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If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.
— Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
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ಠ_ಠ Sun, Feb 6, 2011 11:33:32pm |
How about that Christina Aguilera not knowing the lyrics to the national anthem?
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Alexzander Mon, Feb 7, 2011 12:04:35am |
Anon pwns HBGary Federal UPDATED w/PRESS RELEASE
Sorry for the crude headline/title; I just copied it from DK. Apparently the firm that bragged earlier about determining who some major players in Anon yesterday got ransacked by the group today.
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engineer cat Mon, Feb 7, 2011 12:07:03am |
what’s all this i hear about green babe-packers?
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Alexzander Mon, Feb 7, 2011 12:07:20am |
Oh shit I just started to read the article and realized it was posted by none other than barrett brown. Sorry to spread that guys word around again. The part that flagged for me was this:
The entry on me, for instance, is entirely inaccurate despite the fact that I have not been a clandestine participant since coming out of the closet months ago.
Never heard of anyone else admitting to partaking in said shenanigans.
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 2:51:57am |
re: #6 Alexzander
I’ve been Anon since 2006. Though I did become a tripfag* last year.
*-fag in chanspeak of a descriptive suffix than an insult. Americans = Amerifags, Australians = Ausfags, etc. EVERYONE’S A okay i’ll stop now :P
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 2:56:59am |
I didn’t see the Super Bowl, but the Fiat commercial was AWESOME.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 3:12:40am |
re: #4 Alexzander
What fucking morons. Do they really think tactics like that are going to work? They’re just upping the ante.
Congrats, morons, you ‘pwned’ a random security company. They’re not who you need to be worried about. It’s the people with the power to arrest you that you need to be worried about. And you’re not ‘fighting back’ against them.
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researchok Mon, Feb 7, 2011 3:32:01am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 3:55:22am |
I’m watching the DVR’d SuperBowl and fast forwarding to the commercials.
I really liked the Eminem Chrysler commercial. It was basically a love letter to Detroit. “This is what we do”. Honestly? Gave me chills.
Otherwise? The commercials this year? There have been better years.
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researchok Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:09:30am |
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:09:33am |
I liked the Eminem commercial too. Too bad it had to be a Chrysler ad, not Ford.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:18:02am |
re: #15 Alouette
The one for Doritos where the guy sucked the other guys finger? I thought it was creeepily funny.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:38:18am |
re: #15 Alouette
You’re biased. You just need an Escape…
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:39:17am |
re: #17 Alouette
I miss Old Spice Guy.
I only caught on to the Old Spice memes with Terry Crews.
PUH PUH PUH PUH PUH PUH POWER
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:41:10am |
re: #18 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You’re biased. You just need an Escape…
I think she just needs to have a better emotional Fusion with the ad, is all.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:41:36am |
re: #18 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You’re biased. You just need an Escape…
Don’t be throwing yourself a little Fiesta just because you made a pun.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:42:16am |
re: #20 laZardo
I think she just needs to have a better emotional Fusion with the ad, is all.
I think that’s the Kia to her problem. ‘Morning, all.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:42:56am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:43:58am |
re: #24 rwdflynavy
Still my email addy after all this time.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:44:06am |
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:44:49am |
re: #26 Decatur Deb
Content to be distributed on 3.5 inch disk.
With the latest version of the AOL browser, 40% better than Compuserve!
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:45:33am |
re: #27 laZardo
With the latest version of the AOL browser, 40% better than Compuserve!
I’ve still got a ‘Black Dragon’ t-shirt somewhere.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:46:06am |
I like watching the left turn to big business.
Then I like to watch them try to get out of paying taxes.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:46:55am |
re: #20 laZardo
I think she just needs to have a better emotional Fusion with the ad, is all.
I just need to Focus on my work.
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:47:24am |
re: #29 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
My gun-enthusiast-that-wants-to-own-a-real-gun little brother has a 1989 issue of International Combat Arms that has Huffington endorsing something, but I can’t specifically remember the ad.
/ah, when the world was a different place…
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:47:35am |
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:47:36am |
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:48:52am |
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:48:56am |
re: #30 Alouette
I just need to Focus on my work.
I think you need to Probe your feelings for the cause.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:50:27am |
re: #23 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
300,000,000.00 in cash, 15,000,000.00 in AOL Stock.
Started for a million dollars.
Arianna? That’s a 314,000,000.00 capitol gain.
Ain’tcha glad they kept the Bush tax cuts in place?
*snort*
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:51:22am |
re: #36 Varek Raith
Puns are the Edsel of this thread.
Some people just need to be Escorted out of here.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:51:42am |
re: #29 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Huh? The ‘left’ has always been big business. Hell, one of the biggest lefties of all time, Adam Smith, is the father of capitalism.
Of course, like Reagan, the ghost of Adam Smith is used as a flag by those who don’t really know much about him.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:51:59am |
re: #37 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
What the hell am I talking about. Like those guys were going to pay taxes on this deal anyway…
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:54:30am |
re: #39 Obdicut
I know. I am always interesting in folks on the Left encouraging higher taxes while using the same “tax dodges” that the guys on the right use.
I just think it’s hypocritical, that’s all.
Michael Moore was advocating higher taxes in an interview once, interviewer asked him if he had a tax accountant, Michael said, “Of course”…
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:55:15am |
re: #41 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
What the hell am I talking about. Like those guys were going to pay taxes on this deal anyway…
I want whoever does Exxon’s taxes to do mine.
:P
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:57:05am |
re: #38 Alouette
Some people just need to be Escorted out of here.
I think they should Aspire to find another thread.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 4:58:51am |
re: #44 rwdflynavy
I think they should Aspire to find another thread.
Maybe some Explorers will organize an Expedition.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:00:08am |
re: #42 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I know. I am always interesting in folks on the Left encouraging higher taxes while using the same “tax dodges” that the guys on the right use.
What about people who advocate the ending of those dodges as they use them?
Michael Moore was advocating higher taxes in an interview once, interviewer asked him if he had a tax accountant, Michael said, “Of course”…
I don’t like Michael Moore one bit. At all. I think he discredits otherwise worthy ideas by his involvement.
But I don’t see the hypocrisy.
I think taxes need to be raised. I think taxes on people in my income level need to be raised. When I use Turbotax, I’ll accept whatever deductions it tells me I’m eligible for.
Am I a hypocrite for doing so? Why? I don’t think such deductions are immoral, I just think that the tax slider is set at the wrong level.
It kind of sounds like you’re saying that people who believe in higher taxes should voluntarily be paying that amount already. That really wouldn’t achieve anything.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:01:16am |
re: #46 Alouette
Maybe some Explorers will organize an Expedition.
It’s all about keeping the Tempo up.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:02:30am |
re: #47 Obdicut
What about people who advocate the ending of those dodges as they use them?
I don’t like Michael Moore one bit. At all. I think he discredits otherwise worthy ideas by his involvement.But I don’t see the hypocrisy.
I think taxes need to be raised. I think taxes on people in my income level need to be raised. When I use Turbotax, I’ll accept whatever deductions it tells me I’m eligible for.
Am I a hypocrite for doing so? Why? I don’t think such deductions are immoral, I just think that the tax slider is set at the wrong level.
It kind of sounds like you’re saying that people who believe in higher taxes should voluntarily be paying that amount already. That really wouldn’t achieve anything.
You mean other than more money in the US Treasury?
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:03:06am |
re: #48 rwdflynavy
It’s all about keeping the Tempo up.
Get serious here—we’re trying to talk tax Dodges upthread.
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:03:45am |
re: #50 Decatur Deb
Get serious here—we’re trying to talk tax Dodges upthread.
In the meantime, I have to take a brief Excursion to the shower. BBL
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:05:56am |
re: #50 Decatur Deb
Get serious here—we’re trying to talk tax Dodges upthread.
Who are you?! The thread police cruising around in your Crown Vic?!!!
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:06:43am |
re: #52 rwdflynavy
Who are you?! The thread police cruising around in your Crown Vic?!!!
Ignore him, he’s just a gremlin.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:07:21am |
re: #53 Varek Raith
Ignore him, he’s just a gremlin.
I feel like I’m getting a Fairmont of crap here!
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:07:34am |
re: #52 rwdflynavy
Who are you?! The thread police cruising around in your Crown Vic?!!!
Just acting Elite, My influence here is LTD.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:08:39am |
re: #54 rwdflynavy
I feel like I’m getting a Fairmont of crap here!
Yeah, well, you’ll need a fiat to change that.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:09:42am |
re: #56 Varek Raith
Yeah, well, you’ll need a fiat to change that.
Like I didn’t know that? This isn’t my first Rodeo!
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:10:25am |
re: #54 rwdflynavy
I feel like I’m getting a Fairmont of crap here!
Every car pun thread attracts Jag-offs.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:10:36am |
re: #47 Obdicut
It kind of sounds like you’re saying that people who believe in higher taxes should voluntarily be paying that amount already. That really wouldn’t achieve anything.
You’re right, that’s exactly what I am saying.
It may not “achieve anything” but leading by example is something that very few of our leaders do.
I honestly love what you bring to a thread. I have a total man-crush on you.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:10:47am |
re: #49 rwdflynavy
You mean other than more money in the US Treasury?
Sure. But voluntary taxation of that sort is obviously inadequate.
I think a lot of people mistake the argument that taxes should be higher as a moral one, that the argument being given is that those at a higher income level should have to, morally, contribute that money, that it’s an ethical obligation, that they’re immoral if they don’t do so. This is partially the fault of some of the rhetoric used to talk about it.
But that’s not what it’s about. The argument for higher taxation is that we need a certain revenue level in order to fund the proper operation of government, and that higher tax rate would provide for that.
There is also the subsidiary corollary that taxation on those at higher incomes is more effective and efficient than taxation of those at lower incomes, since money declines in marginal utility and the money spent by those at the lower income levels returns to the economy far more efficiently. That’s an economic argument.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:11:11am |
Dammit!
I’ve got to be at Suburu in 3 days and it’s taking forever to refuel my mothership.
/See if you all get that!
