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At last, parents have the technology to discover their children’s deepest secrets.
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karmic_inquisitor Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:05:54pm |
The internet - the ultimate medium for paternalism!
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:10:27pm |
Needs her own life- lol. It's sad, but funny because for some women, it's true.
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DrNaughty Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:11:14pm |
I can never understand why people want to share with the world every detail of their life...
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Vicious Babushka Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:13:41pm |
It's just weird to see pictures of my daughter drinking adult beverages with her friends. She will always be my little baby girl. She is enjoying the "single career girl" life in the Big Apple.
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The Other Les Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:18:32pm |
And some people wonder why I won't go on Facebook.
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karmic_inquisitor Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:20:29pm |
re: #8 Alouette
It's just weird to see pictures of my daughter drinking adult beverages with her friends. She will always be my little baby girl. She is enjoying the "single career girl" life in the Big Apple.
Sent my 16 year old to Germany for a few weeks over the summer. He asked me if it was OK to drink beer since the 16 year old Germans he was with did (legal age is 16). I said "OK" because (1) when in Rome ... (2) no one had access to cars, so I'd rather he learn his limits before driving becomes part of the picture, and (3) I drank a few beers at 16 and still find our drinking laws prudish.
Still - It was strange to see his facebook page with the drinking pictures.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:21:10pm |
re: #11 The Other Les
Your mom must be mean.
My daughter is very angry that I am on facebook. Let's examine why.
Here (really) is my latest facebook comment...
FBV is thinking that he wishes "The Lawrence Welk Show" was on right now. Doesn't know why he's thinking it... but he is...
7 minutes ago · Comment · Like
My daughter is ashamed of me. I can't figure out why.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:25:21pm |
re: #3 Sharmuta
I know a drop dead gorgeous, supremely intelligent, incredibly interesting woman who had kids and became a "Stepford" mom.
Bothers me to this day...
She'll be that mom.
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:26:25pm |
re: #14 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Dude- I know women like this...
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Shug Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:27:35pm |
My wife just got into a very heated exchange on FB with a bunch of anti vaxers.
Let's just say she's doing the end zone dance right about now.
There hasn't been such an ass whipping since Bernie Ward went to the movies
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:27:45pm |
re: #15 Sharmuta
Yep. I love my kids, but, really... I married my wife. I ended up with the kids.
Perhaps we are being more serious than the thread intended. Sorry.
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Vicious Babushka Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:30:56pm |
I only have immediate family as "friends" on Facebook. The whole purpose of it is to share family photos with other family members.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:35:03pm |
"What are you listening to?...I know who Hall & Oates are god dammit. It's the mustache guy and the gay man."
-Justin's Dad
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Shug Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:36:50pm |
Ask the e-mom : My son likes to get stoned. What should I do?
e-mom : take away his allowance and he can't get stoned
Ask the imam : My son likes to get stoned. What should I do?
Imam : stone him and he can't get stoned
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karmic_inquisitor Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:45:02pm |
Well - in a naked act of aggressive paternalism, I just barged into the room of my 16 year old and into the room of my 14 year old.
16 year old was squandering time on youtube watching Midnight Oil videos (I remember playing that band on KCPR at CalPoly. And now I know why my 5 year old decided to break out in song tonight with his own rendition of "Beds are Burning".)
14 year old was actually reading. A book. His facebook page is up on his computer, but it is across the room. Reading. A book.
What a letdown.
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:46:30pm |
re: #22 karmic_inquisitor
Damn kids, respecting parental authority and education... where do they think they get off?
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Desert Dog Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:47:25pm |
re: #22 karmic_inquisitor
Well - in a naked act of aggressive paternalism, I just barged into the room of my 16 year old and into the room of my 14 year old.
16 year old was squandering time on youtube watching Midnight Oil videos (I remember playing that band on KCPR at CalPoly. And now I know why my 5 year old decided to break out in song tonight with his own rendition of "Beds are Burning".)
14 year old was actually reading. A book. His facebook page is up on his computer, but it is across the room. Reading. A book.
What a letdown.
I hear ya...my kids are angels compared to their decadent father. I was sneaking smokes and hanging around with the wrong crowd at 16. Long hair, Led Zeppelin t-shirt...bad attitude...I still got good grades, but I was a hand full for my parents.
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Desert Dog Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:49:10pm |
re: #19 Slumbering Behemoth
"What are you listening to?...I know who Hall & Oates are god dammit. It's the mustache guy and the gay man."
-Justin's Dad
No mustache, so who is who then?
One on One
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jcm Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:51:04pm |
re: #22 karmic_inquisitor
14 year old was actually reading. A book. His facebook page is up on his computer, but it is across the room. Reading. A book.
What a letdown.
My God, where did you go wrong!
//;-P
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:54:36pm |
Good evening y'all - how is everyone this fine -albeit chilly (for us, anyway) evening?!
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Shug Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:55:22pm |
re: #22 karmic_inquisitor
Well - in a naked act of aggressive paternalism, I just barged into the room of my 16 year old and into the room of my 14 year old.
16 year old was squandering time on youtube watching Midnight Oil videos (I remember playing that band on KCPR at CalPoly. And now I know why my 5 year old decided to break out in song tonight with his own rendition of "Beds are Burning".)
14 year old was actually reading. A book. His facebook page is up on his computer, but it is across the room. Reading. A book.
What a letdown.
How many minutes until his screen saver kicks in?
Perhaps he heard you and bolted over and picked up the book, and the screen saver hadn't kicked in yet since the FB page was still up
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:55:53pm |
re: #16 Shug
My wife just got into a very heated exchange on FB with a bunch of anti vaxers.
Let's just say she's doing the end zone dance right about now.
There hasn't been such an ass whipping since Bernie Ward went to the movies
Not a surprise. Anti-vaxers usually aren't well informed. If you know your stuff, they can be taken with great difficulty.
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jcm Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:56:03pm |
re: #28 realwest
Good evening y'all - how is everyone this fine -albeit chilly (for us, anyway) evening?!
RW!
Evening to you and your Mom!
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karmic_inquisitor Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:56:33pm |
One thing I forgot to mention - the 16 year old must have just bathed himself in Tiger Balm. He is running Cross Country this year and I guess he is a bit sore. The room smells like he just felled a menthol/camphor forest and packed his room with the wood chips.
Well back in my day ... by golly - now you listen up, you whippersnappers! Back in my day we didn't have Tiger Balm. No - you had this stinky, exotic stuff called atomic balm. And -- by crakey -- I remember lining up at the start of some big races wanting to throw up because of my nerves - and that smell would be hanging in the air. I still want to hurl when I smell it.
Yup - that is how it was in my day.
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Shug Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:56:46pm |
and as they say on FB, keep your friends close and your frenemies closer with a sock puppet
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:56:53pm |
re: #28 realwest
Good evening y'all - how is everyone this fine -albeit chilly (for us, anyway) evening?!
I'm good. The month started out well for me. I got the sales I needed today. Now I just have to keep that going till the end of the month.
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karmic_inquisitor Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:57:34pm |
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Bagua Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:58:44pm |
The link to the server and webcam on Mt. Wilson is down but from a backup server at GSU they have an update on the battle that is unfolding to defent the Observatory.
As of 7:21pm PDT 150 fire fighters are on Mount Wilson standing fast against the advancing inferno that threatens the historic observatory. “Chief Powers told me this army of fire fighters is ‘not going anywhere.’ “
The link is to backup server as the mountain’s is down.
[Link: www.chara.gsu.edu...]
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:59:07pm |
re: #31 jcm
RW!
Evening to you and your Mom!
Why thank you very much jcm, and the same to you and yours! Those youngin's running y'all ragged tonight?
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:59:45pm |
re: #38 wee fury
The 'good old days', weren't.
That's not how I remember them! LOL! Good evening wee fury!
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:00:04pm |
re: #36 realwest
Hey there DF! Who is or are FB?
FaceBook. It's a social networking site. Most Sprint phones can use Facebook applications that allow users to check and up date their FB pages from pretty much anywhere.
/Employer promo off
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jcm Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:00:53pm |
re: #39 realwest
Why thank you very much jcm, and the same to you and yours! Those youngin's running y'all ragged tonight?
Always! Silence now reigns and I'm getting ready for the next round tomorrow, first day of Kindergarten for the oldest.
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karmic_inquisitor Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:01:46pm |
re: #29 Shug
How many minutes until his screen saver kicks in?
Perhaps he heard you and bolted over and picked up the book, and the screen saver hadn't kicked in yet since the FB page was still up
Thinkin' like a true daddy.
So here is the thing - he has a little hug and peck romance thing going and gets bombarded by this girl with every form of communication. Since he is next door to his brother, I barged into his room first, fully expecting the scenario you described.
