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I don’t have fun. Actually, I had fun once. In 1962. I drank a whole bottle of Robitussin cough medicine and went in the back of a 1961 powder-blue Lincoln Continental to a James Brown concert with some Mexican friends of mine. I haven’t had fun since. It’s not a word I like. It’s like Volkswagens or bell-bottoms, or patchouli oil or bean sprouts. It rubs me up the wrong way. I might go out and have an educational and entertaining evening, but I don’t have fun.

— Tom Waits

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335 comments
1 Sharmuta  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:07:20pm

Fun is over-rated.

2 zombie  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:07:23pm

There is no fun in Obamaland!

3 vxbush  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:08:18pm

Fun implies carelessness, at least to me.

4 ConservatismNow!  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:08:35pm

re: #2 zombie

There is no fun in Obamaland!

There is only HOPENCHANGE.

5 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:08:41pm
6 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:09:01pm

Zombie, I agree. It's looking a lot like Never Never Land, not Fun City.

7 zombie  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:09:12pm

The idolatrous worship of our current president as a religious practice:

Oslam.

8 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:09:23pm

re: #5 buzzsawmonkey

Fun, fun, fun until Daddy takes the T-bird away.

well, it sure won't be the little GTO.

9 Kragar  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:10:12pm

I'd say I like to go out drinking, but its more like I go out to take advantage of the people who go out drinking, but you don't get invited out as much when you tell them that.

10 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:10:43pm

There is no joy in Mudville, the Mighty (Casey) has struck out.

One more crisis, by the way, of which to take advantage.

11 JohnnyReb  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:10:51pm

re: #7 zombie

The idolatrous worship of our current president as a religious practice:

Oslam.

I saw that weird painting of Obama as Jesus somewhere on the news today. Creeped me out big time!

12 zombie  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:10:51pm

Example:

Right-wingers are suffering from ODS (Obama Derangement Syndrome), but socialists are now embracing Oslam.

13 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:11:41pm

Do not taunt happy fun ball.

14 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:11:50pm

I did the same thing but my cough syrup had lots of codeine in it. Nice mellow buzz.

15 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:12:12pm
16 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:12:16pm

Those with swine flu aren't having fun.

17 Desert Dog  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:12:22pm

re: #2 zombie

There is no fun in Obamaland!

Let's tax fun....then, we can tax the misery that replaces it too!

18 Pvt Bin Jammin  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:12:24pm

re: #9 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

How did the San Diego meet go? I was so sad that I missed it.

19 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:12:51pm

re: #14 So?

I did the same thing but my cough syrup had lots of codeine in it. Nice mellow buzz.

I never want to have to take codeine cough syrup again. Six months of my life got taken over by a novel last time.

20 Russkilitlover  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:12:54pm

He must be Islamic.
/s

21 ConservatismNow!  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:12:56pm
You can't be a Real Country unless you have a BEER and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a BEER.

Frank Zappa was a smart guy.

22 Kragar  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:13:07pm

re: #14 So?

I did the same thing but my cough syrup had lots of codeine in it. Nice mellow buzz.

I accidently double dosed on stress meds about 2 weeks ago. I was high as a kite for about 4 hours in the middle of work. That was a good day.

23 cronus  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:13:19pm

Dems get busted trying to politicize pandemic funding

Sorry to interrupt all the liberal blogosphere’s unhinged GOP-bashing over conservative opposition to flu pandemic funding in the porkulus bill, but…

Well. Just an inconvenient reminder:

“All those little porky things that the House put in, the money for the [National] Mall or the sexually transmitted diseases or the flu pandemic, they’re all out,” Schumer said.

“Porky things.” Er, a rather unfortunate choice of words then. And now.

Leaves a bad taste in your mouth, doesn’t it?

24 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:13:39pm

Am I the only one who thinks all of this swine flu pandemic thing is way overblown. How many times will people cry pandemic, before no one cares.
100 people have died in a third world county and they want to declare a pandemic. Wake me when millions are dying. Or have I just become overly cynical?

25 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:14:46pm

re: #12 zombie

Hey Zombie, when is that Fulton Street Fair this year? Is that the name? I'm wondering if they have reached a tipping point out there now that the SFC is sinking in red ink. Is Code Pink still badgering the marines? If not, why not? What's changed? //////
Where in the world is Cindy Sheehan?
Is it warm enough for the nude bike ride protest?
Inquiring minds want to know!

26 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:15:03pm

re: #15 buzzsawmonkey

Punny! LOL

27 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:15:17pm

Well yesterday I wrote if 50 more people die by the end of the week we have nothing to worry about. But I also wrote, if the number of dead are over 2000 by next Saturday we're screwed. According to this article

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

2000 have already been hospitalized in Mexico. NOT GOOD.

Where's my cough syrup.

28 aggieann  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:15:25pm

re: #7 zombie

The idolatrous worship of our current president as a religious practice:

Oslam.

That's good. What's going on in Mexico: Acapulcalapolypse

29 Kragar  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:15:49pm

re: #18 Pvt Bin Jammin

How did the San Diego meet go? I was so sad that I missed it.

eh, only had two other lizards show, but one showed early and one was late, so it was basically me having 2 lunches back to back. On the bright side, it was 2 more than showed up last time. We had a good time, but I dont think its something I'll be trying to do again.

30 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:15:59pm

re: #24 The_Vig

Am I the only one who thinks all of this swine flu pandemic thing is way overblown. How many times will people cry pandemic, before no one cares.
100 people have died in a third world county and they want to declare a pandemic. Wake me when millions are dying. Or have I just become overly cynical?

I don't know, yet.

The problem is, epidemics can go from "no biggie" to, "ooops," to "run for your lives!" in no time at all.

I do not want to live in a John Ringo novel.

31 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:01pm

re: #24 The_Vig

Well, hmmmmm. Remember the bird flu fright? REmember that GWB was tarred with the "Why don't you DO something about this?"

32 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:03pm

re: #17 Desert Dog

Let's tax fun....then, we can tax the misery that replaces it too!

I think if you taxed misery, you make more money.

33 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:05pm

(I just posted this on the last thread, but I didn't see this one pop up, so again, and update).

Update on DustyVet.

Ok, I got about 8 emails from Lizards who would like to help Dustyvet. I also got Dustyvet's address and phone number from him a few minutes ago, and I passed that on to you.

IF YOU EMAILED ME and have not received his address and phone number, please let me know. I had a lot of incoming and outgoing mail all floating around and I may have missed you.

34 dhg4  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:10pm

Have fun with this, even it's too easy.

35 turn  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:21pm

Ha, that quote reminded me of the time we threw a sloe gin fizz party in high school and my buddy puked all over his white shoes and white bell bottoms. Walked around with red spots all over them the rest of the night. We laughed our asses off ... sorry I know some of you could do without the visual.

36 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:22pm
37 zombie  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:23pm

re: #15 buzzsawmonkey

The Grand Oslam is always an exciting moment in Debaseball.

When Obama nationalizes health care, the ecstatic leftists will have a Grand Oslam Seizure.

38 simonml  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:30pm

Mmmmm, dexing

39 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:32pm

re: #28 aggieann

That's good. What's going on in Mexico: Acapulcalapolypse

That sounds like some kind of dance craze.

40 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:50pm

re: #32 So?

I like it!

41 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:16:54pm

How many people have died because of gang activity in Mexico, but the flu....OMG.

42 kansas  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:17:05pm

re: #24 The_Vig

Am I the only one who thinks all of this swine flu pandemic thing is way overblown. How many times will people cry pandemic, before no one cares.
100 people have died in a third world county and they want to declare a pandemic. Wake me when millions are dying. Or have I just become overly cynical?

Hard to take the Crisis Du Jour serious when it's not serious enough to even check folks coming in from Mexico City.

43 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:17:37pm

re: #27 So?

Well yesterday I wrote if 50 more people die by the end of the week we have nothing to worry about. But I also wrote, if the number of dead are over 2000 by next Saturday we're screwed. According to this article

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

2000 have already been hospitalized in Mexico. NOT GOOD.

Where's my cough syrup.

In Mexico.

44 DEZes  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:17:42pm

re: #33 Walter L. Newton

(I just posted this on the last thread, but I didn't see this one pop up, so again, and update).

Update on DustyVet.

Ok, I got about 8 emails from Lizards who would like to help Dustyvet. I also got Dustyvet's address and phone number from him a few minutes ago, and I passed that on to you.

IF YOU EMAILED ME and have not received his address and phone number, please let me know. I had a lot of incoming and outgoing mail all floating around and I may have missed you.

Im just getting home from work, whats Dusty need?, I will help if I can.

45 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:17:52pm

The Greenies do want some population control. A good die off might help.

46 Desert Dog  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:17:53pm

re: #24 The_Vig

Am I the only one who thinks all of this swine flu pandemic thing is way overblown. How many times will people cry pandemic, before no one cares.
100 people have died in a third world county and they want to declare a pandemic. Wake me when millions are dying. Or have I just become overly cynical?

The last time we had a Swine flu "epidemic", more people died from the vaccine than the actual flu. Mutating flu virus' are scary enough, we do not need the entire media of the world making it worse. When this calms down, I think we will see that many, many more people died from the seasonal flu we just had than from this strain.

But, that said....wash the hell out of your hands and stay away from sick people! Talk to your kids about washing as well. The little petri dishes are Typhoid Mary's in training

47 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:18:01pm

re: #42 kansas

Hard to take the Crisis Du Jour serious when it's not serious enough to even check folks coming in from Mexico City.

Well, Britain is checking those flying in. Maybe the Big O is not concerned, only Republicans can afford to fly.

48 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:18:31pm

I saw this video at HotAir the other day (the Couric part @1:20 is the best), and I couldn't help but think how hilariously awesome it would be is someone gave the auto-tune treatment to this footage from Zombie.

49 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:18:31pm

re: #23 cronus

Schumer is a jackass of the first water.

50 ConservatismNow!  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:18:43pm

re: #47 Walter L. Newton

Well, Britain is checking those flying in. Maybe the Big O is not concerned, only Republicans can afford to fly.

Evil Republicans. John McCain is ok.

51 Pvt Bin Jammin  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:18:55pm

re: #29 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

That's a shame. We do informal ones here in Pasadena. The most we have ever had are three lizards and my hubby. If you're ever up here on a Friday or Saturday night, let me know.

