So, the bird needs help shrinking his belly fat?

"I hereby call this week's meeting of the Fraternal Order of Gulls to order..."

How much of a "donation" do you get from Relacore® for the product placement Charles?

///

Gulls are bullies of the sand... bullies of the sea... bullies of the air... don't stand under one.

That woman has no belly fat!

However, I know someone who does...

I am all in favor of keeping our beaches.

re: #2 Fenway_Nation

"I hereby call this week's meeting of the Fraternal Order of Gulls to order..."

Just don't hold it in Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. There, the gulls have run off the pigeons that used to flock around the Landmark Cafe. And it has made the area worse. The gulls are much louder and they are quite aggressive. They will come right up to you and snatch at things in your hands.

re: #6 Dark_Falcon

Including Alka-seltzer?

Was that "plump" Seagull Johnathon Livingston...
He needs to drop a few pounds so he can soar again.

I Enjoy Being a Gull!

re: #6 Dark_Falcon

Go to Ft. DeSoto beach here in Pinellas, generations of gulls brought up scrounging. They swope in and snatch things off tables, grab things away from children, and stand there screeching at you if you don't give them anything. You can never leave uncovered food alone for an instant, it is always on the top 10 beaches in the country lists, but they never mention the gulls.

Excellent Birds

why ya'll so gullible?

I see a red sox ad at the top of this page. I blame Fenway.

I think all Gulls have a right to health care, beach scraps and weight loss programs

Relacore is for the birds. It's trash.

/

re: #7 Fenway_Nation

Including Alka-seltzer?

I'd never try to do that. It would be cruel to the bird. Both my father and I would shotgun them to thin their numbers were it legal, but we'd never do anything to torture a bird like that.

re: #5 Sharmuta

I am all in favor of keeping our beaches.

I'm all in favor of shrinking belly fat.

Freetoken- thanks for the recommendation last night. I left a comment.

Reid eyes payroll tax hike on wealthy Seagulls

re: #10 ausador

Go to Ft. DeSoto beach here in Pinellas, generations of gulls brought up scrounging. They swope in and snatch things off tables, grab things away from children, and stand there screeching at you if you don't give them anything. You can never leave uncovered food alone for an instant, it is always on the top 10 beaches in the country lists, but they never mention the gulls.

In Chicago, part of the reason for the increase in gulls has been the introduction of Peregrine Falcons to the city. The falcons have cut into pigeon numbers and the gulls took advantage. The gulls are likely to be attacked because they are bigger and better able to fight, thus causing the raptors to seek easier prey.

Moral of the Story: Strength matters. If you are able to fight, you are less likely to be attacked. Chicago's mayor should reflect on this truth.

re: #19 woodsman

It's not fair some seagulls have trash cans with fancy advertisements for perches, while others have only sand. We must rectify this!

I always thought Steven Seagull had a funny looking pony-tail.

[Link: www.nasa.gov...]

It saddens me that it was necessary for NASA to have to come out and debunk the 2012 believers.

re: #13 Sharmuta

Hmm...looks like I can't pin this on soxfan4life.

I refreshed twice and only got some Ford or Barnes & Nobel ads.

re: #22 Racer X

I always thought Steven Seagull had a funny looking pony-tail.

Well, Seagal does have an A&E show coming out in a few weeks. I've seen the promos. It turns out his carry gun as a deputy sheriff is a classic: an M1911A1.

Just a few of us here, and all of you have posted a gazillion more posts than I have -- what do you all think about the evolution of LGF (and Charles) over the past few years?

re: #26 woodsman

Hmm. I'm not sure if Charles has evolved so much, but LGF has changed because the political climate has changed. I will state I'm making some assumptions here, but Charles didn't evolve into disliking european crypto-fascists, it's that the political scene changed. It's not that Charles evolved into disliking anti-science theocrats, it's that the political scene changed. It's not that Charles evolved into being anti-Bircher, it's that the political scence changed. What we've seen at LGF is a distinction being made between principles and blind ideology. I assume our host has always held these positions, it's that others have shown they don't share them with him.

re: #26 woodsman

Just a few of us here, and all of you have posted a gazillion more posts than I have -- what do you all think about the evolution of LGF (and Charles) over the past few years?

Very good question. I'm actually going to punt on this one. My own feelings aren't organized enough to put into words. For now, though, I can safely say that said evolution has always been guided by Charles following the truth wherever it leads.

re: #26 woodsman

I have only been reading the site for about a year and have been a member for considerably less time so I am not able to answer that. I'll let the older members chime in...

re: #28 Dark_Falcon

That's not a punt... that's a first down...

"I can safely say that said evolution has always been guided by Charles following the truth wherever it leads."

re: #26 woodsman

I agree with Sharmuta's #27.

I've been registered since the summer of 2007. I would add to Sharmuta's #27 that one thing I've noticed more recently, is that there is less likelihood of threads devolving into slugfests and name-calling. It still happens; but it seems to me to happen less frequently than it used to, and when it happens, it ends quicker than it used to, from Charles' being more involved than he used to be or from other posters being more willing to ask folks to just please stop it. A good change, imo.

re: #26 woodsman

I decline comment.

Damn it always startles me when the female Japanese accented voice suddenly says "Your attention is required to proceed." I forgot I was converting format on some TV episodes to burn to DVD, the computer wants a fresh disc, lol.

I'm starting to fade, so I'm going to sign off and get to bed. Sleep well, all.

re: #34 Dark_Falcon

I'm starting to fade, so I'm going to sign off and get to bed. Sleep well, all.

Goodnight DF

re: #31 reine.de.tout

re: #26 woodsman

I agree with Sharmuta's #27.

I've been registered since the summer of 2007. I would add to Sharmuta's #27 that one thing I've noticed more recently, is that there is less likelihood of threads devolving into slugfests and name-calling. It still happens; but it seems to me to happen less frequently than it used to, and when it happens, it ends quicker than it used to, from Charles' being more involved than he used to be or from other posters being more willing to ask folks to just please stop it. A good change, imo.

I can agree with that ... I've always enjoyed the "community" though I don't have a lot of time to post. I don't think anyone should be afraid to comment. Seems to me Charles would appreciate some honest ramblings.
(and Good night DF)

re: #34 Dark_Falcon

Dream only of well-fed pidgeons, DF.

re: #37 Fenway_Nation

re: #34 Dark_Falcon

Dream only of well-fed pidgeons, DF.

Or fat, lazy Seagulls...

re: #38 woodsman

Or fat, lazy Seagulls...

Dude, it's my cousin.

Technically, I think LGF is the best blog I've ever seen. (Kudos Charles) I also think its wise to maximize the potential of his traffic for financial gain, though it is a little more "in your face" than it used to be it's still better handled than 90% of other sites I've seen. I just hope as Sharmuta said, "I assume our host has always held these positions." I have had cause to wonder.

re: #39 Stanley Sea

re: #38 woodsman

Dude, it's my cousin.

