I’ve become aware that there is a contingent of disgruntled LGF readers who have been using the Lizard Lounge — that I’ve been paying for, for the past three years — to trash and insult LGF and myself. As of right now, the Lounge is closed until further notice.
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Macker Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:34:30pm |
That sucks. It was a great place to go to to get away from the threads.
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FurryOldGuyJeans Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:34:47pm |
Sad to hear that, but I do fully understand the reasons why.
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:36:04pm |
I used to pop in occasionally, but haven't been there in months. Didn't see any of that crap myself, but that's a pretty F'ed up thing to do in someone's house.
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jaunte Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:37:31pm |
No sense paying for a spot for ingrates to complain; they'll do it anywhere.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:37:52pm |
re: #8 Sharmuta
What's a "lizard lounge" other than a group of lizards? Really. Never been in it.
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Gus Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:38:44pm |
Went there once. Frankly, I saw this coming. Seemed like the 5th Column was held up in there. Never went back.
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Charles Johnson Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:38:46pm |
Apparently there was some kind of loophole that let banned users get into the lounge. I don't have the time or the inclination to debug it, so I'm closing the whole thing down and canceling my parachat account. I don't need this headache.
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:39:05pm |
I'll bet they're busy setting up a stalker chatroom somewhere.
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Randall Gross Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:39:11pm |
re: #13 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
What's a "lizard lounge" other than a group of lizards? Really. Never been in it.
If you clicked on the cute lizard with a drink in his hand that used to be in the upper right you would go to a text chat room.
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Sharmuta Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:39:13pm |
Pretty ill mannered to insult your host in his house when you think he's not looking. Cowardly too, frankly.
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eastvillageinfidel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:39:26pm |
I only went to the lounge twice. It moved so fast it made me nervous. I saw people there I never saw post on the threads. It was like a secret clubhouse.
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docremulac Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:39:36pm |
Just ban the fuckers. This blog is your house, you can kick anybody out for any reason you want including being dicks to the host. I didn't use it much but some people liked it. Seems a shame that a couple of assholes would ruin it for the rest.
But I guess I should take my own advice, this is your place so if you want to close it's certainly your call.
Can you put the rad lizard art back up though? No reason he should be punished.
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pink freud Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:40:07pm |
I popped in twice, ever. The threads are known as the "elephant graveyard".
The dialogue left ...umm ...lots to be desired.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:40:15pm |
What the hell do people say in the lounge that they won't say out here? Out here can be pretty, uh..., well... is "lively" a good word?
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HelloDare Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:40:25pm |
I was in there once. It smelled of stale beer and cigarettes so I left.
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docremulac Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:40:49pm |
Oh, your post explains why banning isn't an option. Never mind.
But do consider bringing the cool lizard back.
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Honorary Yooper Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:41:23pm |
re: #15 Charles
Apparently there was some kind of loophole that let banned users get into the lounge. I don't have the time or the inclination to debug it, so I'm closing the whole thing down and canceling my parachat account. I don't need this headache.
Interesting. Is there anyway to find out how Parachat allowed this loophole to happen?
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Macker Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:41:43pm |
re: #15 Charles
Apparently there was some kind of loophole that let banned users get into the lounge. I don't have the time or the inclination to debug it, so I'm closing the whole thing down and canceling my parachat account. I don't need this headache.
Is it possible you might now write your own chat code to replace Parachat?
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PatrioticNaturalizedAmerican Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:42:51pm |
I'll really miss it. It was my online home in a sense.
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Cognito Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:43:01pm |
Huh. I hadn't checked out the lounge in a long time, since it was full of mostly laid-back folks. Sounds like things changed, in there.
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fullroller Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:43:41pm |
So, if the lounge is closed where can a guy bet a beer?
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Timbre Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:43:46pm |
Now I'll have to stick an umbrella in my chocolate milk!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:44:47pm |
re: #23 HelloDare
I was in there once. It smelled of stale beer and cigarettes so I left.
Charles had a smell feature built in?
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researchok Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:45:47pm |
Your house, your rules.
For anyone to soil your space says more about them than it does about you, no matter what the beef.
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:46:35pm |
I have never been to the Lounge, am very sorry people took advantage of a loophole like that.
If they didn't like Charles, why not be man enough to find your own bitching post?
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yesandno Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:46:45pm |
re: #15 Charles
Apparently there was some kind of loophole that let banned users get into the lounge. I don't have the time or the inclination to debug it, so I'm closing the whole thing down and canceling my parachat account. I don't need this headache.
Good on you!
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FightingBack Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:46:56pm |
They were doing what? Good move to close down. Bring back the Lizard. Thanks.
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Killer Tomato Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:47:16pm |
I must be stupid. I don't get this at all. If you're banned from somewhere, go hang out somewhere else.
What grade is this?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:47:55pm |
Look at all these nics that aren't familiar to me. Y'all rubbing your eyes? Welcome out into the light.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:48:13pm |
re: #42 Killer Tomato
I must be stupid. I don't get this at all. If you're banned from somewhere, go hang out somewhere else.
What grade is this?
The thing is KT, you have grace and class. Most of the people banned have neither.
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Racer X Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:48:13pm |
OK Lounge Lizards - start posting out here in the real world.
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:48:40pm |
I used to hang out there quite a bit, and then in the last few months since the election hardly at all. It's been several weeks since my last visit. I loved talking to Birk about all his diving experiences, especially with the Great White sharks.
(Yeah baby!)
If you are a person who spends time on a blog you hate, dissing the owner - it's proof positive - you are a loser. Get.A.Life.
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Buster Bunny Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:48:48pm |
Most good stuff goes on in the threads. The only time I've been in there its been like an echo chamber or a cat fight. So it sorta comes as no surprise.
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Sharmuta Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:48:49pm |
re: #46 Racer X
We had fun in there back in the day, didn't we Stalker 10?
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Zimriel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:49:06pm |
re: #16 CyanSnowHawk
I'll bet they're busy setting up a stalker chatroom somewhere.
They set up that chatroom a couple nights ago, after what they're calling "The Night Of The Vaccine Needles". I was in that chatroom last night. It was mostly a Sharmuta slamfest I'm sorry to say.
I didn't keep a log, and I'm not giving out names (here or in private). It was nice to see old lizards that I'd known when I first got an account here. At first. Then it just got sad, to see the level of anger and spite among some of them (not all of them, but the vocal ones).
I did say in the chatroom that I would probably get banned from both this site and that other site. That other site can feel free to take this message as my "meltdown post" and block my IP.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:49:18pm |
All this time on LGF and I really didn't know what the lounge was. Huh.
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bagua Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:49:24pm |
Good gosh, I went there for the first time a day or two ago and today its shut down, the mojo is strong at the moment.
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Honorary Yooper Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:49:36pm |
re: #46 Racer X
OK Lounge Lizards - start posting out here in the real world.
If they were previously banned, they'll just have to do their bitching elsewhere.
Good riddance to the bastards.
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:50:13pm |
I never see ORD posting on the threads. Ord..?
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Honorary Yooper Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:50:44pm |
re: #50 Zimriel
"Night of the Vaccine Needles"?
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barere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:50:55pm |
"mmm bacon"
Barere's last chat communique.
The Lounge will be missed.
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Racer X Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:50:56pm |
re: #49 Sharmuta
We had fun in there back in the day, didn't we Stalker 10?
Ha!
Yep. For some reason my browser didn't like me doing the lounge and anything else. Haven't been hanging out in there in a while. I could stalk you again if you like.
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Honorary Yooper Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:50:59pm |
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:51:09pm |
It's just not stopping......
Pierce County Sheriff's investigators say five children between 7 and 16 years old have been found dead in a Graham area home and they may have been killed by their father with a rifle.The dead children were identified as four girls and a 7-year-old boy.
Deputies were called to check on the welfare of the children at a mobile home park after the father's body was discovered in King County. The father, 35, had apparently killed himself with the same rifle, investigators told The News Tribune of Tacoma.
Dear God.......
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Unakite Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:51:11pm |
re: #21 pink freud
I popped in twice, ever. The threads are known as the "elephant graveyard".
The dialogue left ...umm ...lots to be desired.
I popped in twice...and popped right back out.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:51:19pm |
I'm going to bed. Accidentally locked my teeny tiny lap-dog in the garage for an hour. (Dumb shit followed me in there like a ninja...I closed the door. Feeling a bit guilty.
Gonna snuggle with a puppy!
G'night!
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:51:36pm |
re: #57 barere
"mmm bacon"
Barere's last chat communique.
The Lounge will be missed.
As far as last words go, those aren't bad.
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jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:51:36pm |
I never visited the lounge...don't drink and to old to learn new pick-up lines.
//
The direction our economy and country are heading I may be standing at the lounge door when it reopens.
*drink*
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:51:41pm |
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:51:43pm |
So what this says about human nature is that it naturally devolves into negative energy, unless it is supplied with outside sources of positive energy. Social entropy.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:52:03pm |
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Unakite Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:52:33pm |
re: #30 fullroller
So, if the lounge is closed where can a guy bet a beer?
Look in your fridge (it's Saturday night). :)
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reine.de.tout Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:52:48pm |
re: #60 JCM
It's just not stopping......
Dear God.......
I saw that earlier.
What the hell is wrong with people?
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PatrioticNaturalizedAmerican Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:53:10pm |
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:53:33pm |
re: #60 JCM
It's just not stopping......
Dear God.......
Obama has talked the economy down and not given any hope to the average person. Jobless rate is headed higher. People are starting to feel hopeless.
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lookingup Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:54:41pm |
re: #71 DistantThunder
I hope we can get a handle on this without taking everyones guns away.
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:54:47pm |
The kind of people who would put out their cigarettes on your rug. Good riddance.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:54:54pm |
I never went there - tried it when it started but didn't care for it - so I don't really care, but I'll miss the logo, which was cute.
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:55:02pm |
re: #60 JCM
It's a non-stop stream of stories like that that keep me away from FoxNews.com. Before becoming a father, I considered it a tragedy when I saw things like that, ever since I became a father, they hurt.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:55:31pm |
Funny, I've spent about as much time in there as anyone currently present, and I've tried to admonish the odd individual who has been disrespectful, but, honestly, it has been pretty quiet in there when I have been in. That has typically been between 11 P.M. and 3 A.M., Pacific time. Maybe the real bad mudslinging occurred earlier in the evenings.
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:55:43pm |
re: #69 reine.de.tout
I saw that earlier.
What the hell is wrong with people?
Pain. The emotional pain builds to the point that they want relief. Just the thought of the pending "relief" makes the upbeat. But killing kids is very nihilistic.
The part of the brain that is activated with severe depression is the "agony center" the same area that is activated during childbirth or a broken femur.
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VioletTiger Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:55:49pm |
re: #72 wee fury
The Lounge scared me.
I was in there a couple of times, but it was very hard to follow the conversations. It moved too fast. There were different people posting up there and I did wonder why I never saw those names in the threads.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:56:02pm |
re: #60 JCM
It's just not stopping......
Dear God.......
Monster, no other word for him. May he burn in Hell!
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2by2 Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:56:05pm |
re: #15 Charles
Apparently there was some kind of loophole that let banned users get into the lounge. I don't have the time or the inclination to debug it, so I'm closing the whole thing down and canceling my parachat account. I don't need this headache.
LGF is already sooo fast, it is like a chat room already, no need for a separate lounge, you can say anything you want on these threads, OT on T, whatever, it is so fast, hard to keep up. And if it is abused go close it, no need to have a community within the community.........
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Buster Bunny Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:56:41pm |
re: #73 lookingup
I hope we can get a handle on this without taking everyones guns away.
Take it easy. It was just a chat room !
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:57:08pm |
re: #78 Alberta Oil Peon
Funny, I've spent about as much time in there as anyone currently present, and I've tried to admonish the odd individual who has been disrespectful, but, honestly, it has been pretty quiet in there when I have been in. That has typically been between 11 P.M. and 3 A.M., Pacific time. Maybe the real bad mudslinging occurred earlier in the evenings.
Alberta you must be feeling better by now I hope.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:57:10pm |
re: #83 2by2
LGF is already sooo fast, it is like a chat room already, no need for a separate lounge, you can say anything you want on these threads, OT on T, whatever, it is so fast, hard to keep up. And if it is abused go close it, no need to have a community within the community.........
This is plenty fast for me. I still don't use the auto thingy, either.
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Jewels (AKA Julian) Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:57:42pm |
re: #69 reine.de.tout
Totla madness. and such a waste
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:57:46pm |
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jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:57:51pm |
re: #84 realwest
Hey jorline, how are ya doing tonight?
Hey RW...I'm well, thanks.
I hope all is well for you and Mom!
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Honorary Yooper Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:57:54pm |
re: #80 Sharmuta
Seems I may already have some stalkers.
Seems? Shar, they practically hate you over at the Duece site and AtS.
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Boxy_brown Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:57:59pm |
Seeing as it takes me forever (compared to all you stenographers) to piece together a reply on the threads I wouldn't have lasted in the lounge...
Funny how people say things online that they wouldn't say to other peoples face. Actually cowardly is the word. (I'm actually more obnoxious in real life.) It's also odd how "adults" can revert back to prepubescence.
It's all just ones and zeros... There until stinky trips over the plug.
| 96 |
Gus Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:58:04pm |
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Afrocity Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:58:35pm |
I have been both on the threads and the Lizard Lounge. I like them both. I hope some of the lounge frequenters will begin to post on the threads more often.
Just finished "Slumdog Millionaire" Cute ending and creative plot, a bit boring in parts. Not sure how I feel about the dancing at the end.
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ClosetConservative Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:58:44pm |
Gentlemen/women:
I was a frequenter of the Lizard Lounge. Throughout all my time in the chat, which was most evenings, I had some of the best online conversations of my life. From arguing with about Mecca to holding a "civilized discourse" with from the Daily Kos, the folks in the Lounge always acted in a dignified manner. I am disappointed to see the Lounge close down, mais c'est la vie, et la vie continue! I wish good luck to all of my fellow loungers in their respective lives, particularly whose husband just returned from Iraq. It was great while it lasted, and it goes without saying that I think it ought to be reopened as soon as possible. However, I recognize that Charles pays for the service and as such, it is very much within his right to shut it down.
A bientöt!
Thanks,
ClosetConservative
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Dancing along the light of day Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:58:44pm |
re: #15 Charles
This is sad news. I liked the lounge, and never saw anything negative about the site there. Nor, any banned Lizards, to my knowledge....
The lounge was, to me, an easier place to "chat" on a subject. The words were temporary, and not for public consumption.
I am sorry that it has turned bad for Charles.
Your house, your rules, ALWAYS!
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:58:45pm |
The people of Philly after another murder with an illegal handgun constantly appeal to their government to do something - anything.
| 102 |
pink freud Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:58:46pm |
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Mich-again Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:58:53pm |
Birkenstock Cowboy was in the lounge every time I ever visited. Didn't say much though.
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:58:56pm |
re: #92 HoosierHoops
I'll watch your back..
Heyas Hoops, UConn went down in flames, sad to say. Here's hoping that tomorrow night isn't a repeat!
| 105 |
realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:59:07pm |
re: #93 jorline Glad to hear it. Mom's doing ok, I've been sorta under the weather - still not up to snuff though!
(btw, where did that expression "up to snuff" originate do you know?
| 107 |
BaseballMom57 Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:59:16pm |
re: #60 JCM
I just read this myself. Glad to hear he put himself out of his misery. There is a special level of Hell for those who hurt children, imho.
| 108 |
Wendya Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:59:24pm |
I stuck my head in there once, looked around for a short while and left.
Chat rooms just aren't my thing. Too much like watching television.
| 109 |
Racer X Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:59:42pm |
re: #80 Sharmuta
Seems I may already have some stalkers.
Heh.
I got your back. Let me know who I need to smack around.
| 110 |
jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:59:58pm |
Does this mean trolls will be flushed out of the lounge and onto the threads.
//placing more coals on the BBQ pit.
| 111 |
Honorary Yooper Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:00:02pm |
re: #104 Wishing
Heyas Hoops, UConn went down in flames, sad to say. Here's hoping that tomorrow night isn't a repeat!
I'm hoping it is a repeat.
Go Green!
Go White!
:-)
| 112 |
Macker Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:00:05pm |
re: #104 Wishing
Heyas Hoops, UConn went down in flames, sad to say. Here's hoping that tomorrow night isn't a repeat!
SPAR-TANNNNNS!
| 113 |
Charles Johnson Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:00:10pm |
The parachat account is canceled and the Lounge is no more.
| 114 |
ziggyelman Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:00:15pm |
re: #78 Alberta Oil Peon
Funny, I've spent about as much time in there as anyone currently present, and I've tried to admonish the odd individual who has been disrespectful, but, honestly, it has been pretty quiet in there when I have been in. That has typically been between 11 P.M. and 3 A.M., Pacific time. Maybe the real bad mudslinging occurred earlier in the evenings.
Yeah, I hadn't seen anything going on there, but like you, those are the hours I was in there...
| 115 |
Sheila Broflovski Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:00:29pm |
I think it sucks to have people drink up all your beer and your expensive adult beverages, and bad mouth you.
| 116 |
pink freud Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:00:43pm |
re: #71 DistantThunder
Obama has talked the economy down and not given any hope to the average person. Jobless rate is headed higher. People are starting to feel hopeless.
