Man. If I go the bank and the dry cleaner's in the same day, I need a nap.

What’s up with you?

I enjoyed a Monet today.

I just wish that Obama had as much respect for the Constitution as he does for foreign potentates.

I ran and played a game of Classic Battletech. I got a much bigger turnout than I'd expected, but that was all to the good. The game went fairly well, and I had a fun time.

re: #2 Sharmuta

I enjoyed a Monet today.

I enjoyed a Constable yesterday.

re: #3 The Curmudgeon

I just wish that Obama had as much respect for the Constitution as he does for foreign potentates.

Quite Concur.

I upgraded MAMP today. :)

Holy Crap! Anybody seen this?

I've seen Elvis many times, small venues and large, but the show when he opened for the Police I thought it was one of the best performances!!

I made waffles.:(

Out of all the things Obama could do or is doing that drives me up the wall, bowing is not one of them.

re: #10 Cannadian Club Akbar

I made waffles.:(

But I did walk a mile!!

re: #8 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Holy Crap! Anybody seen this?

musta been a freshly washed BMW...

re: #10 Cannadian Club Akbar

I made waffles.:(

Did you let President Obama finish his?

Monet painted my Smurfhut!

re: #8 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Holy Crap! Anybody seen this?

Dawkins talks about it in The Greatest Show on Earth.

re: #14 Dark_Falcon

Did you let President Obama finish his?

he is far from finished...

Bush the Elder bowed to the Prime Minister of Japan, didn't he?

re: #14 Dark_Falcon

Did you let President Obama finish his?

Nope. Told him to make a fucking decision on Afghanistan.

Went to grab some food and laundry detergent this morning. Couldn't help but notice that the latest concentrated laundry detergent scheme has morphed into the latest product scam. They're selling some of that stuff for over $15 these days.

Could care less about the latest Bowtroversy ™.

re: #16 John Neverbend

Dawkins talks about it in The Greatest Show on Earth.

I thought it was beautiful.

re: #20 Gus 802
Nice P-51.

re: #8 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Holy Crap! Anybody seen this?

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.

I also applied for a job at a little bakery. I don't care about the money. I hope I get it.

re: #23 NJDhockeyfan

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.

and frypans...

re: #23 NJDhockeyfan

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.

"I know why the caged bird sings..."

re: #23 NJDhockeyfan

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.

And broilers. And BBQs. And stuffing.

re: #18 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Dammit! That was funny.

re: #24 Cannadian Club Akbar

I also applied for a job at a little bakery. I don't care about the money. I hope I get it.

Just as long as you get to bring home the dough.

Watched a real barn burner between the Anehiem Ducks and the Detroit Red Wings. Henrik Zetterberg got a hat trick with 0.7 secs left on an empty netter.

re: #22 John Neverbend

Nice P-51.

Thanks. Not mine. I took that photo a couple of years ago while standing right next to the taxiway. It's the Valhalla which is owned by former astronaut Bill Anders.

re: #29 solomonpanting

Just as long as you get to bring home the dough.

D'oh!!!

Watching to see if Charlie Weis will be asking "Do you want fries with that?" come January.

re: #23 NJDhockeyfan

I love birds but I use a shotgun. What?

Today, I subjected myself to a few videos of William Dembski, mostly claiming that ID wasn't "tarted-up creationism", to use Michael Ruse's description. I'll never be able to watch him again without thinking of PZ Meyers' comment about his genitalia.

re: #34 Idle Drifter

I love birds but I use a shotgun. What?

Why are they doing this? Why are they doing this? They said when you got here, the whole thing started. Who are you? What are you? Where did you come from? I think you're the cause of all this. I think you're evil! EVIL!

re: #20 Gus 802

Went to grab some food and laundry detergent this morning. Couldn't help but notice that the latest concentrated laundry detergent scheme has morphed into the latest product scam. They're selling some of that stuff for over $15 these days.

Could care less about the latest Bowtroversy ™.

liquid laundry soap is off the scale...my laundry girls are howling about the overhead...I need to make an adjustment, before they do a tea party on me

re: #23 NJDhockeyfan

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.

I have two cockatiels. Georgia and Steve.

Every time I see them I feel kinda guilty.

Rereading Robert Louis Stevenson.

I'm waiting for the intertoobs to speed up so I can work...

I made pot stickers and rice.
I created a new religion with Cato...All Hail Ceiling Cat!

You know, a normal Saturday...

I am still pissed that my debit card was compromised. How the hell did that happen? I shopped at Marshall's last week, and it is well known that TJ Maxx database was hacked last year. They said it was fixed. Well, obviously it wasn't. Serves me right for using my card at Marshalls, which is the only place that sells Ahava products cheaper than the Zionist Mall.

Why would I try to outcheap myself? From now on, I will only buy Ahava from the Zionist Mall, and fuck Marshall's.

re: #36 NJDhockeyfan

Well the Devil did offer me a job with a six figure sallary, a corner office with a great view of the River Styx, and I get to keep my soul.

re: #38 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I have two cockatiels. Georgia and Steve.

Every time I see them I feel kinda guilty.

Let them have the run of the house. If they poop on your stuff, poop in their cage and put them back in.
///

re: #37 albusteve

liquid laundry soap is off the scale...my laundry girls are howling about the overhead...I need to make an adjustment, before they do a tea party on me

What's the deal with the pricing? Thought there might be a reason for it. At my Safeway the even stopped selling the no-name brand regular soap which went for less then 4 bucks for a big old jug.

It's like what happened with the Mach 3 shavers. I gave up buying those and let the beard grow for a week or two.

re: #31 Gus 802

Thanks. Not mine. I took that photo a couple of years ago while standing right next to the taxiway. It's the Valhalla which is owned by former astronaut Bill Anders.

if you ever see 'Arlene' with the 8th, that's my dads brother...4 swazikas or however you spell it

This is why I utterly adore LFG.

re: #38 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I have two cockatiels. Georgia and Steve.

Every time I see them I feel kinda guilty.

