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Any hound a porcupine nudges
Can’t be blamed for harboring grudges.
I know one hound that laughed all winter
At a porcupine that sat on a splinter.
— Ogden Nash, “The Porcupine”
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Bagua Tue, May 18, 2010 10:39:36pm |
Robots working on the Gulf oil spill, 5,000 ft deep.
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Four More Tears Tue, May 18, 2010 10:45:09pm |
re: #1 Bagua
Robots working on the Gulf oil spill, 5,000 ft deep.
[Video]
That headline sounds like it came from a 50's science-fiction story.
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Bagua Tue, May 18, 2010 10:49:26pm |
re: #2 JasonA
That headline sounds like it came from a 50's science-fiction story.
Sadly, all the state of the art attempts to stop the BP oil leak with 2010 technology is proving as effective as science fiction.
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Four More Tears Tue, May 18, 2010 10:52:17pm |
re: #3 Bagua
Sadly, all the state of the art attempts to stop the BP oil leak with 2010 technology is proving as effective as science fiction.
If there's one thing we humans are great at it's digging ourselves into holes that we can't easily get out of.
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Bagua Tue, May 18, 2010 10:59:02pm |
re: #4 JasonA
If there's one thing we humans are great at it's digging ourselves into holes that we can't easily get out of.
Yep, and all the energy and innovation went into the digging, actually the drilling in this case. Not much effort was put into preparing for the failure. Indeed, they convinced themselves that it was impossible, and were lulled asleep by a decade without a disaster.
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Four More Tears Tue, May 18, 2010 11:01:08pm |
re: #5 Bagua
I'd think someone, somewhere, would have sat a bunch of guys and discussed "what do we do if a pipe breaks at the bottom of the sea," before this happened. I'd be really wrong, it seems. :(
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, May 18, 2010 11:05:46pm |
I don't live anywhere NEAR the Gulf Oil Disaster, and it still makes me sick, and then angry. I don't do angry well. I think a LOT of people don't do angry well. I have stopped buying gas for my car at the local Arco station ( family owned & operated & a franchise with WAY the best prices around, but BP owned) over this. I hope they man up & do the right thing. I am NOT holding my breath.
*spit*
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Four More Tears Tue, May 18, 2010 11:07:31pm |
re: #7 Floral Giraffe
I don't live anywhere NEAR the Gulf Oil Disaster, and it still makes me sick, and then angry. I don't do angry well. I think a LOT of people don't do angry well. I have stopped buying gas for my car at the local Arco station ( family owned & operated & a franchise with WAY the best prices around, but BP owned) over this. I hope they man up & do the right thing. I am NOT holding my breath.
*spit*
*gasp!* FG! You're a lady!/
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sagehen Tue, May 18, 2010 11:12:20pm |
since things are slow, have some transformative works (that's what we call it to get around issues of copyright).
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, May 18, 2010 11:13:58pm |
re: #8 JasonA
*gasp!* FG! You're a lady!/
Hee hee, don't tell, but
(I can be a real bitch too).
It's a BIG F'ing secret.
*smack*
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Four More Tears Tue, May 18, 2010 11:15:44pm |
re: #9 sagehen
I don't know what happened to Morena Baccarrin since SG!, but on V she is, like, the creepiest woman I've ever seen.
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sagehen Tue, May 18, 2010 11:16:54pm |
re: #11 JasonA
I don't know what happened to Morena Baccarrin since SG!, but on V she is, like, the creepiest woman I've ever seen.
It's the hair.
There was certainly nothing creepy about Inara.
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Four More Tears Tue, May 18, 2010 11:20:22pm |
re: #12 sagehen
It's the hair.
There was certainly nothing creepy about Inara.
No, her face looks different, too. More... pointed? Angular? And those facial expressions of hers are chilling.
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Four More Tears Tue, May 18, 2010 11:20:54pm |
Okay, I'm out. See you on the flip side.
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, May 18, 2010 11:23:59pm |
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darthstar Tue, May 18, 2010 11:24:18pm |
I saw "Transformers: Rise of the Fallen" tonight...I'm happy to report that Earth is safe from the evil Decepticons until next time. Hey, it's more believable than those poor bastards stuck on Bulamanganao Island on LOST.
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darthstar Tue, May 18, 2010 11:24:34pm |
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, May 18, 2010 11:25:24pm |
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darthstar Tue, May 18, 2010 11:26:29pm |
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darthstar Tue, May 18, 2010 11:28:46pm |
Fine...everyone else is going to bed, so I'm going to go join the warm swarm.
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, May 18, 2010 11:29:13pm |
Waltzing Matilda.
This one makes me cry.
Out, once it's played.
Be well, be happy, Lizards!
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Holidays are Family Fun Time Wed, May 19, 2010 12:58:18am |
I can't sleep and it seems all of Lizardom can.
WTF?
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teleskiguy Wed, May 19, 2010 1:08:52am |
Update!
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, May 19, 2010 1:19:27am |
re: #25 ggt
I can't sleep and it seems all of Lizardom can.
WTF?
I am wide awake here in Europe, but dead thread.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, May 19, 2010 2:38:27am |
Awesome Porcupine Tree tour shots: [Link: theincidentontour.blogspot.com...]
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Kruk Wed, May 19, 2010 3:13:45am |
Heh. Speaking of porcupines:
[Link: media.www.ecollegetimes.com...]
WARNING: Definitely NSFW.
Also, I think the first one explains some of the rage radiating from Arizona lately.
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Kruk Wed, May 19, 2010 3:17:33am |
Also, Ayla Brown (Scott Brown's daughter) singing an inspirational little tune.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 3:18:22am |
re: #32 Kruk
Heh. Speaking of porcupines:
[Link: media.www.ecollegetimes.com...]
WARNING: Definitely NSFW.
Also, I think the first one explains some of the rage radiating from Arizona lately.
#6 is hilarious.
XD
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, May 19, 2010 3:20:16am |
Arizona women are also not allowed to own more than six dildos.
[Link: www.idiotlaws.com...]
Makes sense, they might chip their teeth otherwise...
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 3:29:55am |
Marlboro, Mass. law...
One may not detonate a nuclear device in the city.
Srsly???
XD
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 3:43:58am |
re: #37 Spare O'Lake
Good Morning LGF.
Anyone here?
I'm currently serving on the LGF forums. Though, I may, possibly, be misspeaking. Or something.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 3:44:21am |
I just heard a voice from the wilderness beckoning me to my computer....
Morning all
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 3:49:56am |
re: #38 ralphieboy
Nobody here but us porcupines...
Hahaha...I admit I'm just guessing here, but sex with a porcupine is probably one of the most dangerous legal activities on the books.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 3:53:10am |
re: #41 Spare O'Lake
Hahaha...I admit I'm just guessing here, but sex with a porcupine is probably one of the most dangerous legal activities on the books.
You just have to get the angles right and it's not so bad.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, May 19, 2010 3:53:37am |
re: #41 Spare O'Lake
Hahaha...I admit I'm just guessing here, but sex with a porcupine is probably one of the most dangerous legal activities on the books.
...as long as it weighs less than 40 pounds.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 3:56:05am |
re: #43 Jadespring
You just have to get the angles right and it's not so bad.
Hmmm, that sounds strangely familiar...honey, is that you?
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 3:59:43am |
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laZardo Wed, May 19, 2010 4:05:15am |
North Korea Infiltrated by Imperialist...iPhones?!
Demand for MP4 (MP3+video) files and the media devices to play them on continues to grow in North Korea, according to a source from Pyongyang.
The source reported yesterday in a phone interview, “Among the younger generation in Pyongyang and Shinuiju, taking pleasure in using MP4 files is a trend, while even general citizens are tending to seek out better quality radio.”
The source said, “Since MP4 files and CD players started circulating, smugglers and Korean-Chinese traders have been importing devices in bulk,” adding, “Young people are now sharing music and movies with their friends.”
“There are many kinds of MP4 players available in the jangmadang*, and the range of costs is also wide. South Korean products are the most expensive at around 100,000 won, while Chinese brands cost around 50,000 won and second-handed ones, which can be imported for around 10,000 each, are sold for between 10,000 and 30,000 won.”
SNIP
*jangmadang = effectively the North Korean black market.
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laZardo Wed, May 19, 2010 4:10:09am |
re: #49 Spare O'Lake
How's it going young fellah?
Grandma's funeral was this morning. We're also trying to get my first cousin's body back from Canada. Her abusive boyfriend is likely to come back here with it too, and the "first in line" of angry relatives is her father (who despite being divorced from my aunt still loves his daughter.)
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Stonemason Wed, May 19, 2010 4:12:09am |
Good day in PA, not so much in KY,
Of course there will be nuttty tea types elected, and nutty left wingers as there always are (I know, please spare me the "it's worse now), and the balance of power will shift, like it always does.
Can't wipe the happy off my face today though, Specter is done, finally.
Can y'all cay Senator Toomey?
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 4:13:11am |
re: #50 laZardo
Grandma's funeral was this morning. We're also trying to get my first cousin's body back from Canada. Her abusive boyfriend is likely to come back here with it too, and the "first in line" of angry relatives is her father (who despite being divorced from my aunt still loves his daughter.)
My condolences. Take care of yourself.
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laZardo Wed, May 19, 2010 4:14:10am |
re: #52 Spare O'Lake
My condolences. Take care of yourself.
Will do. Which reminds me, need to get more medication.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 4:15:16am |
Gotta run now.
I just wanted to tell you folks that I have never been more comfortable with having multiple bottom 10 comments than I am right now.
Laters.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 4:16:47am |
Woo. I think it's going to be a shorts and t-shirt kinda day.
It's also going to be a, now that it's not raining I can take some loads of junk to the dump day.
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laZardo Wed, May 19, 2010 4:16:58am |
re: #55 Spare O'Lake
Gotta run now.
I just wanted to tell you folks that I have never been more comfortable with having multiple bottom 10 comments than I am right now.
Laters.
At least they're single-digit bad.
/polishes Order of the Bottom-10 First Class medal
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 4:28:50am |
Wheat bread is a sign there is evil in our world.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 4:29:41am |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 4:31:06am |
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 4:33:14am |
holy crap. Just looking at some news pics of Bankok. Huge plume of smoke in the downtown. Said reports that the stock exchange and a bunch of other places have been attacked by protesters.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, May 19, 2010 4:33:46am |
re: #60 Cannadian Club Akbar
Because it sucks. Mutligrain isn't bad, but wheat is straight from hell.
Eebil wheet:
[Link: portland.indymedia.org...]
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laZardo Wed, May 19, 2010 4:34:55am |
re: #61 Jadespring
holy crap. Just looking at some news pics of Bankok. Huge plume of smoke in the downtown. Said reports that the stock exchange and a bunch of other places have been attacked by protesters.
And I thought Philippine politics was crazy.
/or maybe the clans here prefer stability over pretty much anything else...
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 4:36:23am |
re: #61 Jadespring
The UN should send a strongly worded letter....
/
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 4:37:47am |
re: #60 Cannadian Club Akbar
Because it sucks. Mutligrain isn't bad, but wheat is straight from hell.
Well I agree with you on white bread. Most of that is pretty lame without much food value. Exception though for freshly baked loaf of French bread. Slightly warn with a slab of butter is heavenly.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 4:39:47am |
re: #63 laZardo
And I thought Philippine politics was crazy.
/or maybe the clans here prefer stability over pretty much anything else...
I been so busy and focused on other things I haven't been paying attention to what's been going on. I know they're having unrest but don't know why or who exactly is pissed at who.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 4:43:28am |
re: #61 Jadespring
holy crap. Just looking at some news pics of Bankok. Huge plume of smoke in the downtown. Said reports that the stock exchange and a bunch of other places have been attacked by protesters.
I found a link...
Thai fire authorities say 20 blazes in Bangkok
BANGKOK - Thai fire authorities said Wednesday that arsonists have set 20 locations ablaze in Bangkok, including a massive shopping mall, a TV station, the stock exchange, a cinema and bank branches.
"We have been receiving frequent reports of fires breaking out," a fire department spokesman told AFP.
Massive plumes of smoke were billowing from Central World, one of Southeast Asia's largest shopping centres.
The offices of TV station Channel 3 and the Siam Theatre cinema in downtown bank were also ablaze. The spokesman said many Bangkok Bank branches were on fire. The bank has been targeted in the past by anti-government protesters who suspect it of financing rival groups.
The government announced a night-time curfew to deal with any "rogue protesters" who ignore a call by leaders of the anti-government "Red Shirt" movement to end their weeks-long rally in the heart of the capital.
The government has accused hardcore anti-government protesters of committing arson attacks. Some elements in the movement are reportedly unhappy with the Red Shirt leaders' decision to surrender.
Sounds like Detroit after a championship.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 4:43:56am |
re: #66 Jadespring
Last I saw, there was 33 dead. But I have no idea who is pissed.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 4:50:01am |
Bangkok burns after Thai protest leaders arrested
BANGKOK — Downtown Bangkok turned into a flaming battleground Wednesday as an army assault toppled the Red Shirt protest leadership, enraging followers who fired grenades and set numerous fires that cloaked the skyline in a black haze.
Using live ammunition, troops dispersed thousands of anti-government protesters who had been camped in the capital's premier shopping and residential district for weeks. Four protesters and an Italian news photographer were killed in the ensuing gunbattles and about 60 wounded.
After Red Shirt leaders gave themselves up to police, rioters set fires at the Stock Exchange, several banks, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority, the high-end Central World shopping mall and a cinema complex that collapsed. Thick smoke drifted across the sky of this city of 10 million people.
The government declared a nighttime curfew in Bangkok, and said army operations would continue through the night. An announcement signed by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and broadcast on television said nobody in the capital was allowed out of their homes from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m unless they have permission from authorities.
Protesters also turned their rage on the local media, which they have accused of pro-government coverage. They attacked the offices of state-run Channel 3, setting fire to cars outside and puncturing water pipes that flooded the building.
"At Channel 3 need urgent help from police, soldiers!!!" tweeted news anchor Patcharasri Benjamasa. "News cars were smashed and they are about to invade the building."
Hours later its building was on fire. Its executives were evacuated by helicopter. Other staff escaped on foot.
The English-language Bangkok Post newspaper evacuated its staff after threats from the Red Shirts. A large office building down the street from the Post was set afire.
