Bart: So, according to creationism, there were NO cavemen.
Homer: Good riddance. Their drawings suck and they looked like hippies!
Lisa: Dad, you’re not really reconsidering evolution, are you?
Homer: My mind is always open to new ideas…(sees his plate) ONIONS IN THE PEAS?! WHAT THE HELL?! (throws plate at the wall behind him)
— The Simpsons
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gmsc Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:07:04pm |
gmsc's money tips #11:
Even if you ignore every other money tip I give you, here's one that suggest you don't ignore - TRACK YOUR FINANCES!
Before you even enter one bit of data into a financial program, though, the first step should be putting together a financial crib sheet. If anything unfortunate should happen to you, your loved ones should be able to track down important records.
The next step is a little more what you would expect, finding a program to track financial spending. The king here is one that has sat on its thrown for more than a quarter of a century - Quicken. The variety of features, including internet-enabled tracking of your online accounts is a great help. Windows users will find more options for their systems than Mac users will, but either version of Quicken is a great way to start. There are even bonus features available on the website, if you look closely enough.
The other offline financial software solution is Microsoft Money, which has also gained a respectable following. It's a good choice, assuming you're running a Windows platform.
For the online financial programs, the clear winner is Mint. It has many (although not all) of the features of Quicken or Microsoft Money, but it has one feature neither of them does - it's free!
Another good free online financial tracking program is Yodlee. As a matter of fact, you can't really decide between Mint and Yodlee, because Yodlee is the financial software engine that powers Mint. Mint is a much better front-end (a dressing up, if you will) of Yodlee, but Yodlee is no slouch.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:07:13pm |
No cavemen? Who fed leaves to the brontosauruses?
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capitalist piglet Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:08:44pm |
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rumcrook Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:11:01pm |
f****n "A" right! onions in the peas..... next thing you know they'll be trying to discredit piltdown man. and the dinosuar bones they dug up that were intered next to him with the remenants of a saddle!
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gmsc Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:12:00pm |
re: #4 capitalist piglet
Fred Flintstone.
Here's a great song from one of my favorite episode of the Flintstones.
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Afrocity Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:12:47pm |
For those who missed it down thread:
Afrocity's Hot Chocolate
2 cups of hot milk
1/2 bar of Ghiradelli semisweet chocolate
2tsp cocoa powder
3 crushed peppermint sticks
1 shot of Baileys Irish Cream
Mix last 4 ingredients into hot milk. Drink up
works well with Valium /
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capitalist piglet Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:15:15pm |
re: #6 gmsc
Here's a great song from one of my favorite episode of the Flintstones.
Now you've done it. He only had three toes on each foot and three fingers on each hand? That's gonna weird me out all night.
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:16:05pm |
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:17:49pm |
re: #7 Afrocity
I get within 5 feet of something that rich and decadent and I would be 20 pounds heavier.
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Cygnus Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:18:31pm |
re: #3 SanFranciscoZionist
No cavemen? Who fed leaves to the brontosauruses?
Dr. Grant from Jurassic Park.
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Afrocity Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:18:57pm |
re: #12 FurryOldGuyJeans
I get within 5 feet of something that rich and decadent and I would be 20 pounds heavier.
which hot chocolate are u talking about? / :-)
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:19:14pm |
re: #8 capitalist piglet
Now you've done it. He only had three toes on each foot and three fingers on each hand? That's gonna weird me out all night.
Most cartoons and cartoon characters have less digits, been that way since the beginning.
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Killian Bundy Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:19:59pm |
Jet kayaking over the Niagara Falls
What kind of a lunatic would throw himself over a giant waterfall in a flimsy piece of plastic not much bigger than a child’s toy? Stand up, Shaun Baker, an extreme kayaker from Maidenhead, Berkshire.
This nine-time British whitewater freestyle kayaking champion already holds the world record for the longest freefall over a waterfall. That was a drop of almost 65ft off the Aldeyjarfoss falls on the Skjalfandafljot, a glacial river in Iceland, in 1996. Now he is looking for even higher waterfalls to leap over. Indeed, he aims eventually to take on the big daddy of them all — Niagara.
/get that Darwin Award application ready
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:20:34pm |
re: #15 Afrocity
which hot chocolate are u talking about? / :-)
Uh, uh,, uh, stu-u-ter.
Um, the hot chocolate drink you posted earlier?
/ is she buying it? ;)
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gmsc Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:20:36pm |
re: #3 SanFranciscoZionist
No cavemen? Who fed leaves to the brontosauruses?
You should have watched Jurassic Park, which showed how dinosaurs like to eat their lawyers - right out of the can!
;)
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Cygnus Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:20:49pm |
re: #16 FurryOldGuyJeans
Most cartoons and cartoon characters have less digits, been that way since the beginning.
So that would mean that we evolved from cartoon characters, since we have more digits! :)
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:22:03pm |
re: #19 gmsc
You should have watched Jurassic Park, which showed how dinosaurs like to eat their lawyers - right out of the can!
;)
You should know you nearly got a downding for that OUTRAGEOUSLY bad joke. ;)
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Karagush Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:22:12pm |
night afro
they told me you were lookin for me
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Pvt Bin Jammin Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:23:22pm |
re: #17 Killian Bundy
And here I thought white water rafting was a little scary at times.
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iLikeCandy Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:24:28pm |
Sunstroke
- As much Grand Marnier as you want to drink in the bottom of a thick glass
- A big tablespoon of frozen lemonade concentrate
- Hot water to top of glass
And off to work you go!
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BatGuano Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:25:08pm |
re: #11 FurryOldGuyJeans
Furryoldguy, needs a time out for a cold shower.
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:25:42pm |
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iLikeCandy Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:25:55pm |
Daddy's Medicine
- As much Scotch as you want to drink in a mug
- Big spoonful o' brown sugar
- Fill with hot milk
Get well soon!
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Pvt Bin Jammin Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:26:10pm |
re: #25 iLikeCandy
Sunstroke
- As much Grand Marnier as you want to drink in the bottom of a thick glass
- A big tablespoon of frozen lemonade concentrate
- Hot water to top of glassAnd off to work you go!
You and afrocity should send those drink recipes in for cookbook #2.
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:27:58pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:29:40pm |
It's an acquired taste, I think. But the live show is always fun.
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:30:42pm |
re: #32 Slumbering Behemoth
It's an acquired taste, I think. But the live show is always fun.
That settles it, I have no taste.
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itellu3times Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:32:02pm |
An Obamatini:
Two ounces of heavily taxed moonshine
3,500,000,000,000 olives
bitters and rainwater to taste
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:33:18pm |
re: #34 itellu3times
An Obamatini:
Two ounces of heavily taxed moonshine
3,500,000,000,000 olives
bitters and rainwater to taste
You sure like killing the pimento harvest, don'cha? ;)
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iLikeCandy Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:35:28pm |
re: #34 itellu3times
An Obamatini:
Two ounces of heavily taxed moonshine
3,500,000,000,000 olives
bitters and rainwater to taste
What, no snake oil?
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gmsc Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:36:11pm |
re: #21 FurryOldGuyJeans
You should know you nearly got a downding for that OUTRAGEOUSLY bad joke. ;)
Yeah, I figured I might, but it was worth the risk.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:41:12pm |
re: #33 FurryOldGuyJeans
I'll bet you have some kind of taste. But that, it's like raw meat. You have to work at liking it. Certainly not for everybody.
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BatGuano Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:45:44pm |
I do not want onion in the peas. I do not want onions anywhere.
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BatGuano Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:47:40pm |
re: #40 BatGuano
Real cooks do not use onions. Their flavors can stand on their own.
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Desert Dog Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:47:53pm |
re: #40 BatGuano
I do not want onion in the peas. I do not want onions anywhere.
I'll take the onions, leave out the peas......yuck
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:48:19pm |
re: #40 BatGuano
I do not want onion in the peas. I do not want onions anywhere.
The fix is in. I'll trade you my share of peas for your share of onions.
/see you in the soup line
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:50:44pm |
re: #41 BatGuano
Real cooks do not use onions. Their flavors can stand on their own.
My mom is so gonna box your ears. Watch out.
/
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BatGuano Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:52:12pm |
re: #46 Slumbering Behemoth
Oh crap, I pissed off Mama. I apologize.
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BlueCanuck Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:53:16pm |
re: #41 BatGuano
No way, no how. You will have to pry my onion bag from my cold dead hands. ;)
/a staple in any kitchen and any meal.
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itellu3times Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:54:42pm |
Let's see, say 100 small olives fit in a bottle eight inches tall, two in diameter, call it 24 cubic inches. Multiply by 100 x 100, that's 1m olives, 240k cubic inches. Multiply by 1000 x 1000, that's 1t olives, 240b ci. Times 3.5, 8.4t cubic inches.
There's about 48b ci in a square mile one foot thick. So, 3.5t olives would cover about 200 square miles, in eight inch bottles, more like 400 square miles with round bottles packed into cardboard boxes, ...
Not as bad as I thought. Somebody order 600,000,000,000 beer chasers.
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witchynurse Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:54:53pm |
It's not the onions in the peas, its the peas in with the carrots and the corn that's going to bring about the apocalypse. There is just something wrong about that particular axis of evil veggies from years of public school cafeterias. Wakes me at night with a shudder of despair.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:55:59pm |
re: #47 BatGuano
Nah. Worst case scenario, she'll point you to the nearest McDonald's and tell you to kick rocks.
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gmsc Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:57:42pm |
re: #41 BatGuano
Real cooks do not use onions. Their flavors can stand on their own.
I seem to have a sort of blind spot when it comes to onions. You can give me a sandwich with onions, and then the same sandwich without onions, and I can't tell you the difference by taste.
I usually decide whether I want onions on something based on how soon I'll be dealing with other people, such as at work or on a date.
Strangely, I have no problem distinguishing garlic (I miss Gilroy, CA).
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BlueCanuck Sun, Mar 1, 2009 11:59:36pm |
re: #50 witchynurse
No, the mixed vegetable of the apocalypse is the lima bean. *shudder*
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BatGuano Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:00:27am |
re: #48 BlueCanuck
Ok. I am outnumbered. I will not touch anyone's onion bag. I will not mention that noxious, bulbous vegetable again. If I have offendend anyone I assure you, it was intentional. :)
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witchynurse Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:01:49am |
re: #53 BlueCanuck
You can drive out that deeeeeevil with bacon. Of course, you can drive out most devils with the appropriate applications of bacon.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:01:53am |
re: #53 BlueCanuck
No, the mixed vegetable of the apocalypse is the lima bean. *shudder*
Don't forget the dreaded garbanzo. Truly a work of evil, if there ever was.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:03:12am |
re: #55 BatGuano
Vidalias are a good choice for you than. Very little of the tear making chemicals in them. Also more sweeter.
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:03:50am |
re: #50 witchynurse
It's not the onions in the peas, its the peas in with the carrots and the corn that's going to bring about the apocalypse. There is just something wrong about that particular axis of evil veggies from years of public school cafeterias. Wakes me at night with a shudder of despair.
Some things shouldn't be mixed, no matter how good they taste together. For example, Oscar Meyer's Ham and Cheese Loaf and Smucker's Goober (Peanut Butter and Jelly in one jar)
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:04:45am |
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witchynurse Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:05:51am |
Smucker's Goober is an abomination brought about by the excessively lazy.
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:06:53am |
re: #61 witchynurse
Smucker's Goober is an abomination brought about by the excessively lazy.
As opposed to computers?
;)
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witchynurse Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:09:03am |
re: #62 gmsc
Naw, that's the final step in the Feline final plan to take over the world. To distract us with enough bad pron so that we don't notice them growing thumbs and taking over the final few tasks they've left us. When the self cleaning litter box came about, we were mostly done for.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:09:19am |
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BatGuano Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:12:18am |
re: #52 gmsc
Interesting Phenomenon. I have asked many persons if what they are eating has onions on it and most say they do not know. My current wife was one of those. Since I gag on onions I do not use them in cooking, my wife whom I will call Karen (because that is her name) started to detect other flavors sans onions.she does not like onions now. I mean no disrespect for those who like onions: indeed I do not know how I got on this subject.
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:13:07am |
re: #63 witchynurse
Naw, that's the final step in the Feline final plan to take over the world. To distract us with enough bad pron so that we don't notice them growing thumbs and taking over the final few tasks they've left us. When the self cleaning litter box came about, we were mostly done for.
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Killian Bundy Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:14:07am |
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BatGuano Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:14:58am |
re: #58 BlueCanuck
I love the little green onions.I'll check out the vidaslias
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:15:06am |
re: #65 BatGuano
Interesting Phenomenon. I have asked many persons if what they are eating has onions on it and most say they do not know. My current wife was one of those. Since I gag on onions I do not use them in cooking, my wife whom I will call Karen (because that is her name) started to detect other flavors sans onions.she does not like onions now. I mean no disrespect for those who like onions: indeed I do not know how I got on this subject.
"...He will not see me stopping here
to watch his threads fill up with onions..."
-Stopping by LGF on an Onion-y Evening, Robat Guano
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BatGuano Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:16:35am |
re: #67 Killian Bundy
Dude. I got really drunk once and one raw. I am still wishing for death
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witchynurse Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:16:37am |
This is turning into a truly scallionous thread. I don't know how I shall face the neighbors in the morning.
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:18:32am |
re: #71 witchynurse
This is turning into a truly scallionous thread. I don't know how I shall face the neighbors in the morning.
Shallot continue?
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:19:39am |
gmsc's money tips #12:
While these programs in my previous money tips post are specially designed for financial tracking, people have been using spreadsheets for the task ever since VisiCalc was first released. Yes, they've grown and changed, but Excel is still a popular choice for financial management. There are numerous specialized spreadsheet forms to make this process easier, and Mind Your Money has some excellent free files to help you get started.
If you don't wish to pay for Excel, OpenOffice offers most of the same features, but is a free program! There are several versions available for different systems, but all work off the same basic engine, and offer a great amount of compatibility with Excel. For Mac users, the version of OpenOffice I recommend most highly is NeoOffice.
Sometimes, especially in the case of planning, you need financial calculators to help you out. The best selection of free financial planning calculators I've found is at DinkyTown. Not only can you use them on the site, but you can embed them on your own site to help out others!
I have two other calculator related goodies to mention before I wind this up. First, there's bankrate.com, where you can find an amazing array of data to use when comparing various financial data, from interest rates, to taxes, and much more!
However, what if you read about a new calculation in a financial book, but there is no ready-made calculator for it? Learn to use instacalc, and you can quickly create one! Not only can you create your own custom calculations, but you can save them and share them with others, and you can even embed them with no more difficulty than embedding a YouTube video. There are many handy and unusual calculations, with my favorite being which actually saves you more money - farther cheaper gas, or closer, more expensive gas? (MPG version. Here's a KPL version for those who use metric.)
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witchynurse Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:19:40am |
Is this going to turn into Walla to Walla puns?
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:22:39am |
re: #72 gmsc
I think we should check out the scape before we go any further.
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BatGuano Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:29:38am |
Good night y'all. My former onion lover is beckoning me.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:33:33am |
Night Bat, may you dream of onionless meals.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:33:38am |
re: #60 BlueCanuck
Bacon is good for anything that ails you. Except maybe a heart condition.
re: #57 Slumbering Behemoth
Actually the garbonzo, or chick pea, properly prepared is quite nice. Say in a good hummus, or in falafel. Other then that, a short trip to the comost heap.
Morning/Evening Lizards.
My wife makes a wicked chick pea salad. Canned chick peas,onion,green pepper, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Can add some tuna if you wish. Season with black pepper and course salt.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:38:05am |
re: #84 Erik The Red
Morning/Evening Lizards.
My wife makes a wicked chick pea salad. Canned chick peas,onion,green pepper, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Can add some tuna if you wish. Season with black pepper and course salt.
Forgot the boiled eggs. Boil chick peas for 10-15 minutes. Let cool and add the rest of the ingredients.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:41:33am |
re: #85 Erik The Red
No offense, but I can't stand the texture of chickpeas. I have disliked them since childhood. I have tried them from time to time since then, even cooking with them. Forget it, one of the few foods that is off my list.
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:42:58am |
Socialism Without Calling It Socialism
The Wall Street Journal recently wrote: "As a thought experiment, let's go all the way. A tax policy that confiscated 100% of the taxable income of everyone in America earning over $500,000 in 2006 would only have given Congress an extra $1.3 trillion in revenue."
My point precisely. No matter how much the government takes away, there will never be enough. The current plan of the government, I have read elsewhere, projects a stronger economy in two years than we have today. "Rosy" is too polite a term for that assumption, with the private economy collapsing almost daily. Nevertheless, the government believes that by increasing the taxes on the wealthiest to Clinton-era levels, we can have socialism without having to call it socialism. This is mind-numbing in its idiocy, in its evasion and in its break with reality. Welfare state liberalism--aka, American socialism--has reached a point where it does not follow logically, even on its own terms. Ignore the rights of those who earn their money. Forget the fact that the economy is now declining, not expanding as it was in 2006 and 2005. Forget all the evidence that shows government generally gets more revenue when it cuts taxes. Disregard the common sense that a government running trillions of dollars in deficits and debt is totally, and likely permanently, in the red--even in an economy that were to grow again, although that economy cannot possibly grow under the coming regulatory and tax burden. Indeed, the economy stopped growing under the existing tax and regulatory burden, which our new President and Congress claim was way, way too low!
I don't know if the world has truly gone mad. I know that our government has. I know that the American people who actually buy into this are mad. And then there are those who turn the other way and tell themselves, "Well they're smart people; they'll fix this somehow." It doesn't matter how smart they are. Some of the smartest people I have ever encountered are insane; or drug addicts; or alcoholics. What good does "smart" do you when you're completely wrong and irrational?
Things are worse than ever before, politically and economically. America is about to hit bottom. Hitting bottom is not necessarily the end. It might be, but I don't assume it will be. It could be a new beginning. Most of us alive today will live to see how it plays out.
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:45:01am |
A web site visitor (name withheld) who is sympathetic to Dr. Michael Hurd's views writes the following:
The Country is infected with hopium and blind to the reality of the situation. The masses (I was going to say stupid masses but that is redundant) are scared shitless, rightfully so, and as a consequence they have adopted Jesus Obama as their savior. Unfortunately, as we know, reality has a way of surfacing sooner or later, and when it does they will feel totally lost and bewildered. The streets will become a mass of protests and riotous gangs trying to take what is only "fair." [Dr. Hurd's comment: They already are. It's called the "stimulus bill."] The Country will survive but will emerge as a stranger to many. I predict a Balkanization of the Country into areas that are homogeneous -- California and the SouthWest as Hispanic-America, the NorthEast as Liberal-America, Mid-West as "solid values" America etc. We are headed toward what Europe is experiencing now in Spain, Greece, etc. We may see the redefinition of America as separate government areas; I'm not even sure we could agree among these "Super States" on a common army and defense policy. We have abandoned the commonality and ideal of this Country; as conditions deteriorate we will fall into a pattern of basic human behavior that I had hopes that we could evolve above. Things will be very rough when Lord Obama fails as would anyone who takes on the problems we have. It will be worse because of the faith people have invested in him and the support that he gets from the liberal press.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:45:51am |
re: #86 BlueCanuck
No offense, but I can't stand the texture of chickpeas. I have disliked them since childhood. I have tried them from time to time since then, even cooking with them. Forget it, one of the few foods that is off my list.
None taken. I will eat most things but Haggis and Blood Pudding are off limits and Tripe.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:47:55am |
Two Scots, Archie and Jock, are sitting in the pub discussing Jock's
forthcoming wedding.
'Och, it's all going to be grand", says Jock. "I've everything organised
already, the flowers,
the church, the cards, the reception, the rings, the minister, even ma stag
night".
Archie nods approvingly.
"Havens, I've even bought a kilt to be married in" continued Jock.
"A kilt?" exclaims Archie, "That's braw, you'll look pure deed smart in
that!"
"And what's the tartan?" Archie then enquires.
"Och," says Jock, "I'd imagine she'll be in white....."
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:47:57am |
Random thought for the day: In just over 2 decades, we've gone from "trickle down" economics to "hose down" economics.
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witchynurse Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:51:11am |
re: #91 gmsc
Random thought for the day: In just over 2 decades, we've gone from "trickle down" economics to "hose down" economics.
When I wished for gold to shower down on me, I knew in the back of my mind that I should have been more specific.....
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:56:06am |
1. WHY DO MEN BECOME SMARTER DURING SEX?
(because they are plugged into a genius)
2. WHY DON'T WOMEN BLINK DURING SEX?
(they don't have enough time)
3. WHY DOES IT TAKE 1 MILLION SPERM TO FERTILIZE ONE EGG?
(they don't stop to ask directions)
4. WHY DO MEN SNORE WHEN THEY LIE ON THEIR BACKS?
(because their balls fall over their butt-hole and they vapor lock)
(You're laughing, aren't you?!?!)
5. WHY WERE MEN GIVEN LARGER BRAINS THAN DOGS?
(so they won't hump women's legs at cocktails parties)
6. WHY DID GOD MAKE MEN BEFORE WOMEN?
(you need a rough draft before you make a final copy)
7. HOW MANY MEN DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A TOILET SEAT DOWN?
(don't know......it never happened)
8. WHY DID GOD PUT MEN ON EARTH?
(because a vibrator can't mow the lawn)
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:56:28am |
re: #91 gmsc
Random thought for the day: In just over 2 decades, we've gone from "trickle down" economics to "hose down" economics.
Or as we say up here, you've been hosed. I think that Obama is in the truest sense of the term, a hoser.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:56:47am |
One day my housework-challenged husband decided to wash his Sweat-shirt
Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted to me, 'What
setting do I use on the washing machine?'
'It depends,' I replied. 'What does it say on your shirt?'
He yelled back, ' University of Oklahoma .'
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:57:40am |
A couple is lying in bed. The man says,
'I am going to make you the happiest woman in the world.'
The woman replies, 'I'll miss you...'
'It's just too hot to wear clothes today,' Bob says as he stepped out of the
shower, 'honey, what do you think the neighbors would think if I mowed the
lawn like this?'
'Probably that I married you for your money,' she replied.
Q: What does it mean when a man is in your bed gasping for breath and
calling your name?
A: You did not hold the pillow down long enough.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:59:29am |
A guy was playing golf one day and he got lost. He saw a lady up ahead
of him and went to her and said "Can you please help me, I don't know
what hole I'm on."
She told him "You are one hole behind me. I'm on 7; you're on 6." He
thanked her and continued playing golf. On the back nine he got lost
again.
He saw the same lady and went to her again kind of embarrassed. "I'm
sorry to bother you again but I'm lost again, can you please tell me
what hole
I'm on." She told him "You are one hole behind me. I'm on 14; you are on
13." Again he thanked her and continued playing golf.
When he finished he saw her in the clubhouse. He went up to her and
asked if he could buy her a drink for helping him out. She accepted. As
they were drinking and talking he asked her what she did for a living.
"I'm in sales."
He replied "no kidding so am I. What do you sell?"
She said it's too embarrassing to tell. But after he kept pleading to
know what she sold she said she'd tell him if he promised not to laugh.
He promised. She said, "I sell tampons".
He immediately fell to the floor laughing hysterically.
She said, "You promised you wouldn't laugh".
He replied "I'm sorry, but I couldn't help it. I sell toilet paper. I'm
still one hole behind you."
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rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:38:45am |
Morning Lizards.
We got about 4 inches of the white stuff here. They already closed the schools, and I am the only one at work. Silly plows, blocked one of the roads by leaving the piles stretching across the entire street.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:42:18am |
Morning rightside. Up here we have clear skies and a windchill of -11. Don't know what I would want right now. :p
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:43:51am |
re: #101 rightside
Someone didn't think that through...
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:45:35am |
It's still early, but I wonder how many east coast lizards are gonna be snowed in today...
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rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:48:53am |
re: #102 BlueCanuck
Having grown up just south of you, I am used to navigating this type of weather. I get a chuckle at all the folks looking at me like, "what the hell are you doing here?" I'm not taking a vacation day because there is snow on the ground. I guess I will have to suffer watching Fox all day, and having LGF at my keyboard!
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rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:50:32am |
re: #103 Fenway_Nation
Our plows here are merely personal pickup trucks with a plow on the front. Private contractors for the town. They don't get much work! Especially in March!
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:51:23am |
re: #105 littleoldlady
Want me to send a St. Bernard with a cask of brandy an empty cask to find you?
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littleoldlady Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:54:16am |
re: #108 rightside
Will you be ok?
rightside! :-)
Sure! After the Blizzard of 1995 I can handle anything.
/except something BIGGER than the Blizzard of 1995. ;-)
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littleoldlady Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:54:48am |
re: #109 Fenway_Nation
Want me to send a St. Bernard with
acaskofbrandyan empty cask to find you?
Fenway! :-)
Empty? Not even coffee?
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:56:15am |
re: #107 rightside
I have an uncle who does that. He's either hired out by some of the towns or people with long driveways...
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Johnny C Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:56:23am |
Chicago Media Blackout Continues -
Well, according to the Chicago Trib, Sun-Times, the NBC affiliate (WMAQ) and the CBS affiliate (WBBM, which is located across the street from Daley Plaza); the Chicago Tea Party NEVER HAPPENED.
Yep, even though the party started right outside the studios of CBS's WBBM TV (it's the jumbo-tron screen in the background of some of the pics) and ended outside the Tribune tower; our journalistic Sgt. Schultzes maintain their "see nothing, hear nothing" policy when it comes to anything critical of their Most Holy Lord And Exalted Obamessiah.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:56:43am |
I guess with the massive cold front blowing south, it's picking up all the moisture from the great lakes and dumping it all on you folks. If it wasn't for the cold I would be enjoying the clear skies. Tired of shoveling snow.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:57:56am |
re: #111 littleoldlady
Did I mention this St. Bernard's name is Cuja....Cugo......? Something like that.
Wait- I got it! Cujo!
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littleoldlady Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:58:30am |
Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™
Fruitcup is on the buffet ---------------->
Help yourselves!re: #115 Fenway_Nation
Noooooooooooooooooo!
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littleoldlady Mon, Mar 2, 2009 1:58:59am |
Oops! :-(
I knew I was going to have that kind of day...
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:00:09am |
re: #117 littleoldlady
Thanks for the early fruitcup. A little early never hurt anyone.
| 119 |
rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:00:13am |
re: #110 littleoldlady
I survived the blizzard of 1977!
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rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:01:11am |
re: #112 Fenway_Nation
Great work, if you get regular snowfalls.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:03:19am |
re: #120 rightside
Not a problem in Massachusetts and upstate NY.
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Killian Bundy Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:04:02am |
The markets are angry. Asia got pummeled, DJIA futures down triple digits.
/will someone please cut up Obama's credit cards!
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:04:50am |
re: #119 rightside
Wow, I remember that winter. We had just moved to Central Ontario from Toronto then. Earliest I had seen snow that early in my life.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:06:45am |
re: #116 littleoldlady
Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™
Fruitcup is on the buffet ---------------->
Help yourselves!
Noooooooooooooooooo!
Morning lol. Thanks for fruitcup. It has been a few days. Hope you stay warm.
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rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:07:38am |
re: #122 Fenway_Nation
Nice and steady then. We get snow maybe once or twice a winter.
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rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:09:18am |
re: #124 BlueCanuck
I was 14 at the time. Missed lots of school, and we had two snowmobiles, and helped our neighbors by going to the only grocery store that was open, getting them necessities. Make a good buck, too.
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littleoldlady Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:10:00am |
Hiya Erik! :-)
Everything's okay.
/as long as we don't lose power.
//in which case all bets are off :-(
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freetoken Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:10:19am |
re: #116 littleoldlady
Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™
Fruitcup is on the buffet ---------------->
Help yourselves!
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freetoken Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:11:50am |
re: #123 Killian Bundy
/will someone please cut up Obama's credit cards!
