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How are we to survive? Solemnity is not the answer, any more than witless and irresponsible frivolity is. I think our best chance lies in humor, which in this case means a wry acceptance of our predicament. We don’t have to like it but we can at least recognize its ridiculous aspects, one of which is ourselves.
— Ogden Nash
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laZardo Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:24:18pm |
Happy Pre-1962 Philippine Independence Day!
/take that, Americans. q;
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Floral Giraffe Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:27:40pm |
Happy Independance day to all the USA lizards!
May you Independance be strong.
And have good Fu!
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laZardo Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:28:13pm |
re: #1 laZardo
PIMF, meant pre-1964.
The United States recognized Philippine independence on July 4, 1946 in the Treaty of Manila.[1] July 4 was observed in the Philippines as Independence Day until August 4, 1964 when, upon the advice of historians and the urging of nationalists, President Diosdado Macapagal signed into law Republic Act No. 4166 designating June 12 as the country's Independence Day.[2] June 12 had previously been observed as Flag Day.
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Bobibutu Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:28:20pm |
Ogden Nash was a genius.
Happy Birthday to the USA and a shout out to all you former and current
warriors who help(ed) make sure this party continues! Thank you.
-- Bobi
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Steffan Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:29:19pm |
Tomorrow is also National Country Music Day.
It's also Tom-Sawyer-Fence-Painting Day.
It gets better, Monday is National Fried Chicken Day.
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Silvergirl Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:31:16pm |
re: #1 laZardo
Happy Pre-1962 Philippine Independence Day!
/take that, Americans. q;
You mean post instead of pre? Wasn't that last month, in June? Or pre if you mean for 2010. You're confusing me. :-)
Independence from Spain or the US? Or both?
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:31:19pm |
Open thread - so it's time to pick up our list of the 100 greatest 20th-century music videos. Last night we did 100 to 91, so tonight, we're doing 90 to 81!
Only 3 of tonight's 10 videos can't be embedded, but they rock so hard, you'll hear them through the link! Our first 2 links will get 2 of the 3 unembeddable music videos out of the way right off, so let's start!
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:32:15pm |
re: #10 gmsc
Open thread - so it's time to pick up our list of the 100 greatest 20th-century music videos. Last night we did 100 to 91, so tonight, we're doing 90 to 81!
Only 3 of tonight's 10 videos can't be embedded, but they rock so hard, you'll hear them through the link! Our first 2 links will get 2 of the 3 unembeddable music videos out of the way right off, so let's start!
Hmmm. . . I just discovered it IS embeddable:
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Silvergirl Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:32:43pm |
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mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:32:56pm |
re: #10 gmsc
ahh...if I could only love myself as much as lenny loved himself.
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:34:44pm |
re: #13 mrshankly01
ahh...if I could only love myself as much as lenny loved himself.
I'm guessing I'm missing something here, as I know little about Lenny Kravitz's life.
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Floral Giraffe Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:35:56pm |
re: #10 gmsc
And a VERY Happy Independacne day to you!
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:36:36pm |
#89 is by They Might Be Giants. No, it's not "Istanbul".
It's Don't Let's Start!
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Floral Giraffe Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:37:01pm |
re: #16 Floral Giraffe
Preview WOULD have been my friend.
I spell better than that, mostly....
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laZardo Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:37:11pm |
re: #16 Floral Giraffe
And a VERY Happy Independacne day to you!
Truly a great day for any late-teen/young adult.
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:37:23pm |
re: #16 Floral Giraffe
And a VERY Happy Independacne day to you!
Thank you, FG!
Happy 4th of July to all American lizards.
And to those countries that don't have a 4th of July, just what happens between July 3rd and July 5th?
;)
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laZardo Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:38:53pm |
re: #20 gmsc
Philippine-American Friendship Day.
/taking up the space vacated by Independence Day here after it moved, see #4.
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Floral Giraffe Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:39:24pm |
And the rockets red glare,
Came on bursting mid air,
And proof through the night,
that our flag was till there!
Oooh, say can you see
that star spangled flag,
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave!
Celebrate!
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Silvergirl Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:40:35pm |
re: #17 gmsc
#89 is by They Might Be Giants. No, it's not "Istanbul".
It's Don't Let's Start!
This one is weird in an endearing sort of way.
The other one (Kravitz) was merely annoying.
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Noam Sayin' Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:41:14pm |
Crosby, Stills & Young should have let him write more lyrics.
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:41:50pm |
At 88, we'll slow things down a bit, with Janet Jackson's "Love Will Never Do Without You":
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Bobibutu Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:42:14pm |
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Silvergirl Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:42:48pm |
re: #22 Floral Giraffe
And the rockets red glare,
Came on bursting mid air,
And proof through the night,
that our flag was till there!Oooh, say can you see
that star spangled flag,
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave!Celebrate!
Are you making these words up as you go, Floral? At least you sound like you're having a good time!
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Noam Sayin' Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:43:05pm |
I have bottle rockets.
And firecrackers.
And I'm not supposed to.
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Bobibutu Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:43:31pm |
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capitalist piglet Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:43:37pm |
re: #15 gmsc
I'm guessing I'm missing something here, as I know little about Lenny Kravitz's life.
His mother was Roxy Roker, who played Helen Willis on The Jeffersons, and his father was NBC producer Sy Kravitz.
And, Lenny is hot. : )
(I've seen him twice. I love the guy.)
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Noam Sayin' Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:43:51pm |
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Silvergirl Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:44:03pm |
re: #26 gmsc
At 88, we'll slow things down a bit, with Janet Jackson's "Love Will Never Do Without You":
[Video]
I'm sorry, but I'm skipping this on the grounds of Jackson overload.
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:45:01pm |
re: #34 Silvergirl
I'm sorry, but I'm skipping this on the grounds of Jackson overload.
Don't worry, you're safe from the rest of tonight's list.
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Noam Sayin' Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:45:07pm |
re: #32 capitalist piglet
Roxy was a hottie in her day, too.
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Silvergirl Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:45:51pm |
re: #32 capitalist piglet
His mother was Roxy Roker, who played Helen Willis on The Jeffersons, and his father was NBC producer Sy Kravitz.
And, Lenny is hot. : )
(I've seen him twice. I love the guy.)
Sorry I'm not appreciative of your guy, but I loved your comment today--the top comment!
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:46:45pm |
Janet Jackson too slow? Well, we'll just have to pick things back up with The Prodigy's Firestarter at #87:
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Silvergirl Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:48:01pm |
re: #21 laZardo
Philippine-American Friendship Day.
/taking up the space vacated by Independence Day here after it moved, see #4.
Well then happy PAFD, friend.
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Silvergirl Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:48:41pm |
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redc1c4 Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:49:23pm |
re: #39 gmsc
Janet Jackson too slow? Well, we'll just have to pick things back up with The Prodigy's Firestarter at #87:
[Video]
where did you find all these losers, and who decided they were the top 100?
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laZardo Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:50:05pm |
re: #42 Silvergirl
It's always that day whenever I log on and chat here. LOL. q;
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Floral Giraffe Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:50:19pm |
re: #29 Silvergirl
Heh, I was into the spirit of the moment. I agree, accuracy would have been better!
Happy Independence Day, to all in the USA!
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Silvergirl Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:50:53pm |
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redc1c4 Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:51:03pm |
two rats for sure tonight, and one possible*.
/and it's still fairly early.
(*unfortunately, none of them were reporters.%-)
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:51:44pm |
re: #38 laZardo
Recap plz? :3
You can catch them on last night's overnight thread. Here's the list from 100 to 91:
100 - Green Day, Basket Case
99 - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Parents Just Don't Understand
98 - REM, Everybody Hurts
97 - Human League, Don't You Want Me
96 - The Replacements, Bastards of Young
95 - George Michael, Faith
94 - Wyclef Jean, Gone 'Til November
93 - U2, Sunday Bloody Sunday
92 - LL Cool J, Going Back to Cali
91 - Prince and the Revolution, 1999
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Floral Giraffe Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:52:09pm |
And, in the spirit of bad typing, I will sign of, with yet another wish for a happy independence day to all! ( Particularly those that are not free!)
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redc1c4 Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:53:21pm |
re: #49 gmsc
'best' is evidently being defined as 'popular'..... that's not the same thing.
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laZardo Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:53:28pm |
re: #49 gmsc
You can catch them on last night's overnight thread. Here's the list from 100 to 91:
100 - Green Day, Basket Case
99 - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Parents Just Don't Understand
98 - REM, Everybody Hurts
97 - Human League, Don't You Want Me
96 - The Replacements, Bastards of Young
95 - George Michael, Faith
94 - Wyclef Jean, Gone 'Til November
93 - U2, Sunday Bloody Sunday
92 - LL Cool J, Going Back to Cali
91 - Prince and the Revolution, 1999
I think I've spoiled #1 in my mind already. :D
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Bobibutu Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:55:18pm |
Listening to these and the Stones and 3 Dog Night etc. - with headphones on - sailing in the Flores Sea (Indonesia) back in the 70s - stoned - at that time I thot it didn't get any better.
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:55:44pm |
re: #44 redc1c4
where did you find all these losers
If they weren't somewhat losers, they would be closer to the top of the 100 list, rather than the bottom now, wouldn't they?
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gmsc Fri, Jul 3, 2009 11:56:19pm |
re: #51 redc1c4
'best' is evidently being defined as 'popular'..... that's not the same thing.
Hey - I started from 100, and am going up to 1, so they'll get better.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:00:00am |
Today in History, July 4th:
Click here for History Channel's July 4th video.
Highlights of this day in history: The United States of America declares independence from Britain. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died. Lou Gehrig bids farewell to his fans at Yankee Stadium.