From the fact that he was reading I am thinking he is getting tired of this girl attention thing (it has been going on for a week and a half). Pretty soon he will be in the He Man Woman Hater's Club.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:03:17pm |
re: #34 Dark_Falcon
AH! Well there you go then. I don't do FaceBook and I don't Twitter - hell I didn't even have a cell phone until a couple of years ago!
To me e-mail is the latest and greatest! LOL!
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slokat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:04:37pm |
re: #35 karmic_inquisitor
I was an Arch Major when Weird Al was recording in the bathroom. (for me '79 - '82) transferred in from Fresno City College never finished my degree.
Have owned a construction co. ever since, just moved from slo to Morro Bay to be closer to my boat Wind Tamer that we are rebuilding.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:06:34pm |
re: #42 jcm
Always! Silence now reigns and I'm getting ready for the next round tomorrow, first day of Kindergarten for the oldest.
Nah - you're not getting read for the next round tomorrow my friend, otherwise y'all would be asleep by now!
BTW, I had all of maybe 15 minutes on an earlier thread - Thursday Open and I asked Charles if he was safe (lots of comments on LA burning and all) and didn't get a reply. Did he ever post anything about that do you know?
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:07:30pm |
re: #43 wee fury
Well other than being tired I'm doing ok, thanks. How are y'all doing?
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pat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:07:37pm |
This isn't from The Onion. No this is from Harry Reid. Either Dodd or Harkin will take over the Senate health committee. A corrupt imbecile or a lying imbecile. Wonderful choices.
Hey, Harkin. How were those Viet Nam flyovers. Dodd, any cheap loans out there?
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:08:33pm |
You know what I've noticed about LGF? It's sometimes kind of like it's two sites instead of one. One site is for people who post comments in the thread and talk to each other, like I'm doing now. The other site is just for people to post spinoff links, often pimping their own blogs, and for other people who just log in and ding the spinoff links up or down.
The "comments area" here has been exhibiting a strong community pressure toward calmness, rationality, and moderation, which I like. But the "spinoff links site" really tends to turn into a forum for extremist right-wing conspiracy theories, especially late at night. It's really like a different place. I remember sometime in 2009, Ron Paul's website actually made it to the number-one rated spinoff link on LGF, for at least a few hours.
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karmic_inquisitor Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:09:20pm |
re: #46 slokat
I was an Arch Major when Weird Al was recording in the bathroom. (for me '79 - '82) transferred in from Fresno City College never finished my degree.
Have owned a construction co. ever since, just moved from slo to Morro Bay to be closer to my boat Wind Tamer that we are rebuilding.
Wow. I started in Arch. Bagnall and I got to know each other well and he sat me down one day and informed me that I would hate being an architect. He suggested law but I went for compsci instead. Probably lots of names we could remember - Lakeman. Bagnall. Haslien.
You know the Planet of the Apes story on Haslien?
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pat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:09:56pm |
Another made up Death Threat To A Democrat By A Republican.
[Link: michellemalkin.com...]
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elevenbravo1969 Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:11:05pm |
According to Drudge, Obama's abandoning the 'public option.'
/popcorn is in the microwave
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:11:06pm |
re: #46 slokat Hey there slokat! That's a right pretty boat (ship? I can never remember the difference!) you've got going there. Is it a sloop - looks like two master to me from the photos.
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karmic_inquisitor Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:11:16pm |
re: #46 slokat
Nice boat! Someone put a beer on your chart table, BTW.
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pat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:11:48pm |
Please. Try not to be offended by people who do not not share your centrist view. lol
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:12:06pm |
Ok, I'm pretty burned out on watching health care debate videos but his one is pretty funny...
Ya gotta laugh.
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Bagua Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:12:32pm |
re: #50 Last Mohican
It is interesting, does anyone know what the average hit rate is for the Linkviewer compared with the comments section?
For myself I've spent much more time on the Linkviewer generally using it as a news service.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:13:27pm |
re: #53 elevenbravo1969
According to Drudge, Obama's abandoning the 'public option.'
/popcorn is in the microwave
That's been suspected for a while. Probably a good thing.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:13:36pm |
re: #25 Desert Dog
No mustache, so who is who then?
One on One
[Video]
That was during a brief period in their career. The have since reunited.
*language warning*
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Charles Johnson Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:15:32pm |
re: #50 Last Mohican
You know what I've noticed about LGF? It's sometimes kind of like it's two sites instead of one. One site is for people who post comments in the thread and talk to each other, like I'm doing now. The other site is just for people to post spinoff links, often pimping their own blogs, and for other people who just log in and ding the spinoff links up or down.
The "comments area" here has been exhibiting a strong community pressure toward calmness, rationality, and moderation, which I like. But the "spinoff links site" really tends to turn into a forum for extremist right-wing conspiracy theories, especially late at night. It's really like a different place. I remember sometime in 2009, Ron Paul's website actually made it to the number-one rated spinoff link on LGF, for at least a few hours.
I've deleted that link. And by the way, I've noticed the same thing, and I'm going to start doing something about it. There seem to be quite a few nutjobs who are using LGF's links to promote their crazy garbage, and I am NOT happy about it.
One reason why this happens is that people don't use the 'report' button -- the exclamation point icon -- to let me know when this kind of crap is going on.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:16:18pm |
re: #52 pat
Not all reports end up with arrests or charges much less convictions. There are enough real death threats against politicians over the health care issue. No surprise that Malkin and Instapundit are trying to dismiss the threat.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:17:17pm |
re: #50 Last Mohican
Hi Last Mohican! I never noticed that, cause I hardly ever read the spin off links unless I'm posting one of my own.
But the commenters are different (well, a lot of 'em anyway) at this hour (and a little later) than they tend to be on the morning DT. I guess that's cause either late at night or first thing in the morning they can either get a bunch of stuff off their chest or are preparing for the upcoming slog of a new day.
But thanks to you I'm gonna have to check the spin off links more frequently! I HAVE noticed some people posting spin off links who NEVER post comments out here when I'm out here.
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elevenbravo1969 Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:17:41pm |
re: #60 Killgore Trout
I'm taking it as personal victory of sorts. I gave myself a major sore throat
booing Congressman Thompson at his health care forum appearance back
in early August.
I wait with bated breath for the response from the leftist fever swamps.
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Bagua Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:19:05pm |
re: #64 realwest
I'm surprised, I assumed most everybody would read through the Linkviewer at least once a day.
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:19:35pm |
re: #62 Charles
Charles, thanks for policing the joint so well.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:20:58pm |
re: #53 elevenbravo1969
According to Drudge, Obama's abandoning the 'public option.'
/popcorn is in the microwave
Not sure about that one:
House Dem Leader Says He Still Favors Government-Run Insurance Option
Obama Mulls Health Strategy Shift, May Detail Plans
Save the popcorn for when Obama tries to provide details. I bet that even TOTUS can't save him.
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pat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:22:57pm |
re: #63 Killgore Trout
The threat was dismissed because it was dismissible. That is called..."the real world". Where politicians, the MSM, and others use publicity to generate a falsehood. Being caught at it does not indict the non-existent, supposed incidents that are in the minds of the gullible. Crimes are real. Proof is real. To extract reality from a falsehood and try to convince of it is not going to work.
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:23:51pm |
re: #64 realwest
Hi realwest!
I enjoy the spinoff links section. I remember when Charles added it, and at the time I didn't realize what a useful feature it would turn out to be. I find it good for occasions when I want a relatively quick, high-yield summary of what LGFers think is going on in the world and worthy of checking out.
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slokat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:24:03pm |
re: #51 karmic_inquisitor
Bagnall tried to change a peer reviewed "A" on one of my projects to a "D" because he deemed it too buildable...
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:26:44pm |
re: #69 pat
The threat was dismissed because it was dismissible.
Agreed but that doesn't negate the other real death threats from from the radical right.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:27:22pm |
re: #62 Charles Hi Charles!
I had asked earlier this evening (Eastern Time!) if you are safe out there - on the Open Thread today there were a number of comments and you had a short video of the smoke burning like CLOUDS over the City.
So - are you OK out there? - here on the East Coast the newscasters are saying things like "L.A. is Burning" and all and I'm just concerned for your welfare.
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slokat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:28:29pm |
re: #54 realwest
Thanks! Boat because of size & she'll like the compliment!
One little known fact: Red helped me sail her up the coast, he didn't spike the fruit cups those nights...
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Gretchen G.Tiger Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:29:02pm |
Hey Night Lizards!
I'm reading tonite, so this is a drive-by post!
Have a great one!
