Is that a fancy way of saying "chores"?

re: #1 EmmmieG

Is that a fancy way of saying "chores"?

If so, I think I'll change "chores" to "analog obligations" for The Kid. Make him feel more important while he's making his bed.

Like getting some anti-anxiety meds?

/sorry this has been such a tough day, charles

Mmmmm, it's got that "new thread" smell.

hoping for sixth

re: #4 Honorary Yooper

Mmmmm, it's got that "new thread" smell.

I can almost feel the rich Corinthian leather.

damn

Dear Margo

Dear Margo: Our daughter started college a year ago, and we’ve noticed during her visits home that she’s not the sweet, innocent girl we sent away for higher learning. We raised her with strong Christian beliefs, but lately she’s saying that she’s joined an atheist club on campus and is questioning everything we taught her. Now my husband refuses to let her in the house and is threatening to turn her in to the FBI.
.....
How can I recover my daughter and keep her from hell?

re: #8 Killgore Trout

Dear Margo

Dear Margo: Our daughter started college a year ago, and we’ve noticed during her visits home that she’s not the sweet, innocent girl we sent away for higher learning. We raised her with strong Christian beliefs, but lately she’s saying that she’s joined an atheist club on campus and is questioning everything we taught her. Now my husband refuses to let her in the house and is threatening to turn her in to the FBI.
.....
How can I recover my daughter and keep her from hell?

Get her out of that college?

re: #5 apachegunner

hoping for sixth

No, you got one better, fifth. Still not first place.

A (Conservative!) Member of the British Parliament has today accused the Telegraph of engaging in a plot to elect the British National Party:

The Telegraph are uncovering a few cases of fraud, but not enough, so they are more than slightly embellishing some of the stories. I write as a case in point.

Enter the Barclay brothers, the billionaire owners of The Daily Telegraph.

Rumour is that they are fiercely Euro sceptic and do not feel that either of the main parties are Euro sceptic enough. They have set upon a deliberate course to destabilise Parliament, with the hope that the winners will be UKIP and BNP.

A quick online check of the Barclay brothers and their antics on the Island of Sark is enough to give this part of the rumour credence.

I took a snapshot of Nadine Dorries' blog. (BackupURL of Dorries.) Dorries is the same MP who yesterday complained on that blog that the expense scandal has been making a lot of crooked politicians "suicidal". Today she called the Telegraph "torturers" engaged in "McCarthyite witch hunts". After that she shut down comments.

Has everyone gone mad over there?

re: #6 MrSilverDragon

I can almost feel the rich Corinthian leather.

Rest in peace, Ricardo Montalban.

re: #10 Honorary Yooper

No, you got one better, fifth. Still not first place.

not allowed to say first are ya?

Update on the underwear soldier....
Gates Hails Soldier Snapped in Pink Boxer Shorts

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday praised an Army soldier in eastern Afghanistan who drew media attention this month after rushing to defend his post from attack while wearing pink boxer shorts and flip-flops, Reuters reported.

Gates said in prepared remarks that he wants to meet the soldier and shake his hand the next time he visits Afghanistan.

"Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage," Gates said in a speech to be delivered in New York.

"I can only wonder about the impact on the Taliban. Just imagine seeing that: a guy in pink boxers and flip-flops has you in his cross-hairs. What an incredible innovation in psychological warfare," he said.

re: #13 apachegunner

not allowed to say first are ya?

Only in the first comment.

re: #8 Killgore Trout

Dear Margo

Start with that unconditional love stuff? Where did I read about that...hmmm...to see if I can remember...

Oh yeah, the New Testament.

Naked yoga: A stripped down exercise

re: #8 Killgore Trout

Dear Margo

I call shenanigans on that letter to Margo.

re: #15 Honorary Yooper

Only in the first comment.

IC

re: #11 Zimriel

Has everyone gone mad over there?

Yes.

re: #18 Zimriel

It's plausible but I do tend to think you're right.

Palestinian textbooks do not show Israel on its maps, as we have come to know.
Get ready for this:

An Israeli tourism poster is being pulled from the London subway after the Syrian Embassy complained that the map on it appeared to show the Golan Heights and Palestinian territories within Israel's boundaries, officials said Friday....
The Syrian Embassy and pro-Palestinian groups complained about it because the featured map appeared to show the territories Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war — the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights — within the borders of the Jewish state, according to the Israeli Tourism Ministry and the British standards authority.

re: #8 Killgore Trout

"Is that the FBI....I'd like to report some atheism. "

re: #8 Killgore Trout

Dear Margo

Who is that "Margo"? Is that Ann Landers daughter?

But was it "being green" safe?

Kids turn Gilbert school principal into human sundae
by Emily Gersema - May. 21, 2009 12:28 PM
The Arizona Republic

Take one school principal. Squeeze on three bottles of chocolate syrup, three bottles of strawberry topping and another three bottles of caramel.

Smear. Top with six cans of whipped cream, nuts and sprinkles.

Ta-da! You've just turned Houston Elementary Principal Shawn McIntosh into a human sundae.

The 500-plus students in the Gilbert school recently won a bet with McIntosh. He challenged them to raise more than $700 in a penny fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

re: #12 Ward Cleaver

Rest in peace, Ricardo Montalban.

"No. No, you can't get away. From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee."

He was a fine actor, and is missed.

re: #14 Killgore Trout

...Gates said in a speech to be delivered in New York...

So he's already said it, but in a speech that hasn't been delivered yet?

Someone needs to introduce that reporter to Strunk & White.

re: #18 Zimriel

I call shenanigans on that letter to Margo.

Maybe the father meant the Federal Bureau of Inquisitions.

re: #27 Gearhead

Nice catch.

re: #25 FurryOldGuyJeans

I bet that's Barney Frank's kind of sundae!

re: #28 wrenchwench

Thanks, I really need that laugh today.

re: #26 Honorary Yooper

"No. No, you can't get away. From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee."

He was a fine actor, and is missed.

Isn't that line from "Moby Dick"? I thought Gregory Peck played that role.

re: #25 FurryOldGuyJeans

But was it "being green" safe?

Kids turn Gilbert school principal into human sundae
by Emily Gersema - May. 21, 2009 12:28 PM
The Arizona Republic

I'm just glad they weren't raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.

re: #11 Zimriel

A (Conservative!) Member of the British Parliament has today accused the Telegraph of engaging in a plot to elect the British National Party:

I took a snapshot of Nadine Dorries' blog. (BackupURL of Dorries.) Dorries is the same MP who yesterday complained on that blog that the expense scandal has been making a lot of crooked politicians "suicidal". Today she called the Telegraph "torturers" engaged in "McCarthyite witch hunts". After that she shut down comments.

Has everyone gone mad over there?

No.
Only the politicians.
Nadine Dorries has been hauled over the coals for that remark by Dave Cameron - publicly.David Cameron orders public reprimand for suicide warning MP

We peasants are mostly mad = angry - and enjoying the discomfort of our elected MPs on show.

A popular blogger named Charles
whos cycling prowess enthralls
once favored cool Jazz
but now only has
the time to play with his green balls

re: #26 Honorary Yooper

"No. No, you can't get away. From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee."

He was a fine actor, and is missed.

He was a good man, too.

...and now for something completely different.....
Eliana Burki and Band live at Someplace Else

re: #28 wrenchwench

Maybe the father meant the Federal Bureau of Inquisitions.

/she didn't pay her taxes?

re: #21 Killgore Trout

It's plausible but I do tend to think you're right.

