Tech Corner: iPad 2 Springs Forth

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Engadget has hundreds of photos from today’s iPad 2 launch: Live from Apple’s iPad 2 event.

It strikes me as more of an evolutionary upgrade than a big leap into gadgetry unknown, but there are some very cool new features — like the HD video camera (although it’s got to be the most ungainly video camera ever designed), HDMI output, better display, and a dual processor. And the Smart Cover looks very handy.

It just might be enough to get me to buy one of these infernal things. I skipped the first model on general principles (unless someone gives it to me, I rarely acquire the first release of a gadget), and because I already have a MacBook Pro that’s much more capable than any iPad, for the work I do daily.

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587 comments
1 Mad Prophet Ludwig  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 2:45:16pm

Yeah… I want one.

3 avanti  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 2:53:28pm

I’ll only buy a pad with the Android software, and they are just starting to roll out. I’m a big fan of a open architecture for new applications and of Google.

4 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 2:56:20pm

How much will it cost initially (min/max)?

5 darthstar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 2:57:41pm

OMG It’s WHITE! What will Apple think of next?

Oh, and how to get a tractor out of the mud (stick iPads beneath its tires)

6 darthstar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:00:55pm

Okay…just looked at the engadget pictures. It’s a fucking toy. But it replaces the previous version of the fucking toy. Now everyone can be a music producer with 8 track recording (The Beatles ONLY HAD 4 TRACKS!!!)…

7 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:02:18pm

I am not nearly cool enough for Apple products.

8 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:03:03pm

In gaming news, Fallout New Vegas just released the Dead Money expansion for the PC. If you’re a Fallout fan, I really reccomend it. It sticks with the basic Fallout themes, but introduces a really creepy, horror type setting.

Also, Dawn of War II: Retribution went live yesterday and they’ve gone back somewhat to the old DoW where you can build up bigger, more customizable forces.

9 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:03:27pm

Didn’t the first one come out like a fucking week ago? :D


Wake me when these things are under a hundred bucks, then I’ll get the Samsung version

10 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:03:43pm

re: #8 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

In gaming news, Fallout New Vegas just released the Dead Money expansion for the PC. If you’re a Fallout fan, I really reccomend it. It sticks with the basic Fallout themes, but introduces a really creepy, horror type setting.

Also, Dawn of War II: Retribution went live yesterday and they’ve gone back somewhat to the old DoW where you can build up bigger, more customizable forces.

really. o.o

11 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:04:12pm

re: #6 darthstar

Okay…just looked at the engadget pictures. It’s a fucking toy. But it replaces the previous version of the fucking toy. Now everyone can be a music producer with 8 track recording (The Beatles ONLY HAD 4 TRACKS!!!)…

I heard that on Sargent Peppers they linked two four tracks and did some bouncing.

I believe Jacksons Thriller was 72 tracks.

I dug the Beatles, changes a generation.

12 avanti  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:04:44pm

Here’s a comparison of all the tablets, including the Ipad 2.

Tablets..

13 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:04:51pm

Here’s what I find funny in all these presentations:

10:31AM Steve is pretty stoked about this cover. “There are magnets in the hinge and the cover. And what would these cases be if they didn’t come in colors. 5 poly, 5 leather.”

Calm down, Steve. It’s just a cover. /

14 rwdflynavy  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:04:52pm

On the relationship front: My wife and I have been married 20 years today.

15 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:05:09pm

re: #6 darthstar

Okay…just looked at the engadget pictures. It’s a fucking toy. But it replaces the previous version of the fucking toy. Now everyone can be a music producer with 8 track recording (The Beatles ONLY HAD 4 TRACKS!!!)…

everyone could be a music producer before, Studio In A Box setups have been around since the 80’s :D

16 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:05:49pm

re: #14 rwdflynavy

On the relationship front: My wife and I have been married 20 years today.

Congratulations

17 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:07:20pm

re: #7 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I am not nearly cool enough for Apple products.

I’m not patient enough for Itunes. :P

Ipod touch: miraculous device
itunes: HIDEOUS MARKETING BLOAT

It’s almost a dealbreaker, I just despise itunes

18 Decatur Deb  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:07:48pm

re: #14 rwdflynavy

On the relationship front: My wife and I have been married 20 years today.

Congratulations. It’ll soon look like a permanent gig.

19 freetoken  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:09:16pm

re: #13 Sergey Romanov

F*CKING MAGNETS - HOW DO THEY WORK!

20 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:10:16pm

re: #14 rwdflynavy

On the relationship front: My wife and I have been married 20 years today.

very cool!

21 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:10:27pm

re: #19 freetoken

F*CKING MAGNETS - HOW DO THEY WORK!

Thats an Apple secret.

22 Decatur Deb  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:10:31pm

re: #11 ozbloke

Hi Oz—the kid’s been in Melbourne for a week. The digits he sends back are beautiful.

23 freetoken  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:11:25pm

“Post-PC Product”.

Jobs is brilliant. Now the wags at all the business media outlets who want to sound tech-savvy will be parroting Jobs, say ing “Post-PC Product”, thus making anyone who sells “PCs” seem like down right troglodytes.

24 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:11:35pm

re: #11 ozbloke

I heard that on Sargent Peppers they linked two four tracks and did some bouncing.

I believe Jacksons Thriller was 72 tracks.

I dug the Beatles, changes a generation.

I met the guy that played the piccolo trumpet solo on Penny Lane….not Pepper but I can’t help myself….his name was Dave Mason

25 abolitionist  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:12:28pm

re: #19 freetoken

F*CKING MAGNETS - HOW DO THEY WORK!

You use em to hold your floppy disks in place on your fridge. :)

26 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:15:59pm

re: #24 albusteve

I met the guy that played the piccolo trumpet solo on Penny Lane…not Pepper but I can’t help myself…his name was Dave Mason

Not “the” Dave Mason that most 70s music lovers would know, I presume, but still very nice.

27 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:16:45pm

re: #22 Decatur Deb

Hi Oz—the kid’s been in Melbourne for a week. The digits he sends back are beautiful.

Must be one of the best cities in the world for food.
Its truly a multicultural society, great people.

I spent twenty years there as a youngster, I still have relies there, I’m probably biased.

I hope they enjoy the experience and that the weather is kind to them.

28 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:17:13pm

8 Amazon Products With Impressively Sarcastic Reviews: Pt. 2

29 freetoken  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:17:25pm

THEY MAGNETS SNAP ON, THE MAGNETS SNAP OFF:

Youtube Video

EXPLAIN THAT EVIL SCIENTIMISTS (who can’t even figure out the tides!!)

30 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:18:16pm

re: #23 freetoken

“Post-PC Product”.

Jobs is brilliant. Now the wags at all the business media outlets who want to sound tech-savvy will be parroting Jobs, say ing “Post-PC Product”, thus making anyone who sells “PCs” seem like down right troglodytes.

until it can run Rift I will stick with my PC thank you very much.

31 blueraven  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:18:39pm

OT: Look what was added to Ohio’s legislation to curtail public sector union collective bargaining rights that just passed.

Sec. 3101.01 of S.B. 5: … A marriage may only be entered into by one man and one woman. Any marriage between persons of the same sex is against the strong public policy of this state. Any marriage between persons of the same sex shall have no legal force or effect in this state and, if attempted to be entered into in this state, is void ab initio and shall not be recognized by this state. The recognition or extension by the state of the specific statutory benefits of a legal marriage to non-marital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes is against the strong public policy of this state. Any public act, record or judicial proceeding of this state, as defined in section 9.82 of the Revised Code, that extends the specific statutory benefits of legal marriage to non-marital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes is void.

[Link: andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com…]

Its all about the budget!

32 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:20:27pm

re: #23 freetoken

“Post-PC Product”.

Jobs is brilliant. Now the wags at all the business media outlets who want to sound tech-savvy will be parroting Jobs, say ing “Post-PC Product”, thus making anyone who sells “PCs” seem like down right troglodytes.

Sorry Apple, can’t afford the style, I just want a workstation machine that kicks ass, is full of tower space and free slots, makes games look nice, and doesn’t cost a fortune

And Apple sells no such thing. and even if they did, it doesn’t run what I need it to run without installing windows

33 freetoken  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:20:42pm

re: #31 blueraven

Its all about the budget!

TEH GHEY UNIONS HAVE BUSTED OUR BUDGET!!

34 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:21:39pm

The problem with “post PC” products is they don’t do as much as PC products :D

35 elizajane  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:22:00pm

Breaking news! Buddy Roemer announces that he will form an exploratory committee for the 2012 presidential election! Millions of readers exclaim, “Who?? Wasn’t he the one who David Duke beat in an election, oh, a few decades back, after which he retired into even more utter obscurity?”

Such is the Republican field today that even he thinks he’s got a chance. Sheesh.

36 Decatur Deb  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:22:08pm

re: #31 blueraven

OT: Look what was added to Ohio’s legislation to curtail public sector union collective bargaining rights that just passed.

[Link: andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com…]

Its all about the budget!

Ohio lawyer question—If the courts boot this provision, does it void the whole law? (Is it separable?)

37 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:22:10pm

re: #31 blueraven

OT: Look what was added to Ohio’s legislation to curtail public sector union collective bargaining rights that just passed.

[Link: andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com…]

Its all about the budget!

What’s the over/under on the Ohio Supreme Court knocking this down?

38 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:22:44pm

re: #31 blueraven

OT: Look what was added to Ohio’s legislation to curtail public sector union collective bargaining rights that just passed.


[Link: andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com…]

Its all about the budget!

You know, at some point, you almost have to be impressed at the magnitude of the cocksuckery they’ve proven themselves capable of.

39 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:23:32pm

OT but game related

so far Rift is pretty freaking cool looking and easy to get into.

40 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:24:53pm

re: #38 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

You know, at some point, you almost have to be impressed at the magnitude of the cocksuckery they’ve proven themselves capable of.

and growing deeper and stronger as time passes…normal governing is dead, it’s all social engineering at this point, like I give a fuck about marriage

41 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:25:33pm

re: #24 albusteve

I met the guy that played the piccolo trumpet solo on Penny Lane…not Pepper but I can’t help myself…his name was Dave Mason

I met John Crittle, made the clothes for Sargent Peppers and many others.
He was old an an alcoholic sadly, he stayed with a friend of mine.

I have held the jacket that Geoge Harrison wore on Sargent Peppers, by friend got to wear it to the 30 year anniversary of the Album in London.

John Crittle had wonderful black and white photo of him with the beatles spanning the late sixties, I held them and stared at them, I was in awe.

42 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:25:54pm

re: #39 Dreggas

OT but game related

so far Rift is pretty freaking cool looking and easy to get into.

MMO? Whats the storyline?

43 Virginia Plain  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:26:06pm

Meh, this is nothing. I really don’t need a camera on the iPad. I look forward to the announcement that the iPhone is carried by all the cell phone service providers, contract and no-contract.

44 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:27:45pm

re: #41 ozbloke

I met John Crittle, made the clothes for Sargent Peppers and many others.
He was old an an alcoholic sadly, he stayed with a friend of mine.

I have held the jacket that Geoge Harrison wore on Sargent Peppers, by friend got to wear it to the 30 year anniversary of the Album in London.

John Crittle had wonderful black and white photo of him with the beatles spanning the late sixties, I held them and stared at them, I was in awe.

cool…have to remember tho that those guys were just guys, very talented tho…but in the end, the mystique wears off, at least for me

45 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:28:24pm

re: #42 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

yeah an MMO, go to [Link: www.riftgame.com…] for the story, it’s pretty complex and the ads for it have in them “You’re not in Azeroth anymore”. It takes the best features of Warhammer online (the PvP and the world events/event zones for random grouping to do quests) and some of the interface style of WoW and combines that with a pretty unique looking storyline, great graphics and lots of choices for character generation etc.

46 garhighway  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:29:07pm

re: #35 elizajane

Breaking news! Buddy Roemer announces that he will form an exploratory committee for the 2012 presidential election! Millions of readers exclaim, “Who?? Wasn’t he the one who David Duke beat in an election, oh, a few decades back, after which he retired into even more utter obscurity?”

Such is the Republican field today that even he thinks he’s got a chance. Sheesh.

All across America, thousands of Republican politicians are lying awake in their beds, night after night, thinking “What the hell… why not me? If Mike Huckabee can be a serious candidate, so can I! I should form a committee!”

The first televised GOP primary debate is going to be a massive hoot: 20, maybe 25 guys, all jockeying to see who can out-yahoo the others. It’ll be a massive race to the bottom.

47 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:29:33pm

re: #45 Dreggas

yeah an MMO, go to [Link:

48 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:29:45pm

re: #3 avanti

I’ll only buy a pad with the Android software, and they are just starting to roll out. I’m a big fan of a open architecture for new applications and of Google.

I have an HTC Desire, which is Android, and an iPad.

I much prefer the Android OS, but the screen size and video quality of the iPad is more useful.

I do hate the iPad touch keyboard, and there are no arrow keys.

49 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:30:00pm

re: #46 garhighway

All across America, thousands of Republican politicians are lying awake in their beds, night after night, thinking “What the hell… why not me? If Mike Huckabee can be a serious candidate, so can I! I should form a committee!”

The first televised GOP primary debate is going to be a massive hoot: 20, maybe 25 guys, all jockeying to see who can out-yahoo the others. It’ll be a massive race to the bottom.

badass

50 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:30:27pm

re: #39 Dreggas

OT but game related

so far Rift is pretty freaking cool looking and easy to get into.

I’m still having a bit of fun with Minecraft.

51 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:30:50pm

re: #28 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

8 Amazon Products With Impressively Sarcastic Reviews: Pt. 2

Any list of amazon.com reviews that does not include three wolves one moon t-shirt is incomplete.

52 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:31:18pm

re: #44 albusteve

cool…have to remember tho that those guys were just guys, very talented tho…but in the end, the mystique wears off, at least for me

Hmm, make a note:
albusteve likes the Rolling Stones better.

53 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:31:34pm

re: #13 Sergey Romanov

Here’s what I find funny in all these presentations:

Calm down, Steve. It’s just a cover. /

My leather Kindle cover has magnets. I have not once asked how magnets work.

54 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:32:21pm

re: #50 Killgore Trout

I’m still having a bit of fun with Minecraft.


If you like Minecraft, and are also a completely masochistic visionary, check out the game Dwarf Fortress, free to play and perhaps the most dizzyingly complicated sim game ever made

55 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:32:35pm

re: #50 Killgore Trout

never played it but I think I will definitely be spending a lot of time in Rift. They even managed to launch it early and it’s been pretty cool so far. Though I have only logged about an hour or two (downloaded last night). The story is interesting and somewhat fresh compared to other MMO’s and lots of planar stuff included gives it an almost Planescape-esque feel.

56 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:33:11pm

re: #55 Dreggas

never played it but I think I will definitely be spending a lot of time in Rift. They even managed to launch it early and it’s been pretty cool so far. Though I have only logged about an hour or two (downloaded last night). The story is interesting and somewhat fresh compared to other MMO’s and lots of planar stuff included gives it an almost Planescape-esque feel.

Planescape *_*

57 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:33:16pm

re: #50 Killgore Trout

I’m still having a bit of fun with Minecraft.

I’ll contine to hold out for Fallout: Online and Dark Millenium.

58 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:34:31pm

re: #51 EmmmieG

Any list of amazon.com reviews that does not include three wolves one moon t-shirt is incomplete.

This was part 2. 3 wolves was in part 1.

59 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:34:48pm

re: #56 WindUpBird

Planescape *_*

yeah it has a planescape feel though the planes are limited to Life, Death, Earth, Air, Water and Fire. as well as the plane the world resides in. It’s pretty complex.

60 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:35:51pm

re: #58 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

This was part 2. 3 wolves was in part 1.

Ah. Maybe if I got the t-shirt I would be smart enough to see all the buttons.

61 Decatur Deb  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:36:09pm

BBL

62 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:42:28pm

Heh, Apparently the designers of Fallout: Online have chosen the acronym FOOL.

63 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:42:43pm

re: #52 ozbloke

Hmm, make a note:
albusteve likes the Rolling Stones better.

maybe so…they have certainly gone the distance of my rock and roll life with me…to me, the Stones are like old friends, there at every turn

the Beatles were like the explosion of a fireworks bomb….seven short years of brilliance and their legacy cannot be questioned

64 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:44:27pm

22 new charges for Manning.

65 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:45:29pm

re: #64 Sergey Romanov

22 new charges for Manning.

But apparently no mention of asking for the death penalty.

66 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:46:22pm

re: #65 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Said they won’t push for DP.

67 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:46:30pm

re: #54 WindUpBird

If you like Minecraft, and are also a completely masochistic visionary, check out the game Dwarf Fortress, free to play and perhaps the most dizzyingly complicated sim game ever made

I’ve heard good thing about it.

68 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:47:21pm

re: #65 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

But apparently no mention of asking for the death penalty.

I can pass on the death penalty, in this case….so far

69 compound idaho  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:48:55pm

re: #14 rwdflynavy

On the relationship front: My wife and I have been married 20 years today.

I have been happily married for 20 years. 20 out of 23, not too bad.

70 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:52:33pm

OT.

I don’t know if this is evidence that you guys are boring or that I’m an old fart, but earlier this afternoon, while I was reading LGF I suddenly found myself waking up just in time to go get the wife from work.

Since I hate the idea of getting old, I’ll just claim you guys put me to sleep.

71 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:52:50pm

re: #63 albusteve

maybe so…they have certainly gone the distance of my rock and roll life with me…to me, the Stones are like old friends, there at every turn

the Beatles were like the explosion of a fireworks bomb…seven short years of brilliance and their legacy cannot be questioned

I see the Beatles with only seven short years still have two albums in the ‘best selling albums of all time’.

/Ducks.

72 HAL2010  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:55:10pm

Look, I’m fundamentally a geek.

And I want one, badly.

Because it looks cool.

Not because it would be functional or revolutionize my life or make it easier.
Read today about a ipad 3 that should be more of a revolution, this feels more like an expensive toy that I frankly do not need.

Would I buy it if I could afford it?
Yes.

Would I need one?
Of course not.

73 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:56:19pm

On Topic:

Does this one come with wings? and is the bandwidth increased for those heavy flow days?

74 Political Atheist  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:57:12pm

Hmmm. This may not be a popular point of view… I’m an Apple skeptic.
One thing you can count on Apple for is pissing off it’s early adopter customers. Add the pattern of overcharging for simple accessories and coming out with better features in a device for less or the same money each iteration is maddening. I’m surprised it’s only workers at the Chinese factories that have a suicide issue.

I bought DragonLady an Ipad for Christmas, and obviously I should have waited for her birthday. By then of course we’d have pad iteration 3… Even better for even less.

Apple needs to take a hard long look at the factory conditions. The way to prevent suicides may be to improve conditions or pay, rather than fences & pledges to not kill one’s self. This is cheap at too high a price. We sure do not see suicides or prevention methods like this in Silicon Valley!

75 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:57:40pm

re: #71 ozbloke

I see the Beatles with only seven short years still have two albums in the ‘best selling albums of all time’.

/Ducks.

Five in the top twenty on this list.