Unrest also spread to the rural northeast of the country, where Red Shirts, who claim Abhisit's government is elitist and oblivious to their plight, retain strong support.
Local media reported protesters set fire to government offices in the city of Udon Thani and vandalized a city hall in Khon Kaen. Udon Thani's governor asked the military to intervene. TV images also showed troops retreating after being attacked by mobs in Ubon Ratchathani.
The chaotic end to the Red Shirt gathering in Bangkok is certain to deal a heavy blow to the economy and tourism industry of Thailand, a key U.S. ally and long considered one of the more stable countries in Southeast Asia. The Red Shirts are demanding the ouster of Abhisit's government, the dissolution of Parliament and new elections.
Cabinet minister Satit Vongnongteay described the chaos as anticipated "aftershocks."
"There are violent-prone protesters who remain angry," Satit told a news conference.
At least 44 people have been killed, most of them civilians, in a week of violence in Bangkok as a military attempt to blockade the protesters - who had camped in the 1-square-mile (3-square-kilometer) Rajprasong district for six weeks - instead touched off street fighting, with soldiers firing on protesters who fought back mostly with homemade weapons.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 4:50:47am |
Interesting news juxtaposition. Story about burning Bangkok segways into a story about a bank that was firebombed in Ottawa by protesters.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 4:52:37am |
re: #70 Jadespring
Interesting news juxtaposition. Story about burning Bangkok segways into a story about a bank that was firebombed in Ottawa by protesters.
Tea Partiers from America?
/
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 4:55:49am |
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 4:56:14am |
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 4:58:43am |
What's going on in China?
China knife attack leaves 13 injured
At gang of least five men armed with knives burst into the dormitory of a vocational college today and slashed nine students, one of them seriously.Four students had been wounded in an earlier confrontation between the two groups, bringing the total injured to 13.
The attack has sparked new fears in a country on edge over a series of shocking rampages, many of them at schools.
The pre-dawn attack took place in Haikou, the capital of the southern island province of Hainan, when the gang burst into the Hainan Institute of Science and Technology and slashed the students, the China News Service reported.
...The attack follows five separate assaults by lone assailants against schoolchildren as young as three in the last two months that have left 17 dead and more than 50 wounded, including some adults.
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:00:20am |
re: #74 NJDhockeyfan
What's going on in China?
Sounds like a few more rabid members of the Anti-Science crowd are taking a vacation.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:01:41am |
re: #75 SteveC
Sounds like a few more rabid members of the Anti-Science crowd are taking a vacation.
I think they are more Pro-Ginsu.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:03:51am |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:05:31am |
re: #77 Varek Raith
Pfffttt, Ginsu.
Image: katana.jpg
Sure. But can it cut through an aluminum can THEN a tomato?
/
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, May 19, 2010 5:05:40am |
There's got to be a morning after
If we can hold on thru the night
We have a chance to find the sunshine
Let's keep on looking for the light.
When do you think the last time those words were typed on the internet?
Arlen? STFD and STFU.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 5:07:19am |
AP source: Seoul to show proof Pyongyang sank ship
WASHINGTON – South Korea will lay out evidence later this week that Pyongyang sank one of the South's navy ships in March, killing 46 sailors, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
The proof will show that North Korea fired a torpedo, triggering an explosion that sank the 1,200-ton Cheonan on March 26 near the two countries' border, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the expected announcement by Seoul. U.S. officials have assisted in the investigation, which Seoul officials plan to detail as early as Thursday.
The disclosure comes as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was meeting privately Tuesday with the Obama administration's envoys to North Korea, Stephen Bosworth and Sung Kim.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that investigators had obtained traces of explosives used in a type of North Korean torpedo.
The South Korean Defense Ministry said it couldn't confirm the report. The North has denied involvement.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:07:33am |
re: #79 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
There's got to be a morning after
If we can hold on thru the night
We have a chance to find the sunshine
Let's keep on looking for the light.When do you think the last time those words were typed on the internet?
Arlen? STFD and STFU.
He didn't leave the Republican party. It left him. So did the Dems.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, May 19, 2010 5:07:41am |
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:07:52am |
re: #78 Cannadian Club Akbar
Sure. But can it cut through an aluminum can THEN a tomato?
/
I just cut your tank in half, and all you can think of is your BLT???
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:07:55am |
re: #79 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
When do you think the last time those words were typed on the internet?Arlen? STFD and STFU.
Poor guy couldn't win either way. Too moderate for the GOP and too conservative for the Democrats.
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:08:50am |
re: #83 Varek Raith
I just cut your tank in half, and all you can think of is your BLT???
I don't own a tank, but I do have the fixings for a BLT.
Hmmm....lunch plans made...
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:09:19am |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:09:45am |
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:10:59am |
re: #84 PT Barnum
Poor guy couldn't win either way. Too moderate for the GOP and too conservative for the Democrats.
... When both sides are shooting at you, your luck will quickly run out!
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:11:11am |
re: #86 SteveC
Heh. This email will self-destruct in 30 seconds. All organics around the PC please evacuate to a safe 30 meters. Thank you!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, May 19, 2010 5:11:49am |
re: #81 Cannadian Club Akbar
He left the Republicans for one reason. He couldn't win the Republican primary.
I like the justice of him losing the Democratic primary.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:11:49am |
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:12:07am |
re: #87 Cannadian Club Akbar
Triple Decker BLT...Yummy.
Oh yeah...our local specialty meats place sells the bacon ends and pieces in bulk. Bacon, only no fat in some pieces. It's like eating the thickest cut bacon you've ever had. mm-mm-m-mm-m!
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:12:16am |
re: #89 SteveC
... When both sides are shooting at you, your luck will quickly run out!
On the plus side, you don't have to be careful were ya fire!
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:12:17am |
re: #90 Varek Raith
Heh. This email will self-destruct in 30 seconds. All organics around the PC please evacuate to a safe 30 meters. Thank you!
"What the hell? Hey Jimmy, come read th-"
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:13:16am |
re: #92 Cannadian Club Akbar
Now pinch hitting for Mandy, CCA...
Hasan Chop!!
/
A bugs bunny ref! double dings if I could give em!
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:15:21am |
Had a really good experience with my son last night. He's 9 and wasn't really sure about going fishing with dad. He pulled in a 15" bass and is now hooked (so to speak).
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:16:24am |
re: #98 PT Barnum
Had a really good experience with my son last night. He's 9 and wasn't really sure about going fishing with dad. He pulled in a 15" bass and is now hooked (so to speak).
we have a picture of him with his catch. We're thinking of sending it in to Websters as the illustration for "excited"
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:17:34am |
re: #98 PT Barnum
Buy Drake's batter. Use no water, only beer. Deep fry it. Trust me.
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:17:50am |
Sometimes these medical blogs just scare the hell out of me!
Covidien has launched the EEA Hemorrhoid & Prolapse Stapler Set with DST series technology. It is used to treat hemorrhoids and rectal prolapse, and although still uncomfortable, internal stapling and excision of hemorrhoidal tissue is supposedly less painful than surgical hemorrhoidectomy.
*CRINGE*
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:19:30am |
re: #101 SteveC
Sometimes these medical blogs just scare the hell out of me!
*CRINGE*
Hello, I'm Billy Mays for staplemyanus...
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, May 19, 2010 5:21:15am |
re: #101 SteveC
Dude. If it make you cringe...
But, I'm guessing there's some anesthesia involved. They can do anything they want with me if I'm under.
I've always thought it'd be funny if they'd anesthetize me and pose me naked in the street like a marionette, with strings (ropes) above me making me break dance or something.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 5:23:32am |
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 5:23:42am |
re: #102 Cannadian Club Akbar
Hello, I'm Billy Mays for staplemyanus...
And if you order within the next 10 minutes you will get a second one free!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, May 19, 2010 5:24:17am |
"Change that you can believe in" has gone from an over-worked campaign slogan to an unfalsifiable hypothesis. Vote for a Dem, you support the President's agenda for change. Vote for a GOPer, you support the President's agenda for change.
I'm starting to think "Baghdad Bob" was just doing his job, and wasn't such an asshole....
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:24:29am |
re: #105 NJDhockeyfan
And if you order within the next 10 minutes you will get a second one free!
A second anus? Cool!! Saves time!!
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:25:13am |
re: #103 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Dude. If it make you cringe...
Dude, let's double down on the cringe factor:
(Check the photo!)
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:25:29am |
re: #105 NJDhockeyfan
And if you order within the next 10 minutes you will get a second one free!
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:26:20am |
re: #108 SteveC
Dude, let's double down on the cringe factor:
(Check the photo!)
Yeah, but what do you do when the surgeon says oops!
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:27:14am |
re: #107 Cannadian Club Akbar
A second anus? Cool!! Saves time!!
Rush and Glenn have one at both ends, why not you?
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:27:50am |
re: #110 PT Barnum
Yeah, but what do you do when the surgeon says oops!
"Doc? Doc? What did you just do?!?!?"
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:28:42am |
re: #111 PT Barnum
Rush and Glenn have one at both ends, why not you?
DING!
Comment of the Week! This weeks contest is hereby closed!
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:29:25am |
re: #110 PT Barnum
Yeah, but what do you do when the surgeon says oops!
"The knee bone's connected to the...something. The something's connected to the...red thing. The red thing's connected to my...wrist watch. Uh oh."
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, May 19, 2010 5:30:26am |
re: #111 PT Barnum
Rush and Glenn have one at both ends, why not you?
Well, there are a few of those on the left too. They just don't have the following.
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:31:31am |
re: #114 Varek Raith
"The knee bone's connected to the...something. The something's connected to the...red thing. The red thing's connected to my...wrist watch. Uh oh."
"Don't tug on that, you never know what it might be connected to."
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:33:03am |
re: #115 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Well, there are a few of those on the left too. They just don't have the following.
Jennine Garafalo, Randi Rhoades, Sean Penn, Danny Glover, Oliver Stone...
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:33:57am |
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:34:50am |
re: #114 Varek Raith
"The knee bone's connected to the...something. The something's connected to the...red thing. The red thing's connected to my...wrist watch. Uh oh."
1. What the hell is that?
2. Removing an appendix is so easy even a janitor can do it. You wanna bet? Okay, hey, you, yes you, the janitor. Come over here. What’s your name? You’re not sure what your name is? Okay, no biggie. Drop that mop and grab this scalpel.
3. Yes, John, it is time for your yearly prostate exam. But before we get started, I’d like to introduce you to my pet gerbil.
4. Biopsy? I thought her chart read “autopsy?” Whatever, she’d need one sooner or later. The way I look at it, she’s ahead of the game. Wheel in the next patient.
5. Call the New England Journal, I think I'm going to have a condition named after me!
6. Alrighty then, which kidney am I supposed to remove? Well, when in doubt, default to the old medical standby: “Eenie, meenie, minie, mo, catch a kidney by the toe...”
7. What do you mean you want a divorce!
8. Oath, smoath. The Hippocratic Oath is only a goddamn piece of paper!
9. Look at the time! Seriously, just rip out his old heart and slap in this new one. What’s the big deal? I have a tee time in ten minutes. Make it snappy. Chop, Chop.
10. Spot! Come back with that! Bad Dog!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:35:35am |
re: #118 Cannadian Club Akbar
Jennine Garafalo, Randi Rhoades, Sean Penn, Danny Glover, Oliver Stone...
Micheal Moore, Steven Spielberg, The Ho's from the View (except that one girl) MSNBC, CNN...heh.
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:37:19am |
re: #121 Cannadian Club Akbar
Micheal Moore, Steven Spielberg, The Ho's from the View (except that one girl) MSNBC, CNN...heh.
Hesselbeck should be on Fox, for cryin out loud. Blond, attractive, and a room temperature IQ.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:37:58am |
BP, Tea Partiers, Fox News, Gingrich, Limbaugh, Beck, Malkin, Red State, Erik Ericsomething, Free Republic...
This is fun!
:)
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 5:38:22am |
#EpicFail: Blanche Lincoln Turned Away From Home Polling Place This Morning
Sen. Blanche Lincoln suffered what might be one of the all-time greatest campaign staff fails this morning. According to her campaign staff, Lincoln was initially turned away when she tried to vote at her home her polling place this morning after elections officials discovered she had already requested an absentee ballot be sent to her Virginia home. Poll workers told Lincoln their records showed she had already voted.
"She just wanted to be prepared," campaign spokesperson Katie Laning Niebaum told me a few minutes ago. "She has requested absentee ballots on many past occasions."
Lincoln didn't fill out the absentee ballot this time, her staff no doubt eager for the classic casting-the-ballot photo op this morning. But, thanks to this mix-up, she's stuck with the less appealing "filling out the provisional ballot so elections officials can determine if her vote is legal or not" shot instead.
A state elections official told me that Lincoln's ballot will be counted tonight -- assuming she passes the provisional review -- but not until after all the absentee and early voting ballots have been counted. That means Lincoln's own ballot might not count in the official total until well after the race has been called.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 5:39:45am |
re: #123 Varek Raith
BP, Tea Partiers, Fox News, Gingrich, Limbaugh, Beck, Malkin, Red State, Erik Ericsomething, Free Republic...
This is fun!
:)
Sure is!
DKos, Media Matters, Think Progress, DU, HuffPo, ....
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:40:00am |
re: #123 Varek Raith
BP, Tea Partiers, Fox News, Gingrich, Limbaugh, Beck, Malkin, Red State, Erik Ericsomething, Free Republic...
This is fun!
:)
I know!!! HEH!!!
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:40:29am |
re: #123 Varek Raith
BP, Tea Partiers, Fox News, Gingrich, Limbaugh, Beck, Malkin, Red State, Erik Ericsomething, Free Republic...
This is fun!
:)
I have to say the level of guanomania is fairly low on the left side of the people mentioned, but on the right, it's in full freakin' force.
I think progressives don't do outrageous outrage well. Comes from embracing the future instead of being offended by it.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 5:41:10am |
Polly Jones, Kenneth Brace, Yusef Montag, Little bits of Things, Local Notices, Reggie Haight...
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:41:30am |
re: #125 NJDhockeyfan
Sure is!
DKos, Media Matters, Think Progress, DU, HuffPo, ...
Jedi, Apple, Comcast, The Illuminati, Bunnies, GOOOLLLDDD!!!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:41:45am |
re: #127 PT Barnum
I have to say the level of guanomania is fairly low on the left side of the people mentioned, but on the right, it's in full freakin' force.