I think we have to bear in mind the atheist banana principle : Hyper-religiosity and vicious parody are at times impossible to tell apart.

O.T. (if that's possible ;-)

Anyone know the best airport to fly into in D.C. if the final destination is Arlington?

re: #20 Killgore Trout

Yes.

No we haven't!

Democrats are trying to influence foreign elections now?!?

Bray of the wild: Donkeys overrun Cyprus village

re: #32 Alouette

Isn't that line from "Moby Dick"? I thought Gregory Peck played that role.

It was used by Khan in The Wrath of Khan. He was also quoting "Moby Dick".

re: #8 Killgore Trout

Dear Margo

Dear tight ass parents,

Give your college age daughter space to figure the world out on her own. Just as long as she is not trying to stop YOU from following your beliefs, she is just going through a phase. In this case probably brought about by the election of the pinko commie Obama Hussein. Heck, remember even Mother Teresa had periods of doubt.

Just as long as she is not destroying property, harming others, or harming herself...you can relax.

re: #35 DaddyG

I don't know what to say about that post.

I'll just... back away, slowly.

regan national

re: #31 Killgore Trout

Thanks, I really need that laugh today.

Sorry to hear you've had a bad day.

re: #28 wrenchwench

LOL

re: #41 eschew_obfuscation

O.T. (if that's possible ;-)

Anyone know the best airport to fly into in D.C. if the final destination is Arlington?

Reagan National would probably be easiest, since you can jump on the metro to get to Arlington, saving having to drive through the city. However, for considerably less stress, Dulles International and BWI would be good choices as well. Reagan can get pretty insane during the day.

re: #11 Zimriel

A (Conservative!) Member of the British Parliament has today accused the Telegraph of engaging in a plot to elect the British National Party:

I took a snapshot of Nadine Dorries' blog. (BackupURL of Dorries.) Dorries is the same MP who yesterday complained on that blog that the expense scandal has been making a lot of crooked politicians "suicidal". Today she called the Telegraph "torturers" engaged in "McCarthyite witch hunts". After that she shut down comments.

Has everyone gone mad over there?

The Barclay brothers? What does Reginald have to say about it?

re: #47 apachegunner

regan national

Thanks for that!

re: #44 Honorary Yooper

It was used by Khan in The Wrath of Khan. He was also quoting "Moby Dick".

I thought the Rath of Kahn was an episode of Pigs in Space.

re: #29 Killgore Trout

Nice catch.

It just bugs me when people who get paid to write, can't.

Debt: A Writer's Life

and then:

Busted

followed by:

The Road to Bankruptcy

Happy pre-Memorial Day to all (I anticipate being in a bbq-slathered coma throughout the weekend, so this is my only chance to participate hereabouts). In honor of this great holiday and all those commemorated by it, I would just like to make my annual toast to Sergeant Thomas A. Baker, killed in action on July 7, 1944, on Saipan. Sergeant Baker received the Medal of Honor for numerous feats of gallantry over a nearly three week period, culminating in his refusal to be evacuated following serious injury. His citation speaks best to his final moments:

At this point Sgt. Baker refused to be moved any farther stating that he preferred to be left to die rather than risk the lives of any more of his friends. A short time later, at his request, he was placed in a sitting position against a small tree. Another comrade, withdrawing, offered assistance. Sgt. Baker refused, insisting that he be left alone and be given a soldier's pistol with its remaining 8 rounds of ammunition. When last seen alive, Sgt. Baker was propped against a tree, pistol in hand, calmly facing the foe. Later Sgt. Baker's body was found in the same position, gun empty, with 8 Japanese lying dead before him. His deeds were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army.

Sergeant Baker, I salute you.

[Link: www.history.army.mil...]

p.s. If you are flying to DC to get to Arlington, the best airport is Reagan National (naturally).

The police aren't monkeying around about this:

Wisconsin police look for would-be banana bandit
May. 21, 2009 12:02 PM
Associated Press

FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Fond du Lac police continue a fruitless search for a man wearing an ape costume who has attempted to steal foam banana displays from inside local gas stations.

re: #24 Alouette

Who is that "Margo"? Is that Ann Landers daughter?

I don't think that's a real letter. Calling the FBI? I doubt it. The fog of hormones at that site gives me the willies.

Gaffe-O-Madtick Joe is at it again:

So will Obama fulfill his vow - announced amid great fanfare in an executive order on day two of his presidency - to close the facility by January 2010? "I think so," Biden responded...[.]

"But, look, what the president said is that this is going to be hard. It's like opening Pandora's Box. We don't know what's inside the box."

WTG Joe, I'm sure you've made your boss proud.

And now a word from Obama's teleprompter:

Mk fllo mechans. Dis si ym fris tm no hist lgobs. M'i revy ppayh ot eb rehe.

(Reboot)

Oh. Sorry. "My fellow Americans. This is my first time on this blog. I'm very happy to be here."

re: #8 Killgore Trout I had to read that twice to determine if it was legit or an Onion article.

What loons.

If you want your kids to adopt your values the #1 thing you can do is show them love. (This is backed by several longitudinal studies). No matter what you do they are independent beings and will often go out of their way during their formative years to make sure you know that fact.

I'm not even touching the subject of a doctrine that says you will burn in eternal hell for making a mistake about which religion you chose (or didn't choose).

re: #57 FurryOldGuyJeans

The police aren't monkeying around about this:

Wisconsin police look for would-be banana bandit
May. 21, 2009 12:02 PM
Associated Press

I never thought Brett Favre would sink so low.

re: #32 Alouette

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan *geek*

re: #37 Killgore Trout

...and now for something completely different.....
Eliana Burki and Band live at Someplace Else

She must have a big pair of lungs. Is that a particularly large digeridoo?

re: #27 Gearhead

So he's already said it, but in a speech that hasn't been delivered yet?

Someone needs to introduce that reporter to Strunk & White.

Prepared text given out before the speech?

re: #59 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

Gaffe-O-Madtick Joe is at it again:

WTG Joe, I'm sure you've made your boss proud.

Ever get the feeling the train conductors just wanted him to sit back down and let them do their jobs?

re: #57 FurryOldGuyJeans

The police aren't monkeying around about this:

Wisconsin police look for would-be banana bandit
May. 21, 2009 12:02 PM
Associated Press

Let me guess, there's a college in Fond du Lac.

re: #3 Ward Cleaver

Like getting some anti-anxiety meds?

/sorry this has been such a tough day, charles

Ativan has been my friend the last few weeks

re: #64 wrenchwench

Over at fark they said it was an alp horn.

re: #57 FurryOldGuyJeans

The police aren't monkeying around about this:

Wisconsin police look for would-be banana bandit
May. 21, 2009 12:02 PM
Associated Press

He's a slippery character.

re: #25 FurryOldGuyJeans

But was it "being green" safe?

Kids turn Gilbert school principal into human sundae
by Emily Gersema - May. 21, 2009 12:28 PM
The Arizona Republic

Protests were immediately launched by People for the Ethical Treatment of Administrators and the Educators Liberation Front. /

re: #34 yma o hyd

No.
Only the politicians.
Nadine Dorries has been hauled over the coals for that remark by Dave Cameron - publicly.David Cameron orders public reprimand for suicide warning MP

We peasants are mostly mad = angry - and enjoying the discomfort of our elected MPs on show.

She's an airhead. In an earlier post she said that negative G force means weightlessness (LOL!). She's also got a problem with it being revealed that she rents a cottage in the Cotswolds, which is nowhere near her Bedford constituency. Her basic argument is, "if you paid us more we wouldn't have to cheat on our expenses".

