Overnight Open Thread
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
— Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
— Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles
1 | Macker Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:05:58pm |
Dang. 7 days to go till I move out from the a**hole roommate and his shack-up girlfriend.
I can't wait.
3 | Syrah Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:06:37pm |
re: #1 Macker
Dang. 7 days to go till I move out from the a**hole roommate and his shack-up girlfriend.
I can't wait.
Why wait?
4 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:07:38pm |
re: #1 Macker
Dang. 7 days to go till I move out from the a**hole roommate and his shack-up girlfriend.
I can't wait.
But only 3 more days (including today) until all the videos are posted!
We've already been through these 70 videos:
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
90 - Lenny Kravitz, Are You Gonna Go My Way
89 - They Might Be Giants, Don't Let's Start
88 - Janet Jackson, Love Will Never Do (Without You)
87 - The Prodigy, Firestarter
86 - Billy Idol, Cradle of Love
85 - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Don't Come Around Here No More
84 - Method Man & Mary J. Blige, 84-I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need To Get By
83 - Godley & Creme, Cry
82 - Def Leppard, Pour Some Sugar on Me
81 - Twisted Sister, We're Not Gonna Take It
80 - The Cure, Close to Me
79 - Fiona Apple, Criminal
78 - Adam Ant, Goody Two Shoes
77 - Radiohead, Fake Plastic Trees
76 - Devo, Whip It
75 - Public Enemy, Fight the Power
74 - C+C Music Factory, Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
73 - Band Aid, Do They Know It's Christmas
72 - The Chemical Brothers, Setting Sun
71 - M. C. Hammer, U Can't Touch This
70 - New Order, True Faith
69 - Smashing Pumpkins, 1979
68 - Duran Duran, Girls on Film
67 - Don Henley, Boys of Summer
66 - The Beastie Boys, Fight For Your Right
65 - Garbage, Stupid Girl
64 - Beck, Loser
63 - Tone-Loc, Wild Thing
62 - U2, Where The Streets Have No Name
61 - Van Halen, Right Now
60 - 'til tuesday, Voices Carry
59 - En Vogue, My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
58 - David Bowie, Ashes To Ashes
57 - Björk, It's Oh So Quiet
56 - Metallica, Enter Sandman
55 - David Lee Roth, Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
54 - Marilyn Manson, The Beautiful People
53 - Madness, Our House
52 - Lauryn Hill, Everything Is Everything
51 - Golden Earring, Twilight Zone
50 - Madonna, Lucky Star
49 - Paula Abdul, Straight Up
48 - Aerosmith, Janie's Got A Gun
47 - Talking Heads, Once In A Lifetime
46 - Fatboy Slim, Praise You
45 - Guns N' Roses, November Rain
44 - Janet Jackson, Rhythm Nation
43 - ZZ Top, Gimme All Your Lovin'
42 - Alanis Morisette, Ironic
41 - Bon Jovi, Wanted Dead or Alive
40 - TLC, Waterfalls
39 - Cyndi Lauper, Girls Just Want To Have Fun
38 - Metallica, One
36 - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Give It Away
35 - Michael Jackson, Billie Jean
34 - Sinead O'Connor, Nothing Compares 2 U
33 - Van Halen, Jump
32 - Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang
31 - The Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Let's get started with tonight's videos, 30 through 21!
6 | Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:07:56pm |
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Boobs?
7 | Killian Bundy Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:08:00pm |
Supermax prison: Obama's books objectionable
The federal government's most secure prison has determined that two books written by President Barack Obama contain material "potentially detrimental to national security" and rejected an inmate's request to read them.
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali is serving a 30-year sentence at the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colo., for joining al-Qaida and plotting to assassinate then-President George W. Bush. Last year, Abu Ali requested two books written by Obama: "Dreams from My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope."
But prison officials, citing guidance from the FBI, determined that passages in both books contain information that could damage national security.
A prison spokeswoman referred questions to the FBI, where a spokeswoman was looking into the matter Thursday evening.
/well, that makes sense, after all, Obama has done everything within his power to damage national security ever since he took office
8 | mikalm Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:08:35pm |
"You use yer tongue prettier'n a twenty-dollar whore!"
10 | Fenway_Nation Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:08:59pm |
re: #7 Killian Bundy
Huh? As an author, he's a national security risk, but as a president he's all heopey 'n changey? WTF?
11 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:09:19pm |
#30 is a cartoon video featuring kids. So, it must be a kid's cartoon, right?
Not exactly - it's Korn's Freak On A Leash!
12 | Fenway_Nation Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:09:38pm |
re: #5 mrshankly01
/Monosyllabic grunt in the affirmative.
13 | mikalm Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:10:11pm |
re: #9 BatGuano
His greatest roles: Blazing Saddles and Dr. Strangelove.
15 | Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:10:36pm |
re: #2 jcm
It's such a shame that they can't really even rerun that movie anymore. SAme with All in the Family. Just not PC anymore.
16 | ArchangelMichael Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:10:53pm |
18 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:11:27pm |
"I want my MTV!"
That's not only MTV's most famous motto, but a lyric from #29. Like #30, it's animated, but this time with computer graphics.
Yep, it's time for Dire Straits' Money for Nothing:
19 | Fenway_Nation Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:12:29pm |
re: #14 mrshankly01
BTW, since you've been to Ft. Stewart more recently than I have, Mr Shankly, could you answer me this?
Does that tanker's motor pool still have that huge freeway sign from the Iraq/Kuwait border measuring the distance to Basra and Baghdad?
20 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:13:55pm |
#28 is a video where . . . um . . . well . . . I'm not really sure what's supposed to be going on. I even tried to post on LGF, and the LGF video server couldn't figure it out!
How about we just call it Rockit by Herbie Hancock?
21 | mrshankly01 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:14:14pm |
re: #19 Fenway_Nation
I do not know. I assumed that it was 1-64's motorpool that had it. I was in 4-64 and it didn't have it as of 2008.
I did cross that border a few times though. It was a great feeling pulling on the Kuwait side.
22 | ArchangelMichael Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:14:19pm |
re: #18 gmsc
It probably took a farm of SGI mainframes days to render that back then too.
24 | mrshankly01 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:15:34pm |
re: #19 Fenway_Nation
1-64 Armor still had the T-72 in its front lawn, though.
25 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:15:36pm |
re: #1 Macker
Dang. 7 days to go till I move out from the a**hole roommate and his shack-up girlfriend.
I can't wait.
what will you do for entertainment?
26 | jcm Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:15:43pm |
re: #15 Killgore Trout
It's such a shame that they can't really even rerun that movie anymore. SAme with All in the Family. Just not PC anymore.
Too true, even when it's a complete send up of everything....
Gonna' have to watch it again soon.
27 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:15:55pm |
re: #22 ArchangelMichael
It probably took a farm of SGI mainframes days to render that back then too.
Nowadays, when you get a video like that on your desktop computer, it's just because it's a quick rendering in "Preview Mode".
;)
29 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:16:25pm |
#27 served as LL Cool J's comeback video.
Don't call it a comeback! Mama Said Knock You Out!
31 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:17:33pm |
re: #23 Pvt Bin Jammin
Dance, Lizards, Dance.
Which, strangely, didn't make it into the top 100, but is a good music video nonetheless:
32 | Pvt Bin Jammin Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:17:50pm |
re: #26 jcm
Too true, even when it's a complete send up of everything....
Gonna' have to watch it again soon.
The hot ticket in Mexico is "Speedy Gonzales"..banned in the USA, Go figure?
35 | jcm Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:19:58pm |
re: #32 Pvt Bin Jammin
The hot ticket in Mexico is "Speedy Gonzales"..banned in the USA, Go figure?
Youtube!
37 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:20:57pm |
We haven't seen a Guns N' Roses video since #45's November Rain.
It's about time to bring them back, don't you think? At #26, for their second (and not last) appearance on this list, it's Welcome To The Jungle:
38 | Fenway_Nation Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:21:27pm |
re: #21 mrshankly01
Big, blue, written in English and Arabic and had the distance to Basrah, Baghdad and one more city written on it.....
Dang....I wasn't even a tanker, but I was overwhelmed with this sense of pride tempered with the fact that there was unfinished business over there whenever I saw that sign.
39 | mrshankly01 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:21:40pm |
re: #34 redc1c4
easy to get a handle off if you work at it
40 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:21:44pm |
re: #36 Pvt Bin Jammin
Dang, that's a wierd one. LOL
Haven't you ever seen the movie Labyrinth? Very fun, and very strange!
It stars Jennifer Connelly, who was only about 17 at the time.
41 | Pvt Bin Jammin Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:21:53pm |
re: #35 jcm
Youtube!
[Video]
We got the whole series from our American friend who comes from Mexico City.
42 | jcm Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:22:05pm |
G'night Honcos!
All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.
John Adams
43 | mrshankly01 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:22:06pm |
re: #39 mrshankly01
easy to get a handle
offof if you work at it
44 | Pvt Bin Jammin Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:22:59pm |
re: #40 gmsc
Haven't you ever seen the movie Labyrinth? Very fun, and very strange!
It stars Jennifer Connelly, who was only about 17 at the time.
I've never seen that movie. I must be a nerd.
45 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:24:06pm |
For the longest time, #25 was my personal all-time favorite music video. I still hold it in very high regard!
Like Money for Nothing, from earlier tonight, it has become one of those videos you first think of when you think of 80's music videos.
You Might Think, by The Cars:
46 | Pvt Bin Jammin Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:24:33pm |
re: #42 jcm
Tat is so very true. Sweet dreams. JCM.
47 | mrshankly01 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:24:39pm |
48 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:24:40pm |
re: #44 Pvt Bin Jammin
I've never seen that movie. I must be a nerd.
If you haven't seen Labyrinth, you cannot be a nerd by definition.
;)
50 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:26:37pm |
re: #44 Pvt Bin Jammin
I've never seen that movie. I must be a nerd.
Here's where you can watch it. Set some time aside and watch it when you get a chance.
51 | esch Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:26:57pm |
re: #40 gmsc
Haven't you ever seen the movie Labyrinth? Very fun, and very strange!
It stars Jennifer Connelly, who was only about 17 at the time.
I think that movie kickstarted me into puberty. I couldn't believe she got a reduction.
Bowie rocked, but really one of the coolest parts of that movie for me was Michael Moschen (the 'balls' guy).
52 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:28:34pm |
re: #51 esch
I think that movie kickstarted me into puberty. I couldn't believe she got a reduction.
Bowie rocked, but really one of the coolest parts of that movie for me was Michael Moschen (the 'balls' guy).
Just think - his biggest movie role was as David Bowie's hands.
53 | Pvt Bin Jammin Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:29:25pm |
re: #50 gmsc
I'll check it out. Thanks. Can't believe I missed it.
55 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:30:34pm |
Last night, I made the cryptic comment that one of tonight's videos would feature the world's coolest floor.
#24 is here to explain that comment.
It's Jamiroquai, singing Virtual Insanity!
57 | esch Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:32:26pm |
re: #52 gmsc
Just think - his biggest movie role was as David Bowie's hands.
Must....resist....bad....puns...ARGH!
OTOH, he did do a bunch of public TV things and toured for years. So I think he made out pretty well.
58 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:33:12pm |
re: #39 mrshankly01
easy to get a handle off if you work at it
wood that i could, but i brassierly have time to contemplate that which has caused the cleavage between my desires and my reality.
59 | Syrah Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:33:15pm |
60 | Pvt Bin Jammin Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:33:16pm |
re: #56 gmsc
I think you can just right click and look at the whole thing.
63 | Pvt Bin Jammin Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:34:36pm |
64 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:34:37pm |
#23 has a list of credits that's far long than its short title.
The artists? The Notorious B.I.G. with Puff Daddy & Mase
The title? Mo' Money Mo' Problems
65 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:37:30pm |
re: #50 gmsc
Here's where you can watch it. Set some time aside and watch it when you get a chance.
i read the synopsis...... or, at least as much as i could stand.
i'll pass.
66 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:38:37pm |
#22 is not by Pearl Jam, but Pearl Jam was inspired to write a song about a character from this video. The Pearl Jam song is called "Bee Girl".
The video that inspired them? Blind Melon's No Rain:
67 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:39:10pm |
re: #57 esch
Must....resist....bad....puns...ARGH!
OTOH, he did do a bunch of public TV things and toured for years. So I think he made out pretty well.
no such thing as a 'bad pun'..... horrible, terrible, execrable, etc, yes.... but bad?
know.
68 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:39:44pm |
re: #67 redc1c4
no such thing as a 'bad pun'..... horrible, terrible, execrable, etc, yes.... but bad?
know.
A good pun is its own reword.
69 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:40:39pm |
just curious: after we've gone through the top 100 favorite videos, can we do the "best 100"?
70 | zombie Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:41:28pm |
People of Earth!
I demand your attention!
Actually, I need you as guinea pigs and volunteer editors.
For the last several days, I have been working on and off on a report about John Holdren, Obama's "Science Czar." I'm pretty much "done" with the report, at least I think I am, but I want to make sure there's nothing completely embarrassing about it before I unleash it on the world. And so, I turn to you, the Lizard Nation, as my "early adopters," and give you "firsties" on the report!
Here is the link to it. I allow you to view it on one condition: You give me your opinion of it! Tell where I've gone wrong, tell me where I've misspelled, tell me where my whole approach is off-target. Be brutal. Be honest. Because I want this to stand the test of time:
Forced abortions. Mass sterilization. A "Planetary Regime" with the power of life and death over American citizens.The tyrannical fantasies of a madman? Or merely the opinions of the person now in control of science policy in the United States? Or both?
These ideas (among many other equally horrifying recommendations) were put forth by John Holdren, whom Barack Obama has recently appointed Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology -- informally known as the United States' Science Czar. In a book Holdren co-authored in 1977, the man now firmly in control of science policy in this country wrote that:
• Women could be forced to abort their pregnancies, whether they wanted to or not;
• The population at large could be sterilized by infertility drugs intentionally put in the nation's drinking water or in food;
• Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their wills and given away to other couples to raise;
• People who "contribute to social deterioration" (i.e. undesirables) "can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility" -- in other words, be compelled to have abortions or be sterilized.
• A transnational "Planetary Regime" should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans' lives -- using an armed international police force.Impossible, you say? That must be an exaggeration or a hoax. No one in their right mind would say such things.
Well, I hate to break the news to you, but it is no hoax, no exaggeration. John Holdren really did say those things, and this report contains the proof. Below you will find photographs, scans, and transcriptions of pages in the book Ecoscience, co-authored in 1977 by John Holdren and his close colleagues Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich. The scans and photos are provided to supply conclusive evidence that the words attributed to Holdren are unaltered and accurately transcribed.
...etc.
71 | Pvt Bin Jammin Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:42:16pm |
75 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:43:59pm |
If you can ignore the desperate plea for attention added to the beginning of this video by the submitter, tonight's last video is great.
We close out tonight with one more animated video. This one was animated with the rather unusual tool of a Xerox machine.
#21 is actually 2 videos in one - Need You Tonight and Meditate, both by INXS:
76 | eddiespaghetti Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:44:21pm |
Go Lance, entering the Pyrenees, beat up those Euro-monkeys!~
[Link: www.versus.com...]
77 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:44:41pm |
re: #70 zombie
let me know how to find you in the camps, so i can break you out.
79 | gmsc Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:45:49pm |
re: #69 redc1c4
just curious: after we've gone through the top 100 favorite videos, can we do the "best 100"?
It's a lot easier to define "popular" or "favorite" than it is "best", but go ahead if you want to.
81 | ArchangelMichael Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:49:35pm |
re: #77 redc1c4
let me know how to find you in the camps, so i can break you out.
He'll be the one that looks like Harry Dean Stanton up against the fence screaming AVENGE ME!
82 | mrshankly01 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:50:27pm |
re: #77 redc1c4
oh man, i can't wait to see the pictures from inside the camps on his website...
83 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:52:22pm |
re: #79 gmsc
It's a lot easier to define "popular" or "favorite" than it is "best", but go ahead if you want to.
i was thinking more along the lines of "100 best songs" from 'time period x'
84 | ArchangelMichael Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:52:38pm |
re: #70 zombie
I don't see anything that can be considered embarrassing in it so far. My only concern is whether or not Holdren has made comments or writings since then where he changes his mind or backtracks on this.
IMO even if he did, the fact that he EVER thought like this should be enough for him to be disqualified for an executive branch appointment, but others may use it to minimize or disregard it as "outdated."
85 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:53:55pm |
re: #82 mrshankly01
oh man, i can't wait to see the pictures from inside the camps on his website...
how many 11/19 series do you think it will take to equal a camp full of acornites?
87 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:54:53pm |
re: #84 ArchangelMichael
I don't see anything that can be considered embarrassing in it so far. My only concern is whether or not Holdren has made comments or writings since then where he changes his mind or backtracks on this.
IMO even if he did, the fact that he EVER thought like this should be enough for him to be disqualified for an executive branch appointment, but others may use it to minimize or disregard it as "outdated."
it'll just be another case of nuance........
did you hear the latest about Palin?
88 | Syrah Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:55:09pm |
re: #75 gmsc
I played with Xerox art back in college. It made some amazing distortions as you repeated copying images and enlargements.
89 | mrshankly01 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:55:18pm |
re: #86 mrshankly01
(that is coming from a tanker too...we like our shut-eye)
90 | redc1c4 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:55:40pm |
re: #86 mrshankly01
two. the tanker will be sleeping though
19D, not E or K or what have you......
Scouts Out!
91 | ArchangelMichael Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:56:17pm |
re: #87 redc1c4
it'll just be another case of nuance........
did you hear the latest about Palin?
Exactly. Look over there.... Chewbacca defense.
92 | mrshankly01 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:58:22pm |
re: #90 redc1c4
well, i was a Scout PL in Iraq for a tour, but I am tanker in heart, love those tanks. (and so do the 11 C and M in the early morning when they have to dry out their sleeping bags)
93 | capitalist piglet Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:59:00pm |
re: #70 zombie
Well, that's a bombshell, if ever there was one. Wow.
This is probably a stupid question, but you know without a doubt that it is the same man, correct?
94 | mrshankly01 Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:59:42pm |
re: #90 redc1c4
19 E. good lord, you dated yourself, man.
95 | gmsc Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:00:00am |
Today in History, July 10th:
Highlights of this day in history: Start of World War II's Battle of Britain; Telstar satellite launched; Millard Fillmore becomes President; Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev killed; Singer Arlo Guthrie born; Cartoon voice Mel Blanc dies.
Other notable July 10th events include:
988 – The city of Dublin is founded on the banks of the river Liffey.
1553 – Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England.
1821 – The United States takes possession of its newly bought territory of Florida from Spain.
1890 – Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
1913 – Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), which is the highest temperature recorded in the United States.
1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, is accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
1966 – The Chicago Freedom Movement, lead by Martin Luther King, held a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. As many as 60,000 people came to hear Dr. King as well as Mahalia Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Peter Paul and Mary.
1978 – World News Tonight premieres on ABC.
1991 – Boris Yeltsin begins his 5-year term as the first elected President of Russia.
1992 – In Miami, Florida, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
97 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:00:29am |
re: #89 mrshankly01
(that is coming from a tanker too...we like our shut-eye)
Murphy's Laws of Armor as originally found on alt.folklore.military and us.military.army, then published in the Armor Magazine, with following attribution due to my good friend and Master Gunner.
98 | capitalist piglet Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:01:05am |
re: #84 ArchangelMichael
I don't see anything that can be considered embarrassing in it so far. My only concern is whether or not Holdren has made comments or writings since then where he changes his mind or backtracks on this.
IMO even if he did, the fact that he EVER thought like this should be enough for him to be disqualified for an executive branch appointment, but others may use it to minimize or disregard it as "outdated."
Exactly. I don't particularly care if he changed. That is horrifying.
99 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:01:53am |
re: #97 redc1c4
oh yea, I know those well. i had #1 happen many times. my gunner, "stupid LT, why did you drink so much coffee"
100 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:06:21am |
re: #94 mrshankly01
19 E. good lord, you dated yourself, man.
when i first made SP4 in '83, we had M48A3's in the CA ARNG. 20 years later, and still a SP4, without any busts and only one 60 day break, they were just getting M1-A1's......... i saw 48A3, A5, 60A1, A3, M1IP and A1.
mostly through my DST, as i was 11H, now 11Whatever..... %-)
101 | eddiespaghetti Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:07:21am |
The harder u work, the more goes to others. I love this, it's awesome! Oh wait..
102 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:08:23am |
re: #101 eddiespaghetti
The harder u work, the more goes to others. I love this, it's awesome! Oh wait..
crackhead..... %-)
103 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:08:28am |
re: #100 redc1c4
as a hotel, you probably tried to kill all those tanks, too.
the 11Hs are now Charlies. No Hs or Ms anymore.
104 | pat Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:09:56am |
Obama seems to have worn out the undecideds I am sure it has nothing to do with the privily this couple assume. /
Again America is saddled with Democratic grifters who mean to line their pockets while deconstructing America.
106 | BatGuano Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:13:42am |
re: #95 gmsc
1971- BatGuano toked his first doob. The rest is history.
107 | gmsc Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:14:31am |
re: #106 BatGuano
1971- BatGuano toked his first doob. The rest is history.
Howdy, BatGuano!
BTW, wasn't it you who requested "Losing My Religion" a while back?
108 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:16:32am |
re: #70 zombie
Wow...that reminds me of the book Nature's End by Whitley Strieber. Some charismatic Jim Jones type in the not-too-distant future demands a lottery in which 1/3rd of the planet's population is supposed to off themselves.
109 | eddiespaghetti Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:16:43am |
Oh crap, somebody just explained to me that the more I make the more I have to give to others (plus a carbon credit). I thought I was saving the erf from 2 degrees of anthropomorphic carbon credits. Who can I cut my check to? I feel so bad about my lifestyle, I even have a pool. Who can I console with? Very Sorry, Eddie
110 | BatGuano Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:16:47am |
re: #107 gmsc
Howdy, BatGuano!
BTW, wasn't it you who requested "Losing My Religion" a while back?
That is correct. My all time favorite music video.
112 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:17:47am |
re: #109 eddiespaghetti
what, i thought pools cooled the earth...nooooo
113 | gmsc Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:18:15am |
re: #110 BatGuano
That is correct. My all time favorite music video.
You might want to come by a little earlier tomorrow.
You know . . . just saying . . .
114 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:19:27am |
115 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:19:53am |
re: #103 mrshankly01
as a hotel, you probably tried to kill all those tanks, too.
the 11Hs are now Charlies. No Hs or Ms anymore.
back when i was young, and potentially had a career, not to mention a future, there were Bravos, your basic light weapon infantry, Charlies, who were what ever flavor of mortar section they got sent to (81 or 4Deuce), and Hotels, who were TOW or 'Heavy Anti-Armor Weapons Crewman, and, if you were going to active or certain CAPSTONE units, you could get the ASI to be "11H-10E9" for ITV training.... Dragon training was for selected Bravos, which got them a different ASI, which is disremember at this time.
things change......
116 | BatGuano Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:20:55am |
re: #113 gmsc
I receive your drift. I'll leave the money on the trash can. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink!
117 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:21:51am |
118 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:21:57am |
re: #115 redc1c4
actually, you are right. brain fart. everyone became Bravos except for the Charlies. They are still the Mortarmen. The Hotels and the Mikes became Bravos.
My bad.
119 | gmsc Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:23:00am |
re: #116 BatGuano
I receive your drift. I'll leave the money on the trash can. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink!
With that assurance, I shall say - Good night, all!
120 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:23:36am |
re: #115 redc1c4
all the tankers became 19Ks.
Scouts are 19Ds still.
121 | FamHistoryGuy Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:23:36am |
re: #70 zombie
People like Holdren always seem to assume that they will be among those who are the decision makers. And that their views are always the correct ones.
122 | BatGuano Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:24:56am |
123 | Ojoe Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:25:19am |
124 | eddiespaghetti Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:26:21am |
re: #112 mrshankly01
No, I was told I have to pay chlorine credits too, am I wrong? Chlorine breaks down at some point to Co2 and it must be taxes cause AL Gore won a medal some place (along with Yassar Arafat, what that is not good company?)...
126 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:27:22am |
re: #103 mrshankly01
as a hotel, you probably tried to kill all those tanks, too.
the 11Hs are now Charlies. No Hs or Ms anymore.
PS: i was a *really* good Hotel.... i could kill anything, and routinely gave the talks, training, etc..... and was always the GI pushed out to the evaluator.
somebody else got the promotions when they came down though.
after a shakeup, i did get, as a SP4(P), a SSG & SGT who were non-MOSQ, to train into their slots, but i wasn't good enough to get the bump to E-5.
/story of my life.
129 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:28:01am |
re: #118 mrshankly01
actually, you are right. brain fart. everyone became Bravos except for the Charlies. They are still the Mortarmen. The Hotels and the Mikes became Bravos.
My bad.
you were a PL: it is to be expected.......
/white smoke
%-)
130 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:30:13am |
re: #126 redc1c4
i could never figure out the National Guard promotion policies. National Guard friends of mine would be junior 1LTs well into the time I was a CPT even though we were at the basic course together.
131 | BatGuano Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:30:15am |
re: #117 redc1c4
I was not at that event but I was in Springfield/Eugene at the time. Thanks.
132 | Ojoe Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:31:42am |
re: #70 zombie
Holdren fits right in with Obama being able to view a baby an "punishment".
This is the most life-denying administration I've ever seen.
The Pope will be calling the "One" on this in the near future when they meet, you may be certain.
These are frightening times IMHO.
133 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:31:49am |
re: #129 redc1c4
haha. we called them crunchies anyway :P
134 | eddiespaghetti Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:32:51am |
re: #127 mrshankly01
Yeah, but he really, really deserved it or something, cause he represented, like the Sinai and like Egypt, and he represented, like Colombia and, like Peru in some sort of elections, or something. It was awesome.
And Yasser Arafat did not die of aids, I don't care what you heard, it was natural causes, duh.
135 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:34:44am |
re: #111 mrshankly01
ahh, SP4...sham sheild.
it may have been a localized failure, but it never seemed to protect me from being given assignments and duties well outside my pay grade. when you're at a SQDN LOGPAC, and the HHT rep is the only E-4 present, what does that tell you?
(and no, the unit was *not* FUBAR, only the HHT CO)
136 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:36:56am |
re: #135 redc1c4
no, i know. the SP4 rank had many different levels of experience within it.
137 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:39:22am |
re: #134 eddiespaghetti
he did a great job with the whole Iran thing when he was president, too.
138 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:41:17am |
re: #137 mrshankly01
And the economy! Don't forget the economy!
139 | BatGuano Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:42:10am |
1979, I had the honor of seeing General Moshe Dayan at Cupertino's Flint Center.
140 | eddiespaghetti Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:43:07am |
re: #137 mrshankly01
Que, Yasser had an effect on Iran? Except receiving arms shipments from them, what do you mean?
142 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:43:57am |
re: #133 mrshankly01
haha. we called them crunchies anyway :P
rather than tie up LGF with these trips down mammary lane, you can add @sbcglobal.net to my nik here.......
tit's okay with me if you don't though, after all:
"Enlisted men are stupid, but extremely cunning and sly, and bear considerable watching."
Army Officer's Guide
144 | BatGuano Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:45:57am |
re: #142 redc1c4
I heard that was written by Baron Von Steuben. Can you confirm?
145 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:48:30am |
re: #142 redc1c4
wow, that quote is from 1863.
no officer I know today feels that way. and if they did, they wouldn't last long. the army is a pretty tight bond with the constant wars now.
146 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:49:54am |
re: #84 ArchangelMichael
I don't see anything that can be considered embarrassing in it so far. My only concern is whether or not Holdren has made comments or writings since then where he changes his mind or backtracks on this
Agreed.
Not a bombshell, not embarrassing, and it's about to be blown out of proportion.
148 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:50:44am |
re: #142 redc1c4
... trips down mammary lane, ...
You tempt me...
...but we already had a boob thread downstairs.
149 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:51:38am |
re: #146 iceweasel
Agreed.
Not a bombshell, not embarrassing, and it's about to be blown out of proportion.
And it has been discusses quite a bit, around the 'net, at the time of the confirmation hearing.
151 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:53:28am |
re: #150 BatGuano
well, 1863 is closer to 1780 than 2009. so, not that far off.
152 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:53:43am |
re: #149 freetoken
And it has been discusses quite a bit, around the 'net, at the time of the confirmation hearing.
Exactly. Not news, not a big deal, and not a problem.
Some who should know better are going to pretend it is, though. Look for some of the usual suspects to headline it.
153 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:54:02am |
re: #144 BatGuano
I heard that was written by Baron Von Steuben. Can you confirm?
154 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:56:38am |
re: #145 mrshankly01
wow, that quote is from 1863.
no officer I know today feels that way. and if they did, they wouldn't last long. the army is a pretty tight bond with the constant wars now.
i'd love to believe you, but as late as '03, i was still feeling the love.
not always, and mind you, i served many great officers, but still, there was some real mud amongst the gems.
/our side of the equation wasn't any better, if that helps. plenty EM's enforced that sterotype.
155 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:58:43am |
Guess it's Nicolai Tesla's birthday or something...
156 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 12:58:55am |
re: #146 iceweasel
Agreed.
Not a bombshell, not embarrassing, and it's about to be blown out of proportion.
what's wrong with that?..... paste it all into Word, sub "Sarah Palin" or variations as necessary and the release the results into the wild and let me know what the outcome is.
/horseshit.
157 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:00:56am |
re: #156 redc1c4
what's wrong with that?..... paste it all into Word, sub "Sarah Palin" or variations as necessary and the release the results into the wild and let me know what the outcome is.
/horseshit.
No need to take my word for it. Freetoken already pointed it out.
Go looking. Check it out.
(weird that you feel the need to bring Palin in here. Why?)
158 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:01:03am |
re: #148 freetoken
You tempt me...
...but we already had a boob thread downstairs.
call it an upswelling of opportunity......
160 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:07:46am |
162 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:12:03am |
re: #161 BatGuano
Good question. :)
bastage ate my reply....
I was SUTA that weekend, so i can't testify one way or another. by the by, i still haven't been paid for that drill, so when can i expect my check?
/
163 | BatGuano Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:14:31am |
re: #162 redc1c4
Say no more. I am curry up the banana patch. Nicholas aint wanky.
164 | eddiespaghetti Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:16:13am |
I eat pieces of shit like U for breakfast:
Qut, G-night all, good luck Lance tomorrow, big day, watch VS~
165 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:17:14am |
re: #159 redc1c4
what's 'weird' is that you can read the quotes here and not see anything wrong.....
Perhaps you missed my point. Holdren has already said he no longer holds to the idea of an optimum population or that it is the function of government to make that choice. And that was discussed at the hearing and in some blogs and papers at that time.
And I've pointed this out to Zombie before, the first time he asked about input on the Holdren post.
166 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:18:21am |
re: #165 freetoken
PIMF "he" (in reference to Zombie) should be a "she/he/it".
167 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:24:15am |
re: #164 eddiespaghetti
I eat pieces of shit like U for breakfast:
Qut, G-night all, good luck Lance tomorrow, big day, watch VS~
i've eaten shit for breakfast many times....... i was in the Army.
168 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:25:04am |
re: #165 freetoken
Perhaps you missed my point. Holdren has already said he no longer holds to the idea of an optimum population or that it is the function of government to make that choice. And that was discussed at the hearing and in some blogs and papers at that time.
And I've pointed this out to Zombie before, the first time he asked about input on the Holdren post.
and we have his word for it that this is true...............
169 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:26:38am |
171 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:27:13am |
re: #165 freetoken
Perhaps you missed my point. Holdren has already said he no longer holds to the idea of an optimum population or that it is the function of government to make that choice. And that was discussed at the hearing and in some blogs and papers at that time.
And I've pointed this out to Zombie before, the first time he asked about input on the Holdren post.
I didn't know about your posting history here in re: Holdren, but I did follow Holdren's confirmation and facts about Holdren closely -- this is most important to me.
And as you said: this was fully discussed elsewhere; it is not news; it is nothing to be concerned about (if it were, you better believe I'd be all over it)-- and some are going to persist in pretending it is a big deal.
174 | Sharmuta Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:28:13am |
Sometimes looking for the truth can be a little like falling down the rabbit hole.
175 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:28:35am |
re: #170 BatGuano
Fare the well, fecal byproduct of the bat's hindquarters!
176 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:29:07am |
re: #169 Fenway_Nation
I coulda swore those were Mars Bars...
/
Can we post the Caddyshack pool scene now? That was a Mars Bar or something like it, wasn't it?
178 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:32:35am |
re: #176 iceweasel
Can we post the Caddyshack pool scene now? That was a Mars Bar or something like it, wasn't it?
Baby Ruth, IIRC.
179 | redc1c4 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:33:25am |
re: #171 iceweasel
I didn't know about your posting history here in re: Holdren, but I did follow Holdren's confirmation and facts about Holdren closely -- this is most important to me.
And as you said: this was fully discussed elsewhere; it is not news; it is nothing to be concerned about (if it were, you better believe I'd be all over it)-- and some are going to persist in pretending it is a big deal.
and we have your word that this is all true......
180 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:34:58am |
Since it is Tesla's birthday, does anyone remember the Idaho weather guy who was pushing the theory that the Japanese mob used a weather machine, made by Tesla, to make Hurricaine Katrina?
181 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:40:10am |
re: #152 iceweasel
What if a nominee up for a cabinet-level position wrote some quasi-scholarly works advocating the forced abortions or sterilization of only certain types of people (black, hispanic, Jewish)? Would that be dismissed with 'That was 30+ years ago- it's a non-issue'....
Seriously considering something like that should be akin to KKK membership; i.e. I don't give a shit how long ago Robert Byrd was in the Klan- the shelf life for that shit is more than 30 years....
182 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:43:30am |
re: #168 redc1c4
and we have his word for it that this is true...............
Well, are you taking his word in the publication which Zombie has scanned?
What we are faced with is somebody who has changed his mind. Even more so, the history of those writings is that Paul Erlich was the senior person involved, and Holdren was the junior, so we don't know how much of it was just Erlich's ideas being repeated by Holdren.
It was a given going into the confirmation hearing that Holdren was perceived as carrying some baggage... and Senator Rockerfeller went ahead and bundled the Lubchenco nomination (which would garner no objections) with Holdren's, thus sweetening the pie, so to speak.
The GOP had a (more junior) senator quiz Holdren on this very issue at the confirmation hearing, obviously in the hope that something could come of it, but nothing did because of all people politicians ought to be the last one to try and hold people accountable for what they said 30 years earlier.
Even though I was not a big fan of Holdren (partly because he had the baggage of Erlich with him), this "issue" really does seem to me to be water under the bridge.
183 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:46:19am |
good night all. redc1c4: hooah. Fenway_Nation: Rock of the Marne.
184 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:47:03am |
re: #180 Cannadian Club Akbar
Oh my God, they Killed Kenny!
You Bastardis
/OK- it wasn't Joe Bastardi, but I couldn't pass up the chance!
185 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:48:49am |
186 | poteen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:49:25am |
re: #70 zombie
History since 1977 has pretty much shown his overpopulation models to be lacking. His solutions,sick as they are, might not stick to him today.
You might use your research wizardry (or witchcraft) to see if he was part of the global cooling crowd back in the 70s.
Being wrong ALL the time makes the 'science czar' look very bad.
And you know Obama worries about how things look.
187 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:49:47am |
re: #184 Fenway_Nation
Youz guyz and da yanks are tied.
188 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:50:31am |
re: #187 Cannadian Club Akbar
Hmm....looks like we'll need to go head-to-head with them to put some more distance between us and them.
189 | mrshankly01 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:51:53am |
190 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:52:07am |
191 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 1:55:49am |
re: #181 Fenway_Nation
What if a nominee up for a cabinet-level position wrote some quasi-scholarly works
I'll be happy to consider hypotheticals with you anytime, Fenway. Including this one.
It's not analogous to the Holdren situation though, in part for the reasons that freetoken already beat me to in 182, and in part because your analogy itself isn't even analogous to what he wrote then.
192 | littleoldlady Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:00:03am |
Good monring, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™
Fruitcup is on the buffet ---------------->
Help yourselves!
194 | littleoldlady Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:10:10am |
Sharmuta! :-)
Quiet in here tonight...
/...too quiet
195 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:12:23am |
re: #192 littleoldlady
So I was musing earlier, littleoldlady....when I put in an application for employment with some of these railways, should I list as some of my attributes 'Doesn't text while operating a motor vehicle', 'Stays awake for the duration of my shift' and 'shows up sober and generally on time'?
196 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:12:32am |
Hiya, littleoldlady. Hope you and talloldman are doing well!
It IS quiet here. Way too quiet.
Oh well. More fruitcup for the rest of us!
198 | littleoldlady Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:13:27am |
200 | littleoldlady Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:14:43am |
201 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:17:48am |
re: #197 Fenway_Nation
Vodka's a fruit, right?
I dunno, but it IS one of the food groups, right?
/I hope?
202 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:21:15am |
re: #198 littleoldlady
I'm pretty adamant about hiring on with one of the freight-haulers (if they'll have me).
Why's that you ask?
Because grain or coal can't videotape me misbehavin'
/
204 | littleoldlady Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:24:08am |
205 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:24:23am |
re: #203 srb1976
Could ya be a dear and Irish it up for me?
207 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:25:38am |
208 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:26:46am |
re: #207 srb1976
Brinks truck jam-packed with pure gold and platinum bullion?
209 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:27:20am |
re: #201 iceweasel
According to red's nutrition guide, it's in the 'fruit' category.
210 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:29:20am |
re: #208 Fenway_Nation
Brinks truck jam-packed with pure gold and platinum bullion?
Damn...did I forget to mention "within reason"?
Sorry! but I got dibs on the first one of those I run across = )
211 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:32:09am |
re: #210 srb1976
With my luck, it'll probably run across me before you run across it.
213 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:36:14am |
re: #212 rightside
Mornin' rightside.....you're up early this morning!
214 | littleoldlady Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:36:29am |
215 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:38:00am |
re: #212 rightside
Hey there right side- a little earlier than normal.
216 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:46:16am |
Where's some of our more invest-ey inclined lizards like Killgore Trout, 3wood or Chicagodudewhotrades? I was kinda hoping to pick their brain(s) on a few matters relevant to finances....
217 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:46:53am |
Looks like we're getting a new air conditioner this week....Yay!
218 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:48:19am |
219 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:51:36am |
re: #218 Cannadian Club Akbar
Central air?
Yep....apparently our old one was struck by lightning....
221 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:55:04am |
re: #220 rightside
I don't think you did the killing....it seems to die a natural death around this time of day
(I say as I try to avoid taking the blame for it) = )
222 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:55:19am |
re: #219 srb1976
Yep....apparently our old one was struck by lightning....
I put in a new AC 2 years ago. They company also checked and patched my duct work. My August bill went from $350 in '06 to $105 in '07.
223 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:56:53am |
re: #222 Cannadian Club Akbar
I put in a new AC 2 years ago. They company also checked and patched my duct work. My August bill went from $350 in '06 to $105 in '07.
It's scary how much it can drop when you fix everything!
224 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 2:59:06am |
re: #222 Cannadian Club Akbar
I put in a new AC 2 years ago. They company also checked and patched my duct work. My August bill went from $350 in '06 to $105 in '07.
Sweet! we've done some adding to the house in the past few years, so we needed to get a bigger, mmore efficient unit anyway....(not that it was planned for right now), but this way at least homeowners covers most of it = )
225 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:00:11am |
re: #223 iceweasel
It's scary how much it can drop when you fix everything!
My first 4 electric bills this year were 30, 25, 25 and 35. I don't use heat during the cold snaps.
226 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:01:41am |
re: #224 srb1976
I bought a 13 Sere unit. I think they have better ones now.
227 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:02:28am |
re: #225 Cannadian Club Akbar
We live in Alabama, our electric bill nearly doubles in the summer....we rarely run the heat at all, unless it's cold enough to affect the kids (not often)....but the AC runs ALL summer
228 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:04:31am |
re: #227 srb1976
We live in Alabama, our electric bill nearly doubles in the summer....we rarely run the heat at all, unless it's cold enough to affect the kids (not often)....but the AC runs ALL summer
I'm in Florida. I feel your pain. Are you set for hurricaine season as far as supplies and the such?
229 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:07:58am |
re: #228 Cannadian Club Akbar
I'm in Florida. I feel your pain. Are you set for hurricaine season as far as supplies and the such?
We're a ways away from the coastline....the last one that made any impact in our area was Ivan....but we always plan for a week or so without power (we do get the thunderstorms and tornadoes up this way)
230 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:12:26am |
re: #229 srb1976
When we lose power because of hurricaines, Florida Power and Light uses a local hockey arena to meet with all the other utility companies and game plan repairs, so the arena is priority one to get power restored. I am on the same grid with the arena.
