darling! Love, Jillian. '

He stumbles to the kitchen and sure enough, there is hot breakfast,
steaming hot coffee and the morning newspaper. His son is also at the
table, eating.

Jack asks,' Son... what happened last night?'

'Well, you came home after 3 A.M., drunk out of your mind. You fell
over the coffee table and broke it, and then you puked in the hallway,
and got that black eye when you ran into the door.'

Confused, he asked his son, 'So, why is everything in such perfect order
and so clean? I have a rose, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me?'

His son replies, 'Oh THAT!...
Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your pants off,
you screamed, 'Leave me alone bitch, I'm married!''

Broken Coffee Table $239.99
Hot Breakfast $4.20
Two Aspirins $.38
Saying the right thing, at the right time......PRICELESS

re: #155 Fenway_Nation

Good for you, Fenway_Nation!

:D

re: #172 Pietr

The Southern Comfort Nog can do that to a man.

re: #166 LeePro

What a lazy, cowardly, hopeless wimp... offended because I stand up for our most basic rights!

Turned tail and ran before we could even get the griddle hot!
>:->

Well, that's what you get from "rent-a-troll": limited warranties.

LeePro! :-)

Good grief! Is that YOU?

re: #160 littleoldlady

OMG ! ! ! { { { littleoldlady } } }

It MUST be late! I gotta go to bed!

re: #170 LeePro

Yup, that was me. Over a year now, doin great, you?

re: #175 I Need A Bigger Gun

Well, that's what you get from "rent-a-troll": limited warranties.

I want my money back! Shoddy goods is not what I was promised! ;)

re: #179 FurryOldGuyJeans

I want my money back! Shoddy goods is not what I was promised! ;)

I see you failed to read the super fine print. You know, that inkblot looking spot in the margin?

/HT Darkwing Duck

re: #176 littleoldlady

LeePro! :-)

Good grief! Is that YOU?

: : : checking : : :

Yup, it's me! But gotta go SOON!

: : : blink blink : : :

re: #178 Stonemason

Yup, that was me. Over a year now, doin great, you?

One year, one month, one week!

Proud as hell, but still craving! Will never really go away, I hear.

re: #175 I Need A Bigger Gun

Well, that's what you get from "rent-a-troll": limited warranties.

Trolls have warranties? Like guaranteed not to explode/burn on the grill; or, comes with a 1 year supply of 'run-away-powder'? One learns so much here.....:>)

re: #181 LeePro

8 minutes 'til fruitcup!

/hang in there.......

Is it fruit cup time yet?

re: #180 BlueCanuck

I see you failed to read the super fine print. You know, that inkblot looking spot in the margin?

/HT Darkwing Duck

I keeel you over the fine print! ;)

re: #172 Pietr

Excellent! BTW, which part of good ole San Antone do you live in? My family has got a lot of history with that town. My dad did two tours at Lackland (50's and 60's), my brother was born at Wilfred Hall Hospital, and I graduated from Holmes High in '74. I even remember the World's Fair in '68. I remember being able to go outside and watch the daily progress as they built the Tower of the Americas. Haven't been there in a while, though. Used to live off N.E. Loop 410.

re: #185 astronmr20

Is it fruit cup time yet?

Nope not yet.

/starts polishing spoon.

Sigh, tomorrow I have my first lecture in this history class I'm taking entitled "Third Reich and the Jews", taught by someone who's parents were gassed during the Holocaust.

This class is going to be depressing as shit.

re: #182 LeePro

One year, one month, one week!

Proud as hell, but still craving! Will never really go away, I hear.

The cravings stopped the next day the final time I quit, but then what do I know? ;)

re: #179 FurryOldGuyJeans

I want my money back! Shoddy goods is not what I was promised! ;)

Sorry, you pay your money and you take your chances. ;)

re: #189 TheMatrix31

Sigh, tomorrow I have my first lecture in this history class I'm taking entitled "Third Reich and the Jews", taught by someone who's parents were gassed during the Holocaust.

This class is going to be depressing as shit.

