It's the misplaced apostrophes of the teapocalypse.

Not very skillful regarding the apostrophe, but otherwise, not all that big a deal.

Great minds ...

And the countdown to "it's a plant!" begins...

He must've been listening to his teenagers rap albums!

Oh, ugh.

re: #2 The Curmudgeon

Not very skillful regarding the apostrophe, but otherwise, not all that big a deal.

It isn't just the apostrophes, the "be pimpin'" usage is a clear clue who they're talking about, doncha think?

I wanna be a pimp, but I don't look good in silk.
/

re: #6 reine.de.tout
I have a 16 yr old and an 18 yr old and when you hear them and their friends talking most of it is slang taken from rap and hip hop albums. BTW I live 150 miles from any major urban area where kids white, black, brown, purple polka dot talk like that!

re: #8 pingjockey

I have a 16 yr old and an 18 yr old and when you hear them and their friends talking most of it is slang taken from rap and hip hop albums. BTW I live 150 miles from any major urban area where kids white, black, brown, purple polka dot talk like that!

What you talkin' 'bout Willis?^TM

I would bet fairly hefty sum that this guy wouldn't be using the phrase "be pimpin" in any other context than criticism of our (black) president.

Rather transparent racism imo.

OY.

Would it be seen as a sign of West Coast elitism if I went on a road trip following these guys around and offered a free Sign Grammar Clinic?

re: #7 Cannadian Club Akbar

I wanna be a pimp, but I don't look good in silk.
/

Walter does, though/

re: #2 SanFranciscoZionist
Nah. But some folks would take affront that you want to help them with their spelling and grammar!

re: #12 SanFranciscoZionist

Would it be seen as a sign of West Coast elitism if I went on a road trip following these guys around and offered a free Sign Grammar Clinic?

yep. and i fully support it;)

Pimpin' ain't easy... but it's necessary.

- Too Short

Is that supposed to be a subtle ACORN reference?

Wait, what am I saying? Tea partiers don't do 'subtle'.

re: #7 AntonSirius
From all the signs I've seen on the 'tubes and tv, subtle and nuanced are Right Out.

To be fair, I'm pretty sure people we're holding signs calling Bush out on riding dirty.

re: #16 Sigma_x

Pimpin' ain't easy... but it's necessary.

- Too Short

"I wanted to tax that ass like the government!"

-Big Daddy Kane

re: #12 SanFranciscoZionist

Would it be seen as a sign of West Coast elitism if I went on a road trip following these guys around and offered a free Sign Grammar Clinic?

Only if you bring your arugula with you.

Now, put "arugula" on a protest sign and I'll fall down in a faint.

Well the congress, by ramping up the national debt by trillions of dollars, is effectively taking out mortgages on our kid's and grand kid's probable future prosperity.

So the sign holder may have a point.

I wouldn't use his exact words though.

You know it's hard out here for a pimp....

Speaking of pimps, on Wed Mitch McConnell tried to whitewash meeting with big bankers and supporting the Bank Reg. bill by whining about that "the community bankers in Kentucky, the little guys, the mainstreet guys, are overwhelmingly opposed to this bill."...anyone know what he was talking about and why community banks should not be regulated more too?

re: #8 pingjockey

I have a 16 yr old and an 18 yr old and when you hear them and their friends talking most of it is slang taken from rap and hip hop albums. BTW I live 150 miles from any major urban area where kids white, black, brown, purple polka dot talk like that!

"I'm hip."
"Can you dig it."
"Far out."
"Groovy"

and we weren't hippies either :) It's the music, man. And rock is dead (but that's another topic).

re: #12 SanFranciscoZionist

Would it be seen as a sign of West Coast elitism if I went on a road trip following these guys around and offered a free Sign Grammar Clinic?

Make sure you bring some burly friends and your big red marker.
Just look at what happened to the poor "I Love Ham" guy....

re: #18 pingjockey

"5 is right out."

re: #24 marjoriemoon

Never used groovy in my life! Those others...oh yeah!

re: #26 Ojoe
Hahaha! We have a lot of Python fans here!

re: #27 pingjockey

It is hard not to use "cool."

***

I had a friend, who when asked what his "sign" was, would reply:

"I'm sorry, I don't speak granola."

re: #28 pingjockey

best funny movie ever IMHO.

We need English teachers at these events so they can go around correcting nonsensical phrases like these, and also handing out F's to everyone.

I do not like it when bad grammar is used to attract attention. Oy vey.

re: #29 Ojoe

That's good! My better half has all kinds of astrology, numerology books. I leave the mystical stuff up to her. She is from Wales, so I figure there's Druids in her family tree somewhere!

re: #29 Ojoe

It is hard not to use "cool."

***

I had a friend, who when asked what his "sign" was, would reply:

"I'm sorry, I don't speak granola."

Somebody once asked my son, "Who's your favorite teenage mutant ninja turtle?"

He said, "I don't speak Russian."

re: #32 PhillyPretzel
Bad grammar can be used to make a point...Halp uz Jon Kary we iz stuk in Irak. But bad grammar, spelling out of not paying attention, yeah that bugs me too.

re: #31 pharmmajor

We need English teachers at these events so they can go around correcting nonsensical phrases like these, and also handing out F's to everyone.

Love it. We should send Cato to these events with a big red marker and a "Punctuation Police" t-shirt.

BBIAB

BBL

Little O/T but not really.

There's been some dustup over last week's episode of South Park where they made fun of Muhammad.

And so but some homegrown Islamo-douche has been calling for fellow psychos to hunt down Trey Parker and Matt Stone and kill them, even going so far as to post the address of their offices in LA on a facebook page.

But (and here's the funny part) he issued his little "fatwa" on Twitter. And so a few smart asses started following him, just to be stupid, I guess.

So he tweeted this tweet that said, "LOL at all the Kufar who have just decided to follow me. Have fun Hutharees."

And so my question is (aside from how does some wanna-bee tough guy terrorist expect to be taken seriously writing "LOL"?) is the word Hutharee some arabic insult, or is it in reference to that Hutaree militia in MI that was just busted. I'm confused.

re: #33 pingjockey

That's good! My better half has all kinds of astrology, numerology books. I leave the mystical stuff up to her. She is from Wales, so I figure there's Druids in her family tree somewhere!

In another incarnation, long, long ago, I was a card reader. Well, you name it, I'd read it. Cards, palms, tea leaves. Was pretty good, too, I must say! Had my own groupies and everything.

My grandmother's family is Hungarian. I always suspected we had some gypsy blood in there somewhere.

re: #31 pharmmajor

We need English teachers at these events so they can go around correcting nonsensical phrases like these, and also handing out F's to everyone.

I'm totally in favor of this. There should be a legion of teachers like the one from the Fairly Oddparents grading these signs:

Heh.

re: #11 SanFranciscoZionist

OY.

One of the best expressions, evah.
It just says it all.

re: #39 Sigma_x

Little O/T but not really.

There's been some dustup over last week's episode of South Park where they made fun of Muhammad.

And so but some homegrown Islamo-douche has been calling for fellow psychos to hunt down Trey Parker and Matt Stone and kill them, even going so far as to post the address of their offices in LA on a facebook page.

But (and here's the funny part) he issued his little "fatwa" on Twitter. And so a few smart asses started following him, just to be stupid, I guess.

So he tweeted this tweet that said, "LOL at all the Kufar who have just decided to follow me. Have fun Hutharees."

