Thursday Morning Open
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Since we didn’t have the traditional open thread last night, here’s one to start the morning off.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:35:59am |
Good morning, Charles, Lizards. It's a fine day for troll hunting as the nutjobs continue to furiously spin the results of last week's Tea Party.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:36:40am |
Thursday Morning Open
It's already afternoon here.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:37:12am |
I'm looking to replace my Treo 680 with an iPhone. What are folks thoughts on getting sucked further into the Apple vortex?
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:38:08am |
re: #4 BrianA
No sooner said than done, I'd imagine. FLOUNCE.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:38:36am |
re: #4 BrianA
At least show some imagination.
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Honorary Yooper Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:39:01am |
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:39:10am |
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:39:20am |
re: #3 JamesTKirk
Thursday Morning Open
It's already afternoon here.
PICKY! Back in my day, when we got an Open Thread, we were damn thankful!
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:39:55am |
I hate it when I miss a flounce.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:40:12am |
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:40:13am |
re: #1 Creeping Eruption
TRADITION!
As Israel tries to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune, without getting blown up.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:40:17am |
re: #8 Charles
That's it? No long dramatic post? Blah.
They're getting more and more boring these days.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:40:53am |
re: #11 SteveC
PICKY! Back in my day, when we got an Open Thread, we were damn thankful!
And had to connect uphill both ways!
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:40:57am |
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:40:58am |
Post #4 deleted
That user is blocked
Already? That's gotta be some kinda record!
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:41:13am |
re: #5 bofhell
I'm looking to replace my Treo 680 with an iPhone. What are folks thoughts on getting sucked further into the Apple vortex?
I have read that the AT&T network gets really screwy when you get around big crowds where a number of iphone users are vying for limited bandwidth. I don't have one, so I do not know if this is true. Apparently iphone users use up a lot more than other smart phones.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:41:40am |
Hey Brian..What's the matter you need some street cred over at LGF2?
Go take your whiny little ass over there and brag about how you really told Charles off...You guys are acting like little children..
oh..And Fuck you too pal
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Danny Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:41:59am |
re: #19 SteveC
Post #4 deleted
That user is blockedAlready? That's gotta be some kinda record!
Can hardly get much earlier without typing "First".
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:42:23am |
re: #21 HoosierHoops
Hey Brian..What's the matter you need some street cred over at LGF2?
Go take your whiny little ass over there and brag about how you really told Charles off...You guys are acting like little children..
oh..And Fuck you too pal
Thread cred?
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:42:42am |
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:42:42am |
re: #17 JamesTKirk
And had to connect uphill both ways!
In snow that was knee deep! Except for that one year, when the snow was so deep we had to crap into a shotgun and fire it out the chimney!
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:43:06am |
re: #8 Charles
That's it? No long dramatic post? Blah.
Allow me then.
"Don't you do it! Don't! You... I got nowhere else to go! I got nowhere else to g... I got nothin' else."
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:43:17am |
re: #20 Creeping Eruption
I have read that the AT&T network gets really screwy when you get around big crowds where a number of iphone users are vying for limited bandwidth. I don't have one, so I do not know if this is true. Apparently iphone users use up a lot more than other smart phones.
Well, so much for live tweeting the NEXT Glenn Beck with real time video to demonstrate the true strength in numbers...
I was really worried more about battery life though.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:43:33am |
re: #21 HoosierHoops
Is lgf2 still running at their Lithuanian host?
Have the hackers there stolen all their credit card numbers yet?
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:43:56am |
re: #24 Creeping Eruption
That is awsome.
That's just the opening number. They have the entire show.
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Honorary Yooper Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:44:20am |
re: #19 SteveC
Post #4 deleted
That user is blockedAlready? That's gotta be some kinda record!
Especially for an open thread. I mean, how controversial can an open thread be?
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:44:20am |
re: #26 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Allow me then.
"Don't you do it! Don't! You... I got nowhere else to go! I got nowhere else to g... I got nothin' else."
"You'll always have Paris."
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:44:27am |
re: #27 bofhell
Well, so much for live tweeting the NEXT Glenn Beck with real time video to demonstrate the true strength in numbers...
I was really worried more about battery life though.
Look into it. I think that other networks will be able to carry them next year or in 2011.
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:45:00am |
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:45:12am |
re: #20 Creeping Eruption
Apparently iphone users use up a lot more than other smart phones.
Using up more than their share of resources, eh? Hmmm.
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:45:24am |
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:45:28am |
re: #27 bofhell
Well, so much for live tweeting the NEXT Glenn Beck with real time video to demonstrate the true strength in numbers...
I was really worried more about battery life though.
I don't know how the battery life is, but you do need to bring it to a store or to Apple to get the battery replaced. I think you can get a loaner (but it probably wouldn't have your info or apps, unless they have a quick way of transferring everything), but you do lose your phone for a couple of days.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:45:50am |
re: #33 Creeping Eruption
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Leonidas Hoplite Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:45:54am |
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lawhawk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:46:01am |
The Flounce Czar is gravely disappointed. He was expecting so much more. Instead, he presents you with a 0.5. You don't even rate a whole number on the flounce scale. No creativity. No technical merit. No artistic merit.
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Danny Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:46:13am |
re: #5 bofhell
I'm looking to replace my Treo 680 with an iPhone. What are folks thoughts on getting sucked further into the Apple vortex?
I'm sucked in totally. It's groovy in here.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:46:48am |
re: #20 Creeping Eruption
I have read that the AT&T network gets really screwy when you get around big crowds where a number of iphone users are vying for limited bandwidth. I don't have one, so I do not know if this is true. Apparently iphone users use up a lot more than other smart phones.
That's true, it does use up a lot of bandwidth. Simple answer: switch to Sprint and buy a Palm Pre. It's internet is just as fast and it'll be even faster once we roll out 4G.
/end promo for company I work for
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:47:02am |
re: #32 Creeping Eruption
I don't think either my 680 will last that long, and I am more certain my patience with it resetting itself every few hours will not. This is above and beyond that I get no reception at home or work! Of course, it is now illegal in Virginia to use a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, so it may all be moot.
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:47:26am |
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Reginald Perrin Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:47:32am |
I have a question:
If I bought a domain name, how would I do it so that my name isn't traceable by the stalkers at the deuce.
I don't mind them stalking me at a new blog but I am not comfortable having those psychopaths being able to find my name using a site like whois.net.
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The Sanity Inspector Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:47:59am |
I listened to NPR finally reporting on the ACORN story this morning. Just goes to confirm, they report the Right's failings, and they report the Left's press releases.
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reine.de.tout Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:47:59am |
re: #5 bofhell
I'm looking to replace my Treo 680 with an iPhone. What are folks thoughts on getting sucked further into the Apple vortex?
I never had a Treo, but I had a Palm device, and my daughter had a Treo.
We both now absolutely love love love our iPhones.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:48:01am |
The talking point going around the wingnut blogs today is that LGF is in serious decline because I'm a virulent anti-Christian. Of course, they can't actually link to anything at all that I've ever written that demonstrates this, but that isn't stopping them.
I'm not anti-Christian at all, as people with minds of their own can easily see.
Again, they're unable to separate being opposed to radical far-right religious agendas like creationism from being opposed to religion in general. Same old same old. This is how fundamentalists keep the masses in line - if you depart from the talking points even the tiniest bit, you're an apostate who deserves excommunication.
And as for "declining" -- our traffic has been rising steadily for the past two months, which must be extremely irritating for them.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:48:06am |
re: #36 Kosh's Shadow
I'm hoping that a new phone would last a couple years before it needs a new battery. ;-)
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Killgore Trout Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:48:12am |
Long gone ex-lizard Rayra just showed up on the Hot Air Michelle Obama/Wookie thread. You can stop in and say hi if you want.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:48:20am |
If there was no open thread last night, is this the Early Afternoon Drinking Thread?
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karmic_inquisitor Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:48:31am |
silobreaker.com is aggregating links with differing opinions on the missile news.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:48:44am |
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:48:59am |
re: #45 Reginald Perrin
I have a question:
If I bought a domain name, how would I do it so that my name isn't traceable by the stalkers at the deuce.
I don't mind them stalking me at a new blog but I am not comfortable having those psychopaths being able to find my name using a site like whois.net.
Buy the domain at godaddy and choose their 'Domains By Proxy' option when you're checking out.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:49:07am |
re: #40 Danny
They'll have to pry my cold dead fingers from my FatMac to get me out of the vortex...
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:49:35am |
re: #45 Reginald Perrin
I have a question:
If I bought a domain name, how would I do it so that my name isn't traceable by the stalkers at the deuce.
I don't mind them stalking me at a new blog but I am not comfortable having those psychopaths being able to find my name using a site like whois.net.
Most domain registrars have an extra cost service that hides your name, but gives the name of another company. You pay that company to hide your name, and anyone legit can contact you through them.
Note this service is usually more expensive than the entire registration at cheap registrars. Something like $10-25 on top of the $5-15 registration.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:49:40am |
re: #43 bofhell
I don't think either my 680 will last that long, and I am more certain my patience with it resetting itself every few hours will not. This is above and beyond that I get no reception at home or work! Of course, it is now illegal in Virginia to use a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, so it may all be moot.
Usually those laws include an exemption if you are using a Bluetooth device, and I believe that your phone has Bluetooth. Take it in and have it fixed and get your self an earpiece while you're there.
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:49:44am |
re: #43 bofhell
I don't think either my 680 will last that long, and I am more certain my patience with it resetting itself every few hours will not. This is above and beyond that I get no reception at home or work! Of course, it is now illegal in Virginia to use a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, so it may all be moot.
Take it up with Dark Falcon. He/She works there. See #42.
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Henchman Ghazi-808 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:51:05am |
Since it's breakfast is Gamey Troll omelette served? It's still early here.
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MJ Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:51:32am |
re: #50 Killgore Trout
Long gone ex-lizard Rayra just showed up on the Hot Air Michelle Obama/Wookie thread. You can stop in and say hi if you want.
Has he threatened to kill anyone yet?
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Danny Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:51:35am |
re: #43 bofhell
Of course, it is now illegal in Virginia to use a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, so it may all be moot.
What about using bluetooth/hands-free setups? Can you do that?
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:51:37am |
re: #43 bofhell
Of course, it is now illegal in Virginia to use a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, so it may all be moot.