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:12:06am |
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:13:24am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:13:47am |
Regarding the puns?…
I should be held in high esteem… by this guy…
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:13:59am |
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:14:02am |
re: #59 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You’re right, that’s exactly what I am saying.
It may not “achieve anything” but leading by example is something that very few of our leaders do.
I honestly love what you bring to a thread. I have a total man-crush on you.
I agree with that; it’d be a powerful statement for an individual like Warren Buffet, who believes that his taxes should be higher, to contribute to the US government at that higher level. However, it’d also mean he was then ‘competing’ against others, in the financial markets, at a disadvantage.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:16:27am |
Well, it looks like my cell phone finally just bit the dust. poor old-school blackberry hand-me-down, you served me well.
Does anyone have any recommendations for phones that just do phone + text + email? That’s all I really want.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:16:57am |
re: #67 Obdicut
I agree with that; it’d be a powerful statement for an individual like Warren Buffet, who believes that his taxes should be higher, to contribute to the US government at that higher level. However, it’d also mean he was then ‘competing’ against others, in the financial markets, at a disadvantage.
The fact that Warren Buffet is leaving the bulk of his money to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is telling. First and foremost, it is a great philanthropic act. Secondly it obviates his estate paying a “Death Tax” to the government. Buffet obviously feels that a philanthropic foundation is a better use of his money than giving that money to the federal government. I find that interesting.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:18:11am |
re: #68 Obdicut
Well, it looks like my cell phone finally just bit the dust. poor old-school blackberry hand-me-down, you served me well.
Does anyone have any recommendations for phones that just do phone + text + email? That’s all I really want.
Try dumpster-diving the Smithsonian.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:18:27am |
re: #65 Varek Raith
I’m out of car puns.
:(
I’m glad we aren’t Reliant on you to keep this thing alive!
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:18:45am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:19:00am |
re: #68 Obdicut
Well, it looks like my cell phone finally just bit the dust. poor old-school blackberry hand-me-down, you served me well.
Does anyone have any recommendations for phones that just do phone + text + email? That’s all I really want.
I wanted the same thing. Got a Droid. Now I use every little gizmo and gadget on it I can figure out. Who’da thunk it?
I recommend you do the same, doesn’t cost any more, but has a shitload of cool stuff on it.
Of course, if you wanna go cheap? Check out a pawn shop… cells get turned in all the time and you can get one on the cheap and take it to your provider.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:19:45am |
re: #71 rwdflynavy
I’m glad we aren’t Reliant on you to keep this thing alive!
Hey!
I worked in a foreign car company into a pun.
Give me some credit.
/
:P
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:19:47am |
re: #69 rwdflynavy
The fact that Warren Buffet is leaving the bulk of his money to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is telling. First and foremost, it is a great philanthropic act. Secondly it obviates his estate paying a “Death Tax” to the government. Buffet obviously feels that a philanthropic foundation is a better use of his money than giving that money to the federal government. I find that interesting.
He’s afraid someone will just go out and turn JP8 into noise.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:20:54am |
re: #73 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I wanted the same thing. Got a Droid. Now I use every little gizmo and gadget on it I can figure out. Who’da thunk it?
I recommend you do the same, doesn’t cost any more, but has a shitload of cool stuff on it.
Of course, if you wanna go cheap? Check out a pawn shop… cells get turned in all the time and you can get one on the cheap and take it to your provider.
Is this no good enough for you?!
Ingrate.
[Link: pyromarketing.typepad.com…]
/
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:21:02am |
re: #74 Varek Raith
Hey!
I worked in a foreign car company into a pun.
Give me some credit.
/
:P
The people who know most about Reliants are Sabras. Beat that.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:21:03am |
re: #69 rwdflynavy
The fact that Warren Buffet is leaving the bulk of his money to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is telling. First and foremost, it is a great philanthropic act. Secondly it obviates his estate paying a “Death Tax” to the government. Buffet obviously feels that a philanthropic foundation is a better use of his money than giving that money to the federal government. I find that interesting.
That was the original purpose of the estate tax, which was promoted by the great financiers and rich people of the day: to encourage people to use their money while they were alive, to create charities, foundations, give to universities, etc. And obviously, doing so relieves some burden from the government.
The government is, and should be, the instrument of last resort for many things. Private charity can beat the government at providing many services because those charities are often run by and staffed by passionate individuals, whereas government agencies have such broad mandates that individuals may not be overseeing activities they’re even wholly in agreement with.
That doesn’t have anything to do, however, with whether Buffett thinks that a large estate tax is proper on those who don’t engage in such philanthropic acts. I think Carnegie himself summed it up much as I’m doing; private charity is superior to public charity (the government), but when an individual won’t engage in private charity, then forcing engagement with public charity is appropriate.
Otherwise, we wind up with economic stratification and aristocracies.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:22:03am |
re: #68 Obdicut
Well, it looks like my cell phone finally just bit the dust. poor old-school blackberry hand-me-down, you served me well.
Does anyone have any recommendations for phones that just do phone + text + email? That’s all I really want.
I just got a “new” Motorola RIZR Z3.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:24:45am |
re: #74 Varek Raith
Hey!
I worked in a foreign car company into a pun.
Give me some credit.
/
:P
Reliant/Sabra
[Link: bringatrailer.com…]
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:28:01am |
So, I’ve been trying to give away a very nice exercise machine for a few months. No luck. No one wanted it. Couldn’t even give it to a thrift store (they can’t give them away either).
Finally said “Screw it” and put it out for bulk trash collection last night.
Someone dumpster dived it during the night.
Now, they’ll have to try to give it away in about six months.
(top of my voice) IT’S THE CIIIIRRRRCLE! THE CIRCLE OF LIIIFE!
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:28:15am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:28:45am |
re: #78 Obdicut
You’re pretty damned smart? And you’re how old? Fourteen?
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:31:27am |
re: #82 Varek Raith
Stop being a downer, man!
/
I saw one in the NYC Auto show in 1964. Most Israelis I asked in the ’90s had never heard of it.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:31:38am |
re: #83 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You’re pretty damned smart? And you’re how old? Fourteen?
Add twenty long-ass years onto that. I’m just baby-faced. Hell, I still get carded.
It’s funny; when I was younger, everyone thought I was older. Now I’m older, and everyone thinks I’m younger.
Better than the converse, I guess.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:32:50am |
re: #85 Obdicut
Add twenty long-ass years onto that. I’m just baby-faced. Hell, I still get carded.
It’s funny; when I was younger, everyone thought I was older. Now I’m older, and everyone thinks I’m younger.
Better than the converse, I guess.
Oh, great.
Math.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:33:48am |
re: #81 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
So, I’ve been trying to give away a very nice exercise machine for a few months. No luck. No one wanted it. Couldn’t even give it to a thrift store (they can’t give them away either).
Finally said “Screw it” and put it out for bulk trash collection last night.
Someone dumpster dived it during the night.
Now, they’ll have to try to give it away in about six months.
(top of my voice) IT’S THE CIIIRRRCLE! THE CIRCLE OF LIIIFE!
Our town does oversize trash pick-up on Wed. People put stuff like that on the curb on Sat or Sunday, and it’s considered a social virtue to scrounge it. An endless free yard-sale.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:34:30am |
re: #86 Varek Raith
I also forget my age all the time, and I’m absolutely terrible with chronology. Ask me when something in my life happened, and I’m lucky if I get it right within five years. I have an awesome memory, but with no timestamps.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:36:01am |
re: #88 Obdicut
I also forget my age all the time, and I’m absolutely terrible with chronology. Ask me when something in my life happened, and I’m lucky if I get it right within five years. I have an awesome memory, but with no timestamps.
We moved about every three years—keeps events in their proper box.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:38:34am |
re: #88 Obdicut
I also forget my age all the time, and I’m absolutely terrible with chronology. Ask me when something in my life happened, and I’m lucky if I get it right within five years. I have an awesome memory, but with no timestamps.
So, you when were you born, last tuesday???
/
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:40:25am |
re: #90 Varek Raith
So, you when were you born, last tuesday???
/
I don’t remember. I was just a little baby at the time.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:43:19am |
re: #89 Decatur Deb
We moved about every three years—keeps events in their proper box.
Same here. Until High School I never started and finished a year in the same school district. It does help narrow down event dates.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:45:33am |
Wooo Hooo!!
I won the Super Bowl Pool!!!
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:49:14am |
re: #95 laZardo
Don’t click that, it’s a Trab!
Saw Trabs piled 6-deep in Erfurt, Germany. Apparently they can’t rust, recycle, or bio-degrade.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:49:50am |
re: #73 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I wanted the same thing. Got a Droid. Now I use every little gizmo and gadget on it I can figure out. Who’da thunk it?
I recommend you do the same, doesn’t cost any more, but has a shitload of cool stuff on it.
Of course, if you wanna go cheap? Check out a pawn shop… cells get turned in all the time and you can get one on the cheap and take it to your provider.
The learning curve going from the BB to a droid isn’t tough but it is frustrating. So many of the standard features of the BB aren’t available on the droid without picking up an App to do it. It’s workable but annoying. I shouldn’t have to pick up an app to be able to change ringtones for groups, or to change the text font sizes, or to be able to have different sound profiles based on location/time.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:50:18am |
re: #87 Decatur Deb
Oh, I was hoping someone would take it… that’s why I didn’t wait until this morning.
FREEGAN!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:54:46am |
re: #97 RogueOne
All of the Apps I have picked were free… stopwatch, compass, level, are three things that I added that have been of more use to me than I would’ve thought.
Can’t do that with a flip text/call only phone.
That’s what I was sayin…
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:56:02am |
re: #98 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Oh, I was hoping someone would take it… that’s why I didn’t wait until this morning.
FREEGAN!
There used to be a free-reuse online community called FreeCycle, but they’ve disappeared around here. Craigslist might have taken their niche.
