Amazon’s Got Groceries

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If you need groceries (and who doesn’t?), you may not be aware that you can now get a lot of your most common items at Amazon; staples like paper products, and packaged goods like oatmeal, coffee, tea, nutrition bars, soft drinks, etc. I’ve been ordering stuff this way for months, and I recommend it without reservation. And if you sign up for Amazon Prime shipping it’s amazingly economical. Here are the latest Amazon Grocery Sales & Special Offers.

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290 comments
1 laZardo  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:32:03pm

[insert encroaching unicorporation conspiracy here]

2 pat  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:32:24pm

Actually with a home made braised chuck, I am set for the night. lol

3 Sharmuta  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:32:42pm

I can has cheeseburger?!

4 Charles Johnson  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:33:33pm

Cheeseburgers would probably not be the best thing to order through Amazon…

5 Racer X  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:34:00pm

re: #3 Sharmuta

I can has cheeseburger?!

You want fries with that?

6 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:34:28pm

re: #3 Sharmuta

I can has cheeseburger?!

You can has the buns and cheeze at least. The meat you wants to sea before you buys it. :)

7 laZardo  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:34:29pm

re: #5 Racer X

im in ur amazon

soopersizin

8 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:34:57pm

re: #4 Charles

Why not? They seem to last about a full month before they go mouldy.

9 pat  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:35:48pm

Cheeseburger in a can.
[Link: deathby1000papercuts.com…]
Yes, it is for real.

10 Van Helsing  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:35:49pm

I’ve never (well, only once) considered paper products to be groceries.

11 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:36:30pm

Tinned goods, dry goods, anything that basically comes in a can and will last for years probably is the best stuff to get from Amazon.

12 Racer X  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:37:00pm

Can I order me up some Ribs and Whiskey?

13 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:37:45pm

Actually, you can (I have reason to know this) get some unusual items there. Citric acid & honeycomb & cacao beans, all of which have educational purposes.

(I am serious. Showing my kids how things get made is a passion of mine. I needed the citric acid for an endothermic reaction.)

14 Bobblehead  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:38:23pm

Has anyone else noticed how the price of coffee has gone up?

15 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:38:23pm

I think its about time I started stocking up. I mean .. after all .. the Y3k bug will happen and I might be unprepared. So I figure with 991 years foresight I should be safe this time around.

16 Racer X  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:38:58pm

re: #9 pat

Cheeseburger in a can.
[Link: deathby1000papercuts.com…]
Yes, it is for real.

Cobra. Its what’s for dinner.

17 Sharmuta  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:39:35pm

Kitteh kommitteh iz foiled again.

18 Charles Johnson  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:39:37pm

Amazon Prime, by the way, is one of the most awesome deals on the web. Order anything you want, no price limit, and get unlimited 2-day shipping, for only $79 a year. One-day shipping for $3.99.

I’ve been working the heck out of this program for 3 years.

19 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:41:10pm

Interesting…..
Golden Banyan Dry White Flower Shitake Mushroom, 1 Pound Bags
That’s actually a pretty good deal. There’s a lot of flavor (and health benefits) in those ‘shrooms. I’m contributing a recipe for the next LGF cookbook called “Happy Lucky One Week Porkchop Udon Noodle Party”. It requires shitakes, order your mushrooms in advance.

20 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:41:14pm

I actually found that out about two weeks ago when I did a search for Andy Capp Hot Fries, Polar soda, licoriche and birch beer.

I was surprised to see it and at the time figured this was something that everybody but me knew about.

21 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:43:33pm

re: #19 Killgore Trout

Can you sub for the porkchop? This being jewish and all .. it really hampers my pig eating fetish ..

What can be used instead?

22 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:43:40pm

re: #18 Charles

Amazon Prime, by the way, is one of the most awesome deals on the web. Order anything you want, no price limit, and get unlimited 2-day shipping, for only $79 a year. One-day shipping for $3.99.

I’ve been working the heck out of this program for 3 years.

I had Prime for a year but I went off it since I always order at least $25 and you get free shipping, though not the 2-day. About the food, I’ve had lots of Amazon food shipments, popcorn, granola bars, pancake mixes, all kinds of stuff. So if I order through this site, does it help support it? How do I do that?

23 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:44:14pm

I’m actually pretty impressed. For Soba fans…..
Eden Bonito Flakes, 1.05-Ounce Package (Pack of 4)


The prices are really good.

24 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:44:34pm

Yea…here we go.

25 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:45:15pm

re: #23 Killgore Trout

I’m an Okonmiyaki addict. Years of japanese influence has rubbed off on me and my pancaking skills.

26 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:46:04pm

re: #21 Buster Bunny

Can you sub for the porkchop? This being jewish and all .. it really hampers my pig eating fetish ..

What can be used instead?

Yes. Chicken and beef works really well too. Fried tofu is fantastic as well even is you aren’t a vegetarian.

27 pat  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:46:30pm

You know where I live, one need not go far for exotic. It whats for dinner.

28 realwest  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:47:31pm

Hmm, well while I go off to peruse the list of goodies at Amazon, I thought I’d leave y’all with what I believe to be one of the most politically poignant cartoons I’ve read in a long time: [Link: www.daybydaycartoon.com…]

BBIAW!

29 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:47:34pm

re: #25 Buster Bunny

The prices are really good. Very comparable to what I find in the Asian markets here. If you buy this stuff in a regular grocery store the prices are outrageous.

30 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:48:20pm

re: #5 Racer X

You want fries with that?

No fries. Chips.

31 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:48:34pm

Are any lizards thinking of getting their own vending machine concession for somewhere and stocking them with large quantites of some of the food available @ Amazon?

/fleeting though

32 jaunte  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:48:49pm

re: #3 Sharmuta

I can has cheeseburger?!

[Link: www.amazon.com…]

33 laZardo  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:48:49pm

re: #28 realwest

Welcome to the New America.™

/the more things change, the more they stay the same?

34 HelloDare  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:48:56pm

I tried to book a cruise to the Amazon. They wouldn’t let me.

35 Bobblehead  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:50:03pm

re: #18 Charles

Amazon Prime, by the way, is one of the most awesome deals on the web. Order anything you want, no price limit, and get unlimited 2-day shipping, for only $79 a year. One-day shipping for $3.99.

I’ve been working the heck out of this program for 3 years.


That is a great program. I order lots of books and I did most of my Christmas shopping through Amazon. I saved and continue to save a ton on shipping.

36 SpaceJesus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:51:25pm

can i buy fake tanning stuff in a can in bulk the way pam geller does

37 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:51:31pm

re: #30 Silvergirl

No fries. Chips.

You wouldn’t happen to be a fan of the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago, would you?

38 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:52:17pm

re: #36 spacejesus

can i buy fake tanning stuff in a can in bulk the way pam geller does

You could, but I think you’re smarter than that.

39 Sharmuta  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:52:25pm

re: #31 Fenway_Nation

Are any lizards thinking of getting their own vending machine concession for somewhere and stocking them with large quantites of some of the food available @ Amazon?

/fleeting though

Vending is literally a nickel and dime business. You have to have A LOT of machines to make money at it.

40 itellu3times  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:53:07pm

Too slow.

Need digital food, downloads.

41 laZardo  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:53:45pm

re: #39 Sharmuta

I remember when I was in community college around the previous-previous election. Vending machine candy bar prices jumped from 75c to 99c and I kept imagining a big-media news article on how it’s affecting the American consumer.

/usually went for the cartons of milk, personally.

42 Mauser  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:54:13pm

I dunno, I just looked at a bunch of things I usually get, and Wal-Mart beats them by a huge margin.

43 VioletTiger  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:54:38pm

They have the curry paste I can never find! This stuff is great if you like to cook anything thai.

44 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:54:49pm

re: #37 Dark_Falcon

You wouldn’t happen to be a fan of the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago, would you?

No, I was doing an SNL reference. The Olympia Cafe sketch. “No fries - chips.”
“Okay, chips.”
“One cheeseburger, one Pepsi, one chip!”

Tell about the Billy Goat Tavern.

45 SpaceJesus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:55:04pm

re: #38 Dark_Falcon

You could, but I think you’re smarter than that.

Image: pamela_geller.jpg

46 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:56:36pm

I am really not much of an internet shopper but the prices look right. I might just try it just to get the “no clingon toilet paper”. I am hating that stuff from Costco.

47 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:56:55pm

re: #43 VioletTiger

They have the curry paste I can never find! This stuff is great if you like to cook anything thai.

Why is it I can never be able to find a decent red curry powder? I’m able to make a pretty good Yellow Thai curry……but red curry powder’s been elusive.

48 HelloDare  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:58:23pm

re: #18 Charles

Amazon Prime, by the way, is one of the most awesome deals on the web. Order anything you want, no price limit, and get unlimited 2-day shipping, for only $79 a year. One-day shipping for $3.99.

I’ve been working the heck out of this program for 3 years.

Rumor has it your new digs has a velodrome and you never leave home. Just a rumor I heard over at an anti-jihadi website. /

49 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:58:36pm

re: #46 Pvt Bin Jammin

I am really not much of an internet shopper but the prices look right. I might just try it just to get the “no clingon toilet paper”. I am hating that stuff from Costco.

TP: over the roll or under the roll? Discuss.

50 laZardo  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:59:26pm

re: #49 Silvergirl

TP: over the roll or under the roll? Discuss.

Forget the debate over the existence of a Supreme Being. THIS is truly one of if not THE most profound mystery of our time.