Really? Must have missed that news. I'm sure that will improve peoples' driving on the Beltway immensely...
//
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:51:45am |
re: #47 reine.de.tout
I've been a Palm/Treo user for about a decade. Switching to Something Else is not coming easily to me.
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reine.de.tout Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:52:24am |
NOTE:
I am a Christian, a Catholic, and I have never made a secret of that fact here at LGF, and of course, my Catholicism colors my viewpoint, which I have made known here at LGF on various topics, and although people have disagreed with me, CHARLES JOHNSON has never stepped in to promote any sort of anti-Christian anything.
To whoever thinks Charles Johnson and LGF are anti-Christian - you are simply wrong wrong wrong.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:52:35am |
re: #46 The Sanity Inspector
I listened to NPR finally reporting on the ACORN story this morning. Just goes to confirm, they report the Right's failings, and they report the Left's press releases.
Well, they'll be doing some more reporting today, since a fifth video just got posted.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:52:40am |
re: #28 Kosh's Shadow
Is lgf2 still running at their Lithuanian host?
Have the hackers there stolen all their credit card numbers yet?
No...They reside on server box 494 in the bluehost domain at 66.147.242.94.
Bluehost has some serious latency issues.. It appears to be the route out Denver DataCenter core redirector core switch
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:52:56am |
re: #64 Danny
Yes -- Bluetooth and handsfree are still permissable, although I suspect in time the safety stats will suggest to the States that they be disallowed as well.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:52:56am |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
That's true, it does use up a lot of bandwidth. Simple answer: switch to Sprint and buy a Palm Pre. It's internet is just as fast and it'll be even faster once we roll out 4G.
/end promo for company I work for
Well, my experience with Palm hardware is somewhat better than my experience with Apple hardware, but still poor.
I had a Palm III that slipped out of my pocket, and the screen broke from behind when the batteries shifted. Never had anything else break a screen from a drop like that. I had to buy a "repair unit".
Over the remaining year in the warranty, I had to get a total of 3 repair units. The first one for the screen; the second one because the previous unit would completely lock up for 10 minutes every few hours; the next one was defective out of the box (wouldn't synch); and the last one worked OK except for flaky contrast until I replaced it.
Later I got a Tungsten C that was always flaky. Applications that were supposed to work fine would crash or not work at all.
But it wasn't consistent enough to get it repaired.
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Danny Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:53:10am |
re: #66 bofhell
I've been a Palm/Treo user for about a decade. Switching to Something Else is not coming easily to me.
A bud of mine switched from Palm to iPhone. He loves it. He does use Macs for work, though.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:53:45am |
re: #60 Creeping Eruption
Take it up with Dark Falcon. He/She works there. See #42.
I live and work in Illinois, not Virginia.
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karmic_inquisitor Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:53:48am |
re: #67 reine.de.tout
NOTE:
I am a Christian, a Catholic, and I have never made a secret of that fact here at LGF, and of course, my Catholicism colors my viewpoint, which I have made known here at LGF on various topics, and although people have disagreed with me, CHARLES JOHNSON has never stepped in to promote any sort of anti-Christian anything.
To whoever thinks Charles Johnson and LGF are anti-Christian - you are simply wrong wrong wrong.
Same here.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:53:52am |
re: #49 bofhell
I'm hoping that a new phone would last a couple years before it needs a new battery. ;-)
Depends on how much you use it. The battery problem showed up around a year after the first iPhone shipped, so some users must have really drained it.
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BignJames Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:53:57am |
re: #48 Charles
And if you don't agree with me...you're going to hell!
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reine.de.tout Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:53:58am |
re: #66 bofhell
I've been a Palm/Treo user for about a decade. Switching to Something Else is not coming easily to me.
I can understand that.
I will tell you that the first week or two after I got my iPhone, I thought I had made a huge mistake.
Then I started tapping into the possibilities. And now I love it, it is everything all rolled up into one small device. Amazing.
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badger1970 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:54:30am |
re: #65 JamesTKirk
It's a fine in TX to use a cell phone while driving in a school zone. It's for the children don'tcha know.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:54:36am |
I've got to go to work now. Have a good day all!
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:54:39am |
re: #59 Dark_Falcon
It does have bluetooth, and the bluetooth works very well -- it's the (unprintable) PDA that has issues.
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avanti Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:54:54am |
re: #48 Charles
And as for "declining" -- our traffic has been rising steadily for the past two months, which must be extremely irritating for them.
Looks like LGF is up to me.
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:55:02am |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
Well, they'll be doing some more reporting today, since a fifth video just got posted.
Oh, this just gets better and better.
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avanti Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:55:29am |
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:55:48am |
re: #67 reine.de.tout
NOTE:
I am a Christian, a Catholic, and I have never made a secret of that fact here at LGF, and of course, my Catholicism colors my viewpoint, which I have made known here at LGF on various topics, and although people have disagreed with me, CHARLES JOHNSON has never stepped in to promote any sort of anti-Christian anything.
To whoever thinks Charles Johnson and LGF are anti-Christian - you are simply wrong wrong wrong.
Thanks, reine. On some level, I strongly suspect the people who are promoting this nonsense know that they're lying. But when it's time for a mau-mau attack, they'll use anything, no matter how dishonest.
For example:
[Link: rightwingnews.com...]
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:55:53am |
re: #65 JamesTKirk
People drive on the Beltway? DAMN! I thought is was one big parking lot these days. Or a construction zone. Kinda hard to tell the difference.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:55:55am |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
Well, they'll be doing some more reporting today, since a fifth video just got posted.
Yep. "Oh, that's just, umm, five completely unrelated isolated incidents!"
Can't wait for the sixth video.
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Honorary Yooper Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:56:09am |
re: #63 MJ
Has he threatened to kill anyone yet?
Knowing Rayra, he's probably wallpapering the comments section with the "c" word.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:56:31am |
re: #87 JamesTKirk
Yep. "Oh, that's just, umm, five completely unrelated isolated incidents!"
Can't wait for the sixth video.
And the 7th.
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:56:36am |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
That's true, it does use up a lot of bandwidth. Simple answer: switch to Sprint and buy a Palm Pre. It's internet is just as fast and it'll be even faster once we roll out 4G.
/end promo for company I work for
I used an old Kyocera until it got so old that the battery could only hold a charge for about 10 min. Good phone, never caused any trouble!
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:56:47am |
re: #85 Charles
Not clicking. I'm already feeling the urge to duck.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:57:05am |
re: #84 avanti
Link:
That's seems close to what my other stats report, but in general Alexa's a pretty unreliable indicator and shouldn't be considered definitive at all.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:57:05am |
re: #86 bofhell
People drive on the Beltway?
Well, in theory.
Beltway sucks, and in the previous thread we discussed all the ways that the Metro sucks. My only other option is to walk all the way through DC on foot, which has its own obvious drawbacks.
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:57:35am |
re: #83 Dianna
Oh, this just gets better and better.
Isn't it though? I dont know what part was better. That the ACORN guy knew people who could help smuggle underage girls across the border or that he wanted to see how much a weekend with the girl would cost.
One classy operation they got running there.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:58:10am |
re: #95 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Isn't it though? I dont know what part was better. That the ACORN guy knew people who could help smuggle underage girls across the border or that he wanted to see how much a weekend with the girl would cost.
She is cute...
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Killgore Trout Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:58:20am |
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AuntAcid Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:58:51am |
re: #51 Cannadian Club Akbar
If there was no open thread last night, is this the Early Afternoon Drinking Thread?
...and risk "posting under the influence". That'll get you jail time and a fine.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:58:52am |
re: #94 buzzsawmonkey
Driving while holding a cellphone is stupid; handsfree laws make sense. But the recent rumbles I have heard that it is "just as dangerous" to drive while talking on a handsfree is simply nuts. Will it next become illegal to talk to the other people in the car?
Holding a cell phone while driving is stupid. A beer? Not so much.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:58:58am |
re: #90 SteveC
I loved my Kyocera Palm phone. It actually felt like a PHONE and not some matchbook.
Of course, when I used it, it looked like I was talking into an old HP-45...
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:59:27am |
re: #94 buzzsawmonkey
Driving while holding a cellphone is stupid; handsfree laws make sense. But the recent rumbles I have heard that it is "just as dangerous" to drive while talking on a handsfree is simply nuts. Will it next become illegal to talk to the other people in the car?
I wonder, sometimes. Really, until you've watched the 2 X 7 horror movie as some person is so busy talking to someone in the back seat that he hasn't noted that the traffic has come to a complete stop...
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reine.de.tout Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:59:39am |
re: #85 Charles
Thanks, reine. On some level, I strongly suspect the people who are promoting this nonsense know that they're lying. But when it's time for a mau-mau attack, they'll use anything, no matter how dishonest.
For example:
[Link: rightwingnews.com...]
Oh, fer cryin' out loud:
. . . Eventually, the bloggers Charles was picking fights with started firing back at him and I started to notice that Charles had a huge beef with Christians. At one point, I looked over at LGF and noticed that literally half the posts on his front page were edged pieces about creationism
. . .
There are certainly plenty of atheists and agnostics who are good conservatives. However, inevitably in my experience, when you have someone who has a huge beef with Christians, they turn to the Left.
, . .
They guy seems to think that if one believes the evolutionary process is sound science, rather than "creationism", then one must be an atheist or agnostic, and a lefty?
He is some kind of really confused. Or an idiot.
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:59:42am |
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9:59:53am |
re: #93 JamesTKirk
Where are those Puppeteers and those transporter disks anyhow!
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Henchman Ghazi-808 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:00:18am |
There must be multitudinous quotes and confirmations of Supreme Evil LibelBlogmaster Charles Johnson saying nasty things about Christians.
All the extra traffic is the Minions of Purity scouring LGF pages 'proving' it. I'm sure they'll come up with a banana peel here and there they can make into a tiny meal.
Good luck on that.
Then again, some extra traffic may be others who are sick of the whole whacked out state of conservatism at them moment and are looking for another place to call home. Hm...
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lawhawk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:00:26am |
re: #83 Dianna
This time, it's San Diego, and the ACORN employee is actively soliciting Giles as though she's a real prostitute and wants to help in smuggling children into the US to engage in child prostitution. Yeah, it's great stuff, but it is still the sideshow to the real main event.