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:57:42am |
re: #96 Decatur Deb
Saw Trabs piled 6-deep in Erfurt, Germany. Apparently they can’t rust, recycle, or bio-degrade.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:00:03am |
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
A “friend” stabbed a Muslim man when he learned about his religion. Pam pam pam pam…
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:01:20am |
re: #99 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
All of the Apps I have picked were free… stopwatch, compass, level, are three things that I added that have been of more use to me than I would’ve thought.
Can’t do that with a flip text/call only phone.
That’s what I was sayin…
I’ve only paid for a few apps and they’ve turned out to be worth it. Settings Profile gives me the ability to change sound profiles by groups easily. Very handy to be able to turn off work related calls after 5 if I want. Tasker is great for handling other phone events. I have it set so that it reads my incoming text messages to me if I have my bluetooth connected which is very handy while I’m working.
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darthstar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:02:28am |
re: #100 Decatur Deb
There used to be a free-reuse online community called FreeCycle, but they’ve disappeared around here. Craigslist might have taken their niche.
FreeCycle’s still pretty active here on the (left) coast. Search for them in Yahoo Groups.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:02:59am |
re: #100 Decatur Deb
Now people just have to get a buck out of what is essentially trash.
I’m about to run a “fund”raiser at my church. Check out this idea…
Everyone has several towels in their closets that they don’t use anymore because they’re worn, a little unraveled around the edges, or are just ugly.
I’m going to get people to bring me their junk towels (laundered, but not too ratty) and take them to local homeless shelters.
Those folks end up showering and drying off with old rags.
Easy, don’t cost nuthin’, and a chance to help out our fellow man.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:06:27am |
re: #105 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
That’s not very “Bastardly” of you FBV??
Good on you!!
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:06:35am |
re: #102 Sergey Romanov
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
A “friend” stabbed a Muslim man when he learned about his religion. Pam pam pam pam…
Stories that start “A muslim and a christian go into a bar to argue religion..” don’t usually end well.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:07:06am |
re: #101 laZardo
Very good clip, but his chauvinism is showing—my British truck has a starting handle, drum brakes and manual-primed fuel pump. (73 Land Rover)
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:08:06am |
re: #107 RogueOne
Streams of hate propaganda end even worse.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:08:27am |
Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy …dead at 58?
[Link: www.youtube.com…]
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:09:10am |
re: #106 reloadingisnotahobby
That’s not very “Bastardly” of you FBV??
Good on you!!
(it has an evil side… A DONATION THAT IS NOT TAX DEDUCTABLE!)
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:09:26am |
re: #104 darthstar
FreeCycle’s still pretty active here on the (left) coast. Search for them in Yahoo Groups.
We have the shell of it’s local website, but it’s completely empty.
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:15:42am |
re: #108 Decatur Deb
The old Land Rovers were supposed to be spartan, especially in rough environments. It’s the “explorer’s charm.”
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:16:47am |
One of my best friend’s Facebook post this morning; die-hard Steeler fan:
What to wear to work… how about my CLOAK OF SADNESS!!!
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:19:08am |
Attended a great Superbowl party last night. The host is a fellow Naval Aviator currently attending the National War College. He invited a Lebanese Officer (who also attends the War College) and his wife who brought some great food. We marked our chili cookoff chili as Pork/No Pork for Muslim sensitivities. An ecumenical good time was had by all! No one was stabbed or beheaded or nothin!
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:19:22am |
re: #113 laZardo
The old Land Rovers were supposed to be spartan, especially in rough environments. It’s the “explorer’s charm.”
Oh yes. I have the LR manual “Working in the Wild”. It shows how to improvise an emergency condenser out of your two license plates and a dry banana leaf. (Not joking.)
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:19:28am |
re: #114 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
One of my best friend’s Facebook post this morning; die-hard Steeler fan:
Terrible Towel for Tears.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:20:34am |
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:21:41am |
re: #118 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You need to go to better parties.
The invite to your party must have been lost in the mail//
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Romantic Heretic Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:22:37am |
My thought on Charle’s post.
Our society tends not to ask questions at all. It doesn’t need to because it believes it has all the answers. So no need to ask questions.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:24:53am |
re: #115 rwdflynavy
Attended a great Superbowl party last night. The host is a fellow Naval Aviator currently attending the National War College. He invited a Lebanese Officer (who also attends the War College) and his wife who brought some great food. We marked our chili cookoff chili as Pork/No Pork for Muslim sensitivities. An ecumenical good time was had by all! No one was stabbed or beheaded or nothin!
Serving chili with pork should get you a stabbin’.//
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:26:25am |
re: #121 RogueOne
Serving chili with pork should get you a stabbin’.//
Puleeez. It’s not like they put pineapple on pizza.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:26:36am |
So, in honor of the Steelers? Should I call my towel drive…
“Terry”ble towel drive? (cloth, not Bradshaw)
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:28:31am |
re: #119 rwdflynavy
The invite to your party must have been lost in the mail//
Repost (I think) but appropriate here…
Frontierman opens his door to Big Mike, the other frontierman who lives several miles away. Big Mike says, “I’m havin’ a party on Saturday nite… Gonna be some drinkin, some cussin’, some fightin’ and some fuckin’ . You wanna come?” Frontierman says, “Well, sure, thank ya. What should I wear?”
Big Mike says, “Don’t matter none. Just gonna be you and me.”
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:40:56am |
Banned Super Bowl Commercials
A video about banned Super Bowl commercials
[Link: www.slate.com…]
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:46:33am |
Did some sort of football related thing happen yesterday or something?
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:47:24am |
re: #126 Jadespring
Did some sort of football related thing happen yesterday or something?
Nothing new on FIFA.org.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:50:37am |
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Renaissance_Man Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:05:19am |
re: #102 Sergey Romanov
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
A “friend” stabbed a Muslim man when he learned about his religion. Pam pam pam pam…
I wonder if it’s common in Western societies for practicing Muslims to be regulars at bars. Not suggesting anything, just wondering if most Western Muslims are that liberalised.
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:05:35am |
re: #126 Jadespring
In between commercials. Yes.
And the commercials by and large stunk up the joint.
Only real exceptions? The Volkswagen ads - the Darth Vader and the Black Betty ads, the E-trade ads with the babies, and the Careerbuilder with the chimps.
Everything else pretty much was not particularly memorable. Eminem’s Chrysler ad was ponderous and made me wonder why they were touting just how bad things were in Detroit physically - especially now that Chrysler is owned by Fiat.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:06:20am |
Rep: Pelosi, Blue Dogs not talking
[Link: www.politico.com…]
Blue Dogs lost much of their clout in the new Congress, with more than half of the 54 members who were in the last Congress losing their reelection bids. Now, the coalition stands at 26 Democrats who are trying to pull against the leftward shift they see being led by Pelosi.
I would imagine losing 1/2 their seats could make things a little tense with the party leadership.
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Shiplord Kirel Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:07:49am |
re: #126 Jadespring
Did some sort of football related thing happen yesterday or something?
Kind of. The big thing though was the annual commercial showcase for the advertising industry. The CGI Coke commercial with the dragons was an eye-popper, but my favorite was the Dorito ad with grandpa’s ashes.
They had some tough-looking characters from up north play a football game during the breaks for some reason, modern tradition or something I guess.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:08:41am |
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:08:47am |
re: #130 lawhawk
In between commercials. Yes.
And the commercials by and large stunk up the joint.
Only real exceptions? The Volkswagen ads - the Darth Vader and the Black Betty ads, the E-trade ads with the babies, and the Careerbuilder with the chimps.
Everything else pretty much was not particularly memorable. Eminem’s Chrysler ad was ponderous and made me wonder why they were touting just how bad things were in Detroit physically - especially now that Chrysler is owned by Fiat.
I thought the Eminem ad was awesome, the only thing that would have made it better is if it was sponsored by Lincoln (a REAL American car company) and not Chrysler.
I also think the e-Trade babies are really lame. No women’s voices, and none of babies are as cute as my grandkids anyway.
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:09:58am |
re: #125 RogueOne
Banned ads are a boon to advertisers. They can save millions by simply posting them online. They get the views and the benefit from the hype, without having to deal with the censors or pay the millions.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:10:36am |
re: #129 Renaissance_Man
I wonder if it’s common in Western societies for practicing Muslims to be regulars at bars. Not suggesting anything, just wondering if most Western Muslims are that liberalised.
I think you’d be surprised. When you fly into SA there’s an announcement given when you cross over their airspace. Everybody gets up, takes off their western garb and covers themselves with more traditional clothing before they land. My b-in-law is saudi (and from a very conservative family) and he starts drinking as soon as he lands in NY.
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McSpiff Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:12:36am |
re: #136 RogueOne
I think you’d be surprised. When you fly into SA there’s an announcement given when you cross over their airspace. Everybody gets up, takes off their western garb and covers themselves with more traditional clothing before they land. My b-in-law is saudi (and from a very conservative family) and he starts drinking as soon as he lands in NY.
I know guys from SA that fail courses at university to extend their visas another 4-12 months. They absolutely do not want to go back.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:17:59am |
re: #137 McSpiff
I know guys from SA that fail courses at university to extend their visas another 4-12 months. They absolutely do not want to go back.
The government also pays for almost all of their expenses while going to school. Currently they’re paying for my nephew to get his doctorate, my niece is an undergraduate at UC, and my sister is getting her masters at UC also. She met her husband while he was in school in Colorado. I’d bet most young saudi’s who get a chance to spend time here on their own don’t ever want to go back.
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charlz Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:18:09am |
re: #136 RogueOne
I think you’d be surprised. When you fly into SA there’s an announcement given when you cross over their airspace.
On a British Airways flight to Germany from London, one of the crew said “ribbit! ribbit!” over the PA system as we crossed into French airspace.
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:20:22am |
re: #129 Renaissance_Man
I wonder if it’s common in Western societies for practicing Muslims to be regulars at bars. Not suggesting anything, just wondering if most Western Muslims are that liberalised.
Well my anecdotal evidence from my time at Uni would be an unequivocal yes. Though I doubt they’d be considered ‘practicing’ by other Muslims that do hold to the restrictions. It’s pretty much the same sort of thing you find in Christianity and Judaism. People practice differently and sometimes you have others criticizing each others practice as not being right or not counting etc.