Do you really believe that Obama's only decision so far (the "stimulus bill") can make that much difference to all the investors in the world?
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littleoldlady Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:12:05am |
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:18:10am |
re: #127 rightside
I was 8. Unfortunately we had excellent snow removal at the time. I do remember snowbanks between the sidewalk and road taller then I was. But I was much shorter back then.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:18:41am |
Last time I was in an honest-to-god blizzard was about six years ago around Christmastime and I relished it. My father and sister literally got back from the supermarket with nearly a week's worth of food when the first snow began to fall- the TV worked and there was some college football on in the background as we got a roaring fire going in the fireplace. A few times, I made it a point to bundle up and actually go out in the snow at random intervals....
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TheMatrix31 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:28:42am |
re: #133 Fenway_Nation
Last time I was in an honest-to-god blizzard was about six years ago around Christmastime and I relished it. My father and sister literally got back from the supermarket with nearly a week's worth of food when the first snow began to fall- the TV worked and there was some college football on in the background as we got a roaring fire going in the fireplace. A few times, I made it a point to bundle up and actually go out in the snow at random intervals....
That would make me so happy.
I hate LA.
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nature boy Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:29:14am |
re: #2 gmsc
gmsc's money tips #11:
Even if you ignore every other money tip I give you, here's one that suggest you don't ignore - TRACK YOUR FINANCES!
Before you even enter one bit of data into a financial program, though, the first step should be putting together a financial crib sheet. If anything unfortunate should happen to you, your loved ones should be able to track down important records.
The next step is a little more what you would expect, finding a program to track financial spending. The king here is one that has sat on its thrown for more than a quarter of a century - Quicken. The variety of features, including internet-enabled tracking of your online accounts is a great help. Windows users will find more options for their systems than Mac users will, but either version of Quicken is a great way to start. There are even bonus features available on the website, if you look closely enough.
The other offline financial software solution is Microsoft Money, which has also gained a respectable following. It's a good choice, assuming you're running a Windows platform.
For the online financial programs, the clear winner is Mint. It has many (although not all) of the features of Quicken or Microsoft Money, but it has one feature neither of them does - it's free!
Another good free online financial tracking program is Yodlee. As a matter of fact, you can't really decide between Mint and Yodlee, because Yodlee is the financial software engine that powers Mint. Mint is a much better front-end (a dressing up, if you will) of Yodlee, but Yodlee is no slouch.
Do you think it's safe to use an online financial program?
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:30:30am |
re: #135 TheMatrix31
It was one of those rare deals where we weren't prepared, but were able to prepare on short notice (stocking up on food, bringing in firewood etc) and didn't really have to go anywhere anytime soon....
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freetoken Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:43:59am |
re: #123 Killian Bundy
Just to follow up...
The NYT ran a series of short OP-EDs from a variety of economists who were queried to answer the question: When Will the Recession Be Over? Suspect that many here will want to believe what William Poole has to say, however one could also say that as Poole was the President of the St. Louis Fed for the last 10 years then he has to take some of the blame himself.
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rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:54:25am |
For those of you who have never heard of Rush's parody about global warming, I give you, "ball of fire" Sung to the tune of Johnny Cash's "ring of fire", as sung by "white comic" Paul Shanklin, in the voice of algore.
The earth, is a precious thing.
Because of man, it's warming.
Earth's temperature has risen half a degree higher,
So obviously, the world will soon be a ball of fire.
chorus
Our whole world will be a burning ball of fire,
Polar bears drown, drown as the seas get higher.
As it burns, burns, burns...the earth on fire, a ball of fire.
The taste... of fame is sweet.
Without this gig, who'd listen to me?
So change your ways every man and child.
Oh before, the fire goes wild.
chorus
Our whole world will be a burning ball of fire,
Polar bears drown, drown as the seas get higher.
As it burns, burns, burns...the earth on fire, a ball of fire.
outro
Our whole world will be a burning ball of fire,
Polar bears drown, drown as the seas get higher.
As it burns, burns, burns...the earth on fire, a ball of fire.
As it burns, burns, burns...the world on fire, ball of fire.
Ball of fire, ball of fire.
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TheMatrix31 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:56:37am |
So weird, I haven't heard ANYTHING about the Los Angeles mayoral election.....
Who's the conservative?
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:59:29am |
re: #140 TheMatrix31
So weird, I haven't heard ANYTHING about the Los Angeles mayoral election.....
Who's the conservative?
Ron Paul?
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Crux Australis Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:00:07am |
The All Ordinaries and ASX200 were down 2.8% and 3.4% respectively today. The All Ordinaries index is down to 5 year lows. Interestingly the Australian Stock Exchange has lost 25% of its value since Obama was elected on November 4.
Australia is able to survive wildfires, floods, drought and locust plagues but can it survive Obama and "deer in the headlights" Kevin Rudd.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:02:28am |
re: #142 Crux Australis
Did Australia propose a 'stimulus plan' with half the pork and waste that was in the one 0bama passed?
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jim in virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:06:47am |
Morning all. We've got about six inches of global warminig I need to go out and shovel.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:07:16am |
re: #134 rightside
Ah yes the toboganning. We had a few good hills. Used crazy carpets, flying saucers, tubes. Good times.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:09:44am |
Maybe I'm looking at this all wrong and the 0bama admin. could be a glorious opportunity to recoup my gambling losses. Don't get me wrong, I don't think I pissed away more than $500 altogether last year...and I'm sure there were better things I could've done with my money than put it on the slots and ponies.....but those damn predatory lenders racetracks and casinos! I had no choice.....
/That's certainly worth pile-driving the world's free market economies into the ground over.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:10:35am |
re: #145 BlueCanuck
Ah....but would you crash on purpose like some of us did?
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Jim in Virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:11:59am |
rightside- are you Canadian?
littleoldlady- how's things? You staying warm and dry?
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Crux Australis Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:12:42am |
re: #143 Fenway_Nation
Did Australia propose a 'stimulus plan' with half the pork and waste that was in the one 0bama passed?
Yes, but there is less "pork" in the Australian stimulus plan. Each taxpayer who receives less than $A100,000p.a. will receive a $A950 tax free bonus on their tax return for this year and there is a huge amount to be spent on vital infrastructure such as railways, roads and schools. At least some very important road and rail projects are being brought forward or have been taken off the backburner.
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Pigtown Water Dog Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:14:47am |
Hi from Baltimore--we got a couple of inches, so no school today! Yay!
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goddessoftheclassroom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:15:11am |
Good morning, Lizards. No snow here, thank goodness!
| 154 |
BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:18:27am |
re: #147 Fenway_Nation
Of course. As long as no permanent damage would happen. Trees and solid objects were verbotten.
| 155 |
Jim in Virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:18:51am |
goddess, can I send you some all of ours?
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NYCHardhat Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:22:45am |
re: #151 Jim in Virginia
NYC hardhat! Are you snowed in?
Drove from central NJ to the city. 2 hours. I left a little before 4am.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:23:01am |
Good morning {goddess}. No snow is a good thing at this time of the season.
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goddessoftheclassroom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:23:07am |
{BlueCanuck}
{Jim in Virginia}
{Fenway Nation}
No thank you, Jim, on the snow offer. My school's musical is this Friday, and I need every second of dress rehearsal time this week! If we had your snow, I'd be in tears right now.
Fenway Nation, I haven't been paying attention to tea parties, but I love the idea. After this week, I should be able to lift my head and see what's going on around me.
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goddessoftheclassroom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:23:52am |
re: #157 NYCHardhat
Drove from central NJ to the city. 2 hours. I left a little before 4am.
{NYCHardhat}
I'm glad you arrived safely. That must have been exhausting and stressful.
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NYCHardhat Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:24:30am |
re: #160 goddessoftheclassroom
{NYCHardhat}
I'm glad you arrived safely. That must have been exhausting and stressful.
Good morning dear. Yes. I need a cigarette and a scotch. Sometimes I hate working for a utility.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:26:01am |
re: #159 goddessoftheclassroom
Fenway Nation, I haven't been paying attention to tea parties, but I love the idea. After this week, I should be able to lift my head and see what's going on around me.
Depending on which 0bama mouthpiece MSM outlet you listen to, it was all made up or entirely the workings of paid GOP operatives...
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Lib Wingnut Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:26:06am |
Anyone see Jindal on 60 Minutes last night?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:26:12am |
Wife had to work. Would not let me drive her to work. She got angry at the idea of me babying her in such a fashion.
Of course, I had to clean 8 inches of snow off of her car, shovel a pathway to her car, and warm it up for her.
Trying to figure this marriage stuff out. Only 26 years in.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:27:15am |
re: #155 Jim in Virginia
goddess, can I send you
someall of ours?
How much you get, Jim? Minimum 8 inches here. And it's still snowing.
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goddessoftheclassroom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:27:38am |
re: #161 NYCHardhat
Good morning dear. Yes. I need a cigarette and a scotch. Sometimes I hate working for a utility.
God bless all you ultility workers. In my small town, we've never had power outages that lasted more than an hour. Our roads are plowed swiftly. Were so well looked after that we grumble if a side road isn't cleared when we should be amazed that all the main roads are.
| 169 |
Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:27:57am |
re: #161 NYCHardhat
My uncle backhandedly let me know that some of the utilities back east were hiring by saying something along the lines of 'They got people out there your mom's age!'....
/within earshot of my mother, of course.
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NYCHardhat Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:29:11am |
re: #169 Fenway_Nation
My uncle backhandedly let me know that some of the utilities back east were hiring by saying something along the lines of 'They got people out there your mom's age!'....
/within earshot of my mother, of course.
Unfortunately, he is correct.
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goddessoftheclassroom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:30:10am |
re: #164 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Wife had to work. Would not let me drive her to work. She got angry at the idea of me babying her in such a fashion.
Of course, I had to clean 8 inches of snow off of her car, shovel a pathway to her car, and warm it up for her.
Trying to figure this marriage stuff out. Only 26 years in.
You haven't comprehended the nuance between "babying" and "spoiling." "Babying" implies she can't do something; "spoiling" implies that you know that OF COURSE she could do the thing herself, but you INSIST on relieving her of the "icky" parts.
| 172 |
Jim in Virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:30:57am |
FBV, you get to stay home today? That's so unfair.
rightside, how much down your way?
Still snowing here; the dogs go out for a couple minutes, come in and they are speckled.
| 173 |
Jim in Virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:32:59am |
FBV- looks like two or three inches but still coming down.
Wife just got up."Oh, it's beautiful!"
She's right, of course, but she doesn't have to go out in it today.
Got to go get ready for work.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:33:13am |
re: #170 NYCHardhat
I heard the same thing about railways as well- altho' I wouldn't be surprised if most of the carriers are contemplating some sort of hiring freeze right now...
But yea.....God bless the utility workers who are out in conditions that would make most of us cringe if we even thought about them- making sure we have electricity, running water or gas....
| 175 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:33:31am |
re: #171 goddessoftheclassroom
She doesn't get the difference between babying and spoiling and it's my fault?
/
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rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:33:57am |
re: #172 Jim in Virginia
We only got about 3-4". Drove to work about 4am, no one else on the roads, and someone blocked a side road by plowing it, and leaving a wall of snow. I'm the only one at work.
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summergurl Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:34:36am |
Morning Lizards -
Kelly Clarkson fans have something in common with Ludacris fans...who knew?
| 179 |
Jim in Virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:35:00am |
re: #175 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You've been married 25 years and still not figured out everything is your fault?
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littleoldlady Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:35:24am |
{My Rove}! :-)
We have about 4+ inches so far. It's pretty!
/from inside the house ;-)
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:35:27am |
re: #179 Jim in Virginia
You've been married 25 years and still not figured out everything is your fault?
I meant "other than that."
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summergurl Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:35:36am |
re: #175 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
She doesn't get the difference between babying and spoiling and it's my fault?
/
It's always your fault/////
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Jim in Virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:35:53am |
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goddessoftheclassroom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:35:54am |
re: #175 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
She doesn't get the difference between babying and spoiling and it's my fault?
/
I bet you're a math person and she's a verbal person. Math people focus on the WHAT is said; verbal people focus how HOW it's said.
| 185 |
rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:35:57am |
re: #164 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Trying to figure this marriage stuff out. Only 26 years in.
*cough*youneverwill*cough*
| 186 |
rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:36:53am |
re: #177 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Like most men, I am reclined, in my skivvies and scratching myself.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:36:55am |
Execution on the science channel. Edison invented the freaking electric chair too? Dang. How about the electric snow-shovel drone.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:40:09am |
G'day from Down Under to [everyone}
Just had a laugh, thinking of FBV with one wife and how would he do with four of them! :-)
Just read that Indonesia is tightening it's polygamy rules - in future the old wife/wives must sign a paper in front of an official agreeing to another wife and the bloke has to prove he can support more wives....
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NYCHardhat Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:42:03am |
re: #178 summergurl
Morning Lizards -
Kelly Clarkson fans have something in common with Ludacris fans...who knew?
That is upsetting, I guess I'm pretty dumb for listening to Tool.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:42:08am |
re: #188 aussiemagpie
Four wives? Man, I could barely handle one.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:45:53am |
re: #190 BlueCanuck
Four wives? Man, I could barely handle one.
Hi, it's hard to imagine too, as a woman, sharing the old man with a few others...
| 192 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:47:57am |
Haven't they done studies and found that women who are together a lot eventually have menstrual cycles that coincide?
Four wives? (shudder)
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:49:04am |
re: #189 NYCHardhat
Does that make you a "tool"?
Saw them in Richmond with my son. Not my bag, but very talented group.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:49:08am |
re: #192 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Haven't they done studies and found that women who are together a lot eventually have menstrual cycles that coincide?
Four wives? (shudder)
Hi, you'd be getting four cars ready now.... :-)
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:49:10am |
re: #192 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
LOL, yeah I have heard that too. Sounds like a hell week to me.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:49:49am |
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:50:26am |
re: #192 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
There is no humor menses in Islam...
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NYCHardhat Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:50:50am |
re: #193 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Does that make you a "tool"?
Saw them in Richmond with my son. Not my bag, but very talented group.
I am a tool. But not a useful idiot.
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jim in virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:00:17am |
re: #192 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Haven't they done studies and found that women who are together a lot eventually have menstrual cycles that coincide?
Four wives? (shudder)
One wife.
Two fourteen year old daughters.
I'm doomed.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:02:44am |
re: #199 jim in virginia
The two daughters will drive you over the edge. Just because they are teenagers. Do you have your game face ready for their dates? The rules printed out for prospects?
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:04:19am |
Monday Morning Quote:
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help"- Ronald Reagan
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summergurl Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:04:46am |
Who was it calling for "one square usage"? Sheryl Crow?
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:05:48am |
re: #199 jim in virginia
One wife.
Two fourteen year old daughters.
I'm doomed.
I am in the same boat. 11 and 9. I told the wife that I am buying a cottage on a lake and running away for 1 week each month.
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Scorch Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:06:20am |
I really enjoy these early morning threads which tend to be a discussion on all subjects and not a witch hunt like late night threads. :)
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:06:24am |
re: #203 Erik The Red
ERIK! You stateside yet?
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:07:07am |
re: #203 Erik The Red
I am in the same boat. 11 and 9. I told the wife that I am buying a cottage on a lake and running away for 1 week each month.
Studies show that men with multiple daughters last longer.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:07:27am |
re: #204 Scorch
Bummer of a Karma there Scorch. Relax. Here...have a cup of coffee.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:08:01am |
re: #206 Afrocity
Studies show that men with multiple daughters last longer.
That can be read a few different ways.
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soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:08:36am |
re: #201 Afrocity
Didn't he also say government is not the answer to your problems, government is the problem.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:08:41am |
re: #205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
ERIK! You stateside yet?
Not yet end of May beginning of June. My house is becoming a nightmare to sell. I was at the US Consulate on Thursday to get the visas for the family. Should have them early next week :)
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Jim in Virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:08:41am |
re: #206 Afrocity
Studies show that men with multiple daughters last longer.
No, it just seems that way.
Loved your chocolate recipe at the top of the thread.
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:08:43am |
re: #207 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Bummer of a Karma there Scorch. Relax. Here...have a cup of coffee.
I gave him an upding.
I have learned to stay away between 6-8PM.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:09:06am |
Morning Afrocity. How's things by Lake Michigan?
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:09:45am |
re: #206 Afrocity
Studies show that men with multiple daughters last longer.
I think it just feels sooo much longer///
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Jim in Virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:10:11am |
re: #200 BlueCanuck
The two daughters will drive you over the edge. Just because they are teenagers. Do you have your game face ready for their dates? The rules printed out for prospects?
They can date anyone they want to, once they are thirty and out of the convent.
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:10:31am |
re: #213 BlueCanuck
I have have a view of lake Michigan from my apartment. It is doing great, icy but great.
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summergurl Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:10:48am |
re: #215 Erik The Red
I think it just feels sooo much longer///
Poor hubby and sons, we have three girls and three boys - the guys went fishing ALOT.
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:12:00am |
heh, reminds me of the joke about why men die, on average, before their wives. Because they want to. :)
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:12:04am |
I've just been browsing through various sites and found this - great photos of waves at Waimea Bay, Oahu
Just wonderful photography!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:12:14am |
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:12:32am |
re: #216 Jim in Virginia
They can date anyone they want to, once they are thirty and out of the convent.
JiV are you sure we are not related?
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Scorch Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:13:02am |
re: #207 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
LOL I never was one to tow someone elses' political agenda and never will be. Of course I'm an ol fart and really enjoy the discussion here of the young kids in the families. Brings back good memories when our kids were children.
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3 wood Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:13:59am |
Good morning.
Look for another bad day on the market. The futures are down about 2% overnight and the Nikkei and Hang Seng lost about 3%. As I've said before, I think the Dow will drop to about 6,000 shortly.
What you are seeing is a complete "no confidence" vote my the market in Obama's budget and policy moves.
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:14:15am |
re: #219 BlueCanuck
heh, reminds me of the joke about why men die, on average, before their wives. Because they want to. :)
What did God say after creating man?
I can do so much better.
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reine.de.tout Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:16:57am |
re: #220 aussiemagpie
I've just been browsing through various sites and found this - great photos of waves at Waimea Bay, Oahu
Just wonderful photography!
Morning, aussie!
what a great photo!
amazing.
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Scorch Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:18:16am |
Ya'll have a great day. I'm off to the rain locker then off to the field. Interesting to hear about the weather up there while were sticking seeds in the ground down here in South Texas.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:18:32am |
re: #224 3 wood
Kind of curious to see the disconnect between the markets and the still-fawning MSM. Especially on CNBC where you have the Mad Money guy among others basically calling 0bama a full-blown commie interspersed with commercials for Keith Olberdouche's or Chrissy Matthews 0bama slurpfest on sister network MSNBC...........
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:19:08am |
re: #225 Afrocity
I bow to a superior being. ;)
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:20:09am |
re: #228 Fenway_Nation
Kind of curious to see the disconnect between the markets and the still-fawning MSM. Especially on CNBC where you have the Mad Money guy among others basically calling 0bama a full-blown commie interspersed with commercials for Keith Olberdouche's or Chrissy Matthews 0bama slurpfest on sister network MSNBC...........
MSNBC should fire Olberman, Maddow, and Mathews. They are terrible journalists.
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:20:52am |
Morning all. My cookbook showed up Saturday. Why does the little blue Lizard on the left hand side of the table remind me of otingoC?
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Jim in Virginia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:21:00am |
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:22:18am |
re: #226 reine.de.tout
Morning, aussie!
what a great photo!
amazing.
Hi {reine} Yes those photos aere just amazing - I've been to that place but not in winter so the waves weren't so huge then
My surfer son was still mightly impressed though
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:23:30am |
re: #230 Afrocity
MSNBC should fire Olberman, Maddow, and Mathews. They are terrible journalists.
aclling those 3 "jounalists" is akin to calling a guy that works at a Quick Lube Oil Change place an "Auto Mechanic"
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:24:22am |
re: #235 sattv4u2
acllingCALLING those 3 "jounalists" is akin to calling a guy that works at a Quick Lube Oil Change place an "Auto Mechanic"
sorry,,, 1st day with the new thumbs!
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:25:16am |
re: #230 Afrocity
MSNBC should fire Olberman, Maddow, and Mathews. They are terrible journalists.
Actually, the irony gets even thicker when it comes to talk radio. More than once I've been listening to Lars Larsen's show and listening to underhanded ways this administration will try and help itself to more tax dollars or further erode freedom of speech or the right to bear arms in this country.....and when they go to commercial, there will be a radio ad for MSNBC promising in-depth coverage of the first 100 days of the 0bama administration, promising in-depth coverage by the aforementione excerable 'reporters'...with quasi-'patriotic' drum and trumpet music in the background...
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David IV of Georgia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:26:30am |
re: #224 3 wood
Good morning.
Look for another bad day on the market. The futures are down about 2% overnight and the Nikkei and Hang Seng lost about 3%. As I've said before, I think the Dow will drop to about 6,000 shortly.
What you are seeing is a complete "no confidence" vote my the market in Obama's budget and policy moves.
Obama is acting like a teenager with daddy's credit card.
Obama said again yesterday he is going to halve the budget by October. The only way I see that possible is to gut the military.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:27:38am |
re: #235 sattv4u2
aclling those 3 "jounalists" is akin to calling a guy that works at a Quick Lube Oil Change place an "Auto Mechanic"
That's insulting to Quick Lube Oil Change guys everywhere! They're much more useful to society in general than 0lberdouche and Chrissy....
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:28:51am |
Good Blizzary Morning, Fellow Lizards!
Man! It just doesn't get any better than this! A "massive" demonstration was planned for today at the Capital by the "Greens" to protest Global Warming and the governments inaction. As it is currently 22 degrees and it's snowing sideways the government has closed down (hint: I'm home today!) - so, in essence, they (if they actually choose to brave the elements) will be protesting to . . . . . NOBODY!
bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:30:49am |
re: #236 sattv4u2
sorry,,, 1st day with the new thumbs!
Such a good comment, didn't even notice the typo.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:32:27am |
re: #240 vapig
Big argument last night about Global Warming and how one snow doesn't mean anything. It was pretty harsh.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:32:32am |
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
Deja new: Prop. 8 challenge reaches Calif. court
SO ,,,, let me get this "straight" (pun intended) The California citizenry, by an OVERWHELMING margin, defeat this proposition. Proponents of the proposition, not liking the outcome of the election, take this to court!
Lets say the court rules in their favor!
What country do I live in!?!?!
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:32:52am |
re: #241 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Such a good comment, didn't even notice the typo.
looking back , there were a couple! But thank you!
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monkeytime Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:34:32am |
Iran calls for the arrest of Israel PM
AND an apology I'm sure.
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summergurl Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:34:39am |
re: #221 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Mrs. Brady?
I am one of six...three boys/three girls.
Mom?
Tell me about it - even had a housekeeper named Alice.
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:35:30am |
re: #240 vapig
The other day I was walking down the street and a "greenpeace" kid saw me. I carry a tote bag which says "SHOP LOCAL"
Greenie: (big fake smile) Hey, Hey shop local girl. Now you look like a cunning woman of color that is into her environment.
Afrocity: (smiles, retching on the inside)
Greenie: You have some time to speak to us at Greenpeace to save the environment from Republican dolts?
Afrocity: (stops) Well actually no. I am a Republican asshole who doesn't give a sh%t about the environment...Remember?
The kid had his mouth dropped open.
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3 wood Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:35:41am |
re: #228 Fenway_Nation
Most of the MSM have dropped any pretense of "journalism" and are now if full bore activist support/shill mode.
That, and most of the media people I have met in my life, and I've met quite a few, are amazingly dumb. I know some who have admitted to me they went into journalism in college cause they could not handle math. And the clowns on TV are empty suits who just look good reading a prompter. ... like our President.
Part of the side effect of this market collapse is that many pension funds and 401K's have now lost half or more of their value. The concept of "retirement" as in not working anymore and enjoying your golden years is now becoming out of reach for many people. Folks within 10 years of "retirement" need to start thinking about how they are going to maintain some income after they no longer are working in their current chosen field.
Second, anyone over 50 needs to be thinking of a Plan B for your career in case you get called into the bosses office handed your retirement papers. I think a lot of companies will be doing that to try to cut costs.
Third, for empty nesters, there is the very real possibility that grown children who have lost their jobs may be moving back home to the nest soon, so be thinking about how to handle that. I think unemployment is going to be announced at 8% by the end of the week, and will go up to about 10%. But I'm certain that without the TARP 1 of the banks, we would be approaching 20%.
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David IV of Georgia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:35:48am |
I'm off to the doctor in a few minutes to see if my left arm is fractured or just sprained. Tripped on a curb.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:36:03am |
What are all of the housekeepers going to do when no one can afford them. Landscapers...nannies...personal trainers....
....GAH!
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:36:17am |
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
Renegade soldiers kill Guinea-Bissau president
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau – Renegade soldiers assassinated the president of Guinea-Bissau in his palace Monday, hours after a bomb blast killed his rival, but the military said that no coup was in progress in the fragile West African nation.
If we don't call it a coup, it's not a coup, got it?
or I KEEEEL you !
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:36:42am |
re: #247 Afrocity
I am so attracted to you right now....
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3 wood Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:37:04am |
re: #238 David IV of Georgia
Watch what Obama does, not what he says.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:37:15am |
re: #249 David IV of Georgia
Nice one hand typing there. Hope just a sprain...
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KitchenQueen Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:37:58am |
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:38:43am |
re: #252 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Aw someone who finally "gets" me.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:39:53am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:40:00am |
I am the only one at home. Me and the dog.
Does it get any better than this?
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:40:05am |
re: #247 Afrocity
The other day I was walking down the street and a "greenpeace" kid saw me. I carry a tote bag which says "SHOP LOCAL"
Greenie: (big fake smile) Hey, Hey shop local girl. Now you look like a cunning woman of color that is into her environment.
Afrocity: (smiles, retching on the inside)
Greenie: You have some time to speak to us at Greenpeace to save the environment from Republican dolts?
Afrocity: (stops) Well actually no. I am a Republican asshole who doesn't give a sh%t about the environment...Remember?The kid had his mouth dropped open.
That was great! 1000 updings if I could!
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:40:45am |
re: #259 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I am the only one at home. Me and the dog.
Does it get any better than this?
ummm,,,well ,,,,,,, umm,,,, YEAH ,,,, but I'll get in trouble if I say it here !
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:41:07am |
re: #247 Afrocity
I'm glad I didn't have hot coffee in my mouth when I read that!
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monkeytime Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:41:40am |
re: #250 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
What are all of the housekeepers going to do when no one can afford them. Landscapers...nannies...personal trainers....
....GAH!
Well since no one has any money in their 401K - that is our new retirement plan. We can choose to work at Walmart or as housekeeper/grounds keeper for some Hollywood Bigwigs or Politicians who didn't have to use the reitirement system the rest of us did.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:42:00am |
re: #247 Afrocity
LOL! I regret that I have but one upding to give.....
Something similar happened to me a few weeks back. I was running some errands at the nearby grocery store and there were some Greenpeace types with questionaires. They were asking pretty much anyone who came by to fill out a questionaire- with the notable exception of me. Tattered blue-jeans, tattered windbreaker, tattered cap, paint-spattered USA baseball t-shirt on underneath; there must've been something about me they didn't trust. In fact, I think one of the cringed when I walked by...
/I was so looking forward to some moonbat-baiting
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BlueCanuck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:42:36am |
well time to log off and get read to bail. See you all later on. Might not be on mch this week. VACATION TIME! Stay scaly and warm all.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:44:31am |
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:45:11am |
re: #265 Fenway_Nation
I was so looking forward to some moonbat-baiting
Oh, man. You could have told them you're on your way to a Republican Seal Roast or something.