I think progressives don't do outrageous outrage well. Comes from embracing the future instead of being offended by it.
Or it could be all the pot they smoke.
///
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:42:43am |
I am offended!!! This is a hate site!!!
///
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:43:07am |
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:43:36am |
re: #131 Cannadian Club Akbar
I am offended!!! This is a hate site!!!
///
progressives are generally offended by the present, which is why they want to change it.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 5:43:39am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, May 19, 2010 5:44:07am |
Glad no Lizards were named in that little game.
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 5:44:55am |
re: #134 NJDhockeyfan
Seeds!
What are the comparative level of conspiracy beliefs between left and right?
I would argue that beliefs in various conspiracies are a lot higher among the wingnuts than the moonbats.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 5:44:55am |
Bob from the drugstore, Luis who sits in the park, Kyly the baker, that weird guy who stands outside of Tim Horton's and picks his nose....
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:46:10am |
re: #137 Jadespring
Bob from the drugstore, Luis who sits in the park, Kyly the baker, that weird guy who stands outside of Tim Horton's and picks his nose...
I love Tim Hortons. Booger, not so much...
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reloadingisnotahobby Wed, May 19, 2010 5:46:17am |
Busy day today so......
"Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed;too
severe, seldom enforced".
Benjamin Franklin
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 5:46:18am |
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:47:22am |
re: #135 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Glad no Lizards were named in that little game.
Agamidae, Chamaeleonidae, Corytophanidae, Crotaphytidae, Hoplocercidae, Iguanidae, Opluridae, Phrynosomatidae, Polychrotidae, Tropiduridae....
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:47:59am |
re: #136 PT Barnum
What are the comparative level of conspiracy beliefs between left and right?
I would argue that beliefs in various conspiracies are a lot higher among the wingnuts than the moonbats.
Are the kooks behind "Loose Change" left or right?
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 5:48:15am |
re: #136 PT Barnum
What are the comparative level of conspiracy beliefs between left and right?
I would argue that beliefs in various conspiracies are a lot higher among the wingnuts than the moonbats.
Moon mission faked, Elvis still alive, Troofers, chem trails, lizard people living underground, ...
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:48:58am |
re: #143 NJDhockeyfan
Moon mission faked, Elvis still alive, Troofers, chem trails, lizard people living underground, ...
Coast to Coast AM.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:49:12am |
re: #143 NJDhockeyfan
Moon mission faked, Elvis still alive, Troofers, chem trails, lizard people living underground, ...
Silence! Elvis is very much alive!11!!1
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 5:50:21am |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:51:24am |
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_RememberTonyC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:51:38am |
Dear Mr President .... once again, iran has responded to your outstretched hand with its middle finger. Our three hostages (note to media: please call them that) are still being held. And now that terrorist regime celebrates this:
[Link: www.rferl.org...]
Mr President ... iran is testing you and they think they're winning. So do many others. It's time to show some results from your foreign policy strategy. Wait too long, and you're jimmy carter part deux.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 5:52:40am |
re: #148 _RememberTonyC
Dear Mr President ... once again, iran has responded to your outstretched hand with its middle finger. Our three hostages (note to media: please call them that) are still being held. And now that terrorist regime celebrates this:
[Link: www.rferl.org...]
Mr President ... iran is testing you and they think they're winning. So do many others. It's time to show some results from your foreign policy strategy. Wait too long, and you're jimmy carter part deux.
So, what should he do?
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 5:52:41am |
re: #134 NJDhockeyfan
Seeds!
Here's the NON-HYBRID!!eleventy seeds I'm planting today. Beans: Aunt Emma's, Cherokee Round, Mostoller Wild Goose, Rattlesnake, Orca, Refugee, October Pole and Cranberry. Then there's lemon cucumber and couple of others I can't remember and Tennis Ball lettuce.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:53:29am |
re: #148 _RememberTonyC
All is fine. Joe Biden is a foreign affairs master ninja.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:54:44am |
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 5:54:47am |
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 5:55:17am |
DOJ Voting Rights attorney resigns over Black Panthers stonewalling
A trial attorney with the Department of Justice’s Voting Rights Section has resigned, citing concerns about the government’s refusal to prosecute a case involving voter intimidation by the New Black Panther Party. A letter of resignation obtained by The Washington Examiner from a former Justice Department employee makes clear DOJ has refused to allow attorneys in the Voting Rights Section to testify before the congressionally-chartered bipartisan U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, despite subpoenas that could result in their being held in contempt.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:56:36am |
re: #149 Varek Raith
So, what should he do?
show some results of his 15 month long foreign policy strategy. RESULTS are what matters. If his strategy isn't working, he should try something else. Maybe open up an occasional can of whoop ass just to show he is willing. the drone strategy is working. maybe expand it or some version of it. Or maybe he is simply brilliant and has something very sneaky in his back pocket. I pray he does.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, May 19, 2010 5:59:20am |
re: #151 Cannadian Club Akbar
All is fine. Joe Biden is a foreign affairs master ninja.
he's so irrelevent that his photo should be on a milk carton ...
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 5:59:32am |
The guy on my radio (Viet Nam Vet) is clubbing the guy who said he was in Viet Nam. With audio to back up his point. Wow.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:00:36am |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:01:34am |
Tar balls in Key West ARE NOT from the oil spill.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:02:19am |
re: #159 Cannadian Club Akbar
The guy on my radio (Viet Nam Vet) is clubbing the guy who said he was in Viet Nam. With audio to back up his point. Wow.
Dick Blumenthal ... my attorney general. It's Connecticut, he'll get clubbed for a short time and then he'll be forgiven. He's well liked in the state. And many veterans are on his side too.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:02:46am |
re: #161 Cannadian Club Akbar
Tar balls in Key West ARE NOT from the oil spill.
Are they from tar ball plants?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:03:41am |
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_RememberTonyC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:03:54am |
re: #160 Cannadian Club Akbar
Brilliant.
I'm here all week (or until the hostile noobs show up) .... don't forget to tip your servers ...
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:05:36am |
re: #164 Cannadian Club Akbar
Tar Ball batting cages.
/
Do you have to use a special bat so the tar balls don't stick to it?
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 6:06:41am |
re: #166 Jadespring
Do you have to use a special bat so the tar balls don't stick to it?
no just a special cup, although tar balls are an indication you need to spend more time on personal hygiene.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:07:29am |
off to work .... later we can discuss the glorious run of the Boston Celtics!
later
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:08:17am |
re: #167 PT Barnum
no just a special cup, although tar balls are an indication you need to spend more time on personal hygiene.
Stop that shit right now! You are personally responsible for various liquids coming out of my nose! :)
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:10:36am |
re: #169 SteveC
Stop that shit right now! You are personally responsible for various liquids coming out of my nose! :)
Tar balls come out of your nose!? o.0
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:10:45am |
I'm having a heck of a time,
Sestak=sleestak
Rand Paul=Ayn Rand
No idea why my brain is making these connections.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:11:47am |
re: #173 pingjockey
I'm having a heck of a time,
Sestak=sleestak
Rand Paul=Ayn Rand
No idea why my brain is making these connections.
It's the tar balls. They make thoughts sticky.
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:12:50am |
re: #175 Jadespring
It's the tar balls. They make thoughts sticky.
What is the difference between Snowmen and Snowomen?
Snowballs!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:13:00am |
re: #175 Jadespring
It's the tar balls. They make thoughts sticky.
My tar balls makes my pants sticky.
///OK. Stop this.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:14:20am |
re: #176 SteveC
What is the difference between Snowmen and Snowomen?
Snowballs!
I answered the difference between guy moths and women moths in high skool. That teacher HATED me.:)
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 6:15:56am |
re: #179 Cannadian Club Akbar
I answered the difference between guy moths and women moths in high skool. That teacher HATED me.:)
how many mice does it take to screw in a light bulb?
As many as will fit inside.
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 6:16:59am |
re: #172 Jadespring
Tar balls come out of your nose!? o.0
I dunno about your, but I'm at the age where they would pull out great tufts of hair with them...not good..
| 182 |
pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:17:10am |
re: #179 Cannadian Club Akbar
Heh. Damn biology majors.
Holy shit! Downtown Bangkok looks like a damn Mel Gibson movie.
| 183 |
Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:17:23am |
I love this politician!!!!!
[Link: www.politico.com...]
| 184 |
Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 6:17:53am |
Well I gotta go clean up the fish entrails that are all over our driveway. Should have known not to put them out in just a plastic bag. Coons got into em overnight.
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 6:19:03am |
re: #183 Cannadian Club Akbar
I love this politician!!!
[Link: www.politico.com...]
Beer beer the wonderful drink
the more you drink the better you think
the better you think the better you feel
so let's drink beer all the time.
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Taqyia2Me Wed, May 19, 2010 6:19:28am |
re: #155 NJDhockeyfan
IMHO, this DOJ attorney is a hero...
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:19:32am |
re: #184 PT Barnum
If ya got racoons, they're just like bears, if there is food around they'll get to it!
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:19:49am |
Teacher: Why do toadstools grow so small?
Me: Because there is just not mushroom!
Teacher: Now you stop that right now!
Me: I can't help it, I'm just a fungi.
Teacher: OUT!
Me: What did I do?!?!
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:20:47am |
re: #182 pingjockey
Heh. Damn biology majors.
Holy shit! Downtown Bangkok looks like a damn Mel Gibson movie.
I'm wearing a red shirt! Best think I can do is stay the fuck out!
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:22:02am |
re: #189 SteveC
You'll end up like any 'guest star' on Star Trek. Wear a red shirt on an away mission and die!
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:22:33am |
re: #184 PT Barnum
Well I gotta go clean up the fish entrails that are all over our driveway. Should have known not to put them out in just a plastic bag. Coons got into em overnight.
How... inquisitive are your neighbors? Odds are someone has already called the police and the local evidence team will clean it up for you!
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:23:46am |
re: #190 pingjockey
You'll end up like any 'guest star' on Star Trek. Wear a red shirt on an away mission and die!
Kirk, Spock, and Ensign Steve just beamed down to the planet. Guess which one of them won't be home for dinner?
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:26:49am |
re: #192 SteveC
Kirk, Spock, and Ensign Steve just beamed down to the planet. Guess which one of them won't be home for dinner?
Uh I need more clues to figure that one out.
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SteveC Wed, May 19, 2010 6:28:13am |
re: #193 Jadespring
Uh I need more clues to figure that one out.
*Sigh* You are not going to do well in the Bonus Round.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 6:32:13am |
re: #188 SteveC
Teacher: Why do toadstools grow so small?
Me: Because there is just not mushroom!
Teacher: Now you stop that right now!
Me: I can't help it, I'm just a fungi.
Teacher: OUT!
Me: What did I do?!?!
The highway of life is strewn with the corpses of aspiring punsters.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 6:32:33am |
Morning Lizards. Today is the birthday of Malcolm X, Pete Townshend, Grace Jones, Joey Ramone, and a guy who likes to hang out in Lizard Land. I don't feel 40.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:34:05am |
Hmm after watching the news I'm thinking a trip to Thailand might be a plan. I bet there's gonna be some amazing travels deals out there.
Holiday in Thailand! All inclusive packages, airfare included. Rock bottom special prices starting at 50 bucks!
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Locker Wed, May 19, 2010 6:34:28am |
re: #196 Mad Al-Jaffee
Morning Lizards. Today is the birthday of Malcolm X, Pete Townshend, Grace Jones, Joey Ramone, and a guy who likes to hang out in Lizard Land. I don't feel 40.
You are 8 days younger than my little brother. Congratulations and happy birthday.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 6:35:31am |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:35:50am |
re: #196 Mad Al-Jaffee
Morning Lizards. Today is the birthday of Malcolm X, Pete Townshend, Grace Jones, Joey Ramone, and a guy who likes to hang out in Lizard Land. I don't feel 40.
Wow. I thought you were, like, 45.
//J/K, hoppy birthday.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 6:37:03am |
re: #199 Spare O'Lake
I hope you feel younger than 40, not older.
Definitely younger! I'm in much better shape (and 25 lbs lighter) than I was at 30.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 6:37:08am |
re: #197 Jadespring
Hmm after watching the news I'm thinking a trip to Thailand might be a plan. I bet there's gonna be some amazing travels deals out there.
Holiday in Thailand! All inclusive packages, airfare included. Rock bottom special prices starting at 50 bucks!
That would be funnier if it wasn't true.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:39:05am |
re: #196 Mad Al-Jaffee
Happy Birthday! My wife is 40 next year, she's already flipping out!
I think 30 smacked me harder than 50, don't know why.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:39:23am |
re: #197 Jadespring
Hmm after watching the news I'm thinking a trip to Thailand might be a plan. I bet there's gonna be some amazing travels deals out there.
Holiday in Thailand! All inclusive packages, airfare included. Rock bottom special prices starting at 50 bucks!
take a suitcase full of rocks. Sell them 3 for a dollar.
/I am a capitalist.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:39:37am |
re: #202 Spare O'Lake
That would be funnier if it wasn't true.
Well in most crappy situations there's usually a silver lining for someone. :)
Like I'm sure that oil cleanup tech companies are making biiig $$$ right now.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:41:03am |
re: #193 Jadespring
Original star trek, if you went off the ship, down to a planet and were wearing a red jersey, you died. College kids had drinking game for that one. Then again, the few times I was on shore duty and took some college classes, it seemed the kids had drinking games for everything!
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 6:42:08am |
Some more disturbing news from the Blumenthal news conference came to light about one of the veteran supporters on stage with him.
What’s funny about the Blumenthal conference
1stCavRVN11B sent me a message from one of his friends who recognized one of the veterans on the stage with Richard Blumenthal from POW Net’s Wall of Shame. His name is William Joseph Trumpower and here’s the picture of him at Blumenthal’s press conference taken from a screenshot of a Fox News video;
...
And here’s a screen shot of an interview Trumpower did on local TV under his AKA name Elliot Storm;
...
Trumpower or Storm actually did serve in Vietnam, but he embellished his career to sell a book.
CLAIMING BRONZE STAR w/VALOR device. Claims 2nd Lt, Claims Wears 3 Purple Hearts, 2 Bronze Stars w/V. The jacket in EARLIER pictures boasted 8 ribbons. This NEW pic has more and includes V device on Bronze Star and 2nd Lt bars. Claims he worked with Ollie North.ACTUAL – National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Purple Heart w/1*. Served 11 Oct 1968 to 30 Jan 1970 as a USMC rifleman (MOS 0311). Has enlisted service number (not officer’s)
There’s more at the POW Net link including an email Trumpower sent to our friends admitting his chicanery.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:43:00am |
re: #204 Cannadian Club Akbar
take a suitcase full of rocks. Sell them 3 for a dollar.