ACORN will make cosmetic changes to claim that they've cleaned out the bad apples, but they keep hiring people of questionable moral and ethical flexibility who not only ignore the clear criminality suggested, but provide new and more illegal methods of engaging in same (tax evasion, prostitution, child prostitution, harboring/transporting illegal aliens, etc.)
That's a much bigger problem, and even then,it's not the main event.
The main event is the need to unwind all the money - where it's coming from and where it's all going. If they're comingling funds for homeowner assistance with their political operations, they're in big trouble and could lose tax exemption status.
Investigators need to look at conducting serious and fully involved audits to figure out what's going on there - and can't just rely on ACORN to do the job via an independent source.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:00:32am |
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:00:35am |
re: #102 reine.de.tout
They guy seems to think that if one believes the evolutionary process is sound science, rather than "creationism", then one must be an atheist or agnostic, and a lefty?
He is some kind of really confused. Or an idiot.
I vote for idiot.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:00:58am |
re: #102 reine.de.tout
They guy seems to think that if one believes the evolutionary process is sound science, rather than "creationism", then one must be an atheist or agnostic, and a lefty? He is some kind of really confused. Or an idiot.
Ding ding!
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Cato the Elder Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:00:59am |
re: #94 buzzsawmonkey
Driving while holding a cellphone is stupid; handsfree laws make sense. But the recent rumbles I have heard that it is "just as dangerous" to drive while talking on a handsfree is simply nuts. Will it next become illegal to talk to the other people in the car?
It's the stupidest thing - talking hands-free is definitely safer than having a person sitting next to you who needs eye contact, gestures and maybe a pat on the shoulder for the communication to work.
The Safety Nazis should ban radio, too, while they're at it. All that fumbling with dials and stuff...
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karmic_inquisitor Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:01:06am |
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avanti Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:01:24am |
re: #92 Charles
That's seems close to what my other stats report, but in general Alexa's a pretty unreliable indicator and shouldn't be considered definitive at all.
Still, even a 39% bump is pretty big, even if it's off a bit, congratulations.
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badger1970 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:01:35am |
re: #94 buzzsawmonkey
There was a Corman-esque driving safety video that we had to sit through. It basically said, let your kids kill each other in the backseat, leave the radio station tuned to whatever it's set to, avoid reading bumper stickers and to absolutely make sure your headlights are on at night or you're going to unable to come home feed your very cute puppy because of your untimely death.
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Charpete67 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:01:36am |
re: #67 reine.de.tout
NOTE:
I am a Christian, a Catholic, and I have never made a secret of that fact here at LGF, and of course, my Catholicism colors my viewpoint, which I have made known here at LGF on various topics, and although people have disagreed with me, CHARLES JOHNSON has never stepped in to promote any sort of anti-Christian anything.
To whoever thinks Charles Johnson and LGF are anti-Christian - you are simply wrong wrong wrong.
I would echo that, but add...does it matter?
I've always wondered what the whole flounce thing accomplishes. If someone doesn't like a blog...couldn't they just...ya know...go away? I like that I don't agree with every person here...that is the point...no?
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:01:36am |
re: #104 bofhell
Where are those Puppeteers and those transporter disks anyhow!
Not my universe, sorry. Even if the Spock and Uhura met the Kzinti once.
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Lee Coller Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:01:47am |
re: #94 buzzsawmonkey
Driving while holding a cellphone is stupid; handsfree laws make sense. But the recent rumbles I have heard that it is "just as dangerous" to drive while talking on a handsfree is simply nuts. Will it next become illegal to talk to the other people in the car?
Back when CA first enacted their hands-free law I decided to go and compare accidents rates from 2006 with the early 90's before cell phones were as prolific as they were now. This was all done using information publically available from the feds, and I think only applied to highway miles. Bottom line was I was unable to find any significant change in the accident rates over those years. The claim was that using a cell phone was as dangerous as driving drunk, and given that at any time many more are using a cell phone than driving drunk (at least I would hope so) if the claims of the studies actually held up in real life there would have been a huge jump in the number of accidents.
My theory for the difference between the controlled studies and real life is that the controlled studies really compare a distracted driver to a non-distracted one, in real life I'll argue the normal mode for a driver is distracted. Whether they're distracted talking on a cell phone or singing along to their favorite song on the radio really doesn't make any difference.
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wrenchwench Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:02:13am |
Obviously if one points out the bigotry of a "pundit" or blogger, one is guilty of an "attack" or at least picking fights. Choosing not to link to sites that promote racism will now be called a "smear."
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Henchman Ghazi-808 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:02:19am |
re: #84 avanti
WTF South Korea? Who'da thunk?
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BignJames Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:02:32am |
re: #99 Cannadian Club Akbar
Holding a cell phone while driving is stupid. A beer? Not so much.
///
Down South most men drive w/a beer between their legs...keeps their b*** from overheating...at least that's what I tried to tell the cop.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:02:33am |
re: #110 Cato the Elder
What an absolutely beautiful Dog you have Cato!
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:02:46am |
re: #102 reine.de.tout
They guy seems to think that if one believes the evolutionary process is sound science, rather than "creationism", then one must be an atheist or agnostic, and a lefty?
He is some kind of really confused. Or an idiot.
This is extremely common on the right wingnutosphere -- they conflate creationism with conservatism. It's a litmus test for them - if you don't swallow the creationist hooey, you're an atheist and a liberal. Two of the dirtiest words in their limited vocabulary.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:02:48am |
re: #94 buzzsawmonkey
Ya know, I really want to agree, but I recently had some idiot nearly run into me because they were jabbering away on their headset. Now whether this is the exception or not, I don't know, but I'm open to the possibility.
Of course (as observed previously) I drive around the National Capitol Area. That should say it all right there.
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:03:00am |
re: #106 lawhawk
In all the years I've been working in nonprofit world, I've never seen that happen to a group so heavily connected politically.
Remember the United Way scandals of the mid-90's?
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:03:10am |
re: #102 reine.de.tout
They guy seems to think that if one believes the evolutionary process is sound science, rather than "creationism", then one must be an atheist or agnostic, and a lefty?
He is some kind of really confused. Or an idiot.
He's been told by his preachers that anyone who questions that church's teachings must hate Christians and be an atheist, or worse, an evil Jooo.
And the preacher probably also says that anyone who believes in evolution isn't a real Christian.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:03:37am |
re: #99 Cannadian Club Akbar
Anyone want to drive us around whilst we drink to their sobriety?
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:03:40am |
re: #123 bofhell
Of course (as observed previously) I drive around the National Capitol Area.
Sympathy upding.
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avanti Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:03:51am |
re: #119 BigPapa
WTF South Korea? Who'da thunk?
Charles may have a simple explanation for that, but I noticed that too.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:04:12am |
I have something to look foward to tonight - the season premiere of The Office. I didn't even know it was on this week until I saw something about it in the Examiner.
And I think next week is the season premiere of Heroes.
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wrenchwench Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:04:32am |
Just because it's cute, and the thread is open. And sometimes I do feel I'm in a fort here.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:04:44am |
re: #129 Mad Al-Jaffee
I have something to look foward to tonight - the season premiere of The Office. I didn't even know it was on this week until I saw something about it in the Examiner.
And I think next week is the season premiere of Heroes.
Fringe is on tonight. My fav.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:05:00am |
re: #129 Mad Al-Jaffee
I have something to look foward to tonight - the season premiere of The Office. I didn't even know it was on this week until I saw something about it in the Examiner.
And I think next week is the season premiere of Heroes.
What about Dollhouse?
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Charpete67 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:05:09am |
re: #129 Mad Al-Jaffee
I have something to look foward to tonight - the season premiere of The Office. I didn't even know it was on this week until I saw something about it in the Examiner.
And I think next week is the season premiere of Heroes.
House is Monday night
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VioletTiger Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:05:10am |
re: #94 buzzsawmonkey
Driving while holding a cellphone is stupid; handsfree laws make sense. But the recent rumbles I have heard that it is "just as dangerous" to drive while talking on a handsfree is simply nuts. Will it next become illegal to talk to the other people in the car?
The 'safety experts' tell me that talking to somebody in the car is safer because they can see what is happening on the road and will react to the traffic, while somebody on the phone will keep on talking.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:05:40am |
re: #122 Charles
This is extremely common on the right wingnutosphere -- they conflate creationisim with conservatism. It's a litmus test for them - if you don't swallow the creationist hooey, you're an atheist and a liberal. Two of the dirtiest words in their limited vocabulary.
Everybody knows God hates Science.. It's a fact.
/
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:06:02am |
re: #133 Charpete67
House is Monday night
Waiting on Stargate Universe and V, and for Law Abiding Citizen to hit the theaters.
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Honorary Yooper Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:06:22am |
re: #114 Charpete67
I would echo that, but add...does it matter?
I've always wondered what the whole flounce thing accomplishes. If someone doesn't like a blog...couldn't they just...ya know...go away? I like that I don't agree with every person here...that is the point...no?
The flounces, to us, seem to accomplish nothing. However, to the flouncer, it builds them martyr points. Apparently, the more martyr points they score, the bigger the victim they appear to their buddies at places like LGF2. Thus, they garner more sympathy from other, like-minded psychotic individuals.
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badger1970 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:06:57am |
re: #134 VioletTiger
The 'safety experts' tell me that talking to somebody in the car is safer because they can see what is happening on the road and will react to the traffic, while somebody on the phone will keep on talking.
But what if you are talking to a psychic on the cellphone? /
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:07:28am |
re: #48 Charles
The talking point going around the wingnut blogs today is that LGF is in serious decline because I'm a virulent anti-Christian. Of course, they can't actually link to anything at all that I've ever written that demonstrates this, but that isn't stopping them.
I'm not anti-Christian at all, as people with minds of their own can easily see.
Again, they're unable to separate being opposed to radical far-right religious agendas like creationism from being opposed to religion in general. Same old same old. This is how fundamentalists keep the masses in line - if you depart from the talking points even the tiniest bit, you're an apostate who deserves excommunication.
And as for "declining" -- our traffic has been rising steadily for the past two months, which must be extremely irritating for them.