231 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:14:42am |
re: #230 Cannadian Club Akbar
Nice! We are on rural power, but we are so close to the power co.'s main office that if we get any major damage, their lights are off too....it's been 8 years or so since the power's been off longer than overnight....
but it blinks ALL the time....we reset all our clocks at least once a week
232 | srb1976 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:19:18am |
and on that note....it's time to get back to the salt mines....
Have a great day folks!
234 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:26:12am |
re: #233 Fenway_Nation
mmmm.....salt.
Mark Grace was on Jim Rome's radio show years ago. He said during spring training he would put salt lick outside his hotel room to attract women. Not nice, but funny as hell.
235 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:29:01am |
re: #234 Cannadian Club Akbar
Mark Grace was on Jim Rome's radio show years ago. He said during spring training he would put salt lick outside his hotel room to attract women. Not nice, but funny as hell.
Not nice at all, but as a woman I cannot deny how much I love, love salt.
Never liked potato chips or doritos, but I love salt.
236 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:33:44am |
re: #235 iceweasel
Let me guess, you like salt on lemons as a snack.
237 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:37:41am |
re: #236 Cannadian Club Akbar
Let me guess, you like salt on lemons as a snack.
No, I like salt on someone's bicep, slamming tequila, and biting the lime.
/That's only if it's inferior tequila though.
238 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:43:56am |
BTW, if any ever doubted Beck's endorsement of Ron Paul... yesterday, on Beck's own web page, the head line article is guest written by .... Luap Nor himself, pushing his idea/book to end the Fed:
[Link: 74.125.155.132...]
Those two must be stopped. Beck is quite popular with the main-street right-wing (though he is dissed here for being a clown), his book being the bestseller (if you believe the lists.)
239 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:46:23am |
re: #237 iceweasel
Years ago, I worked at a restaurant that was a part of a company that had about 6 different concept restaurants. There was one that was Tex-Mex and Cuervo Gold was the bottom of the barrel tequila. They had about 75 different kinds. Shots ran from 6 bucks to over 100 per shot.
240 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:49:38am |
Hello everyone! I have one link to post before I leave for work:
[Link: www.theonion.com...]
241 | Fenway_Nation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:50:05am |
All this talk of alcohol is making me drowsy.....
g'nite, lizards!
242 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 3:57:05am |
re: #239 Cannadian Club Akbar
Years ago, I worked at a restaurant that was a part of a company that had about 6 different concept restaurants. There was one that was Tex-Mex and Cuervo Gold was the bottom of the barrel tequila. They had about 75 different kinds. Shots ran from 6 bucks to over 100 per shot.
Of course I'm kidding, in the sense that I don't know enough about tequila or even like it enough to drink it the way someone who really likes it could. Good tequila would be wasted on me.
But not salt, oh god no, that's not wasted. Or lime, or lemon. :)
Are there tequilas that are worth that much? And if they are, would a person want to drink them like a shot?
243 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:02:26am |
re: #242 iceweasel
Of course I'm kidding, in the sense that I don't know enough about tequila or even like it enough to drink it the way someone who really likes it could. Good tequila would be wasted on me.
But not salt, oh god no, that's not wasted. Or lime, or lemon. :)
Are there tequilas that are worth that much? And if they are, would a person want to drink them like a shot?
I don't do tequila, but when I bought my house I almost bought a $1600 bottle of Crown Royal as a personal house warming gift. Decided against it because my friends would have wanted me to share. Put hard wood floors in the bedrooms instead.
244 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:09:46am |
Good morning.
The market futures are pointing down due to fears over poor profit numbers and Obamanomics.
Looks like ObamaMotors to come out of bankruptcy today with a pocket full of our money.
The new General Motors Co. is poised to exit Chapter 11 protection as soon as Friday morning, and to emerge as a leaner, more focused company after only 40 days in bankruptcy court.
The quicker-than-expected reorganization could represent a major accomplishment for the Obama administration, which committed $50 billion to GM as part of its bailout of the U.S. auto industry.
The chances of a sustained turnaround hinge on a revamped board of directors the government has installed, in particular the new chairman, Edward E. Whitacre Jr. The former AT&T executive was hand-picked by the government's auto task force. He was charged with keeping a tight watch over GM management and its performance, something the administration believed the previous board didn't do enough of.
This coming from the same group who can't keep track of what they are doing with $787 billion.
245 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:10:28am |
Oh, goodness. Osama bin Laden's son, Omar, has a book out in which he describes how his father took his two dogs for an experiment with gas. He said his father hates his enemies more than he loved his family.
246 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:12:29am |
re: #242 iceweasel
Are there tequilas that are worth that much? And if they are, would a person want to drink them like a shot?
You should see the prices of some Scotch.....
247 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:14:12am |
Chicago Machine party hacks already lining up for Burris's seat:
Giannoulias takes lead in fund-raising for a Senate bid
l
linois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has raised $1.8 million for his Senate bid, while his likely Democratic rivals have zero dollars in their war chests.Giannoulias has been fund-raising since March. Federal fund-raising reports, public next week, will show that Giannoulias raised about $670,000 in the second quarter of 2009.
Giannoulias is also in a position to pour some of his own money into his campaign; his federal financial disclosure statement will show that he is worth between $13 million and $62 million
Worth between $13 and $62 million, a man of the people.
248 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:15:40am |
re: #244 3 wood
The MSM said GM was laying off 14K people, mostly white collar. True?
249 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:15:46am |
re: #246 Mithrax
You should see the prices of some Scotch.....
Honey, I know. I prefer it. Whisky, that is. :)
That isn't something you drink like you would a shot. And I've never even had the truly expensive whisky.
250 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:17:50am |
re: #249 iceweasel
Honey, I know. I prefer it. Whisky, that is. :)
That isn't something you drink like you would a shot. And I've never even had the truly expensive whisky.
Ah, but there is a big difference between good Scotch and good Whiskey. Has to do with the distilling process.
And if you drink enough of the cheap stuff, you won't taste a thing :P
251 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:18:33am |
Fox has three people who voted for FCBBHO on who are soooooo disappointed.
252 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:19:04am |
re: #245 MandyManners
Oh, goodness. Osama bin Laden's son, Omar, has a book out in which he describes how his father took his two dogs for an experiment with gas. He said his father hates his enemies more than he loved his family.
I thought Muslims didn't like dogs because they are considered dirty. Why would the have them as pets?
253 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:20:24am |
This one woman who owns a small business says the government needs to shovel more money to small businesses. Hey, idiot--why not call for lower taxes?
254 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:21:16am |
re: #253 MandyManners
This one woman who owns a small business says the government needs to shovel more money to small businesses. Hey, idiot--why not call for lower taxes?
Brainwashing.
You get insta-cash from the government and you think it's great.
You see long term benefits from tax cuts and you think "I want my money now!"
255 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:22:07am |
Dollar gains strength:
Yen, Dollar Rise, Stocks Fall on Concern Recovery Faltering
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- The yen and Treasuries rose on speculation the global recovery is faltering while stocks fell in Europe after Renault SA Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn ruled out an economic rebound before 2011.
The yen strengthened against all 16 most-traded currencies as of 11:20 a.m. in London, gaining as much as 1.3 percent versus the euro and 0.6 percent compared with the dollar. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index of European shares slipped 0.5 percent, extending its fourth weekly drop, the longest streak since March.
I think we are looking at a very sustained recession. Expect unemployment of 8% to 10% in the US for the foreseeable future.
256 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:22:53am |
re: #248 Cannadian Club Akbar
The MSM said GM was laying off 14K people, mostly white collar. True?
I don't know, but I would not be surprised.
257 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:24:46am |
re: #252 Cannadian Club Akbar
I thought Muslims didn't like dogs because they are considered dirty. Why would the have them as pets?
I don't know. From what I heard, Omar (28) remembers when the family went from a lavish lifestyle to an austere llfestyle. He looks Western--his long, long hair is done in a fancy corn-row design and he wears Western clothes. Fox ran a clip of him with a woman outside somewhere and she was wearing Western clothing and no head or face covering.
258 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:24:46am |
re: #250 Mithrax
Ah, but there is a big difference between good Scotch and good Whiskey. Has to do with the distilling process.
And if you drink enough of the cheap stuff, you won't taste a thing :P
Indeed. To both points.
Tell me why I should like Scotch and not whisky, for one.
/ btw, totally off topic, 'ice weasel' and all its variants are very popular nicknames on 'teh left'. And I just discovered YET ANOTHER PERSON using 'iceweasel' at one of my most fave liberal blogs.
//yes, not a big deal. Tell me about the scotch instead. :)
259 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:25:40am |
re: #254 Mithrax
Brainwashing.
You get insta-cash from the government and you think it's great.
You see long term benefits from tax cuts and you think "I want my money now!"
The age of instant gratification and entitlement: It's mine and I want it NOW.
260 | Cato the Elder Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:25:53am |
Hey everyone. Walter said some of you guys were looking for me. ;^)
I'm still on vacation. Left my curmudgeonly den on June 26. So far, I've stayed or visited in Kent, CT; Salem, NH; Edgecomb, ME; Stonington, ME (where I plan to move this time next year, inshallah); Dresden, ME; Wiscasset, ME (for the Glorious Fourth, with fireworks reflected in the water); Boston, MA; Williamstown, MA; Angola, NY; and now Paw Paw, MI.
The trip so far has been joyful and uneventful, except for when I had to call the police in Angola to get a motel owner to obey the law and give me a room with my service dog Haku. The local gendarme explained to the good man that he could either rent me the room and smile or face a lawsuit under the ADA, which would be handled by the Justice Department. I got the room, but the guy was still inclined to argue with me. Finally I just wished him and his family every good fortune and went to sleep. Maybe the next person with a service dog will get better treatment.
This morning I'm going to walk the property of my cousin Mike, a retired Michigan state trooper and private investigator. We'll have a look at things and then head for his private firing range for some target practice. I brought my H&K P7 for company and Mike has just about every other type of gun you could want.
It has been so wonderful to get out on the road for the first time in years and drive around this beautiful land of ours. I bought a Garmin GPS unit at the flagship L.L. Bean store and am discovering that paper maps are so last millennium. Still on my program are Marshall, MI, my ancestral home; Ann Arbor, MI, where I was born; Conway, MA, where a very old friend is waiting; and New York City. But I may make a flying visit to Taos, NM, first. Always wanted to go there. I guess if I decide to do that I'd better have the old Lincoln serviced first.
I'm very grateful my health has allowed this trip.
261 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:26:47am |
re: #257 MandyManners
Is he the son that wants to bring peace to the ME? I kinda remember him.
262 | TheMatrix31 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:27:03am |
re: #255 3 wood
Dollar gains strength:
Yen, Dollar Rise, Stocks Fall on Concern Recovery FalteringI think we are looking at a very sustained recession. Expect unemployment of 8% to 10% in the US for the foreseeable future.
Isn't it good that the dollar is strengthening?
263 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:27:45am |
I have an acquaintance who has not held a job for the 6 years (even before the "fall") I have known him. I've advised him about it and stuff for the whole time I have known him, and have tried to help him find work... he's obviously pre-destined for unemployment.
"Strongly Approves" in a poll about our President on Facebook.
Dude just can't wait for free stuff. I am going to wean myself from being his "friend".
Yeah...four kids... wife...(who can't work either).
264 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:29:00am |
re: #258 iceweasel
Indeed. To both points.
Tell me why I should like Scotch and not whisky, for one.
/ btw, totally off topic, 'ice weasel' and all its variants are very popular nicknames on 'teh left'. And I just discovered YET ANOTHER PERSON using 'iceweasel' at one of my most fave liberal blogs.
//yes, not a big deal. Tell me about the scotch instead. :)
Mostly it has to do with the grains, distilling process, vatting process, etc.
Scotch is really "Scotch Whiskey" but has become it's own brand (look at the reading Scotch whiskey in wiki), same with Bourbon, Rye, etc.
I'm curious about the Indian Whiskey, it comes from Molasses.
265 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:29:12am |
I know for sure now that Fox reads LGF. They ran a clip of that baby-skating video and will do a bit about it this morning.
266 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:29:21am |
Look at this misleading headline:
Economists Raise U.S. Outlook as Recession Fades, Survey Shows
With that you'd think there would be some rosy projections, right? Then you read the article and find this:
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy will expand faster than previously forecast in the second half of this year and in 2010 as a revival in consumer spending signals an end to the recession, a Bloomberg News survey showed.
Growth will average 1.5 percent in the July-to-December period, compared with last month’s 1.2 percent projection, according to the median of 57 forecasts in the survey taken from July 2 to July 8. The jobless rate will exceed 10 percent early next year and average 9.8 percent for 2010.
Signs of stability in the housing market, improving consumer confidence and smaller declines in auto sales are reinforcing forecasts for gains in consumer purchases. While the recovery is likely to be tempered by job cuts and shrinking household wealth, most economists said a second stimulus package won’t be needed.
FYI, you need a growth of at least 2% a year to keep up with population growth. Anything less means a dropping standard of living. Also, they are predicting an unemployment rate of 9.8 to 10% for the next 18 months at least. And that is "raised expectations"?
Wow, talk about your spin jobs.
267 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:30:29am |
re: #259 MandyManners
The age of instant gratification and entitlement: It's mine and I want it NOW.
Well, given that sooner or later the government well will dry up (I figure once the adults get back in charge of the White House) people will learn that long term planning and saving is the way to go. Which means give us lower taxes dammit!
268 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:33:09am |
re: #260 Cato the Elder
First, it would suck to require a service dog.
Second, it would be soooo cool to be able to travel with my dog.
269 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:33:13am |
re: #262 TheMatrix31
Isn't it good that the dollar is strengthening?
Mixed bag. It makes oil cheaper, but it also makes our goods more expensive for customers in other countries to buy. So our exports drop and our imports of oil increase.
The reason why the dollar is strengthening is not cause of significant improvement in the US economy, but that our economy seems less screwed up than some others.
270 | formercorpsman Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:34:38am |
re: #263 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I have an uncle, Korean War vet, (Marine) with all the usual paraphernalia on his vehicle about the Marines.
He is the king of hand outs. He moved to California because they give so much stuff, but had to move because he alienated his daughter in law so much, and claims there were too many Mexicans.
He moved back east, bitches about about how much he does not get, and hates George Bush with a passion.
He is a racist bastard too. But, he loves Obama. Why?
I think the words were, "I only want want is coming to me" as I recall.
Always looking for a hand out. ALWAYS.
My last words to him were to thank him for fighting the encroachment of communism in a foreign land, and to curse him for voting it in here.
271 | TheMatrix31 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:35:05am |
re: #269 3 wood
Mixed bag. It makes oil cheaper, but it also makes our goods more expensive for customers in other countries to buy. So our exports drop and our imports of oil increase.
The reason why the dollar is strengthening is not cause of significant improvement in the US economy, but that our economy seems less screwed up than some others.
That's what I figured.
272 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:35:16am |
re: #269 3 wood
Mixed bag. It makes oil cheaper, but it also makes our goods more expensive for customers in other countries to buy. So our exports drop and our imports of oil increase.
The reason why the dollar is strengthening is not cause of significant improvement in the US economy, but that our economy seems less screwed up than some others.
Also makes Canadian imports more attractive to buyers too.
Housing starts are starting to trickle up here, which is a very good sign.
273 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:35:29am |
re: #261 Cannadian Club Akbar
Is he the son that wants to bring peace to the ME? I kinda remember him.
I don't know. From what I just read about him at Wiki, he sounds kinda' flakey.
274 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:36:06am |
re: #260 Cato the Elder
Back in 1991, I had to get a hotel room for 2 day because I was waiting for my new apartment to be ready. There were all these guys with dogs everywhere. Found out it was a police dog convention. I have never felt safer. And I was glad I was out of pot. (long, long time ago)
275 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:38:33am |
re: #267 Mithrax
Well, given that sooner or later the government well will dry up (I figure once the adults get back in charge of the White House) people will learn that long term planning and saving is the way to go. Which means give us lower taxes dammit!
It's gonna' be a hard and rude awakening for many.
276 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:38:36am |
So, there I was hearing from Obama how we have to change our ways and be more efficient, we have to do more with less, drive cars that are more fuel efficient, etc., etc., etc..
Then I look up and see what car ObamaMotors is pinning a lot of their hopes on:
A Muscle Car to the Rescue for General Motors
DETROIT — Believe it or not, General Motors has a hit car on its hands.
Amid the gloom of bankruptcy and a miserable market for new vehicles, G.M.’s new Chevrolet Camaro muscle car is winning over consumers looking for a little excitement in a bland landscape of look-alike sedans and watered-down sport utilities.
G.M. sold 9,300 Camaros during the month of June — more than either its entire Buick or Cadillac divisions could muster on their own.
And with G.M. expected to emerge Friday from bankruptcy as a newly constituted company, it is hardly surprising that the Camaro will play a starring role in the company’s coming-out party and news conference at G.M.’s Detroit headquarters.
277 | TheMatrix31 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:39:25am |
re: #270 formercorpsman
I have an uncle, Korean War vet, (Marine) with all the usual paraphernalia on his vehicle about the Marines.
He is the king of hand outs. He moved to California because they give so much stuff, but had to move because he alienated his daughter in law so much, and claims there were too many Mexicans.
He moved back east, bitches about about how much he does not get, and hates George Bush with a passion.
He is a racist bastard too. But, he loves Obama. Why?
I think the words were, "I only want want is coming to me" as I recall.
Always looking for a hand out. ALWAYS.
My last words to him were to thank him for fighting the encroachment of communism in a foreign land, and to curse him for voting it in here.
Why don't you ask him what the hell he risked his life for?
278 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:39:56am |
re: #272 Mithrax
Also makes Canadian imports more attractive to buyers too.Housing starts are starting to trickle up here, which is a very good sign.
Good point.
279 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:40:40am |
re: #264 Mithrax
Mostly it has to do with the grains, distilling process, vatting process, etc.
Scotch is really "Scotch Whiskey" but has become it's own brand (look at the reading Scotch whiskey in wiki), same with Bourbon, Rye, etc.
I'm curious about the Indian Whiskey, it comes from Molasses.
GOD I'm such a pedant. Also a whisky snob.
When you said "scotch" i immediately thought, oh yeah, like Bourbon is 'whiskey'? (note spelling change). Don't get me wrong, I love bourbon, but it is something different!
This indian whiskey I'd never heard of. If it's from molasses I think it'll be too sweet for me. (I love sweet, but not in alcohol)
280 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:42:30am |
re: #276 3 wood
So, there I was hearing from Obama how we have to change our ways and be more efficient, we have to do more with less, drive cars that are more fuel efficient, etc., etc., etc..
Then I look up and see what car ObamaMotors is pinning a lot of their hopes on:
And they're built right here in Oshawa! isn't that great! Wow what a boost to the local economy!
I swear I hate living in a company town.
281 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:42:44am |
re: #270 formercorpsman
My Dad (WWII and Korean War Vet) was kind of like that too for the last 20 years of his life. He expected all kinds of freebies from the government and constantly complained about how unfair it was that he was not getting it.
282 | formercorpsman Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:43:01am |
re: #277 TheMatrix31
Mute point. It is one of those situations where you know the argument is on a 6th grade level.
You point to the contradiction of his racism issues, and then voting for Obama, and he just shrugs his shoulders.
It has taken a long time, but I now know to just not waste my time discussing it with him.
284 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:43:10am |
re: #279 iceweasel
This indian whiskey I'd never heard of. If it's from molasses I think it'll be too sweet for me. (I love sweet, but not in alcohol)
Then you'd probably not like Ice Wine, I find it VERY sweet.
285 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:43:16am |
re: #276 3 wood
My friend is a mechanic for GM. He said they have already had 5 service bulletins on potential problems for the new Camaro.
286 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:44:34am |
re: #280 Mithrax
I'm glad to hear that there is the demand for the Camaro's, I just find it interesting since Obama is basically running the place and he wants us all to go back to wind mills and spinning wheels.
287 | formercorpsman Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:45:30am |
re: #276 3 wood
You know, that is interesting.
I have always been a Mopar guy, but now own a Suburban. (Purely because it is much more convenient to haul our kids, the neighbor's kids, sports gear, etc)
But Chrysler seemed to be doing well with their reintroduction of the Charger, and some other vehicles in that vein.
288 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:45:33am |
BTW: Dubliners and Pogues covering Whisky in the Jar
As I was going over the far famed Kerry mountains
I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting.
I first produced my pistol, and then produced my rapier.
Said stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver,
I counted out his money, and it made a pretty penny.
I put it in my pocket and I took it home to Jenny.
She sighed and she swore, that she never would deceive me,
but the devil take the women, for they never can be easy
I went into my chamber, all for to take a slumber,
I dreamt of gold and jewels and sure it was no wonder.
But Jenny took my charges and she filled them up with water,
Then sent for captain Farrel to be ready for the slaughter.
Twas was early in the morning, as I rose up for travel,
The guards were all around me and likewise captain Farrel.
I first produced my pistol, for she'd stolen away my rapier,
But I couldn't shoot the water so a prisoner I was taken.
If anyone can aid me, it's my brother in the army,
If I can find his station down in Cork or in Killarney.
And if he'll come and save me, we'll go roving near Kilkenny,
And I swear he'll treat me better than me darling sporting Jenny
Now some take delight in the drinking and the roving,
But others take delight in the hurly and the bowling.
But I take delight in the juice of the barley,
And courting pretty fair maids in the morning bright and early
289 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:45:47am |
re: #285 Cannadian Club Akbar
My friend is a mechanic for GM. He said they have already had 5 service bulletins on potential problems for the new Camaro.
I am entirely not surprised.
I have visions of the Vega in my mind.
290 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:47:39am |
re: #247 3 wood
Chicago Machine party hacks already lining up for Burris's seat:
Giannoulias takes lead in fund-raising for a Senate bidl
Worth between $13 and $62 million, a man of the people.
Or as they call it financial circles, "one fourth of a Romney."
291 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:47:48am |
re: #286 3 wood
I'm glad to hear that there is the demand for the Camaro's, I just find it interesting since Obama is basically running the place and he wants us all to go back to wind mills and spinning wheels.
Oh I think the Camaro demand will peak very quickly. Most people really do want reliable, fuel efficent cars. The Camaro may be reliable for some, but fuel efficent?
I'm one of the few in this damn city that knows that it's a matter of time.
292 | formercorpsman Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:49:39am |
re: #288 iceweasel
But I take delight in the juice of the barley,
Great line.
I have some Irish music I play at work every once in a while. Patients dig it.
293 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:49:43am |
294 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:50:17am |
re: #291 Mithrax
Oh I think the Camaro demand will peak very quickly. Most people really do want reliable, fuel efficent cars. The Camaro may be reliable for some, but fuel efficent?
I'm one of the few in this damn city that knows that it's a matter of time.
It's a penis car and many will make excuses about its mileage trying to justify driving it.
295 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:52:08am |
The transfer of wealth goes on and on:
Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in '08
Counties that supported Obama last year have reaped twice as much money per person from the administration's $787 billion economic stimulus package as those that voted for his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, a USA TODAY analysis of government disclosure and accounting records shows. That money includes aid to repair military bases, improve public housing and help students pay for college.
The White House response?
"There's no politics at work when it comes to spending for the recovery," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says.
Right.
As they say in Chicago, the city that jerks together, works together.
296 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:52:34am |
re: #294 MandyManners
It's a penis car and many will make excuses about its mileage trying to justify driving it.
Oh of course it is.
Oshawa is just like the Jersey shore in many ways.
298 | TheMatrix31 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:53:59am |
re: #295 3 wood
The transfer of wealth goes on and on:
Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in '08
Right.As they say in Chicago, the city that jerks together, works together.
Maybe because those heavily liberal areas are the ones in the worst shape, BECAUSE they vote liberal to fucking begin with.
299 | formercorpsman Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:55:46am |
"Men are so psychologically shallow. That car is just an extension of your penis."
Tim replies, "I wish!"
300 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:56:47am |
301 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:58:35am |
re: #290 ShanghaiEd
Or as they call it financial circles, "one fourth of a Romney."
I have sat at events and listened to Giannoulias speak many a time. One of his routine schticks is laying on the "common folk from the streets" thing real thick. Now that the MSM is starting to publish his personal wealth, he's going to have problems selling that.
This is going to be fun.
302 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:58:44am |
re: #295 3 wood
That aid — about $17 billion — is the first piece of the administration's massive stimulus package that can be tracked locally. Much of it has followed a well-worn path to places that regularly collect a bigger share of federal grants and contracts, guided by formulas that have been in place for decades and leave little room for manipulation.SNIP
The imbalance didn't start with the stimulus. From 2005 through 2007, the counties that later voted for Obama collected about 50% more government aid than those that supported McCain, according to spending reports from the U.S. Census Bureau. USA TODAY's review did not include Alaska, which does not report its election results by county.
Could it be that these are poor counties that already get a larger amount of federal money and have more minorities who were predisposed to vote for FCBBHO?
303 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:59:11am |
re: #296 Mithrax
Oh of course it is.
Oshawa is just like the Jersey shore in many ways.
And, where I grew up.
304 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 4:59:43am |
re: #295 3 wood
The transfer of wealth goes on and on:
Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in '08
Right.As they say in Chicago, the city that jerks together, works together.
I found it interesting that USA Today left this fact for the very end; it seems to me that it questions the premise of the lead. Looks like Obama is so sneaky that he started funneling aid to Democratic counties 3 years before he was elected. The man's got a Time Machine, I tell ya...
The imbalance didn't start with the stimulus. From 2005 through 2007, the counties that later voted for Obama collected about 50% more government aid than those that supported McCain, according to spending reports from the U.S. Census Bureau. USA TODAY's review did not include Alaska, which does not report its election results by county.
305 | TheMatrix31 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:00:17am |
306 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:00:37am |
Got to head for work. Remember, work hard cause there are a lot of Democrats with their hands out depending on you.
Later.
307 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:02:00am |
re: #298 TheMatrix31
Maybe because those heavily liberal areas are the ones in the worst shape, BECAUSE they vote liberal to fucking begin with.
as are all the fuckin democratic areas of the states, morning lizards and lizardettes :>)
308 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:02:07am |
re: #306 3 wood
Got to head for work. Remember, work hard cause there are a lot of Democrats with their hands out depending on you.
Later.
Happy Capitalism 3wood!
309 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:02:29am |
re: #304 ShanghaiEd
SE ... so ... who the hell is shocked that many Obama voters get more assistance? ... I am not ... I tell ya ...
310 | Erik The Red Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:03:21am |
Good Morning Lizards. I see the troll got the stick just after I went to bed last night.
311 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:05:03am |
Am I the only one following the story about the Pennsylvania pool club that signed up a youth group to swim this summer and then threw them out when the kids showed up? The kids are either African-American or Hispanic and the rest of the club is white. The PTB have said that the group "changed the complexion" of the club and has refused to relent.
312 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:05:36am |
re: #310 Erik The Red
Good Morning Lizards. I see the troll got the stick just after I went to bed last night.
That'll teach you to go to bed.
313 | Erik The Red Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:06:23am |
314 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:06:40am |
re: #311 MandyManners
Am I the only one following the story about the Pennsylvania pool club that signed up a youth group to swim this summer and then threw them out when the kids showed up? The kids are either African-American or Hispanic and the rest of the club is white. The PTB have said that the group "changed the complexion" of the club and has refused to relent.
No I've been following it. There were a few hispanic members of the club interviewed in one article.
The official line is that members of the club complained because it was a private club rented out to public groups.
It reads more like classism than racism.
315 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:07:17am |
316 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:07:35am |
re: #276 3 wood
So, there I was hearing from Obama how we have to change our ways and be more efficient, we have to do more with less, drive cars that are more fuel efficient, etc., etc., etc..
Then I look up and see what car ObamaMotors is pinning a lot of their hopes on:
Good for them. The rich are buying cars.
And it is a pretty sweet looking car. But I will never, ever buy a GM product as long as I live, thanks to a truly horrendous experience I had with one of their products, one of their dealerships and with the bureaucracy at the company itself over 25 years ago. I have personally talked at least a dozen people out of buying GM products, people who were poised with money ready to drop on one until they heard what I wound up with and what I went through for two miserable years.
There is so much incompetence and arrogance stacked throughout GM that a millenium wouldn't be long enough to purge it from the company. A few thousand layoffs and a bankruptcy reorganization won't even scratch it's surface.
317 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:07:48am |
318 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:07:57am |
re: #304 ShanghaiEd
Looks like Obama is so sneaky that he started funneling aid to Democratic counties 3 years before he was elected. The man's got a Time Machine, I tell ya...
You're behind the curve on your conspiracy theories. Don't you know he went back in a time machine to finagle his birth certificate? ///
Or his parents had a time machine in which they visited TEH FUTURE! and figured out that naming him 'barack obama' would get him elected POTUS, rather than naming him "Barry".
//I really can't keep track of the crazy RW conspiracy du jour; there are too many and they're all contradictory-- but so fun!
319 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:08:58am |
re: #314 Mithrax
No I've been following it. There were a few hispanic members of the club interviewed in one article.
The official line is that members of the club complained because it was a private club rented out to public groups.
It reads more like classism than racism.
Is this the only group that has ever rented the pool?
320 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:09:09am |
re: #309 JacksonTn
SE ... so ... who the hell is shocked that many Obama voters get more assistance? ... I am not ... I tell ya ...
Even though the Bush Administration sent it to them? I don't understand. That's counter-intuitive to me.
And what part of my note did you find offensive?
321 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:09:59am |
re: #314 Mithrax
No I've been following it. There were a few hispanic members of the club interviewed in one article.
The official line is that members of the club complained because it was a private club rented out to public groups.
It reads more like classism than racism.
Actually, most of the well off liberals I know are pretty racist.
322 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:11:06am |
re: #319 MandyManners
Is this the only group that has ever rented the pool?
From what it reads, is that this year to raise funds the pool rented itself out to three public summer camps.
I suspect that the members of the club who complained would have complained if it was -any- public group just from the way the articles read.
323 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:11:50am |
re: #310 Erik The Red
Good Morning Lizards. I see the troll got the stick just after I went to bed last night.
hey Eric, is welcome back to the states appropriate?
324 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:13:01am |
re: #315 Mithrax
Way I feel this morning. Demon Murphy has been working overtime today. Good morning all. At least it's Friday.
325 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:14:07am |
re: #321 Cannadian Club Akbar
Actually, most of the well off liberals I know are pretty racist.
The more I read and listen to people who make racist statements (and it can go both ways), I think it's more classism than racism.
It's a matter of "them" being "not like us" which lately is more economic and cultural, rather than skintone.
You'd probably get the same attitude towards rural, poor folk as you would some inner city folk. While the words might be different, the attitude is the same.
326 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:14:39am |
re: #322 Mithrax
From what it reads, is that this year to raise funds the pool rented itself out to three public summer camps.
I suspect that the members of the club who complained would have complained if it was -any- public group just from the way the articles read.
Have they thrown out the other two groups?
327 | Erik The Red Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:15:04am |
re: #323 apachegunner
hey Eric, is welcome back to the states appropriate?
Hey apache it sure is. I got back on the third.
328 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:15:13am |
re: #326 MandyManners
Have they thrown out the other two groups?
From what I read, they refunded the money of all three groups. Lemme see if Drudge still has the links.
329 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:15:22am |
re: #295 3 wood
The transfer of wealth goes on and on:
Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in '08
Right.As they say in Chicago, the city that jerks together, works together.
From the article:
Much of it [the aid money] has followed a well-worn path to places that regularly collect a bigger share of federal grants and contracts, guided by formulas that have been in place for decades and leave little room for manipulation.
I'd guess it's more of a well-worn path that Federal money follows to urban areas than any sort of quid pro quo.
The real problem is: why is the stimulus taking so long to get into people's hands? With less than 10% of it allocated (and even less spent) why is the Administration choosing to distribute it in the most inefficient way possible - through layers and layers of Federal bureaucracy, into the hands of states where it much penetrate several more layers of bureaucracy, from there to individual counties, from there to individual cities and township, once more into the hands of contractors and only then into the hands of consumers?
Newsflash: this takes huge amounts of time, and loses vast sums of money along the way. It isn't the distribution that smacks of patronage - it's the whole idea of "targeting" the funds to achieve certain political ends, rather than letting consumers hang onto more of their own earnings and spending them as they see fit that's the real problem. Slash withholding taxes and run the government on the stimulus funds if you want to juice the economy. Playing games funneling it into "shovel ready" projects will never, ever work, except as a beginning in the creation of a permanent underclass entirely dependent on the Feds for their existence.
330 | Erik The Red Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:15:23am |
re: #324 BlueCanuck
Way I feel this morning. Demon Murphy has been working overtime today. Good morning all. At least it's Friday.
Morning Blue.
331 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:16:50am |
re: #311 MandyManners
I read it; it might be as bad as it looks.
It also might be a bunch of young, peeing in the water, running between tables, unsupervised brats that drove everybody to distraction within ten minutes.
Doubt we'll ever know for sure.
332 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:17:20am |
334 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:18:11am |
Those who dug up those bodies in the Illinois cemetery to resell the plots should never see the light of day again. It is an incomprehensible crime.
335 | Erik The Red Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:18:27am |
re: #332 apachegunner
and your settling in Orlando?
Orlando area, not in Orlando. I am going to look at a furnished condo in about 20 minutes.
336 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:19:23am |
re: #331 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I read it; it might be as bad as it looks.
It also might be a bunch of young, peeing in the water, running between tables, unsupervised brats that drove everybody to distraction within ten minutes.
Doubt we'll ever know for sure.
From what I've read the (all white) parents removed thei kids the minute the group came in.
337 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:20:32am |
re: #326 MandyManners
It's odd, the article (and others) refers to "camps" but it was only one camp?
Or different sections of the same camp? Odd.
Anyhow, it is reprehensible, but really I think we're more discussing the semantics between classism and racism.
338 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:20:43am |
re: #325 Mithrax
The more I read and listen to people who make racist statements (and it can go both ways), I think it's more classism than racism.
It's a matter of "them" being "not like us" which lately is more economic and cultural, rather than skintone.
You'd probably get the same attitude towards rural, poor folk as you would some inner city folk. While the words might be different, the attitude is the same.
Very, very true. I grew up in the city and now live in the country. Elitist are elitist. If I am wearing a John Deere hat in public, they assume I am a hick.
339 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:20:59am |
How did those parents know that the new kids were poor?
340 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:21:29am |
anyone seen that photo of nobama staring at a sixteen year old's ass on drudge?
341 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:21:31am |
re: #320 ShanghaiEd
Even though the Bush Administration sent it to them? I don't understand. That's counter-intuitive to me.
And what part of my note did you find offensive?
SE ... I don't care who sent them money before - ...I am just saying that the same voters sold their votes for the stimulus check they received ... simple as that ... same type of person ... don't care if you don't like what I have to say about some Obama supporters but it is the truth ... I'll tell ya ...
342 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:21:58am |
re: #337 Mithrax
It's odd, the article (and others) refers to "camps" but it was only one camp?
Or different sections of the same camp? Odd.
Anyhow, it is reprehensible, but really I think we're more discussing the semantics between classism and racism.
Economic class is not nearly as visible as race, more so when you're looking at a bunch of little kids in swim trunks.
343 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:22:14am |
re: #340 apachegunner
anyone seen that photo of nobama staring at a sixteen year old's ass on drudge?
Oh, yes.
344 | Erik The Red Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:22:19am |
re: #340 apachegunner
anyone seen that photo of nobama staring at a sixteen year old's ass on drudge?
I have now.
345 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:22:29am |
re: #339 MandyManners
How did those parents know that the new kids were poor?
Probably assumed because of skin colour. Sounds like it was the equivilent of a gated community without the gates.
346 | Erik The Red Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:23:31am |
re: #340 apachegunner
anyone seen that photo of nobama staring at a sixteen year old's ass on drudge?
Look at the French Presidents expression.
347 | Ojoe Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:23:53am |
Hey Democrats, you're in power, fix the economy.
It is with some restraint that I avoid using the word morons.
348 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:24:09am |
re: #345 Mithrax
Probably assumed because of skin colour. Sounds like it was the equivilent of a gated community without the gates.
So, it is racism to assume that kids with darker skin and different features are poor.
349 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:24:22am |
I'm no poll-watcher. I make no claims to able to tell the future. I don't even know what's going to happen to me thirty minutes from now.
But when a Democrat Congresscritter from a safe district (the only guy outside of California to defeat a Republican incumbent in 2000, unopposed in 2004 and 2008) sends out a letter detailing his distance from Der Commandant Pelosi and PGI Obama and how he ain't like them at all, nope, no way then there may be some small cracks in the Democrat monolith.
Anyway, that's Mike Ross.
350 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:24:24am |
re: #346 Erik The Red
Look at the French Presidents expression.
that picture just makes me laugh every time I see it.
351 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:24:57am |
re: #343 MandyManners
Oh, yes.
ahhhh, i just loved it, bet michelle the belle had something to say, that is if she reads drudge's page, which i doubt. maby someone will email her the link huh?
352 | Cato the Elder Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:25:11am |
re: #268 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
First, it would suck to require a service dog.
Second, it would be soooo cool to be able to travel with my dog.
Having a service dog has taught me lots about people. The stories I could tell...mostly very positive. But every once in a while someone decides to throw a fit, and then I have to slip into the role of educator. I try to be a good ambassador for the folks who have medical dogs.
"No, I'm not blind. Yes, there are dogs for all kinds of things now. No, I'm not making it up to slip my pet in where he doesn't belong. No, I'm not obliged to give you my medical history. Yes, he's fully trained. Yes, I'll pay if he pees on the carpet."
And so on.
353 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:25:17am |
re: #347 Ojoe
Hey Democrats, you're in power, fix the economy.
It is with some restraint that I avoid using the word morons.
The Democratic Response to your posting:
It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault
354 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:25:33am |
re: #331 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I read it; it might be as bad as it looks.
It also might be a bunch of young, peeing in the water, running between tables, unsupervised brats that drove everybody to distraction within ten minutes.
Doubt we'll ever know for sure.
I think we will know because I see the civil rights' division of the DoJ getting involved in this.
355 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:25:33am |
357 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:26:15am |
re: #348 MandyManners
So, it is racism to assume that kids with darker skin and different features are poor.
I'd say both racism and classism really. I suspect that they assumed they were poor because they were black, but I bet if most of the kids had rural accents or mannerisms the same parents would complain.
Sounds like a bunch of elitist pricks.
358 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:26:21am |
re: #352 Cato the Elder
Having a service dog has taught me lots about people. The stories I could tell...mostly very positive. But every once in a while someone decides to throw a fit, and then I have to slip into the role of educator. I try to be a good ambassador for the folks who have medical dogs.
"No, I'm not blind. Yes, there are dogs for all kinds of things now. No, I'm not making it up to slip my pet in where he doesn't belong. No, I'm not obliged to give you my medical history. Yes, he's fully trained. Yes, I'll pay if he pees on the carpet."
And so on.
Just tell them they're lucky, you could have brought your service monkey :-)
359 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:26:34am |
re: #338 Cannadian Club Akbar
Very, very true. I grew up in the city and now live in the country. Elitist are elitist. If I am wearing a John Deere hat in public, they assume I am a hick.
Now, CCA, be honest. If you show up in the country wearing Armani they assume you're a liberal twit who hasn't sense enough to step out of the cow flop.
360 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:26:43am |
re: #351 apachegunner
ahhhh, i just loved it, bet michelle the belle had something to say, that is if she reads drudge's page, which i doubt. maby someone will email her the link huh?
It's not just Drudge now. Fox ran the photograph this morning. I think KOS ran it yesterday. I wonder about CNN and MSNBC.
361 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:26:48am |
re: #334 MandyManners
Those who dug up those bodies in the Illinois cemetery to resell the plots should never see the light of day again. It is an incomprehensible crime.
We're talking about Chicago. The bodies were probably out voting.
Seriously: the entire funeral industry needs a thorough investigation, from top to bottom and from coast to coast. You would not believe the shit that goes on, from the funeral home to the cemetery to the suppliers.
362 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:28:05am |
re: #260 Cato the Elder
Hey everyone. Walter said some of you guys were looking for me. ;^)
I'm still on vacation. Left my curmudgeonly den on June 26. So far, I've stayed or visited in Kent, CT; Salem, NH; Edgecomb, ME; Stonington, ME (where I plan to move this time next year, inshallah); Dresden, ME; Wiscasset, ME (for the Glorious Fourth, with fireworks reflected in the water); Boston, MA; Williamstown, MA; Angola, NY; and now Paw Paw, MI.
