Sad for Kenny Perry today. Thought he had it.

Because....the night

re: #1 JohnAdams

I never realized just how much John Adams looked like Richard Pryor....it is like they are twins!

A header only post - is that a first?

Hope the move went well, and that you get internet back up soon... time for sleeps here.

Happy Birthday, Charles.

Go, Navy SEALS!

Now of course the pirates are vowing revenge against us horrible Americans, and the French, who DARED to kill some of them to protect our own people. Because, they only wanted money.

Guess they don't know the history of piracy much. Pirates used to be hanged summarily if they were caught. They were considered enemies of the human race, not simply 'criminals' and they had no rights.

Just wanted ransoms, and that's it. Well, things are going to get dicier now.

It’s the traditional overnight thread, sans quote...

Quoted for prosperity.

/wait, what?

Just in case you're not sufficiently confused about the sequence of today's events yet, here's a link to a NYT article that has a couple of interesting bits of information:

[Link: www.nytimes.com...]

The Defense Department twice sought Mr. Obama’s permission to use force to rescue Captain Phillips, most recently on Friday night, senior defense officials said. On Saturday morning, the president agreed, they said, if it appeared that the captain’s life was in imminent danger.

By Friday, with several warships within easy reach of the lifeboat, the negotiations had gone nowhere. Captain Phillips jumped into the sea, but was quickly recaptured. On Saturday, the pirates fired several shots at a small boat that had approached from the Bainbridge.

lol

Friends help you move.
Real friends help you move bodies.

/

weet dreams all!

re: #5 Thanos

re: #6 Sharmuta

Whoa, whoa, whoa...

I understood that he was moving today, but I did not know that it was also his birthday.

Meh, could be worse.
/had some lousy birthdays

re: #4 karmic_inquisitor

A header only post - is that a first?

There's only one thing to do. Supply our own quotes.

Some people have never had to struggle. They will never know what it's like to work on a farm until their hands are raw, just so people can have fresh marijuana.
- Jack Handey

i want the quote, damn it charles! why do we pay the big bucks here anyway?--oh wait--

re: #3 Desert Dog

I never realized just how much John Adams looked like Richard Pryor....it is like they are twins!

This is how America reinvents itself!

I've resisted FaceBook for a number of years and recently (last 2 weeks) have gone whole hog on the application and I am completely in love with it! They also have a snazzy awesome iPhone app that makes keeping in touch with family and friends so simple and easy. On Friday, I talked with someone I have known for 25+ years but been out of contact with for the last 10 years, I found them, so anyways, I talked with them, a cousin in New York, and another cousin serving in Afganistan, all on the same day!

My mind is still blown over this! If you haven't given it a try I highly suggest doing so. I don't like to pine for other companies or services, but wow, my mind is blown.

/fb newbie

To all you Navy men and women..You did us proud today! As a matter of fact you do us proud everyday. Bless you!

Nite all. Need to read another couple of chapters of "Little Dorrit" before heading to sleepy town.

re: #13 Slumbering Behemoth

Monday. I figured it was closes enough.

re: #19 Sharmuta

Gah! Damn this sticky s key.

re: #19 Sharmuta

Monday. I figured it was closes enough.

4/13 Charles Johnson birthday?

re: #8 Slumbering Behemoth

Quoted for prosperity.

PIMF! Posterity. POSTERITY!

I hate it when I try to act all witty and shit to make a joke and end up stepping on my tongue. EPIC FAIL!

Land Of The Tiger - Episode 1 part 1

6 parts.

Of course we don't have all the facts yet, but "[Only] act if the captain's life is in imminent danger" is just one cowardly smidgen above "Don't do anyhting".

I'm resisting the urge to give Obama too much credit for this one, because I'm sure the sailors were spitting nails when Philips jumped overboard and got recaptured before the earlier ROE (certainly some form of 'do nothing') could be shot down. Probably took too long to get DC on the horn, and let the laywers (spit) be consulted.

After that public humiliation Obama had to give he Navy something, but he "imminent danger" part was still cowardly IMO. I'm sure the Navy skipper bent the definition of 'imminent danger' to act -- I'm sure Philips had already had guns pointed at him a lot.

Real leadership from Obama would have taken the form, "If your guys get what they think is a clear shot , take it. If it goes wrong I'll take full responsibility for the order."

That is NOT what he supplied.

re: #22 Slumbering Behemoth

prosperity could lead to posterity................

re: #22 Slumbering Behemoth

Take it easy on yourself.

re: #22 Slumbering Behemoth

We should both pack it in.

re: #17 AMER1CAN

I've resisted FaceBook for a number of years and recently (last 2 weeks) have gone whole hog on the application and I am completely in love with it! They also have a snazzy awesome iPhone app that makes keeping in touch with family and friends so simple and easy. On Friday, I talked with someone I have known for 25+ years but been out of contact with for the last 10 years, I found them, so anyways, I talked with them, a cousin in New York, and another cousin serving in Afganistan, all on the same day!

My mind is still blown over this! If you haven't given it a try I highly suggest doing so. I don't like to pine for other companies or services, but wow, my mind is blown.

/fb newbie

Whatever you do, stay away from FB games, Erik the Red invited me to the Metropolis game and now I'm addicted and suffering from Metro elbow and Metro wrist from click click clicking :-)

I do love it too, an old schoolfriend from *ahem* years ago found me and I was so happy to hear from her - thanks to FB!

re: #24 newscaper

Of course we don't have all the facts yet, but "[Only] act if the captain's life is in imminent danger" is just one cowardly smidgen above "Don't do anyhting".

Look at it this way: at this point, did you really expect O. to do better than Carter?

I didn't.

re: #28 aussiemagpie

Whatever you do, stay away from FB games, Erik the Red invited me to the Metropolis game and now I'm addicted and suffering from Metro elbow and Metro wrist from click click clicking :-)

I do love it too, an old schoolfriend from *ahem* years ago found me and I was so happy to hear from her - thanks to FB!

Wait till we get you into the mafia Game...:)

re: #729 aussiemagpie

Aussie, UPDATE: Noon BKK

The Taksin-supporting, free-market, techno-enriched Red-Shirts (deprived of their government TWICE by the Yellow Shirts) have blockaded almost every major city in Thailand, so no normal traffic through town...

There is a tanker-truck abandoned at a critical pinch-point downtown BKK, which COULD be detonated to great effect, and efforts underway to evacuate the area.

Thousands of soldiers now sweeping through sections of BKK...

