Reposted from the previous thread:

gmsc's money tips #1:

Read The Richest Man in Babylon and apply what you learn. It's available here as a free download (PDF or text formats)! The link will also let you read it online or embed it on your website to share with others.

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re: #2 UncleSam

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Hm. Trying out this new Safari.

It's pretty sweet, so far.

I have yet to have to be shot to death so some poachers can grind my horn up into powder for some middle-aged Taiwanese guy

I'm sick, I should go to bed...

evening

re: #3 gmsc

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re: #1 gmsc

Gimme the short and sweet version of it.

re: #3 gmsc

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I find some links on the new Safari to not work so good.

I won't even pretend to understand the rhinoceros thing, unless it is a RINO reference.

Is that Mr. Shanky or Mrs. Hanky?

re: #11 Aloha girl

I find some links on the new Safari to not work so good.

Any particular one that I could try out?

Dentate -- it refers to a famous play.

re: #13 mardukhai
mr.
hehe
old smiths song.

re: #9 Fenway_Nation

Gimme the short and sweet version of it.

OK, it's the best advice you'll ever read on money.

(Oh, and if you page through the book, several of the pages have their own short and sweet summaries of the advice on them.)

Well, I have a hotmail account. None of the links would work from there.

re: #4 Cognito

Hm. Trying out this new Safari.

It's pretty sweet, so far.

It is very fast. Not sure I like the way it orders the pages on the Top Sites though. LGF keeps coming out on the bottom somewhere, even though it is one of my most frequently visited sites.

re: #4 Cognito

Hm. Trying out this new Safari.

It's pretty sweet, so far.

and yet you downding the same old way...

re: #19 dentate

conspiracy

re: #12 dentate

I won't even pretend to understand the rhinoceros thing, unless it is a RINO reference.

Don't worry about it. Ionesco was an absurdist.

I'm sticking with Mozilla for now.

He was also extremely hard to follow and boring.

Da-Daism?

weet dreams all!

Good men make good rhinoceroses, unfortunately.

This is an intervention. Put the crack pipe down.

re: #19 dentate

It is very fast. Not sure I like the way it orders the pages on the Top Sites though. LGF keeps coming out on the bottom somewhere, even though it is one of my most frequently visited sites.

Just grab it and drag it to where you want it to be.

re: #22 Cognito

Don't worry about it. Ionesco was an absurdist.

Heraclitus, however, was the obscurist!

/How bad do you have to be for other Ancient Greek philosophers to call you "the obscure one"?

No, dada was another silly school.

Rhinoceri!

For some reason, no one is saying anything about Chas Freeman, reportedly Obama's pick for NIC head. According to Caroline Glick, he is an out-and-out anti-Semite.

re: #20 redc1c4

and yet you downding the same old way...

Congratulations.

I like Mozilla, it always works with my hotmail account. Just to be clear, I also have a .mac email as well. And it always works, so...maybe...

But Heracleas was the last great Roman Emperor before the rise of the Mohammedans.

re: #32 Milty

I a gree with ms. Glick.

re: #28 Cognito

Just grab it and drag it to where you want it to be.

I see. It is the iPhone thing. You click edit, and the little x's appear, then you can drag the icons around. But they don't wiggle like they do on the iPhone. :-(

re: #37 dentate

I see. It is the iPhone thing. You click edit, and the little x's appear, then you can drag the icons around. But they don't wiggle like they do on the iPhone. :-(

Yep. It's neat.

By the way, before Maxwell Smart became Maxwell Smart, he was called "Glick"

Everybody who'd not here raise your hands...:)

Anyone figure out how to log into LGF with a locked iPhone. All I get is eh? when I do it.

re: #39 mardukhai

By the way, before Maxwell Smart became Maxwell Smart, he was called "Glick"

Glick and 99? Naaah.

Not too many, dusty, and I'm only partially here -- I'm sick and should be in bed.

re: #9 Fenway_Nation

Gimme the short and sweet version of it.

Inspired by Fenway's desire for a short and sweet money tip, try this:

gmsc's money tips #2:

Saving for Greatness
(Essay from a World Financial Group brochure)

Your savings, believe it or not, affect the way you stand, the way you walk, the tone of your voice -- in short, your physical well-being and self-confidence. A man without savings is always running. He must. He must take the first job offered, or nearly so. He sits nervously on life’s chairs because any small emergency throws him into the hands of others.

Without savings, a man must be too grateful. Gratitude is a fine thing in its place. But a constant state of gratitude is a horrible place in which to live. A man with savings can walk tall. He may appraise opportunities in a relaxed way, have time for judicious estimates and not be rushed by economic necessity.

A man with savings can afford to resign from his job if his principles so dictate -- and for this reason he will never need to do so. A man who can afford to quit is much more useful to his company and therefore more readily promoted. He can afford to give his company the benefit of his most candid judgments.

A man with savings can afford the wonderful privilege of being generous in family or neighborhood emergencies. He can take the level stare of any man ... friend, stranger or enemy. That ability shapes his personality and character.

The ability to save has nothing to do with the size of income. Many high-income people spend it all. They are on a treadmill, darting through life like minnows.

The dean of American bankers, J.P. Morgan, once advised a young broker: "Take waste out of your spending; you’ll drive the haste out of your life."

If you do not need money for college, a home or retirement, then save for self-confidence. The state of your savings does have a lot to do with how tall you walk.

re: #39 mardukhai

By the way, before Maxwell Smart became Maxwell Smart, he was called "Glick"

Or should I say, "missed Glick by that much!"

re: #42 dentate

He was a supporting character on the Bill Dana Show. (You know, Jose Jimanez...)

re: #43 mardukhai

Not too many, dusty, and I'm only partially here -- I'm sick and should be in bed.

Flu, or?

re: #44 gmsc

true

re: #12 dentate

I won't even pretend to understand the rhinoceros thing, unless it is a RINO reference.

