You guys all rock! Be well! Gotta sleep!

CERN is going to accidently produce a strangelet in the Large Hardon (sic) Collider on Dec 21, 2012. The same day effects from the Betelgeuse supernova will arrive at Earth including a gamma ray burst from the leftover core collapsing into a quark star or a black hole.

Jesus will return 10 days later to a planet that is a quark-gluon plasma surrounded by a charred moon and will say "D'oh I forgot about the damn calendar change in 1582!"

It's Flipper! Flipper! Faster than lightning.

Mercedes Sosa - Gracias a La Vida

I got to thinking about the anti-vaccination types and it seems they are doing a great disservice to the conservative argument against illegal immigration from a medical standpoint. A lot of my issues are the diseases they can bring in from their country of origin when not properly vaccinated.

Now...we want to do it on purpose! Hooray! Let's all be 3rd world on purpose!
/

Goodnight everyone!

Goodnight all. Sleep well.

What's a white gorilla?

Nice pic CJ.

re: #5 Oh no...Sand People!

I got to thinking about the anti-vaccination types and it seems they are doing a great disservice to the conservative argument against illegal immigration from a medical standpoint. A lot of my issues are the diseases they can bring in from their country of origin when not properly vaccinated.

Now...we want to do it on purpose! Hooray! Let's all be 3rd world on purpose!
/

All of these idiots are doing the conservative movement a disservice. Barry Goldwater wasn't an idiotarian. Buckley wasn't an idiotarian. These morons have stolen our movement, tossed Goldwater under the bus and all we got were these lousey factions pushing out the rational people from the party. They don't want RINOs! They can continue to enjoy electoral defeats with that attitude.

re: #2 ArchangelMichael

Jesus will return 10 days later to a planet that is a quark-gluon plasma surrounded by a charred moon and will say "D'oh I forgot about the damn calendar change in 1582!"

I am sick and tired of people not getting their damned facts straight. Jesus will return 12 days later, as in 12 disciples. Sheesh.

re: #11 BigPapa

I am sick and tired of people not getting their damned facts straight. Jesus will return 12 days later, as in 12 disciples. Sheesh.

Yeah but the Gregorian calendar is 10 days off of the Julian one. So if he comes 12 days later, he would have been after all of that nasty end of the world stuff instead of before.

J. Mascis (solo) - ammaring

re: #3 Sharmuta

It's Flipper! Flipper! Faster than lightning.

Maybe that's what Ojoe's Modern Whig party should rename themselves.

The RINO! Party.

They could potentially pick up a lot of people with this name change, because the right-wing blogosphere tells me the right is simply cram packed with RINOs!

re: #10 Sharmuta

And I was just told by a visiting relative that Beck is going to be The Man That Saves America. He's going to bring down this one world gov't plot that has been in the works since Bush Sr.

Booze ain't gonna cut it for me this time. Ben Hur, paging Mr. Ben Hur. Please hook a Lizard up.
/

Is that a pair of dophins jumping out of the sea, in that plaque on the railing...? Or is that a cow I see?

re: #15 Sharmuta

Maybe that's what Ojoe's Modern Whig party should rename themselves.

The RINO! Party.

They could potentially pick up a lot of people with this name change, because the right-wing blogosphere tells me the right is simply cram packed with RINOs!

There are a lot of DINOs feeling unwanted too. I thought it was crazy last time but now I really do hope Bloomburg runs as an independent.

re: #16 Slumbering Behemoth

The Grand Kookspiracy!

re: #19 ArchangelMichael

All the kook stuff is in the first 2 minutes. I couldn't find a shorter version with just the conspiracy dialogue in it.

re: #19 ArchangelMichael

An excellent game. They just don't make 'em like that any more. I still have my copy, which I bought used for $1.99.

They're working on a third. After the second one, I will reserve my enthusiasm.

The Letter Johnny Walker Read - Asleep At The Wheel

re: #21 Slumbering Behemoth

An excellent game. They just don't make 'em like that any more. I still have my copy, which I bought used for $1.99.

They're working on a third. After the second one, I will reserve my enthusiasm.

Greatest Game Ever. Ditto on the enthusiasm for another sequel (I think it's supposed to be a prequel though). I think I might try reinstalling the original and playing it through again. Not sure how well it will get along with Windows 7 though.

re: #21 Slumbering Behemoth

Haha! I was just playing that like right this minute. I bought it off Steam a week ago, its spectacular. Only complaint I have is the dozens and dozens of key codes you encounter throughout the game. I like that the superevil MJ12 conspiracy has their own logo...

re: #19 ArchangelMichael

and people wonder why Ron Paul has such a strong following among hardcore gamers.

re: #23 ArchangelMichael

Not sure how well it will get along with Windows 7 though.

In WinXP I had to use the "compatibility mode" option and set it to "Windows 98". Otherwise, all motion was slowed to a crawl.

re: #24 MisterCookie

Haha! I was just playing that like right this minute. I bought it off Steam a week ago, its spectacular. Only complaint I have is the dozens and dozens of key codes you encounter throughout the game. I like that the superevil MJ12 conspiracy has their own logo...

I got Deus Ex originally as a "freebee" included with a video card I bought back in 2000. It was better than finding a Willy Wonka golden ticket.

It's also literally the first video game I finished without cheating or giving up.

re: #18 Conservative Moonbat

There are a lot of DINOs feeling unwanted too. I thought it was crazy last time but now I really do hope Bloomburg runs as an independent.

I think DINOs need to read some Goldwater- maybe then they'll feel comfortable being RINOs!

I run linux and have lost half my life to nethack. I don't need fancy graphics.

re: #24 MisterCookie

There are a variety of ways around the many key codes and computer logins. Dialog, tech gadgets, info on data cubes, investing in certain skills, etc.

How are you liking the game otherwise?

re: #15 Sharmuta

Maybe that's what Ojoe's Modern Whig party should rename themselves.