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reine.de.tout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:29:40pm |
re: #64 realwest
Hi Last Mohican! I never noticed that, cause I hardly ever read the spin off links unless I'm posting one of my own.
But the commenters are different (well, a lot of 'em anyway) at this hour (and a little later) than they tend to be on the morning DT. I guess that's cause either late at night or first thing in the morning they can either get a bunch of stuff off their chest or are preparing for the upcoming slog of a new day.
But thanks to you I'm gonna have to check the spin off links more frequently! I HAVE noticed some people posting spin off links who NEVER post comments out here when I'm out here.
I quit looking at the links after awhile.
At first, there was a lot of interesting stuff, and then they seemed to get filled up with a lot of garbage, and I got frustrated trying to get through it all.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:30:23pm |
re: #66 Bagua
I'm surprised, I assumed most everybody would read through the Linkviewer at least once a day.
No, only the smart ones among us do that.
Sigh.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:33:20pm |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
Well I don't know DF - I've been reading where more and more House Dems are looking to Steny Hoyer for leadership than they are to Pelosi cause she's something more of an ego-centric personality. And if that's true and Steny says it's still on the table, I'd be surprised if it wasn't.
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:34:48pm |
re: #76 reine.de.tout
I quit looking at the links after awhile.
At first, there was a lot of interesting stuff, and then they seemed to get filled up with a lot of garbage, and I got frustrated trying to get through it all.
Well, they do sort of escape from editorial review, as it were, because a lot of us aren't paying attention, and Charles can't always be monitoring them either.
I think I'm evolving an ability to select out the ones that interest me. For example, the "top-rated" links are usually worth looking through to see if they're clickworthy. And I often try to look for links that are to primary sources, rather than to other blogs, although I also enjoy learning about another new blog now and then.
There are certain people who do seem to post every new entry into their own blog as a spinoff link, sometimes 10 or more links per day, and I've learned to pretty much ignore those. It's not that I necessarily dislike their blogs, it's just that, if I want to see every new thing they've posted, I'll just go to their blog and look there.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:35:39pm |
re: #76 reine.de.tout
I quit looking at the links after awhile.
At first, there was a lot of interesting stuff, and then they seemed to get filled up with a lot of garbage, and I got frustrated trying to get through it all.
I agree with that - have you noticed, btw, that not only do the less mentally stable of us tend to post more on the later night spin offs -and that there are more folks who post spin offs late but never seem to comment out here?
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slokat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:37:17pm |
re: #56 karmic_inquisitor
Had to set my beer down to take the picture... ;)
And for RW forgot to add - two masts in this case equals a ketch.
Sloops are one mast, other variations depend on which mast is taller, or how many foresails you have. (sails in front of the mast - ie., Cutters)
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Bagua Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:37:21pm |
re: #67 Last Mohican
Charles, thanks for policing the joint so well.
I'd like to second that if I may.
re: #70 Last Mohican
Yes that's exactly how I've used the Linkviewer, as a filter that provides me with news to select from. One of the most poisonous aspects to media bias is their ability to frame the issues by deciding what they will report on and what they will ignore.
re: #80 realwest
the less mentally stable of us tend to post more on the later night spin offs
Ouch! I just posted a spin off link...
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:37:31pm |
re: #76 reine.de.tout
I quit looking at the links after awhile.
At first, there was a lot of interesting stuff, and then they seemed to get filled up with a lot of garbage, and I got frustrated trying to get through it all.
You mean you... you don't look at :sniffwimper: at all of my spinoff links to goofy humor?
:runs away rejected and crying:
/
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Van Helsing Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:38:04pm |
re: #49 pat
This isn't from The Onion. No this is from Harry Reid. Either Dodd or Harkin will take over the Senate health committee. A corrupt imbecile or a lying imbecile. Wonderful choices.
Hey, Harkin. How were those Viet Nam flyovers. Dodd, any cheap loans out there?
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
Well, it IS the Senate. You can't swing a cat without hitting an imbecile of one kind or another.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:38:54pm |
re: #70 Last Mohican Have y'all noticed what I have - and observed to reine in #
80, about the spin off linkers - or at least a number of 'em in the later hours, never seeming to comment either - you figure maybe it's just folks who've been pimping their blogs?
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Charles Johnson Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:40:02pm |
re: #73 realwest
Hi Charles!
I had asked earlier this evening (Eastern Time!) if you are safe out there - on the Open Thread today there were a number of comments and you had a short video of the smoke burning like CLOUDS over the City.
So - are you OK out there? - here on the East Coast the newscasters are saying things like "L.A. is Burning" and all and I'm just concerned for your welfare.
Yes, I'm fine -- no danger where I live.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:40:08pm |
re: #78 realwest
Well I don't know DF - I've been reading where more and more House Dems are looking to Steny Hoyer for leadership than they are to Pelosi cause she's something more of an ego-centric personality. And if that's true and Steny says it's still on the table, I'd be surprised if it wasn't.
That's my read as well. GMTA
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:40:10pm |
re: #80 realwest
I agree with that - have you noticed, btw, that not only do the less mentally stable of us tend to post more on the later night spin offs -and that there are more folks who post spin offs late but never seem to comment out here?
Yeah, that's sort of what I was referring to. There's sort of a whole class of LGF members who are just here for the spinoff links -- to submit them, and/or ding them up or down, without ever participating in the comments section.
I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Lots of people may have worthwhile links to exchange, and they just don't happen to feel like chatting here all day. More power to them. But the "twin sites" dichotomy does mean that the links section can evolve a completely different feel from the comments section, and it frequently seems to veer into far-right craziness. Actually at some point within the past few weeks, one of those "links only" crazies actually posted a few comments, and promptly got himself banned in the process.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:42:18pm |
re: #81 slokat
Had to set my beer down to take the picture... ;)
And for RW forgot to add - two masts in this case equals a ketch.
Sloops are one mast, other variations depend on which mast is taller, or how many foresails you have. (sails in front of the mast - ie., Cutters)
Well thanks for the education! Though for some reason I seem to remember that Privateers (pirates) liked using sloops and the ones I've seen on the History channel were two masts, with the larger one behind the shorter one.
And is there a generally acceptable "length" between a boat and a ship?
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:43:29pm |
Aleve, hot bath: check.
Hot water, next best thing to AC.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:43:54pm |
re: #82 Bagua
"re: #80 realwest
the less mentally stable of us tend to post more on the later night spin offs
Ouch! I just posted a spin off link..."
Well if it's any comfort, I did say TEND to! LOL!
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reine.de.tout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:44:32pm |
re: #80 realwest
I agree with that - have you noticed, btw, that not only do the less mentally stable of us tend to post more on the later night spin offs -and that there are more folks who post spin offs late but never seem to comment out here?
I notice a lot of names in the spin-offs that I don't recognize.
When I look, I tend to only look at the ones posted by people whose names I recognize. At least I have a clue as to what they might be interested in taht would also interest me. Saves a little bit of time.
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reine.de.tout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:45:06pm |
re: #83 Slumbering Behemoth
You mean you... you don't look at :sniffwimper: at all of my spinoff links to goofy humor?
:runs away rejected and crying:
/
sorry!
don't be hurt . . .
please . . .
I can't take it!
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:45:49pm |
re: #86 Charles
Yes, I'm fine -- no danger where I live.
I'm glad to hear that Charles. I tell you though, the talking heads on TV on this coast do make it sound as if the whole city is in flames (and of course the videos they show would seem to support that claim!).
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wee fury Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:46:15pm |
I read the links (and sometimes post to them). I find myself reading the articles that come from a news source rather than the ones that are posted from a blog.
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reine.de.tout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:46:29pm |
re: #88 Last Mohican
Yeah, that's sort of what I was referring to. There's sort of a whole class of LGF members who are just here for the spinoff links -- to submit them, and/or ding them up or down, without ever participating in the comments section.
I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Lots of people may have worthwhile links to exchange, and they just don't happen to feel like chatting here all day. More power to them. But the "twin sites" dichotomy does mean that the links section can evolve a completely different feel from the comments section, and it frequently seems to veer into far-right craziness. Actually at some point within the past few weeks, one of those "links only" crazies actually posted a few comments, and promptly got himself banned in the process.
Well, I want to chat with folks, and know what they're about. As I said a bit upthread, when I click the links, I tend to click the ones posted by nics I'm familiar with, rather than ones who I have to clue about.
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:46:34pm |
re: #72 Killgore Trout
Agreed but that doesn't negate the other real death threats from from the radical right.
I don't know why this is such an issue- it should disturb all Americans that our president is facing more threats.
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:47:28pm |
re: #89 realwest
And is there a generally acceptable "length" between a boat and a ship?