I thinks it's a Dada thing.

re: #31 wiffersnapper

Rhinoceri!

but no RINOs!

re: #49 theheat

I thinks it's a Dada thing.

As long as it's not Idi Amin Dada.

re: #43 mardukhai

Not too many, dusty, and I'm only partially here -- I'm sick and should be in bed.

remember! ethanol is a disinfectant...

The things we learn on LGF ...

Stewardesses' is the longest word
typed with only the left hand.

And 'lollipop' is the longest word typed
with your right hand.

(Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)

No word in the English language rhymes with month , orange, silver, or purple.

'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'.

(Are you doubting this?)

our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'
uses every letter of the alphabet.

(Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?)

The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).

(Yep, I knew you were going to 'do' this one.)

There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

(You're not possibly doubting this, are you ?)

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.'

(Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u)

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

(All you typists are going to test this out)

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds .

(Some days that's about what my memory span is.)

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years.

(I know some people that could do this too.!)

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

(I know some people like that also . Actually I know A LOT of people like this!)

Babies are born without kneecaps.
They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

The cruise liner, QE 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

(Good thing he did that.)

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid .

There are more chickens than people in the world..

Winston Churchill
was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Nancy holds the Guinness world record.

By the way, Don Adams' character was a hotel dick, full name Byron Glick

Who Knew?

1. To remove a bandage painlessly, Saturate the bandage with vodka. The stuff dissolves adhesive.

2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, Fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, Let set five minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.

3. To clean your eyeglasses, Simply wipe the lenses with a soft, Clean cloth dampened with vodka.
The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.

4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka And letting your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.

5. Spray vodka on wine stains, Scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.

6. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face. As an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.

7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, And stimulates the growth of healthy hair.

8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle with vodka And spray bees or wasps to kill them.

9 Pour one-half cup vodka And one-half cup water into a Ziploc freezer bag And freeze for a slushy, refreshing ice pack for aches, Pain or black eyes.

10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar With freshly packed lavender flowers, Fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly And set in the sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee filter, Then apply the tincture to aches and pains.

11. To relieve a fever, use a wash cloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.

12. To cure foot odor, Wash your feet with vodka.

13 Vodka will disinfect And alleviate a jellyfish sting.

14. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy To remove the urushiol oil from your skin.

15. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth. Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.

...And silly me! I've only been drinking the stuff.

re: #51 dentate

WhadyaAmin?

Ethanol sounds right, but I've already taken the antibiotics...

re: #53 Bobibutu

Nancy holds the Guiness world record for what?

/don't leave us hanging like that.

re: #55 Dustyvet

Vodka and water mixed also kills mildew on leather.

But I usually just drink it.

re: #54 mardukhai

By the way, Don Adams' character was a hotel dick, full name Byron Glick

Dr. Smith!

re: #55 Dustyvet

you try wasting vodka at my house trying that stuff out and you'll never get near the end of the list...

nor the vodka supply, for that matter.

shocker:

MUMBAI: The VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) calls made by the 26/11 terrorists to their handlers have been traced to a serving colonel of the Pakistani army, investigations have revealed.

A Fairy Tale

One day, a long, long, time ago, there lived a woman who did not whine,
nag, or bitch.

But it was a long time ago, and it was just that one day.

The End

According to some people, only police should be allowed to carry guns.

re: #58 BlueCanuck

Nancy holds the Guiness world record for what?

/don't leave us hanging like that.

Da plane Da plane - Da blinkin' eyes.
/

re: #55 Dustyvet

Except for the ingestion stuff. Isopropyl alcohol should work just fine as vodka. Probably cheaper too.

re: #64 Fenway_Nation

According to some people, only police should be allowed to carry guns.

Address Not Found...:(

re: #63 Dustyvet

A Fairy Tale

One day, a long, long, time ago, there lived a woman who did not whine,
nag, or bitch.

But it was a long time ago, and it was just that one day.

The End

And in a universe far away ...

*ducks*

re: #62 abaleh

I'm only surprised that there weren't extra/lower-ranking handlers to serve as contacts between the Pakis and the Mumbai gunemen. You know- for the sake of plausable deniability...

re: #69 Fenway_Nation

Can you get lower than a Colonel in the Pakistani Army.

re: #66 BlueCanuck

Except for the ingestion stuff. Isopropyl alcohol should work just fine as vodka. Probably cheaper too.

But which would you rather have on hand - vodka or non-drinkable alcohol?

[Link: www.vbs.tv...]

Gun control ? Ha!

14. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy To remove the urushiol oil from your skin.

we used to use the practice decon kits the Army issued us for when we accidentally got into the poison oak at Camp Roberts and Ft. Hunter-Ligget.

IF you only got a little on you, and you recognize3d it in time, you were ok. it was good field expedient training. other times, you just couldn't fix stupid, like the knmow it all AD 2LT with the Ranger tab that spent the better part of two weeks showing his ass and riding ours, even though he was just supposed to be an "observer"...

i was in line for chow, and all they were handing out was chopped apple salad and 1 piece of bread. we hadn't had breakfast, cause the truck never showed up, and therefore we didn't get the lunch MRE either.

needless to say, i , and others were rather vocal. LT Dumbass was lying down on the ground under a tree, and remarked out loud that some NCO should take me in hand, as all i did was complain.

i replied that although i might not be much of a Soldier, and was dumb enough to think that i was entitled to at least meals and water, i was, however, smart enough to not lie down in a thick patch of poison oak.

he was taken to the TMC that night, and we never saw his dumb ass again.

re: #71 theheat

There is non drinkable alcohol.

re: #71 theheat

But which would you rather have on hand - vodka or non-drinkable alcohol?

This is a serious question ?