Having lived in Fresno for a time I know this will be THE NEWS for at least a week:

Firefighters remove 800-pound body from hotel
May. 20, 2009 10:06 AM
Associated Press

FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno firefighters had to remove a wall and use an improvised pulley system to remove a man believed to weigh more than 800 pounds who was found dead in a residential hotel Tuesday night.

The 51-year-old man was not identified.

Fire Department spokesman Ken Shockley said the removal effort, at the Asia Hotel in the city's Chinatown section, was unlike anything anyone in the department has ever seen.

"It was a major challenge, and our firefighters were trying at the same time to protect his identity and the dignity of his remains," Shockley said.

re: #25 FurryOldGuyJeans

But was it "being green" safe?

Kids turn Gilbert school principal into human sundae
by Emily Gersema - May. 21, 2009 12:28 PM
The Arizona Republic

OR would like to do that to Adriana Lima.

re: #70 calcajun

He's a slippery character.

I hear he travels in bunches.

re: #57 FurryOldGuyJeans

The police aren't monkeying around about this:

Wisconsin police look for would-be banana bandit
May. 21, 2009 12:02 PM
Associated Press

"Excuse me Mr. Feingold, where were you on the night of May 20th?"

re: #74 FurryOldGuyJeans

Having lived in Fresno for a time I know this will be THE NEWS for at least a week:

Firefighters remove 800-pound body from hotel
May. 20, 2009 10:06 AM
Associated Press

But I thought Chinese food was healthy?

Would the study of analog tasks be called analogy?

re: #65 MandyManners

Prepared text given out before the speech?

I'm sure that's what the writer meant, but usually one would describe it like "Mr. Gates will say" or "plans to say".

Sorry, for the tangent - teeny tiny little pet peeve.

re: #79 LGoPs

Would the study of analog tasks be called analogy?

It would need further analysis

re: #74 FurryOldGuyJeans

Having lived in Fresno for a time I know this will be THE NEWS for at least a week:

Firefighters remove 800-pound body from hotel
May. 20, 2009 10:06 AM
Associated Press

Was he dressed in a gorilla suit?

re: #71 buzzsawmonkey

But not without a peel.

But as the linked story mentions, the search for him has been fruitless thus far.

re: #59 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

Gaffe-O-Madtick Joe is at it again:

WTG Joe, I'm sure you've made your boss proud.

LOL! And his position?

Joe Biden says decision to shut Guantanamo was “like opening Pandora’s Box”

Dan Quayle: "Man, I wish I'd said that!"

re: #82 LGoPs

Was he dressed in a gorilla suit?

Why yes, Mr. Bones, he was, as a matter of fact.

re: #81 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

It would need further analysis

If you did it, that would be urinalysis.......
:)

re: #74 FurryOldGuyJeans

Having lived in Fresno for a time I know this will be THE NEWS for at least a week:

Firefighters remove 800-pound body from hotel
May. 20, 2009 10:06 AM
Associated Press

"It was a major challenge, and our firefighters were trying at the same time to protect his identity and the dignity of his remains," Shockley said.

It may be a bit late to preserve the poor fellows dignity. BTW anyone heard from Fat Bastard Vegitarian lately? /

This is going to leave a sour taste in some people's mouths:

Ohio family feud leads to dueling candy stores
May. 19, 2009 12:47 PM
Associated Press

GRANVILLE, Ohio - Brothers from an Ohio candy-making family are opening shops 100 feet apart in what the owner of a business in between calls "the Battle of the Bonbons."

The feud began last year when their mother put George Goumas - the eldest brother - in charge of Goumas Candyland.

The Telegraph does host, alongside anti-BNPers like Iain Martin, pro-BNP blogs like that of Richard Barnbrook. H/t, the Guardian last year - but Barnbrook is STILL up there. I'm not linking to BNP crap from here (and wouldn't want to even if I could).

I think the Telegraph could do with a more stringent admissions policy.

re: #73 Zimriel

She's an airhead. In an earlier post she said that negative G force means weightlessness (LOL!). She's also got a problem with it being revealed that she rents a cottage in the Cotswolds, which is nowhere near her Bedford constituency. Her basic argument is, "if you paid us more we wouldn't have to cheat on our expenses".

Well - she's shot to a sort of fame because she was one of the Tory MPs against which a huge smear campaign was going to be run, directly from 10 Downing Street.
That was exposed a few weeks ago by a blogger, and this 'civil servant' has now been dismissed.
Thats why people go to her blog.
She's Lobby Fodder, i.e. a backbencher of no great account.

re: #88 FurryOldGuyJeans
This situation could get sticky.

Well, I'm glad I cut out sugar. When I pass away, I want to be carriable without a winch.

re: #56 Diamond Bullet

I watched "Dogfights" this AM with the 12 year-old. It was about Leyte Gulf and Taffy 3. The CO of the USS Johnston, Cmdr. Evans, took his 2,400 ton DD out of the line and charged the Japanese Center Force--alone. One destroyer against several heavy cruisers and two battleships--one of which was the Yamato--the largest of its kind in the world.

"Johnston" took several 14" hits and was pounded by 8" fire from the cruisers, but it got in close enough to fire its torpedoes and blow the bows off one cruiser. The "tin can" was so battered, the crew had to operate the rudders by hand. 141 of the ship's complement survived the sinking. Cmdr. Evans' body was never found. He was awarded the Medal of Honor.

re: #92 Catttt

Well, I'm glad I cut out sugar. When I pass away, I want to be carriable without a winch.

A winchable wench?

re: #80 Gearhead

I'm sure that's what the writer meant, but usually one would describe it like "Mr. Gates will say" or "plans to say".

Sorry, for the tangent - teeny tiny little pet peeve.

A better way would have been along the lines of "according to Mr. Gates' prepared statement released BLAH BLAH BLAH".

re: #74 FurryOldGuyJeans

Having lived in Fresno for a time I know this will be THE NEWS for at least a week:

Firefighters remove 800-pound body from hotel
May. 20, 2009 10:06 AM
Associated Press

I think that protection of "the dignity of the remains" may be a lost cause. Sad.

re: #58 Ward Cleaver

I don't think that's a real letter. Calling the FBI? I doubt it. The fog of hormones at that site gives me the willies.

Ann Landers used to make up fake letters.

For any Veterans on this board, thanks from the bottom of my heart for your service and bravery. I've met and known famous athletes for many years, but they are not REAL heroes. Veterans are real heroes.

Thank You All

RTC

re: #94 DaddyG

A winchable wench?

I almost mistyped that wench. :D

re: #88 FurryOldGuyJeans

This is going to leave a sour taste in some people's mouths:

Ohio family feud leads to dueling candy stores
May. 19, 2009 12:47 PM
Associated Press

"The situation escalated when it was learned that Mr. Goumas has been stockpiled jawbreakers."

re: #82 LGoPs

Was he dressed in a gorilla suit?

Choked on a foam banana?

re: #71 buzzsawmonkey

But not without a peel.

Will all this talk of bananas foster any results?

re: #101 subsailor68

"The situation escalated when it was learned that Mr. Goumas has been stockpiled jawbreakers."

I loves me some jawbreakers.

re: #103 calcajun

Will all this talk of bananas foster any results?

it's a split decision.......

Heavy fighting explodes in capital of Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of government soldiers attacked Islamic insurgents across the Somali capital amid heavy artillery shelling Friday, battling along streets strewn with bodies as they tried to regain lost ground.