///I'm sure you guys know I'm an animal lover but just in case...
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:46:03am |
re: #266 BlueCanuck
well time to log off and get read to bail. See you all later on. Might not be on mch this week. VACATION TIME! Stay scaly and warm all.
Bye Blue! By the time you come back, the loonie could be worth more than the greenback again....
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:46:24am |
re: #268 Chicago Blonde
Oh, man. You could have told them you're on your way to a Republican Seal Roast or something.
///I'm sure you guys know I'm an animal lover but just in case...
That's ok. Personally, I think saying whatever you need to to make a libs head explode is worth the effort!
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:46:41am |
re: #255 KitchenQueen
Hopium - great word!
It actually sounds like we can make Obama his very periodic table of elements
Hopium
Changenium
Amerikum
Moron (a natural gas)
Nickel
Carbon footprint
Barney Frankium
Tin Foil
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:47:14am |
re: #268 Chicago Blonde
Oh, man. You could have told them you're on your way to a Republican Seal Roast or something.
///I'm sure you guys know I'm an animal lover but just in case...
I go into Whole Foods, walk up to the seafood counter and ask if they have any Tuna Free DOLPHIN!
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:47:29am |
re: #263 Chicago Blonde
I'm glad I didn't have hot coffee in my mouth when I read that!
Happened right on Michigan Ave. and Adams.
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:47:56am |
re: #247 Afrocity
The other day I was walking down the street and a "greenpeace" kid saw me. I carry a tote bag which says "SHOP LOCAL"
Greenie: (big fake smile) Hey, Hey shop local girl. Now you look like a cunning woman of color that is into her environment.
Afrocity: (smiles, retching on the inside)
Greenie: You have some time to speak to us at Greenpeace to save the environment from Republican dolts?
Afrocity: (stops) Well actually no. I am a Republican asshole who doesn't give a sh%t about the environment...Remember?The kid had his mouth dropped open.
Or the old people! Can't forget we don't care about the oldsters.
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:48:01am |
Whew guys coming up on 6 am and it's over 50 degrees according to the bank accross the way. Hows everyone on this glorious warm morning.
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johnnyreb Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:49:27am |
re: #275 Rustler
Whew guys coming up on 6 am and it's over 50 degrees according to the bank accross the way. Hows everyone on this glorious warm morning.
Looking out the window at about a foot of snow that I have to shovel and it is still snowing.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:49:41am |
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:50:22am |
re: #277 johnnyreb
Did Paul Newman steal your snowblower?
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:50:31am |
re: #240 vapig
Good Blizzary Morning, Fellow Lizards!
Man! It just doesn't get any better than this! A "massive" demonstration was planned for today at the Capital by the "Greens" to protest Global Warming and the governments inaction. As it is currently 22 degrees and it's snowing sideways the government has closed down (hint: I'm home today!) - so, in essence, they (if they actually choose to brave the elements) will be protesting to . . . . . NOBODY!
bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Don't worry, this is no longer glabal warming or climate change - now it's EXTREME climate!
This was the new description used here after the disastrous Victorian bushfires
I also checked out your link, delved into the depths of Green Gossip and found an interview with some actor woman Jenna Elfman whoever she may be
I was struck with her profoundly deep words in answer to some question:
I really put my attention on staying present and just doing what I’m doing while I’m doing it!
I'm memorising that as it's so meaningful ///
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:50:38am |
re: #272 sattv4u2
I go into Whole Foods, walk up to the seafood counter and ask if they have any Tuna Free DOLPHIN!
Bwa hahahahaha!
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:50:51am |
re: #277 johnnyreb
Looking out the window at about a foot of snow that I have to shovel and it is still snowing.
I had to hold myself back from downdinging that based on the content alone.
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:51:13am |
re: #251 sattv4u2
Well, you beat me to the post, but I haven't seen anything to suggest that the RoP may have been involved (yet).
Political pressure groups and leaders: NA
/Just another 3rd world leadership change
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kcladderman Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:51:55am |
re: #239 Fenway_Nation
That's insulting to Quick Lube Oil Change guys everywhere! They're much more useful to society in general than 0lberdouche and Chrissy....
The used oil from an oil change is more useful than the douche and tingly leg
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:52:11am |
re: #277 johnnyreb
Yeah Al Gore must be visiting the East coast he took our Cold weather with him. Had a really wierd winter here this year. I'm Willing to bet our trees look terrible and the garden doesn't do to well because of the rapid shifts from freezing to 60's causing early blooms.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:52:52am |
re: #272 sattv4u2
I go into Whole Foods, walk up to the seafood counter and ask if they have any Tuna Free DOLPHIN!
Or a tankfull of live lobsters because you like to hear them scream!
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:53:51am |
re: #273 Afrocity
*sigh* I was herding stuff into bags at a grocery store in the self-checkout line, and I use plastic bags because I use those I walk the North American WaterBed Hound, as I call him. I was getting stuff for my mom as well because she wasn't feeling well. I'm trying to get out of there and there's a woman with one of those reusable bags open behind me with this self-righteous little smile on her face. I just ignored her...
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:53:58am |
re: #283 Bubblehead II
Actually, South American drug trafficers could be just as likely culprits as the ROP. That country has gained a reputation as a staging area for narcotics shipments between South America and European markets...
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:54:13am |
re: #265 Fenway_Nation
LOL! I regret that I have but one upding to give.....
Something similar happened to me a few weeks back. I was running some errands at the nearby grocery store and there were some Greenpeace types with questionaires. They were asking pretty much anyone who came by to fill out a questionaire- with the notable exception of me. Tattered blue-jeans, tattered windbreaker, tattered cap, paint-spattered USA baseball t-shirt on underneath; there must've been something about me they didn't trust. In fact, I think one of the cringed when I walked by...
/I was so looking forward to some moonbat-baiting
Those guys are morons. They don't usually ask people of color. I had a friend who worked for them and she said that they are purposefully told to stay away from blacks and latinos and Asians because it is a waste of their time. The only time they bother with me is when I look exceptionally liberal such as:
I am wearing something very afrocentric and hip
I am wearing a do-rag and a fake nose piercing
I am with a Caucasian
I wear my Jimi Hendrix tee short
I am wearing something that has a so called "liberal slogan" such as my SHOP LOCAL bag.
They are hypocrites
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:55:07am |
re: #285 Rustler
Yeah Al Gore must be visiting the East coast he took our Cold weather with him. Had a really wierd winter here this year. I'm Willing to bet our trees look terrible and the garden doesn't do to well because of the rapid shifts from freezing to 60's causing early blooms.
You, sir, are suffering from EXTREME climate.
re: #280 aussiemagpie
Don't worry, this is no longer glabal warming or climate change - now it's EXTREME climate!
/am I a fast learner or what?
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:55:30am |
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:56:53am |
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:57:51am |
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:58:32am |
re: #289 Afrocity Bah I don't even get a shout out from them when I wear an Old shirt of mine that Says "Go Green" on the back. Then again the front is a big old Pot leaf from when i was still in "High" school.
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:58:37am |
re: #289 Afrocity
I have short, asymmetrical hair with two colors, and tend to wear funky earrings. If I wore that with a Reagan t-shirt I wonder if I could make their heads implode...
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:58:42am |
re: #280 aussiemagpie
I read the other day that we briefly transitioned from Global Warming to Climate Change, and now to Climate Crisis, which allows for all sorts of left-wing BS to be foisted upon us (after all, we need to take drastic action in a crisis!)...
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:58:52am |
Y'all should see me when I get to talk to a PETA type. Love it when they assume the "kinship".
I get to slap them around for a bit about silly things... freedom... personal choice... etc.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 4:59:31am |
re: #280 aussiemagpie
I'm memorising that as it's so meaningful ///
Extreme climate? Do they ever get tired of being wrong? And in answer to the Jenna Elfman query - she was Darma of Darma and Greg (sitcom) who probably only got the part because she is composer Danny Elfman's (does movie music scores mostly for Tim Burton - they seem to go together in style) daughter. And it doesn't surprise me she a flaming loon.
Also, I really hope those terrible fires didn't effect you. They were a terrible disaster and you were all in my prayers!
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Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:00:41am |
There's about half a foot of snow on the ground and it's still coming down like it'll never stop. Happy, happy, joy, joy.
Morning all!
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:01:03am |
re: #297 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
PETA says pets are little better than slaves, right? Yeah, my pets suffer.
Idiots.
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:01:06am |
re: #287 Chicago Blonde
*sigh* I was herding stuff into bags at a grocery store in the self-checkout line, and I use plastic bags because I use those I walk the North American WaterBed Hound, as I call him. I was getting stuff for my mom as well because she wasn't feeling well. I'm trying to get out of there and there's a woman with one of those reusable bags open behind me with this self-righteous little smile on her face. I just ignored her...
You know those bother me. I need the plastic bags for dog poop. I own a large recyclable bag and I dont carry it around with me all of the time.
yesterday in Jewel's there was a woman who had these recyclable bags and she was shopping w/o a cart or carry basket-- just putting her groceries into the bags. I find that unsettling. What if she walks out without paying?
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rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:02:14am |
Halfway through my workday thanks. And enjoying my plastic grocery bags too!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:02:29am |
Gonna watch, "Be Kind, Rewind". BBL!
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:02:43am |
re: #290 J.D.
/am I a fast learner or what?
LOL! Well done JD!
You have to have the correct jargon, which changes regularly for Algore disciples
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Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:02:54am |
re: #302 Afrocity
Hey - think about it. Selling food? Food? That's just so wrong! People need food to live! Those mega corporations should just give it away!
///
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:03:08am |
Gold shot up $14 to $956 an ounce this morning- I'm not sure how much that new shari'a compliant gold ETF that was introduced in Dubai had to do with the upward swing. Despite all the bad news on Friday, gold was actually down about $60 an ounce from an earlier high of $994 an ounce in Feb (most likely profit-taking).
Right now gold is hoovering around at just under $950 an ounce with the NYMEX set to open in less than an hour.
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:03:25am |
re: #301 Chicago Blonde
PETA says pets are little better than slaves, right? Yeah, my pets suffer.
Idiots.
The other day, one of my colleagues said that if he died, he wanted to come back as christheprofessor's dog... Needless to say, I took that as a compliment. I spoil my bitch...
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:04:11am |
re: #302 Afrocity
What if she walks out without paying?
Never thought about that. You have a point.
Yeah, I was waiting for her to say something so I could smile and say at least my pets are recycled.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:04:17am |
re: #287 Chicago Blonde
*sigh* I was herding stuff into bags at a grocery store in the self-checkout line, and I use plastic bags because I use those I walk the North American WaterBed Hound, as I call him. I was getting stuff for my mom as well because she wasn't feeling well. I'm trying to get out of there and there's a woman with one of those reusable bags open behind me with this self-righteous little smile on her face. I just ignored her...
I had one of those maggots in front of me on Saturday - took forever to fill those *bleeping* little bags up and the paper bags he asked for - kill trees much? While he was still in earshot I asked for plastic.
Like you, I use them to follow my Miss Daisy and I also use them as garbage bags. In other words, I use them more than that guy will ever use his brown bags!
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:04:47am |
Hold yourselves back!
Mattel Unveils Andrea Merkel Barbie Doll
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:05:32am |
re: #302 Afrocity It ok tho cause she is helping the environment. I use plastic bags because the get recycled as trash bags for my little desk trashcan. At one point in time I had a hemp net bag I used for grocery shopping but got sick of having to remember it evertime I went somewhere and turned it into a Beach bag, with a couple towels, sunscreen, swimming trunks and a few water bottles and cereal bars.
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:05:52am |
re: #295 Chicago Blonde
I have short, asymmetrical hair with two colors, and tend to wear funky earrings. If I wore that with a Reagan t-shirt I wonder if I could make their heads implode...
LOL. I have a tee shirt that say "I VOTED FOR CARTER" on the front.
On the back it says "...AND I HAVE BEEN A REPUBLICAN EVER SINCE"
Liberal guys smile when they see me coming, then when they do that double take on my ass, they get a big surprise :-)
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:06:24am |
The first time I was asked "paper or plastic?" I had no idea what the girl meant, so I said, "Cash."
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:06:46am |
re: #296 christheprofessor
I read the other day that we briefly transitioned from Global Warming to Climate Change, and now to Climate Crisis, which allows for all sorts of left-wing BS to be foisted upon us (after all, we need to take drastic action in a crisis!)...
Hello {CTP}!
Why yes, we MUST DO SOMETHING!/
You'll like this, from Andrew Bolt's blog today
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:07:34am |
re: #288 Fenway_Nation
Ummm, South Africa perhaps? And I missed this on my first glance. My bad.
Religions: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
So the RoP could still be behind this.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:07:50am |
re: #285 Rustler
Yeah Al Gore must be visiting the East coast he took our Cold weather with him. Had a really wierd winter here this year. I'm Willing to bet our trees look terrible and the garden doesn't do to well because of the rapid shifts from freezing to 60's causing early blooms.
I thought the same thing. While I really enjoyed the 60 degrees on Friday I had a feeling the winter wasn't through with us. I wasn't, however, expecting a snow storm!
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:08:14am |
re: #314 Afrocity
For some reason, I'm reminded of those shirts with 'MAKE 7' on the front and 'UP YOURS' on the back....
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:08:45am |
re: #314 Afrocity
LOL. I have a tee shirt that say "I VOTED FOR CARTER" on the front.
On the back it says "...AND I HAVE BEEN A REPUBLICAN EVER SINCE"Liberal guys smile when they see me coming, then when they do that double take on my ass, they get a big surprise :-)
THAT is a GREAT shirt!
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:08:49am |
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:09:33am |
re: #319 Fenway_Nation
For some reason, I'm reminded of those shirts with 'MAKE 7' on the front and 'UP YOURS' on the back....
I remember those shirts. Liked the shirts - hated the commercials!
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abaleh Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:09:43am |
re: #317 Bubblehead II
Ummm, South Africa perhaps? And I missed this on my first glance. My bad.
Religions: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
So the RoP could still be behind this.
Sometimes a country can be f(*&ed up simply because it's f(*^ed up, without any relation to the RoP.
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:10:49am |
re: #316 aussiemagpie
The climatologists who cried wolf... ;)
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:11:06am |
re: #314 Afrocity
That's hilarious. I mentioned I gave up shopping for Lent but as soon as it's over I'm getting me a Reagan or anti-Che t-shirt.
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:11:16am |
Gotta step away.....later lizards and lizardettes...
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:11:30am |
re: #321 Chicago Blonde
I just scratched her head for you -- she's sound asleep at my feet...
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:12:03am |
re: #326 Chicago Blonde
I gave up Catholicism for lent...
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:12:49am |
re: #321 Chicago Blonde
re: #311 vapig
Aw, she's a sweetface! Give her a cuddle for me, CTP.
Vapig - I know, annoying isn't it? Our dog is 55 lbs. Yes I DO need all those bags.
Yes! My dog is a basset hound and I need the bags also. Plus, unlike freakin moonbats (they're such hypocrits!) I'll also pick up other pooches presents!
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:12:54am |
re: #330 Fenway_Nation
I gave up giving up stuff I have no real intention of giving up.
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:12:59am |
re: #306 aussiemagpie
Al gave the commencement address at my son's college graduation in '05.
Imagine my delight!
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:13:08am |
re: #298 vapig
Extreme climate? Do they ever get tired of being wrong? And in answer to the Jenna Elfman query - she was Darma of Darma and Greg (sitcom) who probably only got the part because she is composer Danny Elfman's (does movie music scores mostly for Tim Burton - they seem to go together in style) daughter. And it doesn't surprise me she a flaming loon.
Also, I really hope those terrible fires didn't effect you. They were a terrible disaster and you were all in my prayers!
Thanks for the info, much appreciated as I'd not heard of her, mainly because I don't watch much telly
The fires were down south in Victoria, and there are still fires burning, a month later - apparently tomorrow is another day with similar weather conditions to February 7th in Victoria so it's going to be nervewracking for those people living in fire prone areas
Luckily we were safe this year in Sydney! Thanks for your kind thoughts :-)
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:13:24am |
I gave up processed foods for Lent. I figured it would help with the low-carb/paleolithic nutrition thing as well...
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rw in san diego Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:13:37am |
Good morning, all.
Hi CtP, good to see you. How's Lightning?
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:13:46am |
re: #323 abaleh
So true. Mexico makes a good example. Rampant corruption, lack of law enforcement, drug cartels, open warfare in the streets.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:13:59am |
re: #323 abaleh
Sometimes a country can be f(*&ed up simply because it's f(*^ed up, without any relation to the RoP.
True, but with the RoP involved any chance it may have had is just tipped right over the edge into hell.
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:14:11am |
re: #334 aussiemagpie
The Melbourne area also got some fires right about a week or 2 after the Vicroria ones started?
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:14:24am |
re: #330 Fenway_Nation
LOL! I'm Protestant actually but our church mentioned giving up something to see if we could. Gave up meat one year and lived on sea kittehs. Love seafood so that wasn't much of a hardship. Clothes though...I'm marking the days on a calendar.
Have a good day, Fenway_Nation.
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:14:46am |
re: #315 christheprofessor
The first time I was asked "paper or plastic?" I had no idea what the girl meant, so I said, "Cash."
So that would be... paper!
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opnion Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:15:07am |
Good Morning all. Did ya watch the History Channel last night?
Apparently Nostradamus predicted the demise of the planet in 2012, by a super wave of radiation from space. Hopi Indians have a similar prediction.
If this is true , no World Series at all for the Cubs.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:15:17am |
re: #301 Chicago Blonde
PETA says pets are little better than slaves, right? Yeah, my pets suffer.
Idiots.
My cats are always complaining about doing the dishes, putting out the rubbish, vacuuming.......next they'll be asking to be paid1
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:15:41am |
re: #331 vapig
You are a good person. Give your basset a hug for me, they're adorable.
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KitchenQueen Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:15:42am |
re: #296 christheprofessor
I read the other day that we briefly transitioned from Global Warming to Climate Change, and now to Climate Crisis, which allows for all sorts of left-wing BS to be foisted upon us (after all, we need to take drastic action in a crisis!)...
Yes, it's a crisis, i.e. "Do what we tell you to do. Right now. No time to think; we've done that for you. Give us money and some more of your freedom."
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:16:37am |
re: #335 christheprofessor
Someone suggested I give up...chocolate.
I just laughed at them...
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:17:00am |
re: #336 rw in san diego
Howdy, good to e-see you as well...
She's sweet and sound asleep at my feet, thanks...
re: #341 J.D.
So that would be... paper!
Honestly, after a moment's reflection, I thought she was asking whether I was paying by cash (paper) or credit card (plastic). My mind works in mysterious ways (which explains my extremely warped sense of humor)...
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:17:36am |
When I was in grade school (Catholic ,, nuns ,, the whole 9 yards) Sister Agnes asked me what I was giving up. I told her "Lent"
SMACK !
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:17:54am |
re: #345 KitchenQueen
Yes, it's a crisis, i.e. "Do what we tell you to do. Right now. No time to think; we've done that for you. Give us money and some more of your freedom."
Precisely...
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:18:54am |
re: #347 christheprofessor
Howdy, good to e-see you as well...
She's sweet and sound asleep at my feet, thanks...
re: #341 J.D.
Honestly, after a moment's reflection, I thought she was asking whether I was paying by cash (paper) or credit card (plastic). My mind works in mysterious ways (which explains my extremely warped sense of humor)...
Mine does also, but I always attributed it to my mother dropping me on my head numerous times when I was small!
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:18:57am |
re: #334 aussiemagpie
Thanks for the info, much appreciated as I'd not heard of her, mainly because I don't watch much telly
The fires were down south in Victoria, and there are still fires burning, a month later - apparently tomorrow is another day with similar weather conditions to February 7th in Victoria so it's going to be nervewracking for those people living in fire prone areas
Luckily we were safe this year in Sydney! Thanks for your kind thoughts :-)
I'm sorry to hear they're still burning down there - especially for those who live in their path. Our MFM has evidently decided it's now a non-story and has let it drop off the radar. Sounds like you all need some rain! My best wishes to you all and I'm glad you are safe!
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:18:57am |
re: #343 aussiemagpie
My cats are always complaining about doing the dishes, putting out the rubbish, vacuuming.......next they'll be asking to be paid1
Let's see - mine have certain chores. They involve:
-the white-and-orange cat must cuddle on me when I'm wearing black
-the dog must sniff all grocery bags as inspection
-the other cat sheds on the spare bed as laundry detail, she also serves as a hot water bottle when I'm sick (she's very nice to snuggle with me when I'm unwell)
Oh, and when I have company coming, they unload extra hair on the floor as a group effort.
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:19:01am |
re: #346 Chicago Blonde
I may have to make an exception for chocolate, now that you mention it...
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:19:07am |
re: #341 J.D.
Honestly, after a moment's reflection, I thought she was asking whether I was paying by cash (paper) or credit card (plastic). My mind works in mysterious ways (which explains my extremely warped sense of humor)...
I only knew the answer because the same thing happened to me.
Yes...really.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:19:59am |
re: #325 christheprofessor
The climatologists who cried wolf... ;)
Lovely photo too (your avatar) Gorgeous dog...
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:20:11am |
re: #353 christheprofessor
I may have to make an exception for chocolate, now that you mention it...
Oops. :) Didn't mean to make life difficult there...
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:20:26am |
re: #350 sattv4u2
That could explain my "problem" as well...
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Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:20:35am |
Morning, Lizards from the snow covered Carolinas. It is beautiful and I can enjoy it since I hear it will be 70 on Saturday.
just read this article and think it needs posting...
FTA
A Note to America from a Concerned Family Member
I owed it to you to give him a chance. I watched him. I listened to him. I read about him. And as I learned who he really was and what he really wanted, it became harder and harder for me to bite my tongue. It was too much to hope that you would see this on your own, and now it's time someone told you what you need to hear.
You hang on his every word. Each of his silver-tongued pronouncements takes you higher, draws you closer, beckons you to drink deeper. You want to believe the promises of a better life, of being whisked away to a place where danger can't find you, of a place where your heart can stay intact. He promises you the world and he gives you something to believe in.
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:20:52am |
re: #342 opnion It is postulated a large gamma blast from space(specifically a star going Nova a few hundred light years away) is what caused I believe it was the Permian Mass extinction.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:20:53am |
re: #326 Chicago Blonde
That's hilarious. I mentioned I gave up shopping for Lent but as soon as it's over I'm getting me a Reagan or anti-Che t-shirt.
I told my wife on Wednesday I was giving up Lent for Lent. She told me she was giving up sex if that was the case.
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:21:13am |
Chicago Blond you ought to get together with me sometimes when I feel in the mood to piss liberals off. I go to Wicker Park- the Chicago hotbed of poseurism. There is this used CD store on Milwaukee Ave. The guys who run it are douchebag pretentious F$cks who think they know everything about music because they play esoteric folksy instruments like mandolins. They also charge $$$ for used CD's plus they destroy the jackets. Anyway I went in there about 2 months ago and it was full of caffeinated pervs in need of deodorant and nicotine gum BIG TIME . I walked in and everyone stopped thumbing through the Cd's and stared me down, like "YOU don't belong in here" The place was F U N K Y........full of wannabee hipsters with vintage glass frames on and cigarette smoke stagnated in the air.
Suddenly on a whim I said loudly "God this place is SO refreshing and it just smells so . so so. LIBERAL. If someone asked me what a liberal smells like I would describe it exactly as this moment, rank and embedded with the smoke of idealism and disenchanted youth. I am not worthy to be in your presence. Good day"
I just walked out.
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Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:22:01am |
re: #347 christheprofessor
morning CtP! Did you see the video I sent you this morning?
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:22:08am |
re: #333 J.D.
Al gave the commencement address at my son's college graduation in '05.
Imagine my delight!
You were in the presence of greatness ////
The world's leading climatologist there in the same room! Wow!/
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SasquatchOnSteroids Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:22:30am |
Shoveling snow is a great workout, I told my neighbor as I was putting my snowblower away.
Obambi voters need not ask.
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abaleh Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:22:46am |
re: #338 vapig
True, but with the RoP involved any chance it may have had is just tipped right over the edge into hell.
True.
Did you hear about the mutiny in Bangladesh?
Power play behind Bangladesh's mutiny
It's all rumor and conjecture now, but here are some quotes from the article:
Ahmed made a commitment to roll back the "Talibanization" of Bangladesh, which was going on for several years of Begum Zia's rule. The latitude and state legitimacy that Begum Zia showered on the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) had given Islamists free rein to terrorize Bangladesh's Hindu minorities and enforce strict moral restrictions on the country's majority Muslims and secular intellectuals.
Since the 1975 military coup d'etat that overthrew Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's civilian rule in Bangladesh, pro-Islamic forces have gone from strength to strength within the army ranks.
There is every possibility that the BDR mutiny in Dhaka was backed by "pro-Islam" army officers. This is why it is being rumored that Ahmed will have to carry out yet another purge within the army after the failed uprising.
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Pigtown Water Dog Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:22:59am |
re: #302 Afrocity
I remember way back in the 1970s when this recycle bag stuff started, the local A&P absolutely did not want people carrying in their used bags--and assorted roaches, mouse poop, etc.
Think about that, Whole Foods!
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:23:03am |
re: #344 Chicago Blonde
You are a good person. Give your basset a hug for me, they're adorable.
Aw - that's sweet, thank you! Yeah - she's adorable. I live in the condo and complete strangers come up to me and know my baby's name.
What breed is your fur-baby (and give him or her a hug for me, too)?
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:23:20am |
Some Banks Must Die So the U.S. Economy Can Live
...As an economist friend of mine says, you can’t force-feed someone who’s in the middle of coronary thrombosis. ...
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:24:01am |
re: #354 J.D.
Honestly, after a moment's reflection, I thought she was asking whether I was paying by cash (paper) or credit card (plastic). My mind works in mysterious ways (which explains my extremely warped sense of humor)...
I only knew the answer because the same thing happened to me.Yes...really.
I believe it...
re: #355 aussiemagpie
Lovely photo too (your avatar) Gorgeous dog...
Gracias... She's a sweetheart, no doubt.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:24:34am |
Posted before. Seeing as you are all getting some more of that white stuff enjoy.
Diary of a snow shoveler
Dear Diary...
December 8 - 6:00 PM. It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!
December 9 - We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life.
December 12 - The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. l don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.
December 14 - Snow lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so.
December 15 - 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.
December 16 - Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, Which I think was very cruel.
December 17 - Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20 - Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Goddamn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow
blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:24:45am |
December 22 - Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white sh#t fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to pee. By the time I got undressed, peed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the bugger is lying.
December 23 - Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she nuts! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying.
December 24 - 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the s.o.b who drives that snow plow I'll drag him through the snow by his ankles and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish
shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.
December 25 - Merry frigging Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wondeful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26 - Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.
December 27 - Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze, plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me 1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28 - Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. THE BITCH is driving me crazy!
December 29 - 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30 - Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver and he is now suing me for a million dollars not only the beating I gave him but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.
December 31 - I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8 - Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:24:48am |
re: #356 Chicago Blonde
Oops. :) Didn't mean to make life difficult there...
No worries -- I have pretty good will power (should that be one word?)...
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:24:48am |
re: #339 Rustler
The Melbourne area also got some fires right about a week or 2 after the Vicroria ones started?
Hi, yes there was a fire in Upper Belgrave, an outer eastern suburb of Melbourne which was lit by a lowlife
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:25:42am |
re: #361 Afrocity
Oh, I know Wicked Park. Ironic Hipster hell. >:) Let me get my anti-Che shirt.
So...I have to ask - was it a cloud of patchouli or Djarum smoke in the air?
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:25:47am |
re: #363 aussiemagpie
You were in the presence of greatness ////
The world's leading climatologist there in the same room! Wow!/
Don't I know it!
