Onion: Patriotic Teen Deliberately Fails Spanish
High school sophomore becomes conservative hero
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:07:41pm |
I loved this given my own current struggles con Espanol. What makes this so brilliant really is there are elected officials out there who act like Spanish is some evil language. Same with Arabic. I remember specifically David Horowitz whining about Arabic being taught in schools which confused the hell out of me since he's a guy who wants to have us have a heightened presence in the ME yet he didn't seem to realize at all the importance of learning Arabic. A lot of my government major friends are taking that. How they succeed astonishes me but I am a terrible linquist to put it kindly.
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FreedomMoon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:09:19pm |
The sad reality is, these swells of populism and stupidity actually are costing people their jobs, a la Shirley Sherrod.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:11:07pm |
And on the reality front...
Thousands of Christians have been forced to flee their homes in Western Ethiopia after Muslim extremists set fire to roughly 50 churches and dozens of Christian homes.
At least one Christian has been killed, many more have been injured and anywhere from 3,000 to 10,000 have been displaced in the attacks that began March 2 after a Christian in the community of Asendabo was accused of desecrating the Koran.
Read more: [Link: www.foxnews.com...]
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darthstar Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:12:52pm |
re: #3 tacuba14
The sad reality is, these swells of populism and stupidity actually are costing people their jobs, a la Shirley Sherrod.
I'm surprised Texas and Arizona haven't dropped the foreign language requirement from their high school curricula. Of course, their universities will still have football...but not much else.
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RogueOne Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:13:33pm |
His quiz answers were buy-o, taco, and burrito which reminded me of this:
Aprendiendo español con Beavis and Butthead
Best copy I could find and it has spanish subtitles which I think classifies as ironic.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:16:45pm |
re: #6 RogueOne
His quiz answers were buy-o, taco, and burrito which reminded me of this:
Aprendiendo español con Beavis and Butthead
[Video]Best copy I could find and it has spanish subtitles which I think classifies as ironic.
Thanks for the find.
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Sheila Broflovski Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:25:09pm |
I studied French and German in high school and college, and I speak Hebrew (from living in Israel)
Never learned Spanish, but it's kinda like French, shouldn't be too hard.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:30:11pm |
Ok gang, click my avatar. It's time. GO GATORS!!!
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Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:31:02pm |
It's nice to see Barrett Brown getting some acting work.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:34:20pm |
My team got eliminated by OSU in the round of 32. Still though it was cool to watch the game and see Coach L and the players and telling my parents and brother who I watched the game with "Hey, I've interviewed him before." Luke Hancock the star of the GMU-Villanova game whom was sick for the OSU game is someone i did a story on his freshman year last year. Hell of a nice guy and so is Cam Long. Even enjoyed laughs with Cam when we talked about the Hangover. We both enjoyed the scene with Mike Tyson and the tiger.
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darthstar Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:35:41pm |
re: #9 Stanley Sea
Ok gang, click my avatar. It's time. GO GATORS!!!
Gators vs. Christians? I love medieval entertainment!
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:43:24pm |
No son of mine is going to learn them theres Mexican language. Why that's the tongue of Castro, Chavez, and Guevara. It's down right subversives I tell ya' -- it's Communistic. American is the only language we speak, and I plan to keep it that way.
/Winger
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:44:08pm |
re: #9 Stanley Sea
Ok gang, click my avatar. It's time. GO GATORS!!!
After they've touched your avatar, someone could put their hand in my pocket and pull on the candy.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:44:50pm |
re: #10 Killgore Trout
It's nice to see Barrett Brown getting some acting work.
He's certainly aged quite a bit since the last time I saw him.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:45:29pm |
re: #10 Killgore Trout
It's nice to see Barrett Brown getting some acting work.
I'm sure he'd tell you about how proud he is to speak Spanish and about how Americans' refusal to learn foreign languages warrants Anonymous attacking the US Government.
/crazy haters are hateful.
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:45:43pm |
re: #15 Gus 802
No son of mine is going to learn them theres Mexican language. Why that's the tongue of Castro, Chavez, and Guevara. It's down right subversives I tell ya' -- it's Communistic. American is the only language we speak, and I plan to keep it that way.
/Winger
What are you going to do about burritos and enchiladas?
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:46:03pm |
re: #16 b_sharp
After they've touched your avatar, someone could put their hand in my pocket and pull on the candy.
Eww.
SMACK!
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:46:31pm |
re: #19 Jadespring
What are you going to do about burritos and enchiladas?
We calls that a Mexican sandwich.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:49:06pm |
re: #21 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Bear in mind that the senator who requested that report is Kent Conrad, a Democrat.
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:49:47pm |
re: #22 Gus 802
We calls that a Mexican sandwich.
Sandwich isn't American though. It's a British word.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:51:06pm |
re: #25 Jadespring
Sandwich isn't American though. It's a British word.
Like hell it is! Sandwich is as American as the jet engine.
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:51:56pm |
re: #21 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
It'll never happen. There would need to be monitoring of some kind and tea baggers would go ape shit over that.
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:52:07pm |
re: #26 Gus 802
Like hell it is! Sandwich is as American as the jet engine.
Without Beano, burritos are a form of rocket fuel.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:52:12pm |
re: #25 Jadespring
Sandwich isn't American though. It's a British word.
I wish the wingnuts would refuse to use any non-American words. It would shut them up quite nicely.
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:52:46pm |
re: #26 Gus 802
Like hell it is! Sandwich is as American as the jet engine.
But it's named after a British Earl! It's elitist!!
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:53:18pm |
re: #21 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I don't like it either. Seems really unfair to people who have long commutes.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:53:52pm |
re: #30 Jadespring
But it's named after a British Earl! It's elitist!!
mmmmmm British sandwich.
*Homer drool*
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:53:52pm |
re: #30 Jadespring
But it's named after a British Earl! It's elitist!!
Damn. That's like one of them there Obamer food czars. Bet ol' Michelle had her hands on this.
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The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:54:10pm |
re: #26 Gus 802
Like hell it is! Sandwich is as American as the jet engine.
The word may be British, but the americans have completely taken it over and made it their own.
The stuff that passes for sandwiches here, for the most part, are terrifying. Yes, even Cheddar and branston pickle.
Rant off momentarily.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:54:16pm |
re: #24 Dark_Falcon
Makes sense to me.
Tax gas to pay for roads.
Cars get more fuel efficient.
There's not enough gas tax to pay for roads.
Tax how many miles people drive.
They gotta get it somewhere. But it would KILL me.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:55:19pm |
re: #31 HappyWarrior
For work, I have to drive 60,000 miles per year.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:55:34pm |
re: #34 iceweasel
The word may be British, but the americans have completely taken it over and made it their own.
The stuff that passes for sandwiches here, for the most part, are terrifying. Yes, even Cheddar and branston pickle.
Rant off momentarily.
Yeah. I prefer a big fat hoagie. And none of that Subway junk either.
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:55:43pm |
re: #26 Gus 802
Like hell it is! Sandwich is as American as the jet engine.
But, but modern jet engines were invented by a English guy and a German guy. There was a French guy in there too somewhere.
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:55:56pm |
re: #36 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
For work, I have to drive 60,000 miles per year.
You'd probably be able to write it off or get an exemption.
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ozbloke Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:56:21pm |
re: #34 iceweasel
The word may be British, but the americans have completely taken it over and made it their own.
The stuff that passes for sandwiches here, for the most part, are terrifying. Yes, even Cheddar and branston pickle.
Rant off momentarily.
You don't like cucumber sandwiches, with the crusts cut off?
