One of these things is not like the others...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SESAME STREET!

Grover and Madeline Kahn

There is always one in the crowd.

Somebody has to be different.

Someone to sing off key... or perhaps just a lead singer that sticks out from the rest...

What Sesame Street tribute would be complete without this song?

re: #4 Sharmuta

What Sesame Street tribute would be complete without this song?

OR this song?

Excellent Birds

Doin' The Pigeon (Fits with the overnight birds, you know)

I Love Trash

In tribute to the seagull within us all--Jonathon Livingston Seagull that is.

Just to make sure that the morning shift sees it ...

Lovebirds sighted on dreary Scottish moors.

(Jimmah = Heathcliff and Iceweasel = Catherine)

As much as I love the Sesame Street Muppets, I do wonder if Sesame Street isn't responsible for generations of Americans having shorter attention spans.

re: #11 Sharmuta

As much as I love the Sesame Street Muppets, I do wonder if Sesame Street isn't responsible for generations of Americans having shorter attention spans.

I'm sorry - did you say something?

re: #12 karmic_inquisitor

I'm sorry - did you say something?

Yes.

re: #7 Sharmuta

Doin' The Pigeon (Fits with the overnight birds, you know)

[Video]

On of my favorites as a kid. Even now I have something of a soft spot for pigeons, although part of that is that I've come to realize how much better they are to have around than the seagulls that have taken over some of their former spots near Lake Michigan. Pigeons leave droppings, but they aren't loud and aggressive like seagulls.

re: #14 Dark_Falcon

You're nice. I call them street rats.

The one Sesame Street memory that sticks out the most for me is when Mr Hooper died, and the episode where they had to tell Big Bird. I was too old for Sesame Street, but I watched it anyways, and cried.

You are not forgotten Mr. Hooper!

re: #10 karmic_inquisitor

Just to make sure that the morning shift sees it ...

Lovebirds sighted on dreary Scottish moors.

(Jimmah = Heathcliff and Iceweasel = Catherine)

{karmic inquisitor} awww...thanks! And yay, Monty Python!
--seriously, much gratitude to the community here and to Charles. line of little hearts needs to go here --->.

re: #15 Sharmuta

You're nice. I call them street rats.

I lot of the fishermen I used to know referred to them as "winged rats."

Sing a Song

re: #17 iceweasel

line of little hearts needs to go here --->.

♥♥♥ ♡♡♡ ❤❤❤

(cut and paste for future use)

re: #20 freetoken

♥♥♥ ♡♡♡ ❤❤❤

(cut and paste for future use)

♥♥♥ ♡♡♡ ❤❤❤♥♥♥ ♡♡♡ ❤❤❤ ♥♥♥ ♡♡♡ ❤❤❤ ♥♥♥ ♡♡♡ ❤❤❤

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Thank you!

Hooray, more birds! o/

Damn thing ate my right arm again! :(

re: #16 Sharmuta

The one Sesame Street memory that sticks out the most for me is when Mr Hooper died, and the episode where they had to tell Big Bird. I was too old for Sesame Street, but I watched it anyways, and cried.

You are not forgotten Mr. Hooper!

I remember that one too. It was a very well done, though quite sad episode. Made necessary by the death of actor who portrayed Mr. Hooper, Will Lee. Still, Sesame Street dealt with it wisely and with class.

re: #15 Sharmuta

You're nice. I call them street rats.

I'm not too fond of them, but they are better than the seagulls that now can be found in Lincoln Park Zoo. The gulls are far more aggressive and very loud.

re: #24 Dark_Falcon

It was very classy, and a difficult topic for a show to produce when the primary audience is pre-school children. They did a remarkable job, and that Mr Hooper's portrait still hangs in Big Bird home is a continuing tribute to the man who helped so many of us learn our ABCs and 123s.

re: #17 iceweasel

Thanks. And just for the record (and for the English Lit majors who will correct me on Bronte), I know that Yorkshire isn't Scotland but if you try to converse with a Yorkshireman you'll find him equally unintelligible.

Oh, awesome! My favorite Sesame Street band is on Youtube!

How Now Brown and the Moo Cow sing Wet Paint

re: #10 karmic_inquisitor

Just to make sure that the morning shift sees it ...

Lovebirds sighted on dreary Scottish moors.

(Jimmah = Heathcliff and Iceweasel = Catherine)

Thanks karmic! I would also like to say how grateful I am to LGF for providing ice-ski and I with the opportunity to meet. I know how lucky I am.

PS the 'man-cave' referenced in the previous thread is looking much nicer since the weasel's nesting urge took hold. Aesthetically pleasing, and at the same time more efficient and organised, somehow :

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Check out this cool photograph

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:)

re: #29 Jimmah

Thanks karmic! I would also like to say how grateful I am to LGF for providing ice-ski and I with the opportunity to meet. I know how lucky I am.

PS the 'man-cave' referenced in the previous thread is looking much nicer since the weasel's nesting urge took hold. Aesthetically pleasing, and at the same time more efficient and organised, somehow :

[Link: i238.photobucket.com...]

So, you two are part of an sekrit, eevil SPECTER plot. I knew it!

/kidding

re: #28 Sharmuta

Oh, awesome! My favorite Sesame Street band is on Youtube!

How Now Brown and the Moo Cow sing Wet Paint.

So thats what these kids were watching! I always wondered...

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re: #33 ausador

OMG! They're not my kids, so I can laugh.

re: #29 Jimmah

PS the 'man-cave' referenced in the previous thread is looking much nicer since the weasel's nesting urge took hold. Aesthetically pleasing, and at the same time more efficient and organised, somehow :

[Link: i238.photobucket.com...]

Here are some more man cave decorating tips -

re: #34 Sharmuta

OMG! They're not my kids, so I can laugh.

Notice none of the kids toys has paint on it, just the adult stuff, the couch, the Wega TV, etc...

I think that is one of those "I used to have to have kids but I was forced to kill them" moments.

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I just noticed the bug that messed up the links in people's nics is gone.

Thank you, Charles!

re: #36 ausador

I like how the older one looks so proud of his handiwork.

Don Music writes the Alphabet Song

I just saw the news. Congratulations Ice and Jimmah. Jimmah, you haggis eating bastard, you stole my girl!

Seriously, congratulations to both of you! I wish you both the very best.

It's time for me to go to bed. Goodnight all.

Good night all!

Congrats Ice and Jimmah.

We want video of the wedding honeymoon of course, in HD if possible.

// ;)

FBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect

Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat.

After the shooting, the FBI is doing a new assessment — of its own conduct.

The Army psychiatrist is believed to have acted alone despite repeated communications — intercepted by authorities — with a radical imam overseas, U.S. officials said Monday. The FBI will conduct an internal review to see whether it mishandled early information about the man accused in the bloody rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 29.

Now for your existential frog wisdom moment of the day.

Uh-oh...

South Korea Fires on North Korean Warship Near Border

South and North Korean warships exchanged fire off their western coast after the North’s vessel crossed a disputed sea border and ignored several warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Seoul.

The North Korean vessel ventured 1.3 kilometers (0.8 miles) into waters claimed by South Korea at about 10:33 a.m. local time today, triggering a two-minute exchange of fire that left 15 holes in the South Korean vessel, according to the military. The North’s ship returned across the border in flames after it was badly damaged in the exchange, Yonhap News reported, citing a government official in Seoul it didn’t identify.