And so my question is (aside from how does some wanna-bee tough guy terrorist expect to be taken seriously writing "LOL"?) is the word Hutharee some arabic insult, or is it in reference to that Hutaree militia in MI that was just busted. I'm confused.

Suspect the latter. I imagine 'Hutaree' is now the terrorist version of 'honky'.

re: #39 Sigma_x

Little O/T but not really.

There's been some dustup over last week's episode of South Park where they made fun of Muhammad.

And so but some homegrown Islamo-douche has been calling for fellow psychos to hunt down Trey Parker and Matt Stone and kill them, even going so far as to post the address of their offices in LA on a facebook page.

But (and here's the funny part) he issued his little "fatwa" on Twitter. And so a few smart asses started following him, just to be stupid, I guess.

So he tweeted this tweet that said, "LOL at all the Kufar who have just decided to follow me. Have fun Hutharees."

And so my question is (aside from how does some wanna-bee tough guy terrorist expect to be taken seriously writing "LOL"?) is the word Hutharee some arabic insult, or is it in reference to that Hutaree militia in MI that was just busted. I'm confused.

I agree with SFZ on that.

Was this a new Mohammed show? Or a repeat of the one they did a few years back.

Making fun of Mohammed is so 2005 anyway.

Wow. Zvonareva just went into a fantastic meltdown. Obliterated her racquet, then kicked it. Good for her. She's getting annihilated...

Political discourse relies on the ability to express one point of view, especially to those who do not already agree with it.

Part of it is a basic command of the language, but a lot of it is the ability and willingness to hear opposing points of view and accept the fact that the person holding it is not necessarily an evil extremist.

I find these abilities severely lacking in America of late, which I think is a major contributing factor to the decline of the level of debate and discourse in the country.

re: #44 marjoriemoon

I agree with SFZ on that.

Was this a new Mohammed show? Or a repeat of the one they did a few years back.

Making fun of Mohammed is so 2005 anyway.

No, it's a new one. And, yeah, it does seem a little dated. But it was still funny as fuck. They were making fun of celebrities who wanted to steal Muhammad's "super power" which is to be made fun of. It took the piss out of Tom Cruise more than Muhammad.

re: #47 Sigma_x

Sorry - his super power is that he CAN'T be made fun of.

re: #47 Sigma_x

No, it's a new one. And, yeah, it does seem a little dated. But it was still funny as fuck. They were making fun of celebrities who wanted to steal Muhammad's "super power" which is to be made fun of. It took the piss out of Tom Cruise more than Muhammad.

So they're are attacking Scientology as well? Just wait until L. Ron Habib turns his mind powers on them!

re: #44 marjoriemoon

I agree with SFZ on that. Was this a new Mohammed show? Or a repeat of the one they did a few years back. Making fun of Mohammed is so 2005 anyway.

They shouldn't be making fun of Mohammed, any more than things like "pissing on Allah's name" and mocking the Mormons (up and coming broadway musical by the South Park guys). We really should be trying to understand the different religious cultures, not trying to fight them all the time.

re: #47 Sigma_x

No, it's a new one. And, yeah, it does seem a little dated. But it was still funny as fuck. They were making fun of celebrities who wanted to steal Muhammad's "super power" which is to never [FTFY] be made fun of. It took the piss out of Tom Cruise more than Muhammad.

But I like the new Mecha-Streisand Godzilla monster.

re: #45 Aceofwhat?

Wow. Zvonareva just went into a fantastic meltdown. Obliterated her racquet, then kicked it. Good for her. She's getting annihilated...

What kind of racket was she into?

re: #52 Walter L. Newton

What kind of racket was she into?

A Penn. Not Sean, but he wouldn't have stood a chance either/

re: #47 Sigma_x

No, it's a new one. And, yeah, it does seem a little dated. But it was still funny as fuck. They were making fun of celebrities who wanted to steal Muhammad's "super power" which is to be made fun of. It took the piss out of Tom Cruise more than Muhammad.

hehe I do love a good Tom Cruise bashing.

I stopped watching Southpark. They started to insult me. I don't like the ethnic jokes anymore, particularly the way Cartman declares "Jew". I know it's supposed to be funny and it was once, but not my cup of tea anymore.

re: #51 Alouette

But I like the new Mecha-Streisand Godzilla monster.

That was funny. It's not funny anymore to me.

re: #55 marjoriemoon

That was funny. It's not funny anymore to me.

So don't watch it. I think it's funny.

O/T
Tamron has been unable to deliver a promised lens, and will be unable for a month. So in a slight change of plans I ordered one of the new Canon cameras, the 7D. Just got the plans for a home built steadycam rig that is reasonable easy to make.
Love to take that to a few protest rallies!

Tea Party supporters are wealthier and more well-educated than the general public, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

I suppose that explains how they have so much free time for protesting, but one also has to wonder why the pollsters thought they needed to look into this aspect in the first place.

Maybe, for some strange reason, they thought they would find a different result?//

re: #50 Walter L. Newton

They shouldn't be making fun of Mohammed, any more than things like "pissing on Allah's name" and mocking the Mormons (up and coming broadway musical by the South Park guys). We really should be trying to understand the different religious cultures, not trying to fight them all the time.

Well that's kind of their shtick. To piss off everyone. And there probably isn't a group of people they haven't targeted.

There's a fine line with ethnic humor. I'm wondering to do it effectively, you don't have to be a member of the group you're laughing at. Catholics make funny Catholic jokes. Jews, funny Jewish jokes. Blacks, Asians, etc. Otherwise it doesn't come across very well. Well that's not a hard and fast rule, but I certainly think it's more difficult to do "crossover" ethnic humor.

re: #55 marjoriemoon

I kinda ran into the same problem with the series as I did with the Simpsons: once it became a cultural institution, it grew a bit too self-conscious and lost its edge.

re: #59 marjoriemoon

Well that's not a hard and fast rule, but I certainly think it's more difficult to do "crossover" ethnic humor.

Russell Peters does that well.

re: #59 marjoriemoon

Well that's kind of their shtick. To piss off everyone. And there probably isn't a group of people they haven't targeted.

There's a fine line with ethnic humor. I'm wondering to do it effectively, you don't have to be a member of the group you're laughing at. Catholics make funny Catholic jokes. Jews, funny Jewish jokes. Blacks, Asians, etc. Otherwise it doesn't come across very well. Well that's not a hard and fast rule, but I certainly think it's more difficult to do "crossover" ethnic humor.

"Life of Brian" is a classic, but just think how much funnier it would have been if Mel Brooks had made it instead of Monty Python.

re: #50 Walter L. Newton

They shouldn't be making fun of Mohammed, any more than things like "pissing on Allah's name" and mocking the Mormons (up and coming broadway musical by the South Park guys). We really should be trying to understand the different religious cultures, not trying to fight them all the time.

"You know what? A society where anyone can make jokes about anyone else and everyone laughs is a truly tolerant society. Political-correctness charged censorship only serves to engender resentment and distance between social groups."
- Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw

re: #61 Virginia Plain

Russell Peters does that well.

great call. he's hysterical.

re: #59 marjoriemoon

Some of the best Jewish joikes ever come from Jews. I think they even pioneered the study of "Hebonics", without which the following joke would be incomprehensible:

Four Jewish ladies meet to play Mah-Jongg.

