The BBC still does documentaries like no one else. This special hosted by David Attenborough for the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday is beautifully produced and filmed, and actually informative as well. It’s posted in six parts at YouTube:
(Hat tip: Jimmah.)
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Killgore Trout Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:30:00pm |
They make me shimmy and shake,
All for David Attenborough's sake,
They're a bunch of cannibals,
Those goddamn animals
/Lyric I wrote in highschool.
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Salamantis Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:32:20pm |
The entire uninterrupted program, in a single stream, is available here:
[Link: video.google.com...]
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snowcrash Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:33:23pm |
Anyone else have 6 blank white boxes instead of video links? I tried refreshing too.
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Charles Johnson Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:34:22pm |
re: #4 Salamantis
The entire uninterrupted program, in a single stream, is available here:
Let's embed that puppy:
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jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:35:13pm |
re: #5 snowcrash
Anyone else have 6 blank white boxes instead of video links? I tried refreshing too.
Your operating system has yet to evolve!
//
Which operating system and which browser?
Double click in the white box see if the link to YouTube is active.
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Shug Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:36:16pm |
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Shug Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:37:43pm |
There is just noboby who sounds as nice as David Attenborough.
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jjmckay1216 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:39:56pm |
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Shug Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:40:00pm |
I find it slightly amusing that I am watching this streaming video while I have creationist Huckabee muted on the TV
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snowcrash Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:40:52pm |
re: #7 jcm
Sal and Charles posted an alternate so I'm good! I plead the Fifth regarding what operating system and browser I'm using. lol
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:41:01pm |
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Killgore Trout Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:41:24pm |
One of the things I love about my trips to the UK is that this stuff is on tv all the time. Really cool documentaries about history, nature and science. All on regular prime time tv. Unthinkable here in America.
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jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:44:12pm |
You are the retarded offspring of 5 monkeys having butt sex with a retarded fishsquirrel.
Well that settle that.
Next subject!
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:44:27pm |
Nice. Something to watch later...
Off to the store.
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kay1212 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:44:43pm |
re: #15 Killgore Trout
One of the things I love about my trips to the UK is that this stuff is on tv all the time. Really cool documentaries about history, nature and science. All on regular prime time tv. Unthinkable here in America.
OK, it was beautifully filmed, educational and narrated superbly, but does the UK have Wife Swap?
/
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Randall Gross Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:45:27pm |
Meanwhile, late Friday afternoon in Texas representative Leo Berman(R) introduced a bill that will allow the ICR to grant science degrees....
[Link: www.antievolution.org...]
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ArmyWife Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:45:33pm |
re: #11 jjmckay1216
Think OPPOSITE of Sesame Street. Look at Zombie's website - if you dare MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
[Link: www.zombietime.com...]
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:46:11pm |
re: #18 kay1212
OK, it was beautifully filmed, educational and narrated superbly, but does the UK have Wife Swap?
/
No but George Galloway was on their edition of 'Celebrity Big Brother'.
/spits
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DeathtotheSwiss Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:46:25pm |
Any evidence that doesn't support the conclusion is automatically false.
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jjmckay1216 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:47:01pm |
re: #20 ArmyWife
been there lol need puppets and big heads lol
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:47:35pm |
re: #20 ArmyWife
Think OPPOSITE of Sesame Street. Look at Zombie's website - if you dare MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
[Link: www.zombietime.com...]
Be very certain you want to click that link before you do, folks. The pics are just nasty.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:47:57pm |
re: #22 DeathtotheSwiss
Any evidence that doesn't support the conclusion is automatically false.
Which conclusion?
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Killgore Trout Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:48:25pm |
re: #18 kay1212
OK, it was beautifully filmed, educational and narrated superbly, but does the UK have Wife Swap?
/
Yes they do. They had it before we did. That's the other cool thing; seeing all the show ideas before they show up here.
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zombie Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:49:11pm |
re: #9 Shug
Folsom street fair?
No matter what the thread, no matter what the topic -- one of my reports inevitably gets referenced.
...
...
Usually that one.
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jjmckay1216 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:50:00pm |
re: #27 zombie
lol ur site cracks me up. i have never seen that much wierdness in person, lol
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Shug Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:51:06pm |
" I think"
Quite unlike the folks at the Discovery Institute
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kay1212 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:51:53pm |
re: #26 Killgore Trout
I only knew about The Office, which is terrific in both the UK and US version. OK, I'll see their 'Wife Swap' and raise them 'Housewives of Atlanta'. How's that for quality US programming?
Seriously, I hope this program airs in the US.
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:52:16pm |
I watch more net vids than TV shows...am I a square?
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:54:09pm |
re: #32 Killgore Trout
I'll call #138 for the first meltdown.
"if you look for trouble you will find it"
Chairman Mao
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snowcrash Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:55:36pm |
From wiki: Although Attenborough's documentaries have attained immense popularity in the United States, several have never been made available on DVD in NTSC format, most notably those that cast doubt upon conservative religious or political positions. These include:
Life on Earth, which examines the evidence for evolution.
State of the Planet
The Truth About Climate Change
I loved "Planet Earth" the hi-def eye candy from last year but I never heard of the others titles. Attenborough knows how to tell a story.
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Randall Gross Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:56:17pm |
I think many of the DI shills have now given up here, realizing that the more they extend this debate the more foolish they look. They've now gone back to low profile, don't look behind the curtain mode.
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zombie Sat, Mar 14, 2009 5:56:37pm |
re: #32 Killgore Trout
I'll call #138 for the first meltdown.
I remember the Dayes of Yore...
Long ago, when evolution threads were few and far between, the ratio was completely reversed. I remember one thread where me and a now-disappeared commenter named "Thom" all by ourselves grappled with about 300 LGF creationists.
I was completely shocked like I had never been before. Because in "my world" I had never met a creationist, or anyone even resembling a creationist, and thought they were extinct. Thom and I were ganged up on for hours and hours.
Being right, however, I wouldn't back down.
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DeathtotheSwiss Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:00:00pm |
re: #25 Dark_Falcon
It's the basic law of fundamentalist religion and faith. Global warmers will take a blizzard and turn it into undeniable proof that the Earth is warming, Creationists take mass extinctions, variation in species, fossils, aging methods, biology and observable micro-evolution and tell then interpret their "holy" book in a way that proves them right.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:00:01pm |
re: #37 zombie
I knew a few creationists in college (I had a conservatory education) but I've come across very few of them in the real world. I was surprised how many were here.
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DeathtotheSwiss Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:00:33pm |
re: #38 DeathtotheSwiss
Or just deny it out-right.
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DeathtotheSwiss Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:02:01pm |
re: #39 Killgore Trout
I knew a few creationists in college (I had a conservatory education) but I've come across very few of them in the real world. I was surprised how many were here.
I've met a few throughout my time in the military. One was one of the smartest people I ever met. Really nice guy too.
In his case though, he didn't push it onto others. Like the other creationists I've met.
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Charles Johnson Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:05:03pm |
re: #36 Thanos
I think many of the DI shills have now given up here, realizing that the more they extend this debate the more foolish they look. They've now gone back to low profile, don't look behind the curtain mode.