The RINO! Party.

They could potentially pick up a lot of people with this name change, because the right-wing blogosphere tells me the right is simply cram packed with RINOs!

My definition of RINO has always been someone who is not fiscally conservative. My previous problems with McCain, Specter, Graham, and the like have always been their apparent lack of fi-con credentials. If the "real" (read current GOP) definition is a non-socon, well then I'll be ok with the RINO party, otherwise no. Last thing we need is more big-spenders.

re: #30 Slumbering Behemoth

I'm loving it, I've been mostly just hacking to avoid key codes. I always find a way around them, but I'm saturated with emails saying "oh by the way the code for the terminal is 1337" then seeing at least 20 different objects that fit the description of a terminal. Just got to the part where I have to buy LAMs from Smuggler to scuttle the freighter. Can you get LAMS on site, I assume? I don't have 2400 credits on me.

re: #32 MisterCookie

I'm loving it, I've been mostly just hacking to avoid key codes. I always find a way around them, but I'm saturated with emails saying "oh by the way the code for the terminal is 1337" then seeing at least 20 different objects that fit the description of a terminal. Just got to the part where I have to buy LAMs from Smuggler to scuttle the freighter. Can you get LAMS on site, I assume? I don't have 2400 credits on me.

Wish I could help you with that. I haven't played it since 2002. I think at the time, I already had LAMs on me though. There's probably a way around it. They never railroad you into a single solution in that game that I can remember.

re: #31 ArchangelMichael

My definition of RINO has always been someone who is not fiscally conservative. My previous problems with McCain, Specter, Graham, and the like have always been their apparent lack of fi-con credentials. If the "real" (read current GOP) definition is a non-socon, well then I'll be ok with the RINO party, otherwise no. Last thing we need is more big-spenders.

I'd be happy to take McCain, Grahm, Crist, et al, just to keep the theocrats out of power.

re: #33 ArchangelMichael

Yeah but I'm pretty sure it involves running around half the shipyard looking for a mine. I know I've got like 20 spare rockets; I suppose those could work.

re: #34 Conservative Moonbat

I'd be happy to take McCain, Grahm, Crist, et al, just to keep the theocrats out of power.

It's not about voting for what you want. It's about voting against that which you cannot the thought of being in office.

re: #32 MisterCookie

It's been a while, but usually you can find what you need on the sight of your mission. GameFAQs has a truly lousy forum community (bunch of shit flinging adolescents), but the walkthroughs hosted on that site are much more often than not excellent, if you wanna go that route.

I generally try to avoid walkthroughs unless I am absolutely stumped.

re: #36 Conservative Moonbat

It's not about voting for what you want. It's about voting against that which you cannot the thought of being in office.

cannot stand the thought.

Wheee I'm buzzed and need to go to bed

re: #33 ArchangelMichael

They never railroad you into a single solution in that game that I can remember.

A rare quality in PCRPGs these days. Fallout (1&2) FTW! Amirite?

re: #37 Slumbering Behemoth

Yeah I'm avoiding them; I'm only using a guide that gives recommendations on augmentation upgrades. Oh well, I'll see what happens when I get to Brooklyn.

That pic looks dolphinophilic.

re: #40 MisterCookie

Just curious, what kind of character are you playing?

re: #42 Slumbering Behemoth

Mostly stealth, put points into rifles and pistols. Something I am having problems with is putting guards down with one shot to the head. Seems really random if they go down in 1 shot or 2. Sniper rifle works fine, but I'd rather use pistol. Do I need accuracy upgrades on the gun to do it more reliably?

re: #23 ArchangelMichael

I think it's supposed to be a prequel though

That's what I am gathering so far. I like the idea of the pre-nanotech, mechanical augmentations coming into play, but there are other things I am not liking so much, like regenerating health. Too many games are using that method now. It seems cheap to me.

Oh Dear . . .

Just finished watching the latest episode (#4) of the recent season of Fringe... speaking of "derivative" (as we were on the art thread...), while I find Fringe to be pretty much a reincarnation of X-Files it does have a few very endearing qualities, not the least of which is the work of John Noble.

re: #43 MisterCookie

For stealth:

The Mini-Crossbow is your friend. Darts are everywhere. A scope mod and accuracy/range mods will make that a head shot killer, but you also need Low Tech Weapons skills.

You also have to adjust for "drop", I have no clue what the official term for that is. In other words, the darts will follow a downward arc once fired, so at a certain distance you will have to aim above the head of your target to account for the downward arc.

The pistol also works great for head shots with a silencer mod and accuracy/range mods.

What the...? Where are my shoelaces?

Either somebody's playing a prank or I'm on suicide watch after tonight's Red Sox game.

re: #48 Fenway_Nation

Sorry bro, I got horny er, um... I mean hungry.
/

Say a prayer for me if you do that kinda' thing, I'll be taking Mom to "the home" in the morning... this is going to be tough... I hope I can sleep tonight...

re: #49 Slumbering Behemoth

Yeah...about that. Be sure to say 'Hi' to David Carridine and Michael Huctchense for me when you're found hanging in a hotel room like they were...

re: #50 sngnsgt

Dealing with aging parents is difficult. Wish you well.

re: #50 sngnsgt

I can only imagine...godspeed, sngnsgt.

/or secularspeed, if you prefer.

re: #52 freetoken

re: #53 Fenway_Nation

Thanks, Mom had a stroke at 65 and suffers from dementia. It will be easier for everyone and it's best for her.

re: #54 sngnsgt

My grandfather's in his 90s- had a stroke and can't get around independently. He's still very aware (and to be honest, a pretty ornery cuss) and is residing in a rest home for retired firefighters these days.

re: #50 sngnsgt

Say a prayer for me if you do that kinda' thing, I'll be taking Mom to "the home" in the morning... this is going to be tough... I hope I can sleep tonight...