76 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:58:25pm

And now, Predator: The Musical…

Youtube Video
77 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:58:30pm

re: #75 ozbloke

Five in the top twenty on this list.

/ And its even from ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine, tee hee.

78 Renaissance_Man  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 3:59:22pm

re: #74 Rightwingconspirator

Hmmm. This may not be a popular point of view… I’m an Apple skeptic.

Totally with you here. Apple - Crash Different.

79 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:03:09pm

Am I the only one who remembers seeing the old apple commercial with the chick throwing the sledge hammer through the screen and thinking how it’s reversed now, there’s Jobs up on the screen given the way he has resisted including flash and outside open source development etc. Not to mention the announcements of new products where he’s up on stage and everyone is listening with utter devotion to whatever he’s saying.

80 eff  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:04:09pm

Charles, here’s a good article to read about why you may (or may not) want an ipad.

[Link: www.slate.com…]

81 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:09:00pm

re: #79 Dreggas

Yes.

/

82 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:12:22pm

re: #79 Dreggas

Am I the only one who remembers seeing the old apple commercial with the chick throwing the sledge hammer through the screen and thinking how it’s reversed now, there’s Jobs up on the screen given the way he has resisted including flash and outside open source development etc. Not to mention the announcements of new products where he’s up on stage and everyone is listening with utter devotion to whatever he’s saying.

yep :D

I don’t like one company to have that much power over my electronic life, microsoft makes my OS, but a guy up the road from me built my rig

83 Kragar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:14:38pm

Man, you got to love Iranian propaganda.

Israel provides henchmen for Gaddafi

84 Decatur Deb  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:25:46pm

re: #79 Dreggas

No.

85 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:26:03pm

re: #77 ozbloke

/ And its even from ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine, tee hee.

garbage for the most part, but fun

86 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:27:08pm

Now my 81 year old customer just came and picked up his bike. He insisted on showing me the shampoo he bought at the hippy health food store, saying, “It doesn’t have any propylene glycol! I was talking to a doctor who told me, ‘I never yet met a cancer patient who didn’t have propylene glycol in their body.’”

Not as bad as this morning’s Truther, but it seems to be one of those days. I expect to hear from the YECer next.

87 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:36:58pm

re: #14 rwdflynavy

On the relationship front: My wife and I have been married 20 years today.

Congratulations. It will be 27 years on the 15th of this month for the Wife and I. Doesn’t seem that long though.

In other news, the eyeballs are still in good condition, the wallet on the other hand, not so good.

88 Lidane  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:37:39pm

Completely OT, but this is both pathetic and hilarious. There’s a bill in the Texas House now that proposes criminalizing hiring an illegal alien or undocumented worker unless you hire them to do housework or landscaping or child care.

89 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:42:32pm

re: #14 rwdflynavy

On the relationship front: My wife and I have been married 20 years today.

That’s great! Congratulations to both of you.

90 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:42:44pm

re: #87 Bubblehead II

Congratulations. It will be 27 years on the 15th of this month for the Wife and I. Doesn’t seem that long though.

In other news, the eyeballs are still in good condition, the wallet on the other hand, not so good.

hang in there…I survived some hard times and now they are upon me again…chin up and stay focused, it’s all you can do

91 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:43:15pm

re: #86 wrenchwench

Now my 81 year old customer just came and picked up his bike. He insisted on showing me the shampoo he bought at the hippy health food store, saying, “It doesn’t have any propylene glycol! I was talking to a doctor who told me, ‘I never yet met a cancer patient who didn’t have propylene glycol in their body.’”

Not as bad as this morning’s Truther, but it seems to be one of those days. I expect to hear from the YECer next.

What’s the odds that the “doctor” your elderly customer talked to is a chiropractor?

92 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:47:11pm

re: #91 talon_262

What’s the odds that the “doctor” your elderly customer talked to is a chiropractor?

Quite likely. Maybe not even a chiropractor. He also told me about “readings” he got over the phone that told him he still has a very long life ahead of him.

93 Walter L. Newton  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:47:15pm

re: #87 Bubblehead II

Congratulations. It will be 27 years on the 15th of this month for the Wife and I. Doesn’t seem that long though.

In other news, the eyeballs are still in good condition, the wallet on the other hand, not so good.

Don’t let the wallet drive your car.

94 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:48:22pm

the feds need to clean up the Manning case sooner than later…prosecute the kid and let him get on with prison life…just a thought

95 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:49:56pm

re: #90 albusteve

Most of the cost will be reimbursed by our insurance after we file the paperwork. It just sucks that we had to pay up front because they dropped our Optometrist from the list of approved Doctors last year.

96 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:50:31pm

re: #93 Walter L. Newton

Don’t let the wallet drive your car.

my prospects are good, baby
[Link: www.beatlestube.net…]

97 compound idaho  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:50:37pm

re: #92 wrenchwench

The psychic reading shop down the street only lasted about six months. Seems like they would have seen that coming.

98 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:52:30pm

re: #95 Bubblehead II

Most of the cost will be reimbursed by our insurance after we file the paperwork. It just sucks that we had to pay up front because they dropped our Optometrist from the list of approved Doctors last year.

well there you go….it’s not easy and I don’t mean to sound cavalier….I’ve slept in my truck for weeks at a time, waiting for a break….at least you have cash flow, you’ll be fine

99 Velvet Elvis  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:52:34pm

One of my favorite Amazon pages.

Uranium Ore

100 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:52:56pm

how are you Walter….miss me?

101 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:53:09pm

re: #87 Bubblehead II

re: #14 rwdflynavy
On the relationship front: My wife and I have been married 20 years today.
Congratulations. It will be 27 years on the 15th of this month for the Wife and I. Doesn’t seem that long though.

In other news, the eyeballs are still in good condition, the wallet on the other hand, not so good.

Congrats to both of you. What you have accomplished has become unusual.

102 Velvet Elvis  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:54:34pm

another (the source of my avatar)

103 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:54:53pm

re: #101 b_sharp

Congrats to both of you. What you have accomplished has become unusual.

I tried 3 times and never got past 15 years…but yowza what a run that was, best times of my life right there….you play the cards yer dealt

104 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:56:17pm

re: #102 Conservative Moonbat

another (the source of my avatar)

First one didn’t work. This one did.

105 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:57:29pm

re: #101 b_sharp

Congrats to both of you. What you have accomplished has become unusual.

Thank You. Both sets of Parents predicted it wouldn’t last a year. A fact that we get to bring up after each anniversary. Heh!

106 Velvet Elvis  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 4:57:37pm

re: #104 wrenchwench


Here it is again uranium ore

107 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:01:44pm

re: #106 Conservative Moonbat

Here it is again uranium ore

Cool! Thanks.

108 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:02:48pm

re: #86 wrenchwench

Now my 81 year old customer just came and picked up his bike. He insisted on showing me the shampoo he bought at the hippy health food store, saying, “It doesn’t have any propylene glycol! I was talking to a doctor who told me, ‘I never yet met a cancer patient who didn’t have propylene glycol in their body.’”

Not as bad as this morning’s Truther, but it seems to be one of those days. I expect to hear from the YECer next.

is that like the people who buy the deodorant that doesn’t work because they’re afraid of aluminum filling their brain full of holes

109 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:05:12pm

LOL, this is from Andrew Sullivan, a reader writes in about Huck’s Rotary vs. Madrassa comment:

As a Rotarian, Huckabee’s attempt to use Rotary Clubs to supposedly contrast with an international mindset gave me a chuckle. After all, it is Rotary International – with 1.2 million Rotarians in approximately 200 countries or geographical regions, including Indonesia. Here’s a history of Rotary in Indonesia, going back to 1927.

Rotary’s focus is undeniably international and built upon cultural exchange. Its major goal is the eradication of polio worldwide. Members are as committed to digging wells in Africa as they are improving parks in their home communities.

[Link: www.rotaryfirst100.org…]

Huck is such a dickhead.

110 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:06:05pm

re: #106 Conservative Moonbat

Here it is again uranium ore

the “customer reviews” are hilarious

I purchased this product 4.47 Billion Years ago and when I opened it today, it was half empty.

111 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:06:17pm

re: #108 WindUpBird

is that like the people who buy the deodorant that doesn’t work because they’re afraid of aluminum filling their brain full of holes

Aluminum is the most common metal on Earth. How are they going to get away from it?

112 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:06:54pm

re: #111 b_sharp

Aluminum is the most common metal on Earth. How are they going to get away from it?

don’t ask me, I’m not the guy all with the reiki and the ear candles and the crystal therapy :D

113 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:07:20pm

re: #108 WindUpBird

is that like the people who buy the deodorant that doesn’t work because they’re afraid of aluminum filling their brain full of holes

Yep. I’ve smelled that guy.

114 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:07:50pm

5.0 out of 5 stars Made great progress with this
I had felt my plans for world domination had stalled. Ordered a few tubs of this to help breed my giant ants. The results were encouraging.

115 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:08:57pm

re: #113 wrenchwench

Yep. I’ve smelled that guy.

LOL

116 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:09:19pm

re: #113 wrenchwench

Yep. I’ve smelled that guy.

Tell them they need to spackle their armpits. A bit of Poly-filla should work.

117 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:09:52pm

re: #109 Stanley Sea

LOL, this is from Andrew Sullivan, a reader writes in about Huck’s Rotary vs. Madrassa comment:

[Link: www.rotaryfirst100.org…]

Huck is such a dickhead.

I just marvel at how messed up and crazy a guy has to appear to get traction in the GOP base now

Huckabee seems to be sinking the lowest, from someone who was affable and had some charm, to just groveling for airtime from the worst, most craven slime in the dark of the fundie movement

118 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:10:07pm

re: #113 wrenchwench

Yep. I’ve smelled that guy.

Yes :( Do not want

119 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:11:45pm

re: #103 albusteve

Congrats to both of you. What you have accomplished has become unusual.

I tried 3 times and never got past 15 years…but yowza what a run that was, best times of my life right there…you play the cards yer dealt

Mrs. Sharp and I are working on 35 years. With all the crap we’ve given each other over the years I have no idea how we got where we are.

120 Velvet Elvis  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:12:17pm

re: #118 WindUpBird

Yes :( Do not want

I knew a woman who rubbed crystals under her armpits and said they worked just as well.
re: #118 WindUpBird

121 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:12:40pm

re: #117 WindUpBird

I just marvel at how messed up and crazy a guy has to appear to get traction in the GOP base now

Huckabee seems to be sinking the lowest, from someone who was affable and had some charm, to just groveling for airtime from the worst, most craven slime in the dark of the fundie movement

Huck is third rate…who really gives a fuck?

122 Lidane  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:14:36pm

re: #121 albusteve

Huck is third rate…who really gives a fuck?

Considering he’s one of the current frontrunners for the GOP nomination in 2012? A lot of people.

Huck is symptomatic of what we’re going to see in the next election from the GOP.

123 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:14:38pm

re: #120 Conservative Moonbat

I knew a woman who rubbed crystals under her armpits and said they worked just as well.
re: #118 WindUpBird

Aluminum oxide I hope.

124 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:14:52pm

re: #119 b_sharp

Mrs. Sharp and I are working on 35 years. With all the crap we’ve given each other over the years I have no idea how we got where we are.

you took the fork in the road….good for you, I admire that stuff even tho it eludes me personally….my folks were married 63 years and I thought that was a worthy accomplishment

125 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:14:57pm

re: #121 albusteve

Huck is third rate…who really gives a fuck?

His wife.

126 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:15:23pm

re: #119 b_sharp

Mrs. Sharp and I are working on 35 years. With all the crap we’ve given each other over the years I have no idea how we got where we are.

Mr. w and I have completed about 27 years, but… we forgot to get married. Ooops!

127 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:15:35pm

Oh, dear. The five year old just looked at some boxes that came in the mail and asked if they are medpacks.

I think it’s time to cut back on the video games around here.

128 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:16:01pm

re: #117 WindUpBird

I just marvel at how messed up and crazy a guy has to appear to get traction in the GOP base now

Huckabee seems to be sinking the lowest, from someone who was affable and had some charm, to just groveling for airtime from the worst, most craven slime in the dark of the fundie movement

Jeez, is Huckabee ever not wrong. That’s two big gaffes in two days.

Wasn’t the whole madrassa thing was put to rest back in 2008? Obama never attended one. Period. Oh, I forgot, it’s like the birth certificate—-no evidence needed.

Huck is doing this either to ingratiate himself further with the gop base because he’s running, or he’s just throwing red meat to the Fox viewers. Either way, it’s shameful retrograde, and yeah, racist/xenophobic.

129 researchok  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:17:29pm

re: #126 wrenchwench

Mr. w and I have completed about 27 years, but… we forgot to get married. Ooops!

You know, 27 years is a pretty good indicator.

It just might work out.
///

Congrats!

130 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:17:30pm

re: #87 Bubblehead II

Congratulations. It will be 27 years on the 15th of this month for the Wife and I. Doesn’t seem that long though.

In other news, the eyeballs are still in good condition, the wallet on the other hand, not so good.

Wow, another one. Congrats!

131 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:17:36pm

re: #126 wrenchwench

Mr. w and I have completed about 27 years, but… we forgot to get married. Ooops!

Although you don’t have the paperwork, you are married.

27 years is bloody good. Your husband is living the dream, his wife is good with a wrench.

132 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:17:37pm

re: #121 albusteve

Huck is third rate…who really gives a fuck?

He could get the nod, and with this crappy economy Obama is vulnerable, so I give a fuck only cuz he could be the next prez.

Two AR governors as prez in a two decade span…who woulda thunk that?

133 Velvet Elvis  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:17:45pm

re: #126 wrenchwench

Mr. w and I have completed about 27 years, but… we forgot to get married. Ooops!

My gf and I have been together longer than most of our friends who are married with kids. It’s only been ten years. We’re not in a hurry.

134 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:18:18pm

re: #122 Lidane

Considering he’s one of the current frontrunners for the GOP nomination in 2012? A lot of people.

Huck is symptomatic of what we’re going to see in the next election from the GOP.

so what?….most people have better things to do than wonder what crapola comes out of the next GOP wannabe…as for symptomatic, get used to it, the river of nuts isn’t going to dry up soon….it’s interesting for about 2 seconds, stuff him in the Palin folder

135 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:18:46pm

re: #122 Lidane

Considering he’s one of the current frontrunners for the GOP nomination in 2012? A lot of people.

Huck is symptomatic of what we’re going to see in the next election from the GOP.

I thought 2008 was ugly. But this time is gonna be worse; in fact, it may already be worse, looking at comments like Huck’s over the last two days.

136 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:19:59pm

*sigh* it’s not that he said it: [Link: www.jpost.com…] it’s that not one American media outlet (that I can find) reported on it…

137 researchok  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:20:36pm

re: #126 wrenchwench

Mr. w and I have completed about 27 years, but… we forgot to get married. Ooops!

I have a 27 year old printer stored away.

Does that count for anything?

138 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:21:10pm

re: #132 palomino

He could get the nod, and with this crappy economy Obama is vulnerable, so I give a fuck only cuz he could be the next prez.

Two AR governors as prez in a two decade span…who woulda thunk that?

Huck as POTUS is less likely than you getting knocked on the head by a meteorite…not gonna happen, the idea is so far fetched as to be ludicrous

139 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:21:23pm

re: #134 albusteve

so what?…most people have better things to do than wonder what crapola comes out of the next GOP wannabe…as for symptomatic, get used to it, the river of nuts isn’t going to dry up soon…it’s interesting for about 2 seconds, stuff him in the Palin folder

But Palin’s a bigger joke, almost certainly unelectable. But Huck, even though a big doofus, could actually win. He’s not poison to independents like Palin is.

140 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:21:47pm

re: #122 Lidane

Considering he’s one of the current frontrunners for the GOP nomination in 2012? A lot of people.

Huck is symptomatic of what we’re going to see in the next election from the GOP.

if smiley poodle decides ‘what do i need this crap for?’, what will the gop do for a candidate?

141 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:22:37pm

re: #137 researchok

I have a 27 year old printer stored away.

Does that count for anything?

dot matrix?

142 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:22:55pm

re: #140 engineer dog

if smiley poodle decides ‘what do i need this crap for?’, what will the gop do for a candidate?

Christy?

143 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:23:00pm

re: #138 albusteve

Huck as POTUS is less likely than you getting knocked on the head by a meteorite…not gonna happen, the idea is so far fetched as to be ludicrous

Who do you think could win against Obama? I’m not seeing any realistic candidates.

144 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:23:30pm

re: #137 researchok

I have a 27 year old printer stored away.

Does that count for anything?

Only if it will work with my VIC-20.

145 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:23:31pm

re: #136 brookly red

That link isn’t showing a story for me.

146 jamesfirecat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:23:35pm

re: #139 palomino

But Palin’s a bigger joke, almost certainly unelectable. But Huck, even though a big doofus, could actually win. He’s not poison to independents like Palin is.

Huck’s main strength is his ability to come across as a kindly old grandfather, even if he says things that may seem out of touch with the current American lifestyle…. he manages to put a friendly face on some truly horrible ideas.

Attacking Obama as being Unamerican however, this is making him seem petty and small which could critically wound his image among moderates…

147 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:23:37pm

re: #119 b_sharp

Mrs. Sharp and I are working on 35 years. With all the crap we’ve given each other over the years I have no idea how we got where we are.

re: #126 wrenchwench

Mr. w and I have completed about 27 years, but… we forgot to get married. Ooops!

Kudos to both of you!

I don’t know how you guys do it. I was no good at being married—wayyy too opinionated and selfish. Besides men are too high maintenance. Cats are much easier to take care of.

CL <— gradually turning into weird old cat lady.

148 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:24:10pm

re: #138 albusteve

Huck as POTUS is less likely than you getting knocked on the head by a meteorite…not gonna happen, the idea is so far fetched as to be ludicrous

Hey, somebody’s gotta win the gop nod. And unless it’s Gingrich, Palin, Barbour or Santorum, they’ve got a chance against Obama in a weak economy.

149 Velvet Elvis  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:24:30pm

re: #138 albusteve

Huck as POTUS is less likely than you getting knocked on the head by a meteorite…not gonna happen, the idea is so far fetched as to be ludicrous

Most people are hit by tiny meteorites at some point in their lives and never notice.

150 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:25:39pm

re: #147 CuriousLurker

re: #126 wrenchwench

Kudos to both of you!

I don’t know how you guys do it. I was no good at being married—wayyy too opinionated and selfish. Besides men are too high maintenance. Cats are much easier to take care of.

CL <— gradually turning into weird old cat lady.

We got two cats four years ago. Mr. w had never had a pet. One took to him, and the other to me. It’s been terrific!

151 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:26:10pm

re: #143 Killgore Trout

Who do you think could win against Obama? I’m not seeing any realistic candidates.

I hate to say it, but in bad economic times and with an approval rating that’s not stellar, Obama is definitely vulnerable. Even to one of the seven gop dwarves who appear to be the field.

152 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:26:58pm

re: #145 Obdicut

That link isn’t showing a story for me.

OK, it was Farrakhan… here is a sample:
“Some of you think that I’m just somebody who’s got something out for the Jewish people,” Farrakhan said. “You’re stupid. Do you think I would waste my time if I did not think it was important for you to know Satan? My job is to pull the cover off of Satan so that he will never deceive you and the people of the world again.”