Exactly. Hopeless on many levels. Society and our economic structure is crumbling. The most profound and far-reaching effect (after one 70+ days) is a deep sense of loss of stability.
| 117 |
2by2 Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:00:45pm |
re: #83 2by2
Love the term Lounge Lizards though, that shouldn't get lost, hey some respect to John Lurie and his Lounge Lizards is due right here..
| 118 |
DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:00:49pm |
re: #103 Mich-again
Birkenstock Cowboy was in the lounge every time I ever visited. Didn't say much though.
You weren;t there for all his great diving stories. He is a commercial diver for abalone. Well he's in great white territory, so the stories were great.
| 119 |
Buster Bunny Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:01:02pm |
re: #113 Charles
The parachat account is canceled and the Lounge is no more.
We need something for that lazing lizard to do now.
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Mich-again Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:01:03pm |
re: #104 Wishing
Heyas Hoops, UConn went down in flames, sad to say. Here's hoping that tomorrow night isn't a repeat!
Well it was at Ford Field, and both teams that lost had GM models in their names. Yukon and Nova.
So it was totally predictable.
| 121 |
Afrocity Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:01:08pm |
re: #103 Mich-again
Birkenstock Cowboy was in the lounge every time I ever visited. Didn't say much though.
He always gave me a beer, a rose and a kiss.
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barere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:01:11pm |
re: #116 pink freud
Hell, even the GUARDIAN is starting to mock Obama. The tide of hopechange is starting to turn.
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Boxy_brown Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:01:18pm |
re: #115 Alouette
I think it sucks to have people drink up all your beer and your expensive adult beverages, and bad mouth you.
Pee in your houseplants and scratch your records...
| 124 |
wee fury Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:01:27pm |
re: #103 Mich-again
Birkenstock Cowboy was in the lounge every time I ever visited. Didn't say much though.
The six or so times that I went to the Lounge with a question -- he was the only one who ever answered.
| 125 |
Charles Johnson Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:01:35pm |
And this didn't just happen tonight. I've been getting reports from several LGF readers for more than a year that things were getting nasty in there. Tonight was the last straw.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:01:49pm |
re: #75 Shay4l
The kind of people who would put out their cigarettes on your rug. Good riddance.
Actually, in my experience, only a small proportion of Lounge regulars were ever flat-out disrespectful, at least during times I was in there. It did provide a place to chat about off-topic or personal stuff, reminiscences, whatever, and it moved waay faster than the threads do, when it was busy.
| 127 |
Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:01pm |
re: #105 realwest
Glad to hear it. Mom's doing ok, I've been sorta under the weather - still not up to snuff though!
(btw, where did that expression "up to snuff" originate do you know?
We don't for sure. Ask what "up to scratch" means - we know that one.
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Deseeded Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:07pm |
I will never poop on any parades. The lounge is what kept me here vocally. I read every day and I follow threads, but I love the give and take of people chatting real time. It's a shame it's going, but if it has to go for any reason, who are we to judge? I will miss all of the friends I met there and I'll still keep popping up in threads with my opinions. It really is too bad it came to this, but I hope that we can find a place that doesn't cost Charles more money to continue the banter.
| 129 |
jaunte Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:12pm |
re: #80 Sharmuta
Seems I may already have some stalkers.
You have stalkers because you're both sensible and vocal, and irrational people hate that.
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Killer Tomato Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:13pm |
I guess it's true; the economy really is tanking.
Charles laid off the Lounge Lizard.
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MrPaulRevere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:25pm |
re: #80 Sharmuta
Let me know if I can be of assistance. You know I'm not afraid to mix it up.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:27pm |
re: #83 2by2
Yeah, my recollection is that Charles started the Lounge before activating or whatever you call it, the Ajax speedster out here.
Still can't think or type fast enough for out here, much less the lounge (the ONE time I tried it!).
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:30pm |
re: #111 Honorary Yooper
I'm hoping it is a repeat.
Go Green!
Go White!
:-)
Um tomorrow night is Uconn women....
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Wendya Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:41pm |
re: #60 JCM
It's just not stopping......
Dear God.......
It's going to get a lot worse, I suspect.
And then people will demand that the government DO SOMETHING!
Unfortunately, you just can't fix people like that. I just wish they'd take themselves out instead of killing innocents.....especially children.
| 136 |
ORD neighbor Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:43pm |
re: #55 DistantThunder
I post. Just not very prolifically. Click my football and see.
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bagua Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:49pm |
re: #122 barere
Hell, even the GUARDIAN is starting to mock Obama. The tide of hopechange is starting to turn.
'twas always inevitable that they would turn on him, just a matter of time.
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:02:50pm |
re: #83 2by2
LGF is already sooo fast, it is like a chat room already, no need for a separate lounge, you can say anything you want on these threads, OT on T, whatever, it is so fast, hard to keep up. And if it is abused go close it, no need to have a community within the community.........
The steady stream of improvements by Charles have greatly sped up the threads over the last couple of years.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:03:21pm |
re: #87 DistantThunder
Alberta you must be feeling better by now I hope.
? I'm feeling fine, and have not been ill in any way since I had a nasty cold in mid-January.
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Buster Bunny Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:03:24pm |
re: #130 Killer Tomato
I guess it's true; the economy really is tanking.
Charles laid off the Lounge Lizard.
The hamsters are doing double time at the moment. They have to prove their worth.
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jaunte Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:03:27pm |
re: #134 Sharmuta
You're welcome. Of course, I'm Captain Obvious.
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:03:49pm |
re: #77 CyanSnowHawk
It's a non-stop stream of stories like that that keep me away from FoxNews.com. Before becoming a father, I considered it a tragedy when I saw things like that, ever since I became a father, they hurt.
No kidding. I do foster care, all these stories with kids hit home.
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Macker Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:03:57pm |
re: #135 Wendya
It's going to get a lot worse, I suspect.
And then people will demand that the government DO SOMETHING!
The Demo☭rats will just sit back, like Оба́ма, and jack themselves off.
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Honorary Yooper Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:03:58pm |
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jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:04:11pm |
re: #105 realwest
Glad to hear it. Mom's doing ok, I've been sorta under the weather - still not up to snuff though!
(btw, where did that expression "up to snuff" originate do you know?
lol...I don't have a clue. Could it have anything to do with those 16th century snuff boxes...I think those guys were sniffing little pinches of coke.
Where have I been? I didn't know you weren't feeling well.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:04:17pm |
re: #135 Wendya
It's going to get a lot worse, I suspect.
And then people will demand that the government DO SOMETHING!
Unfortunately, you just can't fix people like that. I just wish they'd take themselves out instead of killing innocents.....especially children.
You can fix someone like that; It's called capital punishment.
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Zimriel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:04:44pm |
re: #22 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
What the hell do people say in the lounge that they won't say out here? Out here can be pretty, uh..., well... is "lively" a good word?
1. The sort of things right wingers might spout off about in conversation at a bar that shouldn't get posted in a thread. The sort of things I would say myself, and have in fact said in the Lounge. I view this as harmless blowing-off-steam; leftist spies might not, but I'm not concerned with that here...
2. Kvetches about how they couldn't give their opinion about creationism, or anti-jihad bloggers, because of our "intellectual bully" host and the gang of suckers-up. That, I took as a personal slam; because I'm often on the same list of updingers and downdingers as the people they don't like. (Is it still sucking up if I genuinely agree with the sentiment?)
3. Links to stuff which wouldn't fly here (references to the likes of Pat Dollard - so, now you know the backstory to why I posted this). That's more serious IMO; that's where I got the feeling of being fed propaganda by a political cult.
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:04:46pm |
re: #126 Alberta Oil Peon
Actually, in my experience, only a small proportion of Lounge regulars were ever flat-out disrespectful, at least during times I was in there. It did provide a place to chat about off-topic or personal stuff, reminiscences, whatever, and it moved waay faster than the threads do, when it was busy.
Shouldn't have made that a blanket statement. I refer to the ones who forced Charles to cancel. No offense to the rest!
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:04:50pm |
re: #127 Catttt
Heh. Ok Cattt - what does "up to scratch" mean?
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:05:00pm |
re: #136 ORD neighbor
I post. Just not very prolifically. Click my football and see.
HI ORD - that's good. I've seen Birk occasionally too. People need to "come out" on the threads.
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Racer X Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:05:02pm |
LGF is like a friendly bar. The lounge was the dimly lit back room where who knows what went on. Some days it was fun, others maybe not so.
Better to have everyone congregate in the main room.
*hoists a beer*
Thanks Charles! You Rock!
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Unakite Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:05:38pm |
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:06:00pm |
re: #146 Honorary Yooper
Oh, sorry. Good luck to them then.
The UConn women need no good luck..Nobody has beaten then this year..
They play the game beautifully..
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Buster Bunny Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:06:09pm |
re: #154 Racer X
Thanks RacerX
I now have the music to Cheers playing thru my head .. and it wont stop !
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rain of lead Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:06:25pm |
first the hippy moonbat on the top banner and now the lounge lizard....
THIS PLACE NEESDS SOME NEW ARTWORK!
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:06:32pm |
re: #144 JCM
No kidding. I do foster care, all these stories with kids hit home.
I wonder how all the talk about "too many people" or "people are a cancer on the earth" or "we are destroying out planet" play into the decision to kill the kids. Usually it's to get back at the ex.
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:06:57pm |
re: #154 Racer X
LGF is like a friendly bar. The lounge was the dimly lit back room where who knows what went on. Some days it was fun, others maybe not so.
Better to have everyone congregate in the main room.
*hoists a beer*
Thanks Charles! You Rock!
Show your hands, leave your guns at the door.
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lookingup Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:07:15pm |
re: #85 Buster Bunny
Take it easy. It was just a chat room !
You misunderstood me. I was talking about the children being murdered.
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ziggyelman Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:07:16pm |
re: #140 Alberta Oil Peon
? I'm feeling fine, and have not been ill in any way since I had a nasty cold in mid-January.
Quick, knock on some wood! ;)
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:07:24pm |
re: #147 jorline I don't know where you've been and since this an open forum, you may not want to say yourself!
I'm just adjusting (I hope) to a modification in my med's I started last week. So stomach's sorta rebelling a little.
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:07:59pm |
re: #146 Honorary Yooper
Oh, sorry. Good luck to them then.
To be honest, Michigan State played one heck of a game tonight. UConn deserved to lose, Spartans had em on the rack.
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:08:11pm |
re: #163 ziggyelman
Quick, knock on some wood! ;)
That's what I meant - I remembered. or maybe it was Pat....
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:08:14pm |
re: #94 Honorary Yooper
Seems? Shar, they practically hate you over at the Duece site and AtS.
Hmm. Focusing hate on someone or a group in order to maintain order or build cohesion amongst people that would fight amongst themselves if left to their own devices.
/Sounds familiar.
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Buster Bunny Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:08:26pm |
re: #159 rain of lead
first the hippy moonbat on the top banner and now the lounge lizard....
THIS PLACE NEESDS SOME NEW ARTWORK!
What are you suggesting .. new wallpaper or a new headline?
Maybe a 3d football?
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:08:28pm |
re: #157 HoosierHoops
The UConn women need no good luck..Nobody has beaten then this year..
They play the game beautifully..
Not so sure, Hoops. That Appel gal is a piece of work!
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:08:29pm |
re: #136 ORD neighbor
I post. Just not very prolifically. Click my football and see.
Hello, ORD. Good to hear from you. I hope you do post more prolifically. You have a lot of wisdom.
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:08:54pm |
I had my birthday on Wed. the 1st, and I swear I can tell that my memory is worse since.
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barere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:08:55pm |
I think the Lounge was good because it is more impromptu and members may be less inhibited. It's good to know what people are really thinking. I understand Charles's concern, but I think the cranks were small minority who could easily have been beaten in the battle of ideas.
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FightingBack Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:09:25pm |
re: #171 DistantThunder
I had my birthday on Wed. the 1st, and I swear I can tell that my memory is worse since.
That must have been quite a party.
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Pietr Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:09:37pm |
re: #164 realwest
Evening, RW...glad to see you 'riding the thread' tonight.....:>))
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Buster Bunny Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:09:38pm |
re: #171 DistantThunder
I had my birthday on Wed. the 1st, and I swear I can tell that my memory is worse since.
Thats Ok, I cant even remember the last time I had problems with my memory.
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arier_tzvi Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:09:39pm |
The lounge was a great place to trade viewpoints even with a guy like victorK who should have been banned along time ago. JMO.... The folks in the lounge have lots of info to share and dont mind sharing it. Cudos to the loungers.
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:09:40pm |
re: #160 DistantThunder
I wonder how all the talk about "too many people" or "people are a cancer on the earth" or "we are destroying out planet" play into the decision to kill the kids. Usually it's to get back at the ex.
Something seriously wrong with the wiring in someone who'd kill their kids.
It "makes sense" to them at the time, but to no one else.
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Afrocity Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:09:49pm |
In the future will there be a way that we can private chat from the threads like we could in the Lizard Lounge?
That is mostly what I used the Lounge for. I met some cool Lizards and one of the Lizardettes in the lounge is the person who made me feel confident to go forward with my surgery and subsequent biopsy. I never got to thank her. I got so caught up with the main threads that I have not been to the lounge in weeks.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:10:00pm |
re: #151 realwest
Heh. Ok Cattt - what does "up to scratch" mean?
Boxing term - able to toe the scratch - also toe the line or toe the mark - from when boxing was toe-to-toe - the boxers must be able to toe the scratch to go on with the fight.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:10:29pm |
re: #157 HoosierHoops Hey Hoops - who are the UConn women playing against tomorrow?
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Gus Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:10:36pm |
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Afrocity Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:10:43pm |
re: #171 DistantThunder
I had my birthday on Wed. the 1st, and I swear I can tell that my memory is worse since.
happy belated birthday.
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jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:11:02pm |
re: #164 realwest
I don't know where you've been and since this an open forum, you may not want to say yourself!
No where interesting....trust me.
I'm just adjusting (I hope) to a modification in my med's I started last week. So stomach's sorta rebelling a little.
Please send me an email my friend...you need to catch me up. I hope you feel better soon.
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rain of lead Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:11:08pm |
re: #168 Buster Bunny
I dunno, how about chris muir of DBD fame to do something
the hot readhead in her underwear would be good :)
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:11:34pm |
re: #173 FightingBack
That must have been quite a party.
The kids were all at their church activities, so my daughter called to say come get us we're done early. So I get there and she is gone - left for home with another friend. I was mad. So I waited for the other kids to finish with scouts, drove home, and had a big surprise party waiting for me. She was pretty sneaky getting me out of the house.
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Buster Bunny Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:12:05pm |
re: #184 rain of lead
I dunno, how about chris muir of DBD fame to do something
the hot readhead in her underwear would be good :)
Little Red Panties? Sure its a seller .. but would it mean changing the topics?
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Racer X Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:12:09pm |
re: #175 Buster Bunny
Thats Ok, I cant even remember the last time I had problems with my memory.
When I was born they gave me a choice - I could be well endowed, or I could have a perfect memory.
I forget which one I chose.
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:12:10pm |
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olderthandirt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:12:20pm |
Fascinating, eh! Trolling must be a boring endeavor, truly one fit for those soulless and brain-dead zombies! Maybe we need to keep a supply of garlic and sharpened stakes nearby, or does that only work on vampires? Or, maybe zombies are only vampires with a different point view!
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:13:01pm |
re: #189 olderthandirt
Fascinating, eh! Trolling must be a boring endeavor, truly one fit for those soulless and brain-dead zombies! Maybe we need to keep a supply of garlic and sharpened stakes nearby, or does that only work on vampires? Or, maybe zombies are only vampires with a different point view!
Don't you be dissin' Zombie!
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:13:11pm |
re: #174 Pietr Evening Pietr, well I'm only riding for a while - just took the new med about 15 minutes ago!
How are you doing?
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:13:15pm |
re: #171 DistantThunder
I had my birthday on Wed. the 1st, and I swear I can tell that my memory is worse since.
Memory? I one of those once!
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Mich-again Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:13:17pm |
re: #154 Racer X
LGF is like a friendly bar. The lounge was the dimly lit back room where who knows what went on. Some days it was fun, others maybe not so.
It was like that underground bar in Total Recall.
The Jim Carey cameo in that movie was pretty funny.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:13:56pm |
re: #189 olderthandirt
Fascinating, eh! Trolling must be a boring endeavor, truly one fit for those soulless and brain-dead zombies! Maybe we need to keep a supply of garlic and sharpened stakes nearby, or does that only work on vampires? Or, maybe zombies are only vampires with a different point view!
Normally, you shoot zombies in the head. Sadly, that won't be possible once BHO has his way.
/not really kidding
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:14:04pm |
re: #189 olderthandirt
Fascinating, eh! Trolling must be a boring endeavor, truly one fit for those soulless and brain-dead zombies! Maybe we need to keep a supply of garlic and sharpened stakes nearby, or does that only work on vampires? Or, maybe zombies are only vampires with a different point view!
I had a dream last night about a zombie baby. A baby that I was holding that died, and who we were able to resusitate, but it became a passive zombie baby. I woke up in a cold sweat at 4am - called Mr DT who is in Arkansas.