/I am a capitalist.
Screw rocks. They've moved onto bottles full of gas. Better profit margins on those I would expect.
Anyone got any old Coke or wine bottles hanging around? I'm able to take them off your hands.
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 6:43:46am |
re: #197 Jadespring
I just did a photo shoot for a company that will be sending their sales team to the Bangkok gem show in July. *shudder*
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:43:48am |
re: #207 NJDhockeyfan
What is with these assholes trying to embellish their service records? You just can't get away with that shit.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:44:02am |
re: #206 pingjockey
Original star trek, if you went off the ship, down to a planet and were wearing a red jersey, you died. College kids had drinking game for that one. Then again, the few times I was on shore duty and took some college classes, it seemed the kids had drinking games for everything!
Yeah I know. :D I was just being silly. I'm in mood this am.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:44:35am |
re: #209 Rightwingconspirator
Maybe, they'll be sending a sales team.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 6:44:50am |
re: #205 Jadespring
Well in most crappy situations there's usually a silver lining for someone. :)
Like I'm sure that oil cleanup tech companies are making biiig $$$ right now.
Stimulus!
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 6:46:15am |
re: #212 pingjockey
Bet they do not throw those particular rocks around. Heh. Getting beaned with a big ruby would be one weird cause of injury.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:46:45am |
re: #213 Spare O'Lake
Stimulus!
Yeah I know! I mean people should just get over this oil spill thingy. It's helping the economy!
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:46:51am |
The Prez is on. Opening remarks for the visit of the Prez of Mexico.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 6:47:09am |
re: #206 pingjockey
Original star trek, if you went off the ship, down to a planet and were wearing a red jersey, you died. College kids had drinking game for that one. Then again, the few times I was on shore duty and took some college classes, it seemed the kids had drinking games for everything!
I worked with some guys who had a drinking game for Miami Vice. You take a drink every time someone gets killed.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:47:56am |
re: #215 Rightwingconspirator
Traded a ships zippo lighter and a football jersey for some star saphires in 1980. Mom was very happy.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:48:13am |
re: #207 NJDhockeyfan
Didn't the MSM rake "W" over the coals for a fake memo found out by some blog? Funny. They aren't doing it here.
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 6:49:18am |
re: #219 pingjockey
Good trade. Men used to wear those a lot too. Black star is not too expensive but blue?! Big$$ Fun to photograph too.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:49:32am |
re: #218 NJDhockeyfan
I worked with some guys who had a drinking game for Miami Vice. You take a drink every time someone gets killed.
That would work for 24. Though after this weeks episode I'd probably have spent some time in the hospital.
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prairiefire Wed, May 19, 2010 6:49:40am |
re: #217 pingjockey
The Prez is on. Opening remarks for the visit of the Prez of Mexico.
There is another State Dinner for the President of Mexico and his wife tonight. Gatecrashers not welcome.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:50:43am |
re: #222 Rightwingconspirator
Mom ended up with quite the collection. My younger brother brought her some stuff from Australia.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 6:51:09am |
re: #224 prairiefire
There is another State Dinner for the President of Mexico and his wife tonight. Gatecrashers not welcome.
I heard they're checking ID's at the door.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:51:56am |
re: #222 Rightwingconspirator
Yeah, Dad had them appraised before they were cut into earrings and a pendant. Said he almost had a coronary.
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Jadespring Wed, May 19, 2010 6:52:12am |
re: #225 Mad Al-Jaffee
Need coffee. BBL.
What? You don't have a coffee maker right by your computer. Mine even has a USB connection. Hit Ctrl CR and blam a nice steaming cup.
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prairiefire Wed, May 19, 2010 6:52:33am |
re: #219 pingjockey
Traded a ships zippo lighter and a football jersey for some star sapphires in 1980. Mom was very happy.
Oohh, I love star sapphires. They were once pretty common and are now rare. I'm not sure if they are mined in Burma or not. Stupid military dictatorship is blocking exports of many precious stones. As well as being nasty in other ways.
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 6:53:15am |
re: #191 SteveC
How... inquisitive are your neighbors? Odds are someone has already called the police and the local evidence team will clean it up for you!
Got the fish stuff picked up. Wildest thing was the undigested crawdad in the stomach of the bass my son caught. and it was a big crawdad!
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 6:53:23am |
Medic earns Nation's second highest honor for heroism during Afghan firefight
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- An Army medic's heroism during a firefight in Afghanistan led to his recognition with the U.S. military's second highest decoration for valor.Sgt. Joseph L. Lollino received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart from Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, Surgeon General of the Army, May 17, during the Army Medical Symposium cosponsored by U.S. Army Medical Command and the Association of the United States Army at San Antonio, Texas.
Lollino, a native of Hoffman Estates, Ill., retrieved and treated five casualties when his convoy was ambushed June 20, 2008, in the Paktika Province of Afghanistan. He was serving with Company C, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, on his second deployment to Afghanistan.
"One vehicle was very badly disabled. The RPG blew up a fuel can in back starting a massive fire," Lollino said.
"There were two mountainsides on both sides of the road, with a small dip on the left side of the road, so that makes it very difficult to maneuver around. It was very rocky with some trees," he said.
Lollino drove his armored humvee through enemy machine-gun and small-arms fire to reach the disabled vehicle, returned fire with his weapon, extracted the casualties from the vehicle and began treatment.
"As the (casualty collection point) started taking fire I returned fire," he said. "I used a couple of magazines until the truck got behind us, then the .50 cal (machine gun) and the Mark 19 (grenade launcher) took over."
"They shot RPGs at us, and I got down to cover one of the wounded who had very bad shrapnel wounds. I got wounded myself," he added.
Despite shrapnel in his upper arm, Lollino treated four Soldiers with shrapnel wounds to the neck, legs, arms and shoulder, plus a case of smoke inhalation. He loaded them into another vehicle and continued treatment as they escaped the four-kilometer long ambush.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:53:29am |
"We are not defined by our borders, but our bonds."
So much for any meaningful immigration reform.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, May 19, 2010 6:53:57am |
re: #207 NJDhockeyfan
Some more disturbing news from the Blumenthal news conference came to light about one of the veteran supporters on stage with him.
If he had a Karl Rove working for him, this would've turned out differently...
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prairiefire Wed, May 19, 2010 6:55:15am |
re: #227 Cannadian Club Akbar
Yes, it is my hippie dippie freak flag. Mariposa Power.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:55:26am |
re: #233 NJDhockeyfan
Told my troops, if you want to win a easy bar bet, ask which Navy rating has the most MoHs. Corpsmen. The Marines don't have their own medics.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:55:54am |
re: #235 ralphieboy
If he had a Karl Rove working for him, this would've turned out differently...
Yes. Despite what Dan Rather had to say.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 6:56:06am |
Sen. Kerry Says U.S. Should Not Use Missile Defense to Render Russian Nuclear Weapons Useless
And he was almost POTUS!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 6:57:07am |
re: #239 NJDhockeyfan
Sen. Kerry Says U.S. Should Not Use Missile Defense to Render Russian Nuclear Weapons Useless
[Video]And he was almost POTUS!
Thank you, Ohio!!!
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 6:57:38am |
re: #239 NJDhockeyfan
Jon Halp Uz Cary can go piss up a rope.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 6:58:14am |
While most of Washington was focused on Tuesday's election results, the House was busy doing something else: Passing a resolution about beer.
House Resolution 1297, sponsored by Rep. Betsy Markey, supports "the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week."
"We've got quite a number of microbreweries and entrepreneurs that are creating jobs, and we wanted to celebrate that this is a craft," Markey told POLITICO.
"I think beer has been a tradition since this country was founded," said Markey. "We wanted to celebrate entrepeneurship — and good beer!"
Markey is obviously partial to brews from her home state of Colorado, but she won't claim a favorite.
"You can't just have one," said Markey. "It really depends on what mood you're in. Sometimes, I like a light beer — I might want a Skinny Dip — or otherwise prefer a heavier brew."
The real question is: Why would anyone vote against this?
"It does seem like a no brainer," said Markey.
Mmmmm beer!
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prairiefire Wed, May 19, 2010 6:58:40am |
re: #222 Rightwingconspirator
Good trade. Men used to wear those a lot too. Black star is not too expensive but blue?! Big$$ Fun to photograph too.
My GI Dr. has a beautiful light green star Sapphire in his big gold Air Force academy ring. It's lovely.
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 6:59:36am |
re: #231 prairiefire
Um, the jewelry world (the ones with a sense of morals anyway) now reject materials from many places in the world. "Dirty gold" "blood diamonds" and Burma anything. Mostly dictators sell out the backdoor cash to line their pockets. The nation gets ripped off.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 7:00:16am |
Opals, that was what my youngest bro brought back for mom from Australia. Couldn't remember.
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 7:00:52am |
re: #244 prairiefire
Green star Sapphire? Incredibly rare, not sure I ever saw one. A serious keeper.
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 7:01:06am |
Any lizard know who the Dems are going to run against Luap Nors kid?
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prairiefire Wed, May 19, 2010 7:03:14am |
re: #245 Rightwingconspirator
Yes, not good to support a military junta/dictatorship. I have heard that the situation in Myanmar has also forced the price of rubies up.
I want DeBeers to improve diamond mining conditions. I hope more pressure is put on them to do so. Did you know the Victorians valued garnets more highly than diamonds?
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pingjockey Wed, May 19, 2010 7:06:01am |
OK. Got to make the kids lunch and off to work. Y'all have a good day.
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prairiefire Wed, May 19, 2010 7:06:42am |
re: #247 Rightwingconspirator
Green star Sapphire? Incredibly rare, not sure I ever saw one. A serious keeper.
It is amazing. I have an esophageal web stretched every year or so, and that ring is the last thing I see before the drugs kick in for the upper EGD. I always sigh, Geez, your ring is pretty" ~lights out.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 7:07:10am |
re: #251 prairiefire
I bought an ExGF a garnet (birthstone) ring for her college graduation. Cost me $200. That was 20 years ago.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 7:09:48am |
On Location: 'Captain America' will be filmed in … London
Few comic book characters are as homespun as Captain America, who uses his superhuman powers to fight the Nazis during World War II while draped in the colors of Old Glory.
Yet even Captain America's overtly patriotic credentials weren't enough to keep a film about his exploits from being shot overseas.
The upcoming movie from Marvel Studios was originally to be filmed in Los Angeles. Instead, "Captain America: The First Avenger," starring Chris Evans, Samuel Jackson and Hugo Weaving, will shoot this July in London, where the story is partially set.
That decision was a blow to L.A.'s below-the-line community, which had been banking on the project to employ hundreds of crew members at a time when relatively few big-budget features are shot locally, thanks to rising competition from other states and countries.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 7:11:01am |
re: #230 Jadespring
What? You don't have a coffee maker right by your computer. Mine even has a USB connection. Hit Ctrl CR and blam a nice steaming cup.
I usually have coffee and breakfast at home, but I was lazy this morning. On days like this I go across the street and get an espresso for $1.75. Good stuff, and served by a very cute girl who always knows what I'm going to order.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 7:12:38am |
re: #256 Mad Al-Jaffee
I usually have coffee and breakfast at home, but I was lazy this morning. On days like this I go across the street and get an espresso for $1.75. Good stuff, and served by a very cute girl who always knows what I'm going to order.
Dude, invite her to see you play.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 7:14:06am |
re: #257 Cannadian Club Akbar
Dude, invite her to see you play.
Not a bad idea, but we don't play in DC much.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 7:15:28am |
re: #258 Mad Al-Jaffee
Not a bad idea, but we don't play in DC much.
If she drives to see you, you know you're good.:)
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 7:17:55am |
re: #259 Cannadian Club Akbar
We are playing in northern VA next week, pretty close to DC. Which reminds me - the cute redhead I work with lives in VA. I should tell her about those gigs.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 7:20:19am |
re: #260 Mad Al-Jaffee
We are playing in northern VA next week, pretty close to DC. Which reminds me - the cute redhead I work with lives in VA. I should tell her about those gigs.
Just don't tell her and coffee girl. A bird in the hand and all that...
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 7:24:36am |
re: #260 Mad Al-Jaffee
We are playing in northern VA next week, pretty close to DC. Which reminds me - the cute redhead I work with lives in VA. I should tell her about those gigs.
Do you do any Fold-In covers in your gigs?
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 7:25:42am |
re: #262 Spare O'Lake
Do you do any Fold-In covers in your gigs?
No, just blues, soul, jazz and r&b covers.
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Bubblehead II Wed, May 19, 2010 7:28:10am |
Morning Lizards. The best Coffee ever.
Just started draining a batch that has soaked for 24 hrs.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 7:29:00am |
Hot Air has a letter sent to the mayor of Los Angeles from AZ utility commissioner Gary Pierce in response to the LA boycott of Arizona.
This is an instant classic:
Dear Mayor Villaraigosa,I was dismayed to learn that the Los Angeles City Council voted to boycott Arizona and Arizona-based companies — a vote you strongly supported — to show opposition to SB 1070 (Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act).
You explained your support of the boycott as follows: “While we recognize that as neighbors, we share resources and ties with the State of Arizona that may be difficult to sever, our goal is not to hurt the local economy of Los Angeles, but to impact the economy of Arizona. Our intent is to use our dollars — or the withholding of our dollars — to send a message.” (emphasis added)
I received your message; please receive mine. As a state-wide elected member of the Arizona Corporation Commission overseeing Arizona’s electric and water utilities, I too am keenly aware of the “resources and ties” we share with the City of Los Angeles. In fact, approximately twenty-five percent of the electricity consumed in Los Angeles is generated by power plants in Arizona.
If an economic boycott is truly what you desire, I will be happy to encourage Arizona utilities to renegotiate your power agreements so Los Angeles no longer receives any power from Arizona-based generation. I am confident that Arizona’s utilities would be happy to take those electrons off your hands. If, however, you find that the City Council lacks the strength of its convictions to turn off the lights in Los Angeles and boycott Arizona power, please reconsider the wisdom of attempting to harm Arizona’s economy.