According to Cecil Adams, among sailing vessels, a ship his a square-rigged craft with three or more masts, and a boat isn't. Among motorized vessels, a ship is designed for "oceangoing or at least deep water transport," and a boat isn't.
I seem to recall hearing somewhere, that, in U.S. Navy parlance, every vessel is called a ship, no matter how small, except for submarines, which are always called boats, no matter how large.
We have a lot of Navy veterans around here... did I get that right?
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reine.de.tout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:49:29pm |
re: #97 Sharmuta
I don't know why this is such an issue- it should disturb all Americans that our president is facing more threats.
It is terribly disturbing that any official, including the president, faces threats.
Look - when I worked for a government agency, we would get threats, personally, from people upset when we had to tell them things were not going to go their way. It's frightening, and all threats should be taken very seriously.
I would like to know, however, the extent of the uptick - I know there's an article that says 400%, but I've been unable to find anything from the secret service about the actual number.
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:49:52pm |
re: #13 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Your mom must be mean.
My daughter is very angry that I am on facebook. Let's examine why.
Here (really) is my latest facebook comment...
My daughter is ashamed of me. I can't figure out why.
Hi Veggie! Please don't ever change! LOL!
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:51:04pm |
re: #94 realwest
I'm glad to hear that Charles. I tell you though, the talking heads on TV on this coast do make it sound as if the whole city is in flames (and of course the videos they show would seem to support that claim!).
TV news will always play up news that way, RW. It's how they gain viewers.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:51:59pm |
re: #88 Last Mohican
"Actually at some point within the past few weeks, one of those "links only" crazies actually posted a few comments, and promptly got himself banned in the process." Really? That's great! I've also noticed a lot of - well I don't know how to classify 'em - right wing, anarchist, far left or whatever (but mostly creationist I think) stealth down dingers late, I mean really late at night doing their thing, too.
That's one reason why I like Master Spy - you can sometimes see it happening and I like to call 'em out to play. Not being mean spirited or anything when I do that, it's just that if someone down-dings me, and he or she and I can talk about it, I can sorta get a feeling of why they down-ding a certain comment and either learn something or maybe teach something, but you can't do either with folks who won't "come out to play".
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:52:00pm |
re: #93 reine.de.tout
:sniff: O..:hic: O..:hic: Okay.
/
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jaunte Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:53:49pm |
Goodnight all.
Posted this up in the spinoffs:
[Link: i-r-squared.blogspot.com...]
A realistic look at some of the questionable alternative fuels schemes ongoing, and why they are not currently contenders for the title of 'disruptive technologies.' Technical Texas Aggies, gotta love em.
Save it in your science & technology bookmarks.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:55:21pm |
So what's the deal with this Obama school address shit? I've been out all day so I haven't caught up with it except for a little bit on the Hewitt show, but I didn't get any details.
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:55:29pm |
re: #99 reine.de.tout
It's not just that, Reine. It people making excuses for guns at rallies, and rage every where. It things that upset us a few years ago now be shrugged at.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:55:56pm |
re: #104 jaunte
Good night juante my friend - I'm gonna go check out your link now!
Sleep well!
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reine.de.tout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:56:33pm |
re: #106 Sharmuta
It's not just that, Reine. It people making excuses for guns at rallies, and rage every where. It things that upset us a few years ago now be shrugged at.
Well, that is absolutely true.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:56:37pm |
re: #99 reine.de.tout
I would like to know, however, the extent of the uptick - I know there's an article that says 400%, but I've been unable to find anything from the secret service about the actual number.
IIRC it's a bout 30 threats a day and it's been confirmed by the Secret Service.
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:56:49pm |
re: #96 reine.de.tout
You know what would be an interesting statistic? For each user, how many of his or her submitted links are to his or her own blog. For example, something like this:
User: Raging Raymond
Links submitted in last 30 days:
www.raging_raymond's_blog.blogspot.com: 497
www.foxnews.com: 5
www.gardeningtips.com: 2
I have a feeling that propensity for linking to one's own blog would be strongly correlated with a low number of comments.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:58:48pm |
re: #110 Last Mohican
Gardening tips, eh?
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:59:21pm |
Also- I don't understand why people don't click the report icon. It's there for a reason, and if you're not sure it's reportable-- report it anyways and let Charles decide.
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Opilio Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:59:27pm |
re: #101 Dark_Falcon
TV news will always play up news that way, RW. It's how they gain viewers.
It's how they lost me. Years ago.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:59:34pm |
re: #110 Last Mohican
I can think of one example that fits that description perfectly. Here are the stats, minus the nic:
Registered since: Mar 21, 2007 at 7:05 pm
No. of comments posted: 3
No. of links posted: 360
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 9:59:46pm |
re: #108 reine.de.tout
That reminds me: I'll send you some emails later in the week. I was going to do it this weekend but got distracted on another project.
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:00:02pm |
re: #111 Killgore Trout
Gardening tips, eh?
Yeah, it's kind of funny how my hypothetical links got turned into real clickable ones. I'm not surprised that there's a website for gardening tips, although I'm a bit disappointed that there's nobody named Raging Raymond who has a blog.
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Bagua Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:01:05pm |
re: #109 Killgore Trout
IIRC it's a bout 30 threats a day and it's been confirmed by the Secret Service.
Hi Killgore,
do you know what the 400% increase since inauguration indicates? Is that relative to other Presidents or unique to Obama?
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:02:35pm |
re: #112 Sharmuta
There's so much stuff in the spinoffs. Even a full time human moderator could spend all day doing nothing but checking spinoff links. I kinda gave up on the spinoffs because there's just too much questionable stuff posted. Nothing terrible just garden variety right wing conspiracy theories with lots of plus votes. It seems kinda wrong to report stuff for deletion that lizards want to read.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:05:46pm |
re: #117 Bagua
Hi Killgore,do you know what the 400% increase since inauguration indicates? Is that relative to other Presidents or unique to Obama?
I think that was a 400% increase from Bush to Obama.
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:05:55pm |
re: #118 Killgore Trout
And some people want to watch Glnn Bck. Doesn't mean fox shouldn't take control. If it's kooky, it should get reported and Charles can decide. I thought the whole point of the report button was so one moderator didn't have to do this alone- he has hundreds of lizards to chip in, but it seems no one is helping.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:05:55pm |
re: #117 Bagua
FWLIW, I'd guess that's unique to Obama, although I think death threats against President-Elects would be somewhat lower no matter who was President-Elect.
But then again, it could simply be phases of the moon or somesuch - publishing, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM a death threat at a President is gonna get a visit by the USSS I guarantee.
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slokat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:06:03pm |
re: #89 realwest
Well thanks for the education! Though for some reason I seem to remember that Privateers (pirates) liked using sloops and the ones I've seen on the History channel were two masts, with the larger one behind the shorter one.
And is there a generally acceptable "length" between a boat and a ship?
Actually, in accordance with what was posted above I think the boat/ship is an issue of displacement.
Taller mast fore would be a Schooner
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:08:57pm |
I do with the report feature had a form we could give Stinky a quick note on why we're reporting something. Like: source goes back to world nut daily, or whatever.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:09:03pm |
Death threat report confirmed By CNN
CNN: Death Threats Against Obama Increase By 400 Percent
A CNN source with very close to the U.S. Secret Service confirmed to me today that threats on the life of the president of the United States have now risen by as much as 400 percent since his inauguration, 400 percent death threats against Barack Obama — quote — “in this environment” go far beyond anything the Secret Service has seen with any other president.
It's very plausible, it's been reported and it's been confirmed. I see no reason to doubt the claim.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:09:06pm |
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:09:59pm |
re: #122 slokat
Huh, I thought a Schooner was a particular type of beer glass!
:)
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:10:37pm |
re: #58 Killgore Trout
Ok, I'm pretty burned out on watching health care debate videos but his one is pretty funny...
Ya gotta laugh.
A little late here but check out the "z" in "czar" on the yellow-orange sign at 0:12. It's backwards. That and the U.S.S. Constitution of course.
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reine.de.tout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:11:38pm |
re: #124 Killgore Trout
Death threat report confirmed By CNN
CNN: Death Threats Against Obama Increase By 400 PercentIt's very plausible, it's been reported and it's been confirmed. I see no reason to doubt the claim.
That's the closest thing I've seen to a secret service confirmation.
I don't doubt the number - I just wanted to see something more definite than some author's claim.
I'll be awaiting your e-mails.
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:12:23pm |
re: #118 Killgore Trout
garden variety right wing conspiracy theories with lots of plus votes.
One thing's for sure: if you click the little number to see who's updinging the crazy conspiracy theory links, you'll see an awful lot of lizards' names that you've never seen before.