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The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:56:40pm |
re: #37 Gus 802
Yeah. I prefer a big fat hoagie. And none of that Subway junk either.
There's a lot of Subways here and they all smell exactly like the American ones, i.e., like a subway. Gross.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:56:53pm |
re: #34 iceweasel
The word may be British, but the americans have completely taken it over and made it their own.
The stuff that passes for sandwiches here, for the most part, are terrifying. Yes, even Cheddar and branston pickle.
Rant off momentarily.
There are places to find a good sandwich with branston pickles. Of course, the ones I know are Irish establishments in or near Chicago. But you'd like them.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:57:14pm |
re: #41 iceweasel
There's a lot of Subways here and they all smell exactly like the American ones, i.e., like a subway. Gross.
Like an old wet bread smell?
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:57:17pm |
re: #24 Dark_Falcon
Bear in mind that the senator who requested that report is Kent Conrad, a Democrat.
Darn those Democrats asking non partisan groups to do in depth analysis of different proposals.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:57:49pm |
re: #39 recusancy
You'd probably be able to write it off or get an exemption.
for thee, but not for me?....
another fucking tax to soak the working man
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:58:10pm |
re: #36 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
For work, I have to drive 60,000 miles per year.
Wow, that's more than me. I drive 60,000 Kms/yr.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:58:12pm |
They probably spray the place with some kind of company Subway fragrance. Comes in a can.
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The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:58:23pm |
re: #43 Gus 802
Like an old wet bread smell?
Yes, partly. I find it impossible to describe but its distinctive and it apparently sails out ten feet from any Subway.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:58:24pm |
re: #36 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
For work, I have to drive 60,000 miles per year.
Dang, as I said, whole thing sounds ridiculous to me because of what I said but also because of your situation.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:00:01pm |
re: #48 iceweasel
Yes, partly. I find it impossible to describe but its distinctive and it apparently sails out ten feet from any Subway.
I had a corn dog for the first time in my life the other day. Talk about disgusting.
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Kragar Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:00:08pm |
I saw a whole caravan of those May 22nd people on the way home.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:00:21pm |
re: #44 recusancy
Darn those Democrats asking non partisan groups to do in depth analysis of different proposals.
I'm just trying to make sure that Republicans don't get a "usual suspects" lambasting. I'm kind of defensive about that kind thing.
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:00:27pm |
re: #45 albusteve
for thee, but not for me?...
another fucking tax to soak the working man
The working man is driving on socialist roads at the moment. Fat Bastard said he understands the need for revenues. It's either taxes or tolls. Or the Oregon trail.
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:00:31pm |
re: #24 Dark_Falcon
Bear in mind that the senator who requested that report is Kent Conrad, a Democrat.
Why? Are Dems supposed to be immune to stupid ideas?
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:01:51pm |
re: #53 recusancy
The working man is driving on socialist roads at the moment. Fat Bastard said he understands the need for revenues. It's either taxes or tolls. Or the Oregon trail.
there is plenty of 'revenue' within govt waste...find it and use it
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The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:02:08pm |
re: #40 ozbloke
You don't like cucumber sandwiches, with the crusts cut off?
I might! I've had em twice in the past, liked one but not the other. (marinated in red vinegar, wtf).
I shouldn't have been cruel to the cheddar and branston pickle.
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
There are places to find a good sandwich with branston pickles. Of course, the ones I know are Irish establishments in or near Chicago. But you'd like them.
I believe you, DF. {DF} hope you're well today.
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Kragar Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:02:09pm |
re: #53 recusancy
The working man is driving on socialist roads at the moment. Fat Bastard said he understands the need for revenues. It's either taxes or tolls. Or the Oregon trail.
And then we all die from dysentery.
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abolitionist Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:02:22pm |
re: #21 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
It would strongly tend to kill incentives for fuel efficiency too, by just about everyone who drives. But oil companies and SUV owners would probably be happy with it. So I expect this will be part of the GOP platform.
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:02:36pm |
re: #35 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Makes sense to me.
Tax gas to pay for roads.
Cars get more fuel efficient.
There's not enough gas tax to pay for roads.
Tax how many miles people drive.They gotta get it somewhere. But it would KILL me.
I think it's dumb but if you really want to talk about 'fairness' then getting people that use the roads more which means a greater share of use and wear and tear then making them pay more would be quite fair.
Pay for use. It's actually a pretty base principle that I've seen come out for libertarian corners so really wingers and especially libertarian wingers shouldn't be super upset at the idea if they really hold that sort of principle.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:02:36pm |
re: #48 iceweasel
Yes, partly. I find it impossible to describe but its distinctive and it apparently sails out ten feet from any Subway.
You've got a keener nose than i, Ice. Or more likely, you're a more alert person. When I go to Subway for lunch, I'm always thinking about something and unless a smell was very strong it wouldn't get past my mental fog.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:02:53pm |
I think I remember this kid from High School.
I didn't like him then, either.
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:03:07pm |
re: #55 albusteve
there is plenty of 'revenue' within govt waste...find it and use it
Where is it? So far nobody's been able to find much. Unless you call funding NPR or Planned Parenthood waste.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:03:27pm |
The Subway smell to me is the baking bread.
I like it.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:03:34pm |
re: #54 b_sharp
Why? Are Dems supposed to be immune to stupid ideas?
It's just that GOP comes under a lot of fire here and I wanted to make it clear it shouldn't take fire on this one.
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The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:03:57pm |
re: #60 Dark_Falcon
You've got a keener nose than i, Ice. Or more likely, you're a more alert person. When I go to Subway for lunch, I'm always thinking about something and unless a smell was very strong it wouldn't get past my mental fog.
Can't take credit, it was Jimmah who noticed and pointed it out to me. ;)
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McSpiff Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:04:08pm |
Evening all. I'm already falling asleep on the East-East Coast.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:04:15pm |
re: #63 EmmmieG
The Subway smell to me is the baking bread.
I like it.
Now wait a minute. There's no way we're going to allow you to like it.
/
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:04:44pm |
re: #62 recusancy
Where is it? So far nobody's been able to find much. Unless you call funding NPR or Planned Parenthood waste.
it's there...but the people that would be assigned to find it are the very same people who don't want it to be found and taken away....your taxes at work
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:04:48pm |
re: #50 Gus 802
I had a corn dog for the first time in my life the other day. Talk about disgusting.
Homemade corndogs can be yummy. Store bought processed ones not so much.
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:04:57pm |
re: #64 Dark_Falcon
It's just that GOP comes under a lot of fire here and I wanted to make it clear it shouldn't take fire on this one.
They'll just privatize the roads which will basically do the same thing. Only the private company will need a profit so the tolls will be even higher.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:05:01pm |
re: #62 recusancy
Where is it? So far nobody's been able to find much. Unless you call funding NPR or Planned Parenthood waste.
Nobody is really looking... it's a ruse. But it keeps the citizens placated. Snooze on.
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:05:46pm |
re: #64 Dark_Falcon
It's just that GOP comes under a lot of fire here and I wanted to make it clear it shouldn't take fire on this one.
Ah!
I assure you, stupid ideas are stupid ideas no matter who's ass they're squeezed from.
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Only The Lurker Knows Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:05:50pm |
Night Lizards.
(creeps back under his Sun warmed rock)
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:05:55pm |
re: #69 Jadespring
Homemade corndogs can be yummy. Store bought processed ones not so much.
That's what I was thinking. Maybe a Kosher dog surrounded by a non-sweetened cornbread.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:07:11pm |
I'm actually really grateful for Subway. When you're on vacation with kids, finding somewhere to feed them that doesn't either cost a fortune or fry everything used to be hard. Now we just find a Subway.