I beg to differ on one tiny point: I'm a fundamentalist and so are many of my friends and associates. We do NOT take that position.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:07:47am |
re: #116 Lee Coller
Back when CA first enacted their hands-free law I decided to go and compare accidents rates from 2006 with the early 90's before cell phones were as prolific as they were now. This was all done using information publically available from the feds, and I think only applied to highway miles. Bottom line was I was unable to find any significant change in the accident rates over those years. The claim was that using a cell phone was as dangerous as driving drunk, and given that at any time many more are using a cell phone than driving drunk (at least I would hope so) if the claims of the studies actually held up in real life there would have been a huge jump in the number of accidents.
My theory for the difference between the controlled studies and real life is that the controlled studies really compare a distracted driver to a non-distracted one, in real life I'll argue the normal mode for a driver is distracted. Whether they're distracted talking on a cell phone or singing along to their favorite song on the radio really doesn't make any difference.
And they probably also do the tests at the times the most attention is needed, like when there is an accident ahead, or while merging.
If for some reason I'm on the phone when merging, I tell the person that I have to pay attention to driving. And I always use a handsfree unit (Bluetooth; the extra cost is worth it to avoid the wire that makes me not want to turn my head too far.)
In Mass, if I see someone not paying attention when merging, 99% of the time they're on a handheld phone or from NY, where lining up with a car on the highway is the normal way to merge.
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lawhawk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:07:52am |
re: #96 JamesTKirk
Well, walk into any ACORN office,and you might find yourself confronting Jake and Elwood at this rate:
[Link: www.dailymotion.com...]
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:08:18am |
re: #140 MandyManners
I beg to differ on one tiny point: I'm a fundamentalist and so are many of my friends and associates. We do NOT take that position.
Neither do I, Mandy. However, it is true that the wackomentalists (for lack of a better term), the nutjobs off the deep end of the fundamentalist spectrum, DO do this. I wish I knew of a better way to dissociate people like you and me from them.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:09:00am |
re: #140 MandyManners
I beg to differ on one tiny point: I'm a fundamentalist and so are many of my friends and associates. We do NOT take that position.
Just missionary, amirite?
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:09:34am |
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VioletTiger Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:09:36am |
re: #106 lawhawk
This time, it's San Diego, and the ACORN employee is actively soliciting Giles as though she's a real prostitute and wants to help in smuggling children into the US to engage in child prostitution. Yeah, it's great stuff, but it is still the sideshow to the real main event.
ACORN will make cosmetic changes to claim that they've cleaned out the bad apples, but they keep hiring people of questionable moral and ethical flexibility who not only ignore the clear criminality suggested, but provide new and more illegal methods of engaging in same (tax evasion, prostitution, child prostitution, harboring/transporting illegal aliens, etc.)
That's a much bigger problem, and even then,it's not the main event.
The main event is the need to unwind all the money - where it's coming from and where it's all going. If they're comingling funds for homeowner assistance with their political operations, they're in big trouble and could lose tax exemption status.
Investigators need to look at conducting serious and fully involved audits to figure out what's going on there - and can't just rely on ACORN to do the job via an independent source.
They will not open their books so how can we ever know if they are comingling funds for helping the poor with their political work?
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Charpete67 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:09:44am |
re: #137 Honorary Yooper
The flounces, to us, seem to accomplish nothing. However, to the flouncer, it builds them martyr points. Apparently, the more martyr points they score, the bigger the victim they appear to their buddies at places like LGF2. Thus, they garner more sympathy from other, like-minded psychotic individuals.
...ah...seems like a lot of effort being spent for not a lot of return...
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:09:45am |
re: #132 JamesTKirk
What about Dollhouse?
A week from tomorrow.
I have to finish watching at least the unaired episodes from the DVD by then.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:10:14am |
re: #132 JamesTKirk
What about Dollhouse?
I don't know - never watched that. I'm still upset at FOX for cancelling The Sarah Connor Chronicles. And NBC for cancelling My Name is Earl.
The SNL half hour show is also on tonight. I can expect a lot of jokes about the tea parties, not so many about Acorn and dear leader.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:10:16am |
re: #147 Charpete67
...ah...seems like a lot of effort being spent for not a lot of return...
Think of it like a fraternity initiation. You've got to make the coolness grade before you get accepted into the club.
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Pullus Iulius Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:10:17am |
re: #114 Charpete67
I would echo that, but add...does it matter?
I've always wondered what the whole flounce thing accomplishes. If someone doesn't like a blog...couldn't they just...ya know...go away? I like that I don't agree with every person here...that is the point...no?
I think it's the illusory sense of self-importance which the internet can impart. It can give some people the impression that their comings (and especially goings) are of some impact. And the thing is - as much as I like and genuinely respect the comments and opinions of a great many lizards, we're all pixels on a screen.
Yeah, and there are probably some unresolved parental issues, too.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:10:25am |
re: #16 thedopefishlives
They're getting more and more boring these days.
The good ones have all been weeded out.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:10:26am |
re: #143 thedopefishlives
Neither do I, Mandy. However, it is true that the wackomentalists (for lack of a better term), the nutjobs off the deep end of the fundamentalist spectrum, DO do this. I wish I knew of a better way to dissociate people like you and me from them.
The only way I know of is to tell them that they do not speak for me, that I can speak for myself.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:10:36am |
re: #134 VioletTiger
The 'safety experts' tell me that talking to somebody in the car is safer because they can see what is happening on the road and will react to the traffic, while somebody on the phone will keep on talking.
That hasn't been my experience. A driver should be able to tell the other person, whether in the car or on the phone, to stop talking.
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Oh no...Sand People! Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:10:40am |
re: #67 reine.de.tout
NOTE:
I am a Christian, a Catholic, and I have never made a secret of that fact here at LGF, and of course, my Catholicism colors my viewpoint, which I have made known here at LGF on various topics, and although people have disagreed with me, CHARLES JOHNSON has never stepped in to promote any sort of anti-Christian anything.
To whoever thinks Charles Johnson and LGF are anti-Christian - you are simply wrong wrong wrong.
Agreed, exchange 'Catholic' with 'Mormon' and I echo exactly your sentiments.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:10:54am |
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:11:07am |
re: #137 Honorary Yooper
The flounces, to us, seem to accomplish nothing. However, to the flouncer, it builds them martyr points. Apparently, the more martyr points they score, the bigger the victim they appear to their buddies at places like LGF2. Thus, they garner more sympathy from other, like-minded psychotic individuals.
So... they're trying to win a free game?
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lawhawk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:11:16am |
re: #146 VioletTiger
If there's a criminal investigation or the state AG wants the books, they can move to get them opened.
Besides, if ACORN has nothing to hide as they're always claiming, they should have no problem providing the needed information.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:11:22am |
re: #138 badger1970
But what if you are talking to a psychic on the cellphone? /
Then the psychic should tell you to watch out even before you see anything, right?
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BothAndWorld Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:11:29am |
Obama backs down on the missile defense shield in Poland and Ukraine. Good move or bad move? [Link: edition.cnn.com...]
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:11:38am |
re: #147 Charpete67
...ah...seems like a lot of effort being spent for not a lot of return...
I've been toying with going over and complaining about the quality of the posts and how the posters all seemed to have changed so much, kind of pulling a reverse flounce, just for the hell of it.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:11:43am |
re: #139 buzzsawmonkey
There's a very realistic video going around about texting while driving. Portrays a devestating accident. However, since it's about British teenage girls, it doesn't really affect me.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:11:47am |
I just got a phone call telling me I didn't get a job I applied for. Guess I'll go out tonight and have women tell me they won't have sex with me. Geez.
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abbyadams Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:11:57am |
re: #67 reine.de.tout
I'm still pretty much a noob, but am also a Catholic, and agree with you 100%.
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Lee Coller Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:12:03am |
re: #161 BothAndWorld
Obama backs down on the missile defense shield in Poland and Ukraine. Good move or bad move? [Link: edition.cnn.com...]
Really bad move.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:12:34am |
re: #164 Cannadian Club Akbar
I just got a phone call telling me I didn't get a job I applied for. Guess I'll go out tonight and have women tell me they won't have sex with me. Geez.
Better than here, where a lot of people have been getting phone calls saying they don't have jobs they used to have.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:12:35am |
re: #164 Cannadian Club Akbar
I just got a phone call telling me I didn't get a job I applied for. Guess I'll go out tonight and have women tell me they won't have sex with me. Geez.
Hell, I won't have sex with you either. Sorry.
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:12:43am |
re: #139 buzzsawmonkey
There I was driving into the City on I-80 a few years ago..
I got passed by a lady that had the newspaper folded over the steering wheel holding a cup of coffee steering the car and putting on makeup in the rear view mirror...
I wonder if she is still alive...
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:13:21am |
re: #161 BothAndWorld
Obama backs down on the missile defense shield in Poland and Ukraine. Good move or bad move? [Link: edition.cnn.com...]
He dropping a long range plan for a short and medium range plan.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:13:27am |
re: #164 Cannadian Club Akbar
I just got a phone call telling me I didn't get a job I applied for. Guess I'll go out tonight and have women tell me they won't have sex with me. Geez.
Looks like we have a lot in common. Sorry to hear about that, but keep trying!
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FrogMarch Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:13:37am |
ok ewww. Next time I feel something wet on my arm and I look up and there aren't any clouds above me - I'm... gonna be sick.
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Honorary Yooper Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:13:47am |
re: #147 Charpete67
...ah...seems like a lot of effort being spent for not a lot of return...
Very much so, but again, that's to us, the outside observers. To the flouncer, it is a major psychological boost to be booted from a blog considered by their friends to be, for lack of a better word, bad, or gone wrong. This boost seems to wear off in some, and some of those go back to flounce again with a sock puppet. It's really bizarre.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:14:01am |
re: #164 Cannadian Club Akbar
I just got a phone call telling me I didn't get a job I applied for. Guess I'll go out tonight and have women tell me they won't have sex with me. Geez.
(((CCA)))
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abbyadams Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:14:08am |
re: #102 reine.de.tout
You'd be surprised how many people think that "believes in science" must equal "no belief in God." I think my brain is big enough for both, thanks.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:14:10am |
re: #169 HoosierHoops
There I was driving into the City on I-80 a few years ago..
I got passed by a lady that had the newspaper folded over the steering wheel holding a cup of coffee steering the car and putting on makeup in the rear view mirror...
I wonder if she is still alive...