There are still one or two hanging around who don't mind looking foolish:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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Randall Gross Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:07:26pm |
When I was working for the cable co. in SF I as a favor to a friend who was a 7th day Adventist / Creationist I used to repair the sound system (and it was very impressive - any sound venue of the day would have been proud of it...) at a local church. Every time I came the pastor would come out a do a "Come to Jesus" speech on the stage and everyone would troop down, hoping I think that one day I would tag along I suppose. Instead I always smiled and waved, and then got back to work on the cables and mixers, which they would always get out of whack over a couple of weeks. They were kind hearted good people, but we certainly stayed away from all things to do with science when I visited.
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zombie Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:07:48pm |
re: #42 Charles
Do you remember those early days, when there were about 4 or 5 evolution-defenders against hundreds of creationists?
Those weren't even "intentional" evolution threads -- the topic just sort of came up on rare occasion.
And whatever became of Thom, my foxhole buddy? (Though we never once communicated outside the threads.)
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:08:01pm |
re: #42 Charles
There are still one or two hanging around who don't mind looking foolish:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
I imagine that the great big stick in the sky has been invoked enough though that only the most diehard (and willing to at least be a little more polite) remain.
I think the general ID crowd has already decided we are all going to hell.
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TedStriker Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:09:32pm |
re: #45 LudwigVanQuixote
I imagine that the great big stick in the sky has been invoked enough though that only the most diehard (and willing to at least be a little more polite) remain.
I think the general ID crowd has already decided we are all going to hell.
Rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
/Billy Joel
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Randall Gross Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:09:34pm |
re: #42 Charles
Every village has its idiot?
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jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:12:35pm |
re: #45 LudwigVanQuixote
I imagine that the great big stick in the sky has been invoked enough though that only the most diehard (and willing to at least be a little more polite) remain.
I think the general ID crowd has already decided we are all going to hell.
They've done their Christian duty, run into the room scream "REPENT OR BURN."
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mfarmer1 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:13:21pm |
If my closest mammalian ancestor was a giant rat, so be it.
| 50 |
jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:14:52pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:15:34pm |
re: #46 talon_262
Rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
/Billy Joel
Great tune! Ahhh Virginia....
But hey, seriously, as Twain put it, I would not be so keen on their perception of heaven.
Twain said,
A man can bearly stand two hours of sermons and singing on a Sunday afternoon. How could he possibly bear an eternity of it?
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:16:35pm |
re: #48 jcm
They've done their Christian duty, run into the room scream "REPENT OR BURN."
That crowd generally is convinced I'm going to hell from the get go...
I guess I'm used to it.
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monkeytime Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:18:13pm |
re: #24 Dark_Falcon
Be very certain you want to click that link before you do, folks. The pics are just nasty.
Yea, but everyone needs to see the Folsom Street Fair to fully understand it. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen those pics!
| 54 |
Dianna Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:18:53pm |
Hi! I'm just dropping in to see how everyone is, and to say how much I appreciate Sir Richard's nature documentaries. I watched Life on Earth four times, back when, and adored it. I learned huge amounts of things I never knew before, each time.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:19:03pm |
I believe I'll have another beer.
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jjmckay1216 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:19:45pm |
can someone tell me out pam geller and her kids?
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A Man for all Seasons Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:20:31pm |
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Charles Johnson Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:22:09pm |
re: #44 zombie
Do you remember those early days, when there were about 4 or 5 evolution-defenders against hundreds of creationists?
I think it really started with this mammoth thread (2,357 comments):
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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Dianna Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:22:21pm |
re: #55 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I believe I'll have another beer.
I'm having a glass of Castle Rock Pinot. It's quite soft and light.
Dinner tonight is: Salad, w/ vinaigrette. Tuscan style beefsteak (sauce is presently steaming gently over the lowest heat), accompanied by linguini in a cream sauce, topped with sun dried tomatoes, capers, and smoked salmon. Desert is a white cake/white chocolate/raspberry bar.
We're going heavy on carbs because one of our guests just buried her grandmother today.
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:22:27pm |
Evening all.
Empire Strikes Back is on Spike.
| 63 |
Dianna Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:23:29pm |
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TedStriker Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:23:39pm |
re: #59 Charles
I think it really started with this mammoth thread (2,357 comments):
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Damn, it's been almost a year since that thread! Man, how time flies...
| 65 |
jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:23:43pm |
re: #52 LudwigVanQuixote
That crowd generally is convinced I'm going to hell from the get go...
I guess I'm used to it.
I've been a strong critic of my Christian brethren for that attitude around here.
| 67 |
Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:26:09pm |
re: #60 Dianna Is the Tuscan style sauce in the LGF cookbook? If not will you share it? (Drooling here.)
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jjmckay1216 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:26:52pm |
re: #63 Dianna
long story short. she is sposed to do a radio show with a guy who is bad dude.
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Honorary Yooper Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:27:39pm |
re: #59 Charles
I think it really started with this mammoth thread (2,357 comments):
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Yeah, a lot of the YECs went nuclear over us calling out Stein for hypocrisy and idiotarianism. IIRC, there were a lot of bannings in that thread, and shortly thereafter.
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ArmyWife Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:27:49pm |
re: #61 Jim in Virginia
JIminVA - if you would know - Dinwiddie County schools. Good? Bad?
To keep on topic, I would like to have my children exposed to evolution in Science class, so I'm checking out calibers of schools.
| 71 |
Dianna Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:28:33pm |
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FrogMarch Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:28:34pm |
re: #15 Killgore Trout
One of the things I love about my trips to the UK is that this stuff is on tv all the time. Really cool documentaries about history, nature and science. All on regular prime time tv. Unthinkable here in America.
Mainstream American TV is dreadful.
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Dianna Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:29:23pm |
re: #67 Jim in Virginia
Is the Tuscan style sauce in the LGF cookbook? If not will you share it? (Drooling here.)
I will share send it to Reine. I hadn't thought of it - I'll get it together.
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Charles Johnson Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:29:44pm |
re: #73 jjmckay1216
If you want to talk about Pamela Geller, I suggest you do it at her blog.
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jjmckay1216 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:29:48pm |
re: #71 Dianna
that's what i am trying to find out. it was here on LGF
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Dianna Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:30:26pm |
re: #68 jjmckay1216
long story short. she is sposed to do a radio show with a guy who is bad dude.
OK, I'm confused, and I don't understand. I'm going to disappear as soon as my friends get here, so I don't think I've got time to look it all up.
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mfarmer1 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:30:58pm |
re: #15 Killgore Trout
One of the things I love about my trips to the UK is that this stuff is on tv all the time. Really cool documentaries about history, nature and science. All on regular prime time tv. Unthinkable here in America.
Yeah, but Evangeline Lilly is so freaking hot!
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Dianna Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:31:12pm |
re: #75 Charles
If you want to talk about Pamela Geller, I suggest you do it at her blog.
Got it, sorry.
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jjmckay1216 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:31:28pm |
re: #75 Charles
sorry Charles. I saw a story here awhile back and wanted to read more about it. i am really sorry
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:31:46pm |
re: #20 ArmyWife
Think OPPOSITE of Sesame Street. Look at Zombie's website - if you dare MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
[Link: www.zombietime.com...]
Zombie, I carefully read your stance and why you chose to show this. You did the right thing for the right reasons - and I agree with you as to your basic stance.
That said,
WOW. I had no idea. I mean, where I grew up, something like that would lead to arrests and prison time (probably some rioting too).
I was impressed by blue lipped medieval warrior nun guy though.
| 82 |
Racer X Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:32:18pm |
re: #59 Charles
I think it really started with this mammoth thread (2,357 comments):
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Interesting to go through that thread and look at the dings. Hot topic indeed.
| 83 |
Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:32:37pm |
re: #65 jcm
I've been a strong critic of my Christian brethren for that attitude around here.