Actually, it was outdoors... a rather cool day for May... strangely enough.
Poor Al. He has the worst luck.
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:27:23am |
re: #362 Beach Lover
Good morning. Yes, I did. I couldn't help but think of the Best Dog that Ever Lived™ and teared up big time...
Thanks for sending it. I knew there was something about JS that I liked (always thought his pal Henry Fonda was an arsehole)...
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:27:23am |
re: #368 vapig
What breed is your fur-baby (and give him or her a hug for me, too)?
He's a Lab-and-something, a big baby. I call him a North American WaterBed hound, the lazy thing...
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SasquatchOnSteroids Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:27:27am |
re: #376 J.D.
Don't I know it!
Actually, it was outdoors... a rather cool day for May... strangely enough.
Poor Al. He has the worst luck.
I feel for him
/Not
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:29:53am |
re: #375 Chicago Blonde
Oh, I know Wicked Park. Ironic Hipster hell. >:) Let me get my anti-Che shirt.
So...I have to ask - was it a cloud of patchouli or Djarum smoke in the air?
It was patchouli and so reminded me of that John Cusack movie. Wicker Park sucks, go into a coffee shop and everyone is reading Poetry magazine or THE Onion.
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:30:41am |
re: #372 Erik The Red
I've read that before. You should see us here when we get the final pelting of snow in April. *sigh*
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:30:42am |
re: #360 Erik The Red
I told my wife on Wednesday I was giving up Lent for Lent. She told me she was giving up sex if that was the case.
Being single, I gave that up long ago (not willingly, I might add)...
It's been so long, I can't remember who gets tied up anymore...
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:30:58am |
re: #365 abaleh
Yikes! No I hadn't heard. I've been out of the lop for a while now - too depressing!
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Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:31:01am |
re: #377 christheprofessor
I haven't figured out how to post youtube on this site yet or I would..as there are many pet lovers here. I know it can be done cause I see them...but alas I'm just tech challenged, doncha know.
Did you get any of the white stuff over there?
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:31:11am |
re: #351 vapig
I'm sorry to hear they're still burning down there - especially for those who live in their path. Our MFM has evidently decided it's now a non-story and has let it drop off the radar. Sounds like you all need some rain! My best wishes to you all and I'm glad you are safe!
Thanks again, and let's hope the weather predictions for Victoria are wrong
Victorians prepare for the worst....
VICTORIANS must prepare for the worst with galeforce winds up to 150km/h threatening to spark deathly firestorms, Premier John Brumby has warned.
He said the state's resilience and bravery would be tested over the next 24 hours.
Mr Brumby said "savage windstorms" could fan bushfires and spark new infernos.
Frightening
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:31:19am |
re: #376 J.D.
Lol Al can't even bring the warming in spring you say what a coincidense
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:32:54am |
re: #384 Beach Lover
I haven't figured out how to post youtube on this site yet or I would..as there are many pet lovers here. I know it can be done cause I see them...but alas I'm just tech challenged, doncha know.
Did you get any of the white stuff over there?
Just copy and paste the link in the comments section.
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:33:13am |
re: #368 vapig
Aw - that's sweet, thank you! Yeah - she's adorable. I live in the condo and complete strangers come up to me and know my baby's name.
What breed is your fur-baby (and give him or her a hug for me, too)?
I know you weren't asking me, but mine is (according to the DNA test), primarily Whippet and Labrador Retriever, with lesser amounts of German Shepherd and Cocker Spaniel.
I call her my German LabraWhipCock, which sounds to me like either a war crime or a sex toy...
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:33:26am |
It is February 22, the third Friday of Lent, and the faithful parishioner stumbles through pouring rain past hamburger huts and steak houses into the monastery at Mount Angel and requests shelter. He's just in time for dinner and was treated to the best fish and chips he's ever had.
After dinner, he goes into the kitchen to thank the chefs. He's met by two brothers, "Hello, I'm Brother Michael, and this is Brother Francis."
"I'm very pleased to meet you. I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful dinner. The fish and chips were the best I've ever tasted. Out of curiosity, who cooked what?"
Brother Michael replies, "Well, I'm the fish friar."
The man turns to the other brother and says, "Then you must be . . ."
"Yes, I'm afraid I'm the chip monk."
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:33:32am |
re: #380 Afrocity
That movie High Fidelity? I couldn't even make it through that thing. It's been a while but wasn't Jack Black kind of a snotty record store employee? People that like that are the reason on-line shopping is a blessing.
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:34:07am |
Just remember the apothegm that a government that is big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take it all away.
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:34:41am |
re: #384 Beach Lover
They were calling for it over the weekend but I'm not sure we'll see it. If we do, that will be the third dose of Global Warming we've had this year, when we normally can go years without seeing the stuff. Global Warming, Al Gore's ass!
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Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:34:49am |
@#*@&@*!
What the hell do we have to DO to get a snow day around here?!
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:35:54am |
re: #385 aussiemagpie
Hey aussie your boys are giving S Africa a real hiding in the first test. Well done. S Africa only showed up to play on the 4th day. They are in Durban from Friday. I will be going over the weekend.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:36:58am |
re: #352 Chicago Blonde
Let's see - mine have certain chores. They involve:
-the white-and-orange cat must cuddle on me when I'm wearing black
-the dog must sniff all grocery bags as inspection
-the other cat sheds on the spare bed as laundry detail, she also serves as a hot water bottle when I'm sick (she's very nice to snuggle with me when I'm unwell)Oh, and when I have company coming, they unload extra hair on the floor as a group effort.
Don't forget the furball casually placed with great effect in the middle of the dining room table, or a nice lttle lizard minus it's tail placed perfectly in the kitchen.....
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:37:47am |
re: #393 Occasional Reader
@#*@&@*!
What the hell do we have to DO to get a snow day around here?!
Ah quit your whining. In Chicago we have to hope some kid's politically connected dad pays off someone before we get a snow day.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:38:34am |
re: #378 Chicago Blonde
He's a Lab-and-something, a big baby. I call him a North American WaterBed hound, the lazy thing...
Aw - he sounds cute! He thinks he's a lap dog, doesn't he? Give him a hug from me and Miss Daisy!
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Afrocity Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:38:44am |
re: #390 Chicago Blonde
Yep, that is the movie. I hate that movie but Jack Black is a jerk in it.
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Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:38:57am |
re: #397 Afrocity
Ah quit your whining. In Chicago we have to hope some kid's politically connected dad pays off someone before we get a snow day.
Yes, but you have so many of them there it shouldn't be a problem!
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:40:09am |
Storm targets Northeast after dumping snow on South
A heavy winter snowstorm churned its way up the Eastern Seaboard early Monday, dumping up to 11 inches of snow in parts of the Carolinas, with southern New England and Boston facing up to 15 inches of snow as the day goes on, the National Weather Service said.
Wonder how Realwest is making out. Anyone hear from him yesterday?
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:40:15am |
re: #379 SasquatchOnSteroids
I feel for him
/Not
I have a great Al Gore story that I can't tell, but suffice it to say he is even more arrogant in his private life.
Hard to believe, I know...
re: #386 Rustler
Lol Al can't even bring the warming in spring you say what a coincidense
"dense" being the key word, I think.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:40:45am |
re: #397 Afrocity
Ah quit your whining. In Chicago we have to hope some kid's politically connected dad pays off someone before we get a snow day.
But it was all looking so perfect. Overnight heavy snow... on a Sunday night/Monday morning. I've been in this city when it shuts down over three frickkin' inches. But no, I guess today Obama is in his Mr. Chicago Flinty Tough mode, rather than his Mr. Hawaii Needs the Thermostat Set At 78 mode.
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Leonidas Hoplite Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:41:27am |
Yet another brilliant piece and a good Monday morning read from Victor Davis Hanson.
Only that way could we have an honest national debate on whether the proposed high-speed rail between Vegas and LA is worth making Americans soon pay $10 for a Big Mac; or whether federally subsidized community organizing justifies more begging for help from the Communist government in Beijing; or whether we would all like to accept 0.05 interest on our government bonds to finance the mortgage bailout of those in arrears on their home debt.
In short, for each word devoted to spending, we need one word of honest exegesis about “paying for it.”
For the last 20 years, all our presidents have talked much about health care, education, and spending, while saying little. Either they were not honest enough to tell us the truth — or they were convinced that, like children, we simply couldn’t handle it if they did.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:42:08am |
re: #385 aussiemagpie
Frightening
Yes - very! Although it is nature's way of house cleaning, it's not so kind to anything alive in its path.
I wish you all the best.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:42:11am |
re: #376 J.D.
Don't I know it!
Actually, it was outdoors... a rather cool day for May... strangely enough.
Poor Al. He has the worst luck.
The Algore Effect is fully documented - he's a living, breathing cold weathermaker :-)
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:42:31am |
re: #396 aussiemagpie
Don't forget the furball casually placed with great effect in the middle of the dining room table, or a nice lttle lizard minus it's tail placed perfectly in the kitchen.....
I've had the odd cricket minus a leg or two placed in the entryway for guests by one cat. Mr. Blonde also had a cat that was a food inspector. His mother was cooking Sunday dinner and set the roast on the counter while she made gravy, and while she wasn't looking the cat dragged it behind the microwave like a trophy.
The cat was about 7 pounds. The roast was 10.
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:43:01am |
There are actually a few snowflakes floating outside my window as we e-speak.
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:43:38am |
re: #384 Beach Lover
Copy the webaddress from the address bar and paste it into your comment box. On a seperate line from anything else so an enter before and after if midpost or after at beginnning before at end.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:43:44am |
It's Dr. Seuss' birthday today.
Mix in your favorite Chicago politician and you get this.
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Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:43:49am |
re: #387 Erik The Red
OK, I'll try it again..
Hey...it worked! Thanks...guess i messed up the last time!
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:44:16am |
re: #405 Leonidas Hoplite
Fortunately, I haven't consumed a Big Mac in years.
/oh...that wasn't the point...
I'm only joking to keep from stressing out about this "fix".
This wasn't the kind of change I was hoping for.
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Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:44:35am |
re: #402 Bubblehead II
Yes, he was here yesterday and he wasn't happy at all about the forecast.
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:44:36am |
re: #400 Afrocity
Thought so. My friend wants me to see the movie Wicker Park, but I just don't think I could get into it.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:45:47am |
re: #394 Erik The Red
Hey aussie your boys are giving S Africa a real hiding in the first test. Well done. S Africa only showed up to play on the 4th day. They are in Durban from Friday. I will be going over the weekend.
I've just watched the final wicket fall, and I've quietly jumped up and down (wouldn't want to disturb Mr Aussiemagpie who has been watching the match through closed eyes)
Wonderfully disciplined bowling by our blokes :-)
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:46:33am |
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:47:16am |
re: #416 Killer Tomato
Well I know he was concerned about his Power Company not being prepared/able to handle a significant amount of snow as he has no backup source of heat in his apartment.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:47:19am |
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Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:47:24am |
Good morning lizards, I have finally conquered the strep throat and I am feeling much better.
I am sooo ready for Spring.
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MJ Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:47:40am |
So Hillary is in Egypt giving away millions to the Palestinians while they still lob rockets into Israel:
Intervention at the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza
"...We commend President Abbas for his commitment to move forward with a negotiated solution, and also Prime Minister Fayyad for his work to build institutions to support a Palestinian state. And we take inspiration from the Arab Peace Initiative proposed by His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and endorsed by the Arab League.
Time is of the essence. We cannot afford more setbacks and delays, or regrets about what might have been had different decisions been made. And now is not the time for recriminations. It is time to look ahead."
[Link: www.state.gov...]
She gives a nice talk. Anyone want to guess what word is missing?
TERRORISM.
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:47:49am |
re: #412 SasquatchOnSteroids
It's Dr. Seuss' birthday today.
I have a healthcare plan for you,
One band-aid red and one in blue;
No more polluting cars will you need
Your unicorn will be your new steed...
/It's your fault. You mentioned Seuss. :)
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Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:47:55am |
re: #418 aussiemagpie
I've just watched the final wicket fall, and I've quietly jumped up and down (wouldn't want to disturb Mr Aussiemagpie who has been watching the match through closed eyes)
Wonderfully disciplined bowling by our blokes :-)
Yeah, like this "cricket" thing is actually a sport, and not just an enormous practical joke you guys are pulling on us.
You're not fooling anyone, aussiemagpie!
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Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:48:41am |
re: #420 Bubblehead II
Yeah, I know. He should 'show up' fairly soon. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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rw in san diego Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:49:56am |
re: #413 Beach Lover
Oh dear, it's not yet 6AM and here I am with tears running down my face. I'd guess that many of us are remembering our own Beau. Thanks.
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Chicago Blonde Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:50:36am |
Guys, I need to bail, but I'll come back later if I can. Have a great day everyone.
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Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:51:20am |
re: #402 Bubblehead II
I'll wait for his normal response on his weather, but assume he is OK...it wasn't as bad on his side of town. I have lived in the Chicago area and all over the midwest, and down here snow is cause for celebration. It still funny to me. However, I must say, with all the trees and evergreen shrubs that Charlotte is known for, the snow is so light (it looked like snow feathers as it fell), it is beautiful as it stuck to every limb. and it will be gone tomorrow..the best part!
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Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:52:13am |
I just IM'd my SIL in Braintree, they have about a foot of snow already and they've been out to shovel twice.
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:52:23am |
Good Morning Lizards!
It is cold and snowing here in CT. My bosses aren't going into work, so neither am I. I just dropped the kid off at daycare (Just 8 houses down the road) and the wife off at work (Less than a mile away) so now the day is mine, except for the snow clearing thing.
Got my coffee.
What are we talking about?
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:52:35am |
re: #422 Irish Rose
Nice to hear Rose welcome back to generally good health. Good you got it out of the way before Healthcare was nationalized.
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Dustyvet Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:53:30am |
President Kadyrov defends honour killings
Sunday, 1 March 2009
The President of Chechnya has justified the right of male relatives to carry out 'honour killings' after seven young women were found shot dead.
Ramzan Kadyrov said the women, whose bodies were found dumped by the roadside, had loose morals and were rightfully shot.
The 32-year-old former militia leader describes women as the property of their husbands and says their main role is to bear children.
He also encourages men to take more than one wife and women and girls are required to wear headscarves in all schools, universities and government offices.
[Link: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk...]
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:53:42am |
re: #398 Erik The Red
Game over great win.
Yes it was a wonderful effort, and I'm extra happy for Ricky Ponting - he's copped a lot of criticism lately
Good on our new blokes in the team!
I'll watch out for you in the crowd then - which day will you be there?
Mitchell Johnson - Man of the Match
Commiserations, but there are still 2 Tests to go and anything could happen...
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:53:44am |
Speaking of it being cold as sh*t, I think I'll go put together a nice pot of chicken soup....
BBL
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lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:53:54am |
re: #420 Bubblehead II
With any luck, they got snow without ice. Ice is practically a guarantee of downed power lines.
I am currently watching it snow, snow, snow. And waiting for Mr. faith to call and tell me he's arrived at work.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:54:25am |
re: #431 Irish Rose
I just IM'd my SIL in Braintree, they have about a foot of snow already and they've been out to shovel twice.
It's a crisis !
$43,000,000 for a perfect shovel-ready project !
/Rahm off
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:54:43am |
re: #432 Ford_Prefect
Good Morning Lizards!
It is cold and snowing here in CT. My bosses aren't going into work, so neither am I. I just dropped the kid off at daycare (Just 8 houses down the road) and the wife off at work (Less than a mile away) so now the day is mine, except for the snow clearing thing.
Got my coffee.
What are we talking about?
Morning Ford. Pretty much what you are up to is what we are talking about. Anyone see MM or Sharmuta today?
BTW we have Sunny skies and mid to high 90's here in Durban.
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Leonidas Hoplite Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:55:40am |
re: #432 Ford_Prefect
Good Morning Lizards!
It is cold and snowing here in CT. My bosses aren't going into work, so neither am I. I just dropped the kid off at daycare (Just 8 houses down the road) and the wife off at work (Less than a mile away) so now the day is mine, except for the snow clearing thing.
Got my coffee.
What are we talking about?
I am so unspeakably jealous right now....
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:56:05am |
re: #427 Killer Tomato
Well it is about 0900 his time so we should know soon. But it doesn't look too good.
Snow knocks out power, closes roads
A nasty winter storm dumped heavy snow across the Carolinas late Sunday, knocking out power to thousands and closing some major roads.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:56:25am |
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christheprofessor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:56:29am |
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:56:47am |
On Uncommon Knowledge this week, one of the most outspoken and controversial foreign policy experts in the nation, John Bolton. Now a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Bolton served in the Bush administration as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. When the president nominated Bolton to serve as our ambassador to the United Nations, the Senate refused to confirm him. Set on the idea that Bolton would be the next ambassador to the UN, Senate approval or not, Bush declared Bolton a “recess appointment.” Bolton served as our UN ambassador for just over 16 months. Bolton spent his time in Manhattan denouncing tyrants, ridiculing the UN bureaucracy, and making it very clear that he considered the United States of America more of a force for good in the world than the United Nations had ever been.Today on Uncommon Knowledge, Bolton addresses Iraq. What, I ask, should President Obama do first? Bolton’s answer:
“Declare victory.”
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:57:21am |
re: #439 Erik The Red
Mandy and Sharm were both in the Jindal thread last night They must be enjoying the Gorebull warming this morning.
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Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:57:32am |
re: #428 rw in san diego
Oh dear, it's not yet 6AM and here I am with tears running down my face. I'd guess that many of us are remembering our own Beau. Thanks.
sorry, forgot to mention get the Kleenex first! That is for our {Jake}
RIP,punkin
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unreconstructed rebel Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:58:10am |
A cold & snowy day here in north-central Virginia. Mornin' y'all.
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:58:42am |
"You know, I'm embarrassed. Do you know the website number? I should have it in front of me and I don't. I'm actually embarrassed."
-- Vice President Joe Biden, when asked about the Recovery.gov project he's in charge of.
So are we, Joe, so are we.
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:59:00am |
Morning to all arriving now about time for me to sign off relief is due shortly be safe all and have fun. I'll be in shorts today I think.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:59:00am |
re: #443 christheprofessor
That
almost sound'slikean insult...
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:59:36am |
re: #449 Ford_Prefect
So are we, Joe, so are we.
"Stand up, Chuck,. let them all see you..... Oh ,, what the hell am I talking about ,,, everyone,, stand up for Chuck"
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:59:48am |
re: #442 SasquatchOnSteroids
Arpaio has been facing criticism from Hispanic activists and lawmakers, alleging Arpaio's crackdown methods on illegal immigrants involve racial profiling.
Yeah, no sh*t.
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unreconstructed rebel Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:00:01am |
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pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:00:03am |
Mornin' all. We had rain yesterday instead of snow. It did snow in the mountains up here behind the house, but not down in town. What a mess those folks have got on the east coast.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:00:33am |
re: #406 vapig
Yes - very! Although it is nature's way of house cleaning, it's not so kind to anything alive in its path.
I wish you all the best.
Unfortunately, there is much debate right now about how Greenie ideas have made bushfire areas more vulnerable, like one bloke was fined megabucks for clearing a firebreak around his house - and yes, his house was one of the only ones in his area left standing...
There will be a Royal Commission into the Feb 7th fires, which will bring into the open some of the insane green policies that have infiltrated our lives
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Rustler Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:01:01am |
re: #452 sattv4u2
Speaking of which they were attempting to print out a Bidenisms first edition unfortuneately the industrial printer broke down midway thru the first copy due to overuse. Now I'm reallly outta here.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:01:18am |
13 here.. 13.
I want my global warming and I want it now!
Friggin' AlGore.
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:01:36am |
re: #440 Leonidas Hoplite
I am so unspeakably jealous right now....
It is good to be me right now. Not so much when I have to go back out and snow blow. Also, not so much tomorrow when I have to work outside in the 21 degree weather to make up for not being out there today.
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:02:02am |
re: #442 SasquatchOnSteroids
Arpaio has been facing criticism from Hispanic activists and lawmakers, alleging Arpaio's crackdown methods on illegal immigrants involve racial profiling.
OMG! Quick! Report him to the U.N Human Rights Commission.
////
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unreconstructed rebel Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:02:25am |
re: #458 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
13 here.. 13.
I want my global warming and I want it now!
Friggin' AlGore.
It's been a very blowey February around here. Not looking forward to March.
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Erik The Red Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:03:23am |
Later Lizards. Going home via the pub. See you in a few hours.
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J.D. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:03:26am |
...Britain’s Lord Pearson had invited Wilders to Westminster Palace to show Fitna, his film on Islamic terrorism, and discuss it with members of the House of Lords. Lest Wilders’s stern denunciation of Islamic extremism rattle thin-skinned British Muslims, Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Labour government banned the Dutchman from the U.K. As Home Secretary Jacqui Smith wrote Wilders: “Your statements about Muslims and their beliefs . . . would threaten community harmony and therefore public security in the U.K.”Wilders enjoyed a warmer reception in New York City last Monday, courtesy of the Hudson Institute. The conservative think tank hosted Wilders at Gotham’s legendary Four Seasons restaurant.
“To the immigration authorities — thank you for letting me into this country,” said Wilders, 45. “It is always a pleasure to cross a border without being sent back on the first plane.”
The Hudson Institute screened Wilders’s film for its lunch guests. Fitna’s jarring images did not quite complement the exquisite Dover sole and snap peas.
Fitna intercuts Koranic verses with scenes of Islamist mass murder.
“Prepare for them whatever force and cavalry ye are able of gathering . . . to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah and your enemies,” Surah 8, verse 60 demands. Wilders juxtaposes this with scenes of al-Qaeda’s victims leaping from the burning Twin Towers. Madrid’s Atocha train station soon explodes into carnage, also thanks to al-Qaeda.
Elsewhere, Muslim clerics speak as if they were at a Nuremberg rally.
“The Jews are Jews,” an Islamic preacher yells. “They are the ones who must be butchered and killed.”
“If Allah permits us,” a sword-wielding imam hollers, “even the stone will say, ‘Oh Muslim, a Jew is hiding behind me. Come and cut off his head.’ And we shall cut off his head! By Allah, we shall cut it off!”
“Imam legalizes violence against gays,” reads one Dutch newspaper headline. “Moroccans throw gay in water,” states another. “Throw gays from tall buildings,” says a third.For alerting the world to this bloodlust, Wilders cannot enter Britain. Dutch officials appease angry Muslims rather than debate this religion and its penchant for zealotry. Thus, they are using hate-speech laws to prosecute Wilders for calling the Koran “fascist.”
“The dearest of our many freedoms is under attack all throughout Europe,” Wilders says. “Free speech is no longer a given.”
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thefallingman Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:03:37am |
Morning, everybody. I'm not sure if all the facts in this story are true (I seem to remember Tuborg being near beer), but if so, heads are gonna roll.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:03:57am |
re: #461 unreconstructed rebel
It's been a very blowey February around here. Not looking forward to March.
You in Tennessee?
(I have a reason to ask, my oldest is starting his first college baseball game in Jackson TN next week... I'm going and don't want to die of exposure.)
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:04:06am |
re: #408 Chicago Blonde
I've had the odd cricket minus a leg or two placed in the entryway for guests by one cat. Mr. Blonde also had a cat that was a food inspector. His mother was cooking Sunday dinner and set the roast on the counter while she made gravy, and while she wasn't looking the cat dragged it behind the microwave like a trophy.
The cat was about 7 pounds. The roast was 10.
That's a great kitty story :-)
I'm always amazed at their hearing - I open the drawer around their dinnertime, get a spoon out and they are all there around my legs in seconds, waiting....they could be anywhere in the house or outside and they know that familiar sound
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:04:39am |
"A budget is more than simply numbers on a page. It is a measure of how well we are living up to our obligations to ourselves and one another. It is a test for our commitment to making America what it was always meant to be: a place where all things are possible for all people."
-- President Barack Obama, outlining his budget that calls for nearly $1 trillion in tax increases.
Yes, all things are possible for all people. Possible, not guaranteed.
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Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:05:03am |
You know what they say...March "In like a lion out like a lamb...in like a lamb out like a lion"
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:05:06am |
re: #462 Erik The Red
Later Lizards. Going home via the pub. See you in a few hours.
Hoist one for me Erik.
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lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:06:36am |
re: #441 Bubblehead II
Well, that stinks. I hope they power companies there are correct in thinking they can get power restored to everybody by the end of today.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:07:04am |
re: #467 Ford_Prefect
Yes, all things are possible for all people. Possible, not guaranteed.
No kidding... Maybe Barry hasn't gotten past that stage where kids think that everyone grows up to be movie stars, astronauts, mermaids, and ballerinas?
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Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:08:20am |
Does anyone else find PG's likening of Geert Wilders' speech to a "revival meeting" just a wee bit creepy, and over-the-top?
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:08:39am |
re: #425 Occasional Reader
Yeah, like this "cricket" thing is actually a sport, and not just an enormous practical joke you guys are pulling on us.
You're not fooling anyone, aussiemagpie!
Hi {OR}
What I've been watching intently for five days was a cricket match, and a good one too especially now that our blokes won
I just know, in my heart of hearts, you would love cricket! :-)
You just need to know the finer points of the game....
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:08:42am |
re: #471 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
No kidding... Maybe Barry hasn't gotten past that stage where kids think that everyone grows up to be movie stars, astronauts, mermaids, and ballerinas?
And Presidents...oh...wait...
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unreconstructed rebel Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:09:19am |
re: #465 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
You in Tennessee?
(I have a reason to ask, my oldest is starting his first college baseball game in Jackson TN next week... I'm going and don't want to die of exposure.)
Virginia
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:10:09am |
re: #475 unreconstructed rebel
Virginia
Nevermind then, won't ask you about trends and conditions in western TN...
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:10:21am |
re: #473 aussiemagpie
Hi {OR}
What I've been watching intently for five days was a cricket match, and a good one too especially now that our blokes won
I just know, in my heart of hearts, you would love cricket! :-)
You just need to know the finer points of the game....
Five days isn't a game (or match) it is a job.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:11:00am |
re: #477 Ford_Prefect
Five days isn't a game (or match) it is a job.
That's why they have breaks, pitch tents and bring food.
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Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:12:27am |
for all the men folk out there...
The Rules
WORDS WOMEN USE
(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm.. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)
(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
(7) Thank s: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . That will bring on a 'whatever').
(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying ---- YOU!
(9) Don't worry about it, I got it : Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.
* Send this to the men you know, to warn them about arguments they can avoid if they remember the terminology.
* Send this to all the women you know to give them a good laugh, 'cause they know it's true!
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lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:12:30am |
re: #467 Ford_Prefect
Yes, all things are possible for all people. Possible, not guaranteed.
Funny - I thought that's how things were before.
Whereas now, with big socialism taking hold, nobody will be permitted to be successful.
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thefallingman Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:12:38am |
re: #473 aussiemagpie
I just know, in my heart of hearts, you would love cricket! :-)
You just need to know the finer points of the game....
That's true. I used to watch the Pakistani and Indian students face off in cricket almost every Sunday when I was in college. Once you start understanding what's going on, it's a lot of fun to watch. Like baseball, it requires you to know the stats and strategy to enjoy.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:13:00am |
re: #477 Ford_Prefect
Five days isn't a game (or match) it is a job.
Hi {FP}
It's a labour of love.... :-)
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Miss Trixie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:13:56am |
♪ ♬ Good morning {lizards!} ♬ ♪
Bright skies in the valley, the sun is shining but the icy North wind is just howling to chill your blood. *shudder*
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. At least it's preventing that monster sneaux-storm from reaching us up here that you all are suffering through. Yikes! 8O
Chicago Blonde
*sigh* I was herding stuff into bags at a grocery store in the self-checkout line, and I use plastic bags because I use those I walk the North American WaterBed Hound, as I call him. I was getting stuff for my mom as well because she wasn't feeling well. I'm trying to get out of there and there's a woman with one of those reusable bags open behind me with this self-righteous little smile on her face. I just ignored her...