IIRC, Irish Rose has the Prayer List. Email her and ask for your mom to be added. Mornin' (or evening) late nighters.

Tippy toppy tip top o'the morning to ya, CCA...

re: #57 Fenway_Nation

Tippy toppy tip top o'the morning to ya, CCA...

There was some train porn on NGC yesterday. You were online and was gonna tell you. But it was a scrap yard. But recycling extends the life of a train, I suppose.

re: #58 Cannadian Club Akbar

Actually, they were selling cabs and other parts, not all melted down. Should have pointed that out.

re: #58 Cannadian Club Akbar

I had this posted at my blog the other night. Zero reaction regarding the proverbial low hanging fruit...does that mean it was way too gratuitous?

Starting at 6:15 EST...
[Link: www.nasa.gov...]

re: #51 Fenway_Nation

FYI, I didn't use 'em like that. Uh, you might want to burn them now, however. Just a heads up.

re: #62 Slumbering Behemoth

Looks like it's back to the velcro sneakers again.

re: #60 Fenway_Nation

I had this posted at my blog the other night. Zero reaction regarding the proverbial low hanging fruit...does that mean it was way too gratuitous?

Looks good to me!!

re: #62 Slumbering Behemoth

FYI, I didn't use 'em like that. Uh, you might want to burn them now, however. Just a heads up.

You had better not talk about any beads!!
/

re: #54 sngnsgt

Best of luck to you Lizard. I watched one grandma go down like that (dementia/Alzheimer's) ten years ago, and I'm watching my other grandma do the same. It's never easy, no matter how much experience a person has dealing with it.

re: #61 Cannadian Club Akbar

Just thought I'd augment my usual train p0rn with 'Famous hotties from Alaska' so it wouldn't be completely off-topic.

So what time does our bombing of the moon commence?

7:30. Coverage starts at 6:15. Link on my #61.

re: #63 Fenway_Nation

Looks like it's back to the velcro sneakers again.

I gots plans for them too. Experimental Brazilian, extra pain.

re: #17 freetoken

Is that a pair of dophins jumping out of the sea, in that plaque on the railing...? Or is that a cow I see?

That a "sea cow"?

Yeah, probably about the same.

NSFWish. Wait for the punchline.

re: #70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Don't sea cows eat sea kittehs?

re: #70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

That a "sea cow"?

We have a sea cow at a local Planetarium/museum.

Indigestion and Insomnia. They should make a Prilosec PM..

Gonna try to go back to sleep.

Let's just hope they don't fuck up and blow the moon to smithereens...

re: #71 Slumbering Behemoth

Yeah, probably about the same.

NSFWish. Wait for the punchline.

That wasn't right.

re: #75 Cannadian Club Akbar

Funny as hell too.

"I'll have what she's having..."

re: #76 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Funny as hell too.

"I'll have what she's having..."

You know who the woman who said that line was, right?

re: #77 Cannadian Club Akbar

yup

Tampa has a U2 concert tonight. It is gonna be a total cluster fuck. Parking opens at 7AM, noon and 3PM. Much different then a Bucs game.

re: #79 Cannadian Club Akbar

In that some people will come away feeling like they got their money's worth?

re: #80 Fenway_Nation

In that some people will come away feeling like they got their money's worth?

That's just wrong, man.:)

Ah, L'Amour

/I'm not bitter, I swear!

re: #82 Bryntröll

I cant believe this

[Link: aftonbladet.se...]

Obama is getting the Nobel Peace price...

My radio just said the same thing. I really hope someone is really good at jokes.

Obama might not deserve the prize but at least no one like Arafat got it this year. Also seeing the right hyperventilate over this should be fun.

re: #85 affenkopf

Obama might not deserve the prize but at least no one like Arafat got it this year. Also seeing the right hyperventilate over this should be fun.

Well, you give a peace prize to Arafish kinda takes away legitimacy.

re: #85 affenkopf

True. However i fail to see the reasoning for giving a president of a country at war, independent of how just that war is, a peace price.

re: #87 Bryntröll

True. However i fail to see the reasoning for giving a president of a country at war, independent of how just that war is, a peace price.

Because he said he wanted to rid the world of nukes. Hasn't done anything, but he did say it.

Well, it's getting close to Halloween, otherwise known as the season of Dog Abuse:

re: #89 freetoken

Well, it's getting close to Halloween, otherwise known as the season of Dog Abuse:

[Video]

Didn't Cheney dress his dog like Darth Vader?

This is like the Dixie Chicks winning the Oscars all over again.

re: #91 Conservative Moonbat

This is like the Dixie Chicks winning the Oscars all over again.

Or Algore or Michael Moore.

re: #92 Cannadian Club Akbar

Or Algore or Michael Moore.

sorry, the dixie chicks won grammies

re: #93 Conservative Moonbat

sorry, the dixie chicks won grammies

I was wondering, but I can say Alanis Morrisette got screwed when she lost to Aerosmith for an Oscar.

What were those Norwegians Smoking? The only thing President Obama has done is win an election. Something is not right here.

re: #94 Cannadian Club Akbar

I was wondering, but I can say Alanis Morrisette got screwed when she lost to Aerosmith for an Oscar.

don't know what year that was or for what films but you can most definitely say it.

re: #95 Mojo Jojo

What were those Norwegians Smoking? The only thing President Obama has done is win an election. Something is not right here.

My radio said he was nominated in February and that is when the nomination process closed.

he's done a lot of shit.. It just hasn't been reported on the TV.

re: #90 Cannadian Club Akbar

Don't know.

...what the FUCK for?

re: #96 Conservative Moonbat

don't know what year that was or for what films but you can most definitely say it.

Aerosmith for the ballad for the disaster movie with the comet or whateer, Alanis for "Uninvited" from City of Angels.

re: #100 TheMatrix31

...what the FUCK for?