52 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:19:07pm

re: #44 DEZes

Im just getting home from work, whats Dusty need?, I will help if I can.

re: #221 Walter L. Newton

53 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:19:28pm

re: #19 Dianna

I never want to have to take codeine cough syrup again. Six months of my life got taken over by a novel last time.

I'm not sure I understand. Your life became a novel? Or were you glued to the same novel for 6 months? Or you started to hallucinate and the book's characters began showing you many novel things?

54 Son of the Black Dog  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:19:29pm

re: #8 katemaclaren

well, it sure won't be the little GTO.

Pontiac could make a fortune if they'd just start crankin' out 1966 GTO's.

Hey, Ford did it with the Mustang!

55 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:19:38pm
56 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:19:51pm

re: #51 Pvt Bin Jammin

That's a shame. We do informal ones here in Pasadena. The most we have ever had are three lizards and my hubby. If you're ever up here on a Friday or Saturday night, let me know.

I can't eat lizards, do you do kosher?

57 Gella  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:19:52pm

oopsie
Fox sticking with schedule instead of Obama
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]

58 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:00pm

Any word yet on crack investigative reporting by the Arab/Muslim media exposing the swine flu epidemic as really a joint US/Israel chem weapons lab leak?

59 Russkilitlover  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:15pm

re: #33 Walter L. Newton

I missed something.....What happened to DustyVet?

60 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:16pm

re: #47 Walter L. Newton

Well, Britain is checking those flying in. Maybe the Big O is not concerned, only Republicans can afford to fly.

Pelosi, Feinstein, and Clinton have plenty money, even without Big daddy Soros.

61 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:23pm

re: #30 Dianna

I don't know, yet.

The problem is, epidemics can go from "no biggie" to, "ooops," to "run for your lives!" in no time at all.

I do not want to live in a John Ringo novel.

I became so SCARED when the book came out about EBOLA!

62 Desert Dog  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:28pm

re: #58 Ben Hur

Any word yet on crack investigative reporting by the Arab/Muslim media exposing the swine flu epidemic as really a joint US/Israel chem weapons lab leak?

shhhhhhhhhhh You are not supposed to tell anyone!

63 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:31pm

re: #33 Walter L. Newton

I haven't been paying attention. What's happened to Dustyvet?

64 zombie  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:37pm

re: #25 katemaclaren

Hey Zombie, when is that Fulton Street Fair this year? Is that the name? I'm wondering if they have reached a tipping point out there now that the SFC is sinking in red ink. Is Code Pink still badgering the marines? If not, why not? What's changed? //////
Where in the world is Cindy Sheehan?
Is it warm enough for the nude bike ride protest?
Inquiring minds want to know!

Sorry, other life responsibilities have moved to the forefront recently. Not much time for photo-blogging!

Besides, i don't like to become too repetitive. I covered Folsom Street and the Walk for Life and so on once each -- and that's enough. Once I start going back and back over and over, things become predictable.

As for Cindy Sheehan and Code Pinks and the marine -- I spotted her a short time ago with Code Pink protesting the Marines! :

Radicals smash windows of Berkeley Marine Corps recruiting office, then blithely protest the next day

65 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:42pm

For all of you folks in the third world. Please stop keeping your farm animals in your house and letting your kids crawl around on the floor with them. That's how bird flu started.

66 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:47pm

re: #59 Russkilitlover

I missed something.....What happened to DustyVet?

re: #221 Walter L. Newton

67 aggieann  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:20:55pm

re: #24 The_Vig

Am I the only one who thinks all of this swine flu pandemic thing is way overblown. How many times will people cry pandemic, before no one cares.
100 people have died in a third world county and they want to declare a pandemic. Wake me when millions are dying. Or have I just become overly cynical?

It could go either way. The problem is that once we know for sure, it could be too late. Check out how quickly the Spanish flu spread across the U.S. back in 1918, before jet travel and interstate highways:
[Link: www.pbs.org...]

68 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:21:07pm

re: #43 Ben Hur

Nope. China--with melamine.

69 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:21:10pm

re: #53 So?

I'm not sure I understand. Your life became a novel? Or were you glued to the same novel for 6 months? Or you started to hallucinate and the book's characters began showing you many novel things?

All of the above?

I started writing a novel six months ago. It started, more-or-less, with the near-hallucinations induced by codeine, steroids, illness, and some weird news stories.

And it took over.

70 Gearhead  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:21:24pm

re: #47 Walter L. Newton

Well, Britain is checking those flying in. Maybe the Big O is not concerned, only Republicans can afford to fly.

Maybe he doesn't want to be accused of profiling?

71 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:21:25pm

re: #24 The_Vig

No, I don't think it's too overblown. This strain of swine flu, IIRC, is an H1N1. The Spanish Flu of 1918 was an H1N1. Considering that the Flu of 1918 killed 40-50 million people worldwide, I'd say that this is cause for concern. Doubly so since it is next door in Mexico.

72 Russkilitlover  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:21:39pm

re: #57 Gella

oopsie
Fox sticking with schedule instead of Obama
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]


Heh. Very appropriate.

Instead of the president, Fox viewers will see an episode of the Tim Roth drama "Lie to Me."

73 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:21:54pm

re: #67 aggieann

It could go either way. The problem is that once we know for sure, it could be too late. Check out how quickly the Spanish flu spread across the U.S. back in 1918, before jet travel and interstate highways:
[Link: www.pbs.org...]

1918.....did people even wash back then.

74 Pvt Bin Jammin  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:21:59pm

re: #56 Walter L. Newton

I can't eat lizards, do you do kosher?

LOL I'm sure we could figure it out.

75 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:22:11pm

re: #57 Gella

oopsie
Fox sticking with schedule instead of Obama
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]

Because it's enough already.

76 Gella  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:22:23pm

re: #72 Russkilitlover

hey at least Tim Roth can act :)

77 ConservatismNow!  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:22:39pm

re: #71 Honorary Yooper

No, I don't think it's too overblown. This strain of swine flu, IIRC, is an H1N1. The Spanish Flu of 1918 was an H1N1. Considering that the Flu of 1918 killed 40-50 million people worldwide, I'd say that this is cause for concern. Doubly so since it is next door in Mexico.

This is just cause to smoke all of the pork you can, just to make sure that it doesn't have the swine flu. I did my part yesterday. The pork shoulder was delicious.

78 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:22:46pm

re: #64 zombie

Thanks for the update. You're right. It's very old. Maybe some new, exciting event will rear its ugly head. I'm waiting! You are very very brave. I appreciate all that you do--wish that I had that kind of nerve.

79 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:23:09pm

re: #65 The_Vig

For all of you folks in the third world. Please stop keeping your farm animals in your house and letting your kids crawl around on the floor with them. That's how bird flu started.


And stop sh*tting on the lettuce you pick and send to the US.

80 Gella  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:23:32pm

re: #75 Ben Hur

Because it's enough already.

Obama = Britney Spears too much exposure,a ll is left for him is a crotch shot
////

81 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:23:36pm

re: #24 The_Vig

Am I the only one who thinks all of this swine flu pandemic thing is way overblown. How many times will people cry pandemic, before no one cares.
100 people have died in a third world county and they want to declare a pandemic. Wake me when millions are dying. Or have I just become overly cynical?

Well, if you read the article in my post 27, you'll see that 2000 people are now hospitalized in Mexico. Yesterday the number was 50 or so dead. I think this exponential increase in one day is quite worrisome. But don't worry, I set my death-o-meter alarm clock to wake you up when the toll reaches 3 million.

82 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:23:51pm

re: #66 Walter L. Newton

Damn. Give Dusty my condolences.

83 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:23:54pm

re: #67 aggieann

It could go either way. The problem is that once we know for sure, it could be too late. Check out how quickly the Spanish flu spread across the U.S. back in 1918, before jet travel and interstate highways:
[Link: www.pbs.org...]

A mere 3 weeks to go coast to coast through the 48 states of the time. A mere 3 weeks.

84 kansas  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:24:20pm

re: #66 Walter L. Newton

re: #221 Walter L. Newton

So someone named Kathy passed away and he can't get to her services because his VA check doesn't come until the 1st? You doing a collection or something? Airfare couldn't be that much and a few pay pal clicks or something might get him there?

85 DEZes  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:24:21pm

re: #52 Walter L. Newton

re: #221 Walter L. Newton

My nic. is blue, fire me his info.

86 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:24:32pm

re: #81 So?

Well, if you read the article in my post 27, you'll see that 2000 people are now hospitalized in Mexico. Yesterday the number was 50 or so dead. I think this exponential increase in one day is quite worrisome. But don't worry, I set my death-o-meter alarm clock to wake you up when the toll reaches 3 million.

You just equated being hospitalized in Mexico to being dead.

Not that I disagree, mind you, just sayin'.

/

87 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:24:50pm

re: #73 The_Vig

1918.....did people even wash back then.

Um, yes, and washing doesn't really matter when the flu is airborne. There was a reason for the surgical masks in the pictures.

88 Last Mohican  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:24:55pm

Now they've gone and done it. Mia Farrow is starting a hunger strike for her appearance on Larry King tonight.

Well, that oughtta take care of this whole Darfur business once and for all.

89 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:25:29pm

re: #88 Last Mohican

Now they've gone and done it. Mia Farrow is starting a hunger strike for her appearance on Larry King tonight.

Well, that oughtta take care of this whole Darfur business once and for all.

It had to be Mia. Rosie tried it and no one noticed for six months.

90 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:25:35pm

re: #80 Gella

Obama = Britney Spears too much exposure,a ll is left for him is a crotch shot
////


Oh, that happened waaay early on:

Image: obama-jeans.jpg

91 zombie  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:25:37pm

re: #48 Slumbering Behemoth

I saw this video at HotAir the other day (the Couric part @1:20 is the best), and I couldn't help but think how hilariously awesome it would be is someone gave the auto-tune treatment to this footage from Zombie.

Ah, one of my own personal favorite zombietime videos! I'm glad others have it bookmarked as well. An all-time classic.

92 solomonpanting  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:25:38pm

re: #24 The_Vig

Am I the only one who thinks all of this swine flu pandemic thing is way overblown. How many times will people cry pandemic, before no one cares.
100 people have died in a third world county and they want to declare a pandemic. Wake me when millions are dying. Or have I just become overly cynical?