Sorry Stanley ... (that is funny considering your avatar)

re: #40 woodsman

I have had cause to wonder.

Huh?

Fuck off, Seattle Times

re: #26 woodsman

Just a few of us here, and all of you have posted a gazillion more posts than I have -- what do you all think about the evolution of LGF (and Charles) over the past few years?

Now, that is a question.

I've been posting here since October 23rd 2001 (registration didn't begin until '04). Initially, Charles applied a very broad and tolerant moderation policy. It was a real free-for-all in the old days. Inevitably some extreme elements insinuated themselves into this and became regular and even influential posters. Even with moderation, extremism flourished though Charles started to crack down on the really obnoxious posters.

I myself have always been a capital C Conservative, a Goldwater Republican since 1964. I think some of us just did not realize how steeped in religious activist ideology some of our long time posters really were, or how extreme some of them were in their views of so-called social issues. We had a common cause, a strong one, in opposing jihad, supporting the armed forces, and exposing the machinations of the institutional media.

I am a scientist by profession and an active member of a number of rational skeptic groups. This put me at odds with some of the religious conservatives and extreme partisans here from the very beginning, especially over issues like evolution, but we got along fairly well until a couple of years ago. Other concerns were just much more important here. For a number of years, in fact, I did not fully realize that Charles had very similar views in many areas. This conflict among the lizardoids burst into the open, imho, largely because of the destructive role played by religious conservatives in last year's political campaign and because of the increasingly prominent alliance between many other "right-wing" bloggers and the Euro-fascist elements. Changes in the media, especially the rise of right-wing talkers (IE demagogues) to real power, and their increasing extremism and recklessness, were other factors. Charles was uncompromising in his opposition to this. It was a matter of principle and some of us felt that we had to take his side. We were not really prepared for the vociferousness of the opposition, and especially for the rise of what has called "Obama Derangement Syndrome."

To me, as a long-time participant, it does not seem that the site has changed so much as the political right has changed. This has not been for the better. Today, Goldwater himself would be vilified as a RINO and a liberal, though his views had not in fact changed very much late in his life. Our experience mirrors this shift of perception. Frankly, I could not ask to be in better company.

re: #42 Sharmuta

For example, Charles' take on Anita Dunn stepping down seemed unusual.

White House Communications Director Anita Dunn, who’s been leading the Obama administration’s charge against Fox News (and was promptly smeared as a commie sympathizer by Glenn Beck), will be stepping down at the end of the month.

This move has nothing to do with the Fox News issues, however — she was planning to leave from the beginning.

I know he's not a fan of Beck's but it was Dunn who put her foot in her mouth on her own with the "two of my favorite political philosophers" comment. Why even give Beck mention in the post?

re: #43 TheMatrix31

[SNIP]

"...Hasan's professional exposure to the stresses and strains of those who actually served their country in foreign war zones with multiple deployments no doubt took a personal toll, but offers no excuse."

[SNIP]

//But we'll use that excuse anyways.

Second that...comparing this to McVeigh is like comparing apples and puppies. We blamed McVeigh's anti-government bias for his attack, as that is what came out about his past comments and his motive after the attack. It was not religious, it was political. This idiot has a long history of making anti-American, anti-Military comments, that HE tied to his religion (ie, "Muslims shouldn't fight with the American military."). As for the fact that no one brought up McVeigh's religion...someone remind me, did he scream "Praise Jesus" as the bombs went off? Can't remember...

re: #43 TheMatrix31

re: #44 Shiplord Kirel

Beautifully stated, SK.

re: #26 woodsman

Just a few of us here, and all of you have posted a gazillion more posts than I have -- what do you all think about the evolution of LGF (and Charles) over the past few years?

It's been more of a situation where Charles and LGF haven't moved, everything else has. The left has been doing a pretty good job at marginalizing it's kooks since letting them run wild was a guaranteed election loser. SInce then, the rights kooks started popping out of the woodwork and the GoP is a ship without a captain right now. Charles and LGF have always been anti-idiotarian. A perceived shift by LGF is in reality a shift in the balance of kooks.

re: #47 Lorenska

Second that...comparing this to McVeigh is like comparing apples and puppies. We blamed McVeigh's anti-government bias for his attack, as that is what came out about his past comments and his motive after the attack. It was not religious, it was political. This idiot has a long history of making anti-American, anti-Military comments, that HE tied to his religion (ie, "Muslims shouldn't fight with the American military."). As for the fact that no one brought up McVeigh's religion...someone remind me, did he scream "Praise Jesus" as the bombs went off? Can't remember...

According to his wikipedia biography, McVeigh was agnostic at the time of the OKC bombing but reverted to his Catholic upbringing while in prison. He received last rites before he got the needle.

re: #44 Shiplord Kirel

Great post. The thoughtful sentiments of those like yours are what have always drawn me back to LGF. Extremisim in any form and in any direction is problematic.

re: #47 Lorenska

re: #43 TheMatrix31

I'll see you a 'Fuck you Seattle Times' and raise you a 'Fuck You Mayor Daley'.

that bird is from the future: [Link: news.yahoo.com...]

re: #52 Fenway_Nation

You're fucking KIDDING.

Geeez... I'm on the East coast and it's way too late...
Thanks all, good night

Ah, so even better...so by that logic, according to this editorial, we should have blamed McVeigh's LACK of religion if we're going to dare refer to Hasan's Muslim faith. As if he is not the one who continually, inappropriately, threateningly brought it up, and was even trying to use it as an excuse to be discharged from the service. This guy practically introduces himself as "Nidal HasanI'maMuslimandIwantoutoftheArmy," but we're not allowed to even comment that it might have played a part in his actions. Now I'm reading that Army doctors didn't want to deploy him because they were "afraid he'd pass secrets to Islamic jihadists." Beautiful!

re: #50 Shiplord Kirel

According to his wikipedia biography, McVeigh was agnostic at the time of the OKC bombing but reverted to his Catholic upbringing while in prison. He received last rites before he got the needle.

re: #54 TheMatrix31

I wish I was, Matrix...I wish I was.

Based on Daley's statements, I can only assume that his solutions entail the following:

*A complete ban on active duty military pressonel owning any kind of personal weapon.
*United States military bases being declared 'gun-free zones'
*A complete prohibition on American Muslims purchasing any sort of firearm

Cripes- what is it with these clueless Chicago pols? It's bad enough they keep getting elected in Illinois, but now we've got one residing at Pennsylvania Ave.

re: #52 Fenway_Nation

re: #43 TheMatrix31

I'll see you a 'Fuck you Seattle Times' and raise you a 'Fuck You Mayor Daley'.

