Christmas at the White House 2009
See if you can spot Mao Zedong and Hedda Lettuce, like Andrew Breitbart did.
See if you can spot Mao Zedong and Hedda Lettuce, like Andrew Breitbart did.
1 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:28:29pm |
Merry Christmas, Mr. President. I mostly disagree with you, but I hope your Christmas is a joyful and blessed time for you and your family.
2 | Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:35:49pm |
I'm outraged, offended and ready to revolt!
/Just kidding. I'm proud of our country, our president and his family. Cheers!
3 | KingKenrod Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:35:55pm |
I wonder if the Mao ornament came from Pittsburgh? That's where the Andy Warhol Museum is.
4 | prairiefire Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:38:16pm |
My Christmas wishes for all Christians at LGF! Many good wishes for the coming year for everyone else. I appreciate the religious diversity of this site. Much for me to learn from others, that's for sure.
God's Blessings for our President and nation. May 2010 be blessed with peace, strength, and prosperity for our fellow citizens.
Thank you Lord God for your Son Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving for answering my heart's desires.
5 | Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:39:33pm |
Proof of fascism: Pro-cake propaganda!
The Gingerbread White House
6 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:40:15pm |
Did you see all that red? Red== Commies!
//
7 | Sheila Broflovski Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:44:44pm |
Wait, did I just see Obama as "The Joker"?
I'm going to have to watch again.
9 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:47:20pm |
I'll take the topic of this thread to be an invitation to start posting Christmas music...
/novel idea, eh?....
// hopefully won't fall under the category of "ear worms"!
10 | SteveC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:47:36pm |
re: #7 Alouette
Wait, did I just see Obama as "The Joker"?
I'm going to have to watch again.
11 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:48:00pm |
re: #7 Alouette
Wait, did I just see Obama as "The Joker"?
I'm going to have to watch again.
After 8 seconds. Not sure what it actually is. I did notice that there's no Wagner music (see Walter's question in the last thread).
12 | Sheila Broflovski Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:48:31pm |
re: #7 Alouette
Wait, did I just see Obama as "The Joker"?
I'm going to have to watch again.
0:09 on the ball to the right of the "peace dove." Kinda sorta.
Somebody post this on Hot Air, start a wild rumor. I'll make the popcorn.
14 | Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:50:26pm |
re: #7 Alouette
Wait, did I just see Obama as "The Joker"?
I'm going to have to watch again.
Looks like it was just "pop art" of some sort. No bloody mouth. Thank God.
15 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:50:38pm |
I can go with the Christmas Music thing...
16 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:51:24pm |
Better Days
17 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:52:17pm |
re: #2 Killgore Trout
I'm outraged, offended and ready to revolt!
/Just kidding. I'm proud of our country, our president and his family. Cheers!
I'm always proud of America...the POTUS and his family are just another small aspect of the whole shebang...I do not wish any ill wind on anybody...for whatever else he is, he's our president, another citizen with a wife and kids and a dog...he is one of us
18 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:52:23pm |
re: #12 Alouette
0:09 on the ball to the right of the "peace dove." Kinda sorta.
Somebody post this on Hot Air, start a wild rumor. I'll make the popcorn.
Please don't. Those scuzzbags make me sick to my stomach. Hate of the HA sort is simply painful to read.
19 | Mark Pennington Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:52:33pm |
re: #12 Alouette
0:09 on the ball to the right of the "peace dove." Kinda sorta.
Somebody post this on Hot Air, start a wild rumor. I'll make the popcorn.
lmao!
I enjoyed the video. The First Lady Michelle Obama's voice has always been soothing/comforting to me for some reason.
21 | SteveC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:53:28pm |
"The forecast for the next 24 hours is... well, damn near everything!"
The same storm system that dumped snow on Colorado Wednesday will bring snow to the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Thursday. The weather system also has the potential for wind, rain, hail and even tornado activity.
22 | sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:53:30pm |
re: #2 Killgore Trout
I'm outraged, offended and ready to revolt!
/Just kidding. I'm proud of our country, our president and his family. Cheers!
You've always been revolting to me!
//
(hat tip, Groucho Marx)
23 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:54:05pm |
re: #16 Thanos
Than kyou for posting this. It's the only good Christmas song to come out in my lifetime. Most celebrity Christmas songs are forgettable, this one stays with you.
26 | Gus Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:55:07pm |
re: #20 prairiefire
Umm...?
It's to the left of a ball with a SF cable car. Two symbols of Venus side by side. Scroll down to the bottom right.
27 | SteveC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:55:26pm |
re: #22 sattv4u2
You've always been revolting to me!
//
(hat tip, Groucho Marx)
"Hold me closer... closer!"
"If I hold you any closer I'll be behind you."
28 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:55:27pm |
re: #21 SteveC
"The forecast for the next 24 hours is... well, damn near everything!"
We're having an ice storm here in Chicago. It's very icy outside right now.
29 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:55:43pm |
re: #22 sattv4u2
You've always been revolting to me!
//
(hat tip, Groucho Marx)
"the peasants are revolting!"
(groan)
30 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:56:38pm |
re: #23 Dark_Falcon
Than kyou for posting this. It's the only good Christmas song to come out in my lifetime. Most celebrity Christmas songs are forgettable, this one stays with you.
I kinda liked this cross generational effort:
32 | Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:57:22pm |
That was actually a very nice presentation by Michelle. Kudos.
33 | MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:58:03pm |
34 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:58:22pm |
re: #23 Dark_Falcon
Thank you for posting this. It's the only good Christmas song to come out in my lifetime. Most celebrity Christmas songs are forgettable, this one stays with you.
PIMF
37 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:59:26pm |
Previn, Marsalis, von Stade and Battle.
38 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:59:30pm |
re: #30 Thanos
I kinda liked this cross generational effort:
[Video]
It's good, but its a new version of an old song. Better days was something entirely new, and thus in a different category.
39 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:59:48pm |
Btw: I really liked the idea of all Americans being able to create a decoration for the White house tree, kudos to that as well.
40 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:00:42pm |
re: #26 Gus 802
It's to the left of a ball with a SF cable car. Two symbols of Venus side by side. Scroll down to the bottom right.
Oh, now I see it. Awww.
42 | Gus Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:01:35pm |
43 | Gus Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:02:04pm |
44 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:02:18pm |
I'm playing this one for my wife, it's one of her favorites
45 | MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:02:29pm |
46 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:02:41pm |
re: #39 Thanos
Btw: I really liked the idea of all Americans being able to create a decoration for the White house tree, kudos to that as well.
And personally, I think they should hang what ever they want on the tree... pictures of who they want... no matter what.
47 | Gus Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:02:47pm |
Otherwise I couldn't see anything in the video and I watched it three times.
48 | The Sanity Inspector Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:02:48pm |
re: #12 Alouette
0:09 on the ball to the right of the "peace dove." Kinda sorta.
Somebody post this on Hot Air, start a wild rumor. I'll make the popcorn.
That guy looks French.
/
49 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:03:40pm |
50 | Sheila Broflovski Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:03:53pm |
Just talked to my youngest son. He and his very pregnant wife have just arrived in Alabama, escaping from the snows of New York.
They will be making their sweet home there.
51 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:04:05pm |
I wonder if Charles knew he was going to open the door to all this Christmas music...
52 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:04:23pm |
re: #49 WindUpBird
Hey! Father Christmas by the Kinks is awesome!