The best one I've seen: A guy shaving with a straight razor on the interstate. Newspaper on the steering wheel, shaving bowl in his lap, razor in one hand, adjusting the rear view mirror with the other.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:14:17am |
re: #140 MandyManners
I beg to differ on one tiny point: I'm a fundamentalist and so are many of my friends and associates. We do NOT take that position.
re: #143 thedopefishlives
Neither do I, Mandy. However, it is true that the wackomentalists (for lack of a better term), the nutjobs off the deep end of the fundamentalist spectrum, DO do this. I wish I knew of a better way to dissociate people like you and me from them.
I'm not, but I have some experience with the rigid and non-rigid "types" (please forgive fumbling for words.) Mandy's the latter. My father's mother was the former.
I don't have a clue about a buzzword for the former type, but I'm 95% certain it has to do with a fundamental (no pun) mindset towards other people. Call it, ... control freak.
/just tossin' in my two cents
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:14:27am |
re: #169 HoosierHoops
There I was driving into the City on I-80 a few years ago..
I got passed by a lady that had the newspaper folded over the steering wheel holding a cup of coffee steering the car and putting on makeup in the rear view mirror...
I wonder if she is still alive...
That was you?
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:14:34am |
re: #168 JamesTKirk
Hell, I won't have sex with you either. Sorry.
i thought the Captain of the good ship Enterprise would f*** ANYTHING.
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:14:59am |
re: #171 SteveC
Butterfly!
Wheelbarrow or perhaps reverse wheelbarrow with a rear admiral thrown in just for fun.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:15:29am |
re: #179 pre-Boomer Marine brat
I'm not, but I have some experience with the rigid and non-rigid "types" (please forgive fumbling for words.) Mandy's the latter. My father's mother was the former.
I don't have a clue about a buzzword for the former type, but I'm 95% certain it has to do with a fundamental (no pun) mindset towards other people. Call it, ... control freak.
/just tossin' in my two cents
Control freak sounds right.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:15:36am |
re: #164 Cannadian Club Akbar
I just got a phone call telling me I didn't get a job I applied for. Guess I'll go out tonight and have women tell me they won't have sex with me. Geez.
I hope you get a better one soon.
But that was nice of them. Sometimes, I never get an answer, and they won't take my calls. Seriously. Usually, I have to call, and they'll give some stupid excuse. I was told by one place that they had found a better candidate. She must have thought I was stupid, because the job was still posted for some time after that.
I guess no one was a better candidate than me.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:15:41am |
Good afternoon Lizards ... before I get on the phone with my FIL and help him get his first computer ever (he's 73 yrs old) set up down in Florida, I wanted to quickly say something about an item in today's news.
I don't like that we have backed down and agreed to remove the early warning radar from Polish and Czech soil. It is a sign of weakness and will make our brave eastern European allies less sure of their decision to align with us. It makes the iranians feel bolder because we will be seen as weaker. And it makes Israel feel they're also on their own in facing down the iranian nuke threat. In short, this decision does nothing positive for our foreign policy or the safety of our friends. And it emboldens our foes everywhere.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:15:42am |
re: #179 pre-Boomer Marine brat
I have some experience with the rigid and non-rigid "types"
Could you please stop feeding me so many obvious straight lines?
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:15:51am |
re: #181 SteveC
i thought the Captain of the good ship Enterprise would f*** ANYTHING.
Especially if it's green.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:16:14am |
re: #188 MandyManners
Especially if it's green.
Although he's already stated earlier today that he wouldn't do YOU when you're green. Prejudicial.
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VioletTiger Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:16:21am |
re: #138 badger1970
But what if you are talking to a psychic on the cellphone? /
Then yer a kook, 'cause there is no such thing! ;)
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:16:21am |
re: #182 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Wheelbarrow or perhaps reverse wheelbarrow with a rear admiral thrown in just for fun.
Full Rear Admiral, or just the lower half?
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OldLineTexan Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:16:39am |
re: #188 MandyManners
Especially if it's green.
/Kermit runs away, flailing arms and screaming for Miss Piggy
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:16:44am |
re: #188 MandyManners
Especially if it's green.
That would explain why cargo bay 3 is filled with nothing except antibiotics.
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Oh no...Sand People! Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:16:53am |
Well, gotta sign off and get some food.
Later all.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:17:16am |
re: #190 thedopefishlives
Although he's already stated earlier today that he wouldn't do YOU when you're green. Prejudicial.
Not once she mentioned the hurling thing.
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:17:35am |
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:17:39am |
re: #177 thedopefishlives
The best one I've seen: A guy shaving with a straight razor on the interstate. Newspaper on the steering wheel, shaving bowl in his lap, razor in one hand, adjusting the rear view mirror with the other.
He'd better be careful so he doesn't hit a bump while shaving his neck.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:17:45am |
re: #193 OldLineTexan
/Kermit runs away, flailing arms and screaming for Miss Piggy
followed by millions of environmentalists
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:18:02am |
re: #127 JamesTKirk
My other car is Admiral Janeway's modded runabout...
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:18:05am |
re: #184 MandyManners
Control freak sounds right.
My grandmother could have been put on exhibit in the Smithsonian's Psychology Exhibit.
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OldLineTexan Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:18:05am |
re: #196 JamesTKirk
Not once she mentioned the hurling thing.
Hurling's out? OK.
What about discus, or javelin?
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Charpete67 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:18:17am |
re: #174 Honorary Yooper
Very much so, but again, that's to us, the outside observers. To the flouncer, it is a major psychological boost to be booted from a blog considered by their friends to be, for lack of a better word, bad, or gone wrong. This boost seems to wear off in some, and some of those go back to flounce again with a sock puppet. It's really bizarre.
wow...sounds like a drug...I'm out of here...that wasn't a flounce...I just have to go...
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Danny Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:18:29am |
re: #164 Cannadian Club Akbar
I just got a phone call telling me I didn't get a job I applied for. Guess I'll go out tonight and have women tell me they won't have sex with me. Geez.
Don't feel bad. I once had a guy tell me that eHarmony.com refunded his signup fee because they couldn't match him up.
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:18:33am |
re: #169 HoosierHoops
There I was driving into the City on I-80 a few years ago..
I got passed by a lady that had the newspaper folded over the steering wheel holding a cup of coffee steering the car and putting on makeup in the rear view mirror...
I wonder if she is still alive...
Usually, you see that on I-280 at 85+!
The Junipero Serra Memorial Speedway, with its long, swooping curves, is just made for the braille school of driving.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:18:43am |
re: #190 thedopefishlives
Although he's already stated earlier today that he wouldn't do YOU when you're green. Prejudicial.
That's 'cause I'd be about to hurl.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:18:58am |
re: #187 JamesTKirk
Could you please stop feeding me so many obvious straight lines?
That was an awfully limp come-back.
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:19:14am |
re: #188 MandyManners
Especially if it's green.
Klingon (pointing to bottle in Scotty's hand): "What is that?"
*Long Pause*
Scotty (shrugs shoulders): "It's green"
**
Kirk: "Computer... Captain's personal log, make a note NOT to serve Romulan Ale at a state dinner."
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J.D. Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:19:24am |
VDH
...The false charge of racism won't change that reality, but it may well, if pursued, turn legislative defeats into political catastrophes for a generation. How strange that with large majorities in the House and Senate, with a president who just months ago enjoyed 70 percent approval ratings, and with a compliant and influential press, the Democratic party cannot pass its own legislation and instead is detouring to label most middle-class voters of all beliefs "racists." It is as if a group of political advisers got together and brainstormed how in theory to ruin the best liberal landscape in generations.
Anatomy of the "Racist" Charge—or, How to Turn a Setback into a Disaster [Victor Davis Hanson]
Read the whole thing.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:19:38am |
re: #141 Kosh's Shadow
Having learned to drive in Boston and being from New York City, I resemble that remark...
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:19:52am |
re: #193 OldLineTexan
/Kermit runs away, flailing arms and screaming for Miss Piggy
I'm resisting a joke about oh I can't even say it.
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J.D. Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:20:07am |
re: #204 Danny
Don't feel bad. I once had a guy tell me that eHarmony.com refunded his signup fee because they couldn't match him up.
Wonder what his profile looked like?
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Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:20:11am |
re: #208 SteveC
That oversized vegetable spokesman better look out.
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badger1970 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:20:14am |
re: #205 Dianna
I guess that's why they have Memorial in its name.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:20:26am |
re: #194 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
That would explain why cargo bay 3 is filled with nothing except antibiotics.
And, body-condoms.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:20:32am |
re: #209 J.D.
VDH
Anatomy of the "Racist" Charge—or, How to Turn a Setback into a Disaster [Victor Davis Hanson]
Read the whole thing.
Sorry, VDH is just wrong to try to make excuses for the racism problem. It's not a "false charge." There is a very real issue here, and when people like VDH refuse to call it out, it only gets worse.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:20:41am |
re: #210 bofhell
Having learned to drive in Boston and being from New York City, I resemble that remark...
In your defense, I learned to drive in Chicago and it works pretty much the same way. Along with the requisite driving no more than 6 inches from the bumper of the car in front of you, even at 80 mph.
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OldLineTexan Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:20:44am |
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:21:06am |
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:21:16am |
re: #201 pre-Boomer Marine brat
My grandmother could have been put on exhibit in the Smithsonian's Psychology Exhibit.
Egads. I bet your mom had a hard time with her.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:21:24am |
re: #211 MandyManners
I'm resisting a joke about oh I can't even say it.
We'd let Miss Piggy speak for herself, but she seems to have a frog in her throat.
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jaunte Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:21:49am |
Office wiseasses. Email exchange this morning:
Sent:
If everyone will remember to log out of their computers at the end of the day,
we will help keep the network cache clear,
which will help eliminate some of our current network traffic speed problems.
Reply:
That's the worst Haiku I ever read.
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J.D. Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:21:52am |
re: #217 Charles
Sorry, VDH is just wrong to try to make excuses for the racism problem. It's not a "false charge." There is a very real issue here, and when people like VDH refuse to call it out, it only gets worse.
Charles, it is not the majority of us.
Honestly.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:21:54am |
re: #204 Danny
Don't feel bad. I once had a guy tell me that eHarmony.com refunded his signup fee because they couldn't match him up.
There's an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" like that. The lady at the matchmaking agency tells Ted that she can't find him a single compatible woman in all of New York.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:22:17am |
re: #225 J.D.
Charles, it is not the majority of us.
Honestly.
That doesn't make it any less of a problem.