I know buddy, don't worry about it.
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Dianna Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:33:54pm |
re: #81 LudwigVanQuixote
I was impressed by blue lipped medieval warrior nun guy though.
One of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. They used to rollerskate in formation on Saturday afternoons, back in the 80's.
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zombie Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:33:57pm |
re: #59 Charles
I think it really started with this mammoth thread (2,357 comments):
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
I'm talkin' waayyyyy before that. I'm talking 2004-ish, four years earlier.
| 87 |
Dark_Falcon Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:33:59pm |
re: #72 FrogMarch
Mainstream American TV is dreadful.
I dunno. I like CSI: Miami, and The Shield was awesome. American has a number of good programs but they are outnumbered by the drek.
| 88 |
jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:34:43pm |
re: #83 LudwigVanQuixote
I know buddy, don't worry about it.
Thanks, I can't tell you how cranky the DI crowd and apologist make me.
| 89 |
Shug Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:34:44pm |
re: #84 Basho
Congrats Jimmah!
Hey thanks for the Global Warming links you posted to me several weeks ago.
been meaning to thank you but didn't get the chance till now
| 90 |
Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:35:14pm |
re: #70 ArmyWife
Rural and somewhat poor county, from what I know. A general rule (intuiton, not knowledge) would be that the farther you get from suburban Richmond, (Henrico and Chesterfield), housing is less expensive but schools are not as good. But I've got no specific info. FBV might know.
How old are the kids?
| 91 |
Dianna Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:35:38pm |
re: #87 Dark_Falcon
I dunno. I like CSI: Miami, and The Shield was awesome. American has a number of good programs but they are outnumbered by the drek.
"99% of everything is crap."
- Theodore Sturgeon.
| 92 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:36:26pm |
re: #60 Dianna
Sounds like a lovely/bittersweet evening.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:37:21pm |
re: #85 Dianna
One of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. They used to rollerskate in formation on Saturday afternoons, back in the 80's.
So they were like a rock band or performance art kind of thing?
| 96 |
FQ Kafir Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:38:49pm |
OT
Charles, I don't know if you know this, but Inayat Bunglawala was arrested.
Don't you have some history with him?
[Link: deathby1000papercuts.com...]
| 98 |
Shug Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:39:46pm |
just finished.
excellent video. What an amazing man Darwin was
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:40:58pm |
re: #70 ArmyWife
To keep on topic, I would like to have my children exposed to evolution in Science class, so I'm checking out calibers of schools.
Don't know a thing about Dinwiddie or the schools.
But, stay the "F" out of Petersburg.
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:41:43pm |
re: #87 Dark_Falcon
I dunno. I like CSI: Miami, and The Shield was awesome. American has a number of good programs but they are outnumbered by the drek.
network TV is a black hole...you get sucked in and you are a gonner
| 101 |
Killgore Trout Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:41:49pm |
re: #96 FQ Kafir
Mr Bunglawala, who also briefed former Security Minister Tony McNulty on the threat posed by Islamic radicals in the UK, was arrested two weeks before Christmas last year.
How odd. I wonder why it took so long for this to come out? Very curious story.
| 102 |
Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:42:02pm |
re: #99 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Don't know a thing about Dinwiddie or the schools.
But, stay the "F" out of Petersburg.
Ditto.
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Shug Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:42:29pm |
In watching the amazing scientific works, the sacrifice, the thoughtfullness, the bravery Charles Darwin posessed I get sort of Angry when I read about the guy from Liberty University, teaching Biology of all things, corrupting young minds.
The creationists wanting to mandate their magic in the classrooms of states all across America.
What a shame
| 105 |
Basho Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:42:40pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:44:08pm |
re: #88 jcm
Thanks, I can't tell you how cranky the DI crowd and apologist make me.
Ohhh, they bother me too. That said, as a person of faith, I can admit that there are those in all faiths, my own included, who are less than aware of commandments to love one's fellows. Everyone knows the difference between kind and not kind.
| 109 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:46:07pm |
I grew up in the "Gold Buckle of the Bible Belt". Went to public schools. Never heard a word of creationism in a class, not a single word. That was 30 years ago. My kids haven't heard it either.
| 110 |
ArmyWife Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:47:21pm |
re: #90 Jim in Virginia
One off too college, so not an issue. The other is going into 6th grade, so middle and high is very important. I've found a few in Chesterfield I like. The one in Dinwiddie had a great barn and indoor riding ring, but I really need to have the schools up there. I'll be there next Saturday looking at houses, to make a final determination.
| 111 |
zombie Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:47:25pm |
re: #81 LudwigVanQuixote
Zombie, I carefully read your stance and why you chose to show this. You did the right thing for the right reasons - and I agree with you as to your basic stance.
That said,
WOW. I had no idea. I mean, where I grew up, something like that would lead to arrests and prison time (probably some rioting too).
I was impressed by blue lipped medieval warrior nun guy though.
You think the Folsom Street Fair report was bad?
You halve no idea. People are simply too afraid to even mention my follow-up report, which really does make Folsom Street look like Sesame Street:
***WARNING: EXTREME NSFW NOTICE ***
DO NOT CLICK IF YOU VALUE YOUR MIND
Zombietime: Up Your Alley Fair 2008 report
DO NOT CLICK IF YOU VALUE YOUR MIND
***WARNING: EXTREME NSFW NOTICE ***
| 112 |
ArmyWife Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:48:17pm |
re: #111 zombie
I saw it. Wow. People really do those things? Wow again.
| 113 |
Basho Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:48:33pm |
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Salamantis Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:49:30pm |
re: #22 DeathtotheSwiss
Any evidence that doesn't support the conclusion is automatically false.
There IS NO evidence that contradicts the conclusion.
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:50:45pm |
| 117 |
jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:51:42pm |
re: #116 Gus 802
Septic.
If I ever step into SF again I'm going to wear surgical gloves.
You'll get offers...........
| 118 |
A Man for all Seasons Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:52:11pm |
Well we over a 100 posts..OT
About an hour ago I let my dog out to do his biz.. After a while I went to let him in and he was gone..I found one of the 3 fence doors open in the back yard and totally freaked out.. I went running through the fields screaming for Winston..Nothing...He could be anywhere.. I came home with tears in my eyes..I lost my only pet dog in my life..And there was Winston laying on the front porch..I spanked his butt once and kissed him on the nose at the same time.. I think he thinks I'm totally stupid..
Dang dogs...Don't do this to me! It's like losing a kid in the Mall..total panic!
| 119 |
snowcrash Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:52:21pm |
Good video with nice narration of historical events and beautiful nature footage.
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FQ Kafir Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:52:39pm |
re: #103 Killgore Trout
Found it on the spinoff links. Just wanted to raise its profile.
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Salamantis Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:53:55pm |
re: #49 mfarmer1
If my closest mammalian ancestor was a giant rat, so be it.
Actually, your closest mammalian ancestor was the now-extinct hominid from which humans and chimpanzees evolutionarily diverged.
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MandyManners Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:53:56pm |
re: #109 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I grew up in the "Gold Buckle of the Bible Belt". Went to public schools. Never heard a word of creationism in a class, not a single word. That was 30 years ago. My kids haven't heard it either.
Same for me on my upbringing.
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ArmyWife Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:54:06pm |
re: #118 HoosierHoops
awww! Those dogs. Mr. Armywife keeps leave our gate open in the hopes the chihuahuas wander away. But they are afraid of the big bad world, so no dice!