Here's Peter Schiff, speaking back in Nov. 2006, describing exactly what happened to our economy:

re: #71 theheat

But which would you rather have on hand - vodka or non-drinkable alcohol?

yes.

re: #67 Dustyvet

Burglars who forced their way into a secured Contra Costa County sheriff's lot ransacked several patrol cars and stole weapons inside, the Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.

Three Colt semi-automatic assault rifles and a Remington shotgun were taken from cars parked in the lot at 1900 Muir Road between Monday night and Tuesday morning, said sheriff's Capt. Daniel Terry.

The break-in is similar to one in mid-December at a California Highway Patrol field office lot a little more than a mile away, at 5001 Blum Road, during which CHP cruisers were broken into and rifles and ammunition were stolen.

From the link...

/seemed to work for me

SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007

SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge> them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal.
Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's Mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

Nevermind the rhinos... beware the dik dik!

And with that, I bid y'all goodnight.

re: #78 Fenway_Nation

From the link...

/seemed to work for me

Thanks...:)

I don't mean to sound like a broken record here but I still definitely think Jindal is currently the party's best candidate. I thought his speech was weak last night, but any concerns I had were dispelled when Jindal was on NBC the next morning talking specifically about policy.

I've seen Jindal on tv give countless interviews where he's a numbers geek and he comes across as very sharp. His speech was the first I had seen him give. I think it's clear he's the anti-Obama. He's great without a teleprompter and not good with one. Obama is excellent with a teleprompter but slips into countless "uhs" when not in front of one.

The question is: does America care more about style than substance now? At this very moment, I think the answer is unfortunately yes. But results are eventually going to matter and Obama is failing miserably when it comes to those (seen your 401K since his election?)

If 2012 is a debate of substance over style, Obama gets landslided. If the country still wants an empty suit and pretty words, it'll be 4 more years of creeping socialism.

re: #77 redc1c4

yes.

Shades of Boot Camp and other places.

Creativity rules.

see this:
[Link: www.vbs.tv...]

re: #82 Phil.

creeping? i think it is sprinting.

... and if you see a cow, kiss it.

re: #80 stevieray

Nevermind the rhinos... beware the dik dik!

And with that, I bid y'all goodnight.

Tell the blogger not only have I seen a dik-dik, I've eaten one!

(In shish-kabob form, in South Africa.)

re: #75 Bobibutu

If you could only choose one...

re: #73 redc1c4

Then there was my buddy that was immune to poison ivy. One master corporal pissed him off so we rolled naked in a patch then crawled into the pricks fartsack and did rolled through that. Found out after that the master corporal was highly allergic.

Night All.

I always understood Rhinoceroses to be rather docile creatures. They may seek to fit in yet never live their lives with evil intentions.

re: #90 Gus 802

They're a very formidable animal when they're pissed off or with their babies. On TV, I've seen them ram and roll a Land Rover. They're not a critter you'd poke with a stick for fun.

Kind of like those Messin' With Sasquatch commercials.

Hi and bye. I love all of you lizards.

re: #82 Phil.

Jindal is a Creationist moonbat and i, for one, will not support him, or vote for him, regardless of who he is running against.

write that down.

re: #91 theheat

They're a very formidable animal when they're pissed off or with their babies. On TV, I've seen them ram and roll a Land Rover. They're not a critter you'd poke with a stick for fun.

Kind of like those Messin' With Sasquatch commercials.

someone messed with WAB on TV?

re: #92 Pvt Bin Jammin

Hi and bye. I love all of you lizards.

hey cuddles!

re: #93 redc1c4

Noted, and I second that motion. (I have an extra flame suit, if you need one.)

rhinoceroses...men..."Absurd"

re: #96 theheat

Noted, and I second that motion. (I have an extra flame suit, if you need one.)

not likely to get any flames here, and i can give as good as i get anywhere else. shall we split sectors of coverage?

The Rhinoceros

re: #87 theheat

If you could only choose one...

In my day we drank anything. ;-)

re: #98 redc1c4

Sure, I'll take the tree to the right for a vantage point. You head around the other way, and we'll catch them in the middle.

re: #100 Bobibutu

Something tells me there's some truth to that.

re: #97 IslandLibertarian

rhinoceroses...men..."Absurd"

It's like mime but with a form of Toinettes.

re: #90 Gus 802

I always understood Rhinoceroses to be rather docile creatures. They may seek to fit in yet never live their lives with evil intentions.

Fuck with a Rhino - ya get the horn.

Best to leave them alone.

re: #103 Gus 802

It's like mime but with a form of Toinettes tourettes.

Oops.

re: #105 Gus 802

But can all agree we effing hate mimes?

re: #106 theheat

Yes, pretty much. I was harassed by one once. You know how those mimes are.

re: #102 theheat

Something tells me there's some truth to that.

USN circa early 60s - I would bet it continues to this day and beyond.

The Ruskies drank the brake fluid from their jets ... really pissed off their commanders.

re: #88 BlueCanuck

Then there was my buddy that was immune to poison ivy. One master corporal pissed him off so we rolled naked in a patch then crawled into the pricks fartsack and did rolled through that. Found out after that the master corporal was highly allergic.

i had a CO that came to us the year after the fiasco mentioned above. he was a *real* piece of w*rk. due to laxity, i had an opportunity to see some of his records, and he was on his last chance with us.

dumbass went back to home station while we were in the ARTEP lanes, and had everyone in charge covering for him, but somehow, magically, word got out where he was, and he got busted for it. the BC had left instructions for him to report whenever he showed up, but since i was at the CP, when he got there, he gave me a stack of freshly pressed BDU's. straight from the cleaners, and told me i was to bring one out every morning with chow. i told him that this wasn't the British Army, and that he didn't get a batman, but he ordered me to do it.

he went and got his ass chewing, and then went to the field. i went back to the CP, and grabbed a pair of NBC gloves, and after carefully opening a BDU set, carefully rubbed the juiciest poison oak leaves i could find on the crotch area and the underarms of it. i then carefully sealed it back up and delivered it as ordered the next morning.

he resigned his commission after AT.

re: #108 Bobibutu

The Ruskies drank the brake fluid from their jets ... really pissed off their commanders.