Other notable July 4th events include:
1802 – At West Point, New York the United States Military Academy opens.
1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.
1817 – At Rome, New York, United States, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
1827 – Slavery is abolished in New York State.
1862 – Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.
1865 – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is published.
1886 – The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States.
1947 – The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before British House of Commons, suggesting bifurcation of British India into two sovereign countries – India and Pakistan.
1959 – With the admission of Alaska as the 49th U.S. state earlier in the year, the 49-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1960 – Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaiˈi as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Act).
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:00:42am |
re: #39 gmsc
Janet Jackson too slow? Well, we'll just have to pick things back up with The Prodigy's Firestarter at #87:
A 4th of July celebration gone horribly wrong.
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Floral Giraffe Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:02:26am |
Interesting. Do you judge starting at 100 points & going down, or starting at 0 and going up?
And, the best breakup song?
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:03:06am |
re: #61 Silvergirl
A 4th of July celebration gone horribly wrong.
Perhaps a little Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, coming in at #85 with "Don't Come Around Here No More", would make it better?
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Bobibutu Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:03:58am |
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nnorb Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:04:28am |
Hi Folks,
Been a long time since I have been over here. Happy 4th to you all.
Norb
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:04:56am |
re: #62 Floral Giraffe
Interesting. Do you judge starting at 100 points & going down, or starting at 0 and going up?
And, the best breakup song?[Video]
I don't judge - I'm cheating and using VH1's "Best Videos of All Time". Now the list I'm using was put together in 1999, so I'm calling it the Best Videos of the 20th century.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:05:35am |
re: #65 mrshankly01
great song
That was the first one that got me interested in Tom Petty's music. I don't have many music video DVDs, but I do have Tom Petty's collection.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:07:04am |
#84? Method Man Feat. Mary J. Blige - "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need":
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:07:12am |
re: #60 gmsc
Noteworthy events, to be sure!
I liked the one about the 50 star flag (the one for AK) debuting on the 4th.
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Sloppy Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:07:49am |
I'm with Mencken. A horselaugh is worth a thousand syllogisms.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:09:03am |
re: #73 Silvergirl
Noteworthy events, to be sure!
I liked the one about the 50 star flag (the one for AK) debuting on the 4th.
Don't you mean either the 49-star flag for Alaska, or the 50-star flag for Hawaii?
Hawaii was the 50th state. Why do think they called that TV series "Hawaii Five-O"?
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:10:03am |
re: #64 gmsc
Perhaps a little Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, coming in at #85 with "Don't Come Around Here No More", would make it better?
Absolutely!
And an extra bonus is
1862 – Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.
1865 – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is published.
Isn't that a coincidence?
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:10:21am |
#83 has made appearances on LGF before, but it's time to bring it back.
Godley and Creme's "Cry":
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:12:15am |
re: #76 gmsc
Don't you mean either the 49-star flag for Alaska, or the 50-star flag for Hawaii?
Hawaii was the 50th state. Why do think they called that TV series "Hawaii Five-O"?
Oops! Yep. I was reading the wrong line of the post and the one about HI and AK got switched. I was concentrating on AK in light of today's (or yesterday's) news.
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:14:16am |
re: #78 gmsc
#83 has made appearances on LGF before, but it's time to bring it back.
Godley and Creme's "Cry":
The visual is far more impressive than the sound.
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:14:58am |
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:15:41am |
Our last two videos of the evening will rock us into our July 4th celebration!
#82 is "Pour Some Sugar on Me", by Def Leppard:
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pat Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:16:13am |
You all have a Happy Fourth. I will be at beach, with beef ribs, pork ribs, La. Chicken and Apple Sausage, Beef teriyaki, Beans and Ham Hocks , white rice, Cole slaw, Potato-Crab salad, garlic bread, shrimp, and a hot BBQ all day. I think I will have a cold beer also.
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:17:42am |
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:18:02am |
re: #84 Silvergirl
The visual is far more impressive than the sound.
Godley & Creme were always noted for their impressive music video visuals.
Ever seen Herbie Hancock's "Rockit", Wang Chung's "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" or Huey Lewis' "Hip to Be Square"? They were all directed by Godley & Creme!
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:19:42am |
re: #93 gmsc
well, of course I do...i just double clicked and hadn't realized it.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:20:11am |
re: #94 mrshankly01
well, of course I do...i just double clicked and hadn't realized it.
I know . . .I was just kidding.
Happy 4th to you, as well!
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:22:25am |
re: #87 laZardo
Thanks for that! It goes long with this idea
. . . by resigning now, Palin installs Sean Parnell as an incumbent before the 2010 primary.
Parnell will have a much clearer shot at keeping the office in Palinite hands for another four (or possibly eight) years. Sarah Palin did not give up on her reforms today - she institutionalized them, Now, they will not leave office with her, but rather continue under Gov. Parnell.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:23:09am |
In last night's thread, axegrinder requested some Twisted Sister.
Good news, axe - #81 is "We're Not Gonna Take It"!
(You can pretty much ignore the first 11 seconds of this video)
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StudSupreme Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:23:59am |
Dear Lizards,
I hope you will indulge me and allow me to say the following:
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
[Link: www.duluthaviationinstitute.org...]
Happy Independence Day, everyone! :-)
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:24:09am |
re: #92 gmsc
Godley & Creme were always noted for their impressive music video visuals.
Ever seen Herbie Hancock's "Rockit", Wang Chung's "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" or Huey Lewis' "Hip to Be Square"? They were all directed by Godley & Creme!
I bet I've seen one or two. Do you have the best of the lot at your fingertips now?
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shiplord kirel Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:24:21am |
Incredible:
Incoming IAEA chief: No evidence Iran seeking nuclear weapons
The incoming head of the United Nation's nuclear watchdog said on Friday he did not see any hard evidence that Iran was trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear weapons.
"I don't see any evidence in IAEA official documents about this," Japan's Yukiya Amano told Reuters in his first direct comment on Iran's nuclear program since his election to head the International Atomic Energy Agency, when asked whether he believed Iran was seeking a nuclear weapons capability.
Current IAEA head Mohammed ElBaradei told the BBC last month it was his "gut feeling" that Iran was seeking the ability to produce nuclear arms, if it desired, as an "insurance policy" against perceived threats from neighboring countries or the United States.
Advertisement"I'm not going to be a 'soft' director general or a 'tough' director general," Amano told Reuters, when asked how he would approach issues like Iran and Syria, which are both subject to IAEA probes.
Earlier Friday, IAEA members unanimously designated Amano as the organization's next director general, ending a rift between developing and industrialized countries over his nomination.
With the official confirmation of his election on Thursday, the Japanese diplomat is now set to assume his post in December, succeeding Mohammed ElBaradei, who retires as director general after 12 years in office.
Amano, Japan's ambassador to the United Nations in Vienna, narrowly won a run-off vote against South African diplomat Abdul Samad Minty.
Developing countries backing Minty had for several months blocked Amano's election.
But on Friday, developing countries grouped in the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 issued statements expressing their support for Amano, 62, who is seen as closely aligned with the United States.
Minty congratulated Amano, and offered his country's support, saying that "our future objective is to assist in fostering a cooperative spirit and to focus on what unites us, namely; creating a better life for all free from the threat of the use of nuclear weapons."
Meanwhile, the Japanese government put high hopes in the next IAEA leader.
"We hope that Amano will tackle the nuclear issues in the areas of non-proliferation and disarmament," top government spokesman Takeo Kawamura said in Tokyo.
I wonder if he'll change his mind if Tel Aviv goes up in a fireball?
Blind, deaf, dumb, stupid and corrupt pandering like this needs to be recorded, because these people need to be held responsible when the worst happens.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:24:48am |
re: #100 Silvergirl
I bet I've seen one or two. Do you have the best of the lot at your fingertips now?
That depends on which one of them you consider to be the best of the lot.
;)
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IslandLibertarian Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:27:07am |
It's an overnight thread.........it needs some strange..........so for your latenight pleasure...........Two Mexican Midget Wrestlers Killed by Fake Prostitutes
/you're welcome
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:27:35am |
re: #100 Silvergirl
I bet I've seen one or two. Do you have the best of the lot at your fingertips now?
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redc1c4 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:27:47am |
re: #97 Silvergirl
that's impossible: she's a moron! i saw her on TV every saturday night during the campaign and even read it on the Internet!
/white smoke
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:29:08am |
re: #98 gmsc
man, i forgot how good twisted sister was...
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:29:48am |
re: #103 mrshankly01
who was the dad in the video?
It's Mark Metcalf, better known as Animal House's Neidermayer.
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:32:02am |
re: #103 mrshankly01
who was the dad in the video?
He was fabulous. Compelling acting in a short scene.
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:32:03am |
re: #104 IslandLibertarian
US gun policy caused these deaths...
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lobo91 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:38:13am |
re: #101 shiplord kirel
I wonder if he'll change his mind if Tel Aviv goes up in a fireball? Blind, deaf, dumb, stupid and corrupt pandering like this needs to be recorded, because these people need to be held responsible when the worst happens.
You must have forgotten a sarc tag.
A UN official being held responsible for something? What an amusing concept...
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:39:33am |
Good news - my blog redesign project I've been working on for the past few weeks is finally complete!
All the sections of my blog now have a consistent look, and I can take a breather.
*PHEW*
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shiplord kirel Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:42:43am |
re: #113 lobo91
You must have forgotten a sarc tag.
A UN official being held responsible for something? What an amusing concept...
If Amano had been around in 1945:
“I see no evidence the Americans have an atomic bomb. The disaster in Hiroshima was caused by a gas leak. A big one. Yeah, that’s the ticket, a gas leak. And the flash was a secondary in a magnesium flare factory.”