/ q:

51 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:59:32pm

re: #49 Silvergirl

TP: over the roll or under the roll? Discuss.

Over for regular users.

Under if you own a cat.

52 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 9:59:34pm

re: #49 Silvergirl

LOL I put it over just because my parent used to put it under.

53 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:00:23pm

re: #50 laZardo

Forget the debate over the existence of a Supreme Being. THIS is truly one of if not THE most profound mystery of our time.

/ q:

You are correct, sir.

54 VioletTiger  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:00:23pm

re: #47 Fenway_Nation

Why is it I can never be able to find a decent red curry powder? I’m able to make a pretty good Yellow Thai curry……but red curry powder’s been elusive.

You need to find a good oriental market. I find it when I am in the D.C. area—there are a lot of markets in the surrounding areas.

55 realwest  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:00:32pm

Hmmm - well either I don’t eat the “name brand stuff” that Amazon sells, or their similar stuff isn’t priced much better - if at all, than at Harris-Teeter (BIG department store Chain down here). In fact there Kona Coffee whole beans is actually more expensive than is the HT Kona whole beans cost, same size bag (12 oz.).
However, if Charles gets anything outta this, I’m more than willing to give it a try!

56 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:00:56pm

re: #51 Gus 802

Over for regular users.

Under if you own a cat.

This is so true.
If you own a toddler, hide the TP!

57 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:01:15pm

re: #43 VioletTiger

They have the curry paste I can never find! This stuff is great if you like to cook anything thai.

I use green curry paste as a marinade all the time. It’s so cool that they have all the obscure ethnic stuff and the prices are very reasonable. I can get most of this stuff locally but a lot of people can’t.

58 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:01:26pm

re: #54 VioletTiger

You need to find a good oriental market. I find it when I am in the D.C. area—there are a lot of markets in the surrounding areas.


Actually, I did- or at least I thought I did. The only Red curry they have is in the paste form…..

59 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:01:34pm

re: #56 Silvergirl

This is so true.
If you own a toddler, hide the TP!

They grab a hold of the end and run?

60 HelloDare  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:01:43pm

re: #49 Silvergirl

TP: over the roll or under the roll? Discuss.

Simple. Over the roll so the design shows on the prissy flower-print tissue.

61 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:01:51pm

re: #44 Silvergirl

No, I was doing an SNL reference. The Olympia Cafe sketch. “No fries - chips.”
“Okay, chips.”
“One cheeseburger, one Pepsi, one chip!”

Tell about the Billy Goat Tavern.

It’s a restaurant in the Loop which is known for its cheeseburgers and chips instead of fries (spelled ‘cheeseboegers’ and ‘cheeps’ on its menus). It also know for one its owners not being allowed to take his pet goat into Wrigley Field, resulting in the Cubs suffering the so-called “Curse of The Goat”.

62 Killian Bundy  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:01:56pm

re: #51 Gus 802

Over for regular users.

Under if you own a cat.

Youtube Video

/don’t matter

63 VioletTiger  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:01:59pm

re: #49 Silvergirl

TP: over the roll or under the roll? Discuss.

Over. If you buy a print or embossed roll, it’s the only way it looks right.

Thankfully, my cats only attack rolls on the ground.

64 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:02:10pm

re: #49 Silvergirl

TP: over the roll or under the roll? Discuss.

We had cats when we were kids, so maybe that’s why. Seriously, though, I think my dad thought you used less. He used to try and tell us girls that three squares were more than enough. OMG

65 VioletTiger  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:03:21pm

re: #57 Killgore Trout

I use green curry paste as a marinade all the time. It’s so cool that they have all the obscure ethnic stuff and the prices are very reasonable. I can get most of this stuff locally but a lot of people can’t.

Please share some recipes in the next cookbook. It sounds good.

66 redc1c4  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:03:34pm

at least until Amazon and the rest are forced to start charging all local taxes…..

why buy on line if thre is no advantage?

67 realwest  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:04:00pm

re: #33 laZardo Well that political cartoon strip (which btw is only available on the internet) really does drive home the point rather forcefully.

68 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:04:06pm

re: #62 Killian Bundy

[Video]

/don’t matter

Nooo! Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

69 VioletTiger  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:05:52pm

re: #58 Fenway_Nation

Actually, I did- or at least I thought I did. The only Red curry they have is in the paste form…..

There is some here.

70 Sharmuta  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:05:53pm

Their organic section leaves much to be desired.

71 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:05:54pm

re: #65 VioletTiger

I’m also going to try to do a little write up on edible gardening. I’ve been meaning to do it the past few weeks but I always get distracted.

72 laZardo  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:06:03pm

re: #67 realwest

And speaking of driving points home forcefully,

HAPPY EARTH DAY.

/I like it for being ironically very anti-Earth-Hour.

73 Killian Bundy  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:06:19pm

re: #68 Gus 802

Nooo! Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

/the trick is to train them that the bathroom, like kitchen counters, is off limits, they have their own

74 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:06:26pm

re: #59 Gus 802

They grab a hold of the end and run?

They love toilet paper. They count the ways, and grabbing and running is just one of the tricks. Stuffing a roll down the toilet (rolled or unrolled), wrapping themselves like mummies, or decorating anything and everything as if it were crepe paper party streamers. Every day is a festive occasion with a child and a roll of TP.

75 redc1c4  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:07:00pm

re: #64 Pvt Bin Jammin

We had cats when we were kids, so maybe that’s why. Seriously, though, I think my dad thought you used less. He used to try and tell us girls that three squares were more than enough. OMG

mummy dearest would crush the rolls, so we would use less, and set them to fed under.

/miserable (self edit %-)

76 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:07:41pm

re: #68 Gus 802

Nooo! Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Yep, as long as that will has sharp claws.

77 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:07:46pm

An excellent deal for Tagine fans….
Mustapha’s Moroccan Lemons, Preserved, 64-Ounce Tub

78 redc1c4  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:07:54pm

re: #70 Sharmuta

Their organic section leaves much to be desired.

what’s not organic about it, aluminum foil?

79 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:08:03pm

re: #74 Silvergirl

They love toilet paper. They count the ways, and grabbing and running is just one of the tricks. Stuffing a roll down the toilet (rolled or unrolled), wrapping themselves like mummies, or decorating anything and everything as if it were crepe paper party streamers. Every day is a festive occasion with a child and a roll of TP.

It’s not just TP it’s a toy!

80 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:08:42pm

re: #70 Sharmuta

Gotta grow it yourself.

81 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:09:05pm

re: #49 Silvergirl

TP: over the roll or under the roll? Discuss.

Over. Not even a contest. Under requires extra reaching for the back impaired.

82 Sharmuta  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:09:30pm

re: #80 Killgore Trout

Gotta grow it yourself.

I’ve got big plans for an indoor herb garden.

83 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:10:38pm

re: #78 redc1c4

what’s not organic about it, aluminum foil?

I still say “tin foil” and am roundly rebuked as a fogie. Not even 55. Sad.

84 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:10:54pm

re: #61 Dark_Falcon

It’s a restaurant in the Loop which is known for its cheeseburgers and chips instead of fries (spelled ‘cheeseboegers’ and ‘cheeps’ on its menus). It also know for one its owners not being allowed to take his pet goat into Wrigley Field, resulting in the Cubs suffering the so-called “Curse of The Goat”.

If I ever make it back to Chicago, I’ll give them a try. They say ”cheeps” like in Nacho Libre, then.

85 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:11:04pm

re: #81 JohnAdams

Over. Not even a contest. Under requires extra reaching for the back impaired.

Speaking of TP and over and under. I’m sure the lurkers will enjoy this conversation. Don’t you hate those giant rolls in commercial rest rooms? The ones where you go to grab some TP and it keeps breaking off?

86 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:11:04pm

re: #75 redc1c4

mummy dearest would crush the rolls, so we would use less, and set them to fed under.

/miserable (self edit %-)

My Mom cheated on that rule right along with us girls. LOL Lets face it, she had the laundry detail when we were little. I took it over when I got older. Bleach for the Dad’s stuff and in a separate load.

87 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:11:13pm

re: #72 laZardo

I wouldn’t give them an Earth bloody minute. Money made by selling Earth Day T shirts should go to The People Who Cant Afford Earth Day T shirts fund.

It makes about as much sense.

88 Dancing along the light of day  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:11:48pm

Silly question, but…If I put things in my Amazon cart, how do I buy them so LGF gets it’s piece? Do I have to go to Amazon from LGF?
TIA!

89 HelloDare  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:11:48pm

re: #77 Killgore Trout

An excellent deal for Tagine fans….
Mustapha’s Moroccan Lemons, Preserved, 64-Ounce Tub

Odd to see those particular discussion threads at the bottom of the page.

90 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:12:02pm

re: #81 JohnAdams

Over. Not even a contest. Under requires extra reaching for the back impaired.

I agree with you and all the other over voters. No contest, agreed.

91 realwest  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:13:12pm

re: #72 laZardo
Hey laZardo - that was pretty damn cool - you sure they are 5 watt bulbs?!
Also love the Space Age but why do they put this next to each item “This item has not yet undergone quality inspection. If purchased, this print may fail inspection and be removed from your order.” ?

92 Bobblehead  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:13:22pm

re: #74 Silvergirl

They love toilet paper. They count the ways, and grabbing and running is just one of the tricks. Stuffing a roll down the toilet (rolled or unrolled), wrapping themselves like mummies, or decorating anything and everything as if it were crepe paper party streamers. Every day is a festive occasion with a child and a roll of TP.