You're not kidding? That's pretty... out there.

The theme from this thread is a quote made by a founder of the Theater of the Absurd.

Bum bum bum to the theater of the absurd.

re: #106 theheat

But can all agree we effing hate mimes?

isn't there a law against mime warfare?

re: #110 theheat

You're not kidding? That's pretty... out there.

it was pure ethanol, by design.

re: #108 Bobibutu

USN circa early 60s - I would bet it continues to this day and beyond.

The Ruskies drank the brake fluid from their jets ... really pissed off their commanders.

Ruskies and the rest of the Warsaw Pact? I used to work with a guy from Poland but he was under CCCP rules for a while. Those guys would drink anything to catch a buzz.

re: #107 Gus 802

Along those lines, here's Charles Barkley playing basketball with Barney.

re: #112 redc1c4

Not in the lower 48, that I know of.

re: #115 theheat

Along those lines, here's Charles Barkley playing basketball with Barney.

No go on the video.

re: #108 Bobibutu

USN circa early 60s - I would bet it continues to this day and beyond.

The Ruskies drank the brake fluid from their jets ... really pissed off their commanders.

drunk russian soldier drives tank

re: #88 BlueCanuck

Then there was my buddy that was immune to poison ivy. One master corporal pissed him off so we rolled naked in a patch then crawled into the pricks fartsack and did rolled through that. Found out after that the master corporal was highly allergic.

Interesting - I am also immune. And flaunted it in my teen years - much to the regret of my challengers.

My father (before siring me) went to a cook out - idiots put poison ivy on the fire - they all breathed the shit and suffered massively - as the story goes by my grandmother - hmmm ... anyone doing a blood study for their Ph.D ?

re: #117 Gus 802

Poop. Worked for me. See if this works.

re: #110 theheat

You're not kidding? That's pretty... out there.

Not kidding!

re: #121 Bobibutu

Not kidding!

[Link: www.denbeste.nu...]

Soviet jets used alcohol in their deicers, and pretty much any time a jet went up, it would report that it had run into ice and had used its deicers. Then when the jet landed, the deicing fluid would be removed from the jet and consumed or sold. (Sometimes they didn't bother with the story, and just stole the stockpiles directly.)

The Soviets could, I suspect, have "denatured" these with small additions of something that would make the soldiers who drank it ill (as is the case with the "Denatured Alcohol" they sell in stores, which is not permanently harmful but which will make you horribly sick) but if they'd done that the result would have been huge numbers of sick servicemen, not a reduction in illicit use of these fluids.

re: #108 Bobibutu

I remember one line from the book about the pilot that defected to Japan with the Mig 25. A group of people at one of their bases complained about the brake fluid situation and were told from higher up, Moscow, that if they wanted too, they would use cognac as brake fluid.

re: #120 theheat

That works. WTF? That's funny.

I'm looking for some Ionesco plays and they're all in French and absurd. Looks like it's mostly about this couple fighting and then the woman goes into the bathroom and starts speaking like an alien. The French audience applauds while tilting their glasses of red upwards from their pinkies.

Cold war nihilist theater.

re: #121 Bobibutu

Well, I suppose I can believe it. My brother hooked up with a tiny little gal from Siberia - just an itty bitty speck of a girl. Naturally, when she came to the states, she had a social group of some other Russian transplants that he met through her. So, he decided to throw a small social gathering, and they were all invited. Mind you, he was the only US native at his own party.

He called me after about a half hour into the party, whispering on the phone. I asked him what the heck was going on, and why was he whispering?

He said his four guests had already downed two gallons of vodka, and he hadn't heard a word of English for 20 minutes. He just wanted to hear the language again.

He said next time, he was going to ration the potato juice.

re: #109 redc1c4

Why do orficers think that enlisted men are idiots?

re: #123 BlueCanuck

I remember one line from the book about the pilot that defected to Japan with the Mig 25. A group of people at one of their bases complained about the brake fluid situation and were told from higher up, Moscow, that if they wanted too, they would use cognac as brake fluid.

too bad the 113 designers didn't feel the same way. %-(

re: #123 BlueCanuck

I remember one line from the book about the pilot that defected to Japan with the Mig 25. A group of people at one of their bases complained about the brake fluid situation and were told from higher up, Moscow, that if they wanted too, they would use cognac as brake fluid.

Roger that ...

yeah, mimes are creepy...

re: #126 BlueCanuck

Why do orficers think that enlisted men are idiots?

because it's in the manual? %-)

"Enlisted men are stupid, but extremely cunning and sly, and bear
considerable watching."

Army Officer's Guide

/they always assumed the first part, and forgot the last parts

re: #126 BlueCanuck

Why do orficers think that enlisted men are idiots?

Because they would occasionally question their orders.

Something tells me that Ionesco bonded with his mother.

re: #126 BlueCanuck

Why do orficers think that enlisted men are idiots?

“Enlisted Men Bear Watching”, stems from the Army Officers Guide Circa 1880’s.

“Enlisted men are basically stupid. However, they are sly and crafty and bear watching at all times.”

re: #124 Gus 802

Okay, here's a factoid I suppose you can file under Useless Talent #47: I was an art major. Yup, I know, hard to believe. But I've heard all the jokes, so I'm immune.

You have no idea how much of that kind of shit I sat through. And it really is just high society nihilistic crap. You nailed it.

re: #134 theheat

Okay, here's a factoid I suppose you can file under Useless Talent #47: I was an art major. Yup, I know, hard to believe. But I've heard all the jokes, so I'm immune.

You have no idea how much of that kind of shit I sat through. And it really is just high society nihilistic crap. You nailed it.