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ArmyWife Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:54:31pm |
I'm going to do some more house searching. See you guys later!
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Basho Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:55:50pm |
re: #125 Shug
Err... I think I saw that several months ago (won't click on the link to confirm). Those images haunted me for days...
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PSGInfinity Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:57:01pm |
re: #126 ArmyWife
I'm going to do some more house searching. See you guys later!
Shouldn't take long. They're not hard to find, being slow movers* and all...
..
..
..
(*Kansas and Oklahoma excepted)
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PSGInfinity Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:58:30pm |
MegaDittoes on the Kepler pic. And yes, this Kepler went streaking - and we'll be the better for it.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:59:12pm |
re: #111 zombie
I did view that report. How did you keep your composure while taking those pictures?
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Basho Sat, Mar 14, 2009 6:59:19pm |
re: #122 Salamantis
Actually, your closest mammalian ancestor was the now-extinct hominid from which humans and chimpanzees evolutionarily diverged.
Homer Simpson's complete evolutionary history:
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zombie Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:01:47pm |
re: #135 Dark_Falcon
I did view that report. How did you keep your composure while taking those pictures?
That is my secret.
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Racer X Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:02:00pm |
Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
If you want to kill a couple hours - and fill your screensaver folder - check these images out.
*click image to enlarge.
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jjmckay1216 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:02:38pm |
wow. i have never been called out by the master lizard. i feel like an idiot. To anyone i offended, i apologize, ok?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:03:20pm |
re: #134 Racer X
How does space know what a horse looks like?
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Shug Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:04:05pm |
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mfarmer1 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:04:55pm |
re: #122 Salamantis
Actually, your closest mammalian ancestor was the now-extinct hominid from which humans and chimpanzees evolutionarily diverged.
I think I meant to say my "earliest" mammalian ancestor. You were expecting me, to like, be like, you know, like so accurate and everything.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:04:59pm |
re: #137 zombie
That is my secret.
Fair enough. I was able to stand the photos, but I would never have been able to keep the look of disgust off my face.
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Ojoe Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:07:00pm |
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jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:07:16pm |
re: #141 Shug
I hope you were wearing a HAZMAT suit
One of those condom advertising suits, camouflage and hazmat protection.
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Racer X Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:09:04pm |
re: #111 zombie
And here lies the hypocrisy. Try doing any of these acts in any other city in America. The authorities would throw these people in jail for breaking the law.
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jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:10:04pm |
re: #147 Racer X
And here lies the hypocrisy. Try doing any of these acts in any other city in America. The authorities would throw these people in jail for breaking the law.
It's illegal in SF also... just tolerated.
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:10:05pm |
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Jimmah Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:10:24pm |
Attenborough has been a great educator on the natural world and evolution for as long as I can remember. Richard Dawkins names him as one of the seven wonders of the world in this video, which is a pretty unusual honour for a mere presenter and narrator:
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Wishing Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:10:40pm |
Beeb sure knows how to do a documentary...excellent!
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:12:13pm |
re: #111 zombie
You think the Folsom Street Fair report was bad?
You halve no idea. People are simply too afraid to even mention my follow-up report, which really does make Folsom Street look like Sesame Street:
***WARNING: EXTREME NSFW NOTICE ***
DO NOT CLICK IF YOU VALUE YOUR MINDZombietime: Up Your Alley Fair 2008 report
DO NOT CLICK IF YOU VALUE YOUR MIND
***WARNING: EXTREME NSFW NOTICE ***
Ohhh dear G-d.
This is where I am in a difficult place to even express myself.
I strongly, even as a religious and observant person, believe that what consenting adults do privately is between them and G-d. I've gotten into some heated discussions with some more right-wing members of my synagogue over that view.
However, private is different from public. Where is there any sense of decency? If I went and did something with a woman like that publicly, we would (and should) be arrested. What is wrong with SF that this is even in the scope of acceptability?
While we are at it, what is wrong with the gay pride movement that thinks this could possibly help their cause? It is one thing to talk about one's private rights of romantic expression as a responsible person. It is another to claim that you have the right to force your sexuality into the view of others. It is nothing more than depravity to make such displays. The guy "relieving his excitement" out of his window was simply horrifying.
I simply had no idea that SF was that messed up.
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:14:57pm |
re: #118 HoosierHoops
Well we over a 100 posts..OT
About an hour ago I let my dog out to do his biz.. After a while I went to let him in and he was gone..I found one of the 3 fence doors open in the back yard and totally freaked out.. I went running through the fields screaming for Winston..Nothing...He could be anywhere.. I came home with tears in my eyes..I lost my only pet dog in my life..And there was Winston laying on the front porch..I spanked his butt once and kissed him on the nose at the same time.. I think he thinks I'm totally stupid..
Dang dogs...Don't do this to me! It's like losing a kid in the Mall..total panic!
Watson the Wonder Dog has escaped the house several times.
He runs.
Fast.
Watson sends a big woof- out to Winston.
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itellu3times Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:15:34pm |
re: #154 LudwigVanQuixote
I simply had no idea that SF was that messed up.
Sometimes the rumors are true.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:15:40pm |
re: #118 HoosierHoops
Well we over a 100 posts..OT
About an hour ago I let my dog out to do his biz.. After a while I went to let him in and he was gone..I found one of the 3 fence doors open in the back yard and totally freaked out.. I went running through the fields screaming for Winston..Nothing...He could be anywhere.. I came home with tears in my eyes..I lost my only pet dog in my life..And there was Winston laying on the front porch..I spanked his butt once and kissed him on the nose at the same time.. I think he thinks I'm totally stupid..
Dang dogs...Don't do this to me! It's like losing a kid in the Mall..total panic!
I have a whippet. They look like mini greyhounds. He runs over 30mph and as a sight hound, you just don't take him off leash.
Once, he slipped out of his leash on a walk and took off after squirell.
It took me six hours to find him. I love that dog like a son. I didn't know if I wanted to hug him or strangle him.
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Jimmah Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:17:28pm |
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Achilles Tang Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:17:34pm |
re: #99 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Don't know a thing about Dinwiddie or the schools.
But, stay the "F" out of Petersburg.
What does that mean? Petersburg where?
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:17:43pm |
re: #156 itellu3times
Sometimes the rumors are true.
san fran is THE most screwed up city in America...it boggles the mind...a shame really
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:18:25pm |
re: #159 Naso Tang
Virginia. Petersburg, VA is an awful place.
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:19:27pm |
re: #163 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Virginia. Petersburg, VA is an awful place.
cool Civil War stuff tho
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:20:08pm |
re: #164 albusteve
Fascinating. Awful place to live.
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Randall Gross Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:20:09pm |
I'm checking out a bit, I re read the old thread and the arguments haven't changed much from the DI side since that seminal thread, while the ones against them now are sharpened to a laser focus.
All it took was a bit of digging on the DI and their motives.
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Achilles Tang Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:20:25pm |
re: #157 LudwigVanQuixote
I have a whippet. They look like mini greyhounds. He runs over 30mph and as a sight hound, you just don't take him off leash.
Once, he slipped out of his leash on a walk and took off after squirell.
It took me six hours to find him. I love that dog like a son. I didn't know if I wanted to hug him or strangle him.
I have a Jack Russell. All 12 pounds of her. Take here for walks in the National forests up north. She runs 3 miles for every one I walk, deer trails and all that, but if I whistle she is there in 10 seconds.