People of goodwill can disagree over the merits of SB 1070. A state-wide economic boycott of Arizona is not a message sent in goodwill.
Sincerely,
Commissioner Gary Pierce
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Wed, May 19, 2010 7:29:03am |
The Texas State Board of Education is meeting this week to determine how best to fuck up Texas public school curriculum. There's a public hearing today that's starting right about now, and Texas Freedom Network is going to be live blogging it.
[Link: tfninsider.org...]
There's also live video streaming from the hearing, but my network at work is being a bastard and not cooperating, so no dice for me.
[Link: www.texasadmin.com...]
Aaaand here's a 12-ish minute review, which will prove useful to future historians (assuming there are any) if they wish to understand all the various nuanced aspects of America's plunge into The Stupid Ages.
(Did you know that the Trail of Tears was a party Andrew Jackson threw to thank the native Americans?)
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 7:30:19am |
re: #265 Bubblehead II
Better than this coffee?
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Bubblehead II Wed, May 19, 2010 7:36:55am |
re: #268 Mad Al-Jaffee
"It is in such short supply - just 500 lb of it is harvested a year - that
it is virtually impossible to get hold of in Britain and has only limited
availability in the States and Japan."
Cold brewing would only make it better.
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Locker Wed, May 19, 2010 7:43:23am |
re: #266 NJDhockeyfan
Hot Air has a letter sent to the mayor of Los Angeles from AZ utility commissioner Gary Pierce in response to the LA boycott of Arizona.
This is an instant classic:
Yea those private companies are going to stop selling LA 25pct of it's power because of this bozo. These guys can sling letters back and forth at each other all day long and make threats but it's all just posturing.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 7:46:40am |
re: #267 negativ
The Texas State Board of Education is meeting this week to determine how best to fuck up Texas public school curriculum. There's a public hearing today that's starting right about now, and Texas Freedom Network is going to be live blogging it.
[Link: tfninsider.org...]
There's also live video streaming from the hearing, but my network at work is being a bastard and not cooperating, so no dice for me.
[Link: www.texasadmin.com...]
Aaaand here's a 12-ish minute review, which will prove useful to future historians (assuming there are any) if they wish to understand all the various nuanced aspects of America's plunge into The Stupid Ages.
(Did you know that the Trail of Tears was a party Andrew Jackson threw to thank the native Americans?)
In the interests of religious diversity, why don't they also put Sharia Law on the curriculum. It would be good for kids to learn about what can happen to religious Muslim girls who just can't keep their burkhas on.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 7:48:18am |
re: #270 Locker
Yea those private companies are going to stop selling LA 25pct of it's power because of this bozo. These guys can sling letters back and forth at each other all day long and make threats but it's all just posturing.
There's enough clowns on LA City Council to make the whole world laugh.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, May 19, 2010 7:52:07am |
re: #266 NJDhockeyfan
It is all just a face-down. Arizona is too bankrupt to do without that revenue.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Wed, May 19, 2010 7:53:53am |
re: #267 negativ
You forgot your link, stupid.
[Link: www.pbs.org...]
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darthstar Wed, May 19, 2010 7:56:21am |
Good morning, Lizards...I had a nice run with Banjo this morning...Fozzie flaked out on us...trees were still damp from last night's fog, so I could see little drops of sunlight falling around me...of course, that pastoral moment was slightly shattered as Banjo, focused on running the fenceline opposite Cinnamon the Shelty, ran full speed into a telephone pole stay...
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 7:58:12am |
Blumenthal support collapsing in Connecticut
Following a New York Times report that he exaggerated his military record, Democratic Senate hopeful Richard Blumenthal has lost ground in match-ups against all his potential Republican challengers in Connecticut.The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Connecticut finds Blumenthal with just a three-point advantage over Linda McMahon, 48% to 45%. Two weeks ago, he led the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment by 13 percentage points. The New York Times story broke late Monday; the survey was taken Tuesday evening.
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 7:59:36am |
Sen. Arlen Specter became the fourth Democrat in seven months to lose a high-profile race despite the president's active involvement, raising doubts about Obama's ability to help fellow Democrats in this November's elections.
no more Hopeandchange?...
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
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Nervous Norvous Wed, May 19, 2010 8:02:26am |
re: #277 albusteve
Sen. Arlen Specter became the fourth Democrat in seven months to lose a high-profile race despite the president's active involvement, raising doubts about Obama's ability to help fellow Democrats in this November's elections.
no more Hopeandchange?...
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
Oh please..correlation does not imply causality. One might as well argue that Specter lost because of his cynical party switch and a pervasive anti-incumbent mood. Oh wait...
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, May 19, 2010 8:04:13am |
Woman died after doctors failed to spot toilet brush in her buttocks
Cindy Corton, 35, was left with the bizarre injury after a drunken fall in a friend's bathroom in 2005.
She was twice seen by hospital staff in the aftermath of the incident and an X-ray was carried out.
But an inquest heard it took Mrs Corton, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, two years to convince doctors that the handle was lodged in flesh of her bottom.
By then what should have been a routine procedure to remove it had become much more dangerous.
After two unsuccessful operations in 2007, Mrs Corton underwent further, much riskier surgery and died from massive blood loss at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre in June last year.
Recording a narrative verdict, coroner Stuart Fisher criticised Dr Killian Mbewe, who first examined Mrs Corton at Grantham hospital.
After the inquest, husband Peter Corton said: "Cindy got a very poor service from the NHS.
"I'm sure she would have got better treatment in foreign countries."
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darthstar Wed, May 19, 2010 8:04:31am |
re: #277 albusteve
Sen. Arlen Specter became the fourth Democrat in seven months to lose a high-profile race despite the president's active involvement, raising doubts about Obama's ability to help fellow Democrats in this November's elections.
no more Hopeandchange?...
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
That's the only good thing the Republicans came away with from last night? That spinning Obama's endorsement as poison thingy? President Obama welcomed Arlen Specter into the Democratic party...it was the right thing to do, but he didn't exactly break his back trying to help him in the primary. Arlen lost because he wasn't seen as trustworthy...changing parties to avoid losing one primary only to lose the other. His only hope at reelection was for nobody to challenge him in the primary.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:06:38am |
re: #277 albusteve
Sen. Arlen Specter became the fourth Democrat in seven months to lose a high-profile race despite the president's active involvement, raising doubts about Obama's ability to help fellow Democrats in this November's elections.
no more Hopeandchange?...
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
Maybe "because"?
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darthstar Wed, May 19, 2010 8:06:41am |
re: #279 NJDhockeyfan
Woman died after doctors failed to spot toilet brush in her buttocks
I'm guessing her ass didn't look exactly like Sandra Bullock's.
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darthstar Wed, May 19, 2010 8:07:04am |
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:07:44am |
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:07:50am |
re: #281 MandyManners
Maybe "because"?
More like the voters didn't trust Spector because, you know, he switched parties cause he was a sore loser?
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 19, 2010 8:10:27am |
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:12:56am |
re: #150 Jadespring
Here's the NON-HYBRID!!eleventy seeds I'm planting today. Beans: Aunt Emma's, Cherokee Round, Mostoller Wild Goose, Rattlesnake, Orca, Refugee, October Pole and Cranberry. Then there's lemon cucumber and couple of others I can't remember and Tennis Ball lettuce.
Yum!
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:14:06am |
re: #159 Cannadian Club Akbar
The guy on my radio (Viet Nam Vet) is clubbing the guy who said he was in Viet Nam. With audio to back up his point. Wow.
I'd argue that he has a legal right to kick the guy in the ass, once, so really, clubbing on the radio is positively nice.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:16:12am |
re: #179 Cannadian Club Akbar
I answered the difference between guy moths and women moths in high skool. That teacher HATED me.:)
I'm just intrigued with the concept of 'guy moths' and 'women moths'.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:17:04am |
re: #187 pingjockey
If ya got racoons, they're just like bears, if there is food around they'll get to it!
The difference is that if you kick a bear to make it move on, it doesn't MATTER if you're wearing heavy boots.
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 8:18:52am |
Sanaa - A Yemeni court on Tuesday sentenced six Somali pirates to death and jailed six others for 10 years each for hijacking a Yemeni oil tanker and killing two cabin crew in April 2009.
a venue for pirate trials?...swift, sure justice
[Link: www.news24.com...]
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:19:42am |
re: #206 pingjockey
Original star trek, if you went off the ship, down to a planet and were wearing a red jersey, you died. College kids had drinking game for that one. Then again, the few times I was on shore duty and took some college classes, it seemed the kids had drinking games for everything!
Barbara Kingsolver refers to that recurrent redshirt as 'the unfortunate lieutenant of color', since Roddenberry often used extras as a way to fit in more non-white actors. (His vision for the future was a bit more advanced than TV of the day quite allowed for.)
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 8:19:58am |
re: #288 SanFranciscoZionist
I'd argue that he has a legal right to kick the guy in the ass, once, so really, clubbing on the radio is positively nice.
I'm not really sure why this is getting the traction that it is getting. Blumenthal has stated that he never gave this sort of information to the press, and the few times he has mentioned Vietnam, he misspoke. It's no different than the 8 times Kerry mentioned he had been in a mission in Cambodia, we know know that it wasn't really a "mission," just an incursion.
Words are important and I think some people are trying to use Blumenthals words against him when there is nothing really going on.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:24:03am |
Blumenthal got deferments for Vietnam so he could go fight in the Martian First Contact War.
Duh.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:24:09am |
re: #271 Spare O'Lake
In the interests of religious diversity, why don't they also put Sharia Law on the curriculum. It would be good for kids to learn about what can happen to religious Muslim girls who just can't keep their burkhas on.
Heere we go again!!
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:24:30am |
re: #291 albusteve
Sanaa - A Yemeni court on Tuesday sentenced six Somali pirates to death and jailed six others for 10 years each for hijacking a Yemeni oil tanker and killing two cabin crew in April 2009.
a venue for pirate trials?...swift, sure justice
[Link: www.news24.com...]
Yaaarrr.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 8:24:35am |
re: #266 NJDhockeyfan
Hot Air has a letter sent to the mayor of Los Angeles from AZ utility commissioner Gary Pierce in response to the LA boycott of Arizona.
This is an instant classic:
How does Gary Pierce have any way to stop a private industry from selling to Ca? Are you suggesting that AZ. should nationalize the power company? This letter does not make any sense, political or business sense, the issue is dead on arrival.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:25:19am |
re: #297 Walter L. Newton
How does Gary Pierce have any way to stop a private industry from selling to Ca? Are you suggesting that AZ. should nationalize the power company? This letter does not make any sense, political or business sense, the issue is dead on arrival.
Just a pissing contest between LA and AZ.
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 8:26:45am |
re: #68 Cannadian Club Akbar
I know this is hours later, but thought anyone who read the earlier exchanges about Thailand would be interested in what I heard from a Thai foreign exchange student I went to school with many, many, many years ago. I was concerned with the news I was seeing coming out of Bangkok and dropped him a note asking if he and his family were safe. Here is how he explained the situation:
"There is nothing much happened in Thailand. It is just a stupid situation when the former corrupted prime minister wants to overthrow the present government and the monarchy.
Thailand is in chaos because of our damned politicians. They are fighting for power and money. There are also a lot of protestors who are lazy, poor and stupid who support the demonstration as they were promised that they will get money after the demonstration if they win.
I understand our people and am quite sure that dictatorship would suit our country where there are too much freedom. We have much more freedom than in the States. Our people don't obey the law.
In fact, I really want to see bloodshed and believe that everything will be back to normal situation. It sounds very cruel. I don't want to see people die on the street. However, it will be a good lesson for all that if they don't fight for the nation, but fight for their own group, there will be no winner. We, Thai people, will lose.
Nothing to worry about. I was born in Thailand. My family are safe and will be safe."
...and then a little later on:
"Our politicians make their investment by buying votes and make a return by corruption which also happen in many countries in this world.
This is sad story but it's true. That's why democracy is not suitable for Thailand. It is demonstration+crazy.
As I was born here, I know our people. I know how to survive and live happily here.
Have a nice weekends and I update you to let you know that I'm still alive! :-) "
What really struck me was the whole "no big deal" attitude. I think I'd have been freaked out had that been happening in my city!
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:26:46am |
re: #298 Varek Raith
Seen the latest? Arizona dares LA to stop buying their electricity. We get 25% of it from there.
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:27:31am |
California Senate Race Update
Big piece by the LA Times on Tom Campbell.
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Bubblehead II Wed, May 19, 2010 8:28:19am |
re: #292 SanFranciscoZionist
Barbara Kingsolver refers to that recurrent redshirt as 'the unfortunate lieutenant of color', since Roddenberry often used extras as a way to fit in more non-white actors. (His vision for the future was a bit more advanced than TV of the day quite allowed for.)
Quite true. First Interracial kiss on T.V.
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 19, 2010 8:28:31am |
Looks like my tadpoles have made the adjustment to the pond. They all seem alive and well. I can't wait for frogs!
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 8:28:33am |
re: #297 Walter L. Newton
How does Gary Pierce have any way to stop a private industry from selling to Ca? Are you suggesting that AZ. should nationalize the power company? This letter does not make any sense, political or business sense, the issue is dead on arrival.
he peddles influence, not electricity...who knows?
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:28:55am |
re: #300 Rightwingconspirator
Seen the latest? Arizona dares LA to stop buying their electricity. We get 25% of it from there.
Sorry, I know this is at your expense but...
*Gets Popcorn*
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:29:26am |
re: #303 Killgore Trout
Looks like my tadpoles have made the adjustment to the pond. They all seem alive and well. I can't wait for frogs!
Daddy Kilgore!
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 19, 2010 8:30:22am |
re: #300 Rightwingconspirator
Seen the latest? Arizona dares LA to stop buying their electricity. We get 25% of it from there.
Could you imagine if they took those billions of dollars and bought electricity from Oregon instead? I wonder if the Arizona energy commissioner had permission to speak on behalf of the state. It's a very stupid dare.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 8:30:29am |
re: #297 Walter L. Newton
How does Gary Pierce have any way to stop a private industry from selling to Ca? Are you suggesting that AZ. should nationalize the power company? This letter does not make any sense, political or business sense, the issue is dead on arrival.
From the letter:
"If an economic boycott is truly what you desire, I will be happy to encourage Arizona utilities to renegotiate your power agreements so Los Angeles no longer receives any power from Arizona-based generation. I am confident that Arizona’s utilities would be happy to take those electrons off your hands."