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redc1c4 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:44:33am |
re: #116 shiplord kirel
If Amano had been around in 1945:
“I see no evidence the Americans have an atomic bomb. The disaster in Hiroshima was caused by a gas leak. A big one. Yeah, that’s the ticket, a gas leak. And the flash was a secondary in a magnesium flare factory.”
no. we would have been the ones on trial, not the people who started the war.
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:45:04am |
re: #105 gmsc
As Johnny might say, "Weird wild stuff."
I could stand up to repeated viewings of the Huey Lewis one without going bonkers. This doesn't mean I don't respect the talent behind all three.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:45:20am |
re: #115 mrshankly01
very nice looking site
Thank you.
:)
I've actually been thinking of redesigning it since early 2008, but I didn't find a design I liked until early last month.
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:46:28am |
re: #119 gmsc
i like the iphone games and the memory gym.
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redc1c4 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:46:54am |
tonight's count is now 3 confirmed.........
it's hard out there for a rat. %-)
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:47:16am |
re: #118 Silvergirl
As Johnny might say, "Weird wild stuff."
I could stand up to repeated viewings of the Huey Lewis one without going bonkers. This doesn't mean I don't respect the talent behind all three.
When I was taking my mom to the pharmacy the other day, we walked in, and I immediately busted out laughing. She looked at me and said, "What's so funny?"
I replied, "Well, we're here at the pharmacy, and the song they're playing is 'I Want a New Drug'!"
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:51:01am |
Happy Independence Day, Lizards!
As this is my favorite holiday, I will be handing out extra karma to all of you just because I'm American and I can.
God Bless the United States of America.
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:51:11am |
re: #104 IslandLibertarian
It's an overnight thread.........it needs some strange..........so for your latenight pleasure...........Two Mexican Midget Wrestlers Killed by Fake Prostitutes
/you're welcome
The indignity of death by fake prostitutes. Where are the genuine prostitutes when a guy needs them?
It's hard to believe this story didn't knock that Palin and Michael Jackson stuff right off the front page. /
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iceweasel Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:51:25am |
re: #122 gmsc
When I was taking my mom to the pharmacy the other day, we walked in, and I immediately busted out laughing. She looked at me and said, "What's so funny?"
I replied, "Well, we're here at the pharmacy, and the song they're playing is 'I Want a New Drug'!"
Don't you know the trick?
In every song, replace the word 'drug" with "love", and vice versa,
Robert Palmer; Gonna have to face it you're addicted to drugs
Lewis: I Wanna New Love/ One that won't make me sick....
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:51:45am |
re: #124 Sharmuta
Thanks. Happy 4th to you, too.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:51:55am |
re: #120 mrshankly01
i like the iphone games and the memory gym.
Thanks.
Up until today, the iphone games site never looked right on the iphone. You would log on, and the index appeared too small. About 15 minutes of work with Dashcode, and it now comes up correctly.
Now that the design is taken care of, I'm thinking of spicing up the memory tests (and possibly the lessons later on), by adding graphics and animation to them. Some of them, like the card memory lessons, would really be helped by this.
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:51:58am |
re: #122 gmsc
When I was taking my mom to the pharmacy the other day, we walked in, and I immediately busted out laughing. She looked at me and said, "What's so funny?"
I replied, "Well, we're here at the pharmacy, and the song they're playing is 'I Want a New Drug'!"
Not all that subliminal, was it?
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:53:28am |
re: #124 Sharmuta
Happy Independence Day, Lizards!
As this is my favorite holiday, I will be handing out extra karma to all of you just because I'm American and I can.
God Bless the United States of America.
Happy Indepedence Day!
BTW, as near as I can tell, Dot dropped by my keyboard today. Are you sending your ladybug to all the lizards' houses, or just mine?
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:55:16am |
re: #124 Sharmuta
Happy Independence Day, Lizards!
As this is my favorite holiday, I will be handing out extra karma to all of you just because I'm American and I can.
God Bless the United States of America.
Yay for extra karma. I've trick-or-treated for extra caramel on Halloween, but I've never had extra karma handed out gratis on Independence Day!
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srb1976 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:56:18am |
Evening/Morning folks....following along from work, so I can't keep up, really....but Happy Independence Day to everyone = )
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:58:21am |
re: #133 srb1976
Evening/Morning folks....following along from work, so I can't keep up, really....but Happy Independence Day to everyone = )
Happy July 4th, srb!
I hope the little ones aren't scared by firecrackers!
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srb1976 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 12:59:55am |
re: #134 gmsc
Happy July 4th, srb!
I hope the little ones aren't scared by firecrackers!
My Little Man was, until last year...then coolness beat out scared, now he loves 'em (which scares me) = )
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redc1c4 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:04:59am |
re: #123 mrshankly01
vas is das?
the neighborhood has rats, of various varieties.
the four legged ones like to eat from the bird feeders in my yard.
this provides me with ongoing training opportunities to practice my BRM skills and other tactical proficiencies.
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IslandLibertarian Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:05:00am |
re: #124 Sharmuta
Well, the fourth is now red, white and blue-ish..........
"and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there"
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lobo91 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:07:56am |
re: #134 gmsc
Happy July 4th, srb!
I hope the little ones aren't scared by firecrackers!
We came home from watching the fireworks after the SkySox game to find our Sheltie hiding in the basement. She apparently decided it was a bomb shelter, instead of a home theater.
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redc1c4 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:08:33am |
re: #134 gmsc
Happy July 4th, srb!
I hope the little ones aren't scared by firecrackers!
not supposed to have anything like that here in Lost Angels, although someone just shot off 10-12 skyrockets nearby, judging from the sound.
no sense calling anyone, they never come.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:08:47am |
re: #141 lobo91
We came home from watching the fireworks after the SkySox game to find our Sheltie hiding in the basement. She apparently decided it was a bomb shelter, instead of a home theater.
That's somewhat ironic, trying to hide from bombs in a movie theater!
;)
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redc1c4 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:09:08am |
re: #141 lobo91
We came home from watching the fireworks after the SkySox game to find our Sheltie hiding in the basement. She apparently decided it was a bomb shelter, instead of a home theater.
the noises aren't good for most animals, hunt trained dogs, etc, excepted.
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:14:26am |
re: #139 redc1c4
awesome. you should try it with reflex fire.
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:14:41am |
re: #134 gmsc
Happy July 4th, srb!
I hope the little ones aren't scared by firecrackers!
I hope the little ones and all the rest of us aren't scared by those six North Korean firecrackers.
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:17:04am |
re: #128 gmsc
i am going to check out the iphone games the next time i am on my iphone. they are pretty cool on my MAC.
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lobo91 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:17:06am |
re: #143 gmsc
That's somewhat ironic, trying to hide from bombs in a movie theater!
;)
Now that you mention it, she never goes down there if we're watching a movie. Might have something to do with the 1300 watt sound system...
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:17:47am |
re: #142 redc1c4
not supposed to have anything like that here in Lost Angels, although someone just shot off 10-12 skyrockets nearby, judging from the sound.
no sense calling anyone, they never come.
Maybe it was Noam Sayin, who has forbidden bottle rockets and firecrackers.
I told him I was gonna tell.
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:18:00am |
re: #124 Sharmuta
Happy Independence Day, Lizards!
As this is my favorite holiday, I will be handing out extra karma to all of you just because I'm American and I can.
God Bless the United States of America.
Happy Independence Day :)
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sngnsgt Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:18:04am |
Redneck Rocket Launcher
[Link: www.blinkx.com...]
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redc1c4 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:23:09am |
re: #145 mrshankly01
awesome. you should try it with reflex fire.
hard to do..... i've gotten most of the dumb ones.
in fact, there are nights i don't see any at all... tonight's traffic is unusual, but it's clear and moonlight, and the weather has been decent.
besides, usually after i get one or two, they quit coming for the night. this must be a new bunch.
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:23:47am |
re: #152 redc1c4
they might be celebrating the 4th
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Silvergirl Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:31:58am |
Good-night, Irene.
And all the rest of you.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:32:38am |
re: #154 redc1c4
HOLYSHIT Batman!
re: #151 sngnsgt
Redneck Rocket Launcher
[Link: www.blinkx.com...]
Holy shit.
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IslandLibertarian Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:33:05am |
re: #151 sngnsgt
Redneck Rocket Launcher
[Link: www.blinkx.com...]
"hold my beer, ok watch this........"
usually the last thing said before waking up in the hospital
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:33:19am |
re: #150 TheMatrix31
Happy Independence Day :)
I'm still having page load issues, so the gift of karma may take a little while to be received. Hope you have a great Independence Day, Kiddo!
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ggt Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:34:24am |
re: #160 Sharmuta
I'm still having page load issues, so the gift of karma may take a little while to be received. Hope you have a great Independence Day, Kiddo!
Comcast? Still no problems on my end.
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redc1c4 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:37:41am |
well, since we're going to see John Fogerty at the Bowl tonight, and the rats have evidently decided to cut their losses, i guess i'll pop smoke and hit the rack..... undoubtedly HRH will have honeydo's in mind for the morning, instead of sleep.
hasta y'all.
L8r!
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:39:15am |
re: #159 IslandLibertarian
Famous Last Words:
Chief Warrant Officer: "Hey Sir, watch this..."
2nd Lieutenant: "Based on my experience..."
Platoon Sergeant: "The CO will never find out..."
Captain: "I'll drive..."
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:40:19am |
re: #160 Sharmuta
I'm still having page load issues, so the gift of karma may take a little while to be received. Hope you have a great Independence Day, Kiddo!
I'm having issues too :-/
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BatGuano Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:46:34am |
re: #167 gmsc
Thanks, gmsc!. It has been awhile since I've been up this late.