North Korea said its patrol ship was attacked first by South Korean warships while on “routine guard duty” in its own waters and demanded an apology.

re: #47 Sharmuta

Wonder if lil' Kim is getting desperate for more attention?

Question. I had a job offer yesterday, but the guy wants me to come in tomorrow and work 6 hours for free. He wants to see if my skills are what I say. Should I say thanks but no thanks? Thoughts?

The North never stops trying to stir shit up, it seems the only way to keep the populace under control is to keep them convinced that everyone else in the world are their enemies. Every time border tensions die down a bit the North pulls something else to flare them up again.

Gee, its a good thing they don't have nukes or anything...

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re: #49 Cannadian Club Akbar

If it is fixed site steady work I don't think it is too unreasonable to ask you to prove yourself.

If the job is service type work and he is just maybe looking for a free hand for a two man job then no, you shouldn't.

re: #49 Cannadian Club Akbar

Take the work if it will help you, 6 hours is nothing if we're talking regular employment. The "for free" part is also meaningless, every job requires unpaid effort and it's a chance to show them why they should hire you.

re: #49 Cannadian Club Akbar

Depends on how much you want the job, but I would haggle with him- no way would I do it for free. He wants a trial run, that's fair enough, but work is work and you should be paid. I would say if he wants to pay you for one day's work and no commitments attached if he's not impressed, fine. But working for free? Why- so he can get 6 hours of work for nothing and tell you not to come back? Screw that!

Thanks guys. I have 30 hours to decide with fresh resumes in places that would be a better fit for me. The place is just a little breakfast joint. I also have to stop by an upscale independent steak joint today. Guess I'll see what pans out today. Again, thanks.

re: #40 LudwigVanQuixote

re: #43 boredtechindenver

re: #44 ausador

Cheers and thanks guys :) There probably won't be a honeymoon video as such, but there may be a special commemorative video of a different kind up before long, from Jimmah-Ice productions ;-)

re: #54 Cannadian Club Akbar

He wants you to cook for 6 hours for free? Oh, hell no!

I would make a counter offer of something like half of what your wage would be. If he's that desperate for a cook, he'll pay it.

re: #56 Sharmuta

He wants you to cook for 6 hours for free? Oh, hell no!

I would make a counter offer of something like half of what your wage would be. If he's that desperate for a cook, he'll pay it.

With what he is offering with full employment, I would still only be at 55% of previous wages. But, that is the market right now. I'll counter with minimum cash under the table.

Here is some wonderful news

Japan Pledges $5 Billion in New Afghan Aid

Japan said Tuesday it will dramatically increase its non-military aid to Afghanistan, pledging $5 billion for a range of projects that includes building schools and highways, training police officers, clearing land mines and rehabilitating former Taliban fighters.

The ministry’s statement on Tuesday said the “containment of insurgencies is essential” to achieving security in Afghanistan and pledged that “Japan will pave the way for the Afghans to take their own security responsibilities by such assistance as supporting the National Police.”

re: #57 Cannadian Club Akbar

That seems reasonable. If he won't go for it, ten you know he was putting you on from the start.

That is good news, and kind of surprizing considering that they are even farther in debt right now than we are. (by GDP percentage)

And FWIW, I think Obama's decision to listen to his generals what the right call. We give props when he does good and just the opposite when we disagree. But he made the right call.

re: #61 Cannadian Club Akbar

what= was, PIMF

Just preparing for and traveling to an interview can take a couple of hours, what is 6 hours? If it ended up saving you from two weeks unemployment that is a risk of 6 hours for a chance to eliminate an 80 hour loss of wages, a 13 to 1 return on your time. That of course becomes more favourable should the period without work be longer.

The "free" 6 hours is irrelevant in the larger picture. The important question is would the employment improve your circumstances. If yes, then show up and show him you are the correct person for the job.

re: #63 Bagua

I think it might be a trust issue, like Sharm said. Dude might be looking for free labor. I have a guy I worked for years ago who knows all indy restaurant owners. It will help when I talk to him today.

re: #64 Cannadian Club Akbar

Yeah- I've never heard of such a crappy job offer. One day, six hours and no pay? I can understand the man wants to know if you can cook, but for free? Not passing the smell test, imo.

re: #61 Cannadian Club Akbar

And FWIW, I think Obama's decision to listen to his generals what the right call. We give props when he does good and just the opposite when we disagree. But he made the right call.

Seems to be some conflicting statements out there right now...

"Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are absolutely false," General Jim Jones told NBC News. "He has not received final options for his consideration, he has not reviewed those options with his national security team, and he has not made any decisions about resources. Any reports to the contrary are completely untrue and come from uninformed sources."

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, meanwhile, said the president would meet again on Wednesday with key members of his foreign policy and military team but was unlikely to announce final plans for Afghanistan until late this month, when he returns from an extended diplomatic trip to Asia.

Gibbs said the Pentagon is "working on additional recommendations" to present to Obama and that Obama has made no decision on troop numbers, or even on what the ratio should be between combat troops and trainers.

Admittedly it would appear that he has chosen to send more troops but we don't know how many yet or even how many will be combat troops and how many will be support staffers. McChrystal wanted 40,000 more combat troops plus their support staff. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the best, we should know for sure pretty damn soon.

Re: Cannadian Club Akbar

As a senior in college I accepted a gig like that -- four Saturdays' free work as a try-out. I liked it, it liked me, and I ended up working there for 23 years and rising to a senior position.

re: #66 ausador

re: #67 Sloppy

Re: Cannadian Club Akbar

As a senior in college I accepted a gig like that -- four Saturdays' free work as a try-out. I liked it, it liked me, and I ended up working there for 23 years and rising to a senior position.

Other than ownership, I've been upper management. We have a new casual concept restaurant in the area that has limited stores but has plenty of room for growth. I just need to think about working the 70 hours a week again. But good for you.

re: #17 iceweasel

Righteous congratulations to both of you :D

re: #54 Cannadian Club Akbar

Thanks guys. I have 30 hours to decide with fresh resumes in places that would be a better fit for me. The place is just a little breakfast joint. I also have to stop by an upscale independent steak joint today. Guess I'll see what pans out today. Again, thanks.

If it were me, I'd do it. It's only 6 hours. But artists and designers get a lot of spec work opportunities like that, I'm used to it. Sometimes they pan out!

re: #70 WindUpBird

If it were me, I'd do it. It's only 6 hours. But artists and designers get a lot of spec work opportunities like that, I'm used to it. Sometimes they pan out!

Thing is, this place is what it is. It won't grow. If I took the job it would just be until I could secure money for my own place. And right now that isn't easy.

Interesting that CBS are the ones saying all this is decided based on "sources" while the National Security Advisor is saying that their sources don't know what they are talking about.

I'm going to have to go with the National Security Advisor on this one, I think he probably knows a little more about it than the CBS reporters do.

re: #72 ausador

Interesting that CBS are the ones saying all this is decided based on "sources" while the National Security Advisor is saying that their sources don't know what they are talking about.

I'm going to have to go with the National Security Advisor on this one, I think he probably knows a little more about it than the CBS reporters do.

That's where I heard it. Was on Drudge that CBS had a scoop.

Penis tissue replaced in the lab

re: #49 Cannadian Club Akbar

Question. I had a job offer yesterday, but the guy wants me to come in tomorrow and work 6 hours for free. He wants to see if my skills are what I say. Should I say thanks but no thanks? Thoughts?