I am kinda weired out not even Fox covered.

153 Interesting Times  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:27:24pm

re: #143 Killgore Trout

Who do you think could win against Obama? I’m not seeing any realistic candidates.

Read this powerful, sobering comment by Renaissance_Man for why I think there’s still a possibility that even Palin could win *_*

yes, I really do have so little faith in that many American voters…

154 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:27:56pm

re: #148 palomino

Hey, somebody’s gotta win the gop nod. And unless it’s Gingrich, Palin, Barbour or Santorum, they’ve got a chance against Obama in a weak economy.

/I could do it! shit I need a job!

155 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:28:03pm

re: #147 CuriousLurker

re: #126 wrenchwench

Kudos to both of you!

I don’t know how you guys do it. I was no good at being married—wayyy too opinionated and selfish. Besides men are too high maintenance. Cats are much easier to take care of.

CL <— gradually turning into weird old cat lady.

I shouldn’t mention this, but a few years ago, when my grandkid was somewhere under 8yo, my daughter had 15 cats in her 400 sq.ft. rented house.

156 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:28:23pm

re: #146 jamesfirecat

Huck’s main strength is his ability to come across as a kindly old grandfather, even if he says things that may seem out of touch with the current American lifestyle… he manages to put a friendly face on some truly horrible ideas.

Attacking Obama as being Unamerican however, this is making him seem petty and small which could critically wound his image among moderates…

Yes, his comments seem unnecessary, even if he is going to run. There’s plenty of time for red meat later. But I guess he figures he needs to jump on the xenophobic bandwagon now, lest he be accused by tea partiers of insufficiently hating Obama.

157 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:28:51pm

re: #143 Killgore Trout

Who do you think could win against Obama? I’m not seeing any realistic candidates.

me either…at this point, regardless of the economy, BO is a slam dunk….but, things change fast and I think media overkill will hurt the GOP….frankly, people are sick to death of Palin and anybody else who needs the MSM attention to be taken seriously…the GOP needs to run a dark horse, who that may be I have no clue…my worst nightmare is a socon that troubles themselves with gay rights for a living….that said, I’m beyond disgusted with all of it….if the American people can do no better than Obama/McCain for a race, we are fucked

158 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:29:00pm

re: #150 wrenchwench

We got two cats four years ago. Mr. w had never had a pet. One took to him, and the other to me. It’s been terrific!

Heh, yeah, they always seem to have their favorite people. I love ‘em, they’re so weird. Animals are every bit as much individuals as people are, personal quirks & all.

159 Walter L. Newton  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:29:36pm

re: #158 CuriousLurker

Heh, yeah, they always seem to have their favorite people. I love ‘em, they’re so weird. Animals are every bit as much individuals as people are, personal quirks & all.

And they taste good too!

160 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:29:50pm

re: #148 palomino

Hey, somebody’s gotta win the gop nod. And unless it’s Gingrich, Palin, Barbour or Santorum, they’ve got a chance against Obama in a weak economy.

Can they put together a Frankenstein’s monster built from a bit of each of the 4 you mentioned?

161 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:30:18pm

re: #147 CuriousLurker

re: #126 wrenchwench

Kudos to both of you!

I don’t know how you guys do it. I was no good at being married—wayyy too opinionated and selfish. Besides men are too high maintenance. Cats are much easier to take care of.

CL <— gradually turning into weird old cat lady.

your aren’t weird…

yet.

162 researchok  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:30:43pm

re: #141 palomino

dot matrix?

Yup

163 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:30:44pm

re: #155 b_sharp

I shouldn’t mention this, but a few years ago, when my grandkid was somewhere under 8yo, my daughter had 15 cats in her 400 sq.ft. rented house.

Yikes! O_o

164 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:31:11pm

re: #152 brookly red

OK, it was Farrakhan… here is a sample:
“Some of you think that I’m just somebody who’s got something out for the Jewish people,” Farrakhan said. “You’re stupid. Do you think I would waste my time if I did not think it was important for you to know Satan? My job is to pull the cover off of Satan so that he will never deceive you and the people of the world again.”

I am kinda weired out not even Fox covered.

Man, that whole part about Satan sounds just like half the televangelists.

Did anybody know that Farrakhan is from Chicago and knows people who know Obama? Thus Obama is responsible for everything Farrakhan says. Or some TP BS like that.

165 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:31:28pm

re: #159 Walter L. Newton

And they taste good too!

You awful, awful man! LOL

166 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:31:56pm

re: #160 b_sharp

Can they put together a Frankenstein’s monster built from a bit of each of the 4 you mentioned?

/were working on it…

167 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:32:00pm

re: #158 CuriousLurker

Cats + Laser Pointer + Beer = lots of laughs.

168 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:32:13pm

re: #147 CuriousLurker

re: #126 wrenchwench

Kudos to both of you!

I don’t know how you guys do it. I was no good at being married—wayyy too opinionated and selfish. Besides men are too high maintenance. Cats are much easier to take care of.

CL <— gradually turning into weird old cat lady.

I have three of ‘em

169 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:32:19pm

re: #154 brookly red

/I could do it! shit I need a job!

better get started soon…Iowa is just 10 months away and you’ll need donors, strategists, and professional shoppers to build a wardrobe fit for a gop prez.

170 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:32:26pm

re: #167 Bubblehead II

Cats + Laser Pointer + Beer = lots of laughs.

Oh hell yes :D

171 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:33:00pm

re: #148 palomino

Hey, somebody’s gotta win the gop nod. And unless it’s Gingrich, Palin, Barbour or Santorum, they’ve got a chance against Obama in a weak economy.

Barbour versus Obama would RULE

172 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:33:14pm

re: #164 palomino

Man, that whole part about Satan sounds just like half the televangelists.

Did anybody know that Farrakhan is from Chicago and knows people who know Obama? Thus Obama is responsible for everything Farrakhan says. Or some TP BS like that.

Farrakhan is a lunatic and anyone who pays any attention at all to him needs their head examined….he’s especially toxic to his own people

173 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:33:44pm

re: #164 palomino

Man, that whole part about Satan sounds just like half the televangelists.

Did anybody know that Farrakhan is from Chicago and knows people who know Obama? Thus Obama is responsible for everything Farrakhan says. Or some TP BS like that.

your right, but where did I mention Obama?

174 jamesfirecat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:33:53pm

re: #154 brookly red

/I could do it! shit I need a job!

You? A Registered Democrat? From New York? That’d never fly in the GOP primaries…

175 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:34:11pm

re: #159 Walter L. Newton

And they taste good too!

Cat, the other white meat.

176 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:34:19pm

re: #157 albusteve

me either…at this point, regardless of the economy, BO is a slam dunk…but, things change fast and I think media overkill will hurt the GOP…frankly, people are sick to death of Palin and anybody else who needs the MSM attention to be taken seriously…the GOP needs to run a dark horse, who that may be I have no clue…my worst nightmare is a socon that troubles themselves with gay rights for a living…that said, I’m beyond disgusted with all of it…if the American people can do no better than Obama/McCain for a race, we are fucked

I hope you’re right, but I think Obama is far from a slam dunk. The electoral map has lots of red and purple states that Obama won by relatively small margins; they should be in play, and he needs to win most of them.

177 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:34:23pm

re: #169 palomino

better get started soon…Iowa is just 10 months away and you’ll need donors, strategists, and professional shoppers to build a wardrobe fit for a gop prez.

can you spare 20 bucks?

178 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:34:27pm

re: #167 Bubblehead II

Cats + Laser Pointer + Beer = lots of laughs.

I have a level that has a laser built into the end of it and my cats go NUTZ any time I even take it out of the toolbox.

179 polypam  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:34:51pm

re: #167 Bubblehead II

Cats + Laser Pointer + Beer = lots of laughs.

Also Shih-tzus + laser pointer = lots of laughs

We actually have a machine that randomly moves a laser pointer light around on the floor. Our Shih Tzu chases it, gets tired but just can’t stop. It’s like doggie meth for her.

180 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:35:09pm

re: #179 polypam

Also Shih-tzus + laser pointer = lots of laughs

We actually have a machine that randomly moves a laser pointer light around on the floor. Our Shih Tzu chases it, gets tired but just can’t stop. It’s like doggie meth for her.

Okay, where can I find this machine

181 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:35:19pm

re: #168 WindUpBird

I have three of ‘em

I’ve got two. Love ‘em to death.

182 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:35:23pm

re: #167 Bubblehead II

Cats + Laser Pointer + Beer = lots of laughs.

Drunk cats are a hoot.

183 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:35:37pm

re: #174 jamesfirecat

You? A Registered Democrat? From New York? That’d never fly in the GOP primaries…

but you haven’t heard my platform!

oh, well maybe you have…

184 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:35:56pm

re: #160 b_sharp

Can they put together a Frankenstein’s monster built from a bit of each of the 4 you mentioned?

Only if the visible parts are all Palin and Santorum (not a bad looking man for a cretin). But Barbour and Gingrich are two fat ugly good OLD boys; the less we have to look at them the better.

185 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:36:10pm

re: #181 CuriousLurker

I’ve got two. Love ‘em to death.


One of them is not allowed in the room when I work because she immediately sits on top of the tablet

186 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:37:12pm

re: #180 WindUpBird

Okay, where can I find this machine

Just find a 5 year old kid.

187 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:37:19pm

re: #162 researchok

Yup

I love the sound those things make…takes me back to my first job in my dad’s office when I was 16. And their speed, such speed.

188 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:37:38pm

re: #153 publicityStunted

Read this powerful, sobering comment by Renaissance_Man for why I think there’s still a possibility that even Palin could win *_*

yes, I really do have so little faith in that many American voters…

IMO, that comment only applies to the Republican primary. That may not be how he meant it, but I’m not sure how familiar he is with the way we do things here.

189 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:38:46pm

re: #185 WindUpBird

One of them is not allowed in the room when I work because she immediately sits on top of the tablet

Ha! Mine leave bug me when I’m in front of the computer, but they usually give up after 10 minutes or so. When I go lie down and try to watch a movie or read a book on my iPad, it’s a whole different story.

190 polypam  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:38:58pm

re: #180 WindUpBird

Okay, where can I find this machine

Hammacher Schlemmer sells them. I figured I’d get it from them so if it breaks, we can get a replacement. It was $29.95. Worth every penny for its entertainment value!

191 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:39:09pm

re: #171 WindUpBird

Barbour versus Obama would RULE

There’s a generation gap in age between the two. And there’s a century and a half in worldview between the two. Do we really want the governor of the state that’s last in every quality of life indicator?

192 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:39:13pm

re: #176 palomino

I hope you’re right, but I think Obama is far from a slam dunk. The electoral map has lots of red and purple states that Obama won by relatively small margins; they should be in play, and he needs to win most of them.

right, the hidden Factor X is just how stupid voters are and nobody knows yet….as for liberals and donks, I don’t see how BO has hurt their agenda too much, like a back up QB, it’s like, don’t give the game away, and he hasn’t so far…if nothing changes and I don’t know that it will, BO should be much stronger in 12….knock 3 points off the unemployment numbers and he’ll walk on water

193 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:39:35pm

re: #189 CuriousLurker

Ha! Mine leave bug me when I’m in front of the computer, but they usually give up after 10 minutes or so. When I go lie down and try to watch a movie or read a book on my iPad, it’s a whole different story.

The problem is, this thing lies nearly flat, it’s a 21” monitor, and gets quite warm

so I get the OH HAY THE WARM THING! SPRAAAWLLLL PURRRR

194 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:40:25pm

re: #191 palomino

There’s a generation gap in age between the two. And there’s a century and a half in worldview between the two. Do we really want the governor of the state that’s last in every quality of life indicator?

I just want to see the black president versus the clearly racist good ol’ boy, because I want to see Barbour lose by a landslide :D

195 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:40:38pm

re: #173 brookly red

your right, but where did I mention Obama?

You didn’t; I just threw it in as a tangent. It’s quite common for TPers (not you) to throw in all things Chicago as if Obama were somehow connected to everything that happens in America’s 3rd largest city.

196 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:40:52pm

re: #193 WindUpBird

The problem is, this thing lies nearly flat, it’s a 21” monitor, and gets quite warm

so I get the OH HAY THE WARM THING! SPRAAAWLLL PURRR

I will spare you the adult humor.

197 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:41:05pm

re: #142 brookly red

Christy?

my gut tells me that christie’s your best bet, and the coulter entity thing was on teevee last week predicting that the gop will lose unless they nominate him

198 PhillyPretzel  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:41:54pm

re: #182 b_sharp
Are you the one with the cat who drinks martinis?

199 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:41:57pm

re: #193 WindUpBird

The problem is, this thing lies nearly flat, it’s a 21” monitor, and gets quite warm

so I get the OH HAY THE WARM THING! SPRAAAWLLL PURRR

Hahahaha.

Do you use a Cintiq tablet?

200 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:42:13pm

re: #197 engineer dog

my gut tells me that christie’s your best bet, and the coulter entity thing was on teevee last week predicting that the gop will lose unless they nominate him

Christie will lose, but he won’t be the embarrassment that a Newt would be

201 darthstar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:42:30pm

re: #7 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I am not nearly cool enough for Apple products.

The proper phrase is “Too cool for iCrap”

202 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:42:48pm

re: #199 CuriousLurker

Hahahaha.

Do you use a Cintiq tablet?

yeah, it’s a first gen 21UX, I use it with Sai Paint Tool, Photoshop, Artrage and occasionally Illustrator, but Illustrator scares me

203 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:43:18pm

re: #177 brookly red

can you spare 20 bucks?

Not if you’re gonna run as a Republican. If you run as a Dem or Rent is too Fucking High Party, then maybe.

Just like 2008, I’ll probably send Obama 100, as will my wife.

204 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:43:54pm

re: #197 engineer dog

my gut tells me that christie’s your best bet, and the coulter entity thing was on teevee last week predicting that the gop will lose unless they nominate him

we can intellectualize till hell freezes over… people vote their pocket books. the election won’t be about personalities it will be about numbers. IMO.

205 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:44:08pm

re: #195 palomino

You didn’t; I just threw it in as a tangent. It’s quite common for TPers (not you) to throw in all things Chicago as if Obama were somehow connected to everything that happens in America’s 3rd largest city.

home to Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy

206 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:45:02pm

re: #193 WindUpBird

The problem is, this thing lies nearly flat, it’s a 21” monitor, and gets quite warm

so I get the OH HAY THE WARM THING! SPRAAAWLLL PURRR

I’ve heard of solar powered cats, I even had one, wood burning powered cats, but a CRT powered cat is obviously evolution gone rampant.

207 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:46:12pm

re: #198 PhillyPretzel

Are you the one with the cat who drinks martinis?

No, but Remy does try to steal my Scotch.

208 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:46:39pm

re: #206 b_sharp

I’ve heard of solar powered cats, I even had one, wood burning powered cats, but a CRT powered cat is obviously evolution gone rampant.

it’s an LCD but yes :D She also perches atop my HDTV, which makes it WOBBLE and then I SAY NO YOU CANNOT BE UP THERE

209 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:47:14pm

re: #203 palomino

Not if you’re gonna run as a Republican. If you run as a Dem or Rent is too Fucking High Party, then maybe.

Just like 2008, I’ll probably send Obama 100, as will my wife.

Rent is too high! Taxes are too high! The price of Pizza is too damn high, and you sir are too damn high! How’s that?

210 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:47:15pm

re: #192 albusteve

right, the hidden Factor X is just how stupid voters are and nobody knows yet…as for liberals and donks, I don’t see how BO has hurt their agenda too much, like a back up QB, it’s like, don’t give the game away, and he hasn’t so far…if nothing changes and I don’t know that it will, BO should be much stronger in 12…knock 3 points off the unemployment numbers and he’ll walk on water

If unemployment goes down 3 points, then he probably is a slam dunk. But, at this point, I don’t even think he’s a free throw. More like an open 20-foot jump shot. Which is kinda 50-50.

211 PhillyPretzel  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:47:24pm

re: #207 b_sharp
okay. I am sorry I had you confused with someone else.

212 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:47:31pm

re: #207 b_sharp

No, but Remy does try to steal my Scotch.

My friends have a big fat black tomcat who loooves beer, he knocks over the beer bottles trying to get at them

And only dark beer!

213 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:47:35pm

Ah, cats. I like cats. My immune system, however, likes them much less.

214 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:47:40pm

re: #204 brookly red

we can intellectualize till hell freezes over… people vote their pocket books. the election won’t be about personalities it will be about numbers. IMO.

i think presidential elections are more about personalities than anything else, and there’s nothing wrong with that

what kind of a person the president of the united states is is extremely important, doncha think?

i haven’t heard yet of the majority of americans making a decision about who to vote for for president based on “numbers”

215 Walter L. Newton  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:47:46pm

re: #209 brookly red

Rent is too high! Taxes are too high! The price of Pizza is too damn high, and you sir are too damn high! How’s that?

Rent is too high!

216 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:48:08pm

re: #209 brookly red

Rent is too high! Taxes are too high! The price of Pizza is too damn high, and you sir are too damn high! How’s that?

My rent is actually pretty low *_*

217 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:48:32pm

re: #212 WindUpBird

My friends have a big fat black tomcat who loooves beer, he knocks over the beer bottles trying to get at them

And only dark beer!

Smart cat.

218 PhillyPretzel  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:48:40pm

re: #213 Simply Sarah
Same here. I am alergic to cats. They are beautiful animals.

219 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:48:51pm

re: #217 b_sharp

Smart cat.

he is very good at getting pets

220 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:49:31pm

re: #204 brookly red

we can intellectualize till hell freezes over… people vote their pocket books. the election won’t be about personalities it will be about numbers. IMO.

not sure about that myself….there are vast multitudes of voters who pay little attention to unemployment numbers or the price of gas….voters either want to slam women and gays, or watch the economy suffer til we all bleed green…common sense is dead and will likely to be reflected more often in national elections….BO made it in, on what juice?….none

221 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:49:31pm

re: #212 WindUpBird

My friends have a big fat black tomcat who loooves beer, he knocks over the beer bottles trying to get at them

And only dark beer!

what beer do you recommend to go with fresh rodent?

222 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:49:44pm

re: #216 WindUpBird

My rent is actually pretty low *_*

Our rent used to be low. Now it isn’t.

223 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:49:44pm

re: #214 engineer dog

i think presidential elections are more about personalities than anything else, and there’s nothing wrong with that

what kind of a person the president of the united states is is extremely important, doncha think?

i haven’t heard yet of the majority of americans making a decision about who to vote for for president based on “numbers”

no they are about perceptions … can you dig it?

224 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:50:07pm

re: #221 engineer dog

what beer do you recommend to go with fresh rodent?

Lots of it!

225 Charles Johnson  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:50:08pm

By the way, it’s amazing how many hits we get every day for this photo:

Image: 20081229AardvarkBaby.jpg

226 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:50:12pm

re: #194 WindUpBird

I just want to see the black president versus the clearly racist good ol’ boy, because I want to see Barbour lose by a landslide :D

Agreed. One of the reasons I enjoyed Obama’s victory so much was that it was a giant FU to all the racist scum I unfortunately had to grow up around in Houston back in the 60’s and 70’s. And I lived in a nice neighborhood; it was much much worse in other parts of town. The city is much better now, by the way.