Just to piss you off!!

re: #95 Mojo Jojo

The committee that hands out the Peace prize has a recent history of being more proactive than anything else. Unlike some of the other prizes, where the winner may be awarded decades after their accomplishment, the Peace prize is now given to those in contemporary settings.

Good, bad or indifferent... I'm not sure I care.

re: #98 Conservative Moonbat

he's done a lot of shit.. It just hasn't been reported on the TV.

Might have been the beer summit.
/

I'm sitting here laughing my fucking ass off.

Nominally I guess, from the reports on the news wires, it was Obama's attempt at what looks like a 180 degree turn in American foreign policy from one of conflict to one of "constructive" engagement, e.g., the trip to Egypt.

The 'net sure will be lively over the next 24 hours...

OTOH, and this comes from watching Fringe tonight, it is always possible that we've been slipped into a parallel universe...

re: #105 TheMatrix31

I'm sitting here laughing my fucking ass off.

That's about all we can do. If we stop and look at the direction we're headed in it would be tragic.

If this is true about the Nobel prize, will 0bama blow off more meetings from military commanders about Afghanistan so he can fly off to Scandanavia (again) and pick up his prize?

Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't Arafish and Rabbit bait Jimmah Carter past Nobel prize recipients?

re: #105 TheMatrix31

I'm sitting here laughing my fucking ass off.

Bet the people on MSNBC are having orgasms right about now.

LMFAO I'M DYING

re: #106 freetoken

I love that show.

re: #82 Bryntröll

Ya know, I thought your post was a "put on", but news outlets on the net seem to confirm it.

However, without knowing who the other nominees were, I'd say this is much less an upset than when Gore won over that woman who actually endured Nazi brutality to secret Jewish children out of Germany. That was a freakin' travesty of judgment.

re: #112 Slumbering Behemoth

Agreed.

re: #112 Slumbering Behemoth

Ya know, I thought your post was a "put on", but news outlets on the net seem to confirm it.

However, without knowing who the other nominees were, I'd say this is much less an upset than when Gore won over that woman who actually endured Nazi brutality to secret Jewish children out of Germany. That was a freakin' travesty of judgment.

I wanna say her name was Irena Sendler.

Please someone, tell me who the other nominees were.

The guy seems sensible and sympathetic, though i do also.

re: #103 freetoken

It's been years since I've had such a good laugh.

re: #116 Bryntröll

[Link: edition.cnn.com...]

They are listed in the slide show.

re: #115 TheMatrix31

Please someone, tell me who the other nominees were.

Satan, Pol Pot and Dick Cheney.

re: #119 Cannadian Club Akbar

tHugo Chavez didn't make the cut this year?

re: #120 Fenway_Nation

tHugo Chavez didn't make the cut this year?

He was bumped for George Steinbrenner!!
/thought you'd like that...

I CANNOT WAIT 'til Mandy hears this. Heh.

re: #114 Cannadian Club Akbar

I wanna say her name was Irena Sendler.

That's her name. Thanks for refreshing my gooey memory.

Maybe he can get Bill Ayers to ghost write his acceptance speech. At this rate I'll be able to retire off of my teleprompter stock though.///

re: #122 Cannadian Club Akbar

I CANNOT WAIT 'til Mandy hears this. Heh.

I should be able to hear the explosion here in TX.

LMFAO man. LMFAO.

In office two weeks and BHO was nominated for the Nobel Prize?!

re: #124 soxfan4life

We are gonna need an open thread for the acceptance speech. Should be good.

re: #127 MandyManners

In office two weeks and BHO was nominated for the Nobel Prize?!

You almost won...
/

I seriously feel like throwing myself off a cliff right now. This is ridiculous.

re: #115 TheMatrix31

Please someone, tell me who the other nominees were.

Greg Mortinson--according to Fox--has built hundreds of schools practically by hand lost out.

Ween -- The Blarney Stone

My heavens...

Don't get me wrong - Obama is probably trying his best at everything and everyone here knows I'm not one to knock him down for his efforts...but...
HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING YET!!!

re: #129 Cannadian Club Akbar

You almost won...
/

It's' the bit about telling people to go piss up a rope that tripped me up this year.

re: #131 MandyManners

Unbelievable.

re: #131 MandyManners

see #112

Absolutely stunned that O won the Nobel peace prize, doesn't that undercut his war options?

re: #133 Summer

My heavens...

Don't get me wrong - Obama is probably trying his best at everything and everyone here knows I'm not one to knock him down for his efforts...but...
HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING YET!!!

The nominations' deadline is in February. He'd done even less than nothing then.

Well...Carter got one some 25 years after nearly driving the United States of America off a cliff. I guess 0bama's just getting his in advance.

re: #112 Slumbering Behemoth

Ya know, I thought your post was a "put on", but news outlets on the net seem to confirm it.

However, without knowing who the other nominees were, I'd say this is much less an upset than when Gore won over that woman who actually endured Nazi brutality to secret Jewish children out of Germany. That was a freakin' travesty of judgment.

I'd forgotten that one.

It's meaningless now.

In a related story, there was a prize in my box of Cracker Jacks. Yea me!!!

re: #134 MandyManners

It's' the bit about telling people to go piss up a rope that tripped me up this year.

re: #133 Summer

My heavens...

Don't get me wrong - Obama is probably trying his best at everything and everyone here knows I'm not one to knock him down for his efforts...but...
HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING YET!!!

I agree. This particular prize's lustre has been in steep decline for a long while, and this award only hastens that plunge. There is no achievement to hang it on at all. It has all the gravitas of a Hallmark card.

It's like "Dancing With The Stars". Absolutely meaningless.

re: #141 Cannadian Club Akbar

In a related story, there was a prize in my box of Cracker Jacks. Yea me!!!

Secret De-Coder Ring?

Doesn't matter about the prestige or what this means.