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rain of lead Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:14:09pm |
re: #186 Buster Bunny
not the topics, and I am sorta attached to the football
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KZnextzone Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:14:10pm |
It was a fun place to check in with through the election cycle. It was inspiring to know threre were still other conservatives out there and report on the campaigns. I thought I had friends there....still hope I do. I'll miss it if goes forever. I hope there is an alternative.
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Dancing along the light of day Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:14:12pm |
re: #168 Buster Bunny
I REALLY liked the artwork of the LGF with feets.....
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:14:26pm |
re: #169 Wishing
Not so sure, Hoops. That Appel gal is a piece of work!
Hey you! hope tonight finds you well..
Nobody in the Nation has beat the UConn Women all year..No one period.
I agree with many people..We need to have the NCAA womens and Mens Championships seperated by a couple of weeks....The Men's Championship over shadows the Women's Championship..Maybe the dumbest thing I've ever seen in College
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Wendya Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:14:30pm |
re: #145 Macker
The Demo☭rats will just sit back, like Оба́ма, and jack themselves off.
The democrats will spend a lot of time casting blame at the right and coming up with "solutions" that make the problem worse.
The jobless rate will increase and rural areas will be hard hit because most stimulus funds will be going to cities (where Obama voters reside). My business is doing okay but a lot of others are hanging on by their fingernails. My Veterinarian mentioned last night that they've never had so much out in receivables. People are bringing their pets in knowing they can't pay and neglecting to mention that before they're treated. Taxes and prices both are going to go up as wages stagnate and Obama, Pelosi and Reid can't seem to do anything but blame George Bush.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:14:43pm |
re: #176 arier_tzvi
Well based on what Charles said, I'd say "Cooties to the loungers."
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Deseeded Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:14:49pm |
I think maybe people are being quick to judge the folks in the old lounge. :)
We weren't all bad you know, and we were quick to ignore that crazy that is being referred to. However, c'est la vie!
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jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:15:11pm |
re: #189 olderthandirt
Fascinating, eh! Trolling must be a boring endeavor, truly one fit for those soulless and brain-dead zombies! Maybe we need to keep a supply of garlic and sharpened stakes nearby, or does that only work on vampires? Or, maybe zombies are only vampires with a different point view!
I'm kind of partial to our resident zombie. :)
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Killian Bundy Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:15:37pm |
White House says nuclear-free world achievable
President Barack Obama's vision of a world without nuclear arms is an achievable goal and the president will pursue it with an eye on the lessons learned from four decades of difficult diplomacy, the White House said Saturday.
The comments by Denis McDonough, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, came aboard Air Force One on the eve of the president's speech in Prague on nonproliferation.
The whole world's laughing.
/are these people on drugs?
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:16:26pm |
re: #206 pink freud
Happy Birthday! and many more :-)
See the story about the guy doing his first skydive at 97?
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Pietr Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:16:30pm |
re: #191 realwest
Evening Pietr, well I'm only riding for a while - just took the new med about 15 minutes ago!
How are you doing?
Fair to middlin'...you missed the fun in the thread before last, seems we got a real religious zealot in to visit-he was a die hard atheist, and aimed to save us all.....
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:16:32pm |
re: #201 realwest
Well based on what Charles said, I'd say "Cooties to the loungers."
Well, RW, perhaps you should have visited yourself from time to time. Seems to me that only a few bad apples spoiled the whole barrel.
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schnapp Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:16:32pm |
re: #205 Killian Bundy
White House says nuclear-free world achievable
The whole world's laughing./are these people on drugs?
no, just "punch drunk" :p
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:16:36pm |
re: #178 Afrocity
In the future will there be a way that we can private chat from the threads like we could in the Lizard Lounge?
That is mostly what I used the Lounge for. I met some cool Lizards and one of the Lizardettes in the lounge is the person who made me feel confident to go forward with my surgery and subsequent biopsy. I never got to thank her. I got so caught up with the main threads that I have not been to the lounge in weeks.
There are many places you can chat out there.
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Killer Tomato Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:16:43pm |
re: #205 Killian Bundy
They ought to be heavily medicated.
Unfortunately, they're in charge of the country.
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barere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:16:46pm |
Ahh...Scottish garbs - one of my kuilty pleasures.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:16:58pm |
re: #179 Catttt Huh, really? I don't remember a time when boxers were toe-to-toe and I'm old enough to remember a lot of things from the past. It's where I put my damn keys today that I have trouble with!
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Buster Bunny Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:17:08pm |
I think Charles could go all Warhol for a bit .. maybe like .. soup cans and footballs. With Marilyn Monroe thrown in for good measure.
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:17:33pm |
re: #199 HoosierHoops
Hey you! hope tonight finds you well..
Nobody in the Nation has beat the UConn Women all year..No one period.
I agree with many people..We need to have the NCAA womens and Mens Championships seperated by a couple of weeks....The Men's Championship over shadows the Women's Championship..Maybe the dumbest thing I've ever seen in College
Well it certainly is a glut of bball, but hey, it is like a feeding frenzy! And since the Final Four and the Championship Games are played on opposite nights, we get to watch it ALL!
Sat: men Final Four Sun: women Final Four
Mon: men's Championship
Tues: women's Championship
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:17:43pm |
re: #205 Killian Bundy
White House says nuclear-free world achievable
The whole world's laughing.
/are these people on drugs?
How about a gravity free world?
He can repeal the laws of gravity just as soon as the laws of physics.
*spit*
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Dar ul Harbarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:17:55pm |
Too bad the lounge is closed.
I really liked the graphic for it.
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Gus Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:18:00pm |
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barere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:18:39pm |
re: #218 JCM
A gravity free world? Possible. Gravity is just a THEORY. Teach the controversy!
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KingKenrod Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:18:41pm |
re: #205 Killian Bundy
White House says nuclear-free world achievable
The whole world's laughing.
/are these people on drugs?
Nuclear weapons, more than anything else, ended the prospect of world war. What moron wants to go back to that era?
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:18:45pm |
re: #183 jorline OK, I'll try to do it tonight, but if y'all don't hear from me, drop me an e-mail and I'll answer it first thing in the morning!
As I've said about my short term memory!
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rain of lead Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:18:55pm |
re: #216 Buster Bunny
yeah! as long as Marilyn is in "that" white dress, whoo hoo
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:19:00pm |
I'll bet 90% of us were well-mannered in the lounge.
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Dar ul Harbarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:19:02pm |
re: #205 Killian Bundy
White House says nuclear-free world achievable
The whole world's laughing.
/are these people on drugs?
Even a drug addict wouldn't castrate themselves.
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ziggyelman Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:19:07pm |
re: #201 realwest
Well based on what Charles said, I'd say "Cooties to the loungers."
Most of the loungers are very good people. A few bad apples(folks finding a way back in after being banned it sounds like) spoiled the whole thing.
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arier_tzvi Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:19:42pm |
re: #202 Deseeded
maybe the loungers were on the ball deseeded
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:19:52pm |
About the Loungers:
I never went there, but already I am seeing posters here I have never seen and the conversation is lively and I am delighted to have you all active on the threads!
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:19:55pm |
re: #221 barere
A gravity free world? Possible. Gravity is just a THEORY. Teach the controversy!
*THUD*
I hate it when I drift up and hit the ceiling!
;-P
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:19:55pm |
re: #222 KingKenrod
Nuclear weapons, more than anything else, ended the prospect of world war. What moron wants to go back to that era?
See, that makes me feel hopeless and I hope he fails to rid us of all our nuclear weapons because you know the bad boys are gonna have a back-up.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:19:57pm |
re: #188 Wishing Hi Wishing, thanks! Would I be correct if I said that UConn's Womens' team is heavily favored?
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:21:06pm |
re: #224 pink freud
No! Wow! Is this your goal? ;-)
hardly - i think that's tempting fate. but it certainly pushes the envelope for envisioning.
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BryanS Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:21:17pm |
re: #221 barere
A gravity free world? Possible. Gravity is just a THEORY. Teach the controversy!
Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory
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Afrocity Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:21:19pm |
re: #226 DistantThunder
I'll bet 90% of us were well-mannered in the lounge.
I never witnessed any misconduct. We talked about politics, sex, our day to day problems, sex, mostly shoptalk. I would pop in have a drink or two then leave.
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barere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:21:34pm |
re: #232 DistantThunder
If tomorrow all nuclear weapons vanished from all the arsenals all over the world, the dominant strategy for any military would be to acquire nuclear weapons. The Nash equilibrium in such a game is for everyone to acquire nukes.
Game theory is beautiful.
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JacksonTn Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:21:50pm |
re: #221 barere
A gravity free world? Possible. Gravity is just a THEORY. Teach the controversy!
barere ... I read your post three times ... each time I saw "gravy free world" ... time for me to go to bed ...
Good Night Lizards ... and out of the lounge lizards ...!
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:21:53pm |
re: #234 karmic_inquisitor
From Lizard Lounge to Whine Bar.
The free government cheese was pretty good!
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:22:03pm |
re: #192 JCM
Hey JCM! Of all the things in my life that I've lost, I miss my memory the most!
How are you?
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irongrampa Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:22:07pm |
Crap. I liked the Lounge. Hope we see some of the posters out here.
And I'd like to take the opportunity to THANK the asswipes that ruined it for the rest.
Stupid gits.
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barere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:22:17pm |
re: #239 JacksonTn
A gravy free world? Now that would just be un-godly.
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:22:23pm |
re: #236 BryanS
Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory
I believe brother! I believe!
//
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:22:32pm |
re: #233 realwest
Hi Wishing, thanks! Would I be correct if I said that UConn's Womens' team is heavily favored?
That would be correct, but I have a hunch that Stanford is going to give them a run for their money tomorrow night! IIRC, Uconn didn't beat them by much in the regular season.
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Salamantis Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:22:37pm |
I'm going to miss the Lounge. When I was slowly recovering from a near-fatal attack of diverticulitis, the Lounge Lizards lifted my spirits and helped me to perdure. However, there was an undercurrent of dissatisfaction with the threads that had a nasty habit of boiling over there. Both Lounge Lizards and Thread Lizards considered themselves to be Lizards, but, like the Soldiers and Sailors who are both members of the Armed Forces, there has been a tendency on each side to look down upon the other. Also, I think that some folks who disagreed with certain pet idiotarianisms of theirs being focused upon in the threads but lacked the ability to logically or factually defend them there resorted to going into the Lounge to vent their displeasure.
I noticed these things, personally deplored them, and even spoke up about them in the Lounge upon occasion, but I never ratted anybody out to anyone. I just wanted to make that clear to any Lounge Lizards who might read this thread. It saddens me immensely that we have lost a cherished (by me) chat resource just because some disgruntled folks could not restrain themselves from engaging in the sort of slanderous ranting there that would never be tolerated on the threads.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:23:07pm |
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Pietr Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:23:10pm |
re: #239 JacksonTn
barere ... I read your post three times ... each time I saw "gravy free world" ... time for me to go to bed ...
Good Night Lizards ... and out of the lounge lizards ...!
'Night, JT.....peace be upon you....
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Sharmuta Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:23:14pm |
I do hope we get the new email system soon. The lounge was my main way of getting another Lizard's email addy.
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:23:20pm |
re: #238 barere
If tomorrow all nuclear weapons vanished from all the arsenals all over the world, the dominant strategy for any military would be to acquire nuclear weapons. The Nash equilibrium in such a game is for everyone to acquire nukes.
Game theory is beautiful.
Do you think Obama had ever even heard of game theory. My guess is NOT.
Sarah Palin would not have made this loser mistake because she is a competitor at heart.
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:23:34pm |
re: #217 Wishing
Well it certainly is a glut of bball, but hey, it is like a feeding frenzy! And since the Final Four and the Championship Games are played on opposite nights, we get to watch it ALL!
Sat: men Final Four Sun: women Final Four
Mon: men's Championship
Tues: women's Championship
I believe the finals should be totally separate. Honestly..Has any Lizard here seen the UConn Women in the playoffs? Has anyone seen Paris playing the lane for OK?
Has Anyone seen ND play in the playoffs? Really?
Womens College Basketball is just about to blow up..They need to get out of the Men's shadow..
Thats just me
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:23:36pm |
re: #215 realwest
Huh, really? I don't remember a time when boxers were toe-to-toe and I'm old enough to remember a lot of things from the past. It's where I put my damn keys today that I have trouble with!
Born in 60. I remember Muhammad Ali dancing like a butterfly. The few times in his career he ended up toe to toe, it did not go well for Senor Butterfly
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:23:43pm |
re: #242 irongrampa
Crap. I liked the Lounge. Hope we see some of the posters out here.
And I'd like to take the opportunity to THANK the asswipes that ruined it for the rest.
Stupid gits.
It was sabotage I'm sure.
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2by2 Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:23:55pm |
re: #219 Dar ul Harbarian
Too bad the lounge is closed.
I really liked the graphic for it.
yeah, we got to do something with that. It was a very cool cartoon and it referred in some way to these cool lizards; we can't let them down.....................something........
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jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:24:19pm |
My parents inoculated me as a child for anything airborne in the lounge.
Thanks, Mom and Dad!
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:24:25pm |
re: #215 realwest
Always put them in the same place when you come in ... first ... then do other things works for me now.
When my service dog was a youngster I couldn't find my keys and had an appointment with a client. I was going nuts and finally hollered in desperation - "Baruch, where are my keys?" He trotted over to the couch, shoved his muzzle between the cushions, pulled my keys out and walked over to me with them in his mouth.
Shock and awe.
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Unakite Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:24:42pm |
re: #231 JCM
*THUD*
I hate it when I drift up and hit the ceiling!
;-P
On the bright side, the world wouldn't suck any more.
//
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ziggyelman Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:24:47pm |
re: #237 Afrocity
I never witnessed any misconduct. We talked about politics, sex, our day to day problems, sex, mostly shoptalk. I would pop in have a drink or two then leave.
and one guy overseas was a real jerk at first, and somehow managed to do a 180, and turned into a productive poster....
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Afrocity Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:25:02pm |
re: #246 Salamantis
I'm going to miss the Lounge. When I was slowly recovering from a near-fatal attack of diverticulitis, the Lounge Lizards lifted my spirits and helped me to perdure. However, there was an undercurrent of dissatisfaction with the threads that had a nasty habit of boiling over there. Both Lounge Lizards and Thread Lizards considered themselves to be Lizards, but, like the Soldiers and Sailors who are both members of the Armed Forces, there has been a tendency on each side to look down upon the other. Also, I think that some folks who disagreed with certain pet idiotarianisms of theirs being focused upon in the threads but lacked the ability to logically or factually defend them there resorted to going into the Lounge to vent their displeasure.
I noticed these things, personally deplored them, and even spoke up about them in the Lounge upon occasion, but I never ratted anybody out to anyone. I just wanted to make that clear to any Lounge Lizards who might read this thread. It saddens me immensely that we have lost a cherished (by me) chat resource just because some disgruntled folks could not restrain themselves from engaging in the sort of slanderous ranting there that would never be tolerated on the threads.
Your analogy ounds like the Commissioned Officers VS. The NCO's.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:25:02pm |
re: #227 Dar ul Harbarian
Even a drug addict wouldn't castrate themselves.
Well, if teh One is going to dismantle the U.S. nuclear umbrella, under which we Canadians have sheltered (by treaty yet!), maybe it's time for we Canucks to start refining some of that vast supply of uranium we're sitting on, and build our own deterrent.
Don't make the mistake of thinking we'd be unable to do it.
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Zimriel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:25:09pm |
re: #228 ziggyelman
Most of the loungers are very good people. A few bad apples(folks finding a way back in after being banned it sounds like) spoiled the whole thing.
It would be nice if that were so, but it's not. The most insidious "bad apples" were regulars who were careful enough not to post their opinions on the threads, and so escaped the stick until the first of this month.
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:25:33pm |
I was there when we had an aid worker from Afghanistan. Seemed authentic.
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teleskiguy Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:25:33pm |
Damn! I liked the Lizard Lounge! I could tell jokes there! Admittedly, it was a little more raucous at times, but it was a place I could at least get away with my comment on Bettie Page's passing without getting downdinged over and over.
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Athos Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:26:18pm |
re: #234 karmic_inquisitor
From Lizard Lounge to Whine Bar.
As it was said earlier, it's extremely low class and pathetic for those who were banned for trashing the host inside his own online abode to sneak into the lounge and continue the whinging and sniping.
I would have thought that they had better manners and more class than that. But instead they just demonstrated that they are overwhelmed by their Charles Derangement Syndrome.
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Walter L. Newton Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:26:21pm |
I heard on the radio on the way home from work at the theatre, that Japan is asking for an emergency meeting of the UN security council, in regards to the North Korea missile launch.
Why, just so the security council can issue a ruling against Israel?
/
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Jewels (AKA Julian) Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:26:28pm |
re: #205 Killian Bundy
Do you really want an answer to that?
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:26:41pm |
re: #210 Alberta Oil Peon
No thanks, I'll rely on Charles word for it.
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DistantThunder Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:27:05pm |
re: #266 Walter L. Newton
I heard on the radio on the way home from work at the theatre, that Japan is asking for an emergency meeting of the UN security council, in regards to the North Korea missile launch.