[Video]
Ah, another one of my favorite bands, and really one of the best bands of it's time.
53 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:04:46pm |
re: #52 Walter L. Newton
The Kinks, always relevant, now and forever :D
54 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:05:00pm |
Christmas...the gateway to the NFL Playoffs...an overlooked aspect to this crazy holiday...besides my moms cookies, the best part of the whole day
55 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:05:11pm |
re: #26 Gus 802
It's to the left of a ball with a SF cable car. Two symbols of Venus side by side. Scroll down to the bottom right.
Wow, I missed that. For a moment, I thought you were going along the same lines as General Ripper, "How does that coincide with your post-war commie conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it?"
56 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:05:55pm |
57 | Gus Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:06:05pm |
re: #55 John Neverbend
Wow, I missed that. For a moment, I thought you were going along the same lines as General Ripper, "How does that coincide with your post-war commie conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it?"
Yeah. Give them something else to kvetch about.
58 | Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:06:22pm |
re: #21 SteveC
Tell me about it! I was hoping to head out either today or tomorrow for Mich., but I'm thinking it'll be Fri or Sat. now b/c of the weather. Bugger.
59 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:06:24pm |
re: #53 WindUpBird
The Kinks, always relevant, now and forever :D
You and I are almost the same... except really different.
60 | MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:06:27pm |
61 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:06:34pm |
re: #52 Walter L. Newton
Ah, another one of my favorite bands, and really one of the best bands of it's time.
of course...who could ever forget...
62 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:07:07pm |
ack. that one had pretty poor quality audio. There's a whole selection of tunes and light shows here
63 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:07:23pm |
re: #59 Walter L. Newton
You and I are almost the same... except really different.
You didn't drive a bright yellow 1975 firebird in high school, did you?
64 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:07:58pm |
re: #60 MandyManners
Fuck you, Garrison Keillor and the rest of your Leftie buddies.
[Video]
I've when she's sweet, Mandy is fierce!
65 | Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:08:28pm |
re: #60 MandyManners
Who do you mean by "leftie buddies", exactly?
Please remember-- most Jews are 'leftie'.
66 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:08:42pm |
re: #60 MandyManners
Fuck you, Garrison Keillor and the rest of your Leftie buddies.
I have to say that I find his voice to be quite soothing, although unlike Huffpo, I did not find the piece about Jewish songwriters to be "benign".
67 | prairiefire Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:09:40pm |
re: #66 John Neverbend
I was pretty shocked. I wonder if his recent stroke affected him.
68 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:09:45pm |
re: #61 albusteve
of course...who could ever forget...
[Video]
And the drummer held his stick the correct way. Can't beat real rock and roll.
Ever noticed that the Kinks actually sounded British when they sang, the accent didn't drop like a lot of British singers.
70 | Dancing along the light of day Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:10:13pm |
MERRY CHRISTMAS, lizards!
It's the season of joy & love & happiness & the wonders of a child.
May you experience all of the wonders of the season!
(HOW does he fit down that chimney???)
72 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:10:56pm |
re: #67 prairiefire
I was pretty shocked. I wonder if his recent stroke affected him.
Evidently not...
73 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:10:56pm |
re: #68 Walter L. Newton
And the drummer held his stick the correct way. Can't beat real rock and roll.
Ever noticed that the Kinks actually sounded British when they sang, the accent didn't drop like a lot of British singers.
The correct way? You mean jazz grip instead of matched grip?
Killing Joke still sounds British when they sing too. They're probably the most aggressively leftist band on my ipod at the moment, heh.
74 | prairiefire Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:11:20pm |
re: #68 Walter L. Newton
the Kinks are the awesome. I saw them as a yung un. They teased with Lola all night until they finally played it as the last song. Fantastic.
75 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:11:24pm |
re: #68 Walter L. Newton
And the drummer held his stick the correct way. Can't beat real rock and roll.
Ever noticed that the Kinks actually sounded British when they sang, the accent didn't drop like a lot of British singers.
From "The Commitments: "No! NO! Don't use your own accents!"
76 | Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:11:29pm |
re: #49 WindUpBird
Hey! Father Christmas by the Kinks is awesome!
[Video]
First rock concert I ever went to was The Kinks, some time in the mid 80s.
77 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:12:17pm |
re: #76 Mad Al-Jaffee
First rock concert I ever went to was The Kinks, some time in the mid 80s.
Oh fantastic. My first concert was Poison and Dokken, ayiee!
/give me a break, I was like 11, hah
78 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:12:37pm |
re: #68 Walter L. Newton
And the drummer held his stick the correct way. Can't beat real rock and roll.
Ever noticed that the Kinks actually sounded British when they sang, the accent didn't drop like a lot of British singers.
Mick Jagger was from Arkansas...
79 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:12:55pm |
The Twelve Pains of Christmas
80 | SteveMcG Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:12:56pm |
Every year, as Christmas draws nearer, my life gets more compressed with each day. On top of my daily overload is the approaching deadline of Christmas day, and it's actually a false deadline because of all of the last minute prep to host my family. There aren't enough hours to work, sleep, eat, tend the house. In the week before Christmas I go from 4 hours of sleep to maybe a nap, or a zone out at me desk. I don't know why I sweat it. By about 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the 24th, ready or not, I realize it just doesn't matter. I'll pull an all nighter playing Santa for my daughter and my nieces and nephews, but I could care less. The 36 hours of Christmas eve night and Christmas day are the most peaceful of my life in spite of the kids, in laws and everybody else. I don't know why, or how, but in spite of it all, the two months between Halloween and Christmas are my favorite time of year. It's my time to dream of the world the way I want it to be, I can bring joy to the kids I love, it's as if by decorating my house just the way I want it I am carving out my own little corner of the world. I can't get enough of the Christmas music on the radio (even though the two stations playing them skip so many good ones). This Christmas in my little home.
BTW is it me or is that "Mary Did you Know?" song the stupidest Christmas song ever?
81 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:13:36pm |
re: #74 prairiefire
the Kinks are the awesome. I saw them as a yung un. They teased with Lola all night until they finally played it as the last song. Fantastic.
'Lola' is one of the great rock and roll anthems...great song
82 | Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:13:40pm |
re: #61 albusteve
Oh... my..goodness! That song brings back so many funny memories! Me and a friend had to "explain" what the song was really about. I'll always love Lola!
83 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:14:02pm |
re: #73 WindUpBird
The correct way? You mean jazz grip instead of matched grip?
Killing Joke still sounds British when they sing too. They're probably the most aggressively leftist band on my ipod at the moment, heh.
I'm not a drummer, of course played with a lot of them, never saw any other grip than the jazz grip, not when I was playing.
I was under the impression that when a Brit sang, the accent dropped almost automatically... I thought you actually had to "think" about the accent in order to retain it.
84 | Sheila Broflovski Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:14:05pm |
re: #65 Obdicut
Who do you mean by "leftie buddies", exactly?
Please remember-- most Jews are 'leftie'.
Most Jews are right-handed, although there are several southpaws in my family. I'm right-handed, myself.
85 | Mocking Jay Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:14:12pm |
re: #77 WindUpBird
Oh fantastic. My first concert was Poison and Dokken, ayiee!
/give me a break, I was like 11, hah
Feh. My first was Metallica at the Meadowlands :P
86 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:14:44pm |
87 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:15:15pm |
88 | MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:15:32pm |
re: #60 MandyManners
Fuck you, Garrison Keillor and the rest of your Leftie buddies.