Well, hopefully someone there will learn something who needs to be shocked into reality. Don't think of it as depressing; rather, think of it as an opportunity to better understand the events happening around us today.

re: #189 TheMatrix31

Sigh, tomorrow I have my first lecture in this history class I'm taking entitled "Third Reich and the Jews", taught by someone who's parents were gassed during the Holocaust.

This class is going to be depressing as shit.

Not necessarily...

re: #191 I Need A Bigger Gun

Sorry, you pay your money and you take your chances. ;)

Man, are you saying we are stuck with the Messiah-King?!?

re: #187 I Need A Bigger Gun

South side, just about a mile south of Kelly/Lackland AFB's. My daughter was a Southwest Dragon-Seems I remember Holmes are the 'Huskies', but memory may be faulty... You can see the tower from my area, depending on how clear the skyline is.

re: #187 I Need A Bigger Gun

Got stuck in the Tower of the America's during a blackout while driving cross country after my discharge from the Army.

re: #189 TheMatrix31

Sigh, tomorrow I have my first lecture in this history class I'm taking entitled "Third Reich and the Jews", taught by someone who's parents were gassed during the Holocaust.

This class is going to be depressing as shit.

Not to sound flippant about the subject, but I sure would not find it depressing to learn in-depth about such times. Better to know what happened to prevent anything like it from ever happening again.

re: #189 TheMatrix31

Sigh, tomorrow I have my first lecture in this history class I'm taking entitled "Third Reich and the Jews", taught by someone who's parents were gassed during the Holocaust.

This class is going to be depressing as shit.

Time to start drinking heavily...

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

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

BANG!
Fruitcup.
GONE,
R

re: #189 TheMatrix31

Sigh, tomorrow I have my first lecture in this history class I'm taking entitled "Third Reich and the Jews", taught by someone who's parents were gassed during the Holocaust.

This class is going to be depressing as shit.

Maybe not. You might be on the receiving end of some profound insights and wisdom!

Better to go in with a positive mindset!

re: #196 Fenway_Nation

Got stuck in the Tower of the America's during a blackout while driving cross country after my discharge from the Army.

Hopefully, not in the elevator.....that's happened a few times recently. They're renovating right now, trying to put it back in top shape.

re: #199 littleoldlady

Thanks, {littleoldlady}!

re: #199 littleoldlady

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

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

Morning lol thank you.

re: #189 TheMatrix31

No....depressing as shit is the blatant The Holocaust Never Happened And Even If It Did, What's A Couple Million Dead Jews? mindset that's the norm in most parts of the Middle East and being given a pseudo-scholarly veneer for future generations....

re: #199 littleoldlady

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

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

Wow, one second after the uptick.

re: #197 FurryOldGuyJeans

Not to sound flippant about the subject, but I sure would not find it depressing to learn in-depth about such times. Better to know what happened to prevent anything like it from ever happening again.

Oh of course. Trust me, I wouldn't be taking it if I didn't find the topic fascinating. I'm also taking a class in History of Germany in the 20th Century which I was in today (yesterday, for you people who have actually slept). I figure they're both going to be emotionally heavy yet very good to learn. The Third Reich class is taught by someone named Saul Friedlander, have any of you guys heard of him?

re: #199 littleoldlady
YAY!

RENDER! :-)

re: #198 I Need A Bigger Gun

Sorry, I wasn't trying to be flippant, either.

re: #199 littleoldlady

Thank'ee kindly M'am....now where's apachegunner with the Baileys for the coffee?

re: #206 FurryOldGuyJeans

Wow, one second after the uptick.

I always aim to be the first to ding the Fruitcup.

re: #199 littleoldlady

Tanks for the joyful cup of fruit littleoldlady. It shall be consummed with gusto. :)

re: #207 TheMatrix31

I'm just too much of a history geek to ever be depressed learning.

No, the name is not one I am familiar with, sorry.

re: #199 littleoldlady

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

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

Thanks Lil' one

Pat Burrel is a Ray, how depressing is that?

re: #202 Pietr

No...mercifully it was on the way to the elevator.