Dominating the TV...

More as it happens... nothing much REALLY violent yet, no pitched battles

re: #21 JohnAdams

4/13 Charles Johnson birthday?

It sure is! Happy Birthday O Great One!

re: #17 AMER1CAN

I got on FaceBook on the recommendation from my daughter so she can share videos of my new grandson.
The site seemed barren.........looked for people.........found 2.........but I could have done that with white pages........not impressed .....YET...

1230 Update: TV Talking head says: Martial Law declared, steps being taken to secure ports, airports, stay inside

re: #27 Sharmuta

That an intriguing proposition that I am willing to get behind. What are the terms of this proposal?
/

re: #34 Karridine

1230 Update: TV Talking head says: Martial Law declared, steps being taken to secure ports, airports, stay inside

where--thailand?

It's also an unusually early late night thread!

re: #36 mikeymom

where--thailand?

Yup. I live in suburbs of Bangkok... the nastiness is downtown... and on TV and in the other cities... wife is Lao-Thai, I'm bilingual...

I am on FB. I have hundreds of friends.
They love me! They really love me!
I have not joined the LGF group yet, because then my ID would be revealed.
Not that that would change anything...

re: #37 gmsc

It's also an unusually early late night thread!

Get to wake up earlier then. ;)

#29,
"Look at it this way: at this point, did you really expect O. to do better than Carter?"

Of course not :)

I'm just annoyed that too many conservatives are willing to be 'gracious' in this without offering the informative contrast I gave, granting "O" a bit too much credit..

re: #30 Dustyvet

Wait till we get you into the mafia Game...:)

NO NO NO NO NO! :-)

re: #28 aussiemagpie

Whatever you do, stay away from FB games, Erik the Red invited me to the Metropolis game and now I'm addicted and suffering from Metro elbow and Metro wrist from click click clicking :-)

I do love it too, an old schoolfriend from *ahem* years ago found me and I was so happy to hear from her - thanks to FB!

My production has been down at work due to this facebooking thing! I am pretty addicted. I moved away from most of my old friends almost 15 years ago. Now I feel like I am practically back with the old gang. Incredible!

re: #33 IslandLibertarian

I got on FaceBook on the recommendation from my daughter so she can share videos of my new grandson.
The site seemed barren.........looked for people.........found 2.........but I could have done that with white pages........not impressed .....YET...

look for red seewun.....

re: #38 Karridine

Yup. I live in suburbs of Bangkok... the nastiness is downtown... and on TV and in the other cities... wife is Lao-Thai, I'm bilingual...

stay safe--keep us posted!

re: #38 Karridine

Yup. I live in suburbs of Bangkok... the nastiness is downtown... and on TV and in the other cities... wife is Lao-Thai, I'm bilingual...

Keep us posted, and take good care of yourselves.

re: #26 JohnAdams

Oh, not being hard on myself. I am a big fan of self deprecating humor, and also a fan of finding something funny in typos. I dorked a lame joke by misspelling a word, and found it funny enough to point out. Meh.

/sense of humor mileage may vary, and I am easily amused.

re: #31 Karridine

re: #729 aussiemagpie

Aussie, UPDATE: Noon BKK

The Taksin-supporting, free-market, techno-enriched Red-Shirts (deprived of their government TWICE by the Yellow Shirts) have blockaded almost every major city in Thailand, so no normal traffic through town...

There is a tanker-truck abandoned at a critical pinch-point downtown BKK, which COULD be detonated to great effect, and efforts underway to evacuate the area.

Thousands of soldiers now sweeping through sections of BKK...

Dominating the TV...

More as it happens... nothing much REALLY violent yet, no pitched battles

Thank you so much for the update! I've just heard on the 3.30pm news that many protestors have been hurt ?

Cop talking head now explaining incidents/actions in Chonburi, where Pattaya is, where the international ASEAN conference is/was, which irritated the Red Shirts so much...

context: this is a LONG 3-day Water Festival, and SHOULD HAVE BEEN quiet, drunk and relaxed fun, but instead has been pretty well brought to its knees by this demonstration, by Red Shirted people who have been quiet TOO LONG, until their Tea Party became unstoppable today...

re: #42 aussiemagpie

NO NO NO NO NO! :-)

Pretty please...:)

re: #22 Slumbering Behemoth

I hate it when you do that, two.

re: #14 capitalist piglet

“No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”

P.J. O'Rourke

re: #48 aussiemagpie

I hear a few protesters, a few soldiers... again, NO PITCHED BATTLES

yet

re: #33 IslandLibertarian

I got on FaceBook on the recommendation from my daughter so she can share videos of my new grandson.
The site seemed barren.........looked for people.........found 2.........but I could have done that with white pages........not impressed .....YET...

I pretty much got my whole family to sign up. Now mind you, one of my brothers did get his hand slapped by his fience for having some old girlfriends on there! LOL

re: #53 Karridine

I hear a few protesters, a few soldiers... again, NO PITCHED BATTLES

yet

any pitched balls?

re: #52 redc1c4

“No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”

P.J. O'Rourke

Paris Hilton passed her stupidity test. But they graded on curves.

re: #34 Karridine

1230 Update: TV Talking head says: Martial Law declared, steps being taken to secure ports, airports, stay inside

Sounds like a rapidly worsening situation now

Headline here is a travel to Thailand warning by PM Rudd

My son might just have to postpone his holiday

Facebook is a great site. I've been a member since they first started.

re: #53 Karridine

Stay safe. Good to see you posting again.

Nice!

re: #14 capitalist piglet

I'll add another Jack Handey.

"When this girl at the art museum asked me whom I liked better, Monet or Manet, I said, 'I like mayonnaise.' She just stared at me, so I said it again, louder. Then she left. I guess she went to try to find some mayonnaise for me."

re: #55 redc1c4

any pitched balls?

No, but it sounds like there were a few strikes.

//

re: #56 Alberta Oil Peon

Paris Hilton passed her stupidity test. But they graded on curves.

she has no curves.......

re: #55 redc1c4

any pitched balls?

Time for a baseball joke ...

Q: Who holds the record for most balls to hit his face?

A: Liberace.

(A very old joke at that)

re: #54 AMER1CAN

I pretty much got my whole family to sign up. Now mind you, one of my brothers did get his hand slapped by his fience for having some old girlfriends on there! LOL

New to FB and really don't like it. Don't know what I say is going where. Clammed up. Don't trust it.

re: #52 redc1c4

“No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”

P.J. O'Rourke

WELCOME TO THAILAND, RedC !