[Video]
Oh, Obdicut. Go find your bud Locker.
89 | NJDhockeyfan Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:15:34pm |
re: #75 SanFranciscoZionist
From "The Commitments: "No! NO! Don't use your own accents!"
What a great movie!
"Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud. "
90 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:15:51pm |
re: #78 albusteve
I really can't watch videos, I'm on a desktop computer, wireless connection to the DSL router, and my actual speed by the time the data gets to my desktop is too slow for a lot of videos, they come in jerky... pieces... the streaming ones do.
91 | SteveC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:15:55pm |
re: #80 SteveMcG
BTW is it me or is that "Mary Did you Know?" song the stupidest Christmas song ever?
Mark Lowry wrote it, so what do you expect? That child ain't funny. :(
92 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:16:19pm |
94 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:17:01pm |
And now, one of the finest 1970s British rock bands....
95 | Mocking Jay Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:17:05pm |
re: #87 albusteve
A group that did all their best work in the eighties.
96 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:17:25pm |
97 | MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:17:42pm |
98 | Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:17:53pm |
re: #77 WindUpBird
My first was age 16 at Candlestick Park, Monsters of Rock:
Kingdom Clone
Metallica
Dokken
Scorpions
Van Hagar
99 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:18:02pm |
Is it a Christmas song or not? Theme to "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"
100 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:18:10pm |
re: #90 Walter L. Newton
I really can't watch videos, I'm on a desktop computer, wireless connection to the DSL router, and my actual speed by the time the data gets to my desktop is too slow for a lot of videos, they come in jerky... pieces... the streaming ones do.
the Stones 'Dead Flowers'....Jaggers patented hillbilly accent
101 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:18:30pm |
re: #96 Walter L. Newton
Yawn.
What? You don't like Slade? I was one of their most avid fans....when I was 11.
102 | prairiefire Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:18:56pm |
OK, can a lizard help me out? i have heard on the radio, back in the day, a lady singing the twelve drinks of Christmas. as she sings, she gets more and more slurred and drunk. It is effing hilarious. I don't know who, I've tried YouTube and Google. Any ideas?
103 | Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:19:00pm |
Not a Christmas song, but one of my favorite Kinks songs:
104 | Sheila Broflovski Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:19:01pm |
re: #80 SteveMcG
BTW is it me or is that "Mary Did you Know?" song the stupidest Christmas song ever?
"Jingle Bells" sung "scat style" is the stupidest holiday song ever. I have never heard the "Jingle Bells" barked by dogs, thank G-D.
I am not familiar with this song you mention.
106 | Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:19:19pm |
re: #84 Alouette
My Jewish grandmother was a lefty twice over.
re: #88 MandyManners
Oh, Obdicut. Go find your bud Locker.
Mandy, the point remains: Most Jews are, in fact, liberal. If that's what you mean by 'leftie', defending Jews against Garrison Keillor's rant by saying 'fuck you' to lefties makes no sense.
If that's not what you meant, that's fine.
107 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:19:40pm |
re: #83 Walter L. Newton
I'm not a drummer, of course played with a lot of them, never saw any other grip than the jazz grip, not when I was playing.
I was under the impression that when a Brit sang, the accent dropped almost automatically... I thought you actually had to "think" about the accent in order to retain it.
Matched grip makes more sense when you play heavy music and do a lot of poundey floor tom tribal-sounding stuff. 8-) All my favorite drummers who a rock drummers play matched, except Mark Zonder, who is essentially a virtuoso jazz drummer who happens to be in a metal band.
108 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:19:42pm |
re: #80 SteveMcG
BTW is it me or is that "Mary Did you Know?" song the stupidest Christmas song ever?
I love it, but that's because the first time I heard it it was done by the kids in the choir at the school I used to teach at. It made my hair stand on end, the way they did it. I heard it on the radio the other day and wasn't as impressed.
109 | Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:19:44pm |
Antisemitic paleocon wacko Justin Raimondo has given me the 'Charles Johnson Turncoat Award'. I didn't know the sleazy creep was still reading LGF.
[Link: original.antiwar.com...]
Judging from the very low number of hits from his link, antiwar.com isn't doing too well these days.
110 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:19:58pm |
re: #102 prairiefire
OK, can a lizard help me out? i have heard on the radio, back in the day, a lady singing the twelve drinks of Christmas. as she sings, she gets more and more slurred and drunk. It is effing hilarious. I don't know who, I've tried YouTube and Google. Any ideas?
Vita Vita Vegamin?
111 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:20:01pm |
re: #95 JasonA
A group that did all their best work in the eighties.
their bass player, Jason what's his name, is an aquaintence of my son...Jason was a local boy....very straight up guy from what I hear
112 | MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:20:09pm |
re: #80 SteveMcG
Every year, as Christmas draws nearer, my life gets more compressed with each day. On top of my daily overload is the approaching deadline of Christmas day, and it's actually a false deadline because of all of the last minute prep to host my family. There aren't enough hours to work, sleep, eat, tend the house. In the week before Christmas I go from 4 hours of sleep to maybe a nap, or a zone out at me desk. I don't know why I sweat it. By about 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the 24th, ready or not, I realize it just doesn't matter. I'll pull an all nighter playing Santa for my daughter and my nieces and nephews, but I could care less. The 36 hours of Christmas eve night and Christmas day are the most peaceful of my life in spite of the kids, in laws and everybody else. I don't know why, or how, but in spite of it all, the two months between Halloween and Christmas are my favorite time of year. It's my time to dream of the world the way I want it to be, I can bring joy to the kids I love, it's as if by decorating my house just the way I want it I am carving out my own little corner of the world. I can't get enough of the Christmas music on the radio (even though the two stations playing them skip so many good ones). This Christmas in my little home.
BTW is it me or is that "Mary Did you Know?" song the stupidest Christmas song ever?
You're the man.
113 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:20:57pm |
re: #85 JasonA
Feh. My first was Metallica at the Meadowlands :P
Metallica was my fifth or sixth, I think. After Warrant, Queensryche, G&R/Skid Row... I was at that Metallica/G&R tour at the Kingdome, what a ridiculously loud show that was. o_o
115 | Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:21:18pm |
re: #109 Charles
antiwar went out to outer Siberia for me quite a while ago. They became the fringe of the fringe. And that's just to damn fringey for me.
116 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:21:31pm |
re: #105 SteveMcG
There are very many recordings of O Holy Night out there... if you search hard you might find some first rate a cappella versions.
117 | Mocking Jay Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:21:43pm |
re: #111 albusteve
their bass player, Jason what's his name, is an aquaintence of my son...Jason was a local boy...very straight up guy from what I hear
Jason Newstead.
118 | Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:22:02pm |
re: #113 WindUpBird
Metallica was my fifth or sixth, I think. After Warrant, Queensryche, G&R/Skid Row... I was at that Metallica/G&R tour at the Kingdome, what a ridiculously loud show that was. o_o
You need to see the movie Heavy Metal Parking Lot.
119 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:22:16pm |
re: #89 NJDhockeyfan
What a great movie!
"Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud. "
"Elvis wasn't a Cajun! That's blasphemy!"
I also loved The Snapper.
"You're only nineteen!"
"I'm twenty, Daddy."
"You're only twenty!"
"I know what age I am, Daddy."