First Jewish lady: Oy!
Second Jewish lady: Oy, veh is' mir!
Third Jewish lady: Oy, veh, gevalt!
Fourth Jewish lady: I thought we weren't going to talk about the children!

phone brb

re: #62 Alouette

"Life of Brian" is a classic, but just think how much funnier it would have been if Mel Brooks had made it instead of Monty Python.

slanderous!

re: #67 Aceofwhat?

slanderous!

Just think if Mel Brooks had done "The Passion of Christ"!

re: #50 Walter L. Newton

We really should be trying to understand the different religious cultures

Good luck with that.

How does one understand any number of utterly conflicting messages from who knows where; all at the same time?

There was a comic figure from German cinema, Vater Braun, who once said in a film that "Humor has something of the Divine in it: in order to be able to laugh at things, you have to stand above them".

re: #70 ralphieboy

There was a comic figure from German cinema, Vater Braun, who once said in a film that "Humor has something of the Divine in it: in order to be able to laugh at things, you have to stand above them".

Right... in order to laugh at someone, you need to believe you are better than them.

re: #68 ralphieboy

Just think if Mel Brooks had done "The Passion of Christ"!

It might be something like this.

Not at all, you just have to be able to put youself at a healthy distance.

re: #73 ralphieboy

Not at all, you just have to be able to put youself at a healthy distance.

I see... that's the PC version of humor... you're not laughing at them, you're just standing far enough away so that no one knows what you are laughing at.

Bullshit. Humor is all based on the travails of others. It's human nature to laugh at it. And no amount of your PC spinning will change that.

Go ahead and laugh, and be proud of it.

re: #74 Walter L. Newton

Bullshit. Humor is all based on the travails of others. It's human nature to laugh at it. And no amount of your PC spinning will change that.

So in your view there is no such thing as laughing with someone, only laughing at them?

re: #74 Walter L. Newton

I see... that's the PC version of humor... you're not laughing at them, you're just standing far enough away so that no one knows what you are laughing at.

Bullshit. Humor is all based on the travails of others. It's human nature to laugh at it. And no amount of your PC spinning will change that.

Go ahead and laugh, and be proud of it.

Yes, our laughter is often an expression of relief that the hammer fell on someone else's foot, not ours.

But one does have to have a bit of the divine spark to be able to laugh at oneself. And I believe that those who cannot are truly lacking in it

re: #74 Walter L. Newton

Bullshit. Humor is all based on the travails of others.

Bullshit. Not all humor is schadenfreude. Personally, I'm a sucker for puns and comedic juxtaposition. If you've seen Monty Python, you know what I'm talking about. Or try this image, which always tickles me.

Of all the silly things to grandstand about, just to make a cheap political point..

re: #31 pharmmajor

These folks are proud of their ignorance. Shows they are good ole boys and girls. They got the bible and its all the education they want.

re: #78 Macha

These folks are proud of their ignorance. Shows they are good ole boys and girls. They got the bible and its all the education they want.

No, no, you've fallen behind on the buzz. Now they're better educated than the average American.

Which makes this inability to cope with apostrophes all the more worrisome.

re: #40 marjoriemoon

In another incarnation, long, long ago, I was a card reader. Well, you name it, I'd read it. Cards, palms, tea leaves. Was pretty good, too, I must say! Had my own groupies and everything.

My grandmother's family is Hungarian. I always suspected we had some gypsy blood in there somewhere.

Can you still do it? I have a friend who reads Tarot cards. Her accuracy is uncanny. She works in a very specialized field of biology, but reads for fun in a shop on weekends.

re: #79 SanFranciscoZionist

No, no, you've fallen behind on the buzz. Now they're better educated than the average American.

Which makes this inability to cope with apostrophes all the more worrisome.

Apostrophe's are elitist!!!

re: #79 SanFranciscoZionist

Oh shoot. a day late and a dollar..... I missed that news. From the photos I've seen, I must need new glasses. Or maybe it is me that doesn't know how to spell. LOL

Maybe those websites that do special deals for people on Palin or Beck's books can start bundling them with "Eats, Shoots and Leaves".

re: #78 Macha

These folks are proud of their ignorance. Shows they are good ole boys and girls. They got the bible and its all the education they want.

totally. i mean, like, if we could just thin these Bibles out...we'd have this problem half-solved...

These teabaggers just need to make a left at logic street and direct all this righteous anger at Wall Street. Just watched a great episode of Bill Moyers Journal regarding these issues:

[Link: www.pbs.org...]

Direct Video Link Here

SIMON JOHNSON AND JAMES KWAK
How did Big Finance grow so powerful that its hijinks nearly brought down the global economy – and what hope is there for real reform with Washington politicians on Wall Street's payroll? Bill Moyers talks with authors Simon Johnson and James Kwak, two of the nation's most respected economic experts and authors of the new book 13 BANKERS: THE WALL STREET TAKEOVER AND THE NEXT FINANCIAL MELTDOWN.

re: #81 ralphieboy

Apostrophe's are elitist!!!

Something about that reminds me of Pol Pot's 'troops', who massacred people for wearing glasses, the logic being that if they could read, they were useless intellectuals corrupted by the West.

re: #86 ryannon

Something about that reminds me of Pol Pot's 'troops', who massacred people for wearing glasses, the logic being that if they could read, they were useless intellectuals corrupted by the West.

good call - i didn't remember that until you posted it. although i don't remember Pol Pot's folks having a lot of bibles, so now i'm confused on another front...Macha...help me out here-

The Khmer Rouge also classified by religion and ethnic group. They banned all religion and dispersed minority groups, forbidding them to speak their languages or to practice their customs. They especially targeted Buddhist monks, Muslims, Western-educated intellectuals, educated people in general, people who had contact with Western countries or with Vietnam, disabled people, and the ethnic Chinese, Laotians and Vietnamese. Some were put in the S-21 camp for interrogation involving torture in cases where a confession was useful to the government. Many others were summarily executed. Confessions forced at S-21 were extracted from prisoners through such methods as raising prisoners by their arms tied behind and dislocating shoulders, removing toenails with pliers, suffocating a prisoner repeatedly, and skinning a person while alive.[citation needed]

People were treated as opponents based on their appearance or background. Torture was widespread. In some instances, throats were slit as prisoners were tied to metal bed frames.
Thousands of politicians and bureaucrats accused of association with previous governments were executed. Phnom Penh was turned into a ghost city, while people in the countryside were dying of starvation or illnesses or simply killed.

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

re: #83 SanFranciscoZionist

Maybe those websites that do special deals for people on Palin or Beck's books can start bundling them with "Eats, Shoots and Leaves".

I just finished "Far from the Madding Gerund". Loved it-

bbiab

re: #85 Locker

These teabaggers just need to make a left at logic street and direct all this righteous anger at Wall Street. Just watched a great episode of Bill Moyers Journal regarding these issues:

[Link: www.pbs.org...]

Direct Video Link Here

It was a very good episode.
I always call BMJ as TV people should be watching, the ep of This American Life that was referenced was good too.
And no one should talk about Wall Street without watching the shoe Frontline did on Brooksley Born and her campaign against derivatives.
[Link: www.pbs.org...]

BTW, I just read (wish I could remember where) that Clinton has admitted he should have paid more attention and regrets not listening to her.

I would take the tea party folks just a bit more seriously if they were supporting more regulation of the banking industry and Wall Street, but that is not what I am seeing. All I see is everything Obama is bad because....