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:53:16am |
re: #168 BatGuano
Thanks, gmsc!. It has been awhile since I've been up this late.
Well, you're just in time, as 4th of July Fruitcup is almost here!
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BatGuano Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:55:07am |
re: #169 mrshankly01
/I'm beginning to think those NORKS are up tuh no good.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:55:07am |
re: #161 ggt
I have moments where the page starts loading fine again. Then it goes back to dragging. Weird.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:55:40am |
Oh- and I turned off avatars for myself. That helped a little.
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quiet man Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:55:59am |
re: #173 Sharmuta
Maybe you have your computer on intermittent
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:56:42am |
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:56:46am |
re: #172 BatGuano
/we need more diplomacy and fast
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quiet man Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:58:04am |
re: #178 BatGuano
Hers hoping your fireworks are physical, mental, and sexual today
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:59:37am |
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BatGuano Sat, Jul 4, 2009 1:59:58am |
re: #178 BatGuano
Perhaps we'll see Secretary of State Clinton dance with Kim Jong Il, soon.
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littleoldlady Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:00:10am |
Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™
Fruitcup is on the buffet ---------------------->
Help yourselves!
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:00:54am |
re: #183 littleoldlady
Thanks Littleoldlady. 4th of July Fruit cup. Extra special.
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:01:50am |
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:02:20am |
re: #183 littleoldlady
Thanks, {lol}
The page load gods have smiled upon me, and have made my fruitcup quick and frustration free on this fine, glorious Birthday of our Nation. I hope you have a most wonderful Independence Day, littleoldlady.
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littleoldlady Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:04:43am |
re: #184 gmsc
gmsc! :-)
My mother-in-law (#2) (z"l) used to make that cake!
mrshankly! :-)
Are there 50?
/surprised I didn't eat them! ;-)
BatGuano! :-)
Sharmuta! :-)
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mrshankly01 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:05:12am |
re: #184 gmsc
for some reason, gmsc, yourwebsite address get loaded into my website line whenever I post. strange. please don't think I am trying to steal your site.
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:07:02am |
re: #160 Sharmuta
I'm still having page load issues, so the gift of karma may take a little while to be received. Hope you have a great Independence Day, Kiddo!
I'm having issues too :-/
re: #183 littleoldlady
Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™
Fruitcup is on the buffet ---------------------->
Help yourselves!
Fourth of July Fruitcup!
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littleoldlady Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:08:28am |
Oh boy. I can see what kind of day this is going to be...
;-)
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BatGuano Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:09:11am |
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IslandLibertarian Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:13:53am |
re: #183 littleoldlady
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......tasty fiber
Happy Fourth!
God Bless You All!
Aloha ke Akua!
goodnight............
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gmsc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:15:17am |
re: #190 mrshankly01
for some reason, gmsc, yourwebsite address get loaded into my website line whenever I post. strange. please don't think I am trying to steal your site.
That's interesting.
Get it fixed as soon as you can. But, hey, I can always use another link to my site!
;)
(Don't think that I snuck it in there.)
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littleoldlady Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:17:42am |
re: #197 IslandLibertarian
IslandLibertarian! :-)
Very nice!
/perhaps a little too healthy for today's theme, though... ;-)
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sngnsgt Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:20:44am |
re: #176 Cannadian Club Akbar
Great, now I have to try that.
Looks like fun to me too, a little late this year, but maybe next year. ;-)
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:35:19am |
This is my favorite day of the year. Thank God I'm an American.
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littleoldlady Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:37:22am |
re: #206 TheMatrix31
WOW. Thanks for that, Matrix! I used to watch that show but I guess I lost interest before the final season.
Cool ending. :-)
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:40:54am |
re: #208 littleoldlady
WOW. Thanks for that, Matrix! I used to watch that show but I guess I lost interest before the final season.
Cool ending. :-)
It was so sad :( But such an awesome show.
I really wish I still lived in a small, suburban town.
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BatGuano Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:41:39am |
re: #206 TheMatrix31
Thanks Matrix. I watched the show regularly. The was my era being portrayed. :)
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:42:08am |
I don't care if it's cheesy- I love that Lee Greenwood song.
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BatGuano Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:43:37am |
re: #209 Sharmuta
That song is exactly what I was thinking from your previous post. Thanks for posting this. (listening)
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:43:52am |
About as opposite Lee Greenwood as you can get, here's Stuck Mojo
I'm American!
Crank it!
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littleoldlady Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:46:51am |
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BatGuano Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:48:10am |
re: #212 Sharmuta
I don't care if it's cheesy- I love that Lee Greenwood song.
Although patriotism has been out of fashion in some circles over the last 40 years, I don't think the song is cheesy.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:51:32am |
re: #217 littleoldlady
Oh, lol! Thank you for sharing that!
Out of all our American brothers and sisters around the world on this most Blessed of days- may our Troops in Afghanistan be safe and sound. God Bless them.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 2:55:22am |
Perhaps the greatest Blessing of my life was being born in this amazing country. I look around the world today- especially in Iran, and I'm so very thankful.
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:15:27am |
re: #217 littleoldlady
Me too!
/I don't think it's cheesy!
Watched it at least 5 times already...
Awesome!
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littleoldlady Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:17:11am |
re: #223 TheMatrix31
It's it wonderful? An email from an American company...unabashedly patriotic.
/plus not trying to sell me something! ;-)
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:19:40am |
re: #225 littleoldlady
It's it wonderful? An email from an American company...unabashedly patriotic.
/plus not trying to sell me something! ;-)
So amazing. Believe it or not, that's partly why I love watching wrestling. The CEO/Owner of World Wrestling Entertainment, Vince McMahon, is such a proud and direct American, he has tributes constantly throughout the year. I love it.
They do a show IN Iraq in front of the troops every year during Christmas-time. They also provide free admission to any member of the miltary for their events.
So awesome.
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BatGuano Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:20:17am |
re: #225 littleoldlady
I've seen their commercials. I think they sell boobs.
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soxfan4life Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:25:04am |
re: #212 Sharmuta
I don't care if it's cheesy- I love that Lee Greenwood song.
When I was stationed in Korea the Command Sergeant Major made the NCO club play that song every night at closing time.
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:28:58am |
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soxfan4life Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:33:17am |
I'll be playing some Toby Keith today.
Enjoy this Independence Day, given the new trend toward wanting government to fix all of our problems it may soon become Dependence Day.
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Karridine Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:36:45am |
From an ice-choked island on the Free side of the Korean DMZ, I dreamt of this day as a young soldier, honorably doing my duty in defense of the Free World's human rights...
So from this veteran's heart to all of yours, a Red-White-and-Blue
"Let Freedom Ring!"
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soxfan4life Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:39:25am |
re: #233 Karridine
Was Korea's winter the coldest you ever endured? I was raised in the northeast US and the winter I spent in Korea was the coldest I can remember.The only good thing about it was everything froze so you could tolerate the smell.
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Karridine Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:41:17am |
re: #234 soxfan4life
Sox, we had SNOW on the Fourth of July!
Truth... but that was on our mountain top north of KaPyong... Hwa-ak San... tallest accessible 'research' peak in North-east Asia...
Yeah, COLD, Brother...
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:43:07am |
re: #231 soxfan4life
I'll be playing some Toby Keith today.
[Video]
Enjoy this Independence Day, given the new trend toward wanting government to fix all of our problems it may soon become Dependence Day.
LMAO.
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Karridine Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:44:28am |
Well, Friends, from the balmy, pre-sunset suburbs of Bangkok and quarter-to-six, I wish you a safe and sane Fourth of July!
BBIAW
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soxfan4life Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:47:32am |
re: #235 Karridine
Sox, we had SNOW on the Fourth of July!
Truth... but that was on our mountain top north of KaPyong... Hwa-ak San... tallest accessible 'research' peak in North-east Asia...
Yeah, COLD, Brother...
The cold winter and rain that seemed to be horizontal during monsoon season . We had to dig people out after a mudslide, had a NORK sub come ashore and had commando's running around the woods killing people.I couldn't rotate back to the US fast enough.
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Karridine Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:48:56am |
"Become a government care-giver
OR
a government caretaker!
Government don't care!"
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wahabicorridor Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:50:03am |
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:50:10am |
re: #237 Karridine
Well, Friends, from the balmy, pre-sunset suburbs of Bangkok and quarter-to-six, I wish you a safe and sane Fourth of July!
BBIAW
Take it easy man
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littleoldlady Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:51:55am |
No rest for the weary... :-(
GOOD INDEPENDENCE DAY, ALL!™
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Spare O'Lake Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:52:46am |
Good Morning LGF.
And a happy July 4 holiday to all youse American lizards from all us Canadian lizards - eh?
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Ateam Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:55:10am |
Vive le-Tour-de-France. Hail to the greatest rider ever - Lance Armstrong - come-back to the saddle.
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soxfan4life Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:56:43am |
re: #240 wahabicorridor
Have you read this? Great book about Korea.
morning lizardia - happy 4th!
I haven't but will look to pick up a copy. One thing I learned that surprises many people is frostbite, hypothermia and freezing to death were the biggest casualties of the Korean War.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 3:59:41am |
re: #20 gmsc Rofl I wonder how many people didn't get it the first time around.
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Spare O'Lake Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:07:13am |
That ugly little norko shtunk is making me il. re: #246 Rustler
Rofl I wonder how many people didn't get it the first time around.
Get what?
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:10:16am |
re: #101 shiplord kirel
//Nope Tel Aviv goes up in a fireball it's the Jews fault they blew up a reactor intentionally to blame the Iranians.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:14:00am |
re: #139 redc1c4 The 2 legged flying ones leaving ya alone now then?