I met a couple in Staunton who renovated their garage and now breed African Greys.

Put simply, there isn't a critical problem facing the country on which the president has positive ratings.

I know it's still early in his administration, but the President/Dems could be headed for quite a fall.

Good Evening Lizards!
Hope today finds you well...
Playing some Chess on-line tonight...I find the Ray Lopez attack will bust up a French defense any day...You can't play a closed defense against the Hoopster...I will bust you up!
Even my little dog is shaking his head yes..Daddy will mess the middle up...
*wink*
How are you folks doing?

I was forced to sit through "the Bodyguard" again today...

re: #40 webevintage

I'm waiting for the intertoobs to speed up so I can work...

I made pot stickers and rice.
I created a new religion with Cato...All Hail Ceiling Cat!

You know, a normal Saturday...

Enjoying some chezeburgers, are we? lol

re: #46 negativ

This is why I utterly adore LFG.

You should see us when we start drinking!!

re: #46 negativ

GAWD DAMMIT! I MEAN LGF. ELL-JEE-EFF!

Do I care about a bow?

No.

Do I care what he will do with respect to troop deployments in Afghanistan?

Yes.

Please focus people.

re: #47 NJDhockeyfan

I drove through Afton today, on my way from Stuart's Draft to Lynchburg.

re: #45 albusteve

if you ever see 'Arlene' with the 8th, that's my dads brother...4 swazikas or however you spell it

Cool. The other one I saw "Crusader." That one did a heritage flight with and F-16. The "Vallhalla" did one with an F-15.

re: #44 Gus 802

What's the deal with the pricing? Thought there might be a reason for it. At my Safeway the even stopped selling the no-name brand regular soap which went for less then 4 bucks for a big old jug.

It's like what happened with the Mach 3 shavers. I gave up buying those and let the beard grow for a week or two.

I buy laundry soap at the Dollar General, up the road...it's cheap and it's sudsy

re: #57 albusteve

I get my soap from Tyler Durden.

re: #55 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I drove through Afton today, on my way from Stuart's Draft to Lynchburg.

Did you wave?

re: #51 Dark_Falcon

Enjoying some chezeburgers, are we? lol

and PIE, sacred pie...

re: #57 albusteve

I buy laundry soap at the Dollar General, up the road...it's cheap and it's sudsy

Good idea. I pass one of those stores on the way to the market.

re: #53 negativ

GAWD DAMMIT! I MEAN LGF. ELL-JEE-EFF!

Little Green Footballs™ Ask for it by name.

re: #52 Cannadian Club Akbar

You should see us when we start drinking!!

Thanks for reminding me. Time to get a cold beer.

re: #57 albusteve

I buy laundry soap at the Dollar General, up the road...it's cheap and it's sudsy

cheap & sudsy? time for a beer run.

re: #57 albusteve

I buy laundry soap at the Dollar General, up the road...it's cheap and it's sudsy

I heard once that laundry soap suds aren't actually necessary... but are added so that people see something happening...

I wonder if that is teh true.

re: #54 psyop

Do I care about a bow?

No.

Do I care what he will do with respect to troop deployments in Afghanistan?

Yes.

Please focus people.

See my #19.

re: #59 NJDhockeyfan

Actually, yeah.

(no)

re: #53 negativ

GAWD DAMMIT! I MEAN LGF. ELL-JEE-EFF!

It's funny with the typo.
IIRC, one of the stalker blogs made the same mistake!
(Not that you're a stalker!)

When You're Evil - Voltaire

re: #56 Gus 802

Cool. The other one I saw "Crusader." That one did a heritage flight with and F-16. The "Vallhalla" did one with an F-15.

sadly I have no idea what became of the Mustang...he went on to fly F86s in Korea where he won the DFC...I have the original citation for that...pretty cool

re: #50 brookly red

I was forced to sit through "the Bodyguard" again today...

I'm sorry...

haha I really wish they'd come out with Batman: AA for Wii...but at least we get the new Mario tomorrow! woot!

re: #64 brookly red

cheap & sudsy? time for a beer run.

heh...you got it...I drink for effect, I don't care what it looks like

Sarah Palin would have winked at the Emperor, given him two thumbs up, and told him she knew all about Japanese-American relations cuz she can see a Sony flat-screen HD TV from across her home entertainment center, you betcha.

re: #72 rollwave87

haha I really wish they'd come out with Batman: AA for Wii...but at least we get the new Mario tomorrow! woot!

Batman went to AA? Shit, I haven't even done that.
/

re: #71 webevintage

I'm sorry...

It's OK, my ears have stopped bleeding now...

re: #67 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Actually, yeah.

(no)

Speaking of Afton. From a place where nothing ever happens...

Explosives scare traced to Afton man

State authorities found black powder, grenades, guns and mortar rounds in an Afton man’s home after a scare on Delphine Avenue in Waynesboro, according to court records.

Authorities armed with search warrants rifled through two properties belonging to Mark S. Bales, 51, after the Waynesboro Police Department connected a suspicious drug package with a metal pipe sticking out of the side to him, according to a search warrant in Augusta County Circuit Court. Police closed the street Nov. 2 after finding the package.

Virginia state police Special Agent Robert W. Henderson obtained a search warrant for 25 Old Stony Ridge Road in Afton a short time later. Authorities last week found dozens of items, including grenades, guns, eight computers, jugs filled with black and aluminum powder, four mortar rounds and fireworks, according to the warrant.

Henderson also found six videotapes with footage of Bales instructing viewers how he uses the explosives, frequently inserting them into stuffed animals. In the videos Bales proceeds to blow the toys to smithereens, according to Henderson’s report in the warrant.

Investigators collected other stuffed animals at Bales’ Afton property.

Authorities also searched 1555 Mt. Torrey Road in Lyndhurst where they found pistol blanks, trip wire devices, rifle and shotgun barrels and different colored wires, the warrant shows.