Obviously Pierce thinks AZ pols have persuasive powers at the utility.
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Guanxi88 Wed, May 19, 2010 8:30:48am |
Well, having used a small back-pack sized propane flamethrower type of deal to finally rid my massive estate's sprawling grounds (0.064 acres, per the survey) of the collection of weeds and such, I've been starting the slow and irritating process of planting turffalo grass in its stead.
Between us lizards, it's a lot more fun to use a flamethrower than it is to plant sod.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:31:12am |
re: #303 Killgore Trout
Looks like my tadpoles have made the adjustment to the pond. They all seem alive and well. I can't wait for frogs!
Excellent! What kind of frogs will they be?
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 8:31:30am |
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 19, 2010 8:31:37am |
re: #307 MandyManners
Daddy Kilgore!
Heh. I am like a doting father. I sit out by the pond admiring my little fellers. They are very cute.
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Guanxi88 Wed, May 19, 2010 8:31:42am |
re: #312 SanFranciscoZionist
Excellent! What kind of frogs will they be?
It hardly matters; what is important is that they will be loved.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:31:42am |
re: #303 Killgore Trout
Looks like my tadpoles have made the adjustment to the pond. They all seem alive and well. I can't wait for frogs!
Passing out cigars?
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:31:55am |
re: #303 Killgore Trout
Looks like my tadpoles have made the adjustment to the pond. They all seem alive and well. I can't wait for frogs!
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:31:57am |
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:32:02am |
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:32:44am |
re: #314 Killgore Trout
Heh. I am like a doting father. I sit out by the pond admiring my little fellers. They are very cute.
*coochie-coo*
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:33:05am |
re: #315 Guanxi88
It hardly matters; what is important is that they will be loved.
It takes a village!
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:33:05am |
re: #308 Killgore Trout
Not sure the grid could handle that. Time to approve wind and solar in our desert. The EIR can wait.
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 19, 2010 8:33:31am |
re: #312 SanFranciscoZionist
Excellent! What kind of frogs will they be?
Not sure. Probably brown Pacific Tree Frogs which are pretty common in the Portland area. If they end up being bullfrogs I will be pretty unhappy. They can be very noisy at night.
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Bubblehead II Wed, May 19, 2010 8:34:01am |
re: #318 MandyManners
Nothing much. Just waiting for it to warm up a bit more before I start doing yard work. Other than that, just mainly lurking.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 8:34:45am |
re: #308 Killgore Trout
Could you imagine if they took those billions of dollars and bought electricity from Oregon instead? I wonder if the Arizona energy commissioner had permission to speak on behalf of the state. It's a very stupid dare.
Is it even half as stupid as the moronic and illegal boycott which was actually passed by LA?
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:34:47am |
re: #324 Bubblehead II
Nothing much. Just waiting for it to warm up a bit more before I start doing yard work. Other than that, just mainly lurking.
I'm tending to a sick kid. What a way to start the summer! He is very irked.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:34:48am |
re: #324 Bubblehead II
Nothing much. Just waiting for it to warm up a bit more before I start doing yard work. Other than that, just mainly lurking.
Guanxi88's got a flamethrower....
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 8:35:24am |
re: #305 MandyManners
It appeared that he didn't have a problem with it, that the protesters were a bunch of dumbasses who deserved what they got.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:35:27am |
re: #327 Varek Raith
Guanxi88's got a flamethrower...
Is that what you kids are calling it nowadays?
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Locker Wed, May 19, 2010 8:35:35am |
re: #303 Killgore Trout
Looks like my tadpoles have made the adjustment to the pond. They all seem alive and well. I can't wait for frogs!
A buddy of mine raises Poison Dart Frogs and I've thought about getting a few myself. Gorgeous creatures.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:35:53am |
re: #323 Killgore Trout
Not sure. Probably brown Pacific Tree Frogs which are pretty common in the Portland area. If they end up being bullfrogs I will be pretty unhappy. They can be very noisy at night.
Very cute.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:36:23am |
re: #325 Spare O'Lake
Is it even half as stupid as the moronic and illegal boycott which was actually passed by LA?
Illegal?
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Guanxi88 Wed, May 19, 2010 8:36:26am |
re: #327 Varek Raith
Guanxi88's got a flamethrower...
And, while I don't need an excuse to use it, I'd be most happy to have one. Wife says to me "Well, what are you gonna do with all that propane you got left over?"
"' 'Smores?" I suggest. "or we could take it camping with us; really, there's no end to the uses for a domestic flamethrower. No homeowner - or apartment-dweller- should be without one."
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:36:29am |
re: #330 Locker
A buddy of mine raises Poison Dart Frogs and I've thought about getting a few myself. Gorgeous creatures.
Except for the poison. Did I mention the poison. No?
Poison.
/
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 8:36:36am |
re: #325 Spare O'Lake
Is it even half as stupid as the moronic and illegal boycott which was actually passed by LA?
or the girls basketball boycott?....that one is so hypocritical it's a gut buster
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Locker Wed, May 19, 2010 8:36:47am |
re: #333 Guanxi88
And, while I don't need an excuse to use it, I'd be most happy to have one. Wife says to me "Well, what are you gonna do with all that propane you got left over?"
"' 'Smores?" I suggest. "or we could take it camping with us; really, there's no end to the uses for a domestic flamethrower. No homeowner - or apartment-dweller- should be without one."
Good fuel for the mosquito catchers.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:36:54am |
re: #328 Sionainn
It appeared that he didn't have a problem with it, that the protesters were a bunch of dumbasses who deserved what they got.
WTF?
I'm wondering about his assertion that his nation is not capable of having a democratic government. Is he a member of the ruling class?
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:37:04am |
re: #333 Guanxi88
And, while I don't need an excuse to use it, I'd be most happy to have one. Wife says to me "Well, what are you gonna do with all that propane you got left over?"
"' 'Smores?" I suggest. "or we could take it camping with us; really, there's no end to the uses for a domestic flamethrower. No homeowner - or apartment-dweller- should be without one."
Damn right!
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darthstar Wed, May 19, 2010 8:37:31am |
re: #330 Locker
A buddy of mine raises Poison Dart Frogs and I've thought about getting a few myself. Gorgeous creatures.
Don't try getting high by licking their skin.
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 8:37:45am |
re: #314 Killgore Trout
Heh. I am like a doting father. I sit out by the pond admiring my little fellers. They are very cute.
Are you talking about real tadpoles?
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:38:19am |
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Guanxi88 Wed, May 19, 2010 8:38:57am |
re: #336 Locker
Good fuel for the mosquito catchers.
I'm skeptical of those things. Seems to me all they do is just draw in more mosquitoes than the place would otherwise have.
Besides - FLAMETHROWER, man!
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Bubblehead II Wed, May 19, 2010 8:39:26am |
re: #327 Varek Raith
Sprinkler system work. Besides, I am more into chemical warfare when it comes to the lawn.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:40:43am |
re: #344 Guanxi88
I'm skeptical of those things. Seems to me all they do is just draw in more mosquitoes than the place would otherwise have.
Besides - FLAMETHROWER, man!
Or this...
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 8:40:59am |
re: #332 SanFranciscoZionist
Illegal?
Yes, I suppose it is presumptuous of me to assume that a City has a legal right to boycott an entire State of the Union without even getting permission from the State in which the boycotting city is located.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:41:33am |
re: #341 Bubblehead II
Bummer.
His teacher just e-mailed me that five kids in his class have strep infections. Aw, fuck.
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Guanxi88 Wed, May 19, 2010 8:42:04am |
"A flamethrower to get rid of weeds? Isn't that a little dangerous?"
Me: "Oh, undoubtedly. And the fact that I bought it at Harbor Freight means it's at least as dangerous to me as it is to anything on the business end."
Her: "Why not Roundup or something like that?"
Me: "I'm not spreading a buncha poison on my yard. It's not safe."
Her: "But a flamethrower is?"
Me, adjusting the pilot light on the thing : "No, it's dangerous, too, but it's more fun"
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:42:25am |
re: #347 Spare O'Lake
Yes, I suppose it is presumptuous of me to assume that a City has a legal right to boycott an entire State of the Union without even getting permission from the State in which the boycotting city is located.
I have no idea. Is it required that a city get state permission to boycott another state? If so, I suppose this will go to court.
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 8:42:29am |
re: #337 MandyManners
I don't think that he is a member of the ruling class, though he is well-educated.
I thought it certainly highlighted the differences between Americans and our ideas of freedom and liberty with those of a citizen whose country is in turmoil right now.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 8:42:49am |
I'll take the Democratic win for Mark Critz in the special election to replace John Murtha in Pa. He's pro-life, pro-gun and against health care reform.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:43:35am |
re: #349 Guanxi88
"A flamethrower to get rid of weeds? Isn't that a little dangerous?"
Me: "Oh, undoubtedly. And the fact that I bought it at Harbor Freight means it's at least as dangerous to me as it is to anything on the business end."
Her: "Why not Roundup or something like that?"
Me: "I'm not spreading a buncha poison on my yard. It's not safe."
Her: "But a flamethrower is?"
Me, adjusting the pilot light on the thing : "No, it's dangerous, too, but it's more fun"
I think I'm in luv.
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Locker Wed, May 19, 2010 8:44:00am |
re: #344 Guanxi88
I'm skeptical of those things. Seems to me all they do is just draw in more mosquitoes than the place would otherwise have.
Besides - FLAMETHROWER, man!
It draws in, catches and kills them so they can't respawn/reproduce. It doesn't draw them in, not catch them and create a mosquito cloud for you to dodge.
Basically the skeeters like the trap way more than you or fido.
Honestly though here is some good information on what the traps are and are not capable of:
[Link: www.consumersearch.com...]
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 8:44:05am |
re: #344 Guanxi88
I'm skeptical of those things. Seems to me all they do is just draw in more mosquitoes than the place would otherwise have.
Besides - FLAMETHROWER, man!
When my neighbour had 2 of them on, I swear I had less mosquitoes at my place...I think they went over to my neighbour's place!
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 8:44:41am |
ON a farm in Wyoming, USA, goats are being milked for their spider webs.
And if that sounds bizarre, molecular biologist Randy Lewis claims that within two years, spider silk milked from goats could replace your body's tired or strained tendons and ligaments - maybe even bones.
good news on the goat front...and they taste good too
[Link: www.news.com.au...]
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:44:54am |
re: #351 Sionainn
I don't think that he is a member of the ruling class, though he is well-educated.
I thought it certainly highlighted the differences between Americans and our ideas of freedom and liberty with those of a citizen whose country is in turmoil right now.
We had our share of shit in the '60s and 70s.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:45:01am |
re: #352 Walter L. Newton
I'll take the Democratic win for Mark Critz in the special election to replace John Murtha in Pa. He's pro-life, pro-gun and against health care reform.
But is he a socialist?
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:45:32am |
You know what I'd like?
Tooth-pick sized anti-mosquito missiles. With remote launchers.
Yeah.
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 19, 2010 8:45:33am |
re: #349 Guanxi88
"A flamethrower to get rid of weeds? Isn't that a little dangerous?"
Me: "Oh, undoubtedly. And the fact that I bought it at Harbor Freight means it's at least as dangerous to me as it is to anything on the business end."
Her: "Why not Roundup or something like that?"
Me: "I'm not spreading a buncha poison on my yard. It's not safe."
Her: "But a flamethrower is?"
Me, adjusting the pilot light on the thing : "No, it's dangerous, too, but it's more fun"
I use one too. 1 bottle of propane only costs a couple bucks and I can do my yard a few times from each bottle. It's quick and easy.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:46:10am |
re: #357 albusteve
ON a farm in Wyoming, USA, goats are being milked for their spider webs.
And if that sounds bizarre, molecular biologist Randy Lewis claims that within two years, spider silk milked from goats could replace your body's tired or strained tendons and ligaments - maybe even bones.good news on the goat front...and they taste good too
[Link: www.news.com.au...]
GOAT OPPRESSOR!
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Guanxi88 Wed, May 19, 2010 8:46:43am |
re: #346 Varek Raith
Or this...
[Video]
Ya know, I saw that the other day, and my first thought was: "What a wonderful small-scale demonstration of the power of this FULLY OPERATIONAL DEATHSTAR."
Ya know Palpatine had one at his lakeside cottage.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:46:48am |
re: #358 MandyManners
We had our share of shit in the '60s and 70s.
Nothing to remotely match this, I don't think.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:46:55am |
re: #361 Varek Raith
You know what I'd like?
Tooth-pick sized anti-mosquito missiles. With remote launchers.
Yeah.
DEATH TO SKEETERS!
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:47:26am |
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 8:47:43am |
Washington (CNN) – Democratic strategist and CNN contributor Paul Begala gave President Obama’s appearance in Youngstown, Ohio Tuesday a “C+” on the partisanship scale.
pimping the recovery to a town that has 15% unemployment...good move
[Link: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...]
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Locker Wed, May 19, 2010 8:47:45am |
re: #361 Varek Raith
You know what I'd like?
Tooth-pick sized anti-mosquito missiles. With remote launchers.
Yeah.
I'm leaning towards a star wars type solution where I have tiny satellites that orbit me and shoot down any mosquito invaders with a micro-laser.
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Guanxi88 Wed, May 19, 2010 8:47:48am |
re: #362 Killgore Trout
I use one too. 1 bottle of propane only costs a couple bucks and I can do my yard a few times from each bottle. It's quick and easy.
I like the fact that it gives instant and certain results with very little residual damage to the soil, if you're careful.
And the fact that is shoots a huge freakin' flame wherever I point it.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 8:48:10am |
re: #359 SanFranciscoZionist
But is he a socialist?
I'm not sure what you mean by that? He sounds like a Republican.
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Interesting Times Wed, May 19, 2010 8:48:25am |
re: #361 Varek Raith
You know what I'd like?
Tooth-pick sized anti-mosquito missiles. With remote launchers.
Yeah.
Will this suffice? :)
TED Talks mischief: lasers killing mosquitoes by the hundreds
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 8:48:36am |
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 8:48:51am |
re: #369 Locker
I'm leaning towards a star wars type solution where I have tiny satellites that orbit me and shoot down any mosquito invaders with a micro-laser.
Ooohhh, how about a nuclear AA missile? DIE SWARM!!!
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 8:49:23am |
re: #340 Sionainn
I could have just read ahead...where's my embarrassed icon when I need it?