Skills are typically determined during the interview process and from references by past employers. If there's some particular rare, special skill that's needed, a demonstration of your ability might be in order. But six hours seems excessive.

However, I've been on interviews that took up as much as two full days. Part of the process involved meeting all the members of various teams I would be working with if hired, to see if there was a good fit of both skills and personalities, and of course the usual grilling over technical knowledge, past experience, and so forth. None of this time was compensated - although they did fly me out to their site and pay for my hotel.

I guess it depends on how much you want the job. If it's a worthwhile opportunity, six hours is small change. If it's a job you're probably going to quit in three months, not so much.

Another thing to consider: how much would you make during that six hours otherwise?

re: #74 Sharmuta

Penis tissue replaced in the lab

Well that will certainly make SR surgery a bit easier I would think, not to mention what it will do to market for "strap-ons."

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re: #60 ausador

That is good news, and kind of surprizing considering that they are even farther in debt right now than we are. (by GDP percentage)

Could you click either "Reply" or "Quote" when responding to earlier posts? It's hard figuring out who you're talking to sometimes. Thanks.

As for Japan - welcome news, although much of Asia is growing concerned over Japan's new, expansive military expeditions. Many remember the last time Japan extended it's military outside it's borders, and those are not fond memories in the least. I would expect a good amount of grumbling over this from some quarters.

re: #75 SixDegrees

Considering most jobs are posted on the internet these days and most places tell you to apply via the web, I would hate to be pulled away for a small amount of compensation and perhaps miss an opportunity. Like I said, this place is what it is. There will never be multiple locations. I guess I would be spinning my wheels.

re: #77 SixDegrees

Ehh, I didn't bother that time because the board was dead and I figured I would have the next post below the one I was addressing. Sharmuta snuck a second post in on me while I was typing, sorry.

re: #79 ausador

I'm such a pain in the arse like that. ;)

Birdies!

Miss those late-night discovery channel documentaries.
Also this:

Good night

re: #73 Cannadian Club Akbar

That's where I heard it. Was on Drudge that CBS had a scoop.

From all accounts at least the one brigade from Ft. Drum that was going to deploy to Iraq is now destined to go to Afganistan in January. But all they know there is that their deployment order to Iraq has been canceled, they have recieved no new orders about going anywhere else yet.

The Apparently there are still at least three different deployment plans being considered and Obama has not decided on one yet. CBS got some bad info it would seem, or at least info that while it may prove to be correct in the end is still very premature.

re: #82 ausador

Considering I watch zero network or cable news, I should have checked more sites.

re: #83 Cannadian Club Akbar

Wait, you're a conservative. Don't you get all your news from Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and the rest of the wingnuts?!?!

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re: #84 TheMatrix31

Wait, you're a conservative. Don't you get all your news from Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and the rest of the wingnuts?!?!

//

Dude, get with it. Alex Jones!!! Don't you know the swine flu shots have microchips in them!!! New World Order!! FEMA Camps!! Martial Law is coming!!
//not enough

re: #85 Cannadian Club Akbar

Gee, I'm so glad all us conservatives are on the same page!!!

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re: #83 Cannadian Club Akbar

I wish it was true, I thought it was great news this afternoon too. Then I started hearing some backpeddling rumors and started checking further. CBS doesn't usually announce anything like this until they are pretty damn sure of it, a lot of us got sucked in, and a lot of sites.

Maybe someone was just "leaking" this story to try to force Obama's hand, who knows?

re: #87 ausador

I wish it was true, I thought it was great news this afternoon too. Then I started hearing some backpeddling rumors and started checking further. CBS doesn't usually announce anything like this until they are pretty damn sure of it, a lot of us got sucked in, and a lot of sites.

Maybe someone was just "leaking" this story to try to force Obama's hand, who knows?

Well CBS did give us the "throbbing memo." They could also be trying to build up Obama.

re: #84 TheMatrix31

Wait, you're a conservative. Don't you get all your news from Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and the rest of the wingnuts?!?!

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While I may listen to those other news sources the only one I trust implicitly is Glenn Beck, you can tell he is sincere because of how much he cries. I never would have guessed that Rockefeller was a commie without him showing me the truth!

re: #85 Cannadian Club Akbar

Dude, get with it. Alex Jones!!! Don't you know the swine flu shots have microchips in them!!! New World Order!! FEMA Camps!! Martial Law is coming!!
//not enough

I don't trust Alex Jones, he says he doesn't believe in the Reptilians, he's probably really one of them!

re: #90 ausador

I don't trust Alex Jones, he says he doesn't believe in the Reptilians, he's probably really one of them!

I trust George Norrie. He believes in Shape Shifters.
/

re: #69 WindUpBird

Righteous congratulations to both of you :D

thanks! :) How have you been?

re: #78 Cannadian Club Akbar
Good luck. I wish I had some insight to offer! Bagua seemed right to me FWIW. (63)

Jonah Goldberg fans!

Meet Joshua, Jonah's even dumber brother:

Part One.

Part Two.

re: #93 iceweasel

Jonah Goldberg fans!

Meet Joshua, Jonah's even dumber brother:

Part One.

Part Two.

Banning dogs from sidewalk tree planters.

We should sell small astroturf mats for dogs in NYC. I smell cash!! Or it might just be poop.
/

Been kind of busy around here as of late, meant to post this on the Sunday AM open thread with Hoops prayer list. If you are interested in donating to the families at Fort Hood you can send to the Central Texas/ Fort Hood chapter of AUSA (Association of the US Army) PO Box 10700 Killeen TX 76547 and mark your correspondence for the tragedy of 11/5. 100% of all donations go to the families of those killed and injured. Thanks for your generosity in advance, and if you cannot afford to send a donation thank you for your prayers and well wishes.

re: #93 iceweasel

Jonah Goldberg fans!

Meet Joshua, Jonah's even dumber brother:

Part One.

Part Two.

Lol, Goldberg sock puppet fail.

re: #93 iceweasel

Saw your bit of good news in the previous thread. Congrats to you both and may you enjoy many years of happiness together.

Don't think I have ever had the top comment for a day, much less the top two.

(*Looks up to the sky and says*)...

Good Morning!

(this too will pass)

re: #17 iceweasel

re: #29 Jimmah

Congrats!
*starts singing juvenile songs about sitting up in trees* :)

Ice! Jimmah!

Congrats.

NO FLOUNCING!

re: #98 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You must have taken "smart pills."
/

re: #100 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Ice! Jimmah!

Congrats.

NO FLOUNCING!

Sigh. You don't flounce in trees...oh, wait. :P
/

There have been some LGF hook-ups in the past. Not sure any went that (Scotland) far...

re: #97 soxfan4life

Saw your bit of good news in the previous thread. Congrats to you both and may you enjoy many years of happiness together.

Hey, Thanks! Hope everything's going well for you in the new place. (state, job.)

re: #99 Varek Raith
re: #100 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Thanks! We're pretty dang happy, I must say.
re: #103 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

There have been some LGF hook-ups in the past. Not sure any went that (Scotland) far...