The trip so far has been joyful and uneventful, except for when I had to call the police in Angola to get a motel owner to obey the law and give me a room with my service dog Haku. The local gendarme explained to the good man that he could either rent me the room and smile or face a lawsuit under the ADA, which would be handled by the Justice Department. I got the room, but the guy was still inclined to argue with me. Finally I just wished him and his family every good fortune and went to sleep. Maybe the next person with a service dog will get better treatment.
This morning I'm going to walk the property of my cousin Mike, a retired Michigan state trooper and private investigator. We'll have a look at things and then head for his private firing range for some target practice. I brought my H&K P7 for company and Mike has just about every other type of gun you could want.
It has been so wonderful to get out on the road for the first time in years and drive around this beautiful land of ours. I bought a Garmin GPS unit at the flagship L.L. Bean store and am discovering that paper maps are so last millennium. Still on my program are Marshall, MI, my ancestral home; Ann Arbor, MI, where I was born; Conway, MA, where a very old friend is waiting; and New York City. But I may make a flying visit to Taos, NM, first. Always wanted to go there. I guess if I decide to do that I'd better have the old Lincoln serviced first.
I'm very grateful my health has allowed this trip.
Sounds like a great trip. Glad you're having a good time!
364 | Cato the Elder Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:28:30am |
re: #358 Desert Dog
Just tell them they're lucky, you could have brought your service monkey :-)
The service monkey just tears stuff up. The Service Lizard, now...fear him.
365 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:28:57am |
re: #360 MandyManners
suppose gibbs the mouthpiece will touch upon it?
366 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:28:59am |
re: #361 SixDegrees
We're talking about Chicago. The bodies were probably out voting.
Seriously: the entire funeral industry needs a thorough investigation, from top to bottom and from coast to coast. You would not believe the shit that goes on, from the funeral home to the cemetery to the suppliers.
A racket fer sure.....what does a funeral and burial cost these days? $10,000? ouch.
I told my kids I am donating my body to science. You know, so medical students can learn what happens to your body when you drink too much and take too many mind altering substances when you are a kid.
367 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:29:53am |
re: #341 JacksonTn
SE ... I don't care who sent them money before - ...I am just saying that the same voters sold their votes for the stimulus check they received ... simple as that ... same type of person ... don't care if you don't like what I have to say about some Obama supporters but it is the truth ... I'll tell ya ...
jackson, unless you have information to prove something, it's an assumption, not "the truth." I certainly don't down-ding you for saying that though, and I don't find it offensive that your opinion differs from mine. What did you find offensive about my post?
The last time I slipped up here and said something was "the truth," a fellow named red very aptly called my hand on it, and asked me "Has somebody appointed you the unquestioned arbiter of the facts?" I apologized to him, and I've been careful not to use "the truth" again when I'm referring to my opinion. Does that sound reasonable to you?
368 | Ojoe Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:30:21am |
re: #297 TheMatrix31
Wait till the subduction zone earthquake that will happen off northern California, it might be an 8.0.
369 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:30:22am |
re: #364 Cato the Elder
The service monkey just tears stuff up. The Service Lizard, now...fear him.
Monitor lizard? Komono dragon?
370 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:30:50am |
re: #366 Desert Dog
A racket fer sure.....what does a funeral and burial cost these days? $10,000? ouch.
I told my kids I am donating my body to science. You know, so medical students can learn what happens to your body when you drink too much and take too many mind altering substances when you are a kid.
$10k would get you a mighty decent casket.
Personally, I just tell people to throw me out back, and throw compost on me when the smell gets too bad :P
371 | Cato the Elder Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:31:31am |
372 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:32:00am |
re: #359 razorbacker
Now, CCA, be honest. If you show up in the country wearing Armani they assume you're a liberal twit who hasn't sense enough to step out of the cow flop.
Armani or no Armani, when I show up drinking a Papst Blue Ribbon, they know where I am coming from:)
373 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:32:25am |
re: #357 Mithrax
I'd say both racism and classism really. I suspect that they assumed they were poor because they were black, but I bet if most of the kids had rural accents or mannerisms the same parents would complain.
Sounds like a bunch of elitist pricks.
Mannerisms and accents are detectable only through observation for a while. This was an immediate reaction to color.
I do not like assuming racisim is an issue just because something bad happened to someone with darker skin. I find the constant cries of racism to be detrimental to working through the problem. It's the little by who cried "WOLF!" However, I think this is a text-book example of racism.
374 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:32:37am |
re: #367 ShanghaiEd
SE ... it is the truth that many Obama supporters voted for him just to get their hands a friggin stimulus check ...
Oh, and I see the early morning stroke fest has begun ... I tell ya ...
Don't care what you post or what your standards are for posting ... I post what I want and it stands unless Charles sees fit to delete it ... I ding up or down as I want and I do not have to explain to anyone why I do it ...
375 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:32:57am |
re: #370 Mithrax
$10k would get you a mighty decent casket.
Personally, I just tell people to throw me out back, and throw compost on me when the smell gets too bad :P
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
(We know major toms a junkie)
The ultimate recycle job....yourself!
376 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:33:23am |
re: #370 Mithrax
$10k would get you a mighty decent casket.
Personally, I just tell people to throw me out back, and throw compost on me when the smell gets too bad :P
It's not just the casket.
It's the crypt or plot for burial.
The hearse.
The services of the funeral home (and they honestly help a lot)
The room for visitation and viewing.
And $10K is what we paid for each of funeral for my mom and dad.
It included a very very nice casket, price around $2500 for the casket alone.
377 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:34:06am |
re: #376 reine.de.tout
It's not just the casket.
It's the crypt or plot for burial.
The hearse.
The services of the funeral home (and they honestly help a lot)
The room for visitation and viewing.
And $10K is what we paid for each of funeral for my mom and dad.
It included a very very nice casket, price around $2500 for the casket alone.
Canadian prices are higher then.
378 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:34:23am |
re: #351 apachegunner
ahhhh, i just loved it, bet michelle the belle had something to say, that is if she reads drudge's page, which i doubt. maby someone will email her the link huh?
On some TV show, there was a character who said, "I accepted that by husband would look at other women, when I married a heterosexual man with eyes." My wife will say "With eyes," when she catches me looking -- or sometimes when she is pointing out a woman who she thinks I should be looking at.
379 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:34:59am |
Look. If you are going to try to buy votes, you send the money to where the votes to be bought are. Cities. That's where the organizers are, that's where the mass media buys will be most effective, that's where the folks who are pretty much dependent on others for the very basics of existence live.
It makes good sense to me.
380 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:35:12am |
re: #377 Mithrax
Canadian prices are higher then.
Ah. I probably should have paid attention to the thread of the discussion.
381 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:35:21am |
re: #349 razorbacker
I'm no poll-watcher. I make no claims to able to tell the future. I don't even know what's going to happen to me thirty minutes from now.
But when a Democrat Congresscritter from a safe district (the only guy outside of California to defeat a Republican incumbent in 2000, unopposed in 2004 and 2008) sends out a letter detailing his distance from Der Commandant Pelosi and PGI Obama and how he ain't like them at all, nope, no way then there may be some small cracks in the Democrat monolith.
Anyway, that's Mike Ross.
There's trouble brewing over health care. A group of Democrats isn't liking the plan much, and they're threatening to bail on it. Details here.
NOW is the time to act, if it's to make any difference at all. Kill this thing in the House, with the help of Democrats, or even significantly wound it, and it will die in the Senate. Contact your representatives early and often.
Details to be "rolled out" today, at the bottom of the news cycle just before the weekend, in order to bury it and limit public awareness. The House leadership knows this bill is a disaster waiting to happen, so they're rushing it through in the dead of night hoping no one will notice.
Notice. Loudly. The House Democratic majority is splintered, and it will make a difference.
382 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:35:39am |
re: #361 SixDegrees
We're talking about Chicago. The bodies were probably out voting.
Seriously: the entire funeral industry needs a thorough investigation, from top to bottom and from coast to coast. You would not believe the shit that goes on, from the funeral home to the cemetery to the suppliers.
Oh, Congress is too busy investigating the NCAA bowl system.
My mom has told me repeatedly not to bury her in her diamonds and to make sure that we personally remove all of them before the coffin is closed so that they will not be taken by funeral home workers.
383 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:35:49am |
re: #376 reine.de.tout
It's not just the casket.
It's the crypt or plot for burial.
The hearse.
The services of the funeral home (and they honestly help a lot)
The room for visitation and viewing.
And $10K is what we paid for each of funeral for my mom and dad.
It included a very very nice casket, price around $2500 for the casket alone.
Funerals are expensive; the cost of the casket is usually the least of it, as you note.
385 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:36:07am |
386 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:36:36am |
re: #376 reine.de.tout
It's not just the casket.
It's the crypt or plot for burial.
The hearse.
The services of the funeral home (and they honestly help a lot)
The room for visitation and viewing.
And $10K is what we paid for each of funeral for my mom and dad.
It included a very very nice casket, price around $2500 for the casket alone.
Don't forget he vault, so that the casket doesn't collapse quickly and the gravesite cave in.
It costs a lot to plant someone.
387 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:36:49am |
re: #371 Cato the Elder
Grammar Monitor. The very worst.
i once had a fight with a grammar monitor, it was my fourth grade english teacher ;>0
388 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:37:06am |
re: #382 MandyManners
Oh, Congress is too busy investigating the NCAA bowl system.
My mom has told me repeatedly not to bury her in her diamonds and to make sure that we personally remove all of them before the coffin is closed so that they will not be taken by funeral home workers.
MM ... isn't that sad but it does happen ... my mother would not take my grandmothers rings off when she was buried ... we tried to get her to but she was not going for it ... I really hope they are still in the casket but would not be surprised if they were not ...
389 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:38:27am |
re: #372 Cannadian Club Akbar
Armani or no Armani, when I show up drinking a Papst Blue Ribbon, they know where I am coming from:)
If you wanna' fuck with their minds, wear a Polo shirt, a John Deere cap and drink Pabst while wearing Italian loafers.
390 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:38:38am |
re: #383 iceweasel
Funerals are expensive; the cost of the casket is usually the least of it, as you note.
A little top 10 12 list written by me...
1) Don't hire a minister, hire a Walmart Greeter.
2) If you opt for a creamation, ask them if they could just do chunks instead of ashes.
3) A casket, forget it. If a cardboard box is good enought for the homeless then...
4) Don't spend all that money on a burial outfit, go naked.
5) Police escorts are expensive. Forget it. Get one of those spinning lights from Radio Shack.
6) Have you ever priced a hearse? You must know someone who has a pick up truck.
7) Hold the reception at the Rescue Mission.
8) Burial plots are terribly overpriced. Do any of your friends have a basement?
9) Bubble wrap instead of satin linings.
10) Can you say "forget the whole thing." Maybe no one will even notice.
11) Don't buy flowers, just spray some Glade and call it good.
12) No need to fill the grave back up with dirt, let mother nature do the work.
391 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:39:04am |
There are some companies now that take some of the ashes of someone who has been cremated and turn them into a diamond. My wife and I have talked about that.
If she dies first -- which she insists on doing -- I might have the diamond mounted as a ring and, if I want to get married again, offer it as an engagement ring. If my prospective wife couldn't handle that, there are other things about me she'd have problems with.
392 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:39:04am |
re: #374 JacksonTn
SE ... it is the truth that many Obama supporters voted for him just to get their hands a friggin stimulus check ...
Oh, and I see the early morning stroke fest has begun ... I tell ya ...
Don't care what you post or what your standards are for posting ... I post what I want and it stands unless Charles sees fit to delete it ... I ding up or down as I want and I do not have to explain to anyone why I do it ...
Go back and listen to people in some of those "town hall" meetings, listen to what they said they wanted and expected from Obama.
And although I have not heard many stories like this, I have heard a few:
My sister-in-law was filling her car up with gasoline, a Toyota SUV. A woman at the next pump looked the car over, remarked on how nice it was. They got into a short conversation, and the woman ended up saying she couldn't wait until Obama was elected, 'cause "he" would make sure she got a new car.
393 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:39:08am |
re: #329 SixDegrees
I'd guess it's more of a well-worn path that Federal money follows to urban areas than any sort of quid pro quo.
The way I look at it is this: Obama was the one who sold himself as a new politician, above partisan politics. This was his bill, not Bush's, not the Republicans, but his and the Democrats. And they are still using methodologies that funnel a majority of the money to their base.
Not that I'm surprised, far from it.
But I had to listen to liberals and the left rip every single thing the Republicans did for years (not that they did not deserve some criticism) while they talked big and loud about how they would handle things.
OK, so now the Democrats with both Houses and the White House. They are in charge, they don't need a single Republican vote to do anything.
So now I'm going to hold them accountable for their past bragging and finger pointing, and I'm going to point out their hypocrisy and their mistakes.
Sure they are using a long stand methodology, no argument. But they did not have to. And it just so happens to be transferring wealth from "the rich" to their support base. And these were the people who said they were tired of partisanship and would rise above all that.
394 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:39:51am |
re: #376 reine.de.tout
It's not just the casket.
It's the crypt or plot for burial.
The hearse.
The services of the funeral home (and they honestly help a lot)
The room for visitation and viewing.
And $10K is what we paid for each of funeral for my mom and dad.
It included a very very nice casket, price around $2500 for the casket alone.
Don't forget the flowers.
395 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:40:44am |
re: #386 razorbacker
Don't forget he vault, so that the casket doesn't collapse quickly and the gravesite cave in.
It costs a lot to plant someone.
We got an above-ground double crypt when Mom died, so when Dad died, we already had it. No vault needed.
My husband and I have made a crypt purchase in our church cemetary - a double, penthouse suite (upper level, less expensive, but we'll have a great view).
396 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:40:47am |
re: #366 Desert Dog
A racket fer sure.....what does a funeral and burial cost these days? $10,000? ouch.
I told my kids I am donating my body to science. You know, so medical students can learn what happens to your body when you drink too much and take too many mind altering substances when you are a kid.
10 grand would be the bare minimum, with substantial discount applied; mostly, you can't even walk through the doors at a funeral parlor without coughing up $15,000, and that'll buy you a cardboard coffin and a service in the back room somewhere. That assumes, of course, that you already own a plot to be planted in somewhere - if not, get ready to cough up several thousand more. Cremation is cheaper, but if you want your ashes stored in something better than Tupperware, prepare to be shocked at how much a metal box costs.
That's just the tip of the iceberg. Mutilated bodies, multiple corpses stuffed into a single burial vault, vaults double-stacked in the cemetery...it goes on and on. The entire industry reeks of both embalming fluid and corruption.
397 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:40:55am |
re: #388 JacksonTn
MM ... isn't that sad but it does happen ... my mother would not take my grandmothers rings off when she was buried ... we tried to get her to but she was not going for it ... I really hope they are still in the casket but would not be surprised if they were not ...
Mom will keep her wedding rings but, that's it.
398 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:41:22am |
re: #392 reine.de.tout
Go back and listen to people in some of those "town hall" meetings, listen to what they said they wanted and expected from Obama.
And although I have not heard many stories like this, I have heard a few:
My sister-in-law was filling her car up with gasoline, a Toyota SUV. A woman at the next pump looked the car over, remarked on how nice it was. They got into a short conversation, and the woman ended up saying she couldn't wait until Obama was elected, 'cause "he" would make sure she got a new car.
Reine ... Hey! ... many many stories like that ... I have heard a few from peoples mouths around here ... no surprise ... RACIST! ... thought I would go ahead and get that out of the way ...
I am going to the Apple store this afternoon ... I will be calling you for instructions! ... hahahahah ... what is your favorite app? ...
399 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:41:59am |
re: #290 ShanghaiEd
Or as they call it financial circles, "one fourth of a Romney."
By the way, Romney is not holding public office now, Giannoulias is.
400 | Ojoe Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:42:09am |
BBL, this evening, Pacific time zone, probably.
401 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:42:09am |
re: #389 MandyManners
And smoking a Lucky Strike being held between the tips of my forefinger and thumb. Heh.
402 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:42:13am |
re: #390 Walter L. Newton
A little top
1012 list written by me...1) Don't hire a minister, hire a Walmart Greeter.
2) If you opt for a creamation, ask them if they could just do chunks instead of ashes.
3) A casket, forget it. If a cardboard box is good enought for the homeless then...
4) Don't spend all that money on a burial outfit, go naked.
5) Police escorts are expensive. Forget it. Get one of those spinning lights from Radio Shack.
6) Have you ever priced a hearse? You must know someone who has a pick up truck.
7) Hold the reception at the Rescue Mission.
8) Burial plots are terribly overpriced. Do any of your friends have a basement?
9) Bubble wrap instead of satin linings.
10) Can you say "forget the whole thing." Maybe no one will even notice.
11) Don't buy flowers, just spray some Glade and call it good.
12) No need to fill the grave back up with dirt, let mother nature do the work.
Oh, you are terrible Walter.
Why am I laughing?
403 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:42:35am |
re: #390 Walter L. Newton
A little top
1012 list written by me...1) Don't hire a minister, hire a Walmart Greeter.
2) If you opt for a creamation, ask them if they could just do chunks instead of ashes.
3) A casket, forget it. If a cardboard box is good enought for the homeless then...
4) Don't spend all that money on a burial outfit, go naked.
5) Police escorts are expensive. Forget it. Get one of those spinning lights from Radio Shack.
6) Have you ever priced a hearse? You must know someone who has a pick up truck.
7) Hold the reception at the Rescue Mission.
8) Burial plots are terribly overpriced. Do any of your friends have a basement?
9) Bubble wrap instead of satin linings.
10) Can you say "forget the whole thing." Maybe no one will even notice.
11) Don't buy flowers, just spray some Glade and call it good.
12) No need to fill the grave back up with dirt, let mother nature do the work.
Walter - your number 4 is funny. But I will tell you, in Louisiana, it is the LAW that a corpse be fully dressed, including underwear, sock, shoes, and clothing, in case there is an accident and the casket pops open.
404 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:42:37am |
re: #376 reine.de.tout
It's not just the casket.
It's the crypt or plot for burial.
The hearse.
The services of the funeral home (and they honestly help a lot)
The room for visitation and viewing.
And $10K is what we paid for each of funeral for my mom and dad.
It included a very very nice casket, price around $2500 for the casket alone.
Cheap, compared to around here. But still excessive.
405 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:43:01am |
re: #391 3 Sigma E
There are some companies now that take some of the ashes of someone who has been cremated and turn them into a diamond. My wife and I have talked about that.
If she dies first -- which she insists on doing -- I might have the diamond mounted as a ring and, if I want to get married again, offer it as an engagement ring. If my prospective wife couldn't handle that, there are other things about me she'd have problems with.
Why not pierce your ear and wear the diamond yourself?
406 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:43:18am |
re: #390 Walter L. Newton
Ok, I'm partly horrified, but that was hilarious. :)
407 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:43:22am |
re: #370 Mithrax
Had to bury my mother in law. She was a simple woman and said all she needed was a pine box. Funeral home actually had one. Back about 95, and it was billed as a "green" casket. Guess it also helped with the cremation.
408 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:43:31am |
re: #374 JacksonTn
SE ... it is the truth that many Obama supporters voted for him just to get their hands a friggin stimulus check ...
Oh, and I see the early morning stroke fest has begun ... I tell ya ...
Don't care what you post or what your standards are for posting ... I post what I want and it stands unless Charles sees fit to delete it ... I ding up or down as I want and I do not have to explain to anyone why I do it ...
I hear you, loud and clear.
I hadn't noticed anybody having a stroke so far, though...
409 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:43:44am |
re: #354 MandyManners
I think we will know because I see the civil rights' division of the DoJ getting involved in this.
I don't see the full truth coming out of that either.
410 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:44:04am |
re: #398 JacksonTn
Reine ... Hey! ... many many stories like that ... I have heard a few from peoples mouths around here ... no surprise ... RACIST! ... thought I would go ahead and get that out of the way ...
I am going to the Apple store this afternoon ... I will be calling you for instructions! ... hahahahah ... what is your favorite app? ...
my favorite app, because I am an idiot and pay no attention to where I've parked, is a freebie called "Take me to my Car".
411 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:44:08am |
412 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:44:09am |
re: #392 reine.de.tout
Go back and listen to people in some of those "town hall" meetings, listen to what they said they wanted and expected from Obama.
And although I have not heard many stories like this, I have heard a few:
My sister-in-law was filling her car up with gasoline, a Toyota SUV. A woman at the next pump looked the car over, remarked on how nice it was. They got into a short conversation, and the woman ended up saying she couldn't wait until Obama was elected, 'cause "he" would make sure she got a new car.
413 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:45:08am |
re: #393 3 wood
The way I look at it is this: Obama was the one who sold himself as a new politician, above partisan politics. This was his bill, not Bush's, not the Republicans, but his and the Democrats. And they are still using methodologies that funnel a majority of the money to their base.
Not that I'm surprised, far from it.
But I had to listen to liberals and the left rip every single thing the Republicans did for years (not that they did not deserve some criticism) while they talked big and loud about how they would handle things.
OK, so now the Democrats with both Houses and the White House. They are in charge, they don't need a single Republican vote to do anything.
So now I'm going to hold them accountable for their past bragging and finger pointing, and I'm going to point out their hypocrisy and their mistakes.
Sure they are using a long stand methodology, no argument. But they did not have to. And it just so happens to be transferring wealth from "the rich" to their support base. And these were the people who said they were tired of partisanship and would rise above all that.
For those of us that could see this while Candidate Obama was promising the moon and stars, I offer up a hearty "WE TOLD YOU SO" to the burrheads and starry-eyed koolaid gulpers that elected this phony to office.
414 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:45:09am |
415 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:45:23am |
re: #396 SixDegrees
They aren't cheap, but ten grand will still get you six feet under in South Arkansas. We may be getting the volume discount, but we're getting away for a little bit less than that to get a nice service for our folks who join the silent majority.
416 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:45:40am |
re: #401 Cannadian Club Akbar
And smoking a Lucky Strike being held between the tips of my forefinger and thumb. Heh.
A can of Skoal in your back pocket would be better.
417 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:45:41am |
re: #403 reine.de.tout
Walter - your number 4 is funny. But I will tell you, in Louisiana, it is the LAW that a corpse be fully dressed, including underwear, sock, shoes, and clothing, in case there is an accident and the casket pops open.
Clean underwear? 'Cause you never know
418 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:46:00am |
re: #407 BlueCanuck
Had to bury my mother in law. She was a simple woman and said all she needed was a pine box. Funeral home actually had one. Back about 95, and it was billed as a "green" casket. Guess it also helped with the cremation.
When my parents planned their wills (including funeral arrangements thankfully) they had the tour of the crematorium and sure enough they saw the caskets going in, and the pine boxes too.
I've done a few Social Services funerals, and that's always an experience.
419 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:46:16am |
420 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:47:07am |
re: #397 MandyManners
Mom will keep her wedding rings but, that's it.
The wife's aunt left strict instructions, "No jewelry in the casket; I won't be needing it. Give it to..."
421 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:47:38am |
re: #399 3 wood
By the way, Romney is not holding public office now, Giannoulias is.
Of course. I didn't mean to imply otherwise.
422 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:48:06am |
re: #408 ShanghaiEd
I hear you, loud and clear.
I hadn't noticed anybody having a stroke so far, though...
You asked, and now you know SE. :)
423 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:48:11am |
re: #408 ShanghaiEd
I hear you, loud and clear.
I hadn't noticed anybody having a stroke so far, though...
SE ... really? ... well, I was talking about a different kind of stroking ... I tell ya ...
424 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:48:36am |
re: #340 apachegunner
anyone seen that photo of nobama staring at a sixteen year old's ass on drudge?
Apparently the girl is the daughter of the Brazilian President. I wonder if WAB scolded him for that?
425 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:48:50am |
re: #420 razorbacker
The wife's aunt left strict instructions, "No jewelry in the casket; I won't be needing it. Give it to..."
I have alloted $4000 in my will for a party to be held. The 1/10 of me that is Irish wishes to depart this earth with a good old fashioned Irish Wake for everyone.
426 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:48:52am |
re: #390 Walter L. Newton
Please don't bury me
Down in that cold, cold ground
I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
The blind can have my eyes
The deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size.
Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just get "em" out of here
Venus de Milo can have my arms
Look out! I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junkman
And give my love to Rose
-John Prine
427 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:49:10am |
re: #397 MandyManners
Mom will keep her wedding rings but, that's it.
If that's what you want, a family member needs to stay with the body at all times, from the moment the casket is closed to the moment it is fully buried. The funeral home will raise holy hell about this demand; face them down and demand it. If they escalate, explain your reasons, and suggest that perhaps the police should be asked to stand in for your family.
428 | VioletTiger Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:49:35am |
re: #311 MandyManners
Am I the only one following the story about the Pennsylvania pool club that signed up a youth group to swim this summer and then threw them out when the kids showed up? The kids are either African-American or Hispanic and the rest of the club is white. The PTB have said that the group "changed the complexion" of the club and has refused to relent.
Morning Mandy. This is my general news area, and I still don't have a good sense of what actually happened. A lot of he said she said.
429 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:49:48am |
re: #424 NJDhockeyfan
Funny...My eyes automatically went to her ass before I even saw the Prez. I'm giving him a pass on that one.
430 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:49:53am |
re: #424 NJDhockeyfan
Apparently the girl is the daughter of the Brazilian President. I wonder if WAB scolded him for that?
NJFHF ... oh, no! ...OR will be on here saying he could tell she was Brazilian just from looking at her butt ...
432 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:50:21am |
433 | midwestgak Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:50:52am |
re: #413 Desert Dog
For those of us that could see this while Candidate Obama was promising the moon and stars, I offer up a hearty "WE TOLD YOU SO" to the burrheads and starry-eyed koolaid gulpers that elected this phony to office.
My best friend (who knows NOTHING nor cares to know anything about politics) said she was going to vote for Obama. No reason except she "liked" him.
He husband told her she couldn't vote for him because he believes in abortion. That's why she voted to McCain. Scary.
434 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:51:08am |
The above mentioned aunt bought and paid for her funeral back in the 70s.
You could tell it, too. A powder blue casket, no less.
I tried to talk the rest of us into bell bottoms and sideburns, but no dice.
435 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:51:16am |
re: #409 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I don't see the full truth coming out of that either.
By the time they subpoena all the e-mails, interview all the witnesses and club PTB, I think they'll have a pretty good picture. I also would be very surprised if there is not someone at some level of power who is horrified at what happened and is yearning to blow the whistle.
436 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:51:22am |
re: #361 SixDegrees
We're talking about Chicago. The bodies were probably out voting.
Seriously: the entire funeral industry needs a thorough investigation, from top to bottom and from coast to coast. You would not believe the shit that goes on, from the funeral home to the cemetery to the suppliers.
This is not the first time this sort of thing has happened on the south side of Chicago.
I remember back in the 80's when I lived on the south side, there was a local cemetary that had the contract from city morgue to bury the indigent. They got paid a certain amount per deceased to bury them in a basic coffin and plot. Problem was, they were just throwing the corpses in a slit trench and throwing some lye on them and dump some dirt from a back hoe. No coffin, no vault, no individual plot.
I'll spare you the details on how this was discovered, but it was gruesome.
This is classic "Chicago".
I remember some years ago there was a certain waste hauler that had a contract to dispose of medical waste from Cook County hospital. Supposedly it was being incinerated. Instead, they were taking the barrels of stuff out to the lake at night and throwing it overboard. Eventually, some of this started washing up ashore and that tipped off the cops as to what was going on.
437 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:52:02am |
re: #425 Desert Dog
I have alloted $4000 in my will for a party to be held. The 1/10 of me that is Irish wishes to depart this earth with a good old fashioned Irish Wake for everyone.
I've done that too, with the pipes playing in the background.
438 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:52:10am |
re: #435 MandyManners
Don't get me wrong... I hope you're right.
439 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:52:27am |
re: #411 3 Sigma E
That's an idea.
Trust me, it's better than trying to use it as an engagement ring. That's downright ghoulish.
440 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:53:04am |
re: #436 3 wood
This is not the first time this sort of thing has happened on the south side of Chicago.
I remember back in the 80's when I lived on the south side, there was a local cemetary that had the contract from city morgue to bury the indigent. They got paid a certain amount per deceased to bury them in a basic coffin and plot. Problem was, they were just throwing the corpses in a slit trench and throwing some lye on them and dump some dirt from a back hoe. No coffin, no vault, no individual plot.
I'll spare you the details on how this was discovered, but it was gruesome.
This is classic "Chicago".
I remember some years ago there was a certain waste hauler that had a contract to dispose of medical waste from Cook County hospital. Supposedly it was being incinerated. Instead, they were taking the barrels of stuff out to the lake at night and throwing it overboard. Eventually, some of this started washing up ashore and that tipped off the cops as to what was going on.
I cannot believe they did that to Uncle Vito.....the people at Soprano's Funeral Home told me he was in a beautiful casket with gold trim....thats what I paid for at least.....
441 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:53:07am |
re: #424 NJDhockeyfan
Apparently the girl is the daughter of the Brazilian President. I wonder if WAB scolded him for that?
I'm not going to pile onto OBI Obama for that. That is a nice ass.
He might look into a pair of mirrored sunglasses, though.
442 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:53:07am |
re: #404 SixDegrees
Cheap, compared to around here. But still excessive.
It was perhaps excessive. And we probably could have done it for $2-3 thousand less than we did.
But we were very happy to have the assistance of the funeral home, they did a very good job guiding us. And they called and made the arrangements for the flowers for Mom, the flag for my dad, getting the obituary to the newspaper in the right format - it took a lot of off us during a very stressful time. As it happens, we (brothers and I) wrote the obituaries, but if we had not done so, the funeral home would have with information we provided. And honestly, there was no pressure at all from the folks there to buy one of the expensive caskets (and they can get really expensive). We said up front we wanted something nice, but simple and inexpensive, and that's what they showed us.
443 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:53:21am |
re: #420 razorbacker
The wife's aunt left strict instructions, "No jewelry in the casket; I won't be needing it. Give it to..."
Not even her wedding rings?
444 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:53:21am |
re: #439 MandyManners
Trust me, it's better than trying to use it as an engagement ring. That's downright ghoulish.
As I said, a woman who had problems with that would have other problems with me ... I'm not sure we mean it seriously, however....
445 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:53:47am |
re: #424 NJDhockeyfan
Apparently the girl is the daughter of the Brazilian President. I wonder if WAB scolded him for that?
Maybe she burned his waffle.
446 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:54:32am |
re: #441 razorbacker
I'm not going to pile onto OBI Obama for that. That is a nice ass.
He might look into a pair of mirrored sunglasses, though.
If nothing else, that should end the rumors that he's really a homosexual.
447 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:55:00am |
I see that MJ's father is now saying he suspects there was foul play involved in MJ's death.
It has begun - the great conspiracy of our time.
448 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:55:03am |
re: #445 MandyManners
Maybe she burned his waffle.
MM ... or ... maybe he now has "waffle iron marks" on his ...well I was going to say balls but I am not sure he has any ...
449 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:55:13am |
re: #427 SixDegrees
If that's what you want, a family member needs to stay with the body at all times, from the moment the casket is closed to the moment it is fully buried. The funeral home will raise holy hell about this demand; face them down and demand it. If they escalate, explain your reasons, and suggest that perhaps the police should be asked to stand in for your family.
Trust me, no one is tougher than me. Ain't no one gonna' get over on me in this situation.
450 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:55:47am |
re: #428 VioletTiger
Morning Mandy. This is my general news area, and I still don't have a good sense of what actually happened. A lot of he said she said.
As I posted to FBV, I'm thinking the DoJ will get involved.
451 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:56:31am |
I have authorized several alternatives for disposal of my corpse, in order of preference:
1) Viking funeral, movie-style. For this option, I have allotted a portion of my estate to cover the carbon credits.
2) Eskimo ice floe. This one is looking less likely, and I am sure that there will be new regulations due to the huge number of dead polar bears floating around and the general scarcity of ice floes as the Bering Sea turns into sun tea in the next five years.
3) Native American sky burial. What can I say, it's a classic. Unlike Grandfather in Little Big Man, I promise to be dead.
4) Rohirrim Horse-Lord Burial Mound. The only acceptable burial option, IMO. Barrow-wights are optional; I am sure they are expensive.
5) Cremation and subsequent use as plant fertilizer. May as well accept reality.
/
452 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:56:32am |
re: #443 MandyManners
Not even her wedding rings?
Not even the wedding rings. She said that they were good diamonds, and could easily be remounted for one of the girls.
453 | VioletTiger Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:56:33am |
re: #447 freetoken
I see that MJ's father is now saying he suspects there was foul play involved in MJ's death.
It has begun - the great conspiracy of our time.
Just what we need. More troofers.
I guess we'll have to wait and see what the prevailing theory is before it gets a name.
454 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:56:43am |
re: #386 razorbacker
Don't forget he vault, so that the casket doesn't collapse quickly and the gravesite cave in.
It costs a lot to plant someone.
When my step mother passed away my Dad paid about $23,000 all told. Services in Florida where they lived, transport back up to Chicago, service in Chicago, and of course the vault, coffin etc.
It's expensive.
I've told my family that when I go, if they spend much money on me I'll get up out of the coffin and kick their tails.
455 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:56:55am |
re: #423 JacksonTn
SE ... really? ... well, I was talking about a different kind of stroking ... I tell ya ...
Hey, what you do at your computer is none of my business. :)
456 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:57:25am |
re: #447 freetoken
I see that MJ's father is now saying he suspects there was foul play involved in MJ's death.
It has begun - the great conspiracy of our time.
Yes, it all stems from MJ's childhood....you see, he had a POS father than pushed him to hard, abused him and basically used him and his brother for his own gain. Then, he attempted to control and manipulate him for the rest of his life......that is pretty foul, Joe....very foul.
457 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:57:29am |
[Link: abcnews.go.com...]
Joe Jackson suspects "foul play" may have been involved in the sudden death of his son, Michael Jackson, he told ABC News in an exclusive interview.
In fact, the 79-year-old Jackson family patriarch was dumbfounded when he learned his 50-year-old son was being rushed to the hospital after collapsing at home on June 25, he told ABC News' Chris Connelly in an exclusive interview at the Jackson family compound in Encino, Calif.
"I just couldn't believe what was happening to Michael," he said.
"I do believe it was foul play," Jackson added. "I do believe that. Yes."
458 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:57:32am |
re: #446 3 Sigma E
If nothing else, that should end the rumors that he's really a homosexual.
How so? He wasn't staring at her tits.
459 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:57:40am |
Re-post from late last night, regarding 0bammer and the "lusting in his heart"... Took me ten minutes to write it, (I'm slow) so I want y'all to see it to.
I'm not faulting 0bama in the least. Like a freaking magnet for me, I just can not help myself.
Once was at a dinner with the wife of my Minister of Music. The wife (a very large breasted woman) caught me staring at her cleavage... she said, "Hey! What are you staring at!" Which came out of nowhere, because I had not been staring at her face (obviously). I said, "Well, hell! They're impressive!" The Minister fell out of his chair laughing...as did I.
460 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:57:53am |
re: #455 ShanghaiEd
Hey, what you do at your computer is none of my business. :)
SE ... you don't get it ...
461 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:58:18am |
re: #447 freetoken
What another new one? Will it supplant trooferisms, nirth certifikats, moon landing, JFK, Elvis in donut shops?
/I think I maybe missing a few....
462 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:58:27am |
re: #451 OldLineTexan
I have authorized several alternatives for disposal of my corpse, in order of preference:
1) Viking funeral, movie-style. For this option, I have allotted a portion of my estate to cover the carbon credits.
2) Eskimo ice floe. This one is looking less likely, and I am sure that there will be new regulations due to the huge number of dead polar bears floating around and the general scarcity of ice floes as the Bering Sea turns into sun tea in the next five years.
3) Native American sky burial. What can I say, it's a classic. Unlike Grandfather in Little Big Man, I promise to be dead.
4) Rohirrim Horse-Lord Burial Mound. The only acceptable burial option, IMO. Barrow-wights are optional; I am sure they are expensive.
5) Cremation and subsequent use as plant fertilizer. May as well accept reality./
Option 1 looks good, but I will allow Mrs. Desert Dog to skip the usual practice of loading up the wife in the funeral boat before it's lit on fire.
463 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:58:35am |
re: #451 OldLineTexan
I have authorized several alternatives for disposal of my corpse, in order of preference:
1) Viking funeral, movie-style. For this option, I have allotted a portion of my estate to cover the carbon credits.
That's another one my wife has suggested.
464 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:58:41am |
re: #445 MandyManners
Maybe she burned his waffle.
Is that what you kids are calling it these days?
/
465 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:59:04am |
466 | VioletTiger Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:59:05am |
re: #452 razorbacker
Not even the wedding rings. She said that they were good diamonds, and could easily be remounted for one of the girls.
My mom left instructions that my sister and I were to get her wedding and engagement rings. I don't think it is unusual for good jewelry not to be buried with the person.
467 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:00:09am |
re: #454 3 wood
I've told my family that when I go, if they spend much money on me I'll get up out of the coffin and kick their tails.
I hear you, man.
I think that folks oughta buy their own funerals. What, you think that you aren't going to need one? Man up, pay your own way.
It's not like they're going to get cheaper, anyways. Prepay is the way.
468 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:00:14am |
re: #464 OldLineTexan
That's gold, Jerry! GOLD!
-Kenny Banya
469 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:00:50am |
re: #455 ShanghaiEd
Hey, what you do at your computer is none of my business. :)
Get ready for more misinterpretation and more taking of Offense. The good stuff. Hardcore. None of that stepped-on shit other people have to take. :)
470 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:01:00am |
re: #440 Desert Dog
I cannot believe they did that to Uncle Vito.....the people at Soprano's Funeral Home told me he was in a beautiful casket with gold trim....thats what I paid for at least.....
About 15 years ago somebody forgot to make a property tax payment on a big vacant lot along route 83 on the south side. The property got sold and the buyer went to build a house. As soon as the construction crew started moving dirt, they hit skeletons. Turns out this lot was a the final resting place for various folks the mob wanted to quietly make go away, dating back to the 20's. Cleared up a lot of open cases going back for decades, I can tell you.
471 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:01:05am |
re: #466 VioletTiger
My mom left instructions that my sister and I were to get her wedding and engagement rings. I don't think it is unusual for good jewelry not to be buried with the person.
It's more common for it to be passed around. Generations of rings do run in families.
I bought an engagement ring (many moons ago) from an elderly parishioner because she had nobody left in her family to give it to. It was her mothers, and as she had no kids (or close relatives) she was thrilled that I could use it.
Still sitting in the little box.
472 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:01:24am |
re: #447 freetoken
I see that MJ's father is now saying he suspects there was foul play involved in MJ's death.
It has begun - the great conspiracy of our time.
A caller on Rev Al's radio show said that Sarah Palin is resigning and the caller thought Palin had something to do with his death. Not sure if she was serious, but nothing surprises me anymore.
473 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:01:46am |
474 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:02:07am |
re: #469 iceweasel
Get ready for more misinterpretation and more taking of Offense. The good stuff. Hardcore. None of that stepped-on shit other people have to take. :)
Classic repost, but what the hell :P
475 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:02:14am |
re: #424 NJDhockeyfan
Apparently the girl is the daughter of the Brazilian President. I wonder if WAB scolded him for that?
Please give me a link that says that the girl (Mayora Tavares) was the daughter of the Brazilian president? The current president is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Link?
476 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:02:32am |
re: #442 reine.de.tout
It was perhaps excessive. And we probably could have done it for $2-3 thousand less than we did.
But we were very happy to have the assistance of the funeral home, they did a very good job guiding us. And they called and made the arrangements for the flowers for Mom, the flag for my dad, getting the obituary to the newspaper in the right format - it took a lot of off us during a very stressful time. As it happens, we (brothers and I) wrote the obituaries, but if we had not done so, the funeral home would have with information we provided. And honestly, there was no pressure at all from the folks there to buy one of the expensive caskets (and they can get really expensive). We said up front we wanted something nice, but simple and inexpensive, and that's what they showed us.
Over the past two weeks, I've been planning Mom's funeral, from what she would wear to the coffin's flowers to the pall bearers to the songs. It's been my way of finding SOMETHING I could control.
But, it looks like this plan won't be implemented soon because--after more than two weeks on the ventilator--Mom's back on the cannula and is awake and grumpy. (The television in her room was on CNN until my mom ptiched a hissy fit to get it changed to Fox yesterday.)
So, to all the Lizards who kept Mom and us in their prayers and thoughts, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Now, back to the regular thread....