People are going to see this and actually think that the guy's fucking DONE anything. It's going to be used in defense of him. It's going to be used to prop him up as some sort of hero even more than he already is. It could even hurt our war efforts because of how a "man of peace" will be considered on the world state.

re: #146 TheMatrix31

Stage, not state.

re: #139 Fenway_Nation

Well...Carter got one some 25 years after nearly driving the United States of America off a cliff. I guess 0bama's just getting his in advance.

Carter's prize was particularly scuzzy. He actively lobbied for it, to the point of whining and stamping his feet over not getting one while Arafat got his, and after years of this sort of behavior the committee finally relented and tossed on his way. Allegations of financial coercion have never been proven, but Carter's shameful behavior in the years leading up to the award raised eyebrows.

Holy crap, President Hopenchange just won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Committee must have been impressed with his decisive actions to close Gitmo, end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, prevent Iran from getting a bomb and solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

re: #145 MandyManners

Secret De-Coder Ring?

Tatoos.

You will know the fix is really in when he wins the Nobel Prize for Economics.

re: #149 Morganfrost

Holy crap, President Hopenchange just won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Committee must have been impressed with his decisive actions to close Gitmo, end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, prevent Iran from getting a bomb and solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

He also made the lame walk.
/

Blast on a bus in Pakistan killed 41 and wounded more than 100.

re: #146 TheMatrix31

Doesn't matter about the prestige or what this means.

People are going to see this and actually think that the guy's fucking DONE anything. It's going to be used in defense of him. It's going to be used to prop him up as some sort of hero even more than he already is. It could even hurt our war efforts because of how a "man of peace" will be considered on the world state.

Maybe. Gore's prize hasn't been used in such a way. The only occasion I've seen major mention of it has been on South Park's Manbearpig episode, in which Gore constantly wears it around his neck, holding his arms straight out in front of him while he walks, making "Whooosh!!!" noises with his mouth like he's flying.

re: #148 SixDegrees

Carter's prize was particularly scuzzy. He actively lobbied for it, to the point of whining and stamping his feet over not getting one while Arafat got his, and after years of this sort of behavior the committee finally relented and tossed on his way. Allegations of financial coercion have never been proven, but Carter's shameful behavior in the years leading up to the award raised eyebrows.

Carter allegedly bribed the committee?

re: #149 Morganfrost

Holy crap, President Hopenchange just won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Committee must have been impressed with his decisive actions to close Gitmo, end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, prevent Iran from getting a bomb and solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Maybe the Oslo committee should have been reminded of 0bama's complete silence during the Iranian situation. What a joke.

re: #145 MandyManners

Secret De-Coder Ring?

A Secret TOOL De-Coder Ring?

I underestimated the power of O's groupies. The whole thing is embarassing to say the least. He did not finish a term as a senator and was elected POTUS and now not a freaking year later he gets this! What star signs was he born under. Holy frickking O

re: #149 Morganfrost

Holy crap, President Hopenchange just won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Committee must have been impressed with his decisive actions to close Gitmo, end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, prevent Iran from getting a bomb and solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

I wish I could get a prize for my hopes and intentions.

re: #158 Westward Ho

I underestimated the power of O's groupies. The whole thing is embarassing to say the least. He did not finish a term as a senator and was elected POTUS and now not a freaking year later he gets this! What star signs was he born under. Holy frickking O

Stars were born under Obama.

re: #154 SixDegrees

Yeah but Gore's not the President of the United States either.

...although he should be BECAUSE BUSH STOLE THE ELECTION!!!

///

re: #150 Cannadian Club Akbar

Tatoos.

Which ones? The clown?

re: #152 Cannadian Club Akbar

He also made the lame walk.
/

I thought Biden won that for trying to get Chuck to stand up.

re: #162 MandyManners

Which ones? The clown?

Obama with a halo.

Well...I can see what's going to be the topic of discussion at the next family get-together.

Fenway: Jesus J-Damn Christ...cap and trade is going to absolutely ruin the economy. Increased costs for energy and transportation- who do you think is gonna pay for that? I can't belive 0bama signed off on that shit

Moonbat relatives: But he won the Nobel prize.

Fenway: And Card Check? A government-backed handout to union thugs? How could 0bama possibly support that?

Moonbat relatives: But he won the Nobel Prize!

Fenway: And this clown's idea of healthcare? Because Social Security and Medicaid are flush with cash as it is- let's let government control more aspects of the healthcare industry! Bang-up job, Mr. President!

Moonbat relatives: Don't you get it!? He won the Nobel prize!

re: #165 Fenway_Nation

Ex-fucking-actly.

re: #157 Slumbering Behemoth

A Secret TOOL De-Coder Ring?

I'm always hearing new music here!

re: #127 MandyManners

In office two weeks and BHO was nominated for the Nobel Prize?!

He won!

re: #158 Westward Ho

I underestimated the power of O's groupies. The whole thing is embarassing to say the least. He did not finish a term as a senator and was elected POTUS and now not a freaking year later he gets this! What star signs was he born under. Holy frickking O

Don't forget that the nomination's deadline was two weeks after he took office.

re: #156 soxfan4life

Maybe the Oslo committee should have been reminded of 0bama's complete silence during the Iranian situation. What a joke.

Oh...he was thinking of writing a strongly-worded denunciation.

It's Bush's fault.

re: #169 MandyManners

Don't forget that the nomination's deadline was two weeks after he took office.

11 days.

re: #146 TheMatrix31

Meh, I doubt it. It will just be a feather in his cap that gets him an extra chunk of cash at speaking engagements or in book deals after he has finished his POTUS term(s).

re: #170 Fenway_Nation

Oh...he was thinking of writing a strongly-worded denunciation.

Well in that case he truly deserves it, so stop it all you haters.///

re: #171 Cannadian Club Akbar

"You see, unlike that evil Bush...Obama is reaching out. He's amazing! And LOOK, he even won a Nobel Prize for it! How's that for showing how awful Bush was?"