I know. I actually "sat through" it in my own experience with puppet shows, and acting class. Basically all I saw was a "high form" of saying nothing.

re: #126 BlueCanuck

Why do orficers think that enlisted men are idiots?

BTW: i had some CO's & SNCO's that, if they gave me a mission or an order, and i smiled about it or looked enthused, they would call me back and question me at length to figure out what they had screwed up, or what they had overlooked that i was going to take advantage of...

re: #133 Dustyvet

“Enlisted Men Bear Watching”, stems from the Army Officers Guide Circa 1880’s.

“Enlisted men are basically stupid. However, they are sly and crafty and bear watching at all times.”

The thing I always remember was out of 6 officers in my grunt Company, 4 of them had degrees in PE. I knew if we ever got stuck in a vicious game of volleyball, we were covered.

re: #135 Gus 802

There's something very Yoko Ono about it. Blech.

re: #136 redc1c4

BTW: i had some CO's & SNCO's that, if they gave me a mission or an order, and i smiled about it or looked enthused, they would call me back and question me at length to figure out what they had screwed up, or what they had overlooked that i was going to take advantage of...

Comm Bn, we had people designated to keep the officers busy so we could work.

re: #138 theheat

There's something very Yoko Ono about it. Blech.

Or worse. Sometimes I see it as a form of self inflicted torment. There's something sinister about it that I never liked. Almost like a living form of purgatory. Which is something I don't actually believe in.

Well, I better go to sleep. Good night folks.

re: #141 Gus 802

Good night.

re: #141 Gus 802

Nite Dude - sleep well.

re: #137 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

The thing I always remember was out of 6 officers in my grunt Company, 4 of them had degrees in PE. I knew if we ever got stuck in a vicious game of volleyball, we were covered.

I once served in a unit, where that quote hung on the wall of the CO, the XO, and the 1st Shirt. We our CO transfered out, the 1st shirt took great pleasure in ripping them off the wall and destroying them frames and all. The outgoing CO was a "Ring Knocker" of the first order, and hated enlisted folk.

re: #136 redc1c4

Something tells me you did that a lot just to keep them on their toes. Even for grins and giggles.

/paranoia is a wonderful thing. Especially if you inspire it in others.

well, i just popped rat #3 tonight. 3/4 overall, and i have to hit it too.

i got home after my 6 element, and we didn't play musical cars, so i have to get up when she leaves to let her out.

Damn - 1 am ... gotta go down.

Ta all.

re: #146 redc1c4

Musical cars: a great game played in countless driveways across the nation every morning.

Good night.

gmsc's money tips #3:

Back in the mid-1950s, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation underwrote three Warner Bros. cartoons in order to educate the American public about financial responsibility. Warner Bros. managed to keep these three cartoon shorts both entertaining and educational.

They should be required viewing for anyone who wants to be solidly grounded in financial basics. The 3 cartoons, with links to where they can be seen on the web, are:
• By Word of Mouse (1954)
• Heir-Conditioned (1955)
• Yankee Dood It (1956)

re: #141 Gus 802

Well, I better go to sleep. Good night folks.

Good night!

One more ...

Report: Russian Navy officials suspected in arms smuggling

Europe News

Monsterandcritics.com
Feb 25, 2009, 11:08 GMT

Moscow - Russia's chief military prosecutor said Wednesday several top Navy officials were under investigation for smuggling 18 million dollars in contraband weapons for sale to China, Russian news agencies reported.

Arms dealers smuggled anti-submarine rockets and aerial bombs out of Russia to Central Asia where they were to be sold to China, army prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky said.

'A few days ago we submitted evidence to open a criminal investigation against several Navy officials and businessmen, who illegally smuggled into Tajikistan 18 million dollars' worth of weapons, including 30 anti-submarine rockets and 200 aerial bombs for sale to China,' Fridinsky was quoted by news agency Interfax as saying.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, both the West and the Kremlin have worried over the proliferation of weapons possibly being smuggled out of Russia's vast and poorly-guarded depots.

re: #144 Dustyvet

I once served in a unit, where that quote hung on the wall of the CO, the XO, and the 1st Shirt. We our CO transfered out, the 1st shirt took great pleasure in ripping them off the wall and destroying them frames and all. The outgoing CO was a "Ring Knocker" of the first order, and hated enlisted folk.

Worst officer I ever had was prior enlisted who apparently was a worthless shit. Got a degree in psychology, came back with a chip on his shoulder and basically wanted to get even with enlisted. He lasted one float and got passed over for 1st Lt and let go. I consider it a great honor I got to bust his nose in Oki.

Gold tap-dancing around $950 this morning...

re: #144 Dustyvet

I once served in a unit, where that quote hung on the wall of the CO, the XO, and the 1st Shirt. We our CO transfered out, the 1st shirt took great pleasure in ripping them off the wall and destroying them frames and all. The outgoing CO was a "Ring Knocker" of the first order, and hated enlisted folk.

i was the *only* civilian employee at the LA AFB clinic pharmacy many moons ago. i came on board just after a brand new 2LT, straight from U of Wyoming Pharm School took over command, transitioning from a grizzled Cpt. at the first meeting where the Cpt was no longer around to dapen his enthusiasm, he spouted out "I'm in charge here. this is my pharmacy."

since i was Cav at the time, and never one prone to suffering fools, gladly or otherwise, i piped up with, "i'm sorry sir, but this is Sgt L's pharmacy: officers just go to meetings and sign for stuff: NCO's run the military..."

we never did get along during the 6 months i was there, but now retired MSG L and i are still good friends. 2LT went back to Wyoming. %-)

re: #152 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

You popped him one ?

re: #151 Bobibutu

One more ...