So for instance I had Muslim student friends who did pray but they didn’t at all of the prayer times. Maybe once a day or they would only do it on Fridays. Most everyone I knew though took part in the traditional practices during Ramadan and many who drank at other times, would not drink during that time.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:21:05am |
MSNBC has been talking about the commercials last night. I thought the Dorito’s finger licker was hilariously disturbing.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:22:40am |
re: #140 Jadespring
I think there’s a big difference too between western converts and those born and raised in Islamic countries.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:22:49am |
re: #141 RogueOne
MSNBC has been talking about the commercials last night. I thought the Dorito’s finger licker was hilariously disturbing.
Yeah, that one was a bit … out there. Some of the other Dorito’s ones were better, though.
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McSpiff Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:23:04am |
re: #138 RogueOne
The government also pays for almost all of their expenses while going to school. Currently they’re paying for my nephew to get his doctorate, my niece is an undergraduate at UC, and my sister is getting her masters at UC also. She met her husband while he was in school in Colorado. I’d bet most young saudi’s who get a chance to spend time here on their own don’t ever want to go back.
Yeah guys I know are mostly funded by Sabic, one of the state owned companies. Its actually really sad, one of them had “I miss the nights I’ll never remember with the people I’ll never forget” as his facebook status a while back. What do you say to that?
Only positive I’ve taken away from the whole thing is that SA is going to end up with a whole bunch of well educated young men who want to see liberal, western style reforms.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:24:04am |
re: #142 RogueOne
I think there’s a big difference too between western converts and those born and raised in Islamic countries.
I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Bahrain and you see plenty of Saudis there on vaca drinking and chasing the Gulf Air Stews, so maybe not as much difference as you think…
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:25:38am |
re: #142 RogueOne
I think there’s a big difference too between western converts and those born and raised in Islamic countries.
Yes definitely. Most of the Muslims I knew at Uni though were international students, some were really what I suppose could be called orthodox but a good many weren’t.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:26:36am |
re: #144 McSpiff
Yeah guys I know are mostly funded by Sabic, one of the state owned companies. Its actually really sad, one of them had “I miss the nights I’ll never remember with the people I’ll never forget” as his facebook status a while back. What do you say to that?
Only positive I’ve taken away from the whole thing is that SA is going to end up with a whole bunch of well educated young men who want to see liberal, western style reforms.
I would hope but I’m not going to hold my breath. Their society is wrapped around the protection of men at the exclusion of everything else. I think there are an awful lot of saudi men who like it like it is. They can get away to europe or the US to get their drink on and then head home to keep their wives under control.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:29:47am |
re: #145 rwdflynavy
Man’s “under” nature is very strong, indeed.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:29:59am |
re: #145 rwdflynavy
I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Bahrain and you see plenty of Saudis there on vaca drinking and chasing the Gulf Air Stews, so maybe not as much difference as you think…
There’s no difference in natural born and converts of any religion when it comes to hypocrisy. I was thinking more about how seriously they take their religious duties in general.
I was thinking about taking the wife to Bahrain this spring but I think I’ve changed my mind.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:30:17am |
re: #129 Renaissance_Man
I wonder if it’s common in Western societies for practicing Muslims to be regulars at bars. Not suggesting anything, just wondering if most Western Muslims are that liberalised.
To add to this, at the photo you can see that he is a lucky owner of two cute dogs.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:31:44am |
re: #150 Sergey Romanov
To add to this, at the photo you can see that he is a lucky owner of two cute dogs.
I noticed that too. Struck me funny. The dog issue was a constant battle until the kids moved here full time for college. The B-I-L flies in every other week or so and the dog has to go outside for the weekend.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:32:11am |
re: #141 RogueOne
MSNBC has been talking about the commercials last night. I thought the Dorito’s finger licker was hilariously disturbing.
My post last night
Oh, by the way, to the thread’s topic. I thought the Cheetoh’s (I meant Doritos’) commercial was creepily hysterical.
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:32:40am |
Oh and another thing that happened at Uni which I think for many would be a breaking of stereotypes for many looking on. Many of the women I knew did wear some form of head scarf. Many would consider that a sign of some sort of orthodoxy. I didn’t find that always to be the case. It was really varied. For instance I worked with a woman who always wore a headscarf and we’d regularly go out after work to drink and sometimes party.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:37:23am |
MSNBC just finished a long interview with Cee Lo Green of the “F**k yoooo” song fame. He seems like a very good guy, humble. 5 grammy nominations, the true power of youtube.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:39:15am |
re: #154 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Wouldn’t you?
The first time it happened I wasn’t sure what was going on. When you’re on a plane and everyone is speaking a foreign language and they all get up and start putting on their religious garb… it makes you a little nervous.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:40:50am |
re: #156 RogueOne
The first time it happened I wasn’t sure what was going on. When you’re on a plane and everyone is speaking a foreign language and they all get up and start putting on their religious garb… it makes you a little nervous.
Sounds like El Al when it’s time for Shacharit [the morning prayer where men put on talis and tefillin]
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:41:39am |
re: #157 Alouette
Sounds like El Al when it’s time for Shacharit [the morning prayer where men put on talis and tefillin]
My first thought was “Oh crap, we’re going down!”
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:43:03am |
Somewhat unprecedented in recent history:
[Link: www.newstimeafrica.com…]
MOSCOW, February 7, 2011 (AFP) – A Moscow law enforcement official has admitted making up a police report that resulted in the brief jailing of a leading member of Russia’s opposition
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:44:32am |
Barret Brown and friends…
‘Anonymous’ hacks security firm that probed its membership
The online group of hacktivists known as “Anonymous” infiltrated the network and websites of an Internet security company after learning the company planned to sell information about the group to the FBI.
The website of Washington DC-based HBGary Federal was hijacked Sunday along with the Twitter account of CEO Aaron Barr. The company’s website was defaced with a message that read, “This domain seized by Anonymous under section #14 of the rules of the Internet.”
“Your recent claims of ‘infiltrating’ Anonymous amuse us, and so do your attempts at using Anonymous as a means to garner press attention for yourself,” the messaged continued. “How’s this for attention?”
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:46:04am |
re: #160 Killgore Trout
I read that, that has to be very embarrassing for a “security” firm.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:49:02am |
re: #161 RogueOne
I read that, that has to be very embarrassing for a “security” firm.
Kind of but it didn’t take much for that firm to infiltrate Anon and identify its leadership. The firm will survive being hacked but the guys from Anon are going to spend a lot of time in jail.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:50:30am |
re: #160 Killgore Trout
sigh
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:53:35am |
re: #163 Killgore Trout
Well, their claim that the security firm didn’t actually have shit may be valid, or it may not. A lot of so-called ‘security’ experts are basically frauds.
However, it is amazingly stupid of the hackers. They may say that Anon is an idea, but ideas don’t hack websites. Hackers do. And they are identifiable.
It’s funny that they’re claiming they’re ‘fighting back’ by going after this security company, rather than, say, going after the FBI.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:56:02am |
re: #163 Killgore Trout
Kind of but it didn’t take much for that firm to infiltrate Anon and identify its leadership. The firm will survive being hacked but the guys from Anon are going to spend a lot of time in jail.
According to the story Anon released the security firm’s report. I wouldn’t think that would be advisable if there was anything of substance in it. I’m also curious about the firms attempt to sell the report to the FBI.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:58:24am |
re: #163 Killgore Trout
Not necessarily. The data from the firm itself are not evidence (I mean, text files and screenshots are easily faked). This could help those investigating the group though, but now these people know they’re on the list so they will try to delete all the evidence.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 7:59:03am |
re: #162 lawhawk
I wonder if he was an inspiration for Cohen. I get this strong Borat vibe.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:00:00am |
re: #166 RogueOne
According to the story Anon released the security firm’s report. I wouldn’t think that would be advisable if there was anything of substance in it. I’m also curious about the firms attempt to sell the report to the FBI.
I’m reading it right now :) The report has some names and emails but by itself is not evidence.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:02:28am |
re: #160 Killgore Trout
You see the Huffpo news?
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Romantic Heretic Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:07:18am |
re: #139 charlz
On a British Airways flight to Germany from London, one of the crew said “ribbit! ribbit!” over the PA system as we crossed into French airspace.
Old story I heard once.
A BAE jet had landed in Hamburg. The Hamburg ground controllers were well known for being supercilious jerks.
The pilot asked for instructions to get to the gate. The reply was a little garbled so the pilot asked for it to be repeated.
The ground controller replied, “Why should I repeat myself. Haven’t you ever been to Hamburg before?”
“Yes,” answered the pilot. “Twice. In 1943. But it was dark and I didn’t land.”
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Romantic Heretic Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:09:02am |
re: #142 RogueOne
I think there’s a big difference too between western converts and those born and raised in Islamic countries.
My experience is that the converts are more severe in their practices than those born to it.
But that’s usually the case in my opinion.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:10:14am |
Here’s a rip from the Daily Beast. The comments are LGF quality:
Man Killed by Chicken at Cockfight
[Link: www.thedailybeast.com…]
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:11:28am |
re: #166 RogueOne
According to the story Anon released the security firm’s report. I wouldn’t think that would be advisable if there was anything of substance in it. I’m also curious about the firms attempt to sell the report to the FBI.
The claim about selling info to the FBI is almost certainly bogus. the firm said in the WSJ article that the FBI couldn’t use the information for obvious legal reasons that there were no warrants and it was collected by a private citizen. It’s probably not terribly difficult to identify the Anon leadership and the FBI probably knows already. It just takes time to establish a legal case.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:11:29am |
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:12:18am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:13:02am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:14:56am |
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:15:43am |
Egypt updates:
1610: The BBC’s Lyse Doucet says there are some reports that the Google executive Wael Ghonim, who is believed to have been released (see 1535, 1515 and 1459 entries) is heading for Tahrir Square.
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:16:23am |
My cocks are fighting right now.
They also beat up (over mated) with one of the hens. She looks really rough. She’s now resting comfortably by herself.