...is what they're gonna say.

re: #172 Cannadian Club Akbar

11 days.

Well, it only took 6 days to create everything in the universe...

I should jump in the car, circle the block, honking my horn.
/

re: #155 MandyManners

Carter allegedly bribed the committee?

I never said that. His constant, petulant whining over how he ought to be a recipient, and the subsequent award, was unseemly enough to raise the question. There's no evidence that any money actually changed hands. Or was deposited into any northern European banks.

re: #177 Cannadian Club Akbar

I can't drive. I'll probably end up crashing because I'm laughing so hard.

And now he's gonna bomb the moon!!!

re: #158 Westward Ho

I underestimated the power of O's groupies. The whole thing is embarassing to say the least. He did not finish a term as a senator and was elected POTUS and now not a freaking year later he gets this! What star signs was he born under. Holy frickking O

He's Leo.

re: #164 Cannadian Club Akbar

Obama with a halo.

It'll heal any limb you put it on.

re: #182 MandyManners

It'll heal any limb you put it on.

Why did you say that? What have you heard?

re: #167 MandyManners

I'm always hearing new music here!

You've never heard TOOL before? I dig the hell out of them, but you're probably not missing much. There stuff seems to be a "love or hate" thing with most people.

re: #168 Alouette

He won!

Freedom lost.

re: #161 TheMatrix31

Yeah but Gore's not the President of the United States either.

True, but a lot of moonbats think he is. Or was. Or...something.

re: #172 Cannadian Club Akbar

11 days.

It was in the bag the moment he won the election. Guaranteed.

re: #187 MandyManners

But WHY?

This guy is even more divisive than Bush was.

re: #178 SixDegrees

I never said that. His constant, petulant whining over how he ought to be a recipient, and the subsequent award, was unseemly enough to raise the question. There's no evidence that any money actually changed hands. Or was deposited into any northern European banks.

I wonder if they knew of his propensity to shoot cats.

re: #183 Cannadian Club Akbar

Why did you say that? What have you heard?

It's a given considering the tat.

re: #184 Slumbering Behemoth

You've never heard TOOL before? I dig the hell out of them, but you're probably not missing much. There stuff seems to be a "love or hate" thing with most people.

I've heard of them but I don't recall ever hearing a song.

re: #188 TheMatrix31

But WHY?

This guy is even more divisive than Bush was.

He won't be by the time he is voted out of office. Most Americans will be in agreement that he was the wrong man for the job.

re: #188 TheMatrix31

But WHY?

This guy is even more divisive than Bush was.

Look at his policies and promises.

re: #192 soxfan4life

Let's fucking HOPE so.

Thank goodness it's almost already been a year. Potentially 25% over!

re: #191 MandyManners

I've heard of them but I don't recall ever hearing a song.

Don't ever listen to the song "Sober." Trust me, you will HATE it.

Obama getting the peace prize makes more sense than when Al Gore and Wangari Maathai got it, at least. The argumentation for Obama winning refers to actual peace and disarmament aims, so I can't really complain about it.

Sure, Obama hasn't really done all that much yet, but the peace prize is sometimes given as an encouragement to continue down a path to peace and not just as an award for past work.

The Norwegian Nobel committee has failed again, but not as badly as they've failed before, so meh.

By the way: Thomas Sowell has an interesting column on the taint attached to Carter's prize, which is also widely seen as a purely political slap at Bush I having little to do with Carter's achievements, although Carter's constant barrage of blunt hints that he ought to get one since Arafat got one certainly played a role in his selection. Standing out in the hallway going "Me! Me! Me! Me!" while stinking of the blood of innocents slaughtered thanks to years of support of tyrants and dictators tends to raise your profile with the committee.

Sorry this article is at the Freep. It's still a good read, though.

re: #191 MandyManners

I've heard of them but I don't recall ever hearing a song.

Their music/style is certainly a matter of taste, but I've seen them live many times and they are tight as hell. They are either supremely gifted, or they practice their set lists like crazy.

re: #189 MandyManners

I wonder if they knew of his propensity to shoot cats.

And don't forget the rabbit beating.

re: #198 Slumbering Behemoth

They are incredible. Period.

I said this back in November, and I still stand by it.

The people who truly and unambiguously loathe and detest the United Staes of America are happy that Barack Hussein 0bama won the election.

It's not his fault he won.

re: #195 Cannadian Club Akbar

Don't ever listen to the song "Sober." Trust me, you will HATE it.

In your opinion, why?

re: #203 Slumbering Behemoth

In your opinion, why?

The words. For Mandy, that is.

Some good news. Anthony Marshall is guilty, and his scuzzy attorney, to.

The son of Brooke Astor, the philanthropist and long-reigning matriarch of New York society, was convicted in Manhattan on Thursday on charges that he defrauded his mother and stole tens of millions of dollars from her as she suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in the twilight of her life.

The jury’s verdict means that Mrs. Astor’s son, Anthony D. Marshall, 85, faces a sentence of at least a year and as many as 25 years. A co-defendant, Francis X. Morrissey Jr., a lawyer who did estate planning for Mrs. Astor, was also convicted of a series of fraud and conspiracy charges, as well as one count of forging Mrs. Astor’s signature on an amendment to her will.

The verdict drew the curtain on a long trial that cast an unflattering spotlight on one of New York’s first families of high society. Henry Kissinger, Barbara Walters and Annette de la Renta, among others, testified that Mr. Marshall mistreated his mother in her later years and conspired to inflate his inheritance from her estate — largely to appease his wife, Charlene Marshall. Mrs. Astor died in 2007 at age 105.

SNIP

re: #199 SixDegrees

And don't forget the rabbit beating.

But, it was a wabid wabbit!

Coffee.

re: #207 MandyManners

Coffee.

It's what's for breakfast.

re: #202 ohpleaseno

It's not his fault he won.