227 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:50:20pm

re: #214 engineer dog

i think presidential elections are more about personalities than anything else, and there’s nothing wrong with that

what kind of a person the president of the united states is is extremely important, doncha think?

i haven’t heard yet of the majority of americans making a decision about who to vote for for president based on “numbers”

At the end of the day it is simply perception, people can vote Obama in 2012 AND vote with their pocketbooks, if they don’t see the Republican as being serious about the job

228 jamesfirecat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:50:36pm

re: #225 Charles

By the way, it’s amazing how many hits we get every day for this photo:

Image: 20081229AardvarkBaby.jpg

GAHHH! KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE BEFORE IT CONSUMES OUR SOULS!

229 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:50:38pm

re: #219 WindUpBird

he is very good at getting pets

A cat that knows what he wants. I like him.

230 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:50:41pm

re: #221 engineer dog

what beer do you recommend to go with fresh rodent?

I’m a fan of bocks paired with more rustic game *_*

231 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:51:22pm

re: #216 WindUpBird

My rent is actually pretty low *_*

well you can volunteer to pay more rent or more taxes as you seem fit.

232 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:51:25pm

re: #225 Charles

By the way, it’s amazing how many hits we get every day for this photo:

Image: 20081229AardvarkBaby.jpg

it’s the second google images hit, stick a logo on it :D

233 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:51:44pm

re: #225 Charles

By the way, it’s amazing how many hits we get every day for this photo:

Image: 20081229AardvarkBaby.jpg

Makes it all worthwhile, eh?

234 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:51:51pm

re: #202 WindUpBird

yeah, it’s a first gen 21UX, I use it with Sai Paint Tool, Photoshop, Artrage and occasionally Illustrator, but Illustrator scares me

I’m sooo jealous! I’ve always coveted one, but could never justify the expense. Heck, about 3-4 years ago I bought Painter just because I always wanted it, yet I’ve NEVER actually created anything with it (just doodled). I had to stop myslef from buying an upgrade recently, heh. I’m much more comfortable in Photoshop & Illustrator.

I have the regular version of Artrage and just bought Poser 7 because it was dirt cheap at TigerDirect ($29! I guess they’re phasing it out). I have a terrible software jones.

There used to be this really cool app called CreatureHouse Expression. It was vector based, but behaved like a paint program. Way cool, but they sold out to Microsoft and the app went away (I think it actually morphed into Silverlight). I still have a free copy that they were giving away after MS bought it.

235 darthstar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:52:21pm

Telemarketer just called. I said, “I’m sorry, I’m in the middle of a concert right now.”
She said, “Oh, I’ll call you later.”
I said, “That’s not necessary. Just remove my number from your list.”

Back to Crazy Fingers…

236 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:53:15pm

re: #137 researchok

I have a 27 year old printer stored away.

Does that count for anything?

Dot matrix or daisy wheel?

237 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:53:16pm

re: #231 brookly red

well you can volunteer to pay more rent or more taxes as you seem fit.

Well, my oregon taxes went up, but my access to the city went up because they put in a light rail stop next to me

My taxes went up, and my gas consumption went down and my parking fees went down, because now I can hop onto a train to go to a show. I think I actually came out ahead $$$ wise

238 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:53:18pm

re: #225 Charles

By the way, it’s amazing how many hits we get every day for this photo:

Image: 20081229AardvarkBaby.jpg

I hope that little bugger doesn’t run head long into a wall, looks like he’s sporting quite the suction cup.

239 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:53:38pm

re: #220 albusteve

not sure about that myself…there are vast multitudes of voters who pay little attention to unemployment numbers or the price of gas…voters either want to slam women and gays, or watch the economy suffer til we all bleed green…common sense is dead and will likely to be reflected more often in national elections…BO made it in, on what juice?…none

amen

240 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:53:49pm

re: #228 jamesfirecat

GAHHH! KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE BEFORE IT CONSUMES OUR SOULS!

Or just flat out kills your ass.

Image: cerebus.jpg

241 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:54:44pm

re: #237 WindUpBird

Well, my oregon taxes went up, but my access to the city went up because they put in a light rail stop next to me

My taxes went up, and my gas consumption went down and my parking fees went down, because now I can hop onto a train to go to a show. I think I actually came out ahead $$$ wise

well that is the way it is supposed to work so I guess that is a good thing.

242 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:55:14pm

re: #197 engineer dog

my gut tells me that christie’s your best bet, and the coulter entity thing was on teevee last week predicting that the gop will lose unless they nominate him

I don’t think he’s running. Even Obama was experienced by comparison. Is he really an attractive candidate?

243 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:55:31pm

re: #223 brookly red

no they are about perceptions … can you dig it?

same difference

244 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:56:07pm

re: #209 brookly red

Rent is too high! Taxes are too high! The price of Pizza is too damn high, and you sir are too damn high! How’s that?

I’m not too high…yet.

245 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:56:14pm

re: #243 engineer dog

same difference

perhaps.

246 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:56:27pm

re: #234 CuriousLurker

I’m sooo jealous! I’ve always coveted one, but could never justify the expense. Heck, about 3-4 years ago I bought Painter just because I always wanted it, yet I’ve NEVER actually created anything with it (just doodled). I had to stop myslef from buying an upgrade recently, heh. I’m much more comfortable in Photoshop & Illustrator.

I have the regular version of Artrage and just bought Poser 7 because it was dirt cheap at TigerDirect ($29! I guess they’re phasing it out). I have a terrible software jones.

There used to be this really cool app called CreatureHouse Expression. It was vector based, but behaved like a paint program. Way cool, but they sold out to Microsoft and the app went away (I think it actually morphed into Silverlight). I still have a free copy that they were giving away after MS bought it.

here’s what you do if you want a cheap cintiq, don’t get a 21ux, get a 15x, you’ll be able to find one on ebay for $300 if you wait for one to show up. I used a 15x for years.

they’re dirt cheap because the 12wx drove them down in price. They’re only 1024x768, don’t use it as your primary monitor, but they rock. I have heard tell about Creaturehouse Expression being pretty cool, never tried it

247 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:56:48pm

re: #228 jamesfirecat

GAHHH! KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE BEFORE IT CONSUMES OUR SOULS!

Noooo! It’s cute!

248 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:56:54pm

re: #242 palomino

I don’t think he’s running. Even Obama was experienced by comparison. Is he really an attractive candidate?

this is the gop’s problem in a nutshell

btw it’s amazing to me how romney instantly and universally evokes the reaction “used car salesman” even from the freepers…

249 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:56:56pm

re: #213 Simply Sarah

Ah, cats. I like cats. My immune system, however, likes them much less.

I think it’s the dander. Try one of those hairless cats, although they’re kinda freakish looking.

250 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:57:15pm

re: #241 brookly red

well that is the way it is supposed to work so I guess that is a good thing.

it’s “big government” in the sense that they spent a lot of money for a thing I wanted them to spend a lot of money on

251 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:57:35pm

re: #244 palomino

I’m not too high…yet.

busted! we caught another!

252 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:57:44pm

re: #249 palomino

I think it’s the dander. Try one of those hairless cats, although they’re kinda freakish looking.

I have one! :D


yea, he’s pretty weird looking

253 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:58:25pm

re: #237 WindUpBird

Well, my oregon taxes went up, but my access to the city went up because they put in a light rail stop next to me

My taxes went up, and my gas consumption went down and my parking fees went down, because now I can hop onto a train to go to a show. I think I actually came out ahead $$$ wise

we have a light rail gig here in ABQ and people love it….it’s packed with commuters headed for Santa Fe, 40 miles up the road….weekend round trip, $6

254 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:58:36pm

re: #252 WindUpBird

I have one! :D

yea, he’s pretty weird looking

Can they be spray painted?

255 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:58:39pm

re: #250 WindUpBird

it’s “big government” in the sense that they spent a lot of money for a thing I wanted them to spend a lot of money on

You won’t hear me argue against mass transit, but I admit it won’t work everywhere.

256 Firstinla  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:58:46pm

re: #225 Charles

Isn’t that evidence against intelligent design?

257 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:59:04pm

re: #246 WindUpBird

here’s what you do if you want a cheap cintiq, don’t get a 21ux, get a 15x, you’ll be able to find one on ebay for $300 if you wait for one to show up. I used a 15x for years.

they’re dirt cheap because the 12wx drove them down in price. They’re only 1024x768, don’t use it as your primary monitor, but they rock. I have heard tell about Creaturehouse Expression being pretty cool, never tried it

Oooh, thanks for the advice! I’ll definitely keep my eyes open.

258 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:59:17pm

re: #248 engineer dog

this is the gop’s problem in a nutshell

btw it’s amazing to me how romney instantly and universally evokes the reaction “used car salesman” even from the freepers…

Yes, but expensive classy used cars…BMW’s and Caddies.

259 darthstar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:59:19pm

re: #225 Charles

By the way, it’s amazing how many hits we get every day for this photo:

Image: 20081229AardvarkBaby.jpg

That’s no aardvark…THIS is an aardvark.

Youtube Video
260 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:59:21pm

re: #248 engineer dog

this is the gop’s problem in a nutshell

btw it’s amazing to me how romney instantly and universally evokes the reaction “used car salesman” even from the freepers…

I sorta feel bad for supporting Romney when he ran for governor. How was I supposed to know he was a total pander bear?

261 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:01:21pm

Call me crazy, but I think Romney is electable. Looks good in a suit, has presidential hair, comes across as more moderate than rest of the gop. Electable, but maybe not nominatable.

262 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:01:23pm

re: #249 palomino

I think it’s the dander. Try one of those hairless cats, although they’re kinda freakish looking.

When my parents got a dog for my sister (And that pretty much everyone else ended up taking care of), they got a bichon frise due to me and my dad not working so well with most other types of dogs.

263 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:01:37pm

re: #258 palomino

Yes, but expensive classy used cars…BMW’s and Caddies.

used cars?…here’s mine
Image: Chevrolet-Corvette-C2-Sting-Ray-Coupe—Split-Window-_4.jpg

264 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:02:12pm

re: #262 Simply Sarah

When my parents got a dog for my sister (And that pretty much everyone else ended up taking care of), they got a bichon frise due to me and my dad not working so well with most other types of dogs.

I love bichon frises. Cute, cuddly, good temperament most of the time.

265 lostlakehiker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:02:15pm

re: #122 Lidane

Considering he’s one of the current frontrunners for the GOP nomination in 2012? A lot of people.

Huck is symptomatic of what we’re going to see in the next election from the GOP.

Huck is going down in flames right now. Palin’s already just smoke. (and mirrors). The nominee will not be drawn from the top of the loony bin. That didn’t happen last time either. Ron Paul had a great showing in cyberspace and managed to make a few waves in Iowa and NH. Then, nada.

Watch for some governor who didn’t quit so she could be herself or whatever, somebody who’s managed to keep his state afloat when it seemed as though it might sink.

266 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:02:58pm

re: #263 albusteve

used cars?…here’s mine
Image: Chevrolet-Corvette-C2-Sting-Ray-Coupe—Split-Windo w-_4.jpg

Very nice.

267 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:03:23pm

re: #225 Charles

By the way, it’s amazing how many hits we get every day for this photo:

Image: 20081229AardvarkBaby.jpg

can i use this as an excuse to post pictures of our cat?

268 simoom  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:04:22pm

Rep. Anthony Weiner being interviewed by Megyn Kelly. What’s notable is he pushes back against and disrupts the Fox style interview where the interviewer inserts some sort of contrary statement of “Fox Facts” after each answer and then moves on to the next question without allowing for rebuttal (he’s also dripping sarcasm by the end):

Youtube Video
269 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:04:23pm

re: #265 lostlakehiker

Huck is going down in flames right now. Palin’s already just smoke. (and mirrors). The nominee will not be drawn from the top of the loony bin. That didn’t happen last time either. Ron Paul had a great showing in cyberspace and managed to make a few waves in Iowa and NH. Then, nada.

Watch for some governor who didn’t quit so she could be herself or whatever, somebody who’s managed to keep his state afloat when it seemed as though it might sink.

Trump…he’s the new man

270 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:04:32pm

re: #262 Simply Sarah

When my parents got a dog for my sister (And that pretty much everyone else ended up taking care of), they got a bichon frise due to me and my dad not working so well with most other types of dogs.

I can’t imagine what my life would have been like without all the critters we’ve had. Non-human animals have been a huge part of my life.

271 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:04:35pm

re: #265 lostlakehiker

Huck is going down in flames right now. Palin’s already just smoke. (and mirrors). The nominee will not be drawn from the top of the loony bin. That didn’t happen last time either. Ron Paul had a great showing in cyberspace and managed to make a few waves in Iowa and NH. Then, nada.

Watch for some governor who didn’t quit so she could be herself or whatever, somebody who’s managed to keep his state afloat when it seemed as though it might sink.

But is Huck’s craziness of late really off putting to the gop base? Remember, they vowed not to nominate another RINO after McCain’s loss.

272 wrenchwench  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:04:50pm

re: #267 engineer dog

can i use this as an excuse to post pictures of our cat?

You betcha!

Image: 47ffba7e-2931-401e-aea5-b827a06e9730.jpg

Later, lizards.

273 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:04:59pm

re: #261 palomino

Call me crazy, but I think Romney is electable. Looks good in a suit, has presidential hair, comes across as more moderate than rest of the gop. Electable, but maybe not nominatable.

Agreed. As the architect of Obama’s healthcare reform he has no chance of getting the nomination.

274 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:06:11pm

re: #273 Killgore Trout

Agreed. As the architect of Obama’s healthcare reform he has no chance of getting the nomination.

Yep. He’s tried to squirm out of that one with the federalism argument that it was good for MA, but for some reason not other states. Not too convincing.

275 lostlakehiker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:06:23pm

re: #269 albusteve

Trump…he’s the new man

Umm, Trump is less likely to be the nominee than you are. That man is famous for being a jerk. He glories in it. But it won’t get him votes.

276 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:06:53pm

re: #253 albusteve

we have a light rail gig here in ABQ and people love it…it’s packed with commuters headed for Santa Fe, 40 miles up the road…weekend round trip, $6

it’s so handy for drinking downtown *_*

277 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:07:36pm

re: #230 WindUpBird

I’m a fan of bocks paired with more rustic game *_*

How about squab? ;-p

278 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:08:08pm

re: #275 lostlakehiker

Umm, Trump is less likely to be the nominee than you are. That man is famous for being a jerk. He glories in it. But it won’t get him votes.

He’d have to run a Perot style independent campaign. One of those “I know the economy better than anyone else” platforms. His numerous bankruptcies might be a downer though.

279 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:08:17pm

re: #274 palomino

Yep. He’s tried to squirm out of that one with the federalism argument that it was good for MA, but for some reason not other states. Not too convincing.

It’s even worse now. Last I heard, he was basically saying it wasn’t *his* plan. His plan was twisted by the legislature into something totally different (Which he then mostly signed).

280 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:08:43pm

Gotta run. Later, lizards.

281 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:09:23pm

re: #278 palomino

He’d have to run a Perot style independent campaign. One of those “I know the economy better than anyone else” platforms. His numerous bankruptcies might be a downer though.

so what? don’t be so picky….the guy has great hair

282 darthstar  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:09:42pm

re: #276 WindUpBird

it’s so handy for drinking downtown *_*

That’s why god made Henry Ford.//

283 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:09:53pm

re: #279 Simply Sarah

It’s even worse now. Last I heard, he was basically saying it wasn’t *his* plan. His plan was twisted by the legislature into something totally different (Which he then mostly signed).

I guess he has to say that. And the legislature also made him pro-gay, pro-choice and pro-gun control. Sounds kinda wimpy.

284 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:10:23pm

re: #281 albusteve

so what? don’t be so picky…the guy has great hair

for a golden retriever maybe.

285 lostlakehiker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:11:05pm

re: #143 Killgore Trout

Who do you think could win against Obama? I’m not seeing any realistic candidates.

Nobody has any particular chance of winning unless history takes some sort of drastic turn like the one that torpedoed the last glimmering hopes of McCain.

No one observer, apart perhaps from a handful of professionals, is likely to be much of a judge of who might actually win against Obama. (Says the guy who just insisted Palin and Huckabee had no chance.) We all have our own circles, and the nation is a big circle with dynamics we can’t sense from where we sit. And it’s such a long shot anyhow. How to distinguish between X has a 3 percent chance, while Y has a 7 percent chance?

286 lostlakehiker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:12:01pm

re: #278 palomino

He’d have to run a Perot style independent campaign. One of those “I know the economy better than anyone else” platforms. His numerous bankruptcies might be a downer though.

Perot didn’t get anywhere. Why would Perot2? And Perot1 had more in the way of business accomplishments to boast of. As you so sagely observe.

287 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:12:45pm

re: #286 lostlakehiker

Perot didn’t get anywhere. Why would Perot2? And Perot1 had more in the way of business accomplishments to boast of. As you so sagely observe.

The only reason Trump would run is his love of all things Trump.

288 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:12:59pm

re: #283 palomino

I guess he has to say that. And the legislature also made him pro-gay, pro-choice and pro-gun control. Sounds kinda wimpy.

I sorta lost all respect for him when he started tossing the Commonwealth under the bus for cheap points leading up the primaries last time. It was like “Dude, you’re still our governor. At least pretend to like us until you leave office.”

Well, that and the whole opposition to same-sex marriage thing.

289 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:13:23pm

re: #286 lostlakehiker

Perot didn’t get anywhere. Why would Perot2? And Perot1 had more in the way of business accomplishments to boast of. As you so sagely observe.

it’s not a serious notion…

290 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:13:58pm

re: #287 palomino

The only reason Trump would run is his love of all things Trump.

Dancing With The Trump

291 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:14:26pm

re: #288 Simply Sarah

I sorta lost all respect for him when he started tossing the Commonwealth under the bus for cheap points leading up the primaries last time. It was like “Dude, you’re still our governor. At least pretend to like us until you leave office.”

Well, that and the whole opposition to same-sex marriage thing.

Did he oppose same sex marriage as gov? I thought he was pretty pro-gay back in those days. Even if he did oppose it, that might not be enough for the gop base, which is far more anti-gay.

292 palomino  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:15:42pm

Talk to you folks later. Going to Staples to watch the Clippers beat my Rockets, probably.

293 lostlakehiker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:15:47pm

re: #271 palomino

But is Huck’s craziness of late really off putting to the gop base? Remember, they vowed not to nominate another RINO after McCain’s loss.

Huckabee has some flaws that won’t sit well with even the most conservative of the base. Google Huckabee pardons.

Furthermore, this latest lie by Huckabee won’t sit well. When you lie, you have to stick to statements that might strike the listener as true, and that can’t be outright disproved easily.

Huckabee broke that rule. And now he’s squirming, and it’s no use. He can’t unsay his words, and he went in too deep to write it off as a slip of the tongue.