My kid loved tape,any kind of tape.

93 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:13:41pm

re: #85 Gus 802

There is nothing worse. I mean how clean are your own hands when you just keep reaching up there to get one more square? Sick and cheap.

94 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:14:44pm

re: #85 Gus 802

Speaking of TP and over and under. I’m sure the lurkers will enjoy this conversation. Don’t you hate those giant rolls in commercial rest rooms? The ones where you go to grab some TP and it keeps breaking off?

Why do they have those rolls that sit on top of the other? When the bottom one is empty, how does the other one come down? Someone clue me in. There has to be a better way than reaching up and breaking it off one square at a time. I need to work as a janitor so I can discover the secret.

95 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:14:45pm

re: #85 Gus 802

Speaking of TP and over and under. I’m sure the lurkers will enjoy this conversation. Don’t you hate those giant rolls in commercial rest rooms? The ones where you go to grab some TP and it keeps breaking off?

Ah, yes…the roll of paper thin cheap stuff rigged up to an industrial roller. Can’t make it work.
An even better discussion vis a vis the George Costanza character on Seinfeld…do you have a list of the best public restrooms in your area for uh…emergencies. I certainly do. I think its best.

96 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:14:52pm

re: #72 laZardo


Ah crap…

BTW, any lizards see that MasterCard commercial where the little kid’s following around his dad and getting him canvas shopping bags and those curly-Q lightbulbs? And at the very end it says something like ‘making your father a better man- priceless’. ?

It’s like pops is some sort of drunken wife-beater or child molester until he got those eco-friendly items at his rugrat’s urging, and now all is right with the world and we’re supposed to all go “Awwwww….”

97 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:15:16pm

Time for me to say goodnight. See you all tomorrow.

98 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:16:17pm

re: #93 Pvt Bin Jammin

There is nothing worse. I mean how clean are your own hands when you just keep reaching up there to get one more square? Sick and cheap.

Ouch. Better hope the soap dispenser is working. One square at a time. That reminds me of Sheryl Crowe. In 50 years they’ll have the Memorial Sheryl Crowe TP Dispenser.

Please insert $1.00 for another square. //

99 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:16:29pm

re: #97 Dark_Falcon

G’nite!

100 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:17:11pm

re: #97 Dark_Falcon

Time for me to say goodnight. See you all tomorrow.

I don’t blame you. This thread is literally in the toilet! :-)

101 realwest  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:17:36pm

re: #94 Silvergirl
Ha, you think that’s bad? Who the hell is the genius who made the dispenser for paper towels function in such a way as to ALWAYS allow water to drip down to your shirt sleeves?

102 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:17:47pm

re: #94 Silvergirl

Why do they have those rolls that sit on top of the other? When the bottom one is empty, how does the other one come down? Someone clue me in. There has to be a better way than reaching up and breaking it off one square at a time. I need to work as a janitor so I can discover the secret.

I think the janitor is supposed to unlock it to drop the next one. Something like that.

103 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:17:50pm

re: #100 Silvergirl

I don’t blame you. This thread is literally in the toilet! :-)

Why must you poo-poo what other lizards have to say?

104 laZardo  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:18:56pm

re: #91 realwest

It’s how the “Prints” function works on the art site. People who submit art to most categories can choose to have them made into prints, though the process is a bit iffy and non-subscribers don’t get enough of a “cut” from the fees to make a difference.

Also, they are actually 5-watt bulbs. I was worried because the bulb holder is actually a 4-watt nightlight.

105 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:18:56pm

re: #100 Silvergirl

I don’t blame you. This thread is literally in the toilet! :-)

Take it out .. rinse it out .. then dry the thread down with a hair dryer. After that it should be fresh and new.

Unless of course there is residue.

106 laZardo  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:19:52pm

Gonna have lunch and go hang out somewhere for a bit. Cheers.

107 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:19:55pm

re: #90 Silvergirl

I agree with you and all the other over voters. No contest, agreed.

Trivial as it may seem, this is actually a very viable issue.

Oh, crap. Pun thread ahead.

108 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:20:47pm

re: #107 JohnAdams

Trivial as it may seem, this is actually a very viable issue.

Oh, crap. Pun thread ahead.

Puns? Bed, bath, food, or laundry?

109 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:21:09pm

re: #107 JohnAdams

Trivial as it may seem, this is actually a very viable issue.

Oh, crap. Pun thread ahead.

You mean a very viable tissue?

110 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:22:42pm

re: #95 JohnAdams

Ah, yes…the roll of paper thin cheap stuff rigged up to an industrial roller. Can’t make it work.
An even better discussion vis a vis the George Costanza character on Seinfeld…do you have a list of the best public restrooms in your area for uh…emergencies. I certainly do. I think its best.

After a few cookbooks are sold maybe we can do a restroom guide, just for something different. Best ones I’ve even seen were in Manhattan, during the eighties (if you could find one, that is). Gallaghers (sp) Steak House…this little plastic toilet seat cover just automatically covered the seat. Our daughter must have gone in there three or four times just to check it out.

111 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:22:55pm

re: #109 Silvergirl

You mean a very viable tissue?

Looks like some people are ready to throw in the towel on that tissue.

112 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:22:56pm

re: #102 Gus 802

I think the janitor is supposed to unlock it to drop the next one. Something like that.

Well couldn’t they enclose the key in one of those “In Emergency break glass” sort of containers near the roll?

113 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:23:36pm

re: #49 Silvergirl

TP: over the roll or under the roll? Discuss.

Over until you have children then under. It’s harder for a toddler to do as much damage if the paper comes off “under.” They can still make a mess but there’s more time to catch them in the act.

114 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:24:23pm

re: #112 Silvergirl

Well couldn’t they enclose the key in one of those “In Emergency break glass” sort of containers near the roll?

That would be one way to do it. Or an alarm of sorts. Or, BYOTP.

115 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:24:42pm

Hey Night Lizards! It rained again today in Near Iowa.

On my second day of listening my way thru Tolstoy. Since Volume 1 of the Audible version is 9 downloads. It may be a while. I will say I am enjoying it. Having a hard time keeping track of all the characters.

As my original American ancestor (before he emmigrated to America) was conscripted to fight for Napolean on the ill-fated attack in Russia, I am finding it interesting.

How are you-all and what are we talking about?

If you sign-up for the Amazon Visa, you get rewards! I am an Amazon junkie.

116 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:25:42pm

re: #82 Sharmuta

I’ve got big plans for an indoor herb garden.


I’ve been experimenting with indoor aeroponics. If you’re good with plants and have some gardening experience it works very well, it’s relatively cheap and very productive.

117 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:25:44pm

re: #113 meeshlr

Over until you have children then under. It’s harder for a toddler to do as much damage if the paper comes off “under.” They can still make a mess but there’s more time to catch them in the act.

You know you have a winner when the “child” puts the toilet paper in the toilet without tearing it off the roll, then flushes. Over and Over and Over.

118 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:25:55pm

re: #110 Pvt Bin Jammin

After a few cookbooks are sold maybe we can do a restroom guide, just for something different. Best ones I’ve even seen were in Manhattan, during the eighties (if you could find one, that is). Gallaghers (sp) Steak House…this little plastic toilet seat cover just automatically covered the seat. Our daughter must have gone in there three or four times just to check it out.


Civic buildings can be best, if you get there um…early enough! I have a local courthouse where I have to check my metal at the door to get in, but then…solid.

119 realwest  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:26:14pm

re: #104 laZardoSo if I wanted to order a 10 x 15 print of Space Age would I be able to get it - and could I get it signed by you?

120 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:26:38pm

re: #115 ggt

I would be an Amazon junkie except for the fact that Amazon.ca is a sad substitute for Amazon.com. We get books and dvds and music and that’s all.

And, while I’m complaining, when will Target come to Canada? Or at least ship here?

121 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:26:46pm

re: #88 Floral Giraffe

Silly question, but…If I put things in my Amazon cart, how do I buy them so LGF gets it’s piece? Do I have to go to Amazon from LGF?
TIA!

If you buy them by following a link from lgf I think it couts to LGF’s account.

122 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:27:00pm

re: #117 ggt

You know you have a winner when the “child” puts the toilet paper in the toilet without tearing it off the roll, then flushes. Over and Over and Over.

That’s a brilliant child! Very clever. Future engineer.

123 Sharmuta  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:27:24pm

re: #116 Killgore Trout

I’ve been experimenting with indoor aeroponics. If you’re good with plants and have some gardening experience it works very well, it’s relatively cheap and very productive.

I’m pretty good with plants, but I don’t consider myself an experienced gardener. Do you have some links to help a girl out?

124 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:27:31pm

And don’t forget when you are finished with the book or other usable item, you can resell it thru Amazon Marketplace. Much easier than Ebay, they take a larger cut, but they also do most of the work. All you do is ship the item and they make a deposit in the account of your choice.

125 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:27:54pm

re: #118 JohnAdams

Civic buildings can be best, if you get there um…early enough! I have a local courthouse where I have to check my metal at the door to get in, but then…solid.

OMG you should have seen the ones in San Francisco. They had a couple in some of the larger public libraries that were disgusting. And the BART stations! Gasp. Literally.

126 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:28:01pm

re: #120 meeshlr

I would be an Amazon junkie except for the fact that Amazon.ca is a sad substitute for Amazon.com. We get books and dvds and music and that’s all.

And, while I’m complaining, when will Target come to Canada? Or at least ship here?