I will admit, and this is very un-American of me, that when we were in Canada last summer we switched to Tim Horton's.
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:08:03pm |
Everybody is always really sure there is waste that can be easily found but they never know quite where it is. It's there! If it wasn't an entire belief system would be shattered.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:08:20pm |
re: #75 EmmmieG
I haven't been in a Subway since I discovered Quizno's.
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:08:43pm |
re: #75 EmmmieG
I'm actually really grateful for Subway. When you're on vacation with kids, finding somewhere to feed them that doesn't either cost a fortune or fry everything used to be hard. Now we just find a Subway.
I will admit, and this is very un-American of me, that when we were in Canada last summer we switched to Tim Horton's.
Timmies are everywhere here! It's easier to find one, especially outside of city then any other chain.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:09:01pm |
re: #65 iceweasel
Can't take credit, it was Jimmah who noticed and pointed it out to me. ;)
Those Scots have keen senses. [tips hat to Jimmah]
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:09:21pm |
re: #78 Jadespring
Timmies are everywhere here! It's easier to find one, especially outside of city then any other chain.
Two of them just loved getting the soup (in a real bowl!) and the little roll.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:09:32pm |
re: #77 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I haven't been in a Subway since I discovered Quizno's.
I haven't been on a subway since I left NYC.
/
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:09:37pm |
re: #76 recusancy
Everybody is always really sure there is waste that can be easily found but they never know quite where it is. It's there! If it wasn't an entire belief system would be shattered.
You don't think that waste can be found in government?
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:09:40pm |
re: #76 recusancy
Everybody is always really sure there is waste that can be easily found but they never know quite where it is. It's there! If it wasn't an entire belief system would be shattered.
to disbelieve there is tons of wasted revenue is naive in the extreme and no amt of snark will change the fact...it's the feds, stupid
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:09:45pm |
re: #77 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I haven't been in a Subway since I discovered Quizno's.
Yes, Quiznos < Subway.
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:09:58pm |
re: #75 EmmmieG
I'm actually really grateful for Subway. When you're on vacation with kids, finding somewhere to feed them that doesn't either cost a fortune or fry everything used to be hard. Now we just find a Subway.
I will admit, and this is very un-American of me, that when we were in Canada last summer we switched to Tim Horton's.
Not so un-american: Tim Horton played for the Rangers, the Penguins and the Sabres.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:10:04pm |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:10:13pm |
re: #84 HappyWarrior
Yes, Quiznos < Subway.
Wait, are you trying to start a fight, or are you bad at math?
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:10:15pm |
re: #82 Walter L. Newton
You don't think that waste can be found in government?
Sure it can. You can find it in any large organization. Just not enough to fund everything that needs funding.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:10:28pm |
re: #70 recusancy
They'll just privatize the roads which will basically do the same thing. Only the private company will need a profit so the tolls will be even higher.
Though they'd be less corrupt, so those costs would be reduced at least in Illinois.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:10:52pm |
re: #88 recusancy
Sure it can. You can find it in any large organization. Just not enough to fund everything that needs funding.
So... should it be found and eliminated?
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:11:03pm |
re: #88 recusancy
Sure it can. You can find it in any large organization. Just not enough to fund everything that needs funding.
don't fall over
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:11:14pm |
re: #87 EmmmieG
Wait, are you trying to start a fight, or are you bad at math?
Bad at math and a little dyslexic/tired after a long day with no caffeine. This quitting soda thing is tough.
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engineer cat Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:11:19pm |
on the days when your personal reality is too insane, reading the news doesn't help
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:12:24pm |
Fredette just made a stupid good shot.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:12:39pm |
You know, really, the most American thing about American is a family leaving their homeworld to come in search of opportunity, and bringing their culture to become part of this one.
It's the story of America.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:12:45pm |
re: #92 HappyWarrior
Bad at math and a little dyslexic/tired after a long day with no caffeine. This quitting soda thing is tough.
quitting soda tough?....hahaha!
just remembering my recent opiate withdrawal
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:12:52pm |
re: #90 Walter L. Newton
So... should it be found and eliminated?
Sure, as long as its discovery is based on reality rather than assumption. I've seen a lot of cuts made in government departments that were already running short staffed.
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abolitionist Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:13:41pm |
Hmm. Should I take the moped to the Green Rally, or the tank SUV? That new tax-per-mile charge hits me the same either way, and actual cost of actual fuel isn't so significant anymore. I see a cloud on the horizon. SUV it is.
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:13:41pm |
re: #96 EmmmieG
You know, really, the most American thing about American is a family leaving their homeworld to come in search of opportunity, and bringing their culture to become part of this one.
It's the story of America.
Canada too.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:13:44pm |
re: #96 EmmmieG
That's why you can't walk into a Duncan Donuts unless you speak Hindi.
/
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:14:18pm |
re: #90 Walter L. Newton
So... should it be found and eliminated?
Sure. You should always strive to make it better. But like I said, it isn't going to be enough to fund anything.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:14:22pm |
re: #101 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
That's why you can't walk into a Duncan Donuts unless you speak Hindi.
/
I spell it wrong because I don't ever go to a Dunkin' Donuts.
blink
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:14:43pm |
re: #101 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
That's why you can't walk into a Duncan Donuts unless you speak Hindi.
/
I've got co-workers who speak it, so I'm good. :)
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:14:52pm |
re: #98 b_sharp
Sure, as long as its discovery is based on reality rather than assumption. I've seen a lot of cuts made in government departments that were already running short staffed.
Well... you can cut assumptions, so I have no idea what you are trying to say.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:15:17pm |
re: #95 Gus 802
peaches and cream....yum
since hanging out with my poor Hispanic buddies, I now roast all my sweetcorn on the grill....peel back the husk for a handle, and eat it unadorned of salt and butter...it's heavenly
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:15:32pm |
re: #96 EmmmieG
You know, really, the most American thing about American is a family leaving their homeworld to come in search of opportunity, and bringing their culture to become part of this one.
It's the story of America.
I think our cuisine says it all heh.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:16:49pm |
re: #107 albusteve
peaches and cream...yum
since hanging out with my poor Hispanic buddies, I now roast all my sweetcorn on the grill...peel back the husk for a handle, and eat it unadorned of salt and butter...it's heavenly
We grew up not putting much butter on it. Just lightly salted. Gets a little messy with too much butter. I've actually just been buying canned corn recently. I just eat it straight out of the can more less. I love it.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:16:50pm |
re: #102 recusancy
Sure. You should always strive to make it better. But like I said, it isn't going to be enough to fund anything.
neither are your individual taxes...it's an accumulative thing
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:17:13pm |
re: #108 HappyWarrior
I think our cuisine says it all heh.
That's it! It's a plot!
Starting about 200 years ago, they had the best parts of all the worlds food brought here. The idea was to make us fat. Then we would become lazy. Then they could overrun us.
Insidious, they are.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:17:54pm |
re: #102 recusancy
Sure. You should always strive to make it better. But like I said, it isn't going to be enough to fund anything.
Really...
In fact, Medicare fraud - estimated now to total about $60 billion a year - has become one of, if not the most profitable, crimes in America.
So, 60 billion dollars wouldn't fund anything? Stop blowing smoke, it makes you look stupid.
[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:18:25pm |
re: #111 EmmmieG
That's it! It's a plot!
Starting about 200 years ago, they had the best parts of all the worlds food brought here. The idea was to make us fat. Then we would become lazy. Then they could overrun us.