477 | rain of lead Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:02:42am |
478 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:03:19am |
re: #476 MandyManners
Over the past two weeks, I've been planning Mom's funeral, from what she would wear to the coffin's flowers to the pall bearers to the songs. It's been my way of finding SOMETHING I could control.
But, it looks like this plan won't be implemented soon because--after more than two weeks on the ventilator--Mom's back on the cannula and is awake and grumpy. (The television in her room was on CNN until my mom ptiched a hissy fit to get it changed to Fox yesterday.)
So, to all the Lizards who kept Mom and us in their prayers and thoughts, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Now, back to the regular thread....
Good news! :)
479 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:03:19am |
re: #444 3 Sigma E
As I said, a woman who had problems with that would have other problems with me ... I'm not sure we mean it seriously, however....
I'm not a woman who squicks out easily but, this would freak me out.
Besides, I prefer sapphires.
480 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:03:38am |
re: #474 Mithrax
[Video]Classic repost, but what the hell :P
Someone set it to clips from World of Warcraft. I've seen some pretty good clips like that ... Flogging Molly's "The Wild Rover" for one.
481 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:03:43am |
re: #446 3 Sigma E
If nothing else, that should end the rumors that he's really a homosexual.
He could be bi!
482 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:03:59am |
re: #477 rain of lead
mornin JT,
how you doin?
RoL ...Hey you! ... I am doing good ... just relaxing for a few hours before a very busy weekend of business ... when are ya'll coming back to town? ... and what is on the agenda for today with the baby and momcat ...
483 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:04:18am |
re: #447 freetoken
I see that MJ's father is now saying he suspects there was foul play involved in MJ's death.
It has begun - the great conspiracy of our time.
Joe's just an attention whore who would milk anything to make a buck.
484 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:06:11am |
re: #476 MandyManners
Believe it or not, my mom has her funeral mostly planned and paid for. Even down to who gets what. Every now and then she stresses to me which of the family heirlooms goes to which brother. I keep telling her she's going to bury me. :p
/only cause she will out live me due to healthier living. Still give it about another forty years or so.
485 | rain of lead Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:06:51am |
re: #482 JacksonTn
I'm working and they will be hitting the pool.
you gonna be at the FM on sat? we're thinking of comming down if it rains
like the weather guesser's are saying
486 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:06:58am |
re: #448 JacksonTn
MM ... or ... maybe he now has "waffle iron marks" on his ...well I was going to say balls but I am not sure he has any ...
For some reason, I thought of Hendrix when I read your post.
487 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:07:20am |
re: #481 MandyManners
He could be bi!
True. For that matter there are certain women who attract homosexuals ... and the funny thing is they're often very curvy women. I know of several gay Trekkies who have a real thing for Nichelle Nichols.
488 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:07:32am |
re: #475 Walter L. Newton
Please give me a link that says that the girl (Mayora Tavares) was the daughter of the Brazilian president? The current president is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Link?
I'm sort of answering my own question here, but I think NJhockeyfan is wrong in claiming that Mayora Tavares is the Brizilian presidents daughter. here is a list of his children.
Lurian Cordeiro
Marcos Cláudio
Fábio Luís
Sandro Luís
Luís Cláudio
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
And I cannot find any new article that claims otherwise.
489 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:07:35am |
re: #452 razorbacker
Not even the wedding rings. She said that they were good diamonds, and could easily be remounted for one of the girls.
I can see that.
490 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:08:03am |
re: #485 rain of lead
I'm working and they will be hitting the pool.
you gonna be at the FM on sat? we're thinking of comming down if it rains
like the weather guesser's are saying
RoL ... yep ... come on down ... and be quiet about the rain ... you only need to concern yourself with lead rain ... I don't want any rain this weekend! ...
491 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:08:15am |
492 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:08:17am |
493 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:08:21am |
494 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:08:25am |
re: #484 BlueCanuck
Believe it or not, my mom has her funeral mostly planned and paid for. Even down to who gets what. Every now and then she stresses to me which of the family heirlooms goes to which brother. I keep telling her she's going to bury me. :p
/only cause she will out live me due to healthier living. Still give it about another forty years or so.
Everyone should have everything spelled out to the letter.
In Canada, if you die without a will, the government appoints a Queen's Counsel lawyer to organize your estate, and their fees are taken out of said estate.
495 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:08:56am |
re: #473 OldLineTexan
re: #474 Mithrax
[Video]Classic repost, but what the hell :P
ha! brilliant, mithrax!
Another repost, for those others who, um, didn't get it? or 'took offense' at not "getting it"
He took offense.
It started out in college. You know, just experimenting with it. But he liked it. He liked how it made him feel.
For a while it was just recreational -- weekends and parties and rallies and that kind of thing. But soon he was hanging out with some pretty hard-core users, with the kind of people who took offense all the time. They didn't need a reason or an excuse, it was just what they did. It was who they were. Soon he found he couldn't get through the day without it.
Over the years he even learned to grow his own, to take the tiniest seeds of umbrage and nurture them into full-grown pretexts for outrage. The good stuff.
Some of his old friends tried to stage an intervention -- to convince him that he had a problem, that his whole life had become consumed by his addiction.
He didn't respond well. He just took more offense -- right there in front of them.
Addicts, he told them, are always chasing diminishing returns. They're always needing more and stronger drugs to provide an ever-smaller high. But the stuff he was taking didn't work like that. His highs just kept getting stronger and stronger no matter how flimsy or insignificant the reason.
You're not trying to help me, he screamed at them. You're just jealous. And he yelled at them some more, trying to get them to take offense too.
They wouldn't touch it, of course, and just left quietly, looking sad. He took a hit of offense at that and sat back on the couch. They think I've got a problem, he thought, but they're the ones with a problem. Ohh. He inhaled deeply. Yes, yes that's it. His eyelids fluttered. It's because I'm better than them, better than all of them ...
Four days later his landlord called the police, saying there was an offensive smell drifting into the hallway. They found him there on the couch.
The official report from the medical examiner said it was an overdose.
Cheers, ice
496 | VioletTiger Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:08:57am |
re: #475 Walter L. Newton
Please give me a link that says that the girl (Mayora Tavares) was the daughter of the Brazilian president? The current president is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Link?
It was actually the G8 Junior delegate from Brazil. It was on the Fox caption. I'll find the link.
497 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:09:06am |
re: #464 OldLineTexan
Is that what you kids are calling it these days?
/
LOL! Hoist by my own petard again!
498 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:09:18am |
re: #493 NJDhockeyfan
Here is another picture of the girl with her father.
She's cute.
The caption lists her as a "Junior G8 delegate," not his daughterl
499 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:09:21am |
re: #465 3 Sigma E
That wasn't a boyish butt in the least.
Point taken.
I wasn't aware, until this photo kerfluffle, that PGI Obama was rumored to bat for the other team.
I don't much care what others do to get their sexual kicks. I keep pretty busy just trying to satisfy my own urges.
But urm, well...face down, butt up, knees together with the frank and beans tucked away...I'd guess that except for the hair they'd look pretty similar.
A guess, you understand.
500 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:09:43am |
501 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:09:56am |
re: #476 MandyManners
Over the past two weeks, I've been planning Mom's funeral, from what she would wear to the coffin's flowers to the pall bearers to the songs. It's been my way of finding SOMETHING I could control.
But, it looks like this plan won't be implemented soon because--after more than two weeks on the ventilator--Mom's back on the cannula and is awake and grumpy. (The television in her room was on CNN until my mom ptiched a hissy fit to get it changed to Fox yesterday.)
So, to all the Lizards who kept Mom and us in their prayers and thoughts, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Now, back to the regular thread....
Mandy - great news!
Just great.
502 | rain of lead Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:10:56am |
re: #490 JacksonTn
we're playing the weekend by ear, been doing yardwork all week so I can
chill sat and sun
503 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:11:10am |
re: #493 NJDhockeyfan
Here is another picture of the girl with her father.
She's cute.
Did you read my re: #488 Walter L. Newton
This girl is NOT HIS DAUGHTER. Please supply a link to that information if you believe that.
She is a 16 year old special delegate that was part of a GROUP of other young teens who were invited by the Brazilian president to attend the conference.
504 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:11:21am |
re: #493 NJDhockeyfan
Here is another picture of the girl with her father.
She's cute.
Actually it says his Junior Delegate. Nothing about her being his daughter at all.
505 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:11:40am |
re: #496 VioletTiger
It was actually the G8 Junior delegate from Brazil. It was on the Fox caption. I'll find the link.
I know who she was, that's my point, she is not the daughter of the Brazilian president.
506 | FrogMarch Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:11:44am |
re: #70 zombie
• A transnational "Planetary Regime" should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans' lives -- using an armed international police force.
Obama's "science czar" said that? words fail me.
507 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:12:11am |
re: #484 BlueCanuck
Believe it or not, my mom has her funeral mostly planned and paid for. Even down to who gets what. Every now and then she stresses to me which of the family heirlooms goes to which brother. I keep telling her she's going to bury me. :p
/only cause she will out live me due to healthier living. Still give it about another forty years or so.
You might want to tell her to address that in a will. That way, there will be no possibility of hard feelings or recriminations. I'm not saying you and your brothers are venal but, strange things happen to people when death and inheritance are involved.
508 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:12:29am |
Good Morning, {all y'all}
HOLLA AT FRIDAY! ! !
509 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:12:32am |
re: #498 3 Sigma E
The caption lists her as a "Junior G8 delegate," not his daughterl
I think you are right. I stand corrected.
510 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:12:44am |
re: #494 Mithrax
I know, that's why my mom has everything spelled out in will form and spoken form. She's becoming a tough little biddy in my opinion. :)
/looks about 15 years younger then her actual age as well.
511 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:12:47am |
re: #487 3 Sigma E
True. For that matter there are certain women who attract homosexuals ... and the funny thing is they're often very curvy women. I know of several gay Trekkies who have a real thing for Nichelle Nichols.
I believe the phrase is "fag hag".
512 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:13:34am |
re: #494 Mithrax
Everyone should have everything spelled out to the letter.
In Canada, if you die without a will, the government appoints a Queen's Counsel lawyer to organize your estate, and their fees are taken out of said estate.
DITTO!
513 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:14:08am |
re: #494 Mithrax
Everyone should have everything spelled out to the letter.
In Canada, if you die without a will, the government appoints a Queen's Counsel lawyer to organize your estate, and their fees are taken out of said estate.
Dying intestate can really screw things up.
514 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:14:12am |
re: #495 iceweasel
Well, I hope you're around for the next cage-match "ACC (AGW) skepticism = ACC (AGW) Denial = Holocaust Denial = You're a Nazi" thread, because we sure could use someone with a sense of self-balance when the h8ing starts.
;)
515 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:14:18am |
re: #507 MandyManners
You might want to tell her to address that in a will. That way, there will be no possibility of hard feelings or recriminations. I'm not saying you and your brothers are venal but, strange things happen to people when death and inheritance are involved.
MM ... you got that right! ... happened with my family ... sometimes money changes everything the more money the more crap ... put it down in writing! and even then it still gets crazy ... I have a friend who is probate attorney ... she can tell stores that are just horrible ...
516 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:14:21am |
Sports Nerd Corner:
The White Sox got beat yesterday 10 - 8 by the Cleveland Indians. White Sox starting pitcher Clayton Richard got smoked for 6 runs in 1 inning. He had control problems, but moreover, the Indian hitters acted like they knew what was coming>
That's cause they did.
If you saw the game or any replays in ESPN, a close eye on Richards glove hand will show that his glove is about 40% open during his wind up when he's throwing a breaking ball and very closed around the ball when he's getting ready to throw a fastball.
In other words, Richard was accidentally tipping his pitches and telling the hitters what was coming on every one. He will learn, he's young. but his cathcer or coaches should have caught that after the 2nd hitter of the game and gone out and stopped him form doing that.
Any time you are watching a baseball game and hitter after hitter looks like he knows what is coming it's probably due to something like that. Sometimes the catcher tips off the pitch by how they set up after they give the signal. I went to a minor league game here about a month ago and I could read every pitch that one side threw based on how the catcher set up.
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen must have been sleeping in the dugout.
517 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:14:25am |
re: #511 MandyManners
I believe the phrase is "fag hag".
"Fag hags" are women who like hanging out with gay guys.
518 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:14:51am |
re: #483 MandyManners
Joe's just an attention whore who would milk anything to make a buck.
Not only that... I left out part of the story. Apparently Joe and Mrs. are going to fight for custody of the kids. Of course, that means that whatever is left of the estate (that no doubt will take a lengthy court battle to conclude) that ends up in the kids' names will be controlled by... Joe.
519 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:15:00am |
re: #513 MandyManners
Dying intestate can really screw things up.
My parents winter in florida, I dread if anything happens down there.
520 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:15:15am |
ABC News has a video of the Obama Bootygate (can I coin that?) incident...
When you see the video, it's not clear that Obama was checking out the young woman's derriere ...maybe, maybe not. Sarkozy, on the other hand, is busted!
521 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:16:22am |
re: #520 Kenneth
ABC News has a video of the Obama Bootygate (can I coin that?) incident...
When you see the video, it's not clear that Obama was checking out the young woman's derriere ...maybe, maybe not. Sarkozy, on the other hand, is busted!
He's French, that's the way he is supposed to act
522 | apachegunner Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:16:26am |
re: #480 3 Sigma E
Someone set it to clips from World of Warcraft. I've seen some pretty good clips like that ... Flogging Molly's "The Wild Rover" for one.
ahh, i just love the rovers
523 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:16:35am |
re: #501 reine.de.tout
Mandy - great news!
Just great.
The only draw-back is that she likely will need a feeding tube for the rest of her life due to aspiration issues. But, better that than the alternative!
524 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:16:51am |
re: #521 Desert Dog
He's French, that's the way he is supposed to act
Man, I was just going to say that. Mme. Sarkozy would probably toss him out if he didn't look.
525 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:17:46am |
re: #523 MandyManners
The only draw-back is that she likely will need a feeding tube for the rest of her life due to aspiration issues. But, better that than the alternative!
A friend's 11-year-old daughter has that (she can't swallow), and she does pretty well.
Best of luck.
526 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:18:28am |
re: #510 BlueCanuck
I know, that's why my mom has everything spelled out in will form and spoken form. She's becoming a tough little biddy in my opinion. :)
/looks about 15 years younger then her actual age as well.
A written instrument will over-rule any spoken instructions.
527 | freetoken Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:18:35am |
re: #520 Kenneth
I'm probably the only one, on first seeing the photo, though that the President was checking out the young girls... shoes. Really.
/Manolo is watching...
528 | The Left Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:18:43am |
re: #514 OldLineTexan
Well, I hope you're around for the next cage-match "ACC (AGW) skepticism = ACC (AGW) Denial = Holocaust Denial = You're a Nazi" thread, because we sure could use someone with a sense of self-balance when the h8ing starts.
;)
I hope I'll be around. Maybe I'll even be balanced, but that I can't promise. I'll try! :)
I also hope you know I wasn't making fun of you with my last post!
really have to run now-- have a good day, OLT!
cheers, ice
529 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:18:45am |
re: #517 3 Sigma E
"Fag hags" are women who like hanging out with gay guys.
Sure. It's like having girlfriends without the cattiness.
/ducks
530 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:19:02am |
re: #520 Kenneth
ABC News has a video of the Obama Bootygate (can I coin that?) incident...
So far this morning on the radio, I've heard it referred to as "Baby got Barack" and "Tail to the Chief". Obama Bootygate works just as well.
531 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:19:13am |
re: #515 JacksonTn
MM ... you got that right! ... happened with my family ... sometimes money changes everything the more money the more crap ... put it down in writing! and even then it still gets crazy ... I have a friend who is probate attorney ... she can tell stores that are just horrible ...
Not the money. But a damned photo of the old homestead taken by a pilot in the late 60s. I swear that I thought there was going to be a fistfight.
When I spoke up and mentioned that I could easily scan and copy however many they wanted, everyone got quiet and said, "Oh. Yeah. We can do that."
So, that Christmas everybody got a framed print and you'd have thought that I'd given diamonds or gold.
532 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:19:22am |
Two ministers and a lawyer are instructed by a wealthy man (who insisted that he could "take it with him") to throw an envelop containing five million dollars into his casket as they close the lid.
As they leave the funeral one of the ministers says, "I have to admit, times have been tough, I took a million dollars from my envelope."
Second minister says, "We've spent so much money feeding the poor lately, I had to take two million out of mine."
The attorney says, "I am shocked! You are ministers of the Gospel and you should both be ashamed of yourselves. I, myself, put in my own personal check for $5,000,000.00 in the casket."
533 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:19:29am |
re: #515 JacksonTn
MM ... you got that right! ... happened with my family ... sometimes money changes everything the more money the more crap ... put it down in writing! and even then it still gets crazy ... I have a friend who is probate attorney ... she can tell stores that are just horrible ...
Oh, I bet she can.
534 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:19:39am |
re: #527 freetoken
I'm probably the only one, on first seeing the photo, though that the President was checking out the young girls... shoes. Really.
/Manolo is watching...
Me, I don't see anything untoward going on.
It's fun to bust Obama's chops, though. I'll admit it.
535 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:20:06am |
Ugh, LGF is really slow and buggy for me again.
536 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:20:08am |
re: #517 3 Sigma E
"Fag hags" are women who like hanging out with gay guys.
Isn't that what you described in your OP?
537 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:20:09am |
re: #517 3 Sigma E
"Fag hags" are women who like hanging out with gay guys.
My wife's gay friends call her a "fag hag". So, I guess it's okay.
538 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:20:16am |
re: #524 OldLineTexan
Man, I was just going to say that. Mme. Sarkozy would probably toss him out if he didn't look.
Why are we all "seething and raging" over this issue? We have more import things to squabble over like Ron Paul and the Holocaust revisionist fuckers on LGF, and trumped up Rasmussen polls and lions and tigers and trolls, oh my.
539 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:20:21am |
re: #486 MandyManners
Heck yeah! major Upding for a Jimi video to start the morning!
540 | midwestgak Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:20:41am |
re: #515 JacksonTn
MM ... you got that right! ... happened with my family ... sometimes money changes everything the more money the more crap ... put it down in writing! and even then it still gets crazy ... I have a friend who is probate attorney ... she can tell stores that are just horrible ...
My oldest brother handled the sale of our parents house after my mother died. Her will stated everthing was to be divided equally among the three of us. And it was. I loved him for that.
541 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:21:18am |
re: #520 Kenneth
ABC News has a video of the Obama Bootygate (can I coin that?) incident...
When you see the video, it's not clear that Obama was checking out the young woman's derriere ...maybe, maybe not. Sarkozy, on the other hand, is busted!
That photo of Obama - I think it's impossible to take a flat photo and figure out exactly where a person is looking and what they're looking at. A photo captures forever what may have happened in a nano-second as a person is moving around.
It's been fun speculating about that photo - but I don't think either he or Sarkozy were ogling.
542 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:21:28am |
543 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:21:39am |
re: #441 razorbacker
I'm not going to pile onto OBI Obama for that.
Agreed. Any normal male with a pulse would have taken at least a glance.
544 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:21:43am |
re: #466 VioletTiger
My mom left instructions that my sister and I were to get her wedding and engagement rings. I don't think it is unusual for good jewelry not to be buried with the person.
Both of my grandparents left their jewelry behind, mostly pre-allocated to particular family members. Granddad had a diamond ring that I wound up with; I had the diamond remounted in a necklace for the wife. I also have his watch, which I wear every day.
545 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:21:45am |
re: #535 Killgore Trout
Ugh, LGF is really slow and buggy for me again.
Zoooming right along for me today. What kind of system are you running? What is your connection to the internet?
546 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:21:47am |
re: #538 Walter L. Newton
Why are we all "seething and raging" over this issue? We have more import things to squabble over like Ron Paul and the Holocaust revisionist fuckers on LGF, and trumped up Rasmussen polls and lions and tigers and trolls, oh my.
You're right, of course.
/
547 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:21:53am |
re: #536 MandyManners
Isn't that what you described in your OP?
I described women who gay men are attracted to ... not women who like hanging around them. Though there is a fair deal of overlap.
548 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:22:01am |
re: #518 freetoken
Not only that... I left out part of the story. Apparently Joe and Mrs. are going to fight for custody of the kids. Of course, that means that whatever is left of the estate (that no doubt will take a lengthy court battle to conclude) that ends up in the kids' names will be controlled by... Joe.
Isn't the mother fighting, too?
What a cluster-fuck.
549 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:22:01am |
re: #531 razorbacker
Not the money. But a damned photo of the old homestead taken by a pilot in the late 60s. I swear that I thought there was going to be a fistfight.
When I spoke up and mentioned that I could easily scan and copy however many they wanted, everyone got quiet and said, "Oh. Yeah. We can do that."
So, that Christmas everybody got a framed print and you'd have thought that I'd given diamonds or gold.
My brothers and I have planned to do that with all of the family pictures (and there is an album for every year from 1940 - 1990), but we haven't gotten around to it yet.
550 | quickjustice Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:22:35am |
re: #531 razorbacker
It's like a divorce where the couple settles everything, and then fights for years over ownership of Aunt Millie's teapot.
551 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:22:46am |
re: #519 Mithrax
My parents winter in florida, I dread if anything happens down there.
Isn't it just a matter of paperwork to get the bodies back? It should not affect the will at all.
552 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:22:49am |
553 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:22:55am |
re: #543 3 wood
Agreed. Any normal male with a pulse would have taken at least a glance.
Actually, I wouldn't have.
Age first, then eyes :P
554 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:22:58am |
re: #548 MandyManners
Isn't the mother fighting, too?
What a cluster-fuck.
There's a lot of money there.....a lot of debts too....this will be one ugly mess.....years and years before it's settled.
555 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:23:10am |
re: #534 OldLineTexan
Me, I don't see anything untoward going on.
It's fun to bust Obama's chops, though. I'll admit it.
Guys look and we women look, too.
556 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:23:17am |
re: #531 razorbacker
Not the money. But a damned photo of the old homestead taken by a pilot in the late 60s. I swear that I thought there was going to be a fistfight.
When I spoke up and mentioned that I could easily scan and copy however many they wanted, everyone got quiet and said, "Oh. Yeah. We can do that."
So, that Christmas everybody got a framed print and you'd have thought that I'd given diamonds or gold.
One item in my family we "fought" over - a charcoal portrait of my mom as a baby, sleeping, drawn by her cousin. All of us want it. I don't have it yet, but will end up with it, and will do what you said - scan it and have prints made. The portrait has no value whatsoever, EXCEPT to us.
557 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:23:41am |
re: #551 MandyManners
Isn't it just a matter of paperwork to get the bodies back? It should not affect the will at all.
Yes, but I have no desire for the paperwork, or the property in Florida.
I'll have a chat with my brother about it and if worse comes to worse send him down.
558 | quickjustice Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:23:44am |
re: #533 MandyManners
Decades ago, I tried a probate case in Shelbyville. Family feuds are the most bitter of all.
559 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:23:58am |
Good Morning y'all - from a coolish (68 degrees, going up to 86 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte! How is everyone doing this morning?
560 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:24:04am |
re: #525 OldLineTexan
A friend's 11-year-old daughter has that (she can't swallow), and she does pretty well.
Best of luck.
Mom's not had solid food for more than two weeks so her already-petite body has lost a lot of weight. And, she had lost a lot of weight over the past year.
561 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:24:51am |
re: #555 redstateredneck
Guys look and we women look, too.
I tell you what, I really get tired of being oogled like a fine, marbled beefcake when I go to the grocery store!
////
562 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:25:06am |
re: #535 Killgore Trout
Ugh, LGF is really slow and buggy for me again.
I concur Killgore. It has slowed down for me in the last 24 hours. Not as slow as I was experiencing last weekend (20-30 second response time) but today it is around 10-15 seconds.
I've even changed my DNS name server from my default Comcast to Sprint and it doesn't change anything.
Trace routes show bottle necks in the same places as I saw last weekend.
Since we now know that there has been up to 2 weeks of "overcrowding" of the pipes due possibly to NK hackers, I don't know if that is keeping some of the router that most of us travel through busy or not. It's certainly possible.
563 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:25:11am |
re: #531 razorbacker
Not the money. But a damned photo of the old homestead taken by a pilot in the late 60s. I swear that I thought there was going to be a fistfight.
When I spoke up and mentioned that I could easily scan and copy however many they wanted, everyone got quiet and said, "Oh. Yeah. We can do that."
So, that Christmas everybody got a framed print and you'd have thought that I'd given diamonds or gold.
I can see that happening.
564 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:25:18am |
re: #526 MandyManners
A written instrument will over-rule any spoken instructions.
Indeed, her verbal instructions match her written ones. She's just OCD that way some times. After all there are about three sets of family china and assorted knick knacks she's always talking about. I don't forsee any issues between me and my two brothers. Only reason I am told all this stuff constantly is because I am the eldest and closest geographically to her.
565 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:25:44am |
Morning all.
I've had company for the last few days so I granted myself a hiatus from the news for a while. Can't recommend it enough.
As for the pic on Drudge, I bet Obama would like to punish that chick with a child.
566 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:25:53am |
re: #559 realwest
Good Morning y'all - from a coolish (68 degrees, going up to 86 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte! How is everyone doing this morning?
Hey, {real}
I'm just happy it's Friday.
567 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:26:00am |
re: #559 realwest
Good Morning y'all - from a coolish (68 degrees, going up to 86 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte! How is everyone doing this morning?
Not a cloud in the sky here in PHX and 90 degrees at 624am....going up to 110-113 today....ahhhh, summer in the desert (why, oh why do I live here?)
568 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:26:03am |
re: #534 OldLineTexan
Me, I don't see anything untoward going on.
It's fun to bust Obama's chops, though. I'll admit it.
Did he know she was a child?
569 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:26:12am |
re: #560 MandyManners
Mom's not had solid food for more than two weeks so her already-petite body has lost a lot of weight. And, she had lost a lot of weight over the past year.
I am not looking forward to my turn with these issues. Mom and Dad are very healthy, thankfully, although Mom just had a knee replaced and Dad is pretty worn-out just with that. ;)
570 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:26:19am |
re: #540 midwestgak
My oldest brother handled the sale of our parents house after my mother died. Her will stated everthing was to be divided equally among the three of us. And it was. I loved him for that.
MWGak ... what happened with me was that I was in charge of all my parents stuff ... money, property, blah blah ... mama told me to divide it equally between us in her will ... I would never not do what she wanted ever ... well I sold and liquidated everything and it was good amount ... one of my sisters died before my parents but left children ...
The only thing I asked of my other brothers and sisters was that because mama did not spell out that one share would go to my deceased sisters children I could not legally give it to them ... but expected them to take out of their share to give to them ... everyone did but one brother ... and I will never forgive him for it ... until he gives them their share ...
571 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:26:25am |
re: #541 reine.de.tout
Photos can be very misleading. If you watch the video, it looks like Obama was checking his footing while turning around to offer his arm to help another woman step down. He doesn't seem to have even noticed the young woman with the now famous booty. (Apparently she's the daughter of Brazilian President Lulu).
Sarkozy however, is seen turning, leaning and leering. He's busted for sure.
572 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:26:36am |
re: #561 OldLineTexan
I tell you what, I really get tired of being oogled like a fine, marbled beefcake when I go to the grocery store!
////
Oh, get over yourself!
;-)
573 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:26:47am |
re: #535 Killgore Trout
Ugh, LGF is really slow and buggy for me again.
I posted the other day about whether this could be a result of the North Korean hacking.
574 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:27:10am |
575 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:27:13am |
re: #364 Cato the Elder
The service monkey just tears stuff up. The Service Lizard, now...fear him.
Shouldn't you have a service unicorn by now? Shouldn't we all have unicorns by now?
576 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:27:19am |
re: #427 SixDegrees
If that's what you want, a family member needs to stay with the body at all times, from the moment the casket is closed to the moment it is fully buried. The funeral home will raise holy hell about this demand; face them down and demand it. If they escalate, explain your reasons, and suggest that perhaps the police should be asked to stand in for your family.
I can vouch for that.
I'm the designated one who does that in my extended family. I've found that if you talk to the funeral director right off the bat and make it clear this is what is going to happen it goes a lot easier. Plan on driving your own car to the grave yard cause you will probably have to hang around for an hour or two until they bury the deceased after the final service. They will give you this big come on to go out to the open grave and wait for them. don't do it.
I stay by the casket.
577 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:27:26am |
re: #561 OldLineTexan
If I had a nickel for every time I have had to say, "My eyes are up here, lady!"...
578 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:27:44am |
re: #549 redstateredneck
My brothers and I have planned to do that with all of the family pictures (and there is an album for every year from 1940 - 1990), but we haven't gotten around to it yet.
Unsolicited advise. Next family reunion, get those albums out and get the names and dates written on the backs of the photos (faintly, don't press too hard or you'll indent the other side). You think that you know, but I'll bet that you don't.
579 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:27:49am |
re: #573 MandyManners
I posted the other day about whether this could be a result of the North Korean hacking.
Damn Norks! Messing with LGF!
580 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:28:01am |
re: #547 3 Sigma E
I described women who gay men are attracted to ... not women who like hanging around them. Though there is a fair deal of overlap.
Ah.
581 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:28:08am |
re: #566 redstateredneck
Hey {red} Great, another two handed hug! Love it!
When you're "retired" Friday is just another day, ya know?
I'm glad for you (and anyone fortunate enough to still have a job) that it's Friday though!
582 | quickjustice Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:28:10am |
re: #571 Kenneth
Walter's already covered this: The "booty" in question is both admirable and Brazilian, but not that of the President's daughter.
583 | VioletTiger Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:28:25am |
re: #476 MandyManners
Great news Mandy! Prayers will continue.
584 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:28:31am |
re: #570 JacksonTn
MWGak ... what happened with me was that I was in charge of all my parents stuff ... money, property, blah blah ... mama told me to divide it equally between us in her will ... I would never not do what she wanted ever ... well I sold and liquidated everything and it was good amount ... one of my sisters died before my parents but left children ...
The only thing I asked of my other brothers and sisters was that because mama did not spell out that one share would go to my deceased sisters children I could not legally give it to them ... but expected them to take out of their share to give to them ... everyone did but one brother ... and I will never forgive him for it ... until he gives them their share ...
My parents' wills anticipated that, and specifically stated that if one of us pre-deceased them, that person's share would go to his/her children.
585 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:28:46am |
re: #550 quickjustice
It's like a divorce where the couple settles everything, and then fights for years over ownership of Aunt Millie's teapot.
Whose aunt is Tillie? Blood should triumph.
586 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:29:00am |
re: #568 MandyManners
Did he know she was a child?
I am not convinced from the photo that he's staring at her butt. I tend to look where I'm going, and I also tend to look down when I'm climbing steps.
I also tend to look at WOMEN's posteriors from time to time, so I am no saint.
I just don't see more than fun in this subject.
Now, if he had a Clinton track record, I'd have had him arrested.
;)
587 | Desert Dog Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:29:01am |
Have fun y'all, gotta SSS and get going to work
588 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:29:31am |
re: #550 quickjustice
It's like a divorce where the couple settles everything, and then fights for years over ownership of Aunt Millie's teapot.
If I were the judge, I'd bring a hammer to the hearing and pull a Solomon on them.
589 | Mithrax Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:29:38am |
Alright, time to go teach me mom how to use Facebook.
Back tonight.
590 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:30:13am |
re: #531 razorbacker
Scanning is a wonderful thing. At the funeral service for my mother a few months back, a cousin I haven't seen in decades showed up with a photo her mom took when she was a teen. The photo was of my mom & dad as teenagers on what looks like their first date having a picnic. Sweet! We scanned it & everybody got a copy.
591 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:30:23am |
re: #554 Desert Dog
There's a lot of money there.....a lot of debts too....this will be one ugly mess.....years and years before it's settled.
i can't help but wonder if Joe intends on using the kids as a way to raise more money.
592 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:30:27am |
re: #567 Desert Dog
Hey there Desert dog - y'all live there so you can brag to us on the East Coast during the Winter months, that's why.
Small reward for what you are and are about to receive though!
How'd figure folks ever lived out that way before the invention of air conditioning (dry heat at 110 degrees is still DAMNED HOT!)?
593 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:30:30am |
I wonder how soon there will be a YouTube vid of the "Obama cover" of "Baby Got Back."
594 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:30:41am |
re: #578 razorbacker
Unsolicited advise. Next family reunion, get those albums out and get the names and dates written on the backs of the photos (faintly, don't press too hard or you'll indent the other side). You think that you know, but I'll bet that you don't.
Good advice. Especially for the real old photos. Mom was the youngest of 8 children so we had a lot of cousins.
595 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:30:56am |
re: #584 reine.de.tout
My parents' wills anticipated that, and specifically stated that if one of us pre-deceased them, that person's share would go to his/her children.
Reine ... good thing because it has caused many problems ... I was so disappointed in him and have not spoken to him in a long time ... and the thing has really pisses me off is that he is rich and does not even need the money ...
596 | quickjustice Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:31:01am |
re: #585 MandyManners
No way, Mandy! Aunt Tillie liked me a lot better than you, and besides, I was much nicer to her! She may have been your consanguineal aunt, but everyone knows she would have wanted me to have that teapot!
[Huffs off stage]
597 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:31:49am |
re: #557 Mithrax
Yes, but I have no desire for the paperwork, or the property in Florida.
I'll have a chat with my brother about it and if worse comes to worse send him down.
Can't the paperwork be handled by the estate attorney?
598 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:31:52am |
re: #561 OldLineTexan
I tell you what, I really get tired of being oogled like a fine, marbled beefcake when I go to the grocery store!
////
Me too, it's so demeaning when those young woman on the subway check out my package.
599 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:32:24am |
re: #581 realwest
Hey {red} Great, another two handed hug! Love it!
When you're "retired" Friday is just another day, ya know?
I'm glad for you (and anyone fortunate enough to still have a job) that it's Friday though!
Retirement is a distant dream, I'm afraid. I wish I had been smarter when I was younger. I've still got a kid in college, for cryin' out loud. Guess we took our retirement on the front end!
600 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:32:26am |
re: #585 MandyManners
Hey Mandy! I read your #476 and just want you to know what GREAT NEWS that is! I'm very happy for her and you and your whole family!
601 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:32:40am |
re: #598 Kenneth
Me too, it's so demeaning when those young woman on the subway check out my package.
I hate when they do that, too .... They always laugh.
:>)
602 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:32:49am |
re: #558 quickjustice
Decades ago, I tried a probate case in Shelbyville. Family feuds are the most bitter of all.
Shelbyville in Tennessee?
603 | Broomer Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:33:02am |
F*CK FoxNews! They're getting irrelevant like MSNBC.
Their reporter Reena reporting the "peace activitsts" at Bilin and getting tear gased. What about reporting from Iran and getting shot at? So now FoxNews has no problem painting Israel as evil?
I was patient enough to give FoxNews a pass (Judge Natalpino) but now I'm just fed up. Good think I'm giving up cable end of month.
There's absolutely no real TV news station anymore!
604 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:33:11am |
An interesting science poll....
Scientific Achievements Less Prominent Than a Decade Ago
There are indications that the public also is somewhat less confident in America’s scientific prowess than it once was. Significantly fewer Americans volunteer scientific advances as one of the country’s most important achievements than did so a decade ago (27% today, 47% in May 1999). As an example, ten years ago, 18% cited space exploration and the moon landing as the country’s top achievement of the 20th century. Today 12% see it as the greatest achievement of the past 50 years.
....
When it comes to contemporary scientific issues, these differences are often even larger. Most notably, 87% of scientists say that humans and other living things have evolved over time and that evolution is the result of natural processes such as natural selection. Just 32% of the public accepts this as true.And the near consensus among scientists about global warming is not mirrored in the general public. While 84% of scientists say the earth is getting warmer because of human activity such as burning fossil fuels, just 49% of the public agrees.
...
Scroll down the the graph on Partisanship. 55% of scientists are Democrats. Only 6% of scientists are Republicans! This is a very serious problem.
605 | quickjustice Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:33:52am |
re: #551 MandyManners
Not to get too morbid, but a funeral home can arrange shipment of the body of the deceased with a phone call. My grandmother flew once, but never when she was alive!
606 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:33:59am |
re: #571 Kenneth
Photos can be very misleading. If you watch the video, it looks like Obama was checking his footing while turning around to offer his arm to help another woman step down. He doesn't seem to have even noticed the young woman with the now famous booty. (Apparently she's the daughter of Brazilian President Lulu).
Sarkozy however, is seen turning, leaning and leering. He's busted for sure.
Kenneth, from my comment above...
I'm sort of answering my own question here, but I think NJhockeyfan is wrong in claiming that Mayora Tavares is the Brizilian presidents daughter. here is a list of his children.
Lurian Cordeiro
Marcos Cláudio
Fábio Luís
Sandro Luís
Luís Cláudio
607 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:34:01am |
re: #573 MandyManners
That's an interesting possibility.
608 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:34:05am |
re: #564 BlueCanuck
Indeed, her verbal instructions match her written ones. She's just OCD that way some times. After all there are about three sets of family china and assorted knick knacks she's always talking about. I don't forsee any issues between me and my two brothers. Only reason I am told all this stuff constantly is because I am the eldest and closest geographically to her.
Are your brothers married?
609 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:34:10am |
re: #583 VioletTiger
Good morning VioletTiger - hope you're doing well today and if not for your comment I wouldn't have known about Mandy's mom! Thank you!
610 | lawhawk Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:34:16am |
re: #558 quickjustice
Decades ago, I tried a probate case in Shelbyville. Family feuds are the most bitter of all.
Was that related to that unspoken monorail mess? /
611 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:34:19am |
re: #586 OldLineTexan
Yeah. This is fun summer politics, but not important.
What is important, and frightening is Obama's push to have wealthy nations subsidize poorer nations as they try to fight global warming. That's stupid science and even stupider economics.
612 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:34:31am |
There are indications that the public also is somewhat less confident in America’s scientific prowess than it once was. Significantly fewer Americans volunteer scientific advances as one of the country’s most important achievements than did so a decade ago (27% today, 47% in May 1999). As an example, ten years ago, 18% cited space exploration and the moon landing as the country’s top achievement of the 20th century. Today 12% see it as the greatest achievement of the past 50 years.
Strictly speaking those polls can't really be compared since they use different time frames.
613 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:34:59am |
re: #426 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
One kind favor I ask of you,
Please see that mu grave is kept clean
-Blind Lemmon Jefferson
614 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:35:28am |
Good morning everyone. I have a question. My boss just told me that a guy in his neighborhood has a large American flag in his yard. It's hung upside down. He is obviously anti-American and just recently took down a giant 9-11 troofer sign. What does an upside down American flag mean?
615 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:35:29am |
When the time had finally come, and the MIL decided to just go ahead and die, she asked me if I wanted anything 'before the fights start'.
I said yeah, I want your grandpa's old anvil and E's daddy's Green River knife. She laughed and said, 'Take the knife, and if you can lift that anvil, it's yours. But why?'
'They don't make anvils out of that kind of stuff anymore. It has been here, taking hammer blows, for well over a century and looks fine.'
So I went out and put them in the back of the Jeep. Like to have busted a gut, but I put them there.
616 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:35:40am |
re: #569 OldLineTexan
I am not looking forward to my turn with these issues. Mom and Dad are very healthy, thankfully, although Mom just had a knee replaced and Dad is pretty worn-out just with that. ;)
It broke my heart last week when my dad said that his dad went the right way: dead of a massive MI before he hit the ground. He NEVER speaks of his dad's death. He NEVER gets sentimental or emotional. Poor guy is worn out.
617 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:35:50am |
re: #595 JacksonTn
Reine ... good thing because it has caused many problems ... I was so disappointed in him and have not spoken to him in a long time ... and the thing has really pisses me off is that he is rich and does not even need the money ...
And it would be the right thing to do, to give those kids their parent's "share". I don't blame you for being pissed of.
My mom did make one mistake; thankfully, it did not backfire on us. My youngest brother's partner kicked him out and he came home, at age 40, completely broke, no job skills, had not held a job in years. My parents took him in and my mom gave him a portion of his "share" up front. She talked to all of us about it before hand. She kept a written record of the amounts she gave him over the course of 2 years, and she and he signed an agreement that the amounts she gave him would be deducted from his "share" upon her death.
Well - because she had a will that stated something else, it was not a completely legal agreement. If he had contested the final settlement, we would have had to have divvied up equally what was left after her death, no consideration for what he received before. Luckily for us, that did not happen - but we were prepared just in case it did. Could have been a mess.
LESSON - If conditions change, people need to update their wills.