I feel for you!

127 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:28:05pm

re: #115 ggt

I think I have derailed this into a toilet paper thread.

Will try to concentrate on Tolstoy.

Good to see you ggt. :-).

128 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:28:39pm

re: #122 meeshlr

That’s a brilliant child! Very clever. Future engineer.

There are alot of brilliant future engineers out there!

129 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:29:00pm

re: #120 meeshlr

I would be an Amazon junkie except for the fact that Amazon.ca is a sad substitute for Amazon.com. We get books and dvds and music and that’s all.

And, while I’m complaining, when will Target come to Canada? Or at least ship here?

You’re Canadian? Then I have an interesting question for my northern lizard friend.

130 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:29:15pm

re: #127 Pvt Bin Jammin

I think I have derailed this into a toilet paper thread.

Will try to concentrate on Tolstoy.

Good to see you ggt. :-).

Are you saying you steered this thread into the toilet?

131 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:30:39pm

I’m very impressed with Amazon groceries, I’ve never looked at it seriously before. The Prices are pretty damn good. My only criticism is that they don’t list the country of origin. I love Asian and ethnic food but I do go to great lengths to avoid food produced in China. They put poison in their food.

132 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:31:26pm

re: #127 Pvt Bin Jammin

I think I have derailed this into a toilet paper thread.

Will try to concentrate on Tolstoy.

Good to see you ggt. :-).

or should I say, you flushed the thread?

Or would that lead to hound dog puns? ahhhh, there is a joke about lavatory retrievers I once heard. don’t remember it tho.

War and Peace is beautifully written. I read most of the other “russians” years ago and just remember them being terribly depressing. I don’t remember the beauty of the writing. If I get thru this one, I’ll have to re-read some of the others.

133 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:31:47pm

re: #125 Gus 802

OMG you should have seen the ones in San Francisco. They had a couple in some of the larger public libraries that were disgusting. And the BART stations! Gasp. Literally.

This is something you must think out before real trouble commences. I think in SF I would be thinking someplace outdoors…

134 Dancing along the light of day  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:32:46pm

re: #121 Killgore Trout

Even if I put them in my cart, not linked from LGF?
I’m a former retailer, and want to be sure that LGF gets what I can give!
Thanks.

135 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:32:59pm

Buy new! Please tell me they don’t sell it used.

Charmin Ultra Soft Bathroom Tissue, 8 Giant Rolls (Pack of 5) by Charmin
Buy new: $47.42 $46.91

Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
4.0 out of 5 stars (18)

136 Sharmuta  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:34:28pm

re: #134 Floral Giraffe

Even if I put them in my cart, not linked from LGF?
I’m a former retailer, and want to be sure that LGF gets what I can give!
Thanks.

There’s a shop link in the tools/info flippy triangle in the upper left sidebar.

137 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:34:34pm

re: #101 realwest

Ha, you think that’s bad? Who the hell is the genius who made the dispenser for paper towels function in such a way as to ALWAYS allow water to drip down to your shirt sleeves?

And then the response to that was to invent those terrible hand dryers that sound like a jet engine but do nothing.

138 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:34:42pm

re: #132 ggt

or should I say, you flushed the thread?

Or would that lead to hound dog puns? ahhhh, there is a joke about lavatory retrievers I once heard. don’t remember it tho.

War and Peace is beautifully written. I read most of the other “russians” years ago and just remember them being terribly depressing. I don’t remember the beauty of the writing. If I get thru this one, I’ll have to re-read some of the others.

I should re-read it. It was required reading, back in the day, and I wonder if I had enough appreciation then.

139 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:36:36pm

re: #136 Sharmuta

There’s a shop link in the tools/info flippy triangle in the upper left sidebar.

My question is do you need to sign out of Amazon before you click the LGF link in order to get credit for this site? Does it matter?

140 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:36:47pm

re: #129 JohnAdams

You’re Canadian? Then I have an interesting question for my northern lizard friend.

Not Canadian but I have lived here for 11 (!) years.

What’s your question?

141 Van Helsing  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:37:02pm

Thermo-nuclear fusion thread destruction - Zappa and the walrus followed by the horrors of 200 motels.
The horror, the horror…

142 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:37:52pm

re: #139 Silvergirl

My question is do you need to sign out of Amazon before you click the LGF link in order to get credit for this site? Does it matter?

Go to Amazon thru LGF.

143 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:38:11pm

re: #135 Pvt Bin Jammin

Buy new! Please tell me they don’t sell it used.

Charmin Ultra Soft Bathroom Tissue, 8 Giant Rolls (Pack of 5) by Charmin
Buy new: $47.42 $46.91

Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
4.0 out of 5 stars (18)

The economy is bad, but it can’t be that bad, please God!

144 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:38:42pm

re: #141 Van Helsing

Its that radical and dangerous right-winger in you isnt it .. Van Helsing?

Must be tamed …

/bwah .. hahahahaha

145 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:39:47pm

re: #123 Sharmuta

Sorry no links. My experiments are off the charts of what most people are doing. Give me a couple more weeks of experimenting and I’ll write some stuff up once I feel I know what I’m doing.
It involves a nebulizer and a 5 gallon bucket. Approximate cost is about $40 per bucket but I can fit 15 strawberries or 10 basil plants or 5 tomatoes in one bucket. A few grow lights can be done cheaply $30 should cover 10 buckets. Average wattage per bucket is about 7 watts per bucket so 10 buckets would be the approximate equivalent to leaving a light bulb on. Maybe a few buck per month.
Maintenance is easy, change buckets once a week. Takes about 20 minutes to maintain the whole lot. It beats the hell out of mandatory daily watering.

146 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:39:48pm

re: #143 Silvergirl

The economy is bad, but it can’t be that bad, please God!

Heh. I just couldn’t resist.

That seems like a good price and free shipping to boot.

147 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:39:57pm

It’s a great service. I’ve bought quite a few grocery type items with free shipping in two days via Amazon Prime. Nobody does it better.

Cat food! Cases of cat food!
Vienna sausages!
Prana bars!

148 Van Helsing  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:42:22pm

re: #144 Buster Bunny

Its that radical and dangerous right-winger in you isnt it .. Van Helsing?

Must be tamed …

/bwah .. hahahahaha

Curses! They’re on to me! Foiled again!

(making the foil into a hat…)

149 tom from pv  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:44:18pm

Couldn’t find the ammo. What good is this site if it can’t feed the firearms?

For those who don’t listen to Glen Beck — when the bad times hit, not having ammo also means you won’t have any food (left).

Hopefully, some humor remains at 10:44 PM, PDT.

150 realwest  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:45:41pm

Well y’all its been an…..interesting evening out here but I gotta go get some sleep!
I hope you all have a GREAT evening/early morning and that I get the chace to see you all down the road.

Good night, all.

OH, BTW - if laZardo should return would one of you PLEASE ask him to e-mail me (my nic’s in blue)? Thanks very much!

151 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:46:22pm

re: #140 meeshlr

Not Canadian but I have lived here for 11 (!) years.

What’s your question?

I live in northern US and get CBC. One particular radio host in the a.m. plays great music but he fills his show with intolerable moonbat commentary. This morning he was taking Sarkozy to task for “actually disagreeing with Obama (snort) I mean, get a clue!” I love this guy’s musical selections, but he has me to the point of turning him off because I wish he would just STFU and do what he does best—play music!

152 Van Helsing  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:46:34pm

re: #144 Buster Bunny

Its that radical and dangerous right-winger in you isnt it .. Van Helsing?

Must be tamed …

/bwah .. hahahahaha

I think I’d end up in so many slots from both sides….
OK. It’s a fair cop. I’d likely end up in the camps for those horrible right wing types.

“It is YOUR responsibility to care for the un-motivated”…
(me) “No. Screw ‘em. they should grow up, move out of mo*(**@$@$@#)”.
“Again, Van Helsing, It is….”

153 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:46:49pm

re: #147 Catttt

I just found my Innova dog food on there for $47. something for 30 lbs. I would hate to store the 30 lbs. but I am currently paying almost $39.00 for fifteen pounds.

154 Dancing along the light of day  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:47:32pm

re: #145 Killgore Trout

There are a lot of orchid, carniverous plant growers doing & posting similar things. You might find them of interest, worth searching.

155 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:48:46pm

re: #146 Pvt Bin Jammin

Heh. I just couldn’t resist.

That seems like a good price and free shipping to boot.

One-ply or two? If it’s two it’s probably a good deal.

156 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:49:01pm

re: #151 JohnAdams

I live in northern US and get CBC. One particular radio host in the a.m. plays great music but he fills his show with intolerable moonbat commentary. This morning he was taking Sarkozy to task for “actually disagreeing with Obama (snort) I mean, get a clue!” I love this guy’s musical selections, but he has me to the point of turning him off because I wish he would just STFU and do what he does best—play music!

CBC is full of intolerable moonbat commentary. You just have to ignore it. On the plus side, they’ve had to cut staff so maybe there will be more music, less talk. One can hope.

157 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:49:12pm

re: #150 realwest

Nite, Realwest. Sleep well.

btw our other buddy said he sent you an e-mail.

158 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:50:04pm

Here comes my big question.

Why does it take me perusing the LGF links to discover there is already a fully established 9-11 Memorial donated by the Russians?

And why have I never heard of this one before? No media reports .. nothing.

The Russian Teardrop Memorial - visible since 2006 - New Jersey

The sheer fact its been there for three years and I never knew. Furious.