"Don't get snotty with me!...You should have come to us, before, you know, and said you were going to get pregnant. We could have done something then..."
120 | Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:23:00pm |
re: #119 SanFranciscoZionist
The Snapper is such a good movie. Great performances by the whole cast. Great to watch with a family, too, for the agonized squirming.
121 | Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:23:01pm |
I expect downdings for this one, but I love it.
122 | Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:24:04pm |
re: #113 WindUpBird
Metallica was my fifth or sixth, I think. After Warrant, Queensryche, G&R/Skid Row... I was at that Metallica/G&R tour at the Kingdome, what a ridiculously loud show that was. o_o
I've been to two concerts in my whole life. The first was a Lisa Minnelli back in the 70's in Dallas and a Blues Travelers concert about 6 years ago at Red Rocks in Morrison Colorado. I had to walk out of the BT concert when they went into their 5th hour. I like their music, by give me a break.
123 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:24:17pm |
re: #109 Charles
Antisemitic paleocon wacko Justin Raimondo has given me the 'Charles Johnson Turncoat Award'. I didn't know the sleazy creep was still reading LGF.
[Link: original.antiwar.com...]
Judging from the very low number of hits from his link, antiwar.com isn't doing too well these days.
You were awarded the award, and it's also named for you?
124 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:24:22pm |
re: #117 JasonA
Jason Newstead.
Newsted rules. He was the reasonable one, who left Metallica when Hetfield because an alcoholic monster who wouldn't let Newsted start any side projects. His other bands (Flotsam and Jetsam and Voivod) are superior to the Metallica of today, IMHO. up-to-Black Album Metallica is still fantastic. :D
125 | Sheila Broflovski Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:24:32pm |
re: #121 Mad Al-Jaffee
I won't downding you for this, do you have "Jingle Bells" sung "scat style." I'll ding that.
126 | SteveC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:24:40pm |
re: #84 Alouette
Most Jews are right-handed, although there are several southpaws in my family. I'm right-handed, myself.
I'm lefthanded. My drop curve breaks down and away from a right handed hitter, it's durn near impossible to hit.
Billy Chapel (muttering to himself): "Sam Tuttle. I can't think of a better reason not to be a Yankee."
(Tuttle crowds the plate)
"You're crowding me, Sam. You ought to know by now I don't like to be crowded."
(Catcher gives the sign)
"No, Gus, that's not what I'm thinking..." (shakes it off)
(Catcher looks down and sees Tuttle crowding the plate just a little bit more. Gives Chapel the "Back him up" sign)
Chapel: "Now ya talking..."
127 | Gus Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:24:49pm |
re: #109 Charles
Antisemitic paleocon wacko Justin Raimondo has given me the 'Charles Johnson Turncoat Award'. I didn't know the sleazy creep was still reading LGF.
[Link: original.antiwar.com...]
Judging from the very low number of hits from his link, antiwar.com isn't doing too well these days.
Toxic people. And RS McCain is pimping him.
128 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:25:17pm |
re: #117 JasonA
Jason Newstead.
yes, he comes back to the hood to see his folks quite often and hang out with his boyhood buddies...pretty cool
129 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:25:17pm |
130 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:26:22pm |
BTW, I find that embedding MP3 files give better audio quality for the bandwidth consumed. Too many of the Youtube videos have awful audio.
131 | Mich-again Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:26:33pm |
Waiting for Glen Beck to point out the irony of White House Christmas Trees using all that gold for a decorating theme. T-bills would be more appropriate.
133 | Mocking Jay Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:26:46pm |
re: #124 WindUpBird
Master is one of my favorite metal albums ever. And I respect Newstead, but I don't think he ever matched Cliff.
134 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:26:58pm |
If anybody would like to see a funny variant on A Christmas Carol, I can recommend "Blackadder's Christmas Carol" in 5 parts on Youtube. Here is part 1.
135 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:27:04pm |
Weezer
136 | webevintage Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:27:06pm |
re: #49 WindUpBird
Hey! Father Christmas by the Kinks is awesome!
[Video]
Indeed.
But Fairytale Of New York is still my favorite Christmas song.....
138 | prairiefire Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:27:21pm |
OK, here it is! Found It! Ignore the drug reference photos and enjoy her performance.
140 | sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:28:18pm |
re: #138 prairiefire
OK, here it is! Found It! Ignore the drug reference photos and enjoy her performance.
Riveting!
///
141 | doubter4444 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:28:33pm |
I wanted to sat this in the last thread, but who still frames and searches through frame by frame for images that may reflect badly on someone?
What a waste of energy and what a weird obsession they must have.
It sickens me.
142 | prairiefire Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:29:10pm |
143 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:29:19pm |
re: #120 Obdicut
The Snapper is such a good movie. Great performances by the whole cast. Great to watch with a family, too, for the agonized squirming.
It's just such a warm, funny, human movie. And one of Colm Meaney's best roles, which is saying something. Although I always want to leap through the screen and knock the drinks out of Sharon's hand--for a pregnant girl, she is knocking back far too much.
144 | NJDhockeyfan Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:29:35pm |
re: #119 SanFranciscoZionist
Jimmy Rabbitte: Elvis is not soul.
Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.: [defensively] Elvis is God.
Jimmy Rabbitte: I never pictured God with a fat gut and corset singing "My Way" at Caesar's Palace.
Heh.
145 | Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:29:41pm |
re: #129 WindUpBird
Seen it! :D
If I had been into metal back then, I could have been in that movie (and I probably know people who are in it.) I saw some great rock concerts at the Capitol Center in the 80s.
146 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:29:47pm |
re: #133 JasonA
Master is one of my favorite metal albums ever. And I respect Newstead, but I don't think he ever matched Cliff.
Well, Cliff was a genius! He was a primary songwriter, and the band never really accepted Newsted by all accounts. He was basically mixed out of Justice For All, which has some of the shittiest tinny production I've ever heard in a metal record. The songs are still great, though.
In my favorite metal records of all time, Master looms large, along with Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime, Maiden's Seventh Son, and Crack the Skye by Mastodon.
147 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:30:38pm |
re: #139 MandyManners
I take it your really like that song...
148 | Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:31:22pm |
Raimondo used to post comments at LGF in the early days, before I blocked his ass:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
149 | Bagua Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:31:46pm |
150 | Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:31:55pm |
By the way: I liked the video a lot, even if I don't really go for all that pageantry myself. And I think it's clear the ornaments were just plain ornaments left over, before they were sent out.
Some of the scenes on the ornaments were really nice-- one iconic northeastern seaside one I especially liked.
151 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:32:27pm |
re: #136 webevintage
Indeed.
But Fairytale Of New York is still my favorite Christmas song...[Video]
I personally enjoy Christmas Time For The Jews. Of the very few 'Jews don't celebrate Christmas!' gags I think is funny.
152 | webevintage Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:32:55pm |
re: #143 SanFranciscoZionist
It's just such a warm, funny, human movie. And one of Colm Meaney's best roles, which is saying something.
I watched the first part of Cranfield the other night, he is just wonderful in it.
153 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:33:00pm |
re: #148 Charles
Raimondo used to post comments at LGF in the early days, before I blocked his ass:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he's had fifteen socks since.
155 | sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:34:01pm |
re: #153 Thanos
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he's had fifteen socks since.
one short of 8 pair
you always lose one in the dryer!