Neither Henderson nor Bales’ defense attorney, Thomas Weidner of Waynesboro, could be reached for comment.

re: #70 albusteve

sadly I have no idea what became of the Mustang...he went on to fly F86s in Korea where he won the DFC...I have the original citation for that...pretty cool

My ex-gfs uncle flew an F-86 in Korea. Unfortunately he was KIA. I don't they ever met. I was with her mother who spoke about it from time to time.

I went to the Huntington Botanic Gardens ( I love the place!) and spent the afternoon in the cool autumn sunshine, in the Chinese Garden.

It's amazing!

[Link: www.huntington.org...]

re: #65 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I heard once that laundry soap suds aren't actually necessary... but are added so that people see something happening...

I wonder if that is teh true.

I'm a dude...I dig suds, it makes me think something is getting done

re: #50 brookly red

I was forced to sit through "the Bodyguard" again today...

What? Ala "Alex DeLarge"?

re: #81 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

over my head...

re: #77 NJDhockeyfan

WTF? (What the face?)

re: #3 The Curmudgeon

I just wish that Obama had as much respect for the Constitution as he does for foreign potentates.

You want he should bow to the Constitution?

re: #8 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Holy Crap! Anybody seen this?

Cool, but you know they are illegal immigrants that should be poisoned en mass, don't you?

re: #74 Cato the Elder

Sarah Palin would have winked at the Emperor, given him two thumbs up, and told him she knew all about Japanese-American relations cuz she can see a Sony flat-screen HD TV from across her home entertainment center, you betcha.

Admit it, Cato: You'd like to see the Emperor spank Sarah Palin with the flat of a sword (ala Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Part 1) and then scold her along the lines of "This. is. what. you. get. for being. a. lowlife. wolf shooter! Go back to Wasilla!"

/only slightly kidding

re: #84 SanFranciscoZionist

You want he should bow to the Constitution?

well yes actually...

Funny, we couldn't get a comment for a time on the last thread, now we can't shut up. Heh.

re: #78 Gus 802

My ex-gfs uncle flew an F-86 in Korea. Unfortunately he was KIA. I don't they ever met. I was with her mother who spoke about it from time to time.

my uncle was a natural pilot and an extroverted ham...he was 2 yrs older than my dad and we all loved him to pieces...he spoke freely of combat, with his hands, just like in the movies...he flew airplanes until he finally died, playing poker

re: #82 brookly red

over my head...

Here...

re: #77 NJDhockeyfan

Henderson also found six videotapes with footage of Bales instructing viewers how he uses the explosives, frequently inserting them into stuffed animals. In the videos Bales proceeds to blow the toys to smithereens, according to Henderson’s report in the warrant.

No jury will possibly be able to acquit him once they've seen the vids.

My son could be President, but he would rather be a shliach (missionary) for Chabad.

I'm writing a lisp interpreter, in python.

re: #85 Naso Tang

Whaaa?

re: #91 Cato the Elder

No jury will possibly be able to acquit him once they've seen the vids.

Not around here for sure. This is a very family oriented community.

re: #93 keithgabryelski

I'm writing a lisp interpreter, in python.

Hope you're having fun with it.

re: #21 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I thought it was beautiful.

It really is lovely. Can you imagine the rush of being up there in it?

re: #90 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Here...

well kinda... but it was time for a littel of the old in & out...

re: #96 abolitionist

Hope you're having fun with it.

in bed...

re: #86 Dark_Falcon

Admit it, Cato: You'd like to see the Emperor spank Sarah Palin with the flat of a sword (ala Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Part 1) and then scold her along the lines of "This. is. what. you. get. for being. a. lowlife. wolf shooter! Go back to Wasilla!"

/only slightly kidding

Palin?...how the fuck does she merit any comment?...only a demented person would even care what she's up to...move on dementi

The only thing better than a beer right out of the freezer is a free beer out of the freezer. But I bought mine.

re: #79 Floral Giraffe

I went to the Huntington Botanic Gardens ( I love the place!) and spent the afternoon in the cool autumn sunshine, in the Chinese Garden.

It's amazing!

[Link: www.huntington.org...]

I spent a lot of time in the museum's Asia wing, where they have an indoor rock garden with these.

re: #96 abolitionist

Hope you're having fun with it.

it's tight. TIGHT I tell you.

Adding macros now.

re: #93 keithgabryelski

I'm writing a lisp interpreter, in python.

I haven't met anyone in years that even knew what Lisp is...
What compiler are you using?

re: #8 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Holy Crap! Anybody seen this?

That is truly amazing to watch - and I'm very grateful I wasn't standing underneath.

What’s up with you?

Today, I saw "The Men Who Stare At Goats" - thought it was lame. I give it a half star out of four.

On a more positive note, I came across this heart-warming video of an American soldier coming home to his dog: Happy dog.

re: #105 Cato the Elder

That is truly amazing to watch - and I'm very grateful I wasn't standing underneath.

Birdie, Birdie in the sky
Why'd you poo poo in my eye
I won't shout
I won't cry
I'm sure glad that cows don't fly...

re: #57 albusteve

I buy laundry soap at the Dollar General, up the road...it's cheap and it's sudsy

I stopped buying laundry soap from my dollar store. It cleaned, but it smelled weird, and I just decided it was worth it to shell out for the cheap brand-name stuff.

Is he bowing to everyone, or just the Emperor? Cause if he isn't doing everyone, then it aint about custom.

He is Zelig... and he just wants so desperately to fit in.

re: #104 HoosierHoops

I haven't met anyone in years that even knew what Lisp is...
What compiler are you using?

I'm writing it in the language python. It's really just an exercise in writing an interpreter (I'll send it to you if you care).

re: #106 GNIDAthe#seCond

Today, I saw "The Men Who Stare At Goats" - thought it was lame. I give it a half star out of four.

On a more positive note, I came across this heart-warming video of an American soldier coming home to his dog: Happy dog.

The reviews said it was a lame movie

re: #104 HoosierHoops

I haven't met anyone in years that even knew what Lisp is...
What compiler are you using?

I'm hoping there'th an eth in it.