Why, just so the security council can issue a ruling against Israel?
/
North Koreans shot the missile over Japan. That's just nuts.
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BryanS Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:27:12pm |
re: #266 Walter L. Newton
I heard on the radio on the way home from work at the theatre, that Japan is asking for an emergency meeting of the UN security council, in regards to the North Korea missile launch.
Why, just so the security council can issue a ruling against Israel?
/
Heh...probably that would be how the resolution would go.
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irongrampa Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:27:24pm |
Time for the old folk.
Good night, good people--stay well and safe--all of you.
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Unakite Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:27:35pm |
re: #241 realwest
Hey JCM! Of all the things in my life that I've lost, I miss my memory the most!
How are you?
How do you know? :)
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Racer X Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:27:37pm |
re: #266 Walter L. Newton
I heard on the radio on the way home from work at the theatre, that Japan is asking for an emergency meeting of the UN security council, in regards to the North Korea missile launch.
Why, just so the security council can issue a ruling against Israel?
/
LOL!
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MrPaulRevere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:28:11pm |
re: #205 Killian Bundy
I am rather fond of American nuclear weapons. They are the reason I grew up in free country and enjoyed a modicum of prosperity. The air-headed do gooder thinks all nuclear weapons are evil. They can indeed be, but they can also be an instrument that protects liberty.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:28:13pm |
re: #215 realwest
Huh, really? I don't remember a time when boxers were toe-to-toe and I'm old enough to remember a lot of things from the past. It's where I put my damn keys today that I have trouble with!
I'm kind of a boxing buff (my daddy was a boxer). This was back way before our time - and under the London Prize Ring rules, in contrast with the Marquess of Queensberry rules, still pretty much in use today.
Under the old rules (per Wiki), "a round ended with a man downed by punch or throw, whereupon he was given 30 seconds to rest and eight additional seconds to "come to scratch" or return to the centre of the ring where a "scratch line" was drawn and square off with his opponent once more. Consequently, there were no round limits to fights."
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Dar ul Harbarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:28:38pm |
re: #266 Walter L. Newton
I heard on the radio on the way home from work at the theatre, that Japan is asking for an emergency meeting of the UN security council, in regards to the North Korea missile launch.
Why, just so the security council can issue a ruling against Israel?
/
They will write a strongly worded letter.
It will make Kim Jong Il feel bad and then would will all be ashamed of ourselvesx
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NelsFree Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:28:45pm |
"Darn, I was in the bathroom when the lights went out, and I missed EVERYTHING! What a Mess!"
Young Frank Acne, Jr., "The Tail of the Giant Rat of Sumatra" The Firesign Theatre
So, what did I miss?
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:29:13pm |
re: #269 DistantThunder
North Koreans shot the missile over Japan. That's just nuts.
He's reffering to the council's tendency to single out Israel. Most nations on it seem to think: "When in doubt. blame the Jooos"
/spits
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barere Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:29:30pm |
re: #277 Dar ul Harbarian
They will write a strongly worded letter.
It will make Kim Jong Il feel bad and then would will all be ashamed of ourselvesx
Regrettably, the UN currently lacks the diplomatic acumen of a HANS BRIX.
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:29:44pm |
re: #241 realwest
Hey JCM! Of all the things in my life that I've lost, I miss my memory the most!
How are you?
Busy, sent one munchkin off to her grandma and added a 7 month old this week. Getting a new one settled in is always interesting.
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Yankee Division Son Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:30:12pm |
I'm disappointed the lounge is done, I enjoyed it from time to time... However, if banned users can somehow access it to trash LGF, I can understand why it's been closed.
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mamashawna Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:30:16pm |
re: #60 JCM
It's just not stopping......
Dear God.......
Oh shit JCM! I LIVE in Graham! LOT of tweekers out here...wonder if that had anything to do with it? (Tweekers are meth heads....for any that are not aware of the term...)
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NelsFree Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:30:34pm |
re: #257 Unakite
On the bright side, the world wouldn't suck any more.
//
The reason you are floating up to the ceiling is, there is too much LEVITY in this thread! Calm down and return to your seats, please.
/
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Zimriel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:30:37pm |
re: #246 Salamantis
but I never ratted anybody out to anyone. I just wanted to make that clear to any Lounge Lizards who might read this thread.
I wouldn't have suspected you, but I don't much care who did and I'm not too curious.
I honestly don't much care if they think I did or not. After my comments here, they're likely to think I did, whatever my protestations.
I expect the people who complained (and I do believe Charles when he uses 'people' in the plural) were people who popped in, saw a convo in full meltdown mode, sent the message and then bailed forevermore.
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Walter L. Newton Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:30:42pm |
re: #277 Dar ul Harbarian
They will write a strongly worded letter.
It will make Kim Jong Il feel bad and then would will all be ashamed of ourselvesx
Yea, he's so lonely.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:30:59pm |
re: #226 DistantThunder
Hey DT, I'm sure you're right about that, but since Charles said he killed the lounge because a contingent of disgruntled LGF readers who have been using the Lizard Lounge to trash and insult LGF and myself it must have been pretty bad at times. Otherwise he'd a kept it open, no?
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:31:07pm |
re: #275 MrPaulRevere
I am rather fond of American nuclear weapons. They are the reason I grew up in free country and enjoyed a modicum of prosperity. The air-headed do gooder thinks all nuclear weapons are evil. They can indeed be, but they can also be an instrument that protects liberty.
I wonder if Mr. Dogooder has ever pondered these numbers.
War dead:
1900-August 1945 -- 120 million.
Sept. 1945 - 1990 -- 17 million.
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Dar ul Harbarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:31:26pm |
Mr. Sandman must have gone to the beach and is dumping out his shoes in my eyes.
Nite.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:32:47pm |
Well, I'm among those that tried to go there and discovered that I needed the boxes and the time to rethink my posts.
I'm sorry for those of you who used it well, but not really that sorry for those who abused it.
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:32:54pm |
re: #268 realwest
No thanks, I'll rely on Charles word for it.
Good evening my friend..Besides the nice shy lizards in the lounge.. I used it to talk trash to a few lizards that pissed me off.. The only time I ever got angry is when somebody just trashed a lizard for no real reason..Just mean ass shit..And I would go..You all want to step into the lounge for a minute?
There were just a few classic moments...Wish I would have printed them out..
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Killer Tomato Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:33:15pm |
re: #261 Alberta Oil Peon
Well, if teh One is going to dismantle the U.S. nuclear umbrella, under which we Canadians have sheltered (by treaty yet!), maybe it's time for we Canucks to start refining some of that vast supply of uranium we're sitting on, and build our own deterrent.
Don't make the mistake of thinking we'd be unable to do it.
Could you hurry it up?
We'll be busy building a vast spitball arsenal.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:33:19pm |
re: #228 ziggyelman As I just said to DistantThunder that's probably true but there were enough of them dissing Charles and LGF for him to close the lounge.
And I don't know if they were banned or not - wouldn't you have to log in to use the lounge? And Charles is pretty damn good at stopping banned lizards from logging in here.
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jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:33:31pm |
re: #290 Dar ul Harbarian
Mr. Sandman must have gone to the beach and is dumping out his shoes in my eyes.
Nite.
Didn't Stinky take the stick to Mr. Sandman months ago?
/
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Ringo the Gringo Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:34:05pm |
Never spent any time in the Lizard Lounge, but I did once have a drink in a bar by the same name in Kauai.
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Unakite Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:34:44pm |
re: #266 Walter L. Newton
I heard on the radio on the way home from work at the theatre, that Japan is asking for an emergency meeting of the UN security council, in regards to the North Korea missile launch.
Why, just so the security council can issue a ruling against Israel?
/
Gotta condemn them for something. If it's not Bush's fault, it has to be Israel's.
//
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:34:56pm |
re: #274 Shay4l
Good dog!
Yeah ... the little stinker picked them up from where I kept them and had been playing with them during the night.
I praised him profoundly and we went on our way.
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Killian Bundy Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:34:58pm |
re: #275 MrPaulRevere
I am rather fond of American nuclear weapons. They are the reason I grew up in free country and enjoyed a modicum of prosperity. The air-headed do gooder thinks all nuclear weapons are evil. They can indeed be, but they can also be an instrument that protects liberty.
/then you probably don't want to know that Obama and the Bonkeys are blocking the Reliable Replacement Warhead program
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:35:02pm |
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:36:57pm |
re: #295 jorline
Didn't Stinky take the stick to Mr. Sandman months ago?
/
Sadly no. He just went down his troll hole for a while. He showed up today to irritate us with his stupidity.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:37:35pm |
re: #288 realwest
Hey DT, I'm sure you're right about that, but since Charles said he killed the lounge because a contingent of disgruntled LGF readers who have been using the Lizard Lounge to trash and insult LGF and myself it must have been pretty bad at times. Otherwise he'd a kept it open, no?
Well, RW, during the times I was in there, it was not nearly as bad as you imagine. I know of at least two lounge regulars who had been banned out here, and got into the Lounge by using sock puppets, but they both behaved themselves, and pointedly did not dump on Charles. They just liked the company in there.
What went on when I wasn't there, I can't speak to. But if you have it in your mind that the place was a non-stop "insult-the-host" fest, you are sadly mistaken.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:37:44pm |
re: #249 Sharmuta
Um. what new e-mail system? I thought if you blued your nic folks could send you an e-mail or you could use it to get an e-mail addy? How is it that you could get e-mail addy's in the Lounge but not out here?
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Salamantis Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:38:09pm |
re: #294 realwest
As I just said to DistantThunder that's probably true but there were enough of them dissing Charles and LGF for him to close the lounge.
And I don't know if they were banned or not - wouldn't you have to log in to use the lounge? And Charles is pretty damn good at stopping banned lizards from logging in here.
Any chat can be hacked, if you have the skilz.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:38:19pm |
re: #302 Dark_Falcon
Sadly no. He just went down his troll hole for a while. He showed up today to irritate us with his stupidity.
So, I take it he didn't bring us a dream? :D
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NelsFree Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:38:34pm |
re: #280 barere
Regrettably, the UN currently lacks the diplomatic acumen of a HANS BRIX.
What happened to Hans Brix?
/Rook, Ma, no Hans!
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nyc redneck Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:39:00pm |
how absurd that guests think they can be rude and disrespectful to the host
and expect the welcome mat to always be there.
it doesn't work like that.
it's a shame when things fall apart.
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Guanxi88 Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:39:18pm |
re: #23 HelloDare
I was in there once. It smelled of stale beer and cigarettes so I left.
Sounds like my first apartment.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:39:43pm |
re: #252 Shay4l Ah well I was born considerably earlier than that and the only heavyweight boxer I ever saw go toe to toe was Rocky Marciano and if his opponent had any brains at all he wouldn't go toe to toe with Marciano!
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:40:40pm |
re: #310 realwest
Ah well I was born considerably earlier than that and the only heavyweight boxer I ever saw go toe to toe was Rocky Marciano and if his opponent had any brains at all he wouldn't go toe to toe with Marciano!
Ahhhhh - Marciano was truly awesome.
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NelsFree Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:40:45pm |
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:41:28pm |
re: #298 Unakite
Gotta condemn them for something. If it's not Bush's fault, it has to be Israel's.
//
Has it been determined if Lil' Kim really did launch his splodey-toy? Or did someone just see the "out to lunch" sign on his office door, and jump to an erroneous conclusion?
Kim's been "out to lunch" for a long time, now.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:41:49pm |
re: #306 Catttt
So, I take it he didn't bring us a dream? :D
Nope, just troll vomit. The only way to deal with our Sandman is to spellbind him with your GAZE.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:42:22pm |
re: #256 Bobibutu
Wow, shock and awe indeed! What breed of dog was or is your service dog?
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:42:47pm |
re: #313 Alberta Oil Peon
Has it been determined if Lil' Kim really did launch his splodey-toy? Or did someone just see the "out to lunch" sign on his office door, and jump to an erroneous conclusion?
Kim's been "out to launch" for a long time, now.
Fixed. :)
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:42:48pm |
re: #310 realwest
Ah well I was born considerably earlier than that and the only heavyweight boxer I ever saw go toe to toe was Rocky Marciano and if his opponent had any brains at all he wouldn't go toe to toe with Marciano!
Keep in mind that the Marquess of Queensberry rules were written in 1865. However, there was still plenty of bare-knuckle boxing under the old rules, even after they were illegal bouts. Fights ended when one of the men couldn't come up to scratch, or when the police raided the joint.
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Killer Tomato Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:43:03pm |
So Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, etal will have nukes, but we won't. Gee, nothing could possibly go wrong there.
Obviously I don't see the big picture, because from here all I can think is that no one could possibly be that stupid and still manage to stay alive.
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Deseeded Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:43:40pm |
The best case: We get Stinky to chat with us elsewhere!
The worst case: You post feverishly with me here!
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Mich-again Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:43:40pm |
Some funny lines in this UN presser about Gaza..
“We need access; it’s the number one issue, it’s the number two issue, it’s the number three issue,” said John Ging at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.
He emphasized, however, that it was not enough to be content with ensuring the survival of Gaza’s people. Beyond keeping them alive, it was important to give them a life and a reason to live.
He stressed that neither side should be allowed to claim that the illegal acts of the other legalized an illegal act in response.
In response to a question on inquiries to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon by the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs about UNRWA’s use of the Commercial Bank of Syria, which was on a United States money laundering list, he said decisions about UNRWA’s banking relations were above his pay grade.
To a question about the psychological services UNRWA provided to the people of Gaza, he said its psychosocial programmes were large and growing larger,
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:43:53pm |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:44:03pm |
I wonder what is making the Prentice Hall Science Explorer book show up on the sidebar. Is it the reptition of the word "lizard"?
I have the book. Reptiles get--brace yourselves--a whopping 7 pages.
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:44:14pm |
I never got a chance to use the lounge....pity.
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Zimriel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:44:20pm |
re: #291 EmmmieG
Well, I'm among those that tried to go there and discovered that I needed the boxes and the time to rethink my posts.
I'm sorry for those of you who used it well, but not really that sorry for those who abused it.
I'm upset it had to come to this. I liked the Lounge. I used the Lounge. I recommended the Lounge just a few days ago.
I was concerned about the abusers. I thought it was uncool that people would use it to bitch about the threads when they were using Charles's system. I was wondering if one day Charles would be legally required to install monitors in the Lounge to keep logs, to document what the abusers might say; in case there was a LGF-related IRL meltdown, like we saw today with that cop killer (who I hope wasn't a regular here).
Maybe I should have complained. I don't know. In the meantime I did try to engage them in debate; some perhaps responded, but the real abusers weren't there to debate, they were there to advertise extremist sites and to undermine LGF. What debate can there be? I just hoped enough of the abusers would screw up and get the stick before it came to this.
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:44:50pm |
Enjoy these days people. These will be the good old days.
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:45:31pm |
re: #315 realwest
Wow, shock and awe indeed! What breed of dog was or is your service dog?
Was *sniff*
German Shepherd Dog - Plush Coat - Black and Tan - East German blood line.
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jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:45:31pm |
re: #302 Dark_Falcon
Sadly no. He just went down his troll hole for a while. He showed up today to irritate us with his stupidity.
To bad...I hate it when the toilet backs up.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:45:41pm |
re: #323 EmmmieG
I wonder what is making the Prentice Hall Science Explorer book show up on the sidebar. Is it the reptition of the word "lizard"?
I have the book. Reptiles get--brace yourselves--a whopping 7 pages.
Check out our tag cloud. Science is in a pretty big font. Bet that's it. Betcha.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:46:41pm |
re: #329 Catttt
Check out our tag cloud. Science is in a pretty big font. Bet that's it. Betcha.
It's just so tempting to see if we can get a random word to show up, like
Oreos.
Oreos.
Oreos.
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Afrocity Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:46:49pm |
Nite Lizards. Big day tomorrow. I am having my dead beat biological dad over for dinner, spent all day cleaning, getting ingredients for the meal. This will be our 3rd attempt at having a relationship. He is unemployed, no health insurance, section 8. I will help him with his resume after dinner and figure we can watch "Seven Pounds" together. Nah, I am not nervous.
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:46:54pm |
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Unakite Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:47:05pm |
re: #313 Alberta Oil Peon
Has it been determined if Lil' Kim really did launch his splodey-toy? Or did someone just see the "out to lunch" sign on his office door, and jump to an erroneous conclusion?
Kim's been "out to lunch" for a long time, now.
Yes he has. I've been here for a while and haven't seen the news, but it appears by all the comments that it has been confirmed.
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:47:18pm |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:47:34pm |
re: #332 Afrocity
Nite Lizards. Big day tomorrow. I am having my dead beat biological dad over for dinner, spent all day cleaning, getting ingredients for the meal. This will be our 3rd attempt at having a relationship. He is unemployed, no health insurance, section 8. I will help him with his resume after dinner and figure we can watch "Seven Pounds" together. Nah, I am not nervous.
Good luck.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:48:09pm |
re: #276 Catttt Huh. Thank you Catttt! The things you learn on LGF!
Do you by any chance remember when those rules were changed to today's rules?