The U.N.-backed government, which held just a few blocks of Mogadishu before the fighting erupted early in the day, claimed it had taken rebel-controlled areas, but the insurgents said they repelled the attacks.

One Somali reported a busload of fleeing civilians was hit by gunfire, and others told of seeing many casualties. At least 22 people were dead and more than 150 wounded across the city, residents, medical officials and an independent radio station said.

re: #58 Ward Cleaver

I don't think that's a real letter. Calling the FBI? I doubt it. The fog of hormones at that site gives me the willies.

I love the smell of hormones in the morning......

This is just so scary:

Boy, 4, slips away from school, walks home
May. 20, 2009 06:46 AM
Associated Press

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh school officials are trying to figure out how a 4-year-old boy slipped away from his preschool in the middle of the school day and walked to his home about a mile away.

Greek riot police clash with Muslims over Koran mutilation

Hundreds of Muslims clashed with riot police in central Athens on Friday, who retaliated by spraying tear gas into the crowd - who were protesting over the alleged mutilation of a copy of the Koran by police.

Roughly 1,500 immigrants, many from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Syria marched towards the interior ministry and parliament in central Athens, clashing with riot police by throwing rocks and sticks.

Riot police retaliated by spraying tear gas to disperse the crowd, causing shocked and frightened tourists to run into nearby hotels for cover.

The immigrants said that during a police check on a cafe late on Thursday in central Athens an officer took a customer's Koran, ripped it apart, threw it on the floor and stomped on it.

Hundreds of angry immigrants immediately took to the streets near Omonia Sqaure, smashing shop windows and destroying parked cars.

Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

/the Religion of Peace in action again

re: #104 Ward Cleaver

I loves me some jawbreakers.

Me too! Ah, the days of our youth.

re: #89 Zimriel

The Telegraph does host, alongside anti-BNPers like Iain Martin, pro-BNP blogs like that of Richard Barnbrook. H/t, the Guardian last year - but Barnbrook is STILL up there. I'm not linking to BNP crap from here (and wouldn't want to even if I could).

I think the Telegraph could do with a more stringent admissions policy.

It could - and that Barnbrook btw got himself elected to the London Assembly.
He's the one who is going to take Nick Griffin, head-man of the BNP, to the Queen's Garden Party - if he does now in fact gets an invitation.

The Palace said no invitations have been sent out as of yet ...

re: #88 FurryOldGuyJeans

Ohio family feud leads to dueling candy stores

Brilliant marketing idea.
Feud will spark interest.
Both shops will increase their business.

Yay CAPITALISM!

re: #105 LGoPs

it's a split decision.......

I hope the perp isn't pudding anyone at risk.

re: #105 LGoPs

it's a split decision.......

The expect an arrest by sundae, I hear.

re: #112 IslandLibertarian

Ohio family feud leads to dueling candy stores

Brilliant marketing idea.
Feud will spark interest.
Both shops will increase their business.

Yay CAPITALISM!

In todays political climate capitalists are the new heretics.

re: #108 FurryOldGuyJeans One of my boys tried to leave school during Kindergarten because he wanted to "check on mom and see if she was OK without him at home". Very sweet but kind of scary after the teachers caught him leaving the playground and walking towards the street.

re: #108 FurryOldGuyJeans

This is just so scary:

Boy, 4, slips away from school, walks home
May. 20, 2009 06:46 AM
Associated Press

I put one in the Linkviewer last fall about a 6 year old in Yuma who got off the school bus at the wrong stop, and walked into Mexico. Funny and scary both.

re: #109 Killian Bundy

The weather must be pretty hot already, in Athens.

It sounded like a good idea that the time:

Celebrating student accidentally sets Peoria house on fire
by Eddi Trevizo - May. 21, 2009 02:24 PM
The Arizona Republic

A Peoria teenager's celebration of the end of the school year soured after he accidentally set his house on fire Thursday morning.

The teenager, whose identity was not released, decided to celebrate the last day of school by burning some of his school notebooks at his home near 75th Avenue and Thunderbird Road, said Mike Tellef, spokesman for Peoria police and fire departments.

"The teenager dumped dirt over the flames to extinguish the fire and scooped the remains into a trashcan next to the garage," Tellef said.

The boy didn't notice that some of the remains were likely still smoldering and the contents of the trashcan caught fire.

re: #98 _RememberTonyC

For any Veterans on this board, thanks from the bottom of my heart for your service and bravery. I've met and known famous athletes for many years, but they are not REAL heroes. Veterans are real heroes.
not a hero
Thank You All

RTC

Well, I'm a veteran (non-hero status) but I'll second your salute to the real hero veterans and those currently serving. Man, I love those guys!

re: #114 calcajun

The expect an arrest by sundae, I hear.

Aw nuts.

re: #113 Gearhead

I hope the perp isn't pudding anyone at risk.

That's a very tapiocal comment.......

re: #114 calcajun

The expect an arrest by sundae, I hear.

Let's hope the evidence isn't fudged. That would be nuts.

re: #106 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Heavy fighting explodes in capital of Somalia

Time to put up or shut up. The Sri Lankans proved it can work.

Gotta' go to the market and then pick up The Kid. Have a great afternoon, Lizards!

re: #109 Killian Bundy

Greek riot police clash with Muslims over Koran mutilation

/the Religion of Peace in action again

It's yawm al-juma' - Rant Day at the mosque. I hope someone took along a tape recorder to the homily to hear what the imams were saying.

I'm betting the imams stoked this one.

re: #121 MacDuff

Well, I'm a veteran (non-hero status) but I'll second your salute to the real hero veterans and those currently serving. Man, I love those guys!

if you served, you deserve to take a bow!

re: #108 FurryOldGuyJeans

This is just so scary:

Boy, 4, slips away from school, walks home
May. 20, 2009 06:46 AM
Associated Press

My grandson did that. He was bored in school, so he just walked out and went home.

re: #109 Killian Bundy

Greek riot police clash with Muslims over Koran mutilation

/the Religion of Peace in action again

Those people are like the nitroglycerin of humanity. Geez.

This just plain stinks:

Louisiana town holding outhouse derby Saturday
May. 21, 2009 11:58 AM
Associated Press

CHOUDRANT, La. - Rolling outhouses are a new feature of this year's community cleanup in Choudrant.

In between Saturday's Community Day trash pickup and an evening street dance, the Choudrant Restoration and Beautification Society plans a quarter-mile Outhouse Derby.

Outhouses can be bought or built; the toilet inside can anything from a one-hole board to a commercial toilet.

re: #127 Zimriel

It's yawm al-juma' - Rant Day at the mosque. I hope someone took along a tape recorder to the homily to hear what the imams were saying.

I'm betting the imams stoked this one.

Don't be foolish, it's only coincidence that most of these "spontaneous" riots occur on prayer day.

re: #110 subsailor68

Me too! Ah, the days of our youth.

I remember Farrells Ice Cream Parlor used to sell Jawbreakers as big as a babys head. I would work on that Jawbreaker until my tongue literally bled. Took weeks to recover as I remember it.

re: #124 DaddyG

Let's hope the evidence isn't fudged. That would be nuts.

If they did they'd get creamed.......or whipped, so to speak.

re: #124 DaddyG

Let's hope the evidence isn't fudged. That would be nuts.