I'll see your Fuck You Mayor Daley and raise you a Fuck You CNN "Muslim Guy"
[Link: www.cnn.com...]

re: #53 GOPManHatTanIte

that bird is from the future: [Link: news.yahoo.com...]

Lol. If they are willing to use time-travel to sabotage the LHC, why not go back far enough to never have it constructed in the first place?
/silly, indeed.

re: #57 Fenway_Nation

I dont even know what to say.

sooo this hasan guy proves ann coulter's point that the fear of bring branded a racist has so deeply infiltrated our social consciousness that we've allowed things like this tragedy to happen...

re: #57 Fenway_Nation

Anytime anyone on the left makes the snarky claim that "Reality has a Liberal Bias", the complete and total failure of gun control to reduce crime is first counterpoint that pops into my head. I just have grown weary of arguing with them about things that have almost a religious devotion toward.

re: #59 Varek Raith

Lol. If they are willing to use time-travel to sabotage the LHC, why not go back far enough to never have it constructed in the first place?
/silly, indeed.

Because after all the expense and equipment required to build the time machine, all the saboteurs could afford to use as weaponry was a trained bird and a stale baguette...

/DUH!

re: #59 Varek Raith

what do you mean? What is a large hadron collider?

re: #52 Fenway_Nation

re: #43 TheMatrix31

I'll see you a 'Fuck you Seattle Times' and raise you a 'Fuck You Mayor Daley'.

And to think, this kumbayist asshat is the son of the Mayor Daley who administered the worst mass beating ever suffered by American lefties. As I have mentioned here several times, I was an eyewitness to the '68 convention riots. My mom was a delegate and my dad and I tagged along even though I was a Republican by then and had volunteered for Goldwater in '64. Conservative or not, I was groomed like a typical 19 year old of the time and didn't dare go out on the street, even with my Nixon button, for fear the cops would hammer first and ask questions later.

re: #64 GOPManHatTanIte

what do you mean? What is a large hadron collider?

Particle Accelerator. The largest, I believe.

re: #56 Lorenska

Ah, so even better...so by that logic, according to this editorial, we should have blamed McVeigh's LACK of religion if we're going to dare refer to Hasan's Muslim faith.

The Discovery Institute already does that. They blame Darwinism.

re: #61 GOPManHatTanIte

'Tragedy' would be if those same 13 soldiers were killed when the bus they were travelling on flipped over.

'Calculated, pre-mediated act of mass murder' doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but describes what happened last week pretty accurately.

re: #66 Varek Raith

sorry i forgot you cant type out sarcasms...i was inferring that they had and the memory of the LHC had been wiped from my memory because it had never been built

re: #69 GOPManHatTanIte

sorry i forgot you cant type out sarcasms...i was inferring that they had and the memory of the LHC had been wiped from my memory because it had never been built

Oh, lol.
BTW, we use a / to indicate sarcasm.
/

re: #68 Fenway_Nation

true enough...but nonetheless the warning signs were systematically ignored due to the fact that those in charge of oversight etc ere afraid of being branded racists

re: #70 Varek Raith

thank you

Intrade has a prediction market setup for the LHC finding the Higgs Boson.

Something makes me what to short that one across the board.

re: #70 Varek Raith

Huh? The rest of my post disappeared in to the ether...

re: #72 GOPManHatTanIte

thank you

No problem.

re: #73 ArchangelMichael

can i parlay that with a short on cold fusion in our lifetime?

re: #74 Varek Raith

/maybe it was the ether

So...they weren't allowed to point out the fact that he was Muslim, apparently it's also un-PC to point out if a soldier is just nucking futs:

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Wouldn't want to offend any psychos, lunatics, or those otherwise sanity-challenged.

re: #75 GOPManHatTanIte

can i parlay that with a short on cold fusion in our lifetime?

The only cold fusion one I see is this:

Dr Yoshiaki Arata’s Cold Fusion Experiment
Dr Arata's experiment to be replicated in peer-reviewed scientific journal on/before 31 Dec 2009

Bid 0.90 Ask 7.40

re: #76 GOPManHatTanIte

/maybe it was the ether

Or that damn time traveling bird, or Captain Kirk, or Captain Picard or Captain Janeway, or...
/Damn! Way too many violators of the Temporal Prime Directive.
//Forgive my geekiness. :P

re: #77 Lorenska

/not when they make up more than 50% of the voting populous

re: #80 GOPManHatTanIte

Hah, good point - wouldn't want to alienate the base...

re: #79 Varek Raith

Or that damn time traveling bird, or Captain Kirk, or Captain Picard or Captain Janeway, or...
/Damn! Way too many violators of the Temporal Prime Directive.
//Forgive my geekiness. :P

James T. Kirk. 17 separate temporal violations - the biggest file on record. The man was a menace.

re: #77 Lorenska

So...they weren't allowed to point out the fact that he was Muslim, apparently it's also un-PC to point out if a soldier is just nucking futs:

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Wouldn't want to offend any psychos, lunatics, or those otherwise sanity-challenged.

Whatever they thought, they need to be run out of the service on a rail.

There has been a serious lack of accountability in the military in recent years. During WW2, something like 200 generals were sacked for incompetence or malfeasance or both. In the current war, only one (Janis Karpinski, the mistress of Abu Ghraib) has publicly gotten the boot.
If you're a private or a second lieutenant, you may not have realized what the job entailed. If you're a colonel or a general, you damn well do and you need to get it right.

re: #40 woodsman

Charles really hasn't been "maximizing LGF for monetary gain", he's just trying to pay the bills. This has become, more or less, a 24/7/365 job for him and it's not cheap to run a high-traffic site like LGF. He's tried to keep the ads as discreet and as low-key as possible, even going as far as asking us for input on it on multiple occasions lately.

Charles has said that, if he were to break down what he's gotten paid in ad revenue into an hourly rate for his services, he'd be working very cheaply. Bottom line, if people want to see less (or no) ads on LGF, they need to pony up to the tip jar on regular basis or do PayPal subscriptions to chip in.

As for me, the ads don't bother me a damn bit, because I know Charles is just trying to keep LGF going and not go broke in the process...

re: #84 talon_262

Beyond that, some of the ads are pretty funny in their blindly generated juxtaposition, as when they hawk creationist propaganda right next to a thread denouncing creationist propaganda.

re: #82 ArchangelMichael

James T. Kirk. 17 separate temporal violations - the biggest file on record. The man was will be a menace.

re: #83 Shiplord Kirel

Amen. I think this part of the story sums it up pretty well:

Officials considered kicking Hasan out of the program but chose not to partly because firing a doctor is a "cumbersome and lengthy" process that involves hearings and potential legal conflict, sources told NPR.

Officials also believed they lacked solid evidence that Hasan was unstable and were concerned they could be accused of discriminating against him because of his Islamic identity or views.