Unmercifully I was with two goregeous medics from Ft. Sam Houston who were more than willing to take me on a Riverwalk (?) pub crawl prior to the weather turning slightly humid with intermittent electricity.

re: #195 Pietr

It's been a while, but I think we WERE the Huskies. Man, where do the years go?

re: #212 Sharmuta

I always aim to be the first to ding the Fruitcup.

Ummm, what I meant was one second after the start of the hour, my bad.

Oh, I am so ashamed, I should hang my trollish head in shame and slink away. ;)

re: #196 Fenway_Nation

Got stuck in the Tower of the America's during a blackout while driving cross country after my discharge from the Army.

Damn, that must have sucked.

re: #214 FurryOldGuyJeans

I'm just too much of a history geek to ever be depressed learning.

No, the name is not one I am familiar with, sorry.

Saul Friedlander

Sharmuta! :-)

Erik! :-)

FurryOldGuyJeans! :-)

/POWERBALL here I come!

Panhandler! :-)

Pietr! :-)

BlueCanuck! :-)

Stonemason! :-)

/who?! ;-)

BTW, many thanks to those of you who served fruitcup (with such panache!) while I was away!

re: #211 Pietr

Thank'ee kindly M'am....now where's apachegunner with the Baileys for the coffee?

Ya gotta expand your horizons dude.

re: #218 FurryOldGuyJeans

No- it's my bad. I can't read anymore. Maybe it's my cue?

re: #220 TheMatrix31

Still unfamiliar, but thankee for the linkee so I can correct that lack. :)

re: #215 Stonemason

To me, that's somewhat more disconcerning than the $400+ million the Yankees spent on Teixera, Sabathia and Burnett.

/I doubt the Red Sox were wholeheartedly interested in the services of Teixera, but most likely went through the motions to drive up the price-tag for the Yankees.

re: #199 littleoldlady

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

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

Thanks!
So very good to "see" you again!
;D

G'nite, { { {EVERYBODY} } }!

^{_{~grabs fruitcup... slips out back door}}

re: #225 Fenway_Nation

To me, that's somewhat more disconcerning than the $400+ million the Yankees spent on Teixera, Sabathia and Burnett.

/I doubt the Red Sox were wholeheartedly interested in the services of Teixera, but most likely went through the motions to drive up the price-tag for the Yankees.

With Scott Boras as his agent, Teix's asking price was going to be high regardless.

**sigh** I should know, I'm a Braves fan.

Matrix,

My grandparents were gassed at Auschwitz, and I know I could teach the Holocaust sans depression. Lots of people do.

/not a pleasant subject, of course, but it can be a real eye-opener
//also there's a TON of riveting literature on the subject

Lee! :-)

It was great to see you! :-) Take care...

re: #222 Panhandler

Nice-especially the interactive links internal to the site...:>)

G'nite {LeePro}, weet dreams.

re: #219 I Need A Bigger Gun

I wouldn't mind going back at some point. Maybe for the Alamo bowl or catch a Celts/Spurs game (who knows? NBA Finals?).

re: #228 littleoldlady

{littleoldlady}

re: #227 TheMatrix31

With Scott Boras as his agent, Teix's asking price was going to be high regardless.

**sigh** I should know, I'm a Braves fan.

Sarob Ttocs.

I hear if you trick him into saying his name backwards, he's banished back to his own dimension.

re: #228 littleoldlady

Matrix,

My grandparents were gassed at Auschwitz, and I know I could teach the Holocaust sans depression. Lots of people do.

/not a pleasant subject, of course, but it can be a real eye-opener
//also there's a TON of riveting literature on the subject

Sorry to hear that. And yeah, apparently the teacher doesn't have any lecture notes or powerpoints or anything, just teaches straight from his brain. That should be really interesting.

Anyways, I'm going to watch some TV and pass out. Gotta wake up at 9:45 for an 11am class, and UCLA's only 10 minutes away from my house. Why "so early"? They gave me the furthest parking garage from my classes possible, so it's a 20 minute walk each way to and from my parking garage to classes.

re: #225 Fenway_Nation

Yeah, were used to not paying for players here in Philly, But Pat was a Phillie from the get-go. I for one am gonna miss watching him play.

re: #232 Fenway_Nation

I wouldn't mind going back at some point. Maybe for the Alamo bowl or catch a Celts/Spurs game (who knows? NBA Finals?).