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Honorary Yooper Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:22:23am |
re: #205 Dianna
Usually, you see that on I-280 at 85+!
The Junipero Serra Memorial Speedway, with its long, swooping curves, is just made for the braille school of driving.
I've seen stuff like that on I-355 and the Tri-State Motor Speedway (I-294) as well.
Of course, inattentiveness on the Damn..er..Dan Ryan can have really, really bad results.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:22:26am |
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:22:41am |
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Son of the Black Dog Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:22:57am |
re: #183 Dianna
They publish a 990 every year.
Actually they don't. As least many of the 300+ affiliated organizations don't. The IRS has never called them on it. It is essentially impossible to track how the money flows through all the affiliated organizations.
There is a high degree of non-compliance among politically oriented non-profits.
IIRC the Nader organizations don't publish 990's either, and the IRS hasn't ever said boo to them.
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J.D. Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:23:14am |
re: #227 thedopefishlives
That doesn't make it any less of a problem.
I didn't say that and neither did he.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:23:16am |
re: #223 jaunte
Reply: That's the worst Haiku I ever read.
I do that all the time. But for bonus points, I sometimes manage to rewrite their memo into a haiku.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:23:31am |
re: #225 J.D.
Charles, it is not the majority of us.
Honestly.
And I didn't say that it was. It doesn't have to be a majority to be a very serious problem.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:23:40am |
re: #221 MandyManners
Egads. I bet your mom had a hard time with her.
Dad ran interference. Byt eh time they married, he'd matured enough (in the Marines) to know he had to get away from her.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:24:28am |
re: #222 JamesTKirk
We'd let Miss Piggy speak for herself, but she seems to have a frog in her throat.
oh my goodness
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:25:39am |
re: #221 MandyManners
Egads. I bet your mom had a hard time with her.
(add-on to my first reply, I could tell an annecdote which would ...
... ... no ... I don't think I better ... Mandy would vomit)
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:25:47am |
re: #218 thedopefishlives
Been there, done that too on the Kennedy and the Stevenson...
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:26:04am |
re: #228 Honorary Yooper
Of course, inattentiveness on the Damn..er..Dan Ryan can have really, really bad results.
And this is why I don't drive through downtown anymore. It's sorta like taking 35W through downtown Minneapolis: You just KNOW it isn't going to end well, but the call of that extra 5 minutes you _could_ save is just irresistible.
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J.D. Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:26:14am |
re: #234 Charles
And I didn't say that it was. It doesn't have to be a majority to be a very serious problem.
Right.
I always thought it was a serious problem when my brother in law, a dyed in the wool Democrat, used racist language... and in front of his kids.
It's not unique to any one group.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:26:29am |
Oh, in regards to God and bananas:
This morning we had Mass for the school. While I am getting my faith family assembled, a young woman stops by to talk to one of my boys about a reading they've prepared. She is eating a banana.
As I glance over, she ends the conversation by making the sign of the cross over her classmate with the banana still in her hand.
"Hon," I say, "did you just bless him with a banana?"
"It's a holy banana," she says serenely. "It's been lying on the altar all morning while we've been getting ready for Mass."
There's SOMETHING going on.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:26:49am |
re: #235 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Dad ran interference. Byt eh time they married, he'd matured enough (in the Marines) to know he had to get away from her.
Good for him. You wouldn't believe the tales of woe at mother-in-law sites. A common denominator seems to be spineless mommas' boys.
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Pawn of the Oppressor Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:27:01am |
re: #7 JamesTKirk
At least show some imagination.
I furiously waggle my nether regions at you with pantsless indignation! I curse the fornications of your ancestors! I expectorate upon your preferred means of transportation, and I condemn your internet website to death by stagnation! Yarrr! I shall leave this place, and never read it again! *slams door, stomps off*
/trying too hard?
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fizzlogic Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:27:31am |
So former Fed chief Paul Volcker yesterday was spouting off about how nuts it is that certain “too big to fail” commercial banks that receive mountains of public money are allowed to run around acting like high-risk hedge funds. In a haymaker that seemed to have been designed to land right between the figurative eyes of year-old commercial bank holding companies Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, who have amped up their risk profiles and continued their investment banking businesses basically in unchanged form since their conversions to more “conservative” commercial bank status, Volcker barked:
“I do not think it reasonable that public money — taxpayer money — be indirectly available to support risk-prone capital market activities simply because they are housed within a commercial banking organization,” Volcker, 82, said at a financial conference in Los Angeles.
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MJ Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:27:47am |
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:27:48am |
re: #229 MandyManners
The other white meat.
long pig?
/... someone ELSE posted that just now ... I did NOT!
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:27:50am |
re: #205 Dianna
Usually, you see that on I-280 at 85+!
The Junipero Serra Memorial Speedway, with its long, swooping curves, is just made for the braille school of driving.
Cop pulls over a car. "Sir, do you know how fast you were going?"
I was driving the speed limit," guy says. "See that sign right there? 95. I was going 95."
"Holy...! Son, that's not the speed limit, that's the highway sign! You're on Interstate 95!"
The cop sees another fellow, cowering in the back seat. "What's wrong with you?"
"We just got off of Interstate 250!"
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Honorary Yooper Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:27:53am |
re: #238 bofhell
Been there, done that too on the Kennedy and the Stevenson...
Ugh, the Stevenson...
Had to deal with I-55 this very morning. Smooth sailing until Lemont Road. OK, that's normal. No one seems to know how to crest the small rise caused by the bridge over Lemont. Then traffic keeps crawling past Cass Avenue. Why you ask? Because of police and fire activity on the other side of the fucking expressway!
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:27:54am |
re: #241 buzzsawmonkey
I wanna break out in a Tom Lehrer song about a Girl Scout similarly inclined.
BE PREPARED!
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:28:17am |
re: #240 J.D.
Right.
I always thought it was a serious problem when my brother in law, a dyed in the wool Democrat, used racist language... and in front of his kids.
It's not unique to any one group.
No, it's not unique. However, it's erupting out of the right wing now like a really smelly volcano.
That latest Rush Limbaugh recording posted earlier is a perfect example. It's absolutely pure racist hatred.
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:28:36am |
re: #237 pre-Boomer Marine brat
(add-on to my first reply, I could tell an annecdote which would ...
... ... no ... I don't think I better ... Mandy would vomit)
And we've already established how unattractive that is.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:28:44am |
re: #244 Pawn of the Oppressor
I furiously waggle my nether regions at you with pantsless indignation! I curse the fornications of your ancestors! I expectorate upon your preferred means of transportation, and I condemn your internet website to death by stagnation! Yarrr! I shall leave this place, and never read it again! *slams door, stomps off*
/trying too hard?
Yes and we are going to bring out the Holy Hand Grenade against you.
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:28:52am |
re: #217 Charles
I think VDH sketched the reality of the situation very, very clearly.
Of course there are racists, and they've been loud and noticeable. But there is nothing pervasive about it, not even on the right.
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:29:26am |
re: #231 Son of the Black Dog
Actually they don't. As least many of the 300+ affiliated organizations don't. The IRS has never called them on it. It is essentially impossible to track how the money flows through all the affiliated organizations.
There is a high degree of non-compliance among politically oriented non-profits.
IIRC the Nader organizations don't publish 990's either, and the IRS hasn't ever said boo to them.
That, I know. But the 990 is always the place to start.
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:29:46am |
re: #242 SanFranciscoZionist
Oh, in regards to God and bananas:
This morning we had Mass for the school. While I am getting my faith family assembled, a young woman stops by to talk to one of my boys about a reading they've prepared. She is eating a banana.
As I glance over, she ends the conversation by making the sign of the cross over her classmate with the banana still in her hand.
"Hon," I say, "did you just bless him with a banana?"
"It's a holy banana," she says serenely. "It's been lying on the altar all morning while we've been getting ready for Mass."
There's SOMETHING going on.
The bananas are starting to attend church regularly. They know something is coming.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:30:21am |
re: #250 Honorary Yooper
Ugh, the Stevenson...
Had to deal with I-55 this very morning. Smooth sailing until Lemont Road. OK, that's normal. No one seems to know how to crest the small rise caused by the bridge over Lemont. Then traffic keeps crawling past Cass Avenue. Why you ask? Because of police and fire activity on the other side of the fucking expressway!
Were the expressways so capable, methinks Chicago would have far fewer traffic problems than it does currently...
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:31:08am |
re: #259 bofhell
Were the expressways so capable, methinks Chicago would have far fewer traffic problems than it does currently...
Chicago would INVENT traffic problems if it had to. It just wouldn't be right.
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:32:07am |
There better be some serious fucking looking into this:
Marines' plea for help under investigation
Tuesday's incident was "under investigation" and details remained unclear, press secretary Geoff Morrell told a news conference.
A McClatchy newspapers' journalist who witnessed the battle reported that a team of Marine trainers made repeated appeals for air and artillery support after being pinned down by insurgents in the village of Ganjgal in eastern Kunar province.
The US troops had to wait more than an hour for attack helicopters to come to their aid and their appeal for artillery fire was rejected, with commanders citing new rules designed to avoid civilian casualties, the report said.
Morrell said the helicopters were not hampered by any restrictions on air power but had to travel a long distance to reach the Marines at the remote location near the Pakistan border.
"I think that it did take some time for close air support to arrive in this case, but this is not a result of more restrictive conditions in which it can be used," he said.
"It was the result, as is often the case in Afghanistan, of the fact that there are great distances often between bases where such assets are located and where our troops are out operating."
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Danny Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:32:20am |
re: #258 SteveC
The bananas are starting to attend church regularly. They know something is coming.
The Second Coming of Day-O?
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jaunte Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:32:25am |
A major problem with the discussion of racism and politics now is that many critics of the Obama administration are more interested in complaining about being accused of racism if they protest his policies, than are interested in calling out the actual racially divisive statements of people who agree with them on policy matters.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:32:28am |
re: #257 buzzsawmonkey
And everyone in Washington is singing New Math
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lawhawk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:32:31am |
The same arguments that ACORN rightfully gets smacked down for apply here.
Acorn says that it's only a small and isolated group that engage in the illegalities, and it's not the whole of the entity. People here slam them every which way to Sunday for making such statements when the evidence is a growing pile of malfeasance.