These governments can issue public statements promising to take efforts to 'solve the problem', but you cannot solve spiritual problems with political solutions! Stupidity, ignorance, cupidity, lust for power... and NO PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY! "I didn't do that!"
"I am not a crook." R Nixon
"I did NOT have sex with that woman." Billy Jeff
"I am NOT naive." Hussein the O

re: #53 Karridine

Dude. Be safe.

re: #64 karmic_inquisitor

Time for a baseball joke ...

Q: Who holds the record for most balls to hit his face?

A: Liberace.

(A very old joke at that)

come on.... you can't expect this crowd to swallow that, can you?

re: #63 redc1c4

she has no curves.......

Maybe it was grade school curves ;>}

re: #59 Killgore Trout

Good? Dayum, Killgore, I'm onliest here cuz of them RIOTS and NATIONWIDE PROTESTS!

/missed YOU, too...

re: #66 Karridine

WELCOME TO THAILAND, RedC !

These governments can issue public statements promising to take efforts to 'solve the problem', but you cannot solve spiritual problems with political solutions! Stupidity, ignorance, cupidity, lust for power... and NO PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY! "I didn't do that!"
"I am not a crook." R Nixon
"I did NOT have sex with that woman." Billy Jeff
"I am NOT naive." Hussein the O

"Dude, give me a Singha..... " redc1c4

re: #66 Karridine

are you scared? just axin'--(i'd be sreaming like a little girl now if i was you)

re: #51 bosforus

You did that on porpoise!
/

re: #43 AMER1CAN

My production has been down at work due to this facebooking thing! I am pretty addicted. I moved away from most of my old friends almost 15 years ago. Now I feel like I am practically back with the old gang. Incredible!

Luckily I'm not working a desk at work otherwise I'd be out of a job I reckon :-) Your reuniting with old friends sounds just wonderful!

It's the game that's got me hooked...my kids think it's hilarious because I used to rip the Nintendos from their hands and lecture them about how games were a waste of time!

re: #68 redc1c4

come on.... you can't expect this crowd to swallow that, can you?

If you are trying to start a pun thread, this one is not up my alley.

re: #58 TheMatrix31

Facebook is a great site. I've been a member since they first started.

I've resisted for a long time. No clue why really. But now I started and can't seem to stop. lol Typical newbie I guess!

re: #47 Slumbering Behemoth

hhmmm mileage points for sense of humor...

re: #70 Karridine

Was reading that they were firing live ammo over the protestors. Anyone get hurt of killed?

Just another little something from my vaults of strangeness . . .

Tom Mullica: Professional Cigarette Eater

re: #52 redc1c4

“No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”

P.J. O'Rourke

"Federal Marshals are so far up my ass I can taste Brylcreem."

- Corrado "Junior" Soprano

re: #70 Karridine

Good? Dayum, Killgore, I'm onliest here cuz of them RIOTS and NATIONWIDE PROTESTS!

/missed YOU, too...

So these Red Shirts and Yellow Shirts, are they political parties, or merely street gangs with a political affiliation? Where does the King sit with all this?

Please do stay safe, Karridine.

re: #75 karmic_inquisitor

If you are trying to start a pun thread, this one is not up my alley.

that's just *too* easy.... %-)

re: #71 redc1c4

Shoot, what is that Thai whiskey?...name escapes me.

re: #71 redc1c4

"Dude, give me a Singha..... " redc1c4

To wash down that shot of Mekong ...

Star Trails over the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

The Earth spins. Who knew?

re: #79 gmsc

i am not going there--quit smoking 8 weeks ago--dont want to start eating them!

re: #72 mikeymom

No Ma'am. Not in the least.

I'm in the 'burbs, action's downtown, but even if it WERE here in my 'hood, I'd be cool with it.

I was in Guatemala in 1981-82 when they overthrew the government. I happened to be in a car headed towards the capitol building when the streets became flooded with people on foot, who moments before had been standing along a parade route. Except, it wasn't a parade they had been watching , but rather they had watched a series of tank driving past headed for the capitol. We were only a matter of hundred yards or so behind those tanks.

We could hear the machine gun fire, and the sounds of tank firing. I was 21.

re: #79 gmsc

Just another little something from my vaults of strangeness . . .

Tom Mullica: Professional Cigarette Eater

[Video]

Are those filterless and is he still alive?

re: #86 mikeymom

i am not going there--quit smoking 8 weeks ago--dont want to start eating them!

Congrats.

re: #86 mikeymom

i am not going there--quit smoking 8 weeks ago--dont want to start eating them!

Actually, that's all the more reason to watch the video – it will help you keep away from cigarettes!

re: #73 Slumbering Behemoth

You did that on porpoise!
/

But of course.

re: #65 JohnAdams

New to FB and really don't like it. Don't know what I say is going where. Clammed up. Don't trust it.

There is a slight learning curve no doubt. Once you kind of get the basics down of what is going where and who can see what, then it's not so scary in that sort of "what the fuck did I post and where did it go and who can see it" kind of way.

re: #50 Dustyvet

Pretty please...:)

Read my lips..... NO NO NO! :-)

But then again......I do have some spare hours that I just waste lying in bed in the dark doing something useless like sleeping :-)

re: #73 Slumbering Behemoth

You did that on porpoise!
/

Or should I say, but of coarse.

re: #78 Gus 802

Was reading that they were firing live ammo over the protestors. Anyone get hurt of killed?

Some injuries reported, but TV is being closely monitored from the inside, and that stuff wouldn't be quickly reported IF it actually DID happen... some injuries, both sides, all minor so far...

re: #84 Bobibutu

To wash down that shot of Mekong ...

Mekong!

Awful piss...

re: #91 gmsc

Actually, that's all the more reason to watch the video – it will help you keep away from cigarettes!

I imagine the guy is often the butt of butt jokes.

re: #71 redc1c4

"Dude, give me a Singha..... " redc1c4

Large bottle - not the small one... ;)

re: #89 Gus 802

Are those filterless and is he still alive?

I'm not sure about whether they have filters (I believe they do, but I'm not sure).

He is still alive, but he no longer performs that act. Strangely, it's not because of the danger to his health, but that there were too many amateurs copying his act.