That'd be nice to see...it is supposedly their year, but you know how 'Murphys' Law' always gets in the way...LOL.

re: #233 Sharmuta

Sweetie! :-) Thanks.

re: #236 Stonemason

talloldman was not happy about it either.

/but we've got Eagles fever here, so we're a bit distracted...

re: #236 Stonemason

Yea....felt that way when Vaughn, Garciaparra and Trot Nixon left. For all the right moves the BoSox front office made, I think they're bound and determined to prove to the players and their agents that their decision-making is not the least bit encumbered by sentiment.

/Doesn't really bode well for Varitek- another Sarob Ttocs client.

BTW....is it true that there are some Philly fans would rather have played Boston for the WS title?

re: #239 littleoldlady

talloldman was not happy about it either.

/but we've got Eagles fever here, so we're a bit distracted...

The Vikings Vaccine fell short. Looks like the only cure is some Panther Pennecillin.

/f*ck the Giants

re: #238 littleoldlady

I didn't know that about your Grandparents. I'm sorry to hear that.

The Vikings and the Eagles. Could there be two bigger playoff choke teams in football?

And now some of us laugh at outer space. God help us... in the future.

— Criswell, Plan 9 from Outer Space

Ever wondered about time travel? My brother made the good point that if people from the future can travel back in time, why haven't we met any of them? Or maybe some of you have....

re: #237 Pietr

It's especially rewarding to see because the Lakers Fans most spolied, know-nothing, over-indulged fans in all of basketball tend to bitch and moan non-stop about what a boring team the Spurs are. Yet between the two, who has the more recent NBA title....?

re: #243 Sharmuta

I would say the Cowboys and Broncos, but........you know....

Colts screwed the pooch pretty thoroughly against an 8-8 team. Looks like Payton's gonna cry himself to sleep over that MVP award and those bundles of $100 bills from all those commercials he did.

re: #246 Fenway_Nation

I would say the Cowboys and Broncos, but........you know....

Colts screwed the pooch pretty thoroughly against an 8-8 team. Looks like Payton's gonna cry himself to sleep over that MVP award and those bundles of $100 bills from all those commercials he did.

Yeah- kind of like Tiger Woods when he comes in as a runner up. The poor guys.

re: #242 Sharmuta

Not just grandparents. Aunts, uncles, cousins, too. The cousins part is bad because they were all babies or toddlers. But I'm lucky in that both my parents came from huge families and a lot of them survived - either the concentration camps or because both sets of grandparents started sending their kids to live with family in the U.S. in the late 1930s. Some families got wiped out completely.

The worst part of it - to be perfectly honest - was living with a mother who is an Auschwitz survivor. Then again - to be brutally honest - I'm not so sure my mother wasn't born nuts. ;-)

A sense of humor is critical, either way, and I inherited my father's DNA. :-)

re: #245 Fenway_Nation

And the Dallas Mavericks, or Phoenix Suns-I get truly annoyed with Suns fans....guess it just shows that throwing money at the game, doesn't buy you all the rings....:>)

re: #244 Smilla

Present me is gonna have to get in touch with 2007 me to let 2007 me know that he should take the money from selling his Ford Ranger and put it all in James River Coal [NASDAQ: JRCC] until July 2008, then pull all that money out and put in Alaska Air [NYSE: ALK] until October, then lock in some gold bullion at under $700 an ounce while all those hedge funds were de-leveraging simultaneously.

And put money on Oregon St. vs USC this year, Texas Tech over Texas and Utah over 'Bama in the Sugar Bowl....

/And pay off those credit-card bills and offer to walk that one particularly buxom woman to her car who really seemed to know her football despite being a Chargers fan

re: #248 littleoldlady

You make me want to cry and laugh all in one comment! I love you, lol.

re: #251 Sharmuta

Sharmuta,

Hitler failed. I am living, walking proof!

Living well is the best revenge.