The concerns about Hasan's performance and religious views were shared with other military officials considering his assignment after he finished his medical training, and the consensus was to send the 39-year-old psychiatrist to Fort Hood, an official told the Associated Press

So to summarize:

1. We can't fire the psychotic traitor because it'll take too much time and hassle.
2. We can't fire the psychotic traitor because he might be offended and we'll be branded bigots and Islamophobes.
3. Let's transfer the psychotic traitor to another US military base where he'll be some other bureaucrat's problem, and clock out before the traffic gets too bad.

re: #87 Lorenska

That does seem to be about the size of it.

If your not considered fit for combat duty then you do not belong in the armed services, period.

re: #88 ausador

That does seem to be about the size of it.

If your not considered fit for combat duty then you do not belong in the armed services, period.

To the extent you refer to mental, emotional, moral or ethical fitness, I concur. As to physical impairments, not so much. Away from combat, there are many jobs, some potentially quite dangerous, where ability and experience weigh heavily, and the perfection of one's eyesight, hearing, or physical condition is irrelevant. Dedicated and highly qualified uniformed men and women serve America every day using hearing aids, glass eyes, prosthetics, and wheelchairs, often acquired as a consequence of answering the call of their country.

Man, I show up and everyone hides. Maybe I need another shower.

Wait a second. I thought Hasan *wanted* to get out of the Army, but they were hesitant to let him go because they are so strapped for resources that they did not want to let him go for fear of setting a bad precedent.

This should help race relations. I smell another "Beer Summit" at the White House.
[Link: www.nypost.com...]

re: #91 ralphieboy

He offered to pay the Army back for all his schooling.

re: #92 Cannadian Club Akbar

Oh, those professors are so good and sophisticated and intellectual!

/

re: #94 TheMatrix31

Oh, those professors are so good and sophisticated and intellectual!

/

Sounds like maybe his argument wasn't strong enough to win the debate that was going on. Someone should have whipped his ass for sucker punching a girl.

Maybe if it had been listed in the Psych journals at Walter Reed so they could recognize it?

PJSD-Pre Jihad Stress Disorder.
An affliction only known to affect a minute fraction of the population, most frequently after attending Islamic Mosques and/or Madrassas of the Wahhabi sect.

Manifestations of this affliction include but are not limited to:
1. Denouncing western culture as immoral.
2. Admiration for those that cause the deaths of innocent civilians through random bombings.
3. Frequent religious themed correspondence with others who also seemingly share the affliction.
4. Feelings of persecution and a deeply held conviction that "others" are trying to destroy Islam.
5. Inappropriate behavior at work such as giving lectures on the Quran and how "infidels" should be killed.
6. Inability to behave civilly and with courtesy towards those not suffering from the affliction, particularly if female.
7. Indifference to studies and poor grades, also lax and lazy job performance due to inattention.
8. The acquisition of firearms and/or explosives for future use against "infidels."

If left untreated patients with this condition pose a severe risk both to themselves and others. Every effort should be made to immediately separate the patient from access to any type of weapon. The patient will best benefit from treatment when confined in a secure facility and contact with others sharing the affliction is curtailed.

Recommended course of treatment involves religious re-programming to be carried out by adherents of Islam not of the Wahhabi sect. Treatment may take from months to years to accomplish successfully and relapse is still possible even then. The patient should never be allowed access to weapons suitable for mass killings even after treatment is terminated.

*WARNING* By no means should the patient ever be allowed enrollment in any military organizations under any circumstances or any capacity whatsoever. Exposure to the military culture has been known to severely aggravate this condition most especially if the organization has any current or potential involvement in the Middle East or Asia.

Just a question. Does anyone here have Scientology commercials running in your area? They run here left and right.

re: #97 Cannadian Club Akbar

Just a question. Does anyone here have Scientology commercials running in your area? They run here left and right.

I have only seen one or two...but then again I don't spend an awful lot of time TV watching either.

re: #98 ausador

I have only seen one or two...but then again I don't spend an awful lot of time TV watching either.

I don't watch much either, but when I do (usually sit com reruns) they are almost constant. I will say this, the commercials here are very well done and a very good recruiting tool for those who are "lost."

re: #99 Cannadian Club Akbar

Yep even if you don't have money they will still be glad to put you to work at one of the "Orgs" to earn you instruction in the mysteries of Xenu. I imagine they are having some luck recuiting right now with so many out of work and homeless etc.

re: #100 ausador

Yep even if you don't have money they will still be glad to put you to work at one of the "Orgs" to earn you instruction in the mysteries of Xenu. I imagine they are having some luck recuiting right now with so many out of work and homeless etc.

Very good point. Never thought of it that way. Their headquarters are in Clearwater, so not far from me.

Yep, close to home for me too, same county even. Clearwater wasn't too bright letting them come in and buy up big hunks of downtown. As a religious organization they don't have to pay property taxes on the buildings or the land.

re: #102 ausador

Yep, close to home for me too, same county even. Clearwater wasn't too bright letting them come in and buy up big hunks of downtown. As a religious organization they don't have to pay property taxes on the buildings or the land.

You're in Pinellas?

re: #97 Cannadian Club Akbar

Just a question. Does anyone here have Scientology commercials running in your area? They run here left and right.

I see 'em all the time. I live in Northern Virginia. I chuckled when I saw them because I didn't know what their angle was until 'Scientology' popped up.

re: #104 Varek Raith

I see 'em all the time. I live in Northern Virginia. I chuckled when I saw them because I didn't know what their angle was until 'Scientology' popped up.

I thought the randomness of subjects was a good call. Then they show the tsunami pics, then the relief help to hit the emotional chord.

re: #103 Cannadian Club Akbar

Yep, back in the warmth and sunshine after I got tired of freezing my ass off in Alaska. I was born here and all the family is here, so eventually I suppose I just had to wander back.

re: #104 Varek Raith

Clarification: I chuckled when I saw that it was Scientology, and not at the emotional pictures displayed.

re: #106 ausador

Yep, back in the warmth and sunshine after I got tired of freezing my ass off in Alaska. I was born here and all the family is here, so eventually I suppose I just had to wander back.

I'm on the south side of the Skyway.

re: #107 Varek Raith

Clarification: I chuckled when I saw that it was Scientology, and not at the emotional pictures displayed.

The picture of the paper clip had me welling up.
//

re: #109 Cannadian Club Akbar

The picture of the paper clip had me welling up.
//

Heh. Just covering all the bases. :)

re: #110 Varek Raith

Heh. Just covering all the bases. :)

I would demand a ride on John Travolta's plane before joining.