There is a problem with racism and nirtherism with the GOP. You can argue that it's only a small portion - and don't paint the whole party with it. The Democrats will be more than glad to slam the GOP every which way to Sunday for making such statements when there's a growing pile of evidence to support claims that the GOP is racist, nutty - just take a gander at the photos of the signs at the 9/12 rally, the tea parties, etc. (and the same goes for Democrats who shelter tax cheats like Rangel or those on the take like Jefferson, etc.)
People have to stand up and say enough is enough and clean up the acts. Straighten up and fly right. It's not that difficult to do - there is right and wrong and it applies regardless of what party you belong to and which side you believe in. It also means taking responsibility, which sadly is all too lacking these days in the public sphere.
Enough is enough already. Accountability has to start somewhere - and that includes these grassroots organizations too.
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J.D. Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:32:36am |
re: #252 Charles
No, it's not unique. However, it's erupting out of the right wing now like a really smelly volcano.
That latest Rush Limbaugh recording posted earlier is a perfect example. It's absolutely pure racist hatred.
Didn't hear it and I'm sure I wouldn't defend it.
But I feel as though you are insinuating that I agree with or am responsible for all that.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:33:10am |
re: #244 Pawn of the Oppressor
I furiously waggle my nether regions at you with pantsless indignation! I curse the fornications of your ancestors! I expectorate upon your preferred means of transportation, and I condemn your internet website to death by stagnation! Yarrr! I shall leave this place, and never read it again! *slams door, stomps off*
/trying too hard?
I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
/The French Knight's flounce
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:33:18am |
re: #255 Dianna
I think VDH sketched the reality of the situation very, very clearly.
Of course there are racists, and they've been loud and noticeable. But there is nothing pervasive about it, not even on the right.
I don't see how you can make that claim at all, when people like Ron Paul and Pat Buchanan and Ann Coulter are everywhere on the right wing, and when the right wing blogosphere unites to support a flat-out white supremacist like Robert Stacy McCain.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:33:23am |
re: #260 thedopefishlives
Chicago would INVENT traffic problems if it had to. It just wouldn't be right.
Yes, but the garbage gets picked up on time.
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sffilk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:33:24am |
I found this story and figured it might be of interest. Shows that two faiths can work together.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:33:50am |
re: #253 JamesTKirk
And we've already established how unattractive that is.
Oh?
Did something happen barfor this to bring the topic up?
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VioletTiger Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:34:44am |
re: #258 SteveC
The bananas are starting to attend church regularly. They know something is coming.
Bananarama?
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:34:59am |
But back to my original question. Or a variation thereof.
Does anyone NOT like the iPhone?
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:35:07am |
re: #266 J.D.
Didn't hear it and I'm sure I wouldn't defend it.
But I feel as though you are insinuating that I agree with or am responsible for all that.
Where did I do that?
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A Man for all Seasons Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:35:29am |
re: #252 Charles
No, it's not unique. However, it's erupting out of the right wing now like a really smelly volcano.
That latest Rush Limbaugh recording posted earlier is a perfect example. It's absolutely pure racist hatred.
I said here months ago that Rush got fired from ESPN for racist comments..
I could never listen to him or ever support his views about any other topic.
Some people defended his comments on ESPN..Just misunderstood...
yeah right..Listen to him now..It's all coming out...He is the de facto leader of the GOP now? Good grief...
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:35:35am |
re: #252 Charles
That latest Rush Limbaugh recording posted earlier is a perfect example. It's absolutely pure racist hatred.
What? The response to Newsweek saying that all children are born racist?
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Honorary Yooper Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:35:41am |
re: #260 thedopefishlives
Chicago would INVENT traffic problems if it had to. It just wouldn't be right.
The top things that cause traffic congestion in Chicagoland:
*Curves on expressways and tollways. No one seems to know how to take them at speed.
*Left lane hogs, usually with Wisconsin plates.
*Idiots. Enough said.
*Merges. No one likes to give way to anyone else on the road. If they did, their dicks or breasts would suddenly get smaller.
*Tollway construction. But, at least the Tollway does widening projects.
*IDOT. Need I say more? They can't even spelll "idiot" properly.
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:36:15am |
re: #260 thedopefishlives
Chicago would INVENT traffic problems if it had to. It just wouldn't be right.
Front page article in newspaper about how the traffic is going to be so bad this weekend, when the University of South Carolina has it's home opener in football.
... they've been playing there for years, and the last stadium expansion was 10+ years ago. We know the traffic gets heavy downtown!
(Just wait until the 3rd weekend in October, when the State Fair is open. It's across the street from the football stadium. The local news yahoos will be in full FOX NEWS ALERT mode.)
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:36:35am |
Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The Associated Press.
The document drafted by senior officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency is the clearest indication yet that the agency's leaders share Washington's views on Iran's weapon-making capabilities.
It appears to be the so-called "secret annex" on Iran's nuclear program that Washington says is being withheld by the IAEA's chief.
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Pawn of the Oppressor Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:36:41am |
re: #242 SanFranciscoZionist
"Hon," I say, "did you just bless him with a banana?""It's a holy banana," she says serenely. "It's been lying on the altar all morning while we've been getting ready for Mass."
There's SOMETHING going on.
...Was she joking or was she serious?
I do get a Wikipedia result if I search for "holy fruit" but the article contains a lot of theological deep talk, I don't see anything about bananas.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:36:58am |
re: #278 Honorary Yooper
We have two seasons here in Minnesota: Winter and construction. You can take a guess as to what causes most of our traffic congestion issues here in the wild north country.
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Danny Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:36:58am |
re: #274 bofhell
Does anyone NOT like the iPhone?
Most anti-iPhoners I've met hate AT&T more so than the phone.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:36:58am |
re: #278 Honorary Yooper
The top things that cause traffic congestion in Chicagoland:
*Curves on expressways and tollways. No one seems to know how to take them at speed.
*Left lane hogs, usually with Wisconsin plates.
*Idiots. Enough said.
*Merges. No one likes to give way to anyone else on the road. If they did, their dicks or breasts would suddenly get smaller.
*Tollway construction. But, at least the Tollway does widening projects.
*IDOT. Need I say more? They can't even spelll "idiot" properly.
HEY! I was one of those folks in Wisconsin plates.
Of course I didn't learn to drive there, either...
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:38:02am |
re: #280 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
If the IAEA admits it, they must have seen one already addressed to Tel Aviv.
I had thought they wouldn't admit it even if Ahmadinejad was their host at a test explosion.
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NJDhockeyfan Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:38:14am |
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:38:25am |
re: #261 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
There better be some serious fucking looking into this:
Between the AFP byline and mention of "A McClatchy newspapers' journalist who witnessed the battle reported that ...", I deeply concerned, like you, but I want a second source for data on what happened.
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J.D. Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:38:43am |
re: #275 Charles
Where did I do that?
Just the feeling I have from your comments to me.
It seems to me of late that you don't so much welcome me here any more.
Do I read you correctly?
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:38:46am |
re: #262 Danny
The Second Coming of Day-O?
"Daylight come and I wanna go home" - code for the Rapture of fruit and vegetables?
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:39:24am |
re: #273 VioletTiger
Bananarama?
I once had to write a sample paper for some students. They were writing about the Aztecs, so I wrote a sample essay about religious life in an ancient culture. I didn't want to risk writing anything they could try to plagiarize, so I wrote about a culture called the Fruitzaks who lived in Central America and worshipped a god called Bananarama by beating their victims to death with bunches of bananas.
God help up, they plagiarized anyway. And on the test, at least two kids said that the Aztecs sacrified people by killing them with bananas.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:39:33am |
re: #279 SteveC
Front page article in newspaper about how the traffic is going to be so bad this weekend, when the University of South Carolina has it's home opener in football.
... they've been playing there for years, and the last stadium expansion was 10+ years ago. We know the traffic gets heavy downtown!
(Just wait until the 3rd weekend in October, when the State Fair is open. It's across the street from the football stadium. The local news yahoos will be in full FOX NEWS ALERT mode.)
After last weekend's game, we're waiting for the Bears to climb back into that spaceship that crashed into Soldier Field and head back from whence they came.
Of course, the only thing that could rival that is when Brett get's his due in a couple weeks.
Go Pack.
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:39:38am |
re: #269 Charles
I don't see how you can make that claim at all, when people like Ron Paul and Pat Buchanan and Ann Coulter are everywhere on the right wing, and when the right wing blogosphere unites to support a flat-out white supremacist like Robert Stacy McCain.
I think I can make it because 1) Ron Paul is a loon - and most people who aren't obsessively following the internet would ask "Who?" if you mentioned his name; 2) Pat Buchanan has always been an anti-semite and bigot; P.J. O'Rourke wrote an article about it back in the early 90's; and 3) Ann Coulter throws rhetorical bombs, and has lost most of her popularity.
As to the support for R. S. McCain, I don't know what to say.
But I do not accept - not for one second - the idea that there is a rising tide of racism, or a growing acceptance of bigotry.
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MandyManners Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:39:59am |
re: #280 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
It appears to be the so-called "secret annex" on Iran's nuclear program that Washington says is being withheld by the IAEA's chief.
ElBaradei lies?
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Kragar Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:40:37am |
re: #288 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Between the AFP byline and mention of "A McClatchy newspapers' journalist who witnessed the battle reported that ...", I deeply concerned, like you, but I want a second source for data on what happened.
Thats why it needs to be investigated. It needs to be clear what actually happened, but if true, then heads deserve to roll.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:40:38am |
re: #277 Dianna
What? The response to Newsweek saying that all children are born racist?
Actually, that wasn't what the article found. It was about nurture, not nature, and I thought it raised some fascinating ideas.
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NJDhockeyfan Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:41:00am |
Russia to Deploy Second Topol-M Regiment in 2009
Russia intends to deploy its second Topol-M ICBM regiment this year, ITAR-Tass reported (see GSN, April 13).
With the new unit of mobile launchers, the Russian strategic missile forces would have a total of 18 mobile launchers and 60 silos for the Topol-M missile by the end of 2009.
The weapon and is intended to carry a single 550-kiloton warhead, but it could be modified to deliver up to six independently targeted warheads as well as decoys for throwing missile interceptors off course. The missile has a range greater than 6,500 miles, according to the Yuri Solomonov, the weapon's top designer.
The Topol-M can be stored either in a silo hardened against a potential nuclear strike or on a mobile launcher designed to travel off-road (ITAR-Tass, Sept. 17).
