Video: Guatemalan Bat Falcon
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So, you’re a bat. You’re just flappin’ around some Mayan ruins, looking for bugs to eat, and suddenly — the bat falcon!
Now, you’re an ex-bat.
384 comments
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Randall Gross Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:38:14pm |
I don’t know if I like this… dinosaurs preying on mammals….
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jaunte Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:39:00pm |
Narrator: the bat is a “rare delicacy” for the bat falcon. Hence the name, I guess.
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Fenway_Nation Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:40:41pm |
What about the unexpectedly early migration of the Honduran Moonbatus Usurpus?
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Sharmuta Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:42:10pm |
Bats flying around in the daytime…. Darwin Award winners, right there.
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jaunte Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:42:20pm |
re: #7 Fenway_Nation
Manuel “Batty” Zelaya. Attempted President-for-Life.
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:42:37pm |
Clearly this falcon was intelligently designed to fit into those little crevices in the ancient Mayan temple. And the bats were intelligently designed to be really tasty to hawks.
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HelloDare Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:43:09pm |
Yeah, but what about the Guatemalan Bat Falcon Eagle.
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:44:08pm |
re: #11 Kenneth
Clearly this falcon was intelligently designed to fit into those little crevices in the ancient Mayan temple. And the bats were intelligently designed to be really tasty to hawks.
/and the Mayans who built the tempels were designed to?
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:44:11pm |
re: #8 buzzsawmonkey
“Zaftig” (of a woman) : having a full rounded figure : pleasingly plump
Word!
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:45:42pm |
The Bat Falcon population declined for many years, until the falcons figured out how to build their nests upright.
/h
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eon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:45:58pm |
Perfect logic, on the raptor’s part.
“Hmm. I eat mice. Bats are flying mice. Why go grubbing around in the mud for dinner when I can get it to meet me halfway?”
Talk about “fast food”.
cheers
eon
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:47:17pm |
re: #20 eon
Perfect logic, on the raptor’s part.
“Hmm. I eat mice. Bats are flying mice. Why go grubbing around in the mud for dinner when I can get it to meet me halfway?”
Talk about “fast food”.
cheers
eon
The one bat though he had hidden in a tree; it was a Falcon drive-through.
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Kosh's Shadow Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:47:55pm |
re: #10 jaunte
Manuel “Batty” Zelaya. Attempted President-for-Life.
I heard Obama supports him; tells you what to expect in 8 years.
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Racer X Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:48:12pm |
Elephants painted in black and white were paraded at the Ayutthaya elephant camp, north of Bangkok, Friday to commemorate the birth of a panda cub at the Chiang Mai Zoo.
The May 27 birth occurred after years of artificial insemination and efforts to get its celibate parents to mate, triggering a national craze for the animals.
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Fenway_Nation Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:48:21pm |
Hank: I am the Bat!
Dr. Venture: Yes, yes. You’re The Bat! And The Bat is the reason why we didn’t take Best Group Costume… again! Last year, it was Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and The Bat! Oh, and how about the time we were the hard-rocking quartet of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and The Bat?!?
Hank: The night is mine!
-The Venture Brothers.
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LionofDixon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:48:32pm |
Bat: U.S. Constitution
Bat Falcon: Obama
Hatchling Bat Falcons: Liberal Left
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Sharmuta Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:50:04pm |
Penthouse in Mayan Temple: $0
Furnishings: $0
Snagging dinner out of mid-air: Priceless
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:50:27pm |
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eon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:50:30pm |
re: #23 Kosh’s Shadow
I heard Obama supports him; tells you what to expect in 8 years.
Even before that, Manny and Hugo Chavez are bosom buddies.
Expecting Venezuelan “volunteers” and Iranian weapons being supplied to a revolutionary “popular Movement” to put Manny back in the Presidential palace in 3, 2, 1…..
cheers
eon
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Clubsec Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:50:52pm |
Evolution question.
What came first Mayan temples or Bat Falcons?
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:52:32pm |
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:52:45pm |
Poor bitty bats getting hunted by falcons. In the air! No fair! Sarah Palin falcons!
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HelloDare Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:53:26pm |
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Fenway_Nation Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:53:35pm |
re: #29 eon
To CNN’s credit, they reported that the Honduran military took action because the nation’s supreme court ruled the referendum illegal and Manny tried sacking the head of the Army.
But once Chavez and Morales start bitching and moaning about Yanqui impreialism, I imagine those piddling details will somehow get overlooked.
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eon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:54:01pm |
re: #30 Clubsec
Evolution question.
What came first Mayan temples or Bat Falcons?
First came rocks. Then Falcons. Then Mayans built temples and Falcons figured out that bats lived in them.
Falcons quickly grasp concept of “target-rich environment”.
/Predators, by definition, ain’t stupid.
cheers
eon
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:54:43pm |
re: #29 eon
Even before that, Manny and Hugo Chavez are bosom buddies.
Expecting Venezuelan “volunteers” and Iranian weapons being supplied to a revolutionary “popular Movement” to put Manny back in the Presidential palace in 3, 2, 1…..
cheers
eon
hey why not? it is a safe bet O won’t meddle…
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Fenway_Nation Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:56:22pm |
re: #35 Sharmuta
Bats and spiders are creepy, but mosquitoes and flies are flithy, disgusting disease carrying things….and usually lunch for the creepy things.
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:56:23pm |
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Randall Gross Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:57:08pm |
re: #34 Silvergirl
Poor bitty bats getting hunted by falcons. In the air! No fair! Sarah Palin falcons!
It’s the Wasilla Warriors
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:57:27pm |
re: #28 NelsFree
Meanwhile, in Argentina, we find the elusive:
Ford Falcon!
[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]
A beauty to drive on unpaved roads.
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eon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:57:40pm |
re: #35 Sharmuta
I think bats are creepy. More power to the falcons.
I’m on both sides. Bug eating bats=cute. Falcons=beautiful.
Falcons having bats for lunch=food chain in action. Better to eat than to be eaten.
/No, I’m not a sentimentalist. Why do you ask?
cheers
eon
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reine.de.tout Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:58:40pm |
Change for Iran, continuation from last thread of his story, and his information on PersianKiwi:
In last days Reza said it looked they get a little more organized and start searching for any special case in arrested people
unfortunately Reza’s mother told everything she knows over the phone to a man calling from Evin
the man promised Reza’s family they will release him if he’s really innocent
and after they knew Reza is a student they moved him to a more harsh environment with some other people
according to Reza some students from Polytechnic university were also there
they prevented them from sleeping by kept them standing all the night
in morning a man introduced him self as Intelligent came saying he will record their confections with camera
he promised if one of them confess in front of camera he will free them all & they will blur his face & nothing to worry!
at night around 10PM they Released Reza & his family instantly moved him to a hospital for internal bleeding
Reza had no idea why they suddenly released him & some of his inmates
I skipped some of the incidents as Reza requested. he’s very weak both mentally & physically
and I don’t want to put him in more pressure of any kind right now
we passed a letter to Karoubi today describing everything we know about various students conditions
sorry I can’t answer to you all, very bad internet connection, but I’m good and I can walk short distances
heard about @PersianKiwi I have no idea how they captured him/her, he/she was using freegate I guess
I don’t think if gov really captured PersianKiwi, they knew about his/her twitter & hopefully will be released soon
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abolitionist Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:58:58pm |
re: #14 Clubsec
Darn DSL box … not FAST enough!
Hit your pause button (lower left) near the beginning, allow time for buffers to fill some, then hit play. Connection speed (or lack thereof) is more of a problem with the HQ flavor of the video. Or you can try downloading the vid to watch offline (easier said than done, sometimes).
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:00:48pm |
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Shr_Nfr Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:01:05pm |
Can we import them and genetically modify them to go after barking moonbats?
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:01:16pm |
re: #47 abolitionist
Hit your pause button (lower left) near the beginning, allow time for buffers to fill some, then hit play. Connection speed (or lack thereof) is more of a problem with the HQ flavor of the video. Or you can try downloading the vid to watch offline (easier said than done, sometimes).
cable is the way to go…what a huge difference
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:02:07pm |
I’m glad no one has come up with a “Falcon” pun, ever.
I’d put the actor Peter Falcon it, except he’s dead.
/Columbo?
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:02:42pm |
re: #48 DEZes
I thought those were extinct.
Not down there. It is literally thousands of miles of well maintained unpaved roads.
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eon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:02:44pm |
re: #39 brookly red
hey why not? it is a safe bet O won’t meddle…
Only if the Hondurans try to resist the Inevitable March of Socialism. Then he’ll deploy the entire arsenal.
Miss Hillary, Rahm, San Fran Nan, Boxer and Schumer on a fact-finding mission, and if all else fails, his ultimate weapon…
Michelle.
She’ll shame them into accepting the eternal yoke gift of egalitarian collectivism. For the children.
/If you think I’m joking, look what Carter did to Nicaragua.
cheers
eon
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:03:37pm |
re: #51 NelsFree
I’m glad no one has come up with a “Falcon” pun, ever.
I’d put the actor Peter Falcon it, except he’s dead.
/Columbo?
We can not aFord falcon threads.
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:04:24pm |
re: #45 DEZes
That’s nothin’! I caught a deer with a 97 Nissan pickup in ‘03…
/right front bumper, never saw him comin’
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:04:55pm |
re: #53 eon
Only if the Hondurans try to resist the Inevitable March of Socialism. Then he’ll deploy the entire arsenal.