That's usually the time when I'm asked "paper or plastic?" and I ALWAYS answer "Both."
The looks on their faces ... :D
*snicker*
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Dustyvet Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:13:58am |
re: #478 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
That's why they have breaks, pitch tents and bring food.
Yeah but this is a hell of a lot more fun...:)
| 486 |
Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:14:21am |
Out of here... play nice all!
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:14:44am |
re: #481 lurking faith
Funny - I thought that's how things were before.
Whereas now, with big socialism taking hold, nobody will be permitted to be successful.
All things are still possible for all people. Like joblessness, hunger, poverty...
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Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:15:40am |
"If you ask Congress to spend $780 billion, you are in effect asking a group of alcoholics to run the hotel bar and somewhat predictably the priorities that they have chosen for the expenditure correlate closely to political expediency rather than to economic rationality." - Niall Ferguson
Things to watch for in the next few days:
- US stock market will take another beating today
- several European banks will collapse in the next few weeks
- at some point, Citibank bank will be nationalized
And in the next few months:
- China will continue to buy US treasury bills which will be used to fund the massive US deficit, but they can only buy so much. The rest of the deficit will be payed for by printing money.
- inflation will hit the US dollar. The Fed is actively supporting a pro-inflation policy, as the only alternative is rapid deflation and widespread default
- Russia will continue to stir up trouble in the Middle East, driving up the price of oil
- violent protest & the possible break down of social order likely in Eastern Europe & the Far East
- the stimulus package won't turn the economy around
Have a nice day!
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:15:59am |
re: #485 Dustyvet
Yeah but this is a hell of a lot more fun...:)
[Video]
Umm... I don't think that PA system is authentic...
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lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:16:38am |
re: #487 Ford_Prefect
All things are still possible for all people. Like joblessness, hunger, poverty...
I guess it depends on what the meaning of "all" is.
/nuance!
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Dustyvet Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:16:58am |
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:17:36am |
re: #483 aussiemagpie
Hi {FP}
It's a labour of love.... :-)
And they call baseball a past time. At least most baseball games are over in 2 or three hours. Unless it's a Red Sox / Yankees game, for some reason those go 4 or 5 hours.
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:17:49am |
re: #470 lurking faith
Depends on the number of downed lines and blown transformers. But they sound confident they should have most power restored by the end of the day.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:18:13am |
re: #482 thefallingman
That's true. I used to watch the Pakistani and Indian students face off in cricket almost every Sunday when I was in college. Once you start understanding what's going on, it's a lot of fun to watch. Like baseball, it requires you to know the stats and strategy to enjoy.
Yes, and that's how I became a cricket fan - totally bored first match I ever saw, but I decided to learn a bit about the game, and I'm still learning
And cricket comes in different varieties - 5 dayers, one dayers and 20/20 (over in about 3 hours)
| 495 |
Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:19:05am |
re: #472 Irish Rose
She has been over the top for a long time now.
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gregg Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:19:42am |
The good news: Incomes advanced by 0.4 percent, also posting the biggest increase since May, after December's 0.2 percent decrease.
The bad news: The department attributed to rise in income to pay rises for federal civilian and military employees, as well as cost-of-living adjustments to several government transfer payments programs. It said excluding these factors, incomes would have increased by 0.2 percent in January.
The message: Get a government job.
The question: Will the general public be mad when they hear the government workers are doing pretty well in this economic downturn?
The cavaet: I have no problem with the increase in pay for the military - they deserve it.
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Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:20:14am |
re: #492 Ford_Prefect
You know what those tickets go for?
They damn well better play for 4-5 hours!
;-)
| 498 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:24:28am |
On a lighter note...vastly over paid NFL players are talking about being dissed by their teams not offering enough respect(money).
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:26:40am |
re: #492 Ford_Prefect
And they call baseball a past time. At least most baseball games are over in 2 or three hours. Unless it's a Red Sox / Yankees game, for some reason those go 4 or 5 hours.
I enjoy baseball, one of the Fox Sports channels shows your baseball games here, and we do watch quite a few games over winter
A day at the cricket - read the paper, watch cricket, look at other people there especially those who dress up for the occasion in fancy dress or funny hats, watch cricket, have a wine or beer and a meat pie, watch cricket, have a snooze in the sun, watch cricket.....and suddenly 6 hours have passed by!
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Miss Trixie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:26:42am |
Morning, aussie. :D
I'm always amazed at their hearing - I open the drawer around their dinnertime, get a spoon out and they are all there around my legs in seconds, waiting....they could be anywhere in the house or outside and they know that familiar sound
HA! :D
With Lil Miss, she can be anywhere in the house and when I try to sneak a snack as quiet and sneakily as I can, the slightest
*crinkle*
has her at my ankles, ears at perfect, pointed attention, her eyes riveted on my every move and her little fuzzy body just quivering in anticipation over any morsel should I deem so.
So I deem. Especially cheddar. :D
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OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:26:53am |
re: #492 Ford_Prefect
And they call baseball a past time. At least most baseball games are over in 2 or three hours. Unless it's a Red Sox / Yankees game, for some reason those go 4 or 5 hours.
Hey, those games have gotten a lot shorter since they installed municipal courts in the stadiums ...
/
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quiet man Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:31:53am |
The newest conspiracy is that God created Obama's birth certificate outside of the US, and that is what caused so many onions to believe they are peas.
Insidious, you say?
yes sir-ree!
| 503 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:32:16am |
re: #499 aussiemagpie
I enjoy baseball, one of the Fox Sports channels shows your baseball games here, and we do watch quite a few games over winter
A day at the cricket - read the paper, watch cricket, look at other people there especially those who dress up for the occasion in fancy dress or funny hats, watch cricket, have a wine or beer and a meat pie, watch cricket, have a snooze in the sun, watch cricket.....and suddenly 6 hours have passed by!
Yum, meat pie. That sounds good. Unfortunately I went to the doctor last week for a physical and was told that I have to get my cholesterol down. He gave me I list of things that I 'can' and 'can not' eat. Of course all of the good stuff is on the 'can not' list.
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Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:32:32am |
re: #495 Bubblehead II
She has been over the top for a long time now.
Seriously.
Did you read her coverage? It sounds like an evangelical tent meeting with Geller and Spencer at the helm, perfectly scripted to whip up the masses.
These people really do envision themselves as the sole defenders of Western civilization, and it's really disturbing to see such a massive and unrestrained display of egomania on parade.
Pamela is so full of herself she just can't help but take a stab at Pajamas Media, because ya know... she could do it much better herself.
On a silly note -- no one from Pajamas Media covered it. Funny, no? Think of it. A blogger event that created more buzz, more excitement, more joie, more attendance, and the blogmeister co-op didn't even cover it. I give them two years max. Roger Simon can't get past his ego to do the job right -- unless I am assuming too much and he is incapable of doing the job right.
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OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:33:53am |
re: #504 Irish Rose
They are jealous because the left has at least two Messiahs and they want one of their own.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:33:54am |
re: #500 Miss Trixie
Morning, aussie. :D
HA! :DWith Lil Miss, she can be anywhere in the house and when I try to sneak a snack as quiet and sneakily as I can, the slightest
*crinkle*
has her at my ankles, ears at perfect, pointed attention, her eyes riveted on my every move and her little fuzzy body just quivering in anticipation over any morsel should I deem so.
So I deem. Especially cheddar. :D
Hi {Miss Trixie} Aren't our furry mates just gorgeous :-)
Two of mine also hear me rustle the paper /wrap around sliced ham etc and they are right there, waiting for some
Cheddar and eggs, Líl Miss has good taste!
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lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:36:37am |
The new page on the calendar next to our desk here shows a mockingbird sitting on a tree or bush (can't tell due to extreme close-up) covered with bright yellow flowers. Wildly cheerful. (Especially with the sound of our parakeets singing their little hearts out in the next room.)
The contrast to the window right next to it, offering a view of grey and white, is intense.
This calls for a fresh pot of coffee.
| 508 |
Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:37:02am |
re: #502 quiet man
Is that Meade at Gettysburg in your avatar?
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SasquatchOnSteroids Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:38:14am |
Capitol Climate Action: Make History March 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
On March 2, join thousands of people in a multi-generational act of civil disobedience at the Capitol Power Plant--a plant that powers Congress with dirty energy and symbolizes a past that cannot be our future. Let’s use this as a rallying cry for a clean energy economy that will protect the health of our families, our climate, and our future.
It’s time to take a stand on global warming. We can’t wait any longer for the changes we KNOW we can, and must, make today.
hehe.
| 510 |
quiet man Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:39:17am |
re: #508 Killer Tomato
Nope. just a man on a horse...looks like Texas to me a few miles northeast of Amarillo
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Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:39:42am |
re: #509 SasquatchOnSteroids
Capitol Climate Action: Make History March 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
hehe.
Now that's rich ;).
| 513 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:40:03am |
Hollywood just can't stand itself sometimes....they simply hate a winner
[Link: pajamasmedia.com...]
| 514 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:40:04am |
Sorry if this was posted before:
Michelle Obama's Patient-Dumping Scheme
snips
"The First Lady helped create a notorious program that dumped poor patients on community hospitals, yet the national media ignore the story."
"Substantial coverage was given to a recent indictment of the program by the American College of Emergency Physicians. ACEP's president, Dr. Nick Jouriles, released a statement suggesting that the initiative comes "dangerously close to ‘patient dumping,' a practice made illegal by the Emergency Medical Labor and Treatment Act, and reflected an effort to ‘cherry pick' wealthy patients over poor."
"But no amount of journalistic lipstick can hide the reality that Mrs. Obama's initiative is a patient-dumping scheme."
"Mrs. Obama first hatched the UCMC program as the "South Side Health Collaborative," which featured a gang of "counselors" whose job it was to "advise" low-income patients that they would be better off at other hospitals and clinics. The program was so successful in getting rid of unwanted patients that she expanded it, gave it a new name, and hired none other than David Axelrod to sell the program to the public."
"Chicago's inner city residents soon began hearing that UCMC's patient dumping program would "dramatically improve health care for thousands of South Side residents" and that the medical center was generously willing to provide "a ride on a shuttle bus to other centers.""
*hear the crickets from the MSM about this.
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Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:40:26am |
re: #504 Irish Rose
Yep, I read it. She seems almost orgasmic at some points.
I kicked off the presentation with a few short remarks:
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I am Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs [crowd roars - un-friggin-believable]
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:40:55am |
re: #503 Ford_Prefect
Yum, meat pie. That sounds good. Unfortunately I went to the doctor last week for a physical and was told that I have to get my cholesterol down. He gave me I list of things that I 'can' and 'can not' eat. Of course all of the good stuff is on the 'can not' list.
Oh dear, all the things that taste great are on the wrong list!
However, there are 101 ways to cook celery, lettuce and beans you know :-)
Seriously though, we eat mostly "right"food as Mr Aussiemagpie has a cholesterol problem and a history of major heart disease and it's not too difficult
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VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:41:55am |
re: #466 aussiemagpie
That's a great kitty story :-)
I'm always amazed at their hearing - I open the drawer around their dinnertime, get a spoon out and they are all there around my legs in seconds, waiting....they could be anywhere in the house or outside and they know that familiar sound
My cats can tell the difference between a can of beans and a can of tune in the can opener.
| 519 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:42:38am |
Happy Snow day east coast lizards! Who else will be shoveling today?
| 520 |
Kosh's Shadow Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:42:44am |
re: #514 Ford_Prefect
Sorry if this was posted before:
Michelle Obama's Patient-Dumping Scheme
snips
"The First Lady helped create a notorious program that dumped poor patients on community hospitals, yet the national media ignore the story."
"Substantial coverage was given to a recent indictment of the program by the American College of Emergency Physicians. ACEP's president, Dr. Nick Jouriles, released a statement suggesting that the initiative comes "dangerously close to ‘patient dumping,' a practice made illegal by the Emergency Medical Labor and Treatment Act, and reflected an effort to ‘cherry pick' wealthy patients over poor."
"But no amount of journalistic lipstick can hide the reality that Mrs. Obama's initiative is a patient-dumping scheme."
"Mrs. Obama first hatched the UCMC program as the "South Side Health Collaborative," which featured a gang of "counselors" whose job it was to "advise" low-income patients that they would be better off at other hospitals and clinics. The program was so successful in getting rid of unwanted patients that she expanded it, gave it a new name, and hired none other than David Axelrod to sell the program to the public."
"Chicago's inner city residents soon began hearing that UCMC's patient dumping program would "dramatically improve health care for thousands of South Side residents" and that the medical center was generously willing to provide "a ride on a shuttle bus to other centers.""
*hear the crickets from the MSM about this.
So, where will 0bama's health careless sytem dump patients?
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Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:42:47am |
Was true then and still true 30ys later
[Link: www.nmatv.com...]
| 522 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:43:10am |
Today is Texas Independence Day.
Also, it's Sam Houston's 216th birthday.
| 523 |
Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:43:12am |
re: #510 quiet man
Well he's lucky he's in Texas - at least it isn't snowing there!
| 524 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:43:13am |
re: #447 unreconstructed rebel
A cold & snowy day here in north-central Virginia. Mornin' y'all.
Greetings from Northern Virginia! Nasty outside, isn't it?
Did Algore come back?!?
| 525 |
aboo-Hoo-Hoo Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:43:14am |
President Barack Obama will break a campaign pledge against congressional earmarks and sign a budget bill laden with millions in lawmakers' pet projects, administration officials said.
Now, that's a surprise...uh-huh.
| 526 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:43:33am |
re: #504 Irish Rose
re: #504 Irish Rose
On a silly note -- no one from Pajamas Media covered it. Funny, no? Think of it. A blogger event that created more buzz, more excitement, more joie, more attendance, and the blogmeister co-op didn't even cover it. I give them two years max. Roger Simon can't get past his ego to do the job right -- unless I am assuming too much and he is incapable of doing the job right.
"Joie"? "Joie"? I reckon she's really going all Continental on us.
We're not worthy.
| 527 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:44:07am |
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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:44:26am |
re: #525 aboo-Hoo-Hoo
President Barack Obama will break a campaign pledge against congressional earmarks and sign a budget bill laden with millions in lawmakers' pet projects, administration officials said.
Now, that's a surprise...uh-huh.
He can change his mind.
| 529 |
Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:44:37am |
re: #515 Bubblehead II
She'd hear a roar in response her name even if there were only five people present.
| 530 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:44:38am |
re: #512 aboo-Hoo-Hoo
Wow, the graph at Bloomberg shows a straight line down. That smarts. We're at 6025 now.
| 531 |
quiet man Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:44:40am |
re: #514 Ford_Prefect
*a gang of "counselors" whose job it was to "advise" low-income patients that they would be better off at other hospitals*
I can hear it now..Oh you don't want to be here! Not all alone in the room, doctors bothering you all the time..go to blank comm hospital, there you can share a room with friends..a hospital is better as a shared experience..few if any doctors around to complicate things..and you will be out a whole lot sooner over there..and they let you smoke in the room!
| 532 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:45:52am |
re: #456 aussiemagpie
Unfortunately, there is much debate right now about how Greenie ideas have made bushfire areas more vulnerable, like one bloke was fined megabucks for clearing a firebreak around his house - and yes, his house was one of the only ones in his area left standing...
There will be a Royal Commission into the Feb 7th fires, which will bring into the open some of the insane green policies that have infiltrated our lives
Same insane econazi policies made the Southern California fires much worse than they needed to be. One mmillion people needed to be evacuated during the worst of that blaze.
| 533 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:45:52am |
re: #509 SasquatchOnSteroids
Capitol Climate Action: Make History March 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
hehe.
Ankle-deep in snow, raging nor'easter up the coast.
It's PROOF of anthropogenic global climate change, I tells ya!
/
| 534 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:46:19am |
re: #528 Kosh's Shadow
President Barack Obama will break a campaign pledge against congressional earmarks and sign a budget bill laden with millions in lawmakers' pet projects, administration officials said.
He can change his mind.
Only if Madame Speaker allows him to.
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:46:20am |
re: #520 Kosh's Shadow
So, where will 0bama's health careless sytem dump patients?
Right back home. Where many will go and die quietly.
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ziggyelman Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:47:01am |
re: #511 Irish Rose
Now that's rich ;).
It sure is! Nothing like people freezing in a ton of snow talking about global warming to make me sit up and take notice.
Did you see this story as well?
NASA's Chief Climate Scientist Stirs Controversy With Call for Civil Disobedience
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
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opnion Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:47:31am |
re: #514 Ford_Prefect
Sorry if this was posted before:
www.americanthinker.com...]>Michelle Obama's Patient-D
"The First Lady helped create a notorious program that dumped poor patients on community hospitals, yet the national media ignore the story."
"Substantial coverage was given to a recent indictment of the program by the American College of Emergency Physicians. ACEP's president, Dr. Nick Jouriles, released a statement suggesting that the initiative comes "dangerously close to ‘patient dumping,' a practice made illegal by the Emergency Medical Labor and Treatment Act, and reflected an effort to ‘cherry pick' wealthy patients over poor."
"But no amount of journalistic lipstick can hide the reality that Mrs. Obama's initiative is a patient-dumping scheme."
"Mrs. Obama first hatched the UCMC program as the "South Side Health Collaborative," which featured a gang of "counselors" whose job it was to "advise" low-income patients that they would be better off at other hospitals and clinics. The program was so successful in getting rid of unwanted patients that she expanded it, gave it a new name, and hired none other than David Axelrod to sell the program to the public."
"Chicago's inner city residents soon began hearing that UCMC's patient dumping program would "dramatically improve health care for thousands of South Side residents" and that the medical center was generously willing to provide "a ride on a shuttle bus to other centers.""
*hear the crickets from the MSM about this.
The Chicago Tribune reported this early in the primaries, before they fell in love with & endorsed BHO.
The UC Med Ctr has lots of indigent African American residents in the area.
Michelle's job was to channel them primarily to the County Hospital in favor of insured patients with a higher reimursement level.
The UC Med Ctr is a not for profit with favorable tax treatment. They are expected to take a high % of Charity patients.
This is dumping pure & simple.
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aboo-Hoo-Hoo Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:47:31am |
re: #528 Kosh's Shadow
And change the US into a third world sheethole in doing so.
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albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:48:03am |
some Dems disagree with cap and trade....push back a little
[Link: washingtontimes.com...]
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soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:48:59am |
re: #538 aboo-Hoo-Hoo
And change the US into a third world sheethole in doing so.
By the time CBBHO is done a thirde world sheethole would lok appealing.
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VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:48:59am |
re: #509 SasquatchOnSteroids
Capitol Climate Action: Make History March 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
hehe.
Hmmmm, somehow they neglected to tell them how to dress for a BIG SNOW STORM during their protest.
| 543 |
Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:49:25am |
Morning.
Sorry for babbling away last night on the other thread. Hope I didn't get too carried away.
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quiet man Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:49:36am |
re: #539 albusteve
The reason all the dems do not push back is the same reason they voted for the porkulous bill without reading it.
Party over country every time.
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albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:49:58am |
re: #522 OldLineTexan
Today is Texas Independence Day.
Also, it's Sam Houston's 216th birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEXAS!
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:50:04am |
re: #533 OldLineTexan
Ankle-deep in snow, raging nor'easter up the coast.
It's PROOF of anthropogenic global climate change, I tells ya!
/
The laugh is doubly on them since they close down the government when it snows here. So - they will be prostesting to . . . . NOBODY!
| 547 |
Only The Lurker Knows Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:50:21am |
Well time to get ready for work. If you haven't noticed, they changed my schedule from 0700-1500 to 1000-1800. I get to ride the company bus to work now instead of driving down with my Wife.
Have you ever watched cattle when the hay wagon comes into sight?
They start to bunch up in a large group and as the wagon draws closer, they start to converge, trying to be the first one to the wagon (bus) and the hay (bus seats). It is really weird to watch as people enact a herd mentality right before your eyes.
L8R
| 548 |
Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:50:26am |
re: #517 aussiemagpie
Oh dear, all the things that taste great are on the wrong list!
However, there are 101 ways to cook celery, lettuce and beans you know :-)
Seriously though, we eat mostly "right"food as Mr Aussiemagpie has a cholesterol problem and a history of major heart disease and it's not too difficult
I made an excellent batch of homemade vegetable soup over the weekend. Started with a bag of mixed dried beans prepped, made up a pot full of chicken stock w/ 2 cans tomato sauce, diced tomatos, garlic, onion, carrots, peas, celery, plenty of seasonings and the beans.
Best batch of vegetable soup that I've ever turned out.
| 549 |
quiet man Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:51:05am |
What if they gave a global warming and nobody showed up?
| 550 |
J.S. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:51:06am |
Ok, it's my pet peeve time....I am getting really, really sick of hearing (from the MSM "commentators" to members of Obama's cabinet) references to George W. Bush. If someone asks about a bank bailout -- what does one hear? (this morning it was from that Canadian CNN host -- what's his name). It's none other than: "But Bush did it tooooo..." Like children in a kindergarten. If one asks a question about the record setting deficits under Obama -- the response? "But Bush did it tooooo..." They sound just like the Arab extremists/terrorists and their Western apologists exonerating X. Enough already!
| 551 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:51:43am |
re: #514 Ford_Prefect
Good heavens! What a witch of a woman! Of course, this story will be hidden - for the time being....
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OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:51:54am |
re: #546 vapig
The laugh is doubly on them since they close down the government when it snows here. So - they will be prostesting to . . . . NOBODY!
The Weather Channel this am said the FedGov was allowing a two-hour late start ... if you stay home, you have to use your leave time.
Not sure if this applies to elected officials.
Then they went on to have a two-minute exchange of banter concerning the Obama girls, and whether or not they were out on the lawn making snow angels. I gagged a bit and left the house.
| 553 |
opnion Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:52:04am |
re: #535 Ford_Prefect
Right back home. Where many will go and die quietly.
You are not exaggerating.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:52:56am |
re: #538 aboo-Hoo-Hoo
And change the US into a third world sheethole in doing so.
Well - that is the plan, you know. Since they can't seem to bring the 3rd world up to our standards they have to lower us to theirs.
It's only fair that we all live in abject misery together! Only then can we will all be truly equal!
///////////////////
*spit*
| 556 |
Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:53:21am |
The DOW is below 7000. Was just reading that Eastern Europe has lost all confidence with the current administration. We can them to Israel in that matter. Obama's union (communications workers) is meddling in the UK.
6,967.67
-95.26 (-1.35%)
Real-time: 9:52AM EST
My head hurts.
| 557 |
nyc redneck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:53:45am |
re: #519 VioletTiger
Happy Snow day east coast lizards! Who else will be shoveling today?
hey Violet
we have such a beautiful morning here today. abt. 6 inches of snow on the ground and 6 more to come. i love it when the city is all white.
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:53:59am |
re: #551 aussiemagpie
Good heavens! What a witch of a woman! Of course, this story will be hidden - for the time being....
Not hidden. It will be spun into a good thing. If a Republican's spouse did this they would be crucified by the MSM.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:54:21am |
re: #557 nyc redneck
hey Violet
we have such a beautiful morning here today. abt. 6 inches of snow on the ground and 6 more to come. i love it when the city is all white.
RACIST!
| 561 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:54:21am |
re: #522 OldLineTexan
Today is Texas Independence Day.
Also, it's Sam Houston's 216th birthday.
| 562 |
Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:54:49am |
re: #550 J.S.
I can hear my mother now -
"If George Bush jumped off a bridge would you too?"
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OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:55:11am |
re: #560 sattv4u2
I was going to, but I knew someone else would, LOL.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:55:14am |
re: #549 quiet man
What if they gave a global warming and nobody showed up?
That might be today! Greenies don't seem hardy enough to brave this crap! It's 22 and going to drop to 13. If they go out we'll be scraping them off the pavement for days!
| 565 |
avanti Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:55:15am |
Remember the Disneyland train story that started when one of the possible MAGLIV trains projects had a Disneyland stop ? Fox news wasn't satisfied with that distortion, now it's a train to the Bunnyland Ranch being funded. Yes, now your tax money is being spent to build a whore house train according to Fox No wonder the right gets pissed if they buy that sort of story delivered with a straight face. Of course they had to toss in the millions for the salt water marsh mouse BS too. even though they know that is also untrue.
I wish we could get the facts in the news, not the left news, or the right news, just the friggin news.
| 567 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:56:45am |
re: #518 VioletTiger
My cats can tell the difference between a can of beans and a can of tune in the can opener.
Hi, that's funny :-)
One thing I've learnt, our youngest kitty can hear me get the cat carrier from the garage when it's time to go the vet.....I try to do it very quietly but she disappears - now I have her locked in the bathroom before I get the carrier
| 568 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:56:57am |
re: #565 avanti
I thought that train was going to the Le Petomaine casino for insane gamblers in Las Vegas?
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Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:57:41am |
WAY DOWN TEXAS WAY
(Billy Joe Shaver)
Asleep At The Wheel - 1987
Shaver - 1999
Adios, goodbye Amigos, I am leavin' you today
Ain't nobody 'round this town that's gonna miss me anyway
This ol' money-makin's takin' all the time I have to play
Mama, hush your mouth, I'm headed South, way down Texas way
Way down Texas way they play good music every night
And the dance hall rings with laughter till the early mornin' light
When cowboys get through pickin', there's not much that's left to say
But you can really have a good time, Honey, way down Texas way
(Instrumental Break) Ahhh....Texas fiddles
The road of life is paved with good intentions I am told
So I best be on my way now or I may not ever go
Ain't no need to be a-beggin' me to stay just one more day
This old wild goose is cuttin' loose, way down Texas way
Way down Texas way they play good music every night
And the dance hall rings with laughter till the early mornin' light
When cowboys get through pickin', there's not much that's left to say
But you can really have a good time, Sugar, way down Texas way
Way down Texas way
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SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:57:54am |
re: #537 opnion
The Chicago Tribune reported this early in the primaries, before they fell in love with & endorsed BHO...This is dumping pure & simple.
And it came back to bite them in the ass. (or on the lip, as the case may be) U of C criticized by doctor's group.
(Crain’s) — A national physicians group on Thursday criticized a University of Chicago Medical Center initiative that sends some emergency-room patients to less-costly facilities for treatment.
The American College of Emergency Physicians said U of C’s policies for emergency room patients are “dangerously close to ‘patient dumping,’ ” an illegal practice in which a hospital discharges a sick or injured patient for financial reasons.
The group cited a Feb. 13 Chicago Tribune story about a 12-year-old boy who was treated for a dog bite on his lip but then referred to Cook County’s Stroger Hospital for surgery.
Hospital officials told the Tribune that the boy was treated properly and said admitting him for surgery right away risked infection.
*blows whistle, throws flag* Excessive use of Bullshit. Fifteen yard penalty and loss of down!
| 571 |
Ward Cleaver Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:58:01am |
re: #522 OldLineTexan
Today is Texas Independence Day.
Also, it's Sam Houston's 216th birthday.
Yes, Happy Independence Day. Now, when do we secede?
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OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:58:17am |
They may as well say the MAGLEV funding is for a train to the moon. the dollars involved aren't going to fund enough miles to go anywhere.
As far as wishing for "facts" in the news ... don't hold yer breath. Walter Cronkite fixed that in his reports on the Tet Offensive. We are now back to a stage of "journalism" that Randolph Hearst wouldn't even print on yelow paper.
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:58:32am |
re: #552 OldLineTexan
The Weather Channel this am said the FedGov was allowing a two-hour late start ... if you stay home, you have to use your leave time.
Not sure if this applies to elected officials.