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Zimriel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:48:09pm |
re: #332 Afrocity
Nite Lizards. Big day tomorrow. I am having my dead beat biological dad over for dinner, spent all day cleaning, getting ingredients for the meal. This will be our 3rd attempt at having a relationship. He is unemployed, no health insurance, section 8. I will help him with his resume after dinner and figure we can watch "Seven Pounds" together. Nah, I am not nervous.
God speed Afrocity!
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Salamantis Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:48:25pm |
In most chats, the admin can 'ghost'; that is, the admin can enter and monitor the chat without his/her nick appearing on the roll. Logs can also be automatically made and subsequently read by chat admins.
My guess is that after folks reported nasty stuff to Charles, he checked it out for himself, using one or both of these methods, and saw more than he could stomach there.
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Wishing Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:48:30pm |
re: #332 Afrocity
Nite Lizards. Big day tomorrow. I am having my dead beat biological dad over for dinner, spent all day cleaning, getting ingredients for the meal. This will be our 3rd attempt at having a relationship. He is unemployed, no health insurance, section 8. I will help him with his resume after dinner and figure we can watch "Seven Pounds" together. Nah, I am not nervous.
Hope it goes well.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:48:34pm |
re: #321 Mich-again
Funny, but pathetic too. It's like mass hypnosis or the big lie.
What ever the hell happened to "get off your butts and take care of your pitiful selves"? If the UN said that, first I'd faint, and then I'd faint again.
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Rich H Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:48:44pm |
As a still juvenile reptile I have limited lounge experience (I was lucky they didn't card me). While I was there I was made to feel welcome and I didn't get arrested.
I did not observe any disrespectful comments to the owner of this site while I was there. However I can understand the reason for closing the Lounge.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:49:12pm |
re: #331 EmmmieG
It's just so tempting to see if we can get a random word to show up, like
Oreos.Oreos.
Oreos.
Stop it. I've sworn off sugar.
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:49:20pm |
re: #332 Afrocity
Good luck. Sounds like you should not count on too much from this relationship at the beginning. I hope it grows.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:49:24pm |
re: #325 Zimriel
Zimriel, what hours of the day were you in there? Sounds like you and me are describing two totally different populations of Lounge Lizards.
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Unakite Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:49:24pm |
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:49:32pm |
re: #339 Salamantis
In most chats, the admin can 'ghost'; that is, the admin can enter and monitor the chat without his/her nick appearing on the roll. Logs can also be automatically made and subsequently read by chat admins.
My guess is that after folks reported nasty stuff to Charles, he checked it out for himself, using one or both of these methods, and saw more than he could stomach there.
I would imagine that if there was an effective way to keep the banned lizards out, it would not have come to this.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:49:35pm |
re: #279 Dark_Falcon
"Most nations on it seem to think: "When in doubt blame the Jooos"
There, FTFY!
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:49:54pm |
re: #315 realwest
Wow, shock and awe indeed! What breed of dog was or is your service dog?
Check your email...
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:51:02pm |
re: #281 JCM I just have to say, again, that you and your wife are truly the finest kind of people around!
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:51:18pm |
re: #348 realwest
"Most nations on it seem to think: "
When in doubtblame the Jooos"
There, FTFY!
Good fix.
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Deseeded Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:51:29pm |
re: #324 Fenway_Nation
I never got a chance to use the lounge....pity.
It's too bad, we're neighbors!
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:51:34pm |
re: #332 Afrocity
Wow. Good on you for all that. We'll be thinking about you, hon. Hope it goes well.
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Deseeded Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:52:37pm |
One more thing. Andy Capp Hot Fries and some Polar soda makes the world go round!
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:53:40pm |
re: #355 Deseeded
One more thing. Andy Capp Hot Fries and some Polar soda makes the world go round!
What?
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NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:54:44pm |
re: #266 Walter L. Newton
Why, just so the security council can issue a ruling against Israel?/
Walter, Walter, Walter, what did you think they were here for?
Seriously, there is nothing I would like to see better than Hussein out of the White House, than the UN re-locating to Tehran, and taking him with them.
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:55:03pm |
re: #355 Deseeded
One more thing. Andy Capp Hot Fries and some Polar soda makes the world go round!
I don't think I had the Andy Capp Hot Fries since I was in the 6th grade.
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Killer Tomato Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:55:49pm |
re: #355 Deseeded
One more thing. Andy Capp Hot Fries and some Polar soda makes the world go round!
Clicquot Club
(sure miss that)
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Jewels (AKA Julian) Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:55:52pm |
re: #355 Deseeded
One more thing. Andy Capp Hot Fries and some Polar soda makes the world go round!
Gotta go with you on the Hot Fries. Not Familar With Polar Soda
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reine.de.tout Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:56:03pm |
Just saw this at Ace of Spades and I can't believe Charles didn't post about it first!.
An amazing image from space.
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:57:18pm |
re: #361 reine.de.tout
Just saw this at Ace of Spades and I can't believe Charles didn't post about it first!.
An amazing image from space.
One of my favorite Web sites reine..Kudos!
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:57:21pm |
My wife turned me on to Pandora internet music, but it's driving me nuts. They seem convinced I want to listen to America and Los Lonely Boys, no matter what I do
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Pawn of the Oppressor Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:58:00pm |
Somebody's always gotta poop in the pool.
It's one of life's constants.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:58:00pm |
re: #361 reine.de.tout
Just saw this at Ace of Spades and I can't believe Charles didn't post about it first!.
An amazing image from space.
An amazing picture indeed.
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IslandLibertarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:58:19pm |
Lounge closed?
Well, to be honest, the threads here almost seem like a chat room, so I hardly ventured in.
I'd 86 anyone that sat and trashed my bar as I served them.
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:58:35pm |
re: #350 realwest
I just have to say, again, that you and your wife are truly the finest kind of people around!
Thanks, we enjoy it. I feel for the little one, getting dropped in a strange place with strange people. She's settling in, but it's bumpy, which is normal.
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jaunte Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:58:51pm |
re: #364 Pawn of the Oppressor
Somebody's always gotta poop in the pool.
It's one of life's constants.
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Karagush Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:58:56pm |
Adam is indeed back. Hes tired sore and cranky but Im pretty damn happy now we came up for air, ate dinner, and I check my computer....
well Charles i dont blame you for not countenancing people talking about you. its not fair.
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Pawn of the Oppressor Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:59:26pm |
re: #332 Afrocity
Nite Lizards. Big day tomorrow. I am having my dead beat biological dad over for dinner
Tell me I'm not the only person who skim-read that as "having my dead biological dad over for dinner".
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CyanSnowHawk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:59:31pm |
re: #361 reine.de.tout
Just saw this at Ace of Spades and I can't believe Charles didn't post about it first!.
An amazing image from space.
Holy crap. Star Trek's real!
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 9:59:51pm |
re: #292 HoosierHoops
Hey Hoops. I'm sure the majority of lizards in the lounge were nice folks, but I don't think Charles was talking about the kind of situation you're describing; apparently there were some lizards in there who - if they posted out here at all, were not insulting or uncomplimentary to Charles and LGF but when they got into the lounge they turned on him and LGF. Although I still don't know how someone could get into the lounge without logging on to LGF and,as I said, Charles is damn good at stopping banned lizards from logging in. Much different from your asking a pain in the ass lizard out here to "step into the lounge" to have a "chat" with them!
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:00:15pm |
re: #369 Karagush
Adam is indeed back. Hes tired sore and cranky but Im pretty damn happy now we came up for air, ate dinner, and I check my computer....
well Charles i dont blame you for not countenancing people talking about you. its not fair.
Glad to hear your guy is back safe and sound, Kara. Keep well.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:00:32pm |
re: #361 reine.de.tout
Just saw this at Ace of Spades and I can't believe Charles didn't post about it first!.
An amazing image from space.
Beautiful. It's not literally seing the Hand of God, but its some of His most lovely handiwork.
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:00:47pm |
re: #361 reine.de.tout
reine,
I recieved my LGF cookbook the other day. Great job by you and the other Lizards involved.
Danny
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Mich-again Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:01:34pm |
re: #341 Catttt
What ever the hell happened to "get off your butts and take care of your pitiful selves"?
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jorline Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:01:58pm |
Time to call it a night.
Prayers for the 13 innocent victims murdered yesterday and to the 3 brave Pittsburgh Police Officers killed today in the line of duty.
Good night all.
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Zimriel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:02:08pm |
re: #345 Alberta Oil Peon
Zimriel, what hours of the day were you in there? Sounds like you and me are describing two totally different populations of Lounge Lizards.
I'm focusing on the worst 5%, because they worried me, and they're the guys I ended up with last night so they're freshest in my memory. You're talking about the remaining 95% and you probably just scrolled past the rest, or coincidentally chose "bad parts" of the convo to head off and take a dump or something. (Which is what I did.)
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BryanS Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:02:42pm |
re: #376 Fenway_Nation
Weekend at Bernie's?
Ahh...that's much better than I was thinking. I was worried he was channeling Dahmer.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:03:30pm |
re: #337 realwest
Huh. Thank you Catttt! The things you learn on LGF!
Do you by any chance remember when those rules were changed to today's rules?
The M of Q rules were published in 1867, and fights under both old and new rules continued for a time. However, the new rules legitamized the sport. Under the old rules, there was really no governing body, and it was, of course, always illegal (but supported by rich men with power).
The first boxing, as opposed to fist prize fighting, championship was in 1892, when Gentleman Jim Corbett defeated John L. Sullivan in New Orleans.
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Unakite Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:03:52pm |
re: #370 Pawn of the Oppressor
Tell me I'm not the only person who skim-read that as "having my dead biological dad over for dinner".
OK, you're not the only person who skim-read that as "having my dead biological dad over for dinner".
:)
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reine.de.tout Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:04:34pm |
re: #375 AmeriDan
reine,
I recieved my LGF cookbook the other day. Great job by you and the other Lizards involved.
Danny
SPEAKING OF WHICH -
Submit recipes for Vol 2!
click my nic to purchase Vol 1 or submit for Vol 2
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:04:54pm |
re: #372 realwest
Hey Hoops. I'm sure the majority of lizards in the lounge were nice folks, but I don't think Charles was talking about the kind of situation you're describing; apparently there were some lizards in there who - if they posted out here at all, were not insulting or uncomplimentary to Charles and LGF but when they got into the lounge they turned on him and LGF. Although I still don't know how someone could get into the lounge without logging on to LGF and,as I said, Charles is damn good at stopping banned lizards from logging in. Much different from your asking a pain in the ass lizard out here to "step into the lounge" to have a "chat" with them!
I'm surprised..If anyone talked trash in here or the lizard lounge I would be right on it..There has always got to be some asshole that ruins it for everybody....Dang that pisses me off.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:05:04pm |
re: #303 Alberta Oil Peon
" But if you have it in your mind that the place was a non-stop "insult-the-host" fest, you are sadly gladly mistaken."
Nope Alberta Oil Peon, that's not what I thought at all, especially after a number of nice folks out here said they used to use the lounge regularly - just that there were enough of the bad folks, enough times, for Charles to shut it down.
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NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:05:07pm |
re: #249 Sharmuta
Oh, darn..do you mean to tell me that I would actually remember which is the letter 'O' and which is the number '0' without making a mistake? ;) And also which is 'S' and which is '5'?
/Say it ain't so!
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:05:43pm |
If you like VDH ... check this out ... just WOW.
President Obama’s First 70 Days-- It really does all make sense.
by Victor Davis Hanson
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:06:32pm |
The scum who took is 9 year on a robbery is busted.
Man wanted in WA AM/PM robbery in police custody
YAKIMA, Wash. -- A father wanted for holding up a convenience store near Ellensburg with his 9-year-old daughter is in Yakima police custody.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:06:36pm |
re: #305 Salamantis
Thanks Sal - since I don't have the skilz to do much more than turn on my computer and get on the internet, I didn't know it was easy to hack the lounge.
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Killer Tomato Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:08:29pm |
I've got a long day in the garden ahead of me so I'm going to toddle off to bed.
Night, all. Stay safe.
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:09:00pm |
re: #391 JCM
So then it wasn't take-your-daughter-to-work day?
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:09:42pm |
re: #383 Catttt
The first boxing, as opposed to fist prize fighting, championship was in 1892, when Gentleman Jim Corbett defeated John L. Sullivan in New Orleans.
I bet neither of them floated like a butterfly...
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:10:47pm |
re: #394 Fenway_Nation
So then it wasn't take-your-daughter-to-work day?
LOL! Nope, I think it was the day before!
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devnulled Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:11:03pm |
re: #355 Deseeded
One more thing. Andy Capp Hot Fries and some Polar soda makes the world go round!
Andy Capp Pub Fries for this poster.
My job as a husband is to eat many foodstuffs in the house that are borderline spoiled since my system can take it with gusto, but it is my right to choose the foofier Capp Fry to relax with.
Polar Dry Orange is not exactly a treat in my book, but it is one damn acceptable beverage.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:11:46pm |
re: #311 Catttt Indeed he was - and it's sorta funny, he didn't look as muscular as some of the more recent heavyweight boxers either (think Ken Norton or Mike Tyson in their primes) but he could surely hit like he had solid steel hands!
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:12:04pm |
I highly recommend the old Errol Flynn flick "Gentleman Jim," which is about Gentleman Jim Corbett and his fight (the first heavyweight championship under the M of Q rules) with his hero, John L. Sullivan. Raoul Walsh directed, and it's a great old movie.
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Killian Bundy Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:13:48pm |
Obama: North Korea must avoid more provocative acts
U.S. President Barack Obama called on Sunday for North Korea to refrain from further "provocative actions" and said its launch of a Taepodong-2 missile violated United Nations rules.
"With this provocative act, North Korea has ignored its international obligations, rejected unequivocal calls for restraint, and further isolated itself from the community of nations," Obama said in a statement released from Prague, where he is traveling.
/you know, or else you'lll make TOTUS cry
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hazzyday Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:14:02pm |
It shouldn't be that hard for someone to turn their nic into a chat room. Lots of free ones out there. headache to run.
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:14:25pm |
re: #392 realwest
Thanks Sal - since I don't have the skilz to do much more than turn on my computer and get on the internet, I didn't know it was easy to hack the lounge.
I'm not so sure this is a issue of hacking..
Charles used a Java based Chat engine...You can't call into the Kernel with Java..
/before I post..You could get in the back end with creating an object in NYSQL Dbase.. You would need the root password..other than that..No Hacking just spoofing
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BatGuano Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:14:27pm |
I've been to the Lizard Lounge three times in my three months here and each time the insults began immediately or worked up to the level of insult. I won't miss it.
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pat Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:14:28pm |
re: #369 Karagush
Adam is indeed back. Hes tired sore and cranky but Im pretty damn happy now we came up for air, ate dinner, and I check my computer....
well Charles i dont blame you for not countenancing people talking about you. its not fair.
LOL
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:14:37pm |
re: #397 Shay4l
I bet neither of them floated like a butterfly...
No. :D Especially not Mr. Sullivan.
I always liked Mohammed Ali too. I was usually the only one in the room cheering him on, but I liked him. Not only was he an awesome fighter - he was clever.
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:14:43pm |
re: #403 Killian Bundy
Obama: North Korea must avoid more provocative acts
/you know, or else you'lll make TOTUS cry
Re-drawing the line the sand.
Yep, that'll show them.
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:14:51pm |
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:15:12pm |
re: #401 realwest
Indeed he was - and it's sorta funny, he didn't look as muscular as some of the more recent heavyweight boxers either (think Ken Norton or Mike Tyson in their primes) but he could surely hit like he had solid steel hands!
it's not the dog in the fight....
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Jewels (AKA Julian) Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:16:28pm |
Polar Soda Orange Dry looks rather interesting. Any recommendations?
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:16:34pm |
re: #327 Bobibutu Gee, I'm sorry to hear that *sniff* - do you have a new one
and if so what breed (for some reason - probably because the only two people I know who had service dogs each had a Lab, I sorta think of all service dogs that way)?
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:16:55pm |
Come to think of it, it's been awhile since I had any Polar soda, either. I remember Polar root beer & Ginger Ale were available at my grandparents' house, but often times it would compete with Adirondack.
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hazzyday Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:16:55pm |
re: #391 JCM
The scum who took is 9 year on a robbery is busted.
That little girl looked so devastated in the mini mart with her loser dad. She seemed happy to be back with her mom. At least the knowing public and his friends separated him from his daughter and helped him get caught.
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Mr. In get Mr. Out Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:18:42pm |
re: #409 JCM
Re-drawing the line the sand.
Yep, that'll show them.
Especially since the UN redraws every line they set.
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:18:51pm |
re: #403 Killian Bundy
Obama: North Korea must avoid more provocative acts
/you know, or else you'lll make TOTUS cry
TOTUS is turning into quite the cowboy. The Norks will never love us with this kind of tough diplomacy. I just hope and pray we don't give them a strongly worded GAZE.
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BaseballMom57 Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:20:23pm |
Some nitwit is on Geraldo comparing Michelle O to Jackie O, going on and on about how the Obamas were The Second Coming in Europe last week.
*gag*
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:20:28pm |
re: #408 Catttt
No. :D Especially not Mr. Sullivan.
I always liked Mohammed Ali too. I was usually the only one in the room cheering him on, but I liked him. Not only was he an awesome fighter - he was clever.