Miss Hillary, Rahm, San Fran Nan, Boxer and Schumer on a fact-finding mission, and if all else fails, his ultimate weapon…
Michelle.
She’ll shame them into accepting the eternal
yokegift of egalitarian collectivism. For the children./If you think I’m joking, look what Carter did to Nicaragua.
cheers
eon
I don’t think you are joking & I need to look back that long or away that far.
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Shr_Nfr Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:04:55pm |
re: #47 abolitionist
Alternatively run Firefox and install Flashgot. It does a curl request to the google cache and will put a flv on your local machine. VLC knows how to display flvs.
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:05:12pm |
re: #54 DEZes
We can not aFord falcon threads.
They don’t buzzard long enough.
Hey, that was a good one, ay?
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:06:04pm |
re: #45 DEZes
Oh deer!
Now that is a deerslayer.
I’d like to see a falcon taking down a wolf. That would be one king of the falcons.
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Shr_Nfr Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:06:31pm |
re: #54 DEZes
Hey I liked my 1963 Ford Falcon Futura. You couldn’t kill it. I junked it after there was too much bondo on the floorboards to install seat belts and I started having kids in early 80s.
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Kosh's Shadow Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:06:53pm |
Falcons? Where’s Sam Spade, Joel Cairo, and Kasper Gutman?
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:07:21pm |
re: #59 Silvergirl
Now that is a deerslayer.
I’d like to see a falcon taking down a wolf. That would be one king of the falcons.
How about an Eagle kicking a wolfs ass.
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:07:23pm |
re: #54 DEZes
We can not aFord falcon threads.
We can if we drive econoline!
[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:08:25pm |
UGH! Bats! Rabies on wings, moon and otherwise!
When a kid we bought a huge old victorian that was infested with the nasty, nasty vermin. Nothing like the 2AM wakeup…squeek, flap, flap, flap, squeek, squeek followed closely by my sisters screeming!
the lower level of this 3-story monster consisted of 4 rooms interconnected by sliding oak wall panels. My dad and I would open them up and, position ourselves at opposite sides and attempt to knock the bastids down. Baseball bat does no work- they evade every time. We settled on tennis rackets with great success. *Thwack* Then move in for the coup de grace.
I hate bats.
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Fenway_Nation Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:08:33pm |
re: #53 eon
Capitalism is no garuntee that Central America will be able to lift itself out of sustained poverty….
But socialism is a sure-fire way to keep the reigon in grinding poverty in perpetuity.
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VioletTiger Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:09:31pm |
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:10:59pm |
re: #60 Shr_Nfr
Hey I liked my 1963 Ford Falcon Futura. You couldn’t kill it. I junked it after there was too much bondo on the floorboards to install seat belts and I started having kids in early 80s.
I named my first car ‘Harold’
That’s how geek it was….
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:11:00pm |
re: #68 buzzsawmonkey
But Casey still ignored it, and the umpire said, “Shrike two!”
Laughing hard here. He should have tried the tennis racket.
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:11:53pm |
re: #65 The Shadow Do
I never understood the fear people have of such creatures…do you?….what are you affraid of?
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:12:29pm |
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:12:57pm |
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:13:28pm |
re: #73 albusteve
I never understood the fear people have of such creatures…do you?….what are you affraid of?
They get in your hair! Just ask my shrieking sisters.
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:14:42pm |
re: #76 The Shadow Do
They get in your hair! Just ask my shrieking sisters.
my two shrieking sisters scared me more than any bat….older sisters are not harmless
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:14:43pm |
re: #76 The Shadow Do
They get in your hair! Just ask my shrieking sisters.
They get in your belfry!
:-)
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:14:50pm |
re: #73 albusteve
I never understood the fear people have of such creatures…do you?….what are you affraid of?
[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:15:10pm |
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VioletTiger Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:15:15pm |
re: #76 The Shadow Do
They get in your hair! Just ask my shrieking sisters.
But they eat the ‘skitters. They can fly in my yard any time they want.
Just so they stay out of the belfry….
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:16:21pm |
re: #78 Silvergirl
They get in your belfry!
:-)
That too!
Not too mention your chimney which turned out to be chock full of them.
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:16:25pm |
Bats: just think of them as pigeons, without feathers, that hang upside down.
/Did anyone get my Falcon nest joke yet?
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Kronocide Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:16:40pm |
Wow, did you see that? Nailed that bat. No garlic? WTF?
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:16:43pm |
re: #81 VioletTiger
But they eat the ‘skitters. They can fly in my yard any time they want.
Just so they stay out of the belfry….
Or bedroom!
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Irenicum Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:16:59pm |
I just realized that you can change how many posts show on the thread when you’re the lounge. Cool!
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:17:46pm |
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:18:02pm |
re: #82 The Shadow Do
That too!
Not too mention your chimney which turned out to be chock full of them.
But birds will do that too. Lying in wait. Just ask Tippi Hedren.
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Edgesitter Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:18:35pm |
As night comes on my back porch I sit quietly sipping a homebrew and watch the dim flash of bats in the street lights. Dozens of them flitting back and forth in my backyard and the empty space behind my house consuming untold thousands of night flying insects. They are excellent flyers and will not collide with you if you walk among them.
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Irenicum Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:18:51pm |
re: #89 Silvergirl
She was seriously traumatized by that scene. Still scary after all these years!
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:19:10pm |
Death to all bats say I. Can one import bat falcons? Much cooler to have those in your belfry say I.
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Kronocide Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:19:16pm |
re: #90 Iron Fist
Pigeons are just rats with wings. Same goes for bats.
No, bats are rats with wings. And radar.
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:19:27pm |
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:19:48pm |
re: #91 Edgesitter
As night comes on my back porch I sit quietly sipping a homebrew and watch the dim flash of bats in the street lights. Dozens of them flitting back and forth in my backyard and the empty space behind my house consuming untold thousands of night flying insects. They are excellent flyers and will not collide with you if you walk among them.
Bat Zen
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BlueCanuck Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:20:09pm |
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Reluctant Democrat Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:20:26pm |
Aw, they’re so mean! Don’t they realize it’s the Age of Aquarius now that Obambi has been elected?
His teen falcons will come around every day with veggy burgers for all!
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Kronocide Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:20:58pm |
re: #95 DEZes
Oh noes! You’re outta control Punnious Maximus.
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:21:04pm |
re: #89 Silvergirl
But birds will do that too. Lying in wait. Just ask Tippi Hedren.
Further to bat wars. We set big pail of moth balls in the fireplace and opened the flue. The scene from the outside as they exited the chimney by the hudreds was definitely Birds scene worthy!
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:21:09pm |
re: #91 Edgesitter
As night comes on my back porch I sit quietly sipping a homebrew and watch the dim flash of bats in the street lights. Dozens of them flitting back and forth in my backyard and the empty space behind my house consuming untold thousands of night flying insects. They are excellent flyers and will not collide with you if you walk among them.
Make a bat house. A single brown bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in one hour. No telling what a married one could do.
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:22:18pm |
re: #101 The Shadow Do
Further to bat wars. We set big pail of moth balls in the fireplace and opened the flue. The scene from the outside as they exited the chimney by the hudreds was definitely Birds scene worthy!
How did you know what to do? Why moth balls?
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Edgesitter Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:22:21pm |
re: #102 Silvergirl
Don’t need a bat house. They apparently already have accommodations.
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eon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:23:01pm |
re: #57 Shr_Nfr
Alternatively run Firefox and install Flashgot. It does a curl request to the google cache and will put a flv on your local machine. VLC knows how to display flvs.
Thanks for the tip. Just installed it, and looked up this.
My standard test for runtime lag, because I know exactly how it should run, to the second.
/Does that surprise you?
cheers
eon
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:23:24pm |
re: #102 Silvergirl
A single brown bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in one hour. No telling what a married one could do.
You must not be married, I guess…
/h
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eon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:23:55pm |
re: #94 BigPapa
No, bats are rats with wings. And radar.
Sonar, actually. No RF interference that way.
cheers
eon
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:23:59pm |
re: #90 Iron Fist
Pigeons are just rats with wings. Same goes for bats.
there are still people in Brooklyn that keep em in coops on the roof… they fly around in circles and then all crap at once, truly foul. (or fowl if we are doing puns)
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:24:20pm |
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debutaunt Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:24:41pm |
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:24:45pm |
re: #102 Silvergirl
Make a bat house. A single brown bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in one hour. No telling what a married one could do.
You only killed 900 mosquitoes last hour, your a lousy bat dad.
How am I supposed to raise our kids with these measly rations.
And fix the roof, I am tiered of getting wet hanging upside down all day………
The henpecked bat.
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Edgesitter Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:26:07pm |
The bats that I have at my house are Mexican Free Tail bats, somewhat smaller than a brown I think, but that’s about all I know about them.
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:26:11pm |
re: #103 Silvergirl
How did you know what to do? Why moth balls?
Somebody said it would work. Boy howdy did it.
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:26:11pm |
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:26:18pm |
re: #112 Iron Fist
Syncronized shitting? It sounds lovely :-)
It only sounds that way until reality hits you in the face.
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irongrampa Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:26:29pm |
re: #112 Iron Fist
Daily examples may be seen in Congress.
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:27:42pm |
re: #112 Iron Fist
Syncronized shitting? It sounds lovely :-)
the original carpet bombing… but there is something amusing about watching a yuppie getting his lexus pasted :)
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:28:13pm |
re: #107 eon
Sonar, actually. No RF interference that way.