Virtually all Cambodians who had received even moderate levels of formal education prior to the revolution, such as civil servants and intellectuals, were eliminated in stages in a series of purges. Each successive purge called for the slaughter of those further down the hierarchy.[62] Among those specifically targeted were people who wore eyeglasses, which were symbols of reading and learning; Pol Pot perceived such individuals as threats because they were carriers of the ideas of the pre-revolutionary culture. As one Khmer Rouge leader said in 1975, "We have some people among us who still wear eyeglasses. And why do they use eyeglasses? Can't they see me? If I move to slap your face and you flinch, then you see well enough. People wear them to be handsome in the capitalist style. They wear them to be vain. We don't need people like that any more."[63] In time, educated people were virtually nonexistent in Cambodia.

[Link: www.discoverthenetworks.org...]

re: #87 Aceofwhat?

Don't feel like playing with you today. See if you can get a rise out of someone else.

An awful lot of Tea party ideology and iconography seems to be deeply rooted in the old Presbyterian/Calvinist belief that personal wealth is an outward sign of inner grace: those who are rich got that way because God favors them for being morally superior.

That would make them hesitant to attack the banks and Wall Street, which they still somehow manage see as a "victim" of government overregulation and interference.

As long as Wall Street can sell this image (while still benefitting from a government bailout) they are enjoying the Best of Both Worlds.

Ace always gets a 'rise' out of me,

*wink, wink*

re: #93 ralphieboy

can anyone remember the name of the 'affordable housing thing' that people like to blame the collapse on? I was getting in an argument with my parents about it, but I can't remember the name of the program they blame to do research.

The meme in question is the "The Government made banks take out bad loans, thats why they did it"

re: #88 ryannon

Selecting out enemies based on appearance reminds me of what a friend of mine told me. She was a child in WWII. Her father was Dutch, her mother Indonesian. When the Japanese invaded, they lined everyone in the town up. Blue eyes went to prison camp, brown eyes stayed in the village. She had brown eyes, as did her mother. Her father and 10 yo brother were sent to prison camp. They were used as prisoners on ships to deter the Americans from bombing them.

re: #95 windsagio

can anyone remember the name of the 'affordable housing thing' that people like to blame the collapse on? I was getting in an argument with my parents about it, but I can't remember the name of the program they blame to do research.

The meme in question is the "The Government made banks take out bad loans, thats why they did it"

It's called CRA, and it's not the cause of the financial meltdown. It was a contributing factor, but not the cause.

Just as the meltdown cannot be hung solely on capitalism, neither can it be solely hung on liberalism.

re: #95 windsagio

can anyone remember the name of the 'affordable housing thing' that people like to blame the collapse on? I was getting in an argument with my parents about it, but I can't remember the name of the program they blame to do research.

The meme in question is the "The Government made banks take out bad loans, thats why they did it"

I remember reading analyses pointing to that. I have no idea if it's a meme or a fact.

re: #78 Macha

These folks are proud of their ignorance. Shows they are good ole boys and girls. They got the bible and its all the education they want.

Interesting comment from someone who used "its", instead of the correct "it's".

re: #97 BigPapa

Oh yeah 'community reinvestment act'. Thanks. Gonna read up on it myself :p

re: #98 ryannon

A family friend who I fing really annoying, but who's a bigwig in WA is all about that. I desperately wanna shoot him down :p

/yay family politics! Also, Kemper Freeman can kiss my ass!

re: #99 reine.de.tout

Mea Culpa. I still get those mixed up.

re: #95 windsagio

can anyone remember the name of the 'affordable housing thing' that people like to blame the collapse on? I was getting in an argument with my parents about it, but I can't remember the name of the program they blame to do research.

The meme in question is the "The Government made banks take out bad loans, thats why they did it"

The Commnity Reinvestment Plan, I believe. But those loans were insured and backed by the government.

Which was not the case with all the other loans the banks started making in droves, those adjustable-rate mortgages they started handing out to anyone who could sign on the line, and then rebundle and securitize those loans, leading to billions in toxic assets...

Well, the government let them, which is almost the same, just like allowing abortions is the same as killing babies.

re: #95 windsagio

The meme in question is the "The Government made banks take out bad loans, thats why they did it"

That's Tea Party logic; Them Libruls!

re: #99 reine.de.tout

Interesting comment from someone who used "its", instead of the correct "it's".

HARDBALL!

re: #101 windsagio

A family friend who I fing really annoying, but who's a bigwig in WA is all about that. I desperately wanna shoot him down :p

/yay family politics! Also, Kemper Freeman can kiss my ass!

As said above, a contributing factor, but certainly not the sole cause.

re: #91 ryannon

Virtually all Cambodians who had received even moderate levels of formal education prior to the revolution, such as civil servants and intellectuals, were eliminated in stages in a series of purges. Each successive purge called for the slaughter of those further down the hierarchy.[62] Among those specifically targeted were people who wore eyeglasses, which were symbols of reading and learning; Pol Pot perceived such individuals as threats because they were carriers of the ideas of the pre-revolutionary culture. As one Khmer Rouge leader said in 1975, "We have some people among us who still wear eyeglasses. And why do they use eyeglasses? Can't they see me? If I move to slap your face and you flinch, then you see well enough. People wear them to be handsome in the capitalist style. They wear them to be vain. We don't need people like that any more."[63] In time, educated people were virtually nonexistent in Cambodia.

[Link: www.discoverthenetworks.org...]

What would they have done to Noam chomsky?

re: #103 ralphieboy

The Commnity Reinvestment Plan, I believe. But those loans were insured and backed by the government.

Which was not the case with all the other loans the banks started making in droves, those adjustable-rate mortgages they started handing out to anyone who could sign on the line, and then rebundle and securitize those loans, leading to billions in toxic assets...
...

Exactly what I was thinking.

The banks ran with whatever they could get.

I'm awaiting an apostrophe flounce. Would that be a new one?

Sometimes apostrohes can be dangerous:

"He did not want to go off to become a priest and leave his little brothers behind."

vs.

"He did not want to go off to become a priest and leave his little brother's behind."

re: #107 Alouette

No such luck.

re: #1 Thanos

It's the misplaced apostrophes of the teapocalypse.

Rotating title nomination!

re: #108 reine.de.tout

but are happy to not take the blame >>

Off to google!!

re: #113 windsagio

but are happy to not take the blame >>

Off to google!!

Google well, my friend.
Find all sorts of links that will convince you to think more like me.

*laughing at my silly self here*

re: #80 Macha

Can you still do it? I have a friend who reads Tarot cards. Her accuracy is uncanny. She works in a very specialized field of biology, but reads for fun in a shop on weekends.

Sorry... I was doing the Sunday Afternoon Moon Family Telephone Relay :)

I haven't for years. It's a practice like anything else, if you stop doing it, you lose some ability.

re: #114 reine.de.tout

yeah good luck :p

<3

re: #95 windsagio

The meme in question is the "The Government made banks take out bad loans, thats why they did it"

The guidelines the banks use were written to make it easier for people with bad credit to get a mortgage to buy a new house or refinance. I remember 109% loans were available at one point. There were also No Doc loans available up to 90%. That was a crazy time. If I'm not mistaken Barney Frank & Chris Dodd were somehow responsible for the change in the loan guidelines.

re: #99 reine.de.tout

Interesting comment from someone who used "its", instead of the correct "it's".

ZING!

re: #89 Aceofwhat?

I just finished "Far from the Madding Gerund". Loved it-

bbiab

Is that by the same author?

What shoule happen to all those who confuse their its and it's:

re: #118 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Its a tough room.