It's really cool! I thought LGF had been a meeting point for a few other people, right?
We're going to do a little thankyou vid to LGF and CJ at some point, but we've been busy. {FVB}

Aw, crap! I thought people were joking about wanting the honeymoon video. Well, knock me down with a feather. Congrats, Jimmah and Ice!! I'm always the last to know.

re: #101 Cannadian Club Akbar

You must have taken "smart pills."
/

Ampassionatta Von Climax: "Here, Bullzy.. take one of your Norman Vincent Peale Pills."
General Bullmoose: "No, they make me think too positive."

re: #104 iceweasel

We're going to do a little thankyou vid to LGF and CJ at some point, but we've been busy.

RAWR.

re: #104 iceweasel

Thank you, I took a job as a contractor here at Fort Hood, so things got a little scary last week, but after today they should quiet down alot.

re: #97 soxfan4life

re: #99 Varek Raith

re: #100 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Thanks for the good wishes, folks :)

Soon, iceweasel will be a Scottish iceweasel. And that of course, is the worst kind of iceweasel there is ;-)

re: #108 soxfan4life

Thank you, I took a job as a contractor here at Fort Hood, so things got a little scary last week, but after today they should quiet down alot.

Oh NO! Sorry-- I remembered you were in Texas but not that you were there! So sorry. Are you and the people you know ok?

re: #109 Jimmah

re: #99 Varek Raith

re: #100 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Thanks for the good wishes, folks :)

Soon, iceweasel will be a Scottish iceweasel. And that of course, is the worst kind of iceweasel there is ;-)

I wonder if I can vote in both places, with dual citizenship? Any other American expats on here? (to anywhere, not just uk)

Yeah, yeah, I know it is a msnbc link, but it is the most detailed account of exactly what was in that lecture Hasan gave at Walter Reed.

The final three slides indicate that Hasan referred to Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, suicide bombers and Iran.

Under a slide titled "Comments," he wrote: "If Muslim groups can convince Muslims that they are fighting for God against injustices of the 'infidels'; ie: enemies of Islam, then Muslims can become a potent adversary ie: suicide bombing, etc." [sic]

The last bullet point on that page reads simply: "We love death more then [sic] you love life!"

Under the "Conclusions" page, Hasan wrote that "Fighting to establish an Islamic State to please God, even by force, is condoned by the Islam," and that "Muslim Soldiers should not serve in any capacity that renders them at risk to hurting/killing believers unjustly — will vary!"

re: #110 iceweasel

No injuries, but some of the soldiers killed and injured wear the same patch I have as my avatar. We are sad and shocked, but physically OK. Whenever something happens to a cav trooper my wife and I both say it feels like family. We will be working with the Fisher House to help provide a Thanksgiving meal to out of town family visiting loved ones here at the hospital.

re: #111 iceweasel

I wonder if I can vote in both places, with dual citizenship? Any other American expats on here? (to anywhere, not just uk)

You're a lib! You can vote often! Wherever you want, whenever you want!

Sorry, had to do this..

re: #115 Cannadian Club Akbar

heh!

re: #113 soxfan4life

No injuries, but some of the soldiers killed and injured wear the same patch I have as my avatar. We are sad and shocked, but physically OK. Whenever something happens to a cav trooper my wife and I both say it feels like family. We will be working with the Fisher House to help provide a Thanksgiving meal to out of town family visiting loved ones here at the hospital.

Many thanks and good thoughts for you and yours, and all in your family, those related by blood and marriage, and those who are your family in other ways. {soxfan}

re: #114 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You're a lib! You can vote often! Wherever you want, whenever you want!

oh damn, I forgot all those registrations in Chicago...yay!

re: #115 Cannadian Club Akbar

Sorry, had to do this..

I think we met groundskeeper willie yesterday. :(

re: #115 Cannadian Club Akbar

"Damn those Scots they ruined Scotland!"

Heh. :)

Robin Williams. :D

/Language warning.

My namesake is Scottish!

This is why I don't drink while in NYC...

re: #119 ausador

re: #121 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

re: #115 Cannadian Club Akbar

More Scots videos! I thought scottishness was transmitted through the male line?

Good day all, I must head in to base in what should be quite a day getting through the gate.

'The Scotsman'

Well a Scotsman clad in kilt left a bar on evening fair
And one could tell by how we walked that he drunk more than his share
He fumbled round until he could no longer keep his feet
Then he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street
Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh
He stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street

About that time two young and lovely girls just happend by
And one says to the other with a twinkle in her eye
See yon sleeping Scotsman so strong and handsome built
I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt
Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh
I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt

They crept up on that sleeping Scotsman quiet as could be
Lifted up his kilt about an inch so they could see
And there behold, for them to see, beneath his Scottish skirt
Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth
Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh
Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth

They marveled for a moment, then one said we must be gone
Let's leave a present for our friend, before we move along
As a gift they left a blue silk ribbon, tied into a bow
Around the bonnie star, the Scots kilt did lift and show
Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh
Around the bonnie star, the Scots kilt did lift and show

Now the Scotsman woke to nature's call and stumbled towards a tree
Behind a bush, he lift his kilt and gawks at what he sees
And in a startled voice he says to what's before his eyes.
O lad I don't know where you been but I see you won first prize
Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh
O lad I don't know where you been but I see you won first prize

re: #125 ausador

The Scotsman!

McGlashen : Scotland's favourite ranting nationalist bigot:

re: #125 ausador

Some Guinness was spilt on the barroom floor
When the pub was shut for the night.
When out of his hole crept a wee brown mouse
And stood in the pale moonlight.

He lapped up the frothy foam from the floor
Then back on his haunches he sat.
And all night long, you could hear the mouse roar,
"Bring on the goshdarn cat!"

re: #127 Jimmah

My maternal Grandfather was Scottish. Grandmother was Irish.
Paternal Grandfather was British (house of Stuart). Grandmother was Welsh.

We have the isles pretty well covered. Mentioned to my cousin once that I thought that my maternal Grandfather was Irish (he died when I was 12, like I'd know). She asked me if I had ever asked him if he was Irish. I said "No. Why?"

She said, "I didn't think you did."
I said, "Why not."
She said, "Explains why you are still alive."

re: #128 MandyManners

Abbreviated...

Scotsman pulls a fly out of his beer... squeezes it between his fingers shouting, "Spit it out, ya wee bastid!"

re: #126 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

The Scotsman!

HEY! I was looking for that to show Jimmah! yay, thanks--

Michael Macintyre on the Scots :

If Hasan is to get the ultimate punishmen, BHO will be the one to sign off on it.

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re: #133 MandyManners

If Hasan is to get the ultimate punishmen, BHO will be the one to sign off on it.

I have no idea what his position is on the death penalty. I remember when the gubner of Illinois stopped all executions, though.

re: #133 MandyManners

If Hasan is to get the ultimate punishmen, BHO will be the one to sign off on it.

Interesting point, thanks for bringing that up.
That decision discussion is sure to froth up the interwebs!

re: #135 Cannadian Club Akbar

I have no idea what his position is on the death penalty. I remember when the gubner of Illinois stopped all executions, though.

I doubt he's a proponent. But, I could be wrong.

re: #137 MandyManners

I doubt he's a proponent. But, I could be wrong.

He might not agree, but it would be the wrong move to say no.

re: #136 Taqyia2Me

Interesting point, thanks for bringing that up.
That decision discussion is sure to froth up the interwebs!

Military justice is swifter than that in the civilian world.

re: #138 Cannadian Club Akbar

He might not agree, but it would be the wrong move to say no.

I hope his tin ear is not working the day he is to sign off on it.

re: #139 MandyManners

Military justice is swifter than that in the civilian world.