It reminded me of the time we had tadpoles in the classroom. It was freezing inside the room and they weren't doing anything, but remaining tadpoles (for weeks and weeks and weeks). Another teacher mentioned that the water needed to be warmer so I put them outside in the shade (since it was so hot outside to begin with). I forgot about them until it was time to walk the kids to the cafeteria. The shade had shifted as the morning had progressed and the water got too hot and I fried my tadpoles. "Oops, sorry kids."
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 8:49:25am |
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 8:49:37am |
All these posts about frogs and NO French jokes? I'm disapppointed in you guys today.
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Locker Wed, May 19, 2010 8:49:56am |
re: #374 Varek Raith
Ooohhh, how about a nuclear AA missile? DIE SWARM!!!
Nah we just send tiny CIA agents to "clean" the egg layers and then blame it on the Russians.
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Olsonist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:49:59am |
re: #369 Locker
I got your laser beam mosquito killer right here.
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 8:50:18am |
re: #370 Guanxi88
I like the fact that it gives instant and certain results with very little residual damage to the soil, if you're careful.
And the fact that is shoots a huge freakin' flame wherever I point it.
it's common practice in NM to burn weeds
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Spare O'Lake Wed, May 19, 2010 8:50:24am |
re: #369 Locker
I'm leaning towards a star wars type solution where I have tiny satellites that orbit me and shoot down any mosquito invaders with a micro-laser.
I would pay a few bucks for a few of those suckers. What a light show!
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Guanxi88 Wed, May 19, 2010 8:50:33am |
re: #374 Varek Raith
Ooohhh, how about a nuclear AA missile? DIE SWARM!!!
I think we had something like that in the Cold War's early days. "Dumbeye" or something like that, they called. A low-yield nuclear AA missle to counter large formations of Russki bombers.
They shelved the idea, as I recall, after talking to the guys in the bomber units about it, who said they'd counter it by flying low and over populated areas.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:50:50am |
re: #375 Sionainn
I could have just read ahead...where's my embarrassed icon when I need it?
It reminded me of the time we had tadpoles in the classroom. It was freezing inside the room and they weren't doing anything, but remaining tadpoles (for weeks and weeks and weeks). Another teacher mentioned that the water needed to be warmer so I put them outside in the shade (since it was so hot outside to begin with). I forgot about them until it was time to walk the kids to the cafeteria. The shade had shifted as the morning had progressed and the water got too hot and I fried my tadpoles. "Oops, sorry kids."
Fried tadpoles?
Yummy!
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Locker Wed, May 19, 2010 8:51:02am |
re: #379 Olsonist
I got your laser beam mosquito killer right here.
I need to look at this at home where it's not blocked. Talk about some cool shit...
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:51:16am |
re: #377 Mad Al-Jaffee
All these posts about frogs and NO French jokes? I'm disapppointed in you guys today.
You first.
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 8:52:12am |
re: #358 MandyManners
We had our share of shit in the '60s and 70s.
True, but as far as I can tell, not for the same reasons.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:53:08am |
Education for Muslim Girls Mandatory: Fatwa
After fatwas by Darul Uloom Deoband that it was un-Islamic for women to work in close proximity of men in offices and for her family to accept her earnings, an Islamic seminary in Lucknow has said that education for Muslim girls was not only important, but also mandatory.
"Education is mandatory for every Muslim, whether male or female," Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali of Darul Uloom Farangi Mahal said while quoting Hadees and Sharia.
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 8:53:21am |
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has concluded that a North Korean torpedo sank one of its warships in March, killing 46 sailors, according to government officials and domestic news reports on Tuesday. South Korean officials are preparing to announce the results of their investigation later this week.
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:54:33am |
re: #380 albusteve
it's common practice in NM to burn weeds
We tend to discourage that sort of thing in California. Especially in the summer.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:54:57am |
re: #386 Sionainn
True, but as far as I can tell, not for the same reasons.
Is there someone behind this revolt?
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:56:27am |
re: #388 albusteve
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has concluded that a North Korean torpedo sank one of its warships in March, killing 46 sailors, according to government officials and domestic news reports on Tuesday. South Korean officials are preparing to announce the results of their investigation later this week.
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
Casus belli.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 8:57:13am |
re: #387 SanFranciscoZionist
Education for Muslim Girls Mandatory: Fatwa
After fatwas by Darul Uloom Deoband that it was un-Islamic for women to work in close proximity of men in offices and for her family to accept her earnings, an Islamic seminary in Lucknow has said that education for Muslim girls was not only important, but also mandatory.
"Education is mandatory for every Muslim, whether male or female," Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali of Darul Uloom Farangi Mahal said while quoting Hadees and Sharia.
See... everything works out if you give it a little time. No more problem.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:57:15am |
re: #389 SanFranciscoZionist
We tend to discourage that sort of thing in California. Especially in the summer.
Only *you* can prevent forest fires.
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 8:57:42am |
re: #390 MandyManners
Is there someone behind this revolt?
I just found this...
[Link: asiapacific.anu.edu.au...]
I haven't had a chance to read the whole thing yet.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:57:50am |
Dowry Death? Woman succumbs to burn injuries.
LUCKNOW: In an alleged dowry death case, a 24-year-old woman succumbed to her burn injuries after allegedly consuming acid on the intervening night of May 11 and 12.
The woman, who was identified as Gauri Gupta, wife of Sonu Gupta, a resident of Vibhav Khand under Gomtinagar police station, was admitted to Nova Hospital after she had allegedly consumed acid. She died on Saturday.
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 8:58:10am |
Times Square Bomber...
He did not enter a plea during the brief remand hearing - but his lawyer made a special request that he receive “halal” meals in jail.
[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk...]
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 8:59:46am |
Engineer kills wife; gets lifer
Life imprisonment was awarded to 35-year-old engineer, the son of suspended deputy collector of Thane, by the Kalyan Court for killing his wife for dowry.The accused Dilip Giri, son of BL Giri, deputy collector, (stamp division), Thane, lived in Badlapur. On May 11, 2006, Dilip married Kalpana, daughter of BD Puri. Soon after the marriage, he started torturing her to bring money from her parents.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 8:59:53am |
re: #394 Sionainn
I just found this...
[Link: asiapacific.anu.edu.au...]
I haven't had a chance to read the whole thing yet.
Thanks!
It's gonna' take a while to read.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:00:00am |
It is noon. And my day off. You know what that means!!!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:00:48am |
re: #399 Cannadian Club Akbar
It is noon. And my day off. You know what that means!!!
Check the time stamp!!!! Representing!!!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:02:23am |
re: #401 Bubblehead II
Beer, and lots of it?
Something like that. Now I need to decide what to make for dinner. Pot roast or chicken parn.
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A Man for all Seasons Wed, May 19, 2010 9:02:30am |
re: #399 Cannadian Club Akbar
It is noon. And my day off. You know what that means!!!
Jump on a plane, fly to Indy and go to the racetrack with me today...
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:02:55am |
re: #402 Cannadian Club Akbar
Something like that. Now I need to decide what to make for dinner. Pot roast or chicken
parnPARM.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 9:03:09am |
re: #399 Cannadian Club Akbar
It is noon. And my day off. You know what that means!!!
Hangout with some weirdos on a blog???
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:03:40am |
re: #387 SanFranciscoZionist
"It is unlawful (under the Sharia law) for Muslim women to work in the government or private sector where men and women work together and women have to talk with men frankly and without a veil," said the fatwa issued by a bench of three clerics.
SNIP
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:04:47am |
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 9:05:48am |
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:06:50am |
India’s politicians seem to believe that governance and the delivery of justice are vote catching devices, notwithstanding that such a perception often violates the norms of the modern justice system and could render governance open to abuse.
Recent diktats by Haryana’s khap panchayats or caste councils have handed down brutal death penalties to young married couples for choosing partners within the same gotra — clan or kinship group — because this “violates the traditional bhaichaara or brotherhood that must be preserved and protected at all costs.”
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 9:07:18am |
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A Man for all Seasons Wed, May 19, 2010 9:07:23am |
re: #407 Cannadian Club Akbar
Yes!!
Horses don't run on the Indy500 track..Something about not passing on the back stretch at 230mph...It's really a bigoted attitude.
/
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Bubblehead II Wed, May 19, 2010 9:07:31am |
re: #402 Cannadian Club Akbar
Something like that. Now I need to decide what to make for dinner. Pot roast or chicken parn.
If you have a Crock-pot, go with the Pot Roast along with Potato's Carrots, and Onions.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:08:11am |
re: #412 Bubblehead II
If you have a Crock-pot, go with the Pot Roast along with Potato's Carrots, and Onions.
Dutch Oven. And add cabbage.
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Charles Johnson Wed, May 19, 2010 9:08:28am |
In his column for National Review, Victor Davis Hanson talks about the "lies and academic fraud" revealed by Climategate, thus completing his transformation from thoughtful writer to right wing shill, and destroying the last vestiges of my respect for him.
There were no lies and no academic fraud revealed by the stolen CRU emails. This is simply a flat out lie.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:08:39am |
re: #411 HoosierHoops
Horses don't run on the Indy500 track..Something about not passing on the back stretch at 230mph...It's really a bigoted attitude.
/
Horses are lazy.
/
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:09:41am |
Define Honor Killing as a Heinous Crime: Experts
Amid strong voices against caste council rulings and honour killings, experts today demanded an amendment in Indian Penal Code to define these as "heinous crime" by adding a new section to the criminal law.
"There is lack of accurate information on honour killings in India, primarily because it is not defined in our law. It should be defined as a heinous crime, it is a crime against women," said Supreme Court Advocate Kirti Singh during an interactive panel discussion on 'Honour Killing'.
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Obdicut Wed, May 19, 2010 9:10:05am |
re: #414 Charles
Which shows that despite the investigations of CRU being widely talked about before they happened, the deniers do not actually care about the results-- since the results exonerated the science.
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Bubblehead II Wed, May 19, 2010 9:10:26am |
re: #413 Cannadian Club Akbar
Sounds good. The wife has been after me to make her a fire pit so she can use hers outside.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:11:04am |
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 9:11:09am |
re: #398 MandyManners
Thanks!
It's gonna' take a while to read.
LOL, I just read it and am more confused. I've got to get some work done, but I'll try and find out more when I get a chance.
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A Man for all Seasons Wed, May 19, 2010 9:11:33am |
re: #415 Cannadian Club Akbar
Horses are lazy.
/
LOL
You know what is cool out there? (OK besides all the beautiful women) Is how loud it is..You can hear the cars a mile away from the track.. You really have to wear earplugs...
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 9:11:48am |
re: #402 Cannadian Club Akbar
Something like that. Now I need to decide what to make for dinner. Pot roast or chicken parn.
Pot roast! Yummy.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:11:55am |
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:13:07am |
Family of three raped, killed for reporting theft
ROHTAK: Three theft accused on Sunday night allegedly raped and killed three women of a family after they complained about theft but later withdrew their complaints under pressure from police and the village panchayat. The killings happened despite Jind district's Khokhri village khap mediating between the two warring parties and the police being informed in advance about threat to the lives of victims.
Police have now booked three local youths, an inspector and an assistant sub-inspector for rape, trespass and murder on the complaint of the family members of the victims.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:13:08am |
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Cathypop Wed, May 19, 2010 9:13:45am |
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Feline Fearless Leader Wed, May 19, 2010 9:14:26am |
re: #357 albusteve
ON a farm in Wyoming, USA, goats are being milked for their spider webs.
And if that sounds bizarre, molecular biologist Randy Lewis claims that within two years, spider silk milked from goats could replace your body's tired or strained tendons and ligaments - maybe even bones.good news on the goat front...and they taste good too
[Link: www.news.com.au...]
A few beneficial mutations and I'll bet they will be able to fight crime as well... SPIDERGOAT!
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 9:14:37am |
re: #425 Cannadian Club Akbar
Pot Roast 2.
Chick Parm 0.
Pot Roast it is.:)
I do mine with the potatoes, carrots, and onions. The cabbage sounds intriguing.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:14:51am |
re: #421 HoosierHoops
LOL
You know what is cool out there? (OK besides all the beautiful women) Is how loud it is..You can hear the cars a mile away from the track.. You really have to wear earplugs...
I await your report from OKC. Heh.
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:14:54am |
re: #425 Cannadian Club Akbar
I was thinking of choosing a recipe from the LGF Cookbook and doing that up tonight. Home alone, so I can cook as I please!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:15:19am |
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:15:49am |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:16:54am |
re: #430 Rightwingconspirator
hey, glad you're hear. I am gonna cover the RNC Convention in Tampa in 2012. I have a cybershot (Sony). What is a good yet inexpensive camera to use?
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:17:39am |
re: #420 Sionainn
LOL, I just read it and am more confused. I've got to get some work done, but I'll try and find out more when I get a chance.
It seems that someone is behind this violence.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:18:07am |
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:18:09am |
Mom gave long-distance order for honor killing, police say
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- In the cold end, it was her own mother who gave the final order to cut the young woman's throat. That's what police in India say.
They say the mother, an upstanding woman in Vancouver's Punjabi community, spoke into her cellphone across an ocean and told the men, "Kill her." And with the order -- with the death of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu, a beautiful 25-year-old Indian Canadian woman known as Jassi -- the family's honor was restored, police say.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 9:19:08am |
re: #432 MandyManners
Why don't you leave these people alone? This is their culture, and just because it doesn't consort with what you deem is acceptable civil behavior, in these countries it's law, it's cultural and it's traditional. How would you like it if someone was clipping and pasting articles and taunts and rants about Christian fundamentalism or the Catholic Church ever single day?
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:20:28am |
Githa Hariharan: Honor Killings Still A Problem
Not only are they still a problem, there is no good way to estimate how widespread they are, since deaths are often concealed. It's a problem that people like Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon talked about in their respective books on partition, but the essential social structure that fosters honor killings (rigid social boundaries between castes and ethno-religious groups, firmly entrenched patriarchy) is still prevalent in rural India. And while the violence is usually directed against women, men are also frequently targeted by the families of their lover or spouse.
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:22:46am |
re: #433 Cannadian Club Akbar
If you want to step up to an SLR, the Canon Rebel is great. But there are really good cameras out there as point and shoot. $300 or less. Sony has a special deal so their optics are fantastic. My wife loves her Canon Elf. Same color processing (Digic 4) as my pro camera.