Insidious, they are.
I blame the Muslims!
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:19:05pm |
re: #110 albusteve
neither are your individual taxes...it's an accumulative thing
Road damage is not going to wait for revenues from waste to accumulate.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:19:14pm |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:19:38pm |
re: #114 Dark_Falcon
Nah. It's not the felafels that will make us fat.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:19:51pm |
re: #116 recusancy
Road damage is not going to wait for revenues from waste to accumulate.
nobody said it would....need a hand there?
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The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:19:55pm |
re: #109 Gus 802
We grew up not putting much butter on it. Just lightly salted. Gets a little messy with too much butter. I've actually just been buying canned corn recently. I just eat it straight out of the can more less. I love it.
Corn is one of the few vegetables I can get Jimmah to eat.
There's a clause in our wedding vows forbidding broccoli and also brussel sprouts./
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:19:56pm |
re: #106 Walter L. Newton
Well... you can cut assumptions, so I have no idea what you are trying to say.
If you assume a department has inefficiencies that will respond to cuts without actually running the numbers, and then make cuts based on that assumption, as I have seen done, you may do the opposite of what you intend.
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engineer cat Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:20:09pm |
re: #113 Walter L. Newton
Really...
So, 60 billion dollars wouldn't fund anything? Stop blowing smoke, it makes you look stupid.[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]
how would you go about finding, proving, prosecuting, recovering and preventing this 60 billion estimated dollars in fraud?
that might run into a little bit of money all by itself...
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:20:10pm |
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:20:12pm |
re: #114 Dark_Falcon
Well I had doner kebab last Wednesday for lunch so yes. Oh man that was good. Like a gyro but even better.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:20:51pm |
re: #124 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Looks like strawberries on biscuits.
I'd eat that.
What about this?
//
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Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:21:08pm |
re: #35 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Makes sense to me.
Tax gas to pay for roads.
Cars get more fuel efficient.
There's not enough gas tax to pay for roads.
Tax how many miles people drive.They gotta get it somewhere. But it would KILL me.
Don't worry, it won't happen. They suggested the same thing here in Oregon and everybody was pissed.It flopped terribly.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:21:09pm |
re: #119 Gus 802
Getting a foodrection?
/
food porn dood....I'm not a big eater so when I see something like that pic it looks like to eat it is as good as sex...post another one
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:22:46pm |
re: #113 Walter L. Newton
Really...
In fact, Medicare fraud - estimated now to total about $60 billion a year - has become one of, if not the most profitable, crimes in America.
So, 60 billion dollars wouldn't fund anything? Stop blowing smoke, it makes you look stupid.
[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]
Fraud isn't an inefficiency, its a crime. Making cuts to force efficiency gains will do nothing to solve that problem.
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:23:01pm |
re: #120 albusteve
nobody said it would...need a hand there?
You said it would: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:23:23pm |
re: #130 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
How does one eat that?
They cut it into slice and put them on a kebab stick.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:23:31pm |
re: #127 Killgore Trout
Don't worry, it won't happen. They suggested the same thing here in Oregon and everybody was pissed.It flopped terribly.
Agreed. Americans would see it as intolerable.
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:23:34pm |
re: #121 iceweasel
Corn is one of the few vegetables I can get Jimmah to eat.
There's a clause in our wedding vows forbidding broccoli and also brussel sprouts./
Smart man.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:23:43pm |
re: #132 recusancy
You said it would: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
don't be stupid, that says nothing of the sort...
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:23:47pm |
re: #127 Killgore Trout
On the bright side, I could drive around and say, "Why, yes. As a matter of fact... I DO OWN THE FUCKIN' ROAD!"
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:24:12pm |
re: #133 Gus 802
Oh. I thought it was a burger.
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:25:01pm |
I think a my fry up some peameal bacon and make a peameal and cheese sandwich.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:25:08pm |
re: #134 Dark_Falcon
Agreed. Americans would see it as intolerable.
Actually, the idea that the government would have a monitor in your car that would let them know, potentially, where you were, was the sticking point.
I could handle a yearly tax where you go to the DMV and they read the odometer and tax you on it.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:25:10pm |
re: #131 b_sharp
Fraud isn't an inefficiency, its a crime. Making cuts to force efficiency gains will do nothing to solve that problem.
I'd argue that fraud is both an inefficiency and a crime. A Medicare with fraud reduced would have more resources available to actually help people and would cost less to boot.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:25:14pm |
re: #121 iceweasel
Oh, hell! Iceweasel is Barbara Bush!
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:26:04pm |
re: #142 EmmmieG
Actually, the idea that the government would have a monitor in your car that would let them know, potentially, where you were, was the sticking point.
I could handle a yearly tax where you go to the DMV and they read the odometer and tax you on it.
Yep, that bolded part would stick in most people's craw sideways.
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:26:23pm |
re: #142 EmmmieG
Actually, the idea that the government would have a monitor in your car that would let them know, potentially, where you were, was the sticking point.
I could handle a yearly tax where you go to the DMV and they read the odometer and tax you on it.
Yeah. The Alex Jones' of America would flip their shit if the government put a black box in their car.
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:27:35pm |
re: #143 Dark_Falcon
I'd argue that fraud is both an inefficiency and a crime. A Medicare with fraud reduced would have more resources available to actually help people and would cost less to boot.
Yes, I agree, but to solve the problem different steps than cutting funding are necessary, which is the point of this discussion.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:27:49pm |
re: #146 recusancy
Yeah. The Alex Jones' of America would flip their shit if the government put a black box in their car.
Alex Jones? I no lots of sane, normal Americans who believe that there are no little green men, that Obama was born in Hawaii, and that FEMA is just another big, bloated government bureacracy that doesn't do much, and they would flip out at the idea.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:27:56pm |
re: #143 Dark_Falcon
I'd argue that fraud is both an inefficiency and a crime. A Medicare with fraud reduced would have more resources available to actually help people and would cost less to boot.
I'll bet that most of the rip off docs are liberals....
LOL
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BishopX Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:28:03pm |
re: #142 EmmmieG
I'd rather they just raise the gas tax. Much easier to collect.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:28:24pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:28:32pm |
biscuits?
The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes to the belly.
He was 71. Doughboy is survived by wife Play Dough and 3 children, John Dough, Jane Dough, and Dosie Dough, also had one in the oven. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.
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Kragar Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:28:49pm |
WWII vet discovers he’s not a U.S. citizen
Davidson was born in British Columbia in 1916, but his parents didn't register the birth with the U.S. government to ensure they knew he was a citizen. He checked up on his citizenship before joining the Navy and was told by an inspector at the U.S. Department of Labor Immigration and Naturalization Service he had nothing to worry about. Now he worries that he won't be able to prove his citizenship, because his parents were born in Iowa before local governments started keeping records of birth certificates in 1880. "I want it squared away before I pass away," he says.
Schoolcraft says they tried to dissuade him from pursuing the matter. Employees at the local passport office scared them, telling her father "If he pursued it, (he could) possibly be deported or [be] at risk of losing Social Security."
"We keep telling him, leave it alone, leave it alone, and he won't, like a dog with a bone," Schoolcraft told the Centralia Chronicle. But Davidson says: "I want to get it done before I die." He also still wants to visit his friends and family in Canada. Sen Patty Murray's office is helping him with his application.
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:29:08pm |
re: #149 EmmmieG
Alex Jones? I no lots of sane, normal Americans who believe that there are no little green men, that Obama was born in Hawaii, and that FEMA is just another big, bloated government bureacracy that doesn't do much, and they would flip out at the idea.