But when was the last time the military executed anyone?

Speaking of military justice, I wish it were coming to jihadis everywhere.

bbl

re: #135 Cannadian Club Akbar

I have no idea what his position is on the death penalty. I remember when the gubner of Illinois stopped all executions, though.

The IL gov had to put a moratorium on executions because a number of people on death row were found to be innocent.
Not 'won an appeal', or released due to a procedural error -- innocent, exonerated.

Obama worked on legislation that requires the videotaping of police interrogations; this is (possibly) a pro-death penalty stance, because it eliminated one of the major issues (IIRC) that led to false death row convictions: by eliminating the possibility that confessions were coerced.

re: #144 iceweasel

I thought that was the reason, but wasn't 100% sure.

re: #145 Cannadian Club Akbar

I thought that was the reason, but wasn't 100% sure.

I actually thought someone was executed, then it came out he was innocent.

re: #144 iceweasel

The IL gov had to put a moratorium on executions because a number of people on death row were found to be innocent.
Not 'won an appeal', or released due to a procedural error -- innocent, exonerated.

Obama worked on legislation that requires the videotaping of police interrogations; this is (possibly) a pro-death penalty stance, because it eliminated one of the major issues (IIRC) that led to false death row convictions: by eliminating the possibility that confessions were coerced.

I'll look for the links to his time as state senator where he blocked, in committee, bills related to government funding toward those babies who survived abortion attempts.

re: #147 Taqyia2Me

ACK!

re: #146 Cannadian Club Akbar

I actually thought someone was executed, then it came out he was innocent.

There was someone who was innocent and came close to execution-- Anthony Porter.

Governor George H. Ryan today declared a moratorium on executions of any more Illinois Death Row inmates until a Commission he will appoint to conduct a review of the administration of the death penalty in Illinois can make recommendations to him.

"I now favor a moratorium, because I have grave concerns about our state's shameful record of convicting innocent people and putting them on death row," Governor Ryan said. "And, I believe, many Illinois residents now feel that same deep reservation. I cannot support a system, which, in its administration, has proven to be so fraught with error and has come so close to the ultimate nightmare, the state's taking of innocent life. Thirteen people have been found to have been wrongfully convicted."

Governor Ryan noted that while he still believes the death penalty is a proper societal response for crimes that shock sensibility, he believes Illinois residents are troubled by the persistent problems in the administration of capital punishment in Illinois. Since the death penalty was reinstated in Illinois in 1977, 12 Death Row inmates have been executed while 13 have been exonerated.

"How do you prevent another Anthony Porter -- another innocent man or woman from paying the ultimate penalty for a crime he or she did not commit?" Governor Ryan said referring to the former inmate whose execution was stayed by the Illinois Supreme Court after new evidence emerged clearing him of the capital offense. "Today, I cannot answer that question."

Governor Ryan said he will not approve any more executions until this review of the administration of the death penalty is completed.

"Until I can be sure that everyone sentenced to death in Illinois is truly guilty, until I can be sure with moral certainty that no innocent man or woman is facing a lethal injection, no one will meet that fate," Governor Ryan said. "I am a strong proponent of tough criminal penalties, of supporting laws and programs to help police and prosecutors keep dangerous criminals off the streets. We must ensure the public safety of our citizens but, in doing so, we must ensure that the ends of justice are served."

re: #147 Taqyia2Me

I'll look for the links to his time as state senator where he blocked, in committee, bills related to government funding toward those babies who survived abortion attempts.

That is a wingnut lie debunked here before. The Infant Born Alive Protection Act was a stalking horse for introducing anti-choice legislation.

Obama's critics are free to speculate on his motives for voting against the bills, and postulate a lack of concern for babies' welfare. But his stated reasons for opposing "born-alive" bills have to do with preserving abortion rights, a position he is known to support and has never hidden.

PS: Jill Stanek.

I don't know anything at all about this guy running for Congress in NC, but if his web design is to be taken as a clue, I'm going to go ahead and assume that he's batshit crazy.

Also, there's a message forum that seems to consist of him writing posts to himself.

Way back in the Beforetime, when the internet wasn't nearly as ubiquitous as it is now, and nobody had conceived of "blogging", there were still kooks who had Urgently Important Things to Say. I worked at a print shop, and kooks of all stripes would frequently come in and have their most recent screed copied and bound. I saved a few choice samples, and I sure hope I never end up in the media spotlight, because someone is sure to come across my collection of kook literature and make lots of incorrect assumptions about me (including that I am a member of both the KKK and the Nation of Islam; and that I once sought help from the dean of Bob Jones University for my problems with the Clintons, who had caused my children's teeth to decay and fall out and my spouse's eyesight to go bad in retaliation for something incomprehensible but apparently having to do with Arkansas.)

Iceweasel and Jimmah---
This is sooo romantic. Congratulations and best wishes to both of you!!!

re: #151 negativ

People love political memorabilia. 2 words-Ebay!!
/OK, just 1 word

re: #150 iceweasel

Oh yeah? Then I suppose it is a lie that Obama uses his eyes to hypnotically control people's minds and that he eats babies too. Well if it is a lie then how do you explain this?

Image: obamap.jpg

///Gack...

re: #154 ausador

Oh yeah? Then I suppose it is a lie that Obama uses his eyes to hypnotically control people's minds and that he eats babies too. Well if it is a lie then how do you explain this?

[Link: i603.photobucket.com...]

///Gack...

That's true!! I saw it on the intraweb!
/

Good Morning LGF.
Am I the only one who just felt the prospect of a quick resolution to the Ft. Hood Islamofascist Terror case go flying out the window?
[Link: www.jpost.com...]

re: #156 Spare O'Lake

...and was not surprised...?

re: #156 Spare O'Lake

Good Morning LGF.
Am I the only one who just felt the prospect of a quick resolution to the Ft. Hood Islamofascist Terror case go flying out the window?
[Link: www.jpost.com...]

He will face a military trial. They can move it all they want.

re: #158 Cannadian Club Akbar

He will face a military trial. They can move it all they want.

Can you move for change of venue to civilian?
/
In Iran?
/

re: #158 Cannadian Club Akbar

He will face a military trial. They can move it all they want.

The attorney's worry is that it doesn't matter where they move it; the fact that the defendant's name has been splashed all over the mainstream media means that a jury trial is unfairly biased against him. In an instance where there is a credible case to be made for the defense, this is clearly very understandable, but this? I don't even know HOW the defense would make a case.

re: #159 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Can you move for change of venue to civilian?
/
In Iran?
/

In Iran he would be made Vice President.

re: #160 thedopefishlives

The attorney's worry is that it doesn't matter where they move it; the fact that the defendant's name has been splashed all over the mainstream media means that a jury trial is unfairly biased against him. In an instance where there is a credible case to be made for the defense, this is clearly very understandable, but this? I don't even know HOW the defense would make a case.

They use officers as the jury, not like a civillian trial, IIRC.

re: #162 Cannadian Club Akbar

They use officers as the jury, not like a civillian trial, IIRC.

Either way, you get the idea. The attorney's thinking to get him off on a technicality because there's no way a jury would fail to convict, given the media coverage. Never mind that there's no way a jury would fail to convict on the merits...

re: #162 Cannadian Club Akbar

They use officers as the jury, not like a civillian trial, IIRC.

Lawhawk will know better than me.