156 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:34:14pm |
re: #148 Charles
Raimondo used to post comments at LGF in the early days, before I blocked his ass:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
He was as big of an asshole here as he is on his own site, I see. Thank you, Charles, for keeping this site a sane place. Merry Christmas to you, and there will be a gift for you in you tip jar once I get paid tomorrow.
157 | MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:34:17pm |
Today there was a discussion about "g_d".
Some Prog asshole-wit tried to compare this to "Allah".
55 darthstar
12/23/2009 10:28:32 am PST 1downupfavoritereport
re: #50 MandyManners
"Quirky"?
I'm guessing quirky is an understatement as well. After all, avoiding spelling out the word isn't that far off from 'no images of Allah' when you get right down to it.
158 | Gus Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:35:13pm |
re: #148 Charles
Raimondo used to post comments at LGF in the early days, before I blocked his ass:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
And we have:
Justin Raimondo is cool
Libertarians of the Rothbardian type can be annoying, but they're usually annoying in colorful ways. If you spend much time in libertarian circles, you grow weary of the More Libertarian Than Thou gamesmanship. Rothbardians are not immune to this tendency, but they're seldom as humorlessly puritanical as, say, the hard-core Objectivists.
...
However doomed we may actually be, persistent negativity is a self-fulfilling prophecy: "Can't never could," as my father always said. And even my neocon friends -- attention Pamela Geller -- can benefit by reading the rest of Justin Raimondo's column.by Robert Stacy McCain
Crackpots.
159 | prairiefire Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:35:41pm |
161 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:36:17pm |
re: #158 Gus 802
As you mentioned upstream, toxic people.
The best thing to do to such people is make them outcasts.
163 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:37:25pm |
One of the reasons I de linked "Reason" at my blog way back was because they carry Raimondo on their contributor rolls.
165 | Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:38:06pm |
re: #161 freetoken
Isn't Raimondo one of those guys who thinks that the US was the aggressor in WWII?
166 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:38:10pm |
Here is my favourite version of the Twelve Days of Christmas that I originally heard many years ago on an old 33 rpm record. The final "five gold rings" lifts the song into the stratosphere.
167 | Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:38:20pm |
Finally! (just posted this twice on the wrong thread)
O come O come Emmanuel is by far my favorite Christmas hymn out there. Here's a version done by Sufjan Stevens, also from Hope College:
168 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:38:37pm |
re: #144 NJDhockeyfan
Heh.
"It feels much better being an unemployed musician than an unemployed pipe-fitter!"
169 | Bagua Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:39:10pm |
170 | Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:40:10pm |
re: #134 John Neverbend
I love Blackadder! And his (per)version of the traditional Christmas Carol is hilarious!
171 | Sheila Broflovski Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:40:24pm |
re: #157 MandyManners
Today there was a discussion about "g_d".
Some Prog asshole-wit tried to compare this to "Allah".
55 darthstar
12/23/2009 10:28:32 am PST 1downupfavoritereportre: #50 MandyManners
"Quirky"?
I'm guessing quirky is an understatement as well. After all, avoiding spelling out the word isn't that far off from 'no images of Allah' when you get right down to it.
Well, here's the difference. Jews don't riot and threaten to slaughter people who spell out "G-D" with an o in the middle.
172 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:40:30pm |
re: #165 Obdicut
I don't try to keep up with the nut-o-sphere, so I couldn't tell you who believes what idiocy. They are all noise to me.
173 | Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:41:47pm |
Would anyone be offended if I did an end-of-year LGF fundraising drive, and asked for Paypal donations?
(The amount of time I spend running LGF is way out of proportion to the amount of income it generates. The bills are getting paid, but not much more than that.)
174 | Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:42:56pm |
re: #169 Bagua
I wish there was still a link to this online, but it's gone now. I'm on a version of an old blues song by Leroy Carr, Christmas in Jail (Ain't That a Pain.) It's on a benefit album by Hungry For Music, with this singer: [Link: www.estherhaynesmusic.com...]
There used to be a free mp3 of it on the Washington Post website.
175 | Gus Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:43:25pm |
re: #163 Thanos
One of the reasons I de linked "Reason" at my blog way back was because they carry Raimondo on their contributor rolls.
Half the time it seems as though Nick Gillespie is talking out of his gluteus maximus. Then there are other times it seems as thought the original intent for Reason is for smoking pot all day and unrestricted access to internet porn.
176 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:44:08pm |
re: #173 Charles
Would anyone be offended if I did an end-of-year LGF fundraising drive, and asked for Paypal donations?
(The amount of time I spend running LGF is way out of proportion to the amount of income it generates. The bills are getting paid, but not much more than that.)
I'm in....good idea, somebody around here should have already thought of that
177 | Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:44:37pm |
re: #173 Charles
I'll kick in as soon as I"m sure every check my fiancee has written is covered.
Be prepared for the howls of the wingnuts declaring that you're going broke, of course.
178 | sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:45:59pm |
re: #173 Charles
Would anyone be offended if I did an end-of-year LGF fundraising drive, and asked for Paypal donations?
(The amount of time I spend running LGF is way out of proportion to the amount of income it generates. The bills are getting paid, but not much more than that.)
Not problem
I'll re-hit the tip jar ASAP
179 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:46:09pm |
re: #173 Charles
As long as you can gird your loins against the onslaught from the lowlifes... go for it.
181 | Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:46:11pm |
re: #177 Obdicut
I'll kick in as soon as I"m sure every check my fiancee has written is covered.
Be prepared for the howls of the wingnuts declaring that you're going broke, of course.
Let 'em howl. It's what they do, and I honestly couldn't care less.
183 | Bagua Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:47:26pm |
184 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:47:35pm |
Ooohhh... found an acappella version:
185 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:49:19pm |
re: #181 Charles
Let 'em howl. It's what they do, and I honestly couldn't care less.
Such a fund-raising drive won't bother me. I'll have a small amount to kick in, so I'll help you as best I can.
186 | NJDhockeyfan Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:50:10pm |
187 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:50:27pm |
somebody should organize an annual raffle or auction....Charles could off his guitar picks for $50, that sort of thing...maybe autographed taco shells, or pictures he takes...who will step up?
188 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:50:30pm |
re: #175 Gus 802
Half the time it seems as though Nick Gillespie is talking out of his gluteus maximus. Then there are other times it seems as thought the original intent for Reason is for smoking pot all day and unrestricted access to internet porn.
They went way downhill after they lost Virginia.
[Link: dynamist.com...]
189 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:51:45pm |
re: #182 MikeySDCA
Charles: What of the hordes of treasure you're getting from the Jooos? /
I have a friend who tells people that you can show your Jew card at any Masonic temple, and they'll let you in to swim in the gold, as long as you bring your own towel.
/
190 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:52:36pm |
re: #187 albusteve
somebody should organize an annual raffle or auction...Charles could off his guitar picks for $50, that sort of thing...maybe autographed taco shells, or pictures he takes...who will step up?
I am hardcore broke this year, but if things looked up, I could definitely see bidding on some of the photos.
191 | Varek Raith Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:52:42pm |
re: #189 SanFranciscoZionist
I have a friend who tells people that you can show your Jew card at any Masonic temple, and they'll let you in to swim in the gold, as long as you bring your own towel.
/
Oooh, can you bring along non Jewish friends?
/:)
192 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:53:07pm |
Greensleeves
193 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:53:14pm |
re: #191 Varek Raith
Oooh, can you bring along non Jewish friends?