Dennis Prager interviewed Michael Fumento this morning, who said that thousands die each year from the "regular" flu and no one bats an eye. The main difference is that this is not flu season. People haven't died here in the US because he surmises most US citizens have stronger immune systems. Others think we respond faster with a doctor vist and there are medications too, although not a vaccine. Fumento said the 1976 swine flu killed one person directly and hundreds indirectly. Those hundreds died as a result of a rushed-to-the-public vaccine. :)
(I know, I know)

93 kansas  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:25:39pm

re: #88 Last Mohican

Now they've gone and done it. Mia Farrow is starting a hunger strike for her appearance on Larry King tonight.

Well, that oughtta take care of this whole Darfur business once and for all.

Darfur? Isn't that little mouse that the Jews killed?/

94 DEZes  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:26:04pm

re: #80 Gella

Obama = Britney Spears too much exposure,a ll is left for him is a crotch shot
////

That would prove Britney's balls are bigger. ;)

95 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:26:08pm

re: #90 Ben Hur

Oh, that happened waaay early on:

[Link: michellemalkin.cachefly.net...]

That's not a crotch shot. He's just drinking rum!

96 Gella  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:26:09pm

re: #90 Ben Hur

Oh, that happened waaay early on:

[Link: michellemalkin.cachefly.net...]

ROFLMALNO! i missed it

97 turn  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:26:17pm

re: #84 kansas

Kathy was his sister.

98 Guanxi88  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:26:34pm

re: #93 kansas

Darfur? Isn't that little mouse that the Jews killed?/

I can't remember - did the genocidal bumblebee come before or after the genocidal mouse martyr?

99 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:26:37pm
100 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:26:40pm

Fun is for the people that can afford it. I might get some fun at the next garage sale I go to.

If it was "fun" they would not call it "work".

101 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:26:41pm

re: #88 Last Mohican

Now they've gone and done it. Mia Farrow is starting a hunger strike for her appearance on Larry King tonight.

Well, that oughtta take care of this whole Darfur business once and for all.

Some hunger strike. She's not willing to die, and it wouldn't mean anything if she did. The Janjaweed and the Sudanese government don't care about her.

Neither does anyone else, really. Not enough to intervene and do something about Sudan.

For one thing, it might annoy the Chinese.

102 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:26:49pm

re: #88 Last Mohican

Now they've gone and done it. Mia Farrow is starting a hunger strike for her appearance on Larry King tonight.

Well, that oughtta take care of this whole Darfur business once and for all.

WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!?!?!?!?!?!

NOTE TO MIA: IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU!

STOP THE GENOCIDE!

BOMB DARFUR!

103 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:27:12pm

re: #98 Guanxi88

I can't remember - did the genocidal bumblebee come before or after the genocidal mouse martyr?

I thought Farfour was a WABBIT.

104 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:27:13pm

re: #56 Walter L. Newton

I can't eat lizards, do you do kosher?

Same here, but it reminded me of the song that goes

Wish I was in Tijuana
Eating barbecued iguana

105 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:27:32pm

re: #91 zombie

One of my favorites as well. It always cracks me up. That poor woman has some serious issues.

106 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:27:52pm

re: #89 OldLineTexan

It had to be Mia. Rosie tried it and no one noticed for six months.

Hell- it looks like she's been on one for years.

Mia Farrow!
If I was her beau
She'd by my arrow.

107 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:27:56pm

re: #69 Dianna

All of the above?

I started writing a novel six months ago. It started, more-or-less, with the near-hallucinations induced by codeine, steroids, illness, and some weird news stories.

And it took over.

So you must be writing a blockbuster. Tell us when it hits #1 on the NY Times bestseller list.

Steroids suck. They make you turn into the Goodyear blimp.

108 kansas  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:27:58pm

re: #97 turn

Kathy was his sister.

That's sad. Sorry for his loss.

109 Orangutan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:28:14pm

Tom Waits may not have appreciated Karen Allen offering Indiana Jones a drink. But I did.

110 Creeping Eruption  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:28:18pm

re: #104 Kosh's Shadow

Same here, but it reminded me of the song that goes

Wish I was in Tijuana
Eating barbecued iguana

Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo

111 Guanxi88  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:28:21pm

re: #103 OldLineTexan

I thought Farfour was a WABBIT.

Ya know, whatever problems people might have with Spongebob or Dora, at least the cast of characters is consistent. Nothing screams "desperation" quite like new characters coming in or old characters dying off.

112 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:28:48pm

I've heard some people staying away from pork products to avoid the swine flu. Like last week it was ok to eat uncooked pork, but now it's bad for you.

113 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:28:49pm

re: #76 Gella

Tim doesn't need a teleprompter.

114 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:28:53pm

re: #84 kansas

So someone named Kathy passed away and he can't get to her services because his VA check doesn't come until the 1st? You doing a collection or something? Airfare couldn't be that much and a few pay pal clicks or something might get him there?

His sister passed away, Kathy, 68, died sitting down on a Sunday afternoon. I threw it out to the Lizards to see if anyone could help.

You will have to get the finer details from him.

If you want, email me (click on my name, you'll see my email on my web site) and I will pass on his contact info and you can deal with him.

115 Russkilitlover  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:28:55pm

re: #77 ConservatismNow!

This is just cause to smoke all of the pork you can, just to make sure that it doesn't have the swine flu. I did my part yesterday. The pork shoulder was delicious.

Hey, I made pork shoulder, too. BBQ pulled pork with slaw. And there's a lot left over!

116 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:28:56pm

re: #102 Ben Hur

WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!?!?!?!?!?!

NOTE TO MIA: IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU!

STOP THE GENOCIDE!

BOMB DARFUR!

Arm and train the people being attacked. Bombing Darfur wouldn't do that much good.

More's the pity. It would be satisfying.

117 Killgore Trout  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:28:58pm

re: #88 Last Mohican

Now they've gone and done it. Mia Farrow is starting a hunger strike for her appearance on Larry King tonight.

Well, that oughtta take care of this whole Darfur business once and for all.

What an idiot. People just no longer understand Gandhi. His hunger stikes worked because the press reported it and the British public had sympathy for him. It also helped that even the British colonial government had a conscience. The Islamists and Darfur don't care. In fact they kill her if they had the chance.

118 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:29:09pm

re: #106 calcajun

Hell- it looks like she's been on one for years.

Mia Farrow!
If I was her beau
She'd by my arrow.

PIMF- dammit


She'd be my arrow.

(crap--very long weekend--called into office on Saturday.)

119 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:29:20pm

re: #91 zombie

Ah, one of my own personal favorite zombietime videos! I'm glad others have it bookmarked as well. An all-time classic.

She's right about DiFi, though.

/

120 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:29:23pm
121 Gella  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:29:26pm

re: #113 katemaclaren

Tim doesn't need a teleprompter.

exactly, i watch that show just because of him :) he is soooo charming :)

122 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:30:10pm

re: #84 kansas

So someone named Kathy passed away and he can't get to her services because his VA check doesn't come until the 1st? You doing a collection or something? Airfare couldn't be that much and a few pay pal clicks or something might get him there?

I say, let's do that. I will.

123 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:30:16pm
124 Gearhead  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:30:29pm

re: #118 calcajun

PIMF- dammit

She'd be my arrow.

(crap--very long weekend--called into office on Saturday.)

My eyes auto-corrected. Had to re-read it to find the error.

125 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:30:51pm

re: #120 buzzsawmonkey

Who lives in a tunnel 'neath Philadelphi?
SpongeBob Hamas!

That will be Hamas TV's next mascot, until the joooos squeeze all the blood out of him for making Passover spongecake.

126 DEZes  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:30:55pm

re: #114 Walter L. Newton

His sister passed away, Kathy, 68, died sitting down on a Sunday afternoon. I threw it out to the Lizards to see if anyone could help.

You will have to get the finer details from him.

If you want, email me (click on my name, you'll see my email on my web site) and I will pass on his contact info and you can deal with him.

Ah ok, I just turned on my Email and my nic is blue but ill just shoot you an Email.
I give a few bucks to help out.

127 dhg4  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:31:08pm

re: #88 Last Mohican

Now they've gone and done it. Mia Farrow is starting a hunger strike for her appearance on Larry King tonight.

Well, that oughtta take care of this whole Darfur business once and for all.

If I was sitting accross from that creep, I might have some difficulty holding my food down too.

128 Velvet Elvis  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:31:22pm

re: #65 The_Vig

For all of you folks in the third world. Please stop keeping your farm animals in your house and letting your kids crawl around on the floor with them. That's how bird flu started.

It's been traced back to a commercial hog farm.

[Link: biosurveillance.typepad.com...]

129 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:31:23pm

re: #111 Guanxi88

Ya know, whatever problems people might have with Spongebob or Dora, at least the cast of characters is consistent. Nothing screams "desperation" quite like new characters coming in or old characters dying off.

I love Spongebob. It's old-fashioned stupid cartoon fun.

130 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:31:24pm

re: #123 MikeySDCA

OT, but has anyone heard of a swine flu case that was not contracted in Mexico? MSM not talking about this.

Point? Mexico is the focal point here. All cases originated there. The problem is with modern air travel.

131 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:31:36pm

re: #126 DEZes

Ah ok, I just turned on my Email and my nic is blue but ill just shoot you an Email.
I give a few bucks to help out.

I sent you an email already.

132 Cato the Elder  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:31:36pm

Tom Waits has always been so, um, descriptive.

Here he is on the weather:

"It's cold out there. Colder than a gut-shot bitch wolf dog with nine suckin' pups pulling a #4 trap up a hill in the dead of winter in the middle of a snowstorm with a mouth full of porcupine quills."

133 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:31:41pm

re: #116 Dianna

Arm and train the people being attacked. Bombing Darfur wouldn't do that much good.

No-fly zone, too, I would think. Or, heck, just wreck the Sudanese air force on the ground, just to be sure.

134 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:31:52pm

re: #95 OldLineTexan

oh arggh, matey.

135 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:31:58pm

re: #123 MikeySDCA

OT, but has anyone heard of a swine flu case that was not contracted in Mexico? MSM not talking about this.

I think everyone's watching for a person-to-person transmission that's provably not got an immediate connection to Mexico.

Because that means it's out, and we've got a problem.

136 kansas  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:32:01pm

re: #122 katemaclaren

I say, let's do that. I will.

Seems like someone would need to organize that.