I admire LVQ. He made a statement a few weeks ago, that while he was generally opposed to the death sentence, he was entirely for the death sentence for dudes like the DC Sniper and the like that were obviously very guilty...

I'm more "liberal" in my stance that it should be applied a little more generously than that. But I admired his honesty.

re: #165 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I admire LVQ. He made a statement a few weeks ago, that while he was generally opposed to the death sentence, he was entirely for the death sentence for dudes like the DC Sniper and the like that were obviously very guilty...

I'm more "liberal" in my stance that it should be applied a little more generously than that. But I admired his honesty.

Well, DC Sniper has 12 more hours to think about his crimes.

Good morning everyone. I found out this week that we're facing a new enemy in the war on terror.

re: #156 Spare O'Lake

Good Morning LGF.
Am I the only one who just felt the prospect of a quick resolution to the Ft. Hood Islamofascist Terror case go flying out the window?
[Link: www.jpost.com...]

His attorney will be of limited use to him in front of a military tribunal, the rules are a bit different. I don't see how this changes anything, surely you expected him to get a lawyer at some point?

re: #166 Cannadian Club Akbar

Well, DC Sniper has 12 more hours to think about his crimes.

Now, see? There you go making me smile again.

re: #167 Mad Al-Jaffee

Good morning everyone. I found out this week that we're facing a new enemy in the war on terror.

As we hold our large heads high...

re: #168 ausador

His attorney will be of limited use to him in front of a military tribunal, the rules are a bit different. I don't see how this changes anything, surely you expected him to get a lawyer at some point?

Actually I was hoping for a spontaneous human combustion.
Now that it looks like he will recover I'm sure he will receive the very best legal representation available.

re: #171 Spare O'Lake

Actually I was hoping for a spontaneous human combustion.
Now that it looks like he will recover I'm sure he will receive the very best legal representation available.

And I am sure his lawyer will pass on cross examining all the witnesses.

Hey! It's the Marine Corps' birthday!

re: #111 iceweasel

I wonder if I can vote in both places, with dual citizenship? Any other American expats on here? (to anywhere, not just uk)

Yes, me.

Paris, France.

Could be better, could be worse.

Congratulations and best wishes!

re: #173 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Hey! It's the Marine Corps' birthday!

Are they on Sesame Street?

re: #175 Mad Al-Jaffee

Are they on Sesame Street?

Nah. Here they are!

UCMJ: Otherwise known as "US Code: Title 10 Chapter 47, The Uniform Code of Military Justice."

Very easy to read and understand because unlike civilian law there isn't much to it. Common sense procedures and rules, once they actually get him into the tribunal the proceedings will all be over and done in a day or two. You don't see months long trials in the military.

re: #176 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Nah. Here they are!

I'm at work. No YouTube for me.

re: #175 Mad Al-Jaffee

Are they on Sesame Street?

Occupiers!!!
/

re: #177 ausador

If they'd let them fucking fight, our wars would only take a few days too.

re: #178 Mad Al-Jaffee

I'm at work. No YouTube for me.

(Gomer Pyle, USMC) intro...

Yesterday after work I visited the Victims of Communism Memorial. It's pretty much across the street from my building. I expected to see something about the fall of the Berlin Wall there, but there was just one vase of flowers. At least someone left something in honor of that date.

Here's a picture of the memorial:

[Link: www.flickr.com...]

re: #174 ryannon

Yes, me.

Paris, France.

Could be better, could be worse.

Congratulations and best wishes!

Cool, thanks! I will probably have a few questions in the next month or so, if that's ok.Thanks again!

re: #182 Mad Al-Jaffee

I didn't know there was such a memorial. Well at least above ground.

Not trying to be funny there, either.

re: #152 blueherron

Iceweasel and Jimmah---
This is sooo romantic. Congratulations and best wishes to both of you!!!

Thanks bh!!! We're kind of insane with the happy right now. {bh}

Hope you're feeling ok and things are looking good for you.

re: #184 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I didn't know there was such a memorial. Well at least above ground.

Not trying to be funny there, either.

Every time I walk from my office to Chinatown (and I used to do that 2-3 times a week when I was going to a gym there) I would pass it. It's been around a couple of years.

re: #185 iceweasel

Thanks bh!!! We're kind of insane with the happy right now. {bh}

Hope you're feeling ok and things are looking good for you.

So now LGF is the new eHarmony?

As President Obama belatedly appears at Fort Hood today, will he dare to speak the word "terror?"He won't use the word "Islamist." If he mentions Islam at all, it'll be to sing its praises yet again.

[Link: www.nypostonline.com...]

re: #183 iceweasel

Cool, thanks! I will probably have a few questions in the next month or so, if that's ok.Thanks again!

No problem. I've been here as long as I was in the U.S., which adds up to a long time. I'll be happy to answer any queries, but what's applicable here isn't necessarily there. The great initial advantage for you is the ah, similarity, between the languages. No need to start from scratch. Some excellent spirits up that way as well. Get ahold of me anytime you see me in a thread and I'll arrange to send you my email addy if you wish...

re: #173 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Thanks for the reminder. I have a friend who served in Panama (medic). I'll send him a note. It would not be the same America without the Marines.

Morning folks...haven't been around much lately, hope I haven't missed too much = )

re: #191 srb1976

Good to see you! Still love that baby picture avatar.

Anyone have kids in HS? I have a problem with an assignment given to my sis-in-law (she lives with my spouse and I) re: Islam. I've managed to keep my mouth shut this long but now they've given her an assignment that basically asks her to do a little research and come up with good reasons why Muslims hate the US, the West, and Jews. I almost blew a gasket when I read the assignment. I'm unsure how to handle it, do I just let her make shit up or do I help her stick a fork in her teacher?

re: #188 albusteve

I disagree with the belatedly moniker used; he is attending the memorial service set by the US Army, and visiting before the preliminary investigation was complete would have made those investigative efforts more difficult. That he's arriving a few days after the attacks isn't a problem for me; what he will say and do is another.

Let's hear what he has to say, and that's far more important to me.

Meanwhile, someone is going to have to explain how communications between a known Islamist extremist who was known to be a spiritual leader for al Qaeda terrorists, including two of the 9/11 hijackers, and Hasan were harmless. 10-20 communications were intercepted in December 2008. The FBI shared that information with the US Army, which instead of raising further red flags, actually promoted him to Major.

It now appears that the warning signs weren't missed - just ignored by the Army brass who were responsible for deciding Hasan's career options. Throw in the Walter Reed incident (where he used a medical presentation to go off on an Islamist rant), and someone clearly dropped the ball for the Army.

re: #193 RogueOne

Anyone have kids in HS? I have a problem with an assignment given to my sis-in-law (she lives with my spouse and I) re: Islam. I've managed to keep my mouth shut this long but now they've given her an assignment that basically asks her to do a little research and come up with good reasons why Muslims hate the US, the West, and Jews. I almost blew a gasket when I read the assignment. I'm unsure how to handle it, do I just let her make shit up or do I help her stick a fork in her teacher?

Let her tell the truth. How bad is the PC in that school?

re: #185 iceweasel

Hey I'm not getting whisked away to Scotland, but life could be worse. I don't have a job, job but I'm getting by. And your announcement just makes my day...Not that it was hard since my goal today is to kill a very small, but devious and sinister mouse.

re: #193 RogueOne

Anyone have kids in HS? I have a problem with an assignment given to my sis-in-law (she lives with my spouse and I) re: Islam. I've managed to keep my mouth shut this long but now they've given her an assignment that basically asks her to do a little research and come up with good reasons why Muslims hate the US, the West, and Jews. I almost blew a gasket when I read the assignment. I'm unsure how to handle it, do I just let her make shit up or do I help her stick a fork in her teacher?