Then they went on to have a two-minute exchange of banter concerning the Obama girls, and whether or not they were out on the lawn making snow angels. I gagged a bit and left the house.
Trust me - they ain't showing up. I got my call this AM telling me not to bother! The buses aren't even running their regular routes and no snow plows have shown up yet. As minutes tick by more and more road closures are popping up. Our newsfolks have pretty much given up and are telling people just to hunker down and forget it for today!
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Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:58:56am |
re: #556 Gus 802
German, Austrian & Swiss banks have huge exposure to bad debts in Eastern Europe. In the next few weeks, several European banks will fail. The European governments still haven't woken up to the reality that this economic crisis is going to hit them harder than the US. The continue to rely upon standard Euro-centric attitude of scoffing at the US, insisting it's a US problem.
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turn Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:59:02am |
re: #558 Ford_Prefect
Not hidden. It will be spun into a good thing. If a Republican's spouse did this they would be crucified by the MSM.
CNN investigated this, here are their findings.
[Link: www.cnn.com...]
Morning all, what are we chatting about this morning?
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pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:59:07am |
Happy birthday Texas! Keep up the good work, aka, per Ron White, express lane for executions of goblins.
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aboo-Hoo-Hoo Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:59:10am |
re: #540 soxfan4life
By the time CBBHO is done a thirde world sheethole would lok appealing.
I'm afraid that's going to prove correct.
Next we'll be hearing the need for a Stimu-Less© III(or is it IV?) to bailout all the listed companies on our various exchanges.
| 578 |
gymmom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:59:17am |
re: #514 Ford_Prefect
I don't think our country can get back on track until the MSM decides to do its job. That they are this biased voluntarily and not under a dictatorship makes it even more infuriating. Just a few facts in the news would be nice. They aren't even embarrassed that sites like factcheck.org exists! Isn't that admitting they don't do their job and citizens have to get facts somewhere else! And most Americans don't care or notice! (Oh, look, the Bachelor is picking tonight! *vomit* ) A free press is necessary for a democracy - these words shouldn't even be necessary! AAAAHHHHHH!
Sorry, have to vent every now and then
| 579 |
nyc redneck Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:59:29am |
re: #514 Ford_Prefect
notice they didn't replace her when she left her job.
how necessary was it really to pay her 300,000 a yr.
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OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:59:34am |
re: #571 Ward Cleaver
Yes, Happy Independence Day. Now, when do we secede?
We shall succeed.
/that other plan went poorly last time, and you know Gen. Sam was against it.
| 581 |
Amer-I-Can Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:59:36am |
re: #533 OldLineTexan
Ankle-deep in snow, raging nor'easter up the coast.
It's PROOF of anthropogenic global climate change, I tells ya!
/
And Al can prove it on his internet... just ask him.
/
| 582 |
Dustyvet Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:59:53am |
re: #579 nyc redneck
notice they didn't replace her when she left her job.
how necessary was it really to pay her 300,000 a yr.
Come to think of it, isn't Obamacare being sold to us in pretty much the same way the Urban Health Initiative was sold to Chicago?
| 583 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:00:18am |
| 584 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:00:25am |
re: #573 vapig
Trust me - they ain't showing up. I got my call this AM telling me not to bother! The buses aren't even running their regular routes and no snow plows have shown up yet. As minutes tick by more and more road closures are popping up. Our newsfolks have pretty much given up and are telling people just to hunker down and forget it for today!
I predict a jump in the stock market if the FedGov stays home.
Please tell me the phone lines to the White House are down!
| 585 |
Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:00:39am |
re: #522 OldLineTexan
Today is Texas Independence Day.
Also, it's Sam Houston's 216th birthday.
Happy birthday Texas! Happy Birthday Sam!
Wish I could go back but unfortunately, all my ex's live in Texas.
| 586 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:00:47am |
re: #567 aussiemagpie
Hi, that's funny :-)
One thing I've learnt, our youngest kitty can hear me get the cat carrier from the garage when it's time to go the vet.....I try to do it very quietly but she disappears - now I have her locked in the bathroom before I get the carrier
I do the same thing! It's the only room where I can pen them in and not have to extract them from the furniture.
| 587 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:01:00am |
re: #532 vapig
Same insane econazi policies made the Southern California fires much worse than they needed to be. One mmillion people needed to be evacuated during the worst of that blaze.
It's a dreadful situation, and for some reason, politicians feel the need to pander for greenie votes at all levels of politics
It's truly insane
| 588 |
Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:02:03am |
re: #574 Kenneth
Ah, OK. Yeah, this was regarding foreign policy concerns now that Bush is gone. Missile defense and all that considered.
‘New Europe’ Longs for Bush as Obama Turns Focus to EU, Russia
By James M. Gomez and Katya Andrusz
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Eastern European governments that ran political risks to support former President George W. Bush’s security policies are now concerned that his successor, Barack Obama, will backtrack on those regional commitments.
Leaders in the Czech Republic, Poland and other former communist nations face a backlash at home over their support of Bush-era initiatives, including the proposed U.S. missile- defense system and troop participation in Iraq and Afghanistan.
| 589 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:02:05am |
re: #579 nyc redneck
notice they didn't replace her when she left her job.
how necessary was it really to pay her 300,000 a yr.
Notice that no one makes a big deal about the fact that she was making that much, but a CEO that runs a multi-billion dollar company making more than 500,000 is simply outrageous.
| 591 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:02:45am |
re: #574 Kenneth
German, Austrian & Swiss banks have huge exposure to bad debts in Eastern Europe. In the next few weeks, several European banks will fail. The European governments still haven't woken up to the reality that this economic crisis is going to hit them harder than the US. The continue to rely upon standard Euro-centric attitude of scoffing at the US, insisting it's a US problem.
True - a recession for us equals a depression for them. I really don't think they realize how dependant they are on our success.
| 592 |
turn Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:03:49am |
re: #587 aussiemagpie
It's a dreadful situation, and for some reason, politicians feel the need to pander for greenie votes at all levels of politics
It's truly insane
Hey Aussie, did they ever disclose the identity of the person arrested for the recent deadly fires down under?
| 594 |
Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:04:01am |
re: #584 OldLineTexan
Maybe Obama will observe Dr. Seuss's birthday and keep his mouth shut today.//
| 595 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:04:15am |
re: #557 nyc redneck
hey Violet
we have such a beautiful morning here today. abt. 6 inches of snow on the ground and 6 more to come. i love it when the city is all white.
I am watching the birds at our many bird feeders. It does look pretty out here in the sticks too.
| 596 |
Dustyvet Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:04:26am |
re: #572 OldLineTexan
They may as well say the MAGLEV funding is for a train to the moon. the dollars involved aren't going to fund enough miles to go anywhere.
As far as wishing for "facts" in the news ... don't hold yer breath. Walter Cronkite fixed that in his reports on the Tet Offensive. We are now back to a stage of "journalism" that Randolph Hearst wouldn't even print on yelow paper.
| 597 |
opnion Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:04:26am |
re: #558 Ford_Prefect
Not hidden. It will be spun into a good thing. If a Republican's spouse did this they would be crucified by the MSM.
Liddy Dole discontinued advancing cash to our Military if they needed to go home due to a death in the family etc, when she headed the US Red Cross.
The Media did crucify her, & imo she had it coming.
However they will protect Michelle.
| 599 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:05:21am |
re: #593 buzzsawmonkey
I can just visualize a high-speed train that is funded for just enough distance that it will have to brake 2 minutes after it gets up to speed.
Your government would like to consult with you on this interesting idea, citizen!
| 600 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:05:34am |
re: #594 Gus 802
Maybe Obama will observe Dr. Seuss's birthday and keep his mouth shut today.//
And maybe my wife will become a mute for the day too. As much as she likes to hear her own voice, she has nothing on Obama. ///
| 601 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:05:54am |
re: #593 buzzsawmonkey
They've been talking about and spending money on studies in SoCal for 30 years on a maglev train between LA and SD.
| 602 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:06:17am |
re: #548 Irish Rose
I made an excellent batch of homemade vegetable soup over the weekend. Started with a bag of mixed dried beans prepped, made up a pot full of chicken stock w/ 2 cans tomato sauce, diced tomatos, garlic, onion, carrots, peas, celery, plenty of seasonings and the beans.
Best batch of vegetable soup that I've ever turned out.
Hi, and I'm glad you're feeling better now
That soup sounds so good, and I do love my vegie soup in winter, especially the one made with anything and everything I can possibly chuck into the pot
| 603 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:07:15am |
re: #598 buzzsawmonkey
Health care = good; corporation producing goods or services = bad.
That pretty much sums it up. G*d forbid any of our companies actually make a profit.
| 604 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:07:18am |
Stuart Varney said 2/3 of American households that own stocks have lost half their value.
| 605 |
SasquatchOnSteroids Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:08:01am |
On a serious note, my wife just called and had checked on the older couple living a couple of houses down. If you have any older people around, please check up on them.
| 606 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:08:11am |
re: #593 buzzsawmonkey
I can just visualize a high-speed train that is funded for just enough distance that it will have to brake 2 minutes after it gets up to speed.
flying from O'Hare to Grand Rapids...as soon as the plane rotates out of Chicago airspace it levels off to glide over the lake to land...I love it
| 607 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:08:22am |
Good morning, lizardia.
I came across some good news, or what appears to be good news to me:
Romney Tops in 2012 Straw Poll
ABC News' Teddy Davis reports: The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has chosen former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as the winner of the first Republican straw poll of the 2012 campaign.
With 20 percent of the vote, Romney finished ahead of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who received 14 percent, as well as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who each had 13 percent.
"For the hat trick, Mitt Romney takes his third straight straw poll," said Tony Fabrizio, the Republican pollster who tabulates CPAC's annual straw poll results.
Maybe there is now hope for real change. It's good to see that some came to their senses and voted Romney well ahead of Jindal (or even Luap Nor).
| 608 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:08:25am |
re: #565 avanti
I wish we could get the facts in the news, not the left news, or the right news, just the friggin news.
Now that would be news!
| 609 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:08:25am |
re: #554 buzzsawmonkey
See how high she flies...
She's the First Witch now with her goldplated broomstick...
| 610 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:08:26am |
re: #598 buzzsawmonkey
Health care = good; corporation producing goods or services = bad.
I thought it was non-profit= good; for profit= bad.
| 612 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:09:19am |
re: #587 aussiemagpie
It's a dreadful situation, and for some reason, politicians feel the need to pander for greenie votes at all levels of politics
It's truly insane
Indeed! They are a minority voting base at best - but seem capable of maneuvering themselves into positions of power. Groups like the sierra club are masters of litigational terrorism thwarting any attempt to improve infrastructure and energy Independence.
Their kooks seem just as capable of causing enough chaos to get the media's attention which also seems to translate into insane policies that wreck havoc on everybody else's lives.
| 613 |
Ojoe Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:09:43am |
| 614 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:09:58am |
I always view "Maglev" trains with suspicion, because the word sounds awfully Hebrew.
/Buchananthink
| 615 |
FrogMarch Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:10:02am |
Good morning.
Our own president has declared war on the productive.
The stock market continues to plunge.
Our retirement accounts are all gutted because of the first domino - forced toxic mortgages. (Thanks to Barney Frank and Acorn)
and Obama's approval ratings are plummeting too.
(Not enough, in my opinion)
Good thing Obama has his fourth estate to prop him up with drool.
Welcome to the golden age of the Corruptocrat and the Corruptocrat media
| 616 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:10:02am |
re: #610 soxfan4life
I thought it was non-profit= good; for profit= bad.
Non profits are bad, too, if they are non-profiting the wrong people.
| 618 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:10:20am |
re: #606 albusteve
flying from O'Hare to Grand Rapids...as soon as the plane rotates out of Chicago airspace it levels off to glide over the lake to land...I love it
Never understood the point of flying from Chicago to Grand Rapids. It's about an hour to the airport, and a two-hour wait at the airport. By that time, I can be in Grand Rapids, a mere two and a half to three hours away by car.
| 619 |
ciaospirit Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:10:21am |
Another B Hussein crook pick. Carrion, the new Urban czar.
The Daily News cites four more very similar instances of what certainly appears to be “pay to play” kickbacks involving Mr. Carrion.
If true, this is pretty blatant corruption — even for a Democrat.
Of course the most surprising thing about all of this is that Mr. Obama seems to be branching out.
He isn’t just hiring Chicago machine crooks for his cabinet.
| 620 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:10:57am |
re: #603 Ford_Prefect
That pretty much sums it up. G*d forbid any of our companies actually make a profit.
Of course, if all of our corporations stop making money, there won't be any money for healthcare.
But hey, they can just print more./
| 621 |
opnion Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:11:00am |
re: #607 Honorary Yooper
Good morning, lizardia.
I came across some good news, or what appears to be good news to me:
Romney Tops in 2012 Straw Poll
It is time to put an adult in the White House. Go Mitt!
Maybe there is now hope for real change. It's good to see that some came to their senses and voted Romney well ahead of Jindal (or even Luap Nor).
| 622 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:11:04am |
re: #613 Ojoe
Dawn comes to the San Gabriel Mountains. The Towercam, Pacific time zone.
Good Morning.
This "Dawn" chick sure seems to like those mountains. Based on your reporting, she shows up practically every day.
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:11:10am |
re: #609 aussiemagpie
She's the First Witch now with her goldplated broomstick...
You honestly expect the wife of The One to ride a 'goldplated broomstick'?
That sucker is solid gold!
| 624 |
Dustyvet Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:11:21am |
re: #594 Gus 802
Maybe Obama will observe Dr. Seuss's birthday and keep his mouth shut today.//
Oh no Sam I am, I don't like Green Obama and Ham...:)
/S
| 625 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:11:25am |
re: #558 Ford_Prefect
Not hidden. It will be spun into a good thing. If a Republican's spouse did this they would be crucified by the MSM.
How can patient dumping be spun into something good?
Silly me, the MSM will make sure it's a marvellous thing this woman did!
| 626 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:11:28am |
re: #615 FrogMarch
Good thing Obama has his fourth estate to prop him up with drool.
Now that's just gross right there! *shiver*
| 629 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:12:00am |
re: #619 ciaospirit
Carrion, that's a proper name for someone that will pick at the carcass of free enterprise.
| 630 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:12:12am |
re: #611 buzzsawmonkey
Close enough for government work, as the saying goes.
When that applies to our health care industry it is a very bad thing.
| 632 |
Beach Lover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:12:25am |
re: #604 pingjockey
that would be the beach household...so much for retiring
| 633 |
Crux Australis Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:12:28am |
re: #587 aussiemagpie
It's a dreadful situation, and for some reason, politicians feel the need to pander for greenie votes at all levels of politics
It's truly insane
It's the same thing with the number of shark attacks near Sydney. The government was pressured to greatly reduce fishing near Sydney and you wouldn't believe it - Increased shark numbers.
//Amazing
| 634 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:12:29am |
re: #619 ciaospirit
Another B Hussein crook pick. Carrion, the new Urban czar.
Who better to feast on our rotting inner cities than "Carrion"?
| 635 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:12:47am |
re: #618 Honorary Yooper
Never understood the point of flying from Chicago to Grand Rapids. It's about an hour to the airport, and a two-hour wait at the airport. By that time, I can be in Grand Rapids, a mere two and a half to three hours away by car.
I never start or stop at O'Hare...no frickin way, I just pass through
| 636 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:12:57am |
re: #627 lurking faith
Heh. "We've got to save our phoney baloney jobs."
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Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:13:31am |
re: #624 Dustyvet
Oh no Sam I am, I don't like Green Obama and Ham...:)
/S
To which Obama pondered green as in the color of money. "So after I eat these green eggs and ham I shall wander to the garden and speak up and ham."
///
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soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:13:51am |
re: #607 Honorary Yooper
Good morning, lizardia.
I came across some good news, or what appears to be good news to me:
Romney Tops in 2012 Straw Poll
After fawning over the possible Islamic terrorist, the MSM really couldn't credibly go after Romney and his Mormon beliefs. He and his wife are very nice people and we would be well served to have him as our CIC. If he were to choose Huckabee or maybe Eric Cantor as his VP he might just be able to pull it off. I would hope he stays away from Palin as I view her as damaged goods after McCain hung her out to dry. And the MSM just seems to like Bobby Jindal too much to make me comfortable with him as a candidate.
Maybe there is now hope for real change. It's good to see that some came to their senses and voted Romney well ahead of Jindal (or even Luap Nor).
| 639 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:14:19am |
re: #622 Occasional Reader
This "Dawn" chick sure seems to like those mountains. Based on your reporting, she shows up practically every day.
She sure seems to be bright girl, too.
| 640 |
J.S. Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:14:42am |
re: #574 Kenneth
Yesterday I read that the EU held an emergency meeting -- and they decided on no bailouts for Eastern European banks. (That will spell disaster for Eastern Europe). btw, I recall when those new member states were joining up to the EU, how the EU was bragging about this super large trading bloc and how resilient it would be economically. (Some are suggesting that this crisis could lead to a break-up of the EU)...
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ziggyelman Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:14:54am |
re: #594 Gus 802
Maybe Obama will observe Dr. Seuss's birthday and keep his mouth shut today.//
Hey, he has to keep his face on the newscasts every single day. 2012, is just around the corner!
Plus, if he can somehow win in 2012(hey, if FDR could win a 3rd term with nearly 1 in 5 out of work) he can then work on getting the pesky 22nd Amendment overturned, somehow.
| 642 |
FrogMarch Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:14:58am |
| 643 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:15:09am |
re: #625 aussiemagpie
How can patient dumping be spun into something good?
Silly me, the MSM will make sure it's a marvellous thing this woman did!
It's reallocation of patients to allow for more efficient use of hospital resources. Also, shuffling patients to different hospitals introduces doctors to new patients, new lifestyles, new medical challenges, and can make them better physicians in the long run.
/it's easy, anyone can play!
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DaddyG Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:15:47am |
re: #496 gregg
The good news: Incomes advanced by 0.4 percent, also posting the biggest increase since May, after December's 0.2 percent decrease.
The bad news: The department attributed to rise in income to pay rises for federal civilian and military employees, as well as cost-of-living adjustments to several government transfer payments programs. It said excluding these factors, incomes would have increased by 0.2 percent in January.
The message: Get a government job.
The question: Will the general public be mad when they hear the government workers are doing pretty well in this economic downturn?
The cavaet: I have no problem with the increase in pay for the military - they deserve it.
Those are Fed jobs that are getting Cost of Living increases and raises. Our state legislature has not approved an increase in the last two years, we are having furloughs to balance the budget and our share of benefits has increased, so in effect we've had a pay decrease.
There are some serious reservations on the state level about what accepting all of these federal funds means for state control over spending.
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Dustyvet Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:16:13am |
re: #634 Occasional Reader
Who better to feast on our rotting inner cities than "Carrion"?
Rabbi do you have a blessing for the Czar?
Rabbi: "May the Lord bless and keep the Czar, far away from us"
/s
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:16:32am |
re: #598 buzzsawmonkey
Health care = good; corporation producing goods or services = bad.
I would have to respectfully disagree since they plan to socialize healthcare as well. Also, Big Pharma is probably next on the hit list.
I think what should be looked at is that it's ok for libs to make money - especially if their lifes work is to implement their socialism to the rest of the country. Even democrats who think they should be profitable and should keep their own money are not safe from the socialist hit list.
| 649 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:17:17am |
re: #641 ziggyelman
he can then work on getting the pesky 22nd Amendment overturned, somehow.
"Overturned" being exactly the right word. The Obamabots wouldn't go to the trouble of trying to amend the Constitution, after all... that would give evil Republicans a vote! No way. "Overturned"... or better still, just ignore it, like they're doing regarding DC Congressional representation.
| 650 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:17:31am |
re: #575 turn
CNN investigated this, here are their findings.
[Link: www.cnn.com...]
Morning all, what are we chatting about this morning?
Thanks for the link, and I'm inspired now to get toned arms just like Michelle....
I will lift up my wine glass 20 times each night while I'm here on LGF
That should do it!
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abaleh Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:18:05am |
re: #640 J.S.
(Some are suggesting that this crisis could lead to a break-up of the EU)...
Other than a general willingness to surrender they don't have that much in common anyway.
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soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:18:09am |
re: #641 ziggyelman
Hey, he has to keep his face on the newscasts every single day. 2012, is just around the corner!
Plus, if he can somehow win in 2012(hey, if FDR could win a 3rd term with nearly 1 in 5 out of work) he can then work on getting the pesky 22nd Amendment overturned, somehow.
This last campaign took him 2 years so reelection will obviously take 4. As for the 22nd amendment, I think he's working on ridding us of the whole pesky document called the Constitution.All hail Obama.
| 654 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:18:14am |
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gymmom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:18:23am |
re: #648 vapig
I would have to respectfully disagree since they plan to socialize healthcare as well. Also, Big Pharma is probably next on the hit list.
I think what should be looked at is that it's ok for libs to make money and hide it in offshore accounts - especially if their lifes work is to implement their socialism to the rest of the country. Even democrats who think they should be profitable and should keep their own money are not safe from the socialist hit list.
FTFY
| 656 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:18:24am |
re: #644 buzzsawmonkey
Do we think you're sexy? Yes, we do!
| 657 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:18:40am |
re: #644 buzzsawmonkey
You are a freak of nature, you really are. :-)
| 658 |
Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:18:53am |
By the way. Maybe I mentioned some of this. March is Women's History Month. My cousin was in line to get a spot at Justice. Well, no go on that and the inside scoop is "the Obama administration doesn't have enough women in their administration."
In other words expect Dr. Seuss Obama to be pandering to women for the remainder of the month.
| 659 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:18:56am |
Clinton spills the beans...ruh roh
[Link: www.reuters.com...]
| 661 |
ziggyelman Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:19:23am |
re: #615 FrogMarch
Good morning.
Our own president has declared war on the productive.
The stock market continues to plunge.
Our retirement accounts are all gutted because of the first domino - forced toxic mortgages. (Thanks to Barney Frank and Acorn)
and Obama's approval ratings are plummeting too.
(Not enough, in my opinion)Good thing Obama has his fourth estate to prop him up with drool.
Welcome to the golden age of the Corruptocrat and the Corruptocrat media
Rassmussen shows 58 percent approval, ABC on this week was touting 68%. Surely George Stephanopoulos has no vested interest in the higher numbers from their poll....
| 662 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:19:27am |
re: #652 abaleh
Other than a general willingness to surrender they don't have that much in common anyway.
Don't forget about the general disregard for personal hygiene.
| 663 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:19:39am |
The art of dirty fighting to get levitating train funding is of course known as "Krav Maglev".
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:19:49am |
re: #586 VioletTiger
I do the same thing! It's the only room where I can pen them in and not have to extract them from the furniture.
Yes, there's nowhere to hide in the bathroom :-)
| 665 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:20:12am |
re: #652 abaleh
The rest of the EU should take lessons on guts from the Baltic Republics, Poland, etc...
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vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:21:39am |
re: #649 Occasional Reader
"Overturned" being exactly the right word. The Obamabots wouldn't go to the trouble of trying to amend the Constitution, after all... that would give evil Republicans a vote! No way. "Overturned"... or better still, just ignore it, like they're doing regarding DC Congressional representation.
Yes! What they are doing with regards to DC is UnConstitutional! Whoever heard of giving a city a vote in Congress? Totally insane!
| 669 |
Dustyvet Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:21:57am |
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:22:10am |
re: #666 buzzsawmonkey
I take that in a nice way.
But for what it's worth, I did this one when maglevs came up in discussion here a couple of months ago. I'm fast, but not that fast.
You have to levitate to get that fast! Ask The One how.
| 671 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:22:11am |
| 672 |
turn Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:22:18am |
re: #650 aussiemagpie
Thanks for the link, and I'm inspired now to get toned arms just like Michelle....
I will lift up my wine glass 20 times each night while I'm here on LGF
That should do it!
Ha! Can't suggest a better exercise routine. Drudge had another link to a special investigation of the Obamas, this time by Time
[Link: www.time.com...]
| 673 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:22:30am |
Guy on FNC says market is going to below 4000!
| 674 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:22:50am |
Iran regime shakes clenched fist at Hollywood simpering appeaseniks, while simultaneously whining:
TEHRAN, Iran – An adviser to Iran's president on Sunday demanded an apology from a team of visiting Hollywood actors and movie industry officials, including Annette Bening, saying films such as "300" and "The Wrestler" were "insulting" to Iranians.
Without an apology, members of Iran's film industry should refuse to meet with representatives from the nine-member team, said Javad Shamaqdari, the art and cinema adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
| 676 |
Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:23:52am |
| 677 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:24:22am |
re: #655 gymmom
FTFY
Yes - thank you. Forgot that part!
The liberal mantra: Taxes for thee, but not for me!
| 678 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:24:32am |
re: #676 Gus 802
We want the change from your pockets. obamabots.
| 679 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:24:35am |
| 680 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:25:01am |
re: #592 turn
Hey Aussie, did they ever disclose the identity of the person arrested for the recent deadly fires down under?
Yes, the Churchill fire which killed 21 + people was lit by a bloke with major problems - and he's now awaiting trial
The big fire, which destroyed Marysville, Kinglake, Flowerdale, and other towns was most likely caused by powerlines
Horrible thought that someone could deliberately set out to kill by fire...
| 681 |
Miss Trixie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:25:23am |
re: #585 Killer Tomato
Happy birthday Texas! Happy Birthday Sam!
Wish I could go back but unfortunately, all my ex's live in Texas.
Must be why you hang your hat in Tennessee ... :P
| 682 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:25:24am |
re: #679 MandyManners
He should. He's shilling for his book. Gaaah.
| 683 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:26:04am |
re: #673 pingjockey
Guy on FNC says market is going to below 4000!
Wow - I thought it would bottom out around 5000. Good news is us p'or folk can get in at the bottom this time around!
| 684 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:26:14am |
| 685 |
Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:26:15am |
| 686 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:26:42am |
re: #682 pingjockey
He should. He's shilling for his book. Gaaah.
And Fox should be acting responsibly and not trying to sow panic. But I guess I'm asking way too much.
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avanti Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:27:07am |
re: #679 MandyManners
Same guy that predicted DOW at 40,000 a few years back. He now says current DOW will bump to 9000-10,000, then crash.
| 690 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:27:21am |
re: #673 pingjockey
Guy on FNC says market is going to below 4000!
Once upon a time, I would've suggested a padded cell for the guy, but now, with Obama's messing around in the economy, I am not so sure he isn't a prophet.
The markets, as 3 Wood stated above, have given a no confidence vote in the Obama administration right now. I don't even think Carter got this type of no confidence vote. The last time a no confidence vote from the markets was so big, you had Hoover and FDR.
| 691 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:27:40am |
re: #680 aussiemagpie
Yes, the Churchill fire which killed 21 + people was lit by a bloke with major problems - and he's now awaiting trial
The big fire, which destroyed Marysville, Kinglake, Flowerdale, and other towns was most likely caused by powerlines
Horrible thought that someone could deliberately set out to kill by fire...
The illegals do it all the time in California. They use it as a diversion to sneak across the border. They don't care if anyone gets killed. They're just rich gringos.
| 692 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:28:04am |
re: #688 avanti
I just caught that. So he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about!
| 693 |
karmic_inquisitor Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:28:20am |
Anagram of the day (this one dedicated to Barack Obama).
Acorn Leader -> Lo, a race nerd.
| 694 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:28:23am |
| 695 |
FrogMarch Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:28:23am |
re: #661 ziggyelman
Rassmussen shows 58 percent approval, ABC on this week was touting 68%. Surely George Stephanopoulos has no vested interest in the higher numbers from their poll....
I believe Stephanoloulos meets with team Obama for talking points. That's ethical and professional, right? The MSM are active participants in Obama's ongoing never-ending campaign. So yes - George Stephanopoulos has a vested interest in lofty poll numbers for his man.
| 696 |
ThinkRight Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:28:32am |
re: #605 SasquatchOnSteroids
On a serious note, my wife just called and had checked on the older couple living a couple of houses down. If you have any older people around, please check up on them.