Oh, I can go SO many ways with this…
1. Sonar u an expert on Bats?
2. Not true! If you connect their ears with aluminum foil, you can hear local AM stations.
3. The Radar cross-section (RCS) of a bat is reduced when they fold their wings.
/Keep ‘em comin’!
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eon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:28:50pm |
re: #103 Silvergirl
How did you know what to do? Why moth balls?
Mothballs contain napthalene, which has a smell most mammals and insects (including moths and bats) really don’t like. Heating them drives it off as vapor (low volatization point), with a result sort of like tear-gassing the chimney.
Personally, I like bats, but even I’d have a few words with them if they tried to go condo in my chimney.
cheers
eon
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jaunte Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:28:51pm |
Family help-desk tales:
For the last 15 minutes, I’ve been listening to my wife in the next room making suggestions, trying to help her dad get online with his computer and single outbound phone line. She just asked him, “wait, are you talking to me on your cell, or are you on the house phone?”
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:30:04pm |
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:30:32pm |
re: #113 Edgesitter
The bats that I have at my house are Mexican Free Tail bats, somewhat smaller than a brown I think, but that’s about all I know about them.
Are they here legally? Do they eat over construction sites at night?
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DEZes Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:30:56pm |
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yochanan Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:32:12pm |
saw my first bat when i was in santa fe, n.m.
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jaunte Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:32:26pm |
re: #129 realwest
Hey, realwest; doing fine, just trying to stay out of the heat. Saving up to pay my AC bill!
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Edgesitter Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:32:32pm |
Mexican Free Tail Bats were used in a secert weapon project in WWII. The idea was to carry an timed incendiary device strapped to the bat’s leg into a Japanese house and set it afire. A bomb was designed to carry the bats and a test was arranged. The bomb was accidentaly dropped while loading in to the airplane that was to do the test. The bats all escaped with their incendiary devices and many buildings at the base burned to the ground. True story.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:32:37pm |
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:33:07pm |
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:33:23pm |
I had to YouTube The Platters so I could more fully appreciate that. It had been too long since I heard Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.
You could have done Birds Get in Your Eyes, to honor Tippi Hedren. We’ll wait till the anniversary of the release of The Birds or something like that.
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:33:44pm |
re: #132 jaunte Uh, well how do you stay out of the heat without using A/C? (I could REALLY use an answer to that one!).
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:34:44pm |
re: #134 callahan23
Hey (callahan23) - if not today, when?! LOL! Wish I could give you 100 more updings my friend!
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jaunte Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:34:53pm |
re: #138 realwest
Oh, I’m using the AC, but I’m saving by not going anywhere!
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:35:43pm |
re: #135 jaunte
Tooth - what’s left of it - it’s mostly build up and temp crown - seems to be fine, thanks for asking!
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:36:40pm |
re: #136 HoosierHoops
Hey You yourself! Hi ya Hoops! How are you doing tonight? I’m about to go in for dinner soon, but wanted to drop by and say “hi”!
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:36:45pm |
re: #123 jaunte
Family help-desk tales:
For the last 15 minutes, I’ve been listening to my wife in the next room making suggestions, trying to help her dad get online with his computer and single outbound phone line. She just asked him, “wait, are you talking to me on your cell, or are you on the house phone?”
I was driving home, calling my wife on my cell phone. She answered the home phone, said,” I can barely understand you. Talk to me when you get home.”
I drove in, walked in the door, found my Wife in the bathroom. I picked up the home phone and called her cell phone. She, not realizing I was home, ran out, picked up her cell phone, said,”hello?”, to which I replied,”can you hear me now?” Then she checked the caller ID.
Laughter ensued.
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:37:17pm |
re: #139 realwest
Hey (callahan23) - if not today, when?! LOL! Wish I could give you 100 more updings my friend!
Thanks, I am not into much haste.
These hasty Hobbitses. - I hope you are doing good! ;-)
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:37:47pm |
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NelsFree Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:38:40pm |
re: #138 realwest
Uh, well how do you stay out of the heat without using A/C? (I could REALLY use an answer to that one!).
Here’s one way…
[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:39:14pm |
re: #143 NelsFree
Just laughter? Are you sure about that?!? LOL!
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jaunte Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:39:38pm |
re: #147 NelsFree
Iceland sounds like a nice place to be this time of year.
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eon Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:39:58pm |
re: #142 realwest
Sounds like you’re feeling better, real. Great! :-)
Well, I’m out for the night.
Have a great evening, Lizards.
Catch you tomorrow.
cheers
eon
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Kronocide Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:40:14pm |
re: #107 eon
Sonar, actually. No RF interference that way.
I stand corrected! Please don’t note this in my Honco File.
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:40:46pm |
re: #147 NelsFree
Here’s one way…
[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]
Well wasn’t I mentioning Hobbits? - See here: re: #145 callahan23
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yochanan Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:42:19pm |
should it be a teeth brush and not a tooth brush?
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:42:54pm |
I’m watching the Patriot with Heath Ledger….
My usual Saturday morning movie review was interrupted by his performance in Dark Knight..
I needed background on him….I watched a knights tale this morning and TIVO’d a dark Knight….I plan on watching it again and submitting my weekly movie review….
But quite frankly…A hundred years from now somebody is going to watch Heath’s part and just be blown away…I am blown away by his acting…
RIP Heath
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:43:01pm |
re: #154 buzzsawmonkey
You can’t handle the tooth!
a coupla vicodine should hold you till you get to the dentist.
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:43:31pm |
re: #156 yochanan
should it be a teeth brush and not a tooth brush?
Well the way I’m going……… No, tooth would be more accurate! I hear hear me now, whistling through my tooth! (h/t Jeff Foxworthy!).
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:44:00pm |
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:44:44pm |
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Shiplord Kirel Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:45:24pm |
As I predicted this morning, Congressman Roberto Micheletti has been sworn in as president of Honduras, as prescribed by the constitution, and the American media have weighed in on the side of usurper, outlaw, and Chavista agent Zelaya
Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power.
The first military takeover of a Central American government in 16 years drew widespread condemnation from governments in Latin America and the world, and Chavez vowed to overthrow the country’s apparent new leader.
Note the loaded term “democratically elected” in the very first sentence. Yes, little Z was democratically elected, with the help of Cuban backed and trained ACORN style thugs. So was the revered lefty martyr Allende whom this phrase is intended to invokve. Otoh, so was Richard Nixon, whom the leftist media removed 35 years ago in a “coup” of their own.
More relevantly, the Honduran Congress was also democratically elected and, as in this country, the supreme court is the final arbiter of what is or is not legal.
“The first military takeover of a Central American government in 16 years” is a lie unless, of course, you are a leftist and you consider the government and the dear leader to be one and the same, as they are in Cuba, North Korea and other workers’ paradises around the globe.
There is no evidence at all that the military has taken over the government in the relevant sense of displacing civil and constitutional authority. They acted under orders from legal and constitutional authorities and those authorities remain in control. As I predicted this morning, the president of congress, Roberto Micheletti, has been sworn in as president.
Hugo is actually threatening war over this. Bring it, Pumpkin head. One of my best friends from college is a Honduran general. If Hugo sends his redshirts to Honduras, I will go there myself to fight them, assuming I can get there before they are wiped out or rounded up.
(Before anyone accuses me of making idle threats, remember that I made the same threat/promise about Iraq and, hey, guess what?)
It’s ironic that lefties and their ass-bitches in the American media complain constantly about American intervention, but it was the Venezuelan government that printed the illegal ballots, the Venezuelan air force that flew them to Tegucigalpa in defiance of local authorities, and the Venezuelan dictator who is now threatening war if his demands are not met.
It is the left and their shills who are trying to stage a coup and they are doing it on behalf of foreign interests including Castro, Chavez, and the American left.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:45:38pm |
random weird thoughts of the day driven by the bat falcon video. In the first Star Wars movie (okay, IV for the purists) when the Millennium Falcon escapes from the Death Star to deliver the engineering specs to the rebels, the rebel base buildings are modeled on the Mayan temples. (check the scene for yourself, Lucas has mentioned the temples were his inspiration for the rebel buildings)
They don’t eat bats, but for a whole bunch of years a few raptors ( No, not the F-22) have built nests on the upper stories of downtown Chicago office buildings and feast on the pigeon population. Kinda gross , yet cool at same time to be walking down a sidewalk and seeing a eaten out pigeon carcass at your feet as you walk by. Not sure what type of raptor birds they are, but I guess the high buildings and the streets below remind them of mountains and valleys
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Cheechako Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:45:57pm |
re: #138 realwest
Uh, well how do you stay out of the heat without using A/C? (I could REALLY use an answer to that one!).
I just open the window. It’s 57 outside.
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:46:09pm |
re: #157 HoosierHoops
You are right. An awesome performance of Heath there. Definitely will be remembered.
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yochanan Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:47:02pm |
re: #160 brookly red
well if you saw the top of my head it would be a bald brush.
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:47:38pm |
If it was tooth brush, I would need 32 of them to do the job.
If it was hair brush, it would take even fewer - hey I’m damn near bald.
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:47:55pm |
re: #166 callahan23
You are right. An awesome performance of Heath there. Definitely will be remembered.
Thanks my Bro!
How are you today? I am kindof sun burned…who cares?
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:48:35pm |
re: #163 Shiplord Kirel
Shiplord, you are indeed one of the true jewels here at LGF! I mean that, just LOVED that comment!