Arkham Asylum is awesome. And Elvis Costello's show 'Spectacle'? Equally awesome.

As for me, I worked all day. So I'm going to briefly do a tad bit of Wii Fit since it's a non-gym day, have a snack with some tv, and then hit the hay.

re: #94 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Whaaa?

Seriously, starlings are from Europe. Some jerk brought 60 of them into New York in the late 1800's. Your video is only a small percentage of what they have become and they crowd out many native bird, not to mention shit on millions of nice cars every year.

re: #107 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Birdie, Birdie in the sky
Why'd you poo poo in my eye
I won't shout
I won't cry
I'm sure glad that cows don't fly...

"I have to hang up now, we've got cows."
/twister

re: #108 SanFranciscoZionist

I stopped buying laundry soap from my dollar store. It cleaned, but it smelled weird, and I just decided it was worth it to shell out for the cheap brand-name stuff.

I buy some cheap, odorless crap...works for me

The emperor was smiling. Keep the birds away from Bodega Bay!

re: #115 abolitionist

"I have to hang up now, we've got cows."
/twister

Great special effects for the time.

Thanks to whoever tipped me off to the UK version of Kitchen Nightmares. Much more interesting than the US version.

re: #114 Naso Tang

Seriously, starlings are from Europe. Some jerk brought 60 of them into New York in the late 1800's. Your video is only a small percentage of what they have become and they crowd out many native bird, not to mention shit on millions of nice cars every year.

Umm...that video was from Denmark.

re: #116 albusteve

I buy some cheap, odorless crap...works for me

wait... we talking beer or soap?

re: #108 SanFranciscoZionist

I stopped buying laundry soap from my dollar store. It cleaned, but it smelled weird, and I just decided it was worth it to shell out for the cheap brand-name stuff.

I always use less then they tell me I need to use, because I figure they want me to use too much so I have to replace it sooner. I use slightly less than a small load's worth and my clothes are as clean as I'd used a "full" amount. This allows me to enjoy my name brand detergent and still save money.

re: #110 keithgabryelski

I'm writing it in the language python. It's really just an exercise in writing an interpreter (I'll send it to you if you care).

I haven't heard of Lisp since the late 90's.. I'm googling python now..
Script isn't it?

re: #118 Cannadian Club Akbar

Great special effects for the time.

Speaking of... GO TO 2012 FOR THE EFFECTS! (Don't expect anything else)...

One can only suspend disbelief sooo much...

re: #121 brookly red

wait... we talking beer or soap?

It's a floor wax! It's a dessert topping!

re: #110 keithgabryelski

I'm writing it in the language python. It's really just an exercise in writing an interpreter (I'll send it to you if you care).

Would you like to have most of the Python books, cheap? I thought I was still as hot as I used to be with Cobol/Fortran/APL and so on and thought I would have a shot at something newer.

I think my brain has ossified.

re: #124 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Speaking of... GO TO 2012 FOR THE EFFECTS! (Don't expect anything else)...

One can only suspend disbelief sooo much...

I can't wait to miss it...is it over yet?

re: #92 Alouette

My son could be President, but he would rather be a shliach (missionary) for Chabad.

"You see that man up there? With his hand on the Bible? His brother is a doctor!"

re: #18 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Bush the Elder bowed to the Prime Minister of Japan, didn't he?

And ralphed in his lap, too...

///

re: #117 kilroy

The emperor was smiling. Keep the birds away from Bodega Bay!

What's the damn song those kids were singing at the schoolhouse?

re: #120 Cato the Elder

Umm...that video was from Denmark.

Oh. I didn't notice, but I have seen similar in the US, no shit.

re: #123 HoosierHoops

I haven't heard of Lisp since the late 90's.. I'm googling python now..
Script isn't it?

[Link: www.activestate.com...]
Nice!

re: #129 talon_262

And ralphed in his lap, too...

///

THANK YOU!

re: #122 Sharmuta

I always use less then they tell me I need to use, because I figure they want me to use too much so I have to replace it sooner. I use slightly less than a small load's worth and my clothes are as clean as I'd used a "full" amount. This allows me to enjoy my name brand detergent and still save money.

It's like "lather, rinse, repeat" on shampoo bottles. I haven't "repeated" in decades. Your hair gets clean just fine, and you don't have to waste money on "conditioner", either, so your savings are massive.

re: #62 Sharmuta

Little Green Footballs™ Ask for it by name.

If it's LGF™, it's gotta be good!

re: #134 Cato the Elder

It's like "lather, rinse, repeat" on shampoo bottles. I haven't "repeated" in decades. Your hair gets clean just fine, and you don't have to waste money on "conditioner", either, so your savings are massive.

I did the lather, rinse, repeat thing. 2 days in the frickin' shower, I tell ya.
/

re: #135 talon_262

If it's LGF™, it's gotta be good!

Ooh, that's smooth...

re: #130 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Somebody's go to know but they just made it inside. Still don't like crows.

re: #122 Sharmuta

I always use less then they tell me I need to use, because I figure they want me to use too much so I have to replace it sooner. I use slightly less than a small load's worth and my clothes are as clean as I'd used a "full" amount. This allows me to enjoy my name brand detergent and still save money.

It actually cleans better if you use a little less, I've been told. Also, I tend to throw clothes in the washer after they've been worn once--maybe twice--I work indoors--they're just not that dirty.

re: #134 Cato the Elder

Massive?

How much hair do you have?

some of us are media freaks and some are not...some of us regard 'Bows" with enough attention to fill an entire blog...when the movie comes out I'll miss it...when the blogs premier the Bow I'll ignore it...I don't give a shit who's on TV or who bows to who, or what kind of cake gets baked...who cares?...I only care if the Cowboys win, that's important to me

re: #124 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Speaking of... GO TO 2012 FOR THE EFFECTS! (Don't expect anything else)...

One can only suspend disbelief sooo much...

My husband is offended because the posters/trailers show the Kennedy being destroyed. He's less upset about the loss of the White House.