/:)
That's what my husband keeps trying to find out, now that he knows about it. Are you a Mason?
194 | Varek Raith Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:54:20pm |
re: #193 SanFranciscoZionist
That's what my husband keeps trying to find out, now that he knows about it. Are you a Mason?
Nope. I am a Sith, though. That count?
/
195 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:54:46pm |
re: #192 Thanos
Nice. I have a cello + harp rendition of O Holy Night... but I think I've overplayed that song for one thread...
... heh, but there is always the next thread...
196 | Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:55:23pm |
re: #193 SanFranciscoZionist
That's what my husband keeps trying to find out, now that he knows about it. Are you a Mason?
My Dad's a Mason. Not sure what response I'd get from him if I asked. He does think I'm the "whacky" one.
198 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:56:42pm |
re: #194 Varek Raith
Nope. I am a Sith, though. That count?
/
Does your lightsaber have rays coming out of both ends?
199 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:57:00pm |
re: #194 Varek Raith
Nope. I am a Sith, though. That count?
/
That's good enough. Bring your ID card, we can do a couple laps tomorrow morning.
(Sith Academy fan by any chance?)
200 | Varek Raith Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:57:49pm |
201 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:58:11pm |
re: #170 Irenicum
I love Blackadder! And his (per)version of the traditional Christmas Carol is hilarious!
"If I'd wanted a lecture on the rights of man, I'd have gone to bed with Martin Luther."
202 | Sinistershade Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:58:50pm |
re: #90 Walter L. Newton
I really can't watch videos, I'm on a desktop computer, wireless connection to the DSL router, and my actual speed by the time the data gets to my desktop is too slow for a lot of videos, they come in jerky... pieces... the streaming ones do.
One way to work around this:
1. Right-click and open the link in a new window.
2. Let the video start loading, and then click "Pause." You can then go read other pages in other windows while the video loads.
3. Come back to the video window a few minutes later. The video will usually have loaded, so you can click "Play" to watch the video without jerks or interruptions. (Unless, of course, you have a lot of jerks at your end. I can't help with that.//)
I greatly enjoy your posts, Walter.
____
OT: New hatchling here. It makes for a nice Christmas to have finally found the right combination of incantations and potions to make the "Register" button work after a month of reading here every day. Merry Christmas, joyous solstice, happy holidays, etc., to all!
203 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 8:59:04pm |
re: #196 Stanley Sea
My Dad's a Mason. Not sure what response I'd get from him if I asked. He does think I'm the "whacky" one.
My father's father was a Mason. My dad wasn't allowed to be a DeMolay boy, because they didn't take Catholic back then.
My dad tries to engage the Lyndon LaRouche people about how high up in the Masons you have to be to know about the conspiracy--did his father, for instance, know about it? They can't seem to give him a straight answer.
//Being a big white guy in a business suit means getting to do some very weird shit...
204 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:00:31pm |
205 | Bagua Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:00:55pm |
206 | John Neverbend Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:03:03pm |
re: #204 Thanos
Yes but it's not probable
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
I'm guessing it's by John Johnson.
208 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:03:46pm |
re: #179 freetoken
As long as you can gird your loins against the onslaught from the lowlifes... go for it.
And to Rodan, who called me a ass-kisser for hoping that President Obama has a Merry Christmas; I hope Santa leaves you a dog turd in your stocking tomorrow night.
/normally, I don't respond to the stalkers, but this time the level of ODS/LGFDS demanded a reply.
209 | Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:04:10pm |
Hey Night Lizards!
1 more day 'til Santa!
Hedda Lettuce? Produce is a problem?
How are you-all?
210 | Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:04:36pm |
Chritmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
211 | Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:06:42pm |
re: #189 SanFranciscoZionist
I have a friend who tells people that you can show your Jew card at any Masonic temple, and they'll let you in to swim in the gold, as long as you bring your own towel.
/
Do you have to launder the towel there or can you wring it out after you get home?
212 | Varek Raith Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:07:29pm |
Sweet, I just bought Fallout and Fallout 2 from Good Old Games.
/Merry Christmas to me! :)
213 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:07:38pm |
re: #211 ggt
Do you have to launder the towel there or can you wring it out after you get home?
You can launder your towel and your money!
214 | Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:08:19pm |
re: #173 Charles
Would anyone be offended if I did an end-of-year LGF fundraising drive, and asked for Paypal donations?
(The amount of time I spend running LGF is way out of proportion to the amount of income it generates. The bills are getting paid, but not much more than that.)
It is a GREAT idea, but I have no more money until Tax Time --could you run another fundraising campaign then to remind me?
215 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:09:43pm |
I've always liked Romanesca, or Guardame las Vacas...
Music that originated to keep cows calm.
216 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:09:56pm |
re: #214 ggt
It is a GREAT idea, but I have no more money until Tax Time --could you run another fundraising campaign then to remind me?
there must be a way to raise some cash...I'm sorta surprised there is so little input or enthusiasm....thanks for offering
217 | Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:10:59pm |
re: #212 Varek Raith
If you've never done it, go through with a character with intelligence of 3 or under.
218 | Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:12:18pm |
My favorite food song....
Eggs and Sausage
219 | Varek Raith Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:13:47pm |
re: #217 Obdicut
If you've never done it, go through with a character with intelligence of 3 or under.
Lol, I've done that! It's nice to have these games again since I lost my original CDs.
220 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:14:01pm |
re: #211 ggt
Do you have to launder the towel there or can you wring it out after you get home?
I believe you can take the towel home for laundering.
221 | Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:14:27pm |
re: #219 Varek Raith
A golden age of gaming. Everything old is new again.
I need to finally finish Planescape: Torment.
222 | Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:14:36pm |
re: #216 albusteve
there must be a way to raise some cash...I'm sorta surprised there is so little input or enthusiasm...thanks for offering
As long as I've been here, I shouldn't have to be reminded. This topic was discussed on one of the podcast audio magazines I listen to. Someone proposed making Oct 1st the official "donate" day --simply because people honestly forget to make it part of their budget--I think that applies to blogs as well.
Tax time is a great time (for those of us who *usually* get refunds). I think people are supporting charities and the military at this time of year. Those Salvation Army guys get at least a $1 every time I see them and I see them a lot (love to Christmas shop).
I'd love to say I'd be one that makes a point of posting about it come April --maybe if I write in my tax & bill files. . . . .
223 | NJDhockeyfan Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:15:30pm |
Since we are posting videos, here's a couple true classics...
Buckwheat!
Alfalfa!
224 | Mocking Jay Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:16:38pm |
re: #221 Obdicut
A golden age of gaming. Everything old is new again.
I need to finally finish Planescape: Torment.
My favorite PC RPG ever.
225 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:20:07pm |
re: #212 Varek Raith
Sweet, I just bought Fallout and Fallout 2 from Good Old Games.
/Merry Christmas to me! :)
Fallout! You're a good person. :D
You might want to give Arcanum a shot too, steampunk RPG by the same team.
226 | baier Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:20:07pm |
Ex-President Carter offers apology to Jews
Carter's apology was welcomed by Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League and a vocal critic of Carter's views on Israel.
"When a former president reaches out to the Jewish community and asks for forgiveness, it's incumbent of us to accept it," he said in a telephone interview from Jerusalem. "To what extent this is an epiphany, only time will tell. There certainly was a lot of hurt, a lot of angry words that need to be repaired. But this is a good start."