294 researchok  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:18:00pm

re: #236 Alouette

Dot matrix or daisy wheel?

dot matrix

295 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:19:36pm

re: #293 lostlakehiker

Huckabee has some flaws that won’t sit well with even the most conservative of the base. Google Huckabee pardons.

Furthermore, this latest lie by Huckabee won’t sit well. When you lie, you have to stick to statements that might strike the listener as true, and that can’t be outright disproved easily.

Huckabee broke that rule. And now he’s squirming, and it’s no use. He can’t unsay his words, and he went in too deep to write it off as a slip of the tongue.

51% of the GOP base believes Obama isn’t a US citizen. I don’t think they care about Huck lying.

296 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:19:58pm

re: #291 palomino

Did he oppose same sex marriage as gov? I thought he was pretty pro-gay back in those days. Even if he did oppose it, that might not be enough for the gop base, which is far more anti-gay.

He sure did. Most of his really pro-gay stuff was back from when he ran against Kennedy for the Senate (When he said he was a bigger supporter of gay rights than Teddy).

297 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:20:01pm

AllahPundit just posted a WSJ poll over at hot air. It’s interesting to watch them grapple with the reality that pretty much everything that excites the wingnuts and Tea Parties is enormously unpopular, busting unions, cutting social security and medicare (not to mention eliminating them all together), cutting taxes for the rich, etc. The wingnuts have gone off in the wrong direction and failed to plan for the eventuality that the economy would recover. Glenn Beck’s end of the world predictions are more absurd today than ever before.
The only question is when conservatives are going to wake up to reality.

298 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:21:11pm

Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, has been denied parole, prison officials said.

299 simoom  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:22:48pm

re: #261 palomino

Call me crazy, but I think Romney is electable. Looks good in a suit, has presidential hair, comes across as more moderate than rest of the gop. Electable, but maybe not nominatable.

I think Romney on paper looks like he’d have a decent shot, but I get the feeling his path to winning the primary involves swinging even further to the right than any of the other potential candidates will need too. So perhaps he’d be either unelectable in the primary or he’d make himself unelectable in the general?

300 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:23:42pm

re: #297 Killgore Trout

AllahPundit just posted a WSJ poll over at hot air. It’s interesting to watch them grapple with the reality that pretty much everything that excites the wingnuts and Tea Parties is enormously unpopular, busting unions, cutting social security and medicare (not to mention eliminating them all together), cutting taxes for the rich, etc. The wingnuts have gone off in the wrong direction and failed to plan for the eventuality that the economy would recover. Glenn Beck’s end of the world predictions are more absurd today than ever before.
The only question is when conservatives are going to wake up to reality.

It’s fucking galling when anyone resorts to lies and doom-and-gloom to get elected or to gather political power…

301 Political Atheist  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:24:27pm

I’m just not a fan of this man. Not at All. Here is one reason why.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

302 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:25:18pm

re: #259 darthstar

You have to love cartoon physics.

/not to be confuses with GOP physics

303 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:27:29pm

re: #300 talon_262

It’s fucking galling when anyone resorts to lies and doom-and-gloom to get elected or to gather political power…

anybody elected to the House, with just a bit of sense, will walk away a millionaire…they call it service

304 simoom  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:27:52pm

re: #299 simoom

Assuming Romney could make it through the primary, with the way the media fawns over Chris Christie as some sort of straight-talking, hard truth-teller (and with his being a Tea Party favorite), a Romney / Christie ticket seems like a potentially strong one.

305 Decatur Deb  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:28:34pm

re: #298 Varek Raith

Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, has been denied parole, prison officials said.

Pity.

306 Lidane  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:29:43pm

re: #167 Bubblehead II

Cats + Laser Pointer + Beer = lots of laughs.

Heh.

307 albusteve  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:32:59pm

A new bill advancing through the Iowa Senate would compel gun owners to take a breathalyzer test if an officer suspects they’re intoxicated while armed.

good for Iowa, cleaning up an older bill….drinking while armed is a no no

Read more: [Link: www.foxnews.com…]

308 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:33:00pm

re: #298 Varek Raith

Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, has been denied parole, prison officials said.

I say let the bastard rot.

309 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:36:07pm

re: #297 Killgore Trout

AllahPundit just posted a WSJ poll over at hot air. It’s interesting to watch them grapple with the reality that pretty much everything that excites the wingnuts and Tea Parties is enormously unpopular, busting unions, cutting social security and medicare (not to mention eliminating them all together), cutting taxes for the rich, etc. The wingnuts have gone off in the wrong direction and failed to plan for the eventuality that the economy would recover. Glenn Beck’s end of the world predictions are more absurd today than ever before.
The only question is when conservatives are going to wake up to reality.

That WSJ/NBC poll is a breath of freaking fresh air.

310 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:37:26pm

re: #308 talon_262

I say let the bastard rot.

He’s probably in better shape in prison than he would be being shipped back to…I dunno if it would be the Palestinian territories or Israel or what. I’m not sure he’d want to end up as a Christian in the Gaza Strip.

311 jaunte  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:39:13pm

re: #297 Killgore Trout

The new strategy may be to deny the accuracy of polling.

312 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:39:56pm

re: #309 Stanley Sea

That WSJ/NBC poll is a breath of freaking fresh air.

It’s not surprising that it’s not sinking in with hot air readers. Most prefer to cling to alternate reality given to them from Rassmusen. The rest just sulk about how the country is doomed and will soon fail. I feel kinda bad for them, they just need leadership to explain to them the reality and present workable solutions. They’re just lost.

313 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:41:13pm

I’m off to fire up the big green egg. Porkchops with a side of quinoa and kohlrabi salad. BBL

314 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:43:10pm

re: #313 Killgore Trout

I’m off to fire up the big green egg. Porkchops with a side of quinoa and kohlrabi salad. BBL

I am going to get some Chinese take out… sorry if that pisses off someone. Enjoy your Q.

315 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:43:30pm

re: #126 wrenchwench

Mr. w and I have completed about 27 years, but… we forgot to get married. Ooops!

You should be common law by now.

316 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:44:00pm

re: #315 prairiefire

You should be common law by now.

not every state does that…

317 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:45:02pm

re: #298 Varek Raith

Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, has been denied parole, prison officials said.

That’s some good news.

318 Renaissance_Man  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:46:09pm

re: #297 Killgore Trout


The only question is when conservatives are going to wake up to reality.

And the answer is when one of two things happen:

1) The demagogues on their media start preaching reality;
2) They are removed from their media long enough to deprogram.

Cults don’t spontaneously end when the cultists, en masse, suddenly realise ‘Wow, this is all crap’.

319 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:49:30pm

re: #317 prairiefire

That’s some good news.

Yes, life should mean life. I don’t feel comfortable with the death penalty (but if someone gets dead in the act good for them) I think we need to up the ante on a lot of violent crimes, rent is too damn high & life is too damn cheap.

320 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:50:19pm

Oh brilliant, Lawrence O’Donnell TAKES DOWN Huckabee.

Watch

[Link: www.youtube.com…]

321 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:52:30pm

iPad version…. ?

Image: picard_padd_listing.jpg

322 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:54:22pm

I wonder how many of the GOP frontrunners charlie sheen could beat, if he ran as an independent

323 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:55:17pm

I think he’d be neck and neck with Romneyre: #295 Varek Raith

51% of the GOP base believes Obama isn’t a US citizen. I don’t think they care about Huck lying.

exactly.

324 EdDantes  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:55:57pm

re: #322 WindUpBird

I wonder how many of the GOP frontrunners charlie sheen could beat, if he ran as an independent

Most if not all and I’m a Republican.

325 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:56:13pm

re: #315 prairiefire

You should be common law by now.

re: #316 brookly red

not every state does that…

In my book it doesn’t matter. Bah! Can any Lizard tell me, here and now, why a couple (gender neutral) can’t live together, procreate (or not) and provide economic protection to one another without Government interference?. It is that simple.

Religion, The Cancer that kills.

326 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 6:57:06pm

re: #322 WindUpBird

I wonder how many of the GOP frontrunners charlie sheen could beat, if he ran as an independent

Dude is whacked.

He’d probably get a lot of votes.

327 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:00:28pm

re: #320 Stanley Sea

Oh brilliant, Lawrence O’Donnell TAKES DOWN Huckabee.

Watch

[Link: www.youtube.com…]

total paraphrase, but this was a goodie: If Huckabee doesn’t know Obama didn’t grow up in Kenya, what does he know? About national defense? About budget deficits? No, all he knows for sure is how to lose weight.

328 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:02:16pm

re: #325 Bubblehead II

re: #316 brookly red

In my book it doesn’t matter. Bah! Can any Lizard tell me, here and now, why a couple (gender neutral) can’t live together, procreate (or not) and provide economic protection to one another without Government interference?. It is that simple.

Religion, The Cancer that kills.

Marriage isn’t just religious in nature. Civil marriage is a contract between parties in which certain rights and obligations are shared. People don’t need to get married for some of these things, but marriage tends to make them easier and more clear.

329 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:03:17pm

re: #326 Stanley Sea

Dude is whacked.

He’d probably get a lot of votes.

He seems to be enjoying being on everyone’s minds :D

330 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:04:59pm

re: #325 Bubblehead II

re: #316 brookly red

In my book it doesn’t matter. Bah! Can any Lizard tell me, here and now, why a couple (gender neutral) can’t live together, procreate (or not) and provide economic protection to one another without Government interference?. It is that simple.

Religion, The Cancer that kills.

the problem is marriage is essentially incorporating with another person, at its base.

And if you UN incorporate, which we call divorce, well, shit tends to end in tears, so the government has to step in

Also, in America, no, people don’t get to do whatever they want with their kids, like say, arbitrarily leaving with or without them, which is another reason government is involved in marriage

331 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:07:53pm

re: #325 Bubblehead II

re: #316 brookly red

In my book it doesn’t matter. Bah! Can any Lizard tell me, here and now, why a couple (gender neutral) can’t live together, procreate (or not) and provide economic protection to one another without Government interference?. It is that simple.

Religion, The Cancer that kills.

Oh, I thought it was the opiate of the people… and then you moved the goal posts again,

332 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:08:19pm

re: #325 Bubblehead II

I’m with you up until this part ~
Religion, The Cancer that kills.

333 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:09:46pm

re: #332 prairiefire

I’m with you up until this part ~
Religion, The Cancer that kills.

It ain’t religion, it’s people

religion is just a byproduct of human behavior, if you eliminate religion, people will find other ways to separate and demonize each other, like their ancestry, appearance, philosophies of governance… ;-)

334 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:12:11pm

re: #333 WindUpBird

The Star Belly Sneetches were Sneetches with stars
But the Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars…

(Dr. Seuss’ birthday)

335 goddamnedfrank  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:13:00pm

re: #322 WindUpBird

I wonder how many of the GOP frontrunners charlie sheen could beat, if he ran as an independent

Tigerblood Party has a nice ring to it.

336 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:14:42pm

re: #335 goddamnedfrank

Tigerblood Party has a nice ring to it.

mmmm, the tamali tigers didn’t work out too good.

337 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:15:25pm

re: #336 brookly red

mmm, the tamali tigers didn’t work out too good.

TOTALLY different goals.

338 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:16:00pm

re: #337 Stanley Sea

TOTALLY different goals.

branding is everything.

339 Four More Tears  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:17:38pm

Anyone else think Charlie Sheen looks like he’s turning into a zombie?

340 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:17:50pm

re: #334 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

The Star Belly Sneetches were Sneetches with stars
But the Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars…

(Dr. Seuss’ birthday)

I have his fine art book, all the stuff he painted for himself, it’s really awesome work *_*

341 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:18:05pm

re: #339 JasonA

Anyone else think Charlie Sheen looks like he’s turning into a zombie?

he just looks like himself to me :D

342 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:19:00pm

re: #339 JasonA

Anyone else think Charlie Sheen looks like he’s turning into a zombie?

my tax dollars didn’t pay for it so I don’t care.

343 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:20:06pm

re: #342 brookly red

my tax dollars didn’t pay for it so I don’t care.

Or so you think.

344 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:20:12pm

re: #335 goddamnedfrank

Tigerblood Party has a nice ring to it.

a history of the republican party from bull moose to bullshit moose quitter

345 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:21:12pm

re: #343 Simply Sarah

Or so you think.

no, your TV dollars paid for it… my hands are clean

346 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:23:04pm

re: #342 brookly red

my tax dollars didn’t pay for it so I don’t care.

remember, when it comes to teevee, we are the product that is being sold to the advertisers

347 Lidane  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:24:13pm

re: #326 Stanley Sea

Dude is whacked.

He’d probably get a lot of votes.

He’s an Alex Jones fanboy, a 9/11 troofer, probably believes all of Luap Nor’s bullshit on top of that, and despite all his many sins, is a straight, white male.

At this point, he’d fit right in with the teabaggers.

348 Four More Tears  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:24:21pm

re: #346 engineer dog

remember, when it comes to teevee, we are the product that is being sold to the advertisers

TeeVee audiences are made of people!!!!!

349 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:24:38pm

re: #344 engineer dog

a history of the republican party from bull moose to bullshit moose quitter

LOL, good one!

350 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:25:00pm

re: #346 engineer dog

remember, when it comes to teevee, we are the product that is being sold to the advertisers

what is this we BS… I don’t watch, I don’t patronize, I only pray for those who do.

351 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:25:48pm

I see the gentle Democrats are having a love-in at the Wisconsin Statehouse. Footage was on Fox, so it probably didn’t really happen.

352 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:26:42pm

re: #350 brookly red

what is this we BS… I don’t watch, I don’t patronize, I only pray for those who do.

if you don’t suck on the glass teat, more power to you!

353 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:28:17pm

re: #352 engineer dog

if you don’t suck on the glass teat, more power to you!

Though why someone would brag about their inability to watch movies on the couch in surround sound at home, I’m really not sure :D

354 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:28:45pm

re: #353 WindUpBird

I love TV.

355 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:29:44pm

re: #352 engineer dog

if you don’t suck on the glass teat, more power to you!

Being free of TV is a freedom few can appreciate let alone dare to attempt… pardon me if I am proud of my lack of addiction!

356 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:31:08pm

re: #328 Simply Sarah

Marriage isn’t just religious in nature. Civil marriage is a contract between parties in which certain rights and obligations are shared. People don’t need to get married for some of these things, but marriage tends to make them easier and more clear.

Agreed. It (A Marriage License) is a State sanctioned contactual agreement between two individuals, but, What does their sex (or sexual practices) have anything to do with it?

Hell, Why is the State concerned with what they are doing in the bedroom?

Bottom line, they (the State) only need to be concerned that the “contract” is binding on all signatures involved. Nothing more.

357 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:31:24pm

re: #355 brookly red

Oh, pooh. I think it’s great.

Not everything, of course, but there is quite a bit (especially recently) that is very well done.

358 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:31:31pm

re: #349 Stanley Sea

LOL, good one!

:-)

359 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:31:59pm

re: #354 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I love TV.

The TV I love, I REALLY love :D I dislike having it on just in the background, I find cable news intolerable, but with no TV there’d be no HBO, and that just can’t happen :D

360 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:33:16pm

re: #357 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Oh, pooh. I think it’s great.

Not everything, of course, but there is quite a bit (especially recently) that is very well done.

Deadwood comes to mind

361 jamesfirecat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:33:55pm

re: #357 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Oh, pooh. I think it’s great.

Not everything, of course, but there is quite a bit (especially recently) that is very well done.

Burn notice, Leverage, Mythbusters.

362 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:35:07pm

re: #357 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Oh, pooh. I think it’s great.

Not everything, of course, but there is quite a bit (especially recently) that is very well done.

That is why I am so merciful to some when they just regurgitate what the talking head on the TV told them too.

363 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:36:02pm

re: #361 jamesfirecat

Burn notice, Leverage, Mythbusters.

TOP CHEF.

364 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:36:15pm

re: #359 WindUpBird

Types of folks that drive me nuts.

Former Smokers.
TV Eschewers.
People who’s cars get better gas mileage (ex. Prius Drivers)
Home Schoolers
Trolls
Vegetarians (yeah, I said it)

I can think of more, but…

365 engineer cat  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:36:40pm

re: #361 jamesfirecat

Burn notice, Leverage, Mythbusters.

burn notice, mad men

i tend to wallpaper my life with news and old movies

366 Lidane  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:36:57pm

re: #357 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Oh, pooh. I think it’s great.

Not everything, of course, but there is quite a bit (especially recently) that is very well done.

Mythbusters
Leverage
White Collar
Burn Notice

367 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:38:26pm

re: #366 Lidane

re: #365 engineer dog

re: #360 WindUpBird

re: #361 jamesfirecat

Modern Family, Community, Deadliest Warrior, Sunrise Earth, 30 Rock

368 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:39:47pm

Anyone following the dismissal of BYU basketball player Brandon Davies?

Apparently he broke the BYU honor code - had sex with girlfriend.

Pity.

369 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:41:28pm

re: #368 Stanley Sea

Anyone following the dismissal of BYU basketball player Brandon Davies?

Apparently he broke the BYU honor code - had sex with girlfriend.

Pity.

tdallday Clyde West

BYU says Brandon Davies’ honor code dismissal not criminal - ESPN [Link: es.pn…] man, can’t have sex at byu w/your girl i guess

370 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:42:27pm

you don’t even want to know about the psychological profiles marketing companies work up based on your viewing habits

muhahahahah!

371 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:43:25pm

re: #368 Stanley Sea

Rules is rules. Sign the code? Follow the rule.

Whether antiquated or not.

372 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:43:43pm

re: #332 prairiefire

I’m with you up until this part ~
Religion, The Cancer that kills.

Well please show us an on going illness/infection that has killed more people in the last 1000 years than Religion.

373 Single-handed sailor  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:45:42pm

re: #372 Bubblehead II

Well please show us an on going illness/infection that has killed more people in the last 1000 years than Religion.

Influenza

374 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:45:57pm

re: #372 Bubblehead II

Well please show us an on going illness/infection that has killed more people in the last 1000 years than Religion.

it’s not about how you die, it’s about how you live & if you don’t get that it is not my job to explain it.

375 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:46:35pm

re: #371 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Rules is rules. Sign the code? Follow the rule.

Whether antiquated or not.

Damn. These guys must shit when the scholarship/offer comes from BYU. What a great college life.

BYU’s honor code also requires students to be honest; abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee and substance abuse; and attend church regularly.

And NO PREMARITAL SEX.

376 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:47:57pm

re: #375 Stanley Sea

Damn. These guys must shit when the scholarship/offer comes from BYU. What a great college life.

And NO PREMARITAL SEX.

aww come on , just a little? for me?

377 Single-handed sailor  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:48:11pm

re: #372 Bubblehead II

Well please show us an on going illness/infection that has killed more people in the last 1000 years than Religion.

Malaria

378 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:49:03pm

re: #376 brookly red

aww come on , just a little? for me?

I’m into post marital sex these days. ha!

379 HoosierHoops  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:49:20pm

re: #371 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Rules is rules. Sign the code? Follow the rule.

Whether antiquated or not.

yes..plus no one would have known if birth control was used..
Should have played at IU

380 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:49:47pm

re: #378 Stanley Sea

I’m into post marital sex these days. ha!

we could go for lobsters first?