618 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:35:50am |
re: #606 Walter L. Newton
Good research. Perhaps we should turn this over to Occasional Reader. He seems to be an expert on hot Brazilian women. If anybody can track down her booty, it's OR.
620 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:36:45am |
re: #604 Killgore Trout
Scroll down the the graph on Partisanship. 55% of scientists are Democrats. Only 6% of scientists are Republicans! This is a very serious problem.
And their bread & butter is grant money. Conflict of interest? Naw.....
621 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:36:56am |
re: #614 KenJen
Good morning everyone. I have a question. My boss just told me that a guy in his neighborhood has a large American flag in his yard. It's hung upside down. He is obviously anti-American and just recently took down a giant 9-11 troofer sign. What does an upside down American flag mean?
Anything the person flying it wants it to signify. It has no one meaning I know of.
623 | VioletTiger Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:37:12am |
re: #594 redstateredneck
Good advice. Especially for the real old photos. Mom was the youngest of 8 children so we had a lot of cousins.
After my Mom passed (3 years tomorrow!) we had to clean out her house. We found boxes and boxes of old family photos. There are so many people we cannot identify. Some of the older photos were from the dawn of photography--people who came over on the boat if you will. I scanned them all and they are part of a video I made of our family history. We still don't know who some of the people are.
625 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:37:41am |
re: #621 Walter L. Newton
Anything the person flying it wants it to signify. It has no one meaning I know of.
Someone said it was a sign of distress.
626 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:38:59am |
re: #624 lincolntf
Flying the American flag upside down is indeed a type of SOS signal. Section 8a of the United States Flag Code states, "The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property."
627 | VioletTiger Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:39:03am |
re: #609 realwest
Good morning VioletTiger - hope you're doing well today and if not for your comment I wouldn't have known about Mandy's mom! Thank you!
Morning real. I'm always a step behind in the morning....multitasking.
628 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:39:12am |
re: #617 reine.de.tout
And it would be the right thing to do, to give those kids their parent's "share". I don't blame you for being pissed of.
My mom did make one mistake; thankfully, it did not backfire on us. My youngest brother's partner kicked him out and he came home, at age 40, completely broke, no job skills, had not held a job in years. My parents took him in and my mom gave him a portion of his "share" up front. She talked to all of us about it before hand. She kept a written record of the amounts she gave him over the course of 2 years, and she and he signed an agreement that the amounts she gave him would be deducted from his "share" upon her death.
Well - because she had a will that stated something else, it was not a completely legal agreement. If he had contested the final settlement, we would have had to have divvied up equally what was left after her death, no consideration for what he received before. Luckily for us, that did not happen - but we were prepared just in case it did. Could have been a mess.
LESSON - If conditions change, people need to update their wills.
A codicil is a simple thing to draft and incorporate into the will by an attorney.
629 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:39:29am |
re: #599 redstateredneck
Well it may be a distant dream for ya, but you surely don't want to "retire" the way I did! Hang in there - the kid'll graduate sooner or later and then you can save some dough and retire!
Do not, I repeat DO NOT plan on retiring just on Social Security alone - cause you really can't make it on just social security and medicare!
630 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:39:42am |
Sometimes I feel like I missed out being an only child. Then I read stories like I've been reading here and, well, there's one reason to be grateful. Especially now that my parents retired and now live about 15 minutes from me.
631 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:40:28am |
re: #594 redstateredneck
Good advice. Especially for the real old photos. Mom was the youngest of 8 children so we had a lot of cousins.
I know what you mean. Looking at undated photos you wonder, "Mom as a child? Her cousins? A sibling? Who is that?"
The great thing about this is, at the reunion, you'll hear stories and arguments about the people they think are pictured. And there will be disagreement.
632 | johnnyreb Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:40:31am |
re: #604 Killgore Trout
An interesting science poll....
Scientific Achievements Less Prominent Than a Decade Ago
Scroll down the the graph on Partisanship. 55% of scientists are Democrats. Only 6% of scientists are Republicans! This is a very serious problem.
One has to wonder if that "survey" oversampled a certain political party?
"The state of science has vastly improved since President Obama's election. He understands the importance of science and speaks forcefully for it. The stimulus money should help us climb out of this recession as well as improve the state of funding for scientific research. Mathematician, 64"
633 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:40:53am |
re: #614 KenJen
Good morning everyone. I have a question. My boss just told me that a guy in his neighborhood has a large American flag in his yard. It's hung upside down. He is obviously anti-American and just recently took down a giant 9-11 troofer sign. What does an upside down American flag mean?
Technically, an upside down flag is a distress signal, indicating that people's lives or property are in danger. A lot of people are flying it upside down as a form of protest, though. Whatever, it's not illegal.
634 | lawhawk Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:40:55am |
re: #621 Walter L. Newton
Anything the person flying it wants it to signify. It has no one meaning I know of.
A flag flying upside down is a sign that the person is in distress. The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. 4 USC 8(a)
635 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:40:59am |
re: #630 3 Sigma E
Sometimes I feel like I missed out being an only child. Then I read stories like I've been reading here and, well, there's one reason to be grateful. Especially now that my parents retired and now live about 15 minutes from me.
3SE ... do you and itellyou3times have the same avatar? ...
well, you get all the hugs and kisses being an only child ... that's something ...
636 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:41:11am |
re: #619 Kenneth
It means he's an asshole.
Total asshole. We have decided to buy a super-soaked water gun and fill it with round-up and spray it all over his yard one night very soon. Boss said his yard is immaculately landscaped.
637 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:41:53am |
re: #626 lincolntf
Flying the American flag upside down is indeed a type of SOS signal. Section 8a of the United States Flag Code states, "The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property."
So he's an asshole and a dumbass.
638 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:41:57am |
re: #625 KenJen
Someone said it was a sign of distress.
According to this, yes, but on a boat, not on land...
"The US Flag Code says the flag should never be flown upside down except as a signal of distress, and if a vessel is in dire distress there's nothing wrong with using this as a signal, but it may not be understood and any vessel should be equipped with--and use--the signals provided in COLREGS and the Inland Navigation Rules.
Joe McMillan, 20 August 2006"
And generally, that is an outdated practice...
[Link: flagspot.net...]
639 | lawhawk Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:42:06am |
re: #634 lawhawk
Flying the flag like that is not illegal, as it is usually done so as a protest to actions by the government, but it is most appropriately flown in such a manner when faced with the situation described above (see my #634)
640 | quickjustice Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:42:40am |
re: #610 lawhawk
I won based on the Rule in Shelley's case. The original testator's only child (a son) had suppressed the will. His daughter found it at the time of the son's death, and probated it. The will had given the original testator's son a life estate in millions of dollars of real estate, remainder to the grandchildren. The son had sold off the real estate, claiming ownership fee simple absolute under intestacy rules.
I represented the new owners of the real estate, who were out millions if the title to the real estate was defective.
641 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:42:42am |
re: #596 quickjustice
No way, Mandy! Aunt Tillie liked me a lot better than you, and besides, I was much nicer to her! She may have been your consanguineal aunt, but everyone knows she would have wanted me to have that teapot!
[
HuffsFlounces off stage]
This is teh LFG. We don't H&ff!
/
642 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:43:01am |
re: #636 KenJen
Total asshole. We have decided to buy a super-soaked water gun and fill it with round-up and spray it all over his yard one night very soon. Boss said his yard is immaculately landscaped.
Spell 'God Bless America' on his lawn with the round up.
643 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:43:13am |
re: #633 redstateredneck
Technically, an upside down flag is a distress signal, indicating that people's lives or property are in danger. A lot of people are flying it upside down as a form of protest, though. Whatever, it's not illegal.
His property is in danger alright. Apparently a lot of neighbors are pissed.
644 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:43:19am |
re: #629 realwest
Well it may be a distant dream for ya, but you surely don't want to "retire" the way I did! Hang in there - the kid'll graduate sooner or later and then you can save some dough and retire!
Do not, I repeat DO NOT plan on retiring just on Social Security alone - cause you really can't make it on just social security and medicare!
My retirement money is mostly in real estate assets and our business. Hopefully, when we're ready to sell out and head for the hills we'll get a good return on them.
645 | quickjustice Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:43:25am |
re: #621 Walter L. Newton
Flying the American flag upside down is a distress signal.
646 | midwestgak Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:43:26am |
re: #599 redstateredneck
Retirement is a distant dream, I'm afraid. I wish I had been smarter when I was younger. I've still got a kid in college, for cryin' out loud. Guess we took our retirement on the front end!
Hey {red}. Back in the day, public schooling did not provide a personal finance class. I got my first credit cards in the early 80's. Had no clue they were basically loans with high interest. Also didn't realize that paying the minimum was the way banks made thier money.
I'm ashamed to admit that I learned how to get out of credit card debt by watching one of Oprah's shows in the early 90's. Double or triple the minimum payment.
Today, I am credit card debt free.
647 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:43:38am |
re: #476 MandyManners
But, it looks like this plan won't be implemented soon because--after more than two weeks on the ventilator--Mom's back on the cannula and is awake and grumpy. (The television in her room was on CNN until my mom ptiched a hissy fit to get it changed to Fox yesterday.)
That's a great sign. Wonderful news.
648 | lawhawk Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:43:48am |
re: #640 quickjustice
And there are generations of lawyers who thought that Rule of Shelly's case was just something law profs run through in property class as a way to put them to sleep...
649 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:44:10am |
re: #636 KenJen
Total asshole. We have decided to buy a super-soaked water gun and fill it with round-up and spray it all over his yard one night very soon. Boss said his yard is immaculately landscaped.
Don't do that. Give opium to some wallabies!
/
650 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:44:14am |
re: #635 JacksonTn
3SE ... do you and itellyou3times have the same avatar? ...
I'd have to see it ... I'm rather knew and still feeling my way around here. (I saw another Groucho avatar at one point, but it was, I think, a different picture.)
651 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:44:30am |
re: #641 OldLineTexan
This is teh LFG. We don't H&ff!
/
But some do Huff and Fluff, which is sort of a stomping flounce, akin to the swishing flounce, which is normally only done by large lesbians in Mau-Mau's.
652 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:44:35am |
re: #643 KenJen
Why is he flying it upside down now?
Rhetorical question, I guess, because you don't seem to really know the clown, but I wonder what his specific beef is?
653 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:44:46am |
Morning all, hey anybody know where I can get a weather report for Charlotte NC? Oh, and I figured out this morning that each and every person in the US is spending $20 to save a mouse in the SF bay area. That's just great, and it's going to create so many new jobs. Too bad I 'm not qualified though, I didn't graduate from college with the required mouse saving degree. sheesh
654 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:44:57am |
re: #614 KenJen
An upsided down American Flag is a sign of distress - on the high seas, an upside down American Flag is a sign of distress and a call for help - sorta like a visual s.o.s.
Don't know why he was flying it upside down though - probably someone who just discovered that Bush is no longer President.
655 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:45:06am |
re: #483 MandyManners
Joe's just an attention whore who would milk anything to make a buck.
He's looking for some one he can sue.
He got cut out of the estate.
656 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:45:07am |
re: #639 lawhawk
Flying the flag like that is not illegal, as it is usually done so as a protest to actions by the government, but it is most appropriately flown in such a manner when faced with the situation described above (see my #634)
Maybe the guy's house is sinking.
657 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:45:29am |
re: #620 redstateredneck
And their bread & butter is grant money. Conflict of interest? Naw.....
Nope. Read the article, it's not just about public funding for science that's the issue. It's much more about the anti-science agenda of the Republican party.
658 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:46:15am |
Any lizards in Detroit?
Look who is helping the police...
The antiviolence Cease Fire Initiative group on Monday announced a new hotline for students to call to report violence or other problems.
The announcement was made near the bus stop where seven teens were shot last week. Five of the seven were attending summer school classes at the Cody 9th Grade Academy on Detroit's west side. Two teens remained at Sinai-Grace Hospital on Monday, Detroit Police said.
The hotline number,[no phone numbers allowed], will be available starting this morning and will be answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Representatives of the initiative monitoring the line will call police and dispatch members of the Fruits of Islam, a group of young men affiliated with the Nation of Islam who are trained to intervene without guns, backers said.
"You can call without feeling the pressure of being called a snitch. You can call anonymously," said Mouchettee Muhammad, vice president of the Cease Fire Initiative.
659 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:46:21am |
re: #614 KenJen
Morning jen, I think it means trouble or distress.
660 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:46:42am |
re: #558 quickjustice
Decades ago, I tried a probate case in Shelbyville. Family feuds are the most bitter of all.
"Yeah. Check the probate. Why, my Uncle Thumper had a problem with HIS probate, and he had to take these big pills, and drink lots of water. "
-Roger Rabbit
661 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:46:50am |
re: #636 KenJen
Total asshole. We have decided to buy a super-soaked water gun and fill it with round-up and spray it all over his yard one night very soon. Boss said his yard is immaculately landscaped.
ooh.
Me likee the idea of that.
But I'm sure I don't have to tell you that really, you shouldn't actually DO it.
I have an asshole neighbor. When I go walk the dog, I make sure I have a coke or something with me, almost finished, and of course, it ends up somewhere in his yard.
I am normally very much against littering - but this guy is just too big of an asshole.
662 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:46:55am |
re: #653 turn
Morning all, hey anybody know where I can get a weather report for Charlotte NC?
ask realwest
663 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:47:19am |
re: #636 KenJen
Total asshole. We have decided to buy a super-soaked water gun and fill it with round-up and spray it all over his yard one night very soon. Boss said his yard is immaculately landscaped.
NO! That is a crime and can land you in jail. He has the absolute right to be a hateful asshole. While his use of the flag is wrong, it is HIS flag on HIS property.
664 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:47:31am |
665 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:47:41am |
re: #653 turn
Morning all, hey anybody know where I can get a weather report for Charlotte NC? Oh, and I figured out this morning that each and every person in the US is spending $20 to save a mouse in the SF bay area. That's just great, and it's going to create so many new jobs. Too bad I 'm not qualified though, I didn't graduate from college with the required mouse saving degree. sheesh
weather.com, type in town name and state.
666 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:47:52am |
667 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:48:20am |
re: #653 turn
Morning all, hey anybody know where I can get a weather report for Charlotte NC? Oh, and I figured out this morning that each and every person in the US is spending $20 to save a mouse in the SF bay area. That's just great, and it's going to create so many new jobs. Too bad I 'm not qualified though, I didn't graduate from college with the required mouse saving degree. sheesh
[Link: www.wunderground.com...]
669 | quickjustice Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:48:21am |
re: #648 lawhawk
The rule has been repealed in all but ten states (it may be more by now), Tennessee being one of them.
670 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:48:22am |
........"Candy gram for Mr. Mongo"...........
What the hell am I doin here on my day off?
671 | johnnyreb Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:48:23am |
re: #657 Killgore Trout
Nope. Read the article, it's not just about public funding for science that's the issue. It's much more about the anti-science agenda of the Republican party.
Yes please read the entire article and my #632. That article is a partisan hack job.
672 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:48:24am |
re: #665 reine.de.tout
weather.com, type in town name and state.
Morning reine (it was a stupid joke for real)
673 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:48:29am |
re: #658 NJDhockeyfan
Any lizards in Detroit?
The antiviolence Cease Fire Initiative group on Monday announced a new hotline for students to call to report violence or other problems.
The announcement was made near the bus stop where seven teens were shot last week. Five of the seven were attending summer school classes at the Cody 9th Grade Academy on Detroit's west side. Two teens remained at Sinai-Grace Hospital on Monday, Detroit Police said.
The hotline number,[no phone numbers allowed], will be available starting this morning and will be answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Representatives of the initiative monitoring the line will call police and dispatch members of the Fruits of Islam, a group of young men affiliated with the Nation of Islam who are trained to intervene without guns, backers said.
"You can call without feeling the pressure of being called a snitch. You can call anonymously," said Mouchettee Muhammad, vice president of the Cease Fire Initiative.
They use swords instead...
/
674 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:48:35am |
675 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:48:47am |
re: #653 turn
Morning all, hey anybody know where I can get a weather report for Charlotte NC? Oh, and I figured out this morning that each and every person in the US is spending $20 to save a mouse in the SF bay area. That's just great, and it's going to create so many new jobs. Too bad I 'm not qualified though, I didn't graduate from college with the required mouse saving degree. sheesh
If you had an iPhone, you could get it even easier.
676 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:48:51am |
re: #613 Mad Al-Jaffee
Good Morning to you - did you all see the story on Fox News (sorry no link) about a graveyard in Chicago where the owner hired 3 other guys and they all dug up corpses (mostly decomposing skeletons) from the "black part" of a cemetary and just dumped them for the most part in a common hole in the ground so they could "re-sell" the plots of land? Dina Washington and,iirc, Willie Dixon (old time real time blues singer) were among the HUNDREDS of bodies so desecrated? Oh and fwliw, the boss and the 3 helpers were all Black folks themselves.
677 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:49:01am |
re: #653 turn
Morning all, hey anybody know where I can get a weather report for Charlotte NC? Oh, and I figured out this morning that each and every person in the US is spending $20 to save a mouse in the SF bay area. That's just great, and it's going to create so many new jobs. Too bad I 'm not qualified though, I didn't graduate from college with the required mouse saving degree. sheesh
Go to weatherunderground.com and type in a Charlotte zip code.
678 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:49:03am |
US releases Iranian Qods Force agents
By Bill RoggioJuly 9, 2009 2:50 PM
The US military recently released five Iranian Qods Force agents who had posed as diplomats and were detained in northern Iraq in late 2006. The Iranian agents were released to the Iraqi government, which is expected to promptly turn them back over to Iran.
In January 2007, the five Iranian agents were detained by US forces in the Kurdish city of Irbil. Iran claimed the men were part of a diplomatic mission in Irbil, and protested the arrest. The men were operating from a liaison office that did not enjoy diplomatic privileges, however.
The US military accused the five Iranians of being Qods Force agents assigned to help support Shia terror groups inside Iraq.
As power is transferred back to the Iraqi government, the US will continue to release the Iranian and Hezbollah agents captured in Iraq.
US intelligence officials who directly deal with the Iranian threat in Iraq are dismayed by the release of the Qods Force agents, and say the release of more is in the pipeline.
"If you didn't like the release of Laith and the Irbil Five, you'd better get used to it," one official told The Long War Journal in disgust.
"We worked hard to catch these bastards, now we're cutting them loose with little thought to the consequences of doing this.”
WTF!
680 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:49:23am |
re: #672 turn
Morning reine (it was a stupid joke for real)
well, duh, I'm just completely dense this morning.
LOL at myself.
681 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:49:26am |
re: #670 reloadingisnotahobby
........"Candy gram for Mr. Mongo"...........
What the hell am I doin here on my day off?
Mmmmm...you don't have a life?
/jk!
683 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:50:01am |
re: #655 3 wood
He's looking for some one he can sue.
He got cut out of the estate.
Wouldn't the kids be the ones with legal standing to sue?
684 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:50:09am |
re: #634 lawhawk
A flag flying upside down is a sign that the person is in distress. The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. 4 USC 8(a)
Thanks. I printed it off. Will highlight that section and mail to the turd.
685 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:50:42am |
re: #667 3 Sigma E
That's actually a pretty good site, I use it on occasion to look back and find out what the temp here in Sac was on a particular date. Anyway, that request was a stupid joke for real.
686 | VioletTiger Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:50:51am |
re: #653 turn
Morning all, hey anybody know where I can get a weather report for Charlotte NC? Oh, and I figured out this morning that each and every person in the US is spending $20 to save a mouse in the SF bay area. That's just great, and it's going to create so many new jobs. Too bad I 'm not qualified though, I didn't graduate from college with the required mouse saving degree. sheesh
A mouse? It had better be a cute mouse!
Seriously....how much money are we talking here? 60 million?
687 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:51:11am |
re: #676 realwest
Good Morning to you - did you all see the story on Fox News (sorry no link) about a graveyard in Chicago where the owner hired 3 other guys and they all dug up corpses (mostly decomposing skeletons) from the "black part" of a cemetary and just dumped them for the most part in a common hole in the ground so they could "re-sell" the plots of land? Dina Washington and,iirc, Willie Dixon (old time real time blues singer) were among the HUNDREDS of bodies so desecrated? Oh and fwliw, the boss and the 3 helpers were all Black folks themselves.
I don't get how that worked. Didn't the families ever visit the cemetery after their loved ones were interred?
688 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:51:26am |
re: #676 realwest
Good Morning to you - did you all see the story on Fox News (sorry no link) about a graveyard in Chicago where the owner hired 3 other guys and they all dug up corpses (mostly decomposing skeletons) from the "black part" of a cemetary and just dumped them for the most part in a common hole in the ground so they could "re-sell" the plots of land? Dina Washington and,iirc, Willie Dixon (old time real time blues singer) were among the HUNDREDS of bodies so desecrated? Oh and fwliw, the boss and the 3 helpers were all Black folks themselves.
I had heard that, but only because I listen to WLAS online for Rush each day. But the "racist" swim club outside of Philly is of course making national headlines.
689 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:51:37am |
re: #661 reine.de.tout
I bet you never had a neighbour like this...
'Neighbour from hell' convicted
690 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:51:40am |
re: #670 reloadingisnotahobby
........"Candy gram for Mr. Mongo"...........
What the hell am I doin here on my day off?
Cool, you got a day off. Ha, and you spend it here!
691 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:52:08am |
re: #680 reine.de.tout
well, duh, I'm just completely dense this morning.
LOL at myself.
I fell for it, too. Realwest's first post of the day is always about Charlotte's weather.
692 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:53:13am |
re: #689 Kenneth
I bet you never had a neighbour like this...
'Neighbour from hell' convicted
Here is his picture...
693 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:53:27am |
Today's Presidential Approval Index : -7
694 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:53:33am |
re: #678 Kenneth
US releases Iranian Qods Force agents
By Bill RoggioJuly 9, 2009 2:50 PM
WTF!
Seriously, that's a real bright idea there.
695 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:53:36am |
re: #678 Kenneth
US releases Iranian Qods Force agents
By Bill RoggioJuly 9, 2009 2:50 PM
WTF!
Oh, good gravy. I'm beginning to think that FCBBHO *wants* to strengthen Iran's influence inside Iraq.
696 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:53:39am |
re: #678 Kenneth
US releases Iranian Qods Force agents
By Bill RoggioJuly 9, 2009 2:50 PMAs power is transferred back to the Iraqi government, the US will continue to release the Iranian and Hezbollah agents captured in Iraq.
That makes no sense. Is the Iraqi government demanding they be released to Iran? There's no love lost between Iran & Iraq, why would Iraq want to free Iranian agents?
697 | justabill Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:53:39am |
re: #653 turn
Morning all, hey anybody know where I can get a weather report for Charlotte NC? Oh, and I figured out this morning that each and every person in the US is spending $20 to save a mouse in the SF bay area. That's just great, and it's going to create so many new jobs. Too bad I 'm not qualified though, I didn't graduate from college with the required mouse saving degree. sheesh
From Yahoo, on the left hit Weather or if its not there "More Yahoo Services" then weather. Enter the city and state. Weather.com also does somethign similar
698 | lawhawk Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:53:49am |
re: #678 Kenneth
It's Obama's ongoing foreign policy initiative. It's called revolving door terrorism.
699 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:54:07am |
re: #682 Walter L. Newton
When you consider that scientists pretty much by defintion have been taught at Universities where their professors are about 80% Lefty, I take heart that only 55% of the respondents were Dems.
Some of them survived the indoctrination attempts.
700 | 3 Sigma E Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:54:11am |
re: #691 redstateredneck
I fell for it, too. Realwest's first post of the day is always about Charlotte's weather.
I'm new. I'm learning. And I still may post a link in response, just for the heck of it.
701 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:54:42am |
re: #689 Kenneth
I bet you never had a neighbour like this...
'Neighbour from hell' convicted
Yesterday, the former food delivery man pleaded guilty to 49 charges, including mischief, criminal harassment and threatening
I don't even wanna think about what he did to the food.
EEEWWW! ! !
702 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:54:56am |
re: #676 realwest
Yeah, we've been discussing it this morning.
703 | quickjustice Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:54:58am |
re: #678 Kenneth
Ahmadinejad desperately needs them back in Teheran to help him murder more protesters. Anything to persuade Ahmadinejad to "engage" us, right?
704 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:55:07am |
re: #693 NJDhockeyfan
Today's Presidential Approval Index : -7
Thank goodness it's tracking up, it was at -8 yesterday. By the end of the weekend, he should be at a stasis level and blend into the background.
/
705 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:55:15am |
re: #681 redstateredneck
I had to come in and reset the Chiller so the court house is
NICE and COOL for the Judges!
Everyone treats me great cause I can really mess with them if the don't!
Damn! New Trane chiller and boiler and it went out of warranty
in may! only cost us 230 thousand !
706 | Shr_Nfr Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:55:30am |
Rasmussen report gives a rounding error change in Obama's rating today. -7 from -8. Strong disapproves round to 37% today from 38% yesterday. Strong approves still at 30%. Total approve/disapprove at the same integers.
707 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:55:58am |
re: #690 turn
I'm not sure if that's funny ...But ya made me laugh!
Thanks Turn!
708 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:56:12am |
re: #614 KenJen
Good morning everyone. I have a question. My boss just told me that a guy in his neighborhood has a large American flag in his yard. It's hung upside down. He is obviously anti-American and just recently took down a giant 9-11 troofer sign. What does an upside down American flag mean?
I agree with others - it means he's an asshole.
For what it's worth, lots of municipalities have ordinances that limit the number and size of signage that can be placed on property, including residential property. At some point, it becomes an eyesore. Typically, no one from the city drives around looking for violation; they wait until a complaint is filed, then take action.
Consider calling your city or township office - or the police - and ask if anything can be done about such displays. Then file a complaint if that avenue is available.
Note, too, that the police - who wind up enforcing such things - will never reveal who lodged the complaint. It is a completely anonymous process, although the police themselves keep a record to head off any reciprocal problems.
710 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:56:49am |
re: #672 turn
Morning reine (it was a stupid joke for real)
Phbbbtttt!
May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your long underwear.
I need to go for a whle. The Big Boy is hunting the pond levee again, and if he drags up another dead snake onto the porch I'm going to...well...I'm not going to do anything. He's a good cat.
But I'll scratch his ears in a distinctly cool and aloof manner. That'll show 'im.
711 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:56:51am |
Stupidity is contagious...
Having unsuccessfully used sanctions, diplomacy and multiparty talks to get Iran and North Korea to give up their nuclear ambitions, a new tack is being suggested. Showing a good example. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to cut Britain’s nuclear deterrent in order to persuade rogue states to do the same. The Daily Mail reports:
Britain is ready to cut its nuclear capability if rogue states are prepared to cooperate, Gordon Brown signalled last night. The Prime Minister and other G8 leaders agreed to U.S. President Barack Obama’s proposal for a major summit next spring designed to pave the way to a revised global nuclear treaty. …The U.S., France and Russia have also made some significant-reductions. This week President-Obama and Russian president-Dmitry Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement to reduce the world’s two biggest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third. Mr Obama’s proposal brings to an end eight years of U.S. resistance to new arms treaties. …
‘North Korea is attempting to build a nuclear weapon. We have got to show we can deal with this by collective action. What we need is collective action by the nuclear weapons powers to say that we are prepared to reduce our nuclear weapons, but we need assurances also that other countries will not proliferate them.’
What sort of assurances might be sufficient? The problem is that if the West promises to reduce their nuclear arsenals they are actually going to do it. But if Kim Jong Il promises not to sell nuclear technology to certain unsavory persons, what do we have? His word as a North Korean gentleman?
Will somebody please smack these idiots with a clue-by-four?
712 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:56:57am |
re: #689 Kenneth
I bet you never had a neighbour like this...
'Neighbour from hell' convicted
oh, no!
How awful!
No, this guy's not that bad.
He owns 4 of the 6 properties that begin with my house at a corner.
And he ILLEGALLY rents rooms in these houses, to what looks to be halfway house graduates. I know for a fact that at least one of his tenants had a record, theft, burglary, etc.
And he dismisses the concerns of all the rest of us. Just walks away, refuses to address our concerns. He also has 2 dogs that regularly get out of the house he lives in, and kill other people's pets and I saw the dogs menacing another neighbor out walking her baby in a stroller. And he acts as if we are overreacting.
Just an asshole.
713 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:57:01am |
re: #700 3 Sigma E
I'm new. I'm learning. And I still may post a link in response, just for the heck of it.
It takes a little while to get to know all the posters. Welcome to LGF, by the way.
714 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:57:14am |
re: #689 Kenneth
I bet you never had a neighbour like this...
'Neighbour from hell' convicted
Pure psychopath. Evil.
715 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:57:37am |
717 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:57:46am |
re: #633 redstateredneck
Technically, an upside down flag is a distress signal, indicating that people's lives or property are in danger. A lot of people are flying it upside down as a form of protest, though. Whatever, it's not illegal.
It might violate local ordinances, depending on the size and the manner in which it's mounted. It's surprising how much you can get done by calling the local municipality and demanding enforcement.
718 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:58:17am |
re: #564 BlueCanuck
Indeed, her verbal instructions match her written ones. She's just OCD that way some times. After all there are about three sets of family china and assorted knick knacks she's always talking about. I don't forsee any issues between me and my two brothers. Only reason I am told all this stuff constantly is because I am the eldest and closest geographically to her.
You never know who will crawl out of the wood work when the estate is getting settled.
When my father died, the adult offspring of his late 2nd wife, who were not mentioned at all in his will, tried to get involved. You would not believe the nasty emails we got, demanding money and threatening us.
We had an attorney of course, plus realwest was a great help to me privately with some additional advice (thanks real).
If there is a buck involved, some people can get real strange.
719 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:58:40am |
re: #686 VioletTiger
A mouse? It had better be a cute mouse!
Seriously....how much money are we talking here? 60 million?
Morning violet. The article said 16.1 mil and the US population is like 305 mil so it really "only" amounts to 5 cents but I felt like exaggerating today. It just sort of pissed me off, the way this economy is going they'll be catching them mouses to cook them up and serve them in the SF soup kitchens. I hope Pelosi serves.
720 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:58:46am |
re: #695 MandyManners
During the election campaign, Obama promised to invite Iran's help in stabilizing Iraq. Yes, he's that dangerously naive.
721 | nyc redneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:58:53am |
re: #619 Kenneth
It means he's an asshole.
exactly,
he sounds like a bill ayers type asshole. stomp on the american flag, burn it and fly it up side down. what crass melodramatic losers.
722 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:58:55am |
re: #655 3 wood
Good morning 3 wood! How are you doing today? Didja get my e-mail from last night?
723 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 6:59:53am |
724 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:00:51am |
re: #711 Kenneth
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to cut Britain’s nuclear deterrent in order to persuade rogue states to do the same.
Simply incomprehensible. That's like taking a knife to a gunfight after announcing that you're doing so.
725 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:01:00am |
726 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:01:04am |
re: #696 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
That makes no sense. Is the Iraqi government demanding they be released to Iran? There's no love lost between Iran & Iraq, why would Iraq want to free Iranian agents?
There are some people in the Iraqi gov't with strong ties to the Iranians. IT's a very murky situation to say the least.
727 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:01:12am |
Israel may allow PA counter-terror force
The IDF is considering allowing the Palestinians to establish a specially trained counterterror squad qualified to carry out pinpoint operations against Hamas terrorist cells in the West Bank, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
Such a force would be able to carry out special operations against Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank more effectively than could existing Palestinian security forces. The French have already offered to train such a team.
728 | VioletTiger Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:01:17am |
re: #719 turn
Morning violet. The article said 16.1 mil and the US population is like 305 mil so it really "only" amounts to 5 cents but I felt like exaggerating today. It just sort of pissed me off, the way this economy is going they'll be catching them mouses to cook them up and serve them in the SF soup kitchens. I hope Pelosi serves.
I know what you mean. Every way you look, they are wasting our money. And our kids money, and their kids money.
729 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:01:24am |
re: #699 lincolntf
When you consider that scientists pretty much by defintion have been taught at Universities where their professors are about 80% Lefty, I take heart that only 55% of the respondents were Dems.
Some of them survived the indoctrination attempts.
And you have to look at the history and the demographics and the university system and so on. Conservatives tend to go into different careers than liberals, it's not a lack of "belief" in science. That would be like saying most of the woman who go into the convent are Catholics.
Killgore is using a partisan article to make a partisan point and it's not an honest review of the facts. Hell, I can make any set of figures represent any idea or policy if I am one sided in my intent.
731 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:01:42am |
732 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:02:04am |
re: #712 reine.de.tout
He also has 2 dogs that regularly get out of the house he lives in, and kill other people's pets and I saw the dogs menacing another neighbor out walking her baby in a stroller.
Shoot. Shovel. Shut up.
733 | Digital Display Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:02:25am |
Good Morning Lizards! How is everyone on this fine Friday?
734 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:03:00am |
Now I'm not saying you should do this......But buy
Cheap Bleach........Sneek over in the middle of the night......
write ASSHOLE in BIG letters on his lawn.................
Then wait a week and have a good laugh!
I know...I'm a STINKER!
735 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:03:16am |
re: #720 Kenneth
During the election campaign, Obama promised to invite Iran's help in stabilizing Iraq. Yes, he's that dangerously naive.
I can't help but think that he KNOWS what he is doing.
736 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:03:38am |
re: #687 redstateredneck
That's how they were caught! Some relatives showed up to lay some flowers,pay their respects and - nothing but grass, no headstones or anything like that!
737 | midwestgak Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:03:50am |
738 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:04:24am |
re: #725 redstateredneck
Cool!
I would need a satellite dish phone for the places I'd rather be right now!
739 | johnnyreb Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:04:37am |
re: #712 reine.de.tout
oh, no!
How awful!
No, this guy's not that bad.
He owns 4 of the 6 properties that begin with my house at a corner.
And he ILLEGALLY rents rooms in these houses, to what looks to be halfway house graduates. I know for a fact that at least one of his tenants had a record, theft, burglary, etc.And he dismisses the concerns of all the rest of us. Just walks away, refuses to address our concerns. He also has 2 dogs that regularly get out of the house he lives in, and kill other people's pets and I saw the dogs menacing another neighbor out walking her baby in a stroller. And he acts as if we are overreacting.
Just an asshole.
We have quite the problem with "flop houses" around here in SE CT due to the Mohegan Sun Casino and Foxwoods. The building inspectors can't legally go around looking for them, he has to wait until someone complains. He routinely busts quite a few houses per month. Typically they will have about 20-25 people living in a typical house. They usually get ratted out by either the power company or the water guys due to extreme usage levels.
740 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:04:42am |
re: #736 realwest
That's how they were caught! Some relatives showed up to lay some flowers,pay their respects and - nothing but grass, no headstones or anything like that!
Remember that crematorium in Georgia a few years back? They were dumping the bodies and giving people charcoal ashes or something.
741 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:04:56am |
re: #734 reloadingisnotahobby
Now I'm not saying you should do this......But buy
Cheap Bleach........Sneek over in the middle of the night......
write ASSHOLE in BIG letters on his lawn.................
Then wait a week and have a good laugh!I know...I'm a STINKER!
Depending on the cost of repairing his lawn, that could be a felony.
742 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:05:14am |
re: #724 MandyManners
This is Obama's nuclear disarmament policy:
1. Nukes are bad.
2. Bad people are building nukes.
3. We will give up our nukes.
4. This will shame the bad people into giving up their nukes.
It would be laughable, if the consequences were not so dangerous.
743 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:05:17am |
BIG NEWS:
vx, redstateredneck and doppelganglander and I play online scrabble, have been doing it for months.
VX is definitely the scrabble queen, the person to beat, and we've done it a FEW times. Almost beat her twice in a row, once, that would have been a record.
But the most recently finished game was won by DOPPELGANGLANDER. Everybody congratulate her. She gets the tiara
744 | Mr. In get Mr. Out Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:05:17am |
re: #711 Kenneth
These ass-hats are going to get people killed.
745 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:05:27am |
re: #708 SixDegrees
So I shouldn't take the law into my own hands. We wont do the super soaker water gun weed killer thing, but we really want to. Good advice thanks.
746 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:06:03am |
re: #705 reloadingisnotahobby
I had to come in and reset the Chiller so the court house is
NICE and COOL for the Judges!
Everyone treats me great cause I can really mess with them if the don't!
Damn! New Trane chiller and boiler and it went out of warranty
in may! only cost us 230 thousand !
Funny story (well for people in the AC business). My neighbor wes from tex is used to design huge HVAC projects. When he moved from Texas to CA the state really jacked him over on taxes (CA that is). It turns out he designed (and had control of) the Franchise Tax building here in Sac. Let me put it this way, he got even. One day freezing the next day boiling, went on for about a week.
748 | vxbush Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:06:17am |
re: #743 reine.de.tout
BIG NEWS:
vx, redstateredneck and doppelganglander and I play online scrabble, have been doing it for months.
VX is definitely the scrabble queen, the person to beat, and we've done it a FEW times. Almost beat her twice in a row, once, that would have been a record.
But the most recently finished game was won by DOPPELGANGLANDER. Everybody congratulate her. She gets the tiara
Yes, congratulations to Doppel. She did extremely well, and I tip the tiara to her.
749 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:06:21am |
re: #727 NJDhockeyfan
In a related story, the FBI may allow the Mafia to start running anti-organized crime units.
750 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:07:04am |
re: #739 johnnyreb
We have quite the problem with "flop houses" around here in SE CT due to the Mohegan Sun Casino and Foxwoods. The building inspectors can't legally go around looking for them, he has to wait until someone complains. He routinely busts quite a few houses per month. Typically they will have about 20-25 people living in a typical house. They usually get ratted out by either the power company or the water guys due to extreme usage levels.
Yes, I've made the proper reports.
We'll see what happens.
This guy makes regular contributions to most of the local politicians as his "insurance" policy.
751 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:07:05am |
re: #733 HoosierHoops
Good Morning Lizards! How is everyone on this fine Friday?
Hi Hoops. Got a big weekend planned?
752 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:07:29am |
re: #743 reine.de.tout
BIG NEWS:
vx, redstateredneck and doppelganglander and I play online scrabble, have been doing it for months.
VX is definitely the scrabble queen, the person to beat, and we've done it a FEW times. Almost beat her twice in a row, once, that would have been a record.
But the most recently finished game was won by DOPPELGANGLANDER. Everybody congratulate her. She gets the tiara
Woot! And I was the big loser this game. I couldn't buy a vowel to save my life!
753 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:07:36am |
re: #742 Kenneth
This is Obama's nuclear disarmament policy:
It would be laughable, if the consequences were not so dangerous.
Think of the damage we're repairing from Carter, 30 years later. Now, think of the damage that can be done in 30 years if Iran and/or North Korea get nukes.
754 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:07:39am |
re: #702 Mad Al-Jaffee
Ah! Shoulda known! Whereabout (comment number(s)?) can you remember?
755 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:07:53am |
re: #735 MandyManners
That report from Roggio is interesting. The off the record comment from the "unnamed US intelligence official" is sharply critical of US policy. That policy must be coming down from on high, against the advice of the senior officials of the intelligence community. We know how CIA leaks damaged the Bush presidency, now they have started to leak on Obama.
756 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:07:59am |
re: #710 razorbacker
Phbbbtttt!
May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your long underwear.
I need to go for a whle. The Big Boy is hunting the pond levee again, and if he drags up another dead snake onto the porch I'm going to...well...I'm not going to do anything. He's a good cat.
But I'll scratch his ears in a distinctly cool and aloof manner. That'll show 'im.
hands down pants itching, ha. Hey what kind of dawg you got RB?
757 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:08:26am |
758 | Digital Display Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:08:27am |
re: #751 KenJen
Hi Hoops. Got a big weekend planned?
Hi Jen! Should be perfect weather to lay around the pool..just be lazy..
How about you?
759 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:08:36am |
re: #741 MandyManners
Yes!I know!
I personally would never do such a thing ...........
But...A friend did to the a man who he saw intentionally run over his cat!
Police said " It's your work against his" To bad so sad!
760 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:08:40am |
761 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:08:50am |
re: #748 vxbush
If I may ask, do you guys play against each other (in an e-mail type game) or do you play live interactive Scrabble on a website with ppl from all over the world?
762 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:09:04am |
re: #752 redstateredneck
Woot! And I was the big loser this game. I couldn't buy a vowel to save my life!
LOL.
You did just fine.
763 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:09:07am |
re: #712 reine.de.tout
oh, no!
How awful!
No, this guy's not that bad.
He owns 4 of the 6 properties that begin with my house at a corner.