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slokat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:13:10pm |
re: #127 realwest
Huh, I thought a Schooner was a particular type of beer glass!
:)
a Schooner would displace more than a pint? ;)
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:13:20pm |
re: #120 Sharmuta
I don't read the spin offs, but I DO use the report button, when the link or post is something I don't think Charles would want on his site.
He can then decide. I can do more, if more is needed.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:13:41pm |
re: #114 Slumbering Behemoth
BTW, that dude does nothing but post links to his blog. Not once have I seen him post a link to anything else. He doesn't even read the comments left in his spin off links. I doubt he reads anything here.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:14:14pm |
re: #128 Gus 802
Hey Gus! How are y'all? I thought that was funny as hell!
But I tend to look at those signs that are professionally written/printed/edited cause they tend to be easier to read.
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:14:23pm |
re: #133 Slumbering Behemoth
Some people think LGF is here just so they can promote themselves.
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:15:07pm |
re: #133 Slumbering Behemoth
BTW, that dude does nothing but post links to his blog. Not once have I seen him post a link to anything else. He doesn't even read the comments left in his spin off links. I doubt he reads anything here.
Did you report his sorry a$$?
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:15:35pm |
re: #132 Floral Giraffe
I don't read the spin offs, but I DO use the report button, when the link or post is something I don't think Charles would want on his site.
He can then decide. I can do more, if more is needed.
Lizards who read spinoffs need to click the report icon more often when they find a kooky link.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:16:17pm |
re: #134 realwest
Hey Gus! How are y'all? I thought that was funny as hell!
But I tend to look at those signs that are professionally written/printed/edited cause they tend to be easier to read.
Hi RW, doing OK I guess. Yourself?
Yeah, that backwards "z" caught my eye.
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:16:31pm |
re: #128 Gus 802
A little late here but check out the "z" in "czar" on the yellow-orange sign at 0:12. It's backwards.
That's because it's a Russian word. The way to write Russian is to write regular English, except you write a letter backwards every now and then. ;-)
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freetoken Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:17:27pm |
re: #118 Killgore Trout
I've tried to put up "spin-offs" that are truly spin-offs... covering topics that have previously been featured in LGF entries, or topics that have come up in recent threads.
But... I agree with you. The majority of spin-offs appear to be shameless self-promotion, or links to questionable sources.
I know on what people want to click - from memory I recall that I've posted some of the most clicked-on entries (over 400 clicks). However, these are to topics like "the world's best butt"! People want to see flesh, or, if they are forced to read, they want to read controversy. Put up a meaty scientific article, or an historical review, and maybe a dozen people will click on those items.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:17:41pm |
re: #139 Last Mohican
That's because it's a Russian word. The way to write Russian is to write regular English, except you write a letter backwards every now and then. ;-)
Ah, so that's what that was. ;)
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:18:05pm |
re: #58 Killgore Trout
"So what do you end up with? Civil wars, and stuff like that. Right?"
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:19:05pm |
re: #58 Killgore Trout
Ok, I'm pretty burned out on watching health care debate videos but his one is pretty funny...
[Video]Ya gotta laugh.
"I'm telling your right now, this whole Obama administration is unconstitutional"!
I could have sworn we had an election or something. Fuck!
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:19:34pm |
re: #139 Last Mohican
That's because it's a Russian word. The way to write Russian is to write regular English, except you write a letter backwards every now and then. ;-)
Then, just swap letters for fun. H for N, P for R, and so on.
So, PECTOPAH, for example, would be pronounced "Restoran." (And mean Restaurant.)
See? Just to confuse people. It's part of the chess game.
Except for the six consonants in a row thing. I think that was made up by someone who had had too much vodka.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:20:02pm |
re: #129 reine.de.tout
Yep, Killgore's 400% seems pretty reliable, but I'd like some raw data, too.
This is in JEST* - but if the 400% was cause Bush got only 2 and Obama got 8 that's a magnitude of 400% but not terribly significant all by itself.
*Jest because we all know or at least suspect that Bush got WAAY more than two, and therefore Obama must have received or had many more threats made against him.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:20:36pm |
re: #136 Floral Giraffe
Did you report his sorry a$$?
I'm sure Charles is well aware of this bandwidth leech, but in case he isn't I will do so next time I see it.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:21:09pm |
Get a load of the size of the Presidential limo.
The Beast is what it's called.
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:21:16pm |
re: #140 freetoken
The most clicked spinoff I ever put up was the one on the science of female ejaculations.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:21:25pm |
re: #131 slokat
a Schooner would displace more than a pint? ;)
Well I don't exactly see you and I hoisting a boat of beer together! LOL!
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Last Mohican Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:21:47pm |
re: #148 Sharmuta
The most clicked spinoff I ever put up was the one on the science of female ejaculations.
Are you surprised?
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freetoken Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:22:35pm |
re: #114 Slumbering Behemoth
I often down-ding "Don" from Las Vegas... yet there are people here who up-ding him and encourage what he is doing.
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freetoken Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:23:05pm |
re: #148 Sharmuta
Yup. Sex is #1. Always has been, always will be.
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Killian Bundy Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:23:31pm |
re: #114 Slumbering Behemoth
I can think of one example that fits that description perfectly. Here are the stats, minus the nic:
A piker.
Elder_of_Ziyon
Karma: 4
Registered since: Aug 8, 2004 at 3:21 pmNo. of comments posted: 161
No. of links posted: 2,062
/King O' the blog pimps
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Bagua Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:23:36pm |
re: #121 realwest
The Secret Service do an outstanding job.
/Specifics on their concerns and activities may be considered privileged what with them being secret and all.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:23:59pm |
re: #142 Last Mohican
"He's a basic muslim".
Well, that's a relief. At least he's not a radical, fundamentalist muslim.
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:24:40pm |
Freetoken- clearly your science links are not as sexy as mine.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:25:30pm |
re: #148 Sharmuta
The most clicked spinoff I ever put up was the one on the science of female ejaculations.
What can I say. Some of us fellers just want to know how to please the ladies in our lives.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:26:03pm |
re: #147 Gus 802
Good grief! I'd hate to have to parallel park that sucker!
Wonder why it is so big - extra armor you think?
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freetoken Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:26:06pm |
re: #158 Sharmuta
Maybe I should start putting up the penis enlargement links?
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:27:17pm |
re: #159 Slumbering Behemoth
What can I say. Some of us fellers just want to know how to please the ladies in our lives.
I saw it as an act of brotherly and sisterly love to share that link.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:27:17pm |
re: #152 freetoken
Hey there freetoken - what kind of links does Don from Vegas put up - to his own blog or what?
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:27:33pm |
re: #159 Slumbering Behemoth
What can I say. Some of us fellers just want to know how to please the ladies in our lives.
And others are mostly reading it for prurient reasons. I didn't read it, but I rarely read any spinoffs. If I had seen it, I would have read it for both reasons.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:27:39pm |
re: #160 realwest
Good grief! I'd hate to have to parallel park that sucker!
Wonder why it is so big - extra armor you think?
Yeah, probably a truck chassis. That's Mark Sullivan in front. He's the Director of the USSS.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:29:14pm |
re: #154 Killian Bundy
WOW. Quite prolific blog pimping there. I am unfamiliar with that pimp, though. I guess I am on at different times or something.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:29:27pm |
re: #154 Killian Bundy
Yeah, it's a shame he gets to use that nic name too, Elder of Zion is one of our own who passed away (and is in the in memoriam section of The List).
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:30:55pm |
Weird Science: Female Ejaculations
There, Dark Falcon- don't say I never did anything for you. ;)
(Interestingly enough- it's all men on the updings)
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:30:57pm |
re: #162 Sharmuta
And wouldn't you know, I completely missed that link. Oh well, I take direction good enough anyway.
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realwest Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:31:36pm |
Well y'all it's late and I've got to get some sleep. I hope you all have a great evening/early morning and that I get the chance to see you all down the road!
Good night, all.
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huckfunn Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:31:37pm |
Obama Praises Islam as 'Great Religion'
"The contribution of Muslims to the United States are too long to catalog because Muslims are so interwoven into the fabric of our communities and our country," Obama said at the iftar, the dinner that breaks the holiday's daily fast.
WHAT THE HELL IS HE TALKING ABOUT!?!??!
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haakondahl Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:31:49pm |
re: #154 Killian Bundy
/King O' the blog pimps
One suspects that Stinky will clean that stable as well.
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freetoken Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:31:59pm |
re: #163 realwest
Exclusively, he links every night to his own daily blog entry. Often the entries are of a hyper-opinionated view of politicians he doesn't like.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:32:05pm |
re: #160 realwest
Good grief! I'd hate to have to parallel park that sucker!