381 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:53:03pm

re: #328 Simply Sarah

My wife and I are both atheists. Doesn’t take anything away from our marriage.

382 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:54:09pm

Thanks RWC, I almost croaked that I typed that.

383 freetoken  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:54:13pm

re: #377 mracb

Smallpox

384 brookly red  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:56:03pm

re: #383 freetoken

Smallpox

fuck it, starvation, floods, earthquakes & volcanoes

385 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:57:03pm

re: #374 brookly red

it’s not about how you die, it’s about how you live & if you don’t get that it is not my job to explain it.


i get it and have for many years.

386 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:57:16pm

re: #379 HoosierHoops

Girl’s pregnant?

387 Political Atheist  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:58:35pm

re: #382 Stanley Sea

Heh. It’s the best.

388 HoosierHoops  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:58:56pm

re: #386 Stanley Sea

Girl’s pregnant?

That’s how they found out about the sex part…
/Hope you are well

389 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 7:59:38pm

re: #366 Lidane

Mythbusters
Leverage
White Collar
Burn Notice


Burn Notice is AWESOME, it’s like A*Team meets Riptide

390 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:00:20pm

re: #388 HoosierHoops

That’s how they found out about the sex part…
/Hope you are well

Damn.

I’m really good!! Thanks much for asking!

How’s OK treating you?

391 Simply Sarah  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:01:16pm

re: #381 Obdicut

My wife and I are both atheists. Doesn’t take anything away from our marriage.

Right, exactly!

392 b_sharp  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:02:19pm

I completely forgot I was here.

G’night folks.

393 HoosierHoops  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:02:29pm

re: #390 Stanley Sea

Damn.

I’m really good!! Thanks much for asking!

How’s OK treating you?

Love living in a college town!

394 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:06:24pm

re: #373 mracb

Influenza

re: #377 mracb

Malaria

Links Please. Disprove my point.

395 Single-handed sailor  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:06:45pm

re: #389 WindUpBird

Burn Notice is AWESOME, it’s like A*Team meets Riptide

I try to get into TV shows but they run about five episodes and then go on hiatus for 3 months. When they come back they come back on a different night. I can’t keep track. I started to follow them on Hulu but then Hulu started messing up the order (or just dropping) of episodes so there is no longer any continuity. I give up on TV. I’m about to give up on Netflix also. They have no content worth watching on streaming and watching by mail nowadays is so annoying. I watch more new movies on Justin.tv than anywhere, and it is free.

396 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:08:28pm

More 9-11 truth brought to you by Fox News….
9-11 Truther Napolitano Hosts Another Truther On His Fox Show

397 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:09:21pm

re: #393 HoosierHoops

Love living in a college town!

Best place to live imo, besides the beach, is a college town. Glad it’s good.

How’s the pup?

398 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:10:07pm

re: #14 rwdflynavy

On the relationship front: My wife and I have been married 20 years today.

Congrats.

399 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:12:58pm

re: #395 mracb

I try to get into TV shows but they run about five episodes and then go on hiatus for 3 months. When they come back they come back on a different night. I can’t keep track. I started to follow them on Hulu but then Hulu started messing up the order (or just dropping) of episodes so there is no longer any continuity. I give up on TV. I’m about to give up on Netflix also. They have no content worth watching on streaming and watching by mail nowadays is so annoying. I watch more new movies on Justin.tv than anywhere, and it is free.

Well, the good news is that Burn Notice is always on on Thursday nights when its showing new episodes. And its well worth watching.

400 Single-handed sailor  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:15:29pm

Malaria deaths

[Link: www.who.int…]

Influenza deaths

[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]

well, the 1918 is probably one of the most noted, 20-100 Million deaths.

401 HoosierHoops  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:16:01pm

re: #397 Stanley Sea

Best place to live imo, besides the beach, is a college town. Glad it’s good.

How’s the pup?

College towns rock..youth energy, food and music and tons of sports…Winston has 2 new doggie friends so he is really happy

402 freetoken  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:19:42pm

re: #394 Bubblehead II

Disprove my point.

Religion doesn’t kill people.

People kill people.

403 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:22:43pm

re: #396 Killgore Trout

More 9-11 truth brought to you by Fox News…
9-11 Truther Napolitano Hosts Another Truther On His Fox Show

Remember the days when trutherism was associated by Fox with only the left, yeah me too.

404 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:25:25pm

re: #396 Killgore Trout

More 9-11 truth brought to you by Fox News…
9-11 Truther Napolitano Hosts Another Truther On His Fox Show

Erci Margolis who also endorsed Pat Buchanan’s book, Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War in the Chicago Sun. He also wrote this piece which is critical of Winston Churchill (much like Buchanan), DEFLATING THE CHURCHILL MYTH.

So we have a truther on Fox News and someone that is critical of Winston Churchill. Now put this in the context of the frequent wingnut (and often on Fox News) meme of “Obama returning the Churchill bust to the UK.” His previous topics also include, you guessed it, colonialism.

Do we spot the biggest hypocrites in the news media or what?

405 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:26:08pm

re: #404 Gus 802

Erci Margolis who also endorsed Pat Buchanan’s book, Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War in the Chicago Sun. He also wrote this piece which is critical of Winston Churchill (much like Buchanan), DEFLATING THE CHURCHILL MYTH.

So we have a truther on Fox News and someone that is critical of Winston Churchill. Now put this in the context of the frequent wingnut (and often on Fox News) meme of “Obama returning the Churchill bust to the UK.” His previous topics also include, you guessed it, colonialism.

Do we spot the biggest hypocrites in the news media or what?

Like being hypocrites will stop Fox.

406 Petero1818  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:26:31pm

My wife has an 11” macbook air that I would take over an ipad any day. Its almost the same size, has a physical keyboard, solid state hard drive. Its pretty much everything you wish an ipad were, other than the touch screen. But I have an Iphone 4 which is basically a really small Ipad that actually serves a required function of being a phone. While the device is cool, I just think its stuck in the middle.

407 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:27:22pm

re: #405 HappyWarrior

Like being hypocrites will stop Fox.

Nothing will stop them and neither will it make the more devout right wing viewers stop and think twice before watching Fox News…

They’ve drunk the Kool Aid.

408 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:29:28pm

re: #403 HappyWarrior

Remember the days when trutherism was associated by Fox with only the left, yeah me too.

Those were the days.

409 Kruk  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:29:54pm

re: #378 Stanley Sea

I’m into post marital sex these days. ha!

Heh. I wonder if one of the reasons married men live longer and have better mental health is that we get some fairly regularly.

410 Killgore Trout  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:31:00pm

re: #404 Gus 802

Do we spot the biggest hypocrites in the news media or what?


Fox broke the mold. Hopefully we won’t see this again in our lifetimes.

411 HoosierHoops  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:31:50pm

re: #409 Kruk

Heh. I wonder if one of the reasons married men live longer and have better mental health is that we get some fairly regularly.

behind every successful man is an exhausted women

412 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:31:55pm

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recognizes the principle of freedom upon which the United States was founded, including the freedoms enshrined under the first amendment of the United States Constitution. The Kingdom appreciates the United States’ historic role in working to end colonialism and imperialism and promoting the right of self-determination.

— President George W. Bush

413 Petero1818  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:31:55pm

re: #372 Bubblehead II

Well please show us an on going illness/infection that has killed more people in the last 1000 years than Religion.

re: #372 Bubblehead II

Cancer is the cancer that kills. About 7.5 Million people annually. I would say religion can’t touch that figure.

414 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:32:20pm

re: #407 Gus 802

Nothing will stop them and neither will it make the more devout right wing viewers stop and think twice before watching Fox News…

They’ve drunk the Kool Aid.

I say they’re more like a frat boy with kool aid :).

415 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:32:26pm

re: #401 HoosierHoops

College towns rock..youth energy, food and music and tons of sports...Winston has 2 new doggie friends so he is really happy

Absolutely.

Glad Winston is good. Lucky pup.

416 Kruk  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:32:29pm

re: #375 Stanley Sea

Damn. These guys must shit when the scholarship/offer comes from BYU. What a great college life.

And NO PREMARITAL SEX.

Leave out the part about tea and coffee, and you’ve just described my college years. And not because I was at a Bible college, I was just a dork.

417 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:32:44pm

During the 20th century, dictators, monarchs, and colonialism gave way to democracy through ballot boxes, pressure from citizens, and negotiated settlements to conflicts. However, freedom and liberty remained out of reach for many. In 1959, the Congress promulgated a Joint Resolution authorizing and requesting the President to declare the third week of July as Captive Nations Week and to continue this annual statement “until such time as freedom and independence shall have been achieved for all the captive nations of the world.”

— President George W. Bush

418 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:33:44pm

On Africa…

Every year, the American taxpayers spend more than $6.5 billion on African development. We’re able to provide these resources because our history has yielded a free and prosperous nation. In Africa, however, history has been less kind. Colonialism, the slave trade, poverty, and war have each, by turns, devastated the continent. In recent decades, African nations have faced a new deadly threat, and that’s a pandemic disease that claim millions of lives every year.

— President George W. Bush

419 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:34:52pm

Secondly, the United States and India are working together to support democracy around the world. Like America, India overcame colonialism to establish a free and independent nation. President Franklin Roosevelt supported India in its quest for democracy, and now our two nations are helping other nations realize the same dream.

— President George W. Bush

420 Kruk  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:35:18pm

re: #411 HoosierHoops

behind every successful man is an exhausted women

Heh. We don’t even have any children yet, and my wife’s already started using the labour/childbirth/child rearing card as a first strike weapon.

421 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:36:00pm

In the last half-century, the nations of the Americas have overcome enormous challenges: colonialism, and communism, and military dictatorship. The progress we have achieved is the result of tremendous sacrifice and leadership. One such leader was the man who built this beautiful capital as the symbol of Brazilian democracy. President Kubitschek was forced into exile when antidemocratic forces seized control in Brazil. His dream, he said, was to live and die in a free country. At the start of this hopeful new century, the dream of this proud patriot inspires citizens not only in this country, but all around the continent.

— President George W. Bush

422 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:41:10pm

re: #421 Gus 802

In the last half-century, the nations of the Americas have overcome enormous challenges: colonialism, and communism, and military dictatorship. The progress we have achieved is the result of tremendous sacrifice and leadership. One such leader was the man who built this beautiful capital as the symbol of Brazilian democracy. President Kubitschek was forced into exile when antidemocratic forces seized control in Brazil. His dream, he said, was to live and die in a free country. At the start of this hopeful new century, the dream of this proud patriot inspires citizens not only in this country, but all around the continent.

— President George W. Bush

Point taken. I never stopped agreeing with those statements by George W. Bush. Some on the left oppsed them then, some on the right oppose them now. But my position has not changed, and I’m still glad I voted for George W. That some far-right people hate him is only a point in his favor, IMO.

423 moderatelyradicalliberal  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:41:13pm

re: #172 albusteve

Farrakhan is a lunatic and anyone who pays any attention at all to him needs their head examined…he’s especially toxic to his own people

Which is why the vast majority of us have never paid him any mind.

424 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:41:42pm

by 8th_of_Branstad

Go Janesville! RT: Tim Cullen’s office: The WI 14 “are not crossing state lines until terms have been met” [Link: bit.ly…] #wiunion

425 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:42:27pm

re: #423 moderatelyradicalliberal

Which is why the vast majority of us have never paid him any mind.

He’s a bogey man. (I think it should be spelled boogie, but whatever)

426 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:44:03pm

Those are good quotes. Seriously the attempt by Huckabee, Gingrich, and others in to make opposition to colonialism somehow a colloquialism for Anti-Americanism is just pathetic. Oh and the Obama is not a real American game they like to play is also crap. Just a bunch of lame bullshit by a bunch of losers who are desperate for an increasingly nutty base to love them.

427 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:45:49pm

re: #426 HappyWarrior

Those are good quotes. Seriously the attempt by Huckabee, Gingrich, and others in to make opposition to colonialism somehow a colloquialism for Anti-Americanism is just pathetic. Oh and the Obama is not a real American game they like to play is also crap. Just a bunch of lame bullshit by a bunch of losers who are desperate for an increasingly nutty base to love them.

I just DIE to think that Michelle, Marian and the girls ever see this shit. The girls, probably not, but Michelle & her Mom? Yes. Horrible.

428 HoosierHoops  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:46:14pm

Are the rumors correct that Col Qaddafi called Charlie Sheen and advised him to dial it back?
/

429 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:46:15pm

Mickey Rooney—a Powerful Performance during a recent Senate Hearing

hey all!

430 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:46:23pm

As the facts have come in, it looks like the killing of two US airmen in Germany was a long nut jihadi:


2 U.S. airmen shot dead at airport in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany — A man armed with a handgun attacked a bus carrying U.S. Air Force troops at Frankfurt airport Wednesday, killing two airmen and wounding two others before being taken into custody, authorities said.

Boris Rhein, the top security official in the German state of Hesse where the shooting took place, identified the shooter as a 21-year-old from Kosovo. Family members in Kosovo described the suspect as a devout Muslim, who was born and raised in Germany and worked at the airport.

In Washington, President Barack Obama promised to “spare no effort” in investigating the slayings.

“I’m saddened and I’m outraged by this attack,” he said.

The attack came as the bus sat outside the airport’s Terminal 2, according to Frankfurt police spokesman Manfred Fuellhardt. The bus driver and a passenger were killed, while one airman suffered light injuries and a second suffered serious wounds and was in life-threatening condition, he said.

His family was from Kosovo, so I’m guessing that tomorrow the Stalker Blog will have a thread on how those airmen died because we refused to let the Serbs wipe out all Balkan Muslims. The bigots will use an act of terrorism by a lone nut to justify genocide.

[i hope I’m proven wrong on this, but I don’t think I will be]

431 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:47:17pm

re: #427 Stanley Sea

I just DIE to think that Michelle, Marian and the girls ever see this shit. The girls, probably not, but Michelle & her Mom? Yes. Horrible.

Michelle won’t allow the girls to have a facebook account. She probably does not want them to see a number of things, the “Dear Lord kill Obama” prayer being one of them.

432 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:48:54pm

re: #430 Dark_Falcon

As the facts have come in, it looks like the killing of two US airmen in Germany was a long nut jihadi:


2 U.S. airmen shot dead at airport in Germany

His family was from Kosovo, so I’m guessing that tomorrow the Stalker Blog will have a thread on how those airmen died because we refused to let the Serbs wipe out all Balkan Muslims. The bigots will use an act of terrorism by a lone nut to justify genocide.

[i hope I’m proven wrong on this, but I don’t think I will be]

Not confirmed, but I heard they had a disagreement at the terminal entrance.

Please wait for full story before assigning religion as cause. K?

433 moderatelyradicalliberal  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:48:59pm

re: #197 engineer dog

my gut tells me that christie’s your best bet, and the coulter entity thing was on teevee last week predicting that the gop will lose unless they nominate him

According to a couple of polls Christie couldn’t beat Barack Obama in New Jersey. He gets crushed by double digits. The GOP and the MSM are grasping for anyone at this point to make it a real race, but Christie is not the guy to do it.

[Link: blog.seattlepi.com…]

Poll: Obama would beat Christie in ’12 – in New Jersey

Bombastic New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is earning raves and criticism for his leadership in confronting a severe budget crisis, has been touted as a possible GOP candidate for president in 2012. However a new poll shows that President Barack Obama with a huge lead over his potential rival – in the Garden State.

According to the PPP survey Obama leads Christie 55 percent to 38 percent. The sampling of 520 likely voters was taken Jan. 6-9. The margin of error was 4.3 percent.

434 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:49:07pm

re: #427 Stanley Sea

I just DIE to think that Michelle, Marian and the girls ever see this shit. The girls, probably not, but Michelle & her Mom? Yes. Horrible.


It really is. And what angers me is I know they’re doing this simply to make themselves look more appealing to their base. I know that the Republican base isn’t all birthers and Obama conspiracy nuts but it’s a good chunk where they feel like they need to appeal to that to gain their “conservative bonafides.”

435 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:49:34pm

re: #428 HoosierHoops

Are the rumors correct that Col Qaddafi called Charlie Sheen and advised him to dial it back?
/

No, that’s false. The latest I’ve heard is that Sheen’s calling for mutual disarmament in Libya, with the key proposal that Gaddafi’s female bodyguards be disarmed and their contracts signed over to Charlie Sheen, to e paid by Warner Brothers.

/Kidding, but only just

436 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:50:06pm

re: #431 prairiefire

Michelle won’t allow the girls to have a facebook account. She probably does not want them to see a number of things, the “Dear Lord kill Obama” prayer being one of them.

Exactly.

437 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:51:59pm

re: #432 Stanley Sea

Not confirmed, but I heard they had a disagreement at the terminal entrance.

Please wait for full story before assigning religion as cause. K?

Nah, I’m going to call it based on the pattern. If I need to retract later I will.

438 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:54:00pm

re: #437 Dark_Falcon

Nah, I’m going to call it based on the pattern. If I need to retract later I will.

Nice… Not.

439 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:54:14pm

re: #422 Dark_Falcon

Point taken. I never stopped agreeing with those statements by George W. Bush. Some on the left oppsed them then, some on the right oppose them now. But my position has not changed, and I’m still glad I voted for George W. That some far-right people hate him is only a point in his favor, IMO.

Right. Had to check on something. The new neighbors that broke a window playing with a soccer ball at 3 AM had about three people up on the roof just now. So I had to call the landlady and then go up a flight a stairs and lock the door to the roof.

Anyway, the point was to illustrate Bush’s words castigating colonialism and within the context of the anti-Obama meme (i.e. colonialism).

440 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:55:37pm

I’m getting too old for this apartment living shit. Nuke the whales.

441 [deleted]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:56:19pm
442 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:56:24pm

how is everyone this evening?

The lightbulb in the room I am in is flashing. Doesn’t seem to be morse code, but it also doesn’t seem to want to just give-up and die.

Should I make a tin-foil hat?

443 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:56:32pm

re: #439 Gus 802

Right. Had to check on something. The new neighbors that broke a window playing with a soccer ball at 3 AM had about three people up on the roof just now. So I had to call the landlady and then go up a flight a stairs and lock the door to the roof.

Anyway, the point was to illustrate Bush’s words castigating colonialism and within the context of the anti-Obama meme (i.e. colonialism).

I understood. I was just using that to make a “I’m not with Stupid” comment.

444 Interesting Times  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:57:46pm

re: #438 Stanley Sea

Nice… Not.

In DF’s defense, I have to say that (if the ABC News report I watched tonight is any indication) it’s being reported he was a “devout Muslim” who was repeatedly shouting “Allahu Akbar” and “Jihad” during and after the shooting. Assuming that’s all true, lone Jihadist seems like the most likely scenario.

445 What, me worry?  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:58:23pm

re: #440 Gus 802

Look for a small house to rent? Buying is better and you may be able to find a good deal. Interest rates are the lowest they’ll ever be.

446 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:58:25pm

re: #443 Dark_Falcon

I understood. I was just using that to make a “I’m not with Stupid” comment.

Maybe I should make an LGF page.

447 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:58:34pm

re: #440 Gus 802

I’m getting too old for this apartment living shit. Nuke the whales.