That sure would take the cake.

re: #131 FurryOldGuyJeans

This just plain stinks:

Louisiana town holding outhouse derby Saturday
May. 21, 2009 11:58 AM
Associated Press

No s#!t?

re: #120 FurryOldGuyJeans

It sounded like a good idea that the time:

Celebrating student accidentally sets Peoria house on fire
by Eddi Trevizo - May. 21, 2009 02:24 PM
The Arizona Republic

Lemme guess: was his final project an essay on evidence for natural selection in the modern world?

I give him an A

re: #131 FurryOldGuyJeans

This just plain stinks:

Louisiana town holding outhouse derby Saturday
May. 21, 2009 11:58 AM
Associated Press

The winners are sure to be flushed with success.

re: #121 MacDuff

Well, I'm a veteran (non-hero status) but I'll second your salute to the real hero veterans and those currently serving. Man, I love those guys!

I couldn't have said it any better

re: #135 MrSilverDragon

That sure would take the cake.

If he were an Eskimo that would take the pie.........

re: #131 FurryOldGuyJeans

This just plain stinks:

Louisiana town holding outhouse derby Saturday
May. 21, 2009 11:58 AM
Associated Press

I hesitate to ask - what do they do for propulsion?

re: #135 MrSilverDragon

That sure would take the cake.

But would they get their just desserts?

re: #117 buzzsawmonkey

If one of them fails, he can chocolate up to experience.

I will try to forgive you for that awful pun..........trying..........arrghhh!..........nope, can't do it.

/clever though.........

obama praising chris dodd and barney frank in his credit card reform speech ...

~ puking as I type ~

re: #141 Gearhead

I hesitate to ask - what do they do for propulsion?

It's sure to be a gas.

re: #129 Alouette

My grandson did that. He was bored in school, so he just walked out and went home.

I went home for lunch too early once, during the morning recess, in second grade. My mom didn't notice I was early either, until the school called. Returning to class was the most embarrassing moment of my life.

re: #135 MrSilverDragon

That sure would take the cake.

You're right. There's no topping that.

re: #125 CommonCents

Time to put up or shut up. The Sri Lankans proved it can work.

Funny how often killing the enemy proves effective. Who would have thunk it?

All this sugary talk has made me hungry. Going for lunch. Be back, pardon my French, tooth sweet.

Woman chases off home invaders with chili and broom.

When two men broke into her home, Wanda Bray defended herself with what she had - a bowl of chili and some household objects.

"The woman fought them off," said Capt. David Honeycutt of the Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, of the 58-year-old Bray. "She threw a bowl of homemade chili and got after them with a broom."

Authorities later arrested three men in connection with the home-invasion robbery, and two of them were also charged with a convenience store heist.

This could too easily have been a catastrophe:

Plumber uses snake with camera to find cat in wall
May. 19, 2009 10:16 AM
Associated Press

MARION, Ark. – When Bubba the cat disappeared inside the home he shares with Cheryl and Phillip Albers, they knocked holes in walls looking for him, but he couldn't be found. Bubba's meows could be heard through the night last Monday, Cheryl Albers said, after he vanished following a visit from an air-conditioner repairman.

Bubba normally hides high atop a kitchen cabinet when there is a stranger in the house that he doesn't want to meet, Albers said. He wasn't there, however, after the repairman left.

Taking their cue from where they thought the meowing was coming from, the Albers cut holes in the walls of their dining room, their hallway and their closet. Then, they cut through the floor boards in their attic and ripped out insulation — all to no avail. The meows continued, but there was no sign of the cat making them.

Finally, on Thursday, the Albers called Roto Rooter.

re: #145 DaddyG

It's sure to be a gas.

Talk about running on fumes.

BBL

re: #144 _RememberTonyC

obama praising chris dodd and barney frank in his credit card reform speech ...

~ puking as I type ~

Wait a minute, is he on television again?

re: #110 subsailor68

Me too! Ah, the days of our youth.

I always dig through my kids' Halloween candy, looking for the jawbreakers. My middle girl is the only one that likes them (besides me, that is).

re: #108 FurryOldGuyJeans

Good thing Mom was home. Makes you wonder what would have happened had she not been.

Once, I dropped my son off at a park district program called Teacher and Me. It was a 45 minute "class" to get kids used to the idea of being in a group setting. I parked the car about 50 yards away and watched my son get up from circle time and run away. I intercepted him, luckily, and didn't try anything like it again until he was older. He still cried his first day of kindergarten, but he stayed put.

Problem is, there is tremendous pressure for Moms to "socialize" their kids and not much support for stay-at-home mothers.

re: #151 FurryOldGuyJeans

A Cat of Amontillado?

re: #152 calcajun

Talk about running on fumes.

There is a methane to my madness.

Speaking of Credit Cards. Has anyone here received a come on in the mail for a Visa Black Card? They want to charge my $495 a year for the card and from what I can tell my Platinum Cards do essentially the same thing. Does anyone know anything about this card?

re: #151 FurryOldGuyJeans

This could too easily have been a catastrophe:

Plumber uses snake with camera to find cat in wall
May. 19, 2009 10:16 AM
Associated Press

A snake? Was it an anaconda?

re: #150 Catttt

Wow either that was one badass woman or those were the biggest pansies whoever tried to rob a house. Either way go Ms. Bray!

re: #131 FurryOldGuyJeans

This just plain stinks:

Louisiana town holding outhouse derby Saturday
May. 21, 2009 11:58 AM
Associated Press

Also, I shudder to think of what they drink after that race.

re: #159 Truck Monkey

Speaking of Credit Cards. Has anyone here received a come on in the mail for a Visa Black Card? They want to charge my $495 a year for the card and from what I can tell my Platinum Cards do essentially the same thing. Does anyone know anything about this card?

I've seen commercials for it; it looks like it's for the super rich.

Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years, dies
May. 20, 2009 01:53 PM
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- Wayne Allwine, the actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for more than 30 years, has died.

The Walt Disney Co. says Allwine died Monday of complications from diabetes. He was 62.

re: #144 _RememberTonyC

obama praising chris dodd and barney frank in his credit card reform speech ...

~ puking as I type ~

Mr. Obama went on to praise the Post Office for driving FedEx and UPS to their knees, AMTRAK for its record of on-time, efficient service, and the IRS for its timely investigation and invaluable input into his cabinet nominations.

re: #24 Alouette

Who is that "Margo"? Is that Ann Landers daughter?

Yep.

Off to the farms to party for the weekend with all the rest of the "bitter clingers" ... remember our military ... a little Southern Rock ...

we will not provoke a fight but we will not back down from one ...

Simple Man ... Lynard Skynard ...

Have fun ya'll ...

Olbermann melt down... (what's new) on Cheney's speech.

Neurotic, paranoid, false to fact and false to reason, forever self-rationalizing his inner rage at his own impotence, and failure dripping from every word, and as irrational, as separated from the real world, as dishonest, as insane as any terrorist; the former vice president has today humiliated himself beyond redemption.

re: #144 _RememberTonyC

obama praising chris dodd and barney frank in his credit card reform speech ...

~ puking as I type ~

I wonder what skill "0" is praising B.Frank for.
Seems like so many get on their knees for the big "0".

re: #161 adragonknowsbest

Wow either that was one badass woman or those were the biggest pansies whoever tried to rob a house. Either way go Ms. Bray!

Click on the link, and look at the pictures of those three morons. Their family trees "don't branch", as Jeff Foxworthy would say.

re: #163 Ward Cleaver

I've seen commercials for it; it looks like it's for the super rich.

I must have gotten it by mistake. Or maybe they saw my '95 Civic in my Suburban driveway.