137 Soona'  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:32:02pm

re: #24 The_Vig

re: #45 The_Vig

Your mind is simplistic and cynical. I like it.

138 Guanxi88  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:32:10pm

re: #129 OldLineTexan

I love Spongebob. It's old-fashioned stupid cartoon fun.

It's in the regular rotation in the Palace of Domestic and Filial Harmony, aka the upstairs TV room.

139 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:32:37pm

re: #123 MikeySDCA

OT, but has anyone heard of a swine flu case that was not contracted in Mexico? MSM not talking about this.

Huh?

The press reports I've seen have been pretty clear about Mexico being the apparent origin of the strain.

140 ConservatismNow!  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:32:50pm

re: #115 Russkilitlover

Hey, I made pork shoulder, too. BBQ pulled pork with slaw. And there's a lot left over!

The flavor was dynamite, butI've got a serious problem. I can't seem to keep my smoker hot enough. The wind here in Oklahoma is terrible. On a still day I can keep my smoker at 225 for 4-5 with just a half-bag of charcoal but on a windy day, I can't even keep it above 150 with a full bag. I'm going to have to either build a tarp windscreen or smoke it and then put it in the oven.

141 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:32:53pm

re: #129 OldLineTexan

..and very funny!

142 jamgarr  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:33:12pm

Mia Farrow on a hunger strike is like the Dalai Llama at rage counseling

143 DEZes  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:33:19pm

re: #131 Walter L. Newton

I sent you an email already.

I have it, thanks.
A check will be sent in tomorrows mail.

144 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:33:32pm

re: #136 kansas

You're right. I'm thinking.
Unfortunately, I have to leave for a class. BBL--maybe with a plan.

145 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:33:32pm

re: #116 Dianna

Arm and train the people being attacked. Bombing Darfur wouldn't do that much good.

More's the pity. It would be satisfying.


Oh no. We couldn't do that! Beccause we'd return to the past, when the west had to sacrifice minority infidel populations, ie, Christians (Lebanon,etc) and Joos (all over) so the Ottomans (now the Arabs) won't oppress the minorities in their midst more than they already do. They are already considered agents of the West.

Fire up the effen Apaches, and KILL ALL THE ARAB JANJIWEED THAT ARE IN NON-ARAB DARFUR (Dar-LAND Fur- of the Fur).

Strangely, this is the type of military operation that one would think that the left would support.

146 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:33:59pm

As a young earth creationist, I don't believe that diseases can mutate....They are the way God created them.

On a side note; how do end time Christians, who plan on being raptured out of the Apocalypse know that its THE Apocalypse and not an Apocalypse?

You could be sitting there saying "Jesus, was I not pure enough", when you should be attempting to survive.

147 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:34:39pm

re: #137 Soona'

Just in a bad mood today.

148 Guanxi88  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:34:47pm

re: #146 The_Vig

As a young earth creationist, I don't believe that diseases can mutate....They are the way God created them.

On a side note; how do end time Christians, who plan on being raptured out of the Apocalypse know that its THE Apocalypse and not an Apocalypse?

You could be sitting there saying "Jesus, was I not pure enough", when you should be attempting to survive.

Seems to me that's one of those problems that will just sort of solve itself, no?

149 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:35:07pm

re: #131 Walter L. Newton

I sent you an email already.


Walter will you send me an e-mail with his address? I'll send a check, too. Gotta go right now, though.

150 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:35:25pm

And someone should demand the Mubarak order his troops to STOP KILLING DARFURIAN REFUGEES CROSSING THE BOARDER INTO ISRAEL.

Do you know the type of racism, bigotry, and all the other left pet crimes the Sudanese go through in Egypt?

151 Soona'  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:35:27pm

re: #73 The_Vig

1918.....did people even wash back then.

WWI was going on. Cramped quarters in the trenches, towns, troop transports, etc.

152 jamgarr  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:35:33pm

re: #142 jamgarr

Mia Farrow on a hunger strike is like the Dalai Llama at rage counseling


It could happen - but what's the point?

153 callahan23  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:35:40pm

re: #126 DEZes

Ah ok, I just turned on my Email and my nic is blue but ill just shoot you an Email.
I give a few bucks to help out.

Ah, you are a 'mensch', always knew! ;-) As well as many other Lizard here.
I am just back from a long weekend. How are you today, DEZes?

154 A Kiwi Infidel  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:35:47pm

re: #34 dhg4

Have fun with this, even it's too easy.

Thanks, another timewaster.........but I like it!

155 Russkilitlover  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:35:49pm

re: #111 Guanxi88

Ya know, whatever problems people might have with Spongebob or Dora, at least the cast of characters is consistent. Nothing screams "desperation" quite like new characters coming in or old characters dying off.

Back off Spongebob, he rocks!

156 Fluffy Bunny  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:36:18pm

re: #114 Walter L. Newton

I am so sorry to hear of Dustyvet's loss. Thank you Walter for bringing his situation to light. {Dustyvet} You are in my prayers.

I would love to help out, has a Paypal account been set up?

157 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:36:20pm

re: #151 Soona'

Actually, it started here. Then we put infected troops on transports--very cramped and crowded--and imported the disease to Europe.

158 bloodnok  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:36:25pm

re: #131 Walter L. Newton

I sent you an email already.

Walter, if you have a chance could you send his info my way?

And THANK YOU for what you are doing, Walter.

159 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:36:27pm

re: #136 kansas

Seems like someone would need to organize that.

I've given everyone who has email me Dustyvet's contact information which includes his email, phone number and address.

Considering the time element, I decided that if anyone wanted to help, they needed to contact him directly.

Dustyvet gave me permission to pass on the info.

So, if you are interested, click on my name above, go to my website, you will see a link to email me, email me and I will pass on the information to you.

And your email address is safe with me, don't worry.

P.S. Except for Steve in Ablq.

160 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:36:51pm

re: #145 Ben Hur

Fat chance.

Another problem is that most of us would be completely unable to tell a black Sudanese muslim from an "arab" Sudanese janjaweed muslim. This time it's racial, not religious.

Unlike the North-South (ongoing horror-show) conflict; or the slaving raids; or a number of other horror-shows in Sudan.

Look, I'm not going to start pinning everyone to the wall about Sudan. It's my own, personal, source of bottomless rage and sorrow.

161 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:37:33pm

re: #145 Ben Hur

Strangely, this is the type of military operation that one would think that the left would support

Nope, sorry. They're firmly in favor of "doing something about Darfur". But they come up kind of short of specifics on the "something". It's kind of an Underpants Gnomes plan.

162 Killgore Trout  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:37:34pm

re: #139 Occasional Reader

Huh?

The press reports I've seen have been pretty clear about Mexico being the apparent origin of the strain.

It does raise an interesting point. It doesn't seem to be very contagious outside of Mexico (yet). I don't know if any of the Americans infected with pig flu caught it here in the states.

163 callahan23  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:37:41pm

re: #156 Fluffy Bunny

I am so sorry to hear of Dustyvet's loss. Thank you Walter for bringing his situation to light. {Dustyvet} You are in my prayers.

I would love to help out, has a Paypal account been set up?

I second a Paypal account. I have no other means of helping out.

164 DEZes  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:37:49pm

re: #153 callahan23

Ah, you are a 'mensch', always knew! ;-) As well as many other Lizard here.
I am just back from a long weekend. How are you today, DEZes?

I do well thanks, yourself?

Oh, I had to look up the word mensch, thanks for the compliment.

165 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:38:09pm

re: #86 OldLineTexan

You just equated being hospitalized in Mexico to being dead.

Not that I disagree, mind you, just sayin'.

/

I knew someone would comment on that point. Well, still not a good sign.

166 Russkilitlover  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:38:23pm

re: #140 ConservatismNow!

The flavor was dynamite, butI've got a serious problem. I can't seem to keep my smoker hot enough. The wind here in Oklahoma is terrible. On a still day I can keep my smoker at 225 for 4-5 with just a half-bag of charcoal but on a windy day, I can't even keep it above 150 with a full bag. I'm going to have to either build a tarp windscreen or smoke it and then put it in the oven.

I have a similar issue with my outdoor wood fire pizza oven, not with wind, just maintaining the heat. I have to keep it at about 500 degrees. Takes a lot of wood and a lot of fussing. Totally worth it, though! Makes it even more worth it to know how much carbon I'm emitting :D

167 Guanxi88  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:38:31pm

re: #155 Russkilitlover

Back off Spongebob, he rocks!

Whoa! You got the wrong guy. As I said in my posting above, when #1 daughter and #2 daughter need a good silly laugh, Spongebob's just what the doctor ordered. Lotta folk seem to have a grudge against the little guy, but not me.

The kids love him (I'm partial to Mr. Krabs, myself, but that's just me).

It's in the regular rotation in the Palace of Domestic and Filial Harmony, aka the upstairs TV room, of the Great Southern Suburban Hall of Tranquility, aka, my house.

168 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:38:42pm

I've done a good amount of research and study into the colonial period in Africa and I can say, without reservation, that it's Europe's collective fault. They can fix it.

169 Killgore Trout  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:38:47pm

re: #162 Killgore Trout

It's also interesting that none of the Americans have died from it. Right? I haven't really been following the story any more than I have to.

170 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:38:55pm

re: #150 Ben Hur

The theft and enslavement of their children? The threat and reality of rape? Forced prostitution, murder, starvation, beatings....

The list is endless. And because the Sudanese government cares nothing for these refugees (in fact approves the actions in Darfur), they have no protection.

171 ConservatismNow!  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:38:57pm

re: #161 Occasional Reader

Nope, sorry. They're firmly in favor of "doing something about Darfur". But they come up kind of short of specifics on the "something". It's kind of an Underpants Gnomes plan.

It's usually something about peace, love, understanding, and lots and lots of US dollars.

172 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:39:15pm

re: #158 bloodnok

Walter, if you have a chance could you send his info my way?

And THANK YOU for what you are doing, Walter.

Done

173 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:39:53pm

re: #127 dhg4

If I was sitting accross from that creep, I might have some difficulty holding my food down too.

Will Woody be backstage playing clarinet while she complains?

174 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:39:55pm

re: #169 Killgore Trout

It's also interesting that none of the Americans have died from it. Right? I haven't really been following the story any more than I have to.

So far, all deaths have been in Mexico (based on last reports I saw). US cases have been mostly mild.

175 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:39:58pm

re: #163 callahan23

I second a Paypal account. I have no other means of helping out.