/

Man, theres something that came up last night that I wanna ask about, but I"m afraid of a tough reaction, if I bring it up will people gimme an 'out' if I need it? >>

Its wildly OT.

re: #102 Macha

Mea Culpa. I still get those mixed up.

But others who make apostrophe mistakes are stupid.

Must be cool to be so cool.

re: #122 windsagio

Man, theres something that came up last night that I wanna ask about, but I"m afraid of a tough reaction, if I bring it up will people gimme an 'out' if I need it? >>

Its wildly OT.

I'm all ears, can't wait.

re: #122 windsagio

Man, theres something that came up last night that I wanna ask about, but I"m afraid of a tough reaction, if I bring it up will people gimme an 'out' if I need it? >>

Its wildly OT.

That's a hellofa an opener. You know you have to go for it now.

re: #122 windsagio

Man, theres something that came up last night that I wanna ask about, but I"m afraid of a tough reaction, if I bring it up will people gimme an 'out' if I need it? >>

Its wildly OT.

Don't be such a pussy. Drink the beer! - Mr Garrison's Devil Conscience

re: #118 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

ZING!

Hot sauce update:
Remember when I told you I sent a case & a half of my hot sauce to Afghanistan? I got my first email the other day. My hot sauce is now on the front lines of the war on terror. How cool is that?

re: #125 marjoriemoon

haha well it involves you :p

But I'll ask then;

Do you really think Jerusalem is the Center of the Universe?

re: #128 windsagio

haha well it involves you :p

But I'll ask then;

Do you really think Jerusalem is the Center of the Universe?

rofl

oy oy gevalt!

re: #123 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

it is wildly illogical, it + aspostrophe s would seem to indicate the possessive, when it's not...

I'm starting to like these Tea Party guys.

re: #129 marjoriemoon

You can see why I was hesitant :P

re: #127 njdhockeyfan

Used as a weapon or a condiment?

re: #127 njdhockeyfan

Hot sauce update:
Remember when I told you I sent a case & a half of my hot sauce to Afghanistan? I got my first email the other day. My hot sauce is now on the front lines of the war on terror. How cool is that?

As a veteran who is extremely familiar with eating MREs 3 times a day and only finding one tiny bottle of Tabasco in the Spaghetti selection I applaud and salute you. Nothing was need more or better at spicing up cold military rations. Good looking out.

re: #128 windsagio

haha well it involves you :p

But I'll ask then;

Do you really think Jerusalem is the Center of the Universe?

The center of the Jewish universe, yes. Or did I leave that part out?

But also, if you think of the 2 other great religions, Christianity and Islam, they originate from Judaism, so in that regard, yes.

re: #130 ralphieboy

it is wildly illogical, it + aspostrophe s would seem to indicate the possessive, when it's not...

It apostrophe s is also a contraction for "It is".

re: #130 ralphieboy

I have actually considered giving up apostrophes once and for all. I screw them up all of the time. You'd think with four years of Grammar I, I would have picked up the basics.

re: #123 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Don't worry Macha - it's all part of being a bit new. What's even worse is when no one ever responds to your posts.

re: #133 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Used as a weapon or a condiment?

Can be used as either. I want a picture of a jar of my hot sauce sitting next to a dead terrorist.

re: #135 marjoriemoon

Fair enough, just wanted to make absolutely-freakin'-sure you didn't mean in the medieval sense, which was how I brought it up last night :D

re: #139 njdhockeyfan

Can be used as either. I want a picture of a jar of my hot sauce sitting next to a dead terrorist.

Personally I was picturing a bunch of GIs sitting around full, happy and smiling with empty bottles of your sauce lying all over the place.

re: #141 Locker

Personally I was picturing a bunch of GIs sitting around full, happy and smiling with empty bottles of your sauce lying all over the place.

Could they be sitting on dead terrorists?

re: #128 windsagio

haha well it involves you :p

But I'll ask then;

Do you really think Jerusalem is the Center of the Universe?

No silly.
That would be the planet Oa, home of the Guardians of the Universe.

Jerusalem is a place of major importance.

re: #143 reine.de.tout

Good Geek answer!

Cuz it's all about the racism

re: #141 Locker

Personally I was picturing a bunch of GIs sitting around full, happy and smiling with empty bottles of your sauce lying all over the place.

That would be great too. Here is the email I got on Friday:

Tried some of your hot sauce out here in Kandahar Afghanistan, and really enjoyed it. Has good flavor and keeps getting warmer, keep up the good work.
Matt

re: #142 ralphieboy

Could they be sitting on dead terrorists?

I've known some hard core guys in the Military but no one I've ever met had an appetite around a dead body, terrorist or no...

re: #127 njdhockeyfan

Hot sauce update:
Remember when I told you I sent a case & a half of my hot sauce to Afghanistan? I got my first email the other day. My hot sauce is now on the front lines of the war on terror. How cool is that?

Mazal tov! Is it being used as a condiment or a chemical weapon?

re: #137 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I have actually considered giving up apostrophes once and for all. I screw them up all of the time. You'd think with four years of Grammar I, I would have picked up the basics.

You could also just go into the sattv4u2 business, and just use a load of commas everywhere.

Once I got accustomed to satt, it didn't bother me anymore.

re: #140 windsagio

Fair enough, just wanted to make absolutely-freakin'-sure you didn't mean in the medieval sense, which was how I brought it up last night :D

My love for Israel comes from being Jewish. That's true, but I think if I wasn't Jewish, I would still hold the same feelings about Israel, which we were talking about last night. Why I pointed out to you that completely and totally separate from religion, Israelis contribute a huge amount to how people live their lives all over the planet.

re: #131 Racer X

I'm starting to like these Tea Party guys.

There's something kind of cute about them, I have to admit.

re: #146 njdhockeyfan

What can I say... that's fantastic. If even one guy takes the time to sit down and write to you then you can be assured there 100s of others he speaks for but are too lazy to write it. Exceedingly cool.

re: #150 marjoriemoon

I remember :D

I'm in too good a mood to tackle that right now, the 'center' thing just bugged me all night at work >>

*sad, I know*

re: #149 reine.de.tout

You could also just go into the sattv4u2 business, and just use a load of commas everywhere.

Once I got accustomed to satt, it didn't bother me anymore.

I haven't really been following this punctuation wars thread very much but that made me laugh Reine. How you doing today? Youngster make it back ok from her little trip?

re: #141 Locker

Personally I was picturing a bunch of GIs sitting around full, happy and smiling with empty bottles of your sauce lying all over the place.

I think that would make a better advertisement, certainly.

re: #152 Locker

What can I say... that's fantastic. If even one guy takes the time to sit down and write to you then you can be assured there 100s of others he speaks for but are too lazy to write it. Exceedingly cool.

The Outlaws (the band), Phil Donahue, Marlo Thomas, and Roseanne Cash all have a jar and like it. That's pretty cool but what got me really excited was that email from the Air Force guy. I am still blown away by that email.

re: #155 SanFranciscoZionist

I dunno, I keep thinking of the ol' Pace ad, but replacing NJ with "New Your City?!"

re: #150 marjoriemoon

My love for Israel comes from being Jewish. That's true, but I think if I wasn't Jewish, I would still hold the same feelings about Israel, which we were talking about last night. Why I pointed out to you that completely and totally separate from religion, Israelis contribute a huge amount to how people live their lives all over the planet.

Good post and it really made me think. Not only am I not Jewish but I'm not religious in any sense, Agnostic is the closest description. Personally, my feelings about Israel are similar to say... England. Currently an ally of my country, promoting and supporting a way of life similar to my own.