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:17:44am |
re: #164 mrshankly01
You forgot the one set of famous last words gauranteed to empty a bar of marines and Rangers.
Rustler: "This shit is gonna be good watch. Oh crap"
Never seen a building empty faster.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:19:56am |
re: #250 Sharmuta
Morning Sharmie. Independance day is good have to work and miss the fire works but oh well.
//Any word yet on whether Obama's birthday will be henseforth known as Government dependance day.(have the sarc tag but its almost not needed since close to truth :P)
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soxfan4life Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:22:12am |
re: #253 Rustler
Morning Sharmie. Independance day is good have to work and miss the fire works but oh well.
//Any word yet on whether Obama's birthday will be henseforth known as Government dependance day.(have the sarc tag but its almost not needed since close to truth :P)
Everyone is going to get a card with the check in it.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:26:28am |
re: #234 soxfan4life You must have been up near the DMZ too? While I was up there was frigid. At night occasionally you could hear trees explode as the sap froze and expanded. However when I was fortunate enough to fly down to Pusan for a few days it was warmer than April on the DMZ.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:28:45am |
re: #247 Spare O'Lake
What do people do between july 3rd and 5th if they have no 4th of July. See everyone has one not everyone recognizes the holiday.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:33:33am |
Bah I broke the thread. Now The interweb can't show me things like this.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:36:42am |
Pakistani airstrikes kill at least 12 militants
Nice! Again- this will only help the Afghan surge.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:39:37am |
Good morning all!
I woke up to find an 'e-card" from Yma O Hyd this morning, a "Happy 4th of July" card! How sweet was that!
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:41:23am |
re: #259 reine.de.tout
Morning Reine. Happy Independance day.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:48:18am |
OH- PULEEEEEEZZZZE!
Mrs. Obama bringing glamor to Moscow this weekend
Gag me. The woman has no "glamor".
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:48:33am |
re: #258 Sharmuta Not all is good on that front tho. Thinking one of the 4 wounded may have since died as CNN just reported it as 3 deaths not 2. I wish Obama would understand the surge worked in Iraq because Al Qaeda wasn't well liked and the people being oppressed by them were more willing to point em out than those in the highlands who know and have family members in the Taliban. He's busy trying to fight the "unneccessary" last war in Iraq in Afganistan without understanding the differing conditions require different tactics a Surge is virtually impossible in the territory we are in now. Trying to hold onto everything is gonna lose us the war(against the taliban).
//But of course it will be Bush's fault because he should have used Obama's current stategy earlier instead of wasting time and resources in Iraq.
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laZardo Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:50:48am |
/ I can hear a fireworks display from a mall some distance away and I was all like ;_;
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:51:12am |
A bit of Ray for everyones happy 4th...
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:51:29am |
re: #263 Rustler
No- recent polling in Pakistan shows the people have turned on them. 80% think the taliban are a threat. Let me find the link for you.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:52:26am |
re: #262 Sharmuta
Michelle Obama's fashion sense attracts comparisons with Jacqueline Kennedy, and there is a Web site entirely dedicated to what she wears.
Why the Fbomb does the Media insist on the Kennedy comparisons. Please lord don't let some whackjob try killing Obama and making the Comparison permanent poor jack must be maintaining about 3000rpm spinning in his grave now.
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laZardo Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:53:12am |
re: #266 Sharmuta
No- recent polling in Pakistan shows the people have turned on them. 80% think the taliban are a threat. Let me find the link for you.
The "foreign" Taliban have fucked with them enough that the Pakistanis have lost their patience (Bhutto, Lahore cricket shootings, etc.). I think he means on the Taliban's home ground of Afghanistan.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:56:04am |
re: #266 Sharmuta If sentiment is changing now it will help but the terrain there still doesn't bode well for the type of ground offensive we are engaging in.
re: #268 laZardo
Yeah was more Afganistan I was thinking of but if sentiment is shifting in Pakistan maybe it bodes well for a shift thruout the region.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 4:59:08am |
re: #271 Sharmuta
The one couldn't do anything so mundane as visit the troops on Independance day. He of course sends the gaff machine both to show his administrations support for the troops(virtually nonexistant) and to raise moral by sending the Executive Jester to entertain them.
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:01:05am |
re: #271 Sharmuta
Figures the 0bamas would be in Russia for Independence Day.
Heh...are they even going to make a statement or something?
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:02:56am |
A beautiful morning in the greatest country...EVAH.
I am humbled by the greatness of this country.
People attempt to get here over shark-infested waters in leaky 1940-era bathtubs, leave everything behind to start a new life, risking everything they have or ever will for that one chance to live under Freedom.
I have no idea how the rest of the world lives. I was born here.
Fortunate enough that greater men than me put their lives and their families lives on the line so my family and I could live like they could not even dream of.
There are Americans ashamed of her. Who will apologize for her. What a sad, sorry way to go through life. Ashamed of the possibilities and opportunities given them so long ago which they take for granted with no reflection whatsoever of the courage it took to establish her, while reaping all the benefits of what it is to be an American.
Not me. Not ever. I love this country. And thank the men who protect me and mine while I go about my life .
I wish you all a wonderful Independence Day with your family and friends.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:07:30am |
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reine.de.tout Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:08:39am |
re: #274 SasquatchOnSteroids
Beautifully done *applauds*
People will risk not only their own lives to get here, but will bring their children along. How awful must a life me that people would put their own children under that sort of risk in their desperation to find a better life?
It boggles my mind.
We are fortunate indeed, and as you say, too many people enjoy the best that we have to offer, with no reflection on the courage and determination it took to create our country.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:09:01am |
re: #276 reine.de.tout
Beautifully done *applauds*
People will risk not only their own lives to get here, but will bring their children along. How awful must a life
meBE that people would put their own children under that sort of risk in their desperation to find a better life?It boggles my mind.
We are fortunate indeed, and as you say, too many people enjoy the best that we have to offer, with no reflection on the courage and determination it took to create our country.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:11:15am |
re: #276 reine.de.tout
Beautifully done *applauds*
People will risk not only their own lives to get here, but will bring their children along. How awful must a life me that people would put their own children under that sort of risk in their desperation to find a better life?
It boggles my mind.
We are fortunate indeed, and as you say, too many people enjoy the best that we have to offer, with no reflection on the courage and determination it took to create our country.
Same here. What would it take for us to do that ? Just glad and appreciative I don't have to have an answer for that.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:13:15am |
re: #278 SasquatchOnSteroids
President for life Obama but thats only step 1.
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VioletTiger Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:13:39am |
Good morning lizards! Happy Independence Day! Ever since I was very little, this was my second favorite holiday (after Christmas, of course). I grew up in a small town where the day started with baby parades, decorated bikes and floats and then a big parade. There were barbacues and then at night, games for the kids (peanut scamble!) and then fireworks. It always seemed like magic. Not many towns do that anymore.
Enjoy your day and God Bless the USA!
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VioletTiger Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:15:20am |
re: #275 SasquatchOnSteroids
That is beyond sad.
I have always scheduled my vacations so that I would be in the US for the 4th of July. I can't believe he leaves on his first July 4th as President. I wonder if he feels any appreciation for this country at all.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:18:29am |
re: #281 VioletTiger
It all stems from his belief that America is a bad country. You know he would rather spend his holiday in that remarkably free country with its record of outstanding Human rights standards.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:20:30am |
I can't imagine being anywhere on Independence Day except in America. Just no place I'd rather be than here- celebrating Liberty- and hoping that some day everyone, especially other women, around the world will be as free as I.
Enjoy Russia today, michelle and barry. Feh.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:23:33am |
re: #281 VioletTiger
I have always scheduled my vacations so that I would be in the US for the 4th of July. I can't believe he leaves on his first July 4th as President. I wonder if he feels any appreciation for this country at all.
America is bigger and stronger than Obama, no matter what the MSM wants us to believe.
He's not bringing me down today.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:24:12am |
Wow this one takes the cake. Have a set of guests that rented 2 rooms last night put their 87 year old grandfather alone. Now they are ready to leave he's still alseep with his door deadbolted with the security bar in place and they are upset I can't get them into the room because grandpa uses 2 hearing aids and has a resperatory condition and may have stopped breathing. I asked her wasn't anyone sleeping in the room with him and the Reply is "Why would we?" I feel bad that he has his condition and if he passed last night I will also feel bad but they put him alone in a room and he barricaded himself in so how is it my fault they can't get to him.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:25:03am |
If President Hopeandchange gets asked why the meeting in Russia had to be the weekend of the 4th, I hope he says that it was best for both the U.S. and Russia. Then I hope Putin says, " No, we could have done it next week."
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:26:11am |
Well good news Their Grandfather is awake and getting into the shower now.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:27:08am |
re: #288 Rustler
Well good news Their Grandfather is awake and getting into the shower now.
Now that's a brow wiper. yeesh.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:28:32am |
re: #289 SasquatchOnSteroids
Yeah they were getting ready to demand I call 911 for their negligence. At least I consider it negligence on their part if he had known health conditions and they left him alone in the room.
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VioletTiger Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:28:34am |
re: #288 Rustler
Well good news Their Grandfather is awake and getting into the shower now.
What a bunch of losers to put him (and you) in that position.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:29:25am |
Hold on- seems barry and michelle are still in DC:
Obama to mark July 4, daughter's birthday Saturday
So- why the heck is another reporter saying this?
Mrs. Obama bringing glamor to Moscow this weekend
Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
Another story confirms the 0bamas trip isn't this weekend:
[...]when Obama meets Medvedev for talks on Monday at the start of his July 6-8 visit to Moscow[...]