I mean really really head explode, flip out. But point taken.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:29:11pm |
re: #151 BishopX
I'd rather they just raise the gas tax. Much easier to collect.
yup....the beauty of simplicity
tax tax tax
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engineer cat Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:30:07pm |
The Obama administration, which has otherwise proposed a spending freeze on many federal programs, has requested an increase for an effort to crack down on Medicare fraud.
The government's effort to root out scams has proven successful in the Miami area, which leads the nation in Medicare fraud and in Medicare fraud prosecutions.
In December, federal authorities broke up a $40 million Medicare fraud scheme involving home health care services. Among those arrested was a family doctor who is charged with referring more than 1,200 Medicare recipients for home health services they didn't need. It was big even by Miami standards.
Eric Bustillo, head of the economic crimes section at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami, says last year alone, his lawyers prosecuted nearly $1 billion in fraudulent Medicare claims.
"Right now, we have as many as eight different teams that are full-time, doing nothing but investigating and prosecuting Medicare fraud cases," Bustillo says.
....
It's a cat-and-mouse game, with law enforcement chasing an ever-changing array of schemes in a growing number of cities.
Calvin Sneed, a former investigator for Health and Human Services, now helps to combat fraud as a consultant to Blue Cross Blue Shield. He says the federal government might learn a lot from the way private insurance companies guard against fraud, such as analyzing claims submitted by doctors and other health care providers before they're paid.
"The enforcement is very, very expensive. And if you are paying and chasing, the dollars you're spending to pay and chase is exponentially higher to go after that money and then recover it than it is to invest that money on the front end and catch that money before it goes out the door," Sneed says.
In the past few years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun examining the pattern of claims and working with law enforcement to identify areas where fraud seems likely.
It's an effort now slated to be stepped up. In its new budget, the Obama administration has requested an additional $250 million — double the amount from last year's budget — to help CMS identify and stop health care fraud.
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:30:27pm |
I just realize after googling that peameal bacon is a Canadian thing.
Not sure why I thought otherwise.
Too bad if you can't get it. It's awesome.
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:31:35pm |
re: #156 albusteve
yup...the beauty of simplicity
tax tax tax
You want people to reduce their use of a commodity, you don't try to cajole them into it, you make the commodity more expensive. Human nature.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:31:41pm |
I'm making chicken stock tonight. The best smell in the world, right up there with baking bread. Nice timing too, I feel a cold coming on.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:32:31pm |
re: #159 b_sharp
You want people to reduce their use of a commodity, you don't try to cajole them into it, you make the commodity more expensive. Human nature.
Yeah. Because the only reason they want to increase gasoline taxes is so they use less gasoline.
//
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:33:46pm |
People ask me how I can be fat, being a vegetarian and all.
Here's a confession.
I just ate an entire Red Baron four cheese pizza.
The whole thing. The whole fucking thing.
I'm kind of ashamed right now.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:33:46pm |
re: #158 Jadespring
Have you tried growing kohlrabi or Salsify before? They should do well in your cool climate and the local chefs might really like them. Neither are available in normal supermarkets.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:34:20pm |
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:34:40pm |
re: #163 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
People ask me how I can be fat, being a vegetarian and all.
Here's a confession.
I just ate an entire Red Baron four cheese pizza.
The whole thing. The whole fucking thing.
I'm kind of ashamed right now.
You should go vegan.
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BishopX Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:35:36pm |
re: #150 albusteve
The only two politiacians I know of who made money of of fraud are Rick Scott and Rob Nutting (Maine state rep). Both republicans.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:35:44pm |
re: #158 Jadespring
I just realize after googling that peameal bacon is a Canadian thing.
Not sure why I thought otherwise.
Too bad if you can't get it. It's awesome.
googled it after you mentioned it. looks good. Then again it's bacon so of course it's good.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:36:16pm |
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recusancy Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:38:16pm |
re: #169 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Ever had vegan cake or pie?
I have.
Eh. Not so much.
Nope but then I don't eat a lot of cake or pie. Why are you a vege?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:39:13pm |
re: #160 Killgore Trout
I do not cook meat. I am the only person in my family who cooks, so everyone is a vegetarian when I cook.
I boiled some chicken for the dog. Used the stock to make rice and potatoes to add to his dish. Then I threw in some carrots. The aroma was amazing.
My wife and daughter came into the kitchen and were furious that I wouldn't let them have any.
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albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:39:52pm |
Washington (CNN) -- All 28 NATO allies have authorized military authorities to develop a plan for NATO to take on the broader mission of civilian protection under U.N. Resolution 1973, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday.
[Link: www.cnn.com...]
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:39:54pm |
re: #161 Gus 802
Yeah. Because the only reason they want to increase gasoline taxes is so they use less gasoline.
//
Sounds like it's part of the intention.
"Any given driver’s highway use also imposes costs on other users, on nearby nonusers, on the environment, and on the economy in the form of congestion, risk of accidents, noise, emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants that affect local air quality, and dependence on foreign oil," CBO said.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:39:58pm |
re: #171 albusteve
"No Fly Plus!"
NATO is on the warpath
What is No Fly Plus?
No Flying, Hopping, Swimming, Cartwheeling, Jumping, or doing the funky chicken?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:40:02pm |
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:40:54pm |
re: #164 Killgore Trout
Have you tried growing kohlrabi or Salsify before? They should do well in your cool climate and the local chefs might really like them. Neither are available in normal supermarkets.
I've tried kohlrabi before. It did okay. The thing is that here while we tend to have cool springs the summer can get really hot (95-100F) so longer growing cool weather plants can bolt when that happens.
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BishopX Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:41:37pm |
re: #169 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
This is my favorite (and only) vegan cake recipe. It's very, very good, especially if you up the almond extract a little bit.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:42:04pm |
re: #172 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I could never go vegetarian. I eat very little meat, mostly fish but a little chicken stock or a little bacon can really elevate a simple veg dish to a whole new level.
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bratwurst Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:43:05pm |
In the extremely remote chance anyone cares, the ads one sees around here when logging in from Germany are quite different than I am used to seeing. Not one thing about wingnuts or Arab dating!
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:43:11pm |
re: #174 b_sharp
Sounds like it's part of the intention.
Oh. That. Yeah. Won't fly. Didn't even fly in Oregon. The only way to track such a thing would be to have some kind of GPS system on every car. And it will hurt the poor and most people. Service industry vehicles would see an overwhelming rise in operational costs -- they would have to raise what they charge. And when you talk about transportation costs? We'd see the price of food skyrocket along with everything else. I vote a resounding no to this crazy idea. We can easily save money and cut carbon emissions by not starting a war every other 5 years.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:43:58pm |
re: #177 Jadespring
Ah, I didn't realize you had such hot summers. Kohlrabi doesn't do well in the heat but salsify will take the heat without problems. It's pretty drought tolerant as well. Very trouble free.
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Kragar Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:44:16pm |
re: #182 Gus 802
Oh. That. Yeah. Won't fly. Didn't even fly in Oregon. The only way to track such a thing would be to have some kind of GPS system on every car. And it will hurt the poor and most people. Service industry vehicles would see an overwhelming rise in operational costs -- they would have to raise what they charge. And when you talk about transportation costs? We'd see the price of food skyrocket along with everything else. I vote a resounding no to this crazy idea. We can easily save money and cut carbon emissions by not starting a war every other 5 years.
So wars on a 6 year cycle then?
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:44:33pm |
re: #174 b_sharp
So are you oh so excited about the upcoming election?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:45:08pm |
re: #181 bratwurst
What do you see? David Hasselhoff ads?