The boys are getting their own place in a shed across the field tomorrow.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:18:02am |
re: #180 Jadespring
My cocks are fighting right now.
They also beat up (over mated) with one of the hens. She looks really rough. She’s now resting comfortably by herself.
The boys are getting their own place in a shed across the field tomorrow.
Get her a cigarette and a publicist.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:18:47am |
re: #173 Decatur Deb
Here’s a rip from the Daily Beast. The comments are LGF quality:
Man Killed by Chicken at Cockfight
[Link: www.thedailybeast.com…]
The hen is mightier than men.
Or some such.
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laZardo Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:20:51am |
re: #183 Varek Raith
The hen is mightier than men.
Or some such.
Dammit, they used up all the cock jokes.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:23:54am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:25:32am |
re: #183 Varek Raith
The hen was mightier than the horde.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:26:57am |
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:27:10am |
re: #184 laZardo
Dammit, they used up all the cock jokes.
Fret not, there are still a lot of branch jokes/
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iossarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:28:33am |
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blueraven Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:30:24am |
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Political Atheist Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:30:56am |
re: #180 Jadespring
Name one of the roosters Charlie and the other one Sheen
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:35:16am |
re: #192 Rightwingconspirator
Name one of the roosters Charlie and the other one Sheen
I think they may end up being names “Stew” and “Roast”.
It’s not good being born male on a farm.
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:36:59am |
#
1627: Sherif, who lives by Tahrir Square, tells the BBC: “It’s been two weeks since the protests started, so people are tired. The euphoria of the revolt has died down and people want to go back to daily life… The number of people in the square is dwindling, although it’s still a significant number. It means that the protest is weakening, but then so is the state.”
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:38:40am |
re: #193 Jadespring
I think they may end up being names “Stew” and “Roast”.
It’s not good being born male on a farm.
We kept an ill-tempered rooster, thinking it was good for happy egg-layers. After he spurred one of the kids, I blew him through the bottom of a garbage can. Hens didn’t notice.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:41:56am |
re: #195 Decatur Deb
I blew him through the bottom of a garbage can
Kinky! You old-timers have the best fetishes.
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charlz Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:42:35am |
re: #196 Obdicut
Kinky! You old-timers have the best fetishes.
I think I’m in the wrong usenet newsgroup!
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:42:51am |
re: #194 lawhawk
#
1627: Sherif, who lives by Tahrir Square, tells the BBC: “It’s been two weeks since the protests started, so people are tired. The euphoria of the revolt has died down and people want to go back to daily life… The number of people in the square is dwindling, although it’s still a significant number. It means that the protest is weakening, but then so is the state.”
I’m not sure ‘weakening’ is the best descriptor. From what I’m reading it’s gmoving into a different mode. Longer term maintenance. I’ve seen this type of thing before her in NA. As long as the square is occupied and controlled by a core and supported through supplies from the outside then it isn’t just about sheer numbers present.
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:45:43am |
re: #195 Decatur Deb
We kept an ill-tempered rooster, thinking it was good for happy egg-layers. After he spurred one of the kids, I blew him through the bottom of a garbage can. Hens didn’t notice.
I’ve always had one or two roosters without any issues. They help a lot because the hens are free ranging most of the year. The roos are like guards. Problem right now is the ratio of hens to roos is way off. So I have to separate the boys until I decide what I’m doing. Not sure if I’m going to be getting more hens or not. If I don’t get more hens they have to either go to another home or into the freezer.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:48:47am |
re: #200 Jadespring
I’ve always had one or two roosters without any issues. They help a lot because the hens are free ranging most of the year. The roos are like guards. Problem right now is the ratio of hens to roos is way off. So I have to separate the boys until I decide what I’m doing. Not sure if I’m going to be getting more hens or not. If I don’t get more hens they have to either go to another home or into the freezer.
We let ours run a quarter acre w/ no problems. The color of the yolks was amazing, and it kept down the bugs.
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:49:22am |
If you can’t make enough concessions, buy off the government workers?. That’s Mubarak’s latest move?
Egypt’s embattled regime announced Monday a 15 percent raise for government employees in an attempt to shore up its base and defuse popular anger amid ongoing protests demanding President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster.The Cabinet decision follows earlier promises to investigate election fraud and official corruption as well as an announcement that a detained Google Inc. executive who was one of the most prominent youth organizers would be released later Monday. Wael Ghonim, a marketing manager for the Internet company, was seized by security agents on Jan. 28, three days after the crisis erupted.
The gestures so far have done little to persuade the tens of thousands occupying downtown’s Tahrir Square to end their two-week long protest, leaving the two sides in an uneasy stalemate. The protesters have vowed to stay put until Mubarak steps down, while the regime wants him to stay in office until elections in September.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:50:07am |
Sarah Palin’s problem in one paragraph
Obama’s “handling” of Egypt sucks (of course), and here’s how she’d handle it differently:
“It’s a difficult situation, this is that 3am White House phone call and it seems for many of us trying to get that information from our leader in the White House it it seems that that call went right to um the answering machine. And nobody yet has, no body yet has explained to the American public what they know, and surely they know more than the rest of us know who it is who will be taking the place of Mubarak and I’m not real enthused about what it is that that’s being done on a national level and from DC in regards to understanding all the situation there in Egypt. And in these areas that are so volatile right now because obviously it’s not just Egypt but the other countries too where we are seeing uprisings, we know that now more than ever, we need strength and sound mind there in the White House. We need to know what it is that America stands for so we know who it is that America will stand with. And we do not have all that information yet.”
Sounds reasonable.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:51:05am |
re: #203 negativ
Sarah Palin’s problem in one paragraph
Obama’s “handling” of Egypt sucks (of course), and here’s how she’d handle it differently:
Sounds reasonable.
Must breathe through gills.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:52:12am |
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:52:33am |
re: #201 Decatur Deb
We let ours run a quarter acre w/ no problems. The color of the yolks was amazing, and it kept down the bugs.
I have lots of predators around here. And while a roo isn’t going to stop a coyote I have seen them call out an alarm when a predator of the overhead variety comes around. “Get to cover, I repeat get to cover.” I’ve also seen them go and round up hens that have wandered away on their own.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 8:58:12am |
re: #203 negativ
Sarah Palin’s problem in one paragraph
Obama’s “handling” of Egypt sucks (of course), and here’s how she’d handle it differently:
Sounds reasonable.
Yummy Yummy Word Salad!!!
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:02:00am |
re: #202 lawhawk
If you can’t make enough concessions, buy off the government workers?. That’s Mubarak’s latest move?
It works here…..
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:09:46am |
Love letters.
That Sergei weirdo does not speak for all Russians. I actually suspect he may not be Russian at all. Some jihadnik Chechnyan or Azeri or whatever -stani asshole with illegally obtained Russian citizenship, maybe — and a fake Russian name. Too many of those infesting Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other Russian cities. And really, blaming Reagan for collapsing the USSR? Soviet socialism did a smashup job of collapsing itself, no external help needed. Self-destruction is a feature, not a bug, in any collectivist system. It is only a matter of time. While I give President Reagan respect and credit for standing up to the rotten Soviet thugocracy, I refuse to give credit to socialism by thinking it would not have collapsed without Reagan.
And:
Worse than that, he talks about the collapse of the USSR as if it was a bad thing.Dick.
What are they smoking? I want some of that. Not. :)
Note: if they’re so thick as to ascribe to me the very opposite of what I wrote just yesterday, which is open for anybody to see (I, of course, never wrote about collapse of USSR as if it were a bad thing nor did I “blame” Reagan for it - quite the contrary, I disputed Reagan’s role in the collapse), imagine what they’re making up about everyone else.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:13:00am |
re: #210 Sergey Romanov
…while we’re at it….Do you or do you not have blue highlights
in your hair???Hmmmm?/
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:13:01am |
Hey all!
How do you decide you’ve spent too much on a dog? $600+ of tests and we still don’t have a clue why my dog is sick. Any Veterinary inclined Lizards out there? My nic is blue.
The rest of you —How are you this morning?
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Jadespring Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:13:30am |
re: #210 Sergey Romanov
Love letters.
And:
What are they smoking? I want some of that. Not. :)
Note: if they’re so thick as to ascribe to me the very opposite of what I wrote just yesterday, which is open for anybody to see (I, of course, never wrote about collapse of USSR as if it were a bad thing nor did I “blame” Reagan for it - quite the contrary, I disputed Reagan’s role in the collapse), imagine what they’re making up about everyone else.
They’re just pegged you with some labels which automatically mean that you must think a certain way. So when reading what you write it goes through that filter and get’s translated into what they think you must think. Actual words don’t matter much when that sort of filter has been engaged.
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rwdflynavy Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:13:34am |
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:13:52am |
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:14:32am |
re: #211 reloadingisnotahobby
I missed the reference, I’m afraid…
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:17:01am |
re: #217 Sergey Romanov
The inacuracy of thier judgement of you ….They may as well be
commenting on your apperance….
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:17:43am |
re: #213 Jadespring
They’re just pegged you with some labels which automatically mean that you must think a certain way. So when reading what you write it goes through that filter and get’s translated into what they think you must think. Actual words don’t matter much when that sort of filter has been engaged.
Yep. And note open racism in regard to ethnic Caucasians, who are now not “Russians”. This attitude is not unusual for an average non-Caucasian Russian citizen (unfortunately), but I expect an emigre to a multi-ethnic society like the US to be better than that…
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:18:29am |
re: #215 reloadingisnotahobby
Great!!
Male or Female??
Female, but on my farm, that all dogs are equal.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:23:59am |
re: #221 RogueOne
What’s wrong with your dog? Full breed?
Yeah, 7 yo spaniel. glaucoma that came on all the sudden; high temperature; possible seizure over the weekend. Blood work shows inflammation and protein in the urine, but none of the counts are far from normal. Normal everything else.
Next step is supposed to be to see the ophthalmologist and get chest ex-ray and abdominal ultrasound—for another $500+. I just can’t spend all this money to find out she is going over the Rainbow Bridge. I wouldn’t do it even if I had the money to spend. As it is it is all going on a Visa.