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:48:54pm |
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jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:48:59pm |
re: #163 Shiplord Kirel
As I predicted this morning, Congressman Roberto Micheletti has been sworn in as president of Honduras, as prescribed by the constitution, and the American media have weighed in on the side of usurper, outlaw, and Chavista agent Zelaya
Note the loaded term “democratically elected” in the very first sentence. Yes, little Z was democratically elected, with the help of Cuban backed and trained ACORN style thugs. So was the revered lefty martyr Allende whom this phrase is intended to invokve. Otoh, so was Richard Nixon, whom the leftist media removed 35 years ago in a “coup” of their own.
More relevantly, the Honduran Congress was also democratically elected and, as in this country, the supreme court is the final arbiter of what is or is not legal.“The first military takeover of a Central American government in 16 years” is a lie unless, of course, you are a leftist and you consider the government and the dear leader to be one and the same, as they are in Cuba, North Korea and other workers’ paradises around the globe.
There is no evidence at all that the military has taken over the government in the relevant sense of displacing civil and constitutional authority. They acted under orders from legal and constitutional authorities and those authorities remain in control. As I predicted this morning, the president of congress, Roberto Micheletti, has been sworn in as president.
Hugo is actually threatening war over this. Bring it, Pumpkin head. One of my best friends from college is a Honduran general. If Hugo sends his redshirts to Honduras, I will go there myself to fight them, assuming I can get there before they are wiped out or rounded up.
(Before anyone accuses me of making idle threats, remember that I made the same threat/promise about Iraq and, hey, guess what?)It’s ironic that lefties and their ass-bitches in the American media complain constantly about American intervention, but it was the Venezuelan government that printed the illegal ballots, the Venezuelan air force that flew them to Tegucigalpa in defiance of local authorities, and the Venezuelan dictator who is now threatening war if his demands are not met.
It is the left and their shills who are trying to stage a coup and they are doing it on behalf of foreign interests including Castro, Chavez, and the American left.
PBO has been “deeply concerned” about a lot lately.
And in Washington, President Obama said in a statement he was “deeply concerned” by the news.
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jaunte Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:49:41pm |
re: #164 chicagodudewhotrades
I guess the high buildings and the streets below remind them of mountains and valleys
Same environment here in Houston; the hawks like this building, and they have plenty of pigeons.
[Link: www.flickr.com…]
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:50:31pm |
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:50:51pm |
re: #169 The Shadow Do
If it was tooth brush, I would need 32 of them to do the job.
If it was hair brush, it would take even fewer - hey I’m damn near bald.
hmmm, I wonder if it comes from the Chinese language where there is no plural… hence 4 man tent not 4 mens tent.
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:52:18pm |
re: #164 chicagodudewhotrades Well when I lived in Manhattan there were two nesting pairs of Falcons on the ledge of a highrise apartment building - never saw any pidgeon carcases though - probably the street rats ate ‘em!
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:52:31pm |
re: #170 HoosierHoops
Thanks my Bro!
How are you today? I am kindof sun burned…who cares?
Fine thanks, no sun burn for me though. This summer will pass again without me having so much as a tan, I guess.
But Hoopster splash some after-sun on before it gets itchy.
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:52:39pm |
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realwest Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:55:08pm |
Whoops, mom just called “dinner” so I gotta go! Hope you all have a great evening and that I get the chance to see you all down the road!
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jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:55:34pm |
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Shiplord Kirel Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:55:45pm |
re: #171 realwest
Shiplord, you are indeed one of the true jewels here at LGF! I mean that, just LOVED that comment!
Many thanks, RW, from one jewel to another.
Another lefty regime, the Obama administration, was also backing Zelaya at last report, with the lefty/arabist nest known as the State Department declaring that the US still recognizes the little Z as the only constitutional president of Honduras.
How would the media-industrial complex have reacted if GW Bush had called for a referendum to re-write the Constitution and give him a third term a few months before his legitimate term expired? It is an amusing idea to contemplate.
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:55:50pm |
re: #157 HoosierHoops
I’m watching the Patriot with Heath Ledger….
My usual Saturday morning movie review was interrupted by his performance in Dark Knight..
I needed background on him….I watched a knights tale this morning and TIVO’d a dark Knight….I plan on watching it again and submitting my weekly movie review….
But quite frankly…A hundred years from now somebody is going to watch Heath’s part and just be blown away…I am blown away by his acting…
RIP Heath
A Knight’s Tale was such FUN! The way they incorporated all that modern music into a medieval setting was so well done. I loved how they cast Chaucer, especially his entrance in the film. Now Heath’s love interest, I don’t know. No slur against her beauty, but her acting didn’t capture me and I kept thinking the woman who played the blacksmith would have been better with Heath.
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:57:15pm |
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Mithrax Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:57:21pm |
re: #184 Silvergirl
A Knight’s Tale was such FUN! The way they incorporated all that modern music into a medieval setting was so well done. I loved how they cast Chaucer, especially his entrance in the film. Now Heath’s love interest, I don’t know. No slur against her beauty, but her acting didn’t capture me and I kept thinking the woman who played the blacksmith would have been better with Heath.
I personally would have taken either one.
or both. I’m not picky :P
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BlueCanuck Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:57:36pm |
re: #163 Shiplord Kirel
Very fine response to that article. I just loved the last paragraphs where they said that this is the second military since 1993 in Central America. The previous one? The President also wanted to tear up the constitution and democracy, apparently just like this one. Hmmmmm, doesn’t sound like a military coup to me. Sounds like a military DEFENDING the country from all enemies foreign and domestic.
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:59:07pm |
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sun, Jun 28, 2009 4:59:57pm |
Outstanding vid !
Kinda like how I get dinner these days with wifey working nights.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:03:07pm |
you’re an ex-bat.
you’re a former bat.
you’ve ceased to be!
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:03:13pm |
re: #189 SasquatchOnSteroids
Outstanding vid !
Kinda like how I get dinner these days with wifey working nights.
You snatch and eat bats? I guess that’s pretty efficient as long as you don’t go the recipe box and start cookin’ em up and stuff.
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jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:03:17pm |
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:03:26pm |
re: #183 Shiplord Kirel
Many thanks, RW, from one jewel to another.
Another lefty regime, the Obama administration, was also backing Zelaya at last report, with the lefty/arabist nest known as the State Department declaring that the US still recognizes the little Z as the only constitutional president of Honduras.How would the media-industrial complex have reacted if GW Bush had called for a referendum to re-write the Constitution and give him a third term a few months before his legitimate term expired? It is an amusing idea to contemplate.
On a smaller scale Bloomberg did just that . Does not bode well for the future me thinks.
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Lincolntf Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:03:31pm |
re: #187 BlueCanuck
I’m waiting to see if some wacked out General (“Strongman” is a word you hear a lot in these Central American successions of power) takes over before I get totally behind this. But if the succession goes smoothly and wiith at least a semblance of Constitutionality, and Chavez is pissed (as he seems to be) then so far, so good.
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:04:12pm |
re: #184 Silvergirl
A Knight’s Tale was such FUN! The way they incorporated all that modern music into a medieval setting was so well done. I loved how they cast Chaucer, especially his entrance in the film. Now Heath’s love interest, I don’t know. No slur against her beauty, but her acting didn’t capture me and I kept thinking the woman who played the blacksmith would have been better with Heath.
no slur either..But you are right.The blacksmith was smoking hot….
Fun movie!
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:05:35pm |
re: #192 The Shadow Do
You snatch and eat bats? I guess that’s pretty efficient as long as you don’t go the recipe box and start cookin’ em up and stuff.
straight up raw. Toothpicks are included in the wings. what more could you ask for ?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:06:53pm |
re: #196 HoosierHoops
I hated that movie. With a white hot burning passion. With all of my being. Was the most ridiculous thing I had ever seen.
Then… I thought… “Maybe I’m not watching it in the right spirit.”
Watched again. Liked it more.
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:07:46pm |
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BlueCanuck Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:07:55pm |
re: #195 Lincolntf
A civilian, party member has been sworn in already. Just to fill in till the term ends on January 27, 2009. Still can’t understand why Venezula would be up in arms and declaring war over this. Not even a neighbour of the country.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:08:00pm |
Actually, you can tell when a family has a mother who works nights by how many cereal bowls are in the dishwasher the next morning.
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Spare O'Lake Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:08:41pm |
re: #176 brookly red
hmmm, I wonder if it comes from the Chinese language where there is no plural… hence 4 man tent not 4 mens tent.
When the primary modifier is itself a noun the singular is used.
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The Shadow Do Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:10:07pm |
re: #197 SasquatchOnSteroids
straight up raw. Toothpicks are included in the wings. what more could you ask for ?
Add a cold beer and you’re good to go.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:10:24pm |
re: #203 Spare O’Lake
When the primary modifier is itself a noun the singular is used.
I was told there would be no grammar.
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Lincolntf Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:10:58pm |
re: #201 BlueCanuck
Good to hear. (I assume you mean 2010). Hope he’s not a nutjob. The politics down there are always a mess, if you ask me. I remember being a little kid and hearing about crises/coups/revolutions in Central America. 30 years later it’s like the same newsreel being played over again.
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John Neverbend Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:11:42pm |
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avanti Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:11:51pm |
O.T. some of you may recall that my friend Ted, a 75 year old drag racer was injured in crash of his twin Turbo Studebaker a few weeks back. Well, he’s back at in the Pure Stock Muscle car drags with a stock, supercharged 1963 Studebaker. (Stude Tomato) I just got this:
Ted and The Tomato won their shootout against Jeff’s 1969 Pontiac Custom S 350 HO, 4-speed. Ted’s best run was a 13.09 against his best of 12.99, both on street tires and full exhaust.