I guess michelle's "glamor" got in the way of fact checking.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:29:48am |
re: #290 Rustler
Yeah they were getting ready to demand I call 911 for their negligence. At least I consider it negligence on their part if he had known health conditions and they left him alone in the room.
Absolutely. Ijits.
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3 wood Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:30:03am |
Good morning.
Happy Independence Day, and thank you to all those who have served for our freedom.
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Erik The Red Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:31:33am |
Happy Independence Day America.
Good Morning Lizards. I have arrived safely after a 32 hour trip. I am looking forward to spending my first 4th of July on US soil in over 20 years.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:31:34am |
re: #292 Sharmuta
He's flying out Sunday night so leaving this weekend won't get to moscow til Monday tho and meeting will be then.
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3 wood Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:32:38am |
re: #292 Sharmuta
The media rarely lets the facts get in the way of a good story.
I have had reporters admit to me privately that frequently they are working on stories that are already 95% written by their editors, they are just being sent out by their editors to get a few specific quotes to make the story sound true.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:32:40am |
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:32:47am |
re: #295 Erik The Red
Happy Independence Day America.
Good Morning Lizards. I have arrived safely after a 32 hour trip. I am looking forward to spending my first 4th of July on US soil in over 20 years.
WELCOME HOME! Happy Independence Day!
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VioletTiger Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:33:15am |
re: #295 Erik The Red
Happy Independence Day America.
Good Morning Lizards. I have arrived safely after a 32 hour trip. I am looking forward to spending my first 4th of July on US soil in over 20 years.
Welcome home!
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rightside Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:33:45am |
re: #297 MandyManners
Morning Mandy, Happy Independence day to you!
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:33:50am |
re: #295 Erik The Red
Grats on making it back and Welcome to the country again. You got your field of view clear to watch the Disney display from home?
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UncleRancher Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:34:33am |
Happy Independence to all! Light some fireworks and celebrate this great country (while you still can). Most of my family is off traveling but the two young'ns will be with us in small town America. We pick the smallest town in the area and go have a parade and a picnic. It's great!
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:35:11am |
re: #295 Erik The Red
Happy Independence Day America.
Good Morning Lizards. I have arrived safely after a 32 hour trip. I am looking forward to spending my first 4th of July on US soil in over 20 years.
Sweet !
32-hour trip. Wow.
I'd be a zombie.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:35:43am |
re: #292 Sharmuta
Hold on- seems barry and michelle are still in DC:
Obama to mark July 4, daughter's birthday Saturday
So- why the heck is another reporter saying this?
I guess michelle's "glamor" got in the way of fact checking.
Glamour? Dresses similar to drapery is glaomourous?
I wonder what Mrs. Putin looks like.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:37:03am |
re: #295 Erik The Red
Happy Independence Day America.
Good Morning Lizards. I have arrived safely after a 32 hour trip. I am looking forward to spending my first 4th of July on US soil in over 20 years.
Welcome home!
What are you gonna' do today?
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:37:04am |
The Fourth of July. What does it mean nowadays?
Is it just an excuse to travel? Is it a family-oriented holiday? Is it a day to sit and relax? Is it a day to sit and relax with a beer in one hand and a hot dog in another?
The Fourth of July is all this and much more. Why? It is the day of our declaration of independence from England. The day we stood up to King George and his cronies and said “Shove it, we’re done with this.” The day we officially said “Enough is Enough.”
And so, on that day in 1776, a new nation was born. A nation where literally anything is possible. A nation that would be born out of the blood, sweat, and tears of the war to come. It was a fight for freedom, away from under the cruel oppression of the English. Out of this war, we revolutionized the world. Thirteen original colonies now turned into the United States of America, laying the foundation for the Constitution of the United States to be written and accepted just a few short years later. In that Constitution, our forefathers guaranteed those unalienable, God-given rights to us that were described in the Declaration; Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
For centuries now, America has stood as the model. People suffering on other lands picked up everything, sacrificed everything, in hopes to come here and make a new beginning. They came here in search of something greater, and by the grace of God, so many have been able to reap the benefits of the freedoms and the opportunities that we are BLESSED to have. My family came to the United States in the late 1970s, and for this, I could not be more grateful to them. They left their families behind in hopes to create a better life for their children. They wanted to come and live the “American Dream”, and you know what? They’ve done it. They built themselves up despite not knowing anyone and barely knowing the language. They are the ultimate success story, and so many share this story. So many who do not have the privilege of living here also enjoy this dream, and if by some chance they are able to escape whatever region they want to leave from, they too have the same opportunities to make those dreams a reality.
You see, this is America. The sacrifices made by those before us have allowed us to live here and enjoy what we have every day. I look around and I see too many people take what they have for granted. We are the last bastion of freedom, and we must fight to preserve it. Our way of life can crumble just as it has been built up. The Fourth of July is a day to reflect on our country’s past, present, and future. We must remember our past, and remember where we came from, so that we do everything possible to preserve our blessings. Our country was born out of the will to be different than those that preceded us.
I personally could not imagine living anywhere else, because what I have here is unparalleled. The greatness of America is undeniable. Today IS a day to sit back and relax. Today IS a day to be with family. Today IS a day to celebrate all that we have, and all that those that came before us have done to afford us these privileges. Today is the day to recognize that other countries and peoples are often not as blessed as ours to enjoy what we are able to enjoy on a daily basis.
May God bless you and yours, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.
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Erik The Red Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:37:09am |
re: #306 Rustler
Grats on making it back and Welcome to the country again. You got your field of view clear to watch the Disney display from home?
In Tampa atm. Will be spending the afternoon/evening out on the water. Thanks for all the well wishes, once again.
Later Lizards. My day is starting in 15 minutes.
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:37:49am |
re: #312 UncleRancher US Erik has lived in Sout Africa for the past 20 some odd years and recently returned. To the Orlando area I think?
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Erik The Red Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:37:53am |
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:37:56am |
re: #310 MandyManners
Mrs Putin isn't the first lady of russia. Here is the first lady of russia though.
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Erik The Red Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:39:23am |
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UncleRancher Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:39:44am |
re: #316 Rustler
US Erik has lived in Sout Africa for the past 20 some odd years and recently returned. To the Orlando area I think?
I was just guessing based on 32 hours travel time. That's about what it takes me to get to South Australia.
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HoosierHoops Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:39:56am |
re: #298 3 wood
The media rarely lets the facts get in the way of a good story.
I have had reporters admit to me privately that frequently they are working on stories that are already 95% written by their editors, they are just being sent out by their editors to get a few specific quotes to make the story sound true.
Good Morning Lizards...and happy 4th to all..
I was the subject of a story in the Napa Register once...Totally screwed up and none of the facts were right....Made me look like a hero...
I received letters from people for weeks telling me I was such a good boy..
I wasn't complaining but the story was total fabricated bullshit....
Well 10% was right...that was it....
Did you guys know I'm a hero? What a joke.
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UncleRancher Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:40:46am |
re: #319 Erik The Red
South Africa. 26 years.
Welcome home Erik. Didn't know they had that many funny stories in South Africa. Learn something new every day, I guess.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:41:06am |
And Mandy- Happy Independence Day! Please click my nic, and I love you, Sister.
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HoosierHoops Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:41:19am |
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Rustler Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:41:46am |
re: #320 UncleRancher Similar distances involved do to earths curvature and the most efficient flight paths depending on which side of the country you leave from.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:42:32am |
re: #318 Sharmuta
Mrs Putin isn't the first lady of russia. Here is the first lady of russia though.
Pretty good shape.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:42:33am |
re: #318 Sharmuta
Mrs Putin isn't the first lady of russia. Here is the first lady of russia though.
She dresses conservatively, lacking the edgy fashion sense that has attracted a nationwide following for Michelle Obama who will accompany her husband U.S. President Barack Obama on his summit with the Russian president, this weekend.
Oh, the fabulousness !
*retch*
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Erik The Red Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:43:06am |
re: #324 Sharmuta
And Mandy- Happy Independence Day! Please click my nic, and I love you, Sister.
Great video!
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gettinby Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:43:45am |
re: #315 Erik The Red
In Tampa atm. Will be spending the afternoon/evening out on the water. Thanks for all the well wishes, once again.
Later Lizards. My day is starting in 15 minutes.
Welcome home! Have fun in my little area of this grand and free country. Lots of fireworks at the beaches if that's where you're going to be.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EVERYONE! GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:45:03am |
re: #329 SasquatchOnSteroids
Oh, the fabulousness !
*retch*
LOL. I'm so sick of this meme- but I hope they keep running with it, because no one is buying it. The press is discrediting itself on this one.
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UncleRancher Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:45:55am |
Tonight the kids are going to see if they can set fire to the lawn with a hundred bucks worth of fireworks.
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VioletTiger Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:46:56am |
re: #333 Sharmuta
LOL. I'm so sick of this meme- but I hope they keep running with it, because no one is buying it. The press is discrediting itself on this one.
Yeah, hey I get the J. Crew catalog too. I guess that makes me 'fabulous'. groan
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:46:59am |
re: #324 Sharmuta
And Mandy- Happy Independence Day! Please click my nic, and I love you, Sister.
I love you too, Sharmuta!
Nothing like some Stuck Mojo to kick off today!
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VioletTiger Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:48:06am |
re: #334 UncleRancher
Tonight the kids are going to see if they can set fire to the lawn with a hundred bucks worth of fireworks.
One year my husband set my Alberta Spruce on fire. Went up like a torch. Mr Tiger was in the doghouse for a while.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:48:12am |
re: #333 Sharmuta
LOL. I'm so sick of this meme- but I hope they keep running with it, because no one is buying it. The press is discrediting itself on this one.
If she wore a burlap sack and rabbit slippers, they'd call it innovative.