She’s had other chronic health issues and has been on tons of steroids during her life. She’s not feeling good and is pretty much staying on the couch, but eats, drinks and goes outside just fine.
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:24:11am |
Egypt protests: Muslim Brotherhood’s concessions prompt anger
The Brotherhood backed off its demand that Mr. Mubarak step down immediately and make other concessions, for apparently little concrete in return. Suddenly, the one clear demand uniting them with the youths in Cairo’s Tahrir Square – Mubarak’s resignation – was gone.
The Sunday afternoon talks drew outrage in the square, where protesters described the Brother’s concessions as helping the establishment buy time and find a way to preserve one-party rule here beyond September elections, in which Mr. Mubarak has promised not to run. They also expressed concern that Mr. Suleiman was leading the reform movement into a trap.
“I don’t know what [senior Brotherhood leader Esam el-] Erian is thinking, I really don’t,” said a secular protest leader, who’s spent years trying to bring the Brotherhood into a broader reform camp. “We all know who Suleiman is and what he’s capable of. This is splitting the Brotherhood and could leave all of us isolated and in danger.”
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:25:28am |
re: #224 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Egypt protests: Muslim Brotherhood’s concessions prompt anger
MB has a power base within the ruling party and don’t want to lose it?
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:28:27am |
re: #219 Sergey Romanov
Yep. And note open racism in regard to ethnic Caucasians, who are now not “Russians”. This attitude is not unusual for an average non-Caucasian Russian citizen (unfortunately), but I expect an emigre to a multi-ethnic society like the US to be better than that…
Caucasians are a specific ethnic group—right? In this case, not a generic term for white people.
Help me out here.
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:29:25am |
re: #223 ggt
Poor dog. I was curious if it could be something breed specific.
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:29:58am |
re: #223 ggt
Yeah, 7 yo spaniel. glaucoma that came on all the sudden; high temperature; possible seizure over the weekend. Blood work shows inflammation and protein in the urine, but none of the counts are far from normal. Normal everything else.
Next step is supposed to be to see the ophthalmologist and get chest ex-ray and abdominal ultrasound—for another $500+. I just can’t spend all this money to find out she is going over the Rainbow Bridge. I wouldn’t do it even if I had the money to spend. As it is it is all going on a Visa.
She’s had other chronic health issues and has been on tons of steroids during her life. She’s not feeling good and is pretty much staying on the couch, but eats, drinks and goes outside just fine.
Been there in the pet department. Kids lost their parakeet over the holidays. I hated myself, but luckily the wife understood we weren’t in a position to spend $600 bucks in tests, possible treatment, and boarding.
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Gus Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:29:59am |
Groan. Could barely sleep and my chassis turns to rust when I sleep. I either need some vitamins or some WD-40.
In other news. AOL merges with HuffPo? Wonder how long that’s going to last. Either way Arianna Huffington will probably go on a personal shopping spree. Andrew Breitbart must be seething with jealousy about now. Worth a bit over 300 million.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:31:55am |
re: #226 ggt
Caucasians are a specific ethnic group—right? In this case, not a generic term for white people.
Help me out here.
People from Caucasus. Dagestanis, Chechens, Ingushs, Azeris, Armenians…
The usage “white person” is a misnomer.
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:32:04am |
re: #225 ggt
MB has a power base within the ruling party and don’t want to lose it?
They’ve been out in the cold so long, they took their first chance to gain “legitimacy” with the old regime.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:32:27am |
re: #227 RogueOne
Poor dog. I was curious if it could be something breed specific.
No and seizures are not normal either for her breed.
Veterinary medicine has changed so much from when I was little. It used to be the Vet would rule out most of the possibilities with few diagnostic tools and give you a diagnosis. Now, they have every test imaginable available and want to use them. I wish they would just tell us what their best guess is. My husband is convinced it’s cancer.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:33:44am |
re: #233 ggt
Cancer should have have shown up on an xray or blood test…
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:35:23am |
re: #228 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Been there in the pet department. Kids lost their parakeet over the holidays. I hated myself, but luckily the wife understood we weren’t in a position to spend $600 bucks in tests, possible treatment, and boarding.
It’s not only the money, it’s the suffering. I’m not going to let my girl feel bad for long. I would never put a pet thru chemo. They can’t understand what the treatment is and it is pretty horrible in itself. I’d rather donate the money to the animal shelter.
It’s so hard when they are eating and otherwise acting normal. I think we’ve decided when she doesn’t want to play ball anymore, she’ll be telling us something.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:36:35am |
re: #231 Sergey Romanov
People from Caucasus. Dagestanis, Chechens, Ingushs, Azeris, Armenians…
The usage “white person” is a misnomer.
just clarifying.
It’s like “asians” means one thing in the US and another in Europe.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:37:29am |
re: #234 reloadingisnotahobby
Cancer should have have shown up on an xray or blood test…
No xray yet, and not always in the blood. If it is in her brain, the skull will mask it.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:37:44am |
re: #227 RogueOne
Poor dog. I was curious if it could be something breed specific.
Both our Boxers suffer from a breed specific ailment…
60% of the time they behave like IDIOTS!!
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Ericus58 Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:37:51am |
“1639: The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, says he yearns to be in Cairo, to join the anti-Mubarak protests: “As God is my witness, I yearn to be among you, to give my blood and soul, as any Egyptian youth would, to this noble cause,” AFP news agency reports him telling a rally.”
“#1702: More from Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah: He says changes in Egypt can transform the Middle East by forcing out a regime that has kept peace with Israel. “Your movement will entirely change the face of our region for the interest of its own people,” he tells Egyptians.”
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:37:56am |
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:38:52am |
re: #240 reloadingisnotahobby
Both our Boxers suffer from a breed specific ailment…
60% of the time they behave like IDIOTS!!
aw, but they are soooo cute and great with kids!
I like boxers. I love how boxer puppies can jump, like, 6 feet in the air from a standing position :)
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RogueOne Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:38:54am |
re: #233 ggt
No and seizures are not normal either for her breed.
Veterinary medicine has changed so much from when I was little. It used to be the Vet would rule out most of the possibilities with few diagnostic tools and give you a diagnosis. Now, they have every test imaginable available and want to use them. I wish they would just tell us what their best guess is. My husband is convinced it’s cancer.
It cost me almost $2k a few years ago when one of my dogs got cancer. She wouldn’t keep anything down and I had to take her to a animal hospital because it was over a weekend. One week later and a ton of tests they still had no idea. I took her to my vet, whom I had found years earlier thanks to a dobe rescue referral, who found the problem in an hour with one neck x-ray. An xray I had been told had been done by the hospital but obviously hadn’t. Her neck and shoulder bones looked like swiss cheese.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:40:19am |
re: #243 ggt
The play room light fixture has a new lens/defuser …
Yup….cute as hell;-)
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:40:53am |
re: #244 RogueOne
It cost me almost $2k a few years ago when one of my dogs got cancer. She wouldn’t keep anything down and I had to take her to a animal hospital because it was over a weekend. One week later and a ton of tests they still had no idea. I took her to my vet, whom I had found years earlier thanks to a dobe rescue referral, who found the problem in an hour with one neck x-ray. An xray I had been told had been done by the hospital but obviously hadn’t. Her neck and shoulder bones looked like swiss cheese.
geez! Simple, old-fashioned diagnostic tools … .
I think the next step is going to be a chest/abdominal xray only.
Or tomorrow she could be fine —dogs have a habit of doing that too!
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:41:10am |
re: #237 ggt
just clarifying.
It’s like “asians” means one thing in the US and another in Europe.
I kinda agree with this guy’s take:
[Link: blogs.discovermagazine.com…]
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:42:39am |
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:43:14am |
re: #230 Gus 802
Because everyone remembers the tremendous success of AOL-TimeWarner.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:44:28am |
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:44:30am |
re: #249 lawhawk
Because everyone remembers the tremendous success of AOL-TimeWarner.
We’ve got the CDs to prove it!
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:44:50am |
First Trailer for Captain America;
[Link: www.youtube.com…]
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Gus Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:45:35am |
re: #249 lawhawk
Because everyone remembers the tremendous success of AOL-TimeWarner.
Exactly. I don’t get it really. I mean if the idea is to create proprietary access through AOL. Most of the time I tell people to find another ISP. AOL is still using that proprietary and clumsy software. The only person I know that still has it some crusty older guy that still has dial-up.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:47:38am |
re: #253 Gus 802
Exactly. I don’t get it really. I mean if the idea is to create proprietary access through AOL. Most of the time I tell people to find another ISP. AOL is still using that proprietary and clumsy software. The only person I know that still has it some crusty older guy that still has dial-up.
I don’t think anyone in my address book as @aol.com on their email addy.
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Gus Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:47:47am |
Another wingnut week begins!
Bachmann’s Favorite Ministry Joins Fischer to Link Gays to the Holocaust
Submitted by Brian on February 7, 2011 - 9:02am
Bryan Fischer’s appearance on Sons of Liberty, a Genesis Communication Network radio show, was filled with his characteristic rants about the purported ties between gays and Nazism, gays and the Obama Administration, and gays and “brainwashing” students in public schools. While such claims are nothing new coming from Fischer, the American Family Association’s Director of Issue Analysis, he was spewing out his anti-gay conspiracy theories on a radio program hosted by Bradlee Dean of the influential Minnesota ministry, “You Can Run But You Cannot Hide.”…
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tigger2005 Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:48:01am |
So I see a guy the other day in a big red pick up with a Confederate flag sticking up on one side, a black flag on the other, a “F*** Obama” bumper sticker, and a “9-11 Was an Inside Job” bumper sticker.
What does it all mean?
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:48:39am |
re: #257 tigger2005
So I see a guy the other day in a big red pick up with a Confederate flag sticking up on one side, a black flag on the other, a “F*** Obama” bumper sticker, and a “9-11 Was an Inside Job” bumper sticker.
What does it all mean?
People are stupid.