I remember listening to one of his fights on a tiny transistor radio when I was a pre-teen, I'm thinking. I think it was the fight in Manilla because of the time, maybe 11:00 PM eastern time.
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:21:12pm |
re: #418 Mr. In get Mr. Out
Especially since the UN redraws every line they set.
A thug that runs a country isn't much different from a bully stealing lunch money.
A kick in the balls and bloody nose will set them back on their heels and slow 'em down.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:21:30pm |
Dream match - Marciano and Ali in their primes. Sigh.
Marciano is one of the very, very few champs to retire undefeated. And he held the championship for four years, and defended it OFTEN.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:21:59pm |
re: #422 Shay4l
I remember listening to one of his fights on a tiny transistor radio when I was a pre-teen, I'm thinking. I think it was the fight in Manilla because of the time, maybe 11:00 PM eastern time.
The Thrilla in Manila. :D
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Digital Display Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:23:35pm |
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:23:46pm |
re: #403 Killian Bundy
Has it been 100 days yet? This empty suit of a fuck-up will deal more firmly with individual American citicizens (see Rush Limbaugh, Jim Cramer, Rick Wagoner) than he will with Lil' Kim or Dinnerjacket.
I was so hoping that each day since Jan 20th was basically an elaborate episode of Punk'd and when Hussein Dolt left the country for the G20, McCain and Palin the grown-ups would be taking the oath of office.
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:24:08pm |
re: #414 realwest
Gee, I'm sorry to hear that *sniff* - do you have a new one
and if so what breed (for some reason - probably because the only two people I know who had service dogs each had a Lab, I sorta think of all service dogs that way)?
Thanks ... but no. He pulled me up to where I can function without one and I wasn't willing to take on the responsibility and training at my age. Now I help others with service dogs do specialized training. i.e., getting thru airport security easily and traveling well via air - Baruch had over 450 commercial flights under his belt most after 9/11.
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KingKenrod Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:25:04pm |
re: #421 BaseballMom57
Some nitwit is on Geraldo comparing Michelle O to Jackie O, going on and on about how the Obamas were The Second Coming in Europe last week.
*gag*
Geraldo is a nitwit, I'm not surprised he has a nitwit on his show.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:25:07pm |
re: #421 BaseballMom57
Some nitwit is on Geraldo comparing Michelle O to Jackie O, going on and on about how the Obamas were The Second Coming in Europe last week.
*gag*
We live in a world where people are famous for being famous. Nobody has to have talent, brains, skilz (just had to add that ;) or heroism any more for us to adore them. Why should our politicians be any different? Why do we need them to have experience, wisdom, or skilz (diplomatic skilz, leadership skilz, chess skilz) anymore? An image is all they need, right? Look good, sound good, you must be the next Lincoln.
I'm getting silly. I think it is very near my bedtime.
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:25:27pm |
re: #427 Iron Fist
Applied with bottled sunshine and a smile. Just like making a world-class blown-glass jar.
A blown glass jar full of nurturing... and love.
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:26:12pm |
re: #421 BaseballMom57
That's when I usually invoke my version of the Fairness Doctorine.
(Here's a hint, congresscritters: It's called changing the fucking channel because I don't like the content!)
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Miles Smit Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:26:28pm |
Smart move, I guess—who wants to subsidize their own abuse?
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lostlakehiker Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:27:10pm |
re: #238 barere
If tomorrow all nuclear weapons vanished from all the arsenals all over the world, the dominant strategy for any military would be to acquire nuclear weapons. The Nash equilibrium in such a game is for everyone to acquire nukes.
Game theory is beautiful.
The dominant strategy would be for the U.S. to reacquire nukes faster than anyone else, meanwhile shredding with cruise missiles and bombers any facility anywhere that might beat us to the punch. Then finish off the world and re-people it with Americans.
Atrocious, but game theory does not include morality in strategy. It could probably be done and there wouldn't be much anybody could do about it.
The world would be insane to put that kind of temptation before angels, let alone nations of mortals such as the U.S.
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Mr. In get Mr. Out Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:27:16pm |
re: #429 Fenway_Nation
Has it been 100 days yet? This empty suit of a fuck-up will deal more firmly with individual American citicizens (see Rush Limbaugh, Jim Cramer, Rick Wagoner) than he will with Lil' Kim or Dinnerjacket.
Is it because they're only "arrogant" Americans?
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Kosh's Shadow Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:27:23pm |
re: #423 JCM
A thug that runs a country isn't much different from a bully stealing lunch money.
A kick in the balls and bloody nose will set them back on their heels and slow 'em down.
Unfortunately, the last few administrations keep giving more or less of the lunch money.
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BatGuano Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:27:27pm |
re: #424 Catttt
26 year old Marciano against 26 year old Ali. It would be a great fight.
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:27:56pm |
re: #426 Catttt
The Thrilla in Manila. :D
Ah, sadly that's not the same one. The one I remember, Ali lost.
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MarineMomSue Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:28:40pm |
re: #237 Afrocity
I never witnessed any misconduct. We talked about politics, sex, our day to day problems, sex, mostly shoptalk. I would pop in have a drink or two then leave.
I've only popped into the lounge a few times and never saw anything untoward going on. I met a few lizards and enjoyed the conversation. It's a shame when a few can manage to screw things up for everybody, isn't it. (Reminds me of the current administration.)
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BaseballMom57 Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:28:41pm |
re: #431 KingKenrod
I agree King....I'm changing the channel now - they've just started gushing about how no one has "ever" seen the Queen of England put her arm around "anyone" in all her years on the throne.
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:29:17pm |
re: #439 BatGuano
26 year old Marciano against 26 year old Ali. It would be a great fight.
iirc there is a filmed staged fight between them with multiple endings.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:29:34pm |
re: #401 realwest
Indeed he was - and it's sorta funny, he didn't look as muscular as some of the more recent heavyweight boxers either (think Ken Norton or Mike Tyson in their primes) but he could surely hit like he had solid steel hands!
He had a hell of a right power punch.
"After a fight with Marciano, you felt like someone had been beating you all over the body with a blackjack, or hitting you with rocks." ~Archie Moore
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:30:01pm |
re: #442 BaseballMom57
I agree King....I'm changing the channel now - they've just started gushing about how no one has "ever" seen the Queen of England put her arm around "anyone" in all her years on the throne.
Anyone? Her poor children.
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:30:39pm |
re: #442 BaseballMom57
I agree King....I'm changing the channel now - they've just started gushing about how no one has "ever" seen the Queen of England put her arm around "anyone" in all her years on the throne.
They have to keep the subject away from the "bow".
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:31:01pm |
re: #438 Kosh's Shadow
Unfortunately, the last few administrations keep giving more or less of the lunch money.
Hell even the great RWR let the Beirut Barracks Bombing slide.
Thugs know only one language.
But we're too civilized to understand that language. To our determent.
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Kosh's Shadow Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:32:39pm |
re: #447 JCM
Hell even the great RWR let the Beirut Barracks Bombing slide.
Thugs know only one language.
But we're too civilized to understand that language. To our determent.
Yes; we always pay the price of acting weak early.
We need the "America F*ck Yeah!" party, with John Bolton as President.
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realwest Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:32:52pm |
re: #428 HoosierHoops
Well I'm tired and the new med is still not really agreeing with me so much so I think I'm gonna crash.
Good night you all and I hope you have a great evening/early morning and that I get the chance to see you down the road.
Good night, all.
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Adrenalyn Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:33:57pm |
well, can't say I ever saw LGF bashing
but I only visited a few times
and the chatter was innocuous, to me
only thing I can say I noted was the people in it I seldom saw posting on threads
tough call Charles, but it is yours to make
in a related comment, I also note where Charles made a comment about people who only register and up or downding people, without posting comments
I thought that was an interesting observation
especially since there were some who only visited the lounge without posting too
ah well, driveby post
I am getting up early to take the brother in law fishing
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NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:34:38pm |
re: #385 reine.de.tout
Would you like any kosher for Passover recipes?
/For some odd reason that is what I am now engrossed in as I make out the menus.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:34:44pm |
re: #448 Kosh's Shadow
Yes; we always pay the price of acting weak early.
We need the "America F*ck Yeah!" party, with John Bolton as President.
Perhaps it could be called the "Exceptionalist Party." Democrats don't believe in American exceptionalism, and the GOP seems to have forgotten.
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abolitionist Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:34:48pm |
re: #408 Catttt
I've come across a pic of him (Ali and others) wearing hats with FOI on them, in the company of their leader. Also, I believe he lent himself to a blacks-don't-serve-in-the-military agenda, which was being promoted by separatists. So I respect him not so much.
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BatGuano Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:35:06pm |
re: #443 Bobibutu
iirc there is a filmed staged fight between them with multiple endings.
1969. Ali And Maricano,as part of a computer tournament, staged every possible outcome of a fight between them. The computer said Marciano by KO in the 13th. In reality, two undefeated proud heavyweight champs, real punches were thrown. Marciano was 45. Ali said, "He hit me on my arms and I couldn't lift them for a week".
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:35:06pm |
Hey Nighty Lizards! It was cold and wet in Near Iowa, again, today. When is Spring?
Am not here for long, just wanted to stop-in and see how everyone is.
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:35:30pm |
I think the one I remember listening to on the radio was the Ali-Frazier fight in 1971 in Madison Square Garden. So awesome.
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BryanS Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:36:06pm |
re: #448 Kosh's Shadow
Yes; we always pay the price of acting weak early.
We need the "America F*ck Yeah!" party, with John Bolton as President.
Bolton would certainly be a good candidate for that post. I think most successful presidents have understood that from time to time it is helpful to show the country's enemies that they have a mild case of "the crazies". Obama has that same pushover quality that Carter had. He would do himself a whole world of good to just go out and blow something up.
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kynna Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:36:48pm |
I only wandered into the Lounge once and it was very agreeable. I didn't stay long because I had actually accidentally wandered in there and didn't have a clue as to what everyone was talking about. Everyone greeted me. It would have been lovely if I'd had time to hang.
That said, I can see how it would be easy to turn such a place into a slam fest from time to time. Not the regs, of course. But there are a lot of bitters out there and they are fairly obsessed. No Miss Congeniality awards for them. >:(
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:36:50pm |
re: #434 Fenway_Nation
That's when I usually invoke my version of the Fairness Doctorine.
(Here's a hint, congresscritters: It's called changing the fucking channel because I don't like the content!)
To quote one of those late night talk show hosts that isn't on anymore and whose name I can't remember:
"My television came with an "off" button."
(Tom Snyder, Dick Cavett?)
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:37:37pm |
re: #456 BatGuano
Thanks ... I have vague memories of seeing that.
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Pietr Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:37:48pm |
OT, but I got an email saying that Slavery Reparations is back on the front burner. I tried in vain to access the .gov site to check, but it is crashed, or out for service. A little more research found this for me regarding 111th congress, HR 40.....
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:38:07pm |
re: #461 pink freud
San Francisco Zionist ....are you here?
It seems that you can never find a Zionist when you need one.
/
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:39:36pm |
re: #455 abolitionist
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I still liked him. He was a good fighter.
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Dustyvet Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:40:20pm |
re: #466 AmeriDan
It seems that you can never find a Zionist when you need one.
/
Zion, Illinois is about 20 due east of here...:)
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NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:41:13pm |
re: #465 Pietr
Oh, goody! That must mean that I can sue Egypt for keeping the Jews as slaves.
/My math stinks..can anybody figure out how many zillions each Jew would get? And please also figure out the interst. Thank you.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:41:21pm |
re: #439 BatGuano
26 year old Marciano against 26 year old Ali. It would be a great fight.
I have to say, I'd be rooting for Marciano all the way. I love that guy. He was the best in every way - but that would be a great contest, for sure.
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Anthony (Los Angeles) Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:41:30pm |
I miss the lounge-lizard graphic. :(
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JCM Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:41:31pm |
re: #448 Kosh's Shadow
Yes; we always pay the price of acting weak early.
We need the "America F*ck Yeah!" party, with John Bolton as President.
Works for me!
We cannot escape our destiny, nor should we try to do so. The leadership of the free world was thrust upon us two centuries ago in that little hall of Philadelphia. In the days following World War II, when the economic strength and power of America was all that stood between the world and the return to the dark ages, Pope Pius XII said, "The American people have a great genius for splendid and unselfish actions. Into the hands of America God has placed the destinies of an afflicted mankind."
We are indeed, and we are today, the last best hope of man on earth.
We Will Be A City Upon A Hill
January 25, 1974
Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Good night lizards!
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pink freud Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:42:13pm |
re: #471 Anthony (Los Angeles)
I miss the lounge-lizard graphic. :(
It was rather reassuring to have him sitting up there looking out for us, wasn't it?
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:42:14pm |
re: #468 Dustyvet
Zion, Illinois is about 20 due east of here...:)
Does it have a large juice population?
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Dustyvet Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:42:54pm |
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Shay4l Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:43:47pm |
Hey, Ali's friends Ringo and Paul are still around
[Link: www.reuters.com...]
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Olderthandirt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:44:11pm |
re: #190 Alberta Oil Peon
Ah ha, you didn't learn the difference between a Upper case "Z" and a lower case "z?"
Jeez, where did you go to school, Chicago Public Schools, under Prof. Ayers?
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:44:31pm |
re: #475 Dustyvet
How have you been Dustyvet? The VA still treating you well?
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Pietr Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:45:47pm |
re: #469 NY Nana
My Buddy Joel got thrown out of Air Force mandatory Social Actions classes, back in the day, for making just that point.......
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NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:46:05pm |
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:47:55pm |
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:48:11pm |
re: #477 Olderthandirt
Ah ha, you didn't learn the difference between a Upper case "Z" and a lower case "z?"
Jeez, where did you go to school, Chicago Public Schools, under Prof. Ayers?
But the great Zombie, beloved of the Lizard Community, is a member of the set: zombies. By dissing the group, you also diss the individuals in the group.
Oh well, that's what happens when you take mathematics with Tim Geithner.
;>)
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BatGuano Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:48:49pm |
re: #470 Catttt
He was a very decent man who whao did not know how to lose. He won the title against a very clever hard hitting heayvweight Jersey Joe Walcott. Marciano was told by his corner in the 12th round that he need a knockout to win. 43 seconds into the 13th round he knocked Walcott out.
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Catttt Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:50:31pm |
re: #483 BatGuano
He was a very decent man who whao did not know how to lose. He won the title against a very clever hard hitting heayvweight Jersey Joe Walcott. Marciano was told by his corner in the 12th round that he need a knockout to win. 43 seconds into the 13th round he knocked Walcott out.
:D
Yep. He's kind of the ideal I judge other boxers by. He was a great boxer and man.
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Dustyvet Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:50:44pm |
re: #478 AmeriDan
How have you been Dustyvet? The VA still treating you well?
Doing fine, VA treat me well, but with the "one" in office, I have no idea how much longer they'll do that...:(
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:52:30pm |
re: #485 Dustyvet
Doing fine, VA treat me well, but with the "one" in office, I have no idea how much longer they'll do that...:(
I share those concerns with you.
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Zimriel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:53:27pm |
re: #465 Pietr
OT, but I got an email saying that Slavery Reparations is back on the front burner. I tried in vain to access the .gov site to check, but it is crashed, or out for service. A little more research found this for me regarding 111th congress, HR 40.....
OH NOEZ!111!
Lighten up, Francis. That bill ain't getting out of committee. It's a big con from the CBC, a nothingburger, a pander to their base. It's like a resolution which says "God bless America, The Flag, and Apple Pie".
By all means call the CBC a bunch of irresponsible bigots for supporting this crap. And Obama's agenda is bad enough. But don't please confuse this joke of a bill with that agenda.
There are plenty of other issues out there which deserve your attention which don't come from Pat Dollard's mailing list.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:54:26pm |
re: #485 Dustyvet
Doing fine, VA treat me well, but with the "one" in office, I have no idea how much longer they'll do that...:(
Somebody should take Obama aside and show him some history books, both ancient and modern. The record's not good for princes who trash their military and trash their veterans. Bad policy to make them into enemies.
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Dustyvet Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:55:04pm |
re: #486 AmeriDan
I share those concerns with you.
Thanks, very much, I'm tying a knot and hope to hang on...;)
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:55:58pm |
re: #488 Alberta Oil Peon
Somebody should take Obama aside and show him some history books, both ancient and modern. The record's not good for princes who trash their military and trash their veterans. Bad policy to make them into enemies.
The only organization whose veterans Hussein Dolt seems interested in helping out is ACORN
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:57:47pm |
re: #481 AmeriDan
Heh.
Pink is looking for a Zionist, but one from the west coast.
SF Bay Area work?
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Dustyvet Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:58:01pm |
The Pope’s Alaskan Bear Hunt
The Pope went on vacation for a few days to visit the rugged mountains of Alaska. He was cruising along the campground in the Pope Mobile when he heard a frantic commotion just at the edge of the woods. He found a helpless Democrat wearing wearing shorts, sandals, a Vote for Obama hat and a Save the Trees shirt. The man was screaming and struggling frantically, thrashing all about and trying to free himself from the grasp of a 10-foot grizzly bear.