Dustyvet has a Paypal account, send me an email and I will send you the contact info.

176 Killian Bundy  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:40:01pm

re: #145 Ben Hur

Fire up the effen Apaches, and KILL ALL THE ARAB JANJIWEED THAT ARE IN NON-ARAB DARFUR (Dar-LAND Fur- of the Fur).

Strangely, this is the type of military operation that one would think that the left would support.

Based from where, Ethiopia?

/look at a map, Sudan is way far into Indian territory

177 Zimriel  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:40:12pm

Samuel Johnson didn't like "fun" either; he said it was a "low cant word".

178 callahan23  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:40:22pm

re: #164 DEZes

I do well thanks, yourself?

Oh, I had to look up the word mensch, thanks for the compliment.

One of those nice things here on LGF. The learning curve is getting higher higher ;-)

179 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:40:30pm
180 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:40:49pm

re: #146 The_Vig

As a young earth creationist, I don't believe that diseases can mutate....They are the way God created them.

Bunch of bullshit. Virii mutate all the time into more or less virulent forms. This one has become more virulent, and the fear now is that it could become a worse strain of influenza than it already is.

Bacteria mutate and evolve constantly, or have you not heard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria!?! You might as well forgo the vaccines then, since these are "the way God created them".

181 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:41:11pm

I am really into the blonde in the Burger King Sponge Bob, Baby's got back commercial. It reminds me of the years working at a dance club when that song came out. Women went crazy to get out and dance when that song came on.

182 Gella  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:41:57pm

re: #180 Honorary Yooper

Bunch of bullshit. Virii mutate all the time into more or less virulent forms. This one has become more virulent, and the fear now is that it could become a worse strain of influenza than it already is.

Bacteria mutate and evolve constantly, or have you not heard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria!?! You might as well forgo the vaccines then, since these are "the way God created them".

so are humans, but its not that noticeable

183 jamgarr  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:41:57pm

re: #181 The_Vig

I am really into the blonde in the Burger King Sponge Bob, Baby's got back commercial. It reminds me of the years working at a dance club when that song came out. Women went crazy to get out and dance when that song came on.


Booty is booty!
/Sheesh!

184 brookly red  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:42:17pm

re: #180 Honorary Yooper

The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert level for influenza A (H1N1) to phase 4 from phase 3. just sayin

185 Dar ul Harb  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:42:21pm

Well, no wonder, if that's Tom's definition of fun...

186 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:42:57pm

re: #179 buzzsawmonkey

People are never at fault for murdering each other. You need to get educated.

187 simonml  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:43:10pm

re: #180 Honorary Yooper

Bunch of bullshit. Virii mutate all the time into more or less virulent forms. This one has become more virulent, and the fear now is that it could become a worse strain of influenza than it already is.

Bacteria mutate and evolve constantly, or have you not heard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria!?! You might as well forgo the vaccines then, since these are "the way God created them".

I agree with most of what you said, but there's no evidence yet that this strain has become "more virulent." IMHO what we currently have is a media that has become "more virulent" in their reporting.

I'm not saying it couldn't be more virulent. I'm just saying its yet another swine flu virus that has jumped to humans, nothing more.... yet

188 irongrampa  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:43:13pm

Captain trips, anyone?

SOMEONE had to say it.

189 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:43:25pm
190 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:43:29pm

re: #169 Killgore Trout

It's also interesting that none of the Americans have died from it. Right? I haven't really been following the story any more than I have to.

Not yet. That may be due to medical care, virulence of the virus, nutrition, etc. It may be too early to tell what will happen. Hopefully, it was caught early enough to contain it.

191 Soona'  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:43:48pm

re: #169 Killgore Trout

It's also interesting that none of the Americans have died from it. Right? I haven't really been following the story any more than I have to.

Right.

192 DEZes  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:44:09pm

re: #189 buzzsawmonkey

I will assume that you are missing a sarc tag.

From his past posts, don't bet on it. ;)

193 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:44:13pm

re: #189 buzzsawmonkey

Yea, I forget that some people do think that way.

194 Zimriel  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:44:19pm

re: #189 buzzsawmonkey

I will assume that you are missing a sarc tag.

I think The Vig is pulling a few legs around here...

195 MacGregor  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:44:19pm

Walter, I sent an email to you. Confirm?

196 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:44:20pm

re: #173 So?

Will Woody be backstage playing clarinet while she complains?

I'm pretty sure she don't hang with Woody since he left her for her daughter. That kind of thing never sits well.

197 rawmuse  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:44:25pm

Tom Waits and his music is a dangerous flirtation with Pathos.
It is OK in small doses, just don't wade in to the deep end, or else we may have to come and get you out, even if you like it there.

198 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:44:25pm

re: #188 irongrampa

Captain trips, anyone? SOMEONE had to say it.

Bargains on air fare to mexico, I'll bet. I've never been there, may be a good time to consider it.

199 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:44:29pm

re: #161 Occasional Reader

Nope, sorry. They're firmly in favor of "doing something about Darfur". But they come up kind of short of specifics on the "something". It's kind of an Underpants Gnomes plan.

Ribbons! T-Shirts!

All the self promotional BS to make their fans thinks they are socially aware!

200 zombie  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:44:39pm

re: #105 Slumbering Behemoth

One of my favorites as well. It always cracks me up. That poor woman has some serious issues.

Are you familiar with this zombietime video, which is even crazier? :

Totally whacked out:

Youtube Video

My caption for it was:

"Ever see one of those creepy Eastern European films where the inmates take over the asylum and make grotesque faces at the camera while a sinister oom-pah band plays in the background? No? Well, now you have. "

201 UFO TOFU  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:45:37pm

re: #29 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

eh, only had two other lizards show, but one showed early and one was late, so it was basically me having 2 lunches back to back. On the bright side, it was 2 more than showed up last time. We had a good time, but I dont think its something I'll be trying to do again.

Maybe it was the timing. If you would have had it on this date, I would have looked you up.

202 MacGregor  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:45:39pm

re: #12 zombie

Example:

Right-wingers are suffering from ODS (Obama Derangement Syndrome), but socialists are now embracing Oslam.

Yep, capitalism is destroying the planet. Thank you Noam Chomsky and Al Gore for providing the intellectual platforms for the socialists.

/fun times

203 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:45:40pm

re: #199 Ben Hur

Ribbons! T-Shirts!

All the self promotional BS to make their fans thinks they are socially aware!

Do you want to watch me explode?!

You have no idea how angry that makes me.

204 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:45:41pm

re: #176 Killian Bundy

Based from where, Ethiopia?

/look at a map, Sudan is way far into Indian territory


Apaches, F-16s, whatever.

You get my point.

You guys figure out with what.

We should be nailing them.

(Don't reply on how nail guns won't be effective! LOL!)

205 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:45:42pm

re: #195 MacGregor

Walter, I sent an email to you. Confirm?

Back to you already.

206 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:45:54pm

re: #188 irongrampa

Captain trips, anyone?

SOMEONE had to say it.

Ah, an apocalyptic road trip to Vegas!

207 Digital Display  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:46:10pm

Tom Waits..I seem to remember a song by him..went like this
Warm Beer and cold women
I was hanging in a polyester place called the 3 little pigs..

Anybody else remember that song?

208 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:46:15pm

re: #188 irongrampa

Captain trips, anyone? SOMEONE had to say it.

And I have this strange need to find someone in Kansas.

209 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:46:16pm

re: #176 Killian Bundy

Based from where, Ethiopia?

/look at a map, Sudan is way far into Indian territory

My idea? Condition Egypt's ongoing military aid package from us on the Egyptian Air Force patrolling a no-fly zone. For starters.

210 doppelganglander  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:46:46pm

This is pretty funny, unless you live in California.

Empty Suit, California Style

To the delight of California’s illegal aliens, socialists, unqualified minority job-seekers and militant bicyclers who blow up Hummer dealerships in the name of suffering polar bears, smarmy San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday he is running for governor in 2010. Newsom chose San Francisco-based Twitter─the de facto, mandatory communication tool for hip celebs and gossipy high school girls─to officially reveal his plans. Indeed, inexperienced, over-packaged, provincial narcissists with radical agendas, cocaine issues, elitism fetishes, an undeserved sense of entitlement and contempt for the American way of life aren’t just for the White House anymore. California has found change it can believe in.

211 irongrampa  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:46:53pm

re: #206 OldLineTexan

Wondered if anybody'd catch that.

212 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:46:58pm

re: #180 Honorary Yooper

Yoop, I think your sarcasm detector is on the fritz.

213 rawmuse  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:47:03pm

"The Piano Player has been drinking, and he showed up with his mother..."

214 Soona'  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:47:12pm

re: #179 buzzsawmonkey

The European colonial period in Africa has been over for a half-century or more. At what point is people murdering each other their own fault?

I agree. And how much money and people has the US sent to try to show them a different way of doing things. Their problems don't bother me as much as they used to.

215 SteveC  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:47:25pm

re: #184 brookly red

The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert level for influenza A (H1N1) to phase 4 from phase 3. just sayin

We SHOULD have been at Phase 5 or even 6 by now. They are slow and pretty much useless. I was glad to hear the (temporary) head of CDC say "We will do what we need to do." Hell, I'd give him the job just for that!

216 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:47:49pm

re: #211 irongrampa

Wondered if anybody'd catch that.

I had already dubbed it Capitán Viajes earlier today (because of its Mexican origin).

Figures OLT would want to go with the Las Vegas crowd...

217 irongrampa  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:47:54pm

re: #208 Walter L. Newton

Likely the best book he ever wrote.

218 UFO TOFU  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:48:23pm

re: #210 doppelganglander

I can't get the link to work, but I guess it doesn't matter. We Californian's already know we're screwed.

219 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:48:40pm

re: #216 Occasional Reader

I had already dubbed it Capitán Viajes earlier today (because of its Mexican origin).

Figures OLT would want to go with the Las Vegas crowd...

By the time Obama is done, we'll all be Walkin' (,) Dude.

220 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:49:00pm

re: #152 jamgarr

It could happen - but what's the point?

What's the point? Didn't you ever watch Peyton Place as a kid? All the answers are there.

221 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:49:01pm

re: #208 Walter L. Newton

And I have this strange need to find someone in Kansas.