I've seen him do that live a few times, and I even asked him, "How do you do that without burning yourself?" He replied, "I don't. I burn myself everytime I do that!"

re: #99 slokat

Large bottle - not the small one... ;)

oh hellya!

re: #53 Karridine

I hear a few protesters, a few soldiers... again, NO PITCHED BATTLES

yet

I also heard six people were killed? News does get scrambled doesn't it...

re: #61 Silvergirl

I'll add another Jack Handey.

"When this girl at the art museum asked me whom I liked better, Monet or Manet, I said, 'I like mayonnaise.' She just stared at me, so I said it again, louder. Then she left. I guess she went to try to find some mayonnaise for me."

LOL - I had never seen that one! : )

“If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it'll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them.”

- Jack Handey

re: #91 gmsc

Actually, that's all the more reason to watch the video – it will help you keep away from cigarettes!

nope--watched for 40 secs--wanted to put one in my ear! lol

re: #96 Karridine

Some injuries reported, but TV is being closely monitored from the inside, and that stuff wouldn't be quickly reported IF it actually DID happen... some injuries, both sides, all minor so far...

It's amazing that there have only been minor injuries. I'm wondering now if they're firing live ammo or they're good shots. Let's hope that no one gets hurt when this is all said and done.

“The principle feature of American liberalism is sanctimoniousness. By loudly denouncing all bad things -- war and hunger and date rape -- liberals testify to their own terrific goodness. More important, they promote themselves to membership in a self-selecting elite of those who care deeply about such things. It's a kind of natural aristocracy, and the wonderful thing about this aristocracy is that you don't have to be brave, smart, strong or even lucky to join it, you just have to be liberal.”

P.J.

re: #85 Racer X

Hey - did you realize that you are almost at "karmic convergence?"

Your karma count is only 103 from matching your number of posts. 1 for 1.

It’s the traditional overnight thread, sans quote...
- Charles Johnson

But now the non-quote is itself a quote...!

Hahahahaha! I have now created a logical paradox that will REND THE FABRIC OF THE INTERNET!

rat check....

re: #100 gmsc

Yeah, didn't look like something he'd want to keep up. His mouth almost looked black in that video. Whew.

re: #106 redc1c4

Upding.
How's PJ doing? I hear he is ill.

re: #81 Alberta Oil Peon

The Red Shirts represent a LARGE MAJORITY of voters, voters who voted in TWO consecutive governments headed by Taksin or his protege, only to have an apolitical (hah!) Yellow-Shirted tiny minority violently seize govt house, cripple government, seize the national airport, thereby RUINING Thai tourism for the foreseeable future, and NOW the Red Shirts flex their muscle.

Messy.

His Majesty's power is limited under all the Constitutions currently being kicked around, but I think he just authorized the govt declaring martial law... or something like it... he suffers, really, when his beloved People suffer...

re: #74 aussiemagpie

Luckily I'm not working a desk at work otherwise I'd be out of a job I reckon :-) Your reuniting with old friends sounds just wonderful!

It's the game that's got me hooked...my kids think it's hilarious because I used to rip the Nintendos from their hands and lecture them about how games were a waste of time!

I went to preschool with a few friends and even have some pictures from way back in those days. I have been out of touch with some of them for 15+ years. A lot of them have been on facebook for awhile and have a lot of pictures and info posted.... so now I am on there and I go and check there Wall out and I see they have kids of their own and are married and just all kinds of different things!

It's a lot to process to be honest. But in a good way. It's been a positive experience seeing what old friends and acquaintances are doing with life and I'm excited to be able to share back with them now.

re: #108 stuiec

But now the non-quote is itself a quote...!

Hahahahaha! I have now created a logical paradox that will REND THE FABRIC OF THE INTERNET!

sorry--i dont cotton to that theory

re: #107 karmic_inquisitor

Hey - did you realize that you are almost at "karmic convergence?"

Your karma count is only 103 from matching your number of posts. 1 for 1.

Odd.

I am a real ding-a-ling.

re: #92 bosforus

But of course coarse.

FTFY
/I'm not good a puns, but I can muster up a bit of "said right, spelled wrong" sort of thing.

re: #114 mikeymom

sorry--i dont cotton to that theory

Well, why don't we canvas the rest of the lizards?

re: #117 stuiec

Well, why don't we canvas the rest of the lizards?

well, im linen this thread, so nite all--bless!

Just checked again... we HEAR (here, inside Thailand) 70+ injured, no deaths reported... 1300 Thai = 2200 Pacific

re: #117 stuiec

Well, why don't we canvas the rest of the lizards?

These puns are getting worsted by the minute.

re: #118 mikeymom

well, im linen this thread, so nite all--bless!

Good night. Just turned into morning.

re: #95 bosforus

Shit! Beat me too it by a mile!

Mercury Capsule

re: #113 AMER1CAN

I went to preschool with a few friends and even have some pictures from way back in those days. I have been out of touch with some of them for 15+ years. A lot of them have been on facebook for awhile and have a lot of pictures and info posted.... so now I am on there and I go and check there Wall out and I see they have kids of their own and are married and just all kinds of different things!

It's a lot to process to be honest. But in a good way. It's been a positive experience seeing what old friends and acquaintances are doing with life and I'm excited to be able to share back with them now.

That's lovely! I use it to to keep in touch with some rellies in Austria, as well as friends here (and play that rotten game ):-)

re: #118 mikeymom

well, im linen this thread, so nite all--bless!

Good night, and remember the immortal words of Winston Churchill:

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toile, tears and sweat."

re: #120 gmsc

These puns are getting worsted by the minute.

Ironically, that's the first time anyone's been bested by worsted.

Now being shown: Army firing over and ON demonstrators, tear-gas employed...

re: #123 Racer X

Mercury Capsule

Cool. Ballistic capsule!

Only 2 Mercury 7 astronauts alive today.

TV clips show as many 'journalists' as troops

re: #127 Karridine

Now being shown: Army firing over and ON demonstrators, tear-gas employed...

On? That's not good.

re: #130 Gus 802

Not good.

re: #111 JohnAdams

Upding.
How's PJ doing? I hear he is ill.

news to me.... i'll have to check. bad news, it it's true.

Images of burning public bus....

re: #131 Karridine

Not good.

That's bad. Drive them back, fire tear gas, beat them if you must but shooting at an unarmed crowd ain't right.

Good gravy! Say one polite thing to a guy on the street and he's all, "You got a boyfriend?" Maybe he doesn't realize that it reeks of desperation?

re: #127 Karridine

Now being shown: Army firing over and ON demonstrators, tear-gas employed...