Wow - what the hell kind of assignment is that?

The last homework assignment she brought home was a whitewash of the Islamic rule during the 8th-12th centuries. Their argument (the school and textbooks) was that life was so good under the islamic rule that the citizenry of the nations they overtook didn't rebel because muslim rule was a joy.

re: #193 RogueOne

Anyone have kids in HS? I have a problem with an assignment given to my sis-in-law (she lives with my spouse and I) re: Islam. I've managed to keep my mouth shut this long but now they've given her an assignment that basically asks her to do a little research and come up with good reasons why Muslims hate the US, the West, and Jews. I almost blew a gasket when I read the assignment. I'm unsure how to handle it, do I just let her make shit up or do I help her stick a fork in her teacher?

How hard is it to find reasons why Muslims hate the US? It doesn't seem like a hard assignment - any number of websites will offer all sorts of material.

An analysis of the basis underlying those claims would seem to be within scope, as well. That most are hollow upon actual examination seems like something worth presenting.

Jon Stewart Mocks Use Of Leis, Babies, And The Holocaust To Argue Against Health Care Reform (VIDEO)

re: #194 lawhawk

Ralph Peters has become more abrasive since BO was elected...the two of them are exactly 180deg from one another

re: #193 RogueOne

Anyone have kids in HS? I have a problem with an assignment given to my sis-in-law (she lives with my spouse and I) re: Islam. I've managed to keep my mouth shut this long but now they've given her an assignment that basically asks her to do a little research and come up with good reasons why Muslims hate the US, the West, and Jews. I almost blew a gasket when I read the assignment. I'm unsure how to handle it, do I just let her make shit up or do I help her stick a fork in her teacher?

I'd investigate FULLY, then probably go for the stick.
(It could be part of an "impersonate both sides" exercise.)

Hey, John Allen Muhammad! I hope it stings a little. I kind of wish you were visiting "Ole Sparky"...

Hey Morning Lizards!

What's up?

re: #204 ggt

Love is in the air!
The Marines are a year older!
John Allen Muhammad gets to visits whatever afterlife awaits him...

re: #195 NJDhockeyfan

I live in an urban area but it's still Indiana, I don't think they're that PC. I was actually surprised by the way the school district is portraying it.

re: #198 RogueOne

The last homework assignment she brought home was a whitewash of the Islamic rule during the 8th-12th centuries. Their argument (the school and textbooks) was that life was so good under the islamic rule that the citizenry of the nations they overtook didn't rebel because muslim rule was a joy.

I'm with Decatur Deb --Investigate and Report ("voice your concern") up the chain of command. Write and editorial about it to your local paper, perhaps.

What a BS assignment. What kind of class is this for?

This type of stuff is why my kid is in private school.

re: #205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Love is in the air!
The Marines are a year older!
John Allen Muhammad gets to visits whatever afterlife awaits him...

Happy Birthday Marines!!!

Thank you for your service!!!

In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

what the hell is this all about?...

re: #199 SixDegrees

How hard is it to find reasons why Muslims hate the US? It doesn't seem like a hard assignment - any number of websites will offer all sorts of material.

An analysis of the basis underlying those claims would seem to be within scope, as well. That most are hollow upon actual examination seems like something worth presenting.

I like your solution.

re: #202 Decatur Deb

re: #207 ggt

It's a history class. I don't have kids, and I wouldn't have them in this school district if I did. My sis-in-law is from BFE Iowa just outside the S. Dakota line. She hated living there so her folks sent her here. She went from a school that had 300 kids total in grades 5-12 and now she's in a graduating class of almost 700 people.

I had planned on making the assignment a bit of a joke. Sayyid Qutb visited Iowa during the 50's and hated the mens haircuts so I was going to tie terrorism to haircuts and islamic anger over having their asses handed to them routinely by the jews in the 60's and 70's.

re: #211 RogueOne

re: #207 ggt

It's a history class. I don't have kids, and I wouldn't have them in this school district if I did. My sis-in-law is from BFE Iowa just outside the S. Dakota line. She hated living there so her folks sent her here. She went from a school that had 300 kids total in grades 5-12 and now she's in a graduating class of almost 700 people.

I had planned on making the assignment a bit of a joke. Sayyid Qutb visited Iowa during the 50's and hated the mens haircuts so I was going to tie terrorism to haircuts and islamic anger over having their asses handed to them routinely by the jews in the 60's and 70's.

It's cool you tool your SIL into your home!

Bad haircuts --good idea.

The Marine Birthday is threadworthy, doncha think?

re: #213 ggt

The Marine Birthday is threadworthy, doncha think?

I sent your comment to Charles. We'll see.

re: #213 ggt

The Marine Birthday is threadworthy, doncha think?

Not as important as the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street!

re: #212 ggt

She's a good kid. I used to tease my wife about trading her in for the younger version once she got old enough (her sis is 16 and about 14 years younger), now she's not thinking that jokes funny anymore. Other than that, it's working out fine.

re: #215 Mad Al-Jaffee

Not as important as the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street!

Did you forget your sarc tag?
:)

re: #215 Mad Al-Jaffee

Not as important as the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street!

Well, that was a "Bizzarro World" statement. And, it made me smile.

Am I the only person who loved the TV show "Major Dad"?

re: #216 RogueOne

She's a good kid. I used to tease my wife about trading her in for the younger version once she got old enough (her sis is 16 and about 14 years younger), now she's not thinking that jokes funny anymore. Other than that, it's working out fine.

How many Muslim students are in the school. I'd love to know what a muslim student would think of the assignment.

re: #50 ausador

The North never stops trying to stir shit up, it seems the only way to keep the populace under control is to keep them convinced that everyone else in the world are their enemies. Every time border tensions die down a bit the North pulls something else to flare them up again.

Gee, its a good thing they don't have nukes or anything...

//

Y'all are talkin' bout Korea, right, not the War of Northern Aggression?

re: #218 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Well, that was a "Bizzarro World" statement. And, it made me smile.

Am I the only person who loved the TV show "Major Dad"?

Yes. But then again, I am the only person who liked the show "Grand" on NBC.

re: #219 ggt

Can't you just see a Muslim child innocently looking up at a teacher and saying, "Why would I hate America?"

Just gave me a pleasant mental image.

re: #217 ggt

Did you forget your sarc tag?
:)

Didn't think I needed one. Maybe I should have written, according to google, not as important...

re: #222 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Can't you just see a Muslim child innocently looking up at a teacher and saying, "Why would I hate America?"

Just gave me a pleasant mental image.

I was thinking of the non-religious arabs I know --if their kid got an assignment like that, I think they'd freak.

re: #218 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Well, that was a "Bizzarro World" statement. And, it made me smile.

Am I the only person who loved the TV show "Major Dad"?

Never saw it, but I'm probably the only person who liked The Norm Show.

re: #223 Mad Al-Jaffee

Oh. I think that is cute.

But, Marines are the best!

re: #223 Mad Al-Jaffee

Didn't think I needed one. Maybe I should have written, according to google, not as important...