I was too old the day the man who lived underneath us was smoking in the room under the baby.

Yes, it comes up through the cracks.

(The guy behind us who got stoned, put his fist through a window, and nearly bled to death explaining to his girlfriend she lacks morals was just entertainment.)

448 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:58:59pm

Only two more days till the weekend. Gonna be seeing my brother for the first time since December.

449 moderatelyradicalliberal  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:59:24pm

re: #434 HappyWarrior

It really is. And what angers me is I know they’re doing this simply to make themselves look more appealing to their base. I know that the Republican base isn’t all birthers and Obama conspiracy nuts but it’s a good chunk where they feel like they need to appeal to that to gain their “conservative bonafides.”

What the GOP base hears whenever President Obama speaks

Youtube Video
450 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:59:29pm

re: #438 Stanley Sea

Nice… Not.

Stanley, it’s just that when we hear of a case like this where the subject is being called a “devout Muslim” who fired on American servicemen, a twisted interpretation of Islam is almost always the cause. Given that, I based my post on the pattern. And I am being careful not to lump Islam itself or non-radical Muslims in with that shithead.

451 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:00:17pm

re: #449 moderatelyradicalliberal

What the GOP base hears whenever President Obama speaks


[Video]

and he’s black y’all? :)

452 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:00:28pm

re: #450 Dark_Falcon

Stanley, it’s just that when we hear of a case like this where the subject is being called a “devout Muslim” who fired on American servicemen, a twisted interpretation of Islam is almost always the cause. Given that, I based my post on the pattern. And I am being careful not to lump Islam itself or non-radical Muslims in with that shithead.

Just insert the word: Whacko™. Usually makes the point clear.

453 [deleted]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:01:21pm
454 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:02:01pm

re: #453 MikeySDCA

Not that the price of vodka, or any of the four basic food groups (caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and fatchocolate) is going down.

ftfy

455 [deleted]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:03:04pm
456 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:04:05pm

Prairiefire, you out there?

How’s the diorama?

457 moderatelyradicalliberal  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:04:10pm

re: #451 HappyWarrior

and he’s black y’all? :)

The wingnuts have more evidence of this. The president’s own words!

Youtube Video
458 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:04:26pm

re: #455 MikeySDCA

Pls translate ftfy.

Fixed That For You.

459 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:04:51pm

re: #455 MikeySDCA

Pls translate ftfy.

fixed that for you

You forgot Chocolate, it is the major food group!

:)

460 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:04:54pm

re: #447 EmmmieG

I was too old the day the man who lived underneath us was smoking in the room under the baby.

Yes, it comes up through the cracks.

(The guy behind us who got stoned, put his fist through a window, and nearly bled to death explaining to his girlfriend she lacks morals was just entertainment.)

Yeah. I smoke but that’s about anything people will notice about me. If I had a neighbor with a baby that came over to complain I’d have to either quit or move. My rule has always been to not smoke around kids.

So far though they’re being quiet other than the most recent roof excursion. I moved to the top floor for a reason. I don’t want to hear squat above my head unless it’s for maintenance reasons.

461 [deleted]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:05:08pm
462 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:05:49pm

And to asshole Stalker “PrivateJohnson” who decided to attack Stanley and myself, I offer the following:

Youtube Video
463 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:06:49pm

OT but I never thought I’d see a lecture that mentioned Fuck You by Cee Lo Green and in passing the Tea Party. That happened this evening.

464 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:07:15pm

BTW. Bradley manning won’t be facing the death penalty. This was put out by US Army prosecutors in that “we won’t be seeking the death penalty” in some such words.

465 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:07:36pm

re: #450 Dark_Falcon

Stanley, it’s just that when we hear of a case like this where the subject is being called a “devout Muslim” who fired on American servicemen, a twisted interpretation of Islam is almost always the cause. Given that, I based my post on the pattern. And I am being careful not to lump Islam itself or non-radical Muslims in with that shithead.

I am behind on the actual story. I heard that they had an altercation at the entrance to the terminal.

By classifying anyone devout as a problem, i.e. “devout Muslims” reeks to me. Devout doesn’t mean murderous, unless we broad brush.

I will, like you, wait for the final story.

466 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:07:36pm

re: #456 ggt

Prairiefire, you out there?

How’s the diorama?

Hello, ggt. Because of all the snow days, the due date has been pushed back to April 1st. So, the pace has slowed. Were you able to shrink a photo of the Temple to upload? I don’t know how to make my personal photos small enough to fit as an LGF avatar.

467 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:08:02pm

re: #461 MikeySDCA

Thankee mucho.

How are you, Mikey?

468 Interesting Times  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:08:16pm

re: #450 Dark_Falcon

Stanley, it’s just that when we hear of a case like this where the subject is being called a “devout Muslim” who fired on American servicemen, a twisted interpretation of Islam is almost always the cause. Given that, I based my post on the pattern. And I am being careful not to lump Islam itself or non-radical Muslims in with that shithead.

Here’s the ABC report I alluded to earlier (my home Internet connection is slower than snails on sleeping pills, so I can’t always dig up the links I need “in time” for a topical post):

When he opened fire, the gunman, identified as a long-term resident of Germany, shouted “Allahu Akbar,” according to sources. He fired nine times, killling two and critically wounding two others before the gun jammed and he was subdued by other passengers. While being wrestled into submission, the suspect shouted either “Jihad Jihad” or “Allahu Akbar,” sources said.
469 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:08:41pm

re: #461 MikeySDCA

Thankee mucho.

Congrats on leading the LGF page brigade.

470 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:09:44pm

re: #464 Gus 802

BTW. Bradley Manning won’t be facing the death penalty. This was put out by US Army prosecutors in that “we won’t be seeking the death penalty” in some such words.

Smart move. Capital Punishment wouldn’t survive appeal. Send him away for life instead.

471 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:09:51pm

re: #462 Dark_Falcon

And to asshole Stalker “PrivateJohnson” who decided to attack Stanley and myself, I offer the following:


[Video]

oooh, I made it? For real?

472 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:10:09pm

re: #469 prairiefire

Congrats on leading the LGF page brigade.

That was Mickey_being_mickey.

473 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:10:13pm

re: #468 publicityStunted

Here’s the ABC report I alluded to earlier (my home Internet connection is slower than snails on sleeping pills, so I can’t always dig up the links I need “in time” for a topical post):

Thanks.

474 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:10:58pm

Study: Most Plastics Leach Hormone-Like Chemicals

It’s the plastics! They are everywhere.

Seriously it is a concern the NIH is involved in a study to determine just how much of a concern it is.

475 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:11:32pm

re: #471 Stanley Sea

oooh, I made it? For real?

He insulted you for your #432. When Stalkers insult a lizardette in my presence, I smack ‘em down.

476 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:12:16pm

re: #472 Gus 802

That was Mickey_being_mickey.

Oh, thanks.

477 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:12:50pm

re: #474 ggt

Study: Most Plastics Leach Hormone-Like Chemicals

It’s the plastics! They are everywhere.

Seriously it is a concern the NIH is involved in a study to determine just how much of a concern it is.

I heard that on NPR today. The shocking part to me? The chemicals released (in studies on rats) act like ESTROGEN.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (I like this new one)

478 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:12:51pm

re: #470 Dark_Falcon

Smart move. Capital Punishment wouldn’t survive appeal. Send him away for life instead.

Bet he regrets it now in any event. Life and possibly at the new Leavenworth.

479 Interesting Times  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:13:03pm

re: #474 ggt

Study: Most Plastics Leach Hormone-Like Chemicals

It’s the plastics! They are everywhere.

Humans: rose from the primordial swamp, only to eventually perish in the petrochemical stew :/

480 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:14:33pm

re: #479 publicityStunted

Humans: rose from the primordial swamp, only to eventually perish in the petrochemical stew :/

Giggity!

481 Single-handed sailor  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:15:24pm

re: #474 ggt

Study: Most Plastics Leach Hormone-Like Chemicals

It’s the plastics! They are everywhere.

Seriously it is a concern the NIH is involved in a study to determine just how much of a concern it is.

Thank god beer comes in bottles.

482 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:15:38pm

re: #478 Gus 802

Bet he regrets it now in any event. Life and possibly at the new Leavenworth.

He deserves it. He put many people at risk with that leak.

483 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:16:50pm

re: #478 Gus 802

Bet he regrets it now in any event. Life and possibly at the new Leavenworth.

They built a new prison in Leavenworth?

484 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:17:41pm

re: #482 Dark_Falcon

He deserves it. He put many people at risk with that leak.

Yep. I was guessing 20 years but I’m reading life. I think at a minimum he should serve until he’s 50 years old which is 28 years. Bwahahaha! 50 year old joke of sorts. ;)

485 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:18:01pm

re: #475 Dark_Falcon

He insulted you for your #432. When Stalkers insult a lizardette in my presence, I smack ‘em down.

And I thank you!

486 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:18:26pm

re: #483 prairiefire

They built a new prison in Leavenworth?

Yep. They tore the old one down.

487 Bubblehead II  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:18:33pm

Lizards.

May You All have good night.

Youtube Video
488 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:20:42pm

re: #486 Gus 802

Yep. They tore the old one down.

I made sales calls to the chef at the officer’s club about 15 years ago. Many of the old buildings with wavy glass where still there. I would drive around and look at stuff, there’s an old military cemetery.
After 9/11, you can’t do that anymore.

489 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:21:24pm

re: #486 Gus 802

Yep. They tore the old one down.

Hadn’t heard about that. I’m surprised he’s not going to be sent to Florence (sp?) You know that supermax in Colorado really high up in the mountains. It’s where Bob Hannsen, Aldrich Ames, and some other notables have ended up.

490 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:23:18pm

re: #489 HappyWarrior

Hadn’t heard about that. I’m surprised he’s not going to be sent to Florence (sp?) You know that supermax in Colorado really high up in the mountains. It’s where Bob Hannsen, Aldrich Ames, and some other notables have ended up.

Demolition of “The Castle”: [Link: www.fortleavenworthcastle.com…]

He might still go to ADX.

491 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:24:14pm

re: #490 Gus 802

Demolition of “The Castle”: [Link: www.fortleavenworthcastle.com…]

He might still go to ADX.

6.5 million brick, my brick mason grandfather would be amazed :).

492 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:25:19pm

Bill O’Reilly uses footage from California protestors and says it is Wisconsin:[Link: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com…]

493 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:26:03pm

re: #492 prairiefire

Bill O’Reilly uses footage from California protestors and says it is Wisconsin:[Link: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com…]

There’s palm trees in Wisconsin.
You can’t explain that.

494 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:26:18pm

re: #466 prairiefire

Hello, ggt. Because of all the snow days, the due date has been pushed back to April 1st. So, the pace has slowed. Were you able to shrink a photo of the Temple to upload? I don’t know how to make my personal photos small enough to fit as an LGF avatar.

Temple of Vesta!!!

I thought of another way you can do the Aegean Sea —glossy photographic paper —either of the actual sea or of the colors of the sea.

Good you have more time, how big does it have to be?

495 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:27:01pm

re: #494 ggt

Temple of Vesta!!!

I thought of another way you can do the Aegean Sea —glossy photographic paper —either of the actual sea or of the colors of the sea.

Good you have more time, how big does it have to be?

Nicely done!
I hope you get an A+.
;)

496 jaunte  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:27:50pm

re: #493 Varek Raith

Tides… coconuts… never a miscommunication.

497 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:27:58pm

re: #492 prairiefire

Bill O’Reilly uses footage from California protestors and says it is Wisconsin:[Link: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com…]

Fox news is full of shit, you cant can explain that :)

498 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:28:13pm

re: #492 prairiefire

Bill O’Reilly uses footage from California protestors and says it is Wisconsin:[Link: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com…]

Who sized that correspondents shirt? And that big old tie know looks like something out of the 70s.

499 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:28:30pm

re: #490 Gus 802

Demolition of “The Castle”: [Link: www.fortleavenworthcastle.com…]

He might still go to ADX.

My great aunt that lived in Holton passed away several years ago, so I have not driven past there.
I’ve been used to that “castle” being there my whole life! Passed it on our way to Circleville, Ks[Link: www.epodunk.com…]

500 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:28:54pm

And now the lame ass stalker spews that I’m a coward for not telling Stanley “what really went down today”.

Memo to stalker: She already knows what happened. I simply drew a conclusion about

why

it happened. She thought that judgment premature, and I explained why I did not think it so (aided by publicityStunted). However, this is unlikely to matter to you, since to you “the truth” goes something like this:

“The murders in Germany prove that all Muslims are evil and we need to pass laws outlawing Islam. DERP.”

501 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:29:10pm

re: #498 Gus 802

Who sized that correspondents shirt? And that big old tie know looks like something out of the 70s.

I have a silk Looney Toons tie.
:P

502 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:29:29pm

re: #477 Stanley Sea

I heard that on NPR today. The shocking part to me? The chemicals released (in studies on rats) act like ESTROGEN.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (I like this new one)

This has been speculated on for a while now. I guess the BPA was an accidental byproduct of the search for the birth control pill. What it does in humans is still unknown at this point.

The scary part is that things like register receipts are coated with the stuff and it is absorbed thru the skin.

We just have to wait for the NIH studies to be completed and try to avoid plastics with the numbers 2&7 (iirc—but not really sure) in the little recycle triangle code. Or just go green.

503 freetoken  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:30:01pm

re: #501 Varek Raith

I feel like I missed something… what happened?

504 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:30:53pm

re: #500 Dark_Falcon

And now the lame ass stalker spews that I’m a coward for not telling Stanley “what really went down today”.

Memo to stalker: She already knows what happened. I simply drew a conclusion about

it happened. She thought that judgment premature, and I explained why I did not think it so (aided by publicityStunted). However, this is unlikely to matter to you, since to you “the truth” goes something like this:

“The murders in Germany prove that all Muslims are evil and we need to pass laws outlawing Islam. DERP.”

D_F, LOL, I love the stalkers!!! Too much!

505 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:30:56pm

re: #479 publicityStunted

Humans: rose from the primordial swamp, only to eventually perish in the petrochemical stew :/

One of the many strange things I’ve learned from The StarShipSofa podcasts… .

506 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:31:00pm

re: #503 freetoken

I feel like I missed something… what happened?

I am the Dictator of the Night Shift now.
Ph34r me!

507 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:31:41pm

re: #494 ggt

That looks great! Eternal flame and everything.
His does not have to be very big. It will sit on the table with his other items. He’s going to make a greek restaurant menu poster and then a little sculpey clay figure of his restaurant to overlook the sea.
Where would we buy glossy photo paper? Thanks for the tips.

508 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:32:27pm

re: #493 Varek Raith

There’s palm trees in Wisconsin.
You can’t explain that.

It was a gaffe.

509 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:33:14pm

I’ve got a funny following building up on Twitter. Left, right, center, and now IBM_Tweets is following me.

510 prairiefire  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:33:42pm

Gonna go to bed, night, lizards.

511 austin_blue  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:34:47pm

re: #474 ggt

Study: Most Plastics Leach Hormone-Like Chemicals

It’s the plastics! They are everywhere.

Seriously it is a concern the NIH is involved in a study to determine just how much of a concern it is.

Phthalates. Endocrine disruptors. Bad juju. Ubiquitous in the US. Other countries, not so much. Many have banned them.

[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]

You don’t *even* want to go to research on what endocrine disruptors have done to aquatic life in the Great Lakes and other study areas:

[Link: lakes.chebucto.org…]

For other impacts, there’s this:

[Link: enhs.umn.edu…]

Scary shit. Unintended impacts of the chemical industry.

((Note Dows’ former advertising tagline: “Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible!” True, but perhaps not what they intended.))

512 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:34:51pm

re: #509 Gus 802

I’ve got a funny following building up on Twitter. Left, right, center, and now IBM_Tweets is following me.

That’s neat.

513 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:34:57pm

re: #495 Varek Raith

Nicely done!
I hope you get an A+.
;)

Thank you.

Well, I had some issues with the columns and wanted to fix it, but kid said he was DONE. I also would have spent a lot more time sanding the portico and podium, but, like I said, it wasn’t my project. … .

Won’t know for a week or so what the grade is.

514 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:35:12pm

Still quiet though. I think I’m letting my old fart paranoia get ahead of me.

515 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:36:01pm

re: #498 Gus 802

Who sized that correspondents shirt? And that big old tie know looks like something out of the 70s.

Remember the BIL or cousin or whatever from the Chevy Chase Vacation movies?

That guy is representative of the Fox audience … .

516 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:37:37pm

And just so we’re clear, I did not show any disrespect to the servicemen who died, neither did Stanley. They were clearly murdered, and we both mourn their deaths and honor their service. We just insist on drawing the right lessons from these murders. But again, that won’t fit into your “HERP, Islam is evil, DERP!” thinking.

517 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:38:21pm

re: #514 Gus 802

Still quiet though. I think I’m letting my old fart paranoia get ahead of me.

Beware the IBM hit squads in WoW.
/

518 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:38:25pm

re: #507 prairiefire

That looks great! Eternal flame and everything.
His does not have to be very big. It will sit on the table with his other items. He’s going to make a greek restaurant menu poster and then a little sculpey clay figure of his restaurant to overlook the sea.
Where would we buy glossy photo paper? Thanks for the tips.

Sounds like fun! Glossy Photo Paper—Office Max or such.

Sculpey is lots of fun —I think I’ve covered just about everything that would fit in the oven with it.

519 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:38:30pm

Fungus turns Amazonian ants into zombies

Researchers combing the rainforests of Brazil have uncovered four new species of fungi that turns ants into zombies.

Although it is not the first time the fungi has been seen affecting ants, the discovery of four distinct species in close proximity highlights the level of biodiversity in the Amazon.

Their study appears online in the journal PLoS One.

The research, led by Assistant Professor David Hughes of the University of Pennsylvannia, identified and described the parasitic fungus Ophiocordyceps unliateralis living on four species of carpenter ant (Camponotini sp.) in the Zona da Mata region of Brazil.

Ants become infected when they come into contact with spores released by the fungus. Within a week the ant enters a zombie-like state.

“This so-called zombie or brain-manipulating fungus alters the behaviours of the ant host, causing it to die in an exposed position, typically clinging onto and biting the adaxial surface of shrub leaves,” the study authors write.

The fungus then grows out of the head of the ant, releasing spores into the air, which rain down onto unsuspecting ants and the forest floor.

In 2009, Hughes led a team of researchers studying zombie-ants in Indonesia. They found the infected ants consistently attached to leaves 25 centimetres above the ground in an environment with 95 per cent humidity - perfect conditions for the fungus to grow.

In the current study, Hughes and colleagues found each species of fungus was different in size and shape, and adapted to live only in one particular species.

Two of the species of fungus have also adapted to grow secondary spores, doubling their chances of finding a new host.

More at link…

520 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:38:43pm

re: #512 Varek Raith

That’s neat.

Got this one guy following me… “a conservative raised New Yorker who is oppose to same-sex marriage” I’ll respect his privacy here. Don’t know why he’s following me. Maybe he’s keeping up with left leaning news? I won’t block him though. I only block weirdo weirdos.