Thanks for the updates!

Karridine -

Here is a report where the red shirts claim 3 dead

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]

This morning's battle marked a further increase in the tensions of recent days that have already seen the Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s car furiously attacked, and buses commandeered to blockade streets all over the city.

Now the red-shirts have revenge on their minds, after dozens of their number were wounded in this morning's raid, and, they claim, at least three were killed. Phootawan Phetrasathian, carrying a Thai flag over his shoulder, was furious. "Thai soldiers killed people last night, at three in the morning," he told The Times. "It was nearby, on Din Daeng road. We want the army to leave. We want Abhisit (the Thai prime minister) to get out. He's no good. His ministers are no good."

Mr Phootawan, who is usually employed selling coffee from a trolley, said the soldiers' M16s and Uzis did not scare him. "I don't have anything, only two hands and two legs, but I'm not afraid."

re: #114 mikeymom

sorry--i dont cotton to that theory

wool come up with a different one then..... weave got more that one way to warp your mind.

re: #134 Gus 802

It might have been a troop or two firing against ROE, but I SAW his M-16, firing at ground level, parallel, human-killing angle, Gus!

re: #133 Karridine

Images of burning public bus....

Dozens injured in Thai army crackdown

NHK report from Japan.

re: #137 karmic_inquisitor

Some credence there.

24 hour attitude... but the govt has already thrown down and drawn down on the Red Shirts...

re: #135 Sharmuta

Shit, sorry. I wasn't trying to appear desperate, I was just checking to see if you were unattached. Didn't want to, you know, start putting "the moves" on a gal with a boyfriend. Or a husband.
/call me old fashioned...

re: #139 Karridine

It might have been a troop or two firing against ROE, but I SAW his M-16, firing at ground level, parallel, human-killing angle, Gus!

Sounds rather desperate. Even firing live rounds over their heads is not standard. Water canons used to be another method of large crowd control.

re: #140 Gus 802

Got it, thx, Gus!

Hola Honcos, just checking in here before bedtime. Hope everyone had a great Easter.

Is it true it was Marine snipers that got the pirates?

this is sounding more and more like Burma than Thailand.....

/damn shame

re: #144 Karridine

Got it, thx, Gus!

You're welcome.

re: #143 Gus 802

Sounds rather desperate. Even firing live rounds over their heads is not standard. Water cannons used to be another method of large crowd control.

There WAS a 70-meter water cannon in use near the burning bus, but down-firing troops, too... desperate, yes...

re: #145 Pvt Bin Jammin

Hola Honcos, just checking in here before bedtime. Hope everyone had a great Easter.

Is it true it was Marine snipers that got the pirates?

US snipers..... that's good enough for me.

re: #146 redc1c4

this is sounding more and more like Burma than Thailand.....

/damn shame

I was thinking the very same thing earlier.

Big Japanese talking head now issuing public statement re Thailand...

re: #148 Karridine

There WAS a 70-meter water cannon in use near the burning bus, but down-firing troops, too... desperate, yes...

70 meter?

*thats* impressive........

re: #145 Pvt Bin Jammin

Hola Honcos, just checking in here before bedtime. Hope everyone had a great Easter.

Is it true it was Marine snipers that got the pirates?

Saw a couple stories with the snipers as Marines. Most now say SEALs.

Now the S&P has cut Thailand's credit rating ...

The Baht is getting shorted as a result. Mr. Soros? Mr. Soros?

[Link: www.bloomberg.com...]

re: #149 redc1c4

US snipers..... that's good enough for me.

Good enough for me, too. I was so proud. I was originally playing "Anchor's Aweigh".

re: #148 Karridine

There WAS a 70-meter water cannon in use near the burning bus, but down-firing troops, too... desperate, yes...

Could close the airport and divert fire fighting equipment as water canons for crowd control. Crazy idea probably.

re: #142 Slumbering Behemoth

Aww- well thanks for calling me pretty.

c yall in the morning ...

re: #153 Bobibutu

Saw a couple stories with the snipers as Marines. Most now say SEALs.

and unless it's a DOD press release, none of the MFM have the slightest fucking clue on the issue.

Pix coming in from Lamphun, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai... Red Shirts everywhere, cops sympathetic, NOT rousting them...

re: #153 Bobibutu

Saw a couple stories with the snipers as Marines. Most now say SEALs.

Like Red said, as long as it's US, it's all good.

Apparently there are 30,000 Aussies living in Thailand, and another 25,000 on holidays there...

re: #135 Sharmuta

Good gravy! Say one polite thing to a guy on the street and he's all, "You got a boyfriend?" Maybe he doesn't realize that it reeks of desperation?

Just tell him, yes, you have a boyfriend, and he's far more than 3 apples high!
;)

re: #122 Slumbering Behemoth

Shit! Beat me too it by a mile!

That's OK, it's easy to miss those immediate follow up comments somethymes.
Going to bed, g'night!

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening Lizards.

Hope everyone has a great Easter Monday. It's a Holiday here so I will be sitting by the pool and posting in about 2 hours. As soon as I finish up at work :)

re: #160 Karridine

Thanks for the info. NY Nana and I have been worried about you. Stay safe.

re: #163 gmsc

Just tell him, yes, you have a boyfriend, he brings his own fruitcup and he's far more than 3 apples high!
;)

FTFY!

re: #162 aussiemagpie

There's a permanent presence of at least 70,000 Euro-Americans here in Bangkok... that's a good sized city within the city...

re: #162 aussiemagpie

Apparently there are 30,000 Aussies living in Thailand, and another 25,000 on holidays there...

After the state of emergency was declared, most of them were probably wise enough to stay in their rooms.

I hope all the tourists stay safe, and can get home safely.

re: #138 redc1c4

wool come up with a different one then..... weave got more that one way to warp your mind.

I see the compulsion to pun looms large in your psyche.

re: #145 Pvt Bin Jammin

Hola Honcos, just checking in here before bedtime. Hope everyone had a great Easter.

Is it true it was Marine snipers that got the pirates?

[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]

How SEALs Carried Out Their Mission

The operation to rescue Capt. Richard Phillips involved dozens of Navy SEALs, who parachuted from an aircraft into the scene near dark Saturday, landing in the ocean. The SEALs were part of a group of Special Operations forces involved in the effort, according to military officials.

...

"In the last discussion, they said, 'If we don't get what we want, we will kill the captain,' " the official said.