And he ILLEGALLY rents rooms in these houses, to what looks to be halfway house graduates. I know for a fact that at least one of his tenants had a record, theft, burglary, etc.And he dismisses the concerns of all the rest of us. Just walks away, refuses to address our concerns. He also has 2 dogs that regularly get out of the house he lives in, and kill other people's pets and I saw the dogs menacing another neighbor out walking her baby in a stroller. And he acts as if we are overreacting.
Just an asshole.
Again, see what the police can municipality can do. Even if the police don't act on a complaint, they keep a record of it. When an asshole finally gets busted, having a drawerful of police reports has an influence on how the case gets handled, or on sentencing if it comes to that.
Best to get as many of your neighbors to do likewise as possible, or you may wind up with a reputation as someone who habitually complains. Backup complaints from other residents defuse this rapidly.
764 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:09:45am |
re: #746 turn
LOL!
Besides the paper boy...you should really treat your HVAC Guy'
really well!
765 | legalpad Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:09:47am |
re: #711 Kenneth
Stupidity is contagious...
Will somebody please smack these idiots with a clue-by-four?
"in order to persuade rogue states"
Right.
Gordon Brown is apparently Neville Chamberlains reincarnation.
766 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:09:56am |
There have been several large bomb attacks in Iraq in the past couple weeks. It's likely Iran has had a hand in some if not all of them.
768 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:10:12am |
re: #716 realwest
Yeah hey turn, try my #559!
I scrolled up first thing this AM to check it out, nice there today. Sac is low 90's and just beautiful. How are you buddy?
769 | Digital Display Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:10:26am |
770 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:10:54am |
re: #765 legalpad
Right.
Gordon Brown is apparently Neville Chamberlains reincarnation.
I thought Obama was? All these reincarnations are getting confusing. You can't tell a reincarnation without a program.
772 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:11:00am |
re: #755 Kenneth
That report from Roggio is interesting. The off the record comment from the "unnamed US intelligence official" is sharply critical of US policy. That policy must be coming down from on high, against the advice of the senior officials of the intelligence community. We know how CIA leaks damaged the Bush presidency, now they have started to leak on Obama.
I doubt the MFM will spread the leaks now as they did with Pres. Bush?
773 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:11:05am |
re: #716 realwest
Yeah hey turn, try my #559!
dang real, even you didn't get it! Some joke that was ...
774 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:11:27am |
re: #713 redstateredneck
Hey {red} - didja notice that 3 Sigma E's avatar is the same exact one as Itellu3times!
Have they ever been on board at the same time, hmm?
775 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:12:02am |
I wonder if Letterman will make any jokes about 16 year old Brazilian gietting knocked up by Obama tonight. Somehow I doubt it.
776 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:12:10am |
re: #761 lincolntf
If I may ask, do you guys play against each other (in an e-mail type game) or do you play live interactive Scrabble on a website with ppl from all over the world?
It's an e-mail type game at a site called thepixiepit.co.uk.
It works really well - VX found the site. After the first game, they ask for a $12 annual subscription fee - $1 a month - and we can play several games in a month.
We use their "super-scrabble" feature - larger board, more letters, so our games don't end too quickly (with 4 people, regular scrabble games end after 5 maybe 6 turns each).
It's a very relaxing way to play scrabble, no pressure to PLAY NOW while your partners tap their fingers on the table (that would usually be me getting impatient).
777 | vxbush Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:12:14am |
re: #761 lincolntf
If I may ask, do you guys play against each other (in an e-mail type game) or do you play live interactive Scrabble on a website with ppl from all over the world?
We play at the Pixie Pit, which is a paid site but only $12. It has a nice web interface, so each person can play when they can. That way we don't have to all be at the computer at the same time. It sends out reminder emails, which is a great feature.
778 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:12:18am |
re: #608 MandyManners
Sorry for the delayed response, got trapped by a block puzzle. One brother is. My mom updates everything on a yearly basis at the least.
779 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:12:22am |
re: #758 HoosierHoops
Hi Jen! Should be perfect weather to lay around the pool..just be lazy..
How about you?
Work a few tomorrow. Polo match down by the river after work. Then poolside for the rest of it. Not bad eh?
780 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:12:27am |
re: #772 MandyManners
True, the media will cover his ass for a while. Until something catastrophically bad happens. Then the media will turn on him.
781 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:12:40am |
re: #773 turn
dang real, even you didn't get it! Some joke that was ...
It was way too subtle for us.
782 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:12:47am |
good morning everyone .... it's a beautiful day in connecticut ... and i'm really glad to see that the protesters in iran are back in action. this is a great time for the G8 leaders (I use that term loosely) to come out with a joint statement of support for these brave freedom fighters.
784 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:12:58am |
re: #771 Alouette
Hi. good morning guys.
Morning, how's things in the Zionist Mall? (Product placement pitch from Walter to you).
"Waht is the Zionist Mall?" "Well, since you asked!"
785 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:14:05am |
re: #745 KenJen
So I shouldn't take the law into my own hands. We wont do the super soaker water gun weed killer thing, but we really want to. Good advice thanks.
It's always best to exhaust all your legal options before moving on to...other avenues of conflict resolution. None of which I can publicly condone. Although privately, I might suggest that you buy any Roundup you might have a need for someplace far from where you usually shop, and pay for it with cash.
786 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:14:09am |
re: #775 Mad Al-Jaffee
I wonder if Letterman will make any jokes about 16 year old Brazilian gietting knocked up by Obama tonight. Somehow I doubt it.
We know the identity of the girl he & Sarkozy were checking out yesterday?
/
787 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:14:54am |
re: #759 reloadingisnotahobby
Yes!I know!
I personally would never do such a thing ...........
But...A friend did to the a man who he saw intentionally run over his cat!
Police said " It's your work against his" To bad so sad!
A neighbor intentionally ran over my dog when I was a pre-teen--in front of several people. When I got home from school that day, I marched up to his house and preached him a sermon about killing animals and then lying about it. I ranted and I raved.
Asshole called my dad to tattle on me. My dad laughed at him and I was congratulated by my parents. That man sealed his fate that day in that neighborhood. He was SHUNNED utterly.
If there were witnesses in your friend's case, he could've taken him to small claim's court to pay for any vet bills or other costs.
788 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:15:50am |
re: #778 BlueCanuck
Sorry for the delayed response, got trapped by a block puzzle. One brother is. My mom updates everything on a yearly basis at the least.
Good for her.
789 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:16:23am |
re: #766 Kenneth
There have been several large bomb attacks in Iraq in the past couple weeks. It's likely Iran has had a hand in some if not all of them.
If they would only unclench...
790 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:16:29am |
re: #780 Kenneth
True, the media will cover his ass for a while. Until something catastrophically bad happens. Then the media will turn on him.
The problem is, the catastrophe might not happen until 2039.
791 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:16:45am |
re: #775 Mad Al-Jaffee
I wonder if Letterman will make any jokes about 16 year old Brazilian gietting knocked up by Obama tonight. Somehow I doubt it.
Further study of the photo graph is needed. Interested parties have started to build a wire-frame over the photograph and using vectors graphic technologies, early indications are coming in that the President was not looking at the young woman's booty, but instead was trying to avoid a small pile of dog shit dropped by Sarkozy's miniature poodle. The pile of shit may have been photoshopped OUT of the picture by a Hamas photographer working for AP.
792 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:16:58am |
re: #733 HoosierHoops
Good morning Hoops! How are you doing today? Gonna float in the pool on your rubber chaise luounge while drinking beer!
;)
794 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:17:44am |
Aaaaaggghhhhh!
My internet connection went kablooey shortly after I posted my comment at #70, and ever since then I was been unable to get back on the Web or LGF! Talk about frustrating! I only just now got back (After a night's sleep.) Turns out it was a scheduled "Maintenance outage" on the part of the internet company. But I know that in the interim everyone was probably mystified about my sudden silence after posting such a provocative comment - and now everyone thinks I'm rude! A million apologies. Sorry.
I'll try to catch up now.
MAN that was FRUSTRATING!
795 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:18:24am |
re: #783 Kenneth
Ding! We have a winner folks!
Thanks! Even though I meant "16 year old Brazilian girls getting" (spelled right)
796 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:18:31am |
re: #740 redstateredneck
Remember that crematorium in Georgia a few years back? They were dumping the bodies and giving people charcoal ashes or something.
Fortunately, No, I don't!
797 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:18:44am |
While Obama was checking out teen booty, Michelle had other plans....
Big Stick Diplomacy
798 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:18:56am |
re: #787 MandyManners
His cat .....DRT!
I've seen a teen swerve to hit my nieghbors cat!...DRT!
My wife was in the yard with 7 or 8 little day care kiddies!
They saw it all!
Chief of Police is a personnal friend of mine so I jumped in the truck and followed the asshole and called John!
He was cited and send home ......
799 | JacksonTn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:19:11am |
Hey Reine! ... I will be sending you an email later at our new double secret email from my new iPhone ... it better be good ...
Must go boss some people around ... See ya'll later ... have a great day! ...
/hahahaha ..like they pay any attention to me ... especially on payday ... no respect! ...
Changes ...
800 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:19:21am |
re: #93 capitalist piglet
Well, that's a bombshell, if ever there was one. Wow.
This is probably a stupid question, but you know without a doubt that it is the same man, correct?
Most definitely yes -- the same man.
801 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:19:36am |
re: #733 HoosierHoops
Good Morning Lizards! How is everyone on this fine Friday?
Hey hoops, fine - how bout you? I wish I was out golfing, maybe I'll play this weekend. Incidentally all this time I've been telling people here I live in Sac, actually I live in Carmichael which is near Sac. I was born and raised in Sac though. I only live about a half a mile from Ancil Hoffman, which is a beautiful public course. I walk the lab there quite often.
[Link: www.golfancilhoffman.com...]
802 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:19:38am |
re: #794 zombie
Yeah, a lot of us on the Left coast are having connection problems this morning.
803 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:19:52am |
re: #787 MandyManners
A neighbor intentionally ran over my dog when I was a pre-teen--in front of several people. When I got home from school that day, I marched up to his house and preached him a sermon about killing animals and then lying about it. I ranted and I raved.
Asshole called my dad to tattle on me. My dad laughed at him and I was congratulated by my parents. That man sealed his fate that day in that neighborhood. He was SHUNNED utterly.
If there were witnesses in your friend's case, he could've taken him to small claim's court to pay for any vet bills or other costs.
Good for you, {Mandy}. And good for your parents, too.
804 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:19:59am |
805 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:20:18am |
re: #73 mrshankly01
wow, "brave new world" follower.
Interesting that you mention that. Yes, certain aspects of Holdren's dystopian vision are reminiscent of "Brave New World" -- primarily the government having complete control over human reproduction -- but there are many other aspects of "Brave New World" that are completely dissimilar to Holdren's vision, so I purposely didn't mention the book anywhere on the page, lest literary types point out the differences. (For example, Holdren wants to bring back the "shame culture" of prejudice against unwed mothers and against promiscuity -- quite the opposite of Brave New World, in which promiscuity and singleness are encouraged.)
806 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:20:21am |
807 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:21:31am |
re: #755 Kenneth
Good morning Kenneth! "now they have started to leak on Obama."
Boy, talk about wish fulfillment!
808 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:22:03am |
809 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:22:53am |
re: #753 MandyManners
Think of the damage we're repairing from Carter, 30 years later. Now, think of the damage that can be done in 30 years if Iran and/or North Korea get nukes.
Usually half lifes range a lot longer I think.
810 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:23:02am |
I'm going to go home and follow my lawnmower around for a couple hours!
Don't that sound GREAT?
Yeah ME!
811 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:23:26am |
re: #790 MandyManners
Unfortunately, it will happen at lot sooner than that.
I don't believe Obama is intentionally disarming America in some secret plot to surrender to our enemies, although at time it does look like that. I do believe Obama is a narcissist who desperately needs people to admire him. He will tell any lie to aggrandize himself and even believes his own fantasies about peace, love & unicorns. He projects his internal schema onto the world around him. Like any narcissist, he simply does not have any conception of what the consequences of his actions will be.
812 | legalpad Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:23:44am |
re: #787 MandyManners
A neighbor intentionally ran over my dog when I was a pre-teen--in front of several people. When I got home from school that day, I marched up to his house and preached him a sermon about killing animals and then lying about it. I ranted and I raved.
Asshole called my dad to tattle on me. My dad laughed at him and I was congratulated by my parents. That man sealed his fate that day in that neighborhood. He was SHUNNED utterly.
If there were witnesses in your friend's case, he could've taken him to small claim's court to pay for any vet bills or other costs.
A neighbors large collie attacked my wife's chihuahua after assurances from the neighbors that he wouldn't. I immediately jumped on the dog and got him in a headlock so he couldn't shake his victim, thinking the owners, who were both standing there would get him off immediately. The wife just stood there like an idiot and the man tried to pet my wife's other dog, a dachshund, who was on a leash but barking like crazy because his buddy was being attacked. The neighbor got what he wanted, a slight nip from the dachshund, so he could have a counter-suit. In the meantime, I'm deciding whether to crunch their stupid collies windpipe. They finally got him off, and offered to pay the vet bill. The neighbor thanked me for my restraint. He pointed out his little nip and I ignored him.
813 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:24:00am |
re: #794 zombie
Aaaaaggghhhhh!
My internet connection went kablooey shortly after I posted my comment at #70, and ever since then I was been unable to get back on the Web or LGF! Talk about frustrating! I only just now got back (After a night's sleep.) Turns out it was a scheduled "Maintenance outage" on the part of the internet company. But I know that in the interim everyone was probably mystified about my sudden silence after posting such a provocative comment - and now everyone thinks I'm rude! A million apologies. Sorry.
I'll try to catch up now.
MAN that was FRUSTRATING!
I've not read it closely but, what you've written is spot-on with my knowledge of Holdren.
814 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:24:24am |
re: #165 freetoken
Perhaps you missed my point. Holdren has already said he no longer holds to the idea of an optimum population or that it is the function of government to make that choice. And that was discussed at the hearing and in some blogs and papers at that time.
And I've pointed this out to Zombie before, the first time he asked about input on the Holdren post.
Links?
If it's true that he has addressed this issue before and truly said he disavows these notions, I really really need to see a link for that, so I can include it in the report! I tried looking, but couldn't find any.
816 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:24:32am |
re: #797 Killgore Trout
Oh man, is that photo begging for a caption!
817 | legalpad Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:24:49am |
re: #811 Kenneth
he simply does not have any conception of what the consequences of his actions will be.
Like most of the people who voted for him.
818 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:26:09am |
re: #671 johnnyreb
Yes please read the entire article and my #632. That article is a partisan hack job.
johnnyreb, other than the fact that one of the 2,500 respondents said something positive about the president, what do you base "partisan hack job" on?
If the poll had been taken in 2007 and one of the respondents said something positive about the president, would that have made it a "partisan hack job"? What changed?
819 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:26:10am |
re: #807 realwest
Hah. I'm betting we will see more of it. A lot of people at the CIA were less than thrilled at Leon Panetta becoming DCI. It's payback time.
820 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:26:11am |
re: #794 zombie
We've been tryin to tall ya!
They really are WATCHING YOU!
LOL.....I think.........
821 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:26:27am |
re: #797 Killgore Trout
While Obama was checking out teen booty, Michelle had other plans....
Big Stick Diplomacy
That dress makes her ass look big.
822 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:26:45am |
When I turned on the TV this morning, I heard a very familiar voice, Obama conducting a news conference.
A couple of times he called on specific newsies who were not there.
He got a couple of questions that he clearly didn"t anticipate & really fumbled.
Now he is in the Vatican, I'm sure to tell the Pope that he is a big fan of Notre Dame football.
823 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:27:00am |
re: #146 iceweasel
Agreed.
Not a bombshell, not embarrassing, and it's about to be blown out of proportion.
It's not embarrassing to have once advocated for forced abortions and mass sterilization? I'd find that pretty embarrassing.
824 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:27:08am |
re: #815 VegasRick
Yes the suns been up for two hours!
Slacker.............
825 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:28:09am |
Fox News: Wednesday, July 8th - Rand Paul on Glenn Beck (via stormfront)
On Wednesday, July 8th, Dr. Rand Paul joined guest host Judge Napolitano on the Glenn Beck show to discuss the federal government's plans to completely take over healthcare.
On Wednesday, July 8th, Dr. Rand Paul joined guest host Judge Napolitano on the Glenn Beck show to discuss the federal government's plans to completely take over healthcare.
826 | VegasRick Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:28:54am |
re: #824 reloadingisnotahobby
Yes the suns been up for two hours!
Slacker.............
Well, I had to mow the back 40 and milk all the cows before I could post!
/
827 | justabill Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:29:03am |
re: #730 turn
Thanks bill. What's up?
Not much, at work so just glancing at the boards. Should have remembered realwests weather reports. Good one...
828 | lawhawk Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:29:20am |
re: #821 SixDegrees
Funny, but I think that she looks good in that color, but the green flower detracts from an otherwise nicely proportioned dress. The background is, well, unintentionally hilarious.
829 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:29:50am |
re: #171 iceweasel
I didn't know about your posting history here in re: Holdren, but I did follow Holdren's confirmation and facts about Holdren closely -- this is most important to me.
And as you said: this was fully discussed elsewhere; it is not news; it is nothing to be concerned about (if it were, you better believe I'd be all over it)-- and some are going to persist in pretending it is a big deal.
If you (or anyone) has a link to any page which shows that Holdren disavowed these notions, I need to see it ASAP! Because I will definitely put it in the post. And if he really and truly did disavow these things completely, then I will quash this post and not release it. But I need proof.
831 | Killian Bundy Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:30:15am |
re: #816 Kenneth
Oh man, is that photo begging for a caption!
/looks like she came away with a mouthful
832 | lawhawk Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:30:39am |
re: #828 lawhawk
Moreover, one could imagine her going for that club after seeing her husband in these two photos. All the while, Sarkozy has got to be thinking to himself that he's got Carla waiting for him when he gets home.
833 | johnnyreb Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:30:52am |
re: #818 ShanghaiEd
johnnyreb, other than the fact that one of the 2,500 respondents said something positive about the president, what do you base "partisan hack job" on?
If the poll had been taken in 2007 and one of the respondents said something positive about the president, would that have made it a "partisan hack job"? What changed?
Go to the AAAS web site, the people who funded the study and look around. The link is in the article.
834 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:31:37am |
Man Shoots Intruder In Self-Defense
Incident Marks Third Time In 2 Weeks Victims Used Stand-Your-Ground Law
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- William West was asleep in his bed when he got an unusual call from his neighbor at 4:30 in the morning.
"I called him back, and he was like, 'Somebody in your house right now. How asleep is you? They in your house right now," West's neighbor said.
That's when West said he got up and armed himself with a 12-gauge shotgun, taking matters into his own hands.
"I didn't really have time to think, you know what I'm saying," West said. "Didn't have time to think to be scared or not. I just know I had to try to protect myself. That's it."
West said he shot the intruder who was later identified as 25-year-old Gerald Wright.
According to the arrest report, Wright came in through West's window armed with a silver handgun and was standing in his living room.
"I couldn't really see because I wear glasses, so I just shot because I had buck shots, and I know they would spread," West said.
According to the report, Wright was able to climb back out and run a couple blocks away, where he was found lying on the ground near the dorms at Edward Waters College.
Five days later, you can still see a trail of blood from the suspect leading from the window down the stairwell.
"I was trying to protect myself," West said. "That's all."
This marks the third incident in the last couple of weeks where victims are no longer waiting for police and instead utilizing Florida's stand-your-ground law.
The law gives victims the right to use deadly force in self-defense situations.
836 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:32:27am |
re: #182 freetoken
Well, are you taking his word in the publication which Zombie has scanned?
What we are faced with is somebody who has changed his mind. Even more so, the history of those writings is that Paul Erlich was the senior person involved, and Holdren was the junior, so we don't know how much of it was just Erlich's ideas being repeated by Holdren.
It was a given going into the confirmation hearing that Holdren was perceived as carrying some baggage... and Senator Rockerfeller went ahead and bundled the Lubchenco nomination (which would garner no objections) with Holdren's, thus sweetening the pie, so to speak.
The GOP had a (more junior) senator quiz Holdren on this very issue at the confirmation hearing, obviously in the hope that something could come of it, but nothing did because of all people politicians ought to be the last one to try and hold people accountable for what they said 30 years earlier.
Even though I was not a big fan of Holdren (partly because he had the baggage of Erlich with him), this "issue" really does seem to me to be water under the bridge.
Link link link.
A junior senator asking a couple questions doesn't sound too thorough, frankly.
And many of your objections are addressed in my post already (specifically about the co-authorship).
837 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:32:30am |
re: #814 zombie
Links?
If it's true that he has addressed this issue before and truly said he disavows these notions, I really really need to see a link for that, so I can include it in the report! I tried looking, but couldn't find any.
How about this from Front Page? It doesn't seem that he's backed off on this angle of directing human behavior.
The function of such welfare is twofold: to enrich citizens of the Global South and to impoverish Americans for their own good. In a 2006 paper, Holdren noted that reducing "GDP per person" -- that is, cutting your personal wealth -- also reduces Greenhouse Gas emissions. True, it is "not a lever that most people would want to use to reduce emissions"; "People are not getting rich as fast as they think, however, if GDP growth is being achieved at the expense of the environmental underpinnings of well-being" (pp. 15-16).
Holdren addressed the economic costs of his massive restructuring of the economy some 32 years ago, acknowledging it "will entail considerable retraining and temporary unemployment in the workforce" (p. 853). Yet he continues to support economy-crushing energy taxation. In a 1997 press conference, he surmised that if alternative energy sources were to get a foothold, either they "would have to get a great deal cheaper, which seems unlikely, or natural gas would have to get considerably more expensive. The latter is actually a good idea." One is hardly encouraged to learn that last December, environmentalist Dr. James Hansen sent a four-page letter via Holdren to "Michelle and Barack." (Hansen wrote it as surgeons in Vienna placed a stent in his wife's chest following an unexpected heart attack.) His personal note to "John" states, "When gasoline hits $4-5/gallons again, most of that should be tax." Five months earlier, Holdren rated Hansen "one of the most distinguished climate scientists in the world."
838 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:32:45am |
re: #827 justabill
Not much, at work so just glancing at the boards. Should have remembered realwests weather reports. Good one...
Even real didn't get it, some joke. Did you read zomb's article on Holdren? I was just skimming it and it looks very thorough. The guy has some crazy ideas but there is no chance in hell this country is ever going to let them get adopted.
839 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:33:03am |
Bootleg of the Ron Paul scene from the Bruno movie....
Full Brüno Ron Paul Scene
840 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:33:49am |
re: #70 zombie
Excellent research! That book he co-wrote with Paul erlich is appalling. Here are a few choice quotes from Ehrlich:
"Actually, the problem in the world is that there is much too many rich people..." - Quoted by the Associated Press, April 6, 1990"Giving society cheap, abundant energy would be the equivalent of giving an idiot child a machine gun." - Quoted by R. Emmett Tyrrell in The American Spectator, September 6, 1992
"We've already had too much economic growth in the United States. Economic growth in rich countries like ours is the disease, not the cure." - Quoted by Dixy Lee Ray in her book Trashing the Planet (1990)
"The battle to feed humanity is over. In the 1970s, the world will undergo famines. Hundreds of millions of people are going to starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. Population control is the only answer." - Ehrlich in his book, The Population Bomb (1968), predicting widespread famine that never materialized
The first three sound like Obama administration policy positions.
841 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:33:55am |
re: #828 lawhawk
Funny, but I think that she looks good in that color, but the green flower detracts from an otherwise nicely proportioned dress. The background is, well, unintentionally hilarious.
Wow, she does look good in that color.
842 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:33:58am |
re: #773 turn That was a joke? Oh, hahahahahahahaha! Great one turn!
?
843 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:34:18am |
re: #834 NJDhockeyfan
..............SCORE!.................
844 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:34:44am |
re: #186 poteen
History since 1977 has pretty much shown his overpopulation models to be lacking. His solutions,sick as they are, might not stick to him today.
You might use your research wizardry (or witchcraft) to see if he was part of the global cooling crowd back in the 70s.
Being wrong ALL the time makes the 'science czar' look very bad.
And you know Obama worries about how things look.
Other people have addressed this topic, but it was outside the parameters of my post. I think he was part of the early global warming crowd, but he also at one point was hysterical about global cooling, if I remember right.
845 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:34:46am |
I may have underestimated the Dear Leader. He went to the G8 & threw down the gauntlet on Global warming.
Pretty much they all agreed that something must be done but not by them.
Is Obama a master or what?
846 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:35:29am |
re: #804 lincolntf
re: #777 vxbush
Thanks.
I used to play at ISC.RO.com (live, timed games) but somehow my reg. failed one day and I've never been able to get back on. Not relaxing at all, but very competitive.
I have noticed - the pixiepit requires "java", and it does not work well with the google chrome browser that I usually use.
so I have to change to the safari browser to set up games and play.
You might try getting back in using a different browser than the usual one.
847 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:35:47am |
re: #722 realwest
Good morning 3 wood! How are you doing today? Didja get my e-mail from last night?
Just did and replied.
848 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:35:58am |
re: #782 _RememberTonyC
good morning everyone .... it's a beautiful day in connecticut ... and i'm really glad to see that the protesters in iran are back in action. this is a great time for the G8 leaders (I use that term loosely) to come out with a joint statement of support for these brave freedom fighters.
Good morning and I'm sorry to say this, but don't hold your breath on that one. Blue doesn't really become you, ya know?
849 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:36:00am |
re: #834 NJDhockeyfan
I have a feeling we are going to see this more and more since the police forces are being scaled back due to the bad economy.
850 | VegasRick Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:36:54am |
852 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:38:06am |
re: #837 MandyManners
How about this from Front Page? It doesn't seem that he's backed off on this angle of directing human behavior.
The function of such welfare is twofold: to enrich citizens of the Global South and to impoverish Americans for their own good. In a 2006 paper, Holdren noted that reducing "GDP per person" -- that is, cutting your personal wealth -- also reduces Greenhouse Gas emissions. True, it is "not a lever that most people would want to use to reduce emissions"; "People are not getting rich as fast as they think, however, if GDP growth is being achieved at the expense of the environmental underpinnings of well-being" (pp. 15-16).
Holdren addressed the economic costs of his massive restructuring of the economy some 32 years ago, acknowledging it "will entail considerable retraining and temporary unemployment in the workforce" (p. 853). Yet he continues to support economy-crushing energy taxation. In a 1997 press conference, he surmised that if alternative energy sources were to get a foothold, either they "would have to get a great deal cheaper, which seems unlikely, or natural gas would have to get considerably more expensive. The latter is actually a good idea." One is hardly encouraged to learn that last December, environmentalist Dr. James Hansen sent a four-page letter via Holdren to "Michelle and Barack." (Hansen wrote it as surgeons in Vienna placed a stent in his wife's chest following an unexpected heart attack.) His personal note to "John" states, "When gasoline hits $4-5/gallons again, most of that should be tax." Five months earlier, Holdren rated Hansen "one of the most distinguished climate scientists in the world."
I have just about reached my limit with the lies that I'm forced to believe about climate change.
853 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:38:31am |
re: #851 MandyManners
I just shot an e-mail to you.
Silly girl. Everyone knows you can't shoot a zombie!
854 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:38:57am |
re: #848 realwest
Good morning and I'm sorry to say this, but don't hold your breath on that one. Blue doesn't really become you, ya know?
Hi RW ... Hope you are feeling well today. iran will be free in spite of the morons with no moral compasses who are failing to support the good people over there. Sorry for my ignorance, but what do you mean that "blue doesn't really become me?"
855 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:39:25am |
re: #832 lawhawk
Moreover, one could imagine her going for that club after seeing her husband in these two photos. All the while, Sarkozy has got to be thinking to himself that he's got Carla waiting for him when he gets home.
No, Obama wasn't doing a booty check, no he was just wondering what material her skirt was made out of. Yeah that's it.
It's like when people thought that he bowed to the Saudi King, when really he was just checking out his shoe shine. That's the ticket!
856 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:39:30am |
re: #842 realwest
That was a joke? Oh, hahahahahahahaha! Great one turn!
?
Yeah, it was a joke but you wouldn't believe how many lizards advised me on where to go to get weather reports! Mighty friendly folk here, for sure.
857 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:39:33am |
re: #849 turn
That's a sad fact!
Yet burglary is not a death sentence!
I would have done the same thing!
As I'm sure you would....
B and E WILL decrease the more this is put out there by the media!
By the way...My son lives in Jacksonville FL..............
I've gat 357 Bulldog for him for his 21st BD!
858 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:39:36am |
re: #852 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
I have just about reached my limit with the lies that I'm forced to believe about climate change.
Holdren---Hansen---Soros.
859 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:39:45am |
re: #854 _RememberTonyC
Morning TC. Got your e-mail and returned one to both home/ work
860 | johnnyreb Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:40:19am |
re: #853 sattv4u2
Silly girl. Everyone knows you can't shoot a zombie!
Sure you can, in the head. Works everytime at least in the movies.
862 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:40:25am |
re: #834 NJDhockeyfan
Man Shoots Intruder In Self-Defense
Incident Marks Third Time In 2 Weeks Victims Used Stand-Your-Ground Law
Good to hear. I'd only have two criticisms: first, it would have been prudent for one of the two neighbors to have called the police immediately after alerting each other. Second, and more important: "I just shot because I had buck shots, and I know they would spread" is a common fallacy when it comes to shotguns. You'll get some spread, but at typical home defense distances, we're talking a couple of inches. It's not like you can just point the gun into the room and hit anything in there, which is what a lot of people wrongly believe. You'll be a lot better off if you know how to handle your weapon and know what it is capable of.
All that aside, I'm glad to hear Florida has such a sensible law. "Wait around until the police get there" is equivalent to "Wait around until the police find your corpse" in too many cases. I expect that this initial flurry of incidents of self defense will quickly die down, as word gets out to the criminal element that they're up against deadly force, no questions asked.
863 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:40:34am |
re: #853 sattv4u2
Silly girl. Everyone knows you can't shoot a zombie!
Shooting them in the head will kill them, at least according to Night of The Living Dead.
864 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:40:35am |
re: #839 Killgore Trout
Couldn't happen to a nice guy: Ron Paul!
865 | Killian Bundy Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:41:08am |
re: #829 zombie
Caution, rabid Obama shill Xing next 200 comments.
/claims to be from U.S. yet uses phrases like "at university", what American ever does that?
866 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:41:09am |
re: #854 _RememberTonyC
but what do you mean that "blue doesn't really become me?"
Don't hold your breath! You'll turn blue
867 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:41:12am |
re: #844 zombie
That was the '70's... Global Cooling was the big scare then.
868 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:41:27am |
re: #846 reine.de.tout
You're a gamer? I didn't know that. Turnspwan2 is soooo addicted to online gaming, evidently he's pretty darn good.
869 | justabill Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:41:44am |
re: #838 turn
Even real didn't get it, some joke. Did you read zomb's article on Holdren? I was just skimming it and it looks very thorough. The guy has some crazy ideas but there is no chance in hell this country is ever going to let them get adopted.
I'll look later. I am supposed to be working...
870 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:41:45am |
871 | legalpad Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:43:01am |
re: #857 reloadingisnotahobby
That's a sad fact!
Yet burglary is not a death sentence!
I would have done the same thing!
As I'm sure you would....
B and E WILL decrease the more this is put out there by the media!
By the way...My son lives in Jacksonville FL..............
I've gat 357 Bulldog for him for his 21st BD!
It's not simply burglary if they bring a gun, which he did. What is he going to do with the gun? We don't have to (can't) wait and see.
872 | Digital Display Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:43:10am |
re: #779 KenJen
Work a few tomorrow. Polo match down by the river after work. Then poolside for the rest of it. Not bad eh?
Polo Match? Do you wear those big floppy hats and drink mint julips?
:)
873 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:43:33am |
re: #863 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Shooting them in the head will kill them, at least according to Night of The Living Dead.
Kill the brain and you kill the zombie. That's in all of Romero's zombie movies. I think burning them works too.
874 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:43:49am |
re: #869 justabill
I'll look later. I am supposed to be working...
And they're supposed to be paying you for it, so no worries! ////
875 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:44:23am |
re: #866 sattv4u2
but what do you mean that "blue doesn't really become me?"
Don't hold your breath! You'll turn blue
d'oh ... i guess my oxygen deprived brain did not process that. will check email in a few mins ...
876 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:44:35am |
re: #756 turn
hands down pants itching, ha. Hey what kind of dawg you got RB?
He's just a mutt, a Dawg. He's not my dog, you understand. He just showed up one evening while the wife-woman and I were dining al fresco.
He said, "Hey Boss, if you're about through with that pork chop bone it's not beneath my dignity to dispose of that for you." So I started feeding him, and watering him, and ever so often I'll fea-dip him.
Nobody will admit to running him off, and he sniffed around the place a few days and evidently decided that he'd lived in worst hellholes than this.
So maybe he is my dog. I don't know.
877 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:44:56am |
re: #871 legalpad
In THAT case, yes!@
He had a gun...But they don't have to have gun to use lethal
force in self defence!
879 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:45:40am |
re: #857 reloadingisnotahobby
That's a sad fact!
Yet burglary is not a death sentence!
I would have done the same thing!
As I'm sure you would....
B and E WILL decrease the more this is put out there by the media!
By the way...My son lives in Jacksonville FL..............
I've gat 357 Bulldog for him for his 21st BD!
breaking into my house while armed is a death sentence....
880 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:45:48am |
re: #857 reloadingisnotahobby
That's a sad fact!
Yet burglary is not a death sentence!
I would have done the same thing!
As I'm sure you would....
B and E WILL decrease the more this is put out there by the media!
By the way...My son lives in Jacksonville FL..............
I've gat 357 Bulldog for him for his 21st BD!
Conceal/carry permits will probably increase too. Yes, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot an intruder once I was certain he was just that. Incidentally, a cousin of mine actually did shoot and kill an intruder one time.
881 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:45:52am |
re: #864 Kenneth
I do love the awkwardness of the situation. He should have strung it out more but that might have been to painful for most viewers. The Paulians are outraged, of course.
882 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:45:59am |
re: #872 HoosierHoops
Polo Match? Do you wear those big floppy hats and drink mint julips?
:)
I tried to play water polo once. Do you know how hard it is to keep the horses head above water?
883 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:46:29am |
re: #833 johnnyreb
Go to the AAAS web site, the people who funded the study and look around. The link is in the article.
Will do. What am I looking for, in particular?
884 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:46:34am |
I guess it's official. Now let's see what Obama knows about making a profit.
885 | Digital Display Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:46:53am |
re: #882 sattv4u2
I tried to play water polo once. Do you know how hard it is to keep the horses head above water?
Not if you put floaties on his legs
886 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:47:06am |
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced that she will not run in the 2010 Dem primary for Obama's old Senate seat. Incumbent Roland Burris will announce his intention today not to run.
I wonder, are the clearing the field for Bobby Kennedy's son to waltz to the nomination?
887 | legalpad Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:47:22am |
re: #877 reloadingisnotahobby
In THAT case, yes!@
He had a gun...But they don't have to have gun to use lethal
force in self defence!
Right, and we can't really know if they are carrying a gun or not, maybe until they pull it out and shoot our family with it. Break in, and die.
888 | reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:47:27am |
Ah geeze look at the time!
Have great weekend all!
889 | nyc redneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:47:46am |
re: #832 lawhawk
Moreover, one could imagine her going for that club after seeing her husband in these two photos. All the while, Sarkozy has got to be thinking to himself that he's got Carla waiting for him when he gets home.
it must really suck to be WAB.
890 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:47:58am |
re: #805 zombie
Hey zom - went back to your #70 after you mentioned it along with the Internet outage you had, and I didn't see anything wrong with your report - PLENTY wrong about the whole terrifying idea of population control like that, though.
WTH - does Obama know anyone who isn't a tax cheat, or anti-white, anti-"rich" (define rich anyway you want to, it's all class warfare anyway) or just basically morally bankrupt?
Y'all know if this was Bush as POTUS, he'd be raked over the coals morning, noon and night. Yes we Republicans have our problems, but that doesn't mean that the Democrats don't have their problems too - and since the DEMOCRATS OWN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT they are the bigger and most imminent menace right now.
Obama, Emmanuel, Pelosi, Reid, Boxer, Frank, Hoyner, Dodd, the Kennedys, Murtha, et. al. are collectively as bad as anything the Republicans can field in opposition.
891 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:48:24am |
Topless Model To Host First Ladies At G8 Summit
(OPENPRESS) July 10, 2009 -- Acting as hostess, Mara Carfanga, the one-time contestant of Miss Italy and topless model, will host the First Ladies of the world, at the forthcoming G8 Summit in Italy.
892 | VegasRick Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:48:52am |
re: #882 sattv4u2
I tried to play water polo once. Do you know how hard it is to keep the horses head above water?
Yo! Satt! don't mention the horse's head to too many folks. Okay.
893 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:49:17am |
re: #876 razorbacker
How cute. You might want to try Advantage rather than flea dipping. It's expensive but that mutt won't have a single itch, one less worry in his poor miserable life. ha
894 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:49:43am |
re: #811 Kenneth
" Like any narcissist, he simply does not have any conception of care what the consequences of his actions will be."
There, FTFY!
895 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:49:49am |
re: #844 zombie
Other people have addressed this topic, but it was outside the parameters of my post. I think he was part of the early global warming crowd, but he also at one point was hysterical about global cooling, if I remember right.
Zombie: Nope, Hansen was not part of the (very small) global cooling contingent. Here's an article Hansen wrote, explaining how his name has been improperly linked. (Warning, it's a PDF, but a small one.)
896 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:49:55am |
And there is the little matter of his prediction a billion people will die within the next 11 years.
Paul Ehrlich recorded that in 1986 Holdren predicted "carbon dioxide-induced famines could kill as many as a billion people before the year 2020." Holdren reiterated this view in Newsweek just two years ago. When he faced Senate questioning this February 12, only one man, Sen. David Vitter, R-LA, dared to ask him about his failed predictions. The Washington Post reported Holdren's response as a brilliant riposte, artfully parrying the query. On the contrary, the transcript shows Holdren actually reaffirmed that he still believes one billion people may die within the next 11 years from a climate-related drought:
Vitter: So you would stick to that statement?
Holdren: I don't think it's likely. I think we should invest effort - considerable effort - to reduce the likelihood further.
Vitter: So you would stick to the statement that it could happen?
Holdren: It could happen, and ...
Vitter: One billion by 2020?
Holdren: It could.
Vitter managed to show Holdren was wrong on yet another front: just two years ago, he wrote that current emissions levels could cause the a 13-foot rise in sea levels. Under cross-examination, Holdren admitted science's most dire estimates are now half as much as Holdren pronounced just two years ago. Yet this "expert" will have the ear of the president in setting scientific policy.
897 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:50:19am |
re: #891 NJDhockeyfan
That sounds like a distraction, to me.
A headless body hosting an event.
That'll cause excited whispering 'bout near anywhere in Arkansas.
898 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:50:40am |
re: #892 VegasRick
Yo! Satt! don't mention the horse's head to too many folks. Okay.
Find one in your bed, did ya?
899 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:50:45am |
re: #894 realwest
Thanks. That's a little closer to the truth.
900 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:50:48am |
901 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:51:20am |
Re: Brazilian Teen Booty - gate
Has anyone checked to see if the French press is outraged over Sarkozy leering? I seriously doubt there's much outrage outside the US. I find it odd that male sexuality is so offensive to Americans but perfectly acceptable to the Europeans. What has happened to us?
902 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:51:39am |
re: #884 lincolntf
I guess it's official. Now let's see what Obama knows about making a profit.
zero know zero about making profits, his expertise is in redistributing them.
903 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:52:09am |
re: #873 Mad Al-Jaffee
Kill the brain and you kill the zombie. That's in all of Romero's zombie movies. I think burning them works too.
I've heard that in "reality," salted food will kill a zombie.
904 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:52:15am |
re: #893 turn
How cute. You might want to try Advantage rather than flea dipping. It's expensive but that mutt won't have a single itch, one less worry in his poor miserable life. ha
That stuff's $40 for a three pack. And the dog still smells just like he did before the dosing.
905 | eschew_obfuscation Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:52:34am |
re: #870 MandyManners
Excellent article on Hansen!
I didn't realize he was in on the global cooling thing. That alone should be enough to discredit his current rantings.
906 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:52:35am |
re: #902 turn
zero know zero about making profits, his expertise is in redistributing them.
Profits are evil.
907 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:52:43am |
908 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:53:19am |
re: #896 MandyManners
And there is the little matter of his prediction a billion people will die within the next 11 years.