What the hel is the matter with you ?
Only worry about your self !
It is the governments job now to take care of everybody !
/
| 697 |
Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:28:50am |
Next on the agenda...
Carbon Fee for Parking
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soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:29:04am |
re: #692 pingjockey
I just caught that. So he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about!
Maybe Geithner needs a deputy secretary.
| 699 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:29:15am |
re: #682 pingjockey
He should. He's shilling for his book. Gaaah.
Makin' a buck offa' others' troubles.
Do you know his name?
| 700 |
gregg Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:29:18am |
re: #645 DaddyG
Thanks for the clarification. I believe in my state there is a hiring freeze at this point. The city I live in is planning to cut a number of positions.
The message: Get a job with the federal government.
| 701 |
turn Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:29:21am |
re: #680 aussiemagpie
Yes, the Churchill fire which killed 21 + people was lit by a bloke with major problems - and he's now awaiting trial
The big fire, which destroyed Marysville, Kinglake, Flowerdale, and other towns was most likely caused by powerlines
Horrible thought that someone could deliberately set out to kill by fire...
Yeah, we got those sick f@#$s out here in California too. What was the bloke's name?
| 702 |
ciaospirit Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:29:26am |
Freed early for good behavior. What crap. Do they really think this guy isn't going to commit more terror? This guy felt wronged by Jordan, his fellow Muslims, but spent his life trying to kill Americans and Jews.
NEW YORK (AP) - A Black September terrorist who served about half his 30-year sentence for planting three car bombs in New York City in 1973 was deported Thursday, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
It was unclear which country had agreed to accept the 63-year-old Khalid Al-Jawary. The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the deportation, didn't immediately know where Al-Jawary was going.
...
The terrorist group was responsible for the massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics that killed 11 Israeli athletes, along with other violent attacks. The organization is named after Jordan's crackdown of Palestinian militants in September 1970.
...
He received credit for good behavior and time served and was released last week from the Supermax maximum-security prison in Florence, Colo. He was held by immigration officials in Denver until his deportation.
The guys just full of good behavior.
Scumbag.
| 703 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:29:26am |
re: #588 Gus 802
I see... I was thinking economics, you were thinking geopolitics.
Of course, the two are closely interconnected, especially when the central problem is a lack of confidence in the US administration. When the banks start to collapse there will be violent protests in Eastern Europe, & governments will fall. Watch for Russia making a strong push to reassert her dominance through leftist parties. With no confidence that the US will support Western leaning democracies, the people may well opt for the good old social fascism they've been used to.
| 704 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:29:56am |
re: #612 vapig
Indeed! They are a minority voting base at best - but seem capable of maneuvering themselves into positions of power. Groups like the sierra club are masters of litigational terrorism thwarting any attempt to improve infrastructure and energy Independence.
Their kooks seem just as capable of causing enough chaos to get the media's attention which also seems to translate into insane policies that wreck havoc on everybody else's lives.
Try cutting a tree down here, takes reams of paperwork, inspections of tree by countless tree inspectors, half of your annual wage plus your firstborn, and then perhaps you'll get permission to remove the tree - if it hasn't already fallen on top of your house
| 705 |
Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:29:57am |
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MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:29:58am |
re: #688 avanti
Same guy that predicted DOW at 40,000 a few years back. He now says current DOW will bump to 9000-10,000, then crash.
Who is he?
| 707 |
ziggyelman Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:30:05am |
re: #667 Ford_Prefect
I had no idea the good stuff IBD did til I saw that 7-8 part story they did on Carter about 2 years ago.
| 709 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:30:40am |
re: #699 MandyManners
Sorry, didn't catch it. Avanti said and is correct, this same dude predicted the Dow at 40k in 2008.
| 710 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:30:55am |
re: #697 Killer Tomato
Next on the agenda...
Carbon Fee for Parking
The same asshole that brought us Obama was responsible for Deval Patrick getting elected as well. We need to do something to fight David Axelrod.
| 711 |
ThinkRight Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:30:58am |
re: #673 pingjockey
Guy on FNC says market is going to below 4000!
Thats fine
Support is 3000
Below that all bets are off
| 712 |
avanti Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:31:05am |
re: #692 pingjockey
I just caught that. So he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about!
If you make enough silly guesses, you may get one right. Fox would rather find a guy with a sensational prediction then a guy that has more accurate but less entertaining one.
| 713 |
abaleh Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:31:15am |
re: #665 pingjockey
The rest of the EU should take lessons on guts from the Baltic Republics, Poland, etc...
For decades they dreamt of democracy and freedom, and they end up surrounded by socialist idiot states that would rather give up on western values than get off their ass and defend themselves.
| 715 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:32:30am |
re: #712 avanti
Doesn't matter what broadcast corp. it is, sensationalism gets viewers and readers. If it bleeds, it leads.
| 716 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:32:34am |
re: #709 pingjockey
Sorry, didn't catch it. Avanti said and is correct, this same dude predicted the Dow at 40k in 2008.
What a nutbar. Dow 40k was next to impossible then (and looks even further now).
| 717 |
SasquatchOnSteroids Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:32:37am |
re: #696 ThinkRight
What the hel is the matter with you ?
Only worry about your self !
It is the governments job now to take care of everybody !
/
I didn't check on them. And I said you should check on the ones around you.
I just delegate.
/lefty out, my Starbucks needs a refill.
| 718 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:32:39am |
re: #697 Killer Tomato
Next on the agenda...
Carbon Fee for Parking
Idiocy.
The only bright side I see to a story like this? It may - just may - start infuriating voters enough to make a difference.
| 719 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:32:42am |
re: #704 aussiemagpie
Try cutting a tree down here, takes reams of paperwork, inspections of tree by countless tree inspectors, half of your annual wage plus your firstborn, and then perhaps you'll get permission to remove the tree - if it hasn't already fallen on top of your house
Ok, you win. Even our econazi's haven't driven us down that road yet. Good grief! What a nightmmare! You have my sympathies!
| 720 |
pingjockey Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:33:02am |
Later folks, off to work and get the little man to school.
| 723 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:33:28am |
the Republic of Texas invaded New Mexico in 1841...the idea was to seize Santa Fe and thus control trade markets back to Missouri...600 Texians made it over the border to the Staked Plains where the got so lost wandering in circles they had to be rescued by the very people they came to conquer!....since then New Mexicans have always had a soft spot for our goofy eastern neighbors....they are better on Defense than Offense
| 724 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:33:36am |
re: #640 J.S.
Big mistake. When the Eastern European banks collapse, they will take down the German, Austrian, & Swiss banks that are exposed to them. Europe has not yet woken up to the crisis, which will of course, make the crisis much worse than it need be.
| 725 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:33:38am |
CNBC: 1 new stock high, 401 new stock lows.
CNBC's on air people sound depressed. I think we should keep the handguns and sharp objects away from the CNBC studio.
| 726 |
ThinkRight Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:33:40am |
Atlanta got snow yesterday and I still have not seen FEMA
Obama hates southerners
/
| 727 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:34:07am |
re: #697 Killer Tomato
Next on the agenda...
Carbon Fee for Parking
Fee? FEE? FEE? FEE? It's a fucking tax! A rose by any other name would smell as rank.
| 729 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:34:53am |
re: #718 Occasional Reader
Idiocy.
The only bright side I see to a story like this? It may - just may - start infuriating voters enough to make a difference.
I guess you are not familiar with MA politics. Most here would vote for Lucifer himself if he had a (D) next to his name.
| 731 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:35:08am |
re: #721 buzzsawmonkey
Didn't know that. This was the first time I saw it and it struck me as funny.
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MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:35:14am |
re: #718 Occasional Reader
Idiocy.
The only bright side I see to a story like this? It may - just may - start infuriating voters enough to make a difference.
Only those rich enough to own a vehicle.
| 733 |
lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:35:26am |
re: #690 Honorary Yooper
The markets, as 3 Wood stated above, have given a no confidence vote in the Obama administration right now. I don't even think Carter got this type of no confidence vote. The last time a no confidence vote from the markets was so big, you had Hoover and FDR.
I know several investment professionals who were simply delighted that Obama was elected. Simultaneously, they are thoroughly dismayed by nearly every move that has been made to "fix" the financial mess.
We got yer Cognitive Dissonance right here!
| 734 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:35:29am |
re: #623 Ford_Prefect
You honestly expect the wife of The One to ride a 'goldplated broomstick'?
That sucker is solid gold!
Nothing but the best then, for First Witch :-)
I'm still horrified at what she did! Unbelievable as I would think in normal times with a sane MSM, this would be HUGE news and a major scandal!
| 736 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:36:12am |
re: #724 Kenneth
Right now, I am sick to death of quoting Star Wars, but,
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
| 737 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:36:34am |
re: #686 Occasional Reader
And Fox should be acting responsibly and not trying to sow panic. But I guess I'm asking way too much.
They have to stop with the dooms day patrol. Honestly, I like Beck, but he's going way over board with the stock-the-larder, guard-the-homestead thing.
| 739 |
Syrah Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:36:43am |
re: #727 MandyManners
Fee? FEE? FEE? FEE? It's a fucking tax! A rose by any other name would smell as rank.
They will tax us for standing still and for moving.
To them, everything is a taxable event.
| 740 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:36:49am |
More from CNBC: The one stock high today is...
drum roll...
wait for it....
RUGER!
| 741 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:37:30am |
re: #734 aussiemagpie
Nothing but the best then, for First Witch :-)
I'm still horrified at what she did! Unbelievable as I would think in normal times with a sane MSM, this would be HUGE news and a major scandal!
Well Chrissy Matthews said it was his job as a journalist to make sure the Obama presidency is a success. So a little suppression of facts should come as no big surprise.
| 743 |
Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:37:50am |
re: #718 Occasional Reader
Idiocy.
The only bright side I see to a story like this? It may - just may - start infuriating voters enough to make a difference.
It's Massachusetts. I think they're beyond 'hope'.
| 744 |
lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:38:12am |
re: #697 Killer Tomato
Next on the agenda...
Carbon Fee for Parking
Then we'll all just drive in circles.
| 745 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:38:15am |
bbiab........
~ I'm multitasking and thanking God that I still have power when so many in my area do not.
| 746 |
DaddyG Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:38:31am |
re: #716 Honorary Yooper
What a nutbar. Dow 40k was next to impossible then (and looks even further now).
Just wait until the inflation kicks in.
| 747 |
abaleh Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:38:34am |
First the King of Spain, and now his own Doctor.
Just shut up Hugo.
| 748 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:38:45am |
re: #743 Killer Tomato
It's Massachusetts. I think they're beyond 'hope'.
They're hooked on Obama's hopey changey..
| 749 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:38:51am |
re: #743 Killer Tomato
It's Massachusetts. I think they're beyond 'hope'.
Frak, if MassCare didn't shake 'em up, they're pretty much unshakable.
| 750 |
Golem Akbar Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:38:53am |
Good morning, Lizards. I've been busy, almost too busy to check out the bloggies. I'm going to be a grandfather! So, I'm still floating. And the daily news chills the buzz.
Back to the day-to-day. What!? /Obama got elected!?
| 752 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:39:26am |
re: #633 Crux Australis
It's the same thing with the number of shark attacks near Sydney. The government was pressured to greatly reduce fishing near Sydney and you wouldn't believe it - Increased shark numbers.
//Amazing
Hi Crux!
And Mr McDonald said increased shark numbers was a good thing - and he said this right after the navy diver was attacked in Sydney Harbour!
That minister neede to be thrown to the sharks for saying that at such an inappropriate time...
| 755 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:39:45am |
re: #734 aussiemagpie
Nothing but the best then, for First Witch :-)
I'm still horrified at what she did! Unbelievable as I would think in normal times with a sane MSM, this would be HUGE news and a major scandal!
Like I said, it would be if it were a Republican. Of course if Obama were a Republican he never would have been elected. The MSM would not have let up on him about his associations, his lack of experience, his attendance record in the Senate, etc. No amount of "This is an historic occasion" would have deterred them from tearing him down.
| 756 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:39:48am |
re: #697 Killer Tomato
Next on the agenda...
Carbon Fee for Parking
Completely freaking insane. They should boycott any and all parking at Logan if that comes to pass. Just drop off and pick up passengers at the terminal entrances and exits.
| 757 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:39:54am |
re: #740 SteveC
More from CNBC: The one stock high today is...
drum roll...
wait for it....RUGER!
Wow.
That's... interesting.
(An aside on Ruger; I knew someone who was an Assistant US Attorney, and was big into the idea of prosecuting gun manufacturers for supposedly deliberately getting guns into the hands of criminals (or some such nonsense). One example that she breathlessly related to me: "Did you know that there's this cheap knockoff of a Luger, called a 'Ruger'?" Sigh.)
| 758 |
abaleh Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:40:03am |
re: #750 Golem Akbar
Good morning, Lizards. I've been busy, almost too busy to check out the bloggies. I'm going to be a grandfather! So, I'm still floating. And the daily news chills the buzz.
Back to the day-to-day. What!? /Obama got elected!?
BeSha'a Tova!
| 759 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:40:11am |
re: #750 Golem Akbar
Good morning, Lizards. I've been busy, almost too busy to check out the bloggies. I'm going to be a grandfather! So, I'm still floating. And the daily news chills the buzz.
Back to the day-to-day. What!? /Obama got elected!?
More like he got annointed.
| 760 |
ArchangelMichael Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:40:55am |
re: #716 Honorary Yooper
What a nutbar. Dow 40k was next to impossible then (and looks even further now).
If we end up with serious hyper-inflation, a 40k Dow is easily possible. It will be worth less than it is now at 6.9k but it will be possible.
| 761 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:40:58am |
CNBC just mentioned the bank crisis in Eastern Europe, asked if they were getting ready to "pull a Paulson".
The other commentator spoke for a while, but when you boil it down, he said "Yeah, pretty much."
| 762 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:40:59am |
| 764 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:41:49am |
re: #752 aussiemagpie
And Mr McDonald said increased shark numbers was a good thing
You have got to be kidding.
| 765 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:41:58am |
re: #643 SteveC
It's reallocation of patients to allow for more efficient use of hospital resources. Also, shuffling patients to different hospitals introduces doctors to new patients, new lifestyles, new medical challenges, and can make them better physicians in the long run.
/it's easy, anyone can play!
You must be a journo, or even a healthcare bureaucrat from Chicago!/
| 766 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:42:00am |
| 767 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:42:13am |
re: #761 SteveC
CNBC just mentioned the bank crisis in Eastern Europe, asked if they were getting ready to "pull a Paulson".
The other commentator spoke for a while, but when you boil it down, he said "Yeah, pretty much."
Doesn't sound too good. Is it just me, or does the financial world seem to going to hell in a handbasket right now?
| 769 |
Gus Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:42:56am |
Registration fees taxes are going to go up in Colorado. Up $41 over three years. Of course this is being promoted by the Democrats in the state house as a jobs creator -- their favorite ploy. The rise in fees taxes will spread like a virus in the coming months not unlike Taxachusetts.
| 770 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:43:14am |
re: #754 buzzsawmonkey
It'll be just like Rome.
Heh. So really, all that time, Ben Hur was just looking for a parking spot?
| 771 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:43:36am |
re: #752 aussiemagpie
That minister neede to be thrown to the sharks for saying that at such an inappropriate time...
Most politicians are related to sharks.
| 772 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:43:55am |
re: #768 ploome hineni
less fishing, more food (fish)
for the sharks to come closer and eat
fatten em up for a while then harvest them...very tasty
| 773 |
Bloodnok Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:44:06am |
re: #743 Killer Tomato
It's Massachusetts. I think they're beyond 'hope'.
Ever since he wasn't picked for a cabinet post I have my suspicions that Deval will be Biden's "replacement". This tax should only further endear him in BH0's eyes.
| 775 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:44:44am |
re: #765 aussiemagpie
You must be a journo, or even a healthcare bureaucrat from Chicago!/
No, I advocate for Congenital Heart Defect survivors. I've heard this crap (or something close to it) before!
| 777 |
abaleh Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:45:20am |
re: #697 Killer Tomato
Next on the agenda...
Carbon Fee for Parking
All you people exhaling CO2 better find some other chemical respiratory processes, or the Greens will be coming for you next.
/
| 778 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:45:43am |
re: #774 buzzsawmonkey
The chariot race happens in Judea.
You mean "Jewish-occupied Greater Rome".
ROMAN EMPIRE WILL BE FREE, FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA!
| 779 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:45:49am |
| 780 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:46:01am |
re: #777 abaleh
All you people exhaling CO2 better find some other chemical respiratory processes, or the Greens will be coming for you next.
/
Them first.
| 781 |
DaddyG Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:46:13am |
re: #774 buzzsawmonkey
The chariot race happens in Judea. But it's true that Roman traffic is a Messala the time.
Its the fault of those long haul Etruscin companies.
| 783 |
Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:46:59am |
re: #606 albusteve
flying from O'Hare to Grand Rapids...as soon as the plane rotates out of Chicago airspace it levels off to glide over the lake to land...I love it
I fly in and out of GR and have taken that flight many times :).
| 784 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:47:11am |
re: #767 Honorary Yooper
Doesn't sound too good. Is it just me, or does the financial world seem to going to hell in a handbasket right now?
It's not just you. I've asked several times, "How did I get in this handbasket? And where did you say we are going?!?!?!"
| 785 |
Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:47:19am |
re: #777 abaleh
All you people exhaling CO2 better find some other chemical respiratory processes, or the Greens will be coming for you next.
/
That's why I have all these houseplants. It's a carbon offset thing.
/
| 786 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:47:26am |
re: #774 buzzsawmonkey
The chariot race happens in Judea. But it's true that Roman traffic is a Messala the time.
I don't think this is the proper Forum for ancient Rome puns, anyway.
| 787 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:47:38am |
re: #782 ploome hineni
sharkaphobia
No, I am fine with sharks. It's politicians that scare the hell out of me.
| 788 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:47:47am |
re: #672 turn
Ha! Can't suggest a better exercise routine. Drudge had another link to a special investigation of the Obamas, this time by Time
[Link: www.time.com...]
Now that's hardhitting journalism! In line for sure for the Pulitzer /
| 789 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:48:19am |
re: #770 Occasional Reader
Heh. So really, all that time, Ben Hur was just looking for a parking spot?
That explains the axle cutting blades on sides of the chariots.
| 791 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:48:35am |
re: #773 Bloodnok
Ever since he wasn't picked for a cabinet post I have my suspicions that Deval will be Biden's "replacement". This tax should only further endear him in BH0's eyes.
If Deval were to become VP then he could alter his speech Obama stole from him in the campaign, instead of just words he could call it just taxes.
| 792 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:48:36am |
re: #771 Ford_Prefect
Most politicians are related to
sharksspiders.
| 793 |
Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:48:39am |
re: #750 Golem Akbar
Good morning, Lizards. I've been busy, almost too busy to check out the bloggies. I'm going to be a grandfather! So, I'm still floating. And the daily news chills the buzz.
Back to the day-to-day. What!? /Obama got elected!?
Congrats!
| 794 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:48:42am |
re: #786 Occasional Reader
I don't think this is the proper Forum for ancient Rome puns, anyway.
I think you should Caesar puns.
| 795 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:48:49am |
re: #786 Occasional Reader
I don't think this is the proper Forum for ancient Rome puns, anyway.
You guys pun everything. It's legion with you!
| 797 |
DaddyG Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:49:05am |
| 798 |
FurryOldGuyJeans Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:49:12am |
re: #771 Ford_Prefect
Most politicians are related to sharks.
I have always thought politicians were related to lampreys and leeches, not sharks.
| 799 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:49:34am |
re: #786 Occasional Reader
I don't think this is the proper Forum for ancient Rome puns, anyway.
No, we're just racing around in a Circus, Maximus.
| 800 |
Golem Akbar Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:49:41am |
| 803 |
lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:50:06am |
re: #767 Honorary Yooper
Doesn't sound too good. Is it just me, or does the financial world seem to going to hell in a handbasket right now?
We may be going to hell in a bucket
But at least I'm enjoying the ride
/not
| 804 |
Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:50:17am |
re: #796 ploome hineni
your post to albusteve makes me wonder, how often some of us have sat in the same airport, online, waiting for a flight
You too, eh?
| 805 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:50:26am |
re: #691 vapig
The illegals do it all the time in California. They use it as a diversion to sneak across the border. They don't care if anyone gets killed. They're just rich gringos.
That's dreadful!
The bloke behind bars here is a loner with intellectual problems...
| 807 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:50:28am |
re: #798 FurryOldGuyJeans
I have always thought politicians were related to lampreys and leeches, not sharks.
Sharks will not attack a politician. Professional courtesy.
The politician, however....!
| 808 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:50:29am |
re: #798 FurryOldGuyJeans
I have always thought politicians were related to lampreys and leeches, not sharks.
In thought they were more closely related to tapeworms and other parasites, but I could be wrong.
| 810 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:51:13am |
re: #770 Occasional Reader
Heh. So really, all that time, Ben Hur was just looking for a parking spot?
LOL!
| 811 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:51:33am |
re: #804 Irish Rose
You too, eh?
Maybe we should have little lizards on the backs of our laptops....
| 813 |
yma o hyd Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:51:46am |
Hiya, Lizard Nation!
As the weather looks cold and gloomy everywhere, you might like to get yer olde adrenalin flowing by reading Aussie Dave's blog on that meeting in Sharm-El-Sheik taking place right now.
I share his indignation, nay, outrage!
| 814 |
lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:51:54am |
| 815 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:52:12am |
re: #799 Honorary Yooper
No, we're just racing around in a Circus, Maximus.
We're just trying to share a few grim laughs, while Obama thinks up how to Remus a new one.
| 816 |
DaddyG Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:53:28am |
re: #815 Occasional Reader
We're just trying to share a few grim laughs, while Obama thinks up how to Remus a new one.
Did he community organize Cicero?
| 817 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:53:43am |
re: #807 SteveC
Sharks will not attack a politician. Professional courtesy.
The politician, however....!
is more like a vampire than a shark. Shine a light on it, it runs away. Shine the sunlight on truth and facts on it, and it shrivels up. Of course, they prefer to suck on tax money rather than blood, but there isn't much difference, IMHO.
| 818 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:53:44am |
re: #792 VioletTiger
Perfect analogy considering they spin, spin, spin their web of lies and deceit to entangle the populace before they drain the life blood out of us!
| 819 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:54:55am |
re: #816 DaddyG
Did he community organize Cicero?
That would be Bettyus Malteseus. She's connected to those who would make you an offer you can't refuse.
| 820 |
Ben Hur Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:54:56am |
First Lady Michelle Obama Talked To 6th And 7th Graders
| 821 |
lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:55:07am |
| 822 |
vapig Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:55:27am |
re: #805 aussiemagpie
That's dreadful!
The bloke behind bars here is a loner with intellectual problems...
At least he has an excuse. The illegals do it with cold blooded calculation.
| 823 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:55:49am |
re: #816 DaddyG
Did he community organize Cicero?
I was just wondering; when ancient Roman politicians held conference calls with their constitutents, would they put them on SPQR-phone?
| 824 |
WriterMom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:55:57am |
re: #820 Ben Hur
UCCHHHHHHHH. Could that woman saying 'welcome to the White House' make me any more sick?
| 825 |
WriterMom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:56:27am |
At least she covered her FIRM MUSCULAR ARMS this time.
| 826 |
lawhawk Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:56:29am |
So, what did I miss while I was gone?
I've been to Hell (in the Cayman Islands BWI), Cozumel, Belize, and Roatan, and back. Oh, and visited a new plane of Hell too as I was stuck in the airport all day yesterday thanks to Delta and Atlanta's inability to deal with snow. Kudos to jetBlue though... they got me and the Mrs. back to the NYC metro area safely and faster than I could have imagined. A flight from Tampa to NYC normally takes about 2 hours 40 minutes. We got back in 2 hours flat.
I hear the President still hasn't fixed the economy despite giving another speech to Congress, and that he's saying that they will have trouble working up the budget. Yeah, they can't agree on how much more pork to add and what else (and who else) to tax.
I guess I didn't miss that much after all.
Except the blizzard here in the NE.
| 827 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:56:37am |
Hey y'all - from a cold (26 degrees) but bight and clear Charlotte! We got through our Snowstorm with about 2-3 inches of ice - due to 36 hours of coninuous rain before we got 4 or 5 inches of snow) and, KNOCK ON WOOD we are not among the
100,000 North Carolinians whh've lost their power!
So how is everyone today?
| 828 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:56:42am |
re: #701 turn
Yeah, we got those sick f@#$s out here in California too. What was the bloke's name?
| 829 |
midwestgak Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:56:43am |
re: #817 Honorary Yooper
is more like a vampire than a shark. Shine a light on it, it runs away. Shine the sunlight on truth and facts on it, and it shrivels up. Of course, they prefer to suck on tax money rather than blood, but there isn't much difference, IMHO.
Hey {Honorary}
Now that Daley has sold off all parking fees, there is no longer free parking on holidays.
| 830 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:57:02am |
We didn't get any snow, but it is colder than a witch's boob outside. But I have CHILI simmering, and it is smelling good!
So we interrupt this regularly scheduled thread for a lunch break!
| 831 |
aboo-Hoo-Hoo Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:57:35am |
Down -171 @ 6891, SPX -19, Compx -26
The Breaking of America 1-2-3
Thanks for nothing Obummer.
| 832 |
outsidephilly Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:58:12am |
| 833 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:58:18am |
re: #825 WriterMom
At least she covered her FIRM MUSCULAR ARMS this time.
I'll make a bet with the Obamas; if I can beat Michelle in an arm-wrestling match, they quit the White House and move back to Chicago.
| 835 |
ThinkRight Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:58:50am |
re: #827 realwest
Hey y'all - from a cold (26 degrees) but bight and clear Charlotte! We got through our Snowstorm with about 2-3 inches of ice - due to 36 hours of coninuous rain before we got 4 or 5 inches of snow) and, KNOCK ON WOOD we are not among the
100,000 North Carolinians whh've lost their power!
So how is everyone today?
Same here in Atlanta
Did FEMA show up there ?
/
| 836 |
outsidephilly Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:59:06am |
re: #826 lawhawk
welcome 'home' lawhawk....... I missed 'seeing' your face :>}
| 838 |
Golem Akbar Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:59:20am |
re: #809 WriterMom
MAZEL TOV. That is so cool!
I intend to be one obnoxious savta. [plan? it's my default position]
| 839 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:59:43am |
re: #833 Occasional Reader
I'll make a bet with the Obamas; if I can beat Michelle in an arm-wrestling match, they quit the White House and move back to Chicago.
Can I be a cheerleader at the event? (I still can fit into my cheerleader skirt and sweater I wore when I was 14.)
| 840 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:59:54am |
re: #833 Occasional Reader
I'll make a bet with the Obamas; if I can beat Michelle in an arm-wrestling match, they quit the White House and move back to Chicago.
I wouldn't bet against her. :-)
| 841 |
topazpilot Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:59:56am |
Wow, DOW down 173 pts. so far. Keep doin' whatcha doin' Barry, you're doing a fine job! psh
| 842 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:59:58am |
re: #826 lawhawk
I've been to Hell (in the Cayman Islands BWI),
I assume you're being facetious... or was there something hellish about the Caymans for some reason?
(I ask because my parents are headed to Grand Cayman on Friday!)
| 843 |
WriterMom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:00:06am |
re: #833 Occasional Reader
Did you read the fawning CNN article about her arms? It made me sick. Obviously, the only good thing about her is that she has toned arms-but to manufacture a whole article out of it?
| 844 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:00:17am |
re: #839 MandyManners
Can I be a cheerleader at the event? (I still can fit into my cheerleader skirt and sweater I wore when I was 14.)