159 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:50:10pm

re: #153 Pvt Bin Jammin

I just found my Innova dog food on there for $47. something for 30 lbs. I would hate to store the 30 lbs. but I am currently paying almost $39.00 for fifteen pounds.

Just found out about a very highly rated dog food at Costco for about 50 cents a pound, if you can get it.

160 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:50:42pm

re: #151 JohnAdams

I live in northern US and get CBC. One particular radio host in the a.m. plays great music but he fills his show with intolerable moonbat commentary. This morning he was taking Sarkozy to task for “actually disagreeing with Obama (snort) I mean, get a clue!” I love this guy’s musical selections, but he has me to the point of turning him off because I wish he would just STFU and do what he does best—play music!

And how do you think I feel? Some of the taxes I pay support the CBC. Yuck.

161 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:52:15pm

re: #155 Silvergirl

Looks like two-ply but I’ve got some bad eyes.

[Link: www.amazon.com…]

162 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:52:59pm

re: #156 meeshlr

CBC is full of intolerable moonbat commentary. You just have to ignore it. On the plus side, they’ve had to cut staff so maybe there will be more music, less talk. One can hope.

Was very amused/pissed off when they were compiling a Canadian “playlist” for Obama after he was elected. It was so very much like they had a crush on The One. I couldn’t believe it.

Still love Hockey Night in Canada, though!

163 twincitiesgirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:53:38pm

I bought a couple of cases of cereal over a year ago when they were running a special promotion. It wasn’t such a good deal without the promotion even with my Amazon Prime membership that gives you free 2 day shipping on most items. I’m going to check it out again but this time shop through the lgf link.

164 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:54:20pm

re: #154 Floral Giraffe

I’ve been looking into it. Most aeroponics folks are using spray systems which involve complicated spray systems with complicated plumbing, potential leaks, clogging sprayers and noisy pumps. There aren’t many people using nebulizers, which makes me suspect of what I’m doing. I figure other people have tried this and found out it doesn’t work for some reason. If it is this easy why isn’t everybody doing it?

165 karmapolice  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:54:31pm

So this has probably been asked a million times, but what happened to the lizard lounge?

166 Van Helsing  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:55:25pm

Obviously I’m not doing enough…Nanook rubs it in.
Have you no feeling for the horrors of Anthropogenic Global Warming?
Yeah, screw ‘em. I don’t either. Careful, here be REAL science

167 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:55:59pm

re: #158 Buster Bunny

Here comes my big question.

Why does it take me perusing the LGF links to discover there is already a fully established 9-11 Memorial donated by the Russians?

And why have I never heard of this one before? No media reports .. nothing.

The Russian Teardrop Memorial - visible since 2006 - New Jersey

The sheer fact its been there for three years and I never knew. Furious.

Hate to bring more bad news, but have you heard about the US Parks Service memorial site to the flight that crashed in PA? Basically, it’s a disguised mosque pointing toward Mecca. Seriously, look it up.

168 haakondahl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:56:01pm

Amazon has been essential in Afghanistan. I have ordered everything from light bulbs and classification folders (six panel, two-prong, heavy card stock!) to laptops (including a MacBook Pro, Woot!) and a tenth edition Knight’s Modern Seamanship (1941), which I am confident is the only copy between here and Kiev.

When I can’t even hit google (an indispensable research tool) from my work machine, I can still get Amazon on my *cell phone*. Yes, in Afghanistan. Their mobile site is a joy to use.

Just the same, I don’t think I’ll be ordering groceries yet.

169 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:56:35pm

re: #162 JohnAdams

Was very amused/pissed off when they were compiling a Canadian “playlist” for Obama after he was elected. It was so very much like they had a crush on The One. I couldn’t believe it.

Still love Hockey Night in Canada, though!

They LOVE Obama. They want their own Obama. Very, very jealous. Many Canadians, especially the media, were terribly pleased when Obama visited Ottawa. It was like the varsity quarterback smiled at them.

Gag.

170 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:56:37pm

re: #165 karmapolice

There was a bug in the registration that allowed people who had been banned to sneak in and sit there and badmouth Charles .. LGF and all it stood for. So instead of tracking down what the prob was .. Charles did the righteous thing and gave the whole lounge a dismissal.

I miss the Lounge Lizard though .. it was a very familiar icon.

171 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:57:41pm

re: #168 haakondahl

Ah, the joys of a taste from home. I lived in Delhi as a kid in the early 80’s. Home was very far away back then. Stay safe and god (lower case) bless.

172 gmsc  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:57:55pm

re: #169 meeshlr

They LOVE Obama. They want their own Obama. Very, very jealous.

They’re more than welcome to our 0bama. They can even keep him if they want!
;)

173 Pawn of the Oppressor  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:57:56pm

I’ve ordered kitchen accessories through Amazon but I haven’t tried food yet. I had my eye on various coffees, spices and makes of olive oil that I can’t get at the store, but I was waiting for some disposable income before giving it a shot.

I have a dream that someday I’ll be able to order locally grown food over the internet and get it delivered to my door for a good price… If I was 0bie that’s where I’d invest the stimulus money.

My Commandments for a Cooler America:

Thou shalt have a modern nuclear power grid, oil shale extraction, and freedom from foreign oil.

Thou shalt have really big rockets to go to the Moon and asteroids and Mars, because it would be awesome.

Thou shalt have fresh groceries delivered to thy door with mouse clicks…

I could think of more…

174 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:57:57pm

re: #169 meeshlr

They LOVE Obama. They want their own Obama. Very, very jealous. Many Canadians, especially the media, were terribly pleased when Obama visited Ottawa. It was like the varsity quarterback smiled at them.

Gag.

I was embarrassed for Canada. And I love Canada.

175 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:58:11pm

re: #167 JohnAdams

I know about the one in PA. That is a herecy and yet they are STILL going to do it up. You cant fight with stupidity. But you can bulldoze blasphemy later.

176 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:58:50pm

re: #164 Killgore Trout

I’ve been looking into it. Most aeroponics folks are using spray systems which involve complicated spray systems with complicated plumbing, potential leaks, clogging sprayers and noisy pumps. There aren’t many people using nebulizers, which makes me suspect of what I’m doing. I figure other people have tried this and found out it doesn’t work for some reason. If it is this easy why isn’t everybody doing it?

Maybe people follow the herd rather than try something different. Is using nebulizers more labor-intensive? Maybe people figure they can set up the plumbing stuff then sit back and not do a lot. /Keep in mind that I know nothing about hydroponics.

177 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:59:16pm

Charles, It might be a nice idea to put a link on the sidebar for people to order stuff on amazon through LGF.

178 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:00:24pm

Listen up lizards. As much as I’m impressed with these prices you need to be careful. I went back to look at the Charmin after looking up my Innova dog food (which was selling in the high forties for thirty pounds) and under my Charmin “favorites” was some Innova that is selling for over $56.00 for 33 pounds. Just search each thing on its own.

179 karmapolice  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:00:34pm

re: #170 Buster Bunny

There was a bug in the registration that allowed people who had been banned to sneak in and sit there and badmouth Charles .. LGF and all it stood for. So instead of tracking down what the prob was .. Charles did the righteous thing and gave the whole lounge a dismissal.

I miss the Lounge Lizard though .. it was a very familiar icon.

Seriously? I’m sorry, that pisses me off to the point I give up. Have a good life lizards…

180 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:01:30pm

re: #177 Killgore Trout

Charles, It might be a nice idea to put a link on the sidebar for people to order stuff on amazon through LGF.

It’s there - under Tools/Info. Maybe it could have its own separate linky though. I didn’t know it was there until Sharmuta mentioned it. I buy a LOT of stuff from Amazon and love the idea of using that link.

181 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:01:41pm

re: #158 Buster Bunny

I like it- it’s not like it’s some obscure plaque tucked in an obscure corner of a seldom-used park.

Infinitely better than this…

182 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:03:19pm

re: #179 karmapolice

Don’t let the screen door hitcha where the good Lord splitcha.

183 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:03:52pm

re: #176 Catttt

Maybe people follow the herd rather than try something different. Is using nebulizers more labor-intensive? Maybe people figure they can set up the plumbing stuff then sit back and not do a lot. /Keep in mind that I know nothing about hydroponics.


That’s what makes me so suspicious. My system is cheaper, less complicated, uses less water, less fertilizer, less mess, produces better results and requires less maintenance. I’m still wondering what I don’t know that everyone else does. I can’t be the first person to try this, why isn’t everyone doing it?

184 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:03:53pm

re: #174 JohnAdams

I was embarrassed for Canada. And I love Canada.

Obamaphilia

185 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:04:25pm

re: #180 Catttt

Ah, thanks. I think it could use some better placement.

186 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:04:31pm

re: #182 Catttt

Don’t let the screen door hitcha where the good Lord splitcha.

Amen to that.

I guess he doesn’t like us regular lizards.

187 Cato the Elder  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:04:33pm

Thanks, Charles. I’ve been thinking about checking that out for months. I’m Prime, so practically everything else I buy comes through Amazon, shipping free. Including the 50-lb. car battery I got at a steep discount when mine went dead this winter. Free shipping on something that weighs more than my niece! And no getting a hot shot and driving to the nearest Sears (45 minutes away) only to be sold whatever battery brand they happen to be pushing at whatever price they feel like charging.