Paul Ehrlich recorded that in 1986 Holdren predicted "carbon dioxide-induced famines could kill as many as a billion people before the year 2020." Holdren reiterated this view in Newsweek just two years ago. When he faced Senate questioning this February 12, only one man, Sen. David Vitter, R-LA, dared to ask him about his failed predictions. The Washington Post reported Holdren's response as a brilliant riposte, artfully parrying the query. On the contrary, the transcript shows Holdren actually reaffirmed that he still believes one billion people may die within the next 11 years from a climate-related drought:
Vitter: So you would stick to that statement?
Holdren: I don't think it's likely. I think we should invest effort - considerable effort - to reduce the likelihood further.Vitter: So you would stick to the statement that it could happen?
Holdren: It could happen, and ...Vitter: One billion by 2020?
Holdren: It could.Vitter managed to show Holdren was wrong on yet another front: just two years ago, he wrote that current emissions levels could cause the a 13-foot rise in sea levels. Under cross-examination, Holdren admitted science's most dire estimates are now half as much as Holdren pronounced just two years ago. Yet this "expert" will have the ear of the president in setting scientific policy.
But conservatives are "anti-science"
909 | lawhawk Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:53:19am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
Is Sarkozy actually leering or was he just comparing Obama's reaction to what Sarkozy had at home? Can we go to the video tape?
910 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:53:31am |
re: #891 NJDhockeyfan
Hey NJ, post links of pics of her instead will ya? ha
912 | VegasRick Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:54:01am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
Re: Brazilian Teen Booty - gate
Has anyone checked to see if the French press is outraged over Sarkozy leering? I seriously doubt there's much outrage outside the US. I find it odd that male sexuality is so offensive to Americans but perfectly acceptable to the Europeans. What has happened to us?
I blame the Tea Parties!
/
913 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:54:22am |
914 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:54:43am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
I find it odd that male sexuality is so offensive to Americans but perfectly acceptable to the Europeans. What has happened to us?
Puritanism has cross-pollinated with feminism.
The scarlet letter is now "M", for male.
915 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:55:17am |
re: #909 lawhawk
Check my first post of the day for the video link
916 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:55:18am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
Re: Brazilian Teen Booty - gate
Has anyone checked to see if the French press is outraged over Sarkozy leering? I seriously doubt there's much outrage outside the US. I find it odd that male sexuality is so offensive to Americans but perfectly acceptable to the Europeans. What has happened to us?
it might have to do with propriety....does the POTUS need to express his sexuality on the world stage?...beyond that it's all BS
917 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:55:41am |
re: #909 lawhawk
Actually if you check out the video Obama was turning around to help the woman behind him step down from the riser. Sarkozy, however, was definitely checking her out.
918 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:55:46am |
re: #847 3 wood
Thanks my friend - appreciate the sentiments and agreement!
919 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:56:24am |
920 | reine.de.tout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:56:36am |
re: #868 turn
You're a gamer? I didn't know that. Turnspwan2 is soooo addicted to online gaming, evidently he's pretty darn good.
Just scrabble.
921 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:56:46am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
Re: Brazilian Teen Booty - gate
Has anyone checked to see if the French press is outraged over Sarkozy leering? I seriously doubt there's much outrage outside the US. I find it odd that male sexuality is so offensive to Americans but perfectly acceptable to the Europeans. What has happened to us?
OUTRADGED? The Europeans are prolly outraged Sarkozy didn't reach out and give that ass a little grab !
922 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:56:57am |
re: #886 opnion
I wonder, are the clearing the field for Bobby Kennedy's son to waltz to the nomination?
Could be, but there's more to this tale:
1. Giannoulias is also going for it.
2. Madigan was apparently "Candidate D" who was negotiating with Blago for the appointment last fall. The deal cut I hear was "I won't go for the position and you guys forget all about my activities last fall. No harm, no foul."
923 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:56:59am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
Re: Brazilian Teen Booty - gate
Has anyone checked to see if the French press is outraged over Sarkozy leering? I seriously doubt there's much outrage outside the US. I find it odd that male sexuality is so offensive to Americans but perfectly acceptable to the Europeans. What has happened to us?
nothing happened to most of us. when I see a great female butt, I will always admire it. but when someone sets themself up as the messiah, or "the one," people will always look for anything to knock them down a peg. and the fact that the nice dumper is attached to a 16 year old kid doesn't help.
925 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:57:32am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
Re: Brazilian Teen Booty - gate
Has anyone checked to see if the French press is outraged over Sarkozy leering? I seriously doubt there's much outrage outside the US. I find it odd that male sexuality is so offensive to Americans but perfectly acceptable to the Europeans. What has happened to us?
Kt, your missing the point, BHO ran as the consumate family man.
Even McCain described him that way.
Sarkozy? He ees the french No? Ees what they do, mon ami.
926 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:57:41am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
We're probably not collapsing as a Nation because Obama got busted takin' a peek.
You really should relax about these things. It's just a funny pic.
The Tail-Look scandal is not a big deal to anyone but the Obama zealots who can't stand the thought that their God is the "butt" of a few jokes.
927 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:58:28am |
re: #904 razorbacker
That stuff's $40 for a three pack. And the dog still smells just like he did before the dosing.
I didn't know dawg smelled too! Yeah, it's expensive but it is pretty much a must for Luke because of the ticks along the American. Plus one application lasts at least a couple of months and he swims every day, good stuff.
928 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:58:44am |
re: #854 _RememberTonyC
Hi RW ... Hope you are feeling well today. iran will be free in spite of the morons with no moral compasses who are failing to support the good people over there. Sorry for my ignorance, but what do you mean that "blue doesn't really become me?"
Ah,Didn't mean "anything" by blue doesn't become you, especially cause I don't know you!l - just to sort of underscore that it won't happen - don't hold your breath on it.
929 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:58:50am |
re: #917 Killgore Trout
Actually if you check out the video Obama was turning around to help the woman behind him step down from the riser. Sarkozy, however, was definitely checking her out.
KT, you may soon be visited by a salt shaker, if you keep twisting yourself into a pretzel.
930 | Rancher Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:58:58am |
re: #70 zombie
Of course, Holdren wrote these things in the framework of a book he co-authored about what he imagined at the time was an overwhelming crisis facing mankind: runaway overpopulation. He felt extreme measures would be required to combat an extreme problem.
I had to deal with the "population bomb" bull during its heyday in the 70's when it was being taught as fact in high school and college. By the year 2000 we were told the earth's resources would be all used up and there was no way we could possibly feed 5 billion people. However the hype then was nowhere near as bad as the man made global change crap espoused by almost everyone today including, to my dismay, Newt Gingrich, John McCain and many other Republicans. The draconian measures Holdren proposed then for the crisis de jour are of extreme importance today because he will now be driving policy to deal with today’s crisis de Al Gore. Crap and trade was only the begining of what these folks have in mind for us. Great job Zombie.
931 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:59:13am |
re: #916 albusteve
does the POTUS need to express his sexuality on the world stage?
Algore certainly thought so. Remember THE KISS?
932 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:59:17am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
Re: Brazilian Teen Booty - gate
Has anyone checked to see if the French press is outraged over Sarkozy leering? I seriously doubt there's much outrage outside the US. I find it odd that male sexuality is so offensive to Americans but perfectly acceptable to the Europeans. What has happened to us?
I know! Why were we backwards Americans so worked up when Michael Jackson was expressing his sexuality with teenagers?
/
933 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:59:55am |
re: #916 albusteve
it might have to do with propriety....does the POTUS need to express his sexuality on the world stage?...beyond that it's all BS
I'm more curious about the two who aren't leering. They must be gay./
934 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:00:39am |
re: #928 realwest
Ah,Didn't mean "anything" by blue doesn't become you, especially cause I don't know you!l - just to sort of underscore that it won't happen - don't hold your breath on it.
Thanks ... SatTV pointed out my cluelessness ... sadly, you are right about not holding my breath!
935 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:00:44am |
re: #931 redstateredneck
Algore certainly thought so. Remember THE KISS?
"Destroyer" is the best album ever!
/
936 | johnnyreb Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:00:50am |
re: #905 eschew_obfuscation
Excellent article on Hansen!
I didn't realize he was in on the global cooling thing. That alone should be enough to discredit his current rantings.
Hansen is a knucklehead and he needs to STFU. He still works for NASA and we are paying his salary but he keeps jetting around the world with his doom and gloom crap. He gets away with it because he would scream that Bush was trying to stifle him.....oh wait, he already tried that one.
937 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:00:51am |
re: #926 lincolntf
We're probably not collapsing as a Nation because Obama got busted takin' a peek.
You really should relax about these things. It's just a funny pic.
The Tail-Look scandal is not a big deal to anyone but the Obama zealots who can't stand the thought that their God is the "butt" of a few jokes.
I'd agree. Butt-ogling is common, but it is also frowned upon when the ogler is obvious about it, or when it is done in a very public setting.
938 | 3 wood Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:01:17am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
I wonder, are the clearing the field for Bobby Kennedy's son to waltz to the nomination?
So who's outraged?
I know I really don't care about this.
939 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:01:17am |
re: #915 Kenneth
Check my first post of the day for the video link
I watched it earlier from a link on Drudge, O was innocent but Sarkozy was definitely checking her out. She is very good looking.
940 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:01:45am |
re: #929 opnion
KT, you may soon be visited by a salt shaker, if you keep twisting yourself into a pretzel.
I saw the same thing on the video that KT reports: Obama is looking to help a different young lady down the steps. Do you see something different?
I don't understand the pretzel mention. Could you elaborate?
941 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:02:03am |
942 | FrogMarch Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:02:07am |
re: #870 MandyManners
Follow the money. In the scientific community - it's all about obtaining grant money. There's money in taking the proper side to this issue. No money if you don't.
943 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:02:09am |
944 | jcm Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:02:15am |
re: #901 Killgore Trout
Re: Brazilian Teen Booty - gate
Has anyone checked to see if the French press is outraged over Sarkozy leering? I seriously doubt there's much outrage outside the US. I find it odd that male sexuality is so offensive to Americans but perfectly acceptable to the Europeans. What has happened to us?
Is there video of Bootygate?
Was it just a glance? Or a full up leer?
Much ado about nothing IHMO.
945 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:02:21am |
I get butt-ogled, but it's usually by the guys on the garbage truck, so I don't think that's necessarily a good thing.
946 | scottishbuzzsaw Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:02:21am |
re: #931 redstateredneck
Algore certainly thought so. Remember THE KISS?
GAH! I suppose he had to do something to prove he wasn't wooden, but good grief!
947 | Honorary Yooper Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:02:29am |
re: #829 zombie
If you (or anyone) has a link to any page which shows that Holdren disavowed these notions, I need to see it ASAP! Because I will definitely put it in the post. And if he really and truly did disavow these things completely, then I will quash this post and not release it. But I need proof.
BTW, Zombie, good work. You need to spell check a few things in the report, but otherwise good.
What one must remember about Holdren is that he was ready to accept draconian solutions to a preceived crisis. People do not change their stripes even if they may soften their stances. I highly suspect that Holdren might be inclined to accpet draconian solutions to preceived problems in the future.
948 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:02:47am |
re: #930 Rancher
I had to deal with the "population bomb" bull during its heyday in the 70's when it was being taught as fact in high school and college. By the year 2000 we were told the earth's resources would be all used up and there was no way we could possibly feed 5 billion people. However the hype then was nowhere near as bad as the man made global change crap espoused by almost everyone today including, to my dismay, Newt Gingrich, John McCain and many other Republicans. The draconian measures Holdren proposed then for the crisis de jour are of extreme importance today because he will now be driving policy to deal with today’s crisis de Al Gore. Crap and trade was only the begining of what these folks have in mind for us. Great job Zombie.
Paging Antonio Gramsci!
950 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:03:20am |
re: #945 redstateredneck
I get butt-ogled, but it's usually by the guys on the garbage truck, so I don't think that's necessarily a good thing.
Getting butt-ogled by construction workers is much better.
951 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:03:40am |
952 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:04:08am |
953 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:04:18am |
re: #932 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
I know! Why were we backwards Americans so worked up when Michael Jackson was expressing his sexuality with teenagers?
/
That's why the world hates us. If we just would have let Michael be Michael.
954 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:04:39am |
re: #944 jcm
Is there video of Bootygate?
Was it just a glance? Or a full up leer?
Much ado about nothing IHMO.
same here...Pursegate seems far more important to me
955 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:04:59am |
956 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:05:39am |
re: #939 turn
Michelle will let Barry off with a warning. Sarkozy will shrug it off to Carla. They're French, after all.
957 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:05:53am |
958 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:05:55am |
959 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:06:14am |
re: #949 Eowyn2
bury me on the prairie.
Hmmmm, Cremation of Sam McGee just popped into my head for some strange reason.
960 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:06:28am |
re: #953 opnion
That's why the world hates us. If we just would have let Michael be Michael.
A caller on Al Sharpton's radio show claimed that Sarah Palin had something to do with MJ's death, which is why she resigned at the same time. Sharpton of course, did nothing to dissuade the nut from his conspiracy-mongering.
961 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:06:30am |
re: #927 turn
I didn't know dawg smelled too! Yeah, it's expensive but it is pretty much a must for Luke because of the ticks along the American. Plus one application lasts at least a couple of months and he swims every day, good stuff.
I'm familar with the product. I use it on the Big Boy.
Cause washing a cat (twice) is beyond my ability.
962 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:06:48am |
I see the POTUS made a statement on the iranian situation at the end of the G8 summit ... it was pretty weak, but at least it was something:
[Link: blog.newsweek.com...]
I just hope we are doing SOMETHING to help the good people in iran striving to reclaim their country for the islamonazi scumbags.
963 | kansas Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:07:08am |
I saw the video. Hard to say. Have to check out O's peripheral vision.
964 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:07:32am |
re: #959 BlueCanuck
And there sat Sam, looking cool and calm, in the heart of the furnace roar;
And he wore a smile you could see a mile, and he said: “Please close that door.
It’s fine in here, but I greatly fear you’ll let in the cold and storm—
Since I left Plumtree, down in Tennessee, it’s the first time I’ve been warm.”
965 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:07:44am |
966 | Honorary Yooper Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:08:00am |
re: #922 3 wood
Could be, but there's more to this tale:
1. Giannoulias is also going for it.
2. Madigan was apparently "Candidate D" who was negotiating with Blago for the appointment last fall. The deal cut I hear was "I won't go for the position and you guys forget all about my activities last fall. No harm, no foul."
I suspect that Giannoulias will be the approved Machine candidate this time around.
967 | SurferDoc Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:08:25am |
re: #917 Killgore Trout
Actually if you check out the video Obama was turning around to help the woman behind him step down from the riser. Sarkozy, however, was definitely checking her out.
Of course he was.
968 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:08:45am |
re: #958 redstateredneck
The funny part was Tipper's reaction. She didn't know it was coming.
:D
Poor thing. I've never seen this photo before. It really grossed me out. Viewing the video is out of the question.
969 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:09:04am |
re: #964 Kenneth
That poem has a special place in my heart. My mom read it to me and my siblings along time ago and it's stuck with me.
970 | Rancher Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:09:04am |
re: #948 MandyManners
Paging Antonio Gramsci!
Exactly. From Wiki:
Cultural hegemony is the philosophic and sociological concept, originated by the Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci, denoting that a culturally-diverse society can be ruled (dominated), by one of its social classes. It is the dominance of one social group over another, i.e. the ruling class over all other classes. The ideas of the ruling class come to be seen as the norm; they are seen as universal ideologies, perceived to benefit everyone whilst only really benefiting the ruling class.
972 | midwestgak Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:09:13am |
re: #961 razorbacker
I'm familar with the product. I use it on the Big Boy.
Cause washing a cat (twice) is beyond my ability.
Cat washing. That's how I lost my left eye./
973 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:09:30am |
re: #966 Honorary Yooper
I suspect that Giannoulias will be the approved Machine candidate this time around.
Vote for Gi ...
Vote for Gu ...
Vote for Gi ... normous? WFT?
Oh, Hell ... VOTE DEMOCRAT
/campaign manager
974 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:10:04am |
re: #917 Killgore Trout
Nope, Obama was checking her out! And so what? Geebus, if a guy doesn't look at a good looking woman who passes by, he's either preoccupied with something else or dead and doesn't know it yet.
Just cause a guy is married doesn't mean he can't check out the menu - just so long as he continues to order the same dish!
I swear, there's a LOT I don't like about Obama, but his checking out an attractive woman's ass really doesn't bother me too much. In fact it would bother me if he didn't LOOK.
Course, Michelle's mileage may vary.
975 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:10:04am |
re: #962 _RememberTonyC
I see the POTUS made a statement on the iranian situation at the end of the G8 summit ... it was pretty weak, but at least it was something:
[Link: blog.newsweek.com...]
I just hope we are doing SOMETHING to help the good people in iran striving to reclaim their country for the islamonazi scumbags.
PIMF ... from the islamonazi scumbags
977 | Beach Lover Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:10:30am |
Morning, Lizards. Have we discussed Obamalamdingdong's gift to the Pope yet?
surprised it wasnt a boxed set of CD's
The DiVinci Code & Angels and Demons
now that would have been thoughtful
978 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:10:35am |
re: #971 Iron Fist
Won't happen. Obama is weak, and the leaders around the world see his weakness. We won't do anything to help Iran, or Georgia, or anywhere else struggling for freedom. Won't happen.
agreed..all his efforts are directed at repressing his own country
979 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:11:56am |
re: #971 Iron Fist
Won't happen. Obama is weak, and the leaders around the world see his weakness. We won't do anything to help Iran, or Georgia, or anywhere else struggling for freedom. Won't happen.
maybe in 3.5 years we will ...
980 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:12:09am |
re: #974 realwest
Yeah, that wedding ring does cut off circulation.
The blood still pumps hard enough to get up to my eyeballs, though.
981 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:12:20am |
re: #977 Beach Lover
Morning, Lizards. Have we discussed Obamalamdingdong's gift to the Pope yet?
surprised it wasnt a boxed set of CD's
The DiVinci Code & Angels and Demons
now that would have been thoughtful
Have not heard. What pray tell was it?
982 | Macker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:12:23am |
Thanks to all Lizards who actually updinged my #1 Comment. I wasn't expecting that.
Good morning to all!
983 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:12:44am |
re: #968 KenJen
Poor thing. I've never seen this photo before. It really grossed me out. Viewing the video is out of the question.
985 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:12:58am |
re: #960 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
A caller on Al Sharpton's radio show claimed that Sarah Palin had something to do with MJ's death, which is why she resigned at the same time. Sharpton of course, did nothing to dissuade the nut from his conspiracy-mongering.
Sharpton still believes that Tawana Brawley lied , when she said that she lied.
987 | Beach Lover Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:13:36am |
re: #945 redstateredneck
I get butt-ogled, but it's usually by the guys on the garbage truck, so I don't think that's necessarily a good thing.
What...you thinkin they talkin trash about you? ;-)
morning {Red}
988 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:14:09am |
re: #987 Beach Lover
What...you thinkin they talkin trash about you? ;-)
morning {Red}
They're lookin' at her junk.
/
990 | kansas Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:14:20am |
re: #971 Iron Fist
Won't happen. Obama is weak, and the leaders around the world see his weakness. We won't do anything to help Iran, or Georgia, or anywhere else struggling for freedom. Won't happen.
Saw 2 seconds of a speech today, said needed to help Rwanda though.
991 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:14:30am |
992 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:14:57am |
re: #974 realwest
Nope, Obama was checking her out! And so what? Geebus, if a guy doesn't look at a good looking woman who passes by, he's either preoccupied with something else or dead and doesn't know it yet.
Just cause a guy is married doesn't mean he can't check out the menu - just so long as he continues to order the same dish!
I swear, there's a LOT I don't like about Obama, but his checking out an attractive woman's ass really doesn't bother me too much. In fact it would bother me if he didn't LOOK.
Course, Michelle's mileage may vary.
Well said, checking out the menu never hurt anyone.
993 | kansas Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:15:10am |
re: #945 redstateredneck
I get butt-ogled, but it's usually by the guys on the garbage truck, so I don't think that's necessarily a good thing.
Better than not I would say.
994 | OldLineTexan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:15:22am |
re: #990 kansas
Saw 2 seconds of a speech today, said needed to help Rwanda though.
Help me Rwanda yeah
Get me outta Iraq
/Obeach Boys
995 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:15:27am |
re: #987 Beach Lover
What...you thinkin they talkin trash about you? ;-)
morning {Red}
I like big butts and I can't deny....
997 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:15:58am |
re: #945 redstateredneck
I get butt-ogled, but it's usually by the guys on the garbage truck, so I don't think that's necessarily a good thing.
"Whoo-whee! I'd like to drop sumthin' in that can!"
Well, maybe not. I'm sure y'all gots high class sanitation engineers where you live.
998 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:15:58am |
1000 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:16:25am |
re: #944 jcm
Is there video of Bootygate?
Ah yes. Sorry I thought everybody had seen it already....
Booty-gate video
1001 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:16:32am |
re: #984 Iron Fist
Yeah. It seems he'll stay away from gun control (for now), but he'll tax us to death.
if and when he gets on firmer ground there is no doubt in my mind he will attack gun ownership in some way...you just know he wants to, but he does not have the mojo for that right now
1002 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:16:46am |
Even the NYT science writer is skeptical of Holdren.
Dr. Holdren, now a physicist at Harvard, was one of the experts in natural resources whom Paul Ehrlich enlisted in his famous bet against the economist Julian Simon during the “energy crisis” of the 1980s. Dr. Simon, who disagreed with environmentalists’ predictions of a new “age of scarcity” of natural resources, offered to bet that any natural resource would be cheaper at any date in the future. Dr. Ehrlich accepted the challenge and asked Dr. Holdren, then the co-director of the graduate program in energy and
resources at the University of California, Berkeley, and another Berkeley professor, John Harte, for help in choosing which resources would become scarce.SNIP
Consider what happened when a successor to Dr. Simon, Bjorn Lomborg, published “The Skeptical Environmentalist” in 2001. Dr. Holdren joined in an an extraordinary attack on the book in Scientific American — an attack that I thought did far more harm to the magazine’s reputation than to Dr. Lomborg’s. The Economist called the critique “strong on contempt and sneering, but weak on substance”; Dr. Lomborg’s defenders said the critics made more mistakes in 11 pages than they were able to find in his 540-page book. (You can read Dr. Lomborg’s rebuttal here.) In an earlier post, I wrote about Dr. Holdren’s critique of the chapter on energy, in which Dr. Lomborg reviewed the history of energy scares and predicted there would not be dire shortages in the future:
Dr. Holdren began his critique by complaining that Dr. Lomborg was “asking the wrong question” because environmentalists had known for decades that there was no danger of energy being in short supply. This struck me as as odd bit of revisionist history, given both the “energy crisis” rhetoric of the 1970s and Dr. Holdren’s own bet that resources would become more scarce. Then, in the rest of the critique, Dr. Holdren faulted Dr. Lomborg for not paying enough attention to the reasons that there could be future problems with energy supplies.
Dr. Holdren’s resistance to dissenting views was also on display earlier this year in an article asserting that climate skeptics are “dangerous.” (You can read about the response to that article at DotEarth.)
Dr. Holdren is certainly entitled to his views, but what concerns me is his tendency to conflate the science of climate change with prescriptions to cut greenhouse emissions. Even if most climate scientists agree on the anthropogenic causes of global warming, that doesn’t imply that the best way to deal with the problem is through drastic cuts in greenhouse emissions. There are other ways to cope, and there’s no “scientific consensus” on which path looks best.
SNIP
1003 | Beach Lover Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:16:49am |
1004 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:16:51am |
re: #70 zombie
Zombie, I haven't read the whole thing yet, but on this statement:
• Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their wills and given away to other couples to raise;
change "wills" to "will".
1005 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:16:59am |
re: #962 _RememberTonyC
Yowza! I'll bet that statement by Obama will have ShortShit quaking in his shoes.
/
AND NO, I'm not advocating we go to war with Iran, just wish the President would use much stronger language condemning the Iranian Government's activities and do it more often.
And impose more stringent sanctions.
1006 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:17:11am |
re: #969 BlueCanuck
My dad read lots of Service to us kids. Good stuff.
1007 | SFGoth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:17:49am |
re: #979 _RememberTonyC
maybe in 3.5 years we will ...
Why would Obama do anything differently at the beginning of his second term?
1008 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:17:53am |
Mysterious Tremors Detected Along San Andreas Fault
LOS ANGELES — Scientists have detected a spike in underground rumblings on a section of California's San Andreas Fault that produced a magnitude-7.8 earthquake in 1857.
What these mysterious vibrations say about future earthquakes is far from certain. But some think the deep tremors suggest underground stress may be building up faster than expected and may indicate an increased risk of a major temblor.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, monitored seismic activity on the fault's central section between July 2001 and February 2009 and recorded more than 2,000 tremors. The tremors lasted mere minutes to nearly half an hour.
1009 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:18:07am |
While people are going off about FCBBHO checking out a nice ass and WAB's clutch, are we ignoring his shaking hands with the Butcher of Lockerbie?
1010 | kansas Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:18:07am |
1012 | kansas Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:18:34am |
re: #1009 MandyManners
While people are going off about FCBBHO checking out a nice ass and WAB's clutch, are we ignoring his shaking hands with the Butcher of Lockerbie?
Well of course. By the way how is Michael Jackson doing?
1014 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:19:15am |
1015 | jcm Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:19:17am |
re: #974 realwest
Nope, Obama was checking her out! And so what? Geebus, if a guy doesn't look at a good looking woman who passes by, he's either preoccupied with something else or dead and doesn't know it yet.
Just cause a guy is married doesn't mean he can't check out the menu - just so long as he continues to order the same dish!
I swear, there's a LOT I don't like about Obama, but his checking out an attractive woman's ass really doesn't bother me too much. In fact it would bother me if he didn't LOOK.
Course, Michelle's mileage may vary.
If a guy doesn't check out a nice booty walking by....
He's gay or dead!
////////// ;-P
I think HRC loaned WAB the ash tray.....
1016 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:19:22am |
re: #1012 kansas
Well of course. By the way how is Michael Jackson doing?
His condition has stabilized.
1017 | kansas Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:19:34am |
re: #1011 Iron Fist
We should have helped Rwanda. I don't know what we can do today, but if we can, then, sure, lets help. Ending evil wherever can only help the good.
By all means let's get involved with that mess./
1018 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:19:41am |
re: #520 Kenneth
ABC News has a video of the Obama Bootygate (can I coin that?) incident...
When you see the video, it's not clear that Obama was checking out the young woman's derriere ...maybe, maybe not. Sarkozy, on the other hand, is busted!
I think that Sarkozy is looking at 0bama, thinking, "Dude, Michelle is gonna kick your ass!"
1019 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:19:57am |
1020 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:19:58am |
re: #980 razorbacker
ROTFL! Yeah wedding rings (and vows) can have that effect - or at least they should have!
1021 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:20:21am |
re: #1012 kansas
Well of course. By the way how is Michael Jackson doing?
Still dead, although his estate will probably be around for years to come.
1022 | kansas Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:20:28am |
re: #1013 Kenneth
works for me...
I get a 404 error permission denied? Do you know what that is? I don't.
1023 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:20:57am |
re: #833 johnnyreb
Go to the AAAS web site, the people who funded the study and look around. The link is in the article.
johnnyreb, I looked all over the AAAS site and didn't see anything questionable. What did you see that bothered you?
I thought the survey offered some insight into the views of Young Earth Creationists and anti-vaxxers, for one thing. Is there some reason I should not trust the survey?
1024 | SFGoth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:21:13am |
re: #1018 Ward Cleaver
I think that Sarkozy is looking at 0bama, thinking, "Dude, Michelle is gonna kick your ass!"
That's what the still on Drudge looked like to me. And he's thinking "I'm French, I can get away with it." ;->
1025 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:21:13am |
re: #990 kansas
Saw 2 seconds of a speech today, said needed to help Rwanda though.
He first called on a reporter who was not there so he said he'd take a question from the foreign press. The question was about sovereign nations vs. the responsibility to be the protector of persecuted peoples. He went all around with his answer. On the one hand....on the other hand...clearly we want to make a firm declaration...
1026 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:21:24am |
Ed Morrisey is pushing another paranoid conspiracy theory....
The lock-up-your-opponents bills of 2009?
Would Congress ever pass legislation that would allow the executive to determine at its own discretion whether political opponents had crossed the line into domestic terrorists and build camps in which to keep them? Sounds like something out of 20th-century totalitarian systems or dystopian fiction. Mark Tapscott says it’s not fiction, and he warns readers about an effort by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) to do just that:
1027 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:21:51am |
re: #1018 Ward Cleaver
I think that Sarkozy is looking at 0bama, thinking, "Dude, Michelle is gonna kick your ass!"
"not in the face!"
1028 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:21:52am |
re: #974 realwest
Nope, Obama was checking her out! And so what? Geebus, if a guy doesn't look at a good looking woman who passes by, he's either preoccupied with something else or dead and doesn't know it yet.
Just cause a guy is married doesn't mean he can't check out the menu - just so long as he continues to order the same dish!
I swear, there's a LOT I don't like about Obama, but his checking out an attractive woman's ass really doesn't bother me too much. In fact it would bother me if he didn't LOOK.
Course, Michelle's mileage may vary.
I agree with Killgore (and others), he was not checking her out, not in the sense that it was the focus of the moment. He was actually looking back to offer his hand to the black woman behind him. There was NO way he could not have looked in that direction, but that was not the reason he turned that way.
Did he see her back side. Probably. Did he see it the way some males would have seen it. Probably. But that was NOT the reason he turned.
No Sarkozy, he turned to look at her, even tiled his whole body upstage left to get a view AROUND the woman stepping down.
That was a look.
1029 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:22:50am |
ok, this has gone on long enough. What the hell does FCBBHO stand for? somehing Barack Hussein Obama but I don't know the first part. Thanks, turn
1031 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:23:03am |
re: #996 Iron Fist
We can hope. It isn't really that long. Obama isn't good, but he doesn't look like he'll be as bad as I was afraid he would be. As bad as many were afraid. Guns are still backordered out the yin-yang, and ammo is bought as soon sa it becomes available.
Interesting that you'd say that. My take is that although I did not vote for Obama, his early moves that seemed to indicate a moderate approach were impressive to me. Things like keeping Gates as Sec of Defense and appearing to move to the center on other issues. But as soon as he took the wheel on Jan 20th, I have seen very consistent movement in dangerous directions. So while i have tried to be fairminded in my judgment of Obama, I am seriously concerned that the worst is yet to come. I see him using our tax money to pay for his reelection through programs that will appeal to the masses. And their only way of saying thanks is to vote for him in 2012. Unless Obama does a lot of "180s" really soon, I will lose faith in his ability to do the right thing.
1032 | Eowyn2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:23:09am |
re: #930 Rancher
I had to deal with the "population bomb" bull during its heyday in the 70's when it was being taught as fact in high school and college. By the year 2000 we were told the earth's resources would be all used up and there was no way we could possibly feed 5 billion people. However the hype then was nowhere near as bad as the man made global change crap espoused by almost everyone today including, to my dismay, Newt Gingrich, John McCain and many other Republicans. The draconian measures Holdren proposed then for the crisis de jour are of extreme importance today because he will now be driving policy to deal with today’s crisis de Al Gore. Crap and trade was only the begining of what these folks have in mind for us. Great job Zombie.
We need a lizard to open a carbon credit store. I REFUSE to purchase them from Al Gore.
1034 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:23:36am |
re: #999 Kenneth
Hmmm. Your link gave me a 403 Forbidden!
Those damn NORKS!
/
1035 | midwestgak Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:23:44am |
re: #1007 SFGoth
Why would Obama do anything differently at the beginning of his second term?
"second term." shudder.
1036 | Walter L. Newton Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:23:53am |
re: #1028 Walter L. Newton
...No Sarkozy, he turned to look at her, even tiled his whole body upstage left to get a view AROUND the woman stepping down...
Typing too fast... self correction...
"Now Sarkozy, he turned to look at her, even tilted..."
1037 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:24:07am |
re: #1029 turn
ok, this has gone on long enough. What the hell does FCBBHO stand for? somehing Barack Hussein Obama but I don't know the first part. Thanks, turn
Fuckin' commie bastard?
1038 | kansas Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:24:21am |
re: #1032 Eowyn2
We need a lizard to open a carbon credit store. I REFUSE to purchase them from Al Gore.
Open your own and buy them from yourself.
1039 | jcm Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:24:28am |
re: #1028 Walter L. Newton
I agree with Killgore (and others), he was not checking her out, not in the sense that it was the focus of the moment. He was actually looking back to offer his hand to the black woman behind him. There was NO way he could not have looked in that direction, but that was not the reason he turned that way.
Did he see her back side. Probably. Did he see it the way some males would have seen it. Probably. But that was NOT the reason he turned.
No Sarkozy, he turned to look at her, even tiled his whole body upstage left to get a view AROUND the woman stepping down.
That was a look.
Bubba would'a copped a feel.......
1040 | capitalist piglet Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:24:49am |
re: #800 zombie
Most definitely yes -- the same man.
I'm sure that's the first thing you verified, and I apologize for the stupid question. I am just having trouble wrapping my mind around someone with a written history of that thought process being part of government.
Moon. Bat.
1041 | kansas Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:24:52am |
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /archives/whatsyoursign.jpg on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.11 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.11 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 PHP/5.2.9 Server at ace.mu.nu Port 80
1042 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:24:52am |
re: #1022 kansas
I get a 404 error permission denied? Do you know what that is? I don't.
Yes, that is the error that comes right after 403./ no clue
1043 | Beach Lover Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:25:23am |
whats going on with the comments? mine are are out of sync and repeated at random!
1044 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:25:34am |
Boys and girls, I'll see y'all later.
The wife-woman called. She's got her mouth set for some fried chicken tonight, maybe with a bisquit and gravy and some mashed potatoes and green beans and tomatoes.
I gotta go look up a yard-bird.
1045 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:26:01am |
re: #1032 Eowyn2
We need a lizard to open a carbon credit store. I REFUSE to purchase them from Al Gore.
Hmmm, how am I going to justify that? Want to increase your carbon footprint or reduce it?
/I takes dem der carbon credits and makes a big fire out back.....
1046 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:26:08am |
re: #1031 _RememberTonyC
Interesting that you'd say that. My take is that although I did not vote for Obama, his early moves that seemed to indicate a moderate approach were impressive to me. Things like keeping Gates as Sec of Defense and appearing to move to the center on other issues. But as soon as he took the wheel on Jan 20th, I have seen very consistent movement in dangerous directions. So while i have tried to be fairminded in my judgment of Obama, I am seriously concerned that the worst is yet to come. I see him using our tax money to pay for his reelection through programs that will appeal to the masses. And their only way of saying thanks is to vote for him in 2012. Unless Obama does a lot of "180s" really soon, I will lose faith in his ability to do the right thing.
This morning on Fox & Friends they had a panel of three people who had voted for Obama but who were becoming disillusioned by what he's done so far. The bloom is off the rose.
1048 | Optimizer Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:26:13am |
That's 'Hedley', not 'Hedy'!
— Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles
(Seemed like it needed to be said). For any of you who are unaware of the actress, Hedy Lamarr, she was a pretty astounding woman - worth knowing a little about. As her wikipedia page notes, she "co-invented an early form of spread spectrum communications technology" during WWII. And I heard that long before Wikipedia came into existence, so that's for-real.. [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
1049 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:26:25am |
re: #1005 realwest
Yowza! I'll bet that statement by Obama will have ShortShit quaking in his shoes.
/
AND NO, I'm not advocating we go to war with Iran, just wish the President would use much stronger language condemning the Iranian Government's activities and do it more often.
And impose more stringent sanctions.
agree that we should not go to war with iran ... at least not yet. but we need to do everything possible behind the scenes to give the reformers some help and comfort. and if the POTUS would do what you suggested, that would be a heckuva start.
1050 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:26:43am |
Update on extremist bomb plots in the UK....
Racists' Bomb Threat To Immigrants
The chilling threat follows recent race-hate violence which led to more than 100 Romanians fleeing their homes in Belfast.
A letter from the youth wing of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) was sent to the Belfast Islamic Centre, the Polish Association and Indian Community Centre.
It warned: "No sympathy for foreigners, get out of our Queen's country before our bonfire night (July 11) and parade day (July 12).
"Other than that your building will be blown up. Keep Northern Ireland white. Northern Ireland is only for white British."
The letter was marked Ulster Young Militants and bore the logo of far-right group Combat 18.
1052 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:27:42am |
re: #1007 SFGoth
Why would Obama do anything differently at the beginning of his second term?
i said "maybe." it only applies if there is NO second term.
1053 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:27:47am |
re: #1024 SFGoth
That's what the still on Drudge looked like to me. And he's thinking "I'm French, I can get away with it." ;->
"Vive la Franwce!"
1054 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:28:02am |
re: #1030 Iron Fist
I agree. It is going to be hard, though, after the way things have gone lately. I heard that DPMS sold over 40,000 rifles this spring, and they are backordered for a year. That isn't counting the millions of rounds of ammo that are now squirilled away. It hasn't been a few crazies, it has been a significant chunk of the American populace that has been buying weapons and ammo.
That is a different thing to try to attack. It isn't going to be a few crazies in a compound in waco anymore.
makes me wonder how many legislators are gun owners or employ gun owners for their own protection...might be fun to know who they are..anyway Heller is a formidable bump in the road for grabbers...so look for more ridiculous restrictions...you knew that tho
1055 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:28:06am |
1056 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:28:21am |
re: #1004 Ward Cleaver
Zombie, I haven't read the whole thing yet, but on this statement:
change "wills" to "will".
Already fixed! Thanks!
1057 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:28:45am |
Obama says that his START will be a great boon, setting an example to enable us to better pressure North Korea and Iran to give up their nuclear programs. That a man of Obama's intelligence can believe such nonsense is beyond comprehension. There is not a shred of evidence that cuts by the great powers -- the INF treaty, START I, the Treaty of Moscow (2002) -- induced the curtailment of anyone's programs. Moammar Gaddafi gave up his nukes the week we pulled Saddam Hussein out of his spider hole. No treaty involved. The very notion that Kim Jong Il or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will suddenly abjure nukes because of yet another U.S.-Russian treaty is comical.
RTWT!
1058 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:28:52am |
Huge Fire Breaks Out In Central London
Twelve fire engines and 60 firefighters are attending the fire, which broke out in a building in Dean Street at around 14:00.
Part of the basement of the four storey building is alight. The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.
A spokesman for London Fire Brigade says 75% of the building has been destroyed.
Two ambulances have been seen inside the cordon, but it's not known how many people are injured.
1059 | SFGoth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:29:09am |
re: #1048 Optimizer
— Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles
(Seemed like it needed to be said). For any of you who are unaware of the actress, Hedy Lamarr, she was a pretty astounding woman - worth knowing a little about. As her wikipedia page notes, she "co-invented an early form of spread spectrum communications technology" during WWII. And I heard that long before Wikipedia came into existence, so that's for-real.. [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
Oh yeah, that was one sexy package from toes to brain.
1061 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:30:08am |
re: #1051 Iron Fist
hmmmm, ever read "Shake Hands With the Devil"? Apparently they are releasing a movie based on the story.
1063 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:30:33am |
re: #1051 Iron Fist
Marines with machineguns against skinny kids with machetes. I'll bet on the Marines. We could have stopped the genocide on the cheap, but Clinton preferred to ignore it. Only about a million people died because of that.
It's all done and over, but we could have stopped it.
So did Kofi.
1064 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:30:35am |
re: #1043 Beach Lover
whats going on with the comments? mine are are out of sync and repeated at random!
Charles is messing with your head./ Really? That's weird.
1065 | SurferDoc Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:30:49am |
The issue really isn't how many nanoseconds The One's eyes rested on the girl's ass, it is more that we all know if that was a picture of George Bush the screams would be heard in distant galaxies.
1066 | Shr_Nfr Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:30:59am |
a picture is worth a thousand words dept:
[Link: timesofindia.indiatimes.com...]
1067 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:31:22am |
1068 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:31:50am |
re: #1053 Ward Cleaver
"Vive la Franwce!"
Hi Ward. I'm getting the Benz this weekend. I'm going to try to charge the a/c myself. A friend did his BMW. He went to the store and bought freon in a can. Have you ever heard of this . Am I in danger.
1069 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:32:02am |
re: #1037 redstateredneck
Ah, Mandy coined it; it stands for Fucking Commie Bastard Barrack Hussein Obama.