Soon afterward, two pirates moved to one of the hatches of the lifeboat and stuck their heads out. The third pirate advanced toward the captain and pointed his AK-47 straight at Phillips's back, the rifle touching it or inches away, the official said.

U.S. military observers thought that Phillips was about to be shot. SEAL snipers, who were positioned on a deck at the stern of the Bainbridge, an area known as the fantail, had the three pirates in their sights. The on-scene commander gave the snipers authority to fire.

"As soon as the snipers had a clear shot at the guy who had the rifle, they shot him and the other two in the hatches," the senior military official said.

A member of the Special Operations team slid down the tow line into the water and climbed aboard the lifeboat. Phillips was then put in a small craft and taken to the Bainbridge.

What does FTFY mean ?

*Ignorant me* :-)

re: #170 stuiec

I see the compulsion to pun looms large in your psyche.

there's a common thread between us......

re: #172 aussiemagpie

What does FTFY mean ?

*Ignorant me* :-)

Fixed That For You

re: #171 Bobibutu

I'm going to dig out my SEAL t-shirt and wear it tomorrow. "Peace Through Superior Firepower", "Seal Team Eight".

Looking at your link now.

re: #157 Sharmuta

Ha! What with that blonde hair, and those robust, blue... *ahem* endowments. How could any cad/gentleman not call you pretty?
/

re: #172 aussiemagpie

What does FTFY mean ?

*Ignorant me* :-)

re: #174 Gus 802

Fixed That For You

Thanks for fixing it, but what does FTFY mean?

//

re: #168 Karridine

There's a permanent presence of at least 70,000 Euro-Americans here in Bangkok... that's a good sized city within the city...

Yes, plus all those Aussies! That's a lot of people

live VDO from downtown... troops sweeping mostly empty streets.. the Red Shirts are NOT offering pitched resistance... they're passionate, but they seem to know the limits of their effective power....

re: #175 Pvt Bin Jammin

I'm going to dig out my SEAL t-shirt and wear it tomorrow. "Peace Through Superior Firepower", "Seal Team Eight".

Looking at your link now.

You know, I'm thinking that Somalia just might not be prime canvassing territory for Easter Seals.

re: #47 Slumbering Behemoth

Oh, not being hard on myself. I am a big fan of self deprecating humor, and also a fan of finding something funny in typos. I dorked a lame joke by misspelling a word, and found it funny enough to point out. Meh.

/sense of humor mileage may vary, and I am easily amused.

I'm not such a big fan of self-defecating humor -- you know, the kind that literally makes one lose bowel control.

re: #178 aussiemagpie

On any given day, there are tens of thousands of tourists in the city... at least, there WERE before December...

Over the last week or so, I've heard a couple of radio pundits say that the American people and the politicians in Washington (at least the liberals) have slipped back into a pre-9/11 mentality, and how dangerous that is. Well, even more dangerous than that, in my opinion, is that the terrorists have also slipped back into a pre-9/11 mentality, one that says that The United States (Sunday's rescue not withstanding) is once again a toothless tiger, one that makes a lot of noise but ultimately does nothing. This is exactly what led to 9/11 itself: the thought that the U.S. government would not retaliate. I think the terrorists learned a lesson: don't mess with a Republican president. That's why they have stayed at arm's length since, at least until now. Now that we have another liberal in the White House, it's probably going to be open season again. And that is very dangerous indeed.

re: #169 gmsc

After the state of emergency was declared, most of them were probably wise enough to stay in their rooms.

I hope all the tourists stay safe, and can get home safely.

I've just read that our Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has told Aussies to stay in their homes and hotels...

re: #141 Karridine

Some credence there.

24 hour attitude... but the govt has already thrown down and drawn down on the Red Shirts...

Good to hear you are safe K!

I still don't quite understand what the different factions represent, other than the RedShirts supported the deposed PM, Thaksin.

Didn't Thaksin authorize a crackdown against the Muslim terrorists in the south a few years ago?

Karradine,

Please take care!

Off to sleep, way too late as usual, but I have now found my theme song! ;)

G'nite, all. Sweet dreams!

re: #173 redc1c4

there's a common thread between us......

Well, then we could take turn spinning yarns. Or, as Michael Palin put it, "Ripping Yarns"!

re: #180 Alberta Oil Peon

You know, I'm thinking that Somalia just might not be prime canvassing territory for Easter Seals.

ROFLMAO

re: #186 NY Nana

Karradine,

Please take care!

Off to sleep, way too late as usual, but I have now found my theme song! ;)

[Video]

G'nite, all. Sweet dreams!

See ya Nana.

re: #185 Colonel Panik

Roger that.

AND nationwide death to drug-dealers... street drugs are once again readily available and BIG BUSINESS in Thaksin's absence...

re: #174 Gus 802

Fixed That For You

Thank you :-)

re: #186 NY Nana

"Nite, Nana. Sweet dreams to you, too.

re: #175 Pvt Bin Jammin

I'm going to dig out my SEAL t-shirt and wear it tomorrow. "Peace Through Superior Firepower", "Seal Team Eight".

Looking at your link now.

We don't get to hear much about these troops ... what a cool op ... stealth para jump into the ocean at night ... get aboard ship. Set their trap and execute it.

Hats off to everyone.

Yikes, I went over to the LGF group on FB, and it appears to have a healthy dose of detractors therein. I guess I will have to join in order to beat some sense in to their heads.

re: #194 rawmuse

Yikes, I went over to the LGF group on FB, and it appears to have a healthy dose of detractors therein. I guess I will have to join in order to beat some sense in to their heads.

FB?

re: #194 rawmuse

Yikes, I went over to the LGF group on FB, and it appears to have a healthy dose of detractors therein. I guess I will have to join in order to beat some sense in to their heads.

Look out for me over there. If you want to add as a friend send me a request with your LGF nic and I will accept.

re: #177 gmsc

HAHAHA! Love it, and thanks!

re: #195 Gus 802

FaceBook

re: #180 Alberta Oil Peon

You know, I'm thinking that Somalia just might not be prime canvassing territory for Easter Seals.

Maybe we could send them a supply of Memorial Day SEALs -- and Rangers, and Marines, and assorted other soldiers, and sailors, and airmen.

Nah... that would be much too much to hope for.

re: #198 rawmuse

FaceBook

Ah, right. Thanks.

re: #197 aussiemagpie

HAHAHA! Love it, and thanks!