I guess you could say I love Amazon. Bought all my computers and accessories there, including an Iomega external drive that started showing signs of fritzing out the day before the 30-day Amazon guarantee ran out. Placed a return + replacement request and in five minutes I had a reply telling me no problem, they sent me a new one by overnight shipping (free) and I have thirty days to futz around with getting the stuff off the old one before I have to send it back.

I’ve never had a bad experience with them. Books, clothes, shoes, Kindle books for iPhone, batteries, replacement parts for my Braun shaver, a French press for coffee, Crocs, DVDs, DVD players, overseas items like books in German etc., gifts for others, MP3 downloads, dietary supplements, Dr. Bronner’s 18-in-1 Hemp Castile Peppermint Soap (still sporting the famous label), stuff for my dog…

So, groceries now. Maybe I won’t run out of staples so often if I can order in peace without rushing to get out of the penumbra of sixties muzak that shadows me at the local independent grocer’s, where they charge like four bucks for a 100-count pack of Splenda.

With the money I save I can drive to Whole Foods for real cheese and fresh produce.

Good on you for giving me the prod!

188 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:04:51pm

re: #175 Buster Bunny

I know about the one in PA. That is a herecy and yet they are STILL going to do it up. You cant fight with stupidity. But you can bulldoze blasphemy later.

When you think of those people on that plane, calling their families and knowing what was about to happen, taking action to protect what ultimately turned out to be the Capitol Bldg at the extent of their lives…it is just mindboggling that a crazed moonbat fantasyscape is what will live on in infamy to honor their sacrifice. If I knew somebody on that plane, I’d be thinking dark thoughts…

189 haakondahl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:05:15pm

re: #179 karmapolice

Seriously? I’m sorry, that pisses me off to the point I give up. Have a good life lizards…

Good Riddance. Her Hitler hairdo was making me feel ill.

190 Boxy_brown  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:05:38pm

re: #66 redc1c4

at least until Amazon and the rest are forced to start charging all local taxes…..

why buy on line if thre is no advantage?

Better buy your cheeseburgers fast…

…Congress and Obama have their eyes on the Internet to help fund more government spending — because most U.S. States are pushing for the new tax rules that require federal oversight — and Washington is ready and willing to help. Congress is expected to introduce a bill this week that would require Amazon.com, L.L. Bean, eBay, Cabela’s and other online merchants to collect sales tax on all online purchases and return that money to the state in which the purchaser resides — which may force business that make sales online to abide by the tax laws maintained by each and every state.

…President Obama is a strong ally of the new tax laws and is expected to sign them into law. Internet companies like Amazon.com, eBay and Google are outraged. Until now, they have remained recession proof by offering products at lower prices than comparable brick and mortar stores.

191 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:05:50pm

re: #184 Gus 802

Obamaphilia

Is there a treatment for that?

192 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:06:26pm

re: #161 Pvt Bin Jammin

Looks like two-ply but I’ve got some bad eyes.

[Link: www.amazon.com…]

Yes, the large image does say 2-ply.

Right now I’m getting the special where you get $25 off a $69 purchase of certain products and putting in a code. ALLPEPSI. I’m getting Izze soda, Rice and Roni, Stacy’s Pita Chips, and still looking.

193 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:06:36pm

re: #179 karmapolice

Seriously? I’m sorry, that pisses me off to the point I give up. Have a good life lizards…

What just happened?

194 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:07:54pm

re: #191 meeshlr

Is there a treatment for that?

30 days in a hyperbaric chamber followed by Kantian therapy and lithium. //

195 Jack Burton  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:08:03pm

re: #193 meeshlr

What just happened?

Tantrum

196 Boxy_brown  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:08:08pm

re: #193 meeshlr

What just happened?

Digital suicide… Chalk outline any moment.

197 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:08:31pm

re: #190 Boxy_brown

Better buy your cheeseburgers fast…

…Congress and Obama have their eyes on the Internet to help fund more government spending — because most U.S. States are pushing for the new tax rules that require federal oversight — and Washington is ready and willing to help. Congress is expected to introduce a bill this week that would require Amazon.com, L.L. Bean, eBay, Cabela’s and other online merchants to collect sales tax on all online purchases and return that money to the state in which the purchaser resides — which may force business that make sales online to abide by the tax laws maintained by each and every state.

…President Obama is a strong ally of the new tax laws and is expected to sign them into law. Internet companies like Amazon.com, eBay and Google are outraged. Until now, they have remained recession proof by offering products at lower prices than comparable brick and mortar stores.

Fuck them.

But I repeat myself.

198 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:08:31pm

re: #162 JohnAdams


Still love Hockey Night in Canada, though!

For the last couple years, I made it a point to catch Don Cherry’s Coach’s corner on Veteran’s Day. This is made somewhat easier by the fact that the NHL network will simulcast Hockey Night in Canada here in the USA.

Always get a little misty-eyed, and I’m not even a Canuck.

199 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:08:44pm

re: #192 Silvergirl

Is that through Amazon? I like Rice a Roni.

200 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:08:51pm

Make that Jungian.

Getting my Ians mixed up.

201 haakondahl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:09:10pm

Nobody laughed at my joke.

~FLOUNCE!

202 Boxy_brown  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:10:00pm

re: #197 JohnAdams

Fuck them.

But I repeat myself.

So much for “Anyone making under $200,000 wont see their taxes increased”…

203 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:10:15pm

ooh crikey ..

I just googled LIZARD LOUNGE .. apparently there is one in the United Kingdom (I was looking for a pic of THE LIZARD .. so sue me) ..

Anyway .. I hit PAYDIRT !

Wowee.

204 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:10:15pm

re: #198 Fenway_Nation

Red Wings v. Bruins. Gotta happen.

205 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:10:23pm

re: #201 haakondahl

Nobody laughed at my joke.

~FLOUNCE!

I did go back to see if he had an avatar. LOL

206 Cato the Elder  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:11:12pm

re: #203 Buster Bunny

ooh crikey ..

I just googled LIZARD LOUNGE .. apparently there is one in the United Kingdom (I was looking for a pic of THE LIZARD .. so sue me) ..

Anyway .. I hit PAYDIRT !

Wowee.

WTF is wrong with her eyes?

207 haakondahl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:11:38pm

re: #200 Gus 802

Nice ‘67!

208 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:12:33pm

re: #183 Killgore Trout

That’s what makes me so suspicious. My system is cheaper, less complicated, uses less water, less fertilizer, less mess, produces better results and requires less maintenance. I’m still wondering what I don’t know that everyone else does. I can’t be the first person to try this, why isn’t everyone doing it?

Maybe the supply companies make more money off the other stuff. I’m guessing that they would not want to push a product that cut into their bottom line. Lots of people don’t put their own system together or plan a lot - they go to someone and buy what they see, without researching. They don’t for example think of going to Salvation Army or some such to pick up used nebulizers.

Thinking of the money angle - occupational hazard.

209 redc1c4  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:12:37pm

re: #179 karmapolice

AMF!

210 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:12:53pm

re: #206 Cato the Elder

You must be getting old.

I never actually made it to looking at her eyes.

211 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:12:57pm

re: #202 Boxy_brown

So much for “Anyone making under $200,000 wont see their taxes increased”…

Buy a pack of smokes, a six-pack, a cab, a lottery ticket, or blah blah blah anything else that regular people do. They are runaway unchecked crazy. The people are the government’s bitch.

212 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:13:02pm

re: #186 Pvt Bin Jammin

Amen to that.

I guess he doesn’t like us regular lizards.

Well, he gave me to change to use that line. I’ve always wanted to. :D

213 pat  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:13:15pm

re: #202 Boxy_brown

If you are talking Income Taxes, the low is approaching $109,000. And the administration is fudging on the “joint return” issue. As for taxes in general, they appear to be rising across the board. Tobacco, customs, etc.

214 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:13:26pm

re: #207 haakondahl

Nice ‘67!

Mustang! Yeah, not mine. Was at an air show next to another Mustang and I think a Gnat.

215 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:13:36pm

re: #204 JohnAdams


I told a buddy of mine who’s a Sharks fan ‘Go ahead and take that President’s trophy- we want the damn Cup’.

216 Dancing along the light of day  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:13:45pm

re: #164 Killgore Trout

There are some amazing growers using hydroponics, with reverse osmosis (RO) water. I think if you google Disa growing, and maybe add hydroponics, you would get some good info.

I will look tomorrow & send you some links!

G’night, all!

217 haakondahl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:13:52pm

re: #206 Cato the Elder

WTF is wrong with her eyes?

What eyes?

218 BlueCanuck  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:13:54pm

re: #210 Buster Bunny

She had eyes? Hold on a sec, gotta double check that picture again.

219 Cato the Elder  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:14:40pm

re: #210 Buster Bunny

You must be getting old.

I never actually made it to looking at her eyes.

Yes, I’m an old fart. But go back and check out those peepers. There’s nothing there but white. No pupils, no irises, just creepy white eyeball. Never seen anything like it. Shudder…

220 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:15:39pm

re: #190 Boxy_brown

That’s insane - it will cost more than it makes. I’m hoping that’s a pipe dream, though, because either President O et al are just ignorant or they’re trying to ruin everyone’s business.

221 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:15:47pm

re: #215 Fenway_Nation

I told a buddy of mine who’s a Sharks fan ‘Go ahead and take that President’s trophy- we want the damn Cup’.

Love the first round of the playoffs. Its kinda like the first weekend of March Madness. So many teams, so many dreams. Great intensity.

222 Boxy_brown  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:15:51pm

re: #213 pat

If you are talking Income Taxes, the low is approaching $109,000. And the administration is fudging on the “joint return” issue. As for taxes in general, they appear to be rising across the board. Tobacco, customs, etc.