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Feline Fearless Leader Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:49:02am |
re: #257 tigger2005
So I see a guy the other day in a big red pick up with a Confederate flag sticking up on one side, a black flag on the other, a “F*** Obama” bumper sticker, and a “9-11 Was an Inside Job” bumper sticker.
What does it all mean?
He’s a idiot and proud of it.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:49:04am |
re: #256 Gus 802
Another wingnut week begins!
Bachmann’s Favorite Ministry Joins Fischer to Link Gays to the Holocaust
Submitted by Brian on February 7, 2011 - 9:02am
The f-ed-up brain gymnastics one has to endure … .
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:49:18am |
re: #257 tigger2005
So I see a guy the other day in a big red pick up with a Confederate flag sticking up on one side, a black flag on the other, a “F*** Obama” bumper sticker, and a “9-11 Was an Inside Job” bumper sticker.
What does it all mean?
THe guy is a Whacko!
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Feline Fearless Leader Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:49:47am |
re: #253 Gus 802
Exactly. I don’t get it really. I mean if the idea is to create proprietary access through AOL. Most of the time I tell people to find another ISP. AOL is still using that proprietary and clumsy software. The only person I know that still has it some crusty older guy that still has dial-up.
Makes me wonder what sort of payment Comcast is making to them so that they continue making Comcast look good by comparison.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:49:47am |
re: #257 tigger2005
So I see a guy the other day in a big red pick up with a Confederate flag sticking up on one side, a black flag on the other, a “F*** Obama” bumper sticker, and a “9-11 Was an Inside Job” bumper sticker.
What does it all mean?
BUDWEISER…lots of BUDWEISER!!!
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:50:59am |
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Feline Fearless Leader Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:50:59am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:51:47am |
re: #257 tigger2005
You saw someone that on a day when you had a flat tire and your jack was not in your trunk and your spare tire was flat and it was night and there was a wolf on the other side of the fence eyeballing you…
You’d wave him off if he tried to stop and help.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:52:21am |
re: #266 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I’d ask the wolf for help first.
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Gus Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:52:46am |
Here’s the audio (video).
Bradlee Dean - Holocaust Revisionism
Bradlee Dean talks to Bryan Fischer, who claims Hitler and the Nazis were homosexual. Bradlee Dean’s anti-gay radio show is broadcast nationwide.
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njdhockeyfan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:53:08am |
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reine.de.tout Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:53:18am |
re: #210 Sergey Romanov
Love letters.
And:
What are they smoking? I want some of that. Not. :)
Note: if they’re so thick as to ascribe to me the very opposite of what I wrote just yesterday, which is open for anybody to see (I, of course, never wrote about collapse of USSR as if it were a bad thing nor did I “blame” Reagan for it - quite the contrary, I disputed Reagan’s role in the collapse), imagine what they’re making up about everyone else.
Yes.
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:54:09am |
I’ve got to tell the kids to stop rating Netflix movies on the Wii.
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njdhockeyfan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:54:17am |
Prosecutors interrogate 5 who sneaked into Egypt through Gaza
Prosecution services at North Sinai have remanded five people, including two Palestinians, into custody for 15 days pending investigation, after they illegally sneaked into Sinai through the Gaza Strip.
They carried five hand grenades and three machine guns with “Hamas” labels. They were apprehended by citizens’ neighbourhood patrols in Rafah.
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tigger2005 Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:54:25am |
re: #266 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You saw someone that on a day when you had a flat tire and your jack was not in your trunk and your spare tire was flat and it was night and there was a wolf on the other side of the fence eyeballing you…
You’d wave him off if he tried to stop and help.
Well, being a paleface myself I’d probably be safe with this good ol’ boy, as long as he didn’t ask me about my politics.
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Obdicut Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:55:20am |
Fucking hell. The Oakland police shot another unarmed man.
[Link: www.californiabeat.org…]
He had an electric scale on him. And marijuana.
End the fucking drug war already. Just end it. What is the point of this kind of slaughter? Jesus.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:55:58am |
re: #266 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
What truck owner would go anywhere without…..
Spare(inflated)
Jack (two)
Shovel
Cables
Tow strap (two)
Tools (metric and ASE)
Clean shirt and Cologne
..Never know ….She might be a cutie……
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reine.de.tout Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:56:05am |
re: #273 tigger2005
Well, being a paleface myself I’d probably be safe with this good ol’ boy, as long as he didn’t ask me about my politics.
Heh.
A friend of mine had a flat tire on the interstate on her way to NOLA one day.
Guy stopped to help her and changed it for her.
David Duke.
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:56:51am |
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:58:32am |
re: #277 reine.de.tout
Heh.
A friend of mine had a flat tire on the interstate on her way to NOLA one day.
Guy stopped to help her and changed it for her.
David Duke.
Yeah, he is a perfect christian gentleman, if you are white.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:59:08am |
re: #247 Sergey Romanov
I kinda agree with this guy’s take:
[Link: blogs.discovermagazine.com…]
The terms “Caucasian,” “Negroid” and “Mongoloid” to designate racial types is so 18th Century.
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tigger2005 Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:59:10am |
re: #277 reine.de.tout
Heh.
A friend of mine had a flat tire on the interstate on her way to NOLA one day.
Guy stopped to help her and changed it for her.
David Duke.
I’m sure he’s an equal-opportunity gallant rescuer. Not.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:59:17am |
Hey, did anybody else think that Christine Aguilera is starting to look like Cyndi Lauper?
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Gus Mon, Feb 7, 2011 9:59:27am |
re: #268 Gus 802
Here’s the audio (video).
Bradlee Dean - Holocaust Revisionism
[Video]
“Muslims are calling for the executions of homosexuals in America,” Dean said on YCR’s May 15 radio show on AM 1280 the Patriot. “This just shows you they themselves are upholding the laws that are even in the Bible of the Judeo-Christian God, but they seem to be more moral than even the American Christians do, because these people are livid about enforcing their laws. They know homosexuality is an abomination.”“If America won’t enforce the laws, God will raise up a foreign enemy to do just that,” Dean continued. “That is what you are seeing in America.”
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tigger2005 Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:00:10am |
re: #283 tigger2005
I’m sure he’s an equal-opportunity gallant rescuer. Not.
After I posted this, I realized “Equal-opportunity Good Samaritan” is even better… LOL
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:00:25am |
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njdhockeyfan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:01:51am |
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tigger2005 Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:01:54am |
re: #287 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Egypt’s new cabinet announces 15% rise in salaries and pensions
That’s big moolah. Paid for by raising the price of gas and mummy tours?
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Flounder Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:02:09am |
re: #223 ggt
I’m sorry to hear about your pup, they become a member of your family.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:03:02am |
re: #277 reine.de.tout
Heh.
A friend of mine had a flat tire on the interstate on her way to NOLA one day.
Guy stopped to help her and changed it for her.
David Duke.
When I had my spinout and crashed my car, a bunch of helpful citizens of all races and genders (including a Muslim lady in a headscarf) stopped to see if I was OK and needed help. There wasn’t really much they could do for me, though, I had already called 911 and the AAA for a tow truck.
AAA took about 2 hours to get there. The police never showed up at all.
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Stan the Demanded Plan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:03:05am |
Morning LGF.
Guess what? I won the office Super bowl grid!!!!!!!
ha
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:03:45am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:03:53am |
re: #292 Stanley Sea
You win money? (send it to me)
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:04:30am |
re: #290 Shropshire_Slasher
I’m sorry to hear about your pup, they become a member of your family.
thanks
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:05:19am |
I think what the world needs is a new Quentin Tarantino movie!
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Stan the Demanded Plan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:05:20am |
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simoom Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:06:16am |
Meanwhile, in Texas:
Senate panel to consider abortion law requiring women to view sonograms
A Texas Senate committee will begin considering an anti-abortion measure this week that, if passed, would be one of the strongest in the nation. The bill mandates that pregnant women be shown an ultrasound of the fetus at least two hours before an abortion.
Physicians also would be required to explain the grainy image, including a description of the fetus’ dimensions and, if applicable, the presence of limbs or internal organs. If audible, the fetal heartbeat would have to be played for the woman as well.
But critics say the bill would violate women’s and physicians’ civil liberties and, for women who go through with the abortion, could make a wrenching decision more difficult to bear.
Two weeks ago, Gov. Rick Perry fast-tracked the sonogram bill by declaring it an emergency item, allowing lawmakers to vote on the proposal early in the 140-day legislative session.
“People ask me, ‘Why is this an emergency issue?’” said Republican Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston, the bill’s author. “We have 80,000 abortions in Texas every year. So let’s just say that one out of five women, after they see the sonogram, make a decision to either put the baby up for adoption or keep the baby. You’re talking about 16,000 lives.”
And back in DC:
[Link: voices.washingtonpost.com…]
Since 1986, a patient with an emergency medical condition who goes to a hospital participating in Medicare must be treated. Such stabilizing treatment could include abortion care for pregnant women. If the hospital can’t provide the requested treatment it must refer the patient to a hospital or medical facility that does.The overly broad Pitts amendment would void this requirement for hospitals, which would be considered a “health care entity.” Unlike the nebulous “forcible rape,” the key definition here is clear: “an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan.” So, in contravention of EMTALA, hospitals would be allowed to refuse to provide abortion care or refer the patient to another hospital. Most troubling is that there are no exemptions — not even if the life of the mother is at risk.
[Link: www.politico.com…]
Sara Rosenbaum, who chairs George Washington University’s health policy department, will testify at both hearings, focusing on how the legislation goes beyond merely barring taxpayer of abortion.“Essentially this undermines tax-favored treatment of plans that cover abortion and utterly changes private health insurance, not just publicly-funded plans,” she told POLITICO in an interview. “It opens up a vast new amount of liability for alleged violations of discrimination [against providers who, for conscious reasons, refuse to provide abortions] and, number three, it exposes women to lose access to health care covered under EMTALA [emergency medical services legislation].”
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Gus Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:06:57am |
re: #299 simoom
Meanwhile, in Texas:
Senate panel to consider abortion law requiring women to view sonogramsAnd back in DC:
[Link: voices.washingtonpost.com…][Link: www.politico.com…]
The right wing attack on America continues.