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:45:14pm |
re: #183 Killgore Trout
Ah, I didn't realize you had such hot summers. Kohlrabi doesn't do well in the heat but salsify will take the heat without problems. It's pretty drought tolerant as well. Very trouble free.
Cool. I should give it a try.
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:46:25pm |
re: #184 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
So wars on a 6 year cycle then?
That would help! // I pulled the 5 years out of my hat. I just find it funny when the government tries to get into the business of controlling people behavior. Especially with taxes. But especially considering the bullshit they pull on a daily basis. Telling people to drive less while they head off to Mexico and have cocaine and hooker parties with big oil execs.
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sizzleRI Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:46:47pm |
re: #178 BishopX
There is a vegetarian/vegan place in Watertown, Red Lentil. It has the best vegan desserts I have ever had. And I am not vegan at all. Better than most non-vegan desserts. It can be done.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:47:02pm |
Wow - the Blu-ray Director's Edition of Frank Miller's Sin City is one of the best showcases for HD I've ever seen. Just amazing visuals.
Highly recommended if you have a Blu-ray system. Now half off at Amazon:
Sin City (Two-Disc Theatrical & Recut, Extended, and Unrated Versions)
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:48:18pm |
re: #188 Gus 802
That would help! // I pulled the 5 years out of my hat. I just find it funny when the government tries to get into the business of controlling people behavior. Especially with taxes. But especially considering the bullshit they pull on a daily basis. Telling people to drive less while they head off to
MexicoBrazil and have cocaine and hooker parties with big oil execs.
Fixed that for ya :)
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:48:56pm |
re: #185 Jadespring
So are you oh so excited about the upcoming election?
Yes. I so want another Harper led minority government with all the wingnuts whining about how a potential coalition is unconstitutional and undemocratic while Harper prorogues parliament.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:49:19pm |
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:49:50pm |
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:50:33pm |
re: #194 Walter L. Newton
I think it's murder to cut vegetables and other plants.
Their screams of pain is heart wrenching.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:50:34pm |
re: #195 Walter L. Newton
Look up... right over your head.
He was never in Brazil! He was hiking the Appalachian trail!
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:50:45pm |
re: #193 b_sharp
Yes. I so want another Harper led minority government with all the wingnuts whining about how a potential coalition is unconstitutional and undemocratic while Harper prorogues parliament.
I know. So much to look forward too. I can hardly wait I'm so excited. LOL
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:52:19pm |
re: #198 Jadespring
I know. So much to look forward too. I can hardly wait I'm so excited. LOL
If the Rhino party was still around, that's where my vote would go. At least they wanted to build a bridge to Japan.
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Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:55:08pm |
Got a call today. I got offered the job I interviewed for on Tuesday, even after I held out for a couple more bucks an hour
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avanti Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:55:43pm |
Minister fired for questioning a eternal damnation:
"Making his new belief public is both liberating and a little frightening for Holtz, even though his doubts about traditional doctrines on damnation began long before he heard about Rob Bell's book.
A married Navy veteran with five children, Holtz spent years trying to reconcile his belief that Jesus Christ's death on the cross redeemed the entire world with the idea that millions of people — including millions who had never even heard of Jesus — were suffering forever in hell.
"We do these somersaults to justify the monster god we believe in," he said. "But confronting my own sinfulness, that's when things started to topple for me. Am I really going to be saved just because I believe something, when all these good people in the world aren't?"
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:55:50pm |
What...
Please respect FT.com's ts&cs and copyright policy which allow you to: share links; copy content for personal use; & redistribute limited extracts. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights or use this link to reference the article - [Link: www.ft.com...]
Gates calls for Syrian forces to move aside
By FT reporters
Published: March 24 2011 15:13 | Last updated: March 24 2011 21:59The Syrian people should follow Egypt’s lead and the country’s army should “empower a revolution”, Robert Gates, US secretary of defence, said as thousands marched in a southern city.
Mr Gates made his comments – some of the toughest remarks to date by a US official about the rule of Bashar al-Assad, president – on a day of further upheaval in the Middle East and beyond.
Sure... and we can go set up a no-fly zone there too! This is getting to be bullshit of the first order.
[Link: www.ft.com...]
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Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:56:30pm |
re: #199 b_sharp
If the Rhino party was still around, that's where my vote would go. At least they wanted to build a bridge to Japan.
Maybe we should start it up again. It seems fitting.
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Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:57:50pm |
Just finished watching the Pee Wee's Playhouse broadway show on HBO. Oddly enough, no wanking in adult theatre jokes in the whole thing.
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BishopX Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:58:36pm |
re: #189 sizzleRI
I'll have to check it out. My standard vegan/vegetarian restaurants are Pulse in Porter Square and Grasshopper in Allston, neither of which has particularly good deserts.
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Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 5:59:56pm |
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Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:01:06pm |
re: #208 PT Barnum
If there's no hell, how are we supposed to feel superior to all those sinners who are doing better than we are but aren't white, self righteous prigs?
///
You're going to hell for that.
//
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Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:01:19pm |
re: #183 Killgore Trout
Ah, I didn't realize you had such hot summers. Kohlrabi doesn't do well in the heat but salsify will take the heat without problems. It's pretty drought tolerant as well. Very trouble free.
Kohlrabi sliced thin with a shaker of salt handy should be a sacrement
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b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:01:24pm |
re: #205 Jadespring
Maybe we should start it up again. It seems fitting.
I tend to listen to a right wing phone-in talk show on AM radio because it keeps me awake while I'm driving. The BS that show generates could fuel thousands of homes if it replaced coal.
Straw man arguments are staple talking points.
| 212 |
b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:02:31pm |
re: #208 PT Barnum
If there's no hell, how are we supposed to feel superior to all those sinners who are doing better than we are but aren't white, self righteous prigs?
///
See you in Hell dude. I'll bring the smoke dope, you bring the booze, and Gus will bring the women.
| 213 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:02:32pm |
re: #209 Gus 802
You're going to hell for that.
//
They won't take me....they already have too many consultants as it is.
| 214 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:03:08pm |
re: #212 b_sharp
See you in Hell dude. I'll bring the smoke dope, you bring the booze, and Gus will bring the women.
With my luck I'd end up with a bottle with a hole in it and a woman without any.
| 215 |
b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:04:04pm |
re: #214 PT Barnum
With my luck I'd end up with a bottle with a hole in it and a woman without any.
ROTFLMAO.
| 216 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:04:15pm |
re: #214 PT Barnum
With my luck I'd end up with a bottle with a hole in it and a woman without any.
I want to just apologize for that comment with the following joke:
What's the useless piece of skin at the end of a penis called?
A man.
| 217 |
b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:05:21pm |
re: #216 PT Barnum
I want to just apologize for that comment with the following joke:
What's the useless piece of skin at the end of a penis called?
A man.
The balance fairy strikes again.
| 218 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:05:34pm |
re: #216 PT Barnum
I want to just apologize for that comment with the following joke:
What's the useless piece of skin at the end of a penis called?
A man.
I thought it was funny. No need to apologize to me. :)
| 219 |
Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:06:10pm |
re: #218 Jadespring
I thought it was funny. No need to apologize to me. :)
Of course not... a lefty said it.
| 220 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:07:01pm |
| 221 |
Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:07:38pm |
| 222 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:07:43pm |
re: #219 Walter L. Newton
Of course not... a lefty said it.
Walter! Was just thinking about you today. My son turns ten at the end of the month and my wife and I were saying "Remember when we used to call Daniel Mr. Crankypants?" And I thought, hey, I haven't seen Walter for a while.
| 223 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:08:24pm |
| 224 |
b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:08:47pm |
re: #220 Jadespring
I hope you're just being sarcastic.