I don't believe in any sort of religious mandate or whatever so I don't really think that anyone, including Jews, have a divine right to anything. You take what you can, you hold it as long as you can and you try to propagate your way of doing things. They just happen to be on our side at the moment.

Later lizards...time for more yard & garden work.

Yup, the Tea Parties are totally about racism, nothing more.

re: #158 Locker

I disagree with a lot of Israeli policy on settlements, but I certainly support their right to exist as a state.

re: #123 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

But others who make apostrophe mistakes are stupid.

Must be cool to be so cool.

I see we are going to beat this horse to death. It wasn't a single apostrophe mistake to which I was referring, while making a similar mistake myself (perhaps that was karma jumping up to get me). It was the wealth of signs with spelling errors, which we have all seen in numerous photos, and the anti-education stances taken by many of the teabaggers, particularly those from the religious right, that I was targeting. It is a tough room.

Now, should I start watching to see how many LGF folks end their sentences with a preposition? I think not. That would be stupid.

re: #160 Alkmyst

Yup, the Tea Parties are totally about racism, nothing more.

Well, that an Cosplay

re: #162 Macha

I see we are going to beat this horse to death. It wasn't a single apostrophe mistake to which I was referring, while making a similar mistake myself (perhaps that was karma jumping up to get me). It was the wealth of signs with spelling errors, which we have all seen in numerous photos, and the anti-education stances taken by many of the teabaggers, particularly those from the religious right, that I was targeting. It is a tough room.

Now, should I start watching to see how many LGF folks end their sentences with a preposition? I think not. That would be stupid.

That's where it's at!

re: #162 Macha

Where's the preposition at?

re: #160 Alkmyst

Yup, the Tea Parties are totally about racism, nothing more.

Somebody sounds defensive >>

re: #160 Alkmyst

Yup, the Tea Parties are totally about racism, nothing more.

How fucked up is this?

ALBANY, N.Y. — They've been called Oreos, traitors and Uncle Toms, and are used to having to defend their values. Now black conservatives are really taking heat for their involvement in the mostly white tea party movement — and for having the audacity to oppose the policies of the nation's first black president.

"I've been told I hate myself. I've been called an Uncle Tom. I've been told I'm a spook at the door," said Timothy F. Johnson, chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation, a group of black conservatives who support free market principles and limited government.

"Black Republicans find themselves always having to prove who they are. Because the assumption is the Republican Party is for whites and the Democratic Party is for blacks," he said.

re: #165 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Where's the preposition at?

Can't we talk about Verbs instead?

re: #160 Alkmyst

ALso; seriously, nice strawman. "Only" my ass.

re: #161 ralphieboy

re: #163 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

What the hell is Cosplay? Is that some new derivative of DailyKos?

Yard work is calling....bye.

re: #153 windsagio

I remember :D

I'm in too good a mood to tackle that right now, the 'center' thing just bugged me all night at work >>

*sad, I know*

Sorry. Didn't mean to ruin your evening!

"Next year in Jerusalem." It's something we say at holidays and has many meanings, really. Here's an interesting article from a Jewish perspective, both religious and secular about that sentiment.

[Link: www.myjewishlearning.com...]

The end paragraph:

Every year, he writes, Jews drink four cups of wine and then pour a fifth for Elijah. "The cup is poured, but not yet drunk. Yet the cup of hope is poured every year. Passover is the night for reckless dreams; for visions about what a human being can be, what society can be, what people can be, what history may become. That is the significance of 'Le-shanah ha-ba-a b'Yerushalayim' (Next year in Jerusalem)."

re: #170 Alkmyst

re: #163 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

What the hell is Cosplay? Is that some new derivative of DailyKos?

Dressing up in costume for events

re: #166 windsagio

Somebody sounds defensive >>

This is the old polemic hyperbole argument. There have been enough signs and utterances at demonstrations to prove that there are racists among the TP supporters, but this does not make them all racists.

Now let's try and get back to some discourse and not just a mutual shouting match. We've had enough of that lately.

re: #165 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Where's the preposition at?

I could never learn to diagram a sentence. I hated it.

So no one is at Coachella?

re: #138 ryannon

Don't worry Macha - it's all part of being a bit new. What's even worse is when no one ever responds to your posts.

Is it kind of like being twelve and the kid that hits you does it cause he likes you?

re: #158 Locker

You take what you can, you hold it as long as you can and you try to propagate your way of doing things. They just happen to be on our side at the moment.

I can take that angle as well. Israel exists as a spiritual entity for some people, but it also exists as a simple political nation-state.

re: #163 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Well, that an Cosplay

Danger, some of these images are eyesearing.

re: #117 njdhockeyfan

The guidelines the banks use were written to make it easier for people with bad credit to get a mortgage to buy a new house or refinance. I remember 109% loans were available at one point. There were also No Doc loans available up to 90%. That was a crazy time. If I'm not mistaken Barney Frank & Chris Dodd were somehow responsible for the change in the loan guidelines.

The Community Reinvestment Act prevented redlining - it never "forced" a bank to change their loan requirements or risk profile.

The major failures of the crisis (Bear, Lehman, Merrill) were never subject to the CRA anyway. They were investment banks and therefore not subject to regulations on loans.

Commercial banks are subsidized by the taxpayer via the Federal Reserve and must not discriminate based on geography - thus the CRA.

That said - old CRA areas did well in the meltdown. It was the suburbs that lost their ass (and mainly in 4 states where over 50% of foreclosures have occured).

re: #170 Alkmyst

re: #163 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

What the hell is Cosplay? Is that some new derivative of DailyKos?

The activity of people who dress up in dostumes and "play". See also Renaissance Fair and Comic Book Convention.

re: #134 Locker

As a veteran who is extremely familiar with eating MREs 3 times a day and only finding one tiny bottle of Tabasco in the Spaghetti selection I applaud and salute you. Nothing was need more or better at spicing up cold military rations. Good looking out.

I have a friend who is going to deploy soon. I'm going to keep that in mind when sending a box of goodies.

re: #158 Locker

Good post and it really made me think. Not only am I not Jewish but I'm not religious in any sense, Agnostic is the closest description. Personally, my feelings about Israel are similar to say... England. Currently an ally of my country, promoting and supporting a way of life similar to my own.

I don't believe in any sort of religious mandate or whatever so I don't really think that anyone, including Jews, have a divine right to anything. You take what you can, you hold it as long as you can and you try to propagate your way of doing things. They just happen to be on our side at the moment.

Israel is the Jewish homeland and has been for some 3800 years so we have a different take on the whole matter. What can I tell you.

I also think people aren't aware of all the Israeli contributions. Maybe they would have different opinions if they knew.

re: #177 Macha

You got ponytails we can dip in the inkwell?

Afternoon all.

I'm done for the day it seems. I just finishing loosening and digging about 1000 sq feet of soil. Took me a few hours.

Time for tea and the couch and most likely a nap.

re: #177 Macha

Is it kind of like being twelve and the kid that hits you does it cause he likes you?

In FBV's case, I suspect it's pie-withdrawal symptoms.

For those of you who don't know me, I am posting these not because not because I have a vested interest, as I do not live in the U.S.