What is the budget?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:22:53am |
SFZ, you seem rather focused today. And that's cool. I don't go over every comment. May I ask why you are so focused?
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:24:06am |
Father Says He Set Fire That Killed Three
CHICAGO — A man set a fire last weekend that killed his pregnant daughter, his son-in-law and his 3-year-old grandson, prosecutors say, because he disapproved of his daughter’s marriage.
The man, Subhash Chander, who lives in Oak Forest, a suburb south of here, told investigators that he was upset with his daughter, Monika Rani, and her husband, Rajesh Kumar, for what he saw as “a cultural slight,” said Robert J. Milan, the first assistant state’s attorney of Cook County.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:24:35am |
re: #439 Rightwingconspirator
If you want to step up to an SLR, the Canon Rebel is great. But there are really good cameras out there as point and shoot. $300 or less. Sony has a special deal so their optics are fantastic. My wife loves her Canon Elf. Same color processing (Digic 4) as my pro camera.
What is the budget?
I have time to save for a camera. I am one of those "I'll spend the money if it is worth it" guys.
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Vambo Wed, May 19, 2010 9:26:56am |
honor killings?! how about some good (or at least funny) news!!
Irony of the week:
Trespassing law may turn more illegals into citizens
[Link: azcapitoltimes.com...]
Arizona’s new immigration law may have been aimed at deporting as many illegal immigrants as possible, but an ironic side effect will allow more undocumented residents to apply for temporary work visas and permanent U.S. citizenship, according to research by the Arizona Capitol Times.
The new law will add to a processing backlog that already has caused federal authorities to release an increasing number of illegal immigrants back into the U.S. to await deportation hearings. And if nationwide figures can be applied to Arizona, one in four of those who are released from federal custody fail to appear in court.
The arrest-and-release policy is a little-known part of federal immigration law that allows illegal immigrants to challenge deportation and obtain legal residency, and a driver’s license, as long as they meet certain conditions. If more illegal immigrants are apprehended and processed through the federal system – which is expected to happen after Arizona’s immigration law takes effect on July 29 – then an even greater number would qualify for legal status.
“In a sense, it’s like there’s some incentive to get caught,” said Tucson immigration attorney Maurice Goldman. “Theoretically, more people would end up in front of immigration judges, which means more would get released.”
....
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:27:02am |
re: #443 Cannadian Club Akbar
Well the Rebel does excellent stills, and HD video. (Got Mac?) Easy to use, and a good camera to learn on by using more advanced features to get good shots in more difficult circumstances. Or learning to get your depth of field at its best. Or adjusting flash intensity. That sort of thing. Autopilot for the novice, full manual for the student or pro.
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:27:25am |
re: #443 Cannadian Club Akbar
Oh and I'm envious of the trip! Great opportunity.
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 9:27:31am |
re: #442 SanFranciscoZionist
Father Says He Set Fire That Killed Three
CHICAGO — A man set a fire last weekend that killed his pregnant daughter, his son-in-law and his 3-year-old grandson, prosecutors say, because he disapproved of his daughter’s marriage.
The man, Subhash Chander, who lives in Oak Forest, a suburb south of here, told investigators that he was upset with his daughter, Monika Rani, and her husband, Rajesh Kumar, for what he saw as “a cultural slight,” said Robert J. Milan, the first assistant state’s attorney of Cook County.
what a distinctive form of expression...fire, acid, head chopping
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:28:21am |
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 9:28:45am |
re: #434 MandyManners
It seems that someone is behind this violence.
I agree, but I'm not sure who it is. It looks like the leaders of the protest are having people back off because of the deaths.
I'm in the middle of reading this article right now, trying to get more of an understanding of the political situation in Thailand (and then I really need to stop procrastinating and get to work).
[Link: www.time.com...]
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:28:47am |
re: #447 Rightwingconspirator
Oh and I'm envious of the trip! Great opportunity.
Not really a trip. My house is 45 minutes from Tampa.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:29:37am |
re: #440 Cannadian Club Akbar
SFZ, you seem rather focused today. And that's cool. I don't go over every comment. May I ask why you are so focused?
I'm glad you asked, since I'm about to have to stop doing this and get some work done.
I'm just making a comment about crimes committed in the name of tradition, and the unique danger to freedom and human rights that is Islam.
/If there are any Hindus reading this blog, please note that I am not trying to be a jerk.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:30:38am |
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Obdicut Wed, May 19, 2010 9:31:35am |
re: #452 SanFranciscoZionist
The book The White Tiger is a really good look for how India's shitty caste system perpetuates even to this day.
It's a novel, but a lot of the stuff it talks about-- like the complete corruption of the voting process in rural areas-- are very true.
[Link: www.amazon.com...]
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SpaceJesus Wed, May 19, 2010 9:32:33am |
man, openbook is so much fun right now.
[Link: youropenbook.org...]
*searches through people's facebook status updates for those of you who don't know what it is.
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A Man for all Seasons Wed, May 19, 2010 9:32:43am |
re: #454 Obdicut
The book The White Tiger is a really good look for how India's shitty caste system perpetuates even to this day.
It's a novel, but a lot of the stuff it talks about-- like the complete corruption of the voting process in rural areas-- are very true.
[Link: www.amazon.com...]
One of my favorite movies last year was slumdog millionaire...
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:33:43am |
re: #452 SanFranciscoZionist
We have a tradition in my family. We open Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. Not sure why. I think it is a Polish thing.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:34:34am |
re: #450 Sionainn
I agree, but I'm not sure who it is. It looks like the leaders of the protest are having people back off because of the deaths.
I'm in the middle of reading this article right now, trying to get more of an understanding of the political situation in Thailand (and then I really need to stop procrastinating and get to work).
[Link: www.time.com...]
I read the other day that the Red Cross was sent in to evacuate people. [Link: www.nzherald.co.nz...]
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albusteve Wed, May 19, 2010 9:34:52am |
(Reuters) - Arizona voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a temporary 1-cent sales tax increase to help cure deep budget woes in the southwestern U.S. state.
voter approved tax hike...what a novel concept!
[Link: www.reuters.com...]
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darthstar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:35:15am |
For the poll-watchers, this graphic is a good reason why I laugh whenever someone cites Rasmussen to show that Obama and the Democrats are DOOO000OOO000OOOMED!
Talk about being an outlier...
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:35:30am |
re: #451 Cannadian Club Akbar
First rule of photography- Go, get there.
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 9:36:08am |
re: #454 Obdicut
That sounds like an excellent book. I'm going to request it from the library.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:36:45am |
re: #461 Rightwingconspirator
First rule of photography- Go, get there.
Oh, I'll be there. And I expect the far left kooks will be there as well.
| 464 |
Killgore Trout Wed, May 19, 2010 9:36:55am |
ATTN: Gaming geeks....
Red Dead Redemption – Free Roam Done Right
Looks interesting.
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A Man for all Seasons Wed, May 19, 2010 9:37:17am |
re: #461 Rightwingconspirator
First rule of photography- Go, get there.
You did a great job at the rally in LA
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Sionainn Wed, May 19, 2010 9:37:34am |
re: #457 Cannadian Club Akbar
We have a tradition in my family. We open Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. Not sure why. I think it is a Polish thing.
My family is not Polish, but we did the same thing. I think it was because we had Santa presents on Christmas morning.
| 467 |
SpaceJesus Wed, May 19, 2010 9:37:50am |
re: #464 Killgore Trout
ATTN: Gaming geeks...
Red Dead Redemption – Free Roam Done Right
Looks interesting.
playing that tonight at a friend's place before i buy it. he says it's badass
| 468 |
Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:38:55am |
re: #466 Sionainn
My family is not Polish, but we did the same thing. I think it was because we had Santa presents on Christmas morning.
We opened everything on Christmas eve. I think my parents were just lazy. Heh.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 9:39:42am |
re: #441 MandyManners
LOL!
Why would you be laughing at me? I was stone-cold serious in what I said in my comment to you. This daily tit-for-tat is meaningless, your "outrage" at the Muslim world is not going to change anything, and in almost any culture, we can find varying degrees of this sort of behavior, behavior that is sanctioned either by the legal government and/or the religious leaders.
I think instead of complaining about it, if we want to see changes, we should be educating each other, sharing cultural experiences and finding places where we can start agreeing, not fighting.
That would be a good start.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, May 19, 2010 9:40:02am |
re: #468 Cannadian Club Akbar
We opened everything on Christmas eve. I think my parents were just lazy. Heh.
My parents, too. They just wanted to be able to sleep in. But it is the tradition in here Germany.
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Political Atheist Wed, May 19, 2010 9:40:57am |
re: #465 HoosierHoops
Thanks. I just love the challenge of big public events. Concerts, protests. Perfect catharsis for light box induced claustrophobia. Now I got two working cameras for that wide and telephoto switch fast. If I can just upgrade for editing the HD video. All in good time I guess
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 9:41:25am |
The cute redhead coworker wished me a happy birthday today. I told her I would love to celebrate by going to happy hour with her. She can't tonight, but she said definitely some other time.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:41:37am |
re: #470 ralphieboy
My parents, too. They just wanted to be able to sleep in. But it is the tradition in here Germany.
My parents also used to send me and my sisters to Sunday Skool. I figured that out as well.
(Go DAD!!!)
/
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 19, 2010 9:41:52am |
re: #467 spacejesus
playing that tonight at a friend's place before i buy it. he says it's badass
I haven't bought a game since the last GTA. I might get this one. I have a little (very little) extra money and we're in for another week of rain which will keep me out of the garden.
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Varek Raith Wed, May 19, 2010 9:42:41am |
re: #464 Killgore Trout
ATTN: Gaming geeks...
Red Dead Redemption – Free Roam Done Right
Looks interesting.
Looks neat.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, May 19, 2010 9:42:59am |
re: #473 Mad Al-Jaffee
The cute redhead coworker wished me a happy birthday today. I told her I would love to celebrate by going to happy hour with her. She can't tonight, but she said definitely some other time.
Get a day. But it's not a date!! Go Mad Al!!!
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:43:26am |
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:43:50am |
re: #469 Walter L. Newton
Who has a gun to your head, forcing you to read my links?
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Walter L. Newton Wed, May 19, 2010 9:44:42am |
re: #479 MandyManners
Who has a gun to your head, forcing you to read my links?
I just want to know why you were laughing at me?
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 9:44:54am |
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Killgore Trout Wed, May 19, 2010 9:46:01am |
re: #476 Varek Raith
This video is also making the rounds....
Red Dead Redemption - Dastardly
Could be fun.
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A Man for all Seasons Wed, May 19, 2010 9:46:02am |
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:48:40am |
re: #473 Mad Al-Jaffee
The cute redhead coworker wished me a happy birthday today. I told her I would love to celebrate by going to happy hour with her. She can't tonight, but she said definitely some other time.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:49:09am |
re: #481 Walter L. Newton
I just want to know why you were laughing at me?
'Cause I thought you were pulling my leg.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 9:51:27am |
re: #484 HoosierHoops
Oh..It's birthday boy huh?
Happy Birthday Mad!
I guess you missed my post about it this morning. I won tickets to a really good blues show (Watermelon Slim) tonight. And I don't have to drive. Tomorrow morning might be kinda rough.
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MandyManners Wed, May 19, 2010 9:54:45am |
re: #487 Mad Al-Jaffee
I guess you missed my post about it this morning. I won tickets to a really good blues show (Watermelon Slim) tonight. And I don't have to drive. Tomorrow morning might be kinda rough.
Drink plenty of water.
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A Man for all Seasons Wed, May 19, 2010 9:54:57am |
re: #487 Mad Al-Jaffee
I guess you missed my post about it this morning. I won tickets to a really good blues show (Watermelon Slim) tonight. And I don't have to drive. Tomorrow morning might be kinda rough.
Awesome! How did the release party go?
Did you do what they did on entourage? Hang out at a sidewalk cafe and hand out free tickets to any hot girl walking by?
You have to admit that is a genius way to have a great party
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 9:57:28am |
re: #489 HoosierHoops
Awesome! How did the release party go?
Did you do what they did on entourage? Hang out at a sidewalk cafe and hand out free tickets to any hot girl walking by?
You have to admit that is a genius way to have a great party
It was okay, but probably because of Mother's Day we had a fairly small crowd. Still a godo time though. It was out last gig with our current guitarist. I was pretty sure he was on his way out, and I found out the next day that he was fired.
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A Man for all Seasons Wed, May 19, 2010 10:00:34am |
re: #490 Mad Al-Jaffee
It was okay, but probably because of Mother's Day we had a fairly small crowd. Still a godo time though. It was out last gig with our current guitarist. I was pretty sure he was on his way out, and I found out the next day that he was fired.
Well no issues like that for you..You have mad harp skilz!
My 2 favorite harp players are Blind Allen Wilson and James Cotton
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prairiefire Wed, May 19, 2010 10:01:22am |
re: #425 Cannadian Club Akbar
Pot Roast recipe, please?
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, May 19, 2010 10:01:29am |
re: #491 HoosierHoops
Well no issues like that for you..You have mad harp skilz!
My 2 favorite harp players are Blind Allen Wilson and James Cotton
Thanks! With him it was his arttitude, not his playing. He's a heck of a guitarist but not a team player.
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webevintage Wed, May 19, 2010 10:40:49am |
re: #464 Killgore Trout
ATTN: Gaming geeks...
Red Dead Redemption – Free Roam Done Right
Looks interesting.
The teenager has been playing it pretty much non-stop since12:45am Tuesday.
He has stopped for meals and to get a few hours of sleep, said it maybe the Best. Game . Evah.
With drawl will commence at 4pm today when he has to go to work.
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Sacred Plants Wed, May 19, 2010 12:34:21pm |
The thaw came, and surprised the dog
When it noticed that it sat on a log.
/
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ryannon Wed, May 19, 2010 1:06:14pm |
re: #469 Walter L. Newton
Why would you be laughing at me? I was stone-cold serious in what I said in my comment to you. This daily tit-for-tat is meaningless, your "outrage" at the Muslim world is not going to change anything, and in almost any culture, we can find varying degrees of this sort of behavior, behavior that is sanctioned either by the legal government and/or the religious leaders.
I think instead of complaining about it, if we want to see changes, we should be educating each other, sharing cultural experiences and finding places where we can start agreeing, not fighting.
That would be a good start.
Well, I like pineapple slices on pizza.
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