Sometimes its best to take The Walter with a grain of salt.
| 225 |
Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:09:05pm |
| 226 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:09:14pm |
re: #224 b_sharp
Sometimes its best to take The Walter with a grain of salt.
Him and the Donald both.
| 227 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:09:23pm |
re: #224 b_sharp
Sometimes its best to take The Walter with a grain of salt.
I think he needs a whole shaker.
| 228 |
Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:09:39pm |
re: #224 b_sharp
Sometimes its best to take The Walter with a grain of salt.
And sometimes I'm dead serious. Those with the smarts know the difference. Truth hurts.
| 229 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:09:58pm |
re: #227 Jadespring
I think he needs a whole shaker.
Preferably with a gallon jug of tequila and a bushel of limes.
| 230 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:10:04pm |
| 231 |
b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:11:06pm |
re: #228 Walter L. Newton
And sometimes I'm dead serious. Those with the smarts know the difference. Truth hurts.
Stroke with the left hand, poison the well with the right.
| 232 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:11:07pm |
re: #228 Walter L. Newton
And sometimes I'm dead serious. Those with the smarts know the difference. Truth hurts.
Except when you're wrong.
I know it's just not possible in your mind but it does happen occasionally. :)
| 233 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:11:31pm |
re: #219 Walter L. Newton
Of course not... a lefty said it.
Oh brother Walter. That's an old joke. Has nothing to do with politics.
| 234 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:12:07pm |
re: #229 PT Barnum
Preferably with a gallon jug of tequila and a bushel of limes.
Mmm yum. Can I have some pec shots too?
| 235 |
Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:12:08pm |
| 237 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:13:24pm |
re: #235 Walter L. Newton
Not funny.
Did you hear about the blind gynecologist? - He could still read lips
| 238 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:14:18pm |
| 240 |
Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:15:26pm |
| 241 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:15:34pm |
re: #237 Gus 802
Did you hear about the blind gynecologist? - He could still read lips
I once knew a doctor who frequently found it necessary to kiss it to make it better. Not a pediatrician, a gynecologist.
| 243 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:16:21pm |
re: #239 Gus 802
Found that on Google. I was never joke guy.
I hear a joke and think, oh that's funny I need to remember it for the next time I need a good joke. Alas I never do.
| 244 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:16:35pm |
re: #241 PT Barnum
I once knew a doctor who frequently found it necessary to kiss it to make it better. Not a pediatrician, a gynecologist.
Really? Ferreal?
| 245 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:16:36pm |
re: #242 Gus 802
Get thee to a nunnery!
What do you call the congregation at a nunnery?
a cloister flock.
| 246 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:17:42pm |
re: #244 Gus 802
Really? Ferreal?
I also knew a proctologist turned auto mechanic. Only guy I ever met that could change the spark plugs through the tail pipe.
| 247 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:17:45pm |
re: #245 PT Barnum
What do you call the congregation at a nunnery?
a cloister flock.
Okay I might actually remember that one....
| 248 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:18:13pm |
re: #246 PT Barnum
I also knew a proctologist turned auto mechanic. Only guy I ever met that could change the spark plugs through the tail pipe.
Rimshot...
| 249 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:18:34pm |
re: #247 Jadespring
Okay I might actually remember that one...
They're a bit kinky there..they all have nasty habits.
| 250 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:18:40pm |
re: #247 Jadespring
Okay I might actually remember that one...
Did you hear the one about the man who opened a dry-cleaning business next door to the convent? He knocked on the door and asked the Mother Superior if she had any dirty habits.
| 251 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:19:09pm |
re: #248 Gus 802
Rimshot...
Don't use the word rim next to the word proctologist..brings unpleasant images next time I have to have a colonoscopy.
| 254 |
albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:19:27pm |
re: #249 PT Barnum
They're a bit kinky there..they all have nasty habits.
I have nasty habits
I take tea at three
| 255 |
Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:19:36pm |
| 257 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:21:03pm |
The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so
pleased with the donkey that he entered it in another race, and it won
again. The local paper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.
The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the
pastor not to enter the donkey in any more races. The next day, the
local paper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S ASS.
This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid
of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby
convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day: NUN HAS THE BEST ASS IN TOWN.
The Bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid
of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10. The next day the
paper read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.
This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the high plains where it could run wild. The next day the headlines read: NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.
Alas;...... the Bishop was buried the next day.
| 258 |
Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:21:08pm |
re: #210 PT Barnum
Kohlrabi sliced thin with a shaker of salt handy should be a sacrement
I like it thinly sliced with shredded carrots and onion. Honey mustard dressing.
| 259 |
Interesting Times Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:22:06pm |
A man is driving down a deserted stretch of highway, when he notices a sign out of the corner of his eye. It says Sisters of Mercy House of Prostitution 10 Miles. He thinks it was just a figment of his imagination and drives on without a second thought. Soon, he sees another sign which says Sisters of Mercy House of Prostitution 5 Miles and realizes that these signs are for real. When he drives past a third sign saying Sisters of Mercy House of Prostitution Next Right, his curiosity gets the best of him and he pulls into the drive.
On the far side of the parking lot is a sombre stone building with a small sign next to the door reading SISTERS OF MERCY. He climbs the steps and rings the bell. The door is answered by a nun in a long black habit who asks "What may we do for you, my son?" He answers "I saw your signs along the highway, and was interested in possibly doing business."
"Very well, my son. Please follow me." He is led through many winding passages and is soon quite disoriented. The nun stops at a closed door, and tells the man "Please knock on this door." He does as he is told and this door is answered by another nun in a long habit and holding a tin cup. This nun instructs "Please place $50 in the cup, then go through the large wooden door at the end of this hallway." He gets $50 out of his wallet and places it in the second nun's cup.
He trots eagerly down the hall and slips through the door, pulling it shut behind him. As the door locks behind him, he finds himself back in the parking lot, facing another small sign:
Go in Peace, You Have Just Been Screwed by the Sisters of Mercy.
| 261 |
albusteve Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:24:03pm |
| 262 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:24:07pm |
re: #258 Killgore Trout
I like it thinly sliced with shredded carrots and onion. Honey mustard dressing.
mmmm....I could go full veg for that sort of thing. Considering my carnivorous proclivities, it would be somewhat akin to Elton John going butch.
| 264 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:24:40pm |
I knew a guy who crossed a pit bull with a poodle. Not much of a watch dog but a vicious gossip
| 265 |
Kronocide Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:24:54pm |
Man goes traveling, slums with prostitutes.
Returns home, develops severe rashes and swelling on his works.
Goes to Doctor 1: 'Oh that's pretty bad, I'll probably have to amputate'
Man say "What? That's crazy, I need a second opinion.'
Goes to doctor 2: "We won't need to amputate, that first doctor was ripping you off."
Man "That's good news, I thought I was losing my junk."
Doctor 2: "Oh you are, but there's no reason to amputate. It will fall off by itself in two weeks."
| 266 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:28:44pm |
Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap.
//
| 268 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:29:18pm |
Guy goes to a doctor who tells him he only has two weeks to live. He goes to another doctor who tells him to do the following:
Marry an ugly woman who's a bad cook.
Buy a Macintosh
Watch nothing but Fox News.
Only read the stalker blog.
"Will that let me live any longer?" the man says.
"No", the doctor replies, "But it will make the time you have left seem like forever."
| 269 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:30:13pm |
re: #266 Gus 802
Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap.