1071 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:32:26am |
re: #1041 kansas
just got to Ace of spades then and scroll down, you'll find an amusing photoshop
1072 | Shr_Nfr Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:32:29am |
1073 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:32:39am |
re: #1051 Iron Fist
Marines with machineguns against skinny kids with machetes. I'll bet on the Marines. We could have stopped the genocide on the cheap, but Clinton preferred to ignore it. Only about a million people died because of that.
That's not even taking into account the fact that the flood of refugees from Rwanda into Congo-Zaire helped trigger the Congolese War, aka The African World War, in which at least 5 million people have been killed.
1074 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:32:47am |
re: #1069 realwest
Ah, Mandy coined it; it stands for Fucking Commie Bastard Barrack Hussein Obama.
I love the Mandyisms. FCBBHO & the WAB.
1076 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:33:04am |
re: #1069 realwest
Ah, Mandy coined it; it stands for Fucking Commie Bastard Barrack Hussein Obama.
And, WAB.
1078 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:33:16am |
1079 | jcm Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:33:24am |
Another (R) with wick troubles.
John Ensign scandal: Senator's mistress, family were paid $96,000 by his parents
Nevada Sen. John Ensign's wealthy parents paid his mistress and her family $96,000, the conservative lawmaker revealed Thursday, an admission that caused even allies to question his continued effectiveness as a U.S. senator.The "gifts" to Cynthia Hampton; her husband, Doug; and two of their children in April of last year came around the time the Hamptons stopped working for Ensign, and were made "out of concern for the well-being of longtime family friends during a difficult time," said Ensign's attorney.
The payments, made in $12,000 increments, were "consistent with a pattern of generosity" by Ensign's parents, the statement said. Ensign's father, Michael, is a former casino executive who helped bankroll his son's political rise.
Maybe it's time to bring back eunuchs for public service.
1080 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:33:25am |
re: #1048 Optimizer
Interesting, I didn't know that. She was a beauty.
1081 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:33:51am |
1082 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:33:59am |
re: #1043 Beach Lover
whats going on with the comments? mine are are out of sync and repeated at random!
It's those damn NORKS I tells ya! LOL!
Good morning {BeachLover} how are ya today (other than discombobulated by the comments, I mean)?
1083 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:34:16am |
1084 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:34:30am |
re: #1048 Optimizer
Yes, the US Navy used her idea to make radio controlled torpedoes that the Japanese couldn't jam. Later on, her idea found application in cell-phones. That's one hell of a patent!
1085 | Shr_Nfr Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:35:00am |
re: #1068 KenJen
If you match the refrigerant to the one used in your system, no. Otherwise, you may have problems with it not working well. Freon, per se, is no longer available.
1086 | SFGoth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:35:28am |
re: #1066 Shr_Nfr
a picture is worth a thousand words dept:
[Link: timesofindia.indiatimes.com...]
Who's the aging rocker on the right? Looks vaguely familiar, like he fronted some glam band in the 70's. Can't be Mott the Hoople as he doesn't look like Ian Hunter.
1087 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:35:55am |
1088 | Mostly sane, most of the time. Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:35:56am |
Why is UNICEF having a bunch of children having a really expensive mock whatever?
Either:
1. They are the kids of rich people, which is a really depressing reminder that most countries will be run by the children of the people currently in power, and so on ad nauseum. Thus is the history of mankind, although the US is supposed to be different, providing us with Abraham Lincolns, and George Washington Carvers.
2. They are "smart" kids brought in at UNICEF expense. To what end? If they are going to pay to have young kids brought in for something, why not bring in some child musical prodigies? Leadership takes life experience and wisdom, something most kids are manifestly lacking, although through no fault of their own. Musical talent usually shows up very young, and at least the youth would entertain everyone.
It seems a waste of money to me, but I think that is the definition of the UN.
1090 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:36:16am |
re: #1077 Killgore Trout
Heh, probably.
It's not a government building but, the Reichstag was the first thing that flitted through my brain.
1092 | Eowyn2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:36:30am |
re: #1025 redstateredneck
He first called on a reporter who was not there so he said he'd take a question from the foreign press. The question was about sovereign nations vs. the responsibility to be the protector of persecuted peoples. He went all around with his answer. On the one hand....on the other hand...clearly we want to make a firm declaration...
How do you manage to call on a reporter who is not there?
Shouldn't you be LOOKING at the press member when you call on them?
1093 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:36:33am |
re: #1057 Kenneth
It's obvious (at least to me) that Obama knows for a fact that he will fail to curtail either NK or Iran's nuclear weapons programs with his half-assed weasel words and faux-pacts.
Now, will it really be a failure to Obama? I don't think so. Not only does he want to spread the wealth, he wants to spread the power. What better way to "level the playing field" against mean old Westerners than to enable third world regimes to create weapons with which they could destroy Western cities?
It's The Moron Doctrine, and we're stuck with it for a while.
1094 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:36:45am |
re: #1068 KenJen
Hi Ward. I'm getting the Benz this weekend. I'm going to try to charge the a/c myself. A friend did his BMW. He went to the store and bought freon in a can. Have you ever heard of this . Am I in danger.
Hah! Yard-bird in the freezer. I don't have to go anywheres.
Make sure that you don't try to mix F-12 with the newer concoctions. They don't mix. You aren't going to find F-12 anywhere, anyways, that you can afford.
If you convert to (I think) 134, you'll need a new condenser and plumbing.
It's doable. I'd buy some beer and invite a friendly mechanic, were I you.
1095 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:36:47am |
re: #1078 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Or the Joos.
He might get more mileage out of blaiming Muslims.
1096 | SFGoth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:37:15am |
re: #1089 Kenneth
It must be Gene Simmonds.
After plastic surgery maybe. Gene Simmons (no d) is one HELLA ugly dude. I mean, really, really -- there's a reason they wore make up, and it wasn't theatrics or fetish.
1097 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:37:16am |
re: #1057 Kenneth
Hey Kenneth - great comment by Krauthammer as usual - thanks for the comment/link!
1099 | lawhawk Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:37:59am |
It seems that Obama is far more comfortable in these surroundings...
1100 | SFGoth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:38:20am |
re: #1095 MandyManners
He might get more mileage out of blaiming Muslims.
Yeah, but blaming Joos is like having a U.S. savings bond. No matter how bad things get, it's a safe investment.
1101 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:38:25am |
re: #1092 Eowyn2
How do you manage to call on a reporter who is not there?
Shouldn't you be LOOKING at the press member when you call on them?
It happened twice, the plants did not show, so Barry was on his own & it was not pretty.
1102 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:38:34am |
re: #1084 Kenneth
Yes, the US Navy used her idea to make radio controlled torpedoes that the Japanese couldn't jam. Later on, her idea found application in cell-phones. That's one hell of a patent!
Oh, puhshaw! How many African orphans did she adopt? Hmmm? How many?
I thought not.
1103 | BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:38:40am |
re: #1096 SFGoth
After plastic surgery maybe. Gene Simmons (no d) is one HELLA ugly dude. I mean, really, really -- there's a reason they wore make up, and it wasn't theatrics or fetish.
He's been sporting the same "Cornelius from Planet of The Apes" haircut since I don't know when.
1104 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:38:40am |
re: #1061 BlueCanuck
hmmmm, ever read "Shake Hands With the Devil"? Apparently they are releasing a movie based on the story.
Here's the DVD of the Canadian film version, from Amazon.ca.
1105 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:38:43am |
1106 | jamgarr Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:39:24am |
1107 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:39:34am |
re: #1096 SFGoth
After plastic surgery maybe. Gene Simmons (no d) is one HELLA ugly dude. I mean, really, really -- there's a reason they wore make up, and it wasn't theatrics or fetish.
didn't stop one of the most beautiful women in the wqorld from having 2 kids by him!
1108 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:39:36am |
all of this talk about butts got me to thinking ..... i haven't seen Kim Kardashian's lately .... here you go fellas .... and Mr President, if you're watching, I'm sure you'll wanna check this out!
[Link: blog.vh1.com...]
1110 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:39:46am |
re: #1066 Shr_Nfr
LOL! I actually can feel Obama's pain! LOL!
And I STILL WANT TO KNOW: If Ghaddafi runs Libya, how come he's STILL just a colonel?
/
1111 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:39:46am |
re: #1100 SFGoth
Yeah, but blaming Joos is like having a U.S. savings bond. No matter how bad things get, it's a safe investment.
*groan*
1112 | Eowyn2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:39:49am |
re: #1038 kansas
Open your own and buy them from yourself.
but would you buy used carbon credits from me?
1113 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:40:08am |
1115 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:40:57am |
re: #1109 Iron Fist
Absolutely. THe UN didn't give a rat's ass about the massacre in Rwanda. THat is one big black mark against the UN.
Don't forget all those rapes by the blue helmets.
1116 | Sheila Broflovski Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:41:11am |
re: #784 Walter L. Newton
Morning, how's things in the Zionist Mall? (Product placement pitch from Walter to you).
"Waht is the Zionist Mall?" "Well, since you asked!"
Super! Thanks for asking! :)
1117 | Eowyn2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:41:16am |
1118 | VegasRick Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:41:18am |
re: #1108 _RememberTonyC
all of this talk about butts got me to thinking ..... i haven't seen Kim Kardashian's lately .... here you go fellas .... and Mr President, if you're watching, I'm sure you'll wanna check this out!
[Link: blog.vh1.com...]
Hell yea!
1119 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:41:27am |
Canadian jailed for supporting al-Qaeda
A Canadian who left Toronto in 2000 to join Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda was sentenced to 7½ years imprisonment yesterday after admitting he had trained with and helped finance the terrorist group.
Although his lawyers described Mohamed Abdullah Warsame as simply "a naive, near-sighted and overweight idealist" who became deeply religious while living in Toronto and travelled to Afghanistan in search of an "Islamic utopia," prosecutors in Minneapolis argued the 35-year-old Somali, who came to Canada as a refugee in 1989, was devoted to the al-Qaeda cause.
Stupid, fat and jihadi is no way to go through life.
1121 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:42:06am |
re: #1092 Eowyn2
How do you manage to call on a reporter who is not there?
Shouldn't you be LOOKING at the press member when you call on them?
Silly, you. You must be thinking of a real press conference. Obama only does scripted infomercials.
1122 | Dianna Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:42:13am |
re: #1090 MandyManners
It's not a government building but, the Reichstag was the first thing that flitted through my brain.
Given that the fire's on Dean Street, that puts it in the East End, in or near Whitechapel/Camden Town. It's a poor area, even now. Heaven knows how poor the maintenance has been.
1123 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:42:21am |
re: #1109 Iron Fist
Absolutely. THe UN didn't give a rat's ass about the massacre in Rwanda. THat is one big black mark against the UN.
The UN has so many black marks against it they should change their offical colour on their flag from baby blue to black.
1124 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:42:47am |
re: #1084 Kenneth
Yes, the US Navy used her idea to make radio controlled torpedoes that the Japanese couldn't jam. Later on, her idea found application in cell-phones. That's one hell of a patent!
Did you know that Tesla worked on that many years before? Yes, he is credited as the inventor of radio, not Marconi. He was brilliant yet suffered from schizophrenia. His autobiography is on the internet, I"ll have to read it again.
1125 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:42:56am |
re: #1123 BlueCanuck
The UN has so many black marks against it they should change their offical colour on their flag from baby blue to black.
With a skull and crossbones.
1127 | jcm Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:43:06am |
re: #1110 realwest
LOL! I actually can feel Obama's pain! LOL!
And I STILL WANT TO KNOW: If Ghaddafi runs Libya, how come he's STILL just a colonel?
/
He's humble.
///
1128 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:43:17am |
1129 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:43:35am |
re: #1123 BlueCanuck
The UN has so many black marks against it they should change their offical colour on their flag from baby blue to black.
RACIST!
1130 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:44:04am |
re: #1114 buzzsawmonkey
Once "everyone"--well, everyone with the proper credentials--holds such views, a countervailing view becomes illegitimate on its face.
As shown in the links I've posted this morning, Holdren is vicious against critics. I believe the Front Page article discusses how CEO's of some oil companies might be considered guilty of crimes against humanity.
1131 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:44:05am |
re: #1092 Eowyn2
How do you manage to call on a reporter who is not there?
Shouldn't you be LOOKING at the press member when you call on them?
Well if you're focused on the teleprompter it's easy to not see who's there and who isn't!
1132 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:44:08am |
re: #1094 razorbacker
Hah! Yard-bird in the freezer. I don't have to go anywheres.
Make sure that you don't try to mix F-12 with the newer concoctions. They don't mix. You aren't going to find F-12 anywhere, anyways, that you can afford.
If you convert to (I think) 134, you'll need a new condenser and plumbing.
It's doable. I'd buy some beer and invite a friendly mechanic, were I you.
I'm hoping the car store will know what I need. I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't have to get under the car do I? I was envisioning buying a can of coolant, pouring it in the right hole and presto. I have a/c.
1133 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:44:12am |
re: #1126 Iron Fist
Absolutely. You know what I think about Blue Helmets, but Charles prefers I not state it.
I used to where one, and I agree with you whole heartedly.
1134 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:44:20am |
re: #1068 KenJen
Hi Ward. I'm getting the Benz this weekend. I'm going to try to charge the a/c myself. A friend did his BMW. He went to the store and bought freon in a can. Have you ever heard of this . Am I in danger.
What year is it again? IIRC, it's a 1997, right? Then it's R-134a. If the system has been opened, then the dryer needs to be replaced (the dessicant bag in them absorbs and traps moisture in the system), and a vacuum pulled on the system to remove all the air and moisture, then the right amount of oil added (different manufacturers use different types of PAG or ester oil), and the system recharged. There's probably no danger, only that you'll waste your money and not have a working system at the end.
Where is the system leaking? There should be traces of refrigerant oil at any leak site, and if there's dye in the system, there'll be a dye stain, sometimes only detectable with a UV light.
1136 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:45:03am |
re: #1122 Dianna
Given that the fire's on Dean Street, that puts it in the East End, in or near Whitechapel/Camden Town. It's a poor area, even now. Heaven knows how poor the maintenance has been.
Probably pretty dry timber.
1137 | midwestgak Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:45:04am |
re: #1092 Eowyn2
How do you manage to call on a reporter who is not there?
Shouldn't you be LOOKING at the press member when you call on them?
Let's remember a comment made here during the campaign, like, "he's an empty suit."
Correct then. Still correct. What a shift the mind has to make. The office of president is held by an empty suit. Hard to grasp and believe, but we see it daily.
Our expectations continue for the office. The holder of the office continues to disappoint those expectations.
1139 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:45:35am |
Apropos of nothing;
While looking at Representative Mike Ross' info yesterday, I see that he has an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association.
Not many Democrats have that, I'd wager.
1140 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:45:35am |
re: #1126 Iron Fist
Absolutely. You know what I think about Blue Helmets, but Charles prefers I not state it.
Oh, I can guess!
1142 | Sheila Broflovski Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:46:23am |
I put together all the ingredients for my challah--mixed flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a big mixer bowl. Then I reached up to get the measuring cup out of the cabinet--knocked over a juice glass which bounced off the mixer and shattered into a zillion pieces RIGHT IN THE BOWL OF FLOUR.
I had to dump out the whole bowl of flour, scrub down the countertop and everything on it, and sweep the floor because I was wearing flip flops.
Ground glass in your challah can really mess up your whole day.
1144 | KenJen Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:47:09am |
re: #1134 Ward Cleaver
What year is it again? IIRC, it's a 1997, right? Then it's R-134a. If the system has been opened, then the dryer needs to be replaced (the dessicant bag in them absorbs and traps moisture in the system), and a vacuum pulled on the system to remove all the air and moisture, then the right amount of oil added (different manufacturers use different types of PAG or ester oil), and the system recharged. There's probably no danger, only that you'll waste your money and not have a working system at the end.
Where is the system leaking? There should be traces of refrigerant oil at any leak site, and if there's dye in the system, there'll be a dye stain, sometimes only detectable with a UV light.
Yes 1997. This sounds like too much for little ole me. I may have to leave it to the professionals.
1145 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:47:31am |
re: #1141 buzzsawmonkey
Approx. where upthread are they? I just got here.
Within the past hour. I'll e-mail them to you.
1146 | Dianna Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:47:39am |
re: #1136 MandyManners
Probably pretty dry timber.
Yeah, plus bad wiring and heaven knows what stored wherever, I'm betting on simple, dreadful tragedy.
1147 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:47:43am |
re: #1106 jamgarr
Hey real, it's DaVinci on 8-12.
/code-talk off
Hey my friend - thoughts and prayers going out for you. I'm sure everything will work out!
E-mail me if you'd like to!
1148 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:48:10am |
re: #1132 KenJen
I'm hoping the car store will know what I need. I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't have to get under the car do I? I was envisioning buying a can of coolant, pouring it in the right hole and presto. I have a/c.
No, you don't have to get under it. When you buy the can, spring for the kit that has the tubing and stuff to install it. It only costs a couple of bucks more. You locate the proper valve, hook up the tubing, start the AC and let nature take its course.
Spend a couple of minutes thumbing through the manuals that the parts house has on those racks next to the checkout.
1149 | Eowyn2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:48:22am |
re: #1121 redstateredneck
Silly, you. You must be thinking of a real press conference. Obama only does scripted infomercials.
Someone is going to be spanked for not planning his/her time better. How dare they get stuck in traffic.
1151 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:48:57am |
re: #1108 _RememberTonyC Why thank you for that very nice comment and link!
1152 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:49:01am |
re: #1097 realwest
Krauthammer is one of the few pundits writing solid intelligent criticism of Obama these days. The rest of the media is either praising every fart to issue for from the One, or gone off the deep end into idiotic raving ala Glenn Beck.
1153 | jcm Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:49:58am |
It's official...
We (collectively) have completely lost our minds.
Iowa State Fair to let public vote on Michael Jackson butter sculpture
1154 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:50:10am |
More spelling errors plague Obama releases
Misspellings continued to plague the Obama administration on Thursday, after two more releases containing errors were sent to reporters in the last 24 hours.
After misspelling the president's name as "Barak Obama" yesterday on an official document sent to reporters, the General Services Administration messed up another message when announcing it had awarded an $18 million contract to redesign the website keeping track of spent stimulus dollars.
"Recvoery.gov Version 2.0 $18 Million Contract Awarded," the release's subject line read. ("Recovery" was spelled correctly in the body of the email.)
The first comment:
Maybe the President should appoint a spelling Czar
Heh.
1155 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:50:12am |
re: #1152 Kenneth
Just because they're paranoid does not mean that someone is not out to get them.
1156 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:50:47am |
re: #1143 Iron Fist
Part of the Canadian Armed Forces Tradition. Our country was intrumental in creating the UN Peacekeepers, and our military has served in almost every single operation.
1157 | JohnnyReb Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:51:53am |
re: #1001 albusteve
if and when he gets on firmer ground there is no doubt in my mind he will attack gun ownership in some way...you just know he wants to, but he does not have the mojo for that right now
Ain't a Democrat that would come near anything to do with gun control at the present. In the future when the economy starts to get back up to speed, look for it then.
1158 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:52:08am |
re: #1142 Alouette
I put together all the ingredients for my challah--mixed flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a big mixer bowl. Then I reached up to get the measuring cup out of the cabinet--knocked over a juice glass which bounced off the mixer and shattered into a zillion pieces RIGHT IN THE BOWL OF FLOUR.
I had to dump out the whole bowl of flour, scrub down the countertop and everything on it, and sweep the floor because I was wearing flip flops.
Ground glass in your challah can really mess up your whole day.
Aw, nutz!
((((((Alouette))))))
1159 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:52:17am |
re: #1130 MandyManners
Hey Mandy - didn't you see the folks who were providing zombie with evidence that he's a changed man?
No, neither did I.
1160 | VegasRick Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:52:26am |
re: #1153 jcm
It's official...
We (collectively) have completely lost our minds.
Iowa State Fair to let public vote on Michael Jackson butter sculpture
Gives a new meaning to "butterface".
1161 | Rancher Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:52:28am |
We really can't judge how badly Obama and the Democrat congress has hurt the US until the bill comes due for the porkulus bill. I am really afraid, I foresee Glen Beck like apocalyptic consequences. Remember we have only spent a small portion of the stimulus so far, $100 billion of the $787 billion, much of which was transferred to state agencies which are still sitting on it. As to Obama's support, or lack of, Democracy NRO had a great summation yesterday: Spread Freedom? Not So Much
So ideologues — i.e. millions of Americans who disagree with his policies on principle — belong in a list along with bigots and dim bulbs. At home, this attitude has allowed him to dismiss opponents of socialized medicine and the government takeover of various industries as “ideologues,” and critics of trillions in debt-fueled spending as small-minded cranks.Joshua Muravchik, a scholar at Johns Hopkins University and a leading advocate of democracy promotion around the globe, demonstrates in the current issue of Commentary that Obama has a similar attitude toward those who say America should advance the cause of liberty and democracy worldwide. Again and again, the administration has made it clear that spreading freedom is so much ideological foolishness.
1162 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:52:43am |
re: #1152 Kenneth
Krauthammer is one of the few pundits writing solid intelligent criticism of Obama these days. The rest of the media is either praising every fart to issue for from the One, or gone off the deep end into idiotic raving ala Glenn Beck.
VDH is not particularly nice with BO...the other of my must read duo
1163 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:53:05am |
re: #1146 Dianna
Yeah, plus bad wiring and heaven knows what stored wherever, I'm betting on simple, dreadful tragedy.
I've had Griffin on my mind since that video Charles posted yesterday. Vile man.
1164 | Killgore Trout Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:53:09am |
A Florida church is under fire for posting a sign that reads "Islam is of the devil." WCJB reports.
Imagine if a mosque put out this sign about Jews.
1165 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:53:43am |
1166 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:54:20am |
re: #1159 realwest
Hey Mandy - didn't you see the folks who were providing zombie with evidence that he's a changed man?
No, neither did I.
What evidence?
1167 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:55:00am |
1168 | jcm Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:55:12am |
re: #1154 NJDhockeyfan
More spelling errors plague Obama releases
Heh.
It's Bush's fault, the WH computers are still set to "Texas" as the language.
1169 | VegasRick Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:55:57am |
re: #1164 Killgore Trout
Imagine if a mosque put out this sign about Jews.
Yep, there would be random violins all over Miami!
/
1170 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:55:59am |
re: #1124 turn
I don't think he had schizophrenia. That illness is extremely debilitating and he could not have done the incredibly complex work if he had schizophrenia. That diagnosis was overused in the past, and if he were to be diagnosed today, a psychiatrist would likely make another diagnosis. Certainly he had OCD, he shied away from people and he experienced some transitory psychosis. A brilliant man.
1171 | LGoPs Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:56:05am |
re: #1156 BlueCanuck
Part of the Canadian Armed Forces Tradition. Our country was intrumental in creating the UN Peacekeepers, and our military has served in almost every single operation.
One of the main reasons that the US maintains 2 forts (Fts Lewis and Drum) near the Canadian border. To protect us from the Canadian menace........
/ :)
1172 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:56:08am |
re: #1119 Kenneth
Canadian jailed for supporting al-Qaeda
Stupid, fat and jihadi is no way to go through life, son.
FTFY.
1173 | J.S. Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:56:40am |
re: #1119 Kenneth
Warsame, the Jihadi, will probably be back in Canada in approximately 6 months, though...(wonder if his passport will be revoked).
1174 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:56:44am |
re: #1152 Kenneth
Krauthammer is one of the few pundits writing solid intelligent criticism of Obama these days. The rest of the media is either praising every fart to issue for from the One, or gone off the deep end into idiotic raving ala Glenn Beck.
Except when they all take time outs to praise Michael Jackson as the "greatest entertainer of all time!". Effin' Twits.
1175 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:56:59am |
re: #1168 jcm
It's Bush's fault, the WH computers are still set to "Texas" as the language.
They put "Dayum!" in formal correspondence.
1176 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:57:11am |
re: #1162 albusteve
OF course. VDH is wise, and has the historical perspective. I love his stuff.
1177 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:57:31am |
re: #1161 Rancher
Riddle me this, Batman. Remember that housing crisis? It was in the news a couple of months ago. Now, not so much. Most all of those folks that were defaulting were bad credit risks to start with, anyway.
But consider. What do you think is going to happen when all these good credit risks lose their jobs? Do you think that they may start defaulting, too? What do you think those defaults will do to home prices? Go up, or down? What do you think will happen when millions and millions of folks with formerly good credit realize that they're way upside down on their homes?
Buckle up boys, I forsee a bumpy ride.
1178 | Dianna Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:57:46am |
re: #1163 MandyManners
I've had Griffin on my mind since that video Charles posted yesterday. Vile man.
I couldn't possibly agree more.
1179 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:58:24am |
1180 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:58:36am |
re: #1171 LGoPs
The Fort Drum stories I could tell you as told to me by my fellow compatriots up here in the frozen north.
/we weren't too worried about your regular army.
//dude, Burger King being sold in the field?
1181 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:58:48am |
1182 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:58:53am |
re: #1170 Kenneth
I"m not familiar with OCD, but yes he was not severely debilitated.
1183 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 8:59:08am |
re: #1153 jcm
Oh for crying out loud. The MSM and at least the people running the Iowa State Fair are absolute, unadulterated fools.
I'm being polite here, too!
1184 | JohnnyReb Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:00:23am |
re: #1177 razorbacker
Riddle me this, Batman. Remember that housing crisis? It was in the news a couple of months ago. Now, not so much. Most all of those folks that were defaulting were bad credit risks to start with, anyway.
But consider. What do you think is going to happen when all these good credit risks lose their jobs? Do you think that they may start defaulting, too? What do you think those defaults will do to home prices? Go up, or down? What do you think will happen when millions and millions of folks with formerly good credit realize that they're way upside down on their homes?
Buckle up boys, I forsee a bumpy ride.
The next wave of defaults is projected to be on the second mortgages. A whole heck of a bunch of people who took out 2nd notes or lines of credit are up against the payment wall next. A funny thing may happen though, the banks may just suck it up and not try and take their houses because the banks are already overwhelmed with unsellable houses right now.
1185 | lincolntf Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:00:34am |
re: #1180 BlueCanuck
The 10th Mountain is one of the toughest/highly trained units in the Reg. Army. I believe they are based at Drum.
1186 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:00:35am |
re: #1144 KenJen
Yes 1997. This sounds like too much for little ole me. I may have to leave it to the professionals.
Unless you've done much A/C work, that's what I'd do. Look around for a shop that specializes in A/C work, and of course check them out with the BBB first.
1187 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:01:05am |
re: #1182 turn
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Tesla was extremely fastidious. He would never eat anything until he measured the food and made a mental calculation as to the volume. That's crazy and smart.
1188 | albusteve Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:01:14am |
Charles was just seen outside of Pismo Beach, peddling south like mad...
1189 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:01:29am |
re: #1114 buzzsawmonkey
Zombie, that's one hell of a good report.
Well, thank you! Now I feel it is ready for unveiling.
Unleash the hounds!
1190 | vxbush Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:01:41am |
OT and relevant of nothing:
I'm working on this project that is giving me fits. It's open source, so you get what you pay for. The programmers on this have put together an amazing product, and yet they freely admit they are extremely short on documentation--and it is causing me so much frustration at times. It seems to be somewhat finely balance, and if anything gets out of kilter it causes no end of problems. If I have a problem, I have to search for hours to find any hint of what the problem might be. Google is my friend, but this is starting to get ridiculous.
And yet, this software does what my boss wants, so he wants us to keep it going. Oy.
1191 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:01:54am |
re: #977 Beach Lover
Morning, Lizards. Have we discussed Obamalamdingdong's gift to the Pope yet?
surprised it wasnt a boxed set of CD's
The DiVinci Code & Angels and Demons
now that would have been thoughtful
That and a copy of The Last Temptation of Christ.
1192 | jcm Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:02:09am |
re: #1183 realwest
Oh for crying out loud. The MSM and at least the people running the Iowa State Fair are absolute, unadulterated fools.
I'm being polite here, too!
What? You wouldn't make the pilgrimage to see a butter Micheal Jackson?
///// ;-P
1193 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:02:27am |
Pentagon May Try to Ban Smoking in Military
Pressure is emerging in the Pentagon to ban smoking by soldiers and prohibit the sale of tobacco on military bases.Those steps were urged in a study for the Defense Department by the Institute of Medicine.
Jack Smith, head of the Pentagon's office of clinical and program policy, says he will recommend to Defense Secretary Robert Gates that the proposals be adopted, USA Today reports.
My uncle is gonna be pissed.
1194 | midwestgak Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:02:30am |
re: #1153 jcm
It's official...
We (collectively) have completely lost our minds.
Iowa State Fair to let public vote on Michael Jackson butter sculpture
The 2009 butter sculpture will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission and Neil Armstrong's walk on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. The sculpture will include an astronaut, an American flag, the surface of the moon and, depending on the public vote, Michael Jackson in recognition of his "moonwalk" dance step.
Wow
1196 | BlueCanuck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:03:04am |
re: #1185 lincolntf
Just friendly ribbing going on here. I am sure the US Army has some interesting stories to tell about us too. :)
/mostly along the lines, "You wouldn't believe what those crazy canucks did last month....."
1197 | VegasRick Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:03:04am |
Does anybody giva a shit about this stupid cemetery story?
1198 | _RememberTonyC Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:03:06am |
I'm out for awhile .... see y'all after I take a nice long walk!
1199 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:03:25am |
re: #1166 MandyManners
What evidence?
That's what I meant when I said "Neither did I". Several folks came to his defense, and zombie asked for links so zombie could make any necessary corrections and NO links were forthcoming. For well over an hour now.
1200 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:03:33am |
re: #1132 KenJen
I'm hoping the car store will know what I need. I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't have to get under the car do I? I was envisioning buying a can of coolant, pouring it in the right hole and presto. I have a/c.
You might ought to have somebody do this for you.
Just sayin'...
1201 | vxbush Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:03:46am |
re: #1195 Sambo
What's the software? Just curious.
To be honest, I'd rather not say. It frankly doesn't matter. I was one of the people who reviewed the product, and I didn't see how little documentation there was for the sysadmins who would be installing the product. That's my own oversight.
1202 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:03:50am |
re: #1189 zombie
Well, thank you! Now I feel it is ready for unveiling.
Unleash the hounds!
You mean you're not gonna' delete it based on all the *cough* evidence about his recantations?
1204 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:04:03am |
re: #1184 JohnnyReb
I'm not talking about those idjits. I'm talking about Joe and Jane Six-pack with their little houses. The people that actually tried to live within their means, pay their bills, and live their lives.
They work for a living. No work, bad living. Bad living, little money.
If you owe $100K on a house worth $60K, the math isn't pretty.
1205 | turn Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:04:05am |
re: #1187 Kenneth
re: #1182 turn
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Tesla was extremely fastidious. He would never eat anything until he measured the food and made a mental calculation as to the volume. That's crazy and smart.
It was sad he died in poverty, ended up on a park bench feeding birds. He was friends with Einstein too. If anybody is interested, here is his autobiography.
[Link: www.tfcbooks.com...]
1206 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:04:07am |
re: #1193 NJDhockeyfan
Pentagon May Try to Ban Smoking in Military
My uncle is gonna be pissed.
Eisenhower is going to be pissed.
1207 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:04:35am |
re: #1188 albusteve
Charles was just seen outside of Pismo Beach, peddling south like mad...
What was he peddling? Cheap "Rolex" watches?
/smartass pedant
1208 | MandyManners Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:04:55am |
re: #1193 NJDhockeyfan
Pentagon May Try to Ban Smoking in Military
My uncle is gonna be pissed.
Gosh-darn fucking Commie bastard.
1209 | Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:05:07am |
re: #1192 jcm
What? You wouldn't make the pilgrimage to see a butter Micheal Jackson?
///// ;-P
I would sell fresh baked bread in the parking lot.
1210 | Ward Cleaver Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:05:12am |
re: #1197 VegasRick
Does anybody giva a shit about this stupid cemetery story?
If I was a relative of one of the dead, I would.
1212 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:07:06am |
re: #1066 Shr_Nfr
a picture is worth a thousand words dept:
[Link: timesofindia.indiatimes.com...]
Is that Keith Richards on the right?
1213 | capitalist piglet Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:07:10am |
re: #1197 VegasRick
Does anybody giva a shit about this stupid cemetery story?
Actually, I do - but it's because of a Six Degrees of Separation type of connection I have with it. Emmett Till was buried in that cemetary, and I had a friend (now deceased) whose father was a witness in that murder trial. I posted about it last night, but almost nobody cared...so that's the way it goes. : )
So I guess the answer to your question would be, "Very few do." LOL
1214 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:08:14am |
re: #1084 Kenneth
Yes, the US Navy used her idea to make radio controlled torpedoes that the Japanese couldn't jam. Later on, her idea found application in cell-phones. That's one hell of a patent!
Spead-spectrum technology has penetrated widely. It's used in all sorts of wireless devices to increase signal-to-noise ratio, decrease required broadcast power and eliminate interference with other devices. It is also used in cryptography and digital watermarking, just to name a couple other areas of application.
1215 | Kenneth Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:08:17am |
re: #1205 turn
Great link:
I was about twelve years old when I first succeeded in banishing an image from my vision by wilful effort, but I never had any control over the flashes of light to which I have referred. They were, perhaps, my strangest experience and inexplicable. They usually occurred when I found myself in a dangerous or distressing situation, or when I was greatly exhilarated. In some instances I have seen all the air around me filled with tongues of living flame. Their intensity, instead of diminishing, increased with time and seemingly attained a maximum when I was about
twenty-five years old. While in Paris, in 1883, a prominent French manufacturer sent me an invitation to a shooting expedition which I accepted. I had been long confined to the factory and the fresh air had a wonderfully invigorating effect on me. On my return to the city that night I felt a positive sensation that my brain had caught fire. I saw a light as tho a small sun was located in it and I past the whole night applying cold compressions to my tortured head. Finally the flashes diminished in frequency and force but it took more than three weeks before they wholly subsided.
That sounds very much like temporal lobe seizures. Sir Isaac newton described similar experiences.
1216 | sattv4u2 Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:08:44am |
re: #1193 NJDhockeyfan
Pentagon May Try to Ban Smoking in Military
My uncle is gonna be pissed.
Why? Does your uncle have the Marlboro concession stand on base?
1217 | zombie Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:09:21am |
re: #1202 MandyManners
You mean you're not gonna' delete it based on all the *cough* evidence about his recantations?
Y'know, I just spent half an hour trying to find any evidence that he disavowed these views during his confirmation hearing, and found no such evidence at all. I searched Google News Archives, blogs, Technorati, other news searches -- nada. Maybe it's out there, but I sure as hell couldn't find it.
I did uncover one article about what he said at his confirmation, but it made no mention of any disavowal of his earlier views.
1218 | razorbacker Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:09:58am |
Neighbor called and wants to borrow my slide-hammer.
Y'all take care.
1219 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:10:44am |
re: #1177 razorbacker
NOT to mention Cap and Trade - even if the vote on it is put off for a while, required that you make your house environmentally "sound" - that is, if you have single pane windows, you MUST install double pane (therma pane) windows, add insulation and if y'all have a storm door, it too must be double paned and CERTIFIED by a contractor who has in turn been certified by the EPA BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN PUT YOUR HOUSE ON THE MARKET TO SELL IT.Oh yeah, if that survives in the bill (maybe in one of the Place Cards if not the bill actually passed by Congress) then the Tea Parties in 2010 will be in the millions - especially as folks who have become unempoyed will have the time to attend 'em.
1220 | Mad Al-Jaffee Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:11:00am |
re: #1213 capitalist piglet
And I care because Willie Dixon and (I believe) Dinah Washington are buried there.
1221 | Dianna Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:11:03am |
re: #1184 JohnnyReb
The next wave of defaults is projected to be on the second mortgages. A whole heck of a bunch of people who took out 2nd notes or lines of credit are up against the payment wall next. A funny thing may happen though, the banks may just suck it up and not try and take their houses because the banks are already overwhelmed with unsellable houses right now.
Considering the second-mortgage holders only get sloppy seconds, they'd do better to re-negotiate in the hope of getting at least something.
1223 | redstateredneck Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:11:34am |
re: #1220 Mad Al-Jaffee
And I care because Willie Dixon and (I believe) Dinah Washington are buried there.
I heard Al Roker saying that a lot of his relatives are buried there.
1224 | LGoPs Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:14:17am |
re: #70 zombie
Wow. Just wow.
Kudos to you Zombie for uncovering this. I will continue to read and humbly offer edit recommendations if necessary.
Along with Ayers' Prarie Fire I see a pattern emerging here. A pattern of totalitarian monsters. But that's probably just me being a paranoid conservative of course....////
1225 | Honorary Yooper Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:14:34am |
re: #1197 VegasRick
Does anybody giva a shit about this stupid cemetery story?
Yes, we do. It is criminal what was done to those buried at Burr Oak Cemetary.
1226 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:14:59am |
re: #1193 NJDhockeyfan
Yep, when going into combat, or being in a combat zone, my first thought was:"geez, better not like up a smoke, wouldn't want to take any health risks!".
Stupid MoFo's - and I'll bet whoever's cockamamie idea this is has NEVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY. Not even the peacetime military. Didn't even spend one day thinking about joining the military like Obama did.
1227 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:16:43am |
re: #1197 VegasRick
Does anybody giva a shit about this stupid cemetery story?
I GIVE A SHIT ABOUT IT. And it's NOT a stupid story, either.
1228 | opnion Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:17:45am |
re: #1164 Killgore Trout
Imagine if a mosque put out this sign about Jews.
Damn straight, that would be far more provocative than the Imams preaching death to Jews.
1229 | SixDegrees Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:19:21am |
re: #1197 VegasRick
Does anybody giva a shit about this stupid cemetery story?
Long discussion upthread.
1230 | realwest Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:20:42am |
re: #1220 Mad Al-Jaffee
Indeed. Along with Emmet Til and others as well. It's really a first rate story and would like to see a thread on it and have reported it to Charles hoping for same.
1231 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:23:27am |
re: #1065 SurferDoc
The issue really isn't how many nanoseconds The One's eyes rested on the girl's ass, it is more that we all know if that was a picture of George Bush the screams would be heard in distant galaxies.
Not necessarily. Did you see the photo links Avanti posted yesterday to Bush's butt adventures at the Olympics? I didn't hear a single scream about it, at the time. Did you?
1232 | NJDhockeyfan Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:23:53am |
re: #1216 sattv4u2
Why? Does your uncle have the Marlboro concession stand on base?
No, he's a retired Lt.Col. in the Army. He lives in NJ and buys his cigs from a nearby base because they are cheaper.
1234 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:29:56am |
re: #867 Kenneth
That was the '70's... Global Cooling was the big scare then.
Not really a big scare. Mostly the work of a couple of guys who were "outliers" at best. Did you see the links Charles posted debunking the global cooling "scare"? I found them very enlightening.
1236 | ShanghaiEd Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:46:08am |
re: #1139 razorbacker
Apropos of nothing;
While looking at Representative Mike Ross' info yesterday, I see that he has an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association.
Not many Democrats have that, I'd wager.
A lot more Democrats have A's than I would have guessed. A few dozen, at least. Once you get outside California.
1237 | J.S. Fri, Jul 10, 2009 9:57:52am |
re: #805 zombie
I posted a comment about Holdren on your blog...(I believe back in the late 70s, etc., that Paul Erlich was all the rage -- and he created a storm of controversy with an analogy he used -- Erlich used a "lifeboat" earth analogy...and it was that image -- people on board a lifeboat with limited resources -- which caused panic/fear and questions about "who's 'worthy' enough to survive" -- it's (imo) a malicious question...) (After reading/hearing about many of Obama's notions/appointment/his "friends", I think I'm back to fearing/loathing this President.)
1238 | Optimizer Fri, Jul 10, 2009 10:38:01am |
re: #1205 turn
It was sad he died in poverty, ended up on a park bench feeding birds. He was friends with Einstein too. If anybody is interested, here is his autobiography.
[Link: www.tfcbooks.com...]
How's THIS for a co-ink-e-dink? Google is honoring Tesla's birthday today. [Link: www.google.com...] (I guess he rates better than people who died trying to make the world safe for freedom.)
For anybody who might not be aware, Tesla is the Yugoslavian-born father of alternating current (that stuff that makes everything you "plug in" come to life - the "AC" in "AC/DC"). Very amazingly brilliant man, but with some definitely wierd twists.
Whenever I find myself at Niagara Falls (which is relatively nearby) I always pay homage to the man by always insisting on taking a moment to stop by the huge statue they have of him on Goat Island. (Hey - I have two Electrical Engineering degrees, alright?) The statue is there do to his pioneering work in hydropower, which had its beginnings there.