I'm waiting for one more DVD to finish encoding and then I'm taking my ass to bed, trying to finish off this series so I can delete it off my hard drive. Seems like half the stuff I download anymore is requests from family, mom had me hunt up a UK detective series called "Rosemary and Thyme" for her. I'd never seen them before and it turns out to be pretty good, half sleuth and half gardening, weird combination but it works.

I suppose I should just be glad there are only 23 episodes, it could have been like last time when she wanted all six seasons of "Northern Exposure."

re: #112 ausador

You're a better person then me. I would have told whoever to drag their ass to the mall or WalMart.

re: #113 Cannadian Club Akbar

But then again, something as obscure as what you are downloading is different.

re: #113 Cannadian Club Akbar

Well with four episodes to a disc it is only six discs, no big expense there, but converting format and encoding each disc takes a bit more than an hour, and that is after spending a day or three with bittorrent always running in the background dowloading it. You get sick of your internet pages taking forever to load and not being able to watch hulu because the torrent is sucking up all your bandwidth.

But hey it is for family...tough to say no.

re: #115 ausador

Can't say no to mom, but siblings are another thing.
/

Well with the brother and sister it is usually just the occasional movie, those only take a few hours to grab so it isn't a big deal. Besides most of them I want to see too, lol.

re: #117 ausador

My brothers friend tried to download a movie on my moms computer (against my advice) and after 2 days it was at 99%. I really need to clean my hard drive on my laptop.

Most of the movies have been converted to AVI format so the file is only around 700MB although sometimes it can be 1400MB depending what bitrate and sound options they encoded. If you have a highspeed internet connection it should take anything from 40 minutes to 8 hours depending on the seeders you connect to.

Wife's 10 anniversary at work. She got to select a reward. She selected a new coffee maker. A Hamilton Beach...

Was planning on getting her a Krups for Christmas...

What do you get someone for Christmas that you still love, but are going to divorce?

re: #119 ausador

I was renting a room to a "friend" after he broke up with his girl. I told him not to download anything on my computer, even offered to let him use my old laptop. Did he listen? No. I've got all kinds of shit he downloaded. Oh, and he owes me about $3K. Fucker.

re: #120 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Wife's 10 anniversary at work. She got to select a reward. She selected a new coffee maker. A Hamilton Beach...

Was planning on getting her a Krups for Christmas...

What do you get someone for Christmas that you still love, but are going to divorce?

A relly bad lawyer.

re: #122 Cannadian Club Akbar

really-pimf

re: #120 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

A cat to keep her company maybe?

/

re: #120 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

A gift certifikit from a moving company.
/

re: #121 Cannadian Club Akbar

I was renting a room to a "friend" after he broke up with his girl. I told him not to download anything on my computer, even offered to let him use my old laptop. Did he listen? No. I've got all kinds of shit he downloaded. Oh, and he owes me about $3K. Fucker.

Yeah, thats bad news, I don't like anyone messing with my computer, I have another set up and running in the guest bedroom for when the neice or nephews are over. Mine is off limits to everyone else.

re: #126 ausador

I've learned that. Now I am like Francis (Stripes) "Don't you ever touch my stuff."

Frigging last disc, so of course it seems like it is taking forever, grrr. 74% complete...whee.

re: #127 Cannadian Club Akbar

...or I'll kill ya.

re: #129 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

...or I'll kill ya.

Yep, forgot that part.

Morning Lizards.

Interesting thread twist, since I am doing my first download through bittorrent. It is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Made big progress overnight though.

re: #131 rwdflynavy

Downloading "Top Gun" are ya?
/

re: #131 rwdflynavy

Morning Lizards.

Interesting thread twist, since I am doing my first download through bittorrent. It is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Made big progress overnight though.

Yeah, not much to watch, 61% complete...an hour later 67% complete, wow!

re: #132 Cannadian Club Akbar

Downloading "Top Gun" are ya?
/

Funny story, I graduated from high school overseas (Naples Italy). Went to my first year at VA Tech in the Corps of Cadets and the upperclassmen accused all of us of joining because of Top Gun. I'd never even seen the movie.

re: #134 rwdflynavy

Funny story, I graduated from high school overseas (Naples Italy). Went to my first year at VA Tech in the Corps of Cadets and the upperclassmen accused all of us of joining because of Top Gun. I'd never even seen the movie.

I tell everybody Top Gun is just a 2 hour music video. And it is. But a guilty pleasure.

My Dad is retired Navy, was an Attack pilot and an Air Boss, so he didn't enjoy the movie much!

His quote, Fighter guys make movies, Attack guys make history!

re: #135 Cannadian Club Akbar

That chick was so entirely out of his league though...

/

re: #136 rwdflynavy

My step dad did 25 years in the Navy. I make it a point not to bring up ANY country unless I want to hear a story about when he was there.

re: #137 ausador

That chick was so entirely out of his league though...

/

Plus, it makes me wonder if Tom Kookoo would have to sit on a phonebook so he could see out of the plane.
//

re: #138 Cannadian Club Akbar

My step dad did 25 years in the Navy. I make it a point not to bring up ANY country unless I want to hear a story about when he was there.

I'm at about 19.5 myself, hoping to tie the old man's record!

re: #140 rwdflynavy

I'm at about 19.5 myself, hoping to tie the old man's record!

Ya gotta break the record for time and rank!!

re: #141 Cannadian Club Akbar

Ya gotta break the record for time and rank!!

Nope, only want to tie. I've seen what folks have to do to make Flag rank and I want no part!

re: #139 Cannadian Club Akbar

That reminds me, I've still never seen mission impossible 3, maybe I should download it...nahh, fuck it. ;)

/

re: #142 rwdflynavy

Nope, only want to tie. I've seen what folks have to do to make Flag rank and I want no part!

I thought the politics of the job only came when trying to get into the Pentagon, NIS, etc. At least you have your standards and are keeping to them.

re: #138 Cannadian Club Akbar

My step dad did 25 years in the Navy. I make it a point not to bring up ANY country unless I want to hear a story about when he was there.

A story telling dad is awesome!

(just ask my kids)

re: #145 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

A story telling dad is awesome!

(just ask my kids)

I'm not a dad, but I can tell a good story. But when you have heard the story 20 times, ya kinda know the outcome. Heh.

re: #145 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

A story telling dad is awesome!

(just ask my kids)

As long as he isn't telling embarrassing stories about you at least.

Actually come to think of it that is more of the mothers job, isn't it?

re: #148 ausador

Actually come to think of it that is more of the mothers job, isn't it?

No, she shows the pics of you as a baby with no diaper on.

re: #144 Cannadian Club Akbar

I thought the politics of the job only came when trying to get into the Pentagon, NIS, etc. At least you have your standards and are keeping to them.

Smart military folks try to avoid the Pentagon (I failed). It isn't just politics, the path to Flag is very tough on families (multiple sea tours) and I've done enough of those.