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee could not immediately be reached for comment.
Can someone tell WTF the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has to do with Carter being antisemitic?
228 | Racer X Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:21:09pm |
This is just inappropriate.
Enjoy.
229 | Varek Raith Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:21:24pm |
re: #225 WindUpBird
Fallout! You're a good person. :D
You might want to give Arcanum a shot too, steampunk RPG by the same team.
Added to my list! :D
230 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:21:58pm |
Charles:
You should have a "subscribe to LGF on Kindle" button prominently featured somewhere as well as run a fundraiser. I mean when was the last time you took a vacation?
231 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:22:03pm |
re: #224 JasonA
My favorite PC RPG ever.
YES MINE TOO
You're also a good person! When you played through, did you keep Ignus? I went for Nordom and left Ignus behind.
re: #221 Obdicut
A golden age of gaming. Everything old is new again.
I need to finally finish Planescape: Torment.
You had better! Greatest story in a PC game ever.
232 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:22:40pm |
Two Planescape Torment fans on LGF besides me! I'm so happy.
233 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:22:59pm |
re: #226 baier
Ex-President Carter offers apology to Jews
Carter's apology was welcomed by Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League and a vocal critic of Carter's views on Israel."When a former president reaches out to the Jewish community and asks for forgiveness, it's incumbent of us to accept it," he said in a telephone interview from Jerusalem. "To what extent this is an epiphany, only time will tell. There certainly was a lot of hurt, a lot of angry words that need to be repaired. But this is a good start."
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee could not immediately be reached for comment.
Can someone tell WTF the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has to do with Carter being antisemitic?
It's just the press trying to get "all sides" of the story.
234 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:23:05pm |
re: #222 ggt
As long as I've been here, I shouldn't have to be reminded. This topic was discussed on one of the podcast audio magazines I listen to. Someone proposed making Oct 1st the official "donate" day --simply because people honestly forget to make it part of their budget--I think that applies to blogs as well.
Tax time is a great time (for those of us who *usually* get refunds). I think people are supporting charities and the military at this time of year. Those Salvation Army guys get at least a $1 every time I see them and I see them a lot (love to Christmas shop).
I'd love to say I'd be one that makes a point of posting about it come April --maybe if I write in my tax & bill files. . . .
I do the Salvation Army too, and this year has been rough for me because I've been sick and have not worked....but we can certainly get something going by tax time at least....Charles could put up some photos to bid on....maybe Juante could print up a few cool posters...anything would help...maybe just a cash drive like you suggest, that's a good idea too...I'm still thinking but certainly Charles has though about any ideas we could...PayPal is so easy if people will get inspired
235 | baier Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:24:11pm |
re: #233 Dark_Falcon
I guess the catholic league was not available either.
236 | Racer X Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:25:19pm |
237 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:25:28pm |
re: #230 Thanos
Charles:
You should have a "subscribe to LGF on Kindle" button prominently featured somewhere as well as run a fundraiser. I mean when was the last time you took a vacation?
how would that work?...the Kindle angle?
238 | Varek Raith Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:25:59pm |
re: #232 WindUpBird
Two Planescape Torment fans on LGF besides me! I'm so happy.
Yet another game to add to my list! I'm not sure how I missed it when it originally came out..:/
240 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:27:50pm |
re: #237 albusteve
how would that work?...the Kindle angle?
Charles gets a cut of all the subscriptions to the blog at Amazon I presume, a button would get him more subscriptions there. I already subscribe for when I'm traveling.
241 | Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:28:13pm |
re: #234 albusteve
I do the Salvation Army too, and this year has been rough for me because I've been sick and have not worked...but we can certainly get something going by tax time at least...Charles could put up some photos to bid on...maybe Juante could print up a few cool posters...anything would help...maybe just a cash drive like you suggest, that's a good idea too...I'm still thinking but certainly Charles has though about any ideas we could...PayPal is so easy if people will get inspired
Original signed Jaunte artwork or a couple of cookbooks would be a good inspiration --the first 5 donations will get . . . or an ebay auction? I'm not an ebay seller anymore, but I remember it as being very easy.
Is there any income derived from Cafe Press? I had a wonderful LGF cami --untnil my dog chewed it. I'd love another --too late for this xmas --but I'd love LGF jammies --or just little lizard jammies.
242 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:28:23pm |
re: #226 baier
Ex-President Carter offers apology to Jews
Carter's apology was welcomed by Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League and a vocal critic of Carter's views on Israel."When a former president reaches out to the Jewish community and asks for forgiveness, it's incumbent of us to accept it," he said in a telephone interview from Jerusalem. "To what extent this is an epiphany, only time will tell. There certainly was a lot of hurt, a lot of angry words that need to be repaired. But this is a good start."
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee could not immediately be reached for comment.
Can someone tell WTF the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has to do with Carter being antisemitic?
I think the theory is that apologizing to Jews is an example of discrimination against American Arabs.
I didn't say it was a SANE theory.
243 | Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:28:46pm |
re: #156 Dark_Falcon
Merry Christmas to you, and there will be a gift for you in you tip jar once I get paid tomorrow.
Merry Christmas to you too -- and to all LGF readers. I appreciate anything you can contribute -- it will help me keep this site going.
244 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:28:56pm |
re: #236 Racer X
Shades of the GG in half life
245 | Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:29:31pm |
re: #230 Thanos
Charles:
You should have a "subscribe to LGF on Kindle" button prominently featured somewhere as well as run a fundraiser. I mean when was the last time you took a vacation?
Vacation? I'll have to look up that word -- I'm not familiar with it.
246 | Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:29:49pm |
Just remembering to go to Amazon--thru an LGF link every time will help also.
247 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:30:15pm |
re: #240 Thanos
Charles gets a cut of all the subscriptions to the blog at Amazon I presume, a button would get him more subscriptions there. I already subscribe for when I'm traveling.
ahso...I see, that should be a permanent feature
248 | Racer X Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:30:38pm |
249 | Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:31:09pm |
Sigh. I see the creeps have been swarming the comments at the LGF Calendar page again.
250 | NJDhockeyfan Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:31:17pm |
DARLA HOOD: And The Angel Sings...
251 | SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:31:54pm |
re: #249 Charles
Sigh. I see the creeps have been swarming the comments at the LGF Calendar page again.
Those little scamps!
252 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:31:55pm |
re: #245 Charles
Vacation? I'll have to look up that word -- I'm not familiar with it.
That's what I thought, I can't recall you taking one since like... 2001
253 | NJDhockeyfan Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:33:56pm |
254 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:35:35pm |
re: #241 ggt
Original signed Jaunte artwork or a couple of cookbooks would be a good inspiration --the first 5 donations will get . . . or an ebay auction? I'm not an ebay seller anymore, but I remember it as being very easy.
Is there any income derived from Cafe Press? I had a wonderful LGF cami --untnil my dog chewed it. I'd love another --too late for this xmas --but I'd love LGF jammies --or just little lizard jammies.
a full blown marketing thing is probably way to much hassle for the return, but tee shirts and ball caps would sell I bet, at least to me...I go for that stuff
255 | Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:37:15pm |
re: #243 Charles
Merry Christmas to you too -- and to all LGF readers. I appreciate anything you can contribute -- it will help me keep this site going.
Cheers. I'm always happy to make my meager contributions to earn my keep.