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JamesTKirk Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:42:13am |
re: #298 NJDhockeyfanRussia to Deploy Second Topol-M Regiment in 2009
Are we back to Fiddler on the Roof?
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:42:33am |
re: #298 NJDhockeyfan
Oh, but I'm sure Putin will be unclenching now that we're conceding the Polish missile defenses...
/spit
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:42:49am |
re: #281 Pawn of the Oppressor
...Was she joking or was she serious?
I do get a Wikipedia result if I search for "holy fruit" but the article contains a lot of theological deep talk, I don't see anything about bananas.
She was kidding. I just brought it up because we were talking about the video clip opf the man who uses the (manmade) banana to prove God's existence.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:42:51am |
re: #296 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Thats why it needs to be investigated. It needs to be clear what actually happened, but if true, then heads deserve to roll.
A very loud AMEN!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:43:30am |
L'shanah tovah tikatev v'taihatem.
Don't know what that means, but... Happy new year?
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:43:43am |
Blatant, ugly race baiting from Rush Limbaugh:
His claims about the bus incident have already been proven false. There was no racial motivation behind it.
But he's using it to whip up racial animus. It's nauseating.
I expect some people to see nothing wrong with this, of course.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:44:09am |
re: #299 JamesTKirk
Russia to Deploy Second Topol-M Regiment in 2009
Are we back to Fiddler on the Roof?
Yes, because Something Funny Happened On The Way To The Forum.
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SteveC Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:44:13am |
The Topol-M can be stored either in a silo hardened against a potential nuclear strike or on a mobile launcher designed to travel off-road (ITAR-Tass, Sept. 17).
ATVs with nuclear missiles. We are so screwed.
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:44:20am |
re: #297 SanFranciscoZionist
Actually, that wasn't what the article found. It was about nurture, not nature, and I thought it raised some fascinating ideas.
I listened to the clip, and laughed. I went and read the article, and laughed even harder.
The ideas were interesting, but the headline and lede paragraph deserved mockery.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:44:27am |
re: #299 JamesTKirk
Russia to Deploy Second Topol-M Regiment in 2009
Are we back to Fiddler on the Roof?
I hope so -- I'd like to dream of being a young man again.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:44:46am |
AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb
We talking about this?
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:45:26am |
re: #303 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
L'shanah tovah tikatev v'taihatem.
Don't know what that means, but... Happy new year?
Lake Titicaca, oh Lake Titicaca
It's between Bolivia and Peru...
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:45:33am |
re: #309 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I guess we are...
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cliffster Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:46:07am |
re: #293 Dianna
I think what you said - "...most people who aren't obsessively following the internet..." is an important point. There is clearly an ugly fight in the blogosphere and if this is what you are living and breathing, then it looks like a huge deal. But the average person who's trying to squeeze in a trip to the grocery store, or out throwing the football around with their son, doesn't really care.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:46:15am |
re: #307 Dianna
I listened to the clip, and laughed. I went and read the article, and laughed even harder.
The ideas were interesting, but the headline and lede paragraph deserved mockery.
I thought what they said about children noticing racial difference the way they notice gender difference, but not having it explained to them in the same way was very interesting. I think the researchers are right, there's a sense of taboo about it.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:47:24am |
re: #314 SanFranciscoZionist
I thought what they said about children noticing racial difference the way they notice gender difference, but not having it explained to them in the same way was very interesting. I think the researchers are right, there's a sense of taboo about it.
However, my reaction to pulling my copy out of the mailbox and seeing the cute baby with "IS YOUR BABY RACIST?" blazoned over it was to say "Nooo! What a cutie!"
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:47:57am |
re: #312 Dianna
My print run's done. Back to shuffling paper.
Giving "spread sheet" a new, or an old, meaning?
/was I trying too hard?
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drogheda Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:48:59am |
re: #277 Dianna
What? The response to Newsweek saying that all children are born racist?
Is this the Newsweek article to which you are referring?
I thought it was an interesting read. Especially the part about how children can not only learn from what their parents talk to them about but from what their parents don't talk about.
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jaunte Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:49:44am |
It's curious to see a multi-millionaire like Rush Limbaugh casting himself and his listeners as victims.
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jaunte Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:50:44am |
Newsweek clarifies:
How We Got Pulled Into a War Between Rush Limbaugh and Maureen Dowd
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drogheda Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:54:38am |
re: #320 jaunte
It appears the article I linked in my #318 is the one that upset Rush.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:55:20am |
re: #318 drogheda
Is this the Newsweek article to which you are referring?
I thought it was an interesting read. Especially the part about how children can not only learn from what their parents talk to them about but from what their parents don't talk about.
I agree. This article doesn't even remotely say that all children are born racists. It's a report on an interesting investigation into how children acquire prejudiced beliefs.
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What, me worry? Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:56:09am |
re: #67 reine.de.tout
They just got pissed over the VB thing. That's when it started really. Slander and ridicule followed, anything to try to discredit him. I'm glad many of these folks were banned. Lots of bullies anyway.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:56:53am |
re: #321 buzzsawmonkey
I don't know which of his claims have been "proven false," how, or by whom.
The sherriff who investigated the incident said there did not appear to be a racial motivation behind it.
It would not surprise me if the bus incident was at least partially racially motivated.
But it wasn't.
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fizzlogic Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:57:33am |
re: #323 Charles
It's like the articles on global warming. Crack researchers on the Right, like Rush Limbaugh, only read the headlines. :)
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wrenchwench Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:58:01am |
re: #322 drogheda
It appears the article I linked in my #318 is the one that upset Rush.
I don't think he read the article. I think the headline upset him.
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wrenchwench Thu, Sep 17, 2009 10:58:29am |
re: #326 trendsurfer
It's like the articles on global warming. Crack researchers on the Right, like Rush Limbaugh, only read the headlines. :)
GMTA
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:00:20am |
re: #313 cliffster
If they knew, they'd care, and reassure a lot of people.
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:02:08am |
re: #318 drogheda
Is this the Newsweek article to which you are referring?
I thought it was an interesting read. Especially the part about how children can not only learn from what their parents talk to them about but from what their parents don't talk about.
Repeat: I thought the article was interesting. I thought, however, that the headline and lede needed mocking.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:02:37am |
With two of my children there was a teaching moment that came. There was a moment in time when they noticed that the color of their skin was different than a child they were playing with. I realized it was what I said that mattered--they had just noticed the genuine difference.
I explained that God made us all different and that they were exactly the way God wanted them, and it was all good and didn't really matter.
The other two kids? Wouldn't notice if their shoes were on fire. I think we've gotten it across anyway.
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What, me worry? Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:02:41am |
re: #85 Charles
Geez that is such BULLSHIT. These people who admittedly say they know nothing of the history or the feud seem to have no problem spreading around lies about it, do they.
No, Charles DID NOT attack those "other" blogs. They attacked HIM after he said something seemed fishy with the whole Vlaams Belang thing. In the beginning, he just asked questions and then everyone jumped down his throat until all hell broke lose.
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OldLineTexan Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:07:43am |
re: #291 SanFranciscoZionist
I once had to write a sample paper for some students. They were writing about the Aztecs, so I wrote a sample essay about religious life in an ancient culture. I didn't want to risk writing anything they could try to plagiarize, so I wrote about a culture called the Fruitzaks who lived in Central America and worshipped a god called Bananarama by beating their victims to death with bunches of bananas.
God help up, they plagiarized anyway. And on the test, at least two kids said that the Aztecs sacrified people by killing them with bananas.
Mouthward-curving bananas, or the evil kind?
/
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Dianna Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:08:58am |
re: #323 Charles
I agree. This article doesn't even remotely say that all children are born racists. It's a report on an interesting investigation into how children acquire prejudiced beliefs.
Sarcasm, irony and cynical mockery are no longer allowed?
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:09:19am |
And in other news...
If this kid doesn't get an invite to throw out a first pitch at a game, someone in Philly needs their head examined.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:09:44am |
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J.S. Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:19:58am |
re: #325 Charles
Anderson Cooper last night played that idiot Limbaugh's take on the bus incident...Anderson Cooper also noted: "The police now say it's just purely a case of bullying. Initially one officer speculated that race may have played a role in it. That officer has now backed off that statement." from CNN transcripts...
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Joshua Cohen Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:21:56am |
re: #274 bofhell
But back to my original question. Or a variation thereof.
Does anyone NOT like the iPhone?
*rise hand*
Why should I?
Closed soft- AND hardware...DRM for anything...not tough enough...
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Tigger2005 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:25:18am |
I've said it before & I'll say it again...anyone who wants to know what REAL political conservatism is, needs to read two speeches by Ronald Reagan: his 1964 speech on behalf of Barry Goldwater ("A Time for Choosing") and his speech ca. 1972 to the Conservative Political Action Committee. There is hardly a mention of religion in either of these speeches, except brief references to Moses and Jesus at the end of the Goldwater speech.
They are ALL about capitalism, freedom, personal responsibility, and a strong military to deter those who don't like these things.
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bofhell Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:25:25am |
re: #339 Joshua Cohen
*rise hand*
Why should I?
Closed soft- AND hardware...DRM for anything...not tough enough...
I think they've pulled the DRM off of ITMS, but I use Amazon anyhow.
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Joshua Cohen Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:35:57am |
re: #341 bofhell
I think they've pulled the DRM off of ITMS, but I use Amazon anyhow.
Maybe.
I do not care. Apple and esp. the iPhone is a no need. Their products just have a high style factor.
Mostly just their 3rd generations are acceptable in quality and so on.
I am no beta tester, and I will not pay to be one.
Btw.: even if we build emergency or off the grid communication equipment sometimes - I just own a simple mobile. It can be used for phoning and short messaging. Thats all...no camera(would not be allowed @work either)...no colored screen...and it goes off automatically @22:30 every day.
I allow myself the luxury of not being reachable at all times.
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Sep 17, 2009 11:36:33am |
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Greengolem64 Thu, Sep 17, 2009 12:24:38pm |
re: #8 Charles
That's it? No long dramatic post? Blah.
Charles, you need to keep a gallery of these posts for those of us who don't get on enough to be there 'real time' to see them before deleting them.
The Best of the Bouncers, or Flouncing's Finest!
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Charles Johnson Thu, Sep 17, 2009 12:37:04pm |
re: #337 buzzsawmonkey
Got it. You're going to believe it was racially motivated, no matter what.
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