521 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:40:08pm

re: #511 austin_blue

Shit like this is a lot of what the anti-science people spout when dissing science. Unintended consequences.

I like to point out the unintended consequences related to fleas and mosquitos.

522 jaunte  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:42:05pm

re: #519 ozbloke

I think you have a new fungalAlien movie concept there.

523 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:42:13pm

re: #519 ozbloke

Fungus turns Amazonian ants into zombies

Researchers combing the rainforests of Brazil have uncovered four new species of fungi that turns ants into zombies.

Although it is not the first time the fungi has been seen affecting ants, the discovery of four distinct species in close proximity highlights the level of biodiversity in the Amazon.

Their study appears online in the journal PLoS One.

The research, led by Assistant Professor David Hughes of the University of Pennsylvannia, identified and described the parasitic fungus Ophiocordyceps unliateralis living on four species of carpenter ant (Camponotini sp.) in the Zona da Mata region of Brazil.

Ants become infected when they come into contact with spores released by the fungus. Within a week the ant enters a zombie-like state.

“This so-called zombie or brain-manipulating fungus alters the behaviours of the ant host, causing it to die in an exposed position, typically clinging onto and biting the adaxial surface of shrub leaves,” the study authors write.

The fungus then grows out of the head of the ant, releasing spores into the air, which rain down onto unsuspecting ants and the forest floor.

In 2009, Hughes led a team of researchers studying zombie-ants in Indonesia. They found the infected ants consistently attached to leaves 25 centimetres above the ground in an environment with 95 per cent humidity - perfect conditions for the fungus to grow.

In the current study, Hughes and colleagues found each species of fungus was different in size and shape, and adapted to live only in one particular species.

Two of the species of fungus have also adapted to grow secondary spores, doubling their chances of finding a new host.

More at link…

First Question: How long till SyFy comes out with Zombie Ants?

/You know they will.

524 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:42:41pm

re: #519 ozbloke

Fungus turns Amazonian ants into zombies

Researchers combing the rainforests of Brazil have uncovered four new species of fungi that turns ants into zombies.

Although it is not the first time the fungi has been seen affecting ants, the discovery of four distinct species in close proximity highlights the level of biodiversity in the Amazon.

Their study appears online in the journal PLoS One.

The research, led by Assistant Professor David Hughes of the University of Pennsylvannia, identified and described the parasitic fungus Ophiocordyceps unliateralis living on four species of carpenter ant (Camponotini sp.) in the Zona da Mata region of Brazil.

Ants become infected when they come into contact with spores released by the fungus. Within a week the ant enters a zombie-like state.

“This so-called zombie or brain-manipulating fungus alters the behaviours of the ant host, causing it to die in an exposed position, typically clinging onto and biting the adaxial surface of shrub leaves,” the study authors write.

The fungus then grows out of the head of the ant, releasing spores into the air, which rain down onto unsuspecting ants and the forest floor.

In 2009, Hughes led a team of researchers studying zombie-ants in Indonesia. They found the infected ants consistently attached to leaves 25 centimetres above the ground in an environment with 95 per cent humidity - perfect conditions for the fungus to grow.

In the current study, Hughes and colleagues found each species of fungus was different in size and shape, and adapted to live only in one particular species.

Two of the species of fungus have also adapted to grow secondary spores, doubling their chances of finding a new host.

More at link…

I linked an article the other day about fungus and mosquitos —they can engineer the fungus to kill the malaria cells but not kill the mosquito—or kill the mosquito either way. I’m not sure of the unintended consequences of killing mosquitos. Do we really need them?

same fungus?

525 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:43:41pm

re: #523 Dark_Falcon

First Question: How long till SyFy comes out with Zombie Ants?

/You know they will.

DO NOT GIVE THEM….
Ah, forget it!
XD

526 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:43:52pm

re: #522 jaunte

I think you have a new fungalAlien movie concept there.

/ The day of the fungalAliens

527 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:43:56pm

re: #508 ggt

It was a gaffe.

Rogue today said that the guy interviewed mentioned other states.

Yeah, whatever.

It must be tiring to make excuses for Fox News.

528 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:44:03pm

re: #523 Dark_Falcon

First Question: How long till SyFy comes out with Zombie Ants?

/You know they will.

Only the ants will be 6 feet tall and be able to carry AK-47’s … .or such.

529 jaunte  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:44:28pm

re: #526 ozbloke

“Climb, It Said.”

530 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:44:34pm

re: #525 Varek Raith

DO NOT GIVE THEM…
Ah, forget it!
XD

Varek! Can you save us from the Zombie Ants?

531 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:44:51pm

re: #528 ggt

Only the ants will be 6 feet tall and be able to carry AK-47’s …or such.

Oh great, now army ants won’t just be a name but a reality.

532 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:45:06pm

ZOMBIE ANT!
Image: sn-fungus.jpg

533 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:45:36pm

re: #524 ggt

I think we would want a lot of research and data over many years before we release shit into the wild.

Cane toads in Australia are a fine example of an introduced spieces that was going to help a problem.

534 jaunte  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:45:38pm

FungalAnt vs. HypnoToad.

535 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:46:08pm

re: #515 ggt

Remember the BIL or cousin or whatever from the Chevy Chase Vacation movies?

That guy is representative of the Fox audience …

Randy Quaid? He’s turned out to be crazier in real life than he ever was as Eddie in the National Lampoon movies…

536 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:46:28pm

re: #532 Varek Raith

ZOMBIE ANT!
Image: sn-fungus.jpg

looks more like it is wielding an bludgeon than an AK.

537 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:46:46pm

re: #528 ggt

Only the ants will be 6 feet tall and be able to carry AK-47’s …or such.

They’ll need opposable thumbs otherwise they won’t be able to flush the toilet nor operate an AK-47 safely.

Hmmm, “opposable” isn’t in the LGF dictionary.

538 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:47:05pm

re: #530 ggt

Varek! Can you save us from the Zombie Ants?

Nope. He’d have to blow up the Amazon, and we need its trees for the oxygen they release. Gotta fall back on the normal anti-zombie measure: shoot ‘em in the head.

539 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:47:23pm

re: #537 Gus 802

They’ll need opposable thumbs otherwise they won’t be able to flush the toilet nor operate an AK-47 safely.

Hmmm, “opposable” isn’t in the LGF dictionary.

fungus will transform them!

540 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:48:22pm

re: #535 talon_262

Quoth the Wiki:

Fraud charge
On September 24, 2009, Quaid and his wife were arrested in Texas for allegedly defrauding an innkeeper, burglary, and conspiracy in California. The arrest stemmed from an earlier incident in which the Quaids had allegedly left a Santa Barbara, California hotel with a balance due of approximately $10,000. Even though they had later paid the entire bill, the two were still arrested on September 24 and released on bail later that evening. The Quaids made arrangements to appear in court in Santa Barbara but failed to do so. On October 29, the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office requested bench warrants for their arrest and extradition from Texas.[11] Although subsequent arrest warrants were quashed, after the Quaids failed to appear at court on April 12 and 13, 2010, $40,000 in bail was forfeited and arrest warrants for the couple were issued again on April 14, 2010.[12][13]
The Quaids appeared in court with their attorney Robert Sanger on April 26, 2010 after missing several other court appearances. The Quaids were briefly detained in custody on April 26, 2010 and released after processing. On April 28, 2010, Sanger resolved the case with Senior Deputy District Attorney Arnis Tolks. The case was dismissed against Randy Quaid for lack of evidence. Evi Quaid pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of defrauding an innkeeper. She was granted probation for three years. She will also be required to serve 240 hours of community service.[14][15]
[edit]Burglary charge
On September 18, 2010, in Santa Barbara, California, Randy Quaid and his wife faced burglary charges. They were reported as living in a guest house without permission. They claimed that they had owned the property since the 1990s although a representative of the property owner had called the sheriff’s department and produced documents that showed the house as being sold to the current owner in 2007. The previous owner had purchased the property from the Quaids several years earlier. The Quaids are being accused of more than $5,000 worth of damage that is claimed they caused to the guest house.[16]
They were booked for felony residential burglary under section 459 of the California Penal Code (459PC), and misdemeanor entering a non-commercial building without consent (602.5 PC). Evi Quaid was also booked for misdemeanor resisting arrest (148PC). Their bail was set at $50,000 each. On September 19, 2010 they posted bail and were released.[17] TMZ reported that the Quaids claim that the home was wrongfully transferred to a third party by the use of the forged signature of a dead woman named Ronda Quaid in 1992.[18] On October 18, 2010, bench warrants for the Quaids were issued following their failure to appear for a hearing on the burglary charges.[19]
[edit]Refugee status
On October 22, 2010, Randy and Evi Quaid sought protection under the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, after being arrested at the US-Canadian border in Vancouver B.C.[20] They have since applied for refugee status on the grounds that they fear for their lives in the United States as numerous actors have died under mysterious circumstances committed by the “Hollywood star whackers”.[21] They were granted bail on the condition of $10,000 bond pending further Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada hearings.[22] However, due to their inability to deposit the required bond with the court for several days, they remained in custody of the Canada Border Services Agency.[23] They were released on October 27 after the discovery that Evi Quaid is a “prima facie Canadian citizen”.[24][25][26]

Yeehaw…

541 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:48:24pm

re: #538 Dark_Falcon

Nope. He’d have to blow up the Amazon, and we need its trees for the oxygen they release. Gotta fall back on the normal anti-zombie measure: shoot ‘em in the head.

I don’t know if we can afford it, we are already have troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

542 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:48:42pm

Why is photoreal rendering such a pain in the ass?

543 jaunte  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:48:52pm

re: #541 ggt

We’ll have to call on Captain Lamisil

544 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:49:15pm

re: #540 talon_262

Wasn’t there something recently in the news about him too?

545 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:49:17pm

re: #540 talon_262

“Hollywood star whackers”???
???

546 Usually refered to as anyways  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:51:06pm

re: #542 Gus 802

Why is photoreal rendering such a pain in the ass?

Rendering time.

547 austin_blue  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:51:08pm

re: #521 ggt

Shit like this is a lot of what the anti-science people spout when dissing science. Unintended consequences.

I like to point out the unintended consequences related to fleas and mosquitos.

The problem is that phthalates and fire retardants, banned in Europe, are still produced and used in the States.

548 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:51:15pm

Randy and Evi Quaid allowed to stay in Canada

549 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:51:23pm

And the Blender interface was created by a masochist.

550 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:51:30pm

re: #541 ggt

I don’t know if we can afford it, we are already have troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Well, if the zombies start north, we can just ramp up ammo production. They’re plenty enough guns in private hands.

/just having fun

551 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:52:40pm

re: #546 ozbloke

Rendering time.

And the lights! Sheesh. Set up lights. Render. Stop. Re-set-up lights. Render. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

552 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:53:03pm

re: #547 austin_blue

The problem is that phthalates and fire retardants, banned in Europe, are still produced and used in the States.

I know. I just get pissed when it seems the idea of any risk is unacceptable.
20/20 hindsight seems to give people a moral highground that IMHO doesn’t exist.

NIH should have been on this a long time ago.

553 jaunte  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:53:09pm

re: #547 austin_blue

We have a lot of plumbing made with it:

Know which products are likely to contain phthalates but do not carry a list of ingredients. Poly-vinyl chloride (PVC) is primarily used in piping and comprises the largest single use of phthalates, especially DEHP. Foamed PVC is usually found in flooring and contains benzylbutylphthalate (BBzP). Other common uses of phthalates include adhesives, caulk, fishing lures, paint, perfumes and pesticides.
[Link: www.ehow.com…]
554 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:53:49pm

re: #548 ggt

Randy and Evi Quaid allowed to stay in Canada

Yeah, that…His wife Evi was granted Canadian citizenship because her dad was a citizen, allowing her to sponsor Randy as a legal immigrant.

Have fun with all that, Canada…you bought a boatload of larceny and crazy with this ;-P

555 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:55:05pm

re: #548 ggt

Randy and Evi Quaid allowed to stay in Canada

Isn’t substance abuse a wonderful thing?

556 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:55:17pm

re: #554 talon_262

Yeah, that…His wife Evi was granted Canadian citizenship because her dad was a citizen, allowing her to sponsor Randy as a legal immigrant.

Have fun with all that, Canada…you bought a boatload of larceny and crazy with this ;-P

Randy’s not looking too good.

557 austin_blue  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:57:11pm

re: #552 ggt

I know. I just get pissed when it seems the idea of any risk is unacceptable.
20/20 hindsight seems to give people a moral highground that IMHO doesn’t exist.

NIH should have been on this a long time ago.

Well, you’ve got potential risk, and then you have actual, quantifiable impacts.

You might think three eyed fish are cute. I don’t.

558 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:58:05pm

re: #553 jaunte

We have a lot of plumbing made with it:

Not all PVCs have the plasticizers in question…PVC plumbing and siding, for example, AFAIK.

559 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:58:36pm

re: #556 ggt

Randy’s not looking too good.

He and Charlie Sheen must have been clubbing…

560 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:59:11pm

I have to ask —if the plastics were a pre-cursor to testosterone production and not estrogen production, would everyone be as concerned?

561 austin_blue  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:59:30pm

Okay, time for the rack,

Sweet dreams, dear Lizards.

562 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:59:57pm

re: #556 ggt

Randy’s not looking too good.

I don’t get it. Rich drunkards driving in cars. If I was a rich drunkard I’d have a driver.

563 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:01:29pm

re: #557 austin_blue

Well, you’ve got potential risk, and then you have actual, quantifiable impacts.

You might think three eyed fish are cute. I don’t.

As humans are involved, we can’t get it right all the time. We have to take the information we have, weigh the risks as we know them and make a decision.

then the marketing people, lawyers and politicians take that data and do what they do with it.

A few 3-eye fish might be the result and we have to live with that perhaps if it means saving human lives.

564 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:01:34pm

Going to sign off now. Sleep well and stay sane.

565 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:02:31pm

re: #562 Gus 802

I don’t get it. Rich drunkards driving in cars. If I was a rich drunkard I’d have a driver.

I know! But there is a certain appeal to driving a Porshe really fast at night, when you are sober and probably more when you are drunk…

566 TedStriker  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:05:05pm

re: #562 Gus 802

I don’t get it. Rich drunkards driving in cars. If I was a rich drunkard I’d have a driver.

Randy and Charlie are on the fast track to being either in prison or on a slab, sooner rather than later, mark my words.

567 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:05:13pm

re: #565 ggt

I know! But there is a certain appeal to driving a Porshe really fast at night, when you are sober and probably more when you are drunk…

Drunk driving or drunk flying is only fun on a computer simulator. The though of either getting killed in accident, killing others, or getting stopped by the cops and having your life turned on its head has been a great detractor. When people invite me over to parties I always ask the same thing, “is it OK if I sleep over?” I refuse to drive after having several drinks.

568 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:05:53pm

re: #567 Gus 802

Drunk driving or drunk flying is only fun on a computer simulator. The though of either getting killed in accident, killing others, or getting stopped by the cops and having your life turned on its head has been a great detractor. When people invite me over to parties I always ask the same thing, “is it OK if I sleep over?” I refuse to drive after having several drinks.

What about when you were 20?

569 jaunte  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:07:12pm

re: #566 talon_262

Randy and Charlie are on the fast track to being either in prison or on a slab, sooner rather than later, mark my words.

Have you seen this?
Charlie Sheen Quotes As New Yorker Cartoons

570 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:08:17pm

re: #568 ggt

What about when you were 20?

Never. I barely drank until I was 28/30. And then I was walking, taking a bus or calling a cab. I can count on my hand the times I’ve driven drunk. The one time I did when I was totally wasted I felt guilty for almost a week. I’ve been driven around by drunks people though and that’s a creepy feeling too. I never allow open containers in my car.

571 jaunte  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:10:22pm

Goodnight all.

572 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:11:04pm

re: #570 Gus 802

Never. I barely drank until I was 28/30. And then I was walking, taking a bus or calling a cab. I can count on my hand the times I’ve driven drunk. The one time I did when I was totally wasted I felt guilty for almost a week. I’ve been driven around by drunks people though and that’s a creepy feeling too. I never allow open containers in my car.

Damn, Gus.

I don’t remember much from when I was 20.

573 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:11:43pm

Overall it’s like this. No pot and no booze when driving. No pot and no booze when working.

574 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:13:41pm

re: #573 Gus 802

Overall it’s like this. No pot and no booze when driving. No pot and no booze when working.

Yeah, it took me a while to grow-up.

Now, I smoke, drink coffee and avoid driving.

575 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:14:14pm

re: #569 jaunte

Have you seen this?
Charlie Sheen Quotes As New Yorker Cartoons

hilarious. absolutely hilarious.

576 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:14:34pm

re: #575 Stanley Sea

hilarious. absolutely hilarious.

I like the dog and cat ones.

577 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:14:42pm

re: #566 talon_262

Randy and Charlie are on the fast track to being either in prison or on a slab, sooner rather than later, mark my words.

And the thing is, as you know, Randy and Charlie get treated with kid gloves. You know what would happen to us if we displayed this kind of behavior? None of them have ever done time. For the rest of us, we’d have done time.

578 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:16:18pm

It is supposed to get cold and wetish again this weekend in my part of Chicagoland. What is that rodent doing in Puxatooony whatever?

579 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:18:14pm

re: #577 Gus 802

And the thing is, as you know, Randy and Charlie get treated with kid gloves. You know what would happen to us if we displayed this kind of behavior? None of them have ever done time. For the rest of us, we’d have done time.

I think Randy is doing time in Canada.

Randy and Evi Quaid remain in Canadian jail

safe from the Star Whackers

580 tnguitarist  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:19:36pm

re: #573 Gus 802

Overall it’s like this. No pot and no booze when driving. No pot and no booze when working.

I got high and went to work one time. Never again. The computer was blowing my mind.

581 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:19:55pm

re: #579 ggt

I think Randy is doing time in Canada.

Randy and Evi Quaid remain in Canadian jail

safe from the Star Whackers

Ah, OK.

582 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:20:44pm

re: #580 tnguitarist

I got high and went to work one time. Never again. The computer was blowing my mind.

I could never order a Pizza when stoned. The person on the other end would ask what I wanted and I’d just freeze —no clue who I was talking to. Only with Pizzas … .

583 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:23:21pm

Night all!

Have a great morning.

584 Skeetghazi  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:26:36pm

re: #580 tnguitarist

I got high and went to work one time. Never again. The computer was blowing my mind.

I did once. Customer service on the phone. Major fail. Well at least in my mind. I probably did fine w/the customers.

ha!

585 tnguitarist  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:27:44pm

re: #584 Stanley Sea

I did once. Customer service on the phone. Major fail. Well at least in my mind. I probably did fine w/the customers.

ha!

Trying to count change back was an exercise in futility.

586 Gus  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 10:53:17pm

@Gus_802
@FrumForum President George W. Bush on Colonialism: The Record [Link: lgf.bz…] #LGF #lgfpages #tcot #tlot #p2 #colonialism

587 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Wed, Mar 2, 2011 11:47:00pm

re: #573 Gus 802

Overall it’s like this. No pot and no booze when driving. No pot and no booze when working.

I can’t really subscribe to the latter ;-)


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