As the Pope watched in horror, a group of Republican loggers wearing Go Sarah shirts came racing up. One quickly fired a 44 magnum slug right into the bear’s chest. The two other men pulled the semiconscious Democrat from the bear’s grasp. Then using baseball bats, the three loggers finished off the bear. Two of the men dragged the dead grizzly onto the bed of their pickup truck while the other tenderly placed the injured Democrat in the back seat.
As they began to leave, the Pope summoned al of them men over to him. “I give you my blessing for your brave actions!” he proudly proclaimed. “I have heard there was bitter hatred between Republican loggers and Democratic environmental activists, but now I’ve seen with my own eyes that this is not true.”
As the Pope drove off, one logger asked his buddies, “Who the heck was that guy?”
“Dude, that was was the Pope,” another replied. “He’s in direct contact with Heaven and has access to all wisdom.”
“Well,” the logger said, “he may have access to all wisdom, but he doesn’t know squat about bear hunting! By the way, is the bait still alive or do we need to go back to Massachusetts and get another one?”
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Archimedes Sat, Apr 4, 2009 10:59:22pm |
Hey, Charles, because sometimes it needs to be said, I think you do a great job with this blog. You set down certain rules and have certain expectations that you expect people to live up to. I don't think the rules are unreasonable and if anyone does, they are free to express their opinions elsewhere. There are countless forums on the web, after all.
I get a lot of value from LGF and I appreciate the features you continually add to your blog. It's really cutting edge.
The best to you. :-)
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:00:44pm |
re: #481 AmeriDan
Heh.
Pink is looking for a Zionist, but one from the west coast.
Ha - missed a post ... I qualify but not specifically.
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elBarto Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:01:48pm |
Alberta,
Fortunately for him our soldiers are professional and not like the legions in Rome.
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:01:58pm |
re: #489 Dustyvet
I get chills up my spine- and not the good kind- when I walk through the lobby of where I work and see the one's picture where for eight years I had seen President Bush's.
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:03:41pm |
re: #497 AmeriDan
I get chills up my spine- and not the good kind- when I walk through the lobby of where I work and see the one's picture where for eight years I had seen President Bush's.
So no tingles up your leg?
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pink freud Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:03:57pm |
re: #491 Bobibutu
Hi Bobibutu (great VDH link, thanks) ....no, I am specifically hoping SanFranciscoZionist was lurking and would answer. She attended a job fair today and I was hoping to hear how that had gone for her. :-)
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Dustyvet Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:04:14pm |
re: #497 AmeriDan
I get chills up my spine- and not the good kind- when I walk through the lobby of where I work and see the one's picture where for eight years I had seen President Bush's.
We trying to get the North Chicago VA, to give us darts for the lunch room...:)
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AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:04:17pm |
re: #491 Bobibutu
SF Bay Area work?
Damn, we're getting close! But the Zionist needs to have San Francisco in their nic.
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Alberta Oil Peon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:04:53pm |
Well, Time for a nap. Have to get up early for reason of work.
| 503 |
AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:05:28pm |
re: #500 Dustyvet
We trying to get the North Chicago VA, to give us darts for the lunch room...:)
Let's not get greedy. ;)
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Dustyvet Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:06:04pm |
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KingKenrod Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:06:39pm |
Danish PM to be next head of NATO
He was selected over the objections of Turkey, who were upset by his lack of response to the Cartoons of Blashphemy . More here.
Seems like a good guy. He has supported US positions on Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:06:55pm |
re: #502 Alberta Oil Peon
Well, Time for a nap. Have to get up early for reason of work.
That's as good a reason as any- particularly in this economy.
| 508 |
AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:07:04pm |
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pat Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:07:18pm |
re: #469 NY Nana
40 shekels and a bit of spit. About all the worth of Egypt since the death of Cleopatra.
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Dustyvet Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:09:01pm |
re: #509 pat
40 shekels and a bit of spit. About all the worth of Egypt since the death of Cleopatra.
As Cleopatra once said to Mark Anthony..."Get your hands off me asp"...:)
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Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:09:10pm |
re: #492 Dustyvet
Actual Alaskan Bear Hunt.
Guy from the lower 48 goes out in the Bush with a seasoned guide and Bear Hunter. Sitting around camp the first night the newbie pulls out his 44 Mag pistol and starts cleaning it. What do you have that thing for, the guide asked. Why to shoot a bear if it gets close. Tell you what, says the guide, if I were you I'd file off the front sight. What on earth for? says the guy.
So's it won't hurt so bad when the bear stuffs it up you ass.
Much longer story published in Alaska Magazine many years ago ... a significant number of Alaskans cancelled their subscriptions over the use of the word ass.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:09:20pm |
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pat Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:10:39pm |
Serious Question.
Does Obama Ever Fell Ashamed. Of Himself?
This guy is like a drunk uncle at a wedding of the niece he had the hots for. There seems to be no limit to his self-abasement.
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Cheechako Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:10:51pm |
re: #311 Catttt
Ahhhhh - Marciano was truly awesome.
When I was a kid I'd go to the YMCA in Rocky's hometown for Saturday morning swim. Rocky was usually there swimming laps. In those days swim trunks were considered hazardous so everyone skinny dipped in the pool so I can always say I've gone skinny dipping with Rocky Marciano. Rocky always had time for us kids, signed every autograph request. He'd then go up to the gym and put on a heck of a show on the punching bags. We lost a great American Hero when he passed.
| 515 |
Bob Dillon Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:10:56pm |
re: #499 pink freud
You are welcome. Thanks. Oh - here she is.
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Karagush Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:11:24pm |
re: #379 Zimriel
I'm focusing on the worst 5%, because they worried me, and they're the guys I ended up with last night so they're freshest in my memory. You're talking about the remaining 95% and you probably just scrolled past the rest, or coincidentally chose "bad parts" of the convo to head off and take a dump or something. (Which is what I did.)
thats what i do.
easy just to walk away. far easier than trying to explain something to people when they are angry. But then i told you about that, didnt it?
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NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:11:58pm |
re: #479 Pietr
My Buddy Joel got thrown out of Air Force mandatory Social Actions classes, back in the day, for making just that point.......
Why am I not surprised? And when you think how long it took for those who survived the camps to get any reparations? And some still have not, and are living in poverty.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:12:22pm |
re: #499 pink freud
Hi Bobibutu (great VDH link, thanks) ....no, I am specifically hoping SanFranciscoZionist was lurking and would answer. She attended a job fair today and I was hoping to hear how that had gone for her. :-)
Hey! It was pretty good. The other high schools in the diocese didn't have anything I was qualified for, but they took resumes, and I had an interview with one of the elementary school principals, who were all planning to pool the information from their interviews--interview with one, apply to all.
Also, I heard some crazy scandalous gossip about a school I used to teach at, which was fun...
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Canoe Train Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:12:40pm |
re: #136 ORD neighbor
Me too. Just not quite as prolific. Nice to see you here, though, ORD. I'm very sorry to see the lounge go as well, as it was my main source of participation here at LGF. I do not recall one incident where either Charles or LGF was put down or badmouthed. It is Charles' house, though. Do not be surprised if you only encounter my posts sporadically.
| 521 |
AmeriDan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:12:51pm |
re: #501 AmeriDan
Damn, we're getting close! But the Zionist needs to have San Francisco in their nic.
Finally!
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pat Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:13:06pm |
re: #513 pat
Not worth it, Kara. Walk away. He is a baiter. And tell Adam welcome back.
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:13:45pm |
re: #513 pat
Serious Question.
Does Obama Ever Fell Ashamed. Of Himself?This guy is like a drunk uncle at a wedding of the niece he had the hots for.
And it's the niece's fault for wearing a bridal gown with such a plunging neckline. It's also the bartender's fault for serving him one drink too many.
No fault lies with him
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pink freud Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:13:57pm |
re: #512 SanFranciscoZionist
I would like to write you off thread if you don't mind contacting me. I am blueing my nic for you.
How did the job fair go today?
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pat Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:14:25pm |
re: #516 Karagush
Not worth it, Kara. Walk away. He is a baiter. And tell Adam welcome back.
lol
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Pvt Bin Jammin Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:14:34pm |
I am just getting here, lizards, after a nice night out. I only went to the lizard lounge once, by accident, but I stayed and discussed gardening, during my lunch hour. I was to scared to go there on a regular basis. LOL What a shame that folks want to "diss" Charles on his property.
| 527 |
pink freud Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:15:06pm |
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Canoe Train Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:15:22pm |
re: #286 Zimriel
I expect the people who complained (and I do believe Charles when he uses 'people' in the plural) were people who popped in, saw a convo in full meltdown mode, sent the message and then bailed forevermore.
I suspect the same thing.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:15:23pm |
re: #524 pink freud
I would like to write you off thread if you don't mind contacting me. I am blueing my nic for you.
How did the job fair go today?
Job fair info above...uh, is the nic blue? I don't see it.
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pink freud Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:16:09pm |
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Killgore Trout Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:16:45pm |
re: #494 Archimedes
I think it's also important to understand how difficult it is to manage the commenters on a blog. The correct balance of sanity and sensationalism, colorful personalities and real people. It's quite a task.
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NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:18:37pm |
re: #509 pat
40 shekels and a bit of spit. About all the worth of Egypt since the death of Cleopatra.
I will have to consult with my son, the lawyer about this miscarriage of justice.
G'nite, all! Sweet dreams.
| 535 |
IslandLibertarian Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:20:04pm |
STRASBOURG, France — Black-clad protesters attacked police and set a hotel and a customs station ablaze Saturday near a bridge linking France and Germany that served hours earlier as the backdrop for a show of unity by NATO leaders.
Elsewhere, stacks of old tires were also set ablaze, unleashing thick plumes of black smoke that could be seen from across the river. Near the bonfire was a sign welcoming visitors to Strasbourg.
What's the CARBON TAX on that shit?
fuckin' hypocrites!
| 536 |
NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:20:13pm |
re: #526 Pvt Bin Jammin
Again? Do you time this to when I am going to sleep, young lady? ;)
| 537 |
Pvt Bin Jammin Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:20:37pm |
re: #533 NY Nana
And, here your are, leaving us. Have a great weekend.
I won't be here long (martooni's). LOL
| 539 |
Totally Berserk Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:21:44pm |
Ouch. I was a regular there for a while, a short while, and the only problem was I had too much fun and drank too much while there and had to ban myself or I would probably have drank myself to death.
No loss to me either way
| 540 |
Pvt Bin Jammin Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:21:57pm |
| 541 |
pat Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:21:57pm |
Pink Freud is so...........sexy I can see her at the rock concert know.....
| 542 |
NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:22:29pm |
| 543 |
redc1c4 Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:22:41pm |
OT: well, so far so good sailing with SloKat..... if you don't count the case of motion sickness i came down with: too much time reading the chart, not enough time looking at the horizon.
my first time with that, hope its the last too.
in the morning: Marina del Rey to Oxnard.
| 544 |
Macker Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:22:49pm |
re: #193 Mich-again
It was like that underground bar in Total Recall.
The Jim Carey cameo in that movie was pretty funny.
Actually, that was Robert Picardo as Johnny Cab.
| 545 |
Pietr Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:25:16pm |
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Zimriel Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:27:57pm |
re: #545 Pietr
And just as you posted, Charles moved upthread---------->
LNDT is open.......:>))
Thanks for the upding, despite that I'd thrown a downding your way. Allow me to even out your total karma by updinging this one.
| 547 |
MittDoesNotCompute Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:28:56pm |
re: #193 Mich-again
It was like that underground bar in Total Recall.
The Jim Carey cameo in that movie was pretty funny.
Wasn't Jim Carrey...it was Robert Picardo ("The Doctor" from ST: Voyager)...
;-P
| 548 |
Macker Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:29:00pm |
re: #222 KingKenrod
Nuclear weapons, more than anything else, ended the prospect of world war. What moron wants to go back to that era?
Europeans and liberals everywhere.
| 549 |
Lorenska Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:30:09pm |
I know I'm coming late to this thread and haven't read all the posts, but just responding to Charles' 'disgruntled lizards' comment...I don't get it. I mean, we're all disgruntled, right? But isn't that why we come HERE, to be disgruntled WITH each other, not AT each other? I mean, who would use the lounge, an excellent, value added service that Charles does not HAVE to provide, to rag on the very site that keeps us all sane and in harmony? Who DOES that?
I'm sorry, Charles - I know you put your heart and soul into this site, and I visit as often as I can, just to keep my wits about me and share with other lizards, and it breaks my heart when I hear someone's deliberately taking advantage of your kindness. It really does only take a few bad apples, I guess.....
| 550 |
NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:30:36pm |
re: #537 Pvt Bin Jammin
And, here your are, leaving us. Have a great weekend.(martooni's). LOL
I waited up for you. ;) Wanna come here and help me get ready for Wednesday night, and the First Seder?
Have a great weekend, too!
I am so happy that I have the menus all done, and will start cooking for real on Monday.
G'night again! I am aiming for a 3 AM touchdown....on my pillow! I really am tired, but LGF is too much fun.
Olives in the martoonis? Hic!
| 551 |
MarineMomSue Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:33:19pm |
re: #442 BaseballMom57
I agree King....I'm changing the channel now - they've just started gushing about how no one has "ever" seen the Queen of England put her arm around "anyone" in all her years on the throne.
May the Queen put her arm around Michelle to push her away.
| 552 |
NY Nana Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:33:25pm |
re: #540 Pvt Bin Jammin
I plan it! ;-) Say hi to NY Grandpa.
If I can get his head off his keyboard, I will! And hi to Cpl Bin Jammin, too!
| 554 |
Pvt Bin Jammin Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:47:39pm |
re: #552 NY Nana
Cpl. (?) I registered him as General Disaster. LOL
I am out. Went up to the overnight drinking thread but I really am out now.
| 555 |
wiffersnapper Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:51:07pm |
Never realized there was a lizard lounge... Shows how much I know.
| 556 |
pink freud Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:53:40pm |
re: #555 wiffersnapper
Never realized there was a lizard lounge... Shows how much I know.
All the really cool lizards hang out in the threads, anyway. ;-)
| 557 |
billy hank Sat, Apr 4, 2009 11:55:05pm |
I can't type fast enough to survive in a chat room, so I won't miss it. Liked the lizard art. It should find a new home on a warm rock.
| 558 |
Aloha girl Sun, Apr 5, 2009 2:21:25am |
I'll miss the lounge. I made some good friends there. I never experienced any bashing, but I am in the middle of the Pacific and am many hours behind. Not sure how often I will post, but it's nice to see a lot of the lounge folks out here.
| 559 |
scottishbuzzsaw Sun, Apr 5, 2009 4:12:22am |
Always a sweet relief when the revelation hits that you have no obligation to subsidize those who would insult or take advantage of you.
May you have peace, Charles.
| 560 |
notutopia Sun, Apr 5, 2009 4:14:33am |
Pretty cheapskating to piss and moan about the proprietor of the lounge that they never had to pay front door
entrance fees for it's enjoyment.
Their irresponsibility really angers me, that they abused their priviledges and welcome and now everyone suffers due to the loss of the lounge.
"The Lizard Lounge" has been both an LGF icon in the blogosphere and a place for LGF'ers to go to carry on more personal contacts. Like a real lounge.
I just know the shitheads are smiling about this closure.
SHITHEADS!
| 561 |
SixDegrees Sun, Apr 5, 2009 4:20:26am |
re: #60 JCM
It's just not stopping......
Dear God.......
Sadly, things like this aren't altogether rare. There are two new things at work recently. One, of course, is the economy; for some, the loss of a job or wealth is enough to push their underlying instability right over the edge. Second, I think, is a newfound penchant for the press to "go national" with such stories, in hopes of whipping up an anti-gun frenzy. There have been a couple of incidents similar to this in our state over the last two or three years; as horrible as they were, I didn't see a word about them in the national press. Now, there seems to be a coordinated effort to give each and every such incident as much national exposure as possible.
| 562 |
Winslow Sun, Apr 5, 2009 4:21:02am |
Let Them Hit the Road
(To the tune of One for My Baby,
with apologies to Robbie Williams)
It’s quarter to three; there’s no one in the Lounge
To trash “LFG.”
You shut ’em down, C; it isn’t right to sanction
Such discourtesy.
I’m writing, my friend, of the end
Of the Lounge episode.
Lock it up, turn the lights out,
And let them hit the road.
I know it’s a shame; the blog without the Lounge,
It just ain’t the same.
But bolt all the doors; you shouldn’t have to suffer
Such ill-mannered boors.
To host whining sots – this is not
In a gentleman’s code.
Lock it up, turn the lights out,
And let them hit the road.
You’d never know it, but buddy I’m a kind of poet,
And there's something that I feel compelled to say:
If they're derisive, best be decisive;
Send them on their way.
Well that’s how it goes, so Charles, it’s just too bad
The Lounge has to close.
You gave it a try, and for your time and trouble,
They spit in your eye.
So take it no more; shut the door
Of the ingrates’ abode.