Priorities.

re: #139 SanFranciscoZionist

It actually cleans better if you use a little less, I've been told. Also, I tend to throw clothes in the washer after they've been worn once--maybe twice--I work indoors--they're just not that dirty.

Guys have 3 piles: dirty, wore it once, clean.

re: #126 Naso Tang

Would you like to have most of the Python books, cheap? I thought I was still as hot as I used to be with Cobol/Fortran/APL and so on and thought I would have a shot at something newer.

I think my brain has ossified.

Real men write in machine code.

re: #142 SanFranciscoZionist

My husband is offended because the posters/trailers show the Kennedy being destroyed. He's less upset about the loss of the White House.

Priorities.

*SPOILER ALERT!*

(uh... tell your hubby that the Kennedy is what destroys the White House)

re: #134 Cato the Elder

It's like "lather, rinse, repeat" on shampoo bottles. I haven't "repeated" in decades. Your hair gets clean just fine, and you don't have to waste money on "conditioner", either, so your savings are massive.

How long do you wear your hair, Cato? I agree about 'repeat', but you ain't gettin' my conditioner away from me.

re: #100 albusteve

Palin?...how the fuck does she merit any comment?...only a demented person would even care what she's up to...move on dementi

I didn't dwell on it, Steve. I was just making a little joke, it wasn't intended to be taken seriously. Geez.

re: #144 Cato the Elder

Real men write in machine code.

Now your age really shows.

re: #139 SanFranciscoZionist

It actually cleans better if you use a little less, I've been told. Also, I tend to throw clothes in the washer after they've been worn once--maybe twice--I work indoors--they're just not that dirty.

Honestly- I prefer powders because when you buy liquid detergent you're buying water. My Grandpa taught me that.

I also tend to reuse my clothes since I'm an indoor worker. If it's not dirty or stinky, it's good to go a second time.

re: #143 Cannadian Club Akbar

Guys have 3 piles: dirty, wore it once, clean.

My husband has been known to give me a shirt to smell, so he can decide whether to wear it or not.

re: #128 SanFranciscoZionist

"You see that man up there? With his hand on the Bible? His brother is a doctor!"

His uncle is a doctor, but whatever.

re: #149 Sharmuta

Honestly- I prefer powders because when you buy liquid detergent you're buying water. My Grandpa taught me that.

I also tend to reuse my clothes since I'm an indoor worker. If it's not dirty or stinky, it's good to go a second time.

you'd do well in NM...

re: #140 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Massive?

How much hair do you have?

For my age, a lot. But I'm talking about several decades' worth of not "repeating" = 50% savings on shampoo at, say, six bucks a bottle. And 100% saved on conditioner.

Call it several nice dinners for two at the finest French restaurant in town, with cocktails, appetizer, main course, wine, cheese course, dessert, cognac, espresso, and a big tip. These things add up.

re: #145 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

*SPOILER ALERT!*

(uh... tell your hubby that the Kennedy is what destroys the White House)

Yeah, he got that. He's just more worried about the ship than the building.

re: #149 Sharmuta

I also tend to reuse my clothes since I'm an indoor worker. If it's not dirty or stinky, it's good to go a second time.

I see different people every day of the week. Don't get stuff too dirty either... I can go for days wearing the same stuff.

(don't tell anyone)

re: #150 SanFranciscoZionist

My husband has been known to give me a shirt to smell, so he can decide whether to wear it or not.

It's the same with towels.

re: #9 Stanley Sea

Wish I would have seen that show!

re: #153 Cato the Elder

Six bucks a bottle for shampoo?!! If I pay more than a buck, I'm not happy. I use Suave.

re: #144 Cato the Elder

Real men write in machine code.

LOL
you crack me up Cato...I remember in college learning Assembly...That is so old school...I know for a fact to make the big bucks you program in PL/SQL..
Those were the days Cato..Those were the days...
/OK C++ programmers are living large

re: #124 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

So it was like the Transformer movies just with more CGI. Uh, I can't wait until Dec 12, (or is it 20?) 2012 rolls around so the nuts can start working on the next date for the Apocalypse.

I have Elvis on Austin City Limits on the DVR list. Did have a chance to see him in the early 80's.

re: #149 Sharmuta

I also tend to reuse my clothes since I'm an indoor worker. If it's not dirty or stinky, it's good to go a second time.

Who do you rely on to tell you if something is dirty, or stinky? Surely not the mirror?

re: #123 HoosierHoops

I haven't heard of Lisp since the late 90's.. I'm googling python now..
Script isn't it?

python is an interpreted language. so, I'm writing an interpreter (lisp interpreter) in an interpreted language (python).

re: #152 albusteve

Cograts on the grand baby boy you mentioned. Thanks for all the Stones!

re: #160 Idle Drifter

So it was like the Transformer movies just with more CGI. Uh, I can't wait until Dec 12, (or is it 20?) 2012 rolls around so the nuts can start working on the next date for the Apocalypse.

12/21/2012

re: #158 Cannadian Club Akbar

Six bucks a bottle for shampoo?!! If I pay more than a buck, I'm not happy. I use Suave.

I use Kroger dish soap...is there a difference?

re: #126 Naso Tang

Would you like to have most of the Python books, cheap? I thought I was still as hot as I used to be with Cobol/Fortran/APL and so on and thought I would have a shot at something newer.

I think my brain has ossified.

I'm good -- been doing python programming for a while now. Thank you, though.

re: #156 Cannadian Club Akbar

My daughter (budding super green/lib/twit) used to use two towels at every shower. And only used them once, then put them in the laundry.

I told her she'd make a great "Lear Jet Liberal".