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MandyManners Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:21:02pm |
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:21:44pm |
re: #166 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Fascinating. Awful place to live.
I'm a professional tourist...I just scoop up the goodies and move on
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:21:49pm |
re: #159 Naso Tang
What does that mean? Petersburg where?
Virginia. Its best days were before General Grant captured it.
Armywife is looking for real estate.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:23:22pm |
re: #168 Naso Tang
I have a Jack Russell. All 12 pounds of her. Take here for walks in the National forests up north. She runs 3 miles for every one I walk, deer trails and all that, but if I whistle she is there in 10 seconds.
My other dog is a TR terrier, I like that better than rat terrier. I have no problem with come commands with either of them. The thing with sight hounds though, is that once that chase switch gets thrown in their heads, forget it. They are off and then they get lost.
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Achilles Tang Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:23:24pm |
re: #163 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Virginia. Petersburg, VA is an awful place.
Sorry to hear it. I thought you might have meant St. Petersburg, FL. My kids got a good schooling there, but they were both in magnet programs. Kind of schools within the schools.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:23:59pm |
I meant I like the name TR terrier better than rat terrier, they are the smae breed.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:25:12pm |
re: #169 MandyManners
Ghetto. Almost the entire town.
A few nice areas, but it is mostly awful.
Can not imagine sending my kids to the schools there. That was the focus of my post. ArmyWife is moving to that area.
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:25:47pm |
re: #174 LudwigVanQuixote
I meant I like the name TR terrier better than rat terrier, they are the smae breed.
I call mine a rat terrier; it's more acceptable than what I think when he takes off, which is rat-bastard terrier.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:25:53pm |
re: #173 Naso Tang
Sorry to hear it. I thought you might have meant St. Petersburg, FL. My kids got a good schooling there, but they were both in magnet programs. Kind of schools within the schools.
I spent six hours in the Dali museum in St Pete. Different world.
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PSGInfinity Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:26:25pm |
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:26:59pm |
Busch Gardens VA is one of the top three amusement parks in America...just a beautiful place and a premier attraction
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:27:12pm |
re: #178 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I spent six hours in the Dali museum
How do tell time with a floppy watch?
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Achilles Tang Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:27:33pm |
re: #172 LudwigVanQuixote
My other dog is a TR terrier, I like that better than rat terrier. I have no problem with come commands with either of them. The thing with sight hounds though, is that once that chase switch gets thrown in their heads, forget it. They are off and then they get lost.
Yeah. I've run into lost hunting dogs in the forest. They will follow you for miles, in car or on foot. The trick is to go past the campsite areas, then they decide to pick someone else; but a rat terrier is my dog's best friend up there. I can sit all day and just watch them play.
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livefreeor die Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:27:33pm |
Just dropping by until the baby wakes up for a late feeding. Has anyone seen this about the Michelle Obama comic book?
Some jokes just write themselves.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:28:29pm |
re: #177 OldLineTexan
I call mine a rat terrier; it's more acceptable than what I think when he takes off, which is rat-bastard terrier.
Mine is of the long leg variety. The little guy is frighteningly smart.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:28:57pm |
re: #180 albusteve
And it is not in Petersburg.
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:28:58pm |
re: #183 livefreeor die
Just dropping by until the baby wakes up for a late feeding. Has anyone seen this about the Michelle Obama comic book?
Some jokes just write themselves.
I'm thinking Catwoman meets Veronica.
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Achilles Tang Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:28:59pm |
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PSGInfinity Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:29:40pm |
re: #181 Jim in Virginia
How do tell time with a floppy watch?
Pour it into a clear bottle and shake it to keep the piece wound up?
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:29:55pm |
re: #182 Naso Tang
Yeah. I've run into lost hunting dogs in the forest. They will follow you for miles, in car or on foot. The trick is to go past the campsite areas, then they decide to pick someone else; but a rat terrier is my dog's best friend up there. I can sit all day and just watch them play.
Is there a way to post pics here? And if so, would it be kosher to put up a pic of my boys?
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:30:14pm |
re: #185 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
And it is not in Petersburg.
It's in Virginia. From Albuquerque you can hardly tell the difference.
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:30:49pm |
re: #185 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
And it is not in Petersburg.
maybe I've confused it with Billy Bob's Alligator Garden and Bait Shop
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Wishing Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:30:50pm |
re: #165 taxfreekiller
Crap, got leg crams, been out horse back most of the day, to f'n old for this shit, got to go walk them off,,, later,,,,
If you drink diet sodas..Stop.
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livefreeor die Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:30:52pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:31:13pm |
re: #181 Jim in Virginia
How do tell time with a floppy watch?
I was telling someone about it today, as a matter of fact. Had an hour to spend, stayed for six.
Spent an hour and a half in front of "Columbus Discovers America".
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:31:24pm |
re: #184 LudwigVanQuixote
Mine is of the long leg variety. The little guy is frighteningly smart.
Yes, mine is not short-legged, but I have seen taller ones. I am trying to keep him from becoming fat as he enters late middle-life. Which is difficult with the two poodles in the house, since they ALWAYS prefer the other dog's food. ;)
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:31:32pm |
re: #182 Naso Tang
Yeah. I've run into lost hunting dogs in the forest. They will follow you for miles, in car or on foot. The trick is to go past the campsite areas, then they decide to pick someone else; but a rat terrier is my dog's best friend up there. I can sit all day and just watch them play.
Yeah, it's not that they like being lost, they just got all wound up and off they went. When my whippet got off leash that time I found him because I heard him whining.
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Achilles Tang Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:31:55pm |
re: #180 albusteve
Busch Gardens VA is one of the top three amusement parks in America...just a beautiful place and a premier attraction
There's one in Petersburg, VA and one (close enough) in St. Petersburg, FL?
No kidding?
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jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:32:12pm |
re: #183 livefreeor die
Just dropping by until the baby wakes up for a late feeding. Has anyone seen this about the Michelle Obama comic book?
Some jokes just write themselves.
For the first time Oprah shares the cover of her mag........
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:32:16pm |
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:32:37pm |
re: #176 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Ghetto. Almost the entire town.
A few nice areas, but it is mostly awful.
Can not imagine sending my kids to the schools there. That was the focus of my post. ArmyWife is moving to that area.
I'm looking at the "Bird's Eye View" of Petersberg. Yikes, the place looks totally run down. Lots of dirt lawns. Houses without windows.
Highest crime rate in Virginia for 2007.
Go to [Link: maps.live.com...] and search for Petersberg, VA and click on "Bird's Eye View."
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:33:13pm |
re: #190 Jim in Virginia
It's in Virginia. From Albuquerque you can hardly tell the difference.
I've toured VA many times....it's a beautiful and historic state...I don't make excuses for the people or politics or the mess up north...VA has never let me down
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:33:34pm |
re: #189 LudwigVanQuixote
Is there a way to post pics here? And if so, would it be kosher to put up a pic of my boys?
Only if you have a youtube video of them.
The more enlightened lizards here love dogs.
Then there are the cat people. Fah!
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Achilles Tang Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:33:36pm |
re: #189 LudwigVanQuixote
Is there a way to post pics here? And if so, would it be kosher to put up a pic of my boys?
I think you have to post to a site (like Picasa) and then link. I'll see if I can put one up. Hang on.
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livefreeor die Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:33:49pm |
re: #198 jcm
For the first time Oprah shares the cover of her mag........