Always glad to bring another smile into the world!
:)

re: #194 rawmuse

Yikes, I went over to the LGF group on FB, and it appears to have a healthy dose of detractors therein. I guess I will have to join in order to beat some sense in to their heads.

What?!

re: #199 stuiec

Maybe we could send them a supply of Memorial Day SEALs -- and Rangers, and Marines, and assorted other soldiers, and sailors, and airmen.

Nah... that would be much too much to hope for.

That would be great, wouldn't it?

Obama's 4 days of having the Justice Department and FBI hostage specialist may make him a hero to some, but to me he is a moron. The delay was caused by him trying to implement his delusional beliefs, trying to talk to the "moderate" pirates. Hillary's bizarre laugh, I think, has told us every thing we need to know about this administration.

re: #182 Karridine

On any given day, there are tens of thousands of tourists in the city... at least, there WERE before December...

Yes, some friends changed their holiday destination to Vietnam after the airport drama in Bangkok

re: #181 stuiec

I'm not such a big fan of self-defecating humor -- you know, the kind that literally makes one lose bowel control.

Sir, you take this joke too far, and I am horribly offended!

/not so much...

Back in a while, so goodnight to those heading for bed, I'd better do some domestic goddess stuff :-)

re: #203 Alberta Oil Peon

That would be great, wouldn't it?

Only if the guy sending them really meant it, and gave them both the authority and the tools to do the job properly.

re: #193 Bobibutu

We don't get to hear much about these troops ... what a cool op ... stealth para jump into the ocean at night ... get aboard ship. Set their trap and execute it.

Hats off to everyone.

Hats off, indeed.

Did you know the Marines have something similar to that now? It is called MARSOC. You can google it. They are swimming my young relative to death.

re: #206 Slumbering Behemoth

Sir, you take this joke too far, and I am horribly offended!

/not so much...

Then you'll be glad to know I'm too pooped to take it further.

re: #202 Sharmuta

OMG I am glad I didn't join.

re: #194 rawmuse

Who was the newbie Lizard that not long ago was pitching/promoting a LGF related Facebook thang?

re: #211 Pvt Bin Jammin

OMG I am glad I didn't join.

Yeah- Me too.

re: #212 Slumbering Behemoth

It was Afrocity. I hope she's not involved in this.

SEALs 1, Pirates 0

re: #212 Slumbering Behemoth

Who was the newbie Lizard that not long ago was pitching/promoting a LGF related Facebook thang?

Dunno.

re: #212 Slumbering Behemoth

Who was the newbie Lizard that not long ago was pitching/promoting a LGF related Facebook thang?

Afrocity I think.

re: #212 Slumbering Behemoth

And on that, am I wrong in the understanding that Facebook accounts require real, meat world identifications?

re: #212 Slumbering Behemoth

I remember that Winston06 and Afrocity both got on it but I don't know if they were the promoters. I have nothing against either of them, that's just what I remember.

Reilly & Maloney - Brand New Light

re: #217 Slumbering Behemoth

And on that, am I wrong in the understanding that Facebook accounts require real, meat world identifications?

I visited Facebook once. That was enough.

re: #213 Sharmuta

Yeah- Me too.

re: #212 Slumbering Behemoth

It was Afrocity. I hope she's not involved in this.

I don;t see any bad remarks by her as such, but she is there.
First of all, anyone CAN join that group, lizard or no. All you have to do is go there and say you want to join.

re: #215 rawmuse

What's going on over there?

Is Afrocity no longer around on LGF?

Faith Hill's "This Kiss" – Las Vegas style!

re: #223 TheMatrix31

Is Afrocity no longer around on LGF?

She told me she's going to focus on her own blog.

re: #209 Pvt Bin Jammin

Hats off, indeed.

Did you know the Marines have something similar to that now? It is called MARSOC. You can google it. They are swimming my young relative to death.

As they say: ...to win wars before they ever begin.

Tip of the spear indeed.

re: #189 Gus 802

See ya Nana.

/Still trying to remember what I was looking for! ;)

G'nite, for real, sort of.

re: #227 NY Nana

/Still trying to remember what I was looking for! ;)

G'nite, for real, sort of.

For sleep! ;) Have a good sleep.

re: #222 Sharmuta

What's going on over there?

Several discussion threads, not many comments, but a few very pointed detractors. I could name names, but not here.

re: #229 rawmuse

Several discussion threads, not many comments, but a few very pointed detractors. I could name names, but not here.

Which, in and of itself, proves you to be classier than any of the detractors.

re: #225 Sharmuta

She told me she's going to focus on her own blog.

Ah, ok cool

re: #226 Bobibutu

As they say: ...to win wars before they ever begin.

Tip of the spear indeed.

I am very proud but scared, too. Thank God they recognize his other talents which have nothing to do with the "tip of the spear". He is a baby, making Sgt., and being sent back east to teach a class on his MOS.

re: #217 Slumbering Behemoth

And on that, am I wrong in the understanding that Facebook accounts require real, meat world identifications?

Facebook. Never had it, likely never will. But I still ask: does membership require concrete billing info, a.k.a. real meat world identification?

In other words, would Lizards wanting to sign up with a particular Facebook group have to surrender their anonymity to do so?

Hmm...

re: #229 rawmuse

Several discussion threads, not many comments, but a few very pointed detractors. I could name names, but not here.

Oh well. Detraction indicates a feeling of rejection. Life is full of both I suppose. It's not like we all agree on everything here despite what the detractors say. Disagreement shouldn't mean that someone rejects the other.

//I know I'm babbling.

Anyone remember when some Chechen terrorists stormed into a theater in Moscow, and took a great many people hostage? A Russian special tactics group dusted the whole auditorium with some fast-acting knockout gas, and then went in and methodically shot nearly all the Chechens. I think a few of the hostages succumbed to the effects of the gas, but most were rescued.

Seems to me that gas would be a useful weapon in the arsenal for dealing with hostage-takings like the one that just ended.

re: #211 Pvt Bin Jammin

OMG I am glad I didn't join.

I am fighting with my stupid blood glucose, damn it, and I will not let it win.

/I am on facebook, but very rarely use it. And I am on the LGF group, but my superb typing skills make it difficult for everyone to keep up with me!

If you buy the part re my typing skills? I have a bridge to sell you!

G'nite for real. Got to test again to see if my blood glucose is coming back up...too low to go to sleep with, until it goes to a normal number. I will not let diabetes win, damn it.