Wonder why it is so big - extra armor you think?
Some more links on The Beast:
PDF [Link: www.ustreas.gov...]
[Link: www.wired.com...]
[Link: www.dailymail.co.uk...]
Image: article-1109082-02FD57B3000005DC-983_468x310_popup.jpg
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Killian Bundy Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:32:23pm |
re: #154 Killian Bundy
Elder_of_Ziyon
/dude never misses pimping any of his blog posts, at least JWF has over 20K LGF comments
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haakondahl Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:32:25pm |
re: #171 huckfunn
Obama Praises Islam as 'Great Religion'
WHAT THE HELL IS HE TALKING ABOUT!?!??!
Probably the same thing that W was talking about.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:32:30pm |
re: #170 realwest
Well y'all it's late and I've got to get some sleep. I hope you all have a great evening/early morning and that I get the chance to see you all down the road!
Good night, all.
Later RW.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:33:00pm |
re: #168 Sharmuta
Weird Science: Female Ejaculations
There, Dark Falcon- don't say I never did anything for you. ;)
(Interestingly enough- it's all men on the updings)
Well, this man will give you an upding as well.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:33:05pm |
re: #167 realwest
Oh, that's just dirty. Do you think it's intentional?
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Killian Bundy Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:35:10pm |
re: #166 Slumbering Behemoth
WOW. Quite prolific blog pimping there. I am unfamiliar with that pimp, though. I guess I am on at different times or something.
He spams the overnight thread every night.
/he could just post a link to his blog, but no, he has to post every [expletive deleted] blog post he's made since he spammed the previous LGF overnight thread
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haakondahl Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:35:38pm |
re: #176 haakondahl
Probably the same thing that W was talking about.
Not that I equate the two, but President Bush said some things along those lines that gave me the same reaction as this.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:36:03pm |
re: #156 Slumbering Behemoth
"He's a basic muslim".
Well, that's a relief. At least he's not a radical, fundamentalist muslim.
They don't come from the factory like that. You have to get the basic muslim and then do add-ons.
Of course, when watching "Big Love" a friend and I refer to the mainstream Mormon characters as the 'normal Mormons' to distinguish them from the characters who adhere to the fringe groups.
Saying 'normal Mormon' repeatedly is great fun.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:36:33pm |
re: #180 Killian Bundy
He spams the overnight thread every night.
/he could just post a link to his blog, but no, he has to post every [expletive deleted] blog post he's made since he spammed the previous LGF overnight thread
Hey, cut the man some slack. Blog pimpin' ain't easy!
/rimshot
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freetoken Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:36:47pm |
One topic we don't cover here at LGF, and may never be, are all the scams that are going on around us here in America, in daily life.
I've decided to look for a part-time career in which I can spend my golden years (which alas seem to be ever quicker approaching)...
My search of the web, for both local (SoCal) opportunities and on-line possibilities has revealed to me how infused our society is with the scam-artist.
/no, this is not a political statement
The con-artist is alive and well and thriving in the good 'ol USA.
/and again, no, that is not a political statement
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:38:38pm |
re: #171 huckfunn
Obama Praises Islam as 'Great Religion'
WHAT THE HELL IS HE TALKING ABOUT!?!??!
Oh, who knows?
Attribute this:
"The English translation is not as eloquent as the original Arabic, but let me quote from the Koran, itself: "In the long run, evil in the extreme will be the end of those who do evil. For that they rejected the signs of Allah and held them up to ridicule." The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war."
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:39:26pm |
re: #181 haakondahl
President Hosts Iftaar
Remarks by the President [Bush] At Iftaar
The State Dining Room
Not that I equate the two, but President Bush said some things along those lines that gave me the same reaction as this.
Here's one:
5:50 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, and welcome to the White House. I'm so honored to welcome such distinguished guests and ambassadors during the holy month of Ramadan.
America is made better by millions of Muslim citizens. America has close and important relations with many Islamic nations. So it is fitting for America to honor your friendship and the traditions of a great faith by hosting this Iftaar at the White House.
I want to thank our Secretary of State for being here, as well as members of my administration. I want to thank the ambassadors for taking time in this holy month to come to join us in this feast.
...
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:39:59pm |
re: #171 huckfunn
Obama Praises Islam as 'Great Religion'
WHAT THE HELL IS HE TALKING ABOUT!?!??!
Lest we forget the greatest contribution to our society, the one contribution that changed everything for the rest of our lifetime...
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Sharmuta Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:40:26pm |
re: #185 Slumbering Behemoth
Hey! We're not supposed to recall the same things from our guys.
Just teh left!1!
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:41:42pm |
re: #186 Gus 802
Try again:
President Hosts Iftaar
Remarks by the President [Bush] At Iftaar
The State Dining Room
5:50 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, and welcome to the White House. I'm so honored to welcome such distinguished guests and ambassadors during the holy month of Ramadan.
America is made better by millions of Muslim citizens. America has close and important relations with many Islamic nations. So it is fitting for America to honor your friendship and the traditions of a great faith by hosting this Iftaar at the White House.
I want to thank our Secretary of State for being here, as well as members of my administration. I want to thank the ambassadors for taking time in this holy month to come to join us in this feast.
...
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:46:02pm |
re: #184 freetoken
I post scam-spam here every time I get one in my email, word for word, sometimes with commentary (which I hope someone finds funny).
The ones I like the most (and most certainly post ASAP) are the ones that tell you that you are not allowed to duplicate or pass on their email because it's confidential. What a hoot.
Confidential, man
Confidence man
Con-man
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huckfunn Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:46:37pm |
re: #189 Gus 802
Yes, Gus. But what contributions have muslims made that are so "interwoven into the fabric of our communities and country"? I still don't get it.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:47:20pm |
re: #188 Sharmuta
The 11th Commandment doesn't apply to me, I'm a RINO. ;)
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huckfunn Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:47:40pm |
re: #187 TheMatrix31
You got that right. Is that what the Pres is talking about???
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:48:57pm |
re: #191 huckfunn
Yes, Gus. But what contributions have muslims made that are so "interwoven into the fabric of our communities and country"? I still don't get it.
I would have to Google that. The first thing that comes to mind is Thomas Jefferson's Koran.
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huckfunn Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:51:15pm |
re: #194 Gus 802
If its so "interwoven" why would we have to Google it? Thomas Jefferson is "interwoven". The Q-ran ain't.
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Bagua Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:51:49pm |
re: #191 huckfunn
Yes, Gus. But what contributions have muslims made that are so "interwoven into the fabric of our communities and country"? I still don't get it.
Felafel and Pita bread spring to mind, just to name a couple.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:52:28pm |
re: #194 Gus 802
I would have to Google that. The first thing that comes to mind is Thomas Jefferson's Koran.
Aside from the fact that Jefferson read it, and they had it for Ellison to take the oath on, how was it contributory?
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:52:56pm |
re: #197 SanFranciscoZionist
Aside from the fact that Jefferson read it, and they had it for Ellison to take the oath on, how was it contributory?
What do I look like an expert?
;)
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freetoken Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:53:09pm |
Craigslist is good for a laugh now and then...
Want a different kind of job? How about cricket husbandry, to feed ... lizards!
LIVE REPTILE FOOD BREEDERS
-PREPARE THE MEDIUM FOR THE CRICKETS TO LAY THEY'RE EGGS, AND PREPARE BINS FOR THE BABY CRICKETS TO LIVE IN.
- FEED AND GIVE WATER TO CRICKETS ON WEEKLY BASIS.
I can see it now... in a club, speaking with a young woman... and she asks me "what do you do for a living?"
"Tend baby crickets" I would say. Hmmm... would that make me sound paternal enough?
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:53:23pm |
re: #191 huckfunn
Yes, Gus. But what contributions have muslims made that are so "interwoven into the fabric of our communities and country"? I still don't get it.
You were one of those kids who didn't want to write thank-you notes if you didn't like the present, weren't you?
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Racer X Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:54:00pm |
Good evening Lizards!
Modem crashed. Pirating a port to the internets. Black helicopters circling overhead. May not be able to hold out very long.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:54:10pm |
re: #199 freetoken
Craigslist is good for a laugh now and then...
Want a different kind of job? How about cricket husbandry, to feed ... lizards!
I can see it now... in a club, speaking with a young woman... and she asks me "what do you do for a living?""Tend baby crickets" I would say. Hmmm... would that make me sound paternal enough?
The link didn't work.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:54:43pm |
re: #201 Racer X
Good evening Lizards!
Modem crashed. Pirating a port to the internets. Black helicopters circling overhead. May not be able to hold out very long.
Is Alex Jones there with you?