True. But it is another ding in the Nobel Committee's credibility. The Nobel Peace Prize now seems to carry as much meaning as "Dancing With The Stars".

Very little.

re: #201 Fenway_Nation

I said this back in November, and I still stand by it.

The people who truly and unambiguously loathe and detest the United Staes of America are happy that Barack Hussein 0bama won the election.

Dude...not cool. A lot of Americans who love America, and a lot of people elsewhere who love America, are also happy he won.

re: #208 SixDegrees

It's what's for breakfast.

Best hang-over cure I found in college: cold steak, onion and tomato.

re: #210 iceweasel

Dude...not cool. A lot of Americans who love America, and a lot of people elsewhere who love America, are also happy he won.

Two separate groups, happily coexisting as subsets of all those who voted for 0bama. The presence of one doesn't negate the presence of the other.

My guess is that Obama is probably as incredulous that he's won the Nobel Peace Prize and is thinking to himself "These people are real morons...but hey, pretty amazing that I won!"

I don't think he actually thinks he deserves it.

re: #211 MandyManners

Best hang-over cure I found in college: cold steak, onion and tomato.

Hmmm. Tomato seems to be a common ingredient in a lot of such concoctions. Might be worth keeping in mind; although I don't do hangovers anymore, they remain a possibility.

re: #214 SixDegrees

Hmmm. Tomato seems to be a common ingredient in a lot of such concoctions. Might be worth keeping in mind; although I don't do hangovers anymore, they remain a possibility.

Protein, Vitamin C and starch.

re: #213 Summer

My guess is that Obama is probably as incredulous that he's won the Nobel Peace Prize and is thinking to himself "These people are real morons...but hey, pretty amazing that I won!"

I don't think he actually thinks he deserves it.

As Lizards have long known, he's a narcissist. I bet he thinks he deserves it.

re: #210 iceweasel

Dude...not cool. A lot of Americans who love America, and a lot of people elsewhere who love America, are also happy he won.

What's your yardstick for loving America, glacies? Voting for a fucking used car salesman who's in some perpetual sales pitch every time he addresses someone?

re: #212 SixDegrees

Two separate groups, happily coexisting as subsets of all those who voted for 0bama. The presence of one doesn't negate the presence of the other.

Are you seriously suggesting that some of those who voted for Obama did so because they 'unambiguously loathe and hate' America?

I humbly suggest you rethink that.

I can't resist - Al Gore's return to South Park in search of Manbearpig:

[Link: www.ebaumsworld.com...]

re: #217 Fenway_Nation

What's your yardstick for loving America, glacies? Voting for a fucking used car salesman who's in some perpetual sales pitch every time he addresses someone?

What's your yardstick for 'hating America', Fenway? Voting for the candidate of the other major political party?

This is as crazy as the craziest of comments I saw about Bush voters, in the most rancid of lefty swamps in 2000 and 2004.

TGIF. Even if it's a little bit chilly (41, on to a high of 45 tomorrow)

re: #213 Summer

My guess is that Obama is probably as incredulous that he's won the Nobel Peace Prize and is thinking to himself "These people are real morons...but hey, pretty amazing that I won!"

I don't think he actually thinks he deserves it.

I hope not. I think it's kind of ridiculous that he be awarded it now. In a few years he might even have deserved it, but now?

So much for the ODS sufferers who claimed that the world hates Obama and the Olympics rejection was some kind of slap in the face, though. Wrong again!

re: #218 iceweasel

Are you seriously suggesting that some of those who voted for Obama did so because they 'unambiguously loathe and hate' America?

I humbly suggest you rethink that.

Actually, I've spoken with one such, who stated that explicitly. He really and truly does loathe and hate America and wants to see it crumble into the dustbin of history, sooner rather than later. He felt that casting a vote for someone with little to no experience in governance and a history of support for a variety of socialist ideals was one way to bring about his goals.

I have no reason to believe there weren't others of similar bent.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm just as certain that there were those who voted for Bush because they thought he was their best bet for seeing Muslims incinerated wholesale.

But that doesn't make the original statement any less correct.

Who posted that link to the photograph of the Ralph Lauren model yesteday? Alouette?

re: #220 iceweasel

The same people who were doing their ghoulish little touchdown dance over dead Americans in Iraq in 2004 are pretty happy 0bama won, I imagine (looking the Koslings direction).

Hugo Chavez, Robert Mugabe and baby Assad seem pretty satisfied with the outcome of last year's election.

Off to shower. I feel as though a long one is necessary this morning.

re: #224 MandyManners

Who posted that link to the photograph of the Ralph Lauren model yesteday? Alouette?

Yes.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

re: #223 SixDegrees

Actually, I've spoken with one such, who stated that explicitly. He really and truly does loathe and hate America and wants to see it crumble into the dustbin of history, sooner rather than later. He felt that casting a vote for someone with little to no experience in governance and a history of support for a variety of socialist ideals was one way to bring about his goals.

I have no reason to believe there weren't others of similar bent.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm just as certain that there were those who voted for Bush because they thought he was their best bet for seeing Muslims incinerated wholesale.

But that doesn't make the original statement any less correct.

Yes, it does. If we accept that there is some non-negligable portion of voters who vote for candidates because they hate America and want to see it destroyed, such voters would have always existed and have always made their votes based on that -- including voting for Bush because they believe HE would destroy America.

These people probably all 'vote' by placing a tinfoil hat on their heads and talking into a shoe, though.

re: #227 MandyManners

Yes.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

That chick needs a samich.

re: #229 Cannadian Club Akbar

That chick needs a samich.

It's photoshopped.

re: #230 MandyManners

It's photoshopped.

To make her skinny?

The Obamessiah deserves the Peace Prize about like my cat deserves to fly with the Thunderbirds. The man is totally clueless.

re: #225 Fenway_Nation

The same people who were doing their ghoulish little touchdown dance over dead Americans in Iraq in 2004 are pretty happy 0bama won, I imagine (looking the Koslings direction).