She looks like a mannequin in that picture. Seriously.
And their dresses clash.
/meow
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:33:57pm |
re: #190 Jim in Virginia
It's in Virginia. From Albuquerque you can hardly tell the difference.
Point taken. But, for a minute there you made Petersburg, VA not seem like Camden, NJ.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:34:07pm |
re: #195 OldLineTexan
Yes, mine is not short-legged, but I have seen taller ones. I am trying to keep him from becoming fat as he enters late middle-life. Which is difficult with the two poodles in the house, since they ALWAYS prefer the other dog's food. ;)
I have the same issue with my terrier. I have to watch his diet like a hawk, and all 16 lbs of him, he will bully the whippet (35 lbs) if he is hungry enough. I have found that a mixture of raw diet, Royal Canin indoor small breed feed and a little nutro wet food do well to regulate him - this is not counting all dog taxes paid to both when cooking, but I keep that to a minimum. What do you feed yours?
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:36:22pm |
re: #206 LudwigVanQuixote
I have the same issue with my terrier. I have to watch his diet like a hawk, and all 16 lbs of him, he will bully the whippet (35 lbs) if he is hungry enough. I have found that a mixture of raw diet, Royal Canin indoor small breed feed and a little nutro wet food do well to regulate him - this is not counting all dog taxes paid to both when cooking, but I keep that to a minimum. What do you feed yours?
He's on Eukanuba dry food, because I had to put the Nutro weight-loss stuff up. The poodle pup was eating it. And of course, the rat terrier was knocking the pup off his puppy food bowl. The other poodle is on the old "seafood" diet. ;)
I have started giving him carrots as treats.
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Wishing Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:37:03pm |
re: #199 OldLineTexan
That makes Barack Jug
haidears.
It is a winter or very late fall pic...thus all the icky brown.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:37:29pm |
re: #202 Jim in Virginia
Only if you have a youtube video of them.
The more enlightened lizards here love dogs.Then there are the cat people. Fah!
I respect the Constitutional right of American citizens under the First Amendment, to love cats. I do not share their religion however...
/////
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Zimriel Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:37:34pm |
re: #82 Racer X
Interesting to go through that thread and look at the dings. Hot topic indeed.
Hah. I got a -4 ding for #676 which said that Expelled fans were equivalent to Loose Change fans, and that creationism was the "same disease" as 9/11 trooferism.
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:37:54pm |
re: #207 OldLineTexan
Oh, and he gets no kitchen scraps within sight of the stove, refrigerator, or a plate. If he's out back, I will occasionally toss out some meat trimmings. I hate begging dogs, and this is the only way I have found to keep them off my plate.
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:38:26pm |
re: #191 albusteve
maybe I've confused it with Billy Bob's Alligator Garden and Bait Shop
You're thinking of South of the Border.
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itellu3times Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:38:35pm |
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jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:39:59pm |
Issue of Gun Rights Still Holds Sway
But there is one issue that retains the power to leave Democrats quivering: gun rights. Gun issues still persistently tie the party in knots and have been used by Republicans to stall two major bills this year, with more likely to come.
[snip]
It is a particularly hot-button topic with veteran Congressional Democrats who believe the party’s strong support for a 1994 assault weapons ban was the real reason they lost control of the House that year — not the House bank scandal, the failed health care initiative, the Contract with America or Newt Gingrich.The power of that bad memory was unmistakable a few weeks ago in the immediacy with which Speaker Nancy Pelosi shot down the suggestion by new Attorney General Eric Holder that Congress might reinstitute the assault weapons ban.
“On that score, I think we need to enforce the laws we have right now,” said Ms. Pelosi, echoing the position often taken by advocates of gun rights.
[snip]
“The Second Amendment right is a long-standing pillar in our system of government, and I believe law-abiding citizens should have the right to defend their homes in the District of Columbia, just like they have the ability to do so in the First Congressional District of Mississippi,” said Mr. Childers, who persuaded 81 other Democrats to side with him.
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livefreeor die Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:40:25pm |
re: #199 OldLineTexan
That makes Barack Jug
haidears.
They can include that wacky time the Browns came to visit.
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:41:42pm |
re: #212 Jim in Virginia
You're thinking of South of the Border.
yeah..I just made that up...you knew that
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Achilles Tang Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:41:55pm |
re: #189 LudwigVanQuixote
Is there a way to post pics here? And if so, would it be kosher to put up a pic of my boys?
Here's mine, actually my daughter's, but that's how it goes.
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:42:03pm |
re: #201 albusteve
We've now got Senator Jim Webb, Senator Mark Warner, and Governor Tim Kaine. All Dems. Warner on a good day is a reasonably smart man. The other two are worthless. And it may get worse. Terry McAuliffe is running for governor this year. With any luck the Republican (McDonnell) will win.
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Wishing Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:42:31pm |
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Piglet-U93 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:43:40pm |
Inayat Bunglawala (Official UK Terrorist Advisor) has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a man at his own home.
You will have to find the link/sites yourselves since I think I am not allowed to post it here.
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Achilles Tang Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:44:10pm |
re: #219 Wishing
She is beautiful!
Yeah. If I was younger and single, the place to be with her is in a cart in Home Depot. Talk about chick magnet.....
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:44:50pm |
re: #218 Jim in Virginia
We've now got Senator Jim Webb, Senator Mark Warner, and Governor Tim Kaine. All Dems. Warner on a good day is a reasonably smart man. The other two are worthless. And it may get worse. Terry McAuliffe is running for governor this year. With any luck the Republican (McDonnell) will win.
we have three reps here and the rest...all donks and mostly corrupt with Richardson leading the charge...help is on the way for NM, Val Kilmer is planning on running for gov...good grief
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:45:08pm |
re: #209 LudwigVanQuixote
I respect the Constitutional right of American citizens under the First Amendment, to love cats. I do not share their religion however...
/////
I would support the mass deportation of cat lovers.
/////
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:45:22pm |
re: #220 Piglet-U93
Inayat Bunglawala (Official UK Terrorist Advisor) has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a man at his own home.
You will have to find the link/sites yourselves since I think I am not allowed to post it here.
It's in the Daily Mail already. You can post that here.
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:46:20pm |
re: #216 albusteve
We're all just spoofin here. Mostly.
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:47:00pm |
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firepilot Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:47:56pm |
One of the things I love about my trips to the UK is that this stuff is on tv all the time. Really cool documentaries about history, nature and science. All on regular prime time tv. Unthinkable here in America.
I made an appearance in a BBC documentary in 2006, that was to be a scientific documentary to accompany their Superstorm fictional drama. Superstorm was later on discovery channel too, but they dumbed down and totally sensationalized the "documentary" , taking the science and history out of it.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:48:42pm |
re: #225 Jim in Virginia
We're all just spoofin here. Mostly.
With the exception of Petersburg, Va being an awful place.
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Piglet-U93 Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:48:52pm |
re: #224 Gus 802
It's in the Daily Mail already. You can post that here.
Inayat Bunglawala (Official UK Terrorist Advisor) has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a man at his own home.
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:48:53pm |
re: #225 Jim in Virginia
We're all just spoofin here. Mostly.
think so?...I take my tacos very seriously amigo
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:49:21pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:49:46pm |
re: #211 OldLineTexan
Oh, and he gets no kitchen scraps within sight of the stove, refrigerator, or a plate. If he's out back, I will occasionally toss out some meat trimmings. I hate begging dogs, and this is the only way I have found to keep them off my plate.