Gotta get ready for work. BBIAB

My last disc is done and I am off to bed, see you Lizards once I get a few hours of sleep under my belt. Goodnight or morning...whatever. :)

HOW'S THE PERFECT HEALTHCARE GONNA RUN WITH NO JUICE?

re: #150 rwdflynavy

My Uncle was up for General (Air Force), he retired instead.

re: #152 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

HOW'S THE PERFECT HEALTHCARE GONNA RUN WITH NO JUICE?

But, but, communism is such a good thing. Better than evil capitalism.
//

re: #154 Cannadian Club Akbar

But, but, communism is such a good thing. Better than evil capitalism.
//

I remember when Fidel gave everyone a shiny new rice cooker just before they had a rice shortage thanks to China not giving them enough. Oops!!!

re: #152 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

HOW'S THE PERFECT HEALTHCARE GONNA RUN WITH NO JUICE?

More to the point: how's it gonna run with no doctors? According to the article, Cuba is dealing with it's energy crisis with free "gifts" of up to two-thirds of it's oil imports from Venezuela, which it "pays for" by sending it's own medical equipment and personnel to Venezuela in return.

So, I guess that solves your problem - without any doctors, the health care system goes away! Isn't communism wonderful?

re: #156 SixDegrees

What amazes me is that people like Michael Moore and Oliver Stone either don't see that or just flat out refuse to. Tools.

Chavez has the Oil, Castro has the doctors. That sounds like a fair trade to me. Where does Saudi Arabia three-quarters of its doctors from?

[Link: www.arabianbusiness.com...]

re: #158 ralphieboy

Chavez has the Oil, Castro has the doctors. That sounds like a fair trade to me. Where does Saudi Arabia three-quarters of its doctors from?

[Link: www.arabianbusiness.com...]

Yes. But their head choppers are home grown.
/

re: #159 Cannadian Club Akbar

Yes. But their head choppers are home grown.
/

I would hate to be executed on some guys first day as head chopper. Probably would miss like 4 or 5 times. Sheesh.
/

That fate was reserved in Europe in the Middle Ages ages for particularly grevious crimes: to be executed by an intern.

"No, you idiot, you hold the SHARP side down!"

My radio just said the last military execution was April, 1961.

re: #162 Cannadian Club Akbar
Cool! A talking radio!

re: #158 ralphieboy

Chavez has the Oil, Castro has the doctors. That sounds like a fair trade to me. Where does Saudi Arabia three-quarters of its doctors from?

[Link: www.arabianbusiness.com...]

The result, however, has been a net loss of medical staff from Cuba. Once off the island, they have a bad habit of wandering over the Venezuelan border, never to return.

Which at least keeps demand up, I guess.

re: #163 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Cool! A talking radio!

You would think. Now if I could get my lamp to shut up.

re: #158 ralphieboy

Chavez has the Oil, Castro has the doctors. That sounds like a fair trade to me. Where does Saudi Arabia three-quarters of its doctors from?

[Link: www.arabianbusiness.com...]

According to Wiki (I know, it's Wikipedia) they come from South Asia.

Health manpower
The majority are South Asian origin and are grossly underpaid.The steady growth in health services in recent years raises the demand for labor in the health sector, which can not be easily met by Saudi nationals due to relatively small number of Saudi graduates from the medical educational and training institutions. Therefore, greater absorptive capacity is needed in the colleges of medicine, pharmacy, applied sciences and nursing, along with the opening of new colleges for these specializations.

re: #161 ralphieboy

re-defining "clubbing"...

Since Sears now advertises with Charles...

SUNDAY (sunday sunday) from 6-9 Sears is having a "Friends and Family" sale (after regular store hours)...

Stuff is seriously marked down, and you get an extra 10% off! Last year I got a Christmas tree for 70% off.

Y'all are friends. I'm inviting ya.

re: #168 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I need large sockets. SAE 15/16 thru 1 5/6th inches and metric ones from 18mm to 30mm. And a 24" breaker bar. And a 1/2" to3/4" adapter. Thanks.

re: #169 Cannadian Club Akbar

I need large sockets. SAE 15/16 thru 1 5/6th inches and metric ones from 18mm to 30mm. And a 24" breaker bar. And a 1/2" to3/4" adapter. Thanks.

I actually ordered those sockets off ebay and paid thru paypal. Never got them and to get a refund thru paypal was about 10 steps. Never got it.

re: #170 Cannadian Club Akbar

See?

[Link: www.sears.com...]

Here's a coupon...

re: #169 Cannadian Club Akbar

I need large sockets. SAE 15/16 thru 1 5/6th inches and metric ones from 18mm to 30mm. And a 24" breaker bar. And a 1/2" to3/4" adapter. Thanks.

Sears is where I do all my tool shopping for my toolboxes. I've never broken a Craftsman tool, even my grandfather's old equipment from 50 years ago. And I'll be the first to tell you that I've put them through some pretty ridiculous paces, at times.

re: #172 thedopefishlives

Sears is where I do all my tool shopping for my toolboxes. I've never broken a Craftsman tool, even my grandfather's old equipment from 50 years ago. And I'll be the first to tell you that I've put them through some pretty ridiculous paces, at times.

I have a set of Husky black, laser etched socket set that I love. I have so so eyes.

re: #171 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

So, I print that coupon and can use it?

re: #172 thedopefishlives

Sears is where I do all my tool shopping for my toolboxes. I've never broken a Craftsman tool, even my grandfather's old equipment from 50 years ago. And I'll be the first to tell you that I've put them through some pretty ridiculous paces, at times.

I realized that there are advantages to metric when a friend and I were assembling a Sears Craftsman table saw and we found ourselves tightening a 5/8" nut against a 9/32" or a 17/64"...

It seemed to me that it all would have been a lot easier if it were just in mm or at most .5mm indrements.

re: #174 Cannadian Club Akbar

So, I print that coupon and can use it?

Yep.

re: #176 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Yep.

You can even use it online.

re: #177 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You can even use it online.

Cool, thanks. I owe you a pie!!

re: #175 ralphieboy

A mechanic told me the other day just to throw away anything I had (tool wise) that wasn't metric.

re: #175 ralphieboy

You don't have the option of metric when the machine you're working on is 60+ years old. It pays to have a set of Imperial sockets along with metric (US auto manufacturers switched their machining over to metric sometime in the late 70's, I think).

re: #175 ralphieboy

I realized that there are advantages to metric when a friend and I were assembling a Sears Craftsman table saw and we found ourselves tightening a 5/8" nut against a 9/32" or a 17/64"...

It seemed to me that it all would have been a lot easier if it were just in mm or at most .5mm indrements.

I used to work on heavy equipment so metric was a must have.

re: #175 ralphieboy

I was told there would be no math.