She finally started re-using towels.

re: #164 prairiefire

Cograts on the grand baby boy you mentioned. Thanks for all the Stones!

ha!...thank you and you are very welcome

From Monet to laundry... story of my life.

re: #150 SanFranciscoZionist

Mine also. He has no sense of smell due to life long allergies.

re: #159 HoosierHoops

LOL
you crack me up Cato...I remember in college learning Assembly...That is so old school...I know for a fact to make the big bucks you program in PL/SQL..
Those were the days Cato..Those were the days...
/OK C++ programmers are living large

Actually assembler was the first step beyond machine code. Cato is not as young as you think.

re: #160 Idle Drifter

So it was like the Transformer movies just with more CGI. Uh, I can't wait until Dec 12, (or is it 20?) 2012 rolls around so the nuts can start working on the next date for the Apocalypse.

Without that Fox girl, tho...

re: #165 Cannadian Club Akbar

Thanks.

re: #162 Naso Tang

Who do you rely on to tell you if something is dirty, or stinky? Surely not the mirror?

I'm a girl. We don't need second opinions on that stuff.

re: #166 albusteve

I use Kroger dish soap...is there a difference?

Actually I don't even buy shampoo anymore. I use Dr Bronner's Peppermint Soap, with free life counseling on every bottle. Buy it by the quart. My shampoo price knowledge is only from seeing the stickers on bottles in other people's homes...

re: #144 Cato the Elder

Real men write in machine code.

been there, done that -- used to write coin operated video games and for a long time knew z80, 8080, and 6402 opcodes by heart (mostly).

re: #165 Cannadian Club Akbar

12/21/2012

If the world does end on that day, I'll laugh.

re: #178 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

If the world does end on that day, I'll laugh.

And if not, you buy the beers.

Someone messaged me that one of the players got killed in the Georgia v Auburn game just now. I don't have cable, anyone got it on?

re: #173 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

My little guy loves the first one. I have to scramble for the remote when it gets to the scene where his parents ask him about masturbation. The first time, he's really little, "whats...?" I sort of ignored, gave a non-answer answer. Geez! Everything G up until then.

re: #165 Cannadian Club Akbar

12/21/2012

Geraldo is talking about the 2012 apocalypse right now.

re: #150 SanFranciscoZionist

My husband has been known to give me a shirt to smell, so he can decide whether to wear it or not.

My husband once complained about "ring around the collar" and asked why wasn't I using the product advertised on TV. I said "Why don't you wash your neck?"

Ever since then, he sends his shirts to the Korean laundry.

re: #180 Pepper Fox

Someone messaged me that one of the players got killed in the Georgia v Auburn game just now. I don't have cable, anyone got it on?

Dude got carted off. Nothing else yet. Man, I hope not.

From PZ Meyers:

Here's the hypothetical situation: you know the whereabouts of a family of Jews hiding from the Nazis. A Nazi patrol comes up to you and asks where they are; you, a good God-fearing Christian, can either lie and say you don't know (which would be bad, because, like, lying is a sin), or you could tell the truth, and the Nazis would zip off and search for and presumably execute the family. What do you do?

As a non-Bible believing amoral godless atheist, my first thought was that this is trivial: you lie your pants off. The 'crime' of telling a lie pales into insignificance against the crime of enabling the death of fellow human beings.

According to Bodie Hodge of AiG, though, I'm wrong. The good Christian should reject lies, Satan's tools, in all circumstances, and should immediately 'fess up the location of the Jews. He backs it up with Bible quotes, too.

Yikes!

re: #183 Alouette

Better that way.

re: #175 Sharmuta

I'm a girl. We don't need second opinions on that stuff.

heh...don't I know that...my last marriage to my one true love was an experience I'll never forget...I learned more in those years than in all the rest combined...women are...special in many ways...whatever you learned as normal may not apply, be careful...keep your eyes open and your mouth shut

re: #170 Sharmuta

Follow the Monet.

re: #173 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Yeah, the pocket mining demographic showed up to the movies for Megan Fox alone. I made the mistake twice for paying to see both movies in the theater.

re: #182 NJDhockeyfan

Geraldo is talking about the 2012 apocalypse right now.

He is a Dbag. I waited for hours for Capones Vault that one night. Nothing.

re: #180 Pepper Fox

Someone messaged me that one of the players got killed in the Georgia v Auburn game just now. I don't have cable, anyone got it on?

OMG!!
I saw the hit. They carried him off on a stretcher.

The Onion: Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be

ESCONDIDO, CA—Spurred by an administration he believes to be guilty of numerous transgressions, self-described American patriot Kyle Mortensen, 47, is a vehement defender of ideas he seems to think are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and principles that brave men have fought and died for solely in his head.

Sorry if it's already been posted.

re: #185 Sharmuta

From PZ Meyers:

Yikes!

Did you see "Defiance"? That was a good movie, in spite of the crappy production values.

re: #144 Cato the Elder

Real men write in machine code.

I once wrote a bit-banging asynchronous serial output interrupt routine for an 8bit processor (sx-28). That part required only about ten instructions. Dispatching (setup and sending) a byte required about two.

re: #172 Naso Tang

Actually assembler was the first step beyond machine code. Cato is not as young as you think.

As soon as Cato programs a move statement in machine code across the register I'll have a heart Attack..That is really old school..
Don't you do it Cato!

re: #180 Pepper Fox

Someone messaged me that one of the players got killed in the Georgia v Auburn game just now. I don't have cable, anyone got it on?

Oh, dear.

re: #191 NJDhockeyfan

OMG!!
I saw the hit. They carried him off on a stretcher.

Was he moving?

re: #193 Alouette

I haven't seen it, but I will add it to my list.

re: #106 GNIDAthe#seCond

That video is wonderful! Made me a little teary eyed I'm not ashamed to say.

re: #190 Cannadian Club Akbar

He is a Dbag. I waited for hours for Capones Vault that one night. Nothing.

It was a pure BS story. Capone laundered his money and then put in banks, spent it, or reinvested it. A vault would have been counter-productive.

For end-time predictions, you really can't beat the Prophecy of Malachy, an Irish bishop who listed all future Popes up to the last one, "Peter the Roman". According to the list, Benedict XVI is the second-to-last.

re: #178 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

If the world does end on that day, I'll laugh.

Don't worry. The Earth will be destroyed by an asteroid on 12/20/2012.