Hugo Chavez, Robert Mugabe and baby Assad seem pretty satisfied with the outcome of last year's election.

That's different from saying that Americans who voted for Obama did so because they 'unambiguously loathe and detest America', though.

And I'd disagree with your first paragraph anyway, by reminding you that AlQuada wanted Bush to win. So what?

re: #210 iceweasel

Dude...not cool. A lot of Americans who love America, and a lot of people elsewhere who love America, are also happy he won.

I am completely ambivalent. The award continues to prove itself to be an increasingly meaningless piece of fluff.

Outside of wingnut conspiracy, fear mongering circles, and fluffy moonbat adorations, most folks can see that Obama has achieved nothing less than the lofty heights of status quo.

re: #229 Cannadian Club Akbar

That chick needs a samich.

She had a Photoshop stomach-stapling operation.

re: #234 Slumbering Behemoth

I am completely ambivalent. The award continues to prove itself to be an increasingly meaningless piece of fluff.

Outside of wingnut conspiracy, fear mongering circles, and fluffy moonbat adorations, most folks can see that Obama has achieved nothing less than the lofty heights of status quo.

I don't think the award (in general) is meaningless. I do think it was pretty ridiculously early for Obama to be given it.

re: #229 Cannadian Club Akbar

A samich? I could give her half my excess body weight & she'd still be too skinny.

re: #227 MandyManners

Yes.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Oh my. I wouldn't eat that with your mouth.

/stupid dirty joke

re: #232 right_wing2

The man is totally clueless.

He's been "clued in", which is why he is continuing many policies of the previous admin. that he once vowed to dismantle. Hardly worthy of great praise, though.

re: #231 Cannadian Club Akbar

To make her skinny?

Yep.

re: #235 Alouette

She had a Photoshop stomach-stapling operation.

I saw it on Fox this morning.

re: #238 Slumbering Behemoth

Oh my. I wouldn't eat that with your mouth.

/stupid dirty joke

I wonder where Dirk is these days?

re: #241 MandyManners

Yep.

I thought it looked like she had more meat on her bones in the shot on the right. Not much, but..

re: #233 iceweasel

That's different from saying that Americans who voted for Obama did so because they 'unambiguously loathe and detest America', though.

And I'd disagree with your first paragraph anyway, by reminding you that AlQuada wanted Bush to win. So what?

Before you continue with the ass-hurt histrionics, why don't you go back to my original statement of:

The people who truly and unambiguously loathe and detest the United Staes of America are happy that Barack Hussein 0bama won the election.

Where exactly do you see the word 'vote'?

Don't even fucking start with the 'Al Qaeda wanted Bush/McCain to win' bullshit. I don't remember Bush or McCain campaigning on freeing detained Al Qaeda operatives like 0bama did.

In other news, Iran has just decided to put to death one leader of the post-election protests.

[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]

re: #233 iceweasel

That's different from saying that Americans who voted for Obama did so because they 'unambiguously loathe and detest America', though.

And I'd disagree with your first paragraph anyway, by reminding you that AlQuada wanted Bush to win. So what?

All right. What about Michael Mooreon? What about Rev. Wright? Or Michael Pfleger? Or George Soros?

re: #244 Cannadian Club Akbar

I thought it looked like she had more meat on her bones in the shot on the right. Not much, but..

I'm sure there are thousands of men studiously comparing the two.

re: #243 MandyManners

I wonder where Dirk is these days?

Not here.

re: #248 MandyManners

I'm sure there are thousands of men studiously comparing the two.

Actually, I was just looking at her boobs.

re: #246 iceweasel

In other news, Iran has just decided to put to death one leader of the post-election protests.

[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]

I'm sure we can count on continued silence from our Nobel Peace prize winner on this subject.

re: #245 Fenway_Nation

Don't even fucking start with the 'Al Qaeda wanted Bush/McCain to win' bullshit.

Well, if I misinterpreted your original statement, I apologise. Six degrees seemed to read it the same way though, so it might have been helpful had you corrected it sooner. Just sayin'.

And yes, Al Qaeda did want McCain to win. I'm sorry this doesn't fit into your narrative of 'the terrorists love Obama', but it is true.

On Al-Qaeda Web Sites, Joy Over U.S. Crisis, Support for McCain

re: #249 Slumbering Behemoth

Not here.

Wow. Peacekeeper?

re: #250 Cannadian Club Akbar

Actually, I was just looking at her boobs.

THAT'S THE POINT!

Pretty decent article on Alex Jones' nonsense gaining traction on the right from The New Republic. Truther Consequences

re: #247 right_wing2

Micheal Moore would be the first one to tell you that he loves America, but it needs to be yet another socialist shithole for it to achieve perfection.

re: #228 iceweasel

You're deliberately missing the point in an attempt to evade it. I'll simplify.

Late October, 2008:

Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and the corpse of Osama bin Laden walk into a bar. After a series of unusual and improbable events involving the INS, a team of State Department lawyers, the Happy Hour Special and voodoo, all three are granted American citizenship, with the stipulation that they must vote in the upcoming Presidential election.

Who do you think they cast their votes for?

re: #247 right_wing2

All right. What about Michael Mooreon? What about Rev. Wright? Or Michael Pfleger? Or George Soros?

What about them?

I'm not getting into the Rev Wright bullshit. But none of the people you mention hate America. Including him.

re: #233 iceweasel

That's different from saying that Americans who voted for Obama did so because they 'unambiguously loathe and detest America', though.

Which no one ever said.

re: #251 soxfan4life

The Obamessiah will continue to meet with the little madman with 'no pre-conditions'.

re: #257 SixDegrees

Well being a corpse would only qualify him to vote for the Chicago Democrat.

re: #252 iceweasel