256 | Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:37:16pm |
re: #254 albusteve
a full blown marketing thing is probably way to much hassle for the return, but tee shirts and ball caps would sell I bet, at least to me...I go for that stuff
There used to be a link to Cafe Press for lgf stuff--I don't know if Charles made much $$ from it.
257 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:37:51pm |
re: #238 Varek Raith
Yet another game to add to my list! I'm not sure how I missed it when it originally came out..:/
It didn't do well when it came out in 1999. But it has since become one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time!
258 | Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:37:59pm |
re: #212 Varek Raith
Sweet, I just bought Fallout and Fallout 2 from Good Old Games.
/Merry Christmas to me! :)
You won't be sorry. Have you played them before? If not, feel free to ask me any questions you may have.
You may have to get a couple of mods to make them work as intended on the newer Windows OS.
259 | NJDhockeyfan Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:38:10pm |
re: #246 ggt
Just remembering to go to Amazon--thru an LGF link every time will help also.
I do that whenever I buy something from amazon.
260 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:39:07pm |
Charles: I know you hate the idea, since I've put it out there before, but you've got material here for ten or more books.
262 | Mocking Jay Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:39:11pm |
re: #231 WindUpBird
You had better! Greatest story in a PC game ever.
I played through at least a couple of times, doing different things here and there. Alas, poor Mort. I won't spoil it for any who might play it, but you can do something really evil to him. >:)
263 | Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:39:24pm |
re: #232 WindUpBird
Three. I still have my original copy.
265 | Varek Raith Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:42:56pm |
re: #258 Slumbering Behemoth
You won't be sorry. Have you played them before? If not, feel free to ask me any questions you may have.
You may have to get a couple of mods to make them work as intended on the newer Windows OS.
Yep, I used to have them both, then lost the disks...[Facepalm's himself] I've been playing Fallout 1 in windowed mode while posting here. So far, no issues on Vista. :D
266 | Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:43:20pm |
Well, since I've killed the thread, here is a wintery short animation entitled "Alma".
It's neat, check it out.
267 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:43:46pm |
Donated! Wanted to do more, but I have to wait on some art cash :P
268 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:44:37pm |
re: #263 Slumbering Behemoth
Three. I still have my original copy.
Whoo! So do I, the box is a mess but the discs are in good condition. I installed it on our teeny Acer netbook to see if it would run, it works perfectly.
269 | Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:45:23pm |
re: #265 Varek Raith
There is a mod out there that fixes random encounters on the world map. They do not occur as often as they should on newer Win OSes.
270 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:45:24pm |
re: #262 JasonA
I played through at least a couple of times, doing different things here and there. Alas, poor Mort. I won't spoil it for any who might play it, but you can do something really evil to him. >:)
Mort and Nameless One have all the best lines :D
271 | albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:45:26pm |
re: #260 Thanos
Charles: I know you hate the idea, since I've put it out there before, but you've got material here for ten or more books.
'How I Survived the Smoking Ruins of the Right Side of the Blogosphere'
272 | Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:46:02pm |
Time for me to get some sleeps, goodnite all
273 | Varek Raith Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:46:17pm |
re: #269 Slumbering Behemoth
There is a mod out there that fixes random encounters on the world map. They do not occur as often as they should on newer Win OSes.
Thanks! I'll try 'n find it.
274 | Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:46:30pm |
re: #260 Thanos
Charles: I know you hate the idea, since I've put it out there before, but you've got material here for ten or more books.
I've started working on that too.
275 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:46:34pm |
276 | NJDhockeyfan Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:46:56pm |
277 | Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:48:03pm |
re: #265 Varek Raith
Yep, I used to have them both, then lost the disks...
I am such a dork for those two games that I bought the duel jewel bundle just in case my originals got to worn out to work. Still haven't opened it yet.
278 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:48:32pm |
re: #276 NJDhockeyfan
Night all.
One more from Alfalfa.
[Video]
Good night, oh fan of Garden State hockey.
279 | Mocking Jay Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:49:01pm |
re: #275 WindUpBird
Planescape Torment would make a lovely gift for the single-player PC RPG nut in your life.
Oh my god that's ten years old... Time flies.
280 | Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:53:53pm |
re: #274 Charles
Too bad the interwebs won't accept dollar bills. No credit cards or bank accounts for me, I'm afraid. They have this stupid policy of only giving those things to people who have a reliable income.
If I win the lotto or something, though, I will break you off a big chunk.
281 | Racer X Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:59:35pm |
282 | enigma3535 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 10:01:50pm |
Merry Xmas to all from an avowed Atheist [raised Catholic] and right-leaning Centrist [raised Republican] … oddly [I guess], I have celebrated Xmas with my family every year of my life [that I can recall] to-date.
I met a really hot chinese woman that I thought was a Buddhist on a biz-trip to Southeast Asia in 1998; we married in 2003 and have had 2 kids since.
Some time in the last couple weeks, the wife and I had a discussion about where our elder kid would be going to school next yr … the Catholic parish school I went to [for 12 years; primary and secondary] or the local public school … at this point, it became clear that she did not know who Jesus Christ was or what Xmas was based on … after I described the mythology of JC, the history of the Catholic Church and what Xmas is based on, I asked her, for the first time, what she actually believed in … go figure; after over ten years I found out … she said that she is an atheist.
Merry Christmas.
284 | Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Dec 23, 2009 10:02:42pm |
gotta go Lizards! Have a great evening!
285 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 10:06:00pm |
Think I'll call it a night too. Good night all.
286 | freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 10:07:01pm |
287 | Stuart Leviton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 10:40:14pm |
And nothing was stirring (at lgf)
not even a mouse. And in other news...
"Which hand did he extend? His right hand or left hand?" Ahmadinejad asked wryly. "He extended the sanctions against us." Source: Jerusalem Post
288 | Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Dec 23, 2009 10:43:13pm |
re: #287 Stuart Leviton
If Mahmoud is pissed, then I am happy.
290 | Bagua Wed, Dec 23, 2009 11:02:29pm |
Twas the day before Christmas,
not a sound in the night
I'll Just keep on drinking
Till...
Good liquor Gonna Carry Me Down
-Big Bill Broonzy
291 | Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 11:04:00pm |
re: #210 Killgore Trout
Chritmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
[Video]
I was expecting to see a woman in a snowbank. Oh well.
292 | WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Dec 24, 2009 12:41:57am |
re: #279 JasonA
Yeah, I know it! I remember playing PST around Christmas in 2000, before I moved to Portland, everyone I lived with was playing it. Good times!
293 | SixDegrees Thu, Dec 24, 2009 2:48:44am |
re: #13 Gus 802
Spot the lesbian symbolism here.
Shocka!
Was the undecorated, plain glass bulb near top center sent in by the Nihilists?
294 | danshelb Thu, Dec 24, 2009 8:25:33am |
If there was an ornament showing Pol Pot, or worse David Duke, would there be any outrage?
295 | freetoken Thu, Dec 24, 2009 9:53:45am |
re: #294 danshelb
If there was an ornament showing Pol Pot, or worse David Duke, would there be any outrage?
If it was a reproduction of a Warhol commentary on them... no, I would not be outraged.
296 | wrenchwench Thu, Dec 24, 2009 1:41:17pm |
The LA Times is on the ornament story. A Warhol Christmas at the White House
Oh, and at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, the National Gallery of Art has 21 different versions of Warhol's "Mao." Twenty-one. Wait until Big Government bloggers find out about the Communist takeover of the National Gallery.