Lizards, I'd better hit the hay. It was a long day for us. I had no intention of doing Easter dinner as we went early somewhere else but people wanted to come over to see my hubby, just out of that hospital, so I cooked a little something.

GO SEALS!

re: #235 Alberta Oil Peon

Anyone remember when some Chechen terrorists stormed into a theater in Moscow, and took a great many people hostage? A Russian special tactics group dusted the whole auditorium with some fast-acting knockout gas, and then went in and methodically shot nearly all the Chechens. I think a few of the hostages succumbed to the effects of the gas, but most were rescued.

Seems to me that gas would be a useful weapon in the arsenal for dealing with hostage-takings like the one that just ended.

Found it last night but forgot what the chemical was. It's a sleeping agent of sorts. I think it could hold promise if fully developed but we have some rather strange laws regarding that since I think it would fall under chemical weapons treaties when used. Odd I know.

Here's something from Janes.

Russian ‘sleeping gas’ may have been halothane/fentanyl cocktail

re: #235 Alberta Oil Peon

Anyone remember when some Chechen terrorists stormed into a theater in Moscow, and took a great many people hostage? A Russian special tactics group dusted the whole auditorium with some fast-acting knockout gas, and then went in and methodically shot nearly all the Chechens. I think a few of the hostages succumbed to the effects of the gas, but most were rescued.

Seems to me that gas would be a useful weapon in the arsenal for dealing with hostage-takings like the one that just ended.

No! It was more than a few hostages- it was a massacre.

Moscow theater hostage crisis

re: #237 Pvt Bin Jammin

Lizards, I'd better hit the hay. It was a long day for us. I had no intention of doing Easter dinner as we went early somewhere else but people wanted to come over to see my hubby, just out of that hospital, so I cooked a little something.

GO SEALS!

Good, morning.

re: #232 Pvt Bin Jammin

I am very proud but scared, too. Thank God they recognize his other talents which have nothing to do with the "tip of the spear". He is a baby, making Sgt., and being sent back east to teach a class on his MOS.

They are all national treasures. And yes ... scary stuff.

re: #236 NY Nana

Be careful, Nana. I know you know what to do.

BTW, patient is in a world of hurt over here. He finally took the oxycontin and he never takes that stuff as a rule.

Take care.

re: #241 Bobibutu

My older brother was counterintelligence. That's his grandson. OMG

Today in History, April 13th:

Today's Highlight in History:

On April 13, 1743, the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, was born in Shadwell, Va.

On this date:

In 1598, King Henry IV of France endorsed the Edict of Nantes, which granted rights to the Protestant Huguenots. (The edict was abrogated in 1685 by King Louis XIV, who declared France entirely Catholic again.)

In 1742, Handel's "Messiah" was first performed publicly in Dublin, Ireland.

In 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was incorporated in New York. (The original museum opened in 1872.)

In 1909, author Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Miss.

In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial.

In 1958, American pianist Van Cliburn, 23, won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first black performer in a leading role to win an Academy Award, for "Lilies of the Field."

In 1970, Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. (The astronauts managed to return safely.)

In 1986, Pope John Paul II visited the Great Synagogue of Rome in the first recorded papal visit of its kind to a Jewish house of worship.

In 1992, the Great Chicago Flood took place as the city's century-old tunnel system and adjacent basements filled with water from the Chicago River.

In 1999, Right-to-die advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian was sentenced in Pontiac, Mich., to 10 to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder in the lethal injection of a Lou Gehrig's disease patient. (Kevorkian ended up serving eight years.)

Today's Birthdays:
Movie director Stanley Donen is 85.
Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., is 76.
Actor Lyle Waggoner is 74.
Actor Edward Fox is 72.
Playwright Lanford Wilson is 72.
Actor Paul Sorvino is 70.
Movie and TV composer Bill Conti is 67.
Rock musician Jack Casady is 65.
Actor Tony Dow is 64.
Singer Al Green is 63.
Actor Ron Perlman is 59.
Actor William Sadler is 59.
Singer Peabo Bryson is 58.
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 58.
Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 57.
Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 55.
Singer-musician Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 54.
Comedian Gary Kroeger is 52.
Actress Saundra Santiago is 52.
Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 48.
Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 46.
Actress Page Hannah is 45.
Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea is 45.
Rock musician Lisa Umbarger is 44.
Rock musician Marc Ford is 43.
Reggae singer Capleton is 42.
Actor Ricky Schroder is 39.
Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 37.
Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 36.
Singer Lou Bega is 34.
Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 33.
Basketball player Baron Davis is 30.
Actress Courtney Peldon is 28.
Pop singer Nellie McKay is 27.

Thought for Today: "The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy."

re: #244 gmsc

"Lilies of the Field"

re: #244 gmsc

You forgot blogger Charles Johnson on the birthday list.

re: #243 Pvt Bin Jammin

My older brother was counterintelligence. That's his grandson. OMG

Oh my ... we'll have to chat more on this .. I've got to get to sleep. Nite all.

I am really out now but I just have to type my sister and my little grade school thing that we used to put in every springtime card:

Happy Easter!
Happy Spring!
Happy, Happy Everything!

It's also Thomas Jefferson's birthday. Happy Birthday Mr President!

re: #248 Pvt Bin Jammin

I am really out now but I just have to type my sister and my little grade school thing that we used to put in every springtime card:

Happy Easter!
Happy Spring!
Happy, Happy Everything!

How cute!

Sleep well, PBJ!

Little Lucy was playing in the garden when she spotted two spiders
mating. "Daddy, what are those two spiders doing?"
"They're mating, Lucy" he replied.
"What do you call the spider on top Daddy?" Lucy asked.
"Oh, that's a Daddy Longlegs.
Lucy asked, "Oh, so one's a Daddy Longlegs and the other one is a
Mommy Longlegs?"
Daddy replied, "No, both of them are Daddy Longlegs."
Lucy thought for a moment, then took her foot and stamped them flat.
Well, we're not having THAT sort of thing in our garden!"

re: #246 Sharmuta

You forgot blogger Charles Johnson on the birthday list.

Oops – Happy birthday, Charles!

re: #249 Sharmuta

It's also Thomas Jefferson's birthday. Happy Birthday Mr President!

Now I know I didn't forget that one! He's 266 today!

/lurkin'
Happy Monday Morning to y'all. Can't stay long. Need more shut-eye. You can divide up my fruitcup later.

Evening late night lizards, I miss anything of consequence in the past 10 hours?

Obama = Scar (from The Lion King)?!?