I understand that. I never, just give them their food. Always they must sit and wait - or do some other type of obedience. On the other hand, I confess that I am a little weak willed and the thought of not giving them some treats rarely computes with me.
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:50:02pm |
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MJ Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:50:27pm |
Oh right. Obama is going to negotiate with the Iranians when the son-of-a bitch can't even tell AIG to go fuck themselves?
A.I.G. Planning $100 Million in Bonuses After Huge Bailout
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:51:16pm |
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purple Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:51:25pm |
Thank you Charles! That was delightful I was able to watch all 6 while my tuna helper was cooking.
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Killer Tomato Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:51:33pm |
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:51:39pm |
re: #235 albusteve
ha!...looks like he has a firm grip on his bong tho
Is that what that is? I thought it was a pepper crusher.
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Jimmah Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:52:03pm |
Harry's Place has a good piece on 'Bungle', and the idiocy of the government in their dealings with "Islamic advisers".
[Link: www.hurryupharry.org...]
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:52:11pm |
re: #217 Naso Tang
Here's mine, actually my daughter's, but that's how it goes.
Adorable! I'm having some technical difficulties with Picassa... but Jacks and RTs can look very similar. She remminds my of my little guy. Though he is reddish brindle with white flashes on belly, feet, nose and tail tip.
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Jim in Virginia Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:52:11pm |
re: #231 albusteve
You won't find me arguing that Virginia has better Mexican food than New Mexico.
That would be like saying Petersburg VA is the garden spot of the South.
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livefreeor die Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:52:30pm |
re: #236 MJ
Oh right. Obama is going to negotiate with the Iranians when the son-of-a bitch can't even tell AIG to go fuck themselves?
A.I.G. Planning $100 Million in Bonuses After Huge Bailout
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
He saves his "go f--k yourselves" for Americans who live within their means and have a work ethic.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:52:41pm |
re: #214 jcm
Well, at least some people in Congress understand that antagonizing your constituents is not a good idea.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:52:56pm |
re: #241 Jimmah
Harry's Place has a good piece on 'Bungle', and the idiocy of the government in their dealings with "Islamic advisers".
[Link: www.hurryupharry.org...]
You are on fire tonight buddy!
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Killer Tomato Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:53:13pm |
re: #245 Dark_Falcon
Yeah, especially not the ones who are armed.
;-)
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:53:17pm |
re: #240 Gus 802
Is that what that is? I thought it was a pepper crusher.
they know how to convert them...tricky fuckers..."officer that's just my pepper mill!"
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:54:54pm |
re: #248 albusteve
they know how to convert them...tricky fuckers..."officer that's just my pepper mill!"
Sneaky!
"Honest officer, that's not a bong. Haven't you ever seen an oboe before? I'm on my way to the symphony."
//
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:55:48pm |
re: #243 Jim in Virginia
You won't find me arguing that Virginia has better Mexican food than New Mexico.
That would be like saying Petersburg VA is the garden spot of the South.
as a tourist I'm pretty much oblivious....did you know VA is for lovers?..where is the love?
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:57:02pm |
re: #236 MJ
Oh right. Obama is going to negotiate with the Iranians when the son-of-a bitch can't even tell AIG to go fuck themselves?
A.I.G. Planning $100 Million in Bonuses After Huge Bailout
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
Turning serious,
The thought of corporate welfare to the very people who f'd this economy up with my tax dollars makes me want to riot. Gee thanks guys.
And while we are at it, the GOP hardly did better in the management of round one. This is where both parties need some independent auditing - and jail time.
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:57:55pm |
re: #249 Gus 802
Sneaky!
"Honest officer, that's not a bong. Haven't you ever seen an oboe before? I'm on my way to the symphony."
//
one time my wife was discussing my parts and finally said "well it's not a tuba!"....
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:58:34pm |
re: #238 purple
You need to evolve from "Tuna Helper".
/
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:58:46pm |
re: #252 albusteve
one time my wife was discussing my parts and finally said "well it's not a tuba!"....
Ha! That's a good one. What parts?
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Wishing Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:59:01pm |
re: #253 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You need to evolve from "Tuna Helper".
/
And my thought was...it took an HOUR?
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jcm Sat, Mar 14, 2009 7:59:21pm |
re: #253 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You need to evolve from "Tuna Helper".
/
Dolphin Helper, a higher form......
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:00:08pm |
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albusteve Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:00:47pm |
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:01:11pm |
re: #253 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You need to evolve from "Tuna Helper".
/
I don't know why they call it tuna "helper". Tastes jets fine by itself.
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Killer Tomato Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:01:25pm |
Well, Charles is right; the BBC does do documentaries like no one else. Maybe next trip the British Prime Minister can give the President a boxed set of BBC DVDs.
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Gus Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:02:03pm |
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:02:06pm |
re: #261 Killer Tomato
Well, Charles is right; the BBC does do documentaries like no one else. Maybe next trip the British Prime Minister can give the President a boxed set of BBC DVDs.
On the making of Stilton cheese.
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firepilot Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:02:11pm |
You won't find me arguing that Virginia has better Mexican food than New Mexico.
Its not Mexican food in NM, it is New Mexican" and there is a difference. Real New Mexicans put green chile and green salsa on everything, and you will not find any thing like Stuffed Sopapillas in Mexico, or many other foods traditional to New Mexico.
Lots of incredible places to go eat in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos.
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Killer Tomato Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:02:44pm |
re: #263 OldLineTexan
Feeling a little peckish, are you?
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Zimriel Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:02:57pm |
re: #243 Jim in Virginia
You won't find me arguing that Virginia has better Mexican food than New Mexico.
That would be like saying Petersburg VA is the garden spot of the South.
It just might be more authentically Mexican in Virginia, actually. New Mexican cuisine is notably different from the tex/mex you get in other border states. Maybe because Hispanics in New Mexico tend to be lightly-Catholicised native Hopi or else actual Spaniards...
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:03:25pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:04:03pm |
"Four Weddings and a Funeral"...the first real lines are, and I quote...
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
Rowan Atkinson is great in this...
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:04:11pm |
re: #266 Zimriel
It just might be more authentically Mexican in Virginia, actually. New Mexican cuisine is notably different from the tex/mex you get in other border states. Maybe because Hispanics in New Mexico tend to be lightly-Catholicised native Hopi or else actual Spaniards...
Tex/Mex: Keeping gringos like me happy since the 1930's.
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livefreeor die Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:04:51pm |
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Zimriel Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:05:16pm |
re: #264 firepilot
Its not Mexican food in NM, it is New Mexican" and there is a difference. Real New Mexicans put green chile and green salsa on everything, and you will not find any thing like Stuffed Sopapillas in Mexico, or many other foods traditional to New Mexico.
Lots of incredible places to go eat in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos.
Santa Fe is a beautiful town and it's just as well there are a lot of mountains, or else I would balloon up to 300 pounds from all the food there.
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:05:37pm |
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MJ Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:06:02pm |
re: #251 LudwigVanQuixote
Turning serious,
The thought of corporate welfare to the very people who f'd this economy up with my tax dollars makes me want to riot. Gee thanks guys.And while we are at it, the GOP hardly did better in the management of round one. This is where both parties need some independent auditing - and jail time.
Absolutely!
I'm spitting nails.