/

re: #197 Cannadian Club Akbar

Was he moving?

No. He hit a receiver and prevented a catch. When he hit the ground his right arm was up in the air. I thought he just got knocked out. It took them about 15 minuted to get him off the field. How sad if it's true.

re: #200 Dark_Falcon

It was a pure BS story. Capone laundered his money and then put in banks, spent it, or reinvested it. A vault would have been counter-productive.

I was young and smoked pot. Gimme a break!!
//

re: #203 NJDhockeyfan

Auburn player?

re: #203 NJDhockeyfan

No. He hit a receiver and prevented a catch. When he hit the ground his right arm was up in the air. I thought he just got knocked out. It took them about 15 minuted to get him off the field. How sad if it's true.

Oh God...That is so sad.. I can't find it on tube

re: #202 Gus 802

The crazy bastards will still claim they were right half way to hell.

re: #202 Gus 802

Think about it. Takes all the pressure off about the ones you leave behind and stuff if EVERYBODY goes...

re: #205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Auburn player?

Highlights on ESPN news right now.

re: #206 HoosierHoops

Oh God...That is so sad.. I can't find it on tube

I'm getting nothing either.

re: #208 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Think about it. Takes all the pressure off about the ones you leave behind and stuff if EVERYBODY goes...

That's one way to get out of a car payment.

/Channeling Bob Hope.

/

re: #193 Alouette

Did you see "Defiance"? That was a good movie, in spite of the crappy production values.

Funny you mention that film. I right now am working on a paper on how Holocaust films have changed over the years and will be discussing that film. Most of my paper will be on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and some discussion of a made for TV movie about it that came out in 2001 that I recommend if you all can find it called Uprising.

re: #210 Cannadian Club Akbar

I'm getting nothing either.

me either. just the ducks and az st

re: #210 Cannadian Club Akbar

I'm getting nothing either.

ESPN said he was headed to the hospital. Nothing about death.

re: #212 HappyWarrior

Funny you mention that film. I right now am working on a paper on how Holocaust films have changed over the years and will be discussing that film. Most of my paper will be on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and some discussion of a made for TV movie about it that came out in 2001 that I recommend if you all can find it called Uprising.

Do you know of Irena Sendler? (I think that's her name)

Just heard this:

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

re: #215 Cannadian Club Akbar

Do you know of Irena Sendler? (I think that's her name)

Yeah I have. What a wonderful woman. It really is amazing that in the darkest of humanity's hours that people like that emerge.

re: #203 NJDhockeyfan

No. He hit a receiver and prevented a catch. When he hit the ground his right arm was up in the air. I thought he just got knocked out. It took them about 15 minuted to get him off the field. How sad if it's true.

oh man...bummer

Just checked the GA Bulldog blog - nothing except for injury. Hopefully it's a rumor.

Anyone planning on attending the London Olympics?

Olympic security chiefs have ruled out using the Army to protect competitors and spectators at the 2012 Games – and instead they will rely on thousands of teenagers taking a 30-hour events safety course.

The move has provoked anger among military figures, who believe Army expertise is needed to ensure the London Olympics are safe from a potential terrorist outrage.

It also comes after Army Chief of Staff, General Sir David Richards, said worry over Olympic security ‘kept him awake at night’.

Whitehall sources have revealed that the military will be called upon only to carry out ‘niche roles’.

The task of protecting the Olympic Park will rely on private security staff and 6,000 16 to 19-year-olds taking a specially developed BTEC qualification.

The military would be required only in ‘extreme situations’ where Special Forces troops might be needed.

Sources said they might also be used to supplement police and civilian services or ‘to aid the civilian community’ in a similar way to their use during the 2007 floods.

re: #216 carefulnow

...which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

That last part had me rolling.

Mythbusters proved you can shine a turd, it's still a turd.

re: #219 Stanley Sea

Just checked the GA Bulldog blog - nothing except for injury. Hopefully it's a rumor.

Well, hitting the ground on the right side is obviously better then the left with an extended arm.

re: #219 Stanley Sea

Just checked the GA Bulldog blog - nothing except for injury. Hopefully it's a rumor.

Nothing on ESPN either. Last report says he's on the way to the hospital.

re: #201 Cato the Elder

For end-time predictions, you really can't beat the Prophecy of Malachy, an Irish bishop who listed all future Popes up to the last one, "Peter the Roman". According to the list, Benedict XVI is the second-to-last.

There was a novel about that. I can't remember the title. Steve Berry, I think. The Venetian something.

re: #220 NJDhockeyfan

Anyone planning on attending the London Olympics?

nothing compared to what NYC is in store for

re: #216 carefulnow

Now that's good, but I must say there is political correctness of the left, and then there is political correctness of the right.

Example of the latter: "There is no such thing as the American Empire."

One of the few things I agree on with Michele Bachmann is when she says not all cultures are equal. Where I'm sure she'd take issue with me is when I say I don't think much of hers.

re: #219 Stanley Sea

Just checked the GA Bulldog blog - nothing except for injury. Hopefully it's a rumor.

ESPN.com said that he raised his arms from the stretcher...

Gosh, that would be awful...

re: #215 Cannadian Club Akbar

Do you know of Irena Sendler? (I think that's her name)

Saved several hundred children/infants (mostly Jewish) from the nazis.

re: #225 albusteve

nothing compared to what NYC is in store for

Hopefully they wont hire teenagers for security.

re: #224 Alouette

There was a novel about that. I can't remember the title. Steve Berry, I think. The Venetian something.

I love stuff like that. If you can find out the details, please let me know.

re: #228 abolitionist

Saved several hundred children/infants (mostly Jewish) from the nazis.

And lost the Nobel Prize to Al Gore.
*spit*

re: #224 Alouette

There was a novel about that. I can't remember the title. Steve Berry, I think. The Venetian something.

Just says Rome will be destroyed.

And nothing of value was lost.
(I've been to Rome, it was awful, but not as bad as Barcelona)

I just got back from going on a death call for my funeral home and now I'm studying Botany.
What's everyone else doing?