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:06:58am |
re: #297 ggt
I think what the world needs is a new Quentin Tarantino movie!
A full length version of this:
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njdhockeyfan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:07:19am |
Barrett Brown’s friends are going after the Italians…
Hackers attack Italian government site
Software hacker group “Anonymous” launched attacks Sunday against the Italian government’s website citing political grievances, ANSA news agency reported.
“Anonymous” announced its distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) assaults earlier in the day, saying they were launched because “the political and economic situation in Italy has become unstable.”
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reine.de.tout Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:07:36am |
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:07:46am |
re: #297 ggt
I think what the world needs is a new Quentin Tarantino movie!
Damn right!
Copious violence > Plot
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reine.de.tout Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:08:04am |
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Gus Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:08:24am |
It’s not even noon and already I need some brain bleach. Just finished listening to Bryan Fishcer’s insane screed.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:08:57am |
re: #306 Gus 802
It’s not even noon and already I need some brain bleach. Just finished listening to Bryan Fishcer’s insane screed.
You took the red pill, eh?
/Poor sod…
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Romantic Heretic Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:08:58am |
re: #213 Jadespring
They’re just pegged you with some labels which automatically mean that you must think a certain way. So when reading what you write it goes through that filter and get’s translated into what they think you must think. Actual words don’t matter much when that sort of filter has been engaged.
The term I use for this phenomena is information disease. I wrote an essay about it a few years ago.
Note: link is not work or child safe.
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tigger2005 Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:09:06am |
re: #303 reine.de.tout
Way!
Somebody musta watched the Sat. Night Live episode that brought back some old faves, like Dana Carvey…
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:09:11am |
re: #299 simoom
Meanwhile, in Texas:
Senate panel to consider abortion law requiring women to view sonogramsAnd back in DC:
[Link: voices.washingtonpost.com…][Link: www.politico.com…]
What these idiots really fail to grasp is that this type of shit truly means the end of the Republican Party. In their twisted minds, they think this will be the lynch-pin for a victory in 2012. In reality, it is the opposite.
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njdhockeyfan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:10:03am |
‘US proposes Mubarak exit strategy to German hospital’
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will travel to Germany as a patient as part of an exit strategy proposed by the US, the online version of German newspaper Der Spiegel reported Monday.
The United States government’s scenario for an end to the political chaos in Egypt appears that Mubarak will travel to Germany for a “prolonged health check,” the report suggested.
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Feline Fearless Leader Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:10:35am |
re: #308 Romantic Heretic
The term I use for this phenomena is information disease. I wrote an essay about it a few years ago.
Note: link is not work or child safe.
Is that more or less dangerous than catching industrial disease?
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:10:36am |
re: #281 ggt
Yeah, he is a perfect christian gentleman, if you are white.
But what if he stops to help a Jew?
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:10:44am |
re: #301 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
A full length version of this:
[Video]
I can see Quentin doing something with that.
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Interesting Times Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:10:54am |
re: #299 simoom
Meanwhile, in Texas:
Senate panel to consider abortion law requiring women to view sonograms
[Link: www.politico.com…]“People ask me, ‘Why is this an emergency issue?’” said Republican Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston, the bill’s author. “We have 80,000 abortions in Texas every year. So let’s just say that one out of five women, after they see the sonogram, make a decision to either put the baby up for adoption or keep the baby. You’re talking about 16,000 lives.”
But any social programs to help the mothers of those 16,000 lives would be godless commie liberalism 9_9
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:11:04am |
re: #310 ggt
What these idiots really fail to grasp is that this type of shit truly means the end of the Republican Party. In their twisted minds, they think this will be the lynch-pin for a victory in 2012. In reality, it is the opposite.
I was a lifelong republican until about 2 years ago. Now, I wouldn’t piss on one if they were on fire.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:11:29am |
re: #306 Gus 802
It’s not even noon and already I need some brain bleach. Just finished listening to Bryan Fishcer’s insane screed.
Did you lose a bet?
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reine.de.tout Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:11:48am |
re: #313 Alouette
But what if he stops to help a Jew?
I’ve wondered about that myself.
How would he necessarily know?
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Feline Fearless Leader Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:11:51am |
re: #316 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I was a lifelong republican until about 2 years ago. Now, I wouldn’t piss on one if they were on fire.
You should consider doing it anyways. The smoke coming off of them is highly toxic and damaging to the environment.
/
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:12:05am |
re: #316 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I was a lifelong republican until about 2 years ago. Now, I wouldn’t piss on one if they were on fire.
Did you ever consider that the fire might be on republican?!?!
/
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Gus Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:12:26am |
re: #317 ggt
Did you lose a bet?
Nah. Just thought I should bite the bullet and give it a listen. Kind of helped me to wake up here.
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njdhockeyfan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:12:44am |
re: #312 oaktree
Is that more or less dangerous than catching industrial disease?
That calls for a Dire Straits video!
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:13:42am |
Took a peek at Aaron Barr’s twitter, which has been hacked too, and he was kinda wishy washy about his research:
To be clear. My intent on #anonymous research not to attack anon but show insecurity in social media and its potential for intelligence.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:14:03am |
re: #313 Alouette
But what if he stops to help a Jew?
Well, they they shake hands, or other wise touch, it might possibly cause a cataclysmic event. I can’t remember the vocabulary involved, but I think it would change something on the quantum level … . the world would never be the same.
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Stan the Demanded Plan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:15:17am |
google A Googler
by Sandmonkey
Huge relief—Wael Ghonim has been released. Our love to him and his family.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:15:27am |
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:15:45am |
CT Man Busted For Calling 911 On His Home-Grown Pot Operation
A Connecticut man wasn’t sure just how illegal growing a pot plant in his home is, so he did what any rational person would do: he called the authorities for more information.“I was just growing some marijuana, and I was just wondering the… how much, you know, trouble you can get into for one plant,” Robert Michelson said in a 911 call.
“You’re growing marijuana,” the operator said, puzzled. “It depends how big the plant is.”
“It’s only a seedling,” Michelson replied.
The operator informed Michelson he could be charged for possession for having even a small amount of marijuana.
“All right. Thanks for the info,” he said, and then hung up.
Police traced the call to his home, and found a small amount of marijuana and paraphernalia, NBC reports.
Michelson was released on $5,000 bail, but not before he reportedly flipped off the dispatchers.
“Presumably for doing such a good job,” Police said, according to NBC’s report.
Rofl
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:16:40am |
re: #318 reine.de.tout
I’ve wondered about that myself.
How would he necessarily know?
Some Jewish men are easy to identify.
Jewish women, not so much.
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:16:45am |
re: #318 reine.de.tout
I’ve wondered about that myself.
How would he necessarily know?
he wouldn’t have to know. The meeting of two diametrically opposed forces would be monumental.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:17:16am |
re: #327 Varek Raith
Teh stoopid sumtimes haz teh entertaynment valyew.
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Kragar Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:17:48am |
re: #328 Alouette
Some Jewish men are easy to identify.
Jewish women, not so much.
Yeah, with plastic surgery, they can remove the horns.
///
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Feline Fearless Leader Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:17:48am |
re: #327 Varek Raith
CT Man Busted For Calling 911 On His Home-Grown Pot Operation
Rofl
That’s the mindset of the sort of minion that gets Evil Overlords into such trouble…
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FemNaziBitch Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:18:32am |
re: #328 Alouette
Some Jewish men are easy to identify.
Jewish women, not so much.
Not for Mr. Duke, he’d be literally looking for Shylock, not your average-everyday garden-variety human.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:20:15am |
re: #313 Alouette
But what if he stops to help a Jew?
Don’t worry, he knows all the self-defense tricks.
/
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njdhockeyfan Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:21:40am |
re: #327 Varek Raith
CT Man Busted For Calling 911 On His Home-Grown Pot Operation
…Michelson was released on $5,000 bail, but not before he reportedly flipped off the dispatchers.
“Presumably for doing such a good job,” Police said, according to NBC’s report.
Rofl
He just wanted to tell them they were number one.
Later…work is calling!
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:22:18am |
re: #257 tigger2005
So I see a guy the other day in a big red pick up with a Confederate flag sticking up on one side, a black flag on the other, a “F*** Obama” bumper sticker, and a “9-11 Was an Inside Job” bumper sticker.
What does it all mean?
It means you were down the street. Should have stopped by.
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Varek Raith Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:22:21am |
re: #334 Sergey Romanov
Don’t worry, he knows all the self-defense tricks.
[Video]/
Borat = +1 karma.
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Romantic Heretic Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:23:12am |
re: #312 oaktree
Is that more or less dangerous than catching industrial disease?
More. It affects other people as well as the victim.
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prairiefire Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:23:31am |
Sarah Palin cancels on charity event due to “onslaught of personal attacks”. Except, there were no direct threats, and the military charity could not sell enough tickets to cover her speaking fee.[Link: voices.washingtonpost.com…]
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:24:50am |
re: #339 prairiefire
Sarah Palin cancels on charity event due to “onslaught of personal attacks”. Except, there were no direct threats, and the military charity could not sell enough tickets to cover her speaking fee.[Link: voices.washingtonpost.com…]
Check into that charity—it has been reported to provide only a few thou per year to it’s cause.
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prairiefire Mon, Feb 7, 2011 10:32:34am |
re: #340 Decatur Deb
Check into that charity—it has been reported to provide only a few thou per year to it’s cause.
There is also a the first Republican debate scheduled for that day. I doubt she would go, but maybe? And you know, debate?
May 2nd. Fingers crossed.[Link: www.nypost.com…]
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Fozzie Bear Mon, Feb 7, 2011 11:35:32am |
The GOP in Georgia is playing around with re: #274 Obdicut
Fucking hell. The Oakland police shot another unarmed man.
[Link: www.californiabeat.org…]
He had an electric scale on him. And marijuana.
End the fucking drug war already. Just end it. What is the point of this kind of slaughter? Jesus.
Not to mention the astronomical monetary cost of not only the police involved, but also the cost of incarcerating millions of people for victimless crimes.
If you want to really cut “waste, fraud, and abuse”, this is a great place to start.
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