Report: Russian Navy officials suspected in arms smuggling

Europe News

Monsterandcritics.com
Feb 25, 2009, 11:08 GMT

Moscow - Russia's chief military prosecutor said Wednesday several top Navy officials were under investigation for smuggling 18 million dollars in contraband weapons for sale to China, Russian news agencies reported.

Arms dealers smuggled anti-submarine rockets and aerial bombs out of Russia to Central Asia where they were to be sold to China, army prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky said.

'A few days ago we submitted evidence to open a criminal investigation against several Navy officials and businessmen, who illegally smuggled into Tajikistan 18 million dollars' worth of weapons, including 30 anti-submarine rockets and 200 aerial bombs for sale to China,' Fridinsky was quoted by news agency Interfax as saying.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, both the West and the Kremlin have worried over the proliferation of weapons possibly being smuggled out of Russia's vast and poorly-guarded depots.

the only saving grace is that many, but not all, are poorly designed and manufactured. it's safe to say they are all poorly stored and maintained.

re: #156 redc1c4

RGR - I wonder if Zer0 is betting on that.

A little early morning Road Runner

Enjoy...:)

re: #149 gmsc

The second one with Sylvester was my favorite.

Could Congress possibly be forced to watch these?

re: #157 Bobibutu

RGR - I wonder if Zer0 is betting on that.

no: i'm guessing his plan is to put us in the worst possible position, then capitulate, because we were in a bad position.

i'm waiting to see just how far he cuts the DOD budget, but i predict it's gonna be ugly. the only thing that will save some weapon systems is that Congress critters want the money in their districts... i foresee another "draw down".

/we're fucked.

re: #159 theheat

The second one with Sylvester was my favorite.

Could Congress possibly be forced to watch learn from these?

FTFY!

re: #160 redc1c4

no: i'm guessing his plan is to put us in the worst possible position, then capitulate, because we were in a bad position.

i'm waiting to see just how far he cuts the DOD budget, but i predict it's gonna be ugly. the only thing that will save some weapon systems is that Congress critters want the money in their districts... i foresee another "draw down".

/we're fucked.

I suspect that Veterans Health Care is going to take a major hit as well.

re: #159 theheat

The second one with Sylvester was my favorite.

Could Congress possibly be forced to watch these?

Forced to watch these? Maybe.

re: #161 redc1c4

re: #159 theheat

The second one with Sylvester was my favorite.

Could Congress possibly be forced to watch learn from these?

FTFY!

Congress? Learn? I doubt it.

re: #155 Bobibutu

You popped him one ?

Hand to hand training our last month there. Orders were that no courses were supposed to be held with a qualified instructor present, but he wanted to run the training anyways and chose me as his partner. He started to cross the line as we were working on how to break out of holds, hitting way too hard. He grabbed me by my shirt and asked what I would do in a combat, so instead of doing the prescribed arm bar across the elbow, I threw up my arms and lunged in and got him with a nice head butt across the nose. Next thing I knew, we had about 6 NCOs on us.

For about an hour, I figured my career was over, not knowing they had already told him his career was over. He was reading me the riot act when my 1st Sgt walked in and asked, "Who was the instructor supervising the training?" and the office got real real quiet. I got off with 1 month of Mess Duty and promoted to Corporal the month after, he got cut loose.

Training accidents, got to love them.

and with that i *am* going to bed... tell LoL i said hi, and that i hope she enjoys the brake fluid fruitcup!

and yes Blue, i can tell the difference between the decoy and the secret stash.

(not to mention the secret, secret fall back stash that red doesn't know about. %-)

hasta y'all...

L8r!

re: #160 redc1c4

DoDBuzz.com
February 24, 2009

Obama Pledges “Cold War” Weapons Cuts and More Pay

By Colin Clark

President Barack Obama set the stage Tuesday night for serious and long term cuts to major weapon systems, saying he would “reform our defense budget so that we’re not paying for Cold War-era weapons systems we don’t use” at the same time that he pledged to increase the military’s pay and veterans’ benefits. “And to keep our sacred trust with those who serve, we will raise their pay, and give our veterans the expanded health care and benefits that they have earned,” he said to loud applause.

Obama also told the packed House chamber that he would include the full price of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in his budget, due out next week. “Finally, because we’re also suffering from a deficit of trust, I am committed to restoring a sense of honesty and accountability to our budget. That is why this budget looks ahead ten years and accounts for spending that was left out under the old rules – and for the first time, that includes the full cost of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. For seven years, we have been a nation at war. No longer will we hide its price.”

All this would seem to force the services and OSD to choose between reset and new weapons, between future capabilities and what is needed today. Combine his statements with the commitments by Senate defense leaders to trim acquisition costs and improve how the nation buys its weapons and we seem to have a fundamentally different direction for the defense industry and the services. It may not mean deep cuts to many programs or much difference in the topline but it certainly seems to portend major changes to FCS, the F-22 and the presidential helicopter — at least.

As Obama said early in his speech: “This is America. We don’t do what’s easy. We do what’s necessary.”

re: #163 gmsc

Congress? Learn? I doubt it.

You got me there.

Night red. And as per a few requests, make that scores, your enhancements have been allowed to stand. Just to make the next four years bearable.

re: #167 theheat

You got me there.

"We have the finest Congress that money can buy."

Mark Twain

re: #164 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Gotta love it -yea.

re: #165 redc1c4

G'night. No, really!

re: #166 Bobibutu

(obscenity laden, account losing diatribe goes here)

why did they bother having him take the oath?

re: #172 redc1c4

(obscenity laden, account losing diatribe goes here)

why did they bother having him take the oath?

Search me.

I gotta go down ... nite all

US complains about China's human rights record

Piss off your creditor...brillant..!

[Link: news.yahoo.com...]

We have seen the enemy and it is us

re: #176 Dustyvet

Just the other day they said the economic downturn, recession - whatever you call it - has caused 20 million Chinese to lose their jobs. (The kinds of numbers Pelosi makes up, but these are real.)