For those who don't know...

[Link: www.irenasendler.org...]

re: #232 Pepper Fox

Just says Rome will be destroyed.

And nothing of value was lost.
(I've been to Rome, it was awful, but not as bad as Barcelona)

traveling to far way places says a lot about the visitor...everybody I know that's visited Rome loved it

re: #227 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

ESPN.com said that he raised his arms from the stretcher...

Gosh, that would be awful...

I'm a huge college football fan, but damnit if I don't get a terrible feeling in my gut whenever I see a tough hit. crazy shit

re: #220 NJDhockeyfan

Anyone planning on attending the London Olympics?

The task of protecting the Olympic Park will rely on private security staff and 6,000 16 to 19-year-olds taking a specially developed BTEC qualification.

Oh, brother. Teens trained for 30 hours?

re: #231 Cannadian Club Akbar

And lost the Nobel Prize to Al Gore.
*spit*

Speaking of which, I wonder if Obama's hesitation over Afghanistan has anything to do with not pissing off five obscure Norwegians before he can pocket his NPP.

re: #237 MandyManners

The task of protecting the Olympic Park will rely on private security staff and 6,000 16 to 19-year-olds taking a specially developed BTEC qualification.

Oh, brother. Teens trained for 30 hours?

Like the DMV, huh?

Related to nothing:

I still want a Team America sequel.

re: #185 Sharmuta

Wow, that's pretty damn shocking...

As Christians, we need to keep in mind that Jesus Christ reigns. All authority has been given to Him (Matthew 28:18), and He sits on the throne of God at the right hand of the Father (Acts 2:33; Hebrews 8:1). Nothing can happen without His say. Even Satan could not touch Peter without Christ’s approval (Luke 22:31). Regardless, if one were to lie or not, Jesus Christ is in control of timing every person’s life and able to discern our motives. It is not for us to worry over what might become, but rather to place our faith and obedience in Christ and to let Him do the reigning. For we do not know the future, whereas God has been telling the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10).

The comparison to Islamic and Christian fundamentalists is often overblown but not in this case. using blind faith and scripture to override an easy moral decision is why the Islamic world in in the shape it's in today. yikes, indeed.

re: #237 MandyManners

The task of protecting the Olympic Park will rely on private security staff and 6,000 16 to 19-year-olds taking a specially developed BTEC qualification.

Oh, brother. Teens trained for 30 hours?

You can bet they'll be trained not to pay any attention to swarthy men in beards.

re: #230 Cato the Elder

I love stuff like that. If you can find out the details, please let me know.

"The Venetian Betrayal" by Steve Berry.

re: #235 albusteve

traveling to far way places says a lot about the visitor...everybody I know that's visited Rome loved it

It was crowded, dirty, and just so overrated. It probably didn't help I was there a couple days after Bush visited the Pope, lots of mess from riots still. Southern France is where it's at!

re: #238 Cato the Elder

Speaking of which, I wonder if Obama's hesitation over Afghanistan has anything to do with not pissing off five obscure Norwegians before he can pocket his NPP.

there may be people here that are sensitive to that stuff...cool it

re: #237 MandyManners

The task of protecting the Olympic Park will rely on private security staff and 6,000 16 to 19-year-olds taking a specially developed BTEC qualification.

Oh, brother. Teens trained for 30 hours?

I was kinda hoping for at least cops...

re: #240 Sharmuta

Related to nothing:

I still want a Team America sequel.

Shoot, I'd be happy with a South Park Movie sequel. To me the show is much better now than it was in the late 90's. Cartman's evolution from just an annoying stuck up fat kid to a full pledged psychotic has been hilarious and disturbing to watch over the past ten years.

re: #242 Cato the Elder

You can bet they'll be trained not to pay any attention to swarthy men in beards.

All the bomb sniffing dogs will be made to wear booties.

//

re: #243 Alouette

"The Venetian Betrayal" by Steve Berry.

Thanks!

re: #79 Floral Giraffe

I went to the Huntington Botanic Gardens ( I love the place!) and spent the afternoon in the cool autumn sunshine, in the Chinese Garden.

It's amazing!

[Link: www.huntington.org...]

re: #79 Floral Giraffe

I went to the Huntington Botanic Gardens ( I love the place!) and spent the afternoon in the cool autumn sunshine, in the Chinese Garden.

It's amazing!

[Link: www.huntington.org...]

I used to be offended at the price to a member. But, as I get older, and a little different perspective on "the ages" I am much more supportive of the Huntington's mission of "for the generations"!
(Bonus point, did you know that Henry Huntington is the reason for Huntington Beach?)

re: #241 Killgore Trout

I was completely revolted by that. It was a real lesson in Christian fatalism.

re: #248 Gus 802

All the bomb sniffing dogs will be made to wear booties.

//

No, they'll be replaced by bomb-sniffing camels.

re: #234 Cannadian Club Akbar

For those who don't know...

[Link: www.irenasendler.org...]

Didn't realize a movie about her had been made. Look to bottom right - The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

re: #242 Cato the Elder

You can bet they'll be trained not to pay any attention to swarthy men in beards.

I bet half of the teens hired will be related to those bearded fellows.

re: #226 Cato the Elder

It is rather funny to hear the "never an empire" meme from some conservatives, since many of our turn of the century presidents were quite open and proud of our new status as a world empire. All it takes is studying up on the Spanish American war of 1898. I think the kneejerk reaction to any "empire" language is that to even say the word is to automatically be anti-American. And of course that's utter nonsense. Are there some who are anti-American who talk about empire? Of course. It's the same kind of illogic that equates evolutionary biology with social Darwinism. But it's mentally easy and that's why it's so popular.

re: #251 Sharmuta

I was completely revolted by that. It was a real lesson in Christian fatalism.

Calvinism is the worst of Christian heresies.

re: #253 abolitionist

Didn't realize a movie about her had been made. Look to bottom right - The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

IIRC, it was on CBS.

re: #119 Killgore Trout