And how screwy was THAT? These guys get a message from God to go to Kansas... where an old lady tells them, oops, you're supposed to go to Boulder. Nice going, God. Maybe chip in for the gas money?

222 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:49:09pm

Screw you, Tom! I am all about fun! Let's have some fun!


*crickets*

223 Last Mohican  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:49:29pm

re: #162 Killgore Trout

It does raise an interesting point. It doesn't seem to be very contagious outside of Mexico (yet). I don't know if any of the Americans infected with pig flu caught it here in the states.

I was just reading yesterday's daily CDC press briefing on this point. It's actually a pretty lame briefing. The CDC spokesperson here isn't even saying how many of the U.S. cases were people who had traveled to Mexico. She does say that the CDC is pretty sure that person-to-person transmission is possible. And it seems to me that person-to-person transmission in Mexico is no different from person-to-person transmission in another country, so therefore there's no reason why one should have to travel to Mexico to get the disease.

On the other hand, young healthy people were dying from the flu in Mexico, and it looks like the few confirmed cases in the U.S. so far are all just getting better, and only one has had to be hospitalized. Maybe, I suppose, people who catch the disease directly from an animal get a more serious case, whereas people who catch the disease from another human get a more mild case. But I have no real reason to believe that this is what's happening. It's just an idea.

Basically, this particular briefing is just too lame to be helpful, and it's really annoying me that it's typed in all caps, so I'm going to keep looking for a better source.

224 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:49:57pm

re: #212 Occasional Reader

Yoop, I think your sarcasm detector is on the fritz.

If it was, then it really should have a /sarc tag. Too much stuff recently where people have been completely serious.

225 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:49:58pm

re: #222 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Screw you, Tom! I am all about fun! Let's have some fun!


*crickets*

See, now that we're on The Stand, everytime I see "Tom", I think "moon".

226 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:50:09pm

Is Obama still playing golf or swatting mosquitoes?

227 simonml  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:50:17pm

re: #215 SteveC

We SHOULD have been at Phase 5 or even 6 by now. They are slow and pretty much useless. I was glad to hear the (temporary) head of CDC say "We will do what we need to do." Hell, I'd give him the job just for that!

Maybe the only reason we're not at Phase 5 yet is b/c most infected in other countries caught the virus while in Mexico. It seems like a technicality, but that's my best guess.

[Link: www.who.int...]

228 Russkilitlover  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:50:20pm

re: #210 doppelganglander

This is pretty funny, unless you live in California.

Empty Suit, California Style

He's got a little issue of releasing convicted illegal gang bangers (late teens, but he call them kids) who proceeded to go on a killing spree. the guy's an asshat of the first order.

229 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:50:37pm

re: #222 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Screw you, Tom! I am all about fun! Let's have some fun!

*crickets*

Tom waits for no one.

230 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:51:01pm

re: #229 So?

Tom waits for no one.

Tom is on my side.

231 SteveC  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:51:09pm

re: #217 irongrampa

Likely the best book he ever wrote.

Probably so! But the first thing that popped into my head was his short story Night Surf

232 Guanxi88  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:51:19pm

re: #222 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Screw you, Tom! I am all about fun! Let's have some fun!

*crickets*


Boy, if there was ever one tune that summed up the drugged-out stupidity, ignorance, avarice, and self-absorption of American pop-culture in the late 90's, it was that awful nasally, twangy pop hit by the prunish Sheryl Crowe. Every freakin' time I heard that, I just wanted to lash out in some act of outrageous and pointless violence.

233 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:51:27pm

re: #200 zombie

Nope, haven't seen that one 'til now. Holy crap, your caption is spot-on.

234 dry_heavz_4_alla  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:51:42pm

Drive-by post ...
Have you seen those cool thernal scanners being used at major Asian airports to catch people with fevers and just assumed the US would be using the same technology on people entering from Mexico? Well, apparently ... we don't need no stinkin thermal scanners! We's gots psychics :o
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

235 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:51:44pm

re: #213 rawmuse

"The Piano Player has been drinking, and he showed up with his mother..."

And the piano tuner has a hearing aid,
And he showed up with his mother.
But the piano has been drinking,
Not me.

236 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:51:45pm

re: #221 Occasional Reader

And how screwy was THAT? These guys get a message from God to go to Kansas... where an old lady tells them, oops, you're supposed to go to Boulder. Nice going, God. Maybe chip in for the gas money?

I think some of them stayed in Boulder. Have you been their lately?

237 rawmuse  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:51:48pm

re: #228 Russkilitlover

He's got a little issue of releasing convicted illegal gang bangers (late teens, but he call them kids) who proceeded to go on a killing spree. the guy's an asshat of the first order.

One particular killing spree happened within earshot of me, and I know the widow, who lives within a short walk of me. Three good men died, like that, all because Gavin was soft on MS13.

238 So?  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:52:12pm

OK, have to go buy a special candle. Those who know what yarzheit means will understand.

239 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:52:17pm

Poor Mexico, just when they get a decent President, Mr. Calderon, to fight gangs and work with us on the horrific criminal mafia problem afflicting both our countries, it gets hit with this pandemic disease & earthquakes.

The Peso's value is down, their stock market too--what poor person is going to want to stay in Mexico, or what US-based illegal is going to want to go "home" now?

240 Soona'  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:52:18pm

re: #208 Walter L. Newton

And I have this strange need to find someone in Kansas.

You mean Nebraska.

241 Ben Hur  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:52:25pm

re: #179 buzzsawmonkey

The European colonial period in Africa has been over for a half-century or more. At what point is people murdering each other their own fault?

Never.

At least that's what I learned in my Post-Colonial Literature class.

242 The_Vig  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:52:31pm

re: #232 Guanxi88

Boy, if there was ever one tune that summed up the drugged-out stupidity, ignorance, avarice, and self-absorption of American pop-culture in the late 90's, it was that awful nasally, twangy pop hit by the prunish Sheryl Crowe. Every freakin' time I heard that, I just wanted to lash out in some act of outrageous and pointless violence.

Use a knife, violence should never be pointless.

243 SteveC  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:52:55pm

re: #223 Last Mohican

Basically, this particular briefing is just too lame to be helpful, and it's really annoying me that it's typed in all caps, so I'm going to keep looking for a better source.

I saw the all caps also and thought What da hell?

Oh... I mean WHAT DA HELL?

244 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:53:15pm

re: #236 Walter L. Newton

I think some of them stayed in Boulder. Have you been their lately?

Not since... 2006, I think. Yeah, 2006, July or thereabouts.

245 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:53:20pm

re: #223 Last Mohican

Could this turn out as a repeat of the SARS/MARS business?

246 Guanxi88  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:53:32pm

re: #235 Dianna

And the piano tuner has a hearing aid,
And he showed up with his mother.
But the piano has been drinking,
Not me.

What's He Building in There?

Youtube Video
247 irongrampa  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:53:36pm

re: #231 SteveC

That story was in Night Shift, iirc. Have to look to be sure.

248 Digital Display  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:53:48pm

re: #221 Occasional Reader

And how screwy was THAT? These guys get a message from God to go to Kansas... where an old lady tells them, oops, you're supposed to go to Boulder. Nice going, God. Maybe chip in for the gas money?

Uh ho..Is it raining really bad where you are at?
Speaking of which..It's too bad GPS wasn't available back in Moses's time..
Cause I'd take that before bread from heaven for 40 years every time...
And really you could tell guys were in charge..walking around in circles without asking for directions is such a guys thing..
/Was that the red sea on the left?
//I am in so much trouble..

249 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:54:25pm
250 Conservative in Liberal Hands  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:54:42pm

re: #230 OldLineTexan

Tom is on my side.

Tom. Tom, Tom, look what's become of me...

251 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:54:54pm

Walter, thanks for the e-mailed info.

252 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:55:26pm

re: #240 Soona'

You mean Nebraska.

Yea, that place too! :)

253 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:55:51pm

re: #225 OldLineTexan

See, now that we're on The Stand, everytime I see "Tom", I think "moon".

M-O-O-N. THAT SPELLS FUN!

254 Dianna  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:55:54pm

re: #246 Guanxi88

Ooops. Nothing happened.

255 irongrampa  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:56:15pm

Don't care, fun for me has been driving the Toy, and taking best in show at a local car meet. Grinned from ear to ear on that one.

256 Guanxi88  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:56:22pm

re: #254 Dianna

Ooops. Nothing happened.

Eh, try here, then:

Youtube Video
257 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:56:49pm

Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Popeye and Ali have a talk...

258 SteveC  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:56:50pm

re: #253 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

M-O-O-N. THAT SPELLS FUN!

Laws, yes!

259 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:57:08pm

re: #237 rawmuse

One particular killing spree happened within earshot of me, and I know the widow, who lives within a short walk of me. Three good men died, like that, all because Gavin was soft on MS13.

* * * *
Soft on gangs? Isn't all of California a "sanctuary" state full of "sanctuary" cities?

Like Washington, DC! California's Chandra Levy was murdered by a Salvadoran illegal MS gangsta, who attacked other women using the same modus operandi, then gets jailed for another crime, gets flown across country to California, then gets jetted back to DC to stand trial for murdering Chandra Levy.

We have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on just this one murderous illegal alien thanks to "sanctuary" cities which treat murderers better than average citizens going about their business, behaving & working.

260 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:57:10pm

re: #245 Dianna

Could this turn out as a repeat of the SARS/MARS business?

This doesn't appear to be anywhere near as virulent as SARS (thank goodness).

261 albusteve  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:57:19pm

re: #230 OldLineTexan

Tom is on my side.

heh...Mick would be proud

262 jcm  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:57:44pm

Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Mustafavi Khomeini

263 MightySkip  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:57:54pm

re: #184 brookly red

Was just coming to here to post that.

For what its worth, WHO describes phase 4 as "characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to cause 'community-level outbreaks.' The ability to cause sustained disease outbreaks in a community marks a significant upwards shift in the risk for a pandemic. Any country that suspects or has verified such an event should urgently consult with WHO so that the situation can be jointly assessed and a decision made by the affected country if implementation of a rapid pandemic containment operation is warranted. Phase 4 indicates a significant increase in risk of a pandemic but does not necessarily mean that a pandemic is a forgone conclusion."

265 callahan23  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:58:18pm

re: #252 Walter L. Newton

Thank you, Walter for the e-mailed info.