I'm pointing them out because as examples go, the last few have really been sub-par and grasping

re: #183 marjoriemoon

I think the problem is that the Israel issue is to entangled in matters of religion to discuss effectively (and that is in no way an attack, just makes it hard to come from very different points of reference :p)

It is occasionally fun for the aerobics aspect tho' ;)

re: #185 Jadespring

Gardening is starting all over!

re: #162 Macha

I see we are going to beat this horse to death. It wasn't a single apostrophe mistake to which I was referring, while making a similar mistake myself (perhaps that was karma jumping up to get me). It was the wealth of signs with spelling errors, which we have all seen in numerous photos, and the anti-education stances taken by many of the teabaggers, particularly those from the religious right, that I was targeting. It is a tough room.

Now, should I start watching to see how many LGF folks end their sentences with a preposition? I think not. That would be stupid.

And I would get an F. I also like to start may sentences with conjunctions. You know what I spoke of?

:P :P

re: #187 Alkmyst

For those of you who don't know me, I am posting these not because not because I have a vested interest, as I do not live in the U.S.

I'm pointing them out because as examples go, the last few have really been sub-par and grasping

You forgot to end your sentence with a period.

re: #182 Macha

I have a friend who is going to deploy soon. I'm going to keep that in mind when sending a box of goodies.

That's cool of you to remember and support your friends. It's hard to describe the lift you get from a piece of mail or especially a package when you are deployed in the field for a long period of time. Hot sauce is great because it adds a lot and needs no preparation. Frank's and Tapatio were particularly popular. Any sort of prepared food that was different was also great. Canned fruit, sardines, spam, etc.

Thank you for supporting our soldiers.

re: #187 Alkmyst

Your point of origin has nothing to do with the wrongness and even dishonesty of your post.

Its generally considered rude to misrepresent others' positions.

re: #187 Alkmyst

For those of you who don't know me, I am posting these not because not because I have a vested interest, as I do not live in the U.S.

I'm pointing them out because as examples go, the last few have really been sub-par and grasping

Well, THANK you.

Wow, SFZ is totally caught up with the thread for once :D

re: #191 ryannon

I ended it with the submit button

re: #192 Locker

I live on Tapatio.

re: #193 windsagio

Misrepresenting who, exactly?

You like dipping things?

re: #197 Stanley Sea

I live on Tapatio.

You and me both and it started in the Army. I have a big refiller bottle downstairs and a smaller bottle at work. Also have a bottle of Frank's for the wife.

re: #196 Alkmyst

I ended it with the submit button

Something tells me you should have never started it.

re: #198 Alkmyst

Misrepresenting the position of this blog really, by refuting the idea that 'the teaparty movement is all about race', which nobody on here has claimed.

I think we can agree that if you're going to take the time and effort to communicate your views on a sign at a rally, any rally, you should probably get the spelling down correctly.

I've been posting on the computer since the BBS days of the 80's. I could care less about other people's grammatical errors online. It's very hard at LGF because this board moves so fast, it's easy to make errors.

re: #199 Macha

You like dipping things?

You offering guacamole, or what?

re: #202 windsagio

I've heard it claimed here that it is mostly about race.

re: #203 marjoriemoon

I don't even sweat it anymore. I can tough out people complaining about my 'netspeak :D

re: #190 marjoriemoon

We had a real thrashing of language, dialects and usage in the previous thread.

I would like to assert that good English is English that is appropriate, not just English that corresponds to the way the British aristocracy spoke in the XIXth century.

But when our politicians are trying to bring across complex ideas in an international context, it is critical that they have a solid command of English. Politicians who cannot do this have no place in that setting.

re: #202 windsagio

That seems to be the general thrust of the recent articles, at least what I see in the RSS from here.

re: #198 Alkmyst

Misrepresenting who, exactly?

I would say that no one on this forum would say that the Tea Parties were 'about nothing but racism', even those of us who think they're pretty stupid, and think that there is a distinct racist element in the crowd.

Hence, striking back with a petty, OH, it's all about RACISM response is decidedly misrepresenting the argument.

Also, proving that there are some black Tea Partiers is not terribly relevent to the discussion. There are, this is true. It's also true that the movement is approximately 95% white. Neither of these facts sheds a whole lot of light on the motivation of those involved with the Tea Parties, although it does shed some light on who this whole concept appeals to.

re: #205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Question is "All".

And really? The theme on here seems to essentially to be that the organizers are largely racist, but the actual protesters, not nearly so much.

re: #207 ralphieboy

Goddamnit, I missed a linguistics argument?

Now I'm a sad camper.

re: #205 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I've heard it claimed here that it is mostly about race.

I'd disagree with that proposition. I think it's mostly about round number 462 of the Culture Wars (TM).

re: #211 windsagio

Goddamnit, I missed a linguistics argument?

Now I'm a sad camper.

Somebody was making fun of Bush's pronounciation of "newkular" and it kinda took off from that...

re: #213 ralphieboy

We need more of those. The ebonics one (was it only last night?) was stellar.

And you see, Alkmyst, this is the thing. We argue about such things here, and people have different opinions. Hence, coming out of the myst with a couple of articles that are supposed to BLAM out of the water the idea you've decided all the LGFers agree with, on a thread where no one's saying anything of the sort, is sort of silly.

re: #214 windsagio

We need more of those. The ebonics one (was it only last night?) was stellar.

Sorry I missed that one. I grew up a white minority kid in Gary, Indiana. I am preetty well versed in Practical Ebonics.

'Hizbullah a division of Syrian army'

Israel has warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that any missile attack against Israel by Hizbullah would result in retaliation against Syria, the Sunday Times reported on Sunday.

According to the UK paper, Israel’s missive – sent earlier in April – defined Hizbullah as a “division of the Syrian army,” a military branch of Damascus in Lebanon.

The warning was reportedly delivered to Damascus by a third party.

re: #154 Locker

I haven't really been following this punctuation wars thread very much but that made me laugh Reine. How you doing today? Youngster make it back ok from her little trip?

Locker, yes, she's fine and dandy, OF COURSE.
She's doing well, therefore, I am too.
She got scheduled for her 1st semester next year, tested out of 20 hours (that's a full semester and then some! Will give her some room to "play" and take courses she finds interesting).

She's already starting the uh-oh, maybe that isn't what I want to major in game. I told her not to fret, she'll figure out during this next year, no need to worry about it now.

re: #215 SanFranciscoZionist

You seem to assume I'm new here.

re: #215 SanFranciscoZionist

I'd say comin' on too strong was a forgivable newbie mistake, but "Lol 2004", also a blog ranting about moonbats.

/yes I'm a mean person sometimes.

re: #204 ryannon

You offering guacamole, or what?

Tapatio

re: #217 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

'Hizbullah a division of Syrian army'

Time to buy gold. We are looking at a scenario of Iran attacking Syria, Iran stepping in to defend Syria and the whole thing blowing sky-high...

It has been fun people. Gotta go, I'm burning daylight here and chores are calling.
BBl if possible tonight.

re: #216 ralphieboy

It was a fun convo really, started when someone called Charles 'arguably racist' for using the term teabonics.

re: #219 Alkmyst

You seem to assume I'm new here.

Let me guess...checks...YEP, class of 2004.

Actually, I don't care if you're new or not. You haven't been participating actively in the discussion taking place on the blog about the TPers, and then you decide to throw out a couple of articles (at least one posted before), and sit back all smug.

You got something to say, say it. What do you think about the Tea Parties?

re: #218 reine.de.tout

Locker, yes, she's fine and dandy, OF COURSE.
She's doing well, therefore, I am too.
She got scheduled for her 1st semester next year, tested out of 20 hours (that's a full semester and then some! Will give her some room to "play" and take courses she finds interesting).