Brad doesn't show any better judgment when he's sober:

Brad Pitt drunk when he agreed to star in 'Inglourious Basterds'
May. 21, 2009 02:30 PM
BANG Showbiz

Brad Pitt was drunk when he agreed to star in his new movie.

The star, whose movie 'Inglourious Basterds' debuted at the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday night, accepted the part after a raucous night out with director Quentin Tarantino.

He laughed: "We went out together... I got up the next morning and saw, like, five empty bottles on the floor and some sort of smoking device on the floor. Then, somehow, six weeks later I was doing the film."

re: #74 FurryOldGuyJeans

Has Michael Moore recently gone missing?

re: #159 Truck Monkey

Speaking of Credit Cards. Has anyone here received a come on in the mail for a Visa Black Card? They want to charge my $495 a year for the card and from what I can tell my Platinum Cards do essentially the same thing. Does anyone know anything about this card?

$500 a year to have what looks like an American Express Black card, which IIRC has no additional features and costs several thousand a year. AmEx Black is metal, though, so it makes a nice clang when you slap it down on the fender of the Ferrari.

re: #154 opnion

Wait a minute, is he on television again?

he's on more than I Love Lucy reruns

re: #156 carefulnow

Problem is, there is tremendous pressure for Moms to "socialize" their kids and not much support for stay-at-home mothers.

My older kids got a view of what that early socialization was like. "Lord of the Flies". I'm sure there are some great pre-schools with caring and observant faculty but we didn't find one in our price range. When the middle child got fondled on the playground by a classmate who was passing along a "game" that they learned from their abuser that was it for us. The youngest three never set foot in a school until Kindergarten and they are just as well adjusted if not more so with their peers.

I'm grateful my wife can be a full time mom but the real secret to good socialization is love at home no matter what your parenting situation.

me
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soapbox
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Sri Lanka beach

Sunset beach - Sri Lanka

re: #167 buzzsawmonkey

I have had it with these motherf*ckin' cameras on these motherf*ckin' snakes in these motherf*ckin' walls!

/from the heartwrenching true story "Snakes in a drain"

re: #170 IslandLibertarian

I wonder what skill "0" is praising B.Frank for.
Seems like so many get on their knees for the big "0".

there's your answer

re: #169 jcm

Olbermann melt down... (what's new) on Cheney's speech.

[Video]

"Neurotic, paranoid, false to fact and false to reason, forever self-rationalizing his inner rage at his own impotence, and failure dripping from every word, and as irrational, as separated from the real world, as dishonest, as insane as any terrorist ..."

Why ...that describes Olbermann perfectly!

/seriously

re: #151 FurryOldGuyJeans

This could too easily have been a catastrophe:

Plumber uses snake with camera to find cat in wall
May. 19, 2009 10:16 AM
Associated Press

Who was it that said that cats are smart?

re: #177 DaddyG

Well, I think that even the best pre-schools with loving, professional staff are no match for being home with mom. Of course, all bets are off if mom is a drunk or negligent.

re: #169 jcm

Neurotic, paranoid, false to fact and false to reason, forever self-rationalizing his inner rage at his own impotence, and failure dripping from every word, and as irrational, as separated from the real world, as dishonest, as insane as any terrorist...

Projection is a b--ch isn't it Olbermann?

re: #169 jcm

Olbermann melt down... ]

Ham and cheese with ...what?

re: #182 pink freud

"Neurotic, paranoid, false to fact and false to reason, forever self-rationalizing his inner rage at his own impotence, and failure dripping from every word, and as irrational, as separated from the real world, as dishonest, as insane as any terrorist ..."

Why ...that describes Olbermann perfectly!

/seriously

From what I've been told, Olberdork shouldn't be talking about anyones impotence. It's been said that little keith has been 'garaged' for quite some time.

Afternoon, lizards! I posted this on the overnight thread last night but thought it might be worth re-visiting.

Unsung heroes-

Here follows a salute to modern heroes worldwide:

In February 2005, Greenpeace protesters entered London's International Petroleum Exchange in a bid to block oil trading. "What they were not prepared for," reported The Times, "was the post-prandial aggression of oil traders who kicked and punched them back on to the pavement."

The Greenpeacers had barged past security guards and entered the trading floor blowing whistles and sounding foghorns, but traders fought back. "I've never seen anyone less amenable to listening to our point of view," whimpered a defeated invader, who apparently thought whistles and foghorns an amenable means of communication.

Hero quote, from a trader to an ejected Greenpeacenik: "SOD OFF, SWAMPY!"

* In July 2007, Glasgow airport baggage handler John Smeaton was on a cigarette break when a burning Jeep driven by a suicidal terrorist crashed into the airport's departure lounge. As Smeaton told The Times, his first thoughts were: "What's the score? I've got to get this sorted."

Sorted things soon were. Smeaton assisted police in beating down hard on the flaming Jihadi, then offered these lines to British television: "Glasgow doesnae accept this. If you come tae Glasgow, we'll set about ye." Last month Smeaton received the Queen's Gallantry Medal in a Buckingham Palace ceremony.

Hero quote: Take your pick. Besides "Set about ye", further Smeatonisms included: "If any more extremists are still wanting to rise up and start trouble, know this: We'll rise right back up against you. New York, Madrid, London, Paisley . . . we're all in this together and make no mistake, none of us will hold back from putting the boot in." And: "I did nothing special. I just ran in and booted a guy."

re: #175 Gearhead

$500 a year to have what looks like an American Express Black card, which IIRC has no additional features and costs several thousand a year. AmEx Black is metal, though, so it makes a nice clang when you slap it down on the fender of the Ferrari.

I prefer matching colors....

re: #185 DaddyG

Projection is a b--ch isn't it Olbermann?

Ya know, I never really knew what "rear projection television" was. Then I watched Olbermann.

re: #158 DaddyG

That's where the smell is coming from.

re: #177 DaddyG

I don't buy "socialization" as an excuse for schooling or pre-schooling a bit. Certainly I want my children to have nice friends they can grow up with, but the point of raising children is to teach them how to be decent adults, which is not accomplished by putting them in with a barely supervised group of their peers.

re: #182 pink freud GMTA

re: #187 Truck Monkey

From what I've been told, Olberdork shouldn't be talking about anyones impotence. It's been said that little keith has been 'garaged' for quite some time.

The man is a study in pathology.

re: #174 Mad Al-Jaffee

Has Michael Moore recently gone missing?

Partying with code pink?

*Sigh* What a shame:

Yet-to-open [Chinese] sex park demolished
May. 18, 2009 11:12 AM
Associated Press

BEIJING - This investment turned out to be as risky as it was risque.

A sex theme park that featured explicit exhibits of genitalia and sexual culture is being demolished before it can even open, a government spokesman in southwestern China said Monday.

re: #187 Truck Monkey

From what I've been told, Olberdork shouldn't be talking about anyones impotence. It's been said that little keith has been 'garaged' for quite some time.

keith couldn't get laid in a female prison with a fistful of pardons ...

he is an unbelievable loser

Just did an interview with a writer for the Dutch newsmagazine Vrij Nederland, about Geert Wilders and the bloggers and groups supporting him.

Let's just say -- this isn't going to win me any new friends among the so-called 'anti-jihad' kookosphere.

re: #178 Catttt

Whoa, is that your place? And if so, are we all invited over for drinks?

re: #128 _RememberTonyC

if you served, you deserve to take a bow!