Not...Going...There...
| 846 |
topazpilot Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:00:31am |
re: #839 MandyManners
I didn't know Klingons arm wrestled.
| 847 |
Digital Display Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:00:31am |
re: #827 realwest
Hey y'all - from a cold (26 degrees) but bight and clear Charlotte! We got through our Snowstorm with about 2-3 inches of ice - due to 36 hours of coninuous rain before we got 4 or 5 inches of snow) and, KNOCK ON WOOD we are not among the
100,000 North Carolinians whh've lost their power!
So how is everyone today?
Good Morning Realwest! Thanks for the email..I really appreciated it.
Stay Warm today!
| 848 |
WriterMom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:00:40am |
re: #839 MandyManners
Mandy-you are gonna get all the boys excited now!
| 849 |
turn Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:00:50am |
re: #820 Ben Hur
I got bored watching, didn't have the patience to stick around to hear her pointers on how the turnwife can build her arms up or tell the kids the advantages of Pepsi over Coke.
| 850 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:00:53am |
re: #827 realwest
Hey y'all - from a cold (26 degrees) but bight and clear Charlotte! We got through our Snowstorm with about 2-3 inches of ice - due to 36 hours of coninuous rain before we got 4 or 5 inches of snow) and, KNOCK ON WOOD we are not among the
100,000 North Carolinians whh've lost their power!
So how is everyone today?
Hey real, we are watching the snow come down. Doesn't appear to be stopping just yet. Maybe a foot expected. Snow in Charlotte; who'd a thunk?
| 851 |
FrogMarch Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:01:01am |
| 852 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:01:09am |
re: #751 ploome hineni
Europe & Asia dropped today. The Toronto TSE has dropped over 5% so far this morning. There's blood all over the place.
| 853 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:01:13am |
re: #719 vapig
Ok, you win. Even our econazi's haven't driven us down that road yet. Good grief! What a nightmmare! You have my sympathies!
I was a teeny weeny bit over dramatic :-) The firstborn is safe....
But the rest is true
| 854 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:01:13am |
re: #829 midwestgak
Hey {Honorary}
Now that Daley has sold off all parking fees, there is no longer free parking on holidays.
Dictator Daley has virtually guaranteed that some of us (myself included) will make every attempt never to drive to the Loop again or spend a dime in his city.
| 855 |
DaddyG Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:01:14am |
re: #839 MandyManners
Can I be a cheerleader at the event? (I still can fit into my cheerleader skirt and sweater I wore when I was 14.)
Was that the sound of 1000 male lizards typing a comment and then deleting it again?
| 856 |
Walter L. Newton Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:01:30am |
re: #839 MandyManners
Can I be a cheerleader at the event? (I still can fit into my cheerleader skirt and sweater I wore when I was 14.)
I can fit into it with you, you go girl! ;)
| 857 |
WriterMom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:01:41am |
re: #838 Golem Akbar
Pssst Golem-I think you mean "Saba" (grandfather), unless you are actually a chick...which would really bum me out after all these posts-thinking you were a dude.
| 858 |
topazpilot Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:01:43am |
re: #839 MandyManners
Give it a shot and be sure to take plenty of pics!
| 859 |
Catttt Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:01:50am |
So - I have the day off while I wait for the SRO bucket truck to come fix my cable so I can work.
Luckily, I have Netgear on my laptop. :D
| 860 |
Walter L. Newton Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:02:17am |
| 862 |
FurryOldGuyJeans Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:02:33am |
re: #825 WriterMom
At least she covered her FIRM MUSCULAR ARMS this time.
CNN went all a-gaga the last time she went sleeveless. The talking heads simply swooned over her fashion sense and how revolutionary it is.
| 863 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:02:46am |
re: #834 Killer Tomato
Hey thanks KT! I appreciate that fact - we were worried too, given how damn cold it is NOW and is gonna be later on!
13 degrees on March 2nd down here in the SOUTHLAND where they never heard of insulating buildings is really rather COLD! LOL!
| 864 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:02:52am |
| 865 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:02:52am |
re: #841 topazpilot
Wow, DOW down 173 pts. so far. Keep doin' whatcha doin' Barry, you're doing a fine job! psh
it's intentional and yes, a fine job...might as well get used to it
| 866 |
DaddyG Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:12am |
| 867 |
Digital Display Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:14am |
re: #855 DaddyG
Was that the sound of 1000 male lizards typing a comment and then deleting it again?
Yes..I felt a disturbance in the force..
| 868 |
WriterMom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:21am |
re: #862 FurryOldGuyJeans
Ya-I just posted it in case other people hadn't had the pleasure of reading it.
| 869 |
outsidephilly Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:22am |
re: #827 realwest
((((real)))
The snow is still falling here, its a beautiful sight, for sure!
The plows haven't cleared any secondary streets so the town is quiet, and all seems right with the world ........., yep, its Currier and Ives all over again in my neck of the woods!
| 870 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:23am |
re: #843 WriterMom
Did you read the fawning CNN article about her arms? It made me sick. Obviously, the only good thing about her is that she has toned arms-but to manufacture a whole article out of it?
See, e.g., Russian Revolutionary Culture. They fetishized (among other things) Vladmir Ilyich's alleged near-superhuman physical endurance.
| 871 |
ThinkRight Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:38am |
| 872 |
Walter L. Newton Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:39am |
| 873 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:47am |
re: #835 ThinkRight
I feel for all you Atlantans and the folks in surrounding counties and NO FEMA hasn't shown up yet, Thank God!
| 874 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:54am |
| 875 |
WriterMom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:03:58am |
re: #855 DaddyG
LOL. Fortunately, girl lizards have MIND READING ABILITY. We know what you were thinking.
| 876 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:04:17am |
re: #839 MandyManners
Can I be a cheerleader at the event? (I still can fit into my cheerleader skirt and sweater I wore when I was 14.)
Damn, Mandy! You need to publish your diet/fitness plan, you'll make millions.
| 877 |
AuntAcid Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:04:20am |
I am going to hang a couple of tea bags from the rear view mirror as a high-five to fellow revolutionaries. Hope to see you all at the party.
| 878 |
DaddyG Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:04:26am |
re: #872 Walter L. Newton
I felt a disturbance in my pants.
OK that one is going to get you a whacking...
| 881 |
Miss Trixie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:04:40am |
re: #827 realwest
Hey y'all - from a cold (26 degrees) but bight and clear Charlotte! We got through our Snowstorm with about 2-3 inches of ice - due to 36 hours of coninuous rain before we got 4 or 5 inches of snow) and, KNOCK ON WOOD we are not among the
100,000 North Carolinians whh've lost their power!
So how is everyone today?
Yay! I was worried about you. *smoochie-smooch* Warm enough?
| 882 |
Golem Akbar Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:05:09am |
re: #826 lawhawk
So, what did I miss while I was gone?
I've been to Hell (in the Cayman Islands BWI), Cozumel, Belize, and Roatan, and back. Oh, and visited a new plane of Hell too as I was stuck in the airport all day yesterday thanks to Delta and Atlanta's inability to deal with snow. Kudos to jetBlue though... they got me and the Mrs. back to the NYC metro area safely and faster than I could have imagined. A flight from Tampa to NYC normally takes about 2 hours 40 minutes. We got back in 2 hours flat.
I hear the President still hasn't fixed the economy despite giving another speech to Congress, and that he's saying that they will have trouble working up the budget. Yeah, they can't agree on how much more pork to add and what else (and who else) to tax.
I guess I didn't miss that much after all.
Except the blizzard here in the NE.
/Cayman Islands and Cozumel (especially) are quite hellish. Did you get to snorkel in that slum called Chankanab (sp?) Park?
| 884 |
ThinkRight Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:05:16am |
| 885 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:05:26am |
re: #839 MandyManners
Good morning Mandy! "(I still can fit into my cheerleader skirt and sweater I wore when I was 14.)"
Nobody (especially us older folk) likes a braggart - just sayin!
:)
| 886 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:05:44am |
re: #741 soxfan4life
Well Chrissy Matthews said it was his job as a journalist to make sure the Obama presidency is a success. So a little suppression of facts should come as no big surprise.
It's really sickening isn't it? And people don't seem to notice which is really bad
| 887 |
turn Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:05:45am |
re: #828 aussiemagpie
Thanks for the link, it didn't say he had a mental problem but I'll take your word on that. Kiddie-porn arsonist, sheesh he is screwed up.
| 888 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:05:47am |
| 889 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:05:48am |
re: #871 ThinkRight
Just since the last election
If he needs them for the midterms or reelection I would look for a quick response from FEMA.
| 890 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:06:05am |
re: #880 WriterMom
GAH!
I need a pic of, say, a chick in a cheerleader skirt to cleanse my mind's eye... any volunteers? Hmmm? MANDY?
| 891 |
outsidephilly Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:06:25am |
re: #857 WriterMom
Pssst Golem-I think you mean "Saba" (grandfather), unless you are actually a chick...which would really bum me out after all these posts-thinking you were a dude.
Oh our Golem is a Saba -- and I'm picturing a cute, smilin' Saba
| 892 |
FurryOldGuyJeans Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:06:42am |
re: #868 WriterMom
Ya-I just posted it in case other people hadn't had the pleasure of reading it.
I was referring to a video report, not that execrable article, but thanks for posting it. :)
| 893 |
lawhawk Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:06:46am |
re: #842 Occasional Reader
I assume you're being facetious... or was there something hellish about the Caymans for some reason?
(I ask because my parents are headed to Grand Cayman on Friday!)
Actually, there is a town on Grand Cayman known as Hell. It's a tourist trap, and all the tours somehow end up there - especially if you're doing the tour of the turtle farm or dolphin farm along with the Tortuga Rum factory shop.
| 894 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:07:03am |
re: #869 outsidephilly
"Currier and Ives" eh? Why is it I think you don't HAVE to go anywhere today?!?!
| 895 |
Golem Akbar Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:07:06am |
re: #857 WriterMom
Pssst Golem-I think you mean "Saba" (grandfather), unless you are actually a chick...which would really bum me out after all these posts-thinking you were a dude.
You're right. We've only had zeydes in my family.
| 896 |
Walter L. Newton Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:07:30am |
I have to go, be back later.
A woman left her purse in the theatre at the 6:00pm show last night. She called at 11:00pm last night, left a message. She wanted to come get it at midnight.
We called her this morning. She couldn't make up her mind if she wanted to pick it up this morning, this afternoon or this evening.
I finally politely told her we are not fully staffed on Mond. through Thursdays, and I could meet her at 9:30am.
She was upset.
Figures.
| 897 |
midwestgak Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:07:30am |
re: #854 Honorary Yooper
Dictator Daley has virtually guaranteed that some of us (myself included) will make every attempt never to drive to the Loop again or spend a dime in his city.
| 898 |
FrogMarch Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:07:43am |
re: #851 FrogMarch
Such students, in today’s grade-inflated university, are able to get Cs and Bs for F and D work, to cobble together state and federal loans, student work assistance, and grants — and to delay growing up while they sleepwalk through a largely therapeutic curriculum. Eric Holder may call us cowards for not discussing race more openly, but if he were to examine the current class offerings at a California public university, or read the syllabi of the courses, he would quickly discover that race, class, and gender are the common themes — an approach designed to encourage grievance and separatism, which consumes precious student hours at the expense of real learning in the liberal arts and hard sciences.
| 899 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:08:00am |
re: #755 Ford_Prefect
Like I said, it would be if it were a Republican. Of course if Obama were a Republican he never would have been elected. The MSM would not have let up on him about his associations, his lack of experience, his attendance record in the Senate, etc. No amount of "This is an historic occasion" would have deterred them from tearing him down.
Such hypocrisy, and so blatant ...sad really
| 900 |
lawhawk Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:08:15am |
re: #882 Golem Akbar
Nope... no snorkeling this time. We did the history/culture thing - went to Tulum (gorgeous) and Altun Ha in Belize (also gorgeous), but getting to both was a lengthy bus ride and Belize is quite impoverished.
| 901 |
outsidephilly Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:08:29am |
re: #872 Walter L. Newton
I felt a disturbance in my pants.
I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with flatulence today.
//
| 902 |
lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:08:30am |
re: #862 FurryOldGuyJeans
CNN went all a-gaga the last time she went sleeveless. The talking heads simply swooned over her fashion sense and how revolutionary it is.
A dress without sleeves! OMG! OMG! OMG! She's amazing!
/cnn off
| 903 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:08:35am |
re: #890 Occasional Reader
GAH!
I need a pic of, say, a chick in a cheerleader skirt to cleanse my mind's eye... any volunteers? Hmmm? MANDY?
OR's vital signs are going flat, gimme a hot cheerleader, stat:
Here you go,
| 904 |
Amer-I-Can Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:08:56am |
re: #831 aboo-Hoo-Hoo
Down -171 @ 6891, SPX -19, Compx -26
The Breaking of America 1-2-3
Thanks for nothing Obummer.
When will "The One" get the hint? Never!
The Obamessiah (TM) is waiting in the wings for a total collapse. Then, and only then, will he SWOOP in with a great "I Told YOU so!" and rescue all of us from the evils of Wall Street and the Banking Industry. Until then, he will just continue on with "a Billion here, a Billion there" economics just to make
"The End" seem that much more dramatic.
What a POS.
OTO, OTO, OTO
| 905 |
topazpilot Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:08:58am |
re: #862 FurryOldGuyJeans
The media is always talking about how she is so beautiful. Wtf!?! Are they so in love with Barry that they fail to see he married one supremely unattractive, nay, ugly ass woman? She looks like the bastard offspring of a Klingon and Alien.
| 906 |
Russkilitlover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:09:13am |
[Yawn], [stretch], [fluffs up hair].......'Morning, all.
Stock market is tanking right off the get-go. Same ol' same ol' in this start of the third month of our glorious leader's reign.
| 907 |
Digital Display Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:09:16am |
| 908 |
MandyManners Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:09:17am |
re: #896 Walter L. Newton
I have to go, be back later.
A woman left her purse in the theatre at the 6:00pm show last night. She called at 11:00pm last night, left a message. She wanted to come get it at midnight.
We called her this morning. She couldn't make up her mind if she wanted to pick it up this morning, this afternoon or this evening.
I finally politely told her we are not fully staffed on Mond. through Thursdays, and I could meet her at 9:30am.
She was upset.
Figures.
A SPAYSHUL SNOWFWAKE!
| 909 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:09:24am |
re: #864 soxfan4life
No, Georgia stayed Red; unfortuantely N.C. went blue in '08.
Crap.
| 910 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:09:26am |
Hell, Michigan......(not Detroit)
| 911 |
midwestgak Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:09:27am |
| 912 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:09:33am |
re: #893 lawhawk
Actually, there is a town on Grand Cayman known as Hell. It's a tourist trap, and all the tours somehow end up there - especially if you're doing the tour of the turtle farm or dolphin farm along with the Tortuga Rum factory shop.
Don't need to go quite that far for Hell. Just a little further for Paradise though.
| 914 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:10:04am |
re: #763 ploome hineni
what did she do now?
Ford Prefect posted the story about her patient dumping job....
| 915 |
FurryOldGuyJeans Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:10:05am |
re: #902 lurking faith
A dress without sleeves! OMG! OMG! OMG! She's amazing!
/cnn off
That is so close to what was actually said by one of the talking heads I saw in the video report on CNN it is positively eerie.
| 916 |
rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:10:05am |
re: #907 HoosierHoops
Hey Hoops! I'm grand, done for the day and headed home.
| 917 |
WriterMom Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:10:10am |
re: #903 Kenneth
Nice pom-poms.
WARNING: Continue with the cheerleaders and this thread is going fireman.
| 918 |
Russkilitlover Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:10:21am |
re: #839 MandyManners
Can I be a cheerleader at the event? (I still can fit into my cheerleader skirt and sweater I wore when I was 14.)
Save that for a special someone ;}
| 919 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:10:35am |
re: #886 aussiemagpie
It's really sickening isn't it? And people don't seem to notice which is really bad
Alot of people I talk to are willing to overlook alot just because of their anger with GWB. I try to ask them if you didn't like his spending, why do you like Obama's hyper-spending? Like good little liberals they respond with something about torture or "Bush lied...people died" BS. So glad I have a 600 ft well. Don't want what is in their water.
| 921 |
Golem Akbar Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:10:59am |
re: #895 Golem Akbar
You're right. We've only had zeydes in my family.
And yes, I am [still and always] a dude. Speaking of chicks...
| 922 |
lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:11:02am |
| 924 |
ArchangelMichael Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:11:12am |
re: #896 Walter L. Newton
Sucks but this is a typical American attitude now. 'I want it my way and you need to bend over backwards for me'
Obama was elected president... QED.
| 925 |
rightside Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:11:15am |
re: #917 WriterMom
As long as they have boobs, fine by me ;^)
| 926 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:11:18am |
re: #877 AuntAcid
I am going to hang a couple of tea bags from the rear view mirror as a high-five to fellow revolutionaries. Hope to see you all at the party.
Where is the party today?
| 927 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:11:32am |
re: #911 midwestgak
Maybe Mayor Daley could have found something better to spend money on?
I got the Gorn with the school crossing guard stop sign.
| 929 |
Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:11:41am |
Doctor tells Venezuela's Chavez to stop talking
Can we locate this doctor and send him to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?
| 930 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:11:55am |
re: #880 WriterMom
Good morning WriterMom - I think ole Vladimir needs to start working out now - he's on the verge of getting soft looking, ya know?!
| 931 |
topazpilot Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:11:56am |
re: #903 Kenneth
I'm not OR but thank you anyway! One thing I like about Ace of Spades during football season is how he always posts some pics of hot cheerleaders over the weekend.
| 932 |
outsidephilly Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:11:57am |
re: #894 realwest
"Currier and Ives" eh? Why is it I think you don't HAVE to go anywhere today?!?!
Ya got that right, my friend!
We're gonna chill out the rest of the day. Maybe we'll do some shoveling, however, when the winds settle down, we're heading to the biggest hill in town and we're gonna 'sled the night away'!
This is the kind of snow you can do some serious sledding with a just a 'cookie sheet' for a sled!
| 933 |
notutopia Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:12:01am |
Oh my, I went to bed with ice slush blowing in the winds, and I awoke this morning to 5 inches of snow!
This is coastal piedmont NC. I had to use a chisel axe to bust the ice on the barn critters watering tanks. Looks like I'll be a busy bee today just trying to keep everybody
warm in the stables. Have a great day everyone, I'm headed back out there again!
Brrrrrrrr
| 934 |
midwestgak Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:12:01am |
| 935 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:12:03am |
re: #917 WriterMom
Nice pom-poms.
WARNING: Continue with the cheerleaders and this thread is going fireman.
Ok, here's a hot male cheerleader for you.
| 936 |
FurryOldGuyJeans Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:12:23am |
re: #905 topazpilot
The media is always talking about how she is so beautiful. Wtf!?! Are they so in love with Barry that they fail to see he married one supremely unattractive, nay, ugly ass woman? She looks like the bastard offspring of a Klingon and Alien.
She is beautiful to the media since she is so obviously BUTCH. The media swooned over Hillary for a lot of the same reasons.
| 937 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:12:38am |
re: #900 lawhawk
Nope... no snorkeling this time. We did the history/culture thing - went to Tulum (gorgeous) and Altun Ha in Belize (also gorgeous), but getting to both was a lengthy bus ride and Belize is quite impoverished.
The Tiger household is full of scuba divers. Belize was among our favorites. Lucky dog!
| 938 |
Golem Akbar Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:12:39am |
re: #900 lawhawk
Nope... no snorkeling this time. We did the history/culture thing - went to Tulum (gorgeous) and Altun Ha in Belize (also gorgeous), but getting to both was a lengthy bus ride and Belize is quite impoverished.
Never been there, but I hope to someday. I hear so many things about Belize, both wonderful and heartbreaking. Hey, welcome back.
| 940 |
VegasRick Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:12:51am |
| 941 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:13:10am |
re: #931 topazpilot
Don't thank me, thank G-d for the abundance of His Creation.
| 942 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:13:21am |
re: #881 {Miss Trixie} Hey gorgeous! *smooches* back to you but I think a lot of hugging and snuggling would make me much warmer! LOL!
Hope you're well today?!
| 943 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:13:23am |
re: #764 Occasional Reader
You have got to be kidding.
Not kidding at all, OR
We've had three shark attacks in three weeks here in Sydney - latest one at Avalon beach, where a 15 year old surfer was chomped on by a great white - lucky boy has survived
| 944 |
Ward Cleaver Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:13:59am |
re: #896 Walter L. Newton
I have to go, be back later.
A woman left her purse in the theatre at the 6:00pm show last night. She called at 11:00pm last night, left a message. She wanted to come get it at midnight.
We called her this morning. She couldn't make up her mind if she wanted to pick it up this morning, this afternoon or this evening.
I finally politely told her we are not fully staffed on Mond. through Thursdays, and I could meet her at 9:30am.
She was upset.
Figures.
Her purse must not be that important.
| 945 |
topazpilot Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:16:05am |
re: #919 soxfan4life
Typical lemming liberals. They were against such things because of GWB. They will support whatever Barry proposes, hook line and sinker. That is the main problem with liberalism is it lacks principles and its adherents are driven not by principle but by personality. You can see this in the Democratic Party of today.
| 946 |
Miss Trixie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:16:11am |
re: #927 Honorary Yooper
I got the Gorn with the school crossing guard stop sign.
Ooooooh. Frisky! :D
| 947 |
Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:16:30am |
re: #910 albusteve
Hell, Michigan......(not Detroit)
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
I have been through Hell a number of times.
| 948 |
outsidephilly Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:16:32am |
re: #940 VegasRick
How many people live somewhere between Hell and Paradise?
/
My cousin lives in Paradise -- awesome little town!
| 950 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:17:07am |
re: #768 ploome hineni
less fishing, more food (fish)
for the sharks to come closer and eat
Sharks are loving it here in Sydney, in fact I'm sure they're moving down from Queensland where fisherman are still allowed to catch sharks or at least, a larger quota of them
| 951 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:17:34am |
re: #903 Kenneth
Good morning Kenneth - listen, O.R. is in real difficulty, could ya send him a few more cheerleaders to help, ah, Cheer him, er, up?!?
| 952 |
FurryOldGuyJeans Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:17:39am |
While the rest of the country is getting hit, and hit hard, by bad times,
Obama kicks up White House entertaining.
| 953 |
VioletTiger Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:18:07am |
re: #943 aussiemagpie
Not kidding at all, OR
We've had three shark attacks in three weeks here in Sydney - latest one at Avalon beach, where a 15 year old surfer was chomped on by a great white - lucky boy has survived
Don't they have nets across some beaches? Do they work?
| 954 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:18:21am |
Stimulusol XR, for the relief of anxiety do to economic disaster...
| 955 |
Killer Tomato Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:18:33am |
re: #952 FurryOldGuyJeans
Are you looking over my shoulder?
| 956 |
Kenneth Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:18:49am |
re: #951 realwest
Are you sure you're not asking for yourself?
| 957 |
lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:19:12am |
| 958 |
realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:19:43am |
re: #904 Amer-I-Can
The Major problem with Obama's stategic "thinking" is that he alone - or even with the Pelosi and Reid hidden jokers in his had - ain't gonna be able to rally the economy, no matter how much money he prints up!
| 959 |
Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:19:57am |
re: #947 Irish Rose
I have been through Hell a number of times.
Hell also freezes over.
I know this for a fact, as I've been to Hell and back.
| 960 |
lurking faith Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:20:32am |
re: #944 Ward Cleaver
Her purse must not be that important.
Sure it is. She's just wildly overestimating its importance to anybody but her.
| 961 |
albusteve Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:20:40am |
| 962 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:21:22am |
| 963 |
soxfan4life Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:21:41am |
re: #945 topazpilot
Typical lemming liberals. They were against such things because of GWB. They will support whatever Barry proposes, hook line and sinker. That is the main problem with liberalism is it lacks principles and its adherents are driven not by principle but by personality. You can see this in the Democratic Party of today.
It's all about winning and losing to them. When you tell them you don't support Obama, they automatically go into the "Well your boy Bush did this" mode. When I tell them I didn't agree with deficit spending under Bush either they look at me like I'm an alien or something. Imagine an individual thought.
| 964 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:21:44am |
re: #839 MandyManners
Can I be a cheerleader at the event? (I still can fit into my cheerleader skirt and sweater I wore when I was 14.)
Think pure thoughts, Steve. Think pure thoughts.....
| 965 |
Ford_Prefect Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:22:34am |
| 966 |
SteveC Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:24:14am |
re: #965 Ford_Prefect
Yes, but pure what?
None of your beeswax. Now quit looking at me like that... you're blocking my view of Mandy!
| 967 |
aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:24:31am |
re: #919 soxfan4life
Alot of people I talk to are willing to overlook alot just because of their anger with GWB. I try to ask them if you didn't like his spending, why do you like Obama's hyper-spending? Like good little liberals they respond with something about torture or "Bush lied...people died" BS. So glad I have a 600 ft well. Don't want what is in their water.
It's the same here, every day former PM John Howard is blamed for something, while the MSM covers for the present PM...and a lot of people just accept whatever is fed to them
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Irish Rose Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:27:46am |
The Lizard King has awakened.
Good morning, Charles.
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irongrampa Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:28:43am |
FWIW--I hope Obama FAILS, abjectly, and completely.
Because I want the country I love to SURVIVE.
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realwest Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:29:18am |
re: #956 Kenneth
Oh, No - I'm just concerned for O.R. is all! Honest!
Oh look, O.R.'s fainted again! QUICK Do something Kenneth!
:)
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aussiemagpie Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:29:21am |
re: #953 VioletTiger
Don't they have nets across some beaches? Do they work?
Not all beaches are netted here and yes they do work
Shark numbers are becoming a big issue - another enviromental policy gone wrong
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Ben Hur Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:32:39am |
Russian Man Dies of Viagra Overdose, Goes Out on Top
Overgrown schoolboys that we are, we always giggle at those erectile-dysfunction-tablet advertisements, where a man with a serious voice intones over soft-focus images of kindly, silver-haired couples, "In the rare event of an erection lasting more than four hours, seek immediate medical help." For one Russian man, however, this disclaimer read like a challenge.
Twenty-eight year old mechanic Sergey Tuganov reportedly accepted a $4,300 bet from two women who claimed he didn't have the stamina to endure an all-day sex session with them. Twelve hours and a whole bottle of Viagra later the dirty deed was done. Unfortunately, so was Mr. Tuganov.
According to Moscow police, the heroic grease monkey thrusted his last mere moments after winning his wager, the victim of a somewhat predictable heart attack. Suggested new health warning: "In the rare event of a Russian all-day Viagra orgy challenge, politely decline."
We think Sergey has definitely earned a place in our badass graves gallery.
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bp sf Mon, Mar 2, 2009 8:39:51am |
Now we're sinking so low as to disrespect our First Lady?
Don't matter who it is, let's show some respect.
(Although, when they re-make Planet Of The Apes, this broad won't need a single second in the make up chair)
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topazpilot Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:01:50am |
re: #963 soxfan4life
I find it humorous when they use lines like "But Bush did..." to justify Obama and the Democrats positions or policies. If it was bad when Bush said it or did it then their can be no justification for Obama and the Democrats to do it as well. Just shows again that liberals are driven by personality and not principle.
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gmsc Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:08:28am |
re: #136 nature boy
Do you think it's safe to use an online financial program?
This is kind of a late reply, but I'll answer anyway.
I use Quicken (offline) myself, and I haven't really connected it to my bank account information via automatic internet connections. When I use my bank card, I update Quicken manually.
About the only internet feature on Quicken I use is the automatic updating of stock quotes, since those numbers are hardly personal information.
That being said, you can read much about Mint's security and Yodlee's security for yourself before deciding.
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