Gee…. Coming to the conclusion that we were lied to.

At any rate, an internet sales tax will be a nice big monkey wrench tossed into the cogs….

223 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:16:31pm

re: #212 Catttt

Good for you. I usually don’t say too much but I did get a chance to say that once. I don’t even remember who it was. Probably someone I’d hardly heard from. Most of them are.

224 Buster Bunny  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:16:43pm

re: #219 Cato the Elder

You heard it first here. The Lizard Lounge (no relation .. based in the UK) contains Zombies with great fake breasts !

ITS ALL GOOD !

225 Silvergirl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:16:53pm

re: #199 Pvt Bin Jammin

Is that through Amazon? I like Rice a Roni.

Yes. I went to the “Shop all Departments” at the top left, chose “Grocery, Health and Beauty” from the drop down, then “Grocery” and found “Izze, Quaker, and More” about halfway down the page. It tells about the deal.

226 Boxy_brown  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:17:10pm

re: #220 Catttt


That’s insane - it will cost more than it makes.

And either of those things have ever stopped the government?

227 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:17:28pm

re: #206 Cato the Elder

WTF is wrong with her eyes?

Which one?

The one on the left is either amped up on something, or reacting to something shocking.

The one on the right…. seems to be considering her sexuality and the possibility of experimentation.
/

228 haakondahl  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:17:36pm

re: #214 Gus 802

Mustang! Yeah, not mine. Was at an air show next to another Mustang and I think a Gnat.


I had a 67. First car, very used, not nice. But OOOoooOOOooh, I loved that car. Somebody had stuffed a 351W into it *with* the appropriate FMX transmission. I rebuilt the carb (FM 2100) by bread-crumbing parts across the kitchen table, then swapping out whatever looked the same, and reversing the breadcumbs back onto the carb. Got it done in one day, sight unseen.

Learned more about it by working on it, and wound up doing a whole top-end rebuild. Was getting over 20MPG at sea level with a 5.8L engine.

229 redc1c4  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:17:46pm

re: #186 Pvt Bin Jammin

Amen to that.

I guess he doesn’t like us regular lizards.

let alone the extra spicy. %-)

230 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:17:51pm

re: #222 Boxy_brown

Gee…. Coming to the conclusion that we were lied to.

At any rate, an internet sales tax will be a nice big monkey wrench tossed into the cogs….

Amazon
New Egg
Ebay

231 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:19:26pm

re: #224 Buster Bunny

You heard it first here. The Lizard Lounge (no relation .. based in the UK) contains Zombies with great fake breasts !

ITS ALL GOOD !

I thought zombies just ate brains. /

232 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:19:41pm

re: #225 Silvergirl

Thanks. I’ll have to check it out. I guess Charles and the rest of the lizards are going to turn me into an online shopper after all. Don’t think I will ever do clothing, however. I grew up in a very small town where we had to do catalog shopping. It was the pits.

233 Boxy_brown  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:19:45pm

re: #230 Gus 802

Amazon
New Egg
Ebay

?

234 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:20:08pm

re: #222 Boxy_brown

Gee…. Coming to the conclusion that we were lied to.

At any rate, an internet sales tax will be a nice big monkey wrench tossed into the cogs….

And people wonder why guys living out in the middle of nowhere, breathing the clean air and growing their own food and bartering, are pissed off.

As Pascal said: “Men are born free, and are everywhere in chains.”

235 redc1c4  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:20:15pm

re: #231 Catttt

I thought zombies just ate brains. /

rapture

just ask Blondie

236 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:20:19pm

re: #233 Boxy_brown

?

Overstock.

237 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:20:41pm

re: #229 redc1c4

let alone the extra spicy. %-)

Heh. How did your “seafaring” venture turn out?

238 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:20:44pm

re: #228 haakondahl

I had a 67. First car, very used, not nice. But OOOoooOOOooh, I loved that car. Somebody had stuffed a 351W into it *with* the appropriate FMX transmission. I rebuilt the carb (FM 2100) by bread-crumbing parts across the kitchen table, then swapping out whatever looked the same, and reversing the breadcumbs back onto the carb. Got it done in one day, sight unseen.

Learned more about it by working on it, and wound up doing a whole top-end rebuild. Was getting over 20MPG at sea level with a 5.8L engine.

My sister had 68 Fastback. I never owned one.

20 MPG for 5.8 is fantastic.

Only time I rebuilt a carb was for a 1981 Honda Civic. Didn’t cost much and it took a couple of hours. Now I have a 2001 German car and I only do the basics since everything else requires special tools and such.

239 Fenway_Nation  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:21:05pm

re: #221 JohnAdams


Had the Habs feed of the Montreal/Boston game on Monday on my XM. Am I a mean, petty, vindictive person because I listened to the Montreal announcers skulk for a few minutes on their postgame show before switching over to the Bulls and Celtics?

240 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:21:15pm

weet dreams all!

241 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:21:30pm

re: #233 Boxy_brown

?

You said cogs…

So I listed the cogs (or stores) that will be effected.

242 redc1c4  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:21:51pm

re: #237 Pvt Bin Jammin

Heh. How did your “seafaring” venture turn out?

lobsteresque…… but i got a cheeseburger and a pitcher of Sierra Nevada out of it at the end.

243 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:22:34pm

re: #240 ggt

weet dreams all!

Nite, ggt. Have a great day tomorrow.

I have about had it myself.

244 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:22:38pm

re: #232 Pvt Bin Jammin

Thanks. I’ll have to check it out. I guess Charles and the rest of the lizards are going to turn me into an online shopper after all. Don’t think I will ever do clothing, however. I grew up in a very small town where we had to do catalog shopping. It was the pits.

We’d go to the Sears, which was a small office with catalogs and a clerk, to shop the catalog. I used to cut up our old catalogs up for paper dolls, but no one ever had any feet.

245 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:22:46pm

Or is that affected? Affected… effected. Almost time for the LNDT!

246 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:23:46pm

I’m thinking of getting a Roomba. I really loathe vacuuming.

247 JohnAdams  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:23:54pm

re: #239 Fenway_Nation

Had the Habs feed of the Montreal/Boston game on Monday on my XM. Am I a mean, petty, vindictive person because I listened to the Montreal announcers skulk for a few minutes on their postgame show before switching over to the Bulls and Celtics?

We have no rivalry with the Habs, but I can only imaging their arrogance, so no, you are just a fan.

‘Night all.

248 Boxy_brown  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:24:36pm

re: #241 Gus 802

You said cogs…

So I listed the cogs (or stores) that will be effected.

AAAaah.

It’s going to be everyone that sells anything if this is correct. Itunes, Amazon, even porn!

249 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:25:44pm

re: #244 Catttt

We’d go to the Sears, which was a small office with catalogs and a clerk, to shop the catalog. I used to cut up our old catalogs up for paper dolls, but no one ever had any feet.

We had Sears and Wards but no little outlet catalog store, just the books in the mail. Those clothes would look so cute but they mostly turned out to be terrible fabric. I like to touch that cloth. Heh.

We had the same paper dolls. LOL

250 redc1c4  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:25:57pm

i have to go to bed before i destroy HRH’s laptop for being a recalcitrant POS that spends more time reformatting text and moving web pages about then it does doing WTF i tell it to do.

XP is as big a steaming pile as Vista.

/drink

251 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:26:24pm

re: #248 Boxy_brown

AAAaah.

It’s going to be everyone that sells anything if this is correct. Itunes, Amazon, even porn!

Yeah, this won’t be good for both buyers and sellers.

252 Van Helsing  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:27:23pm

re: #250 redc1c4

i have to go to bed before i destroy HRH’s laptop for being a recalcitrant POS that spends more time reformatting text and moving web pages about then it does doing WTF i tell it to do.

XP is as big a steaming pile as Vista.

/drink

You just haven’t applied the ‘Do what I mean’ patch.

Luddite.

253 Boxy_brown  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:27:33pm

re: #251 Gus 802

Yeah, this won’t be good for both buyers and sellers.

Nope,


‘Night folks-

254 Gus  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:27:58pm

re: #253 Boxy_brown

Nope,

‘Night folks-

Later.

255 Killian Bundy  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:28:57pm

re: #246 Catttt

I’m thinking of getting a Roomba. I really loathe vacuuming.

Youtube Video

/as long as you can put up with the noise for the days it takes to randomly vacuum one room

256 Pvt Bin Jammin  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:28:59pm

re: #250 redc1c4

i have to go to bed before i destroy HRH’s laptop for being a recalcitrant POS that spends more time reformatting text and moving web pages about then it does doing WTF i tell it to do.

XP is as big a steaming pile as Vista.

/drink

Nite, Red.

I used to want to take the axe to the old DOS computer but I’m quite content with the XP…….so far. ;-)

257 Cato the Elder  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:30:47pm

re: #227 Slumbering Behemoth

The one on the left is either amped up on something, or reacting to something shocking.

I’m just looking at the angle and wondering if it’s possible from that viewpoint turn your eyeballs so far to the right that an observer would not see even a trace of iris/pupil. Just never seen a photo like that before. I think she’s wearing some kind of weird zombie contacts for effect. It worked. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw it.

258 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:36:19pm

re: #232 Pvt Bin Jammin

Online shopping is great. If you have a bit of personal amnesia, you get surprise presents in the mail!

259 meeshlr  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:38:12pm

re: #246 Catttt

I’m thinking of getting a Roomba. I really loathe vacuuming.