Actually, I spent a good part of my time in the Navy on an old oiler, in the South China Sea, smoking Thai stick (early 70s version of McHales Navy). I don't put myself in the same category as people who have gone, and are still going through hell for our country. The Navy did teach me a thing or two about honor and honor does not allow me to occupy the same place who truly deserve our respect.

But I thank you nonetheless.

re: #191 subsailor68
ding ding ding! ROTFLOL

re: #199 Charles

Just did an interview with a writer for the Dutch newsmagazine Vrij Nederland, about Geert Wilders and the bloggers and groups supporting him.

Let's just say -- this isn't going to win me any new friends among the so-called 'anti-jihad' kookosphere.

See, they do know who you are!

re: #163 Ward Cleaver

I've seen commercials for it; it looks like it's for the super rich.

My husband got an offer, and we are not super rich at all. In fact, our credit is rather damaged from past misdeeds. I suppose they figure some people really are dumb enough to pay $495 and think they are impressing the clerk at Macy's.

re: #199 Charles

Just did an interview with a writer for the Dutch newsmagazine Vrij Nederland, about Geert Wilders and the bloggers and groups supporting him.

Let's just say -- this isn't going to win me any new friends among the so-called 'anti-jihad' kookosphere.

judge a man by his friends .... and by his enemies ...

re: #182 pink freud

Olbermann can pretty much be summed up with "inner rage at his own impotence" imho. Except it is unfortunately for viewers also outer rage, since he has a TV show.

Being sane and rational seems so gauche these days:

Wis. mother thought illness was sin
May. 19, 2009 10:20 AM
AP

WAUSAU, Wis. - A former friend of a mother accused of homicide because she only prayed while her daughter died of untreated diabetes says the mother believed sickness is a sign of sin.

re: #41 eschew_obfuscation

O.T. (if that's possible ;-)

Anyone know the best airport to fly into in D.C. if the final destination is Arlington?

* * * *
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is only 4 short metro stops south of Arlington National Cemetery. Or a 5 minute cab ride from that Airport.

National airport, Crystal City, Pentagon City, Pentagon, Arlington Natl Cemetery are the stops.

re: #199 Charles

Let's hope that some of the Europeans get a clue about how to deal with radical Islam without turning to the Nazis.

re: #199 Charles

So, is that a "analog obligation" then?

re: #199 Charles

Let's just say -- this isn't going to win me any new friends among the so-called 'anti-jihad' kookosphere.

In that case, it must be good. I hope it doesn't lose anything in translation.

re: #201 MacDuff

Actually, I spent a good part of my time in the Navy on an old oiler, in the South China Sea, smoking Thai stick (early 70s version of McHales Navy). I don't put myself in the same category as people who have gone, and are still going through hell for our country. The Navy did teach me a thing or two about honor and honor does not allow me to occupy the same place who truly deserve our respect.

But I thank you nonetheless.

Did you know Captain Binghamton and Fuji? ("here comes Lead Bottom, head for the hills")

I respect your humility ... and enjoy your weekend!

re: #199 Charles

Just did an interview with a writer for the Dutch newsmagazine Vrij Nederland, about Geert Wilders and the bloggers and groups supporting him.

Let's just say -- this isn't going to win me any new friends among the so-called 'anti-jihad' kookosphere.

Well....you're not in it to make friends, are you?

re: #190 jcm

I prefer matching colors....

Wow. I hope the underground portion has good drainage.

re: #193 nikis-knight

Sometimes I think the whole socialization canard is nothing more than rationalizing warehousing children while their moms work outside the home.

re: #206 buzzsawmonkey

I would rather be called a son of a bitch by anyone than be called "sir" by Keith Olbermann.

I'm good so long as Olberman never says my friend to me.

re: #8 Killgore Trout

That blog post you linked to is a satire of how "stupid Christians" think, written by a liberal, atheist feminist who fancies herself smarter than these "religious fanatics".

Dear God: Whoa, dear. While I am sympathetic to anyone’s devotion to their religion, you need to realize that your daughter is a sentient being with the right to reject your religious views if she so chooses. Your husband is pathetically misguided if he thinks he can call the FBI to report the "crime" of your daughter joining an atheists club. Ditto for the exorcism. This young woman is not possessed, demonic or doing weird things; she is merely thinking and questioning the religion she grew up with. I would encourage you to understand that all people, your daughter included, have the right to think for themselves, particularly about something as meaningful as religion. As for hell, well, she appears willing to take her chances. — Margo, contemplatively

See? Margo is so hip and post-modern. Snicker, snicker.... Margo ios so much smarter than a stupid Christian.

re: #199 Charles

Just did an interview with a writer for the Dutch newsmagazine Vrij Nederland, about Geert Wilders and the bloggers and groups supporting him.

Let's just say -- this isn't going to win me any new friends among the so-called 'anti-jihad' kookosphere.

More hate mail you can post. What's not to like about it all? ;)

re: #200 UFO TOFU

Whoa, is that your place? And if so, are we all invited over for drinks?

Don't I just wish it were my place.

I just hope the tourism ticks back up for Sri Lanka now that they've dealt with the enemy (an evil bunch if ever there was such). They used to have a huge tourist business, for obvious reasons - it's gorgeous - awesome beaches.

re: #41 eschew_obfuscation

O.T. (if that's possible ;-)

Anyone know the best airport to fly into in D.C. if the final destination is Arlington?

* * * *
Oops, if you don't mean the Arlington Cemetery, but Arlington the city, which is on the Orange line Metro, it depends. Flying into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is probably more expensive, but ground transportation from Dulles Airport is expensive too.

Either way, if you are comfortable with taking Metro, Reagan Airport has easy cheap metro transit to Arlington, Virginia too.

re: #199 Charles

Just did an interview with a writer for the Dutch newsmagazine Vrij Nederland,

You speak Dutch? Who knew?

re: #167 buzzsawmonkey

I have had it with these motherf*ckin' cameras on these motherf*ckin' snakes in these motherf*ckin' walls!

You're just asping for trouble.

OK, I gotta get back to work. I leave you with 2 cats and a sleeping kid.

RoP in Greece.....
Riot police fire on Greece protest

Greek riot police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Muslims who pelted them with sticks and stones outside parliament today during protests over what they said was the destruction of a Koran by a Greek policeman.

On Thursday, the Muslim Union of Greece reported that during police checks at a Syrian-owned coffee shop, an officer took a customer's Koran, tore it up, threw it on the floor and stomped on it. Police have launched an internal investigation.

About 1,500 Muslims marched through Athens to protest the incident, chanting "Allah is great" and carrying banners reading "Hands off immigrants".

"They started throwing rocks and sticks at police guarding parliament and the officers responded with tear gas and percussion bombs," a police official said.

It was the second protest since the reported incident after 1,000 immigrants, many from Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, marched to central Omonia Square on Thursday and smashed several shop windows and five cars.

"We want to live here in peace, we don't want trouble but we want the policeman to be punished," said a 30-year-old illegal Egyptian immigrant who identified himself as Said.

re: #179 buzzsawmonkey

What a dog pile Keith Olbermann is.

Some might call that an anal log.

My last comment on LGF2. Slap me if I write about it again. It's like getting fascinated by a car wreck. I recommend disengagement from them. Don't create anymore karmas. Getting into a love hate relationship with them gives them street cred and traffic and fuels their needs. LGF2 is a site built on the emotion of hate. That is it's basic reason for existence though their newer posters are trying to change course. While GoTC was one of my favorite posters here, she is either naive as to what co riders she has saddled up to or she thinks her positive contributions will have a good impact on the site. There are some ok people there, but the site creators are not ok.