Freakin' metric is a goshdarm Commie plot. What's next--our precious bodily fluids?

re: #183 MandyManners

Freakin' metric is a goshdarm Commie plot. What's next--our precious bodily fluids?

Brains, Mandy. They suck out our brains next and feed them to the Commune. Come on, didn't you watch the propaganda films?

re: #183 MandyManners

Hello Darlin'...
Nice to see you...

re: #183 MandyManners

Freakin' metric is a goshdarm Commie plot. What's next--our precious bodily fluids?

Here is all I know about metrics: sockets and 1.75L:)

re: #184 thedopefishlives

Brains, Mandy. They suck out our brains next and feed them to the Commune. Come on, didn't you watch the propaganda films?

On crackers and toast points?

re: #186 Cannadian Club Akbar

Here is all I know about metrics: sockets and 1.75L:)

Sockets and sprockets.

re: #185 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Hello Darlin'...
Nice to see you...

Got a hot poker to stick up my nose?

I hate Winter.

re: #189 MandyManners

Got a hot poker to stick up my nose?

I hate Winter.

I know what you're saying. It's 60 here right now with a high today of 73. Brr.

re: #190 Cannadian Club Akbar

I know what you're saying. It's 60 here right now with a high today of 73. Brr.

*whackwhackwhackwhackwhackwhackwhack*

re: #191 MandyManners

*whackwhackwhackwhackwhackwhackwhack*

Here, your cluebat is broken. Let me lend you mine.

Freakin' 40-degree weather.

re: #192 thedopefishlives

Here, your cluebat is broken. Let me lend you mine.

Freakin' 40-degree weather.

(((dopefish)))

I shoveled snow once. First and last time. Ya'll can have it. I'll be drinking margaritas under a palm tree Christmas day. In shorts.

re: #194 Cannadian Club Akbar

I shoveled snow once. First and last time. Ya'll can have it. I'll be drinking margaritas under a palm tree Christmas day. In shorts.

in bed...

re: #194 Cannadian Club Akbar

I shoveled snow once. First and last time. Ya'll can have it. I'll be drinking margaritas under a palm tree Christmas day. In shorts.

I've just put in an order with the North Pole for you to receive a lump of coal and a bundle of switches.

re: #196 MandyManners

I've just put in an order with the North Pole for you to receive a lump of coal and a bundle of switches.

Forget that - I've ordered up a Midwest-style winter storm to mysteriously hit the area.

re: #197 thedopefishlives

Forget that - I've ordered up a Midwest-style winter storm to mysteriously hit the area.

*cackle*

bbiab

re: #175 ralphieboy

I realized that there are advantages to metric when a friend and I were assembling a Sears Craftsman table saw and we found ourselves tightening a 5/8" nut against a 9/32" or a 17/64"...

It seemed to me that it all would have been a lot easier if it were just in mm or at most .5mm indrements.

Metric is for people who can't do simple arithmetic. /

I gotta get ready to go to Tampa for an interview for a management position for a place that will be opening soon. They took applications for hourly employees yesterday. Over 500 people showed up. I actually get to have a one on one. I'm kinda feeling alright. Right Joe!!
See ya'll this afternoon.

re: #61 GOPManHatTanIte

sooo this hasan guy proves ann coulter's point that the fear of bring branded a racist has so deeply infiltrated our social consciousness that we've allowed things like this tragedy to happen...

Military commanders have a very valid fear of being branded racist. They
have to lead soldiers of all backgrounds through some very bad places.
Unit cohesion is paramount.

re: #200 SixDegrees

Metric is for people who can't do simple arithmetic. /

It is also for people who don't want to go to Sears and buy an entire set of wrenches down to 1/64" increments...

In any case, True Christians measure things in cubits, as Noah did.

/

One inch: the length of three barleycorns, taken from the middle of the ear, laid end to end.

One yard: the distance from the King's nose to the tip of his fingers.

One rod: the length of twenty men's feet measured while they are standing in line for services on Sunday morning.

Now what could be more logical than that?

re: #201 Cannadian Club Akbar

Godspeed.

re: #179 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

A mechanic told me the other day just to throw away anything I had (tool wise) that wasn't metric.

My '73 LandRover has SAE, metric, and Whitworth fittings.
There might be others in parts I haven't disassembled yet.

Good morning lizards. School is delayed for 2 hours because of...rain.

Glad it's not snowing.

re: #204 ralphieboy

They had to go by something.

A hand
A stone
How much a man could plow in a day
...

re: #207 NJDhockeyfan

better than "wintery mix"

re: #207 NJDhockeyfan

also amazing goal by clarkson last night

re: #209 GOPManHatTanIte

better than "wintery mix"

Just great... cue Freetoken...

re: #209 GOPManHatTanIte

better than "wintery mix"

or ice.

re: #210 GOPManHatTanIte

also amazing goal by clarkson last night

I missed it, damn. Gotta watch Sportscenter after the kids go to school.

Just read this at Instapundit:

Just something that occurred to me today while trying to cross Fifth Ave in Manhattan during the Veteran’s Day Parade:

The towers fell in New York on 9/11/01, Kabul fell to American led forces on 11/14/01. That’s 65 days.

President Obama’s hand-picked replacement commander in Afghanistan, GEN McChrystal, delivered his Afghanistan war plans to President Obama on 8/30/09, and President Obama hasn’t acted on his General’s recommendations as of today, 11/11/09. That’s 73 days, and waiting.

re: #213 NJDhockeyfan

toe drag deke to top shelf twisted wrister
[Link: www.nhl.tv...]

re: #188 MandyManners

Sockets and sprockets.

Your story has grown tiresome... Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance!

re: #216 rwdflynavy

Would you like to touch my monkey?
TOUCH MY MONKEY!

Morning Folks

re: #216 rwdflynavy

Your story has grown tiresome... Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance!

DANCE!

re: #207 NJDhockeyfan

Four days ago I was raking leaves and mowing the lawn in shorts and a t-shrt. Today I had to wear a sweater, gloves and fleece-lined parka to leave the house.

It's supposed to get nice out again this weekend. I hope so. I'll probably have my last bike ride of the season if it does.

Oh, and happy AM lizards.

I've just been informed there will be cake at nine o'clock. So that's where I'll be.

re: #221 SixDegrees

I've just been informed there will be cake at nine o'clock. So that's where I'll be.

The cake is a lie.

What the hell? See what happens when you "Youtube" search for Sprocket Monkey...

crazy as heck!

re: #221 SixDegrees

I've just been informed there will be cake at nine o'clock. So that's where I'll be.

"We were to understand there would be punch and pie."

"There isn't any."

-South Park, Bigger, Longer and Uncut

re: #219 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

DANCE!

If you have ever seen German TV talk shows, this stuff is not far off the mark: they seem to like aggressive titles like "Zuendstoff", "Streitfragen", "Brennpunkt" or "Frontal" (with accent on the last syllable there to make it even more in-your-face).