Ted and Jeff swapped Rounds One & Two in the shootout, throwing the decision to the do-or-die Round Three everyone tries to avoid. Ted had an excellent reaction time and stayed ahead of Jeff to win Round Three and, thus, his shootout.
Ted reported feeling very good about racing again. He and The Tomato performed well, with several reaction times well under .100, so The Master didn’t lose a thing inside the brain box when The Chicken Hawk tumbled last month.
Chuck Kern likewise did very well, posting his Best ET and Speed ever in his 1963 R2/Powershift Avanti.
Chuck was paired with a 1965 Olds 442/4-speed and, like Ted, they traded Rounds One and Two to trip the trigger for Round Three. As sometimes happens when a GM guy is faced with that much tension and the possibility of losing to a Studebaker, he red-lighted big time, Chuck said, handing the Shootout’s 2-out-of-3 contest to Chuck.
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jvic Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:12:05pm |
re: #120 NelsFree
3. The Radar cross-section (RCS) of a bat is reduced when they fold their wings.
Not if the bat is stealthy. ;-)
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BlueCanuck Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:14:06pm |
re: #206 Lincolntf
DOH! Yeah, still trying to think here. One good bit of news over all though. If I remember correctly, there doesn’t seem to be many military takeovers that there were. It actually seems fairly quiet. I wonder how much was influenced by Castro funnelling arms to every single insurgent, communist organization? Seemed to really quiet down with the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Lincolntf Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:17:26pm |
re: #211 BlueCanuck
The Cold War was definitely a factor. Now I’m guessing that it’s corruption (and I mean the billions of drug dollars kind of corruption) that makes the most trouble. And, of course, the lingering issues from all their past crooked regimes.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:18:33pm |
Is Hugo just blowing smoke about military force in the Honduran thing? the capital to capital straight line distance is 1,390 miles (thank you google earth) He has MIG-29’s, but I’m not sure if they can reach there and back. And he can’t send the military overland since this means crossing a few borders to get there. Not sure what his navy can do. I would normally think he is blowing smoke about this, but his socialist economy gets worse by the day. Losers like him need conflict to keep the populace from bitching about the lousy economy. Any thoughts on actual military conflict over this?
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:18:43pm |
re: #199 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I hated that movie. With a white hot burning passion. With all of my being. Was the most ridiculous thing I had ever seen.
Then… I thought… “Maybe I’m not watching it in the right spirit.”
Watched again. Liked it more.
A knights Tale? Fun movie
A Dark Knight? One of the most brilliant parts I have ever seen played…
I promised my review hours ago.I’m still kind of stunned….Who can play a fucking clown in a clown movie and bring an edge that is terrifying.
I have seen bad guys in movies my whole life…I have never seen anyone play a part like Heath did.
I figured tonight I’m putting together a top 10 bad guys of all time list..
Then see how the Joker compares in depth of acting….
top 10:
Bill in Kill Bill one and two…..Scarey shit
Denzel in Training day….He will fuck you up
The Devil in the exorcist.. Scared the hell out of me…no pun intended
But depth of acting and total scarey shit?
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Shiplord Kirel Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:19:51pm |
re: #195 Lincolntf
I’m waiting to see if some wacked out General (“Strongman” is a word you hear a lot in these Central American successions of power) takes over before I get totally behind this. But if the succession goes smoothly and wiith at least a semblance of Constitutionality, and Chavez is pissed (as he seems to be) then so far, so good.
As prescribed by the Honduran constitution, the president of congress, Roberto Michelleti, has already been sworn in as president. This was not a coup except in the minds of indoctrinated and lazy lefty journalists who don’t want to check the facts.
The military removed Zelaya under direct and lawful orders from the supreme court and the congress after he had attempted to stage an illegal election with foreign help and with the idea of extending his term. The meddling foreigner is Hugo Chavez, who hoped to see yet another member added to axis of dictators and is sorely disappointed that lawful authorities have prevented it.
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Lincolntf Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:20:47pm |
re: #215 Shiplord Kirel
Yeah, I’m working my way through the various stories. Do we know anything about Micheletti?
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:21:09pm |
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freetoken Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:21:33pm |
re: #213 chicagodudewhotrades
Seems like just empty bravado on the part of Chavez. He likes to think of himself as the leader of Latin America, and probably feels it is his duty to make it look like he is doing something.
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:21:43pm |
I see that the United Nations is going to meet on Monday regarding Honduras:
UN General Assembly To Meet On Honduras Unrest Monday-Spokesman
UNITED NATIONS (AFP)—The U.N. General Assembly will meet in emergency session Monday to discuss the political unrest in Honduras, where President Manuel Zelaya was ousted and sent into exile in Costa Rica, a spokesman said Sunday.
General Assembly President Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann scheduled a meeting for noon (1600 GMT) Monday at the request of Honduran Ambassador to the U.N. Jorge Reina Idiaquez, D’Escoto’s spokesman Enrique Yeves said.
[Link: www.nasdaq.com…]
They ever meet regarding Iran?
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Mithrax Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:22:49pm |
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Lincolntf Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:22:53pm |
re: #217 Lincolntf
To answer my own question, Wiki has a quickie description and that’s it.
Micheletti
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Randall Gross Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:23:13pm |
re: #213 chicagodudewhotrades
Is Hugo just blowing smoke about military force in the Honduran thing? the capital to capital straight line distance is 1,390 miles (thank you google earth) He has MIG-29’s, but I’m not sure if they can reach there and back. And he can’t send the military overland since this means crossing a few borders to get there. Not sure what his navy can do. I would normally think he is blowing smoke about this, but his socialist economy gets worse by the day. Losers like him need conflict to keep the populace from bitching about the lousy economy. Any thoughts on actual military conflict over this?
If he does interfere it will be by supplying arms (he was gifted about a million Ak’s and an AK factory by the neo-imperial Putin,) so he might send some irregular troops and specfors disguised as civilian Honduran insurgents. That’s if he thinks he has a shot. I doubt you would see air power or sea power used as our Fifth fleet stationed in FL (wise move on Bush’s part) could easily put an end to that.
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Macker Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:26:00pm |
re: #215 Shiplord Kirel
10,000 updings for you and Honduras!
10,000 downdings for Comrades Оба́ма and Chavez!
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Spare O'Lake Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:26:13pm |
re: #205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I was told there would be no grammar.
As the hooker said to the English teacher who criticized her crudely worded sales pitch for oral sex: “What do you want, good grammar or good taste?”
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Lincolntf Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:26:13pm |
Found this interesting. The new Pres. of Honduras was born in Italy.
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Macker Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:26:57pm |
re: #221 Gus 802
I see that the United Nations is going to meet on Monday regarding Honduras:
[Link: www.nasdaq.com…]
They ever meet regarding Iran?
Gee, what strongly-worded letter will come out of that august chamber?
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callahan23 Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:27:20pm |
I gotta take my leave for today.
I love you (Lizardim} - mostly.
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Lincolntf Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:27:57pm |
“The United States rejected the overthrow of Zelaya in statements[11] by both U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens. The European Union and the Organization of American States have also condemned the military coup.”
Doesn’t seem too popular with anyone but the Hondurans.
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:28:28pm |
re: #229 Macker
Gee, what strongly-worded letter will come out of that august chamber?
Yeah, those tough guys at the UN. Of course they’re going to side with the socialists which is why they’re acting so quickly. Even Obama has made a statement. Apparently, not meddling in Obama’s world only applies to the Iranian regime.
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:29:01pm |
re: #230 callahan23
I gotta take my leave for today.
I love you (Lizardim} - mostly.
Later Callahan.
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:29:34pm |
re: #231 Lincolntf
“The United States rejected the overthrow of Zelaya in statements[11] by both U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens. The European Union and the Organization of American States have also condemned the military coup.”
Doesn’t seem too popular with anyone but the Hondurans.
And unpopular with the socialists.
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:30:06pm |
re: #224 Thanos
If he does interfere it will be by supplying arms (he was gifted about a million Ak’s and an AK factory by the neo-imperial Putin,) so he might send some irregular troops and specfors disguised as civilian Honduran insurgents.
The Jimmy Carter Brigade of International Election Inspectors to the rescue!
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Shiplord Kirel Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:31:24pm |
re: #213 chicagodudewhotrades
Is Hugo just blowing smoke about military force in the Honduran thing? the capital to capital straight line distance is 1,390 miles (thank you google earth) He has MIG-29’s, but I’m not sure if they can reach there and back. And he can’t send the military overland since this means crossing a few borders to get there. Not sure what his navy can do. I would normally think he is blowing smoke about this, but his socialist economy gets worse by the day. Losers like him need conflict to keep the populace from bitching about the lousy economy. Any thoughts on actual military conflict over this?
The MiG-29 can’t reach that far. Venezuela has tankers, KC-130s, but they are probably grounded right now and wouldn’t be compatible with MiG refueling probes anyway. The Venezuelan navy is capable of operating over that distance, but without air cover they would very vulnerable to the small Honduran air force and anyone else who might decide to side with them. Honduran armed forces (for some reason, this excludes any details on the Honduran navy).
One possibility is that pro-Zelaya unions and other thugs could seize an airfield long enough for a sizable number of Chavez goons to be flown in, together with arms for their local allies. It would be a disaster for the Chavistas but Hugo probably doesn’t care about actual results so long as he can assert his leadership of the thug world.