We received one as a gift but haven’t used it often. You have to clear the floor before running it. With the regular vacuum, I can just push stuff out of the way and then push it back. Too much clutter around here.

260 mattm  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:39:25pm

Google has changed their logo for EarthIndustrial Revolution Day. Wonder if they will do memorial day this year. Hmmmmmm…..

NSFW: [Link: www.break.com…]

261 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:42:15pm

re: #255 Killian Bundy

Hey! How did they get video of me taking it for a test drive? /

262 ent  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:42:27pm

Are those prices in American dollars? A 32-pack of (12-ounce) Cokes with standard shipping is $34.28. For that amount, I can get five 24-packs at Wal-Mart. I found the same thing with several other products I checked.

Oh well, I guess one man’s “amazingly economical” is another man’s “absurdly expensive”!

263 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:43:27pm

re: #257 Cato the Elder

If you look close enough, the irises are visible. Barely. I think the camera flash is adding to the effect in the photo.

Curiously, though, you said nothing about my observation of the other woman.

264 Catttt  Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:46:16pm

re: #262 ent

Are those prices in American dollars? A 32-pack of (12-ounce) Cokes with standard shipping is $34.28. For that amount, I can get five 24-packs at Wal-Mart. I found the same thing with several other products I checked.

Oh well, I guess one man’s “amazingly economical” is another man’s “absurdly expensive”!

DAB is selling that product - I don’t buy from DAB. The prices are not that good, and they charge for shipping. I buy stuff that is Amazon Prime (free shipping) or get stuff that’s a good buy with reasonable shipping.

265 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 12:04:47am

re: #260 mattm

Google has changed their logo for EarthIndustrial Revolution Day. Wonder if they will do memorial day this year. Hmmmmmm…..

NSFW: [Link: www.break.com…]

Heh. Learn to swim.

Of course, I’m sure you realize that “Break” video is lampooning “right-wingers”.

266 kynna  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 12:09:17am

I find that a lot of things I want to buy are not covered in my Prime membership. Frustrating. I like the idea of never going anywhere and having everything delivered to my home.

/not really exaggerating all that much.

267 Athos  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 12:18:01am

Was this a secret?

Not to me, I’ve been buying K-cups Coffee and Tea on a subscription from Amazon for the last 6 months…..and yes, I’ve been a Prime Member for the last 3 years.

The only thing that will kill this - is the renewed interest to tax eCommerce sales based on the recipient’s home address. Sorry, I’m enjoying the at least 9.25% discount I get from not having to pay my local sales tax on my Amazon purchaes.

268 SixDegrees  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 1:35:35am

re: #49 Silvergirl

TP: over the roll or under the roll? Discuss.

Over. If you’ve ever bought a roll with a pattern printed on it, you wouldn’t have to ask.

269 SixDegrees  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 1:43:17am

I’ve ordered unusual items from Amazon in the past. They’re great when you need preserved lemons or prickly pear jelly, and often it’s the only place I can find such things.

But if I can find something locally, I have a strong preference for putting my dollars into local hands whenever possible. Prices at Amazon for run-of-the-mill items would have to be stunningly good to overcome this preference. And I’d have to work out how much I would have to purchase to justify that eighty bucks a year Amazon charges to “eliminate” shipping.

Or if I lived somewhere far from shopping, it would make all kinds of sense. But I’ve got hundreds of stores, specialty and general, within less than ten miles. Well, mostly within five miles, actually.

But for the oddball items you can’t get unless you live in New York Or Marrakesh, Amazon’s great.

270 guysmiley  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 4:01:52am

I use Peapod. They have ALL the groceries, not just certain dry goods.

271 Dar ul Harbarian  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 4:21:25am

Holy Cow!

A 12 pack of Kidney Beans for only $18.65!

I haven’t been this excited since the last time I was this excited!

272 golf and ski  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 4:29:19am

Along with the new threatened tax on internet purchases…

273 Scorch  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 4:37:03am

re: #271 Dar ul Harbarian

Holy Cow!

A 12 pack of Kidney Beans for only $18.65!

I haven’t been this excited since the last time I was this excited!


Dont forget to thank the farmer who probably gets 60 cents out of that great deal. /
To top it off those beans are more than likely shipped from another country which does not have the strict pesticide laws the US has. So enjoy!

274 DeathtotheSwiss  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 4:48:28am

I knew it…Charles Johnson is an android, perhaps sent from the future.

275 Occasional Reader  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:05:42am

Testing, uno due tre… let’s see if this thread is misbehavin’ like the next one.

276 Honorary Yooper  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:10:49am

Testing. Let’s see if this thread is Rogered as well.

BTW, I think I’ll stick with Meijer, Jewel, Dominick’s, etc, for my groceries. Amazon’s fine for books and the like, but I kind of like picking out my own produce.

277 Honorary Yooper  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:10:59am

It works.

278 Occasional Reader  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:14:13am

re: #277 Honorary Yooper

It works.

Yes, it appears to.

279 KenJen  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:18:11am

I cant get any new comments on the OOT. Anyone else?

280 JacksonTn  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:18:50am

re: #279 KenJen

I cant get any new comments on the OOT. Anyone else?

KJ … got yours … I am on mac using safari … what’s up with the thread …

281 Honorary Yooper  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:19:00am

re: #279 KenJen

I cant get any new comments on the OOT. Anyone else?

They’re appearing on the OOT, but they appear below the text box for some reason.

282 Honorary Yooper  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:19:39am

re: #280 JacksonTn

KJ … got yours … I am on mac using safari … what’s up with the thread …

It seems to be universal. Safari users, Firefox users, and IE users seem to report the same results.

283 Noam Chumpski  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:24:36am

I looked into this when they began offering groceries, but their limited options make it much less useful for me. I mean, they sell coffee, but no Folgers or Maxwell House?

Every time I went looking for something they seemed to have some “green,” unknown brand-alternative and I’m not clear why they don’t have both options.

284 Noam Chumpski  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:25:31am

re: #272 golf and ski

Along with the new threatened tax on internet purchases…

It was always comin’. Personally, I’m surprised it took this long.

285 Buffalo Fats  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:58:22am

Read some of the more than 1,000 reviews for Tuscan Milk on Amazon.

Some are hilarious.

286 Orangutan  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 8:15:54am

I love ot see Amazon rush in where so many classic web failures happened (Webvan, wasn’t it?). I like that they are picking and choosing what to stock and ship … worth a look, thanks for the news.

287 Right mind left  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 8:43:03am

I absolutely love Amazon for books, games and many other household items. I use their timed-delivery for some staple products (toothpaste and stuff) and get 15% off for the “subscription” that I can delay or cancel at any time!

I do agree you need to be careful though - not all items are a lot less here, and some are way overpriced from what you can get at the local grocery on their sales (cereal comes to mind).

BUT, it is always my go-to source before going out shopping for any big ticket item and is my comparison shopping source to get ratings and reviews.

288 Silvergirl  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 2:10:37pm

re: #287 Right mind left

I absolutely love Amazon for books, games and many other household items. I use their timed-delivery for some staple products (toothpaste and stuff) and get 15% off for the “subscription” that I can delay or cancel at any time!

I do agree you need to be careful though - not all items are a lot less here, and some are way overpriced from what you can get at the local grocery on their sales (cereal comes to mind).

BUT, it is always my go-to source before going out shopping for any big ticket item and is my comparison shopping source to get ratings and reviews.

Right. If you’re careful you can save, plus you get the straght to the door free delivery, and without paying the yearly Prime fee. If you order $25 or more from Amazon and the items qualify (and nearly all their food items do), shipping is free, though it’s about 5 days instead of two.

Here’s what I did last night. I got these items below with a total cost of $73.82 and no shipping. Then I entered the code that you find on the site and save $25. This brings it to $48.82! That’s like getting the Izze juice FREE plus an extra $2 off. I know you can find Rice-a-Roni on sale for $1 a box at the store, and this is $17.77 for 12, but with the $25 off, it way more than makes up for it.

“Rice a Roni Original Long Grain & Wild Rice, 4.3-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12)”
Grocery; $17.77

“Quaker Instant Oatmeal Express Baked Apple, 1.9-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12)”
Grocery; $15.80

“IZZE Fortified Sparkling Juice, Pomegranate, 8.4-Ounce Cans (Pack of 24)”
Grocery; $23.00

“Stacy’s Pita Chips, Simply Naked, 1.5-Ounce Bag (Pack of 24)”
Grocery; $17.25

289 Maui Girl  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 3:23:09pm

Not good if you live in Hawaii or Alaska! Being a small business owner however, I prefer to support my local small grocer.

On the other hand, if it takes business away from Walmart, I’m all for it!

290 Silvergirl  Wed, Apr 22, 2009 5:32:53pm

re: #289 Maui Girl

Not good if you live in Hawaii or Alaska! Being a small business owner however, I prefer to support my local small grocer.

On the other hand, if it takes business away from Walmart, I’m all for it!

I support my local growers (including using my own garden) at the farmer’s market, and buy the bulk of our groceries in my own town, so I know what you’re saying.

The Amazon deals can be sent to AK and HI. This is from the information on Super Saver Shipping (free when you order qualifying $25 worth) “Applies to U.S. delivery addresses in the 50 states only, including Alaska and Hawaii. Geographic shipping restrictions may apply to particular products; for example, some Tools & Hardware items may not be shipped to Alaska and Hawaii using FREE Super Saver Shipping.


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