Lock it up, turn the lights out,
And let them hit the road.
| 563 |
Emerald Sun, Apr 5, 2009 5:32:55am |
Wow, I never even knew the lounge existed. I don't know if I'd have ever used it, except to find out who the cowardly pieces of shit were who went in there to moan and bitch. It's nice to have an idea who isn't worth bothering with.
| 564 |
Jason86 Sun, Apr 5, 2009 6:21:09am |
I was definitely a lounge lizard. The threads never interested me, so I would chat in the lounge. The lizards were cool. I don't remember anything worthy of this kind of action being said in the lounge. There may have been a feeling among some lizards that there wasn't enough freedom in the threads but it was always expressed with respect. I remember the last time I was in there somebody said they weren't happy about some lizards getting banned, but that's it. This is a very sad development. :(
| 565 |
boofar Sun, Apr 5, 2009 6:34:57am |
Granted that I haven't been coming there lately, but I'm genuinely surprised that this was going on. Most of the topics were politics, hobbies, weather, etc. Never heard once anything about Charles.
| 566 |
pittrader1988 Sun, Apr 5, 2009 6:36:32am |
been in there a few times. won't miss it. last couple of times I tried to get in there, my computer would freeze and browser would shut down.
| 568 |
monkey den Sun, Apr 5, 2009 7:11:09am |
re: #15 Charles
...so I'm closing the whole thing down and canceling my parachat account. I don't need this headache.
Inviting someone over, only to have them poop in your lounge? I don't think so. As I've said before, there is no hammer like a lizard's hammer.
| 569 |
Kenneth Sun, Apr 5, 2009 7:18:11am |
"a contingent of disgruntled LGF readers"
Why is it you can be "disgruntled" but nobody is ever "gruntled"?
Sometimes I feel gruntled. I'm sure of it.
| 570 |
Emerald Sun, Apr 5, 2009 7:39:43am |
re: #569 Kenneth
Sometimes I feel gruntled. I'm sure of it.
Don't worry, they have medication for it nowadays.
(And gruntle exists, it's just one of those words no one ever uses. Just like whelm.)
| 572 |
Charles Johnson Sun, Apr 5, 2009 8:14:22am |
Two more passive aggressive jerks heard from.
| 573 |
Pass The Moonbaticide Sun, Apr 5, 2009 8:39:41am |
Aw, charles, sometimes the Lounge is useful for passing personal info, etc. that is not permitted on thread comments.
Couldn't you just make it clear to users that Monitor Lizards were , well, Monitoring, and that miscreants would be deal with appropriately as though their comments were posted on threads ?
Also, would it be possible to allow Registered Lizards to read deleted comments - perhaps after agreeing to a disclaimer about content - as occasionally it would have been useful to know what has initiated something flameworthy ?
If No to both, that's fine by me. Just a thought.
| 574 |
deermusic Sun, Apr 5, 2009 8:39:57am |
re: #570 Emerald
Don't worry, they have medication for it nowadays.
(And gruntle exists, it's just one of those words no one ever uses. Just like whelm.)
When I was in tech support back in the 80s, I had a banner in my cubicle that read, "Keep the customers gruntled!" It got a good many comments -- and questions -- from my co-workers until I explained it to them.
| 575 |
Heartland_Patriot Sun, Apr 5, 2009 8:54:12am |
As a frequent visitor to the lounge, I find this action unjustified. I've never witnessed anyone doing what has been alleged, and Charles appears to have many avid supporters to take on those that would bash him in the event that it ever does. It was a nice oasis of conservative thought and exchange that readily expelled the loony lefties that infest most other open forums. Perhaps Charles, your wrath is better directed at the individuals causing your discomfort than to use the nuclear option as you apparently have.
| 576 |
Charles Johnson Sun, Apr 5, 2009 9:14:35am |
I'm not going to argue about it -- I know for a fact that this was going on, I've read the transcripts. The Parachat subscription costs money, and I'm no longer willing to spend my money to subsidize people who abuse my hospitality.
| 577 |
Emerald Sun, Apr 5, 2009 9:17:09am |
re: #575 Heartland_Patriot
The thing is, why should he take the time to patrol the asses? He provided a service, at his expense, and it was being abused. I'm sure he has better ways of spending his time rather than babysitting the handful of idiots that ruined it for everyone.
| 578 |
zzzzzzzzzz..... Sun, Apr 5, 2009 9:22:58am |
I was totally unaware of the existence of those comments, I never saw it but I was in there all the time.
| 579 |
pingjockey Sun, Apr 5, 2009 9:41:36am |
re: #576 Charles
Charles, on the behalf of those of us who appreciate our host..Sorry man. That is small comfort I know. Frakkin' assholes. Come into someones house and shit on the floor.
| 580 |
Mattsky Sun, Apr 5, 2009 9:47:29am |
I have gone in there sporadicly over the last couple of years and twice in the last week. I have not witnessed insults of LGF or you. It's a shame that it will be closed. Any chance of just banning the jerks and bringing it back?
| 581 |
Fearless Fred Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:01:36am |
re: #201 realwest
Well based on what Charles said, I'd say "Cooties to the loungers."
Please no. Are you serious, just because of some jerks you want cooties upon the rest of us?
Too bad you never had fun there. That place was a blast at least a million times! I don't know who was sneaking in and sabotaging our lizard king or our lizard nation. I have hardly been there at all the past few months. I'm sorry if some loungers didn't report some abuse. I hope it's not something I somehow contributed to or neglected to stop or report. I'm sorry about the whole story because, as I say, that place was really a blast many times.
| 582 |
Fearless Fred Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:06:41am |
| 583 |
Fearless Fred Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:12:22am |
re: #237 Afrocity
I never witnessed any misconduct. We talked about politics, sex, our day to day problems, sex, mostly shoptalk. I would pop in have a drink or two then leave.
I was there mostly before Miguel disappeared last summer. Seems to me maybe like 99% of what I saw there was pleasant (agreeable) and appropriate. Nice respectful types like Zombie -- even Charles would come by.
| 584 |
skembo Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:15:42am |
re: #576 Charles
I'm not going to argue about it -- I know for a fact that this was going on, I've read the transcripts. The Parachat subscription costs money, and I'm no longer willing to spend my money to subsidize people who abuse my hospitality.
That is the key here. WE do not own LGF. As much as we may enjoy the time we spend here, Charles has paid for the web hosting, and put in the work to create this site. I hope that all will respect his decision, because he could shut down this site just as easily, and we have no right to demand anything of him.
Mike
| 585 |
Fearless Fred Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:21:18am |
re: #246 Salamantis
I'm going to miss the Lounge.
It saddens me immensely that we have lost a cherished (by me) chat resource just because some disgruntled folks could not restrain themselves from engaging in the sort of slanderous ranting there that would never be tolerated on the threads.
Me too. I miss fighting (and learning) with you, as well as many others there over the years. It was great fun so often.
It was also such a nice place to go get personal advice from time to time. That's usually sorta weird to try at the threads.
| 586 |
Fearless Fred Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:25:48am |
re: #249 Sharmuta
I do hope we get the new email system soon. The lounge was my main way of getting another Lizard's email addy.
Yes. That too was nice about the lounge.
| 587 |
katemaclaren Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:51:41am |
Wow. I'm shocked. I don't think I ever heard anyone except maybe once ages ago say he/she was thinking of leaving because of the creation/id threads, but that was it. I haven't gone there but a couple of times because I couldn't really keep up with that lightning round dialogue, then would lose track of what was being said--it was too hard. However, I did like a couple of the posters there--they had very quick wits and made me laugh.
I'm really sorry this has happened--it's painful. If I were Charles and found this out, I'd be angry and well, hurt, too--and I'm sure I would probably do the very same thing--hang up the out of business sign. Sigh.
| 588 |
elle Plater Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:56:37am |
Someone could set up a chat room for free with IRC. You just download Mirc or maybe there is some newer software out there - along time since I've used chat rooms.
| 589 |
katemaclaren Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:57:29am |
re: #8 Sharmuta
Sharmuta, that comment made me laugh! I haven't heard that term for a long time, lounge lizards. Funny.
| 590 |
katemaclaren Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:59:16am |
re: #570 Emerald
Don't worry, they have medication for it nowadays.
(And gruntle exists, it's just one of those words no one ever uses. Just like whelm.)
I have to remember that! My students will think it's funny--like asking them if they know the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary.
| 591 |
elle Plater Sun, Apr 5, 2009 11:01:43am |
Here is a list of IRC Clients you can download if you want to take the chat somewhere else.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
| 592 |
Emerald Sun, Apr 5, 2009 11:06:21am |
re: #590 katemaclaren
I have to remember that! My students will think it's funny--like asking them if they know the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary.
I have fooled so many people with that! I usually start with a "Wow, did you hear this? They had to recall a bunch of dictionaries because they forgot to include gullible."
| 593 |
So? Sun, Apr 5, 2009 11:17:24am |
Well, I've only been there once or twice in the last 5 months. Before that though I was there quite often and I never heard any of that stuff going on. It did turn into a degenerate sex romp at times, but all parties involved were having a blast. Funny, I almost went there last night, but decided to watch a movie instead. Well, I hope it re-opens again.
| 594 |
Timbre Sun, Apr 5, 2009 12:10:35pm |
Charles: I retire from my current job in a few years. Maybe I could apply as a bouncer if you are re-opened then.
| 595 |
Dom Sun, Apr 5, 2009 12:10:44pm |
I liked the lounge, especially the regulars from shortly after it was created, but I haven't really used it for a while, and haven't seen serious discussions that stayed on track, so perhaps having for a while allowed us to argue things out privately it became redundant. Whatever you decide, Charles, I'm likely to support your point of view, and you've got a wonderful project here.
| 596 |
Zimriel Sun, Apr 5, 2009 12:36:23pm |
re: #575 Heartland_Patriot
As a frequent visitor to the lounge, I find this action unjustified. I've never witnessed anyone doing what has been alleged, and Charles appears to have many avid supporters to take on those that would bash him in the event that it ever does.
HP, I take it your house does not sport a mirror?
"An echo chamber run by an intellectual bully" I believe was your description of this site in a Lounge convo. You're the one of the top people I had in mind.
I wasn't going to say anything. I was hoping you'd have the grace to apologise, to skip out, or at the very least to keep your peace. But I'm disgusted by the lies you've just posted here.
Perhaps Charles, your wrath is better directed at the individuals causing your discomfort than to use the nuclear option as you apparently have.
BAHAHAH!
| 597 |
MSMediacritic Sun, Apr 5, 2009 12:57:11pm |
I will truly miss the lounge. I did not witness much of the behavior described, but I was only in there late at night. Most of the discussions were not serious -- which is why we avoided the whole intelligent design topic. Most of just wanted to enjoy each other's company. I had just mentioned that I wished Charles would stop by more often.
And I will never forget sending hatchlings on quests... we did that so they would go out on the threads and get themselves banned.
And victor -- I offered to let him stay in my basement (and move out of his mother's). Thing is, I don't have a basement. I do have a lovely crawlspace, though.
Well Charles, your place, your rules. No complaints here.
| 599 |
Miles Smit Sun, Apr 5, 2009 1:29:19pm |
I think this is a bit like closing Gitmo: why pay for the gourmet lemon chicken of a bunch of guys who try to smash your face against the bars, and threaten your family? Of course, I guess you have no option to line up and shoot renegade lizardoids as irregulars!
| 600 |
Rin Sun, Apr 5, 2009 1:36:53pm |
thanks miles for condeming everyone who hung out in the lounge as being charles bashing cretins.
some, like myself just preferred the lounge to the threads. I will miss it.
| 601 |
MSMediacritic Sun, Apr 5, 2009 1:46:47pm |
Rin, I agree with you.
Thanks a lot Miles. I never bashed Charles OR LGF. E V E R.
| 602 |
Charles Johnson Sun, Apr 5, 2009 2:54:01pm |
re: #596 Zimriel
HP, I take it your house does not sport a mirror?
"An echo chamber run by an intellectual bully" I believe was your description of this site in a Lounge convo. You're the one of the top people I had in mind.
I wasn't going to say anything. I was hoping you'd have the grace to apologise, to skip out, or at the very least to keep your peace. But I'm disgusted by the lies you've just posted here.
Lovely. A perfect example of why the Lounge is closed.
| 603 |
Salamantis Sun, Apr 5, 2009 3:17:30pm |
re: #424 Catttt
Dream match - Marciano and Ali in their primes. Sigh.
Marciano is one of the very, very few champs to retire undefeated. And he held the championship for four years, and defended it OFTEN.
I would hav loved to have seen Muhammed Ali face the great 3-time Olympic heavyweight champion Teofilio Stevenson in their primes.
| 604 |
CLLRusso Sun, Apr 5, 2009 3:29:28pm |
re: #583 Fearless Fred
I was there mostly before Miguel disappeared last summer. Seems to me maybe like 99% of what I saw there was pleasant (agreeable) and appropriate. Nice respectful types like Zombie -- even Charles would come by.
Miguel didn't disappear. Miguel quit because of several of the Lizards that are still here in their "holier than thou" attitude continuously pinged on him because he supported his Roman Catholic faith, and for some reason Christians get pinged on here. Hummm, that seems to be OK. I wonder why what happens?
| 605 |
stashiu Sun, Apr 5, 2009 4:49:34pm |
Well, I have no real idea what the closing of the Lounge was all about. I read Charles' explanation. This is his site, his show. I expected better from him. Time for me to move on.
Goodbye my Lizardim.
| 606 |
Sharmuta Sun, Apr 5, 2009 6:14:04pm |
re: #605 stashiu
You expected him to pay for others to bash him?
| 607 |
Sharmuta Sun, Apr 5, 2009 6:14:40pm |
re: #604 CLLRusso
Miguel is not here anymore because he had a stroke! He may very well not be on this earth anymore.
| 608 |
Zimriel Sun, Apr 5, 2009 6:18:01pm |
re: #605 stashiu
Well, I have no real idea what the closing of the Lounge was all about. I read Charles' explanation. This is his site, his show. I expected better from him. Time for me to move on.
Goodbye my Lizardim.
I am sorry to see you go. Wherever your travels take you, may the roads be smooth and may the people you meet treat you well.
| 609 |
Xenobyte Mon, Apr 6, 2009 2:18:48am |
Gotta ask... maybe I haven't been paying attention but where did the wonderfully frightened moonbats in the logo go? - I kind of miss them... ;)
| 610 |
leww37334 Mon, Apr 6, 2009 10:44:01am |
free speech.....
another one bites the dust......
| 611 |
Johntonomo Mon, Apr 6, 2009 11:12:49am |
Phoenixgal? Has anyone seen Phoenixgal? Phoenixgal oh Phoenixgal, where for art thou, oh Phoenixgal?
| 612 |
wrenchwench Mon, Apr 6, 2009 2:13:03pm |
I don't suppose you found a set of keys in there when you were cleaning up?
| 613 |
LEGION Mon, Apr 6, 2009 4:16:04pm |
Gee, not show up for a day or two and it goes boom. When I was there it was policed- I helped make sure the host wasn't insulted. Like MANY others have said it was fun and relaxing. The snarling tone and even cursings of some posters here on the threads that are allowed to go on -(teachers pets) and the gang down dingings- were not part of the lounge. Light fun and friendly was the code. Friendly hellos to those who popped in and out- like on "Cheers" - (NORM!) were the order of the day- ( I know- I helped hone it to a fine art.) Come on Charles, you can find the time and inclination to debug it so only the good folks can go back in. Is it just about the money?(Follow the money)- What does it cost you a year? -we can donate to keep it going! Here is hoping you calm down and bring it back. Please bring it back! We like LGF but LOVE the LOUNGE. Anyway, as Tigger on Winnie the Pooh said- TTFN.
| 615 |
katemaclaren Mon, Apr 6, 2009 7:02:39pm |
re: #613 LEGION
I wonder why you dinged down a perfectly innocent comment about lounge lizards. I hadn't really thought about the old term, lounge lizards" --it struck me as funny. There was no malice in that--no nothing. So what gives with you? For goodness sake.
| 616 |
zenchris Tue, Apr 7, 2009 9:29:58am |
Are you kidding? You know I'm not out there all the time, and realize with conversing with Heavy Reigns might be a chore, but seriously guy reconsider...if you can.
| 617 |
zenchris Tue, Apr 7, 2009 9:34:55am |
Sorry, thought that was a nice set up. Good luck.
| 618 |
marsl Tue, Apr 7, 2009 3:57:51pm |
I will miss the Lounge and all the talks with all american lizards.
| 619 |
aquariumly Thu, Apr 9, 2009 11:25:56pm |
re: #70 PatrioticNaturalizedAmerican
Oh, man. I leave for a week and I have no home. Thanks FEMA!
I miss the Lounge.
| 620 |
swampy Fri, Apr 10, 2009 9:08:03am |
I've been gone a week or so and had hoped to jump into the lounge to update all my friends on my battle with inflammatory breast cancer. The support and love extended to me by my LL friends there has been awesome. For those of you who would like to follow my "adventure" I've got a page on the Carring Bridge web site. [Link: www.caringbridge.org...]
Thank you Charles for the years that you did run the chat room. For me it was a place to kick off my shoes and meet like minded friends, poke a little fun at the nutroots and enjoy the friendly banter. I never saw the bashing, but can certainly understand your position and need to shut it down.
Hugs to all my LL friends. Take care and be careful feeding peanuts to elephants. :-)
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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.
William Lewis
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
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
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