Wrath melted down here because he wanted to and he recovered.
Savage melted down here because he couldn't help himself. It is very easy to see why both were banned and blocked. We can see that savage still has some rough issues. I don't think he has a humanizing influence in his life. He probably needs one.

GoTC shouldn't be surprised she is banned here. If she is naive and went and used her same login and password at the troll site. Then Savage and Wrath of God have a new login to LGF. Savage would use it. The banned need to ask themselves if they are ethical and moral about these types of things.

If you're infatuated with GoTC get over it or meet her in some chat room or let it go.

The weakness at LGF2 is it's hate and it's mock up postings. I am not sure if it could even survive without that hate. The numerous posters who act like Ed the Weatherman(not a lgf2er I think) and try and slur CJ with naming conventions are juveniles. And further prove their banning here was appropriate. Ed has admitted it himself that he can't help it anymore. He has basically become a clown caricature of what he hates. Instead of walking away he became a loser. too much high self esteem there. And I used to like the guy a lot.

But I consider people like Ed and Savage a little unbalanced. I don't really want to be cruel to them, just give them a boost to a little bit of a better life. If that is the GoTC purpose at LGF2. That's ok to me.

I think posts here dedicated to anything about lgf2 are probably not productive. Best to leave them behind and move to what is successful. However I am always surprised that the weight that gossip carries in people, even myself. Not sure why.

re: #224 rightymouse

You're just asping for trouble.

A mouse punning snakes? Playing with fire aren't you.

re: #219 Kenneth

I thought the letter might be a spoof but I thought it was a real advice column.

re: #224 rightymouse

You're just asping for trouble.

I'm calling BULLsn*ke on that pun.

re: #197 FurryOldGuyJeans

*Sigh* What a shame:

Yet-to-open [Chinese] sex park demolished
May. 18, 2009 11:12 AM
Associated Press

Thanks for the gratuitous opportunity to bring up the Cheongsam (also referred to as a Qi Pao) again.

re: #163 Ward Cleaver

I've seen commercials for it; it looks like it's for the superstupid rich.

FTFY

re: #210 Killgore Trout

Let's hope that some of the Europeans get a clue about how to deal with radical Islam without turning to the Nazis.

they have a clue and they know exactly what they are doing, unfortunately...best hope is to enforce the rule of law and press ahead with whatever enlightenment there is

re: #217 carefulnow

Sometimes I think the whole socialization canard is nothing more than rationalizing warehousing children while their moms work outside the home.

I think that is part of why it works (easing guilt) but also that people don't think about it very deeply. Anyway, I'm more interesting in civilizing my daughter--passing on the values and knowledge of our [western] civilization--than socilizing--teaching her how to chat & gossip--her. We're going to homeschool as if at all possible financially (we've both been public school teachers, btw.)

re: #207 Catttt

Olbermann can pretty much be summed up with "inner rage at his own impotence" imho. Except it is unfortunately for viewers also outer rage, since he has a TV show.

Keith Olbermann: "Let's check the old MSNBC e-mail bag. Looks like we've got mail! This one comes from Kwaji Kumbaba:

"Dear Mr. Obermans. Recently have I come into money of a great amount. But I from this country can not get it out. Your help I need."

"Well Mr. Kumbaba, only three words come to mind. It's all Bush's fault!"

Stage manager: "Um, Keith, that's four words - or five actually, since you used a contraction there."

Keith Olbermann: "Oh yeah? Well how about this for three words? Kiss my ass!"

re: #207 Catttt

Olbermann can pretty much be summed up with "inner rage at his own impotence" imho. Except it is unfortunately for viewers also outer rage, since he has a TV show.

Did you see the SNL Ben Affleck take off on Olberman? It's fantastic.

re: #232 Fenway_Nation

Thanks for the gratuitous opportunity to bring up the Cheongsam (also referred to as a Qi Pao) again.

I doubt you really need an excuse in an open thread. ;)

re: #213 _RememberTonyC

Did you know Captain Binghamton and Fuji? ("here comes Lead Bottom, head for the hills")

I respect your humility ... and enjoy your weekend!

And you, as well!

re: #226 Killgore Trout

well there you have it in a nutshell

WaPo....

What Pelosi knew about waterboarding, and when

CIA records suggest that Pelosi, D-Calif., was told at that time that the Bush administration was using waterboarding _ a simulated drowning. Pelosi, however, said on May 14 that spy agency officials specifically informed her at that session that the practice was not used.

The CIA's records on the subject are vague. Here is a brief timeline on the conflicting accounts of what Pelosi knew, and when:

_Sept. 4, 2002: Pelosi, then the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and the panel's Republican chairman, former Rep. Porter J. Goss of Florida, are briefed on the use of harsh interrogation methods in the war on terror. CIA records describe the subject of the secret briefing as "enhanced interrogation techniques on Abu Zubaydah ... and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed." The Bush administration acknowledged in 2008 that Zubaydah had been waterboarded, and documents subsequently revealed that the method was used on him at least 82 times in August 2002. Pelosi said on May 14 that briefers at the 2002 meeting told her that the administration had deemed the harsh tactics legal, but that they specifically said that they had not used waterboarding.

re: #223 CommonCents

You speak Dutch? Who knew?

I'd like to visit Holland, wooden shoe?

re: #237 opnion

Did you see the SNL Ben Affleck take off on Olberman? It's fantastic.

I'd rather have an enema with leeches to watching SNL, thank you very much.

re: #226 Killgore Trout

marched to central Omonia Square on Thursday and smashed several shop windows and five cars.
"We want to live here in peace, we don't want trouble

They just never seem to tire of that.

re: #93 calcajun

"I intend to go in harm's way.... I have a fighting ship and I will never retreat from an enemy force..."

Quote, CDR E.E. Evans, USN, October 27, 1943
at USS JOHNSTON's commissioning

He was killed in action at the young age of 36. He had 18 years of service in the U.S. Navy, with 13 years at sea. Based on his bio and war record, this guy had balls of steel.

Jihadi throws like a girl....
Yahoo pic

re: #237 opnion

Did you see the SNL Ben Affleck take off on Olberman? It's fantastic.

You have a link to a copy of that? Or do I have to satisfy my own curiousity?

re: #243 FurryOldGuyJeans

I'd rather have an enema with leeches to watching SNL, thank you very much.

"HOW DARE YOU SIR!?"

/

Not a big SNL fan, but the sketch was great

re: #241 jcm

WaPo....

What Pelosi knew about waterboarding, and when

records suggest?...I have a sinking feeling she's gonna skate on this one and if so I won't be surprised

Hmmm... So what exactly is Obama saying about President Bush's view of national security when Obama says that he wont send troops into war without cause.

What exactly is "for cause". What would it take for Obama to send troops into harm's way to defend the nation against threats?

We know what President Bush considered threats, and historians will have a field day with that decision (and I think Bush's view on US national security will be validated (and Obama's backhanded adoption of much of the Bush framework shows that to be true). Keeping the military under wraps with undue restraint is tantamount to displaying weakness to our enemies, who will instead poke and prod to see just how much they can get away with before provoking a response from the US. It's antithetical to US national security.

re: #242 _RememberTonyC

I'd like to visit Holland, wooden shoe?

I'm in west Michigan. Holland is right down the road. Tulips, wooden shoes and blondies.

re: #179 buzzsawmonkey

What a dog pile Keith Olbermann is.