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:31:44pm |
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Randall Gross Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:32:06pm |
re: #224 Thanos
/pimf “Fourth Fleet” arrggh
The Illustrious Fifth Fleet is currently forward working the Gulf, Red Sea, and environs.
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:32:31pm |
The three stages of Barack Obama’s foreign policy:
1. Express concern.
2. Express what you find troubling.
3. Reconciliation
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Randall Gross Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:33:18pm |
re: #231 Lincolntf
“The United States rejected the overthrow of Zelaya in statements[11] by both U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens. The European Union and the Organization of American States have also condemned the military coup.”
Doesn’t seem too popular with anyone but the Hondurans.
Carter days, and why three countries per year fell to communism during his presidency.
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:35:24pm |
re: #232 Gus 802
Yeah, those tough guys at the UN. Of course they’re going to side with the socialists which is why they’re acting so quickly. Even Obama has made a statement. Apparently, not meddling in Obama’s world only applies to the Iranian regime.
/Lately the socialists are getting very ballsy, I wonder what brought this on?
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Macker Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:36:10pm |
re: #241 brookly red
Three guesses and the first two don’t count.
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:37:43pm |
re: #209 avanti
avanti, we need some sort of celebration when you get into positive karma territory. You’re getting awfully close. Have you ever been?
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:37:49pm |
re: #241 brookly red
/Lately the socialists are getting very ballsy, I wonder what brought this on?
I think it’s simply because they know that Barack Obama will not take any action. Of course Barack will take “action” in the form of rhetoric.
/Words, just words.
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:37:55pm |
re: #239 Gus 802
The three stages of Barack Obama’s foreign policy:
1. Express concern.
2. Express what you find troubling.
3. Reconciliation
4. apologize
5. cut defense spending
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:38:53pm |
re: #246 brookly red
4. apologize
5. cut defense spending
Seven more and we can have Barack Obama’s 12-steps to Foreign Policy.
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:39:48pm |
re: #209 avanti
my nephew was chosen to race for Pink Racing next month in MI….only 400 cars nationwide….he runs a 70 Maverick, punched out 351 Cleveland….high 11’s…they expect over 50k for the event next month
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:40:44pm |
re: #247 Macker
6. bend over and apply Vaseline™
If we’re going for a 12-step thing, you need to reserve that for number 12.
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reine.de.tout Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:41:13pm |
re: #244 Silvergirl
avanti, we need some sort of celebration when you get into positive karma territory. You’re getting awfully close. Have you ever been?
He’s there now
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:41:20pm |
re: #244 Silvergirl
avanti, we need some sort of celebration when you get into positive karma territory. You’re getting awfully close. Have you ever been?
Yup.he went positive yesterday… The 911 system went into overload as lizards world wide fainted….Europe went crazy..Avanti goes Green… Kind of like a corporate logo
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Macker Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:41:29pm |
re: #43 callahan23
Hey callahan! Please send me an e-mail; I’d like to extend an invitation to you!
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:41:57pm |
re: #245 Gus 802
I think it’s simply because they know that Barack Obama will not take any action. Of course Barack will take “action” in the form of rhetoric.
/Words, just words.
rhetoric? you mean like nationalizing the auto industry, seizing the banks & socializing medicine? yeah, just words…
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:42:55pm |
re: #248 Gus 802
Seven more and we can have Barack Obama’s 12-steps to Foreign Policy.
a contribution to the list
consult polls (or Magic 8 ball)
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:43:01pm |
re: #255 brookly red
rhetoric? you mean like nationalizing the auto industry, seizing the banks & socializing medicine? yeah, just words…
Yeah, not on the domestic front.
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:43:26pm |
re: #248 Gus 802
Seven more and we can have Barack Obama’s 12-steps to Foreign Policy.
/well we still need the first step, admit the problem.
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:43:27pm |
re: #252 HoosierHoops
Yup.he went positive yesterday… The 911 system went into overload as lizards world wide fainted….Europe went crazy..Avanti goes Green… Kind of like a corporate logo
Wow. Just wow.
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:44:11pm |
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Macker Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:45:14pm |
re: #252 HoosierHoops
Yup.he went positive yesterday… The 911 system went into overload as lizards world wide fainted….Europe went crazy..Avanti goes Green… Kind of like a corporate logo
And the Detroit Lions win the Super Bowl!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:45:59pm |
re: #214 HoosierHoops
Twas Genius. Still not Hannibal Lector. But Genius.
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:46:13pm |
re: #256 Silvergirl
a contribution to the list
consult polls (or Magic 8 ball)
OK so far we have:
Barack Obama’s 12-steps to Foreign Policy
1. Admit the problem.
2. Express concern.
3. Express what you find troubling.
4. Reconciliation.
5. Apologize.
6. Cut defense spending.
7. Bend over and apply Vaseline™.
8. Consult polls (or Magic 8 ball).
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:46:28pm |
re: #239 Gus 802
The three stages of Barack Obama’s foreign policy:
1. Express concern.
2. Express what you find troubling.
3. Reconciliation
4. Preemptive surrender.
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:46:41pm |
re: #251 reine.de.tout
He’s there now
You’re right! When I looked and saw the 55 earlier, my brain just put the negative sign in front from force of habit!
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:46:55pm |
re: #264 Kenneth
4. Preemptive surrender.
Barack Obama’s 12-steps to Foreign Policy
1. Admit the problem.
2. Express concern.
3. Express what you find troubling.
4. Reconciliation.
5. Apologize.
6. Cut defense spending.
7. Bend over and apply Vaseline™.
8. Consult polls (or Magic 8 ball).
9. Preemptive surrender.
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:47:35pm |
re: #263 Gus 802
OK so far we have:
Barack Obama’s 12-steps to Foreign Policy
1. Admit the problem.
2. Express concern.
3. Express what you find troubling.
4. Reconciliation.
5. Apologize.
6. Cut defense spending.
7. Bend over and apply Vaseline™.
8. Consult polls (or Magic 8 ball).
You just have to save #7 for #12.
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:47:54pm |
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:48:11pm |
re: #250 Silvergirl
If we’re going for a 12-step thing, you need to reserve that for number 12.
That’s number 11.
Number 12 is asking Ahmadinejad for a reach around, please.
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Randall Gross Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:48:16pm |
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:48:57pm |
re: #263 Gus 802
OK so far we have:
Barack Obama’s 12-steps to Foreign Policy
1. Admit the problem.
2. Express concern.
3. Express what you find troubling.
4. Reconciliation.
5. Apologize.
6. Cut defense spending.
7. Bend over and apply Vaseline™.
8. Consult polls (or Magic 8 ball).
9. raise taxes
10. raise taxes
11. raise taxes
12. reparations
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:50:34pm |
re: #259 Silvergirl
Wow. Just wow.
I know..Can you believe it… The next time he posts I’m going to trash him just for general principles…LOL
I mean what has he been posting thousands of downdings ago to go positive?
Reagan’s’ secret policy papers? I mean seriously..Has there ever been a Lizard that can be awarded Come back lizard of the year?
*shakes head*
Kudo’s Chief
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avanti Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:51:47pm |
re: #244 Silvergirl
avanti, we need some sort of celebration when you get into positive karma territory. You’re getting awfully close. Have you ever been?
Nope, started out with minuses, then headed down to around -2000, first time in positive as I recall.
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:51:51pm |
re: #262 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Twas Genius. Still not Hannibal Lector. But Genius.
12 minutes of screen time and Hopkins changed history
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:52:19pm |
re: #248 Gus 802
Barack Obama’s 12 steps to Foreign Policy:
1. express concern
2. apologize (even if the USA isn’t involved in any way, shape, or form)
3. punt to United Nations
4. offer to have talks
5. cut defense spending
6. Try the apology route again
7. ask the UN to get involved (again)
8. Time for some more talks
9. cut defense spending some more to pay for all the talks and bribing of UN to get them to even put the current issue on the UN agenda
10. apologize for every sin the US has ever done, even if what the US has done in the past has no bearing on the current crisis
11. form a ‘crisis group’ headed by sec-state to look tough
12. Hide under the bed and blame Sec-state when the S^&* hits the fan
***** repeat any/all steps as many times as necessary to avoid any real decision.
13. (optional) do the round of late night talk shows (or take kids out for custard) to get crisis off the news cycle
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:52:35pm |
re: #270 Kenneth
That’s number 11.
Number 12 is asking Ahmadinejad for a reach around, please.
I have to admit ignorance. I just Googled it and what can I say but ewwwww!
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:52:40pm |
re: #272 brookly red
9. raise taxes
10. raise taxes
11. raise taxes
12. reparations
Barack Obama’s 12-steps to Foreign Policy
1. Admit the problem.
2. Express concern.
3. Express what you find troubling.
4. Reconciliation.
5. Apologize.
6. Cut defense spending.
7. Raise taxes.
8. Reparations
9. Consult polls (or Magic 8 ball).
10. Blame Bush.
11. Bend over and apply Vaseline™
12. Ask Ahmadinejad for a reach around.
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Macker Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:53:20pm |
re: #275 avanti
Congratulations! 10,000 updings just for breaking into positive territory!
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:55:34pm |
re: #281 Gus 802
Thanks. spur of the moment thing. I took some of the above ideas and just riffed on my own from there.