///
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:55:27pm |
re: #196 Bagua
Felafel and Pita bread spring to mind, just to name a couple.
Mmmm. Felafel. Hot sauce. Tahina.
I already had dinner. I shouldn't be thinking about felafel.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:57:31pm |
re: #199 freetoken
Craigslist is good for a laugh now and then...
Want a different kind of job? How about cricket husbandry, to feed ... lizards!
I can see it now... in a club, speaking with a young woman... and she asks me "what do you do for a living?""Tend baby crickets" I would say. Hmmm... would that make me sound paternal enough?
I think any paternal boost would be lost when they learned that you then sold them to be eaten by lizards.
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huckfunn Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:57:35pm |
re: #200 SanFranciscoZionist
You were one of those kids who didn't want to write thank-you notes if you didn't like the present, weren't you?
I never got presents and I'm still pissed.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:58:17pm |
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:58:23pm |
Here, Bush hosted an Iftaar or Ramadan Dinner every year that he was president:
From the archived White House Site for President George W. Bush
So much for the sekrit Obama Ramadan conspiracy of the day.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:58:25pm |
re: #196 Bagua
Felafel and Pita bread spring to mind, just to name a couple.
Their food and music are the only things worth a damn for me. Oh, and Lebanese women.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Sep 1, 2009 10:58:44pm |
I'm too tired to keep going. Goodnight, all
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freetoken Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:00:36pm |
re: #203 Dark_Falcon
The link didn't work.
Sorry about that... it's not very interesting but here it is:
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:01:16pm |
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:04:48pm |
Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī[1] (c. 780, Khwārizm – c. 850) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer and geographer, a scholar in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad.
His Kitab al-Jabr wa-l-Muqabala presented the first systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations. He is considered the founder of algebra, a credit he shares with Diophantus. In the twelfth century, Latin translations of his work on the Indian numerals, introduced the decimal positional number system to the Western world. He revised Ptolemy's Geography and wrote on astronomy and astrology.
His contributions had a great impact on language. "Algebra" is derived from al-jabr, one of the two operations he used to solve quadratic equations. Algorism and algorithm stem from Algoritmi, the Latin form of his name. His name is the origin of (Spanish) guarismo and of (Portuguese) algarismo, both meaning digit.
1551, from M.L. from Arabic al jebr "reunion of broken parts," as in computation, used 9c. by Baghdad mathematician Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi as the title of his famous treatise on equations ("Kitab al-Jabr w'al-Muqabala" "Rules of Reintegration and Reduction"), which also introduced Arabic numerals to the West. The accent shifted 17c. from second syllable to first. The word was used in Eng. 15c.-16c. to mean "bone-setting," probably from the Arabs in Spain.
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Bagua Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:05:14pm |
re: #208 SanFranciscoZionist
Moroccan food, in general, is pretty yummy.
I had a fine falafel sandwich for lunch, lovely people also. The Moroccan food is for special occasions of course, being expensive and all, but the Lebanese, Syrian, Iranian and Pakistani are all good inexpensive eats and they do add to the “fabric of our communities” in my opinion.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:07:46pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:10:05pm |
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Bagua Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:10:15pm |
re: #213 Slumbering Behemoth
Craigslist is just an awesome resource for the absurd.
That was a riot, thank you!
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huckfunn Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:10:31pm |
re: #214 Gus 802
Gus:
Anything more recent than the 1500's? I mean, other than head-choppin' and IED's?
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:10:46pm |
HISTORY 135C
Exploring the Cosmos
An Introduction to the History of Astronomy
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:11:32pm |
Without the oud we wouldn't have the lute. Without the lute we wouldn't have the guitar. Without the guitar we wouldn't have Hendrix...
may this be love
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:12:23pm |
Never mind. I don't even know why I'm bothering with this.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:15:51pm |
re: #222 Killgore Trout
Without the oud we wouldn't have the lute. Without the lute we wouldn't have the guitar. Without the guitar we wouldn't have Hendrix...
may this be love
The words "lute" and "oud" are both suspected to be derived from Arabic العود (al-ʿūd), consisting of the Arabic letters ʿayn-wāw-dāl, meaning a thin piece of wood similar to the shape of a straw, referring either to the wood plectrum used traditionally for playing the lute, or to the thin strips of wood used for the back, or for the fact that the top was made of wood, not skin as were earlier.[citation needed] However, recent research by Eckhard Neubauer suggests that ʿūd may simply be an Arabized version of the Persian name rud, which meant string, stringed instrument, or lute. Gianfranco Lotti suggests that the "wood" appellation originally carried derogatory connotations, because of proscriptions of all instruments of music in early Islam.
According to Farabi, the oud was invented by Lamech, the sixth grandson of Adam. The legend tells that the grieving Lamech hung the body of his dead son from a tree. The first oud was inspired by the shape of his son's bleached skeleton. The oldest pictorial record of a lute dates back to the Uruk period in Southern Mesopotamia - Iraq - Nasiriyah city nowadays, over 5000 years ago on a cylinder seal acquired by Dr. Dominique Collon and currently housed at the British Museum.
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freetoken Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:17:12pm |
re: #222 Killgore Trout
Without the oud we wouldn't have the lute. Without the lute we wouldn't have the guitar. Without the guitar we wouldn't have Hendrix...
Not to mention a certain web site...
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huckfunn Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:19:19pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:19:23pm |
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:19:51pm |
re: #225 Gus 802
The oldest pictorial record of a lute dates back to the Uruk period in Southern Mesopotamia - Iraq - Nasiriyah city nowadays, over 5000 years ago on a cylinder seal acquired by Dr. Dominique Collon and currently housed at the British Museum.
I'll have to look for that the next time I'm in London. I usually stay right next to the museum and spend more time there than "working".
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:19:59pm |
re: #227 huckfunn
Gus:
I do like the Mustang and the airplane. Is that a P-51?
Yes. Didn't see it fly though.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:21:37pm |
re: #229 Killgore Trout
I'll have to look for that the next time I'm in London. I usually stay right next to the museum and spend more time there than "working".
Sounds like a nice trip.
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huckfunn Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:21:45pm |
re: #230 Gus 802
I saw one flying at an airshow in Burnet Texas about 10 years ago. It was a beauty!
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:22:39pm |
re: #228 Slumbering Behemoth
It's really a very underrated song. Even stuff like Cross Town Traffic got radio play but that's one you've probably only heard if you listened to the album. I did a classical guitar quartet arrangement for that tune as an undergrad. Got an A+ grade and probably the only standing ovation of my life.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:23:34pm |
re: #232 huckfunn
I saw one flying at an airshow in Burnet Texas about 10 years ago. It was a beauty!
I've seen two other fly on different occasions. I just meant that that one was just on static display. Val Halla was one that I saw fly with an F-15.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:24:28pm |
re: #231 Gus 802
I love my trips to London. It'll probably be about a year before I can go again. There's a really cool and cheap hotel a few blocks away from the British Museum I usually stay in. Fantastic city.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:26:58pm |
re: #235 Killgore Trout
I love my trips to London. It'll probably be about a year before I can go again. There's a really cool and cheap hotel a few blocks away from the British Museum I usually stay in. Fantastic city.
How much would the hotel be? I've been promising myself a vacation like that for years but I don't see one coming yet.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:31:09pm |
re: #233 Killgore Trout
If you have a recording of that, and can link it, I would love to hear it.
I used to listen to a lot of Hendrix when I was a teen (in the '80s). I've forgotten how subtly beautiful some of his "less busy" songs were.
Never liked "Cross Town Traffic" as much as some of his other, less radio played stuff.
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Green Helmet Guy Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:35:34pm |
Pause the video and take a quick look at what is written on the mom's twitter page (pretty funny):
"Rilly F@#$%$ cold in D.C. tooday. Wheare a coat fer sure if you go out.""I h8 SlutzZzZ dat smell like smoke."
"Ah dude!! Porno f@$!ckd up my computr!"
"F#%$! you bro!!! ;) ;) ;)"
"Just reemmbered I shud check my tire pressure. u should to uless you want to get in an accident."
"Keep your hands off jeff. he is wonderful and deserves the love of the best woman. I AM SERIOUS. IF YOU TOUCH HIM I WILL KILL YOU"
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:36:04pm |
re: #236 Gus 802
How much would the hotel be? I've been promising myself a vacation like that for years but I don't see one coming yet.
Dasmn, Can't remember the name right now. It's about $150 buck a night, near Russel Square tube station. Nice old Victorian style with a killer red marble staircase in the lobby. Remind me some other time and I'll figure out the name of the hotel. London can be relatively cheap if you know how to do it.
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theheat Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:43:27pm |
I'm reduced to texting our son. Somehow, this video doesn't seem so far-fetched.