That would actually be funny to see the new J. Crew catalog.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:48:29am |
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HoosierHoops Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:49:56am |
re: #341 Sharmuta
Happy Independence Day, {Hoops}
hey you...Best wishes and kind regards you patriot
{sharm}
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:50:13am |
re: #334 UncleRancher
Tonight the kids are going to see if they can set fire to the lawn with a hundred bucks worth of fireworks.
$100 bucks ?
That's a starter kit, right ?
/
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UncleRancher Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:51:24am |
re: #343 SasquatchOnSteroids
$100 bucks ?
That's a starter kit, right ?/
I forgot to mention the footlocker full of stuff left over from last year. There be some nice illegal stuff in there toward the bottom.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:51:31am |
re: #339 SasquatchOnSteroids
If she wore a burlap sack and rabbit slippers, they'd call it innovative.
That would actually be funny to see the new J. Crew catalog.
Only if she cinched the waits with some drapery rope and tassles.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:51:46am |
re: #339 SasquatchOnSteroids
If she wore a burlap sack and rabbit slippers, they'd call it innovative.
That would actually be funny to see the new J. Crew catalog.
I keep waiting for one of the fashion critics to finally crack and start speaking the truth. You know some of them must be dying to- they're just pansies. No one wants to go first.
We should start a snarky fashion blog- we can be the first.
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VioletTiger Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:51:59am |
It is a stunning day here today. Spent yesterday at the beach. Today we are having dogs and burgers for lunch and ribs and chicken for dinner, along with corn on the cob and potato salad. Then it's watermelon, cheese cake and blueberry pie for dinner. Which means I really gotta scoot and get cookin'.
Have a wonderful day lizards!
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:53:54am |
Is today the "have a hot dog with an Iranian diplomat" day at the WH.
I sorta forgot about that one.
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:54:34am |
re: #347 VioletTiger
It is a stunning day here today. Spent yesterday at the beach. Today we are having dogs and burgers for lunch and ribs and chicken for dinner, along with corn on the cob and potato salad. Then it's watermelon, cheese cake and blueberry pie for dinner. Which means I really gotta scoot and get cookin'.
Have a wonderful day lizards!
Can I join you? ;)
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:54:57am |
What does everyone think of this fashion selection?
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Bloodnok Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:56:52am |
re: #351 Sharmuta
What does everyone think of this fashion selection?
I think, "What a shame Barack was sick on her dress."
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justdanny Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:57:08am |
Cartoon commercial depicting Nokia and Siemens complicity in repressing citizens of Iran.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:58:57am |
re: #351 Sharmuta
What does everyone think of this fashion selection?
hmmm... looks eerily like a shower curtain my wife had in our bathroom one time.
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HoosierHoops Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:59:09am |
re: #351 Sharmuta
What does everyone think of this fashion selection?
I like OR should be her fashion adviser. He knows Fashion...
She is an attractive woman with a poor sense of dressing in public..
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UncleRancher Sat, Jul 4, 2009 5:59:33am |
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:00:09am |
re: #358 HoosierHoops
I like OR should be her fashion adviser. He knows Fashion...
She is an attractive woman with a poor sense of dressing in public..
She needs a fashion intervention like that show on tv.
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Bloodnok Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:00:12am |
re: #352 Sharmuta
Happy Independence Day!
Hi. Two days in a row with little sleep. I'm a zombie today!
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:01:21am |
re: #362 Bloodnok
Hi. Two days in a row with little sleep. I'm a zombie today!
I'm giving away karma today because I have that liberty.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:01:33am |
re: #351 Sharmuta
What does everyone think of this fashion selection?
That's not too bad. But, being such a well-built, tall woman she should stick to less busy fabrics. The hair is perfect.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:03:46am |
re: #364 MandyManners
She's worn a couple things I thought worked for her, but this media attention on her style, which most women I talk to thinks sucks, is getting really ridiculous.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:03:58am |
re: #361 Sharmuta
She needs a fashion intervention like that show on tv.
Clinton and Stacey would never be the same.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:05:44am |
re: #365 Sharmuta
She's worn a couple things I thought worked for her, but this media attention on her style, which most women I talk to thinks sucks, is getting really ridiculous.
As you mentioned earlier, the fashionista writers *will* get tired of her.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:07:26am |
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:08:25am |
For the first time in my adult life, I'm proud to be an American.....
Shaddap, Michelle.
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Sharmuta Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:08:27am |
re: #367 MandyManners
As you mentioned earlier, the fashionista writers *will* get tired of her.
I suppose it's too much to hope it will be sooner rather than later?
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Jimmah Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:11:08am |
Hey 'Wendya'. I replied to your dumb, nasty little comment that I somehow missed last night:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:12:53am |
re: #370 Sharmuta
I suppose it's too much to hope it will be sooner rather than later?
Hope and change.
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Jimmah Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:13:59am |
re: #354 justdanny
Nice bit of flash. I think I've seen some of this guy's stuff before - he's very good IIRC.
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realwest Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:14:31am |
Good morning y'all - from a beautiful (69 degrees going up to 89 degrees), bright and sunny Charlotte!
And, of course, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to all and
THANK YOU CHARLES for putting Old Glory up on the Masthead again!
And if any of you would like to put an icon sized (or a little larger) Old Glory on your Desktop - y'all can move it anywhere you want to and can have it waive or stand fixed: for free, go to:[Link: www.deskflags.com...]
And while I go out and put our Old Glory up, here's a beautiful rendition of a beautiful song for y'all to listen to and enjoy! :[Link: www.imeem.com...]
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:16:03am |
re: #370 Sharmuta
I suppose it's too much to hope it will be sooner rather than later?
I wonder what could happen that would push them along.
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Jimmah Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:18:36am |
Oh yeah - almost forgot. Happy 4th July folks!
Back to work for me.
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UncleRancher Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:18:48am |
With "the boss" out of town next week I predict the Dow will go up by at least 300 points. It's a pattern I've been watching.
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srb1976 Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:22:17am |
Morning and happy Independence Day again! Just dropping in while the cakes are baking....
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:22:35am |
re: #379 UncleRancher
With "the boss" out of town next week I predict the Dow will go up by at least 300 points. It's a pattern I've been watching.
He can still pop up on television to run his mouth.
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laZardo Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:23:18am |
re: #354 justdanny
Good thing I use a Samsung mobile phone. q: I'd rather give my money to Kim Jong-Il than Dinnerjacket.
/no time for your lousy distinctions!
//obscure Top Gear reference
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realwest Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:25:25am |
re: #381 MandyManners
He can still pop up on television to run his mouth.
Good morning Mandy - he already has - I just put in the spin off links above that he gave a speech at 7:55 this morning weaving our Independence Day into a pitch for his programs, while John McCain gave a speech about the Iranian "dissidents" and how we (the U.S.) ought to be standing up for them!
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Taqyia2Me Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:26:11am |
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laZardo Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:26:30am |
re: #367 MandyManners
"Michelle Obama? She's soooo last ____. "
/fill in the blank like a stimulus check.
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Honorary Yooper Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:26:31am |
re: #379 UncleRancher
With "the boss" out of town next week I predict the Dow will go up by at least 300 points. It's a pattern I've been watching.
Just wait for Geithner to speak on TV. Then you'll lose all that gain.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:27:08am |
re: #383 realwest
Good morning Mandy - he already has - I just put in the spin off links above that he gave a speech at 7:55 this morning weaving our Independence Day into a pitch for his programs, while John McCain gave a speech about the Iranian "dissidents" and how we (the U.S.) ought to be standing up for them!
I reckon he thinks his programs are equal to the Revolutionary War.
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UncleRancher Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:27:42am |
It's time to fix breakfast. Need energy for the parades & etc. Happy 4th!
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:27:51am |
re: #385 laZardo
"Michelle Obama? She's soooo last ____. "
/fill in the blank like a stimulus check.
What would have to happen before one said that?
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VegasRick Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:29:23am |
re: #387 MandyManners
I reckon he thinks his programs are equal to the Revolutionary War.
Well, they are pretty revolting.
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laZardo Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:32:20am |
re: #389 MandyManners
What would have to happen before one said that?
That...is a good question. I'm stumped.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:33:28am |
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:33:44am |
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:34:44am |
re: #391 laZardo
That...is a good question. I'm stumped.
A taped conversation in which she trashes homosexuals in the industry?
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laZardo Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:35:24am |
re: #383 realwest
We disagree a lot with John McCain's politics domestically, but at least he seems to have his heart in the right place when it's time (that we're supposed to) put our foot down.
/note the parentheses.
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cronus Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:35:24am |
Good morning and Happy Independence Day.
I'm a big practitioner and advocate of recycling but I consider the title to this article to be the perfect embodiment of the the leftist world view.
New York Times: In Public Housing, Talking Up the Recycling Bin
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realwest Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:37:01am |
Hmmm. Just put a link in spin off links about a new Rasmussen poll that shows Americans overwhelming adhere to the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence, but 25% believe that government does NOT derive its authority from the consent of the governed!
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wahabicorridor Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:44:06am |
good morning (again!)
Michelle and fashion? puh-leeze. I've seen homeless women at DuPont Circle that do better. The best line I've heard came from my sister re: that white gown she wore to the inaugural.
"Looks like it was designed to pick up signals from Arethat Franklins hat".
heh.
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realwest Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:48:42am |
re: #401 wahabicorridor
Hey there and Good morning and Happy Fourth of July {wahabi! Hope you and yours are doing well today?
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Walter L. Newton Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:50:56am |
re: #401 wahabicorridor
good morning (again!)
Michelle and fashion? puh-leeze. I've seen homeless women at DuPont Circle that do better. The best line I've heard came from my sister re: that white gown she wore to the inaugural.