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avanti Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:55:55pm |
re: #249 albusteve
my nephew was chosen to race for Pink Racing next month in MI….only 400 cars nationwide….he runs a 70 Maverick, punched out 351 Cleveland….high 11’s…they expect over 50k for the event next month
I started drag racing back when we had a flag man, but haven’t been on the strip in about 2 years. I always ran stock cars, except a Cobra replica I built.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:56:16pm |
re: #275 avanti
I strongly disagree with you more often than I agree with you. But I have come to respect you greatly (made a bad joke at your expense yesterday- probably again. Sorry.)
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:56:38pm |
re: #279 Gus 802
Barack Obama’s 12-steps to Foreign Policy
1. Admit the problem.
2. Express concern.
3. Express what you find troubling.
4. Reconciliation.
5. Apologize.
6. Cut defense spending.
7. Raise taxes.
8. Reparations
9. Consult polls (or Magic 8 ball).
10. Blame Bush.
11. Bend over and apply Vaseline™
12. Ask Ahmadinejad for a reach around.
pretty good for the first six months… just wait till he gets up to speed.
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BlueCanuck Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:56:40pm |
re: #278 Silvergirl
Ah you poor naive girl. :)
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avanti Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:59:08pm |
re: #284 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I strongly disagree with you more often than I agree with you. But I have come to respect you greatly (made a bad joke at your expense yesterday- probably again. Sorry.)
No harm, no foul, not the first time I was the butt of a joke, I can assure you.
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:59:23pm |
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:59:30pm |
re: #278 Silvergirl
I have to admit ignorance. I just Googled it and what can I say but ewwwww!
/but wait theres more! if you sign this bill before midnight tonight…
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 5:59:44pm |
re: #285 brookly red
pretty good for the first six months… just wait till he gets up to speed.
That will be something. So far they’re applying the Democratic Nanny State rule where upon anything they see as harmful is either taxed to death or regulated to death. Hence the Waxmann climate change bill and the attack on cigarets. Soon to come will be fatty foods, sugars, and anything the lefties deem as “harmful.” The model is NYC, San Francisco, Berkeley, Portland and Chicago.
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:00:27pm |
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:01:27pm |
re: #290 brookly red
/but wait theres more! if you sign this bill before midnight tonight…
/You get a free set of Cutco cutlery and a plasma TV!
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:01:45pm |
re: #275 avanti
Nope, started out with minuses, then headed down to around -2000, first time in positive as I recall.
Well hurry up and say something stupid so we can downding you back where you belong!
;)
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:02:16pm |
re: #293 buzzsawmonkey
Mr. Memory: “The Thirty-Nine Steps…is an organization of spies…”(he is murdered)
—from the film “The 39 Steps”
is there any movie you have not seen?
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:02:20pm |
re: #288 avanti
No harm, no foul, not the first time I was the butt of a joke, I can assure you.
I’m proud of you Chief….From a negative zillion dings to positive….
And yet you have stayed true to yourself….
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BlueCanuck Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:02:57pm |
re: #295 Kenneth
Come on, let him enjoy his moment on the plus side. Who knows? Maybe this is the sign of things to come?
/admit it, at times he does make some sense.
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brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:03:41pm |
re: #291 Gus 802
That will be something. So far they’re applying the Democratic Nanny State rule where upon anything they see as harmful is either taxed to death or regulated to death. Hence the Waxmann climate change bill and the attack on cigarets. Soon to come will be fatty foods, sugars, and anything the lefties deem as “harmful.” The model is NYC, San Francisco, Berkeley, Portland and Chicago.
don’t worry about your sugars, worry about your health care comrade.
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:04:05pm |
re: #298 buzzsawmonkey
Lots of ‘em. But, on the other hand, I’ve also seen lots of ‘em.
name me three of your all time favorite American films
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:04:58pm |
re: #299 BlueCanuck
Put it this way, I much prefer arguing with avanti or iceweasel than reading the drivel nogrod used to write.
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jvic Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:06:17pm |
OT: an inconvenient truth about this “science-based” administration:
E-mails indicate EPA suppressed report skeptical of global warming
…
Carlin has an undergraduate degree in physics from CalTech and a PhD in economics from MIT. His Web site lists papers about the environment and public policy dating back to 1964, spanning topics from pollution control to environmentally-responsible energy pricing.
…
The EPA also said in its statement: “The individual in question is not a scientist and was not part of the working group dealing with this issue. Nevertheless, blah blah blah…”
If he questions AGW, of course he’s not a scientist. (Anybody can get a physics degree from Caltech…)
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:06:24pm |
re: #301 brookly red
don’t worry about your sugars, worry about your health care comrade.
Don’t have any health care now actually — my fault of course. That should be something though. They’ve taken over everything else and health care is next. The climate bill amounts to a government run energy industry with mandates and billions of additional spending.
/Nationalize, mandate, regulate, tax, reduce and repeat.
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:06:27pm |
re: #300 Kenneth
Sometimes ignorance is a blessing.
Thanks. In this case it was. Till I looked it up. Then, you know, that visual of The One and Ahmadinejad …
*shudder*
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Mithrax Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:06:54pm |
re: #303 Kenneth
Put it this way, I much prefer arguing with avanti or iceweasel than reading the drivel nogrod used to write.
I’ll agree with that.
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Lincolntf Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:08:04pm |
Not that you asked me, but someone else did a few weeks ago, with the proviso that they were made in my lifetime. Off the top of my head I came up with these three:
Jaws
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Natural
I’m pretty comfortable with that list, but I’m sure I’m forgetting some good ones.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:08:18pm |
re: #302 albusteve
name me three of your all time favorite American films
Buzz? I’d be curious as to your answer also.
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:08:20pm |
re: #295 Kenneth
Well hurry up and say something stupid so we can downding you back where you belong!
;)
Yes, and then buzz can write him up to the tune of Hello Dolly!
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:09:06pm |
Obama and company want to tax health benefits.
Unless of course they’re union health benefits.
[Link: www.bloomberg.com…]
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:09:11pm |
re: #308 Lincolntf
“The Natural” is so under-rated. Love that movie.
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:12:42pm |
re: #312 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
“The Natural” is so under-rated. Love that movie.
agreed….the cover coming off the homer was classic stuff
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:12:49pm |
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:13:42pm |
re: #308 Lincolntf
Not that you asked me, but someone else did a few weeks ago, with the proviso that they were made in my lifetime. Off the top of my head I came up with these three:
Jaws
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The NaturalI’m pretty comfortable with that list, but I’m sure I’m forgetting some good ones.
Stuck on a desert island list..Movies you would have to watch over and over and not go insane…
African Queen
Casablanca
Forrest Gump
Big
Dark Knight
The GodFather one and two
Saprono’s. Every season on DVD
The first 2 seasons of Entourage
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freetoken Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:14:56pm |
re: #304 jvic
The so-called report rightly ought to have been filed in the circular file. No matter how much M.Malkin wants to make this a major political scandal, the substance of the report rightfully should have been overlooked.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:17:04pm |
re: #308 Lincolntf
Off the top of my head i would say:
Jaws
Close encounters of the 3rd kind
Star Wars
I picked these 3 becuase of the scenes below:
the scene in Jaws where Chief Brodie is chumming off the stern and the shark pops up to the surface, then he walks straight backwards into the pilot house to say “we’re gonna need a bigger boat’ is a unforgetable scene
In ‘close encounters’ when dryfus is in the electric company truck looking at the map figuring out where he is. and then over his shoulder you see what you think are a car’s headlights coming up behind the truck, and then they rise straight up.
The entire final battle and the scene where luke blows up the death star. This was the first movie I ever saw. i still remember that day
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:17:06pm |
re: #316 buzzsawmonkey
Maltese Falcon — great movie.
I also liked Barefoot Contessa with Bogart and Ava Gardner.
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jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:18:03pm |
I’m “deeply concerned” about the leadership of our country.
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:18:14pm |
re: #318 chicagodudewhotrades
Jaws..What a great movie!
Good call
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:18:48pm |
re: #320 buzzsawmonkey
Understand, that leaves off such incredible films as Murder at the Vanities, The Big Broadcast of 1932, The War Wagon, The Wild Bunch, American Madness, and a whole stack of stuff by Capra and Sturges.
Vertigo
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
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_RememberTonyC Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:19:49pm |
Hello All ….
Chinatown was a great film …. probably my favorite Nicholson flick.
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:20:25pm |
re: #318 chicagodudewhotrades
Best scene in Jaws, Robert Shaw delivers the USS Indianapolis soliloque. Bone chilling.
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:21:32pm |
re: #325 buzzsawmonkey
Vertigo never did it for me. Mr. Blandings is a hoot and a half.
Kim Novak! =]
Yeah, Mr. Blandings is a great movie — love it.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:21:44pm |
re: #326 Kenneth
yeah, whole movie is a true classic
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:21:45pm |
re: #321 jorline
I’m “deeply concerned” about the leadership of our country.
I’m afraid I’ll have to direct you to number 11 of the list.
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Lincolntf Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:21:54pm |
re: #318 chicagodudewhotrades
Star Wars should def. be on the list. I was always lukewarm about Close Encounters, though.
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:22:10pm |
re: #324 _RememberTonyC
Hello All ….
Chinatown was a great film …. probably my favorite Nicholson flick.
I was a little kid munching popcorn watching Bonnie And Clyde and thought it was the greatest movie of all time…..
Sex
Guns
shootouts
/I was in heaven
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_RememberTonyC Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:22:17pm |
This was just a “drive by.” Hope you all had a good weekend!