Well, I'm trying out Safari 4 beta... I think I'll uninstall this one.

While the speed of the Java code is faster, and when increasing font size a web page's menus no longer get messed up, I'm finding lots of little gotcha's that are either slowing me down, or just mess up pages.

Anyone else feel the same?

re: #177 theheat

Just the other day they said the economic downturn, recession - whatever you call it - has caused 20 million Chinese to lose their jobs. (The kinds of numbers Pelosi makes up, but these are real.)

Of course, that's less than 2% of their population, but still...

Morning Lizards.

Still laughing at the onion thread!

Humor is needed more and more now, when I think of the ugly turn our country has taken.

re: #179 gmsc

Dead right it's a tiny fraction of their population, but what amazed me was thinking there were 20 million people depending on some type of labor/technology to provide the US with goods and services. Like, the US couldn't find - say - 10 million more jobs here at home useful?

It's hard when another country is so up in your ass they basically own you, and you can't make so much as a peep without pissing them off.

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

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

re: #183 ploome hineni

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop learning Chinese.

/Airplane

re: #184 littleoldlady

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

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

Thanks! Is it still free?
;)

re: #183 ploome hineni

ploomie! :-)

Bwahahaha!

The thing to worry about is the Chinese not buying our NEW debt (and the projected debt of the next couple of weeks.)

re: #182 ploome hineni

Only if Carter is available to oversee the process and make sure there was no cheating.

Good morning littleoldlady. Thanks for your diligent fruitcup.

gmsc! :-)

Of course it's free!

/part of the littleoldlady Robin Hood Stimulus Package
//

BlueCanuck! :-)

re: #184 littleoldlady

Thanks!

re: #190 ploome hineni

/don't worry, be happy

re: #192 littleoldlady

gmsc! :-)

Of course it's free!

/part of the littleoldlady Robin Hood Stimulus Package
//

I prefer the littleoldlady name better.

I'd rather not see fruitcup associated with one of literature's great villains.

re: #190 ploome hineni

It's going to be hell on all those ATM machines.

"English, Spanish, or Chinese?"

re: #194 ploome hineni

We will have to print more money.

/how do you spell I-N-F-L-A-T-I-O-N?

Sharmuta! :-)

re: #200 ploome hineni

Damn, I guess you're more ready than I.

I'm bilingual, but I only speak English and profanity.

lol!

did you get your printer working?

re: #205 theheat

I used to speak fluent drunkenese at one point. ;)

re: #197 gmsc

That's not fair! King John robbed from the poor to give to the rich. Robin Hood just reversed the process.

;-)

rightside! :-)

It still only prints one page at a time.

/then I get an alert and I have to reboot.
//grrr!

re: #207 BlueCanuck

I'm feeling like the weakest link, with the multilinguals here.

If you add Peking-ese to drunkenese, your onto something ;-)

re: #203 ploome hineni

why will we have toprint more money, if the Chinese do not buy our debt

what if we stopped buying Chinese

...?

Who stopped buying? WalMart?

re: #208 littleoldlady

That's not fair! King John robbed from the poor to give to the rich. Robin Hood just reversed the process.

;-)

OK, so he was a villain with a different style than King John.
;)

re: #204 ploome hineni

Nice chatting. Good night.

re: #212 littleoldlady

I'd love to buy stuff made here. But unless we can circumvent the unions, I'll be paying $60 for a $10 coffee bean grinder.

re: #181 theheat

That's bad news for Australia. If China slows down and reduces it's purchases of Australia's natural resources Australians lose their jobs and the nation goes (further) into deficit.

China has got both the US and Australia by the leash for totally different reasons.

re: #216 ploome hineni

The point is, our government doesn't buy from the Chinese - our retailers/distributors do.

Would our government pull a protectionist (tariffs, etc) thing against the Chinese? NOTHING would surprise me from the Obama administration. But then, the Chinese COULD call in our loans.

/...and then we'd have to print money
//it's a wicious cycle! ;-)

So how about this idea? If we are using our money to bailout mortgages, then I think those people must be made to allow people to use their homes as a hotel if they need lodging. At no charge of course. We are paying for it, we get to use it if needed.

re: #219 Crux Australis

What are Australia's major exports to China?

The biggest problem is that the North American economy has been slowly shifting to a service economy rather than a manufacturing one. This process has been moving that way since the mid 80's at the latest. It is unfortunate that a lot of our manufacturing is been done in China, and we can only blame ourselves for this. Unions that demand high wages, enviroment groups that try to stop and hinder building of factories or power plants, governments that restrict and bind companies with red tape. As it has been said before, we are our own worst enemies.

re: #224 BlueCanuck

The biggest problem is that the North American economy has been slowly shifting to a service economy rather than a manufacturing one. This process has been moving that way since the mid 80's at the latest. It is unfortunate that a lot of our manufacturing is been done in China, and we can only blame ourselves for this. Unions that demand high wages, enviroment groups that try to stop and hinder building of factories or power plants, governments that restrict and bind companies with red tape. As it has been said before, we are our own worst enemies.

"We have met the enemy, and he is us!"
-Pogo

re: #222 ploome hineni

Uh uh. You've seen the inside of my house? I swear, I'll get those clean clothes off the couch!

Actually, I can't think of the last thing I bought from China. It may very well have been a coffee bean grinder. Regardless, union costs need to be controlled so people have affordable alternatives to buying imported plastic crap from China. I'd pay more, naturally, but not six times as much.

Word

re: #180 rightside

Morning Lizards.

Still laughing at the onion thread!

Humor is needed more and more now, when I think of the ugly turn our country has taken.

Humor coming right up:

Hengineer! :-)

Thesaurus!

re: #231 littleoldlady

Hengineer! :-)

Thesaurus!