And there is one TV show host, Thomas Gottschalk, who makes his guests pet his little dog (who wears a bandana) before they sit down to be interviewed.

You you want to touch my Sheltie?

re: #221 SixDegrees

What?

re: #221 SixDegrees

/soylent green cake?

re: #226 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

What?

Cake. My coworker's office. In ten minutes.

Raining where I am. Hope no one left the cake out.

re: #229 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Raining where I am. Hope no one left the cake out.

There are 3" in my rain gauge so far.

re: #228 SixDegrees

Cake. My coworker's office. In ten minutes.

"Hey! It's Jim's Birthday!"
"Oh, I hate him!"
"There's cake."
"Well, I should go by and say hello."
-Jim Gaffigan

re: #230 NJDhockeyfan

There are 3" in my rain gauge so far.

My "weather deck" is wet. That means it's raining.

Good morning, lizardia.

re: #233 irish rose

Good morning, lizardia.

Good morning, {{{rose}}}. It has been a while. How are you doing?

re: #231 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

"Last time I didn't receive a piece and..."

"No Milton, don't be greedy, just pass!"

re: #229 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Raining where I am. Hope no one left the cake out.

Seriously. I don't think that I can take it.

re: #234 thedopefishlives

Good morning, {{{rose}}}. It has been a while. How are you doing?

Much better, thanks for asking!

re: #233 irish rose

I'm proud of you, you've been recharging lately?

Good for you.

Some early morning Monteverdi to brighten up the day (if you like Monteverdi).

This is a setting of Psalm 112, and it's one of several on Youtube.

re: #188 MandyManners

Sockets and sprockets.

“Ok, I don’t like to gear my material to the audience but I’d like to make an exception because I was told that there is a convention of plumbers in San Francisco this week - I understand about 30 of them came down to the show tonight - so before I came out I worked-up a joke especially for the plumbers. Those of you who aren’t plumbers probably won’t get this and won’t think it’s funny, but I think those of you who are plumbers will really enjoy this…

“This lawn supervisor was out on a sprinkler maintenance job and he started working on a Findlay sprinkler head with a Langstrom 7″ gangly wrench. Just then, this little apprentice leaned over and said, “You can’t work on a Findlay sprinkler head with a Langstrom 7″ wrench.” Well this infuriated the supervisor, so he went and got Volume 14 of the Kinsley manual, and he reads to him and says, “The Langstrom 7″ wrench can be used with the Findlay sprocket.” Just then, the little apprentice leaned over and said, “It says sprocket not socket!”

~Steve Martin

Everybody loves Cake:

re: #239 John Neverbend

Thanks, Clutch.

re: #240 NJDhockeyfan

Laughed my ass off at that, I did.

re: #242 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Thanks, Clutch.

You're welcome, your Royal Obesity. Are you into this sort of music?

re: #4 freetoken

Gulls are bullies of the sand... bullies of the sea... bullies of the air... don't stand under one.

"Rats with wings" -- Nigel, Finding Nemo.

re: #244 John Neverbend

Into just about every form of music that I think is well done. Am a classically trained baritone. Never did much with it, though.

United Commercial Bank's $298.7 million debt to the U.S. Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program was wiped out and the taxpayers' money was lost, Tolda said.

I know it's chicken feed, but where did the money go?

[Link: www.mcclatchydc.com...]

re: #97 Cannadian Club Akbar

Just a question. Does anyone here have Scientology commercials running in your area? They run here left and right.

Who needs commercials when you have the real ones running around. They've had a church in Tustin for years. Like any horror show plot, "They've always been such quiet neighbors".

re: #246 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Into just about every form of music that I think is well done. Am a classically trained baritone. Never did much with it, though.

I'm a classically trained Soprano, bet we'd sound great on a duet :).

re: #246 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Into just about every form of music that I think is well done. Am a classically trained baritone. Never did much with it, though.

As I get older, I'm slowly getting into opera, particularly Wagner. I have a few recordings of Bernd Weikl, a fine baritone. He's very good as Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger.

My semi-daily "99.9% of cops love you and care deeply about your civil rights":

[Link: www.buffalonews.com...]

At the police station, Graham handcuffed Hervey to a bench and told her she would probably spend the night in jail, Hervey said.

"I was bawling my eyes out," she said.

But then Graham offered her a way out of her problems.

re: #249 irish rose

Rawr.

Checked my range a few weeks ago after an hour or so of singing. Haven't taken lessons in years... Was very happy though...

Low B flat, to high a above middle C.

When I hit a high A, it's kinda loud.

re: #249 irish rose

I'm a classically trained Soprano, bet we'd sound great on a duet :).

I once heard a recording of a man "faking" a soprano voice, singing Der Hölle Rache (you know, the aria from The Magic Flute, where the soprano almost goes into ultrasound).

The AMA’s new policy language suggests that “marijuana’s status as a federal Schedule I controlled substance be reviewed with the goal of facilitating the conduct of clinical research and development of cannabinoid-based medicines.”

[Link: pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com...]

re: #252 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Rawr.

Checked my range a few weeks ago after an hour or so of singing. Haven't taken lessons in years... Was very happy though...

Low B flat, to high a above middle C.

When I hit a high A, it's kinda loud.

With a little work, you should be able to get down to the D on the first leger line below the bass staff.

the great, pirate ho down continues...

[Link: www.cnn.com...]

re: #250 John Neverbend

As I get older, I'm slowly getting into opera, particularly Wagner. I have a few recordings of Bernd Weikl, a fine baritone. He's very good as Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger.

Screw opera. The baritone never gets laid in opera. Always the flippin' tenor.

I'd get to play the father, grandfather, lawyer, judge, teacher,

Yeah, I said I never did much with it... that's why.

Menotti's "The Telephone" was the only thing I ever sung where I got the chick. So, I said, "Screw it.".

C'mon. Helga's teh hawt!!

re: #218 RogueOne

Morning Folks

Can we touch your monkey?

re: #254 albusteve

I'm a first soprano... I have 15 years of formal training under my belt, and I sang with our local opera company many years ago. I've done a lot of singing for pay over the years, commercial jingos and the like - made a fair bit of money at it.

I stopped the formal performance some years ago, but I pull out an old Irish tune just about every week at the pub.

re: #257 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Screw opera. The baritone never gets laid in opera. Always the flippin' tenor.

I'd get to play the father, grandfather, lawyer, judge, teacher,

Yeah, I said I never did much with it... that's why.

Menotti's "The Telephone" was the only thing I ever sung where I got the chick. So, I said, "Screw it.".

C'mon. Helga's teh hawt!!

The word "Heldentenor" takes on a new meaning.

Got a spare $8,000? You can buy a bottle of beer that survived the Hindenburg crash.