266 Digital Display  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:58:25pm

re: #252 Walter L. Newton

Yea, that place too! :)

Walter..I may never say this again..What you did today..
You are a Saint...No matter how gruff you can be..I like your heart..It is tender.
good job dude!

267 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:58:56pm

re: #264 SteveC

Air Force One buzzes Manhattan; Undergarment sales triple!

I see the Underpants Gnomes have finally made Big Profits.

/here's to Phase Three!

268 albusteve  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:58:59pm

re: #262 jcm

Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Mustafavi Khomeini

I'm not that fond of raisins...guess I'm toast

269 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:59:11pm

re: #245 Dianna

Could this turn out as a repeat of the SARS/MARS business?

* * * *
Fox News said within the last hour, that SARS cost Asia many billions--in addition to all the human lives lost.

270 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:59:22pm

re: #221 Occasional Reader

And how screwy was THAT? These guys get a message from God to go to Kansas... where an old lady tells them, oops, you're supposed to go to Boulder. Nice going, God. Maybe chip in for the gas money?

Also, God finally taking care of the bad guys by, literally, NUKING 'em just seemed kind of... well, you'd think an omnipotent deity wouldn't need to get ahold of USAF ordnance to get the job done.

271 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 2:59:33pm

re: #232 Guanxi88

Why so serious? All I wanna do is have a little fun before I die...

272 eon  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:00:42pm

re: #130 calcajun

Point? Mexico is the focal point here. All cases originated there. The problem is with modern air travel.

Good evening, Lizards.

My condolences to Dustyvet.

As for the flu problem, right now the death toll in Mexico is 149 and climbing, with 2000+ known infected. What I'm seeing is a classic Patient Zero-To-How Many? progression, which is capable of being handled. What The Self-Exalted One needs to do is as follows;

1. Fire Janet Napolitano, who not only doesn't have a clue but is apparently not even listening to the experts.

2. Let the experts (WHO, CDC, USAMRIID) do their jobs, according to the procedures they've worked out and repeatedly proven to work going back to the 1950s.

3. STFD, STFU, and take the credit.

This is not a pandemic yet. Granted, the H1N1 series viruses are tough little buggers, but we've had a long time to develop inoculations and other procedures to deal with them (since 1917, to be exact). All we need to do is Follow The Procedures. Think quarantine infected patients, ring inoculations of those they've been in contact with, and so on.

We do not need hysteria. Nor do we need a DHS director who defines the SOP as "too difficult" or "too late". BTW, the apparent reason DHS is running this is that The One hasn't gotten around to appointing a HHS director yet. (On the plus side, that means the people at HHS who actually know what they're doing probably aren't getting too many Captain Peter Peachfuzz-style "directives" down their chain of command... yet.)

If The One wants to do something useful, he could read The Last Centurion by John Ringo and/or Executive Orders by Tom Clancy, to get some idea as to what he should be doing if things get worse (Clancy) and what he should not be doing unless he really wants this to blow up in his face (Ringo). (Besides, he really needs to read something besides his two autobiographies.)

P.S.- if anyone else is interested, the first 9 chapters of Ringo's book are now available online at the Baen Free Library. (Yes, you heard me- free.) They make interesting, if foreboding, reading at the moment.

That's about all I have to say on the subject. For now.

cheers

eon

273 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:00:48pm

re: #270 Occasional Reader

Also, God finally taking care of the bad guys by, literally, NUKING 'em just seemed kind of... well, you'd think an omnipotent deity wouldn't need to get ahold of USAF ordnance to get the job done.

God helps those who help themselves.

/and it's not like King is a theologian of any sort

274 jcm  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:01:00pm

re: #268 albusteve

I'm not that fond of raisins...guess I'm toast

Raisin toast would be too much fun......

275 SteveC  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:01:04pm

re: #270 Occasional Reader

Also, God finally taking care of the bad guys by, literally, NUKING 'em just seemed kind of... well, you'd think an omnipotent deity wouldn't need to get ahold of USAF ordnance to get the job done.

God need a city trashed, he called the frakkin' U.S.A.F. They some bad muthas!

276 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:01:43pm

re: #262 jcm

Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Mustafavi Khomeini

No wonder they have so many people willing to blow themselves up to get a few infidels.
If I didn't have a sense of humor, I'd have gone completely nuts years ago; that's why many of my posts here are humorous; it is how I cope.

277 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:01:57pm

re: #275 SteveC

God need a city trashed, he called the frakkin' U.S.A.F. They some bad muthas!

Ci-a-bola! Bumpty Bump!

/

278 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:02:28pm

re: #244 Occasional Reader

re: #236 Walter L. Newton

I think some of them stayed in Boulder. Have you been their lately?

Not since... 2006, I think. Yeah, 2006, July or thereabouts.

... when I stayed in a really cool hotel, with a great view of the Flatirons... the St. Something. Great hotel.

279 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:02:33pm

re: #259 alegrias

Soft on gangs? Isn't all of California a "sanctuary" state full of "sanctuary" cities?

No.

280 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:02:44pm
281 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:03:14pm

re: #188 irongrampa

Oh, please.

On the other hand, it would break the monotony.

282 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:03:19pm

re: #264 SteveC

Air Force One buzzes Manhattan; Undergarment sales triple!

* * * *
The President's plane joy-riding to track Capt. Sullenberger's crash landing on the Hudson--that just ain't right.

This Administration has two left feet.

283 rawmuse  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:03:59pm

re: #259 alegrias

I used to go to Mexico, when it was a reasonable place to be. You know, in the days before they started chopping three zeroes off the ends of the peso.

284 SteveC  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:04:15pm

re: #277 OldLineTexan

Ci-a-bola! Bumpty Bump!

/

Anyone ever figure out what Ci-a-bola meant before they all got turned into particles?

285 callahan23  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:06:00pm

re: #265 callahan23

Thank you, Walter for the e-mailed info.

And a little chip-in is on it's way.
Neat tech this PayPal thing.

286 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:06:33pm

Well, there have been a few cases reported here in San Diego.
...and now we have about three people in our office walking around with flu symptoms--and they live in neighborhoods where a case was reported.
I now have visions of men in space suits, quarantine signs and snipers shooting people as they try to escape the office.

Overreacting? Me? Naw.

287 eon  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:07:04pm

re: #264 SteveC

Air Force One buzzes Manhattan; Undergarment sales triple!

Oh. Good. Grief.

Louis Caldera, the guy who "authorized" this, needs to be fired as fast as Interplanet Janet.

Memo to The One;

Hire. Some. Adults.
Please.
Thank You.

cheers

eon

288 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:07:45pm

re: #284 SteveC

Anyone ever figure out what Ci-a-bola meant before they all got turned into particles?

IIRC Cibola was in fact an older name for the area that become Las Vegas.

289 doppelganglander  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:07:57pm

re: #218 UFO TOFU

I can't get the link to work, but I guess it doesn't matter. We Californian's already know we're screwed.

Sorry, I screwed that up. Try this: Empty Suit, California Style

290 Digital Display  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:08:11pm

re: #268 albusteve

I'm not that fond of raisins...guess I'm toast

Shouldn't have said that..
iamtoast claimed on another web site in an impassioned plea..That all I was doing was rubbing my dogs belly and Charles banned me..for no reason at all.
and i liked iamtoast..but come on..I call bullshit..We got into an ugly encounter for all to see..But forget this shit.. I have never seen Charles ban anyone that didn't break his simple rules or just jump off a cliff..
All you newbees! Read the rules! I'm sick and tired of people saying lets Nuke somebody and crying about the ban stick..I'm sick of bigots, Nazi's, freaks and fakes, Right wing zealots.. I'm sick of them..

291 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:08:32pm

re: #262 jcm

Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Mustafavi Khomeini

* * * *
France sheltered this jihad promoting Ayatollah--cassettes of his sermons were top sellers! France let this hater return to topple the French-educated Shah's wife, Farha Diba, and her husband the stern Shah of Iran who was the West's bulwark against the Soviets and provided the West with oil and friendship while trying to modernize Iran from a medieval theocracy.

Ayatollah had the last laugh on us, that's for sure. Nuclear Iran is no joke. Jimmy Carter's complicit piety killed any joy in Iran for generations to come.

292 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:09:03pm

re: #286 calcajun

...and now we have about three people in our office walking around with flu symptoms

We've had a secretary coughing loudly all day down the hall. She insists it's allergies (and probably is), but boy, it does get your attention.

293 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:09:56pm
294 UFO TOFU  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:10:18pm

re: #289 doppelganglander

Thanks.

295 tradewind  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:11:25pm

TN is soo glad this swine flew out of our state.... Sic 'im, Marsha.....
[Link: www.grist.org...]

296 dry_heavz_4_alla  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:11:56pm

re: #286 calcajun

Well, there have been a few cases reported here in San Diego.
...and now we have about three people in our office walking around with flu symptoms--and they live in neighborhoods where a case was reported.
I now have visions of men in space suits, quarantine signs and snipers shooting people as they try to escape the office.

Overreacting? Me? Naw.

Queue frantic "Night of the Living Dead" radio broadcasts and White Zombie's "1965" yeah!

297 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:12:07pm

re: #293 buzzsawmonkey

Plague! It's the plague!

Bring out your dead!

298 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:14:13pm

re: #283 rawmuse

I used to go to Mexico, when it was a reasonable place to be. You know, in the days before they started chopping three zeroes off the ends of the peso.

* * *
Good for you. I'd like to go some day. For a Spanish speaker, it's weird but I'm intimidated by the thought of going there and not understanding their pre-Columbus Nahuatl vocabulary & traditions.

Plus not too excited about seeing what 70 years of socialist government didn't do for Mexico's poor.

299 tradewind  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:14:56pm

re: #292 Occasional Reader
Remembering suffering through a year-long attack of chemical asthma after inhaling a fire extinguisher's fumes (no, not on purpose) which caused a non stop cough... it was the eighties, and I got ' Uh Oh, HIV' stares from people.

300 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:15:21pm

re: #298 alegrias

For a Spanish speaker, it's weird but I'm intimidated by the thought of going there and not understanding their pre-Columbus Nahuatl vocabulary & traditions.

You really have to get pretty far off the beaten track in Mexico before you'd have to deal with trying to understand Nahuatl.

301 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:15:46pm

re: #288 Occasional Reader

IIRC Cibola was in fact an older name for the area that become Las Vegas.

* * * *
Weren't there Seven Cities of Cibola, Oh Latin American history/culture expert?