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_RememberTonyC Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:23:19pm |
re: #331 HoosierHoops
I was a little kid munching popcorn watching Bonnie And Clyde and thought it was the greatest movie of all time…..
Sex
Guns
shootouts
/I was in heaven
LOL … Hoosier … Faye Dunaway was NICE !
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albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:23:45pm |
re: #316 buzzsawmonkey
Oh, gee, that’s tough.
Casablanca is probably the greatest Hollywood film ever made. For the other two, you’d have to go to categories:
Musical: 42nd Street and Swing Time
Gangster/Detective: Key Largo and The Maltese Falcon
Western: High Noon and El Dorado
Comedy: Million Dollar Legs and International House
Silent: The General and Greed
Mind you, these are just faves of the moment. I’m a little heavy on Bogart and WC Fields here, and I can think of any number of other films that would go in these categories, but these spring to mind off the top of my head.
of course…interesting in that I’d agree with those choices….thanks
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jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:25:24pm |
Chavez threatens military action over Honduras coup
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday put troops on alert after a coup in Honduras and said he would respond militarily if his envoy to the Central American country was kidnapped or killed.
Chavez said on state television if his ambassador to Venezuela was killed, or if troops entered the Venezuelan Embassy, “that military junta would be entering a de facto state of war. We would have to act militarily … I have put the armed forces of Venezuela on alert.”
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:25:53pm |
re: #328 chicagodudewhotrades
I grew up in a small town with only one cinema. That summer, Jaws was the only movie in town, I must have watched it a half dozen times at least. The whole movie is excellent, but that scene always gives me the chills. The ghost story within the ghost story.
| 338 |
albusteve Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:26:50pm |
re: #337 Kenneth
I grew up in a small town with only one cinema. That summer, Jaws was the only movie in town, I must have watched it a half dozen times at least. The whole movie is excellent, but that scene always gives me the chills. The ghost story within the ghost story.
smile, you son of a bitch!
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jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:28:28pm |
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:28:38pm |
OK movie list…
Road to Perdition
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Houseboat
Cheyenne Social Club
2001 A Space Odyssey
Dr. Strangelove
Patton
Once Upon a Time in America
Saving Private Ryan
Double Indemnity
The Glenn Miller Story
It’s a Wonderful Life
…
There’s so many good movies. Anything with Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant.
| 341 |
jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:30:13pm |
re: #340 Gus 802
OK movie list…
Road to Perdition
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Houseboat
Cheyenne Social Club
2001 A Space Odyssey
Dr. Strangelove
Patton
Once Upon a Time in America
Saving Private Ryan
Double Indemnity
The Glenn Miller Story
It’s a Wonderful Life
…There’s so many good movies. Anything with Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant.
Saving Private Ryan is on TNT now.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:30:35pm |
re: #338 albusteve
‘Show me the way to go home,
I’m tired and I want to go to bed.
I had a little drink about a hour ago
and it went right to my head’
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Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:31:37pm |
re: #341 jorline
Saving Private Ryan is on TNT now.
Nice. I try and watch it once a year. Usually on Youtube.
| 344 |
HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:32:12pm |
re: #340 Gus 802
OK movie list…
Road to Perdition
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Houseboat
Cheyenne Social Club
2001 A Space Odyssey
Dr. Strangelove
Patton
Once Upon a Time in America
Saving Private Ryan
Double Indemnity
The Glenn Miller Story
It’s a Wonderful Life
…There’s so many good movies. Anything with Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant.
I like your list..But I have only seen half those movies..
I really need to see Dr. Strangelove …There are lizards here that are going to beat me up…..Never seen it
| 347 |
Gus Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:33:14pm |
re: #345 buzzsawmonkey
And a very goodly portion of those films starring John Wayne.
For sure. The Duke!
| 349 |
Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:33:45pm |
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:35:57pm |
Best comedy list has to include Some Like it Hot
| 352 |
avanti Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:37:11pm |
| 353 |
jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:38:26pm |
| 354 |
jvic Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:39:09pm |
re: #317 freetoken
The so-called report rightly ought to have been filed in the circular file. No matter how much M.Malkin wants to make this a major political scandal, the substance of the report rightfully should have been overlooked.
It’s hard to argue with a response like that.
Really, it is.
**************
1. I hardly ever read Malkin anymore. I’ve cut down on Instapundit since he took down the “if you have a modem I have an opinion” header, but that’s where I found the issue.
2. My bad: the link was left out of my #304.
| 355 |
Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:41:47pm |
re: #339 jorline
Which list?
Gulp. I’m in trouble now. The list Gus made. The one at #279.
I’m afraid we’re all taking it up the tailpipe now.
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HoosierHoops Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:42:29pm |
re: #350 buzzsawmonkey
*wink* I swear some day I’ll watch some of the classics…
Dang I suck…There are just some movies I showed see
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Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:47:00pm |
This movie thread in the Guatemalan Bat Falcon thread is just all wrong. What movies have you see featuring Guatemalans, bats, or falcons?
| 359 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:47:17pm |
Question. In his super-secret, private moments… do you think Obama wishes some other super-duper lib had been elected President?
Central America too?!?!?!
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Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:48:24pm |
re: #357 buzzsawmonkey
I wasn’t aware Hollywood still made movies. I’ve seen these “things” from Hollywood lately, but you can’t call them real “movies”.
Best Western: “High Noon”
| 361 |
Kenneth Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:49:01pm |
re: #359 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Question. In his super-secret, private moments… do you think Obama wishes some other super-duper lib had been elected President?
Central America too?!?!?!
Just another mess he inherited from Bush…
| 363 |
jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:49:53pm |
re: #358 Silvergirl
This movie thread in the Guatemalan Bat Falcon thread is just all wrong. What movies have you see featuring Guatemalans, bats, or falcons?
Roger that Vaseline.
| 364 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:50:02pm |
re: #357 buzzsawmonkey
Donald O’Conner;
Make ‘Em Laugh. If I had one movie scene to watch before I died.
| 366 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:53:54pm |
re: #363 jorline
I know a girl who
Thinks of ghosts
She’ll make you breakfast
She’ll make you toast
She don’t use butter
She don’t use cheese
She don’t use jelly
Or any of these
She uses Vaseline.
| 367 |
jorline Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:54:55pm |
re: #366 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I know a girl who
Thinks of ghosts
She’ll make you breakfast
She’ll make you toast
She don’t use butter
She don’t use cheese
She don’t use jelly
Or any of these
She uses Vaseline.
lmao
| 369 |
Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:55:55pm |
re: #362 buzzsawmonkey
There’s The Bat with Bela Lugosi, and both versions of The Maltese Falcon (Ricardo Cortez version and Humphrey Bogart version; the Warren William version doesn’t count because they’re looking for the Horn of Roland); somebody else, not me, can probably claim The Falcon and the Snowman.
Of course! The Maltese Falcon has been here all along.
| 370 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 6:56:24pm |
I know a guy who
Goes to shows
When he’s at home and
He blows his nose
He don’t use tissues
Or his sleeve
He don’t use napkins
Or any of these
He uses magazines
| 371 |
Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 7:04:28pm |
re: #362 buzzsawmonkey
There’s The Bat with Bela Lugosi, and both versions of The Maltese Falcon (Ricardo Cortez version and Humphrey Bogart version; the Warren William version doesn’t count because they’re looking for the Horn of Roland); somebody else, not me, can probably claim The Falcon and the Snowman.
I just looked this one up. The Harrison Ford movie Lost Worlds is about a black jaguar prowling the ruins of Tikal, a Mayan city. So there’s the Guatemalan connection.
| 372 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 7:06:48pm |
I know a girl who
Reminds me of Cher
She’s always changing
The color of her hair
But she don’t use nuthin
That you buy at the store
She likes her hair to
Be real orange
She uses tangerines
| 374 |
Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 7:09:53pm |
| 375 |
brookly red Sun, Jun 28, 2009 7:11:04pm |
re: #371 Silvergirl
I just looked this one up. The Harrison Ford movie Lost Worlds is about a black jaguar prowling the ruins of Tikal, a Mayan city. So there’s the Guatemalan connection.
Way OT but, I sponsor a child in Guatemala who is now almost 13 & has never seen a movie. wow.
| 376 |
Silvergirl Sun, Jun 28, 2009 7:12:53pm |
re: #375 brookly red
Way OT but, I sponsor a child in Guatemala who is now almost 13 & has never seen a movie. wow.
Maybe that’s in his/her future. I hope. What pleasures we enjoy with probably not enough gratitude for them.
| 377 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jun 28, 2009 7:16:13pm |
G’night Knuckleheads! (you know who you are!)
| 378 |
MarineMomSue Sun, Jun 28, 2009 8:11:53pm |
re: #82 The Shadow Do
Not too mention your chimney which turned out to be chock full of them.
We had a bat in my Mom’s living room (thru the chimney/fireplace) a couple of weeks ago. Creepy creatures…
| 381 |
MarineMomSue Sun, Jun 28, 2009 9:13:00pm |
re: #270 Kenneth
That’s number 11.
Number 12 is asking Ahmadinejad for a reach around, please.
So, that’s why 0 wants Ahmadinejad to unclench his fist! The real reason is finally clear!
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foray Mon, Jun 29, 2009 3:59:48am |
Love raptors. If you want a really great view of just how incredible they are check this video from the BBC out:
and then, when you want to know how fast they really are just watch the way this ones body shape totally shifts into a teardrop shape mid dive
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