"Looks like it was designed to pick up signals from Arethat Franklins hat".
heh.
And from the international desk...
Mrs. Obama bringing glamor to Moscow this weekend
MOSCOW (AP) - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
[Link: apnews.myway.com...]
Plueeeezzzzeeeeee...
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wahabicorridor Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:51:47am |
re: #402 realwest
hey rw! We're just dandy. Have to run to the store later and pick up all the fixins. Hubby wants potato salad above all else.
Was going to email you. Got the biopsies back on The Fat Beagle yesterday. As expected, it is inflammatory bowel disease, mostly in the small intestine and the cell types they found show it is the most common form of the illness - good, because vets have more experience with it. Initial treatment starts with a steroid and I'm going to meet with their nutritionist/holistic guy to talk about a low-residue, hypoallergenic diet.
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Walter L. Newton Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:52:04am |
re: #403 Killgore Trout
Google has a July 4th logo this year.
Isn't that RON PAUL holding the spatula?
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Killgore Trout Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:52:36am |
Instapundit links to advice on how to oppose free speech.....
How to bring the campaign to FIRE DAVID LETTERMAN to your local Tea Party
If you want conservatives to be able to field the best and brightest candidates, there’s something you can do at your Tea Party to make that happen: send the message that sexism and attacks on the children of people you disagree with are career suicide.
....
We MUST do the work required to get David Letterman fired!
Yes, I think they're serious.
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HoosierHoops Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:53:09am |
I've seen 3 Billy Mays Commercials this morning and it's pissing me off...
Have they no shame? Is the rush to sell shit so important that a man can't rest in peace? Bastards!
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laZardo Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:53:33am |
re: #408 HoosierHoops
Getting on the ball was what he would have wanted. ):
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Taqyia2Me Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:55:17am |
re: #403 Killgore Trout
Google has a July 4th logo this year.
Google is clearly on board with the marxification of this great nation and W is no longer president. Why wouldn't they celecrate this?
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SasquatchOnSteroids Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:55:34am |
re: #408 HoosierHoops
I've seen 3 Billy Mays Commercials this morning and it's pissing me off...
Have they no shame? Is the rush to sell shit so important that a man can't rest in peace? Bastards!
The love of money over man has no shame.
Shame is an antiquated idea these days.
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realwest Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:55:38am |
re: #405 wahabicorridor
Hey wahabi - that's good news (isn't it?) although I tend to look askance at "holistic" types, as long as he's also a real nutrionist I reckon that can't be BAD!
LOL!
I sure hope the Fat Beagle recovers quickly and enjoys the hypoallergenic diet! But watch out for those steriods or you could wind up with a British Mastiff on your hands instead of Fat Beagle! LOL!
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wahabicorridor Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:55:45am |
re: #408 HoosierHoops
I've seen 3 Billy Mays Commercials this morning and it's pissing me off...
Have they no shame? Is the rush to sell shit so important that a man can't rest in peace? Bastards!
My husband had the exact same reaction. But I disagree. Mays loved what he did, he loved that he was the best, and if he can sell even more product now, I think he'd be pleased.
Hi! It's Billy Mays from the other side!
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Walter L. Newton Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:56:44am |
re: #407 Killgore Trout
Instapundit links to advice on how to oppose free speech.....
How to bring the campaign to FIRE DAVID LETTERMAN to your local Tea Party
Yes, I think they're serious.
Probably not any more or less serious than the liberals that got Imus fired. Probably not any more or less serious than the liberal who pre-arrange content at press conferences and "town hall" meetings. Probably not more or less than major networks that give the president hours of air time, but refuse to accept an opposing opinion, paid or otherwise.
Hell, the conservative have a lot of catching up to do to ever come any where near the expert control of free speech that highlights progressives.
Happy Independence Day, if you don't mind me saying that?
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SurferDoc Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:57:28am |
Michele Obama = Fashion Icon
Sarah Palin = Idiot Hick
No, there is no media bias.
Nope.
/Bastards
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Killgore Trout Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:57:34am |
re: #410 Taqyia2Me
Yeah, I think since there's a Dem in the house they feel it's ok to be patriotic.
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wahabicorridor Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:58:02am |
re: #412 realwest
Well, she won't recover. This is treatable, not curable. As for the 'holistic' vet - he's a regulary trained vet who has no problem w/conventional approaches - but he includes acupuncture, etc., and he really does get into the nutrition stuff. I've worked with him before.
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MandyManners Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:58:08am |
re: #408 HoosierHoops
I've seen 3 Billy Mays Commercials this morning and it's pissing me off...
Have they no shame? Is the rush to sell shit so important that a man can't rest in peace? Bastards!
Maybe it's governed by contract and cancellation will result in his estate being penalized for non-performance.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Jul 4, 2009 6:59:57am |
KosKidz: Cynthia McKinney is in jail in Israel
A former U.S. Congresswoman goes on a life endangering humanitarian mission, gets captured and is then held in jail against her will. Yet, it takes the MSM over two days to report this and they do it during the Friday 'news dump' where it will get lost in the shuffle.Of course, Israel can do no wrong, right?
I'm tired of the American MSM covering up the atrocities that have been taking place in Palestine for the last couple years.
I love this update.....
*******UPDATE #3********Cynthia McKinney is not nuts. She's a hero. ......
She introduced articles of impeachment against Bush, she was a consistent anti-war voter, and against the wishes of many Democrats she sat on a committee to investigate the response toward Hurricane Katrina. She fought hard to stop the mining by US companies of Coltan in the DRC which led to the further environmental degradation and impoverishment of the local people there.
This is the 3rd humanitarian ship she has taken to Gaza.
She is not nuts. She is a person who cares about people more than enriching herself.
They still love the crazy.
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realwest Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:00:02am |
re: #403 Killgore Trout
Google has a July 4th logo this year.
Good morning and Happy Independence Day to you! WOW, has anyone told the top exec's at Google that some subversive at their shop stuck an American Flag in their logo! Right next to the picnic basket, too! LOL!
How are you doing today?
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HoosierHoops Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:01:37am |
re: #418 MandyManners
Maybe it's governed by contract and cancellation will result in his estate being penalized for non-performance.
Well..It's good that his dear family will be helped out....
It just disgusts me that he is selling from the grave...
So sad....This is what we have come too.. contracts and money hold sway over a man that lost his life....
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realwest Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:02:25am |
re: #417 wahabicorridor
Well then I hope she responds well to the treatment and lives a long and happy life with the steroids and diet!
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reine.de.tout Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:04:18am |
re: #413 wahabicorridor
My husband had the exact same reaction. But I disagree. Mays loved what he did, he loved that he was the best, and if he can sell even more product now, I think he'd be pleased.
Hi! It's Billy Mays from the other side!
Plus, these ads are probably scheduled (and paid for) months in advance.
I agree with you he loved what he did; it showed.
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Walter L. Newton Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:05:29am |
re: #421 HoosierHoops
Morning HH.
FYI and all. My response time is back to normal between me and LGF. I don't know what caused the slow down over the last 3 days, or why it stopped.
It seems like it was a Western United States+Comcast+LGF problem, as those are the 3 variable that seemed to pop up with other Lizards who had the same problem.
Around midnight last night, I sent a Visual Tract Route chart to Charles showing my "hops." Maybe he saw something in that chart.
Maybe it was all Comcasts problem and maybe it's something they have been trying to correct for a few days.
I don't know.
For the heck of it, if anyone continues to have response time problem, and you see me on LGF, post a comment, let me know.
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nyc redneck Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:05:48am |
*HAPPY 4th of JULY *
i love the 4th of july.
finally, today we have no thunderstorms in the forecast.
so we're going ahead w/ the cook out in the court yard.
i've already got a bouquet on the picnic table.
8 little american flags in a flower vase.
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realwest Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:06:44am |
re: #421 HoosierHoops
Good morning Hoops - Happy Independence Day to you!
And I agree with you - and I think Oxyclean or whatever other crap he was selling would get so much grief over suing his estate for not letting his pre-recorded commercials appear on TV that it would be a lose-lose situation for them.
OTOH, look at how many millions of downloads there have been of Michael Jacksons' musice since his death - and yeah, I know it's not the same thing, but MJ was broke (from what I hear) and I have no problems with his estate getting more (apparently much needed) income from that.
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JCM Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:08:35am |
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
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realwest Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:08:36am |
re: #425 nyc redneck
Hi nyc redneck - yep, the 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays too! Are y'all gonna get a chance to see the Macy's fireworks display this year!
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VegasRick Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:08:59am |
re: #425 nyc redneck
*HAPPY 4th of JULY *
i love the 4th of july.
finally, today we have no thunderstorms in the forecast.
so we're going ahead w/ the cook out in the court yard.
i've already got a bouquet on the picnic table.
8 little american flags in a flower vase.
Nice!
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JCM Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:09:00am |
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
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avanti Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:09:02am |
re: #349 SasquatchOnSteroids
Is today the "have a hot dog with an Iranian diplomat" day at the WH.
I sorta forgot about that one.
No:
"The White House will celebrate the Fourth of July and honor military heroes and their families with a barbecue on the South Lawn. The evening will conclude with fireworks. 1,200 military families have been invited to attend and the Marine Band will also perform. White House staff and their families have also been invited to watch fireworks on the South Lawn. The President will deliver brief remarks, which are pooled press."
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JCM Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:09:22am |
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
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Walter L. Newton Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:09:37am |
re: #428 realwest
Hi nyc redneck - yep, the 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays too! Are y'all gonna get a chance to see the Macy's fireworks display this year!
I heard it may rain and the firework display may be brought indoors into Macy's.
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JCM Sat, Jul 4, 2009 7:09:39am |
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the