"Where are you?"
"Vegas"
"With your girlfriend?"
"Yes"
"If you come back married I'll kill you. Love, Mom."
Real conversations for real people.
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huckfunn Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:46:04pm |
re: #237 Slumbering Behemoth
Here's a good one. Hendrix was my main man when I was a teen in the 60's.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:55:55pm |
re: #236 Gus 802
Hotel Russell
It's a little over $200 a night these days. Still a good bargain for London. They've done some remodeling since I was last there.
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Gus Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:57:19pm |
re: #242 Killgore Trout
Hotel Russell
It's a little over $200 a night these days. Still a good bargain for London. They've done some remodeling since I was last there.
200? OK, thanks. That would be something to plan for.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Sep 1, 2009 11:59:08pm |
re: #242 Killgore Trout
$160 a night from Expedia. I wanna go!
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Killgore Trout Wed, Sep 2, 2009 12:39:48am |
re: #244 Killgore Trout
Interesting. It now says $225 per night. They must have a thing that picks up on extra clicks and jacks the price.
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Kenneth Wed, Sep 2, 2009 7:17:59am |
My kids flat out refuse to allow us on their facebooks. When their mother complained of being "blocked", our lovely daughter "K" explained,
"You know, mom, we talked about this, and it just isn't appropriate for you to have permission to read my wall. Thank you for being so understanding, mom."
Where do they get this attitude?
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Kenneth Wed, Sep 2, 2009 7:35:31am |
re: #171 huckfunn
List of Famous Muslim-Americans
A number of people of accomplishment, to be sure. Interestingly, there are a number of criminals and people with dubious association to extremists on that list too:
# Nihad Awad - National Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations [4]# Ibrahim Hooper - National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) [8]
# James Yee - former US Army chaplain with the rank of Captain [11]
Warith Deen Mohammed - Former leader of the largest Muslim organization, the American Society of Muslims (son of Nation of Islam leader)
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quickjustice Wed, Sep 2, 2009 7:59:50am |
(Gloating): Here in NYC, we actually get the Onion for free in newsstands on the street!
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gregb Wed, Sep 2, 2009 8:04:00am |
My friends at CU Boulder just won a $2M NSF grant to study social networking in the middle of crisis situations.
[Link: www.colorado.edu...]
I guess in the middle of a crisis, the first thing you want to know is that your kids are okay.
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leftover54 Wed, Sep 2, 2009 8:11:53am |
re: #11 The Other Les
Same here. In addition to mom & dad, as I tried to explain to my son, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT also monitors these pages. I didn't read the story yet nor did I read through all the posts here but wanted to make this point in case no one else has.
Think kids would 'get this' ? Nope. My oldest son isn't old/mature enough yet to get the ramifications of some of the pix/comments on his and others pages. I guess it must be nice to be free, white and 21 and not give a flyin' f*ck what anyone else thinks. Personally, I cringed when checking out his 'page' and the pages of others that visit his page, want to be cyber buds with him etc. You would think this would all be counter intuitive...new generation.
Share every last thought with the world. Like father like son ! But hey, I'm old and about done - what do I care what anyone else thinks ? In case anyone thinks the above is a bit 'paranoid' - I'm not and they really do.
There has been more than one story in our local rag in which the police/DA have referenced picking up on some kids 'proclivities' through visiting their web page(s).
I could never understand why anyone would sew a pot
leaf patch on their jean jacket or similar on a bumper sticker. Talk about lookin' for trouble !
I asked my son about some of the quotes I've read on his and other kids pages - they often sound like they're original thoughts/musings of the 'owner' of the web page.
Often they're just lines from some dumb teen movie and put up for a laugh, not indicative of the kids thoughts at all, just meant as a joke. Some could be easily misinterpreted. I would not doubt for a second that school 'officials' do a little extra curricular research themselves or that info is shared between LEO's and the local school(s). if your going to engage in under age drinking, senior 'cut days' parties, or like some recent gold medal winners have found out the hard way, 'passing the bong' - what would posses you to post pix of these events on the 'net for all the world to see ? When I was a kid it was 'cool' to be known as one that could keep his/her big mouth shut ! Think of the data base that can be built on anyone today - evreything from marital status,driving history, financial history etc., is already collected and shared (for a fee) so why add youthful indiscretion(s) to the list ? Scary. I've severely curtailed my 'sharing' and have resisted all invites to join sites like 'Facebook' etc. I may partake but not until I've come up with a carefully crafted 'tell us about yourself'
story !
The only 'record' I have of my grandparents is a few
brownish photos of them kept in a photo album. I often wonder what they 'sounded' like, looked like walking and talking and I'll never know. In one sense it's pretty cool that future generations will be able to watch their parents taking their 1st bike ride etc. but, IMHO, some things should be left to the imagination.
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leftover54 Wed, Sep 2, 2009 8:22:32am |
My youngest bro. sent me this link - something to do with
'Twitter'. I don't even know what a 'Twitter' is but when I visited the link I was reminded of the Nat. Geo. show the other night on Saddams Iraq - Iraqis talking about how one could not trust even bro or sis because you could never be sure who was reporting you to Saddam:
Good grief !
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leftover54 Wed, Sep 2, 2009 8:28:51am |
re: #19 Slumbering Behemoth
Oh, had no idea anyone else knew of this page when I posted last. What are the odds ? Really, is this a coincidence or it this page well known to many ? My kid bro sent me the link. I presumed it was to a page he had stumbled upon at random - 'dad' doesn't sound like anyone I / we would know !
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gregb Wed, Sep 2, 2009 8:32:33am |
Oh...and don't forget about this venn diagram of all the social nets.
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gregb Wed, Sep 2, 2009 8:34:24am |
re: #250 leftover54
Same here. In addition to mom & dad, as I tried to explain to my son, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT also monitors these pages.
Well, you know, they were funded by the CIA venture fund.
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leftover54 Wed, Sep 2, 2009 8:47:48am |
re: #24 Desert Dog
LOL !!! Same here. I once got caught by my son as he was on an extension phone as I discussed with a neighbors mom our kids plan for a 'sleep over'. Although we didn't know each other as kids we found out instantly we had shared childhood memories. I said to her 'um, just throwing this out here, not sure what you're gonna think...but, have you thought at all...I mean, when I was a kid we had this scam we played on our parents..' She cut in immediately with
'yeah, I was thinking same - you mean the old " Mom, I'm sleeping over at x's house tonight ok?" And your kid tells you he's sleeping over here ? "Exactly" a shared, knowing laugh and then we hear my son 'Dad , I can't believe you think I would lie to you like that". i wanted to die LOL !! Turned out they really were just planning a good old fashioned 'sleep over' so they could play X Box games half the night. Both my kids have been relative little angels compared to me. I remember walking through town one day and a car full acquaintances from school happened to come to a stop along side me. I guess to impress me they yelled out "Woo- hooo, we're heading to the 3 day concert at the Poconos". I asked if they had room for one more, they said yes and my parents didn't hear from me for 3 days - just disappeared to Penn. on a whim. Didn't have a ticket either - figured I'd just crash the gate (which I did). 3 days of being stuck in one (muddy) spot, surrounded by almost 1/2 million people, no food or drink, no money and no clear idea of how I would get back home. Didn't care either. I did this kind of stuff all the time. My parents wish that I have one 'just like you' never came to pass - I thank G_d every day LOL !! I get a laugh when these Woodstock commercials come on - they say things like 'dirty hippies...'. LOL !!
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leftover54 Wed, Sep 2, 2009 8:52:33am |
re: 255
Ooops - point being we didn't realize my son was still on the extension phone...
... in case anyone cares/was wonderin'...
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leftover54 Wed, Sep 2, 2009 9:01:09am |
re: #254 gregb
A little whacky thought but seriously, this could all turn around in an instant to a George Orwell dream/nightmare come true.Most people now have the technology in their homes to convert to this in a heartbeat. Thank G_d we can trust our Gubbermint ! LOL !!
-little did 'leftover' realize - Winston was not alone...
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leftover54 Wed, Sep 2, 2009 9:39:06am |
re: #79 Last Mohican
The Firefox browser has an add on/extension available called 'Cool Previews'. Its a link viewer - put your cursor anywhere over a link and the page pops up - no clicking, using the back button etc. Moving the cursor off the margin of the linked page and it disappears - the original page still displayed. Sorry, I can't explain/describe stuff worth a sh*t anymore...anyhow, if you use Firefox and get frustrated with the time you waste clicking on bogus links, this little program (?) is invaluable.Fast, fast, fast. And you can tailor it to work in several different ways. I LOVE it ! Can't imagine browsing with out it.
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