She's already starting the uh-oh, maybe that isn't what I want to major in game. I told her not to fret, she'll figure out during this next year, no need to worry about it now.

Excellent advice and congratulations to her on testing results. Saves time and money but mostly it demonstrates a willingness to learn and prepare. I think she's going to do very well.

re: #219 Alkmyst

You seem to assume I'm new here.

HAHA.. another one from the class of 2004!
You guys are legendary!
/Whats you got old timer? Flounce bitch!
LOL

re: #177 Macha

Is it kind of like being twelve and the kid that hits you does it cause he likes you?

No.
More like you're here, you're us, and we will rib you.
And an ability to laugh at oneself will help you go a long way.

re: #227 HoosierHoops

My favorite one is

Hows the ol' gout doin'?

Seriously, if they're not new no reason to be gentle >>

re: #210 windsagio

It could very well be that, granted. I generally don't read through the comments anymore. Haven't had the time.

Strictly about race? Definitely not.

Frequently attended by unvarnished racists and sometimes even organized by same? Absolutely.

Random 80s music break!
(Nena has more and better songs than '99lufbaloons')

re: #227 HoosierHoops

So would

HAHA.. another one from the class of 2004!
You guys are legendary!
/Whats you got old timer? Flounce bitch!
LOL

exemplify the "new guard" here at LGF? If so, then my time is much better spent elsewhere.

re: #6 reine.de.tout

Oh, ugh.

It isn't just the apostrophes, the "be pimpin'" usage is a clear clue who they're talking about, doncha think?

Yes indeed. It's subtle racism. I entertain no doubt that if the President was white, the 'tea baggers' would just stay home, watch Fox news, and for the literate ones, make whiny blog posts.

re: #224 windsagio

It was a fun convo really, started when someone called Charles 'arguably racist' for using the term teabonics.

A Jewish friend sent me a link to a site dedicated to Jewish English, known as "Hebonics"...

re: #215 SanFranciscoZionist

And you see, Alkmyst, this is the thing. We argue about such things here, and people have different opinions. Hence, coming out of the myst with a couple of articles that are supposed to BLAM out of the water the idea you've decided all the LGFers agree with, on a thread where no one's saying anything of the sort, is sort of silly.

That mystical myst of the west. . . .

re: #233 Alkmyst

So would

exemplify the "new guard" here at LGF? If so, then my time is much better spent elsewhere.

Vay's mir.

re: #233 Alkmyst

So would

exemplify the "new guard" here at LGF? If so, then my time is much better spent elsewhere.

Is that all it took? Dang..Here grab a tissue on your way out...

re: #234 eclectic infidel

Yes indeed. It's subtle racism. I entertain no doubt that if the President was white, the 'tea baggers' would just stay home, watch Fox news, and for the literate ones, make whiny blog posts.

Granted, he said "our politicians" and not just the Democrats.

re: #231 bratwurst

Strictly about race? Definitely not.

Frequently attended by unvarnished racists and sometimes even organized by same? Absolutely.

I'm SO expecting you to find love on LGF with a person using the handle of Pierogi. You are cordially invited to the wedding of Bratwurst and Pierogi.

re: #235 ralphieboy

Freakin' awesome!

So, if I'm to understand this properly, the leaders of the Tea Parties are racists, but the majority of the people who subscribe to the Tea Party ideology are not?

re: #238 HoosierHoops

Also, I"m kinda offended that 2008 is the new guard. What do us real kids have to do for some street cred?

re: #233 Alkmyst

So would

exemplify the "new guard" here at LGF? If so, then my time is much better spent elsewhere.

If your skin is that thin then maybe you are correct. Later man.

No lie is too big for Breitbart's Big Government site....
Allee Bautsch’s Mother Speaks Out – Says Daughter Was Attacked by Leftist Political Protesters

re: #215 SanFranciscoZionist

And you see, Alkmyst, this is the thing. We argue about such things here, and people have different opinions. Hence, coming out of the myst with a couple of articles that are supposed to BLAM out of the water the idea you've decided all the LGFers agree with, on a thread where no one's saying anything of the sort, is sort of silly.

Can you play Mysty for me, SFZ?

re: #242 Alkmyst

So, if I'm to understand this properly, the leaders of the Tea Parties are racists, but the majority of the people who subscribe to the Tea Party ideology are not?

I seem to remember Charles posting a photo of a Tea Party organizer with his "Congress = master Taxpayer = niggar" poster.

That does kind of prove his point

re: #242 Alkmyst

All of this is opinion of course >>

Many, but not all of the teaparty organizers are demonstrably racist.

With the followers, its impossible to tell, but varies greatly regionally. In no way are 'all of them' racist. In my opinion, many are tho'.

GOD I wake up and turn on my tablet and oh look! RACIST BEARDO who can't spell, holding his art project, smiling back at me as if half his brain is missing

I already need a drink :D

Greetings, lizards. Can't stay long, but I wanted to try to answer this one.

re: #39 Sigma_x

Little O/T but not really.

There's been some dustup over last week's episode of South Park where they made fun of Muhammad.

And so but some homegrown Islamo-douche has been calling for fellow psychos to hunt down Trey Parker and Matt Stone and kill them, even going so far as to post the address of their offices in LA on a facebook page.

But (and here's the funny part) he issued his little "fatwa" on Twitter. And so a few smart asses started following him, just to be stupid, I guess.

So he tweeted this tweet that said, "LOL at all the Kufar who have just decided to follow me. Have fun Hutharees."

And so my question is (aside from how does some wanna-bee tough guy terrorist expect to be taken seriously writing "LOL"?) is the word Hutharee some arabic insult, or is it in reference to that Hutaree militia in MI that was just busted. I'm confused.

He's probably referring to the Hutaree milita. AFAIK there's no Arabic insult that sounds like Hutharee, at least not that I've ever heard. I can read & write Arabic, though not fluently, so there could be such a word, bit I think I would have heard it by now if there was.

Like any other group, we (Muslims) have our share of armchair "warriors" who feel brave from behind the safety of their keyboards, not to mention the usual assortment of online bigots, ignoramuses, etc. We view them in much the same way as mainstream America views white supremacist groups, birthers, truthers, and other fringe types. I wouldn't let them get under your skin as I'm sure the feds have them tagged and keep a close eye on on anyone they feel might pose a real threat.

re: #238 HoosierHoops

If you are going to be representative of what it's like here now, than my time is simply better spent elsewhere.

We have our own problems over here

re: #240 Locker

I'm SO expecting you to find love on LGF with a person using the handle of Pierogi. You are cordially invited to the wedding of Bratwurst and Pierogi.

From your keyboard to the cupid of Slavic love's ears!

re: #249 WindUpBird

Hey WUB! Did you know that having a black protester proves that not all teabaggers are Racist?

I expect it to hit the MSM by tonight!

re: #253 windsagio

Oh crap, nevermind. The MSM is controlled by the liberal cabal, and will never let that information out!

re: #234 eclectic infidel

Yes indeed. It's subtle racism. I entertain no doubt that if the President was white, the 'tea baggers' would just stay home, watch Fox news, and for the literate ones, make whiny blog posts.

I don't think so....
His race means nothing to me ...
His past quoted statements and tho's of his closest friends
and pastor and who he has "Surrounded" himself with
Have been a great concern to me since he ran for the nomination.
I ,for one would stand against what he's doing if he was purple,white
or green!