302 OldLineTexan  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:16:46pm

re: #301 alegrias

* * * *
Weren't there Seven Cities of Cibola, Oh Latin American history/culture expert?

Yes, the Spanish were looking for the Cities of Gold. Cibola.

/always with the gold, the Spanish

303 mikeymom  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:16:51pm

re: #278 Occasional Reader

... when I stayed in a really cool hotel, with a great view of the Flatirons... the St. Something. Great hotel.

the st. julien--great hotel--kids gave us a weekend there for our anniv. a few yrs ago.

304 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:17:21pm

re: #296 dry_heavz_4_alla

I did resist the urge to paint at them and scream, "Unclean! Unclean!"

305 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:18:04pm

re: #301 alegrias

* * * *
Weren't there Seven Cities of Cibola, Oh Latin American history/culture expert?

Pulling down one of the rare, dusty, arcane volumes from my library... yes, indeed.

At least it worked out better than it did for the Belgians in Congo, who discovered the Seven Cities of Ebola.

306 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:18:38pm

re: #301 alegrias

* * * *
Weren't there Seven Cities of Cibola, Oh Latin American history/culture expert?

The never found it. They came back from the New World with Cibola-less.

307 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:19:31pm

re: #302 OldLineTexan

always with the gold, the Spanish

They had an oro-fixation.

308 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:19:43pm
The myth survived until around the time the English began exploring the Eastern seaboard of North America in earnest. It was fed by the four survivors of Pánfilo de Narváez's unsuccessful expedition to Florida in 1527. One was Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Cabeza de Vaca is a pretty trippy Spanish movie about that, btw. And no, it's not about cow heads.

309 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:20:23pm

re: #307 calcajun

They had an oro-fixation.

Except in the case of Bolivia/Potosí, which was a purely Plata-nic relation.

310 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:21:32pm

re: #293 buzzsawmonkey

Plague! It's the plague!

I wonder if Cholera got its name from the Hebrew "choleh rah" which literally means "bad illness". Probably not, but quite a coincidence.

311 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:22:17pm

re: #305 Occasional Reader

Pulling down one of the rare, dusty, arcane volumes from my library... yes, indeed.

At least it worked out better than it did for the Belgians in Congo, who discovered the Seven Cities of Ebola.

* * * *
Thank you as always~and with related gallows humor to boot!

312 dry_heavz_4_alla  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:22:47pm

re: #264 SteveC

Air Force One buzzes Manhattan; Undergarment sales triple!

Making a video of the Statue of Liberty ... from Air Force One?
Was Obama looking pensively out the window?
Was this for some Health Care Bill campaign ad?
Will the background music be determined by the outcome of the pandemic?
Did Soros pay for the pizza he's eating?

/end conspiracy feedback loop

313 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:23:33pm

re: #309 Occasional Reader

Except in the case of Bolivia/Potosí, which was a purely Plata-nic relation.

They came for gold and found corn. A-maize-ing

314 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:23:54pm

re: #311 alegrias

* * * *
Thank you as always~and with related gallows humor to boot!

I always enjoy sharing the contents of my google cacherare, dusty, arcane library. Now if that hot female student would just stop blinking at me with "LOVE YOU" written on her eyelids, I could get some work done.

315 jcm  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:25:22pm

re: #291 alegrias

* * * *
France sheltered this jihad promoting Ayatollah--cassettes of his sermons were top sellers! France let this hater return to topple the French-educated Shah's wife, Farha Diba, and her husband the stern Shah of Iran who was the West's bulwark against the Soviets and provided the West with oil and friendship while trying to modernize Iran from a medieval theocracy.

Ayatollah had the last laugh on us, that's for sure. Nuclear Iran is no joke. Jimmy Carter's complicit piety killed any joy in Iran for generations to come.

Don't forget Rabbit Bait, pulling US support out from under Reza Phalavi. Andrew Young Bait's envoy declared Khomeini a "Saint" after the meeting. Carter then sent the message he would not object to Khomeini taking power. Rabbit Bait was more than complicit, he enabled both the revolution and Khomeini's take over.

Further, Khomeini had not consolidated power by Nov. 4 '79. A strong response to the Embassy take over would have very likely given more moderate elements in Iran to topple Khomeini.

316 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:25:23pm

re: #313 calcajun

They came for gold and found corn. A-maize-ing

They were also hoping to find a couple of kegs of good beer in Peru, but they had to make do with a six-pack. No, wait... even worse, a Tupac.

317 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:27:03pm
318 Spartacus50  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:27:34pm

re: #282 alegrias

* * * *
The President's plane joy-riding to track Capt. Sullenberger's crash landing on the Hudson--that just ain't right.

This Administration has two left feet.

How do we know Barry wasn't on the flight? Even Robert Gibbs referred to the flight as "Air Force One" - denoting the President was aboard. When are we gonna see a flight manifest?

319 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:28:03pm

re: #317 buzzsawmonkey

There are a lot of words--even words ostensibly derived from Greek or Latin--which actually have Hebrew roots

"But they were all stolen from Russian."

-Ensign Chekhov

320 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:28:05pm

re: #313 calcajun

They came for gold and found corn. A-maize-ing

From Firesign Theatre:
CONQUISTADOR: What the Father means is - what is the Cross made of? Gold! Have you got any?
INDIAN: No.
CONQUISTADOR: What about the Seven Cities of Gold? Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas?
SECOND INDIAN: This is Gold.
CONQUISTADOR: What's that?
INDIAN: Corn.
SPANISH SOLDIER: Corn! Now we can make tortillas!
ANOTHER SPANISH SOLDIER: We been waiting for this for hundreds of years!
THIRD SPANISH SOLDIER: I just invented tacos!
CONQUISTADOR: So this is all you've got?
INDIAN: Yes, but aren't you The True White Bother who's supposed to come and live with us in peace?
CONQUISTADOR: Sure! Therefore, I claim this rich, verdant pasture land in the name of the Empire of Spain!

321 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:28:29pm

re: #315 jcm

Don't forget Rabbit Bait, pulling US support out from under Reza Phalavi. Andrew Young Bait's envoy declared Khomeini a "Saint" after the meeting. Carter then sent the message he would not object to Khomeini taking power. Rabbit Bait was more than complicit, he enabled both the revolution and Khomeini's take over.

Further, Khomeini had not consolidated power by Nov. 4 '79. A strong response to the Embassy take over would have very likely given more moderate elements in Iran to topple Khomeini.

And now we have Carter II.

322 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:28:30pm

re: #316 Occasional Reader

Ugh. I give.

323 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:30:00pm

re: #317 buzzsawmonkey

A year or two ago I pointed out that the "magic word" Abracadabra is actually derived from the Aramaic for "I create as I speak"

I think your references to Hebrew creation myth language is a load of bereshit!

324 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:30:44pm

re: #316 Occasional Reader

They were also hoping to find a couple of kegs of good beer in Peru, but they had to make do with a six-pack. No, wait... even worse, a Tupac.

* * * *
I pray you will concede the good Spanish friars brought WINE vines and started viticulture in this hemisphere. California owes the Catholic Church big time, for starting its wine industry.

It took almost 500 years for Americans to put wine in Boxes!

325 calcajun  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:30:58pm

re: #321 Kosh's Shadow

And now we have Carter II.

Where's a bad-tempered rabbit when you need one.

Wait, here it is...

Youtube Video
326 alegrias  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:33:15pm

re: #315 jcm

Don't forget Rabbit Bait, pulling US support out from under Reza Phalavi. Andrew Young Bait's envoy declared Khomeini a "Saint" after the meeting. Carter then sent the message he would not object to Khomeini taking power. Rabbit Bait was more than complicit, he enabled both the revolution and Khomeini's take over.

Further, Khomeini had not consolidated power by Nov. 4 '79. A strong response to the Embassy take over would have very likely given more moderate elements in Iran to topple Khomeini.

* * * *
I've seen this democrat foreign policy play before! It's still disgraceful, cowardly and COSTLY in lives, blood, treasure, for generations.

327 Occasional Reader  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:33:20pm

re: #324 alegrias

It took almost 500 years for Americans to put wine in Boxes!

Hey, give us a break, we were busy figuring out how to put cheese in spray cans.

328 [deleted]  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:34:32pm
329 Tamron  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:35:00pm

re: #64 zombie

Sorry, other life responsibilities have moved to the forefront recently. Not much time for photo-blogging!


Say Zombie, I meant to tell you sometime ago -- referring to the probable date of the "Ed" photos of Ground Zero on your website, those pics couldn't have been taken as early as September 13 just due to the logistics of transporting and setting up the huge cranes shown in the photos. Procuring them and transporting them through narrow New York streets to the scene would take a couple of days, and then setting up, assembling, and connecting those long booms would have taken another day or two. It's not a trivial task.

I'd estimate that very little got done on the 12th until the shock wore off, and the logistics of getting the biggest cranes there, kicked in after that. The smaller equipment could have just been loaded on a transporter and be on the scene overnight.

330 Tamron  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:46:39pm

re: #234 dry_heavz_4_alla

Drive-by post ...
Have you seen those cool thernal scanners being used at major Asian airports to catch people with fevers and just assumed the US would be using the same technology on people entering from Mexico? Well, apparently ... we don't need no stinkin thermal scanners!

Here's a Stinkin' Thermal Scanner for your viewing pleasure...
.

331 tradewind  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 3:53:14pm

At last.... there's a choice (Dems love that word) Wednesday.... Thanks, Fox!
Now don't go wobbly on us.... stand firm.
[Link: blog.zap2it.com...]

332 pittrader1988  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 5:11:39pm

re: #318 Spartacus50

not to promote other blogs but there is video at allah and ace. You can see that people were freaked out. I know that many evacuated their job sites in buildings.

333 Silvergirl  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 7:51:41pm

re: #34 dhg4

Have fun with this, even it's too easy.

Played it, had fun, found it just challenging enough to keep me interested.

Tom Watts is too serious, and fun is not overrated.

334 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 8:15:23pm

re: #316 Occasional Reader

They were also hoping to find a couple of kegs of good beer in Peru, but they had to make do with a six-pack. No, wait... even worse, a Tupac.

I see you are tapping into the punny business again.

335 katemaclaren  Mon, Apr 27, 2009 8:23:33pm

re: #333 Silvergirl

My only friend is Tom.
(MySpace-challenged)


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