//
In any can of baked beans there are only 239 beans, because if they put in one more it would be too farty.
| 270 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:30:29pm |
Hee I was looking for jokes about Liberals and Conservatives and came across a Beck conspiracy generator.
[Link: politicalhumor.about.com...]
My favorite so far: It's time we ask ourselves why Hollywood liberals have formed a secret cabal to build a time machine out of a Prius, which will be used to go back and surrender America to the British.
| 271 |
Mr. Crankypants Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:32:00pm |
re: #270 Jadespring
Hee I was looking for jokes about Liberals and Conservatives and came across a Beck conspiracy generator.
[Link: politicalhumor.about.com...]
My favorite so far: It's time we ask ourselves why Hollywood liberals have formed a secret cabal to build a time machine out of a Prius, which will be used to go back and surrender America to the British.
A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, and a liberal is a conservative who's been indicted.
| 272 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:32:21pm |
How many atheists does it take to change a light bulb?
Two. One to actually change the bulb, and the other to videotape the job so fundamentalists won’t claim that God did it.
| 273 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:32:59pm |
Atheist: What’s this fly doing in my soup?
Waiter: Praying.
Atheist: Very funny. I can’t eat this. Take it back.
Waiter: You see? The fly’s prayers were answered.
| 274 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:33:07pm |
Soy milk-sipping Green Peace activists are building a secret army to enforce their plan to crash your tea party and make you drink the blood of NASCAR fans.
| 275 |
Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:34:14pm |
So, little Sylvie had trouble getting dates on her own. It wasn't that she wasn't cute, pretty or sexy... she was, and all of an Appalachian 16 years old, ripe for marriage. And her preacher father had taught her all the necessary things from the Bible and she was properly home schooled in all the domestic arts.
The problem was, she was born with both of her legs missing. Yes, the good Lord, in all his wisdom, bestowed upon poor Sylvie a great burden, a character builder as we say in Sunday school, a thorn in her side, to suffer like Christ did... carrying her own brand of a cross.
But, having a preacher father has it's advantages. He can prompt and cajole the young boys in the congregation to socialize with Sylvie, spend some time courting her... after all... the preacher man could order you to hell if you didn't.
So, after one particularly awkward evening, Billy Joe brought Sylvie home, and Sylvie was crying a jag. After stopping by the living room, saying goodbye to a crying Sylvie, Billy Joe was cornered by preacher dad.
"WHy is Sylvie crying... what did you do to her" demanded preacher dad. "Nothing... we just had a little argument" Billy Joe responded.
Well, this went on for nearly an hour, preacher dad determined to get to the core of the problem. He threw every damnation scripture from the good book at Billy Joe, building up in intensity, trying to cower Billy Joe into submission... and a confession.
Billy Joe finaly broke... he couldn't maintain the ruse any longer... he admitted to preacher dad "Sylvie and I had sex."
Preacher man looked at him, quizzically... pondering an answer and finally "How did you have sex with my daughter, she doesn't have her legs, and I taught her that missionary style is the only godly way to procreate... there is no way she could do that"
"Well sir... I suspected that may be a problem, but you see, we were out back of Johnson's barn, and there was this big oak three there, and there was this low hanging branch, just about the right height, and so I hoisted Sylvie up to the branch, and she held on with her hands, hanging by her arms, and that put her 'thing" at just the right height... it only took a little time to get the knack of it"
Suddenly, the preacher dad let out a big sigh, he seemed to relax and said... "Well thank God you didn't leave her hanging there like all the other ones did"
| 276 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:34:40pm |
re: #274 Jadespring
Soy milk-sipping Green Peace activists are building a secret army to enforce their plan to crash your tea party and make you drink the blood of NASCAR fans.
That could have been a 70s movie. ;)
| 278 |
The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:37:15pm |
re: #272 Gus 802
How many atheists does it take to change a light bulb?
Two. One to actually change the bulb, and the other to videotape the job so fundamentalists won’t claim that God did it.
Heh. One to change the bulb, the other to explain how it's not an accident that the bulb fits so well into the socket, and how the lights go on when the switch is flipped-- it's designed.
| 279 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:37:48pm |
re: #276 Gus 802
That could have been a 70s movie. ;)
How bout this one.
We must take our country back from the godless socialists who are enlisting the aliens from Area 51 so they can blow up FOX News in a fiery apocalypse, just like the Mayan calendar predicts.
| 280 |
Walter L. Newton Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:38:28pm |
re: #279 Jadespring
How bout this one.
We must take our country back from the godless socialists who are enlisting the aliens from Area 51 so they can blow up FOX News in a fiery apocalypse, just like the Mayan calendar predicts.
You saw "Paul" too?
| 281 |
Jadespring Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:40:17pm |
re: #280 Walter L. Newton
You saw "Paul" too?
Yep. He told me, we are under siege by totalitarian government bureaucrats who should make you fear for your country because they're seeking to change U.S. currency by putting Al Gore, Michael Moore, and Keith Olbermann on $1, $5 and $14 bills. Add up those numbers and what do you get? 20, which is the same day of the month Hitler was born.
| 282 |
Gus Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:40:24pm |
re: #279 Jadespring
How bout this one.
We must take our country back from the godless socialists who are enlisting the aliens from Area 51 so they can blow up FOX News in a fiery apocalypse, just like the Mayan calendar predicts.
That one's like a GOP platform.
//
| 283 |
The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:41:39pm |
re: #282 Gus 802
That one's like a GOP platform.
//
What, nothing in it about dismantling the health care system? Or Jeebus?
RINO!/
| 284 |
MittDoesNotCompute Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:48:26pm |
re: #77 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I haven't been in a Subway since I discovered Quizno's.
Jersey MIke's is good...
| 285 |
b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:48:42pm |
re: #283 iceweasel
What, nothing in it about dismantling the health care system? Or Jeebus?
RINO!/
Dismantle Jeebus?
What, is he a mythic robot?
| 286 |
The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:50:26pm |
re: #285 b_sharp
Dismantle Jeebus?
What, is he a mythic robot?
Might as well be for this atheist.
heh, as soon as I posted that I thought it was poorly worded. Can't get it past you though.
| 287 |
b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:51:46pm |
re: #286 iceweasel
Might as well be for this atheist.
heh, as soon as I posted that I thought it was poorly worded. Can't get it past you though.
I am one of the best at annoying.
| 288 |
MittDoesNotCompute Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:53:01pm |
re: #121 iceweasel
Corn is one of the few vegetables I can get Jimmah to eat.
There's a clause in our wedding vows forbidding broccoli and also brussel sprouts./
Bah...broccoli is good with enough butter or cheese sauce, but Brussel sprouts and asparagus are de debbil!
| 289 |
b_sharp Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:53:08pm |
re: #286 iceweasel
Might as well be for this atheist.
heh, as soon as I posted that I thought it was poorly worded. Can't get it past you though.
Jesus actually can be dismantled because he's a composite of several previous characters.
| 290 |
MittDoesNotCompute Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:55:50pm |
re: #153 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
biscuits?
The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes to the belly.
He was 71. Doughboy is survived by wife Play Dough and 3 children, John Dough, Jane Dough, and Dosie Dough, also had one in the oven. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.
ROFLMAO!!!
| 291 |
The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:56:02pm |
re: #289 b_sharp
Jesus actually can be dismantled because he's a composite of several previous characters.
So he's like a transformer? Kewl.
| 295 |
The Left Thu, Mar 24, 2011 7:02:45pm |
re: #294 Floral Giraffe
YIKES!
Heh. Jimmah found it ages ago and used to tease some of the now-banned with it.
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