I would have probably put it there, out of respect for the Marines. Some readers aren't as quick on the updraw as others. It's the kind of thing that could be taken out of context by the LGF haters trolling for such stuff.

(JMHO)

re: #226 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You should see Generation Kill, if you haven't already. Read the book it's based on too. Great stuff.

I'm surprised this isn't bigger news this morning

North Korean, South Korean navies trade fire on disputed border

North and South Korean naval forces exchanged fire in disputed waters off their west coast Tuesday, the first such incident in seven years. No South Korean casualties were reported, but the North Korean ship was badly damaged during the skirmish. Each navy is blaming the other for the incident, which analysts believe will heighten tensions between the two Koreas in the runup to US President Barack Obama's visit to the region, scheduled for mid-November.

This is not the sort of incident that we want to see before our President heads to the region, nor would this be a good development anyways.

re: #213 ggt

The Marine Birthday is threadworthy, doncha think?

ALWAYS!

re: #205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

It's Sesame Street's Birthday too!

Life is interfering with my LGF time again.

Have a great day all!

re: #188 albusteve

As President Obama belatedly appears at Fort Hood today, will he dare to speak the word "terror?"He won't use the word "Islamist." If he mentions Islam at all, it'll be to sing its praises yet again.

[Link: www.nypostonline.com...]

So now we are being asked to critique a speech the POTUS has not yet given ? BTW, it's a memorial service for soldiers killed and injured, not a venue for a anti terror speech IMHO.

Good morning, lizards. Did anything come of the business card last night? On my drive to work I was wondering if the source of the photo might even be suspicious. But then I Googled the photographer's name, Jack Plunkett. Just a normal AP photographer it would appear.

re: #10 karmic_inquisitor

Just to make sure that the morning shift sees it ...

Lovebirds sighted on dreary Scottish moors.

(Jimmah = Heathcliff and Iceweasel = Catherine)

If they were in Mad Love do we have to review the last few months of
karma?

re: #233 avanti

So now we are being asked to critique a speech the POTUS has not yet given ? BTW, it's a memorial service for soldiers killed and injured, not a venue for a anti terror speech IMHO.

I agree, the speech should deal with the memorial. But guess what Avanti, this may come as a surprise to you, but the NY Post has this little thing called freedom of speech, so guess what, yes, they can ask to critique anything they want, before, after or never.

Car bomb in Pakistan marketplace kills 34

A car bomb blast tore through a crowded market in a city near Peshawar today and killed 34 people, the third terrorist attack to strike the area in three days.

The blast occurred in Charsadda, about 25 miles north of Peshawar. More than 50 people were injured in the suspected suicide bombing, said Charsadda police official Riaz Khan.

re: #236 Walter L. Newton

Was your It's a Wonderful Life last night? How'd it go?

Gunman in Custody After Reportedly Taking Principal Hostage at N.Y. School

A gunman is in custody Tuesday after reportedly taking the principal hostage at an upstate New York high school, a town official told Fox News.

The students at Stissing Mountain High School in Pine Plains, N.Y., are said to be safe, after police placed the campus on lockdown, according to Pine Plains Town Supervisor Gregg Pulver.

During the standoff, Pulver told a cable network that police were talking to the gunman, who is an adult — not a student — and said the situation was contained to one room.

re: #238 bosforus

Thought was tech dress...

Happy Birthday, Marines. Here's to many more.
[Link: www.usmcpress.com...]

re: #193 RogueOne

Some possibilities for the forking option:
Reading the Hamas Charter aloud would take a couple minutes or so.
Maybe offer some quotes from Haj Amin al Husseini, along with reminders of whose side he was on.
[Link: www.tellthechildrenthetruth.com...]

re: #240 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Thought was tech dress...

Huh?

Good morning all.

The leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Penninsula (sic) warned Tuesday that Shi'ite Muslims, particularly Iran, posed more danger to the world than either Jews or Christians.

- source: Haaretz

///Take it with a grain of strychnine as Al Qaida would prefer.

re: #236 Walter L. Newton

I agree, the speech should deal with the memorial. But guess what Avanti, this may come as a surprise to you, but the NY Post has this little thing called freedom of speech, so guess what, yes, they can ask to critique anything they want, before, after or never.

and lets not forget who owns the NY post...rupert murdoch!! dadada DUM!!! who also owns what else??? fox news!!! AHHH!!! oblama's nemisis, antagonist, thorn in his side and el guapo in life!!

re: #243 bosforus

Huh?

I thought they had technical dress rehearsal last night.

Lights/actors/costumes/sound/etc...

Conservative Christian Group Calls For Ban On Muslims In Military

In the wake of the Ft. Hood shooting last week and rampant speculation surrounding alleged shooter Nidal Malik Hasan's motives, the American Family Association has called for a ban on Muslims in the military. Mother Jones reports that the conservative Christian group has posted an article on its website by the group's Director of Issues Analysis, Bryan Fischer, who argues that the tragedy at Ft. Hood is the sign to start the ban. "This is not Islamophobia, it is Islamo-realism," Fischer says.

re: #246 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Oh, that's right. Now we know what my short-term memory's worth.

Pat Robertson adopts Geert's rhetoric...
Pat Robertson on Ft. Hood: Islam is ‘not a religion’ and Muslims should be treated like ‘some fascist group.’

So you are dealing with not a religion. You’re dealing with a political system. And I think we should treat it as such and treat its adherences as such as we would members of the Communist Party or members of some fascist group.

re: #247 Sharmuta

Conservative Christian Group Calls For Ban On Muslims In Military

Well, that wouldn't make us look like crusaders.
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re: #238 bosforus

Was your It's a Wonderful Life last night? How'd it go?

First tech, first dress, went fine. We have two more rehearsals to tweak this, that... and then we have a preview audience on Thursday, opens on Friday. We run three performances a week until December and then we up it to four performances a week until Dec. 20th when we close. And we have a few extra performances, sold out for some corporate holiday events.

For those in the Denver area for the holidays... (shameless self-promotion)...

[Link: www.minersalley.com...]

re: #219 ggt

Ironically, my sister is married to a saudi and has lived in SA for almost 30 years. Her and my nieces and nephews moved back to cincy a couple years ago to go to college.

re: #245 Spider Mensch

and lets not forget who owns the NY post...rupert murdoch!! dadada DUM!!! who also owns what else??? fox news!!! AHHH!!! oblama's nemisis, antagonist, thorn in his side and el guapo in life!!

Damn Brits, still causing problems after all these years...
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re: #247 Sharmuta

re: #249 Killgore Trout

The wingularity has been breached!

The beginning of the avalanche of overblown has started...sigh.

re: #253 Walter L. Newton

Damn Brits, still causing problems after all these years...
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Exactly - if it weren't for British Imperialism, Obama's Kenyan grandfather would not have been hassled by colonial authorities, and so Obama's Kenyan father might not have ended up a radical leftist, and would not, in consequence, inspire the son whom he more or less abandoned to take up leftish attitudes in some desperate attempt to win the approval of the father he never knew. And had the Limeys not packed Australia with convicts and such-like, the continent might never have spawned the pure EEEVILL that is Rupert Murdoch.

Stupid Brits!
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re: #252 RogueOne

Ironically, my sister is married to a saudi and has lived in SA for almost 30 years. Her and my nieces and nephews moved back to cincy a couple years ago to go to college.

That likely makes the issue much harder to deal with.

re: #236 Walter L. Newton