Gesheundeit

Fenway! :-)

re: #230 gmsc

Thanks, but can't view that kind of thing at work.

Morning LoL...how's the fruitcuppin'?

re: #223 theheat

What are Australia's major exports to China?

Iron Ore, Copper, Manganese, Bauxite (Alumina), other minerals, coal, wool, wheat, sugar.

re: #235 Fenway_Nation

Fruitcuppin' the day away until the fruitcup is all gone! :-)

re: #236 Crux Australis

I could see the wheat, sugar, and wool - but wasn't aware the other things were exported in such quantities to China to impact your economy.

Good night, all! I need to sleep.

re: #238 theheat

I believe the west sells raw materials to China and in exchange we get their manufactured goods. I know North America has a large resource base of metals of all types that they need as well.

night gmsc.

'Night, gmsc! :-)

I'm trying to find a chart to illustrate the amount of money printed in the past couple of years, but no luck. :-(

re: #236 Crux Australis

Didn't ChinAlco- PRC China's aluminum company- buy a huge stake in Rio Tinto mining last month?

re: #238 theheat

I knew about the minerals only because of the World's Longest Train being run from the mines to the ports in the really barren and sandblasted expanses of Western Australia.

I'd be better off getting to work. :-/

Good day, ALL!™

Repeating my post from near the top...

Anybody else using Safari 4.0? Is it crashing for you on misc. websites?

re: #240 BlueCanuck

I knew the US sells a lot of metals to China. A lot of it goes through the Port of Seattle. Up until recently, scrap metal was bringing top dollar, including copper. I didn't know Australia exported metals to China until Crux Australis shared that tidbit. Interesting.

Must. Get. Sleep,

But, I'll leave ya'll with this. Hard to believe a ratty celebrity site like TMZ asks the 'hard' questions, and yet it happens.

Barack Obama -- No I Won't!

We've been calling the White House for the last day, trying to get a reaction from the Prez on our story about the lavish parties Northern Trust threw in L.A. last week. We finally got a statement back -- "No comment."

Remember, this is a bank that got $1.6 billion in bailout money and blew a wad of cash paying Sheryl Crow, Chicago, and Earth, Wind & Fire. And then there were the dinners, the Tiffany gift bags, the fabulous cocktail parties -- all from the bank that laid off 450 workers in December.

Obama was under fire for a mortgage he got from Northern Trust back in 2005. Obama got a 5.625% rate, which was lower than the going rate of about 6%. The Federal Election Commission recently ruled no laws were violated and the rate was in line with other mortgages.

But "no comment." Really?

Good morning, Lizards.

Drone

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, visiting Washington to take part in the Obama administration's review of policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, said he told U.S. officials that "they have to review the strategy vis-a-vis drones."

Pakistan's civilian government, elected a year ago, believes the U.S. missile strikes are counterproductive and have fanned an Islamist insurgency across northwest Pakistan, he said.

Ummm. What?

goodmorning goddess

{NYCHardhat}

re: #243 Fenway_Nation

Didn't ChinAlco- PRC China's aluminum company- buy a huge stake in Rio Tinto mining last month?

I am not sure. I don't think anything is final yet. The Australian government needs to see whether this is in the nations interest. Natural resources are a national security issue I believe.

re: #238 theheat

I knew about the minerals only because of the World's Longest Train being run from the mines to the ports in the really barren and sandblasted expanses of Western Australia.

I believe this is what you are talking about. The video is nearly 9 minutes if you have the time to watch.

Good morning {goddess}, how are the stress levels today?

Crux Australis

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500 posts at LGF!

501 now

re: #254 Crux Australis

I guess you aren't really the chatty type. Or you have more of a life then I do. :D

I hope there is a special place in hell for animal poachers. One who would kill an elephant or rhinoceros for a horn; for a tusk...

Short rant.

How is everyone!?

Hey FBV, how goes it. I also agree with you 100%. If you are going to kill something, use the whole damn animal for yourself.

/hate trophy hunters.

re: #248 goddessoftheclassroom

{goddess}

re: #256 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

tusk, tusk, tusk.

BBIAB...online crossword calling...

re: #253 BlueCanuck

Good morning {goddess}, how are the stress levels today?

{BlueCanuck}

Better! I'm still climbing a mountain, but for now I'm on a level grade.

re: #255 BlueCanuck

I guess you aren't really the chatty type. Or you have more of a life then I do. :D

I don't think so. I am also involved in other forums where my post count(s) is/are way over 1000.

I don't spend much time at LGF. That's all.

re: #258 rightside

{goddess}

{rightside}

Thanks for all the good thoughts.

Got to run--bye!

bye goddess, have a great day.

Good Morning LGF.

Ain't no use to sit and wonder why babe,
If you don't know by now...

re: #175 Dustyvet

US complains about China's human rights record
Piss off your creditor...brillant..!

[Link: news.yahoo.com...]

Ed Morrissey explained it this way: If you owe the bank $30,000, they own you. If you owe the bank $30,000,000, you own them.

Personally, I'm waiting for Richard Gere and the Hollywood crowd to condemn Obama for not pressing China on human rights. Crickets.

Good Morning Lizards ...

What is the point of busting our ass any longer if we are just going to get slammed with taxes ... the budget is going to be unveiled today ... I hate to tell Obama but he may think it is only corporate farmers that make money it is not ...

So, we get penalized for sweating and digging in the dirt for all these years and get successful and now he wants to tell us to give up more so he can give it to other people ...I guess it is not enough that we employ over 60 people ... I kinda think that is doing our part for the economy ...

Things are gonna change ...there are creative ways of doing business ...we will be using them ...

This is NOT good stuff to wake up to...and it doesn't have anything to do with what БХО did to screw up the USA:

Racist Music Just a Download Away on Mainstream Music Sites

Here are two examples (both launch iTunes):
Skrewdriver
Brutal Attack