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livefreeor die Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:06:11pm |
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Kosh's Shadow Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:06:14pm |
re: #264 firepilot
Its not Mexican food in NM, it is New Mexican" and there is a difference. Real New Mexicans put green chile and green salsa on everything, and you will not find any thing like Stuffed Sopapillas in Mexico, or many other foods traditional to New Mexico.
Lots of incredible places to go eat in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos.
I was in Albuquerque years ago on business, and found I liked the food at the company cafeteria better than the hotel. They made the stuff at the hotel for tourists. We went to someplace else there, but this was around 24 years ago, so I don't remember where.
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:06:40pm |
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Killer Tomato Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:06:56pm |
re: #272 OldLineTexan
And this would be quite lovely if someone could shut up that bouzouki player.
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razorbacker Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:08:04pm |
Family are those people who, even when they don't like you much, still love you...
Going to the benefit concert, and running late. Phone rings.
"Where are y'all at?" My daughter, who is waiting for us.
"I'm sitting here on the interstate watching a drug dog at work."
Silence, then "Crap. Y'all need bail money?"
"Naw, Sweetheart. They haven't got me. They've got some poor pilgrim driving an 18 wheeler pulled over, the dog's working, and since a lane is blocked traffic has backed up for about three miles."
Voice brightens, "Great! See y'all soon."
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:08:34pm |
re: #275 Kosh's Shadow
Was in Albuquerque once. One night only. Ate at PF Changs! It was great! The first time I had ever eaten at a PF Changs.
In retrospect, guess I should have eaten somewhere else.
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:09:20pm |
re: #277 Killer Tomato
And this would be quite lovely if someone could shut up that bouzouki player.
Have you got any Limburger?
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Kosh's Shadow Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:09:21pm |
re: #277 Killer Tomato
And this would be quite lovely if someone could shut up that bouzouki player.
Heaven forbid! I delight in every manifestation of the Terpsichorean muse!
(Although Terpsichore is the muse of dance; Euterpe is the muse of music.)
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Killer Tomato Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:11:25pm |
re: #281 OldLineTexan
I'm afraid we don't get much call for it round these parts.
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Kosh's Shadow Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:11:59pm |
re: #280 Zimriel
Can we re-introduce debtor's prison, just for CEOs and boardmembers who take bailout cash? I say these @ssh0les need to spend some time doing some real work for a change
I agree, although I think this should be for people like Madoff.
He works until he has paid off all he stole.
Somehow, I doubt he'll last that long.
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:12:24pm |
re: #283 Killer Tomato
I'm afraid we don't get much call for it round these parts.
That figures. Predictable really, I suppose. It was an act of purest optimism to have posed the question in the first place. Tell me: Have you in fact got any cheese here at all?
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:12:29pm |
re: #280 Zimriel
Can we re-introduce debtor's prison, just for CEOs and boardmembers who take bailout cash? I say these @ssh0les need to spend some time doing some real work for a change
How about writing and enforcing existing laws. The money was given to these firms so that they could operate - and most importantly so that banks could get credit flowing. Diverting those funds away from those purposes is a breach of contract to say the least.
Unless of course there never was a contract and the people in DC made a deal with their financial backers - no that would never happen.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:13:36pm |
re: #286 LudwigVanQuixote
How about writing good laws in the first place, and enforcing existing laws. The money was given to these firms so that they could operate - and most importantly so that banks could get credit flowing. Diverting those funds away from those purposes is a breach of contract to say the least.
Unless of course there never was a contract and the people in DC made a deal with their financial backers - no that would never happen.
editing error.
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:13:43pm |
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Killer Tomato Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:14:53pm |
re: #290 OldLineTexan
Not a scrap. I was deliberately wasting your time, sir.
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:15:17pm |
re: #291 Killer Tomato
Not a scrap. I was deliberately wasting your time, sir.
Well, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to shoot you.
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OldLineTexan Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:16:36pm |
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livefreeor die Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:17:31pm |
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Kosh's Shadow Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:20:20pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:21:58pm |
From "Four Weddings and a Funeral...
Gareth: I've got a new theory about marriage. Two people are in love, they live together, and then suddenly one day, they run out of conversation.
Charles: Uh-huh.
Gareth: Totally. I mean they can't think of a single thing to say to each other. That's it: panic! Then suddenly it-it occurs to the chap that there is a way out of the deadlock.
Charles: Which is?
Gareth: He'll ask her to marry him.
Charles: Brilliant! Brilliant!
Gareth: Suddenly they've got something to talk about for the rest of their lives.
Charles: Basically you're saying marriage is just a way of getting out of an embarrassing pause in conversation.
Gareth: The definitive icebreaker.
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Charles Johnson Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:21:59pm |
razorbacker: survivalist articles are REALLY not welcome here.
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razorbacker Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:23:33pm |
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razorbacker Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:42:36pm |
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ScoobyDrew Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:56:20pm |
When I battle with my Creationist family members I always look forward to this line. "You know you are going to Hell!" My comeback is always the same. "Well, at least I'll know people". Thank G_d I left the South!
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Ateam Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:59:53pm |
O dear Darwin, what we'll be without you?
Gravitating is source of times.
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swamprat Sat, Mar 14, 2009 9:15:55pm |
Survivalists are not truly understood. We really need to give them a chance, as this documentary explains.
"shoot their radios first, so they won't have the will to fight"
"He ate a dog once"..."on purpose?"
"Cold weather makes you realize that men have nipples too!"
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purple Sat, Mar 14, 2009 9:54:28pm |
re: #253 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You need to evolve from "Tuna Helper".
/
It's one of the few things I can cook. Even Hamburger Helper is out of my league. I can do the tuna helper because I don't have to brown the "meat" first.
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cyclosarin Sun, Mar 15, 2009 7:10:01am |
Evolution is what made holidaying in Australia an extreme sport:
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Irish Rose Sun, Mar 15, 2009 7:29:49am |
Charles, I want to thank you for continuing on in these discussions.
While I may not agree on every point, the discussions that we've had here about the origins of life have challenged my faith and renewed it, at the very same time.
I feel terribly sorry for the religious folk out there and in here who are so dogmatic in their faith and so secretly terrified that they might find something that contradicts their beliefs, that they won't even read posts like this one let alone watch the videos. It's easier for them to howl on whatever forum will allow it that you're being an anti-Christian hater, and dismiss every post on the topic, than it is for them to actually open up and expand their minds.
There is so much to be learned here, and it's beyond sad when people who have been given both a brain and the ability to reason and learn, refuse to do so out of fear.
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Jimmah Sun, Mar 15, 2009 7:43:33am |
Bonus material for those in the UK: You can get a free "tree of Life" poster by visiting: [Link: www.bbc.co.uk...]
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iceman Sun, Mar 15, 2009 8:36:47am |
I place a zip file here with the audio versions of 1-6 for the ipod runners types who would rather listen.
however the visuals are so impressive I would watch it also.
Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ...
Cheechako
Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ... Cheechako
They Were Desperate to Get Pregnant. Then IVF Gave Them Extra Embryos. One morning last spring, Ashley Harrolle put her 1-year-old daughter down for a nap and went to the kitchen. She pulled up her fertility clinic’s contact information. It was time to make the call. In a freezer several hundred ... CheechakoJoe Bacon ✅
March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
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Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
Rightwingconspirator
Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
Abortions Outside Medical System Increased Sharply After Roe Fell, Study Finds The number of women using abortion pills to end their pregnancies on their own without the direct involvement of a U.S.-based medical provider rose sharply in the months after the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, according ... Cheechako
The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ... Cheechako
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
